gifted_shotmaker
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Sorry to spoil you, but I heard that he did.Fee said:
Roland Garros: Draws are out
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Marius_Hancu
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Agassi will play Nieminen (Q).
Don't think he enjoys the sight.
Federer plays a much lower Q, Sela (ISR).
Blake will play another Q in the first round, Tenconi.
Now that's a good draw.
Gasquet will be playing Bracciali. A tougher job.
Agassi will play Nieminen (Q).
Don't think he enjoys the sight.
Federer plays a much lower Q, Sela (ISR).
Blake will play another Q in the first round, Tenconi.
Now that's a good draw.
Gasquet will be playing Bracciali. A tougher job.
gifted_shotmaker
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Marius_Hancu said:
Thanks, looks like Blake got lucky. Agassi and Gasquet will have a tough time with their opponents.
verdasco67
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i wonder what the odds would be for the Federer vs Sela match =P
Marius_Hancu
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verdasco67 said:
good enough to make a fortune betting on Sela ... should he win ...
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Free_Martha
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Ironically enough the French Open favorite Rafael Nadal has the toughest draw. Great way to welcome him to his first Roland Garros slam appearance.
Federersnore gets another cakewalk, as usual.
Federersnore gets another cakewalk, as usual.
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TwistServe
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Free_Martha said:Ironically enough the French Open favorite Rafael Nadal has the toughest draw. Great way to welcome him to his first Roland Garros slam appearance.
Federersnore gets another cakewalk, as usual.
Nadals goal is to win the FO, not to make it deep. Having a favorable draw will help u make it deep but you have to beat everyone that wins to be the champ. I dont think nadal cares his draw is tough because he'll have to face federer one way or another.
Marius_Hancu
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Seeds in 1st round
Some tough matchups for seeds:
6 Andre Agassi vs. Jarkko Nieminen
9 Guillermo Canas vs. Gael Monfils
10 David Nalbandian vs. Marcos Baghdatis
13 Ivan Ljubicic vs. Mariano Puerta
30 Richard Gasquet vs. Daniele Bracciali
33 Robin Soderling vs. Fernando Verdasco
I'd say Ljubicic and Soderling should be the most concerned.
Some tough matchups for seeds:
6 Andre Agassi vs. Jarkko Nieminen
9 Guillermo Canas vs. Gael Monfils
10 David Nalbandian vs. Marcos Baghdatis
13 Ivan Ljubicic vs. Mariano Puerta
30 Richard Gasquet vs. Daniele Bracciali
33 Robin Soderling vs. Fernando Verdasco
I'd say Ljubicic and Soderling should be the most concerned.
gifted_shotmaker
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Marius_Hancu said:
Yeah, I agree. All those seeds^ will get past, though, except Ljubicic and Soderling, who will most likely be beat by their opponents. Does anyone agree?
gugafanatic
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Ivan needs to use Henmans stategy of taking the clay courters out wide and then attacking the net. I am surpirsed by hes lack of clay court pedagree.
daniel_rst
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Here's my breakdown of Round 1, Day 1.
http://www.setratings.com/content/view/46/2/
I see Moya, Grosjean, and Soderling as the three seeded players from Monday's group who could have trouble in the first round. Soderling is almost guaranteed to lose.
Regards,
Daniel
http://www.setratings.com/content/view/46/2/
I see Moya, Grosjean, and Soderling as the three seeded players from Monday's group who could have trouble in the first round. Soderling is almost guaranteed to lose.
Regards,
Daniel
Marius_Hancu
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@wright said:
Tell that to Verdasco, who lost today to him.
Fed was lucky to get another opponent.
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TwistServe
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Marius_Hancu said:
It's not luck.. It's called a setup
Marius_Hancu
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TwistServe said:
common.
they simply followed the rules, which are quite strict, when another seed was unavailable to play, promoting Soderling to that spot.
federerhoogenbandfan
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TwistServe said:
Yeah whatever. Gonzales is not the kind of player to beat Roger in a grand slam unless he has a horrable day either. Oh yeah wasnt Gasquet going to beat Roger since he was better at 80% of the shots of tennis. LOL!
federerhoogenbandfan
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rhubarb said:
Just like I will be very surprised if your analysis turns out to be anywhere close to being true.
federerhoogenbandfan
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rhubarb said:
Well I think Nadal could end up beating Federer in three sets if they played, I am just surprised you said you would be stunned for Roger to get any sets let alone winning. If it possable for Nadal to almost beat Roger in straight sets on hard courts, I cant see how there is not atleast some possability, even if small, of Roger actually beating Nadal on clay, let alone getting a set or two.
I also cant see how Gonzales would beat Roger if he lost to him last time they played, when Roger was playing 60% as well as he is coming out of Hamburg; if you saw him play at Monte Carlo and at Hamburg, the contrast is glaring. Almagro beating Safin is a poor basis for him being a serious threat to an in-form Roger, Safin is by far the most vurnerable to bad losses of any of the top four given his erratic temperment and flucuating effort levels.
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TwistServe
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federerhoogenbandfan said:
Oh I played Roger federer once.. He claimed to only be playing 85% and beat me 6-1, 6-1.. But you know what, I was only playing 15% so coulda taken him out if I was feeling better. I had the chicken pox, flue, penumonia, cramped leg, bruised eye, and my left toe was severed off, but they had stiched it together in time for the match
federerhoogenbandfan
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You took what I said out of context. I did not say Roger was playing at 60%, I said he was playing 60% as well as he did at Hamburg where he was playing so exceptionaly.
Grinder
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The thing with Almagro is that he is a fairly unpredictable player. He has a consistent, heavy topspin forehand and nasty one handed backhand. When he is playing well, he can fire his backhand as well as Gaudio or Gasquet. Tennis Magazine said something along the lines of this a few months ago, just before the US Open. "Rafael Nadal may be the most celebrated Spanish teen, but Almagro has a wilder game and maybe more talented". You can take that for what it's worth, Federer could go out and annhilate Almagro, but I think there is a chance of an upset however small it may be. Three out of Federer's whopping eight losses since last year have come from teens (Nadal, Berdych, Gasquet). It seems like he always has a bit of a problem against talented teenagers that he hasn't player before. For example when Federer played Marcos Baghdatis for the first time at the US Open last year, he lost a set and had some trouble beating him in the third set. Although Federer will probably win, Almagro is no pushover. I believe that is Almagro brings his 'A' game it can be tough contest. My prediction is Federer in four sets with the scoreline being something like 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4
Marius_Hancu
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Marius_Hancu said:
I was quite right in the above, with the exception of Canas, who plainly destroyed Monfils.
federerhoogenbandfan said:
If Nadal can almost beat Federer in straights on hard, then the odds that he can do it on clay are much better.
Let's see how Federer goes today against Almagro. It's not so much that he beat Safin - as you say, Safin is the most vulnerable of the top four, and he didn't think Almagro played particularly well to beat him - but it does give some indication of his ability to produce an upset. More important is that he's a teenager who Federer has not played before, and that often gives Federer serious problems (Berdych, Nadal, Gasquet). At least it's on Lenglen, rather than Chatrier.
Marius_Hancu
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Marius_Hancu said:
I think I hit some targets here
Marius_Hancu
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Indeed the bottom half was much easier and full of surprises.
Funny to see that only 2 (Fed & Nadal) from the above favorites made it to the quarters.
Not that Gaudio and Coria being out at this stage isn't a surprise.
