How about a Potato Peelers Cheering Thread ????

Stop that potato now !!!!!!! he's ruining the game:D :D :D

Or maybe not Eggy! It's Cilla & I'm here to stalk you! Like my new name for ATP! :angel:

we want that thread from WTA world dragged onto here

as he is winning everything we need to put him off

If only Saint Carlos Moya could play him.

Saint Carlos :o as you so put him is No match for the potato !You know he will dominate the hardcourt season just like the grass :p Sorry Eggy Worldwide Potato domination is set to continue ;) :bounce:

Bring on the hard courts.......... hope Tommy Boy can peel him too :)

Marat, Tommy, Moya are the chief potato peelers

Hehehehe-Just remember the potato went on a 23 match winning streak on Hardcourts-I'll put money on him doing it again :D Sorry but I think your peelers are already blunt ;)

he did not! he went on a 23 match streak on US SOIL!!!

that does not count :p

we will sue the potato for sabotage

this behavior is not acceptable.

What we need is more flowers on every court as well.

nice girls holding balls in one hand and flowers in other, so when he asks for a ball they throw him a flower instead ;)

Boili you are a meanie...

Originally posted by Niminator
he did not! he went on a 23 match streak on US SOIL!!!

that does not count :p

hehehe I see you've thrown in your 2 cents Nimi! ;)

Flowers, Peelers, pfffft all trivial the US Open Crown is staying with Adelaide's awesome aussie and you all know it! :bounce:

ALA- Adelaide's Little Aussie...

heheehe ;) When he gets back to Adelaide they are having a street parade for him & even conscidering naming a road after the great one Lleyton Hewitt Drive :o :p :bounce:

:eek:

meani ??? its all part of the attempt to dig him out.

We need more peelers who are reading, willing and able to sacrifice themselves in the attempt to bring down the PotatoMan

i think Serena Williams just might have something to say about that ;)

What means Potato Peelers ?

Potato Peelers are ones who beat the PotatoMan (Hewitt) therefore known as Potato Peelers

but he blunts their peelers and stops them :mad:

We need more Peelers :D

Marat, Carlos etc

oooh lol i didnt know Hewitt was called that way.

Beto :hearts:

did u never check the ATP forum in WTAworld?

yes i did. But i just care about cute players in the ATP... so i have not any clue about Hewitt :D

LMAO

First post on this forum is dedicated to Lleyton Hewitt:

BRING HIM DOWN!

:D :angel:

see? even the Aussies dont like him :D

lol

:mad: Potato Peelers will never prosper :p Actually keep cheering for Lleyton to be peeled....It worked wonders at Wimbledon.....;)

OMG, she is right!

Originally posted by Niminator
OMG, she is right!

You know I am Nimi ;) Keep up the great work peelers! Lleyton appreciates the luck! :D :p

pffffffff :p

Pfffffft away Nimi! Peelers Rule! ROTFLMAO!! :bounce:

:p

;) :p

Originally posted by anabel
yes i did. But i just care about cute players in the ATP... so i have not any clue about Hewitt :D

LMFAO :D

hehe anabel ;)

Who's gonna be the next Peeler ????

Eggs and Potatoes, huh? Throw in some lettuce and we could have a nice Deviled Salad. ;) :p

LMAO! :p

Just P-E-E-L him!!!!!!

can't stand Lleyton for a minute........ :fiery:

y do u all hate hewitt so much?

erm.... i dunno :rolleyes:

'Cause he wins so much. ;) :p

lol, k.

Originally posted by Dr. Marly
'Cause he wins so much. ;) :p

Hehehehe!!

the satisfaction when he loses is so much greater ;)

We forgot Escude who is also an expert in the slicing and dicing of the Potato

Escude's peeler was out of commission ages ago :angel:

:D ;)

OMG I can't believe this thread is here again :eek:

Let my first post be here :o Peelers rule, too bad they fail ever so ;) :p

Ana?

It is so easy to recognize my Pat Rafter sig ;)

Hi Angele :wavey:

Angele, you didn't do a name switch like the rest of the Lleykis! :p

Everybody changed it except me :( I could ask one of the mods to change it for me but to what? :eek:

It is really funny how little posts the Lleyton hewitt board got compare to this thread :p ;)

I think this thread deserves to be converted into a Forum in the "players forums"..

Hi Nastya ;) good to see you made your way out of one swamp and into another ;)

too many intruders in this thread ......... :eek:

Hi Eggs, so am I considered as an intruder or just an innocent bystander?

You are both..;)

I take it I would be considered an intruder... pfff :p

I could ask one of the mods to change it for me but to what?

Barrie's Chick? :p

too many intruders in this thread .........

