tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post3657098023839734247..comments2023-09-20T10:27:39.247-05:00Comments on Savannah's World: A Look Back and A Glance ForwardSavannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079111598976360942noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-54240235363412069752009-02-03T07:07:00.000-05:002009-02-03T07:07:00.000-05:00I am really trying to work out how anyone can actu...I am really trying to work out how anyone can actually think the draw was rigged?? This is a grand slam for god sakes not some local ALTA league match! At least in Australia they both get at least a day to prepare unlike the U.S where they are back on court the next day.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06626604611427504484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-48181074956277884552009-02-03T05:22:00.000-05:002009-02-03T05:22:00.000-05:00Hi all,I think Roger should ditch that worrying 'p...Hi all,<BR/><BR/>I think Roger should ditch that worrying 'partner' of his, rather than his coach! If you see her when he plays Rafa, it's like she's afraid of him losing...almost expecting him to choke! Got a bit sick of seeing her after every second point...!!<BR/><BR/>Of course, enuff respect to Rafa for injecting some competition into the game. It got to the point where Fed was winning Slams without any real test. <BR/><BR/>I can see where Fed fans are coming from as his game has grace and finesse. Nadal's game looks very unnatural and forced (probably since he's not a natural lefty). Anyway, Federer has to pick himself up and prove that is a <B>real</B> legend by coming back from this setback. <BR/><BR/>Psssst...I think Fed's only real chance for Slams are if Rafa gets knocked out earlier on!2Handerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05694468226012362282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-8485924794854670702009-02-03T02:29:00.000-05:002009-02-03T02:29:00.000-05:00Side note, I'm proud that a Filipino won the boys'...Side note, I'm proud that a Filipino won the boys' doubles.Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05784849744520937614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-61367596164376561202009-02-02T18:32:00.000-05:002009-02-02T18:32:00.000-05:00Savannah, thanks for the 2 great weeks of AO cover...Savannah, thanks for the 2 great weeks of AO coverage.<BR/><BR/>On a separate note, P-Mac needs a tennis ball stuffed in his mouth. He has displayed biased favortism toward Federer throughout the entire match. If the finals weren't on ESPN HD I would have gone somewhere else. Commentating needs to be objective.love40https://www.blogger.com/profile/11469559202742147532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-19094964352013659892009-02-02T18:11:00.000-05:002009-02-02T18:11:00.000-05:00No more TMF - now it's TCM, is it?TCM.... cackle.A...No more TMF - now it's TCM, is it?<BR/><BR/>TCM.... cackle.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, enough of that. After that fabulous Verdasco match, where I was shaking my head and wondering how in the hail did Rafa win THAT one - I thought, if he can get through that, he can get through anything. I reminded myself of Wimby 07, painful as it was, and how Rafa fought for 7 straight days in a slam and made it to the final, AND made his opponent work for the win. I tagged him Superman back then. That boy don't disappoint, ever!<BR/><BR/>Vamos, Rafa! Owner of slams on all three surfaces! AO 09 Champion!oddmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16578543002153784482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-79845934437528832432009-02-02T13:48:00.000-05:002009-02-02T13:48:00.000-05:00Sorry it was Luke Jensen, not Jim Courier.Sorry it was Luke Jensen, not Jim Courier.vmw3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221378521477844805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-65058471063457898522009-02-02T13:39:00.000-05:002009-02-02T13:39:00.000-05:00I have read and heard that Djok has asthma and an ...I have read and heard that Djok has asthma and an underdeveloped thorax. He's had surgeries for breathing problems. Once, Jim Courier I believe mentioned that it seemed like Djok had asthma. If this is true, then I don't see him winning too much and I think he has done very well already. As anyone knows asthmatics are affected by many things and can have very good non-symptomatic days. I don't think he wanted to lose points at the AO. To announce something like this would ruin his career.vmw3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221378521477844805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-75091815538813097672009-02-02T11:31:00.000-05:002009-02-02T11:31:00.000-05:00Thanks, Savannah,Agree, agree, agree and agree.Und...Thanks, Savannah,<BR/><BR/>Agree, agree, agree and agree.<BR/><BR/>Undeniable confirmation of what I've known all along.<BR/><BR/>BBC article:<BR/><BR/>"In a fifth set, anything can happen. That's the problem. Not usually the better player always wins. Just a matter of momentum sometimes.<BR/><BR/>"Maybe I should have never been there in the first place. But I think he played well. I definitely played a terrible fifth set. I kind of handed it over to him...."<BR/><BR/>You can tell by the pronouns it's not a WTA player talking about Jill Craybas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-15915074717464335072009-02-02T11:02:00.000-05:002009-02-02T11:02:00.000-05:00Thank you, Savannah, for highlighting ALL the cham...Thank you, Savannah, for highlighting ALL the champions of the AO. And for sparing us yet another picture of Crying Roger (TM Pending) rather than smiling Rafa. <BR/><BR/>One last (public from me at least) word on that subject: I have always felt sorry for the loser in a slam having to go through the whole presentation ceremony and media interviews while their feelings are simply battered. <I>But it goes with the territory.</I> ALL the losers feel the pain, every single time. But by the time they get to the point of playing in a slam final, the expectation is that they will have learned to handle their emotions. So OK, sometimes they are overcome. That's human and understandable. What is less understandable is not conducting yourself so as to minimize the impact of your feelings on everybody else. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, enough of that! Go Rafa!Helen Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07008651858978530028noreply@blogger.com