Author Topic: •°o* Ye Olde Castle - Vol.#2: Open to all in the Summer heat & the US Open (Read 25820 times)

Clay Death · « **Reply #1540 on:** October 05, 2012, 11:10:29 AM »

morning sports fans.

glad the weekend is here. tomorrow i will join better than 1500 riders for the MS 150 charity bike ride.

lots of food, fun, and music after the ride.

Clay Death · « **Reply #1541 on:** October 05, 2012, 11:14:21 AM »

ag radwanska`s beijing adventure is over with as she goes out against li na in straights.

maria sharapova and vika steamroll their opponents and bartoli also advances.

and nole in devastating form again.

FedFanForever · « **Reply #1542 on:** October 05, 2012, 02:00:20 PM »

Stan is useless in big matches.

Clay Death · « **Reply #1543 on:** October 05, 2012, 04:06:26 PM »

his problem is simple:

1. he is inconsistent off the ground and here is why he is inconsistent off the ground:

his single hander is not all that reliable. it looks good at times and he can put some heavy spin on it but he simply cant perform in the clutch.

you cant beat the top players today unless you are rock solid off the gorund. and that invariably means rock solid forehand and rock solid backhand that must be work all the time, let alone in the clutch.

and furthermore, that means that you have to be able to move like a cat.

stan doesnt have the movement.

FedFanForever · « **Reply #1544 on:** October 05, 2012, 04:28:21 PM »

Fed somehow can beat the top guys with his single-hander.

Clay Death · « **Reply #1545 on:** October 05, 2012, 04:43:34 PM »

its clear to me why he does well with his single hander:
1. he has the best serve in the world
2. he has owns one of the greatest forehands ever right along with nadal`s forehand

3. his net game is second to none

4. his movement is among the best

5. back to his backhand: he has too much variety off that wing and his backhand doesnt crumble in the clutch.

translation: rest of fed`s game is so complete that he is able to overcome any weakness off his backhand wing.

all other single handers in the world crumble in the clutch. i dont give a damn how good gasquet`s backhand looks to some people. it is still too inconsistent.
almagro hits a pretty mean single hander backhand also. he is also inconsistent off that wing.

and the rest of his game is not solid enough to overcome any weakness off his backhand wing.

Clay Death · « **Reply #1546 on:** October 05, 2012, 05:01:20 PM »

looks like it is going to be up to you (general fed fan), me, swish, and mimi to keep this thread alive. hopefully lurker will join here she has time.

we are entering the slow part of the year for tennis general fed fan. and also people are getting busy with making thanksgiving and x-mas travel plans and stuff.

its family time. tennis takes the back seat at this time. wtf might generate some chat activity.

Clay Death · « **Reply #1547 on:** October 05, 2012, 06:20:42 PM »

i hear rex ryan is sticking with mark sanchez.

that should get him fired soon. i hope so anyway. he is truly worthless as a coach.

i am actually going to be happy to see the jets get killed in the next 4 games. and that is exactly what is going to happen with sanchez at quarterback.

mimi · « **Reply #1548 on:** October 05, 2012, 08:24:30 PM »

Clay Death · « **Reply #1549 on:** October 05, 2012, 09:00:46 PM »

its quiet on the western front mimi.

how are you doing today?

i have to hit the sack soon as i am getting up at 4 am in the morning.

Clay Death · « **Reply #1550 on:** October 05, 2012, 09:10:57 PM »

see you soon mimi.

i am going to try some sleep since i have to be up in a few hours.

mimi · « **Reply #1551 on:** October 05, 2012, 09:30:05 PM »

bye and be careful when you ride

Clay Death · « **Reply #1552 on:** October 06, 2012, 03:51:20 AM »

thanks mimi.

i will be leaving shortly for hammond, louisiana. see you soon.

Dallas · « **Reply #1553 on:** October 06, 2012, 08:55:01 AM »

I come over to this thread every day to read the post. I might not post as much in this thread, but you guys are doing a great job here and I love following all the conversations!

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swish · « **Reply #1554 on:** October 06, 2012, 09:42:16 PM »

Clay Death · « **Reply #1555 on:** October 06, 2012, 11:19:26 PM »

just got back from my long charity ride.

it was a great ride. i was told we had around 1200 riders this time. not everybody finishes. you have to be really fit to do 150 miles. i have no figures yet as to how much money was raised for multiple sclerosis but i will post those numbers here as soon as they are sent to me.

food was superb after the ride. and you get to catch up with some of your friends.

150 miles in a day is no sweat at all. i may have to attempt a double century one of these days. that is 200 miles in a same day.

Clay Death · « **Reply #1556 on:** October 06, 2012, 11:22:28 PM »

hello dallas, general swish, and the others.

i am just now reading about the tournaments. that is a huge upset win for milos in tokyo.

and how about the nole vs tsonga final in china? that should be good.

Clay Death · « **Reply #1557 on:** October 06, 2012, 11:37:10 PM »

i am not all that tired but i have been up since 3:30 am.

think i might try going to bed so i dont get sick or anything. i have a long training session planned for tomorrow. i can use the rest.

Clay Death · « **Reply #1558 on:** October 07, 2012, 12:38:06 PM »

hello again sports fans.

congrats to nole and nishikori and their fans for the big wins.

Clay Death · « **Reply #1559 on:** October 07, 2012, 12:50:47 PM »

how about the bryan brothers? 84 titles and counting.

they have maaged to achieve immortality in doubles. not easy to do considering they were going up against the woodies and so many other amazing doubles teams in history.

they are among the american heroes. congrats to them and their fans.

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