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**Ben** · 06-05-2012, 04:09 PM

Novak. I've backed him since the beginning.

**Krstic All-Star** · 06-05-2012, 04:15 PM

It's a bad idea to bet against Novak these days, for certain

**Basel** · 06-05-2012, 04:20 PM

Roger will beat him just like he did last year.

**Krstic All-Star** · 06-05-2012, 04:24 PM

I wouldn't bet on it

hobojoe · 06-05-2012, 07:06 PM

My heart says Roger, but my head says Novak. To hell with what happened at Monte Carlo and Rome earlier this year, to hell with how easily Nadal's rolled through to the quarters, Djokovic is completing the Nole Slam against Nadal this weekend. Crazy thing is if he did beat Nadal in the finals it'd not only be 4 straight slams for Djokovic, all 4 would be over Rafa in the finals (just like Serena did over Venus 2002-03).

**RollWithEm** · 06-05-2012, 08:49 PM

Just watching the match now.

**RollWithEm** · 06-05-2012, 08:50 PM

Deuce game at 5/5 in the second on Tsonga's Ad-In point was amazing. Every shot in the book. Djokovic switched from defense to offense two separate times, but Tsonga never gave up. Wow!

**RollWithEm** · 06-05-2012, 08:52 PM

...then he survived two overheads at deuce in the 6-5 game. Gritty stuff from Jo Willy. That's where he gained some traction in the match.

**RollWithEm** · 06-05-2012, 08:54 PM

Tsonga really went for it in this match. He had more unforced errors, but that's what you have to do to upset one of the big 4 in a major.

**RollWithEm** · 06-05-2012, 08:58 PM

Tsonga's running cross court volley to win the third set is such a beautiful thing. That reminds me of Jim Courier with the way he snapped that volley with no back swing.

**RollWithEm** · 06-05-2012, 09:00 PM

Crowd is going bananas... or should I say ananas? All I hear from the chair is: "S'il vous plait. Merci."

**RollWithEm** · 06-05-2012, 09:14 PM

Wow. Just wow.

**Basel** · 06-05-2012, 09:47 PM

Yup.

Kidd · 06-05-2012, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krstic All-Star

^ Yup, exactly right. And (so many cliches apply to him) he really doesn't seem to know the meaning of the word quit. Slipping, sliding, having his net game taken away by Tsonga to the point where it looked like he was just giving Tsonga points, and even coming down really awkwardly and painfully (made my side and back hurt just watching it), he still came back to win. He's ridiculous...

This wasn't always the case though. Back when it was:

Federer / Nadal

---

Djokovic
Murray

I always said that what separated him from the top 2 guys was his mental stability (or lack thereof). He reminded me of Marat Safin in that respect... although Safin never did get his head right.

**Krstic All-Star** · 06-06-2012, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kidd

This wasn't always the case though. Back when it was:

Federer / Nadal

---

Djokovic
Murray

I always said that what separated him from the top 2 guys was his mental stability (or lack thereof). He reminded me of Marat Safin in that respect... although Safin never did get his head right.

You're absolutely right - I was wondering yesterday if Tsonga was ready to make that kind of jump forward, but not yet, it seems.

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hobojoe Legend Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 22,079 Rep Power: 7326019	Re: French Open 2012 My heart says Roger, but my head says Novak. To hell with what happened at Monte Carlo and Rome earlier this year, to hell with how easily Nadal's rolled through to the quarters, Djokovic is completing the Nole Slam against Nadal this weekend. Crazy thing is if he did beat Nadal in the finals it'd not only be 4 straight slams for Djokovic, all 4 would be over Rafa in the finals (just like Serena did over Venus 2002-03).

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RollWithEm Never Argue with a Fool Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New Orleans Posts: 28,007 Rep Power: 5962494	Re: French Open 2012 Deuce game at 5/5 in the second on Tsonga's Ad-In point was amazing. Every shot in the book. Djokovic switched from defense to offense two separate times, but Tsonga never gave up. Wow! __________________ But that's just me. RWE's Random Questions: (Close Friends, Virginity, Home-Schooling, Wiretapping, Cheating, Piracy) RWE's Movie Rankings: (Coen Brothers, Stanley Kubrick, Top 90 of the 90's) RWE's Underground Update - RWE's SciFi Corner RWE's Smash Central - RWE's Culinary Cul de Sac 2015 FRSL Champion New Orleans Jazz Lawson - Thabo - Thad - Brow - Big Al - Manu - Jayson

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RollWithEm Never Argue with a Fool Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New Orleans Posts: 28,007 Rep Power: 5962494	Re: French Open 2012 ...then he survived two overheads at deuce in the 6-5 game. Gritty stuff from Jo Willy. That's where he gained some traction in the match. __________________ But that's just me. RWE's Random Questions: (Close Friends, Virginity, Home-Schooling, Wiretapping, Cheating, Piracy) RWE's Movie Rankings: (Coen Brothers, Stanley Kubrick, Top 90 of the 90's) RWE's Underground Update - RWE's SciFi Corner RWE's Smash Central - RWE's Culinary Cul de Sac 2015 FRSL Champion New Orleans Jazz Lawson - Thabo - Thad - Brow - Big Al - Manu - Jayson

06-05-2012, 08:54 PM	#114 (permalink)
RollWithEm Never Argue with a Fool Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New Orleans Posts: 28,007 Rep Power: 5962494	Re: French Open 2012 Tsonga really went for it in this match. He had more unforced errors, but that's what you have to do to upset one of the big 4 in a major. __________________ But that's just me. RWE's Random Questions: (Close Friends, Virginity, Home-Schooling, Wiretapping, Cheating, Piracy) RWE's Movie Rankings: (Coen Brothers, Stanley Kubrick, Top 90 of the 90's) RWE's Underground Update - RWE's SciFi Corner RWE's Smash Central - RWE's Culinary Cul de Sac 2015 FRSL Champion New Orleans Jazz Lawson - Thabo - Thad - Brow - Big Al - Manu - Jayson

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RollWithEm Never Argue with a Fool Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New Orleans Posts: 28,007 Rep Power: 5962494	Re: French Open 2012 Tsonga's running cross court volley to win the third set is such a beautiful thing. That reminds me of Jim Courier with the way he snapped that volley with no back swing. __________________ But that's just me. RWE's Random Questions: (Close Friends, Virginity, Home-Schooling, Wiretapping, Cheating, Piracy) RWE's Movie Rankings: (Coen Brothers, Stanley Kubrick, Top 90 of the 90's) RWE's Underground Update - RWE's SciFi Corner RWE's Smash Central - RWE's Culinary Cul de Sac 2015 FRSL Champion New Orleans Jazz Lawson - Thabo - Thad - Brow - Big Al - Manu - Jayson

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RollWithEm Never Argue with a Fool Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New Orleans Posts: 28,007 Rep Power: 5962494	Re: French Open 2012 Wow. Just wow. __________________ But that's just me. RWE's Random Questions: (Close Friends, Virginity, Home-Schooling, Wiretapping, Cheating, Piracy) RWE's Movie Rankings: (Coen Brothers, Stanley Kubrick, Top 90 of the 90's) RWE's Underground Update - RWE's SciFi Corner RWE's Smash Central - RWE's Culinary Cul de Sac 2015 FRSL Champion New Orleans Jazz Lawson - Thabo - Thad - Brow - Big Al - Manu - Jayson

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