Nadal on his way to a Wooden Spoon (AO '16)

[Tenez!]

Nadal loses to Nando 1R
...who loses to Dudi 2R
...who loses to Kuznets' 3R
...who loses to La Monf' 4R
...who loses to Wawa QF
...who loses to Muzzah SF
...who loses to Joker F

There's a little uncertainty concerning good ol'Stanislas, but I really believe Rafa can overcome his blockage and make his first GS wooden spoon!

 

[veroniquem]

What's a wooden spoon?

 

[Mainad]

What's a wooden spoon?

Somebody who loses in the 1st round to a guy who then loses in the next round to a guy who then loses in the next round and so on and so forth right up until the final guy loses in the final!

 

[veroniquem]

Somebody who loses in the 1st round to a guy who then loses in the next round to a guy who then loses in the next round and so on and so forth right up until the final guy loses in the final!

Thank you (Is it a British expression?)

 

[HipRotation]

What's a wooden spoon?

A joke prize for the worst preforming team/individual. In talktennis myth it's the player who loses in the first round, who loses in the next round, whose conqueror loses in the next round and so on.

 

[Mainad]

Thank you (Is it a British expression?)

Not sure. Possibly.

 

[veroniquem]

Not sure. Possibly.

I imagine you can only hope it doesn't happen this time around given what it would mean for Murray

 

[Mainad]

I imagine you can only hope it doesn't happen this time around given what it would mean for Murray

Damn, you're right. Come on Rafa and Andy!!!

 

[veroniquem]

Damn, you're right. Come on Rafa and Andy!!!

Hum. Nothing much Rafa can do at this point! You should say: come on Nishi or Fed. I think Andy would have a better chance vs either one than vs Djoko!

 

[Mainad]

Hum. Nothing much Rafa can do at this point! You should say: come on Nishi or Fed. I think Andy would have a better chance vs either one than vs Djoko!

Yeah,any finalist but Djoko....puhleeeaasee!!!

 

[veroniquem]

Yeah,any finalist but Djoko....puhleeeaasee!!!

Here you go! (I'm cheering for Djoko but if I was a Murray fan, that would be a no-brainer )

 

[xan]

What's a wooden spoon?

edit: holy mother of resized gods..

 

[LETitBE]

at least nads wont be able to burn or cut himself with it! he could try to swallow it though which could be a problem

 

[Carsomyr]

What's a wooden spoon?

Where's a water boy to consult when you need one?

 

[moonballs]

Nadal loses to Nando 1R
...who loses to Dudi 2R
...who loses to Kuznets' 3R
...who loses to La Monf' 4R
...who loses to Wawa QF
...who loses to Muzzah SF
...who loses to Joker F

There's a little uncertainty concerning good ol'Stanislas, but I really believe Rafa can overcome his blockage and make his first GS wooden spoon!

Good catch! If Fed beats Andy in the final Nadal will still get the spoon. That would be sweet.

 

[Garhi Shot First]

I'm hoping this stops with Monfils.

 

[Sentinel]

So Nando has lost to Sela ? :shock:

 

[stringertom]

So Nando has lost to Sela ? :shock:

Slow broadband in Delhi???

 

[stringertom]

Yeah,any finalist but Djoko....puhleeeaasee!!!

"I can cry like Roger. It's a shame I can't play like him."

Careful with your wishes!

 

[sbengte]

What's a wooden spoon?

It's like the biggest loser of the tournament. I didn't know it either but it is more than obvious from the OP.

 

[Sentinel]

What's a wooden spoon?

I think it's a spoon used to toss salads with. I could be wrong, though.

 

[sdont]

It's like the biggest loser of the tournament. I didn't know it either but it is more than obvious from the OP.

It's a French expression.

I didn't know you could use it in a tennis context, though.

 

[falstaff78]

Safin went from wooden spoon at USO 2004 to goating his way to victory at AO 2005.

Claydal to storm the castle at RG this year?

 

[jm1980]

Nadal wooden spoon in jeopardy thanks to Monfils's injury

 

[Djokovic2011]

The wooden spoon's still on.

 

[Smasher08]

I think it's a spoon used to toss salads with.

 

[falstaff78]

Nadal wooden spoon in jeopardy thanks to Monfils's injury

Far from it. The wooden spoon just got likelier. Stan had a higher chance of eliminating the Muzziah than Milos. The biggest hurdle is gone.

It's on, like the GOAT BHDTL!

