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French Open 2013

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  • #122
    BV4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 109 ✭✭BV4


    walshb wrote: »
    3 set points to Novak!

    Yes, we have a 5th set!

    And an early break for Novak!


  • #123
    Da Shins Kelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,047 ✭✭✭Da Shins Kelly


    Not ready to rule Nadal out just yet.


  • #124
    ProudDUB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,569 ✭✭✭✭ProudDUB


    Wow, huge call there. Djo touched the net and lost the point. All even 4-4 now.


  • #125
    Da Shins Kelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,047 ✭✭✭Da Shins Kelly


    And Nadal has broken back. I honestly don't think I've ever witnessed mental toughness like Nadal's.


  • #126
    BV4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 109 ✭✭BV4


    Nadal breaks back!


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  • #127
    RosyLily
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭RosyLily


    Nadal is so mentally tough! Hope he manages to hold serve here.


  • #128
    Da Shins Kelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,047 ✭✭✭Da Shins Kelly


    Gotta say, I've got quite a bit of admiration for Nadal here. His level of self-belief is really amazing.


  • #129
    grohlisagod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,998 ✭✭✭grohlisagod


    Fantastic match.


  • #130
    RosyLily
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭RosyLily


    This match is miles better than I'd anticipated! Gotta respect Nadal and Djokovic for this. Cracking!!


  • #131
    Da Shins Kelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,047 ✭✭✭Da Shins Kelly


    Nadal is pulling some unreal shots out of the bag.


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  • #132
    Grandpa Hassan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,945 ✭✭✭Grandpa Hassan


    Da Shins Kelly wrote: »
    And Nadal has broken back. I honestly don't think I've ever witnessed mental toughness like Nadal's.

    Except for in Djokovic! Which is what makes these matches so remarkable


  • #133
    RosyLily
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭RosyLily


    Tweener from Nadal!! Djokovic misses!!


  • #134
    Da Shins Kelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,047 ✭✭✭Da Shins Kelly


    I honestly couldn't call it right now.


  • #135
    DDC1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,393 ✭✭✭✭DDC1990


    Not a massive Tennis fan but fúck me!

    This is incredible. Rafa is a genius, and Djoko is so mentally strong.

    Great Tennis.


  • #136
    ProudDUB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,569 ✭✭✭✭ProudDUB


    That between the legs shot from Nadal was just ridiculous !


  • #137
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,694 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    RosyLily wrote: »
    This match is miles better than I'd anticipated! Gotta respect Nadal and Djokovic for this. Cracking!!

    Most of their meetings are high quality. I was surprosed to read earlier that you didn't care much for their meetings.


  • #138
    RosyLily
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭RosyLily


    Djokovic isn't the greatest at overheads is he?


  • #139
    RosyLily
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭RosyLily


    MP Nadal!!!


  • #140
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,694 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Sick!


  • #141
    ProudDUB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,569 ✭✭✭✭ProudDUB


    Wow. Fair play Rafa. Balls of steel there.


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  • #142
    RosyLily
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭RosyLily


    WOW!! I'm shattered!!!


  • #143
    DDC1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,393 ✭✭✭✭DDC1990


    Pity it had to end like that, just amazing.

    Fair play to both Men. Unbelievable Tennis!


  • #144
    BV4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 109 ✭✭BV4


    Fair play to both players. Great game!


  • #145
    RosyLily
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭RosyLily


    Moving on....Let's go Jo!!!:)


  • #146
    ProudDUB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,569 ✭✭✭✭ProudDUB


    Always thought that one of the toughest feats in all of sport, is to be the player who serves second in a fifth set where there is no tie breaker & goes on to win the match. The mental pressure of knowing that you have to hold serve or you are out, game after game, has to be incredibly intense.


  • #147
    Da Shins Kelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,047 ✭✭✭Da Shins Kelly


    That was a great match. Great showcase for the game. Nadal seems like a genuinely nice lad too. Can't believe how much his English has improved! I remember his first Wimbeldon when they interviewed him and he could barely say anything!


  • #148
    yerwanthere123
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,036 Mod ✭✭✭✭yerwanthere123


    When Nadal held at 8-7 I went to the bathroom... came back and the match was all over! :eek::eek:

    So disappointed that Novak lost. Not for Novak, but for Jo! The final is a foregone conclusion now.


  • #149
    Da Shins Kelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,047 ✭✭✭Da Shins Kelly


    Come on now, Jo!


  • #150
    pconn062
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,370 ✭✭✭pconn062


    Jaysus, bad start for Jo. I can't stand the thoughts of a Nadal/Ferrer final. It fills me with terror through the sheer bordeom and one-sidedness of it all!


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  • #151
    yerwanthere123
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,036 Mod ✭✭✭✭yerwanthere123


    Just how many times have Eurosport shown that Messi/Kobe Bryant ad :eek:


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