Aww, Eggy, don't be upset just because there are more Lleytonllovers than there are haters! :p

Thanks y_s, I guess I'll cheer for a peeler if it made in Russia :p

I'm starting to get the vibe from the Lleyki's that they don't like me too much though :o

Btw, Angele, I like your sig. :D

Gotta go now, more thunderstorms. :mad: When is the motherbitching rain going to STOP?? This is Texas, for crap's sake, not England.

It's rained so much, one of our trucks is literally stuck in the mud. :rolleyes:

Anyway, talk to y'all crazy Llekis and Peelers later! :wavey: :kiss:

PS~Ana, you're insane. We love you! :kiss: I, for one, just like to give you a hard time. :o ;) :p :kiss:

Originally posted by Dr. Marly


Barrie's Chick?

:rolleyes: :p

Bye bye Marly

I was starting to think you wanted to beat me because I was a Juju + Pat fan :o

:wavey:

Haha! Didnt take you long, Eggy!

I cant think of a better place for my first post ;)

I can't believe you've left is so long to diss Lleyton Jon!:eek: :eek: I'm disappointed you didn't do it sooner ;)

:wavey:

Well, this new board came as a complete shock...I have sent my peeler away fro resharpening...its quite sad really; I hope we can reach the comedy peeling heights of the original thread ;)

Aww, Lleyton looks sooo cute kissing the Wimbledon trophy. :hearts:

Indeed :)

I am confused.. Is this to cheer for those peeling or for those being peeled? Or both?

Actually I don't know but I'm from the Dominican Republic and until someone else comes along Dominican-Americans are for LLeyton and Nicolas "Nico" Lapenti and Marat and Guga and Andre and JCF

Anyway love the site, love the thread, love all things LLeyton

I think the peeler fans might have it backward. Wishing LLeyton would lose only helps him win ;) You might want to consider wishing him good luck instead but he is so good it doesn't really matter anyway. :bounce:

I think only Roger has beaten him on hardcourts in the last 12 months:) That was in Miami after LLey had played a tough 3setter against Marat. Let's just say it won't happen again.;)

Is this the Escude Cheering thread? :D

YES BECCA IT IS!!!!
Also a Marat one, & saint Carlos of Moya's one...

When I checked at the end of last year, the only active men who had played Hewitt more than once with a winning record over him were Escude and Corretja :o

So all hail Escude and Corretja ;)

Those stats may have changed, as I haven't checked.

Originally posted by y_s
I am confused.. Is this to cheer for those peeling or for those being peeled? Or both?

Both ;) :p

Woooooo! :bounce: Keep supporting LL Peelers your cheering is a catalyst for LL's Sucess ;) :p

Carlos Moya now leads him 3-2 :D

argghhhhhhhh at these intruders :fiery: :p

Thanks for the update TBE.

Then Moya, Escude, and Corretja should all be knighted - even though they aren't Brittish ;)

Clay Court Season is over now Eggy-No more Victory's for Moya. Hewitt is home on the hardcourts Baby! :bounce:

Carlos beat him in their only SLAM meeting as well and that was in Australia :D

Originally posted by TheBoiledEgg
Carlos beat him in their only SLAM meeting as well and that was in Australia :D

No matter, It is now of little importance. The only thing that is important is with the love & support or lack of it... from you peelers LL will defend his US Open Crown in style :D If LL knew about this thread I'm sure that he would thank you for being his lucky charm ;) If you peelers are really lucky he may even call this thread "A real Ripper" :p

"If you peelers are really lucky he may even call this thread "A real Ripper" "

I'm sorry, but LMAO :D

Originally posted by Rebecca
"If you peelers are really lucky he may even call this thread "A real Ripper" "

I'm sorry, but LMAO :D

:D The Aussie Charm is in abundance Becca! :p

How come the potato peelers thread is flooded with potato peelers fans?? :confused:

*kick kick* :p

go Maeike ;) attack :)

Maeike .......... can u get rid of them please :kiss: ;)

I think this thread is hilarious so I'm staying :p

You can't get rid of me Peelers! :p *kick kick* back to Maeike :p

leave my Maeike alone :p

I'd hit you if i was a woman :mad:

I thought you were........oops no that was my mistake!;)

what is this? a Potato Peelers Cheering Thread flooded with Pope supporters? i'm confused :confused: why don't they go start another Camel thread and leave us to frick alone? :p :eek:

down with the Potato!!! he will be boiled, peeled, sliced, diced, and mashed to a pulp at the US Open. i can feel it...;) ;)

and before the US Open as well


wonder why i don't like the "boiling" part :rolleyes:

Originally posted by TheBoiledEgg
wonder why i don't like the "boiling" part :rolleyes:

Pfffffft!!! LMAO!!!!

