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  • Chris B.C Offline
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    replied to Snowy on last edited by
    #91

    @Snowy Nor me - but, I can remember watching him win.

    Interestingly, Gaudio and Roger both made their Grand Slam debuts at the 1999 French Open - Rog went out in the 1st round - Gaudio got to the third.

    But Gaston was pretty much done as any sort of force by 2007.

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    replied to Snowy on last edited by canefan
    #92

    @Snowy said in Tennis:

    Maybe my memory isn't failing as much as I thought!
    Gaudio was the one I missed and I wouldn't have got it.

    Ferrero too

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    #93

    @canefan

    Since Roger Federer won his first GS in 2003,

    According to the list Ferrero was before Federer, or did I miss a second one for him? Can't see another one.

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    @Snowy said in Tennis:

    @canefan

    Since Roger Federer won his first GS in 2003,

    According to the list Ferrero was before Federer, or did I miss a second one for him? Can't see another one.

    Oh yeah. Same year but the previous slam. Ridiculous dominance by those 3

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    #95

    Federer's win last night was intense. 5 sets, 10-8 in the 5th set tiebreak after being 4-8 down.

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    #96

    Gotta love bubble and squeak poking the spanish bull

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    replied to canefan on last edited by
    #97

    @canefan Some of that is pretty funny. Kyrgrios is growing on me. Keep the humour lose the anger.

    *When the Frenchman was handed his own time violation in the third set, he too pretended to pull at his underwear, sending Kyrgios into fits of giggles at the other end of the court.

    "I don't wear underwear," Kyrgios said when asked about whose impression was better, "So … probably Gilles."*

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    #98

    @Snowy he just has to try not to totally lose his shit during matches

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    #99

    Kyrgios in a mammoth tussle right now. Down a mini-break in the 4th set tie breaker after taking the first 2 sets

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    #100

    Am I the only one up watching this 5 set thriller?

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    #101

    I love watching him play, his variation and trick antics just make them match a great watch. Imagine if all top players played that way. Be amazing

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    replied to Baron Silas Greenback on last edited by
    #102

    @Baron-Silas-Greenback If Kyrgios and Monfils were both to win they'd meet in the next round - which could be about as entertaining as it gets....

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    wrote on last edited by canefan
    #103

    Nadal Kyrgios is starting to shape up as a classic. Good Nick is out in force tonight, the full repertoire of slices trick shots trick grunts, all here but so far Nick hasn't lost his shit. Yet. Just broke a racquet though, seemed like it was for effect. One set each and 3rd set tie break

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  • KiwiMurphK Online
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    #104

    Great effort by Kyrgios. He is awesome to watch. Nadal just had a bit too much in the tie breaks.

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    wrote on last edited by
    #105

    this summer has been all about Kyrgios in Australia, a complete redemption arc.

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    #106

    Watched Federer tonight after work. He was gone for all money in the 3rd. Couldn’t run for shots, just sticking his racket out, feet weren’t moving so just throwing the racket at the ball. 4th was all about the mental game. Just making enough points to win service games and tie breaker - 7 match points saved. The commentators said he has never quit a match he has started (not turned up for about 4 or something like that - with injury). Amazing. Then the fifth he started to move and game, set and match. At the end he knew he was lucky Sandgren got the yips. But Federer is still all class at the end of his career. Great respect for Nadal (great guy who is looking good) but still love the grace and beauty of the Fed and his single handed backhand.

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  • HoorooH Offline
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    #107

    @kev said in Tennis:

    Watched Federer tonight after work. He was gone for all money in the 3rd. Couldn’t run for shots, just sticking his racket out, feet weren’t moving so just throwing the racket at the ball. 4th was all about the mental game. Just making enough points to win service games and tie breaker - 7 match points saved. The commentators said he has never quit a match he has started (not turned up for about 4 or something like that - with injury). Amazing. Then the fifth he started to move and game, set and match. At the end he knew he was lucky Sandgren got the yips. But Federer is still all class at the end of his career. Great respect for Nadal (great guy who is looking good) but still love the grace and beauty of the Fed and his single handed backhand.

    That really was a great watch. 7 match points saved and only took him one to win it.

    Great interview afterwards too saying he didn't deserve it and assumed he would be skiing the Swiss Alps. Also went on to say that if he plays like that in the semi he definitely will be off skiing.

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    #108

    Has this been posted?

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    replied to jegga on last edited by
    #109

    @jegga said in Tennis:

    Has this been posted?

    I wonder who the four semi finalists were.

    Agassi?

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    wrote on last edited by
    #110

    Wow! I could have been guessing all day and I doubt I would have picked one of them

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