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by **AUSSIE_FABS** » Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:17

The tennis gods have had enough of rafa lol.

by **AUSSIE_FABS** » Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:04

VillaJ100 wrote: Nadal to win 6-4 6-2.

Good call.

Ferrer is a very good clay court player so he should push nadal. However so is ferrero and look what rafa did to him lol. Also ferrero is best clay court player this year with back to back tourneys 1 of em against ferrer in final then he lost in 3rd final in a row against ferrer.

by **maximo** » Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:59

ferrero is not strong enough mentally yet for playing with top 5 players, but he will be.

by **NickZ3535** » Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:07

maximo wrote:ferrero is not strong enough mentally yet for playing with top 5 players, but he will be.

He will be? When? He's already 30 years old and well past his prime... (remember he was already #1 in the world at one point).

Or do you mean coming back from injury?

by **Moralspain** » Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:28

In my opinion Ferrero is done, i mean... he won´t get a big title again (Masters, Grand Slams),big credit for what he's done though.
That being said..one of my favorites of all time, i still remember when he beat Hewitt in the Davis final, great memories

by **maximo** » Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:48

yes , i know he is 30 years old, and he had his moment, was nº1 and won RG, i don´t mean he will win a master 1000 or a GS, i say that he can play better than he does with top ten players, i don´t say he can win nadal, federer or djokovic (it would be fantastic), only that the matches can be more close.

by **picachu211** » Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:21

If the stupid USTA did not mess up the schedule, Ferrero would have won USO 2003, and Roddick would remain slam-less.
Then Ferrero=Hewitt, and Roddick=Sodering/Baghdatis/Puerta/etc.

by **emate007** » Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:30

What? Explain yourself! How did the USTA screw Ferrero?

by **picachu211** » Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:41

I remember it rained a lot that year.
And they made Ferrero finish his semifinal the same day as his final.
SCANDALOUS!

by **emate007** » Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:50

Interesting, I saw the final, but had no idea Ferrero was playing his second match that day...
Scandalous indeed.

But I still would have put Roddick on top 2 days later.

by **djarvik** » Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:34

picachu211 wrote:If the stupid USTA did not mess up the schedule, Ferrero would have won USO 2003, and Roddick would remain slam-less.
Then Ferrero=Hewitt, and Roddick=Sodering/Baghdatis/Puerta/etc.

Naah man, not even close as far as comparing goes. Roddick been played consistently good (granted, not good enough to win majors) for years, while we may not hear from Soldering or Bagdatis in a few. Soldering just now hit the top form, who knows how long he can keep it up. Baghdatis is.....yep.
Even if Roddick would not have won USO, I would still place him above Baghhdatis and Soldering as far as their carrier goes

by **emate007** » Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:00

djarvik wrote:Even if Roddick would not have won USO, I would still place him above Baghhdatis and Soldering as far as their carrier goes

Agreed. He's been consistently in the top 10 since he reached #1. Both those other guys reached *1* GS final. And neither has been able to win a 1000 title or better. Roddick has a handful of 1000 titles and GS final appearances.

by **picachu211** » Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:46

OMG, would you guys chill? Patriotism much? :lol:

What I meant was, sadly, at the end of the day, only titles matter.
No one cares if you are 3-times Wimbledon runner-up, IMHO, if you have not won a slam, you are just not HOF-worthy.
OK, I admit maybe Puerta is overstretched. Without his slam, Roddick at least has had a Rios career.
If Roddick were not the only promising US player since Sampras-Agassi-Courier-Chang and got so overhyped, who would remember him 10 years down the road?
Heck, Korda retired just about 10 years ago.

by **Amazing Matheja** » Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00

picachu211 wrote:...
Heck, Korda retired just about 10 years ago.

After having stolen the Aussie from Rios!One of my hero at this time! :evil:

Korda got caught doped just after his winning Aussie (Nandrolone,if i'm right) and was banned after...THIEF! :evil:

PS:I don't care if Rios was doped or not,i liked him a lot!This devil little guy was a pure genius!Korda was awful to watch...

by **emate007** » Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:10

picachu211 wrote:OMG, would you guys chill? Patriotism much?
What I meant was, sadly, at the end of the day, only titles matter.
No one cares if you are 3-times Wimbledon runner-up, IMHO, if you have not won a slam, you are just not HOF-worthy.

Well yeah, that was my point - only titles matter. Patriotism has nothing to do with it (OK, maybe a little because I identify with and share Roddick's attitude/sense of humor). The fact is, he's a much more consistent player year after year. I'm not sure he's going to be inducted to the hall of fame, but he HAS won a slam.
So placing him in the Baghdatis category is no good, and I won't stand for it!

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