so when and where the finale,what type of surface Espana vs Argentina,hope we get live,Nadal need play Nalbandian or Del Potro,interesting match there
The final would be in Argentina from the 21-23 Nov. It will be played on clay. Not sure if it's clay but very likely it will be at the same venue as the semifinal. The Argentine team might want to choose a quicker court surface coz they are now facing the best team on clay and of course the master himself, Nadal.
Possible or not, we may not know. US Open is in September, who knows.... if Roddick gets beat to pieces I doubt he would have the mood to come all the way here for an ATP250 tour. Vice versa of course.... I hope he comes.
Malaysia or Thailand Open are good stop over for players after the US Open before they head to Beijing and Shanghai.
Hopefully we have good line-up coz Jo-Willy and Nadal have agreed to play in Thailand.
Madrid Masters final will be shown tonight at 9.50 p.m. on Astro SuperSport
Added on May 18, 2009, 5:48 pmHere's the prediction by Peter Bodo which came out right:
Monday, May 4, 2009 |
Posted by Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com
It used to be that Roger Federer thrived in the thin atmosphere up at the peak of the game, but the beleaguered former No. 1 -- and candidate for Greatest of All Time accolades -- now has a lot of trouble breathing up near the top. So he's gone back to his native Switzerland to work on his lungs and game prior to the Madrid Masters 1000.
"I'd like to go back to Switzerland. I've been on the road again for a few weeks here," Federer said after he lost his semifinal match with Novak Djokovic in Rome late last week. "I'd like to go to Switzerland and make sure I get early enough to Madrid and get used to the altitude. Just make sure I'm in good shape over there [in Spain]."
It's funny, but you don't hear guys who are winning big tournaments talk that way, especially when those tournaments are right in their proverbial backyards. If the clay-court season suddenly seems like such a grind for a European player, I'd hate to think what he'll be feeling during the U.S. summer hard-court season.
There's another possible explanation for Federer's homesickness -- the last tournament he won was the Swiss Indoors, in his hometown of Basel. That was about seven months ago. If you had predicted at the time that Roger would head into May of 2009 without having won another title, you would have been skewered on a thousand fondue spears.
It has been rough sledding for Federer lately, but he's also facing a significant opportunity. The next major event is the Madrid Masters Series 1000, the newest of the game's showcase "dual" events featuring men's and women's fields and a draw of 96, just like the established hard-court dual events, Miami and Indian Wells.
Madrid is a brand-new event, so it's hard to say what role it will play in the annual calendar. It's still not certain whether Rafael Nadal will play Madrid -- he's been very coy about the issue, mainly because he has some concerns about the high altitude, and how the changes it demands will affect a player for the next and most important tournament of the spring, Roland Garros.
So here's an ideal scenario for Federer: He trains in Switzerland -- at a high altitude -- and, with the previous week off, enters Madrid with fresh legs and a clear mind. Meanwhile, Nadal caves in to the guilt and pressure and decides not to pull out of Madrid.
Taking advantage of the thin air in Spain, Federer rediscovers the form that has abandoned him. Nadal, grumpy and having second thoughts about capitulating, struggles. But he makes it through to the final, where Federer is waiting. Federer, finding the thin air conducive to aggressive play, upsets Nadal.
Thus, Federer goes into the French Open with replenished confidence and hope, while Nadal -- the four-time defending champ -- begins to feel the pressure of shooting for a historic fifth straight title.
That's the dream scenario for all those Federer fans who are living on bottled oxygen.
Added on May 18, 2009, 5:57 pmGoing into the Roland Garros from Madrid Masters, it's going to be a whole different senario for the players.
Roger finally got his confidence boost.
Djokovic believes that his chance to beat Rafa is near.
Rafa is more relaxed and hungrier as Roger had ended Rafa's winning streak last night.
So the French Open next week is going to be interesting and competitive.
This post has been edited by hcfoo: May 18 2009, 05:57 PM
I think Daniel played pretty well. This is the guy who beat Somdev last Friday. Speaking about Somdev, the Ronaldinho of tennis could have played Nadal today.
I agree the live feed at atdhe very good quality. Managed to take a peep on Nadal's new shirt
This post has been edited by hcfoo: May 25 2009, 10:27 PM
He wore it Hamburg Open last year during practice, he put on a pink cardigan during an event together with Carlos Moya and he was also seen in pink in that La Bamba karaoke video... just to name a few.
Nadal has been working hard to change his game to suit the hard courts and the grass courts...Look at his records since then..Wimbledon and Australian Open in his hands...So i think he'll be able to do so but its gonna take awhile i think
But changing his game to suit other courts has made him a worst clay court player than he has in the past..signs of this were shown in monte carlo final in the second set, Madrid and French open
but he'll still be able to dominate these courts..Mentally this guy is unbelievable
Nadal could be preparing for a consecutive win at Wimbledon and his first GS at US Open to complete a career slam.
Don't 'pray pray'...
This post has been edited by hcfoo: Jun 4 2009, 08:04 AM
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