The Castle

[ClayDeath]

morning general nekro.

nobody around at the moment.

huge win for nadal today in montreal. he took down the great Serbian slayer in 3 sets.

I was surprised. and what a pleasant surprise it was.

 

[ClayDeath]

I am getting ready to hit the sack in about 10 minutes.

 

[Nekro]

morning general nekro.

nobody around at the moment.

huge win for nadal today in montreal. he took down the great Serbian slayer in 3 sets.

I was surprised. and what a pleasant surprise it was.

Yes I'm very happy about it too

 

[ClayDeath]

thank goodness he managed to take this match.

and no knee issues at the moment either.

I was worried about another loss to nole and I was worried about the knee.

 

[ClayDeath]

nole still leads 11-6 on the hard courts.

 

[ClayDeath]

I better grab some sleep general nekro.

see you tomorrow.


have fun.

 

[Nekro]

I better grab some sleep general nekro.

see you tomorrow.


have fun.

cu, sleep well

 

[britbox]

Good final today - at least for the most part. It got better as the match progressed. The final tiebreak was a bit of a damp squib, but otherwise an enjoyable match.

The momentum changes tended to reflect the Serve/ROS ebbs and flows of both. Djokovic served poorly in the first set and then Nadal's first serve dropped off in the second and Nole always looks comfortable attacking Nadal's second serve. The third set could have gone either way...

 

[betty]

vamos rafaD:devil

 

[britbox]

Hi betty, did you watch the match?

 

[betty]

hi bb, no unlucky i didnt just some summary of it on tv, but hope to see the final
and u? who is yr prefer tennis player?

 

[britbox]

Hi Betty - I enjoy tennis generally and enjoyed the match. Shame about the final tiebreak.

My favourite players are Federer and Haas. I also keep a close eye on Dimitrov.

 

[britbox]

Two time Australian Open Champion Johan Kriek has joined our cast of Bloggers at the Tennis Frontier.

You can view Johan's blog at:

http://www.tennisfrontier.com/category/blogs/johan-kriek/

Needless to say, we are very happy to have a player of Johan's stature contributing to the Tennis Frontier.

 

[ClayDeath]

Good final today - at least for the most part. It got better as the match progressed. The final tiebreak was a bit of a damp squib, but otherwise an enjoyable match.

The momentum changes tended to reflect the Serve/ROS ebbs and flows of both. Djokovic served poorly in the first set and then Nadal's first serve dropped off in the second and Nole always looks comfortable attacking Nadal's second serve. The third set could have gone either way...

nadal started to tighten up when in a bit of a winning position in the 2nd set. it had been a pattern for him against nole.


2nd set service percentage did drop off about 10% which is significant against nole who has the greatest return of serve the world has ever known.



bottom line: it came down to the breaker and nadal managed to hold his nerve. the breaker got away from nole in a hurry.

anybody can win in a breaker on hard courts.

 

[ClayDeath]

I hear kriek was a world class sprinter and a top flight gymnast.


we will have to double check that. it is probably true.


i did read somewhere that he was faster than lightening.

 

[ClayDeath]

morning betty, general nekro, baron britbox, and the others.


general sid has informed me that he will be away for about a week.

 

[britbox]

Johan is a welcome addition to the site. He's not a political animal and says it how he sees it.

We have an interview with him coming out in the next few days.

 

[ClayDeath]

affirmative. he was perhaps the greatest athlete of his day in our sport.



i will take the time to read about him a little bit later tonight.

 

[ClayDeath]

about 5000 posts and 50,000 views will provide us with the critical mass. that may get us moving a little bit anyway.

we will get there slowly and surely.

these things do take time.

 

[masterclass]

Hi everyone!

Baron Britbox, that is a great coup getting Mr Kriek a blog of his own here.
He was an excellent player, grass probably his best surface, winning 2 Australian Opens in the early 1980's.

His contributions to the Global Water Foundation, non-profit organization dedicated to delivering clean water and sanitation to the world's neediest communities, have been immense.

He is obviously very welcome here!

Respectfully,
masterclass