[joyeux]

Nadal won! 7-6 & 7-5! It was a great match! Splits from Djoko and a leap from Nadal! Entertaining, indeed!

[crystal_t33rs]

^ Shoot, I was on my cousin's username XD

ROGER WON HALLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 6-3 & 6-4!

So quick q: What's the next tournament? Is it just Wimbledon, now for grass? If that's the case, boo hoo! There's not enough grass tournaments >:(

[dOotsiez]

The grass season is really short, I would love for it to be a lot longer tho, but unfortunately the next tournament is Wimby. Roger's taking the next week to practice, and Rafa's going to...play golf in Spain.

WOOO! Go Roger and Rafa! I seriously didn't expect Rafa to win at Queen's though, especially after Djoko demolished Nalbandian in the semis. Fed better watch out for these two at Wimby, coz they were playing some phenomenal tennis last night. On the brighter side, so was Federer A whole tournament without dropping serve is no mean feat, thought he looked quite tuned in last night, as opposed to down right bored in some of the matches earlier in the week.

[wonderbang]

If this is any indication, I think Wimbledon will be pretty exciting to watch........is this going to be Nadal's year?

[Pogichinoy]

If this is any indication, I think Wimbledon will be pretty exciting to watch........is this going to be Nadal's year?

I believe!!

Federer is getting chubbs.

[dOotsiez]

I hope not. Federer's grass game is a lot more complete than Nadal (actually that applies to all surfaces, but one). And plus Federer's only won Wimby 5 times, that's not enough!

Nadal hasn't beaten Federer on a non-clay surface for the last 2.5 years. On top of that, sure he knows how to deal with Djerk and Feddy, but Im not convinced that he knows how to handle the likes of Karlovic, Soderling, and Mahut. He has more trouble getting through the early rounds, and then eases more and more. But hopefully, another Federer v Nadal final.

How BORING is the WTA at the moment, with all the top seeds pulling out of grass season warm ups. tut tut...

[wonderbang]

lol....well maybe absence will make the heart grow fonder? we'll be all the more excited to see them at wimbledon......

wimbledon doesn't have a sunday start right? that's only the french.......

[dOotsiez]

No it starts on the monday, although they SHOULD start on the Sunday. Safina still going strong in Ordina. Think we might see her 'rise' this year. Interesting to see how the women's seeding would work out. Trust the Brits to come up with something different to everybody else, just for the sake of it.

Not a lot of great tennis on this week, off to watch golf now

[Ukr_Ital_Traceour]

Nadal won! 7-6 & 7-5! It was a great match! Splits from Djoko and a leap from Nadal! Entertaining, indeed!

I am not surprised, he is a new star right now. Amazing tennis player. I love nadal

[dOotsiez]

^ I was. Before the match, I gave it to Djerk 60-40 though I wanted Nadal to win. Very close, and in a best of five, I'm not sure who I'd pick.

[wonderbang]

No it starts on the monday, although they SHOULD start on the Sunday. Safina still going strong in Ordina. Think we might see her 'rise' this year. Interesting to see how the women's seeding would work out. Trust the Brits to come up with something different to everybody else, just for the sake of it.

Not a lot of great tennis on this week, off to watch golf now

GOLF?! Traitooooooor............ok, I'm kidding


I actually like the fact that the Wimbledon committee arranges their own seedings despite what the rankings say. I think that makes the tournament better because you simply can't have a player like Venus Williams as the 26th seed or whatever ghastly number she was when she won a few years ago. Honestly, the French Open needs to employ the same strategy because a lot of the dirtballers should be given higher seeds while players like Roddick aren't necessarily the top 6 or 7 clay courters in the world. People like to argue that it's unfair to tamper with the seedings but I think it actually makes it fairer in a sense. Anyhow, yet another one on the laundry list of things that the tennis tours should work on (but will never get around to)



EDIT: Oh I topped.......surprise surprise. Well here's a gift (or consolation prize) to the English, who have waited 72 years and counting for a home male winner



^That's Tim Henman every time he plays at his home slam..........UTTERLY, TOTALLY, AND COMPLETELY FRUSTRATED. I'll remember you Tim!

[dOotsiez]

Traitor? Yup that's me. *ditching Roger to fangirl Tiger Woods*

I agree, I think the FO is the one that should have its own seeding. To a large extent, Wimbledon pans out according to rankings and the level of the players - some surprises here and there, but nothing major. While the FO almost always turns out bizarrely, and some of the top players just never 'get it'. For the men's side, it doesn't matter that Federer is seeded 1 and Nadal seeded 2 because it works out the same anyway, but I think, 'just for the sake of it', they should give the no 1 seed to Nadal, so he knows what it feels like

LMAO love that photo of Henman. He's off the hook now at least, the might of English pride squarely on the SCOTSMAN Andy Murray. Poor Andy, silently (or not so silently) imploding under the pressure after injuring his thumb, shoulder, GROIN, and ego. Maybe he and Gasquet should have a chat....