 

[Deleted member 77403]

This now has a REAL chance of happening. Milos taking out Monfils, Murray taking out Milos, Djokovic/Federer taking out The Muzziah of tennis

 

[PhrygianDominant]

This might be the most interesting thing in the tournament.

Although I like milos now. I don't mind him beating stan if he plays like that.

 

[tennis_pro]

Nadal loses to Nando 1R
...who loses to Dudi 2R
...who loses to Kuznets' 3R
...who loses to La Monf' 4R
...who loses to Wawa QF
...who loses to Muzzah SF
...who loses to Joker F

There's a little uncertainty concerning good ol'Stanislas, but I really believe Rafa can overcome his blockage and make his first GS wooden spoon!

I was thinking about it just didn't know how to name the thread

So Monfils would have to lose to Raonic (probable)
Raonic would have to lose to Murray (probable)
Murray would have to lose to Djokovic (probable)

 

[NatF]

Even when he's not in it and long after he hit his last forehand DTL Nadal is still the most exciting talking point of the Australian Open. Right @Krish872007 ?

 

[falstaff78]

This might be the most interesting thing in the tournament.

Although I like milos now. I don't mind him beating stan if he plays like that.

milos taking out stan affects nadal's wooden spoon, NOT AT ALL!!!!

 

[Krish872007]

Even when he's not in it and long after he hit his last forehand DTL Nadal is still the most exciting talking point of the Australian Open. Right @Krish872007 ?

RAFA has already won this Australian Open and the moral Double Career Slam.
"Novack" Djokovic, Federer and Murray are participating in some meaningless exhibition and wasting time while RAFA is sharpening his weapon for Roland Garros.
A 10th title at Roland Garros and 10th victory over Djokovic (10-4 in Slams) is the next target for the untiring RAFA

 

[Meles]

Hum. Nothing much Rafa can do at this point! You should say: come on Nishi or Fed. I think Andy would have a better chance vs either one than vs Djoko!

Rafa doing his all for the wooden spoon. Mainad nonsense.

 

[underground]

The QF for the wooden spoon right now are:

Jiri Vesely
Benoit Paire
Julien Benneteau
Borna Coric
Rafael Nadal
Taylor Fritz
Steve Darcis
Fabio Fognini

I think by looking at this draw Rafa is the favourite here, although Fognini has a shot at beating him in the semis.

EDIT: there should be an alternate wooden spoon draw sheet from now on in every major.

 

[Krish872007]

The QF for the wooden spoon right now are:

Jiri Vesely
Benoit Paire
Julien Benneteau
Borna Coric
Rafael Nadal
Taylor Fritz
Steve Darcis
Fabio Fognini

I think by looking at this draw Rafa is the favourite here, although Fognini has a shot at beating him in the semis.

EDIT: there should be an alternate wooden spoon draw sheet from now on in every major.

That SO needs to happen!
Let me dig through the files and see who past champions were.

 

[mellowyellow]

Thank you (Is it a British expression?)

They likely invented it

 

[Krish872007]

PAST WINNERS OF THE WOODEN SPOON SLAM (Since 2000):

Australian Open
2015 B Kavcic
2014 F Delbonis
2013 T Haas
2012 G Muller
2011 D Gremelmayr
2010 R Haase
2009 K Vliegen
2008 D Young
2007 L Horna
2006 F Vicente
2005 F Mantillla
2004 R Schuttler
2003 H Arazi
2002 F Saretta
2001 D Sanchez
2000 C Pioline

Roland Garros
2015 M Hamou
2014 A Montanes
2013 D Kudla
2012 E Prodon
2011 D Brands
2010 R Schuttler
2009 Y-h Lu
2008 V Troicki
2007 F Gonzalez
2006 O Marach
2005 F Santoro
2004 J Johansson
2003 J Gimelstob
2002 M Mirnyi
2001 M Damm
2000 G Blanco

Wimbledon
2015 T Bellucci
2014 I Karlovic
2013 C Berlocq
2012 A Bogomolov Jr
2011 L Lacko
2010 R Delgado
2009 N Lapentti
2008 I Kunitsyn
2007 J Monaco
2006 G Rusedski
2005 V Spadea
2004 J Van Lottum
2003 D Norman
2002 JI Chela
2001 F Squillari
2000 M Russell

US Open
2015 P-H Mathieu
2014 J Benneteau
2013 L Lacko
2012 M Kukushkin
2011 K Beck
2010 I Marchenko
2009 D Tursunov
2008 B Evans
2007 F Gonzalez
2006 J Morrison
2005 N Okun
2004 M Safin
2003 J Johansson
2002 A Calleri
2001 N Davydenko
2000 B Bryan

 

[Sir Percival Blakeney]

Thank you (Is it a British expression?)

