Australian Open 2011: Place Your Bets

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Who will prevail in Melbourne?

Rafael Nadal
6
18%
Roger Federer
14
41%
Robin Soderling
3
9%
Andy Murray
4
12%
Tomas Berdych
0
No votes
Andy Roddick
3
9%
Fernando Verdasco
0
No votes
Ernests Gulbis
1
3%
No one on this crap list. I think ________ will win.
3
9%
 
Total votes : 34

Postby JJ_DUBZ_87 » Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:06

Mucho respect to Nadal for not retiring... we were just talking about if his body could withstand the consistent pounding it takes... :cry:
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Postby SoundfSilence » Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:28

Cro Morgan wrote:Yep, looks like we'll be seeing Murray in another Grand Slam final. Image


Murray Vs Federer final on the cards. Only this time, Andy will have his revenge :devil
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Postby djarvik » Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:32

If Murray will not win GS this time, he never will. I think he is playing the best tennis he can at the moment. No more upside. ...and I think it is enough to win a GS.

I don't like Murray, but I think he is the favorite at the moment. Well done.
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Postby Moralspain » Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:37

ok just got home from work, what the heck happened? because it's ABSOLOTULEY IMPOSSIBLE Ferrer can beat Nadal in straights ( he can beat Rafa, of course, but not in 3)
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Postby Moralspain » Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:42

never mind i read your posts, he should have retired then, if you're injured there's no problem with quitting, it's not a lack of respect for the crowd
well let's see if Ferrer is able is able to beat Murray, although i think Murray will have more chances to beat Federer in an hipothetical final, and that's what i want :evil:
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Postby SoundfSilence » Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:46

Moralspain wrote:ok just got home from work, what the heck happened? because it's ABSOLOTULEY IMPOSSIBLE Ferrer can beat Nadal in straights ( he can beat Rafa, of course, but not in 3)


I thought like you Moralspain, when I saw the news headlines... But yeah, really sad for Rafa.
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Postby JJ_DUBZ_87 » Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:47

SoundfSilence wrote:
Moralspain wrote:ok just got home from work, what the heck happened? because it's ABSOLOTULEY IMPOSSIBLE Ferrer can beat Nadal in straights ( he can beat Rafa, of course, but not in 3)


I thought like you Moralspain, when I saw the news headlines... But yeah, really sad for Rafa.


That makes 3 of us. I got the email update and yelled "WHAT?!?!?!?!" That was a respectable move playing it out... but I'm sure it was painful to watch his hindered movement. :(
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Postby Moralspain » Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:01

i read it was a torn fibres in his left leg


No me gusta retirarme. No me retiré porque no tenía tanto dolor como para abandonar. Me retiro cuando no puedo más de dolor. Y aquí no era el caso. No me retiro porque puedo jugar. A un nivel 'X', que no voy a decir y que no me dio para ganar a un rival que jugó a un gran nivel", explicó.
"No retirarme ha sido lo normal para mí. Hay mucha gente pendiente de esto y no me gusta retirarme. La sensación que queda es fea y prefiero seguir intentándolo", agregó Rafael Nadal tras el encuentro.



I don't like quitting. I didn't quit because i didn't have so much pain to quit. I quit when i can't put up with the pain, this was not the case. I don't quit because i can play, at a 'X' level, i'm not gonna say what level, which was not enough to beat a player who played well"

Not leaving the match was normal for me. Lot of people are watching this and i don't like quitting. The feeling when that happens is bad and i like keep trying before making that decision


more or less that would be the translation

PS: did i type "quit"? hahaha
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Postby JJ_DUBZ_87 » Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:50

Moralspain wrote:PS: did i type "quit"? hahaha


lol yeah I peeped that... we get it tho ;)
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Postby fedfan » Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:09

Ive read he was on the verge of tears it was that painful, sad to see his great run ended in this fashion. Hopefully with some time off and can heal, if not and he is out for a bit then Federer for the calendar Grand Slam to reach 20! :D
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Postby Coolhand Texas » Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:05

yea i read an article that a camera man zoomed in on him during a changeover and he could see tears. That means nadal was in some serious pain, not just your regular injury
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Postby Andymachine » Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:11

i also think its safe to say if it was any other match he wouldve retired or just not played , but he was aiming for 4 in a row here GS
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Postby VillaJ100 » Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:34

Andymachine wrote:i also think its safe to say if it was any other match he wouldve retired or just not played , but he was aiming for 4 in a row here GS


sounds true! he will probably rest now until the american tournies.
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Postby fedfan » Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:07

Credit to Ferrer though he really dealt with the whole situation very well and played exactly the right way, running Nadal ragged without relenting, a lot of players would still have struggled to put Nadal away.

Interesting to see how Murray performs now he is expected to win when he has probably been expecting Nadal from the start, Ferrer can hit balls all day you really have to put him away.
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Postby Moralspain » Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:09

fedfan wrote:Credit to Ferrer though he really dealt with the whole situation very well and played exactly the right way, running Nadal ragged without relenting, a lot of players would still have struggled to put Nadal away.

Interesting to see how Murray performs now he is expected to win when he has probably been expecting Nadal from the start, Ferrer can hit balls all day you really have to put him away.


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