2012 Wimbledon

mse326 · Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 13522 Location: LORK on the sig

Rosol really impressed me today.

Especailly that last service game. Normally you see a guy fall apart there, but that was one of the best service games I've seen in a long time.
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BathBengal · Joined: 02 Jun 2008 Posts: 1002 Location: Now in Manchester

WOW. That was awesome.
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seminoles1 · Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 31676

This is one of the biggest upsets in history, and not just for tennis. The 100th ranked player beating arguably a top 5 player of all-time in his prime, 2x Wimbledon Champion, participant in the last 5 Grand Slam finals and 5 Wimbledon finals that he had played, a player who hadn't lost in the 2nd round of a Slam since he was a teenager, etc. Just unbelievable.

Like McEnroe said, Rosol reminded me of Soderling when he's in the zone. He was hitting every single ball as hard as he could and there was nothing Nadal could do about it in the 5th set.

Nadal was already clearly frustrated and flustered, but I think Rosol throwing his racket into the net after winning really, really irked Nadal.

Considering his playing history I wouldn't be shocked at all to see Rosol lose in straight sets in the next round.
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-Hope- · Joined: 16 Feb 2007 Posts: 16096 Location: The []_[]

Rosol played one of the most impressive matches I've seen by any tennis player ever.

I'm fully expecting him to get steamrolled in the next round though. History says he just magically caught fire for this match. I'm sure he'll come back down to earth in due time. I'll be rooting for him though. He's definitely fun to watch.
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Dr. Philly · Joined: 02 Nov 2009 Posts: 22866

Rosol played a hell of a match, he deserved to win.

As for Nadal, this dude disappointed me, he didn't seem the same, if I were him, I'd honestly pull out of the Olympics and do some soul searching/rest and get ready for the US Open.
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mse326 · Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 13522 Location: LORK on the sig

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sunnygsm · Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 9147 Location: Vancouver,BC

Today was a good day! Let's go Fed!!
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mse326 · Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 13522 Location: LORK on the sig

Dr. Philly · Joined: 02 Nov 2009 Posts: 22866

You know what I mean, for a dude who gets injured frequently especially around the US Open it'd be smart not to play at the Olympics, he's already won Gold there, no point to prove anything there.
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mse326 · Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 13522 Location: LORK on the sig

Dr. Philly · Joined: 02 Nov 2009 Posts: 22866

On checking on how many points Nadal's lost due to the exit, he needs to play a lot. Fed will overpass him for 2.
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Nightmare · Joined: 19 Dec 2008 Posts: 2582

I don't think Nadal did anything wrong today. People saying he wasn't right or wasn't physically healthy or whatever... what gave you that impression? Nadal was moving fine, hitting the ball exactly the same as he normally does. The difference is that Rosol on the other side of the court was simply unstoppable - he'll never play a match like that again in his career. It was like he was a robot programmed to hit every single line perfectly in the last set.

Murray and Tsonga are loving this. Big chance to make a Wimbledon final.
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Dr. Philly · Joined: 02 Nov 2009 Posts: 22866

Good thing about the Nadal's early exit, then Brian Baker can continue his magical run.
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