[tripwires]

Originally Posted by alypen

Well, not entirely my classmate: he *was* a couple of years ahead of me, so we didn't overlap much - if it is him. I'm not sure my local libraries stock QfP, but even Chris recommends it (but in the original German for preference! Not totally sure I'm up to that without reading some more general tennis stuff in the language first ).

You know German? I love Roger, but not to the extent that I'd learn German just to read QfT.

I always *hated* that ponytail, BTW. Was *so* glad when he got rid of it

Me too, otherwise I probably wouldn't have thought he was gorgeous and therefore wouldn't have became a fan.

Anyway, I just popped in because I didn't think it was worth putting in the articles thread, but Fed gets a mention in this article about coffee/beer/curry-splattering moments in sport : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...-the-sofa.html
That point at 5-6 down or whatever it was in the first set tie break on Monday would probably have done it for me!

if I were to make a list of such moments, it would probably never end. But that hot dog was incredible, as was the point that you mentioned.

Originally Posted by Kat_YYZ

Yeah, my dad played tennis when he was young, in some amateur league in Belgrade, before the ATP was even formed. He always watched tennis on TV so I watched with him as a little kid. That's why I've been watching even since the days of wooden racquets!

My dad is a big hater ; he enjoys cheering against someone more than cheering for a favourite. He liked Borg and he was a big Sampras fan. He was mad at Fed for ending Sampras's career. But then Rafa came along. He really hated Rafa so he cheered for Fed for a while. Also he liked Roger's graceful playing style. Then Djokovic came along and he decided to support him because we're also Serbian (he's not sure if he would like Djokovic at all otherwise). He also likes Ferrer.

Like Doris said, what's his MTF username? This means that your tennis knowledge is deeper than I'd thought. Time to school some of those clowns in GM, especially the ones that claim that the current crop of players would beat players from previous eras easily.

Originally Posted by Fed_Ds

Roger's hair. For real:

Originally Posted by Sunset of Age

That's how I have always considered the law to be used - helpful to the people. Unfortunately, a lot of folks have no knowledge of how to achieve - and fight for! - their rights, and that's exactly what I do as a freelance-lawyer - HELP people.
This case was a rather nasty one though, I fear many folks fell for it, as they looked pretty decent... it was only after I started adding 1 + 1 = 2 and not 3 myself, when I discovered I was actually dealing with scammers.

What's a freelance lawyer? Do you work pro bono? Or do you not belong to any law firm in particular?

Originally Posted by Eden

Can't wait for Rotterdam and to meet everyone again

Omg I think there's a chance I could go to Rotterdam. Need to skip some classes though...but I have a 4 day weekend so it could be doable.

Originally Posted by The Bulldog

You have to go through the farm to see the goat…

Brilliant, George. Just brilliant.

But there are all sorts of ballots you can enter for Wimbledon tickets. Just don't trust online resale agencies for Wimbledon. First of all, it's illegal, secondly, it's way overpriced.

Do you mean the official one? The ticket allocation is random, no? I was referring to those travel agencies that sell sports travel packages. I used this company called Keith Prowse when I went to Melbourne - got good seats + hotel, that sort of stuff.

Originally Posted by Fed_Ds

the girl I met at Bercy says she rents a hotel room for showers and stuff but for me that seems like a waste, unless you split it with a group.
I noticed some people on RF.com who went this year just paid to use a gym/rec center to shower like every other day.

Seriously? They don't have anywhere to sleep? I'm living in central London right now so I have a room here but Wimbledon is quite far away.

Omg what if I meet Roger again and I'm all smelly and gross?

[Roger the Dodger]

Originally Posted by Kat_YYZ

sorry, RtD but you don't stand a chance against safin-rules anyways. The contest is fun but you're taking it way too seriously. Just have fun laughing at others in the chat thread; you don't belong in the draw anyways (that's a good thing )

I lost by a margin, after all my efforts!

And a loss hurts, even at the ACC!

[Kat_YYZ]

Originally Posted by tripwires

Omg I think there's a chance I could go to Rotterdam. Need to skip some classes though...but I have a 4 day weekend so it could be doable.

this Masters degree is a sham! you moved to Europe to stalk Roger!

Originally Posted by Roger the Dodger

I lost by a margin, after all my efforts!

And a loss hurts, even at the ACC!

I had no idea you were so competitive.

[Roger the Dodger]

Originally Posted by Kat_YYZ

I had no idea you were so competitive.

Seasonal thing. Now, a long cold winter till AO.

[alypen]

Originally Posted by tripwires

You know German? I love Roger, but not to the extent that I'd learn German just to read QfT.

Well, hand on heart, I'd have to say my learning it had nothing to do with him
(for a start, he hadn't quite been born ...)

[tripwires]

Originally Posted by Kat_YYZ

this Masters degree is a sham! you moved to Europe to stalk Roger!

Yes, you blew my cover. Brilliant detective work.

I REALLY want to go though, after considering it. Probably can only go Friday - Sunday, assuming he makes it that far. He should, right?

Doris, what sessions did you buy?

Originally Posted by alypen

Well, hand on heart, I'd have to say my learning it had nothing to do with him
(for a start, he hadn't quite been born ...)

