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FlameOn · 01-05-2013, 09:06 PM

Nice work

but lucky. Ana was terrible.

Off to Sydney

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Jenrios · 01-06-2013, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Carlita

wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Fer & Anabel win the Hopman Cup 2013!!!

Great way to start the year!

The Bulldog · 01-06-2013, 06:30 PM

I'm not looking forward to him playing Istomin.

That's a bad match-up, considering the form Denis displayed last week, and how brilliantly he played in this tournament last year.

Naudio Spanlatine · 01-09-2013, 04:04 AM

Same here.

Anyways sorry im late but

FlameOn · 01-09-2013, 08:40 AM

Lame

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In the doubles semi by virtue of a walkover. Looks like the doubles specialism continues...

Naudio Spanlatine · 02-10-2013, 04:06 AM

Verdasco is playing in San Jose, am i dreaming.

I hope hes ready.

Naudio Spanlatine · 02-13-2013, 04:52 PM

Nope hes not ready. Lost to a QUALIFER name Tim in straight sets 3-6, 3-6.
Yep he will never get his confidence back again. 2011 incident ruined his image and player ability for good.

Sighs. I so want him to retire for his dearest fans.

Leodis57 · 02-13-2013, 07:20 PM

Hi, I'm fairly new here. What happened to Fernando in 2011? I'm sad to hear about this loss.

Carlita · 02-13-2013, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Naudio Spanlatine

Sighs. I so want him to retire for his dearest fans.

I so do not........

Naudio Spanlatine · 02-14-2013, 03:58 AM

I was mad Carlita, i usually sometimes use the word retire alot. Maybe because alot of people do. Lets just say i had a bad cranky morning when i found out about his loss, and all hell broke lose.

Naudio Spanlatine · 02-14-2013, 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Leodis57

Hi, I'm fairly new here. What happened to Fernando in 2011? I'm sad to hear about this loss.

Well he was supposed to defend his title in san jose. But this kid name Raonic at the time was this pete sampras like player with a big serve. And it was a very close match indeed but at the end Raonic won that match. So after that match, Fernando at the press conference said that, "He should play on clay, thats where we play "real tennis". Or some shit like that. So everybody made a big huge deal outta what he said and thats when hell broke lose. Since then he results were just embarrassing for me to count afterwards.

But i also remembered other two horrific embarrassment losses. One to Gasquet and other to Soderling.

FlameOn · 02-14-2013, 05:39 AM

Ouch

. Well, it's not even surprising anymore.

Carlita · 02-14-2013, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Naudio Spanlatine

Well he was supposed to defend his title in san jose. But this kid name Raonic at the time was this pete sampras like player with a big serve. And it was a very close match indeed but at the end Raonic won that match. So after that match, Fernando at the press conference said that, "He should play on clay, thats where we play "real tennis". Or some shit like that. So everybody made a big huge deal outta what he said and thats when hell broke lose. Since then he results were just embarrassing for me to count afterwards.

But i also remembered other two horrific embarrassment losses. One to Gasquet and other to Soderling.

well that was then

He managed 4 finals after that Raonic incident and hasnt been doing too badly in doubles....

it could all be much worse......I just enjoy every second he's still playing....he's not one of the youngsters anymore (30 in November this year).... also hope he will somehow make the switch a bit to doubles so he might be around longer. Marrero is a good match for him

FlameOn · 02-14-2013, 01:43 PM

I disagree that singles could be much worse given his talent level and the results he should be having. That serve and that forehand - still so Goddamn beautiful

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But I do agree that giving up is so not the answer. If he's considering retirement this year, even if it's just from singles, he should at least wait out the rest of the season to see if a miracle happens and he finds his way out of this Mother of all Slumps

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Carlita · 02-14-2013, 01:51 PM

Maybe so, but at least he did make it to some finals, sf and qf....yes it could be worse...he could have lost first round all year at every tournament he entered

Unfortunately talent is not a given thing that makes you win everything or be top 5 most of your career. There are ( a lot ) of players with less talent than Fernando who win more often....so I dont agree that his talent should make him be better than the rest.....maybe, because of his talent, he could have gotten more out of it....

I doubt he'll quit now....he may not even retire this year....again, just because he turns 30 doesnt automatically mean that he will retire....also, the year's only just started

he's becoming a Diesel....slow starter