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"At least in my lifetime, the best ever," Sampras called Djokovic's year

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grif

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Sep 23, 2011, 3:48:37 AM9/23/11
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SliceAndDice

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Sep 23, 2011, 8:26:27 AM9/23/11
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On Sep 23, 3:48 am, "grif" <griffin_...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/after-putting-on-couch-potato-wei...

At least Sampras does not consider a FO-W-USO combo superior to AO-W-
USO :)

felangey

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Sep 23, 2011, 8:47:28 AM9/23/11
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>At least Sampras does not consider a FO-W-USO combo superior to AO-W-
USO :)

I also like how he doesn't even have plain old 'writing' on his
walls....it's 'handwriting' for him! ;)


Whisper

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Sep 23, 2011, 9:12:10 AM9/23/11
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On 23/09/2011 5:48 PM, grif wrote:
> http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/after-putting-on-couch-potato-weight-in-retirement-1871510.html
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Rafa's 2010 was better in historical terms. Only way to better 2010 is
to win calendar slam.

Djoker's 2011 is probably the same as Fed's best yrs.




felangey

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Sep 23, 2011, 9:33:35 AM9/23/11
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> Rafa's 2010 was better in historical terms. Only way to better 2010 is to
> win calendar slam.

Yeah, I can't really agree with that. He didn't even win the showpiece "best
vs best in a concentrated format" tour final event.

Nice to see you disagreeing with Sampy for once though.


SliceAndDice

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Sep 23, 2011, 9:59:50 AM9/23/11
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On Sep 23, 9:12 am, Whisper <beaver...@ozemail.com> wrote:
> On 23/09/2011 5:48 PM, grif wrote:
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> >http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/after-putting-on-couch-potato-wei...
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> Rafa's 2010 was better in historical terms.  Only way to better 2010 is
> to win calendar slam.
>
> Djoker's 2011 is probably the same as Fed's best yrs.

He still has to win the YEC.

TT

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Sep 23, 2011, 10:23:36 AM9/23/11
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No need. He beat Nadal multiple times, that makes it best year in Open Era.

TT

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Sep 23, 2011, 10:25:07 AM9/23/11
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23.9.2011 10:48, grif kirjoitti:
> http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/after-putting-on-couch-potato-weight-in-retirement-1871510.html
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I guess his lifetime shortly falls from 1969. Or 2010, or 2008.

SliceAndDice

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Sep 23, 2011, 10:37:39 AM9/23/11
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Lol..for a Nadal fanboy maybe.

Patrick Kehoe

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Sep 23, 2011, 11:14:22 AM9/23/11
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On Sep 23, 6:12 am, Whisper <beaver...@ozemail.com> wrote:
> On 23/09/2011 5:48 PM, grif wrote:
>
> >http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/after-putting-on-couch-potato-wei...
>
> Rafa's 2010 was better in historical terms.  Only way to better 2010 is
> to win calendar slam.
>
> Djoker's 2011 is probably the same as Fed's best yrs.

IF, Nole wins the YEC and 2 more tournaments and what? 20some more
matches... then, yes, indeed it will be up there with Feds...

P

Iceberg

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Sep 24, 2011, 6:45:58 AM9/24/11
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except Djoker had to play more difficult players and wasn't surrounded
by unpresidented media hype brainwashing all and sundry that he was
invincible.

Vlado

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Sep 24, 2011, 6:56:27 AM9/24/11
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On Sep 23, 3:48 am, "grif" <griffin_...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/after-putting-on-couch-potato-wei...

