Federer gets the second set. The backhand pass just out of the world....
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Federer gets the second set. The backhand pass just out of the world....
What is wrong with Roger's serve, out aced by Murray by a long margin
Whata game that from Federer.
Federer's just smashed that second serve. Phew!!!
This is going to the 5th...Turning out to be super match
WoW, I thought the match was over when Fed got broken....a brilliant game to break back (that DTL BH was amazing) and a perfect tiebreak to take it to the 5th.Go Fed.
Match going downhill for Federer now
Great win for Murray. Man what a difference can a grand slam victory make ? He looked so assertive through out. Called the shots completely. Great to see.
:clap: :clap: for both him and Federer for a wonderful match
:(. Congrats Andy.
^ Vinod. I guess it's time for us to just sit back and enjoy the man. He's done all thats possible in tennis. The possibility of another guy eclipsing his records is distant while possible. So why not just enjoy his tennis and forget about the results. While he played below par today, he did show grit and the backhand pass he played before he got the second set and the way he came back to win the 4th were amazing. His defeats aren't hurting me anymore. Two years back they did.
you are right but still konjam kastama irruku :). Din't get a chance to see yesterday match but I liked and enjoyed his game against Tsonga.
Murray is going down every game ...
Congrats Novak :notworthy:. If Nadal doesn't comeback big than Novak will be unstoppable.
Unconditional loving support to Victoria Azarenka from now on. :-P
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Kozhandhai pullai naan ippdi than irukkum :)
Great win for Novak Djokovic....:clap: :clap:
I too was in lou with Azarenka...but her unsportsmanlike behavior in SF :twisted:
New racket, bigger business - Nadal in comeback mode
"Rafael Nadal who is set to fly to Chile on Thursday to return to the ATP tour seven months later is a different man: he has a new racket, a new approach to his business interests and a lot of questions open regarding his tennis."
http://www.thehindu.com/sport/tennis...ref=sliderNews
Rafael Nadal makes winning return after injury
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/21347524
Tennis: Nadal triumphs in singles return
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/n...ngles-return-0
Why is Rafael Nadal in Chile?
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blog...-in-chile.html
Nadal loses to Zeballos in the VTR Open Singles final
(7-6, 6-7, 4-6)
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/0...les-final.html
Nadal & Monaco lose the Doubles final too; to Lorenzi and Starace (6-2, 6-4)
ATP not concerned about players' health, says Nadal
The 11-time Grand Slam winner said he doesn't expect major changes anytime soon, but thinks it's time tennis officials start thinking about ways to help improve the players' long-term health.
Sao Paulo: Rafael Nadal criticized the ATP on Tuesday for not doing enough to protect players' health, saying the increase in hardcourt events will lead to long-term injuries that will affect players long after they retire.
"The ATP worries too little about the players," said Nadal, who was in Brazil to play his second tournament after a long layoff from a left-knee injury. "It should care more for them."
The 11-time Grand Slam winner said he doesn't expect major changes anytime soon, but thinks it's time tennis officials start thinking about ways to help improve the players' long-term health.
"For future generations it would be good to see a less aggressive tennis life," he said. "Not only because of what happens during your career, but also because of what happens after your career, about how is your body when your tennis career is over."
Nadal said that because of the way tennis was played, he doesn't see himself being able to be a recreational athlete after his professional career.
"After ending the career it would be nice to be able to play football with friends, or tennis," he said. "But with this surface I don't think it's going to be possible."
The 26-year-old Nadal said hardcourts were "too tough" on players' bodies and made it impossible to keep them from getting hurt from time to time. Tennis is the only major sport where players have to play on cement, said the greatest clay-court player of the Open era, adding that it's an issue that doctors must get involved with, not only players.
"This is not a subject for the players, it's a matter for doctors," he said. "The ATP has to start thinking about ways to lengthen the players' careers. I can't imagine football players playing on cement, I can't imagine any other sport involving aggressive movements such as tennis being played on such aggressive surfaces such as ours. We are the only sport in the world making this mistake and it won't change."
