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Title: :bow Wimbledon 2008 :bow2
Post by: TakingBackSunday on July 06, 2008, 01:49:06 PM
This Men's Final is about to get crazy.  Nadal and Federer are the best two players the sport has ever seen, and everytime they play each other at Wimbledon it's an incredible match.  Federer just forced a fourth set. and I have a feeling it's gonna come down to a fifth and final set.
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Post by: CajoleJuice on July 06, 2008, 01:53:58 PM
It's been crazy the whole match, dude.
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Post by: Tieno on July 06, 2008, 02:41:07 PM
Holy shit, 5th set.
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Post by: drohne on July 06, 2008, 02:43:03 PM
:bow roger :bow2
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Post by: CajoleJuice on July 06, 2008, 02:47:06 PM
This is fucking incredible. That tiebreak was some of the best tennis I have ever seen.
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Post by: EvilBoris on July 06, 2008, 02:48:18 PM
 Federer is legend :swiss
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Post by: Tieno on July 06, 2008, 02:51:49 PM
Is Federer the best swiss sportsman/athlete ever?
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on July 06, 2008, 03:04:14 PM
Done for the day?
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Post by: drohne on July 06, 2008, 03:04:38 PM
:piss nature :piss2
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Post by: EvilBoris on July 06, 2008, 03:06:19 PM
 return to the screening of the inspirational Federer documentary network..
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Post by: CajoleJuice on July 06, 2008, 03:06:37 PM
Federer called in the rain again. Bastard.
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Post by: drohne on July 06, 2008, 04:27:19 PM
EPIC
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Post by: CajoleJuice on July 06, 2008, 04:28:51 PM
FUCKING

AMAZING

That was one of the greatest sporting events I have ever seen.

The greatest tennis match in history.
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Post by: TakingBackSunday on July 06, 2008, 04:30:38 PM
Yep.  Last year's was incredible as well, but this is probably the best sporting event I've ever seen.
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Post by: CajoleJuice on July 06, 2008, 04:32:26 PM
It was fucking PERFECT. It ended right in time, too. Epic doesn't even describe it.
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Post by: Flannel Boy on July 06, 2008, 04:36:02 PM
That was fantastic.

 :swisscry
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Post by: Hollywood on July 06, 2008, 04:59:19 PM
I caught the end of it, but still can't touch the awesomeness of TIGAAA US Open.  :D
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Post by: drew on July 06, 2008, 05:00:17 PM
:bow
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Post by: bud on July 06, 2008, 05:03:49 PM
Quote from: Nadal on July 06, 2008, 05:00:17 PM
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best final i have ever seen in my life. this was just one of those games of which i'll watch the entire rerun in a couple of years.

just... omg
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Post by: CajoleJuice on July 06, 2008, 06:24:58 PM
Quote from: Hollywood on July 06, 2008, 04:59:19 PM
I caught the end of it, but still can't touch the awesomeness of TIGAAA US Open.  :D

lol that ending was so fucking anti-climactic. fuck that.
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Post by: Hollywood on July 06, 2008, 06:53:43 PM
Quote from: CajoleJuice on July 06, 2008, 06:24:58 PM
Quote from: Hollywood on July 06, 2008, 04:59:19 PM
I caught the end of it, but still can't touch the awesomeness of TIGAAA US Open.  :D

lol that ending was so fucking anti-climactic. fuck that.

Yeah, a putt at the end of the final day to tie it, then a one day playoff, still tied, and Tiger winning on the 19th hole AFTER the playoff. So anticlimatic.  ::)
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Post by: bud on July 06, 2008, 06:54:57 PM
Quote from: BrandNew on July 06, 2008, 04:30:38 PM
Yep.  Last year's was incredible as well, but this is probably the best sporting event I've ever seen.

last year's was pretty good as well, but iirc, nadal was completely broken in the 5th set; federer won the last set with 6-2, or something, and i was just waiting for federer to win it. today's game was tense up to the last point. a true classic.
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Post by: CajoleJuice on July 06, 2008, 07:23:35 PM
Quote from: Hollywood on July 06, 2008, 06:53:43 PM
Quote from: CajoleJuice on July 06, 2008, 06:24:58 PM
Quote from: Hollywood on July 06, 2008, 04:59:19 PM
I caught the end of it, but still can't touch the awesomeness of TIGAAA US Open.  :D

lol that ending was so fucking anti-climactic. fuck that.

