I think CaptainObviousBrad deserves it..... especially after this latest winner of a posting. There's too much crap to make fun of in his posts, we might as well collect them all in one place
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4.3.2005 -
I’m totally Kimphatic about Clijsters pulling off the daily double the last two weeks! The only other person to accomplish this feat was Steffi. Clijsters has announced her presence once again on the WTA Tour. In her meteoric return to the game she went through six top ten players, for that effort she gets the Bud Ice player of the week award.
Big props to Nadal, who despite a losing effort has declared himself a force to be reckoned with on the hard courts. In the first set Federer was surprised by Nadal’s high and heavy ball. Nadal had the Federer Express on the defensive for the first three sets and was a sniff away from the biggest win of his career. Then it was like some computer chip went off in Roger’s brain and he started to do some damage with his forehand. The whole match kind of reminded my of Andy’s 03 semifinal five set comeback over Nalbadian. This kid is only 18 and he moves as well as Federer and might even be as fast as Hewitt. I see Nadal as a cross between Muster and Vilas. Look for him to be this year's Coria on clay. He’s also my early pick to win Roland Garros, which he missed the last two years because of injuries.
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My comments:
~Kimphatic???????????????????
~OK so the match actually reminded me of Andy's USO SF too :awww:
~I don't think Rafa really wants to be this year's Coria, does he? no, I wouldn't think sooooooooooo.
How about this kid Gasquet. It’s like where have you been? Well now he’s back. I remember the hype around this guy a few years ago was equal to what were hearing about Donald Young. He sends Cub Fed packing for his 16th win in a row. When he takes on Nadal it will be grudge match, I’m not sure quite what went down, but there’s no love lost between these two. This is the youngest Masters Series semifinal that I can ever remember. If Gasquet gets to the final against Coria the pressure from the French media, will be greater than what Henman has to deal with. It’s also kind of interesting that he and Tatiana are both in their first semifinals of big events in the same week.
These matches are must see T.V. and I’m bumming that I still can’t get the Tennis Channel. The good news is that my they have signed a deal with Comcast so it should be available soon.
I love the way Nadal has been playing; he’s bringing a lot of excitement to the game. This guy is bigger, faster, and mentally much stronger than he was a year ago. The only thing I’m not sure about with him is the shorts or pants or whatever you call what he’s been wearing. It’s great to see the revival of Ferrero and the arrival of Gasquet. I hope we are going to see a new rivalry between Gasquet and Nadal, they are the same age and primed for the challenge.
My big question is what happened to Safin? Since going 7-0 in the Australian Open, he’s 5-5 in ATP events, not exactly what you’d expect from a Grand Slam champion. It’s also disappointing to see that Hewitt has not been able to play since hurting his toe against Federer in the final of Indian Wells. The next big question is how will the Yanks fair over on European clay?
Um, Brad apparently has sources that nobody else does. Possible I suppose, but if these two had anything more than a competitive rivalry going on, don't you think the 600 "Nadal-Gasquet" articles that have been pumped out in the last couple years would have picked up on it? One source even claimed they hung out at RG last year when Nadal was visitting and busted. :shrug:
I don't doubt that they really really want to beat each other. But that doesn't mean it's personal.
I love the way Nadal has been playing; he’s bringing a lot of excitement to the game. This guy is bigger, faster, and mentally much stronger than he was a year ago. The only thing I’m not sure about with him is the shorts or pants or whatever you call what he’s been wearing. It’s great to see the revival of Ferrero and the arrival of Gasquet. I hope we are going to see a new rivalry between Gasquet and Nadal, they are the same age and primed for the challenge.
My big question is what happened to Safin? Since going 7-0 in the Australian Open, he’s 5-5 in ATP events, not exactly what you’d expect from a Grand Slam champion. It’s also disappointing to see that Hewitt has not been able to play since hurting his toe against Federer in the final of Indian Wells. The next big question is how will the Yanks fair over on European clay?
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