Wimbledon Preview

[Front242]

Front was that you pull the coins out of the bag at the drawing? You stuck all the big hitters to fare against the King of Clay aka the Dirt Devil..

Front's Revenge:lolz:

Frankly I wish there were better big hitters. Karlovic may win on Halle/Queens/Newport (if top players ever played there and I wish they would) but doubtful at Wimbledon at this stage. A number of nobodies have won 6-2 and even 6-1 sets against Karlovic lately. Rosol at least has big ground strokes to go with the serve but he's been very poor since that match. Maybe that challenge will bring out the best in him though should it happen. Raonic should he serve well is probably the toughest of them given Rosol's unknown level if he even beats Paire. I'd prefer to see Nadal play Gulbis, Dolgopolov, Brands and maybe keep Raonic there. His BH is crap but with his big serve you neutralize the possibilities of Nadal going to his backhand a lot with any great depth.

 

[Kieran]

Damn!

Tignor picked Rafa...

 

[brokenshoelace]

I just checked the draw... Nadal-Rosol II? That should be fun. Pretty tough draw for Nadal actually.

 

[Front242]

I just checked the draw... Nadal-Rosol II? That should be fun. Pretty tough draw for Nadal actually.

Can't be that tough in all honesty. Rosol is 28 so Rosol II, presumably his son, is probably no more than 8 years old.

 

[Kieran]

Rafa played and won today on grass against Tommy Robredo, at the Hurlingham Club. Hardly a good opponent to have to get your grass feet, but hopefully it'll help...

 

[TsarMatt]

I think Nadal is going to win Wimbledon. He constantly surpasses my own expectations, so if he can get through the first week, look out.

 

[tented]

I think Nadal is going to win Wimbledon. He constantly surpasses my own expectations, so if he can get through the first week, look out.

I'm calling it the Rule of the Round of 16: if he gets that far, he wins.

 

[Kieran]

I think Nadal is going to win Wimbledon. He constantly surpasses my own expectations, so if he can get through the first week, look out.

I'm calling it the Rule of the Round of 16: if he gets that far, he wins.

That's a great policy, brother, and I totally agree. Rafa has to prove himself once more, and given what it takes out of him playing majors these days, I wouldn't be surprised if he struggles early. But then, given who he is, I wouldn't be surprised if he wins it. He's an unknown quantity again. Next year he may benefit from the extra week but it's hard to know, this year...

 

[nehmeth]

Damn!

Tignor picked Rafa...

:angel:

Thank you!

 

[TennisFanatic7]

So how do I feel about this tournament?

First off I'm pretty nervous for Andy just because of the sheer mass of points he has to defend and the implications for his ranking if he doesn't at least make the semi finals.

Putting that aside, though, as a general tennis fan this tournament could be really exciting because, as I've mentioned elsewhere, all four of the traditional contenders are dealing with one issue or another and we have a good chance of an unusual winner. Dimitrov would be my preference if it isn't one of the big four.