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Who will win?
Rafael Nadal	6 (60%)
Roger Federer	4 (40%)
Novak Djokovic	0 (0%)
Other	0 (0%)
Total Votes: 10

Roland Garros - 2009; Starts Mon 25 May
Topic Started: May 21 2009, 03:42 AM (1,405 Views)
Mao	May 21 2009, 03:42 AM Post #1
Hyper Beam, Thunder, Dragon Rage, Ice Beam Posts: 52,675 Group: Full Member Member #306 Joined: 27 June 2006	Nadal is going for 5 in a row yea? Amazing.. With Fed's win in Madrid last week, he will get the #2 seed. I think there were doubts whether it would be Novak or Fed, which is huge as nobody wants to play Raffa in the semi. Here's hoping another Raffa/Fed grand slam final :clap: and another epic Hope Fed can stop the recent trend of French Open/Wimbledon recently in the last couple of years Edited by Mao, May 21 2009, 03:44 AM.



tim	May 21 2009, 08:36 AM Post #2
BART GET OUT IM PISS Posts: 48,386 Group: Full Member Member #312 Joined: 27 June 2006	i am really getting knocked out in the third round as roger does



Mao	May 21 2009, 09:33 AM Post #3
Hyper Beam, Thunder, Dragon Rage, Ice Beam Posts: 52,675 Group: Full Member Member #306 Joined: 27 June 2006	:laughing: I wonder if he can keep his semi final streak alive.. Although he is still the 2nd or at worse 3rd best clay courter going round Edited by Mao, May 21 2009, 09:33 AM.



Phat	May 21 2009, 12:04 PM Post #4
Reporters I like: Joel Duffman, the Newsly Times Posts: 23,151 Group: Full Member Member #1,039 Joined: 5 June 2007	He has never been a bad clay courter by any means Laurry (Fed) but remember, he played about 5 French Opens before Nadal came along and still didn't win one.



leaguegod	May 21 2009, 12:42 PM Post #5
Back2Back Posts: 39,461 Group: Global Moderator Member #235 Joined: 16 May 2006	french open is so meh, you can pump it up all you want, you can talk up all the other players but nadal is gonna cruise



Mao	May 21 2009, 12:44 PM Post #6
Hyper Beam, Thunder, Dragon Rage, Ice Beam Posts: 52,675 Group: Full Member Member #306 Joined: 27 June 2006	I think he started to peak (atleast on clay) when Raffa came though. If it weren't for Raffa he'd have atleast 2 RG's you can comfortably say. (or however many times hes played him in final) He's no Sampras when it comes to clay, which makes sense as he was bought up on clay actually.



Phat	May 21 2009, 12:47 PM Post #7
Reporters I like: Joel Duffman, the Newsly Times Posts: 23,151 Group: Full Member Member #1,039 Joined: 5 June 2007	Yeah there is no doubt he can play on it, just don't think he's unquestionable the second best necassarily. Nadal himself has knocked out some pretty bloody good players in semis and quarters that would have beaten or at leats gone close to Federer.



Mao	May 21 2009, 01:01 PM Post #8
Hyper Beam, Thunder, Dragon Rage, Ice Beam Posts: 52,675 Group: Full Member Member #306 Joined: 27 June 2006	Phat May 21 2009, 12:47 PM Yeah there is no doubt he can play on it, just don't think he's unquestionable the second best necassarily. Nadal himself has knocked out some pretty bloody good players in semis and quarters that would have beaten or at leats gone close to Federer. like who? the likes of Kuerton Gaudio and Coria etc. are not to be seen recently Djokovic could well be #2... but Madrid may have changed that just at the right time for Fed ... its only between those two i think and also in recent times when you look at the 3 atp 1000 masters tournaments in Rome Hamburg and Monte Carlo, Fed's name pops out a lot in finals and in Hamburg particularly he has the best record of any player (including Raffa) in the last 4 or 5 years Edited by Mao, May 21 2009, 01:05 PM.



Phat	May 21 2009, 01:19 PM Post #9
Reporters I like: Joel Duffman, the Newsly Times Posts: 23,151 Group: Full Member Member #1,039 Joined: 5 June 2007	Guys like Del Potro, Gonzales, Verdasco and a handful of others. Federer has built a stronger record overall than any of them on clay by virtua of a heap of French finals, but he generally has the luxury of ALWAYS being on the opposite side to Nadal in the draw. Other players don't have that guarantee.



Mao	May 21 2009, 02:37 PM Post #10
Hyper Beam, Thunder, Dragon Rage, Ice Beam Posts: 52,675 Group: Full Member Member #306 Joined: 27 June 2006	Atm you would back Fed to beat all of them on clay, with Verdasco being a tough game. All those are young fishes/late bloomers on the tour..so yea hmm. Infact Fed beat Del potro and Gonzalez within two days in Madrid i think recently



Drummond	May 21 2009, 03:29 PM Post #11
Straight Posts: 4,908 Group: Full Member Member #89 Joined: 30 November 2005	Laurzz May 21 2009, 01:01 PM Phat May 21 2009, 12:47 PM Yeah there is no doubt he can play on it, just don't think he's unquestionable the second best necassarily. Nadal himself has knocked out some pretty bloody good players in semis and quarters that would have beaten or at leats gone close to Federer. like who? the likes of Kuerton Gaudio and Coria etc. are not to be seen recently Djokovic could well be #2... but Madrid may have changed that just at the right time for Fed ... its only between those two i think and also in recent times when you look at the 3 atp 1000 masters tournaments in Rome Hamburg and Monte Carlo, Fed's name pops out a lot in finals and in Hamburg particularly he has the best record of any player (including Raffa) in the last 4 or 5 years A. Because Hamburg is the quickest clay court surface of all the MS events. B. It was always the last one to be held, meaning Rafa had played a ton of matches beforehand and would generally be exhausted, as he was in Madrid. Rafa will cruise to #5, just hoping Djoko is on Fed's side.



Mao	May 24 2009, 09:07 AM Post #12
Hyper Beam, Thunder, Dragon Rage, Ice Beam Posts: 52,675 Group: Full Member Member #306 Joined: 27 June 2006	^yes true, but yea my point remains, he's still #2 or 3 best clay courter Hewitt is playing Karlovic today.... hasn't beaten him before in his life gg



leaguegod	May 24 2009, 09:29 AM Post #13
Back2Back Posts: 39,461 Group: Global Moderator Member #235 Joined: 16 May 2006	Laurzz May 24 2009, 09:07 AM Hewitt is playing Karlovic today.... hasn't beaten him before in his life gg :( tomic has a hard one aswell



Mao	May 24 2009, 10:50 AM Post #14
Hyper Beam, Thunder, Dragon Rage, Ice Beam Posts: 52,675 Group: Full Member Member #306 Joined: 27 June 2006	aussies at RG pwned days 1 and 2 :laughing:



Drummond	May 24 2009, 12:17 PM Post #15
Straight Posts: 4,908 Group: Full Member Member #89 Joined: 30 November 2005	Well that was a hot match between two nice looking ladies on Fox. Cmon Lleyts!



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