Did you find it difficult to learn? It sounds and looks so difficult.

The only German words I know are 'danke', 'auf wiedersehen', and 'Federer'.

[The Bulldog]

German is a tricky language to learn. I gave up after a few years of trying.

[mlrf11]

Hi all. I have to share what a dream I had some nights ago.
I'm still involved in it and ho nice it was

I was playing the doubles in a tournament in the tennis-club.
So I had to change my partner - I don't remember the reason.
So I had that new one and I wasn't yet concious of who he was but we were in the court and we had to decide who where receives and who serves as 1st. So I turn back and I see Roger but in my dream or he wasn't the GOAT or I wasn't concious of it. But he seemed to be more a my level player that I as good as he is He wasn't able to decide who to serve and I remember I was telling him that we have to serve one time he and one time me and that it was better him to start because as a man he had few possibilities to be broken even he played not so bad tennis as his tactical ideas
Of all this I have only a flash and not a clear image. Just the idea of what happened

After I remember I was at the net and he at the baseline.

In that part of the dream he seemed so real as he all was reality When sometimes I turned back to see what was he doing (all about the game) I noticed (I didn't know it yet in the dream ) how handsome he was and all his charm was amazing me. So I knew I had to focus more on the match and not on him but his presence was instigating and terminating me

Unfortunately than I woke up and all finished but whit this nice sensation. I still continue thinking of it smiling


BTW. Today I played a nice double match with another partner but anyway I had a lot of fun.
We played a great shots and I could sign some of them.

[Kat_YYZ]

^^

[The Bulldog]

Originally Posted by mlrf11

Hi all. I have to share what a dream I had some nights ago.
I'm still involved in it and ho nice it was

I was playing the doubles in a tournament in the tennis-club.
So I had to change my partner - I don't remember the reason.
So I had that new one and I wasn't yet concious of who he was but we were in the court and we had to decide who where receives and who serves as 1st. So I turn back and I see Roger but in my dream or he wasn't the GOAT or I wasn't concious of it. But he seemed to be more a my level player that I as good as he is He wasn't able to decide who to serve and I remember I was telling him that we have to serve one time he and one time me and that it was better him to start because as a man he had few possibilities to be broken even he played not so bad tennis as his tactical ideas
Of all this I have only a flash and not a clear image. Just the idea of what happened

After I remember I was at the net and he at the baseline.

In that part of the dream he seemed so real as he all was reality When sometimes I turned back to see what was he doing (all about the game) I noticed (I didn't know it yet in the dream ) how handsome he was and all his charm was amazing me. So I knew I had to focus more on the match and not on him but his presence was instigating and terminating me

Unfortunately than I woke up and all finished but whit this nice sensation. I still continue thinking of it smiling


BTW. Today I played a nice double match with another partner but anyway I had a lot of fun.
We played a great shots and I could sign some of them.

Thanks for sharing.

I wish I had dreams this vivid. Well I do, but I don't dream about nice things like Roger.

[mlrf11]

Originally Posted by Kat_YYZ

^^

Thanks for the support

Originally Posted by The Bulldog

Thanks for sharing.

I wish I had dreams this vivid. Well I do, but I don't dream about nice things like Roger.

Actually I have them sometimes. But I've never dreamed Roger so live. To be honest I dreamed him after the WTFs final. I was dreaming that match and he was hitting a killing FH so I was thinking. "Don't wake up.. don't and this time he's going to win the match" But I woke up and I couldn't change the thighs. After I felt as sad as I was after he lost

[Panthera]

Very nice dream, I hate when I have dreams like this and have to wake up... Hope you can have more dreams with Roger

[alypen]

Originally Posted by tripwires

Did you find it difficult to learn? It sounds and looks so difficult.

The only German words I know are 'danke', 'auf wiedersehen', and 'Federer'.

It's not the easiest language to learn, certainly - all those cases, endings, and most of all their habit of sticking the verb at the end of a 200-word sentence (drives me nuts at times) - but I'm told that Russian, Mandarin and Japanese are worse . I had to do a crash-course from zero to "O-Level" standard (the exam you used to do at the age of 16) in 2 years! Yuck.

[The Bulldog]

Originally Posted by mlrf11

Thanks for the support


Actually I have them sometimes. But I've never dreamed Roger so live. To be honest I dreamed him after the WTFs final. I was dreaming that match and he was hitting a killing FH so I was thinking. "Don't wake up.. don't and this time he's going to win the match" But I woke up and I couldn't change the thighs. After I felt as sad as I was after he lost

I wish history could re-write itself.

[The Bulldog]

Originally Posted by alypen

It's not the easiest language to learn, certainly - all those cases, endings, and most of all their habit of sticking the verb at the end of a 200-word sentence (drives me nuts at times) - but I'm told that Russian, Mandarin and Japanese are worse . I had to do a crash-course from zero to "O-Level" standard (the exam you used to do at the age of 16) in 2 years! Yuck.

I lived in Russia for a while, but didn't pick up that much of the language at all. It is a rotten language to learn and much worse than German. But the latter is tricky to get the hang of, and you're right, the verb is always at the end, no matter how long the sentence is!