Soulstation1 Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 (edited) how many sets will federer lose? i'm going with 3... i'd like to see andre last a couple rounds Edited September 1, 2006 by Soulstation1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcoliv Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 i went to bed very late yesterday but what a pleasure to support Andre Agassi! he is my all time hero in tennis history! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.L.M Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 "THE GREATEST TOURNAMENT IN THE WORLD" Certainly NOT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 Great 1st round action between Agassi and Pavel. When he started his career i used to despise Agassi, remember his ads Image is everything, mas when i saw Sampras blew him out i was happy as clams. Then he dropped out of the ratings and it confirmed what i thought of him a flash in the pan. To his credit he came back, and became a new man bringing more substance and less stylings and i started respecting him. Finally how can i jeer against a guy who makes happy my favourite female tennis player of all time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 Great 1st round action between Agassi and Pavel. When he started his career i used to despise Agassi, remember his ads Image is everything, mas when i saw Sampras blew him out i was happy as clams. Then he dropped out of the ratings and it confirmed what i thought of him a flash in the pan. To his credit he came back, and became a new man bringing more substance and less stylings and i started respecting him. Finally how can i jeer against a guy who makes happy my favourite female tennis player of all time. These could be my words, up to the part about Steffi the bow wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 The bow wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 Another great game last night between Agassi and Baghdatis, stayed up 'til the end near 1 am. Maybe not the greatest game on a technical point of view but on a emotional and storytelling it was one million times better than any Hollywood movie. Riveting stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 "THE GREATEST TOURNAMENT IN THE WORLD" Certainly NOT! Which Grand Slam tournament would be the greatest for you? My personal rating is: 1. US Open 2. French Open 3. Wimbledon 4. Australian Open - Australian Open: has gained a lot of status since hard courts replaced grass in 1988. But there are always some top players missing, others have just come out of their holidays and are not well prepared. The often extremely hot climate advantages the fittest over the best players. - French Open: All the top players are present and they have prepared the tournament in many clay court tournaments the weeks before. Slow clay courts guarantee long rallies, marathon matches and lots of drama. Serve and volley specialists have little chances of winning though. - Wimbledon. Much tradition and atmosphere, and the mainstream media still touts it as "the most important tournament in the world", but that's not how the professionals see it. Only a few players are well adapted to grass courts and capable of winning the tournament. Rallies are usually very short. Play is often suspended by rain. At the end of the tournament, the courts are in a horrible condition and the rebounce is unpredictable. Wimbledon also suffers from the fact that it's starts already two weeks after the Roland Garros final, so preparation time is short - US Open. The hard courts are medium-fast, this gives equal chances to players who like clay courts and those who prefer grass or indoor courts. Almost all the Top100 players are present, and have prepared during the US summer hard court season. These factors make the US Open the most important tournament for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted September 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 the agassi match was a classic johnny mac was on the court interviewing the guys after the match Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 Another great game last night between Agassi and Baghdatis, stayed up 'til the end near 1 am. Maybe not the greatest game on a technical point of view but on a emotional and storytelling it was one million times better than any Hollywood movie. Riveting stuff. congrats to Andre for pulling another one out, but I have a hard time seeing him pulling off a run like Connors. Not sure about the draw, but I don't think he can physically handle much more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted September 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 agassi plays b. becker next then andy roddick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 Hope Agassi has the spirit and drive to go all the way. (I would call it the greatest because Bjorn Borgs spirit was broken by Mc Enroe in 1980, if I recollect.) If you are talking about competitive spirit, well, Borg had none of it. Not an ounce. Otherwise he wouldn't have failed to win a single US Open. Otherwise he wouldn't have quit just because McEnroe had demonstrated that he couldn't beat him. And I say that as a huge Borg fan of the time. I patterned my game after him originally, and of course I was thrilled and amazed at the five set win over McEnroe. But when it comes to true competitive spirit, Borg did not have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASNL77 Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 (edited) My ratings: 1 Wimbledon (and by far): There is so much tradition and history in that stadium. Spectators are so respectuous too unlike what I saw during the game Agassi-Baghdatis where the behaviour of some spectators towards the Cypriot guy was frankly appaling. 2 French Open 3 US Open (far behind the first two) 4 Australia: Catching up but still not as popular as the other three. The best way to measure the importance of these tournaments is to ask the players and apart from the American players 90% of the players place Wimbledon or the French at the top. Edited September 2, 2006 by ASNL77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 My ratings: 1 Wimbledon (and by far): There is so much tradition and history in that stadium. Spectators are so respectuous too unlike what I saw during the game Agassi-Baghdatis where the behaviour of some spectators towards the Cypriot guy was frankly appaling. 2 French Open 3 US Open (far behind the first two) 4 Australia: Catching up but still not as popular as the other three. The best way to measure the importance of these tournaments is to ask the players and apart from the American players 90% of the players place Wimbledon or the French at the top. I agree about tradition and history at Wimbledon making it the number 1 Slam. but I have to rank the US Open over the French. Its a tougher environment to perform in, even acknowledging the fact that clay makes play grueling and nearly endless at the French. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASNL77 Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 (edited) My ratings: 1 Wimbledon (and by far): There is so much tradition and history in that stadium. Spectators are so respectuous too unlike what I saw during the game Agassi-Baghdatis where the behaviour of some spectators towards the Cypriot guy was frankly appaling. 