Tennis

[LuNaR]

lol - i think he would lose french open to nadal again. up till now - i don't think he's won over him on clay court yet. goodness know when that day will come. but i'll still be rooting for federer...haha

there's just not enough good women players now. kind of dissapointing.

i agree. i think sharapove is highly overrated, not in terms of looks but in skills. the william sisters are injury prone. then theres the backhand master, forgot her name, of belgium, but she also injury prone. it must be fate for LINA to become the next... WORLD #1!!!!!!

[0-0-0]

i agree. i think sharapove is highly overrated, not in terms of looks but in skills. the william sisters are injury prone. then theres the backhand master, forgot her name, of belgium, but she also injury prone. it must be fate for LINA to become the next... WORLD #1!!!!!!

Justine Henin-Hardene (sp?)

I highly doubt Li Na will ever be number 1... (sadly)

i don't watch women's tennis anymore though. it used to be good back in the days of hingis, davenport, williams etc.


French open starts next month? Or did i make that up...

[f.alchemist_freak]

i agree. i think sharapove is highly overrated, not in terms of looks but in skills. the william sisters are injury prone. then theres the backhand master, forgot her name, of belgium, but she also injury prone. it must be fate for LINA to become the next... WORLD #1!!!!!!

lol - someone's a big fan of Li Na. but i agree with 0-0-0...i don't think she will be the next world #1...not when there's still players like Mauresmo, Henin Hardenne, sharapova & even the williams sisters.

sharapova may be over rated, but she's still a very good tennis player. I would choose her any day over Li Na in terms of skill. just can't stand her grunting - but she got the determination.

[0-0-0]

sharapova may be over rated, but she's still a very good tennis player. I would choose her any day over Li Na in terms of skill. just can't stand her grunting - but she got the determination.

nah, grunting is the word for the williams sisters. sharapova is more of a squeal/shriek.

Sharapova is a decent tennis player but for some reason, i can't remember seeing her hit anything but hard and flat. Now FEDERER has such a versatile game and such a good variety of shots. Well, i guess it's fairly obvious they're not in the same league... i guess a better comparison would be Martina Hingis, who has nice variety.

[tennisrocks]

Justine Henin-Hardene (sp?)

I highly doubt Li Na will ever be number 1... (sadly)

i don't watch women's tennis anymore though. it used to be good back in the days of hingis, davenport, williams etc.


French open starts next month? Or did i make that up...

since Justin got divorced, you can drop the ex. husband's last name and not have to worry about spelling errors. I could never spell that last name correctly. Henin was much easier to remember.

[LuNaR]

wow federer beated nadal on clay 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 in the hamburg masters final

[f.alchemist_freak]

yep. I was so surprise. it's the first ever time Nadal lost to Federer on clay. This was totally unexpected. But I wonder if Federer could continue this towards French Open.

[0-0-0]

wow federer beated nadal on clay 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 in the hamburg masters final

i am both shocked and elated

[Exodus]

lets see if fed can beat nadal at FO i certainly hope so. can't stand nadals game

[0-0-0]

lets see if fed can beat nadal at FO i certainly hope so. can't stand nadals game

Nadal at 17: ooh... he's pretty good for a 17 year old
Nadal now: what is up with his tight pants?

[LuNaR]

how old is nadal compared to federer?

[bio]

Nadal won majors at an earlier age than his "rival" Federer (in pro. circuit) who didn't win any title when Agassi and Sampras still active. Nadal, play with lots of passion and spectacular top spin forehand which work wonderfully on clay court, to be an all-around player he need to improve his volley and serve especially on grass. Nadal still have room for improvement, but Federer is at his peak, it will be intersting to see how long he can hang around up and coming player like Djokovic then verteran player like Canas, Hass, and etc.

[Exodus]

nadal is at his peak now he can't get any better.

[f.alchemist_freak]

and federer's not really at his peak yet. he have yet to attain his best in clay court. if he wins french open, then only i would think of him at his peak.

[pemberly]

roddick is out of the french open....already...good.

[LuNaR]

nadal is at his peak now he can't get any better.

nadal is only 18 right? he is definitely not at his peak yet

[0-0-0]

roddick is out of the french open....already...good.

ah, someone keep me updated.


actually, why do i need updates? we all know it'll be Federer who wins!


i think neither Nadal nor Federer is at their peak. From memory, Nadal is more like 20.

[0-0-0]

Australia isn't broadcasting the French Open (not that i'm surprised)



i did hear that all the US men's players were knocked out in the first round
also that women's singles is translated as "simple dames"

[Exodus]

players are different some peak at a very young age and i think nadal is one of them

[0-0-0]

anyone want to place bets on the French Open?


4th round draws
mine are in italics

Roger Federer SUI (1)
vs.
Mikhail Youzhny RUS (13)

Tommy Robredo ESP (9)
vs.
Filippo Volandri ITA (29)

Nikolay Davydenko RUS (4)
vs.
David Nalbandian ARG (15)

Guillermo Canas ARG (19)
vs.
Juan Monaco ARG

Novak Djokovic SRB (6)
vs.
Fernando Verdasco ESP

Marcos Baghdatis CYP (16)
vs.
Igor Andreev RUS


Jonas Bjorkman SWE
vs.
Carlos Moya ESP (23)

Lleyton Hewitt AUS (14)
vs.
Rafael Nadal ESP (2)



lol, i just picked the higher seeded players