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« Reply #40 on: April 16, 2008, 01:14:36 PM » |
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you are right, my memory is failing...
btw, I miss those 5 sets finals !
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« Reply #41 on: April 16, 2008, 05:15:29 PM » |
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Nadal the man to beat on clay. I dont see any one giving him trouble on this surface.. So a happy period of time for nadal fans.. !!
lets hope you are right. he just needs this one to get the ball rolling. i think he is going to do it. i will take it one tournament at time for starters. |
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« Reply #42 on: April 16, 2008, 08:51:17 PM » |
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you are right, my memory is failing...
btw, I miss those 5 sets finals !
I do too... I think this is one of the reasons Nadal and Roger haven't won yet. I mean, when they had to play best of five, seems like the 'cream comes to the top' and Roger and Nadal had that edge of mental and physical toughness. Now in the best-of-3, anyone can get on a hot streak and win 2 sets. That's one reason I do love the slams. Hopefully they won't go away from the five set matches. And Roger said he was glad the Master's Cup stayed with the 5-set final. Me too!  |
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« Reply #43 on: April 16, 2008, 10:29:10 PM » |
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you are right, my memory is failing...
btw, I miss those 5 sets finals !
I do too... I think this is one of the reasons Nadal and Roger haven't won yet. I mean, when they had to play best of five, seems like the 'cream comes to the top' and Roger and Nadal had that edge of mental and physical toughness. Now in the best-of-3, anyone can get on a hot streak and win 2 sets. That's one reason I do love the slams. Hopefully they won't go away from the five set matches. And Roger said he was glad the Master's Cup stayed with the 5-set final. Me too! this new foremat hurts Nadal the most since he is such a slow starter on the average. |
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« Reply #44 on: April 16, 2008, 10:55:07 PM » |
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If Nalby gets back into rythm, he can be a pain to anybody. But, you never know what to expect off of him.  both Nalby and Davydenko are going to make life difficult on clay this year for a lot of players. are you ready tennisfan? Monte Carlo is just 5 days away now. Yes I am Herc. I bet you are excited as well. |
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« Reply #45 on: April 16, 2008, 11:23:57 PM » |
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If Nalby gets back into rythm, he can be a pain to anybody. But, you never know what to expect off of him. both Nalby and Davydenko are going to make life difficult on clay this year for a lot of players. are you ready tennisfan? Monte Carlo is just 5 days away now. Yes I am Herc. I bet you are excited as well. you know that clay is my thing. i cant wait. |
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« Reply #46 on: April 16, 2008, 11:32:34 PM » |
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here is a list of favorites for the Monte Carlo title:
1. Nadal
2. Fed
3. Nalby
4. Davydenko
5. Monaco
6. Almagro
should Nadal or Fed dont walk away with the title, it will be taken by one of the other 4. you can make book on it.
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« Reply #47 on: April 16, 2008, 11:34:21 PM » |
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here is a list of favorites for the Monte Carlo title:
1. Nadal
2. Fed
3. Nalby
4. Davydenko
5. Monaco
6. Almagro
should Nadal or Fed dont walk away with the title, it will be taken by one of the other 4. you can make book on it.
Is Djokovic participating or not? |
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« Reply #48 on: April 16, 2008, 11:46:34 PM » |
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here is a list of favorites for the Monte Carlo title:
1. Nadal
2. Fed
3. Nalby
4. Davydenko
5. Monaco
6. Almagro
should Nadal or Fed dont walk away with the title, it will be taken by one of the other 4. you can make book on it.
Is Djokovic participating or not? I'm sure he is as its a Masters Series event. |
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« Reply #49 on: April 16, 2008, 11:53:08 PM » |
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here is a list of favorites for the Monte Carlo title:
1. Nadal
2. Fed
3. Nalby
4. Davydenko
5. Monaco
6. Almagro
should Nadal or Fed dont walk away with the title, it will be taken by one of the other 4. you can make book on it.
Is Djokovic participating or not? I'm sure he is as its a Masters Series event. Yeah. you are probably right. Herc must not have liked Djokovic's chances in this tournament then. |
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« Reply #50 on: April 16, 2008, 11:59:43 PM » |
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here is a list of favorites for the Monte Carlo title:
1. Nadal
2. Fed
3. Nalby
4. Davydenko
5. Monaco
6. Almagro
should Nadal or Fed dont walk away with the title, it will be taken by one of the other 4. you can make book on it.
Is Djokovic participating or not? I'm sure he is as its a Masters Series event. Yeah. you are probably right. Herc must not have liked Djokovic's chances in this tournament then. When Nadal's in the tournament and its on clay, no one likes their chances but I'm hoping Fed will finally win here. |
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« Reply #51 on: April 17, 2008, 12:05:51 AM » |
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here is a list of favorites for the Monte Carlo title:
1. Nadal
2. Fed
3. Nalby
4. Davydenko
5. Monaco
6. Almagro
should Nadal or Fed dont walk away with the title, it will be taken by one of the other 4. you can make book on it.
