Tennis Thread
Tennis Thread
wasnt sure if there is a tennis thread already, apologies if there already is
with all the tennis on at the mo thought it was apt to start a discussion
sitting down watching the asb final
was in perth over xmas/new years and wow, they are obsessed with old lleyton hewitt
they still seem to consider him a huge threat to win grand slams this year
I'm gonna call, Justine Henin and Roger Federer to win the Australian Open this year.
yea i can see that, henin has just picked up where she left off, so strong and consistant
as long as nadal doesnt win but yea, would love to see rog win more slams
I think Federer to win Australian and Wimbledon, Nadal to win French. Maybe an outsider to win the US. Davydenko potentially..
im wondering if djokovic will get back to where he was when he won aussie
the mens game has alot of quality players atm with some class youngsters coming through
should be interesting at the aussie open to see who starts the year with a bang
I think Federer to win Australian and Wimbledon, Nadal to win French. Maybe an outsider to win the US. Davydenko potentially..
Ew. Yuk Fernando Verdasco FTW! and Ana Ivanovic to take out Aussie Open.
Why is that ew ??
I hate davydenko. and did anyone else just see Wickmayer sing along to Britney spears? i laughed at that
Big tennis follower myself, up in Auckland at the moment so will go along to the Heineken Open. I think Henin or Serena will win the AO and Federer or Davydenko to win the mens side. Federers lost this morning to Davydenko doesn't mean anything in regards to his form.wellyphoenixfan2010-01-09 21:28:34
Australia
Serena - Del Potro
French
Henin - Nadal
Wimbeldon
Venus - Federer
US
Serena - Djokovich
Serena - Del Potro
French
Henin - Nadal
Wimbeldon
Venus - Federer
US
Serena - Djokovich
Tsonga to win them all.
The tennis in nz atm is Zzzzz
Can see Murray winning everything this year.
Love playing Tennis but it's very dull to watch.
Davydenko defeats Nadal after saving 2 match points, 0-6, 7-6, 6-4. Clijsters also saved 2 match points against Henin winning 6-3, 4-6, 7-6.
NZs two top tennis players (Statham and King-Turner) draw each other in the first round and are playing each other now. Strange coincidence.
Can see Murray winning everything this year.
lol
Made a $100 bet with a mate two years ago that Murray would win a major in the next 3 years (that was when he was ranked outside top 20). Pretty Gutted I haven't won the bet yet really. Still got a good chance of winning one this year though.
Would love to see Henin win the Aussie open, it's great to see her back in the game and right back in to top form.
Predicted winners:
Mens Singles: MurrayWomens Singles: Baltacha
Mens Doubles: Colin Fleming (and that dude he carries along with him)
Please let Nadal win nothing! The Spanish love tennis- but no way would I want that Madridista to win anything.
I quite like Nadal, sorry Kun 
. Also quite like JMDP.
I'll be happy if Murray fails again, especially when 'Murraymania' rolls around during Wimbledon
. Also quite like JMDP.I'll be happy if Murray fails again, especially when 'Murraymania' rolls around during Wimbledon
I quite like Nadal, sorry Kun . Also quite like JMDP.
I'll be happy if Murray fails again, especially when 'Murraymania' rolls around during Wimbledon
. Also quite like JMDP.I'll be happy if Murray fails again, especially when 'Murraymania' rolls around during Wimbledon
Grrr.
Despise the man. Born in Majorca- Real Madrid fan. Enough for me.
Despise the man. Born in Majorca- Real Madrid fan. Enough for me.Agreed about Murray though!!
Please let Nadal win nothing! The Spanish love tennis- but no way would I want that Madridista to win anything.
i will be very happy to see nadal winless in 2010
I'd rather Nadal win than Fed. Fed is arrogant, and a bad loser. He constantly shows next to no respect for many of the other players on tour. And a crybaby. Of course he's one of the greatest ever players though.
Yeah I like seeing Federer lose. Although Nadal should stop wearing those awful shorts.
For the record, I like Tsonga and Monfils. Djokovic is my favourite of the very 'top' dogs, although he has been a bit average in recent times and hence may not qualify as one.
Fed is pure class. Nadal should stop 'grunting', wearing ridiculous clothes and liking Real Madrid!
I find both Federer and Nadal incredibly boring - there is barely an ounce of character between them. Hence I find it hard to like either of them and I generally support anyone playing against them (with the exception of Murray - what can I say, I love seeing the British lose).
I find both Federer and Nadal incredibly boring - there is barely an ounce of character between them. Hence I find it hard to like either of them and I generally support anyone playing against them (with the exception of Murray - what can I say, I love seeing the British lose).
Agreed. Particularly when they hype him up.
I'd rather Nadal win than Fed. Fed is arrogant, and a bad loser. He constantly shows next to no respect for many of the other players on tour. And a crybaby. Of course he's one of the greatest ever players though.
I couldn't have said it better myself, I really do despise Federer for all of the above reasons. God he is good though.
When Federer told an Umpire last year to shut up and that it was him time to talk I almost threw things at the television
I'd rather Nadal win than Fed. Fed is arrogant, and a bad loser. He constantly shows next to no respect for many of the other players on tour. And a crybaby. Of course he's one of the greatest ever players though.
He is not as arrogant as you make out, especially compared to other players on the tour. Also in recent times he is no where near as arrogant. The only player he has no real respect for on the mens tour would be Djokovic because he shows no respect to any other player. Murray sometimes too. Both of who are far more arrogant than he is.
Also Bopman that was like 1 time in like 7 years he has done something like that to an umpire.
ive never felt fed to be to arrogant, but having won 15 slams isnt he a little entitled to anyway
The bad side of Federer has come out more in the last year or two with him losing a bit more than he was (still not that much unfortunately!). Unfortunately for some reason he doesn't get court violations when he goes on swearing / abusive tirades against Umpires. He has been a real bad sport on a few occasions, refusing to shake the Umpires hand a couple of different times, and crying right through Nadal's victory ceremony last year.
Now, Murray is Scottish. Obviously this is part of Britain though. Arsenal says he loves seeing British lose. Do you also boo Welsh / Northern Irish people and teams? Maybe, but I think that's rather unfair to lump all those countries together. I assume the main reason people go against Murray is because of the English (or British as you say) media... ? I can understand that sentiment, but I'm pretty sure Murray hates media rubbish more than you do, and possibly even more than I do.
I pretty much like everyone except Roddick and Murray. Hate both those arrogant twats.
I pretty much like everyone except Roddick and Murray. Hate both those arrogant twats.
Tell me exactly how Murray is arrogant.
I pretty much like everyone except Roddick and Murray. Hate both those arrogant twats.
Tell me exactly how Murray is arrogant.
The way he jumps around screaming and acting like a brat after certain points or sets. The way he flexes his biceps when he wins. The way Murraymania goes to his head. He has a disgraceful attitude. Then again he is Scottish.
I pretty much like everyone except Roddick and Murray. Hate both those arrogant twats.
Tell me exactly how Murray is arrogant.
The way he jumps around screaming and acting like a brat after certain points or sets. The way he flexes his biceps when he wins. The way Murraymania goes to his head. He has a disgraceful attitude. Then again he is Scottish.
Ok, he is flamboyant on the court. Unfortunately, he seems to have toned it down a bit. Do you support any Football players that jump around or scream?!?? Not sure what acting like a brat entails. He doesn't break as many rackets as Federer does anyway!
I haven't seen much to show Murraymania going to his head. He's acted pretty similar whether the media have hated him or liked him.