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re: Official Austrailian Open 2011 Thread

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Posted by BayouBengals03
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Posted on 1/25/11 at 1:55 pm to
Djokovic at 8/1 is looking really good for me.

I think he wins this tournament. Or at least gets to the final and allows me to hedge my bet with a little on Nadal.
Posted by TulaneTigerFan
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Posted on 1/25/11 at 1:57 pm to
I'd kind of like to see a Murray/Djokovic final. It's time for some new blood in men's tennis.
Posted by BayouBengals03
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Posted on 1/25/11 at 2:01 pm to
Nadal/Djokovic haven't played in a enough finals for me to want something else. It's the next good mini-rivalry IMO.

frick Murray. I hope he never wins.
Posted by TulaneTigerFan
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Posted on 1/25/11 at 2:04 pm to
I'm hoping Murray takes Nadal out. It should be a great match, assuming they both win. They played a ridiculously close three setter at the YEC
Posted by BayouBengals03
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Posted on 1/25/11 at 2:10 pm to
Murray is a douche. I don't see how anyone can cheer for him.

Or how anyone could cheer against Nadal.
Posted by WelcomeToDeathValley
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Posted on 1/25/11 at 2:13 pm to
theres pretty much nothing to dislike about Nadal, I dont get it either.

:hatersgonhate:
Posted by BayouBengals03
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Posted on 1/25/11 at 2:15 pm to
quote:

theres pretty much nothing to dislike about Nadal, I dont get it either.

There's really not. Great player, fun to watch, and most importantly, possibly the most gracious person out there. He's a really nice guy.
Posted by TulaneTigerFan
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Posted on 1/25/11 at 2:16 pm to
I let overzealous, unknowledgeable fans cloud my judgement when it comes to certain players. Nadal has some ridiculous fans who come out of the woodwork everytime he wins a major.
Posted by TigerStripes06
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Posted on 1/25/11 at 2:25 pm to
he has some work to do, but he's a great player and seems to be a great guy.
Posted by WelcomeToDeathValley
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Posted on 1/25/11 at 2:33 pm to
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There's really not. Great player, fun to watch, and most importantly, possibly the most gracious person out there. He's a really nice guy.


Hes a good example of having massive amounts of swag without coming off as cocky.
Unless people want to count his scowl, which is awesome.
Always giving other players a lot of respect too.

quote:

Nadal has some ridiculous fans who come out of the woodwork everytime he wins a major.


I imagine this turns into Fed bashing?
This post was edited on 1/25/11 at 2:35 pm
Posted by pwejr88
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Posted on 1/25/11 at 2:33 pm to
I'm ready for tonight.





Posted by TulaneTigerFan
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Posted on 1/25/11 at 2:38 pm to
quote:

I imagine this turns into Fed bashing?


Most of the time. For example there was an article on Monfils choking on tennis.com in which the comments section under the article turned into a flamefest. Nadal fans bashing Federer and going on about how undefeatable Rafa is. I repeatedly see stuff like that on tennis sites and forums. It's highly annoying IMHO
Posted by WelcomeToDeathValley
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Posted on 1/25/11 at 2:48 pm to
pretty stupid
I have no dog in that fight, I just love watching them play; the level is so ridiculous.
Posted by Bunk Moreland
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Posted on 1/25/11 at 2:54 pm to
LMAO.

His ADD/OCD is just too much for me, plus I think he pulls a lot of bullshite gamesmanship out there. The buttpicking every point. Before every serve, he wipes the hair/sweat that's not really in the way away just before the buttpick that's just before the serve. Takes forever between points. Questionable use of injury timeouts. Water bottles arranged in a certain way. Always shaking that leg on the changeovers like he has to take a piss. And his game is ugly and grinding. Off the court, he is the most humble, gracious guy, though. Fed is sort of the opposite. Off the court, he's half a pheyg/metro, a little annoying, always hanging out with fashion mavens and his buddies Gavin/Gwen, on and on. But he is so smooth on court, no gimmicks, no delays, so easy to watch.

Murray is a twink, but he works his arse off and I want to see him or Joker take this.
Posted by TigerStripes06
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Posted on 1/25/11 at 2:58 pm to
I'd like to see murray shave.
Posted by Poet
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Posted on 1/25/11 at 4:50 pm to
quote:

Takes forever between points.


This makes me crazy. We saw him play in Indian Wells and it was worse without the camera shots and commentators on TV to entertain you while he piddles around and picks his butt. I was timing him. Slooooow. However, seeing him up close on the practice courts - the raquet head speed is unreal. The ball sounds like its going to explode when it comes off his racquet. WOW. Rafa's groundstrokes and Roddick's serve were by far the most impressive things I saw there. Again - WOW

I have a strong dislike for Djokovic. He's cocky and whiny. A terrible combination.
This post was edited on 1/25/11 at 4:51 pm
Posted by barry
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Posted on 1/25/11 at 5:21 pm to
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. And his game is ugly and grinding.
Posted by pwejr88
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Posted on 1/25/11 at 6:39 pm to
Who would everyone bone out of the two chicks playing?

Posted by lsu31always
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Posted on 1/25/11 at 6:48 pm to
You can't ask that question and not post pics
Posted by pwejr88
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Posted on 1/25/11 at 7:17 pm to
This is a thread in which the posters should be watching the match.


But hold on....
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