Reason is well known (ailing back) & it was widely expected...Quote:
Originally Posted by raagadevan
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Reason is well known (ailing back) & it was widely expected...Quote:
Originally Posted by raagadevan
Rafa Nadal (the King of Clay Court Tennis) beats Novak Djokovic(ATP Ranked #1 and First Seed in the tournament) on hard court!
Rafa beats Djokovic 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-2) in the semifinals of Rogers Cup (Canadian Open) in Montreal, Canada. He will meet local boy Milos Raonic in the finals on August 11, 2013. Andy Murray lost to Ernests Gulbis in the 3rd round; and Roger Federer did not participate in the tournament due to the "widely expected" and "well known" reason of "ailing back".
This win will boost his confidence level to play in US Open! Let us see how it goes!
Wow!!...Bull can win his first Cincinatti Open next week as he draws his bunny Roger Federer in QF to yet again beef up his H2H...Quote:
Originally Posted by raagadevan
ATP Rankings (August 12, 2013)
1. N. Djokovic (SRB) 11,400
2. A. Murray (GBR) 8,610
3. R. Nadal (ESP) 7,860
4. D. Ferrer (ESP) 7,130
5. R. Federer (SUI) 5,515
6. T. Berdych (CZE) 4,865
7. J. Del Potro (ARG) 4,740
8. J. Tsonga (FRA) 3,470
9. S. Wawrinka (SUI) 2,925
10. M. Raonic (CAN) 2,645
11. R. Gasquet (FRA) 2,625
12. K. Nishikori (JPN) 2,485
13. T. Haas (GER) 2,140
14. J. Janowicz (POL) 2,119
15. N. Almagro (ESP) 2,100
Roger after wimbledon early exit .. quater quater nae engala usupethi ranagala paduthitinga :lol:.
Here is an interesting "debate"! :) From: debate.org
"Roger Federer is not the best Tennis player ever." "Yes. He has been the most successful player in the history. But is he the best?"
http://www.debate.org/debates/Roger-...layer-ever./1/
The first reply in that debate topic ..:lol: ...
"although i agree that federer is not the best player, neither is Nadal. You could bring up stats from Nadals career, but djokovich is the best player and he has a better record than both."
Offcourse Bull is the greatest of all time. Bull has never lost a game when fully fit.......Bull all the way...
Rafael Nadal - "The Bull"! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by omega
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by3D8bIQS1o
Looks like Federer has gone back to his trusted 90 inch racquet. Guess he will be using it till the end of the US Open
He said he will using it til the end of USO. he did not play well yesterday ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Arvind Srinivasan
^ Hopefully he pitches in a better performance in the coming tournaments.
Rafa vs Federer tomorrow. Will be fun if Federer plays well. Hopefully we get a good match.
OMG! I just now noticed this on Bartoli..
"Bartoli retired from tennis during the 2013 Western & Southern Open, citing continuous and increasingly unbearable pain from injuries sustained throughout her career.At an emotional press conference, just forty days after her Wimbledon victory, she said "I made my dream a reality and it will stay forever with me, but now my body just can't cope with everything."
எங்கிருந்தாலும் வாழ்க வளமுடன்!
^ That's a surprise. But happy she is retiring on a high
Absolutely no hope on this match..But yes, it would be fun if Fed could find some decent form, very unlikely though. He finds it very tough to bend his back these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arvind Srinivasan
Easy cheesy for Bull to take his strategic H2H to 21 and beat Maestro to death .....
No one beats a healthy Bull!!
Not very much worried about the outcome. ( Would be nice if Federer gets the win though). But I just want a good match. Two greats facing each other after a long time. Will be a treat if both play to potential.
They met few months ago in Indianwells (?) ..Quote:
Originally Posted by Arvind Srinivasan
^ Thats right...Overlooked that. Was a walk in the park for Nadal that day....My bad.
They even met in Rome Finals....
The point is Bull's team is very strategic about their timing to meet the ailing Swiss Maestro.
Had Maestro been in the form like last year, Bull's injuries would've resurfaced!!
On the other hand stupid Roger shows up everytime to be beaten by his rival..
No one has ever beaten a healthy Bull!!
It’s No. 31 for Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal
http://www.cincytennis.com/news/it%E..._rafael_nadal/
#1 Nole and #2 Andy out of Cincy beaten by Isner and Berdych respectively. If Nadal wins this championship then he will become # 2.
