French Open 2009

[ace3g]

randomly going through the photos from Yahoo Sports for the French Open

this picture is in the gallery with the caption:

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/1a/fullj.cee0923491c04076fced944461228ab2/cee0923491c04076fced944461228ab2-getty-tennis-fra-open-roland-garros.jpg

A woman breast feeds her child as she attends the French Open tennis second round match between French player Arnaud Clement and Belgian player Christophe Rochus on May 28, 2009 at Roland Garros stadium in Paris.

[ace3g]

look who was there:

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090528/capt.rog21005281719.france_tennis_french_open_rog2 10.jpg
http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090528/capt.rog20905281719.france_tennis_french_open_rog2 09.jpg

[DAF86]

Tony was in the UCL finals too.

I have Nadal and Safina winning it all in RG, let's see what happens.

[Libri]

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I think the guy behind of that woman is jealous of the kid.

[sonic21]

i have seats for the center court for wednesday, i'm hoping for monfils/federer and tsonga/djokovic matches :hat

[DAF86]

i have seats for the center court for wednesday, i'm hoping for monfils/federer and tsonga/djokovic matches :hat

Lucky SOB! good for you but I think you won't get your dream matchups, IMO the quarters will be Federer/Roddick and Djokovic/Del Potro.

[sonic21]

well del potro is favourite against tsonga, but monfils will win easily against roddick.

[DAF86]

well del potro is favourite against tsonga, but monfils will win easily against roddick.

IDK Roddick is playing really well and Monfils is injured, game wise in clay I agree: Monfils should win but I think that Roddick will pull it off out of mental toughness only, in fact I wouldn't be too surprise if Monfils retires in that game like he did in Australia against Simon, when later he admitted that it was a more of a "mental injury" than a physical one. I'd love to see Monfils beating Roddick but I don't think it will happen.

[sonic21]

i didn't think he'd go far too, but i've watched the 1st 2 games of monfils and he was impressive so we'll see.

[DAF86]

I have Nadal and Safina winning it all in RG, let's see what happens.

Semifinals predictions for the men's side-

Nadal def. Gonzalez

Djokovic def. Federer

Final-

Nadal def Djokovic

[carina_gino20]

damn...:depressed Rafa just lost to Soderling in 4 sets

[DAF86]

damn...:depressed Rafa just lost to Soderling in 4 sets

Yeah I just saw it, unbelievable.

[lefty]

Nadal has been jinxed by this month's edition of Men's FItness :

http://www.mensfitness.com/images/mf/209747/14730.jpg

[TheProfessor]

Truly shocking. We'll see if Federer can take advantage and complete the career grand slam.

[dbreiden83080]

Truly shocking. We'll see if Federer can take advantage and complete the career grand slam.

This is it, Rogers whole career right here. Now or never, get it done and put that final piece of the puzzle together..

[carina_gino20]

This is it, Rogers whole career right here. Now or never, get it done and put that final piece of the puzzle together..

Exactly. Even Rafa said that if anyone deserves it, it's Roger. Let's hope Roger finally wins that elusive FO trophy.

[TheProfessor]

Exactly. Even Rafa said that if anyone deserves it, it's Roger. Let's hope Roger finally wins that elusive FO trophy.
Classy quote from Rafa. I'll be rooting hard for Federer, and I wouldn't be surprised if he does as well.

[1Parker1]

Wow, just wow. I never would have guessed Nadal losing. He's been playing out of his mind.

This is basically Federer's to lose, especially with Djokovic out too. Federer has a chance for redemption and to take everyone forget the mess he has last year. How ironic would be it be if he ends up winning the 14th to tie Sampras at the French Open?

[carina_gino20]

Not looking very good right now. Roland Garros is just bizarro world this year. Roger is down 2 sets to Haas. Come on, Rog!

[dbreiden83080]

Not looking very good right now. Roland Garros is just bizarro world this year. Roger is down 2 sets to Haas. Come on, Rog!

Roger survives in 5. I hate to say it but he is just not the same guy he was a few years ago. Strange cause he's still pretty young..

[carina_gino20]

Yeah. But I'm just glad he won. Good thing he woke up in time. It helped that Haas choked too. Tomorrow, Roger will have to rethink what went wrong in those first two sets. With Rafa and Nole out, it's really his best chance right now. He's got to take it.

[Pistons < Spurs]

Loved seeing Monfils destroy Roddick!!

Hopefully he beats Federer too. I'd like to see someone not named Rafa or Federer win some big tournaments.

[sonic21]

i have seats for the center court for wednesday, i'm hoping for monfils/federer and tsonga/djokovic matches :hat

:smokin

[DAF86]

:smokin

You won't be able to see Del Potro-Robredo right? I think in Chatrier there will only be a women and a men's match. (which will obviously be Federer/Monflis).

