GasquetGOAT
Hall of Fame
unlike all the other chokester clowns...:twisted:
Now Robin Soderling is a good example of someone who's NOT a choker,
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Cesc Fabregas
Legend
Nadal got robbed by the linesman, if that didn't happen he might of won.
All-rounder
Legend
Didn't you say some nonsense like that at the French open
GasquetGOAT
Hall of Fame
No, I did not say everyone, but names of players along the lines of Alma...Robr...Tso... You know what I mean...
Strobe Lights
Semi-Pro
Could've challenged. Just like Murray chould've challenged against Fed in USO 08 final second set. Just like every player at some point could've, but didn't challenge an incorrect call. It wasn't as if the ball was inside the line. A sliver hit the outside of the line.
GasquetGOAT
Hall of Fame
I think he showed plenty of mental toughness in this match despite playing like crap losing a lot easy points on adv side of the court.
GasquetGOAT
Hall of Fame
No Yoke! This match confirms the FO thrashing was no accident.
slice bh compliment
G.O.A.T.
Jaaa, it's a bad matchup for Rafa....sort of like Rafa is a bad matchup for Roger.
Yimmy Connors was a bad matchup for Lendl at times.
And Lendl became a rough one for Yohnny Mac.
Well done Soderling. Wonder if Yenni is in the stands enyoying this match.
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TheMagicianOfPrecision
Guest
Good thread, well Soderling is Swedish, he has balls, and he is not scared by Nadal---THAT cant be said of all the other Spanish choke-clowns!
zagor
Bionic Poster
Soderling did improve in mental department this year but he seemed especially sharp mentally in his last 2 matches against Nadal,played the big points great.I wouldn't say he's showing the same mental tougness he did against Nadal lately agaisnt other players(not yet),he seems especially motivated against Nadal.
This match didn't prove anything. The FO win was as legit as it can ever be.
LiveForever
Banned
I agree. That was really unfortunate for Rafa but oh well. Soderling played better throughout the course of the match.
GasquetGOAT
Hall of Fame
missed this post. I agree, it was really unfair they should default this match and force Soderling to return his FO finalist trophy to Nadal to compensate.:twisted:
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
Soderling got robbed more times than Nadal by the linespeople. But the difference is that, unlike Nadal, Soderling was smart enough to challenge. Not bad for a "clown", huh?
BobFL
Hall of Fame
...and that is why we have Hawk eye....
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
Exactly! The only time a match is not "legit" is when one of the players has mono.
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
Hilarious!!! :lol: LOL
Cesc Fabregas
Legend
Exactly! The only time a match is not "legit" is when one of the players has mono.
Federer can never be the GOAT because he got mono, did Laver, Borg or Sampras ever get mono? no, and thats why Federer will never be the GOAT.
Nadal played badly today. No comeback at all from being down as he used to. He needs to go to the net far more - even Verdasco is better than him at the moment. He played far too much base line tennis
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
Yeah, but Laver was short, Borg was a quitter, and Sampras was diseased, so none of them can be the GOAT, either!
LiveForever
Banned
Sampras cant be the GOAT either because he had thalassemia minor
Blinkism
Legend
You know who else never got mono?
Ghandi
Mother Theresa
Jesus
George Washington
Buddha
this extremely cute kitty cat
circusmouse
Rookie
Reminds me of the Nadal-Murray AO 07 4th round match. A bad line went against Murray, and if he'd have challenged he'd have probably won the match. But he didn't, and Nadal took it in five. Strangely, history shows that Nadal won that match, and there's not an asterisk next to it in the history books or anything. I guess what goes around comes around.
In today's match with Sod, there was hardly a guarantee that Nadal would have won the set, much less the match, if he'd won that point. Nadal wasn't playing especially well and didn't seem to have any fire. That was the real problem, not one bad call on a ball that barely clipped the line. Nadal's a better player than Soderling, but he's still got to bring the goods.