Originally posted by TheBoiledEgg
wonder why i don't like the "boiling" part :rolleyes:

LOL!! OK, he'll be grilled before the US Open and French Fried (Escude) at the USO. fair enuf?

much better ;)
u forgot baked and barbequed :D

now that would be brilliant

Now do you prefer your potatoes peeled before or after being grilled/fried/barbequed etc ??? ;)

i prefer my potatoes to be grilled in the first course round, BBQ'd in the second, mashed in the third (no butter), sliced and diced in the quarters, baked on the half-shell in the semis, and PEELED in the finals. assuming that it gets that far...:o :o :o

What do you get if you cross a Potato with a Chicken ???

Is that a trick question? :o

Tim Henman and Lleyton Hewitt playing doubles together? :o

I can't believe Lleyton agreed to partner the chicken...He has soooo much more class ;) Farmer Timmy was just kissin LL's ass after Ll crushed him in da indian wells final :o

Originally posted by TheBoiledEgg
What do you get if you cross a Potato with a Chicken ???

LOL! :) :D

a Po-Chicken?

a Chick-Tato?

a Spud with Wings?

a Flying Spud?

a Chicken full of Eyes?

French Fries with Feathers?

Tater Tots with Beaks?

Potato Chips with Gizzards?

what? what? :confused: :confused: :confused:

lol! :bounce:

Marat Safin will be the next Potato Peeler!!!! Vamos Marat!
:kiss: :kiss: It will be a REAL RIPPER! :eek:

hehe atpgirl ;)

very good TC ;)

I had meant it as a joke but without no real answer :rolleyes:
but you came up with some crackers :)


my fav ....... a Spud with Wings LOL

the Masters Series is approaching fast and that means

its time for the return of the Potato Peelers :D

so come on guys where ever you are, just remember to bring your peelers with you onto court.

Hi eggy :wavey: :kiss:

hi angele :wavey: :kiss:

How are you??

And it seems that for the moment the only peeler is the all-migtly stomach flu :o :p

I'm good :) and yourself ??

Which peeler would you like to avoid in rd1 ;)

I'm off to work :( Cya later :wavey:

P.S We'll continue this discussion later ;) :kiss:

right we have our 1st contestant in Toronto

good luck Felix Mantilla, may the peeler be with you ;)

Lud! you know things are rough when we have to rely on Felix the Cat! :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

espacially since there is not a darn thing wrong with the Potato's innards :eek:

what did i wish for :)

Felix the cat peeled the potato :D

wow go Felix !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2-6 6-4 6-3 :bounce:

thank you very much :bounce:

Oh God!
woooooooohooooooo!
Peeled again. :bounce:
:D

:D

:bounce:

:D

OMG! I just heard! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Felix, i apologise. i had no faith in your Peeling Potential. do forgive me...;) ;)

the Potato is Peeled!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bounce: :bounce:

:wavey: All! This thread is great. I'm one of those rare people who LOVES Kimmy but can't stand Lleyton. He's so obnoxious when he's winning. :D

Onward, peelers!

hey TennisHack!!!! nice of you to join our thread!! Kim is a sweet girl. there is no anti-Kim sentiment in this thread. it's the Potato that we think should be mashed. repeatedly...:o :p ;)

Originally posted by tennischick
hey TennisHack!!!! nice of you to join our thread!! Kim is a sweet girl. there is no anti-Kim sentiment in this thread. it's the Potato that we think should be mashed. repeatedly...:o :p ;)

Thanks, tennischick :) I know no one was bashing Kim, but just wanted to put that out there. A lot of Kim fans seem to like Lleyton too, so I just making the distinction.

Erm am I the only Lleyton fan, who liked Lleyton before liking Kim? Well it is always good to be different...right? :o

I liked Kim before I learned she was dating the Potato. Talk about different, eh?

Yeah real different, I really hate Andy for his antics but I love the Potato for his (well for some of them anyways) :o I'm so strange...

tennishack I don't like hewitt either anymore(I liked him a little once), that falling on his back after a lot of matches is so annoying.(among other things wich annoy me)
I hope Kimmy doesn't do that when she wins the us open this year :p

Nalbandian plucked the Chicken!!!!!! :bounce: :eek:


is there a separate chicken plucking thread or are they still combined? :confused:

go Argie!!!!!!!! ;) ;)

God I'm having the worst time... after seeing the chicken live... he didn't look like that much of a minger... I'm having second thoughts about this :o... god soon I'll be liking Roddick too... erm o god! :o

But the hell with it, go David! :D

David is up next against Roddick, and I think he can win it. C'mon, Nalbandian!!! :D

Saw the chicken tank on 3 match points-Oh the Joy :D

TC....... if you wanna, go ahead and make a chicken pluckers cheering thread :)
It will get just as many amusing reponses as this one ;)

Oh what joy (both farmers can do some harvesting now ;) ) !!!!!!!!!!