[sonic21]

You won't be able to see Del Potro-Robredo right? I think in Chatrier there will only be a women and a men's match. (which will obviously be Federer/Monflis).

delpotro-robredo will be on the Suzanne Lenglen, i will miss Stosur-Cirstea on the chatrier though, i'll still be at work.

p.s. the ambiance is better on the Lenglen, it's a little smaller and more convivial. It's my favourite court in RG.

[Brazil]

Go Monfils !! he can do that

[carina_gino20]

wow...Sharapova and Murray out.

[sonic21]

soderling was impressive today too

[Brazil]

For Shara it was quite expected : she spent 9 months w/o playing before the tournament, it's already a huge performance to reach this level.

[MB20]

Federer defeated Monfils.
Del Potro up 2 sets to 0 vs Robredo

[dbreiden83080]

2 more matches Roger, don't fuck up this is it...

[MB20]

Soderling finalist. Defeated Gonzalez 6-3 / 7-5 / 5-7 / 4-6 / 6-4
Federer - Del Potro next.

Go Del Potro !!!

[MB20]

Del Potro won the 1st set 6-3

[Kobulingam]

Fed on the way out. Nerves killed him.

[MB20]

Roger wins 2nd set 7-6 (7-2)

Del Potro wins 3rd set 6-2

[dbreiden83080]

How the fuck does NBC or ESPN not show this match? I can't even watch it, are you guys watching online??

[ace3g]

Federer up 4 to 1 in the 4th set

[MB20]

How the fuck does NBC or ESPN not show this match? I can't even watch it, are you guys watching online??

ESPN Latin America is showing it.

Roger wins 4th set 6-1

Last set. Go Juan Martin !!!! :hat

[ace3g]

Federer wins the 4th set 6-1

Sets go as follows:

Del Potro: 6-3 6-7 6-2 1-6
Federer: 3-6 7-6 2-6 6-1

[ace3g]

Porto serves first in the 5th set

[MB20]

And Federer breaks it. Roger up 1-0 and serves next.

[ace3g]

Federer wins the first break point of the 5th set up 1-0

[lebomb]

Its over now. Roger on to the finals. This guy thrives on 5 set matches.

[ace3g]

Federer now up 2-0 in the 5th

[dbreiden83080]

Its over now. Roger on to the finals. This guy thrives on 5 set matches.

Don't jinx the man

[MB20]

2-1 Federer up

[ace3g]

3-1 Fed

[lebomb]

Awwww shit, I did jinx Roger................3-3 now. Like I said, there is no way in hell Roger is going to win now.

[ace3g]

Del Potro double faults on his serve with Federer getting the break point to go up 4-3 in the 5th set

[MB20]

Awwww shit, I did jinx Roger................3-3 now. Like I said, there is no way in hell Roger is going to win now.

Your reverse jinx is working now. Rog breaks for a 4-3 lead.

[ace3g]

Fed now up 5-3 in the 5th set

[lebomb]

Your reverse jinx is working now. Rog breaks for a 4-3 lead.


LOL.................. yeah Roger sucks. He is done!!!

[ace3g]

Fed fought back from 0-40 for match point right now

[ace3g]

Fed up 5-4, serving for the match

[MB20]

Federer serving for match. Up 5-4

[MB20]

Congrats to Federer.
Good game.

[ace3g]

Fed wins!!!!!!

[ace3g]

both Semifinals went to a 5th set, they got their money worth

[MB20]

Roger won with his experience.
Del Potro has a bright future. He is only 20 years old.

[lebomb]

:hat ..................... reverse jinxage

[dbreiden83080]

Fed survives but he is for sure feeling the pressure..

[ace3g]

9/8 central on NBC: French Open Men's Final

Federer tries to tie Sampras record of 14 Grand Slam titles and as well as a Career Grand Slam

[ace3g]

Fed wins the first break point from Soderling, up 1-0 in the first set

[ace3g]

2-0 now in the first set for Fed, it looks like he has been working on his drop shot, because the entire tournament, the ball just dies when it hits the clay, he has won a lot of key points with the drop shot this tournament. I wonder if that was something he was working on in preparation for Nadal if they met in the Final

[ace3g]

now up 3-0 after another break point by Fed

[ace3g]

4-0 Fed

[ace3g]

4-1

[ace3g]

5-1

[ace3g]

Fed wins the first set 6-1

[ace3g]

Fed up 1-0 in the 2nd set

[ace3g]

1-1 in the 2nd set

[ace3g]

Fed up 2-1 in the 2nd set

[ace3g]

they just showed Tony Parker and Eva Longoria in the stands watching the match

[ace3g]

wow someone just jumped into the crowd and stole Federer's towel

[ace3g]

and made contact with Federer for a couple of seconds, the guy then jumped over the net onto Soderlings side, before a security guard tackled him

[ace3g]

