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Richie will be back! WOoooooooohhHHOOooooo!!!!!

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So no MC for Richie :sad:

Oh well, we still have Barcelona-Rome-Estoril-Madrid to look forward to before RG!! :D

Assuming he doesn't pull out of those either :bigcry:

Get well Richie, rest up and come back healthy again :hug:

Meanwhile, here is a pic of Richie with his 2006 Gstaad trophy to get us in the mood :angel:

 
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I'm too much sad about this loss as you girls are, and sometimes i try to find out some reasons for some problems that are happening, but one thing is right: richard is very talented, but he hasn't improved his tennis in these last years. When i watch murray sometimes, i think his coach must be very proud of him. He's improving and rising. Murray is one player that certainly will give nadal so much trouble in the future.
 
#445 ·
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I'm too much sad about this loss as you girls are, and sometimes i try to found out some reasons for some problems that are happening, but one thing is right: richard is very talented, but he hasn't improved his tennis in these last years. When i watch murray sometimes, i think his couch must be very proud of him. He's improving and rising. Murray is one player that ceartainly will give nadal so much trouble in the future.
I'm more of a Rafa fan than a Murray fan (although I like Andy) but I think he will be challenging for number 1 by the end of 2009 and it will be close.

I think Andy had a lot of the same probs Richie had last year re injuries and playing to his potential but he has totally sorted out his fitness and built a team around him and Richie should look at that.
 
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#455 ·
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:(
i thought he would win, but i expected he might lose
im not overly concerned like a lot of people are :shrug:
its hard to know what to expect in the first tournament back from an injury...
 
#456 ·
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:(
i thought he would win, but i expected he might lose
im not overly concerned like a lot of people are :shrug:
its hard to know what to expect in the first tournament back from an injury...
Yes,thats my general feeling too;)
 
#459 ·
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I suppose at least he can't do worse than last year until queens. That has to be good right. Anything is an improvement.
 
#463 ·
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yeah that is one positive...any win = points
but this is where he really needs to utilise that to get up the rankings...
If Richard doesn't have the game at this point, ranking are meaningless. It doesn't matter if he is playing top 20 or top 100, we know the result eventually. What he needs is to start working on his game and improve it! I refuse to believe that he is doing everything he can and yet his level keeps dropping like a stone.
 
#461 ·
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yes if he wins just a few rounds in the next few weeks I imagine he would go up the rankings a fair bit.
 
#464 ·
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:awww: how disappointing. still, it's the first tournament in a while and he can't have played much because of his injury. Hopefully he'll do better next week where it's more important. :D
 
#465 ·
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I have a good feeling about Estoril. ;) Look what it did to Fed last year. :D
 
#468 ·
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The article in L'Equipe:
Privé de dessert
Battu par Christophe Rochus au terme d’un match qu’il qualifia lui-même de « dégueu », Richard Gasquet a posé un lapin à Nadal.

On attendait le septième épisode des aventures chez les grands de Richie de Sérignan face à Rafa de Manacor, aujourd’hui en huitièmes de finale à Barcelone. Mais Gasquet n’a pas su aller chercher son ticket choc, s’inclinant hier soir au terme d’un match sans queue ni tête devant le Belge Christophe Rochus (6-1, 6-7, 6-3). BARCELONE – (ESP) de notre envoyé spécial