:D

i already started a Sushi vs Chef thread. let someone else invest in the Chicken. i'm just glad he got plucked. not a feather left. HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! go David!!!!!! :D :D :D

Static: i'm with you. the truth is that the Chicken is probably playing the best tennis of his life. he was very aggressive and controlled and i really found myself admiring his game during lapses of focus ;) ;) all the more reason why David's win is even sweeter however. in fact most of these guys are playing terrific tennis. there is such depth on the ATP Tour! imagine the Lizard comes within a hair-s breath of beating Haas and loses bec of a double-fault!! just incredible! :eek: :eek: i am enjoying Toronto. ;)

now lets hope we can enjoy Cincinatti as well

does anyone hold out any hope for our 1st Peeler ???

Robby Ginepri is our 1st contender and even i doubt think he's got hope

come on you peelers :D

I don't know about Robby Ginepri's ability to peel, he seems like one of the weaker qualifiers to make it. But Jonas Bjorkman could give him a run in the second round.

I can't believe Robby beat Paradorn, he might be a tought one for Lleyton :o I bet you peelers would've loved it if Lleyton got to play Scud in the first round, he'd be a pretty good peeler. Instead Fabrice has to play him :(

Jonas might not do so well against Sanguinetti, I've seen Davide play and he can be very dangerous!

Static, I think Robby might bow to the pressure of the Potato. I would have LOVED for Lleyton to draw Scud! Nothing like another first round loss ::evil smile::

Yeah, Sanguinetti can be tough, but I think whoever wins that match will be tough for Lleyton.

True true, about Davide and Jonas either way Lleyton doesn't have a cake walk :o

A Scud/Potato match would be interesting though no matter the outcome it would be a pleasure to watch :D

Davide beat Jonas :D

I like Robby :( I wish Lleyton hadn't drawn him... then again it would of also sucked if he would of played Scud so...

Geez you lleyton lovers have taken over this thread again :fiery: :fiery:

Maeike let them have it

Davide is a more dangerous Peeler than Jonas
he will bring his dark italian Mafia links and Peel the potato into smitherines

anyway Robby might go and peel him now :D

LOL, Robby is getting dominated, 5-0 right now. It looks like it's going to be a bagel.

Potato is using illegal tactics out there, can't you see it ??

Robby's peeler has been covered up a in protective shield

6 - 0 6 - 0 :sad: Poor Robby I feel so sad for him, it's his second time he gets double bageled this year :(
YAY LLEYTON WON THOUGH!!! :D

Eggy, Robby did it all himself. Hewitt only had to win 10 or so points himself, everything else was a Ginepri unforced error.

Double bagel, youch! Sanguinetti needs to take care of that.

The match was so bad it was funny.

Wow, that peeler couldn't even peel garlic and that can be done with fingers! :eek:

LOL!!!! so many Potato fans coming in here to gloat!!! ;) ;) but i hear that the Luscious Potato lost his cool today and got peeled from some cash. i guess we have to settle for peeling any how we can get it...:p :p ;)

I like peelers :D I like Lleyton :D Why must you forsaken me? Media sucks, they aren't fun peelers :o

Davide is a more dangerous Peeler than Jonas
he will bring his dark italian Mafia links and Peel the
potato into smitherines


LMAO!

Has the Potato cursed his opponents?! 5-0 before David retires with a toe injury. Voodoo, I tell you, it's voodoo! :eek:

Looks like the Potato will keep on going through the tournie without dropping a game......bagel anyone ;)

Cilla dream on .......

the peelers will have their revenge yet ;)
it only takes one peeler to succeed then we will be :bouncing:

Originally posted by Lleyton's_Chick
Looks like the Potato will keep on going through the tournie without dropping a game......bagel anyone ;)

Jarkko will break that little bagel streak. :fiery:

I don't know what his peeling potential is. He's a lefty, so that might help; he was a good serve and good groundies. I haven't seen him play since RG so I don't remember his game exactly.

