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Jan 28, 2018 -- 5:38AM, anxious wrote:
20 Times just like United
long way to go to catch glesga rangers
dude has a more natural game than Djok or Rafa whose MO is predicated on more court coverage and strain on joints
hence their injuries
this guy is blessed physically
won't see his like again
As soon as Novak is off the scene and Nadal picks up more injuries he starts winning again.
Fake legacy.
Jan 28, 2018 -- 5:45AM, edy wrote:
Why is some Australian talking on behalf of KIA?
because last year the guy couldn't speak English if I remember right
Jan 28, 2018 -- 5:44AM, anxious wrote:
On grass the best player ever seen
u never saw tiger timmy??
On grass the best player ever seen
not too shabby on the hardcourts either
Jan 28, 2018 -- 5:46AM, edy wrote:
His English was no worse than that of your average person from north of London.
edy, are u itching to get banned!
And Sanchez only went there for the money.
Jan 28, 2018 -- 5:56AM, edy wrote:
United just has an incredible aura of class and tradition that no other team on the planet can match.
said by a true glory hunter
Jan 28, 2018 -- 5:59AM, caramba wrote:
did he say anything about next year? Doesn't he usually?
20 reached, mission accomplished? 
Jan 28, 2018 -- 6:02AM, caramba wrote:
Maybe I'm reading too much into it. No reason really to retire as long as he still winning and still loves the sport and is injury free, but realistically it has to end at some point.
Children, dude! They won't put up with traveling around all year for much longer.
Happy days.
There's another perspective that if he retires he can easily be handing the keys to someone (Nadal) to overtake his records, why do that when you are still winning.
Federer is the best player right now, I just don't see why he'd retire in such a position, he can set records that are out of this world for anyone to try and catch.
I'm curious if he will turn up on clay this year.
Plus this = 23 on his mind obv.
If Djokovic comes back to his best, it's a no contest.
It's a shame he declined so dramatically after winning the French finally.
Federer on the other hand, is basically a part time player these days, gives himself a huge advantage to win the other slams.
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Federer on Eurosport: "I don't know what I said [in the speech] but I hope to be back next year."
12:53 PM - 28 Jan 2018
Jan 28, 2018 -- 6:53AM, mesmerised wrote:
Is Wozniacki actually going to play St. Petersburg ?
She's travelling supposedly, doesn't mean will play. I can almost smell play a match and withdraw tbh.
If there's outright odds up there has to be value in opposing her surely as she will be fav.
I think you will be under pressure from the ITF/individual slams to not just no show slams for the rest of your career as they don't want to set precedents like this where players just sac off their weakest slam.
Thing is if Federer actually played the French he would be 2nd fav anyway, it seems a little weird to give that up, in sense he only really needs Nadal to falter and he's back to clear fav again. Though he spoke last year how he felt a big confidence thing vs Nadal was not playing him on clay.
Jan 28, 2018 -- 7:00AM, n88uk wrote:
Jan 28, 2018 -- 12:53PM, mesmerised wrote:Is Wozniacki actually going to play St. Petersburg ?She's travelling supposedly, doesn't mean will play. I can almost smell play a match and withdraw tbh.If there's outright odds up there has to be value in opposing her surely as she will be fav.
On that - what round will Bouchard tank in Taipei? She has a Super Bowl date lined up.
Wouldn't have to play anyway because he's over 31 so can miss any slam he wants.
Jan 28, 2018 -- 7:10AM, n88uk wrote:
Peng is #1 seed Edy but probs not fit. Won't be that surprising if Bouchard gets bounced by Lin Zhu R1.
because of a tank? 
Jan 28, 2018 -- 7:08AM, edy wrote:
Are there any better players other than Lisicki in the draw?
yes, 31 of them
1st fav for AO, Wimbledon and USO
, and he will be 37 for the last one.
Did not play Murray or Djokovic at Wimbledon and beat an injured Cilic.
Given a bye to this years final thanks to Chung.
Just keep getting all the luck.
Did not play Murray or Djokovic at Wimbledon and beat an injured Cilic.
Given a bye to this years final thanks to Chung.
Just keep getting all the luck.
As Gary Player said when somebody said he was a lucky player because he often holed shots from the bunker....the harder I practice the luckier I get
Jan 28, 2018 -- 7:18AM, mesmerised wrote:
would have been 4-4 if he played clay
4-2
1 clay masters and french open
The tour is clearly tailored to favour one man, they've never considered changing it.
The WTF should at least alternate between the two, does not matter if it comes off of the back of the indoor events, it would be the same for everyone regardless.
Wimbledon should be clay.
Two clay slams, two hard court
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Federer on Eurosport: "I don't know what I said [in the speech] but I hope to be back next year."
12:53 PM - 28 Jan 2018
So I got all worried for nothing. But at least this clarification meant I wasn't the only one to react over him not saying anything about next year.
Jan 28, 2018 -- 7:03AM, n88uk wrote:
I think Federer will play RG.I think you will be under pressure from the ITF/individual slams to not just no show slams for the rest of your career as they don't want to set precedents like this where players just sac off their weakest slam.Thing is if Federer actually played the French he would be 2nd fav anyway, it seems a little weird to give that up, in sense he only really needs Nadal to falter and he's back to clear fav again. Though he spoke last year how he felt a big confidence thing vs Nadal was not playing him on clay.
If he thinks it does him more harm than good, he will skip clay season again imo. And rightfully so. There's a reason his body is holding up whereas his main opponents are breaking down five years younger. And that's smart scheduling, as well as having a playing style that's less taxing to your body. Don't think he'll give into pressure from ITF/Roland Garros.
