Tennis
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@Snowy Nor me - but, I can remember watching him win.
Interestingly, Gaudio and Roger both made their Grand Slam debuts at the 1999 French Open - Rog went out in the 1st round - Gaudio got to the third.
But Gaston was pretty much done as any sort of force by 2007.
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Gotta love bubble and squeak poking the spanish bull
Nick Kyrgios got called for a time violation, and responded by mimicking Rafael Nadal
Nick Kyrgios is hit with a time violation in his second round match with Giles Simon, and used it to reignite his feud with Rafael Nadal, who accidentally hit a ball girl in the head during his match.
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@canefan Some of that is pretty funny. Kyrgrios is growing on me. Keep the humour lose the anger.
*When the Frenchman was handed his own time violation in the third set, he too pretended to pull at his underwear, sending Kyrgios into fits of giggles at the other end of the court.
"I don't wear underwear," Kyrgios said when asked about whose impression was better, "So … probably Gilles."*
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I love watching him play, his variation and trick antics just make them match a great watch. Imagine if all top players played that way. Be amazing
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@Baron-Silas-Greenback If Kyrgios and Monfils were both to win they'd meet in the next round - which could be about as entertaining as it gets....
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Nadal Kyrgios is starting to shape up as a classic. Good Nick is out in force tonight, the full repertoire of slices trick shots trick grunts, all here but so far Nick hasn't lost his shit. Yet. Just broke a racquet though, seemed like it was for effect. One set each and 3rd set tie break
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this summer has been all about Kyrgios in Australia, a complete redemption arc.
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Watched Federer tonight after work. He was gone for all money in the 3rd. Couldn’t run for shots, just sticking his racket out, feet weren’t moving so just throwing the racket at the ball. 4th was all about the mental game. Just making enough points to win service games and tie breaker - 7 match points saved. The commentators said he has never quit a match he has started (not turned up for about 4 or something like that - with injury). Amazing. Then the fifth he started to move and game, set and match. At the end he knew he was lucky Sandgren got the yips. But Federer is still all class at the end of his career. Great respect for Nadal (great guy who is looking good) but still love the grace and beauty of the Fed and his single handed backhand.
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Watched Federer tonight after work. He was gone for all money in the 3rd. Couldn’t run for shots, just sticking his racket out, feet weren’t moving so just throwing the racket at the ball. 4th was all about the mental game. Just making enough points to win service games and tie breaker - 7 match points saved. The commentators said he has never quit a match he has started (not turned up for about 4 or something like that - with injury). Amazing. Then the fifth he started to move and game, set and match. At the end he knew he was lucky Sandgren got the yips. But Federer is still all class at the end of his career. Great respect for Nadal (great guy who is looking good) but still love the grace and beauty of the Fed and his single handed backhand.
That really was a great watch. 7 match points saved and only took him one to win it.
Great interview afterwards too saying he didn't deserve it and assumed he would be skiing the Swiss Alps. Also went on to say that if he plays like that in the semi he definitely will be off skiing.
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