Originally posted by TennisHack
Has the Potato cursed his opponents?! 5-0 before David retires with a toe injury. Voodoo, I tell you, it's voodoo! :eek:

LOL!!!! i still can't figure out what a toe injury had to do with all those balls he dumped into the net! :angel: but i agree with your voodoo hypothesis! :eek:

poor Jarkko...i wonder if he will remember to wear garlic tomorrow...:o :o :o

Jarkko 6-2 Potato :D

half the job done, hurry up and complete the peeling before he regains his skin

Conspiracy theory: Hewitt paid off the foot fault judges to call as many as they could against Jarkko. No way a player gets six in the match. :rolleyes:

At any rate, Jarkko has good peeling potential. Unfortunately the Potato found his game in the second set, but Jarkko didn't just give him the match. That big lefty serve and his two handed backhand gave the Potato fits the whole match, and he can come in and knock off volleys as well. If they ever draw each other again, and Jarkko doesn't have such a tough time with his previous matches, I think Jarkko could pull it off.

:kiss: to a potential!

okay, i'm new...

why is Hewitt called the Potato?

I think it's because his head looks like a potato, but I'll let Eggy confirm that :D

I'm pretty sure it has to do with the Davis Cup against Russian in 99 (?) When Kafelnikov called the surface that they had to play on in Australia, a "potato field".

SO Hewitt is a Potato :D

The fact that his head is potato like is just a pleasant coincidence ;)

Normally I would join in the fun, but I am relying on Hewitt to take out Andre, then crush Pandy :D
Seeing Andy lose is one thing, but seeing him lose to Hewitt is a very special moment :o

Originally posted by Rebecca
Normally I would join in the fun, but I am relying on Hewitt to take out Andre, then crush Pandy :D
Seeing Andy lose is one thing, but seeing him lose to Hewitt is a very special moment :o

Oh what Joy that would bring me for my Potato to crush Pandy the Drama Queen :bounce: :bounce: The USO QF gave me tears...of joy :o :p

I was just watching that the other day...

I dont know why but that brings me more happiness now than it did then :)

And thank you all for the meaning of the potato

oh Jarkko. you were peeling so well. why did you stop looking at the ball and start looking at his face??? :confused:

Jarkko is young yet, and it was his first time against the Potato. But unlike certain American players :D, he came out and played his game and for awhile had Potato teetering on the edge.

He also had some tough first rounds, and he did slay a seed, so I think he did well for his first outing in Cincy.

This time last year he was playing a Challenger. He has nowhere to go but up :kiss:

Funny, here I was thinking this time a couple weeks ago he was playing a challenger :D

Originally posted by Rebecca
Funny, here I was thinking this time a couple weeks ago he was playing a challenger :D

:o He did play the challenger at home in Finland, because when he won it last year he promised he'd go back and defend. BUT, he had to get a wildcard into the tournament because he was ranked too high to play a challenger. :D

I know, I was just kidding :D

now we got a dilemna

Potato vs Android

no, no, no, Andre is not the Android, that is Pete! it's Potato vs Baldy. spank him Your Royal Baldness!!!!! :eek: :eek:

oops my bad :o

Andre the Android sounds better i think ;)

come on "egghead" :eek: What am i naming him :o

To me he's double head ;)

Go Andre :D

Andre went...:mad:

Double head loses to my precious potato again! :D

This is perfect, it sets up a possible Hewitt-Roddick match *rubs hands in anticipation*

He, he he.....Andre the Android has disappeared!


Now complete the double. El Gorila!

Double Head...lol!!!!! that's too funny. :)

Hewitt vs Roddick. someone somewhere truly hates me...:o :o :o

pft everyone knows that Andre's name is Mr Clean :fiery:

Mr Baldy is his name.
Someone used to call him Giant LightBulb head or something similar... :p

He's MR Clean :fiery: *bite*

True Becs, but in my household he is affectionately :rolleyes: known as Double Head!

Doubly Clean??? Hewitt doubly cleaned him tonite! lol!!! :D :D

poor Andre, i'm such a faithless fan...:eek: :eek:

ok one last chance for the potato to lose before our Patron Saint of the Potato Peelers brings him down to his knees and slays him

good luck Gonzo !!!!! happy Peeling tonight :D

Gonzo actually has a good chance to peel the potato, but he has been playing serve and volleyrs and power players:o

Lets see how he goes against the lovely potato ;)

Buena Suerte, Fernando, sólo pela la papa!!!!!
Just peel the potato with energy!

Fernando is off to a roaring start, taking the first set in a tiebreak. I don't think the Potato quite knows what to do with him :D

yep, Fer is peeling and squeezing the potato, 2-1 leading, second set
finish a classy peeling fer!:bounce:

Just wanted to note that Fernando has such strong groundstrokes, he's pushed Hewitt way back to return them. He's making the Potato look like a claycourter ;) trying to return on a hard court.