2-2 in the 2nd set

[ace3g]

oh and what happened is a guy came down with a towel in his hand and jumped out of the stands and went right infront of Federer taunting him. Federer saw him in the corner of his eye and jumped back before the security went after him

[ace3g]

Fed up 3-2

[ace3g]

3-3 in the 2nd set

[ace3g]

Fed up 4-3

[ace3g]

its starting to rain, so the match might be delayed

[ace3g]

4-4 in the 2nd

[ace3g]

5-4 in the 2nd

[ace3g]

5-5 in the 2nd

[ace3g]

Fed up 6-5 in the 2nd set

[ace3g]

6-6 in the 2nd, going to a tiebreaker

[ace3g]

Fed wins 2nd set 7-6

[ace3g]

fed up 1-0 in the 3rd set

[ace3g]

2-0 in the 3rd for Fed

[ace3g]

Fed up 3-1 in the 3rd set

[ace3g]

Fed 2 points away

[ace3g]

sort of rushing his last couple of shots, Fed is feeling the moment, getting a little too ahead of himself

[ace3g]

championship point for Fed

[ace3g]

and he wins!!!!

[DAF86]

Ladies and gentlemen...


THE GOAT


http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv104/COCHIfz/wimbledon-champion-federer1.jpg

[ace3g]

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[ace3g]

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[ace3g]

here is the guy that jumped onto the court

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[ace3g]

Tony Parker and Eva:

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[ace3g]

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[ace3g]

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[dbreiden83080]

Security did an abysmal job with that guy. He ran all the way down the stands, got on the court and was next to Roger with that stupid flag for a good 8-10 seconds.. He could have attacked Roger, and injured him. The idiots in charge of security should all be fired..

[dbreiden83080]

And Fed officially The GOAT now!!

[SAtown]

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wtf :lmao

[ploto]

So happy for a great champion. I loved when that lone tear ran down his left cheek as they played his national anthem.

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[1Parker1]

Viva La Fed!!! :)

If anyone deserves this, it's Federer. :tu

[Brazil]

Sampras deserved it also

[dbreiden83080]

Sampras deserved it also

How so? He was a terrible clay court player. Never made a final and was out in the early RDs year after year. Fed has been the 2nd best Clay Courter in the world, losing only to probably the best clay courter of all time in Nadal..

[sonic21]

How so? He was a terrible clay court player. Never made a final and was out in the early RDs year after year. Fed has been the 2nd best Clay Courter in the world, losing only to probably the best clay courter of all time in Nadal..

actually he went to the SF in 1996 with 2 or 3 five-sets games, he was tired against kafelnikov.

[dbreiden83080]

actually he went to the SF in 1996 with 2 or 3 five-sets games, he was tired against kafelnikov.

And Fed was in the final 4 years in a row, there is no denying who the better clay court player is..

[1Parker1]

:lol Sampras wasn't even close to being the clay court player Federer has been. You can definitely make the case that if not for Nadal, Federer would have won the French Open at least 2-3 times by now. You definitely cannot make any argument that would make you say Sampras could have won the French 2-3 times. He only reached the semi's there once. Federer has reached the FINALS at the French 4 times.

[Brazil]

No doubt Fed is much clay court player than Sampras but at Sampras time there were more clay court players specialists than today, Sampras had to deal with Agassi, Bruguera, Courier, Muster, Kafel, Gustavo K, Moya...
I just think that for his whole carreer and achievements it would have been nice. On top of that it would have been nice to see a pure service and volley player winning the French open.

[dbreiden83080]

Gustavo K

He is a good one, man was a hell of a clay court player, the best one the French had seen in a long time before Nadal came along. But i think the overall argument against Fed in terms of competiton is not fair. He steamrolled Agassi towards the end of his run and Andre was ten times the player at 34 that he was at 24. He took out Samparas en route to his first Wimbledown crown, and Pete had enough left to still take the Open Crown and retire on top soon after. Some of the other guys in that era, Courier, Chang, Rafter, Kafelnikov, and the others mentioned, none of those guys would be serious threats to Roger IMO, especially on the grass and Hard courts.. Agassi said this about Fed after the US open final loss

"He's the best I've ever played against," Agassi said after falling to Federer 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-1 on Sunday in the U.S. Open final. "Pete was great. No question. But there was a place to get to with Pete. You knew what you had to do. If you do it, it could be on your terms. There's no such place like that with Roger"

[Brazil]

I think even if it's totally uncheckable Moya, Muster, Bruguera would give a lot of headache to Roger.

Anyway IMO we can safely say now that Fed is the greatest tennis player ever, he became the equivalent of MJ, Shum etc... If I were him I would spend the rest of my career to try to achieve the Grand Slam the 4 in a row.

[MB20]

Do you like tennis?

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/2905/tzjwt.jpg (http://img31.imageshack.us/i/tzjwt.jpg/)

:lol