Yeah, a putt at the end of the final day to tie it, then a one day playoff, still tied, and Tiger winning on the 19th hole AFTER the playoff. So anticlimatic.  ::)

Tiger wins again zzzzzzzz

Anyway, I was talking about the 19th hole specifically.
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Post by: Hollywood on July 06, 2008, 07:33:39 PM
Quote from: CajoleJuice on July 06, 2008, 07:23:35 PM
Quote from: Hollywood on July 06, 2008, 06:53:43 PM
Quote from: CajoleJuice on July 06, 2008, 06:24:58 PM
Quote from: Hollywood on July 06, 2008, 04:59:19 PM
I caught the end of it, but still can't touch the awesomeness of TIGAAA US Open.  :D

lol that ending was so fucking anti-climactic. fuck that.

Yeah, a putt at the end of the final day to tie it, then a one day playoff, still tied, and Tiger winning on the 19th hole AFTER the playoff. So anticlimatic.  ::)

Tiger wins again zzzzzzzz

Anyway, I was talking about the 19th hole specifically.

He did it with one leg. It was Jordan flu game esque. And the 91st hole not coming down to a final shot is about like saying this tennis match wasn't anticlimatic because Nadal was serving for the win up a point, and was ahead at that whole point. It was only a matter of time before Federer fucked up, and he did. Neither one were do or die situations on the DEAD LAST putt/point.
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Post by: CajoleJuice on July 06, 2008, 07:35:55 PM
The 19th hole was over after their respective drives. I shouldn't bother arguing this. I just wasn't as enthralled by the U.S. Open. Both the Super Bowl this year and this match were better. Maybe because the underdog won both times.

Either way, 2008 has been an amazing sports year.
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Post by: Hollywood on July 06, 2008, 07:49:36 PM
Quote from: CajoleJuice on July 06, 2008, 07:35:55 PM
The 19th hole was over after their respective drives. I shouldn't bother arguing this. I just wasn't as enthralled by the U.S. Open. Both the Super Bowl this year and this match were better. Maybe because the underdog won both times.

Either way, 2008 has been an amazing sports year.

Guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. I'm certain that the US Open probably kicked Wimbleton's ass in ratings, Tiger is just a much bigger star in golf than anyone is in tennis right now. Maybe he's not the underdog, but everyones just waiting for him to break the major record, one of the few untainted highly unlikely records to break. Federer seems like Tim Duncan, just a vanilla dude. No one gave a shit he won several titles with the Spurs, no one really cares about Roger Federer in the same way. People cares a lot more when guys like Agassi and Sampras were playing.
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Post by: CajoleJuice on July 06, 2008, 07:52:53 PM
You're right, but who gives a fuck about ratings?
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Post by: Hollywood on July 06, 2008, 08:01:03 PM
Quote from: CajoleJuice on July 06, 2008, 07:52:53 PM
You're right, but who gives a fuck about ratings?

Just saying, no one really cares about that here. Except Serena and Venus on the womens side really. This match will probably go down as one of the greats in tennis history, but its not going to be replayed over and over for years like Tiger's crazy ass US Open win.
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Post by: CajoleJuice on July 06, 2008, 08:07:56 PM
Here? What sane sports fan cares about ratings? Especially to judge one sporting event to another. Jesus, that's like fucking sales-age shit. If we go by ratings in America, probably most NASCAR races > this Wimbledon final.

I know Tiger was playing on one fucking leg, but it's still fucking golf (and I love playing golf). And he was in a playoff against some no-name dude. This was two of the greatest tennis players in history, in their primes, playing tennis at the highest possible level, with massive historical implications, for almost 5 hours.

