Jan 18, 2009, 09:43 PM // 21:43
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Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Dec 2007
Guild: [PhD]
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Tennis: Australian Open '09
For all those who like tennis, who do you think will win this year?
My prediction: Federer. This would be a great slam for him to tie Pete Sampras' record of 14 grand slam titles and an excellent way to start off this year for him. He looked calm and well prepared at the Kooyong AAMI Classic.
Anyways, who do you think will win?
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Jan 18, 2009, 10:06 PM // 22:06
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Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Jawsome!!!!!!!!!!!
Guild: looking for one :p
Profession: A/D
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Andy Murray i think.
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Jan 18, 2009, 10:12 PM // 22:12
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God of Spammers
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: in the middle of a burning cornfield...
Guild: Scars Meadows [SMS] (Officer)
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No to both, as much as I would like to see either of them win. It will be either Nadal or Djokivic (however you spell his name)
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Jan 18, 2009, 11:50 PM // 23:50
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Major-General Awesome
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Aussie Trolling Crew HQ - Event Organiser and IRC Tiger
Guild: Ex Talionis [Law], Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] ̖̊̋̌̍̎̊̋&#
Profession: W/
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Federer or Nadal, as per usual.
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Jan 19, 2009, 12:02 AM // 00:02
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Feb 2008
Guild: The Warrior Priests [WP]
Profession: Me/Rt
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Rooting for Blake, but when he inevitably flames out in the fourth round, I'll be pulling for the Federer.
Nobody's mentioned the women's side - I say Safina.
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Jan 19, 2009, 12:10 AM // 00:10
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: New Zealand
Guild: None
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Nadal imo
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Jan 19, 2009, 02:10 AM // 02:10
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Serbia
Profession: Me/
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I would like Djokovic to win , but Nadal will , he is just a better player than Djokovic.
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Jan 22, 2009, 06:29 AM // 06:29
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Grotto Attendant
Join Date: Dec 2008
Profession: W/
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my money is on nadal
and also i felt sorry for the people playing against nadal and federer in the first and second rounds, they totally got pummeled
^ ofc u want you country to win xD
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Last edited by superraptors; Apr 05, 2011 at 08:51 PM // 20:51..
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Jan 22, 2009, 02:45 PM // 14:45
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God of Spammers
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: in the middle of a burning cornfield...
Guild: Scars Meadows [SMS] (Officer)
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Nobody has mentioned the woman's side because every year that is always up for grabs.
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Jan 23, 2009, 06:22 AM // 06:22
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Grotto Attendant
Join Date: Dec 2008
Profession: W/
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sorry but the womens tennis is kinda meh , usually random and up for grabs as u said
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Last edited by superraptors; Apr 05, 2011 at 08:52 PM // 20:52..
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Jan 23, 2009, 03:38 PM // 15:38
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Feb 2008
Guild: The Warrior Priests [WP]
Profession: Me/Rt
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I'm not arguing that women's tennis is better than men's, but it's still usually intriguing to watch from about fourth round on. Besides, doesn't "up for grabs" mean it's worth watching to see who actually wins? If you're not a huge tennis fan you could entirely skip the men's tournament until the semis because you can make a list of 5 people (Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Murray, Roddick), which at least 3 if not 4 of those will reach the semis. Speaking of which, can't wait for the Djokovic/Roddick quarterfinal match.
Of course, since I'm a tennis fan I'll be watching every day, but I appreciate the men's game and women's game on two entirely different levels - they don't even play remotely the same game.
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Jan 23, 2009, 04:34 PM // 16:34
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God of Spammers
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: in the middle of a burning cornfield...
Guild: Scars Meadows [SMS] (Officer)
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No up for grabs does not mean it is worth watching it. It just means no one usually knows.
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Feb 01, 2009, 01:21 PM // 13:21
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Feb 2008
Guild: The Warrior Priests [WP]
Profession: Me/Rt
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Mini-res! Nadal certainly deserved to win the final since he played a much better 5th set; Federer looked mentally out of it. Regardless, the next to last point of the match was a disgrace.
During the middle of a rally, a fan yelled that Federer's shot was out similarly to how a linesman would; Federer pulled up, Nadal hit a shot that Federer could have reached, instead it was a winner to set up another championship point. I know that things like that can be considered when deciding to replay a point, and the chair refused. Federer at least deserved that chance.
Either way, gg to Nadal as he most certainly still would have won, but it bothers me seeing such a great match marred at the end.
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Feb 01, 2009, 02:39 PM // 14:39
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2006
Profession: W/
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It was a very good and exciting match. Its all I can really say because both of them are extremely good players and both pushed each other to the end.
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Feb 01, 2009, 06:09 PM // 18:09
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IRC W H O R E
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Australian Trolling Crew HQ, rightful leader and administration
Guild: Yale University [Snow]
Profession: W/
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goddamn federer got denied
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Feb 02, 2009, 02:58 PM // 14:58
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Atra esterní ono thelduin
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Madness Incarnate
Guild: [Duo]
Profession: W/P
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nadal ftw, lol
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Feb 03, 2009, 11:31 AM // 11:31
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Western Australia.
Guild: Crystal Mountain [CM]
Profession: W/
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Nadal has Federer beaten mentally, I swear it.
and it's great, im no Fed fan.
Was a great match though
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