nadal v djokovic

[Botany]

these guys are good!

[joeybee12]

1. Praise Jebus!

Djoker took the second set from that roided-out blood-doping asshat!

[Botany]

2. don't fuck w/ the Rafa

[dhill926]

3. I'm sure there's....

irrefutable proof that Rafa dopes? Or maybe he's just an incredible athlete and competitor. And this is coming from a Fed fan...

[TBF]

5. I've been a Fed fan since he came out of Juniors -

and while I don't go on about it much I wouldn't be at all surprised if Rafa and Serena have had experience with steroids.

I don't think Djoker has ... but I also don't think he's all that great. He can get the balls back, ala Agassi, but he just happened to be enough younger than Fed and stepped into the vacuum as Fed aged.

I'm waiting for some of the younger guys to have some faith now and step their games up. We're due a few good young guys - remember when Marat Safin won the US Open at age 20? Roger was just a bit older when he won Wimbledon the first time.

[Botany]

6. Djokovic is really great

You don't get to be ranked #1 in the world and to win and or make the semi-finals or
finals to all those grand slam events for so many years* w/out having mad skills ....
Some of the rallies that he and Rafa hit yesterday were some of the greatest I have ever seen.

I think Stanislas Wawrinka is the next player to be one of the "big ones." aka Fed
(father time is catching up w/ him) Murray, Rafa, and Djokovic. I don't see any American
man who is even close to being a top player in the world.


* He has made the finals or semi finals for all the majors for the last 14 tournaments ....
that is 3 1/2 years.

[TBF]

7. Meh -

not that impressed. Stan is ok, but he is older too. It's interesting to me that all the guys right now who can even threaten the "big 4" are older. That was the thing with Federer - he was so good that players (with the one exception of Rafa) didn't even have a chance until he slowed down.

Young players to watch -- Can't stand Milos Raonic but he is the age and has the skill to break through. Tomic is an up and comer, but that father of his has dampened his chances. Grigor Dimitrov from Bulgaria. From the US - maybe Ryan Harrison. Ryan is young enough that he could have a chance.

[a kennedy]

4. Did Mary Carillo go wild over how much money nadal made winning the US Open??? and did she

ask him how he was going to spend it like she did to Serena?? What balls that woman has asking Serena what's she going to do with the money. That was really uncalled for and I'm still pissed about it.....can you tell??

[bigwillq]

8. So happy for Rafa! WOO HOO!