Is Djokovic participating or not? I'm sure he is as its a Masters Series event. It's a Masters Event, but it's not a requirement that the top players play. |
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« Reply #52 on: April 17, 2008, 12:21:09 AM » |
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here is a list of favorites for the Monte Carlo title:
1. Nadal
2. Fed
3. Nalby
4. Davydenko
5. Monaco
6. Almagro
should Nadal or Fed dont walk away with the title, it will be taken by one of the other 4. you can make book on it.
Is Djokovic participating or not? my mistake. i knew i was forgetting somebody. he has to be one of the favorites as well. |
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« Reply #53 on: April 17, 2008, 12:23:30 AM » |
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here is a list of favorites for the Monte Carlo title:
1. Nadal
2. Fed
3. Nalby
4. Davydenko
5. Monaco
6. Almagro
should Nadal or Fed dont walk away with the title, it will be taken by one of the other 4. you can make book on it.
Is Djokovic participating or not? I'm sure he is as its a Masters Series event. Yeah. you are probably right. Herc must not have liked Djokovic's chances in this tournament then. i goofed. its Nadal, Fed, and Djokovic. and then the rest. those 3 are the favorites for this title in my opinion. highest probability would be assigned to Nadal. |
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« Reply #54 on: April 17, 2008, 07:18:19 AM » |
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Safin in; Tsonga out!
Former world number one Marat Safin of Russia has been granted a wildcard for the Monte Carlo Masters which starts on Sunday.
Last month, organisers announced that triple French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil would be invited to play in the Masters Series event.
Kuerten is due to retire after next month's French Open.
Croatia's Mario Ancic and Frenchman Jean-Rene Lisnard have also been handed Monte Carlo wildcards.
But Australian Open runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has withdrawn after failing to recover from the knee injury which forced him out of last weekend's Davis Cup tie against the United States.
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« Reply #55 on: April 17, 2008, 10:15:30 AM » |
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Safin in; Tsonga out!
Former world number one Marat Safin of Russia has been granted a wildcard for the Monte Carlo Masters which starts on Sunday.
Last month, organisers announced that triple French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil would be invited to play in the Masters Series event.
Kuerten is due to retire after next month's French Open.
Croatia's Mario Ancic and Frenchman Jean-Rene Lisnard have also been handed Monte Carlo wildcards.
But Australian Open runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has withdrawn after failing to recover from the knee injury which forced him out of last weekend's Davis Cup tie against the United States.
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« Reply #56 on: April 17, 2008, 11:57:53 AM » |
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Safin in; Tsonga out!
Former world number one Marat Safin of Russia has been granted a wildcard for the Monte Carlo Masters which starts on Sunday.
Last month, organisers announced that triple French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil would be invited to play in the Masters Series event.
Kuerten is due to retire after next month's French Open.
Croatia's Mario Ancic and Frenchman Jean-Rene Lisnard have also been handed Monte Carlo wildcards.
But Australian Open runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has withdrawn after failing to recover from the knee injury which forced him out of last weekend's Davis Cup tie against the United States.
Lisnard isn't French anymore... Was he ever? I was under the impression he'd always competed for Monaco  |
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« Reply #57 on: April 17, 2008, 12:14:24 PM » |
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Safin in; Tsonga out!
Former world number one Marat Safin of Russia has been granted a wildcard for the Monte Carlo Masters which starts on Sunday.
Last month, organisers announced that triple French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil would be invited to play in the Masters Series event.
Kuerten is due to retire after next month's French Open.
Croatia's Mario Ancic and Frenchman Jean-Rene Lisnard have also been handed Monte Carlo wildcards.
But Australian Open runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has withdrawn after failing to recover from the knee injury which forced him out of last weekend's Davis Cup tie against the United States.
Lisnard isn't French anymore... Was he ever? I was under the impression he'd always competed for Monaco Nope, he was French once ^^ |
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« Reply #58 on: April 19, 2008, 12:31:58 AM » |
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you are right, my memory is failing...
btw, I miss those 5 sets finals !
I agree, with 3 sets the final can be over in 45 minutes....  |
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« Reply #59 on: April 19, 2008, 12:35:57 AM » |
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I'm still waiting to se Djokovic on clay, especially after the US Open last year
He played great against Nadal at the FO semi-final, but now he is even better, so...
both Nadal and Federer must play in the final in order to defend points, last year Rafa was champion and Roger was finalist. great chance for Novak to gain some points, he can reach the semifinals or finals. |
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