I think after retiring , Sampras started to believe his own hype and
became
embittered and fat and someone told him this and how it isn't
healthy . So
naturally he went the other extreme and started to get involved in
tennis
and praise others effusely. Except in this case he is obviously
right, even if
Nole doesn't play this season it's already the most dominant with 3
slams and
5 masters and no legitimate losses.

grif

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Sep 24, 2011, 11:15:39 AM9/24/11
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"Iceberg" <iceber...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:4f5abe62-0e84-4221...@j1g2000yqj.googlegroups.com...
This is essentially why a lot of the media (incl. Courier, McEnroe etc) are
saying Nole's year is the best ever/more impressive: look at the GOATs he
had to beat to win his slams, in contrast to winning slams against players
like Berdych, Soderling. Dominating GOAT #2 just adds to Djokovic's
phenomenal year.

Joe Ramirez

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Sep 24, 2011, 4:20:56 PM9/24/11
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On Sep 24, 6:45 am, Iceberg <iceberg.ru...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> except Djoker had to play more difficult players and wasn't surrounded
> by unpresidented media hype

All of England is unpresidented. Look to your own house first.

Patrick Kehoe

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Sep 24, 2011, 9:04:41 PM9/24/11
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YEC - no check
12 wins - no check
and his 56 wins - not enough yet...

Nole still has time... we shall see...

P

Ali Asoag

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Sep 24, 2011, 9:10:28 PM9/24/11
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AT the bottom line he won 3 Slams and some Masters 1000. But didnt't
reach all Slam finals. That's it. Yet he has to win some more including
the YEC.

Fed did it 3 times: Won 3 of 4 Slams, reached all finals, won YEC. More
impressive for sure.

RahimAsif

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Sep 24, 2011, 10:34:13 PM9/24/11
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On Sep 23, 2:48 am, "grif" <griffin_...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/after-putting-on-couch-potato-wei...

In terms of the quality of opponents, no doubt - this is the best year
we have seen. He has dominated everyone thoroughly - including
blanking Nadal on clay - which some thought impossible (myself
included). But Nadal's 3 slams in 2010 are an easy choice over
Djoker's 3 this year (FO >> AO), and Fed's 2006 and 2007 are better
because he won the same slams plus the YEC, which Djoker hasn't won
yet...

Iceberg

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Sep 25, 2011, 5:40:53 AM9/25/11
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I've already proven my point.

kaennorsing

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Sep 25, 2011, 6:44:10 AM9/25/11
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2004 as well.

only human

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Sep 25, 2011, 7:57:25 AM9/25/11
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Federer is clearly past his prime. why are any so called experts acting
like Joker has been beating Federer at his best this year? what a bunch
of idiots these former players are.

Calimero

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Sep 25, 2011, 8:09:45 AM9/25/11
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These former players?
Let me guess - they are American?


Max

bob

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Sep 25, 2011, 8:17:49 AM9/25/11
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wilander get his green card?

bob

Ali Asoag

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Sep 25, 2011, 4:37:47 PM9/25/11
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Are you American if you have a green card?

bob

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Sep 26, 2011, 12:34:27 PM9/26/11
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On Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:37:47 -0600, Ali Asoag <ali.a...@arcor.de>
did i hit a sore spot?

bob

Ali Asoag

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Sep 26, 2011, 11:07:14 PM9/26/11
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Why? And please answer my question.

bob

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Sep 27, 2011, 6:16:21 AM9/27/11
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On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:07:14 -0600, Ali Asoag <ali.a...@arcor.de>
wrote:

>On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:34:27 -0400, bob wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:37:47 -0600, Ali Asoag <ali.a...@arcor.de>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:17:49 -0400, bob wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 25 Sep 2011 05:09:45 -0700 (PDT), Calimero
>>>> <calim...@gmx.de> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On 25 Sep., 13:57, surfer...@webtv.net (only human) wrote:
>>>>>> Federer is clearly past his prime. why are any so called experts acting
>>>>>> like Joker has been beating Federer at his best this year? what a bunch
>>>>>> of idiots these former players are.  
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>These former players?
>>>>>Let me guess - they are American?
>>>>
>>>> wilander get his green card?
>>>
>>>Are you American if you have a green card?
>>
>> did i hit a sore spot?
>
>Why? And please answer my question.

do you have a green card ali?

bob
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