[Looner]

Originally Posted by Mark Lenders

Negative. Having Del Potro in the poll makes the thread great. Much better player than reknowned claycourt mugs like, oh I don't know, Ferrer...

I just had to laugh.

[Chase Visa]

Probably still Nadal, but the draw could make an impact. Imagine if Nadal, Djokovic and Federer were in the same half?

[GOAT = Fed]

Where's the ''other'' option?

Ferrer will rise.

[End da Game]

Originally Posted by Mark Lenders

2009 wasn't a choke, his fitness was just absurdly low at the time. He absolutely dominated Federer in the first 3 sets - Fed didn't even get a break point in 3 sets - but Fed somehow eeked out the second set in a tiebreak and eventually outlasted Delpo. It was a bit like the AO semifinal this year (Murray vs Fed) in terms of ascendency, only with Murray remaining strong for 5 sets and Delpo running out of gas.

Shame, since he'd definitely have beaten Soderling in the final, was only a few points away from a RG title. But that match made him improve his fitness, which proved crucial at USO so it was all good.

yup you're right, there were mitigating circumstances to that 2009 match so it doesn't really count as a choke

[janko05]

Everything depends on Nadal's SA swing appearance. Let's see those early signs

[Saberq]

Originally Posted by GOAT = Fed

Pretty sad to think that it's kind of possible to predict the early RG favourites after the AO 2013.

You would have thought of as a loony to do such a thing even 10 years ago. Alas, that's the reality of surface homogenisation.

no that's dominance........and 15 years ago I could have predicted who would Wimbledon...his name was Pete Sampras

[uNIVERSE mAN]

Nadal could come back from his death bed and will win the Red Shit Open.

[TBkeeper]

Are you fu**ing kidding me ?
Nadal is the favourite ... Nadal's gonna win FO.
Djokovic is a Fakerbitch.
Vamos Nadal !
Next.

[Naudio Spanlatine]

[GOAT = Fed]

Originally Posted by Saberq

no that's dominance........and 15 years ago I could have predicted who would Wimbledon...his name was Pete Sampras

Perhaps my statement was worded incorrectly.

Allow me to rectify;

Even 10 years ago you would have been mad to use the Australian open as an indicator of how the clay season would pan out.

[TBkeeper]

Originally Posted by ProdigyEng

Murray 0.2

FFF --> Ferocious Fixed Fail.

[Xenosys]

Depends on Nadal's run of results in the build up to RG really. If he strings a good set of results together, and wins a couple of MS's then he'll have a great opportunity. If not, they can play the surface on knee-friendly Styrofoam and it wouldn't make a difference, it's Djoko everytime.

[Abel]

Even with the absence I'd put my money on Nadal before anyone else (presuming he actually plays).

After that: Nole. But I'd like to see Delpo win at RG at some point too.

[Prodigy.]

Originally Posted by TBkeeper

FFF --> Ferocious Fixed Fail.

FFF --> FUCK FUCK FUCK

[KarlyM]

Since I have no idea what condition Rafa will be in when he comes back, I'll go with Nole.