It's an olden University gag.

 

[helterskelter]

Interesting list. Safin is obviously the biggest name on there, especially as neither J. Johansson nor Davydenko became a name until later in their careers. Haas is also a big name.

But a few others that are very worthy of note:
1. Rainer Schüttler was runner-up at the 2003 Australian Open. The following year, he won the wooden spoon.
2. Cedric Pioline was semi-finalist at the 1999 US Open. The following Slam, he won the wooden spoon.
3. Fernando Gonzalez was runner-up at the 2007 Australian Open. The following Slam, he won the wooden spoon.
4. Schüttler and Gonzalez (and Joachim Johansson) have won two Slam wooden spoons.

PAST WINNERS OF THE WOODEN SPOON SLAM (Since 2000):

Australian Open
2015 B Kavcic
2014 F Delbonis
2013 T Haas
2012 G Muller
2011 D Gremelmayr
2010 R Haase
2009 K Vliegen
2008 D Young
2007 L Horna
2006 F Vicente
2005 F Mantillla
2004 R Schuttler
2003 H Arazi
2002 F Saretta
2001 D Sanchez
2000 C Pioline

Roland Garros
2015 M Hamou
2014 A Montanes
2013 D Kudla
2012 E Prodon
2011 D Brands
2010 R Schuttler
2009 Y-h Lu
2008 V Troicki
2007 F Gonzalez
2006 O Marach
2005 F Santoro
2004 J Johansson
2003 J Gimelstob
2002 M Mirnyi
2001 M Damm
2000 G Blanco

Wimbledon
2015 T Bellucci
2014 I Karlovic
2013 C Berlocq
2012 A Bogomolov Jr
2011 L Lacko
2010 R Delgado
2009 N Lapentti
2008 I Kunitsyn
2007 J Monaco
2006 G Rusedski
2005 V Spadea
2004 J Van Lottum
2003 D Norman
2002 JI Chela
2001 F Squillari
2000 M Russell

US Open
2015 P-H Mathieu
2014 J Benneteau
2013 L Lacko
2012 M Kukushkin
2011 K Beck
2010 I Marchenko
2009 D Tursunov
2008 B Evans
2007 F Gonzalez
2006 J Morrison
2005 N Okun
2004 M Safin
2003 J Johansson
2002 A Calleri
2001 N Davydenko
2000 B Bryan

 

[falstaff78]

3. Fernando Gonzalez was runner-up at the 2007 Australian Open. The following Slam, he won the wooden spoon.

Fernando did better than that.

Not only did he follow a hard court major final with a clay court wooden spoon, for bonus points he went and won another hard court wooden spoon in the same year!

AO runner up
RG wooden spoon!
USO wooden spoon!

 

[Deleted member 77403]

I am sure this will be a moral victory of sorts for Rafa.

I am sure Federer got a wooden spoon in Madrid last year, I know it is not a slam, but still. Anyone confirm this?

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

PAST WINNERS OF THE WOODEN SPOON SLAM (Since 2000):

Australian Open
2015 B Kavcic
2014 F Delbonis
2013 T Haas
2012 G Muller
2011 D Gremelmayr
2010 R Haase
2009 K Vliegen
2008 D Young
2007 L Horna
2006 F Vicente
2005 F Mantillla
2004 R Schuttler
2003 H Arazi
2002 F Saretta
2001 D Sanchez
2000 C Pioline

Roland Garros
2015 M Hamou
2014 A Montanes
2013 D Kudla
2012 E Prodon
2011 D Brands
2010 R Schuttler
2009 Y-h Lu
2008 V Troicki
2007 F Gonzalez
2006 O Marach
2005 F Santoro
2004 J Johansson
2003 J Gimelstob
2002 M Mirnyi
2001 M Damm
2000 G Blanco

Wimbledon
2015 T Bellucci
2014 I Karlovic
2013 C Berlocq
2012 A Bogomolov Jr
2011 L Lacko
2010 R Delgado
2009 N Lapentti
2008 I Kunitsyn
2007 J Monaco
2006 G Rusedski
2005 V Spadea
2004 J Van Lottum
2003 D Norman
2002 JI Chela
2001 F Squillari
2000 M Russell

US Open
2015 P-H Mathieu
2014 J Benneteau
2013 L Lacko
2012 M Kukushkin
2011 K Beck
2010 I Marchenko
2009 D Tursunov
2008 B Evans
2007 F Gonzalez
2006 J Morrison
2005 N Okun
2004 M Safin
2003 J Johansson
2002 A Calleri
2001 N Davydenko
2000 B Bryan

federer, sampras, etc. may be great... but they never achieved what rusedski did : defending his USO wooden spoon (1994-1995) !
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/inde...cept-the-anti-grand-slam.545163/#post-9692244

 

[Tenez!]

federer, sampras, etc. may be great... but they never achieved what rusedski did : defending his USO wooden spoon (1994-1995) !
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/inde...cept-the-anti-grand-slam.545163/#post-9692244

My old thread! Thanks man.

