2013 French Open F: Nadal vs. Ferrer

[BalaryKar]

Nadal isn't catching Federer. Anybody here remember 2009? Roger certainly does. Anyone remember that Ralph missed seven months of the last year? He's missed a whole year in total since 2005. You can't skip so much and set records like that. Others gain and you lose ground. Everyone knows Nadal, he's limited in his expectations, and may even have a shorter career than any others of the Top 3 (+1).

It is not about losing a year, it is about winning FO. Maybe Nadal knew of his chances of USO and AO and preserved himself for this FO, or maybe he did not knew. Not too many players can miss and be back for business end and deliver by winning. I am too happy for him and can narrate this run till the end of eternity, and why not

It is also not about catching Federer. And in the event of him catching Federer, how does that even diminish what Fed accomplished? Any tennis lover can easily enjoy the game of Fed and Nadal too. Can we ever forget the Nole's moment in the semi It is a spectacular moment and lets enjoy it :clap

And wasn't the final as anti-climactic as expected? Every little suspense was exactly that - a little one, a small nick, a tiny draw of blood to delay the inevitable. The great match was the semi and kudos to No1e for making it so. I didn't think he'd make it to five and he was huge. It was a truly great match, if we measure these things by the way a match escalates towards an unguessable conclusion. At times in the fifth, the semi reminded me of W2008, just in that regard: you never knew who would blink first...

Yup, it was expected. I showed up for the awards ceremony

And Kieran, though you have been quoted here, it is not a reply to you. It is just a jolly rant:shy:

 

[Moxie]

^BalaryKar: I appreciated your point about showing up for the trophy presentation. I know I'm a fan, but it was a bit thrilling to hear them call out his name again, for the 8th time. It was historic, and worth watching.

 

[Johnsteinbeck]

congratulations to Rafa. 8 times. unbelievable.

as to the match, of course, just like Kieran said, it was every bit as anti-climactic (if not to say boring) as expected. i think Rafa deserved the tennis equivalent of a recovery jog/victory lap after the battle with Nole, though, so that's alright. plus the protesters spiced things up a little, i guess?! (and also proved that they have no clue about tennis, as obviously, for maximum worldwide recognition, they should've protested the 1st semi on Fri, and for national recognition would've had to do the first set of the 2nd semi).

i like how noone even discusses potential disappointment for Ferrer... because, on top of him actually gaining a spot (and a lot of points), there's nothing to be disappointed about - since there never really was any reason to hope for more. so, well done, Espana.

 

[Mog]

Congrates to Nadal on his 8th RG win. Excellent-

 

[brokenshoelace]

i like how noone even discusses potential disappointment for Ferrer... because, on top of him actually gaining a spot (and a lot of points), there's nothing to be disappointed about - since there never really was any reason to hope for more. so, well done, Espana.

Yeah. More than any final in recent memory, there was an inevitable matter-of-fact about this one, so it's hard to draw any narratives.

 

[Ricardo]

petros was 7 in 7 finals because he wasn't good enough to reach an 8th final or more.

.anyhow Federer has more grass court titles than petros..

so fed over petros it is..

vamos to mr eightinninefrenchopens btw :clap..a world record..ooh yeah.

but world rank goes down to no5 for Wimbledon though. :snigger

It's the age old argument. Yes Pete didn't get to 8 finals but every time he got to the biggest stage in the sport he stepped up and won. Roger failed to do that in 2008.

don't know about your logic, but 7 wins + 1 final is ALWAYS more impressive than 7 wins + semi. Failing at semi is not better than failing at final. Funny you would think that as a fed fan.

 

[Denis]

Was this even televised?

 

[DarthFed]

petros was 7 in 7 finals because he wasn't good enough to reach an 8th final or more.

.anyhow Federer has more grass court titles than petros..

so fed over petros it is..

vamos to mr eightinninefrenchopens btw :clap..a world record..ooh yeah.

but world rank goes down to no5 for Wimbledon though. :snigger

It's the age old argument. Yes Pete didn't get to 8 finals but every time he got to the biggest stage in the sport he stepped up and won. Roger failed to do that in 2008.

don't know about your logic, but 7 wins + 1 final is ALWAYS more impressive than 7 wins + semi. Failing at semi is not better than failing at final. Funny you would think that as a fed fan.

The final is more money, ranking points and an ugly plate the loser is left holding. Pete got there 7 times and stepped up and won all of them on the biggest stage in the sport. That is better than 7 of 8. Same deal with the Super Bowl. Brady is not going to be considered greater than Montana unless he wins 5 because he failed on the big stage twice.

 

[Denis]

Darth, why are you having a picture of the guy that defeated Federer 8 times in slams? Have you fallen back to the bright side of the Force?

 

[DarthFed]

Darth, why are you having a picture of the guy that defeated Federer 8 times in slams? Have you fallen back to the bright side of the Force?

Lost bet. I predicted Nadal would win the 4th set of RG. Obviously I was happy to lose the bet until your boy mucked up the 5th.