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zalvar said:
Go Rafa! Beat ze clown. ;P

Aw, c'mon…Monfils is a showman, but I object to "clown." He's a seriously gifted athlete. And he's ended Rafa's run in Doha twice. I expect Nadal will be wanting to knuckle-down and not let this opportunity pass. It'll be interesting to see how committed Gael will be.
 

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Moxie629 said:
zalvar said:
Go Rafa! Beat ze clown. ;P

Aw, c'mon…Monfils is a showman, but I object to "clown." He's a seriously gifted athlete. And he's ended Rafa's run in Doha twice. I expect Nadal will be wanting to knuckle-down and not let this opportunity pass. It'll be interesting to see how committed Gael will be.

It's def Rafa's to lose and he should be ready for balls to come back a lot.
And, OK, fine showman haha. Just so not into that. :rolleyes:
 

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Moxie629 said:
zalvar said:
Go Rafa! Beat ze clown. ;P

Aw, c'mon…Monfils is a showman, but I object to "clown." He's a seriously gifted athlete. And he's ended Rafa's run in Doha twice. I expect Nadal will be wanting to knuckle-down and not let this opportunity pass. It'll be interesting to see how committed Gael will be.

I object also to the young man being classified as a clown, it's unnecessary
 

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the AntiPusher said:
Moxie629 said:
zalvar said:
Go Rafa! Beat ze clown. ;P

Aw, c'mon…Monfils is a showman, but I object to "clown." He's a seriously gifted athlete. And he's ended Rafa's run in Doha twice. I expect Nadal will be wanting to knuckle-down and not let this opportunity pass. It'll be interesting to see how committed Gael will be.

I object also to the young man being classified as a clown, it's unnecessary

Oh, brother. Sorry!

It was meant to be a joke and a light teasing precisely because I know the different opinion on his antics, HENCE the WINKY face. Should have known not to joke about certain players here due to bleeding hearts. -- I will go now. :angel:
 

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zalvar said:
the AntiPusher said:
Moxie629 said:
zalvar said:
Go Rafa! Beat ze clown. ;P

Aw, c'mon…Monfils is a showman, but I object to "clown." He's a seriously gifted athlete. And he's ended Rafa's run in Doha twice. I expect Nadal will be wanting to knuckle-down and not let this opportunity pass. It'll be interesting to see how committed Gael will be.

I object also to the young man being classified as a clown, it's unnecessary

Oh, brother. Sorry!

It was meant to be a joke and a light teasing precisely because I know the different opinion on his antics, HENCE the WINKY face. Should have known not to joke about certain players here due to bleeding hearts. -- I will go now. :angel:

It's not really a tragedy, zalvar, just that 'clown' gets over-used on sports forums. It can come off as a bigger insult than you intended.

That said, I still hope Nadal beats him tomorrow. :)
 

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I guess Nadal will beat Monfils but it'll be harder than usually. Nadal didn't seem to be in top form today
 

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I think he's a clown. I don't rate the guy much at all. Sure, he may win today, but that won't change much. He'll still be doing silly and irritating things on the court again next week...
 

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the AntiPusher said:
What time does the final match begins

6pm local, which is about 75 minutes from now...
 

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the AntiPusher said:
Kieran said:
the AntiPusher said:
What time does the final match begins

6pm local, which is about 75 minutes from now...

Thankyou good. Sir,will it be on Tennis Channel

I haven't a clue, brother! I don't have the Tennis Channel. I'll watch on Fromsport.com.

I'm expecting a straight sets victory for Young Ralphy... ;)
 

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the AntiPusher said:
Kieran said:
the AntiPusher said:
What time does the final match begins

6pm local, which is about 75 minutes from now...

Thankyou good. Sir,will it be on Tennis Channel

No, I can find any TV coverage. Will be another of those terrible streams.
 

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Moxie629 said:
the AntiPusher said:
Kieran said:
the AntiPusher said:
What time does the final match begins

6pm local, which is about 75 minutes from now...

Thankyou good. Sir,will it be on Tennis Channel

No, I can find any TV coverage. Will be another of those terrible streams.

It's on a network called BEIN sport's
 

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My god this is the rafa i like watching <3
 

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Long time since I saw Rafa start a match so sharp, probably not since the USO final.

Now keep it up please. Especially the excellent backhand.
 

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Yeah, the backhand looks very solid, doesn't it?