« RICHARD GASQUET reste très dangereux. Il a un grand jeu d’attaque, un gros potentiel, un revers bellissime. En plus, il bouge bien sur terre, alors je me méfie. Christophe Rochus, pour moi, ce serait plus confortable. » Pas de problème M’sieur Nadal, vos souhaits de l’après-midi, dans la foulée de votre tranquille entrée dans le tournoi (6-2, 6-2 contre Gil), ont été exaucés dans la soirée. C’est bien le talentueux joueur belge, que vous avez néanmoins étrillé il y a trois mois à l’Open d’Australie (6-0, 6-2, 6-2), qui va se retrouver aujourd’hui face à vous.
Battu en trois manches hier soir à 21 h 15 (6-1, 6-7, 6-3), Richard Gasquet a quitté Barcelone et, de toute façon, il n’avait pas l’intention de reprendre la raquette de sitôt : « Au moins un ou deux jours sans, parce que là, je suis vraiment bien énervé. »
Comme il est difficile parfois de tout comprendre quand on voit Gasquet jouer au tennis. Phobie or not phobie ? Est-ce la peur d’affronter Nadal (l’un des trois joueurs qui habitent ses cauchemars avec Ferrer et Nalbandian) qui a retenu ses intentions au fond du court hier ? « Non, c’est pas ça, je jure que j’ai tout essayé. Vraiment. J’ai cherché. J’ai fait ce que j’ai pu. Mais je suis si prévisible du fond. Et puis, je joue si court, dans les carrés. Je suis facile à jouer en ce moment. » Est-ce la peur de se revoir en piteux état qui l’a poussé à demander au caméraman de Canal + d’arrêter de le filmer au début du troisième set ? Ce dernier était arrivé le jour même dans l’optique de saisir des images du Gasquet-Nadal pressenti ce jeudi, dans le cadre de la série documentaire lancée par la chaîne avec pour thème les nouveaux mousquetaires du tennis français... Il n’aura pas trop de bandes catalanes à dérusher. «C’est juste que j’étais mal à ce moment-là, se défendit Gasquet, qui alla ensuite s’excuser auprès du journaliste. J’étais tellement énervé de ce qui se passait dans ce match. Quand on entre un peu dans un état de folie, pfff, tout est possible... J’aurais pu encore plus péter les plombs, et puis le court est si petit, on voit tout ce qui se passe autour. »
Ça, c’est sûr, le court 3 du Real Club de Barcelone est petit. Il n’a pas de gradins qui le surplombent, juste une demi-douzaine de bancs qui le longent derrière la chaise d’arbitre. Gasquet connaît bien l’endroit, il y a passé tout son tournoi. Comme la veille, face à Hernych, il y a conclu le programme, étant le dernier à quitter le court. Comme la veille, à chaque fois qu’il s’asseyait au changement de côté, il avait sous les yeux le dos de la tribune principale du central, habillé d’une gigantesque affiche publicitaire pour le quotidien la Vanguardia. L’affiche mesure dix mètres de haut et trente de large. C’est plus grand qu’un court de tennis. Sur fond bleu se détache en blanc cette citation de Roger Federer, tirée d’une déclaration à la veille de la finale de Roland-Garros 2006 : « Je ne suis pas d’accord. Je l’ai dit des dizaines de fois. Le favori, c’est NADAL. »
Comme s’il était nécessaire de le rappeler à Gasquet... Dommage, car son premier tour, après un mois d’absence à cause d’une épaule en souffrance, avait été intéressant. Même hier, mené 6-1, 2-1, 40-0, il réagit pourtant avec quelques passages de haut niveau, puis retomba tout à coup dans ses travers au début du troisième set, où il effaça même une balle de 5-0. « Son entame de match n’était tout simplement pas digne d’un pro, trancha Guillaume Peyre, entraîneur frustré hier soir. Richard manque de rigueur avec lui-même. Il doit mettre le doigt sur le problème. Ce genre de défaite, soit tu construis dessus, soit tu cherches des excuses et ça bouge pas. » « J’avais les jambes lourdes, le bras lourd, du mal à me concentrer, comptabilisa Gasquet. Un match aussi “dégueu” n’augure pas forcément d’une grande saison sur terre. Le seul point positif, c’est que je n’ai plus mal à l’épaule. Mais bon, voilà, ça montre qu’il faut se remettre en question, encore et encore. C’est le cas pour tous les joueurs de toute façon. À part Nadal. »
JULIEN REBOULLET
 
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Comme il est difficile parfois de tout comprendre....
That's exactly how I feel after reading the article. I know as much as I did before. :eek:
 
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well dont understand him at all and its been quite a long time now.I think even peyre is having white hair with richard right now.
He said he felt his arm,legs were so heavy yesterday but I want to say one thing: WHY????????????
peyre is right on his analyse, the start of richard was not worthy of a tennis professional.
That was disgusting from every part of his game and I agree with Vlad, his game is declining. Anything is at his right place now. His game has declined so much.
Dont know what is going on with him,in his head but he 's totally "OUT"
I dont want to stay frustrated with his kind of shitty matches and awful loss against nobodies, better stop tennis and do something else cause right now he just get his supporters annoyed and feel they waste their time. Better retire ,it would be more simple.
 
