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Chat thread: Roland Garros 2012.

Roland Garros 2012 on ESPN3. Click here.

For toddlers of rock people, you can also watch replays of FULL match within hours of it's completion @ ESPN3. Geeezzzz!!!!!!!!

Novak Djokovic and Jelena Ristic....Made For each Other.

 

Most dominating French Open final Nadal has played so far. Score: 6-1, 6-3, 6-0. Wonder who the opponent was!!!!

 

Nadal: "My motivation is the same".

For Rafael Nadal, Paris is more than just a place where he’s lived out his greatest successes. It’s a city that puts the Spaniard at ease, a relaxed state of mind the World No. 2 will need as he goes for a record-breaking seventh Roland Garros trophy*.

“I spend a lot of time here in the city and I feel comfortable,” Nadal said. “I came here with my family for holidays like 10 years ago, and since that moment I've always loved this place.”

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Federer: "We don't think too big in Switzerland".

 

Did you know?

...............that the higher you are on the scale of piety and God consciousness, the greater is the sense of inadequacy.

For rock people, what it means is this, I think: The closer you get to your Creator through your deeds, worship etc. the greater you become conscious of your sins and shortcomings which in return increases the practice of asking for forgiveness EVEN MORE.

Don't get it? You will someday. Heck, even I don't. I just posted it because it sounds good.

Day 2 highlights: French Open 2012 - Djokovic, Federer........

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Federer lets Nadal know that the fight between them is now in the open, ahead of French Open 2012?

After tying Connors Slam record, he was asked about his relationship with Connors:

"He didn't talk to me much when he was working with [Andy] Roddick," Federer said. "He was quite distant at that time, which is a bit weird, because I got on very well with Roddick. But I think he respects me very much. I had many interviews with him for Tennis Channel, and we saw each other in the changing room. Well, I talked to him. He is much closer to Nadal than to me. Maybe that's the reason."

Federer vs Kamke Roland Garros 2012. Highlights.

 

Will Federer even reach the fourth round with what he did in the opening freaking match? Other than losing a set (match?), he did nearly everything else for a tomato can as the opponent. 59% first serve, 7 break pts offered, broken 3 times, 47 UEs........

Player	Aces / Ist Serve pct. / Winning % on 1st Serve	Winners / Unforced errors = Total	Sets lost / Tie breaks	Bagels / Breadsticks - dished	Bk pt conv % / Broken / Bk pt opp. offered	Time on court.	Matches played
Djokovic	6 / 77 / 82	39 - 19 = +20	0 / 1	0 / 1	27 / 0 / 0	2:04	1
Nadal
Federer	7 / 59 / 67	38 - 47 = -9	0 / 0	0 / 0	50 / 3 / 7	1:57	1
Murray

 

Roland Garros weather: Rain on 31st.

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Djokovic after winning his opening round match @ Roland Garros 2012.

 

Federer after winning his opening round match @ Roland Garros 2012.

 

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Spectators walk during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, on May 28, 2012 in Paris. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEXTHOMAS COEX/AFP/GettyImages

I need a dentist - TODAY.

France's Paul-Henri Mathieu reacts after winning over Germany's Bjorn Phau during their men's Singles 1st Round tennis match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, on May 28, 2012 in Paris. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK KOVARIKPATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/GettyImages

Around the courts @ Roland Garros 2012 on Monday.

 

Roland Garros 2012: Kids Day with current and former tennis stars.

 

Records Federer broke / tied after winning his opening round match @ French Open 2012.

Ties Connors' Slam match win record: Federer equaled Jimmy Connors' Open era mark and improved to 233-35 at tennis' top four tournaments by beating Tobias Kamke of Germany 6-2, 7-5, 6-3 in the first round of the French Open.

Winning percentage bettered: Connors won eight Grand Slam titles while going 233-49 from 1970-92, an .826 winning percentage bettered by Federer's .869.

Now Federer is the only man with at least 50 Open era match wins each at all four: He improved to 50-12 at Roland Garros.

Longest active streak and third-longest in the Open era: Federer is playing in his 50th consecutive major tournament, the longest active streak and third-longest in the Open era, which began in 1968, when professionals were allowed into the Grand Slam events.

Federer is trying to become the oldest man to win a Grand Slam tournament since Andre Agassi was 32 at the 2003 Australian Open.

Hey, Roland Garros Turkey Necks, where are the 'time on court' stats for each freaking match. Geeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!!

Have any on you freaks figured it out?

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Mardy Fish recovers after scary heart ailment. From M. Thanks.

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Fish would awake from a deep slumber with his heart racing as if he'd been running sprints.

"It felt like my heart was going to jump out of my chest," Fish told USA TODAY Sports in a phone interview Sunday from his home in Los Angeles where he was recovering from a medical procedure on Wednesday, cardiac catheter ablation, to correct faulty wiring in his heart.

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French Open 2012 interviews: Djokovic, Nadal, Federer, Del Potro, Tsonga, Baker, Roddick.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Seed casualty count: French Open 2012. From Jenny. Thanks.

JENNY

#15 Lopez [ret] d by Serra.

#26 Roddick d by Mahut.

#30 Melzer d by Berrer.

Video: Will Nadal win 7th Roland Garros title?

 

Last French human to win Roland Garros. And can the champion make her walk any more ungraceful? Just watch her walk. Geeeezzzzz!!!!

 

Interesting matches @ Roland Garros 2012, other than the obvious ones.

Nadal vs Raonic.

Federer vs Del Potro.

Del Potro vs Berdych.

Federer vs Roddick. Wonder what will Roddick's last win over Federer @ Miami evoke - from either side?

Federer vs Nalbandian.

Djokovic vs Hewitt. Hewitt took a set off @ 2012 AO.

Ferrer vs Isner.

Murray vs Ferrer.

You got more? No, you don't!!!!!!!!!!

Contenders: French Open 2012.

Player	Aces / Ist Serve pct. / Winning % on 1st Serve	Winners / Unforced errors = Total	Sets lost / Tie breaks	Bagels / Breadsticks - dished	Bk pt conv % / Broken / Bk pt opp. offered	Time on court.	Matches played / Total points won
Djokovic	6 / 77 / 82	39 - 19 = +20	0 / 1	0 / 1	27 / 0 / 0	2:04	1 / 108
Nadal
Federer	7 / 59 / 67	38 - 47 = -9	0 / 0	0 / 0	50 / 3 / 7	1:57	1 / 112
Murray