Arise, Sir Andy?

A more apt comparison is if some journeyman, say Stakhovsky (Fed's conqueror in this year's champs to come and win the damn thing) - it just would not happen.


Richard Kraijcek

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A more apt comparison is if some journeyman, say Stakhovsky (Fed's conqueror in this year's champs to come and win the damn thing) - it just would not happen.


Richard Kraijcek

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You really prove your paucity of the knowledge of tennis if you think Richard Krajicek was a 'journeyman' - he was a top 10 player on all surfaces, a two-time masters winner and most importantly, the only top player to have a positive H2H against the best player of their time (Sampras).

he wasnt exactly a regular GS finalist or anything close to it, he was a very good player, but he wasnt Ivanisevic, he was a solid top 10 player a david ferrer, a jo wilfried tsonga, a tomas berdych, he wasnt an andy murray was he?

he'd never got past the 4th round of wimbledon before he won it, and had lost in the first round in 94 and 95

But he was no journeyman, Krajicek winning Wimbledon was no major shock as you very well know.

Tomas Berdych , Tsonga...even Ferrer are slam-finalists who have all beaten all members of the 'big four' at different times so it will not be a shock if they do so - Tsonga has beaten Fed in Wimbledon and the FO; Berdych has beaten Nadal at the US etc

so if Tsonga or Berdych wins the US open you wouldnt be shocked? because i bloody would

Why would i be shocked? Tsonga has the talent but his mental game is weak and he doesn't control his aggress ion - he really should have won the 2008 AO.

Berdych also has a solid game built on power, his fh and b/h are not bad and he can move. On the hard courts of Flushing meadows, i would back a Tsonga/Berdych against Nadal.

Granted, Joker and Murray are arguably the best hard court players (Fed was up there but age seems to finally catch up with him) but with the luck of the draw, why not? Any of them could make the final and in the final, anything could happen.

Were you shocked when Del P beat Fed in THE USO 09 final?

I was more shocked by Fed choking and losing his marbles and Del P's semis spanking of Nadal.

Big hitters (with ferocious serves) on fast courts like those at the Flushing meadows are a big risk for any of the big seeds.

i'd be shocked because djoker and murray are far ahead of any other players on hard courts atm and WILL contest the final bar injury

Were you shocked when Del P beat Fed in THE USO 09 final?

yes, everybody was