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[Dutchcruijff]

There's no thread for Tennis so here goes...

French Open...hmmm

Bye Bye Nadal!!! Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Come on Federer just once for papa!

[darwin dali]

There's no thread for Tennis so here goes...

French Open...hmmm

Bye Bye Nadal!!! Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Come on Federer just once for papa!

[Gilles 27]

Nadal's my favourite. Wimbledon's the only one that matters anyhow...

[irons_4_ever]

murry mint all the way

[McLaren Fan]

I'm a big tennis fan, but I decided to go out today and enjoy the good weather with a barbecue and a few glasses of wine; I wasn't going to sit in and watch Nadal stuff Soderling. Later in the day, a friend sent me a text message to say Nadal was out. I could not believe it, and I have to say my first thought was about Federer's chances of winning. In theory, Federer's chances of winning are better; but there is still a couple of dangerous players left in the tournament (Murray, Tsonga, et al.), most of whom will see this as their best chance to win not just at Roland Garros, but a grandslam; so they will be going all out for victories. The pressure on Federer has gone up several notches, too, as many now see him as the favourite; it is his best chance of winning the French Open in a long time; he will equal Sampras' record of fourteen majors; and he will complete his career grandslam, something which has increasingly looked unlikely. I really, really, really want to see see Federer win at Roland Garros, but I'm trying to get too excited. Hopefully, Federer is doing the same.

[darwin dali]

:( Nadal's my favourite. Wimbledon's the only one that matters anyhow...

Oooops

[darwin dali]

Now, now, don't you turn into a believer in the Jewish zombie on me

[texasmr2]

My brother and I used to play for 5-6hr's until 2-3am back in the day. I love tennis and we, our neighborhood, have a great court. Just another thing I should try to get back into.

[Dutchcruijff]

Now, now, don't you turn into a believer in the Jewish zombie on me

Murray or Federer? Hmmm...I think I'll back Roger!

[EwanM]

WIll be hard for Federer to win this. His powers are waining

[Dutchcruijff]

WIll be hard for Federer to win this. His powers are waining

Jeeeeeeeeesus...what a comeback by Federer. He was on the brink of defeat till he played some great shots. I think today was more of a poor performance by Federer as opposed to a class performance by Haas, but to his credit played well.

[bud]

C'mon!!!!!

[Hanwombat]

I like to play Tennis, not watch it Well except Wimbledon

[McLaren Fan]

What a match! Federer actually played fairly well in the first two sets, but seemed to buckle under the pressure towards the end of them. This is something that seems to affect Federer quite a lot now. He really needs to close out matches and take break points a lot better. In the third set, Haas' level dropped slightly and he lost the plot (something he's done before), and Federer seemed to figure out how to deal with Haas' first serve. After that, it was one-way traffic. The key point of the game was the break point when Federer was down 3*-4, 30*-40; what guts, what a forehand!

If Federer does go on to win this title (and that's far from certain), he'll have done it the hard way.

[EwanM]

Dare I say it, Rodger Federer, greatest Male player ever?