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I dont want to stay frustrated with his kind of shitty matches and awful loss against nobodies, better stop tennis and do something else cause right now he just get his supporters annoyed and feel they waste their time. Better retire ,it would be more simple.
Don't you think he'll be even more annoyed than we all? For a cure I recommend www.rafaelnadal.com, but I doubt it'll make you happy. ;) Come on, hang in, Lisa! :wavey:
 
#472 ·
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Oh Amira,:hug: I know it's difficult and we all feel frustrated for him but try not to lose heart, he is still a great person and at some point I still think he will turn things around. I'm forever the optimist but at the moment, no, things are not going well. You really have been one of Richard's most loyal supporters and one of the few French people who post on here, we don't want to lose you. Hang on in there :kiss:
 
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Oh Amira,:hug: I know it's difficult and we all feel frustrated for him but try not to lose heart, he is still a great person and at some point I still think he will turn things around. I'm forever the optimist but at the moment, no, things are not going well. You really have been one of Richard's most loyal supporters and one of the few French people who post on here, we don't want to lose you. Hang on in there :kiss:
thank you vicky.Thank you all. I've been a richard supporter for years now and right now I feel a little bit tired of those bad losses. Above those defeats ,its more about the "lack of results", like if he's not improving, worse: declining.
I am less and less "involved" after this kind of awful losses, sucky matchs ,someone said richard seems like not to care about losing and I feel like it is becoming the same for me towards him.That's sad.:sad:
I try to stay positive and keep some hope he'll come back the way he was when he enjoyed being on a tennis court and play "inspired game". I dont see any inspiration from him nor real determination to bring the best out of him.
I hope for him to change the things up cause I think he deserves better than what he does today.

:wavey:
 
#475 · (Edited)
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Thanks for the article Fran.

The good news = no shoulder pain; the bad news = can't use that as an excuse for yesterday's play

The good news = he knows he sucked and is not thinking all is fine "Je suis facile à jouer en ce moment" (apparently so Richie); the bad news = sounds like he has no clue how to fix it and it doesn't bode well for his confidence for upcoming tournaments.

Funny when he talked about the small court - hey Richie, ya couldn't play from outer space yesterday?

And yes Lisa, hang in there, take a chill pill and accept the fact that you NEVER know which Richie will walk on the court - it's frustrating as hell (I'm sure not as frustrating to us as it is to him) but never boring and occassionally absolute joy. I'm a pro at this as my other faves are Nalbandian and Safin. I throw in Nadal too but it is boring to follow him these days, like it used to be with Fed.
 
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That was such a sad article. :sobbing:
 
#482 ·
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omg cant believe richar lost to chris rochus 6-1, 6-7 (2-7), 6-3 at the italian masters GRRRR
come on richy make this ur year!! u can do it
Umm this was in Barcelona, the Rome masters are next week
 
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About Richard's first round match:
In the first set of his match against Jan Hernych, which he lost 4-6, a dangerous tendency was noticeable in Richard Gasquet’s play. As soon as he hit a shot that to him seemed good, the Frenchman virtually stopped playing the point, visibly sure the shot would be in and unreturned. However, more often than not, the shot would, in fact, be out or easily returned by the opponent. Gasquet would stay in the point, but become rather passive and uninterested, no longer trying to win it. While this type of attitude may be enough against the unheralded Czech, Richard may not be so lucky in the latter rounds.
http://www.talkabouttennis.com/content/2009-barcelona-open-bancosabadell-39/the-rundown-tuesday-8618/
 
#504 · (Edited)
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Oh Amira, please stay on the boards and the same goes for you Case, we know you mean well and you only say these things because you know he can do better and you want him to do better. He is a right old enigma isn't he? None of us can really work him out. I do feel though that there is probably some truth in the parental domination/not being allowed freedom to make his own choices etc.. in the past. However, I think he is growing up and who knows, maybe the partying/smoking could be his way of rebelling before he gets his head together. He is still so young.
 
#506 ·
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1st Round: Tsonga!!
If Richie has one good statistic this year, it is against other Frenchies. :p
 
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