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If he won the US Open it would've proven that only Novak and Rafael are his only threats. Tbh, his injuries are concerning and might come back soon. His only chances is wimbledon, but I believe Nadal has a high chance of beating his gs record and become the greatest of all time :IConfession:
I'm j3lly.
Same but the window is closing and it's nearly shut.
I think 2015 will be his last chance (he'll need to be in good form though). But in 2014, he lost two BIG opportunities (Wimbledon 2014 final, had 2 BPs in the last set and USO 2014, Nishikori was waiting in the final - instead he lost to Cilic) and he isn't getting any younger.
Confession:When does it start? For some reason i tend to start playing wii tennis again when the Australian open is on
Murrovic is a snooze-fest indeed.Murray/Djokovic is even more boring.
I hope Djokovic wins because when he does he takes off his clothes.
Djokovic serves better (pre-2011 Novak serve was horrible though). Has a better backhand.even then nadal and djokovic have some differing features in their playstyle (for example, djokovic's serve was a lot more prominent for most of his career and he approaches the net more often)
nadal tends to rely more on outlasting opponents whereas djokovic can seek to outplay opponents at times
there's also the point that nadal has more spin in his ball, utilises his forehand whereas djokovic commonly employs his backhand
Confession: I despise nadal/djokovic playstyle.
Yeah, I think quite a lot of people hate these 5-6 hours grinding matches between Murray/Djokovic/Nadal. But I think we need to appreciate that these players can be offensive players too.Generally, i hate all this tower defence play style. Where they rely on other player to make unforced errors.
My table tennis play-style is probably like Murray's play-styleWell, that's how I play the game ...
It's fine. A long break should rest his back.If he won the US Open it would've proven that only Novak and Rafael are his only threats. Tbh, his injuries are concerning and might come back soon. His only chances is wimbledon, but I believe Nadal has a high chance of beating his gs record and become the greatest of all time :I
True, problem with nishikori is himself, Dimitrov went sour after wimbledon and really hoping "Stan the Man" comes back. I will never forget watching him and djokovic rape the ball live and catching the ball and their last grand slam encounters are out of this world. With the big 3, they defs lost their invincibility status but will always be threats and that Davis Cup match, gasquet was really bad and roger was 7/10, they should've had simon play instead. But anyhow, I want to see Cincinnati FedererIt's fine. A long break should rest his back.
Plus, he showed some good form against Gasquet in the Davis Cup final. Should be fine.
I believe in Fedberg.
I really want to see #18 happen but I think the ship has sailed after the 2014 Wimbledon final.
Also, Federer has reached ELEVEN CONSECUTIVE Aussie Open semi-finals (2004 to 2014) so I think a good run in 2015 may be on the cards too. It's bloody amazing consistency at the AO.
To be honest, I think the Big 3 is crumbling. Nishikori and Wawrinka are big threats now, and the rest of the field is starting to catch up too.
Had Nishikori not get injured in the Madrid final, Rafa would have had ZERO clay masters in 2014.
In 2014, Wawrinka won the Aussie open and Nishikori + Cilic upset the Djokovic + Federer duo in the USO open.
I hope Nishikori, Dimitrov and Wawrinka deliver.
Yeah, Nishikori and his fragile body are always be questionable.True, problem with nishikori is himself, Dimitrov went sour after wimbledon and really hoping "Stan the Man" comes back. I will never forget watching him and djokovic rape the ball live and catching the ball and their last grand slam encounters are out of this world. With the big 3, they defs lost their invincibility status but will always be threats and that Davis Cup match, gasquet was really bad and roger was 7/10, they should've had simon play instead. But anyhow, I want to see Cincinnati Federer
Nadal will make a comeback during the clay season at the latest.Confession: I enjoy watching Nadal getting eliminated in the 1st round.
People will argue soccer/football is the best sport and it really is the ultimate ''world/global sport''.Not the best individual sport, the best sport. It teaches about discipline, fitness, work ethics, strength and strategies although it applies to all sports.
Yeah it seems like Nadal is more appealing to the female audience though. He's more ''manly'' than Federer (who's more ''elegant'' and so).I used to have the maddest crushes on Andy Murray and Federer when I was younger lol
Then I kinda switched to nadal
Hewitt hasn't done much since he beat Federer in Brisbane last year.Confession: I'm actually hoping Hewitt gets past round 1. The guy needs to catch a break in game and offcourt.
there will be a day where Nadal is no longer playing and I will miss seeing even this on the court
as well as his obsessive placement of drinks being diagonal from each other and how he steps in a square when he walks to the back of the court and how he does that little feet dance thing before he receives a serve
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I'm always sad when Federer has to face Nadal in slams (it's basically an inevitable defeat)we've discussed our differing loves for Federer and Nadal and we respect each other on it tbh so
not even any rumbling going on in this jungle
(mainly cos I also rly adore Federer and can accept his existence was really significant to Nadal's own flourishing of a career)
(also can accept that Federer is GOAT)
You should have seen Djokovic's horrible behaviour in the Karlovic match in Doha.tbh I kinda have a love-hate kind of relationship with Djokovic in terms of how I perceive him
mainly cos I used to be a pretty big fan of him back in 2008 when he won his first AO and he was actually modest, then he disappeared for like 2 years and he came back being all like "lol I'm going to be the best" and adopting this far more dickheaded attitude
I kinda lost respect for him over the years although at times watching him I do feel some sort of semblance for the support I had for him back then. I suppose I can recognise that he does have great mental strength in his game and is rather intelligently offensive when he chooses to be
but most of the time I absolutely despise him and whenever he goes against Nadal especially I am out for blood, I repeat I am out for blood
33 year old, nearing 34, Olderer (who is 'useless' on clay since 2013) being stunned by a youthful big serving 20 year old.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-07/kyrgios-stuns-federer-in-madrid-second-round/6450816
GG fed express has been derailed by Kyrgios
Not really. Roger can't play on clay anymore. He was losing sets to non top-10 players during Istanbul (a 250 tournament for goodness sake).fluke win