Le tennis, Federer, Nadal, Sampras, Agassi et les autres...

Dame Acro · 01/04/10/04/47/22

Finalement j'ai attendu la fin (pas un énoooorme effort vu la tournure du match). 6-3 6-2, c'te blague !
Bon beh le titre devrait être pour qui on sait, hein !
En tous cas je décerne une palme collective : ne pas arriver à barrer la route à un Nadal pas au top-top, redescendu à la 4éme place mondiale, franchement, chapeau les mecs ! What the fuck ?!?

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Dame Acro · 01/04/10/04/48/57

decoturf · 01/04/10/04/52/47

persus argol · Yakuza des gradins Inscrit le: 07 Mar 2010 Messages: 76

Honnêtement Nadal a dèjà la forme depuis Melbourne. En Australie il avait fallu un énorme Murray pour s'en défaire, à IW çà s'est joué à rien face à Ljubicic et à Miami il est encore plus fort.

Perso, je le vois gagner le tournoi, et même s'il échouait ici, il ne faut pas être devin pour savoir que dés que l'on retrouvera la terre battue, il écarsera la concurrence..

En effet, tous les meilleurs sont complètement à la rue.
Avec un fed à 50%, Djoko, Murray inexistants, sans parler des Del Potro et Davydenko qui ne sont que les fantômes de ce que l'on a pu connaitre auparavant, et Roddick sur terre, même pas la peine d'en parler..

Les Masters 1000, de Montecarlo, et Rome, sont déjà dans la poche de l'espagnol.... Spiderman

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Acro · 01/04/10/19/21/53

Persus on avait tendance a faire ce genre de commentaire vers Doha et il avait rechuté...Attention.
moi je pense que plus aucun tournoi n'est sur ni pour fed ni pour Nadal..
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blek · 02/04/10/07/58/48

Bon ben le Soderling confirme qu'il est en forme, le sagouin. Et le Berdych aussi.... C'est marrant, ils ont un peu le même jeu. Du coup Nadal risque d'enchaîner les gros serveurs, là......

Ah, et Hénin a enfin perdu!!! Yes!!!!!!!!!

Je hais 'nin.

Deco.

decoturf · 02/04/10/08/31/33

decoturf · 02/04/10/22/07/00

Ben pour le coup... A-Rod a sorti un grand match contre Rafa... Chapeau !!! Afrraid

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Dame Acro · 02/04/10/22/40/57

Voui grand bravo ! Cheers

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Fred · 03/04/10/09/18/58

J'ai vu Nadal-roddick hier : je ne pouvais pas manquer le match des deux hommes les plus en forme du moment car même si Ljubi ou berdych peuvent être les vainqueurs de ces ms américains, les deux plus forts sont bien l'espagnol et le ricain. Je suis assez de l'avis de persus. Nadal est en forme et va écraser tt le monde dans 2 des ms sur terre.
J'ai été décu par l'esthétique du match. Peu d'échanges et pas mal de fautes. Il fallait que roddick abrège de toute façon car il n'avait pas le choix.
Roddick a vraiment bien joué le coup en pratiquant le service vollée (mais je le répète qu'est-ce que c'était moche : les volées de rodick sont affreuses). On était pas au queens mais pas loin. Quand rod fait le break au début du troisième, je me dis que Rafa réussira à débreaker. Que né-ni, Rod a tenu et a même crânement tenté sa chance dans le dernier jeu de service très moyen de rafa. J'espère que l'américain gagnera le tournoi.
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Dame Acro · 03/04/10/13/26/07

Et le Berdych-Soderling, une vraie blague avec le suédois qu'en mettait pas une. Berdych nous a quand même gratifiés de quelques points d'extraterrestre !
En tous cas, allez Andy !
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Fred · 04/04/10/18/04/47

ouais et même 3 ou 4 fois !!!!
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Fred · 04/04/10/21/03/18

Gros match d'Andy. C'est bien !
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blek · 06/04/10/09/44/34

Du coup à peu de chose près, rétrospectivement il passe tout près du fameux doublé, le Roddick..... Ca aurait été énorme!!!! Bon, maintenant il va hiberner pendant la saison sur terre......

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