Nadal, Federer one set apiece. Has been a great match till now.
"Chocolate" plays well but still loses to "the Bull"... (7-5, 4-6, 3-6)
I congratulate Roger for a valiant effort... Good luck to Rafa for the rest of the tournament!
Nadal gets the win. Was a very good match. Federer started losing his game after the second set. But anyways nothing lost as a Tennis enthusiast.
:clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by Arvind Srinivasan
Idhellam pona paravalla, I want to see him lift USO before he retires.
Federer will drop to number 7 next week. Guess it happens when you fail to defend any of the tourneys you won last year. But I still think Federer came out a better man from yesterdays match than say a month ago. Played with a lot of intensity in the first set and had chances to wrap it up in the second. So his chances of making the SFs in the USO are still bright according to me. As for Nadal, kudos to him.The momentum was all his with Federer looking down the barrel after the second. So another title in the offing for Nadal. Barring the sub-par Wimbledon stint, he's had a wonderful year.
Agreed! Even Roger himself thought so. "I can definitely take more things away from this week than I could for the last sort of three months," Federer said (after the match). "So I'm happy about that. That sets it up nicely for me for New York, I think." "Could have won tonight, should have won tonight, who knows?"Quote:
Originally Posted by Arvind Srinivasan
Roger Federer is still up there and not out, especially against Nadal. You never know what will happen taking Wimbledon into consideration when the likes of nadal and federer went down in the first 2 rounds under. But yes I would vote for Feddy in the last four. I would like Feddy to end on a high note especially USO and AO. Lets see. The matches between nadal vs federer and nadal vs djokovic and nadal vs Murray are always a treat and entertaining.
technically federer, djokovic and Murray are top players but nadal is just a little tad above these top players.
இதுதான் சந்துல சிந்து பாடுறது! என்றைக்குமே யாருக்குமே எதிராக விளையாடுபவர் நடால் என்றாலே கிலிதான். இதுல என்ன டெக்னிக்கலா சிறப்பு மற்றவர்களுக்கு! அது நாடாலிடம் இல்லை? அப்படிப் பார்த்தா பெடரர் மட்டும் என்ன வாழுதாம்? அவர் ஆடுற Single handed Backend எப்படிப்பட்ட பலவீனமான ஒன்று என டென்னிஸ் உலகம் விமர்சிப்பதையெல்லாம் படிப்பதேயில்லையா என்ன டெக்னிக்கல் குற்றம் கண்டீர் நடலிடம்? If you list down technical qualities of Feddy, Djoko and Murrary, let us see what's missing in Nadal.Quote:
Originally Posted by leosimha
Nadal vs Federer - Masters Cincinnati 2013 - Quarter Final - Full Match HD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dEjRlJI5Aw
Isner beats Del Potro in the first semifinal 6-7, 7-6, 6-3.
:confused2: I was pointing out the critics of nadal always saying that nadal is not the best in techniques when compared to the other top players. I was only giving a double thumbs up to nadal that he is little top above the other top players. How much better? A little better than the other players. There lies the difference in the nadal's game.Quote:
Originally Posted by venkkiram
Wow..nadal defeats berdych 7-5 7-6(4)....is this the first time nadal is facing isner? Wonder how nadal will face and play against isner's big serves.
To the best of my recollection, Rafa Nadal has played John Isner three (3) times so far (2010 Indian Wells, 2010 Madrid Masters and 2011 French Open); and has won all those matches.Quote:
Originally Posted by leosimha
Oops more than 2 years...nadal will be facing a very fresh isner...guess there could be lots of improvements in the game of isner when he can upset the likes of djokovic and del potro.Quote:
Originally Posted by raagadevan
பாட்டெழுதி பேர் பெற்ற புலவர்கள் பலர் உள்ளனர்!!Quote:
Originally Posted by venkkiram
குற்றம் கண்டுபிடித்தே பெயர் பெற்ற புலவர்களும் உள்ளனர்!!
இதில் காளை (குடையும்) எந்த ரகம் என்று நான் சொல்லி உங்களுக்கு தெரிய வேண்டியதில்லை!!
Leo and Omega, I completely misunderstood the last statement of Leo and replied in a way that everyone has a breaking point in their style. Apologies. I don't intend to criticize Federer.