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31st January 2012, 18:19
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1st February 2012, 09:05
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First Team Sub
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Roddick schooled Murray at Wimbledon the one time he didn't get Nadal(I know Murray has beaten him btw, but he was in terrible form for a while and Murray IS the better player tbh, but again a case of being the new generation). Immensely unfair on him that he has this joke tag on him now, definitely a one dimensional player, but an immensely effective one, and would of been quite high up on the all time grand slam wins had Federer not been around or even just not as consistent, certainly would would of won at least one at the Aussie, Wimbledon(probably 3-4) and obviously more US Opens. The loss at Wimbledon 2009 was simply just unfair, no one other player who didn't win deserves a Wimbledon title more, not Henman, not Goran when he finally won it, not even Lendl imo.
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1st February 2012, 09:38
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Poster originally known as Michel04
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Location: "Collar turned up, back straight, chest stuck out, he glided into the arena as if he owned the fucking place"
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1st February 2012, 15:48
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Pelé's ridiculous outbursts at Messi and Maradona back in the day have played a part in him losing much of his aura. |
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1st February 2012, 15:59
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Brewlio's fugly sister
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1st February 2012, 19:27
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I've always wondered how many Open's Laver would've won if professional players could take part in them for those five years he was ineligible. As it was he won 11, including all four the year before he turned professional, and all four the second year after he was allowed back in. You have to think he would have won at least another five during that five year period, and in all likelihood would've set a record that the likes of Sampras and Federer would never have beaten.
Of course, if I'm getting into the hypothetical's then it also has to be acknowledged that his earlier slams came at a time when professional players couldn't take part, so he may not have won as many of them as he did in those early years. |
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1st February 2012, 22:49
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7th February 2012, 12:39
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19th February 2012, 12:57
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I was told that after Borg lost to McEnroe he quit, because he realized this guy was so much better he would just tarnish his reputation to continue and end up losing to him again.
So I'd think McEnroe should be above Borg. |
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28th February 2012, 17:49
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1st wr8_muppetry
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Nadal beat Federer the very first team they played and in straight sets and on hard courts. Federer was at his peak at this time.
Federer is one of best of all time but he's won a lot of Slams when his "competition" was one shot wonder Roddick and Hewitt. Nadal and Djokovic have had to come up against Federer to win their Slams. |
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28th February 2012, 17:52
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