Fernando got broken in the second set, so we're headed to a third. Fernando went to the bathroom, and Potato is getting a lower back massage. Wa-na-na :D

Potato wins!!! 6-7,7-5,6-2! :bounce: :D

Conspiracy theory: Hewitt had Dougy Spreen slip him something during that massage before the third set. :eek:

Gonzo has lovely peeling potential, and he would have done it but he just completely deflated in the last set of the match. His groundies are so hard they push Hewitt way back, 10 or 12 ft behind the baseline. His serve is phenomenal. If his energy is there, he can whip the Potato easily.

Gonzalez, Nieminen . . . nice to know there are some good peelers coming up :)

Now the Potato will meet his maker, though. Carlos Moya is playing too well to lose to him again.

battle of the giants

the Master Potato Peeler is gonna complete the job the other lesser Mortal Peelers couldn't.

Vamos Moya!

(its taken me almost a full day, but I can now cheer for Moya, without part of me wanting him to lose ;))

CMON MOYA!!
Win this and make it 2 titles in 4 finals of Masters Series.
And back to the top ten! :D

congrats to Fernando for showing us his peeling potential. i hope he gets revenge at the USO. he was so obviously in pain during that third set that i admire him for even attemtping to finish the match. i hope his knee recovers fully by the USO. this guy is awesome! :p

now over to King Carlos. Fernando weakened the Potato. he removed a few peels. now it's up to Moya to mash the Spud to bits. can't wait! :eek: :eek:

congrats Carlos. boy that Potato is one tough cookie!!!! but he got peeled at last...:p :p

Congrats to you Peelers! :p But not Moya, because he miiiiiiiiiings big time.

Hehehehe! Moya Mings so does his coach! Congrats Peelers :D

congratulations to the great and unique Carles Moyà (or Carlos Moyá). Such a wonderful match, i can't believe your classy style to peel the potato, astounding!
the final score: 7-5 7-6 (7-5)

Felicitats al nou campió de Cincinnati!:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

congrats moya

Congrats Peelers... but I'm with Cilla and Marly, Carlos mings way too much to congratulate him!

Hahahahaha, the Potato falls to the ultimate Peeler.

Now I just wish I could have seen it live :mad:

Woohoo! Well done Charlie! :D

:bounce: :bounce:

Men's Match of the Day

Cincinnati - Final
Carlos Moya (16) def. Lleyton Hewitt (1) 7-5 7-6(7-5)

There is a moment in every match when things grow tight, when everything is on the line. These are the moments Lleyton Hewitt lives for. For much of the match, he may be down. His opponent may be controlling most of the points. But come the big moment that shapes the match, Hewitt is almost sure to be in control.

He showed it in the semifinal against Fernando Gonzalez. In the second set, Gonzalez had a chance to break; Hewitt held. Still, Gonzalez looked fine; he was winning on serve. Then -- a brief rough patch. Break point Hewitt. And Hewitt won that point. And the game, and the set, and the match.

Somehow, that gift didn't seem to be with him in the final. Could Hewitt have been tired? After a rain delay at 4-4 in the first, he lost the first set. In the second, he seemed to be in Hewitt Mode as he got up a break -- but then gave it back. The set went to a tiebreak -- and once again, it was Moya taking charge and Hewitt scrambling to get back. And, finally, he failed.

This breaks a streak of ten straight finals won by Hewitt. It doesn't threaten his ranking; he's still #1 in the Entry Rankings, and still on top in the Race. But the aura of invincibility seems to have faded somehow.

For Moya, this is big. He's been winning right and left on clay, but the results on other surfaces hadn't followed. With three clay titles this year, plus the final at Monte Carlo, he was set on dirt. Now he's shown that he can still do it on hardcourts. That's significant, because until now, he had only one hardcourt title (Long Island 1997), and his record at big hardcourt events, other than an Indian Wells final in 1999, was pretty poor. Moya is up to #10 in the rankings, and #5 in the Race. And, even more interesting, we've had two clay players (Canas and Moya) win the last two hardcourt Masters Series. :D :) :D

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that was such an awesome performance, lucky i wasn't home so i saw it ;) as i can't at home.

What joy to see the Master Peeler doing the peeling :D

:D :D ,i dislike Hewitt :cool: :p

And, even more interesting, we've had two clay players (Canas and Moya) win the last two hardcourt Masters Series.


