Nadal Out of Basel

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...al-wont-play-swiss-indoors-next-week/3007739/

I hope Roger will take the title. I don't believe he's won a 500 tournie this season. I want him to at least win one significant tournament. Would make a good paveway towards securing a World Tour Finals placement.

His only title this season is Halle which is a 250. However, I always feel as there are no M1000s or 500 tournaments on grass and it is the senior warm-up tournament for Wimbledon along with Queens, they both should be classed as the equivalents of a grass Masters or a grass 500 in my opinion.
 
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monfed

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Rodge isn't beating Stan/Delpo in this form, but we may finally have the Simba vs Mufasa match which we've all been so eagerly waiting for. :)
 
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Good. tosser mc fuentes needs to rest his knees...
 

cork_screw

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His only title this season is Halle which is a 250. However, I always feel as there are no M1000s or 500 tournaments on grass and it is the senior warm-up tournament for Wimbledon along with Queens, they both should be classed as the equivalents of a grass Masters or a grass 500 in my opinion.

Yeah, rooting for him to get at least one "real tournament" in this year. Also wanted to desperately catch another Nadal / Del Po showdown. Guess that won't happen this time around as well. It would be awesome if they made some 1k and 500 grass tournaments. Aren't Halle and Aegon all just 250? It would be nice to see some spread throughout the year too, not just clumped in with the timing of wimbledon.

For fed's sake, I do fear a match up against Berdych.
 

Mainad

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Yeah, rooting for him to get at least one "real tournament" in this year. Also wanted to desperately catch another Nadal / Del Po showdown. Guess that won't happen this time around as well. It would be awesome if they made some 1k and 500 grass tournaments. Aren't Halle and Aegon all just 250? It would be nice to see some spread throughout the year too, not just clumped in with the timing of wimbledon.

Apart from Wimbledon, there are currently just 5 other grass tournaments on the tour. All are graded as ATP250s. They are: Queens, Halle, Eastbourne, s'Hertogenbosch and Newport. The first 4 all take place in the 2 week time-span between the French Open and Wimbledon. Newport is the only one that takes place after Wimbledon (the following week). There are currently plans afoot to convert Stuttgart from clay to grass so there may be a 7th grass tournament soon.

For fed's sake, I do fear a match up against Berdych.

He did lose to Berdych in their one encounter this year (Dubai semis) but he usually plays his best at his home tournament and the support of the home crowd will be a massive plus factor for him. Berdych himself has been very up and down this year although he is still seeking his first title of the season so he may well turn up to play.
 

ruerooo

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noooo, it can't be true!

He put it up on his Facebook a couple of days ago.

I would have looked forward to a FEDAL match, but I think you could kind of see him fading through the Asian swing. He's been playing - and winning - hardcourt tournaments since August ... that's when Rogers Cup was. That's a lot of tennis.
 

bullfan

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Feds lucky Nadal isn't putting in a appearance, that made Fed ranked number 4, not 5. With both Raonic and Nadal out, Fed has a much better chance of getting to the SF, where he can make enough points to qualify for the YE tournament.
 

fednad

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What happened? Is NAdal injured?
I always knew that the fishing at Mallorca would damage his knees.
 
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