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aprilfool
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Without giving a way the match: he corrected a bad call on a winner by Soderling at a very critical juncture n the second set of the Barcelona final.
Well done.
edit: Verdasco
Well done.
edit: Verdasco
Easy to do on clay........and Soderling returned the favor. Never the less its nice to see such good sportsmanship!
LameTennisPlayer
Professional
thats awesome, nice to see
Li Ching Yuen
Legend
He did it because he knew you'd make a thread about it.
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aprilfool
Guest
lol. Both players were good in spirit today. Nice to see.
auburnlull
New User
Verdasco also applauded a great shot by Soderling at a critical juncture. I wish players did that a bit more but tennis the only sport where that ever happens on the field of battle. Fans should acknowledge/mention these grace notes more often. These guys are all far from perfect but many rise to levels of sportsmanship far above other kinds of athletes on a fairly regular basis.
Li Ching Yuen
Legend
Then the thread would be "Verdasco = what a loser..."
djokovicgonzalez2010
G.O.A.T.
They are both great sports
clayman2000
Hall of Fame
He did that because he was set a good example by Roddick many years ago 
spacediver
Hall of Fame
wow would love to see a video of this - this is exactly the sort of sportsmanship that I think can only result in good.
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aprilfool
Guest
Agreed. You don't see players in the top ten applaud good shots very often, except for maybe Djoker. ( I may be wrong, as the cameras tend to cut away from exhibits of sportsmanship in most sports coverage, especially football)
But still, tennis does indeed rise to levels of sportsmanship far above other sports quite regularly.
Underhand
Legend
Đoković used to drop points on obviously bad calls...
THESEXPISTOL
Hall of Fame
I remember when Santoro in Eastbourne last year ran to get an icebag for Ljubicic when he twisted his ankle in the semis.
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Deleted member 21996
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vardasco is a nice guy. is only problem is being in love with nadal.
roundiesee
Hall of Fame
Don't know if any one saw this in the Verdasco-Ferrer semi-final. David had just smashed his racketout of frustration when he lost the second set, so play started with Verdasco serving and at 15-0 because Ferrer was docked a penalty point. In order to make things fair, Fernando proceeded to serve a double fault on purpose to make it 15-15. I think this kind of action is truly classy and sporting, and Fernando deserves all the success for the rest of his career. Here's wishing him luck for the rest of the season!
SirGounder
Hall of Fame
I haven't been watching tennis long enough to know, but has Verdasco done this sort of thing in the past also?
OJ ROD
Semi-Pro
He did that because he was set a good example by Roddick many years ago
I think Roddick is a deutsche bag but he did well.
Mortifier
Hall of Fame
Saw that, first I just thought that Double Dasco was making an apperance, but the commentator mentioned the exact same thing as you. Very classy indeed!
Saw that, first I just thought that Double Dasco was making an apperance, but the commentator mentioned the exact same thing as you. Very classy indeed!
I do NOT think that any professional tennis player would EVER double fault on purpose no matter who they were playing. That could cost him a match, and because they play for money and not for loyalty it would never happen.
You are thinking like a club player...great with your amateur friends, but in ATP teniis , no way.
The bottom line is $$$$$$$$$$$$$ ...sorry to disillusion you.
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