[Pogichinoy]

Haha, nice pic of Tim Henman, poor guy, had so much to live up to by the Brits but always fell short (Quarters Wimbledon).

[wonderbang]

Haha, nice pic of Tim Henman, poor guy, had so much to live up to by the Brits but always fell short (Quarters Wimbledon).

He got to the semis a few times too but I sympathize for the guy also......you could tell he was trying his best and it just never worked out for him. In a way, if he wasn't a British guy, people would've said he did pretty well at Wimbledon but since he is one, he's considered a disappointment.

Anyhow, Murray is completely different from Henman so maybe he'll handle the pressure better? .....but who knows...like dOotsiez said, he's injured every part of his body so he's not exactly a safe bet either.

[aeroshaastranger :)]

haha i think rafa can win wimbeldon
it's just a matter of how fed performs!
i think his the kind who holds grudges eh?
eg during french opens when he lost a set to one of the low seeds, he came back to thrash the other guy!!
haha so against rafa, fed might rmb the nightmare at FO ??
so rafa needs to play his A game!!

haha

you guys think rafa can beat djokovic??

[wonderbang]

I think Rafa can do anything lol. But I still think Federer remains the undisputed favorite, even in light of his year so far. By virtue of his five straight wins, I don't think you can call anyone else the favorite.

[dOotsiez]

Well it is possible for any of the top 3 seeds to win (Davydenko, I don't think so. Ferrer? wth. A Rod, NO.) It's funny that everyone's saying how Federer is the favorite, but almost all the commentators I've been reading are predicting a Nadal victory. Given current form, could be. Fed was so lucky to have won the final last year. And Rafa certainly has all the momentum behind him, so if he's gonna do it one year, it should be this year.

As for Djokovic, whoever gets him is screwed. Yes Nadal beat him last weekend, but it was so bloody close, you just don't know what would've happened in a best of 5. But if we do have the privilege of seeing another Fed/dal final, then you know who I want to win out of that one



Look at this guy, here we are getting all excited about Wimbledon, and he's out there watching Euro with Eva Longoria and her hubby. Talk about a traitor!

[B0hemian_Sprite]

FEDDY! *gasp* How dare you turn your back on tennis and leave for futbol? lol
I feel bad for Henman, all the Brits think he's rubbish. I thought he was a fairly good player...although I have to admit I knew he didn't have a chance in poopoo that he would win a major.

[wonderbang]

Well it is possible for any of the top 3 seeds to win (Davydenko, I don't think so. Ferrer? wth. A Rod, NO.) It's funny that everyone's saying how Federer is the favorite, but almost all the commentators I've been reading are predicting a Nadal victory. Given current form, could be. Fed was so lucky to have won the final last year. And Rafa certainly has all the momentum behind him, so if he's gonna do it one year, it should be this year.

As for Djokovic, whoever gets him is screwed. Yes Nadal beat him last weekend, but it was so bloody close, you just don't know what would've happened in a best of 5. But if we do have the privilege of seeing another Fed/dal final, then you know who I want to win out of that one

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Look at this guy, here we are getting all excited about Wimbledon, and he's out there watching Euro with Eva Longoria and her hubby. Talk about a traitor!

I can see how they think Nadal has a good chance of winning this year given the reasons you did but I think there's a difference between a chance to win and the favorite to win. Nadal has HIS best chance ever to win Wimbledon but calling him the favorite over the 5-time defending champion is ludicrous to me. Plus, a part of me thinks the commentators are all bandwagoning so I refuse to take their opinions seriously this time.

[crystal_t33rs]

I actually doubted whether Fed would be able to nail Wimbledon, but after watching him play at Halle on youtube (XD), I'm keeping my fingers extra crossed for the win this year as well, and beat Borg's record! lol. Everyone's had their off time(s) while Fed completely dominated nearly every tournament the past four years, and maybe this year, his body's just responding to all of that. =T But still, I hope Wimbledon will be good for him! Please!

I have to be honest, I never watched much of Tim Henman. The last time I remember him playing was at the 2006 U.S. Open against Fed. Fed played that wicked shot from between his legs and Henman was just stunned. lol. There's a clip of it on youtube . . .

http://youtube.com/watch?v=XdA-qaYLeMs
^Quality's kind of "eh" at first, but they replay it and it's better quality then. ^^;

Oh, and while I'm on the topic of Fed ^____^; Here's a very CUTE pic of TMF when he was a kid! It's adorable!



Oh, and Fed with Tony Parker & Eva Longoria??? O___O Never would've thought . . .

Wow, I read back on my post and can't help but think how COMPLETELY biased I am when it comes to Fed. XD