We just have different perspectives. I rather have Tiger going toe-to-toe with Mickelson (I guess, in reality no one is even close), making amazing shot after amazing shot on the back-nine of a major, than what occurred at this U.S. Open.
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Post by: Hollywood on July 06, 2008, 08:19:28 PM
Quote from: CajoleJuice on July 06, 2008, 08:07:56 PM
Here? What sane sports fan cares about ratings? Especially to judge one sporting event to another. Jesus, that's like fucking sales-age shit. If we go by ratings in America, probably most NASCAR races > this Wimbledon final.

I know Tiger was playing on one fucking leg, but it's still fucking golf (and I love playing golf). And he was in a playoff against some no-name dude. This was two of the greatest tennis players in history, in their primes, playing tennis at the highest possible level, with massive historical implications, for almost 5 hours.

We just have different perspectives. I rather have Tiger going toe-to-toe with Mickelson (I guess, in reality no one is even close), making amazing shot after amazing shot on the back-nine of a major, than what occurred at this U.S. Open.

Well thats your opinion, I just prefer watching Tiger playing rather than two foreigners I don't give a shit about. That's part of the allure of seeing one of the greatest sports figures of all time pull something like that off, the same way seeing Jordan getting carried off the court in the NBA Finals and draining game winning after game winning shot, or watching old fights between guys like Ali and Frazier or Ali and Foreman.

It sounds like a great match, but I really have no attachment to Federer or Nadal. I remember watching Sampras winning his last grand slam title at the US Open and seeing Agassi make a run in his final tournament, and it was more interesting then to me. The same way Tiger was limping on one leg at the Open, Jordan collapsing on the court, or Ali using rope a dope to shock the world.

Its more fun to me, not to see #1 and #2 at the top of their games, but to see guys who are great survive on guile and veteran instinct that makes them great when people think they're done. The Wimbleton final had the top two guys playing a great match, but it wasn't like it was a "shock the world" type of moment.
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Post by: CajoleJuice on July 06, 2008, 08:21:53 PM
You could've just said, "It didn't involve any Americans, so I don't care."
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Post by: E-DuB on July 06, 2008, 08:36:55 PM
Just read about this on TSN...and just as luck would have it I was stuck at work. Every time these two go at it, the match ends up being awesome
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Post by: Flannel Boy on July 06, 2008, 08:47:21 PM
Quote from: Hollywood on July 06, 2008, 08:19:28 PM
I just prefer watching Tiger playing rather than two foreigners I don't give a shit about.

Hollywood is making sure that the stereotype of the self-centered, parochial, jingoistic American won't die.

SMH
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Post by: thekavorka on July 06, 2008, 09:02:55 PM
i need to download this match so i can watch the 4th set tiebreak over and over again

the 5th set never happened. roger :(
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Post by: DJ_Tet on July 07, 2008, 09:35:46 AM
Last year's match was the best match I had ever seen.  Yesterday's might have topped it.  The ending was surely much better, but it seemed like there were more unforced errors yesterday.  WTF was going on with Federer's backhand?  That and his complete failure on Nadal's second serve were his downfall.

Federer could have played better, could Nadal?

I don't know, I do know I want to see them play again at Wimbledon.

Let's see if Nadal can finally make a peep at the US Open coming up.
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Post by: drew on July 08, 2008, 07:07:59 PM
Nadal definitely could have played better.  IMO it would have been over in 3 sets if he didn't slip on that bad knee.  He was defintely babying/holding back from that point on so he didn't get a real injury.

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Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on July 08, 2008, 07:12:01 PM
I liked it better when Kirsten Dunst was playing.
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Post by: DJ_Tet on July 09, 2008, 08:23:22 AM
Quote from: Nadal on July 08, 2008, 07:07:59 PM
Nadal definitely could have played better.  IMO it would have been over in 3 sets if he didn't slip on that bad knee.  He was defintely babying/holding back from that point on so he didn't get a real injury.



I don't feel that way at all.  Of course it easily could have ended in 3 sets, but his slip was nothing IMO.  I didn't feel like that limited his mobility in any way.

Moreover, I don't remember any shots that he didn't get to that he had a chance at.  He got to everything he tried to get to.