Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic in four sets on Sunday to capture his ninth French Open title and fifth in succession. Fellow players voiced their opinions on Twitter during and after the match. Let’s take a look:
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IMO Murray is more the favorite than Novak…Andy is supported by his new coach 🙂 and the way he has been playing on clay means really nothing because Andy traditionally fails on clay (although he may have gone even further if there was no Rafa to stop him in RG)
Novak might be affected with his loss in RG and he simply does not seem too focused on his game right now (maybe it’s that he is too excited about becoming a dad…) Novak will most likely go deep in Wimby but I don’t think he is capable of wining it…
Rafa can by no means be considered the favorite and it’s good he is not because that will take the unnecessary pressure of him…I wish Rafa is healthy to go deep in Wimby and wining it would come as a the best thing ever as far as I am concerned… 🙂
The ITV ci
The ITV commies, Courier and Petchey said after the match that they knew Rafa was the favourite for RG all along but they were just over hyping it for Djoko because people got tired of saying Rafa was the favourite every year.
What a carry-on. It’s just a load of rubbish. It’s amazing that people guessing at best or just saying things for effect generates so much heat. Thank goodness Rafa says it doesn’t matter to him if he is favoured or not, he just tries his best.
nadline10 ( at 2:01 pm)
—they were just over hyping it for Djoko because people got tired of saying Rafa was the favourite every year—
WHICH people???
I am wondering WHY aren’t THE SAME people (who are reportedly tired of Rafa being the favorite every year) tired of dreaming about Fed’s GS-victories ?
Hawkeye63, June 11, 12:56 pm
I tend to agree with you 🙂
It must be a comprehensive and sophisticated, fully updated and upgraded filing system with all bits and pieces on those of us who dared saying something which could be interpreted as critique of Rafa…but you know I come from the Balkans and we are world-wide known as rebellions and disobedient citizens who don’t regularly comply with standards and the rules imposed on us… therefore, this pressure for conformity that Gussie implies simply does not work on me… 😎
lol nats! I must have been from the Balkans in a former life.
I do think there are files. Not so easy to quicky search tenngrand posts from the past but perhaps there are ways on wordpress that only an expert knows.
Yes the pressure for conformity actually inspires me to do the opposite I’m afraid.
#TrustNo1
natashao2013 (at 2:23 pm),
Do you remember how you accused me (on TT) that I am only interested in what Rafa eats for lunch? 😆
Gussie, do me next! What’s the worst thing I’ve said on TT or TX????
#Testing
hawkeye63 (at 3:19 pm),
I don’t visit TX.
As for TT, I only remember that you were conspiratorial.
Sorry, tenngrand, not TX
#FreudianSlip
LOL..I do remember that we had an argument in the past but I don’t recall it was about Rafa’s lunch?!! Hahaha…that’s hilarious… I am sure you were able to defend yourself properly…BTW I am also certain you know what Rafa eats for lunch… 😀
natashao2013@June 12, 2014 at 3:41 pm
—I do remember that we had an argument in the past but I don’t recall it was about Rafa’s lunch?!!—
I searched the Internet. I didn’t find comments about Rafa’s lunch, but here you sent me to find out what Rafa had for dinner
http://www.tennistalk.com/en/news/20110105/Doha_-_Federer_battles_fellow_Swiss,_Nadal_takes_on_Lacko
😆
You 3, @augusta08, @hawkeye63 and @natashao are cracking me up!!
Photos: Best shots from the 2014 French Open men’s final
http://tennis.si.com/2014/06/10/photos-2014-french-open-mens-final-rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic/
#NeverGetsOld
A Quick Reaction to Nadal’s Title (with full credit to Dan Martin)…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F0rPFASUXY
#SaveFerris
Nadline: I am fully aware big businesses use incentives and threats to manipulate the media but the idea that dozens of journalists and commentators are being bribed to promote Djokovic at Rafa’s expense to enhance Federer’s reputation is frankly preposterous. As I suggested the pressure is more likely to be from the ATP and IFT to exaggerate Djokovic’s chances in order to promote the rivalry. They in turn are under pressure from the big TV stations who in turn want to keep advertisers happy by delivering marquee matches at peak viewing times.
On the other hand it’s quite possible the press corps are collectively more
enthralled by the Djokovic storyline than by that of Rafa.
ed, whoever suggested that the media is being bribed to promote Djokovic, it wasn’t me. I just said they probably do it because they think he needs it or he’ll disappear under the radar because Rafa doesn’t, nor does Fed.