Breakthrough player of 2011

[JJ_DUBZ_87]

he is younger... got that Canadian swag goin on that ladies dig

[djarvik]

Canadian swag!!!

My favorite starting now!

[JJ_DUBZ_87]

Lol

[Cro Morgan]

Verdasco has better hair. End of discussion.

[jayl0ve]

....he has a faux-hawk....sorry but that is a faux-pas

[JJ_DUBZ_87]

Verdasco has better hair. End of discussion.

Raonic is cleanin his look up a little tho... less "all-over-the-place"

But yeah in that dept Verdasco's got him beat... the gelled faux-hawk...

[Mike Rotchtickles]

What's really funny is that Fernando is capable of serving really really big serves (he hit a 150 mph fault that barely missed recently) himself so I'm not quite sure what he's so mad about.

He's just mad that he got beat. That's all.
Those two losses seem to have sent his brain into deep freeze mode. He just needs to give that sumbitch a couple good smacks upside the top to see if he can get it working again.

[Cro Morgan]

He just needs to give that sumbitch a couple good smacks upside the top to see if he can get it working again.

He would have done that already, if doing so wouldn't make a mess of his hair. He's torn, I'm sure.

[djarvik]

Erny must avoid alcohol before first round matches

Gulbis v Petzschner
...or should I say, the Gulbis Show. The guy is crazy, we know that right, but today was a bitchfest at his best! Ernests is famous for complaining and kicking himself after each and every error. Today, his rackets spent more time flying and hitting the ground than hitting tennis balls. He tried a new combination of frustration gestures: throwing the racket, trying to pick it up, failing to do so, pretending it's a balloon and destroying it by foot. I had never seen that before! He also hid his face in his shirt and stood like that for a full minute, so that the umpire went for a "Are you okay Ernests ?", to which he answered "Yeah, can't you tell I'm fine ?". Petzschner had fun moonballing, slicing everything back, not missing any of his volleys, which you can imagine drove the Letton even crazier. The most surprising aspect of Gulbis's furor was that he found ways to complaing when hitting some superb winners. And you can easily imagine what the awful ballboys-girls and linesmen-women endured, having to bear some absolutely hilarious death stares. After having lost the first set, he just turned into an error maching, sending every balls everywhere but on the court. I didn't manage to catch his coach, but he must have been destroyed at his student's performance. As a fan of Ernests, I quickly understood that it would be more a comic performance than a real match, and on that I can't say he disappointed me.
Not much to say about Petzschner then, who was one of the medused spectator and who just walked through the match really.

[djarvik]

I have a good feeling about the next few years, between the 12-y/o body of Raonic, stupidly good shot-making of The Dog and Erny with his ups and downs - it is a good time to be a tennis fan! Fun!

[VillaJ100]

Didnt dog lose in the 1st round of his tourny?

[djarvik]

Didnt dog lose in the 1st round of his tourny?

In Copa Claro, yeah....

...but it is fine. I think all three are going to have stellar years and finish inside top 20.

[VillaJ100]

Well.... two will....

[Coolhand Texas]

yea im not sold on gulbis

[djarvik]

ahhh... when was I eva wrong?


Gulbis is in need of a new Coach. Yes, Gummy is great, but Gummy is too soft.....he is trying to bring "balance" to a player that is perhaps more crazier then Safin was.....with more funds, planes and whores to his disposal.

Gilbert is the coach for him. T?hey will not get a long, but he is EXACTLY what Gulbis needs.