:D:D:D:D

maybe this wouldn't be such a big deal if people didn't consider them clay players :P

But then they would be considered smart, Becca.
And that wouldnt fit, definitely. ;)

Greg Rusedski joins the peeling club 7-6(3) 6-4 win over the potato

Eggs, I though you didn't like him :p

even Greg is a notch above the potato

Awww too bad! Although I must admit Greg did a good job! Congrats :D

Rusedski passes his Hewitt test in style

Richard Jago in Indianapolis
Saturday August 17, 2002
The Guardian

Greg Rusedski's improbable 7-6, 6-4 win over Lleyton Hewitt, which ranked as his best success for four years and carried him to the quarter- finals of the RCA Championships, went some way to answering those doubters who said he could never be the same player again.

Rusedski still has vulnerabilities he did not have before the back injury which threatened to end his career but this was a spectacular all-round performance by a man who has been struggling to convince people all year that he is almost back to what he was. Some will remain unconvinced, questioning how genuine the win was.

"When you beat him, he never beats himself, so you know you are playing good tennis," Rusedski said. "He's disappointed. Not so disappointed, because he won Wimbledon and winning at the US Open is where it is at for him now. But he wanted to win this, no question."

Anyone who doubted this should have seen Hewitt's reaction. After losing the first set he slashed a ball in irritation at the scoreboard. The crowd were silent, as if disbelieving their eyes, but when Hewitt did it again in the final game, causing the ball to rebound with a loud thwack, some of them jeered and whistled him.

Rusedski had just recovered from 0-30 with a 138mph ace. It was at least one gear faster than anything he had served previously, must have caught the outer edge of the line and Hewitt's look was that of someone who had just spilled his guts on the court without anyone noticing.

That more or less did happen when, six points later, Rusedski thrust himself into overdrive again, concluding the match with a trumpeting ace measuring 136mph.

It was his best win and the first by a Briton over a Wimbledon champion since Rusedski beat Pete Sampras in the final of the Masters Series indoor event in Paris four years ago. It also gave him wins over the world's two top players in successive weeks.

"I wanted this match," said Rusedski. "After winning the first round I said I wanted to play Hewitt because that would be a barometer of how I am playing. It's what I wanted for my preparation for the US Open. I got my test." It was left to others to add that he had passed.

This was arguably a better all-round performance than in his defeat of Sampras. Remarkably Rusedski was sometimes able to survive by trading ground strokes from the back, Hewitt's area of strength. But he also chose his moments well to chip and charge and served the best he has for a long time.

Crucially there were no double faults. The new remodelled action, and the older, higher one are beginning to integrate. In his one crisis, at 0-40 early in the second set, Rusedski produced an ace and two volley winners. The serve is a little less invulnerable than it was and Rusedski does not appear to get up for the smashes so well but he is better from the baseline and he knows more about himself as well as the game.

It meant that one break was enough to win him the match. The first set depended on a tie-break in which Rusedski got two early mini-breaks and the second set upon the capture of Hewitt's serve at 4-4. With four of the top five seeds now out - the others being Marit Safin, Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Tim Henman - a great door has been opened to the title.

the guardian

Greg isn't just a peeler, he carries rat poison too :D

he does have a ratty look as well don't you think? :eek:

http://eur.news1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/xp/reuters_ids/20020818/i/1365868292.jpg

GO Linus!!!! :D :bounce:

Cilla omg.......... you might have jinxed yourself LMAO

Linus vs the Potato in rd2 LMAO :D:D

i dont know who i wanna lose more, but Greg isn't a threat to win the tourn but the potato is

I think I did Eggy.......waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh BASTARD DRAW :fiery: :fiery:

Hey, what about a possible Hewitt/Blake rematch in 3rd rd. That would be interesting. :)

sorry but i could never root for Linus, not even against the Potato...:o :o besides, i just can't see the Spud allowing Linus to peel him twice.

did anyone see how much Linus started boasting after he even won that last tourny? actualy he started boasting before he even won it -- you'd swear he was the one ranked #1 the way he was carrying on :eek: i look forward to seeing him humbled in New York. :o :o

I heard Courier say that he was wearing a shirt during the week with "149 mph" on it. Now thats a turn-off!!

yes Courier was criticising him mercilessly during his commentary on the finals against Mantilla. i enjoyed every jibe...;) ;) ;)

I bet you did TC ;) Hopefully My Linus will be moved up as Thomas J and Now Canas are out.

Originally posted by tennischick
yes Courier was criticising him mercilessly during his commentary on the finals against Mantilla. i enjoyed every jibe...;) ;) ;)

Yes Tennischick! I sure noticed that and have never love Jim Courrier so much!! He kept saying things like.. let your racquet to the talking, not your mouth! *Lol* and went on about how Greg is too overconfident and basically needs to shut up! I thought it was SO funny! Of course, in the final, he had changed his tune a bit... but he was still right on the money concerning the horseface Linus!

