Author Topic: ATP - Roma Masters, 12-20 May 2012 (Read 6380 times)

Alex · « **Reply #240 on:** May 20, 2012, 12:35:44 PM »

gosh, I've been waiting for this match like forever ... so frustrated ... I was up so early .... put away all of my work

... Babs, pls keep posting about the weather conditions in Rome ... to tired to check it myself

medwatt · « **Reply #241 on:** May 20, 2012, 01:28:09 PM »

Its postponed for tomorrow at 10:00 GMT + 0.
Its more advantageous for Djokovic.

conchita · « **Reply #242 on:** May 20, 2012, 01:33:25 PM »

the last attempt was past 8:00 pm but the rain doesn't stop, the final will start tomorrow at 12:30 local time, the crowd didn't like the decision to cancel the final and throw little bottles to the court. (la gazzetta dello sport)
link to the foro italico, stadio olimpico, the italian football cup final just to get underway at 9:00 pm and still raining

Djokovic Champion · « **Reply #243 on:** May 20, 2012, 01:57:01 PM »

This rain is a s**t!!!!!!!

Dallas · « **Reply #244 on:** May 20, 2012, 04:08:54 PM »

They have no control over mother nature!

The good thing is that neither of these players were going to play a tournament next week any way. So a Monday final shouldn't hurt either one of them. Anyway - I'm out of here for the day - have to finish celebrating my 58th birthday!!!!!

Alex · « **Reply #245 on:** May 20, 2012, 04:50:32 PM »

Quote from: Dallas on May 20, 2012, 04:08:54 PM

They have no control over mother nature! The good thing is that neither of these players were going to play a tournament next week any way. So a Monday final shouldn't hurt either one of them. Anyway - I'm out of here for the day - have to finish celebrating my 58th birthday!!!!!

well, if Fed was playing in the final, I'm sure we'd hear another story

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Happy Birthday big girl. You know we love ya

, all the best

hercules · « **Reply #246 on:** May 20, 2012, 06:59:11 PM »

affirmative.

lizbeth · « **Reply #247 on:** May 20, 2012, 08:41:49 PM »

Happy Birthday, Dallas!

from Fed fan Lizbeth

hercules · « **Reply #248 on:** May 20, 2012, 09:00:04 PM »

happy birthday dallas.

swish · « **Reply #249 on:** May 20, 2012, 09:15:23 PM »

Happy B'day Dallas.

Babblelot · « **Reply #250 on:** May 20, 2012, 09:47:22 PM »

Happy birthday, Dallas!

ashwin#1 · « **Reply #251 on:** May 20, 2012, 11:39:34 PM »

Happy birthday, Dallas !!

NEWS :

Apparently there was some big confusion between the ATP & the FFT about the seedings for RG 2012..
FFT usually uses the ranking as on Monday morning..& as of now( monday morning) Federer is ranked at no.2 !!so that would now mean fed would be seeded no.2 no matter what the rome masters result is !!
but after some time, ATP said the seedings would be decided after the finals..

not sure what the end decision is...will post if i get any news..

FedFanForever · « **Reply #252 on:** May 21, 2012, 12:27:54 AM »

Honestly it makes no difference if Federer or Nadal is 2/3 because either way they will play in the semis.

Tennis4you · « **Reply #253 on:** May 21, 2012, 06:38:33 AM »

Quote from: ashwin#1 on May 20, 2012, 11:39:34 PM

Happy birthday, Dallas !!

NEWS :

Apparently there was some big confusion between the ATP & the FFT about the seedings for RG 2012..
FFT usually uses the ranking as on Monday morning..& as of now( monday morning) Federer is ranked at no.2 !!so that would now mean fed would be seeded no.2 no matter what the rome masters result is !!
but after some time, ATP said the seedings would be decided after the finals..

not sure what the end decision is...will post if i get any news..

Ha, too funny! Sounds like someone is manipulating the system in terms of dates. I do not believe Fed has a good chance at the FO anyways so I do not see it really making a difference.

ashwin#1 · « **Reply #254 on:** May 21, 2012, 06:41:37 AM »

The commentators confirmed at the start of the mens finals that the seedings at RG will be based on rankings after the rome finals..

& meanwhile, Rafa just won the first set..7-5 !!

Pamqnx · « **Reply #255 on:** May 21, 2012, 07:12:59 AM »

Ugly tennis... And Djokovic's game is completely sterotyped. He also has a hard time finishing the points.
Nadal is moving well, defending in squash shots, etc.
Actually, he was playing excellent in the first few games, with good length, pace, and agressivity, but then started to play more passively, with high balls...His shots became a bit shorter by the end of the first set, but Djokovic was not even able to take advantage of this. In fact, he looks a bit scared to hit some shots sometimes, and is missing some easy ones.

Edit: nice matchpoint, it reflects the match: Djokovic self-destructing.
He looked frustrated out there. Maybe he was too sure of himself, hence couldn't bear the fact that Nadal "resisted" him...very strange, he looked like 2 years ago.

conchita · « **Reply #256 on:** May 21, 2012, 07:43:23 AM »

Monday, 21 May, Singles Final, Campo Centrale

(2) Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. (1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) 75 63 in 2h20'

Bravo Rafa!!!!!!

ashwin#1 · « **Reply #257 on:** May 21, 2012, 08:01:28 AM »

Nadal played almost perfectly..this one means more to him than the win over nole in MC..

fantastic week of tennis from Rafa..

Start da Game · « **Reply #258 on:** May 21, 2012, 08:11:12 AM »

welcome to 2012......the "streak 2.0" has started......it's 2-0 nadal......

Start da Game · « **Reply #259 on:** May 21, 2012, 08:15:39 AM »

there was no doubt in my mind that nadal was going to win and most probably in two sets.......once rafa found his feet, it did not matter what djokovic brought to the court......he was simply given a tennis lesson on clay.......

the sub-par movement i pointed out about djokovic earlier(which angered his fans) was on display once again today.......he is not as great a mover as rafa is on this surface.......he does not have the same control on this surface as he has on hard surfaces......i remember actually very little sliding from him.......

there is no answer to nadal on clay.......no answer.......there will never be.......

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