ATP Dubai 2008: Roddick-Djokovic(2)

[ven250]

i like roddick

[rmsprowler]

i don't like roddick at all.

[indyk91]

murray is better than djokovic

[Clayton28]

yeah and im better than murray sooooo... haha

[bahibahi01]

djokovic is the best

[lukica95]

DJOKOVIC IS THE BEST

[goodnesskiagain]

fuck u

[turdferguson2]

uh....turns out you 'don't know anything about tennis', tool...Nadal is guaranteed the #1 spot by Aug. 18th. Get your facts straight before you make fun of others for something you don't even know about.

[gobor7]

i love roddick!

[JKwingsfan]

Points are only accumulated over the last twelve months. By the season's end, all of your points must have been accumulated within the current season. Therefore if anyone has a better season than Federer, which so Far Roddick, Nadal and Djokovic all are, he will not finish year end #1.

If in your scenario Nadal wins the next six majors, not only would he have nine slams, but would be at least 2,000 points ahead of Federer and possibly considered the greatest of all time. But that won't happen.

[goodnesskiagain]

U SUCK NOW

[goodnesskiagain]

YOU SHOULD LOOK UP THE ATP POINTS STANDING THEN

NOW 6 April

ROGER_6550

RAFEAL_5705

WIN A GRAND SLAM WILL EARN 1000Pts

IF NADAL WINS THIS SONY ERRICSSON AND FRENCH OPEN

U DONT THINK HE WILL OVERTAKES ROGER'S SEAT? SMARTASS

[datmevinh]

yeh but if federer makes it to the finals

then nadal gets like what mayb like 200 more points than federer does...

[QuadThreat]

well clearly we see that you were right.

I knew Federer wasn't going to hold the #1 ranking for much longer after 2007, because of one reason:

Nadal improved his backhand. Because Nadal's backhand is now as good as his forehand, Federer is now clearly 2nd best to him. Federer's one-handed backhand will now always be the SOLE thing that hurts him against Nadal. Federer's forehand is still somewhat better than Nadal's, but the problem is how much better Nadal's backhand is than his.

[kvyas2]

this is true, nadal has the best backhand int he world

[1bigstudmuffin]

your mother sux my Brazilian nuts

[1bigstudmuffin]

roddick sux : O

[goodnesskiagain]

ASK YOUR DAD SUCKS FOR U

IDIOT

[goodnesskiagain]

ASK YOUR DAD SUCKS FOR U

IDIOT

[goodnesskiagain]

AUSSIE = GAY

[goodnesskiagain]

why? cuz he named himself "dick" ???

[Asswipe44]

holy shit roddick hit a lob WITH HIS BACKHAND

[polipoli7]

Holy Shit Ur Face.Thats What You Call Topspin Lob.Djokovic Volleys So He Makes The Ball High(Including Topspin)So Still The Ball Go Inside.He Used It So Djokovic Must Run Back To Hit That Ball.

[JordanjamesX]

Roddick definitely had a solid week for his confidence to beat Nadal and Djokovic. However, can Roddick beat these guys in a grand slam in a best of five set match? I wonder? All I know is Roddick has a lot to prove there are other players such as David Nalbandian and David Ferrer they can destroy Roddick on the hardcourts. Ferrer and Nalbandian have excellent return of serves. If James Blake ever got some confidence and self esteem maybe he could be a champion too perhaps?

[IricForset]

I just realised that tennis without Federer is boring as hell.

[omniexistus]

fuck you

[IricForset]

thats just my opinion..no need to get upset.

[goodnesskiagain]

hey

i was wondering what IF federer didnt wins the Indian Well,

will he drops to World No. 2?

cuz his point with Nadal is very close...

do u think federer able to beat nadal and continues his consecutive No.1 ranking?

i'm......kinda worries for him~

[hinginator]

no lie, this is a good win for roddick, but there still is a problem: where is has the ability to beat djokovic and nadal who are tp players, there are still a number of players ranked well below him, who on a given day will beat him, which makes winning 7 str8 matches in a grand slam extremely difficult for him. he just doesnt find a way when he's having a bad day. and lets not even mention federer!!

[1bigstudmuffin]

Roddick plays like a junior player with a huge serve...he wouldnt be top 100 without that gay serve of his

[BarelyListening15]

yea ur right wat i rlly meant by "primary weapon" was it can either win or lose most points for you on ur serve if its good enough

[gotanyguts]

roddick is playing so good, hope that he continues this form all year long!!! and by the way roddick is so fuc*&^#g hot!!! i will do him anyday!!!