GasquetGOAT
Hall of Fame
Keep living in your little fantasy land. As far as the world is concerned Federer is GOAT. 15 slams + career slam + strong era (competing against prime clay GOAT) = GOAT of Tennis.
All-rounder
Legend
Exactly cesc is going on as if nadal is the only player to go through this. Bottom line is Soderling won the match
TheChosenOne
Banned
As I said before..
Too early to call Soderling the 2nd coming or a choker. We will have to see how things play out. So far, hes had a few big wins over Rafa, but no big tournament wins. So overrall, who knows. Im not sold on the guy yet. We'll see what happens when he gets in trouble and gets the pressure put on in a big match. He couldnt do anything about Fed in the RG final. He appears to have no plan B.
he may improve. Soderling I dont think its the standard of consistency every thinks he is.
Too early to call Soderling the 2nd coming or a choker. We will have to see how things play out. So far, hes had a few big wins over Rafa, but no big tournament wins. So overrall, who knows. Im not sold on the guy yet. We'll see what happens when he gets in trouble and gets the pressure put on in a big match. He couldnt do anything about Fed in the RG final. He appears to have no plan B.
he may improve. Soderling I dont think its the standard of consistency every thinks he is.
kOaMaster
Hall of Fame
You know who else never got mono?
Ghandi
Mother Theresa
Jesus
George Washington
Buddha
this extremely cute kitty cat
aaaawww...cute! (your posting and the kitty)
my avatar-dog likes it!
volleynets
Hall of Fame
jazzyfunkybluesy
Banned
It seems Soderlings game matches up favorably against Nadal. Fed has more offense and variety to throw at Soderling. But as of this tournament I dont see how Fed can win. Anyone could take him out.
P_Agony
Banned
Oh come on, this nonesense reminds me of that challenge in the USO 08 final between Fed and Murray, where Fed hit a ball out and Murray didn't challenge, as if that would have given Murray the victory.
I'm by no means a Soderling fan, but you have to admit Nadal was outplayed.
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
The bottom line is that Soderling doesn't even have to play out of his mind, like he did at the French Open, in order to beat Nadal, as he just proved today.
ttbrowne
Hall of Fame
Wow, Never heard that about Nadal before. Isn't that like saying Ivo went for too many aces today?
"Might of?". What in hell is that? And you are supposed to be in England/English?
Rafa might have won if he challenged, Rafa might have won if he won the first set, Rafa might have won if he won the second set. But he didn't.
namelessone
Legend
Nadal is easier to beat indoors than on clay. He is 153-6 on clay since 2005 whereas his indoor record is abysmal.
jamesblakefan#1
G.O.A.T.
Yep, this is a knowledgeable and fair poster according to GrafSelesFan and co...
zagor
Bionic Poster
Not that I always agree with Cesc but he was clearly sarcastic in that post.
Cesc Fabregas
Legend
Exactly. JamesBlake clearly can't detect sarcasm.
jamesblakefan#1
G.O.A.T.
Must be that British sense of humor, I didn't pick up the sarcasm...
zagor
Bionic Poster
Tune in your sarcasm detector to British humor.
The Brits are screwed if you consider Cesc "with humor".
@topic
Soderling seams to be very focused player....plays his game no matter what the other guy does....hits hard and deep....has a bomb of a serve he can build easy points on....
Looking forward to his match vs Djokovic......could be a great one....Sod looking for his first win against Novak....he has the tools to do it IMO.
Soderling seams to be very focused player....plays his game no matter what the other guy does....hits hard and deep....has a bomb of a serve he can build easy points on....
Looking forward to his match vs Djokovic......could be a great one....Sod looking for his first win against Novak....he has the tools to do it IMO.
jamesblakefan#1
G.O.A.T.
Yep, the Brits do have a screwy sense of humor...other than that I have no problem with them.
Call it screwy if you will, but the Brits have a sense of humor. Cesc is just humorlessly uptight. Nothing.
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