Teen Prodigy Nadal Beats Puerta, Takes French Open

[DudeAsInCool]

Roddick, Venus Out of French Open

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/26/sports/t...-tennis.html?hp

[method77]

too bad

I enjoy watching him play and he is funny too

[DudeAsInCool]

Teen Upsets Venus Williams at French Open

Venus Williams did plenty to beat herself, and 15-year-old Sesil Karatantcheva took care of the rest. The young Bulgarian upset an erratic Williams 6-3, 1-6, 6-1 Friday in the third round of the French Open.

Read more here:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050527/ap_on_...en_87&printer=1

[method77]

but Sharapova is still there

[method77]

watching Federer and Nadal as we speak. It's a shame that they don't meet in the final cause they are the top 2 at the moment

Incredible super slow motion shots by the french tv! Congrats to them

[DudeAsInCool]

Teen prodigy Rafael Nadal lost a tiebreaker filled with marvelous exchanges, faced three set points in the fourth set and still beat unseeded Argentine Mariano Puerta 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-1, 7-5 to win the French Open on Sunday for his first Grand Slam title.

Two days after celebrating his 19th birthday by defeating top-ranked Roger Federer, Nadal overcame a gallant effort from Puerta.

Read more here:

http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2005/06/05/...open/index.html

[method77]

I expected Nadal to take it more easily after I saw how he beat Federer. Puerta is a strong player alright. Congrats to the new tennis idol

and he is only 19. Very impressive

[DudeAsInCool]

Here is some background on the kid

http://www.vamosrafael.com/home.html

[method77]

what more could he ask for?

He won the biggest of all grand slams

[DudeAsInCool]

what more could he ask for?

He won the biggest of all grand slams

The French may be the hardest to win - but I prefer the US Tennis Open - it's a much faster game

[method77]

some like this some like that but Rolland Garros is considered the top of the top

I like clay btw

[DudeAsInCool]

I like clay btw

That settles it - we will have our fight on the tennis court of your choice this late summer/fall :)

[DudeAsInCool]

Barely 19, He's Got Game, Looks and Remarkably Good Manners

Read more here:

http://nytimes.com/2005/06/06/sports/tennis/06nadal.html

[method77]

I like clay btw

That settles it - we will have our fight on the tennis court of your choice this late summer/fall :)

I don't play tennis :bigsmile:

[DudeAsInCool]

I don't play tennis :bigsmile:

Welll, there is one game I will really kick your ass in

[method77]

perhaps the only one :P