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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 11:48:21 GMT -5
Post by Maeby Fünke on Jul 6, 2008 11:48:21 GMT -5
Do I have a thing? I want a thing.
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 11:49:05 GMT -5
Post by sasha on Jul 6, 2008 11:49:05 GMT -5
You used to copy me. A lot.
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 11:49:15 GMT -5
Post by Maeby Fünke on Jul 6, 2008 11:49:15 GMT -5
Unless my thing is not actually saying anything about tennis, because I have not analytical skillz whatsoever.
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 11:49:54 GMT -5
Post by The Chloe on Jul 6, 2008 11:49:54 GMT -5
I want a thing, too. My own thing; not just some thing that I stole from somebody else.
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 11:50:19 GMT -5
Post by Maeby Fünke on Jul 6, 2008 11:50:19 GMT -5
You used to copy me. A lot. I certainly dithered over that question mark.
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 11:50:33 GMT -5
Post by GoDom on Jul 6, 2008 11:50:33 GMT -5
... Willow, you had a good thing going once ...
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 11:51:28 GMT -5
Post by Traveling Man on Jul 6, 2008 11:51:28 GMT -5
Okay, so just flew in from a crazy, fun weekend. Roger needs to get his shit together. Rafa can NOT win.
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 11:51:40 GMT -5
Post by Maeby Fünke on Jul 6, 2008 11:51:40 GMT -5
...oh, I know...I used to do this...that was my thing...
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 11:52:20 GMT -5
Post by Wagasi on Jul 6, 2008 11:52:20 GMT -5
I think I pretty much pilfered all of my things. Especially from Leena.
Thanks.
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 11:52:51 GMT -5
Post by GoDom on Jul 6, 2008 11:52:51 GMT -5
I was very sad when you gave it up. And do you still have the selesrules tune? That thing rocked.
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 11:53:50 GMT -5
Post by Traveling Man on Jul 6, 2008 11:53:50 GMT -5
No offense but I think you are all somewhat naive about this matchup. Federer won't "roll" Nadal ever again. He might beat him somewhere but no domination of any kind will ever occur again. Nadal has Federer's number, for several reasons. First of all, Nadal is a terrific player (people still underestimate him). Then, he's a bad opponent for Federer because Federer struggles with high balls to his backhand. And he's mentally stronger and a better fighter. Federer knows all of this, thereby entering the match with a bad mindset already. Which is also the reason why these matches will always be "disappointing" in a way, especially for Federer fans. Nadal does not allow him to play his elegant game, so it won't be very pretty. And some of it is Federer's own fault, e.g. putting easy returns into the net. But this is all the result of Nadal having put so much pressure on him in the past two years. This sounds like an apt description for Graf-Seles in the early 90s.
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 11:58:29 GMT -5
Post by Edna Krabappel on Jul 6, 2008 11:58:29 GMT -5
Ali's thing is mentioning Moni whenever possible.
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 12:04:24 GMT -5
Post by sasha on Jul 6, 2008 12:04:24 GMT -5
Not really. I'm a Steffitard, but I'd never consider her game elegant.
Plus, her style fit well with Monika's angles and forcing you to run forever.
They were both very good at tennis, and Monika was kinda lucky to win the 2 RG finals. *runs*
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 12:06:36 GMT -5
Post by Wagasi on Jul 6, 2008 12:06:36 GMT -5
Yeah and Steffi was losing to a lot of other people in the early 90's too. [/Calimero]
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 12:11:45 GMT -5
Post by sasha on Jul 6, 2008 12:11:45 GMT -5
Mariaan de Swardt did give Stefanie many problems.
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 12:12:21 GMT -5
Post by GoDom on Jul 6, 2008 12:12:21 GMT -5
Well she was.
Match resumes.
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 12:17:38 GMT -5
Post by Wagasi on Jul 6, 2008 12:17:38 GMT -5
And don't forget that bagel by ASV at the 91 RG.
Bamos RAFA!
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 12:33:36 GMT -5
Post by GoDom on Jul 6, 2008 12:33:36 GMT -5
It's official now: Federer has become Pete Sampras. :red:
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 12:34:13 GMT -5
Post by lexpretend on Jul 6, 2008 12:34:13 GMT -5
I got back just in time for the resumption of play. I'm glad you're all underwhelmed cuz it means I haven't missed anything. At least now I get some drama. VAMOS RAFA.
I want a thing, too.
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 12:35:07 GMT -5
Post by GoDom on Jul 6, 2008 12:35:07 GMT -5
On a side note, this Real Jock guy is ugly as hell.
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 12:41:47 GMT -5
Post by lexpretend on Jul 6, 2008 12:41:47 GMT -5
Federer seems to be playing better now. I assume the rain break Changed Everything.
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 12:44:49 GMT -5
Post by GoDom on Jul 6, 2008 12:44:49 GMT -5
Serving better for sure. But Nadal stays ahead for now.
Nadal missed an easy return at 3-3 BP in the 3rd. He should have made that but I guess the whole thing would have been too straightforward then. That's not how matches like this usually go.
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 12:52:50 GMT -5
Post by Traveling Man on Jul 6, 2008 12:52:50 GMT -5
Ali's thing is mentioning Moni whenever possible. I have a thing!
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 12:54:53 GMT -5
Post by GoDom on Jul 6, 2008 12:54:53 GMT -5
Nadal had a chance there but his returns are too short now.
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 12:54:56 GMT -5
Post by Traveling Man on Jul 6, 2008 12:54:56 GMT -5
Not really. I'm a Steffitard, but I'd never consider her game elegant. Plus, her style fit well with Monika's angles and forcing you to run forever. They were both very good at tennis, and Monika was kinda lucky to win the 2 RG finals. *runs* Steffi's game being elegant = Calimero + LDV Tennis. They were brilliant and I miss them - with the bullshit we have to endure these days. RG 90 wasn't luck (Mon was trashing everyone that year on clay). RG 92, could have gone either way - Moni had a couple of great escapes before the final as well (Sabatini and Kijimuta!).
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 12:56:11 GMT -5
Post by Traveling Man on Jul 6, 2008 12:56:11 GMT -5
Roger's making so many errors as compared to his previous matches. But a lot of that has to do with his opponent today.
Still not excited.
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 12:59:37 GMT -5
Post by Traveling Man on Jul 6, 2008 12:59:37 GMT -5
Oh, this is random but must be shared - I caught a 10 minute interview of an Indian actress on Star Sports, visiting Wimbledon. She said Federer was her favourite and she'd been watching him since he was a newcomer and low ranked when he won Wimbledon in 2003, so she was a real fan. But the clincher was, she was rooting for Schuettler against Nadal because he's unseeded "and seems like a good newcomer".
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 12:59:45 GMT -5
Post by GoDom on Jul 6, 2008 12:59:45 GMT -5
The tie-break in the RG 90 final featured disgusting tennis though - from both players, but it was Steffi who blew the most. Something was up with her. That's no excuse, just an observation.
Easy hold for Nadal. Federer must come up with something special again.
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 13:00:47 GMT -5
Post by Denise49IQ on Jul 6, 2008 13:00:47 GMT -5
Do I have a thing? I want a thing. Well, you had that ... thing which was lame. But the after every post was funny.
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Day 13Ƀ
Jul 6, 2008 13:02:13 GMT -5
Post by Denise49IQ on Jul 6, 2008 13:02:13 GMT -5
I'm too unoriginal to have a thing, so just copy everyone.
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