Hasn't seen a thread about the tennis yet, so thought I'd make one. Now that we're into the semi's. Federer v. Kiefer Nalbandian v. Baghdatis Henin-Hardenne v. Sharapova Muresmo v. Clijsters Federer's been playing fantastic lately, I don't see how anyone can beat him. Not sure about the women's draw though, anyone one of those ladies could win.
Actually I think Federer's play has been shaky. He's gotten off to fast starts but then it seems he loses his focus. It may be that he's actually got a coach this year and when he's ahead he's actually going to implement some of the new tactics they've been discussing. One thing I notice is he is coming to the net a lot more than normal. His match against Haas was great and his last match against davydenko was definitely his toughest of the tourney even though Haas did take him to 5 sets. He should dispatch of Kiefer. I'd say that one will go straight sets. Well I hope so because Kiefer is such a dick. HE may have problems against nalbandian if he gets to the finals. Nalbandian has beaten him before and recently too.
By the way? Anyone here ever done Flextennis before? I just joined for the first time. www.flextennis.com
http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=107762&z=1 You're tellin me, you didn't see my Aussie Open thread on Page 4 of the Hangout? Step up, Man! I like Baghdatis.
nalbandian v baghdatis (in a few hours) could shape up to be the game (bar the final) of the tournament.
A lot of that ended in the 1st round and 3rd round with the williams sisters. Can't believe Baghdatis has come this far. I hope he can give Federer a match at least, that is if Federer gets past Kiefer the Mongrel
Sharapova is my favorite as well but played horrible last nite. Also nice to see Hingis have a good run on the comeback
This is as good as it gets: Justine Henin-Hardenne vs. Amelie Mauresmo tonight at 9:30 on ESPN2. A little trivia for you Clutch tennis fans: When was the last time two single-handed backhand female players were featured in a Grand Slam [ladies] singles final?
sure will. i played bout 3 matches and end up quiting because it was a waste of time. so if you enjoy playing with dinkers than this league is for you.
How long ago did you play? I know one guy who played in it and he wasn't a dinkballer but that's only one person out of who knows how many.