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*Official* Tennis Thread
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BoyBrumby
Englishman
A new Brit in the men's top 100?
From the BBC.
With the emphasis on "new", clearly. Currently ranked 108, but been as high as 71.
Heady times ahead.
From the BBC.
With the emphasis on "new", clearly. Currently ranked 108, but been as high as 71.
Heady times ahead.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Yeah a fully fit Novak would be favourite for the French you'd imagine.
Nadal hasn't looked this dodgy since 2011 probably (and even then he was losing to Novak and no one else).
Perfect time for Stan to get back-to-back slams or for Federer to pinch another French. Pity Del Potro is injured.
grecian
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Well Novak's not exactly in prime-form, and Murray is hopeless ATM. You really could think it could be an outsider, but who exactly?
After talking about the phallic nature of Sharapova's last trophy, the Madrid ones take the spiky dildoed biscuit.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Haha yeah I could not believe what the Madrid trophy looked like.
After Nadal lost to Ferrer a Monte Carlo, it looked like Novak was going to become favourite with the bookies, but then he lost to Federer and the news about the severity of his wrist injury came out.
The thing about picking outsiders over the last 5 years or so, whenever you mention them it seems stupid and unlikely until it actually happens and that player goes deep (e.g. Delpo, Soder (though he didn't win) and Stan). So the ones who could legitimately challenge are Stan (and do we even call him an outsider anymore?), Berdych (but we know he won't), Nishikori and perhaps Dimitrov. You probably have to say Ferrer too since he made the final last year, but I think his loss to an injury hampered Nishikori was not a good sign.
Maybe Novak's wrist will be okay by the time the French rolls around and if he gets some easy early matches he can get himself in some form. But personally, Federer at $23 is pretty tempting.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Wins it, including beating Nadal in the final.
Roland Garros is wide open (relatively speaking)!
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Good call fella. Although Nishi wasn't fit anyway.
morgieb
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Hasn't Seppi been really dire lately? And Giraldo made the final at Barcelona.
A lot of interesting contenders already knocked out so far. Looks like another Nadalovic final.....
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
I too laid Giraldo but he deserved to be favourite. Just not such a big favourite.
Laid Stanislas and Dimitrov too
Ya never know so early in the French when short-priced favourites are playing decent players who are capable on their day.