2 French Open 3 US Open (far behind the first two) 4 Australia: Catching up but still not as popular as the other three. The best way to measure the importance of these tournaments is to ask the players and apart from the American players 90% of the players place Wimbledon or the French at the top. I agree about tradition and history at Wimbledon making it the number 1 Slam. but I have to rank the US Open over the French. Its a tougher environment to perform in, even acknowledging the fact that clay makes play grueling and nearly endless at the French. I love tennis on the clay. The clay makes matches very unpredictable with fantastic rallies . It is always impossible to predict who is going to win Roland Garros (apart from the last two years) because there are always a lot of upsets. ( unlike at Wimbledon). And the fact that many top players like Stefan Edberg, Mc Enroe, Pete Sampras etc... never won it makes it even more special. It is always a tough one to win. It seems that being born in Spain, Argentina or Brazil helps a lot... Edited September 2, 2006 by ASNL77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 My ratings: 1 Wimbledon (and by far): There is so much tradition and history in that stadium. Spectators are so respectuous too unlike what I saw during the game Agassi-Baghdatis where the behaviour of some spectators towards the Cypriot guy was frankly appaling. 2 French Open 3 US Open (far behind the first two) 4 Australia: Catching up but still not as popular as the other three. The best way to measure the importance of these tournaments is to ask the players and apart from the American players 90% of the players place Wimbledon or the French at the top. I agree about tradition and history at Wimbledon making it the number 1 Slam. but I have to rank the US Open over the French. Its a tougher environment to perform in, even acknowledging the fact that clay makes play grueling and nearly endless at the French. I love tennis on the clay. The clay makes matches very unpredictable with fantastic rallies . It is always impossible to predict who is going to win Roland Garros (apart from the last two years) because there are always a lot of upsets. ( unlike at Wimbledon). And the fact that many top players like Stefan Edberg, Mc Enroe, Pete Sampras etc... never won it makes it even more special. It is always a tough one to win. Yeah, but the thing of it is, there are always champions who never do anything elsewhere. What does that say about the tournament? Edberg, McEnroe, Sampras, Borg, Connors ... great players in every other Slam, and winners of many, many tournaments. So a dirt dog won the French ... doesn't get them anything anywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASNL77 Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 (edited) My ratings: 1 Wimbledon (and by far): There is so much tradition and history in that stadium. Spectators are so respectuous too unlike what I saw during the game Agassi-Baghdatis where the behaviour of some spectators towards the Cypriot guy was frankly appaling. 2 French Open 3 US Open (far behind the first two) 4 Australia: Catching up but still not as popular as the other three. The best way to measure the importance of these tournaments is to ask the players and apart from the American players 90% of the players place Wimbledon or the French at the top. I agree about tradition and history at Wimbledon making it the number 1 Slam. but I have to rank the US Open over the French. Its a tougher environment to perform in, even acknowledging the fact that clay makes play grueling and nearly endless at the French. I love tennis on the clay. The clay makes matches very unpredictable with fantastic rallies . It is always impossible to predict who is going to win Roland Garros (apart from the last two years) because there are always a lot of upsets. ( unlike at Wimbledon). And the fact that many top players like Stefan Edberg, Mc Enroe, Pete Sampras etc... never won it makes it even more special. It is always a tough one to win. Yeah, but the thing of it is, there are always champions who never do anything elsewhere. What does that say about the tournament? Edberg, McEnroe, Sampras, Borg, Connors ... great players in every other Slam, and winners of many, many tournaments. So a dirt dog won the French ... doesn't get them anything anywhere else. Because winning on the clay requires a very different game, a different tactics and a range of shots that you don't need on the grass or on hard court. All the players you mentioned did not have the right game to win in Paris even if Mc Enroe got very close. ( Borg won it 6 times ). It is true that a lot of French open champions don't win elsewhere either because they don't bother trying play on the grass or because they have a limited range of shots. That is why I think that Borg is the ultimate champion of all times: winning 6 French titles and 5 times Wimbledon is an amazing achievement that is unlikely to be seen again. I understand why Roland Garros does not appeal to everybody but I believe that in terms of entertainment, range of shots, shocks and drama the French open has more to offer than the US open and even Wimbledon where a lot of points are won with an ace or a good quality serve. Anyway, it is a tough call and my nationality ( I am French) makes me a bit biased! Edited September 2, 2006 by ASNL77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 (edited) Wimbledon has a great tradition but let's face it , the style of playing does not make for great watching. In terms of entertainment (as a fan) the US Open is the most fun. As someone who likes and enjoys long exchanges, Roland Garros and Flushing Meadows are riveting stuff. Tv wise also the US Open is frendlier with the evening session for us North-Americans. Howevr if i were a player on my top list it would be Wimbledon followed by Roland-Garros, afterwards it would be the US Open. Edited September 2, 2006 by Van Basten II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 ... Anyway, it is a tough call and my nationality ( I am French) makes me a bit biased! Ah, now the truth comes out! I can respect what you say ... just don't quite agree with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASNL77 Posted September 3, 2006 Report Share Posted September 3, 2006 (edited) ... Anyway, it is a tough call and my nationality ( I am French) makes me a bit biased! Ah, now the truth comes out! I can respect what you say ... just don't quite agree with it. No probs. I have enjoyed watching every minute of the US open so far ( apart from the rain!). The Agassi-Baghdatis game was a superb match. Edited September 3, 2006 by ASNL77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted September 3, 2006 Report Share Posted September 3, 2006 So a dirt dog won the French ... doesn't get them anything anywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted September 3, 2006 Report Share Posted September 3, 2006 I can't rank them but Wimbledon is clearly top of the list and the Australian on the bottom. Yeah, we've got to have a slam on clay. We just have to, just as the tradition of grass is preserved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted September 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2006 (edited) today's matches agassi roddick serena Edited September 3, 2006 by Soulstation1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted September 3, 2006 Report Share Posted September 3, 2006 today's matches agassi roddick serena Forget Serena ... Maria Sharapova leads off the night matches. Now that's a Did I just hear that Andre and Steffi's little girl is named "Jazz"? I wonder who came up with that name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted September 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2006 i serena' junk in da trunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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