Nadal also complained of the ATP's attempt to strictly enforce the 25-second rule between serves, saying it will not benefit the sport.
"People like to see great rallies, long matches, and for that to happen, the 25 seconds are not enough," he said. "If the ATP wants a sport which is faster but doesn't take into consideration a lot of strategy or great rallies, then it's right doing this. I think the players in the locker rooms are not very happy with that rule."
Nadal, who lost in the final of his first comeback tournament in Chile last week, said he was still not worried about wins and his main focus was to regain rhythm on the court.
"I need time, I need weeks of matches and practice," he said. "I'm not prepared to think about titles yet, I'm thinking day-to-day. After so many months without playing it's hard to think about titles."
Nadal said he is still feeling pain in his knee but it's getting better.
"There are days in which it hurts and it limits me physically, but there are days when it's better," he said. "During the bad days it's complicated. But it's positive because a month ago maybe 80 percent of the days were bad, now it's 70 percent of the days and next week or within a month it will probably be 50 percent."
Nadal dismissed changing his style to try to extend his career.
"I'm not that good to be able to reprogram my style, I only have one, it's virtually impossible to change it," he said. "I'm confident that my body will hold up. I'm not sure it will happen next week, or next year, but I'm confident that it will be like before again."
He said he wants to be fully fit to play at the 2016 Rio Olympics, which he acknowledged will likely be his last.
"Playing in 2016 is a long-term goal but it's very real," he said. "I will be working daily to make sure I can play in 2016 and play well."
Nadal won his first-round doubles tie with David Nalbandian on Tuesday, and will play his first singles game on Thursday.
http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/i...lth-says-nadal
Hardcourts ---> Will affect players
25 second rule ---> Will affect fans
Ultimate was the response to "Change of playing style"
Nothing new on the whole, he has only stopped whinning about 2 year ranking for now (will have to wait until he reaches No. 1 again for that to reappear).
ABN AMRO WORLD TENNIS TOURNAMENT 2013
Benneteau Stuns Federer To Reach SFs; Simon Up Next
http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Ten...s-Federer.aspx
Rafael Nadal beats David Nalbandian (6-2, 6-3) to win Brazil Open
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/21494601
Rafael Nadal to face David Ferrer in the final of the Mexico Open
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013...al-mexico-open
Nadal wins Mexican Open
(6-0, 6-2)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/21646612
Indian Wells .. Roger's possible opponents :shaking:
http://www.orkut.gmodules.com/gadget...24279014_o.jpg
Enna pangali namma rendu perum quarter finals la mothikira nelamaiku vantomae :P Roger and Nadal in Indian Wells
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Looking at the draw and his recent form Roger might be moved to 3rd rank by the end of Indian Wells
http://www.orkut.gmodules.com/gadget...3Bl%25253B.JPG
Federer to meet Nadal in Indian Wells quarters
http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2013/0...ells-quarters/
Nadal Renews Criticism of Hardcourt Schedule
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/14/sp...dule.html?_r=0
Roger lost it very cheaply :(.
எழுகவே நடால் எழுகவே! :clap:
Nadal- great win...:clap:....Great to see him back even at the cost of Federer losing. Federer looked jaded imho....
Fed struggled to move freely and looked stuck up somewhere against Stan also. He even had an argument with refree. Stan deserved to win that match and I am sure Nadal would have had tough time against him in QF.
Nadal beats Berdych 6-4, 7-5 in the semifinals at Indian Wells!
It will be Del Potro against Nadal in the finals!! Beats Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the semis.
Very happy about Nadal's progress so far! This comeback will be remembered forever I believe in Tennis history if he snatches the final game! All the best!
Sharapova wins 2013 PNB Paribas Women's finals at Indian Wells, beating Wozniacki 6-2, 6-2.
Nadal Wins It!!! 4-6, 6-3, 6-4!
He did it! It was close; but he sure did it. Reaching the finals in all the 4 comeback tournaments, three minor ones and a major, is by itself a remarkable achievement. Winning three, including Indian Wells, proves that Nadal is really back! :)
The 2013 season is going to be exciting!