Potato has it easy now

Coutelot in rd 1
then a q or q in rd 2

they moved Linus

Damn there are only 2 Peelers left of any quality in the draw and both in bottom half

c'mon Tommy Haas and Guga !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

but "Vowel Man" has peeled the potato in the past and may well do it again :D

Um, I should probably have asked this earlier in the thread, but why don't you want Lleyton to win?

cos he's a potato

whatever:rolleyes:

belated congrats to Andre Agassi, our latest and most unacknowledged Peeler. great job dahlin'...:kiss: :kiss: :kiss:

Ugh, the least of the two evils?

Congrats on the fine peeling job, but why Agassi? :rolleyes:

Its nice to see this thread always coming back from the dead. :)

well done Andre
even i have to congratulate him on a fine peeling performance :D

Great match Andre :D:D

Originally posted by TennisHack
Ugh, the least of the two evils?

Congrats on the fine peeling job, but why Agassi? :rolleyes:

bec sooner or later everyone gets a turn. ;) methinks the Potato is finally beginning to run out of steam skin...:eek: :eek:

i just re-watched that final set. peeling at its best!!!! :) ;)

congrats to Marat Safin, our latest peeler!!!!! (even if the trophy looks more like a set of antlers than proof of peeling potential...;) ;)

don't you just love the way the Potato's face is completely obscured in this photo? i do...:D :D

http://eur.news1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/xp/reuters_ids/20021103/i/1844485740.jpg

Woohoo, the thread has been revitalized!!

If this is how ya'll get your fix and you have to revive this thread every 2/3 months for about a week during the very few times Lleyton loses, well I wish you luck and hopefully no long droughts. Wouldn't want you to suffer from withdrawal or anything ;)

Originally posted by tennischick
congrats to Marat Safin, our latest peeler!!!!! (even if the trophy looks more like a set of antlers than proof of peeling potential...;) ;)

don't you just love the way the Potato's face is completely obscured in this photo? i do...:D :D

http://eur.news1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/xp/reuters_ids/20021103/i/1844485740.jpg
Maybe Lleyton just didn't want that ugly tropy :p
Congratulations Lleyton, who will now probably finish 2002 as #1 and to Marat, who was the best player on the day

Mr Potato Peeler Jr. was saving this special delivery for the end of the Tour ;)

what a great win!
it's a pity i could hardly watch the match, because whenever someone is playing hewitt, i have to, you know, actually look at him, the acne-potato!

well done marat!!!!!!!!!!!

This thread has been missed

well done Marat on a fine Peeling job ;)

I bet Marat and Carlos were both desperate to get in and do some peeling, Marat got in 1st and did the job.

don't worry Carlos, you'll peel him in Shanghai :D

Every 2/3 month when he loses? :D LMAO :D Someone is in denial of the 6 losses or so he incurs during those months ;)

Am I alone in thinking that tha backwards hat indoors, is stupid?

And yes, Haas, I talking to you too.

Originally posted by Lily
Its nice to see this thread always coming back from the dead. :)


hmm, first time I ever quoted myself....

yeah, whats with that trophy??

Im sorry, But where did yall find the nickname "Potato" for Lleyton?

Originally posted by Chato
Im sorry, But where did yall find the nickname "Potato" for Lleyton?

Besides the fact that it's posted in at least two other active threads in GM, I believe there's an explanation in this thread. Were you just not patient enough to read it?

He is called Potato because

#1 His head looks like a potato.

#2 When Russia played Australia in Davis Cup a few years ago, Kafelnikov called the surface they were playing on "a potato field" because it was so pockmarked and uneven.

okay. fine, you didnt have to get an attitude. yessh. Im not a big reader. But thanks for tellin me. :)

Originally posted by Chato
okay. fine, you didnt have to get an attitude. yessh. Im not a big reader.

:rolleyes:

You're welcome.

Originally posted by Chato
... Im not a big reader...

are you admiting that you post without even bothering to read thru the thread that you are responding to????? :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

sheesh, now i know not to bother to take you seriously from here on!!! :eek: :eek:

No, what i meant is that i skim thu many posts, I dont read every single detail if it is a LONG post, short ones yes. I must have missed it. sorry. :)

Originally posted by Beat
what a great win!
it's a pity i could hardly watch the match, because whenever someone is playing hewitt, i have to, you know, actually look at him, the acne-potato!

well done marat!!!!!!!!!!!

wtf? Lleyton doesn't have acne!...but his skin did look pretty bad for a while after he had chicken pox

Good luck to all the Potential Potato Peelers in Shanghai :D

two Master Peelers have found their waythere :D

"acne potato" ... ... no wonder so hard to peel....