Hope it happens, Rafa is a fantastic player, he deserves one last crowning achievement before he leaves us.
Who knows, he may even pull a Penneta after he wins it and bow out amidst the resounding cheers.

 

[Krish872007]

My old thread! Thanks man.

Hope it happens, Rafa is a fantastic player, he deserves one last crowning achievement before he leaves us.
Who knows, he may even pull a Penneta after he wins it and bow out among the resounding cheers.

RAFA can also join Marat Safin as one of 2 elite Slam winners to have also won the Wooden Spoon in the last 15-20 years.

 

[McEnroeisanartist]

Will the 2016 Australian Open be added to Nadal's list of players he loses to who go on to lose and on all the way to the champion?

2016 Australian Open - Nadal loses to Verdasco, Verdasco Loses to Sela, Sela loses to Kuznetsov, Kuznetsov loses to Monfils, Monfils?

2015 Wimbledon - Nadal loses to Brown, Brown loses to Troicki, Troicki loses to Pospisil, Pospisil loses to Murray, Murray loses to Federer, Federer loses to Djokovic.

2015 Australian Open - Nadal loses to Berdych, Berdych loses to Murray, Murray loses to Murray

2014 Wimbledon - Nadal loses to Krygios, Krygios loses to Raonic, Raonic loses to Federer, Federer loses to Djokovic

Federer had a QF loss at 2013 French Open at 2011 Wimbledon that led to the champion
Djokovic had a QF loss at 2009 Australian Open that led to the champion

 

[jm1980]

If Monfils loses to Raonic who loses to Murray who loses in the final... Then Nadal will get his first Slam Wooden Spoon!

Bamos!

 

[Boom-Boom]

PAST WINNERS OF THE WOODEN SPOON SLAM (Since 2000):

Australian Open
2015 B Kavcic
2014 F Delbonis
2013 T Haas
2012 G Muller
2011 D Gremelmayr
2010 R Haase
2009 K Vliegen
2008 D Young
2007 L Horna
2006 F Vicente
2005 F Mantillla
2004 R Schuttler
2003 H Arazi
2002 F Saretta
2001 D Sanchez
2000 C Pioline

Roland Garros
2015 M Hamou
2014 A Montanes
2013 D Kudla
2012 E Prodon
2011 D Brands
2010 R Schuttler
2009 Y-h Lu
2008 V Troicki
2007 F Gonzalez
2006 O Marach
2005 F Santoro
2004 J Johansson
2003 J Gimelstob
2002 M Mirnyi
2001 M Damm
2000 G Blanco

Wimbledon
2015 T Bellucci
2014 I Karlovic
2013 C Berlocq
2012 A Bogomolov Jr
2011 L Lacko
2010 R Delgado
2009 N Lapentti
2008 I Kunitsyn
2007 J Monaco
2006 G Rusedski
2005 V Spadea
2004 J Van Lottum
2003 D Norman
2002 JI Chela
2001 F Squillari
2000 M Russell

US Open
2015 P-H Mathieu
2014 J Benneteau
2013 L Lacko
2012 M Kukushkin
2011 K Beck
2010 I Marchenko
2009 D Tursunov
2008 B Evans
2007 F Gonzalez
2006 J Morrison
2005 N Okun
2004 M Safin
2003 J Johansson
2002 A Calleri
2001 N Davydenko
2000 B Bryan

Nadal would be in very good company in that list of GS heroes

 

[Djokovic2011]

Even when he's not in it and long after he hit his last forehand DTL Nadal is still the most exciting talking point of the Australian Open. Right @Krish872007 ?

Remember it's all about Doha. No meeting with Monfils there, no AO final for RAFA.

Am I right @Krish872007?

 

[Boom-Boom]

federer, sampras, etc. may be great... but they never achieved what rusedski did : defending his USO wooden spoon (1994-1995) !
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/inde...cept-the-anti-grand-slam.545163/#post-9692244

That's a nice achievement