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The "Yay, False Hope Once Again!" Clay Season Thread

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#1 ·
Andy waited til almost the last possible minute to pull out of Monte Carlo, what a champ :)

Now he has 2 more weeks off til Rome, where he actually has some points to defend.

Then, brilliantly, he'll play 4 weeks in a row: Rome, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, RG.

One match Andy, come on you can do it :yeah:
 
#35 ·
Re: The "Yay, Let's Just Win 1 Match at RG, k?" Clay Season Thread

oh my gravy, ANDY GET YOUR DAMN ASS ON A CLAYCOURT :sobbing:
 
#36 ·
Re: The "Yay, Let's Just Win 1 Match at RG, k?" Clay Season Thread

Deb, he has 12 days before Rome, why would he possibly need to be on clay yet ;) :sobbing: ...May 1st maybe ?!
 
#37 ·
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#38 ·
Re: The "Yay, Let's Just Win 1 Match at RG, k?" Clay Season Thread

Maybe, if someone told him that the more practice and matches he gets now on European clay, the better his chances for DC will be, he might start sooner! :rolleyes:
 
#41 ·
Re: The "Yay, Let's Just Win 1 Match at RG, k?" Clay Season Thread

Maybe, if someone told him that the more practice and matches he gets now on European clay, the better his chances for DC will be, he might start sooner! :rolleyes:
maybe :tape:

Mardy is Andy's long-time friend and teammate. I can guarantee you that his bachelor party is much more important to Andy (and to James) than any tennis tournament.

Not attending the bachelor party would be a major violation of the "guy rules".
Oh, I wasn't suggesting he shouldn't attend - I think he and James helped plan it even. But they didn't have to do it right now when these guys need serious practice on clay - Mardy included. He's not getting married til September :p
 
#39 ·
Re: The "Yay, Let's Just Win 1 Match at RG, k?" Clay Season Thread

I just saw this on MSNBC.com I posted it in the news thread seems James was there too. This was probably Mardy's or has that already been and gone? Whatever, this boy needs his ass kicked into gear, who see a first round loss in Rome? Oh BTW Sammy just won his match in Monte Carlo, yayyyyy Sammy!!!!
 
#40 ·
Re: The "Yay, Let's Just Win 1 Match at RG, k?" Clay Season Thread

Mardy is Andy's long-time friend and teammate. I can guarantee you that his bachelor party is much more important to Andy (and to James) than any tennis tournament.

Not attending the bachelor party would be a major violation of the "guy rules".
 
#51 ·
Re: The "Yay, Let's Just Win 1 Match at RG, k?" Clay Season Thread

No tennis on my TV until Roland Garros. :lol: It's tennis off-season for ALL Americans not just the players. ;)

btw, Thread Goddess (whoever you are ;) ), I disagree with this title "Yay, Let's Just Win 1 Match at RG, k?" Clay Season Thread. Andy has shown us plenty of times that he is capable of winning one measley match at RG, but he has yet to show us that he can get to the QFs which we all know he's perfectly capable of doing if he would set his mind to it. :( I wish there was some way we could convince him that RG is really Davis Cup.
 
#52 ·
Re: The "Yay, Let's Just Win 1 Match at RG, k?" Clay Season Thread

Perhaps we can send all of the netheads over there to fool him?
 
#53 ·
Re: The "Yay, Let's Just Win 1 Match at RG, k?" Clay Season Thread

He hasn't won a match at RG in what, 3 years? I think asking for 1 win is good for now ;)

btw, Andy looks like the real shlub now, after James took a late WC into Barcelona. Good one Andy, impressing us as always:D
 
#55 ·
Re: The "Yay, Let's Just Win 1 Match at RG, k?" Clay Season Thread

Andy's just manipulating his schedule carefully so that he peaks in Dusseldorf. It's all part of his master plan.
 
#56 ·
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yes, that worked amazingly well the last time he played dusseldorf :worship:
 
#58 ·
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:yeah:
 
#59 ·
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Hmm well I don't mean to brag (well yes I do cos I don't do it too often) but we were spoilt all week once again with good tennis from Monte Carlo. Yesterday's final was awesome yet I am confused as why Roger suddenly has these kind of melt downs oh well onwards and upwards.

At this time of year I am always surprised if an American plays on clay but well done to Sammy for beating Gasquet - no mean feat. Hmmm can't wait until Rome which begins next week.
 
#60 ·
Re: The "Yay, Let's Just Win 1 Match at RG, k?" Clay Season Thread

Hmm well I don't mean to brag (well yes I do cos I don't do it too often) but we were spoilt all week once again with good tennis from Monte Carlo. Yesterday's final was awesome yet I am confused as why Roger suddenly has these kind of melt downs oh well onwards and upwards.

At this time of year I am always surprised if an American plays on clay but well done to Sammy for beating Gasquet - no mean feat. Hmmm can't wait until Rome which begins next week.
Much as I'm glad to have tennis on my TV, since it doesn't happen often, I don't understand why they can't do a better job at MC. It's so difficult to see the ball and I lost count of the number of times they lost feed.

IMO, the only good thing about the clay season is that the grass season is just around the corner. Guess Andy and I have something in common after all :lol:
 
#61 ·
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I think that the conclusion in GM about the ball at MC is due to the camera angle that they have it at - when they do show the 2nd court it's not nearly as bad. Shame they can't fix that though, since it's so difficult to watch and you'd think they'd be aware of it after all these years!
 
#62 ·
Re: The "Yay, Let's Just Win 1 Match at RG, k?" Clay Season Thread

That is what my coach was saying last night. Online the court isn't as dazzling so you can see the ball. However I think they should change the colour of the balls for clay court matches, black would be really good but that ain't gonna happen.
 
#63 ·
Re: The "Yay, Let's Just Win 1 Match at RG, k?" Clay Season Thread

No it's just the angle, and the exact color of the MC Courts which get a little orangey when it's sunny so the ball kind of blends in. They just need to move the camera :shrug:
 
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