[cmr1020]

Roddick has flattened out his forehand, returning to his aggressive self. He might do something big.. idk... beat roger? lol

[JoyMaMaNi]

at least roddick beat nadal! and lopez !!! haha djoko and rod 4 eva

[cpark02]

Let's give a clap to these people who've worked their asses off till the last second and stop saying crap about different players when we know that all we should be doing is applauding their tremendous superhuman effort.

[cpark02]

true dat.

[amber3008]

roddick is the best

[1bigstudmuffin]

roddick sux you queers

[jnicholsgotalknetau]

Yeah and yur mums got hairy tits

[maninafatata]

hihi..

[sisterofnight12]

after rafa lost to andy in the quarters,i'm sooo glad that novak also lost!

[gigouza]

Oh my God this guy could stay the whole day bouncing that ball!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[1bigstudmuffin]

minus Roddick's twitching serve, the dude wouldnt even be near the top 100 in the world

[BarelyListening15]

u obviously dont kno tennis at all becuz in tennis a players serve is his primary weapon so maybe u shud do some research before insulting ppl who r ten times better than you are

[jnicholsgotalknetau]

youre right he would be more like 20 or 30 in the world .

[1bigstudmuffin]

Roddick sux, face the facts. no top 5 player would lose to the jokers this guy has lost to

[BarelyListening15]

everyone gets upset so stop talking:

federer lost to canas twice in a row;

if andy is as bad as you say he is then djokovic and nadal just lost to him

[1bigstudmuffin]

this is a small tourney, dont worry Andy will choke in the majors like he usually does

[AnFBro]

okay obiously he doesnt choke providing the multiple finals at wimbledon and his crown at the us open in 2003. he is simply outplayed. starting in the 3rd round of majors basically all players now have a better ground game than he. also, this isnt a small tourney, its a $1,000,000 international gold series tourney, which is the third largest. its alloted ranking points are 300 which is about a third of that of a major

[jnicholsgotalknetau]

ir roddick wins this tournement ital make him number one in the world !!yay!

[AnFBro]

in actuality, he will be lucky to break inside the top five considering he already won the tournament and the new rankings come out on monday. hes about 4000 points from the number one position. federer, nadal, and djokovic wouldnt be able to win another match the remainder of the year and the first half of 2009 and roddick would have to be holding all four majors at the time.

[jnicholsgotalknetau]

Im not sure if it would take all that but no doubt he wont be number1 now that he won Dubai, it was my friend who typed that he is a bit optomistic

[JKwingsfan]

Great work Andy, the point that starts around 2:10 and ends with the running forehand pass is a shoe-in for M-B Play of the Week.

[gotohellpunk]

it's nice seeing Roddick having some success; it mildly compensates for Federer's unfortunate early exits.

[XFactor021]

Roddick's hitting a lot like Robby Ginepri on the forehand side now with that overused buggy-whip.

[jvnotifypro]

Kind of ironic that Novak would be eliminated not long after remarking that Fed is getting easier to beat ... and by a player that Fed owns, no less. Very happy to see Roddick take him down a peg. Great Tennis.

[crnogoracz]

@jvnotifypro

Novak lost in semis, Fed lost in round 1. Really not the same...

[JordanjamesX]

I think this is the best Roddick has played in about four years almost five. Roddick has rarely ever beaten the best players back to back. But I don't think people should read too much into this. Roddick has to prove he can beat the best in a grand slam then he has comeback. But the results are of course positive for his confidence.

[JordanjamesX]

I think this is even more impressive that Nadal beat Djokovic because Djokovic is a superior hard court player then Nadal. I am not surprised Roddick beat Nadal because everyone is beating Nadal on hardcourts. However, I am stunned that Roddick beat Djokovic. I also believe this is the best Roddick has played in the last five years since he won the US OPEN in 2003.

[crnogoracz]

@jordanjamesX

not really, Rodick's best surface is hard court, even though he is great on grass (but grass season is so much smaller than the hardcourt anyways). I'm not surprised, Rodick is excellent player, Novak hardly beat him in Montreal last year. The great thing about Novak is that he can beat anyone, on any surface, making tennis extremely interesting to watch. I believe if Nadal does not wake up soon, that his dominance on the clay is doomed.

[ponetak]

that curving down-the-line passing shot on the run is a federer move; i didn't know roddick could do that. hopefully he keeps this up. sweet match thanx for the post!

[pistolpete75]

I had already seen him do so, that's one of his skills.

[samurai7411]

are you talking about the point around 2:30? cause you are right!! thats a sick shot

[cath4225]

Good Job Andy!!!!

I want see you coming back with the trophy!!

[rjamesyork]

Best in 2 years? Hell, more like 3 and a half.

[rjamesyork]

Best in 2 years? Hell, more like 3 and a half.

[ChelseaAce26]

So happy for Andy!! He's playing his best tennis in 2 years and I have a feeling 2008 is going to be a great year for him!! Good luck in the final!