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    #31
    Well, I found it a lot more exciting when Agassi and Sampras were fighting it out.

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      #32
      Agassi beaten by B Becker at Flushing Meadow!!

      Makes for an interesting headline in 2006?
      http://www.retroreds.co.uk/

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        #33
        Originally posted by hoeyd2
        Well, I found it a lot more exciting when Agassi and Sampras were fighting it out.
        Really? For my money this era, with Federer and Nadal fighting out (with a host of other talented players like Gasquet and Murray ready to step up), is a whole lot more exciting. While Agassi was a swashbuckling baseliner who was great to watch, Sampras (as great as he was) was boring. Ruthless and efficient but robotically dull.

        Federer is the most beautiful player there's ever been - he's so good it almost makes me weep. He plays shots Sampras wouldn't have dreamed of playing.

        His dominance may turn some people off but when the dominant player is as perfect as Federer...well it doesn't get any better IMO. He's a genius in his field.
        Thanks very much for being ‘This Mornings’ Farmer’

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          #34
          The best era ever was the Borg/McEnroe/Connors one. I enjoyed it year in year out especially with the 2 YANKS throwing tantrums every day.
          18-5-7-8-3

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            #35
            Originally posted by REDSCOUSER
            The best era ever was the Borg/McEnroe/Connors one. I enjoyed it year in year out especially with the 2 YANKS throwing tantrums every day.
            Agreed but I reckon the current crop potentially could be as exciting. The likes of Hewitt and Roddick are struggling to keep up and the gap between Nadal and the rest is getting closer - while Federer remains on his perch.
            Thanks very much for being ‘This Mornings’ Farmer’

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              #36
              I like Hewitt & Nadal. They attack the net more than some others. Federer just keeps getting better and better.
              This new crop of new players are doing well but I still find Tennis way back then more exciting than now.
              18-5-7-8-3

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                #37
                Originally posted by ShaggyAlonso
                Really? For my money this era, with Federer and Nadal fighting out (with a host of other talented players like Gasquet and Murray ready to step up), is a whole lot more exciting. While Agassi was a swashbuckling baseliner who was great to watch, Sampras (as great as he was) was boring. Ruthless and efficient but robotically dull.

                Federer is the most beautiful player there's ever been - he's so good it almost makes me weep. He plays shots Sampras wouldn't have dreamed of playing.

                His dominance may turn some people off but when the dominant player is as perfect as Federer...well it doesn't get any better IMO. He's a genius in his field.
                Yeah, but I'm looking back to hazy memories where everything seemed great.

                Sampras may not have played with a very interesting style, but the games between him and Agassi were always eventful and full of character.

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                  #38
                  Originally posted by hoeyd2
                  Sampras may not have played with a very interesting style, but the games between him and Agassi were always eventful and full of character.
                  I think the Federer and Nadal rivalry has the potential to be even better...

                  Sampras vs Agassi was awesome, but when it came down to Grand Slams (bar the French), Sampras always seem to have that extra more. Matches at the Australian Open seem evenly balanced, but at Wimbledon/US Open, Pete Sampras always came out on top - rivalry is much more exciting when its more evenly balanced.

                  While Federer is the undisputed number one tennis player, he does struggle somewhat against Nadal. Give Nadal about one more year to work and develop his game, and I can see this matchup blossoming into an even better rivalry...
                  "In fact I’m going to make a promise which will be welcomed by many. If there’s no finance secured by the opening day of the season, I’m going to hang up my keyboard and close KOPTALK down."

                  Duncan Oldham, March 29th 2006

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                    #39
                    Rafael Nadal knocked out!!!

                    So the dream final is not going to happen...

                    I reckon its going to be Federer vs Roddick

                    And Federer to win his 3rd US Open title!
                    "In fact I’m going to make a promise which will be welcomed by many. If there’s no finance secured by the opening day of the season, I’m going to hang up my keyboard and close KOPTALK down."

                    Duncan Oldham, March 29th 2006

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                      #40
                      I like Roddick.

                      It'd be cool to see him win it.

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                        #41
                        Federer through to the semi-finals!

                        Did anyone see Sharapova's banana signals?

                        Father telling Sharapova to eat her bananas
                        "In fact I’m going to make a promise which will be welcomed by many. If there’s no finance secured by the opening day of the season, I’m going to hang up my keyboard and close KOPTALK down."

                        Duncan Oldham, March 29th 2006

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                          #42
                          Really good game last night.

                          I gotta say though, while Federer is amazing, I much prefer watching Roddick. I guess it's the way he puts everything in to every point. Federer is obviously a freakishly good tennis player whose in a different class to Roddick. But I like tennis players to have more emotion and be a bit more mercurial than Federer is.

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                            #43
                            Originally posted by hoeyd2
                            Really good game last night.

                            I gotta say though, while Federer is amazing, I much prefer watching Roddick. I guess it's the way he puts everything in to every point. Federer is obviously a freakishly good tennis player whose in a different class to Roddick. But I like tennis players to have more emotion and be a bit more mercurial than Federer is.
                            Fedderer is just a phenom, has to be nailed on as the greatest player of all time.
                            Some of his shots were outstanding against Roddick, that alone for me would make him better to watch. If I were to pick a player who plays with his heart on his sleve it would be Murray, he needs to get into matches quicker and improve his stamina though.
                            Bill shankly to Tommy Smith after he'd turned up for training with a bandaged knee:
                            'Take that poof bandage off, and what do you mean YOUR knee, it's LIVERPOOL'S knee !'

                            "Sorry, boss, I should have kept my legs together," said Lawrence. "No, Tommy, your mother should have kept her legs together!," replied Shankly.

                            * After Tommy Lawrence had let in a fluke goal between his legs

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                              #44
                              Originally posted by bazza76
                              Fedderer is just a phenom, has to be nailed on as the greatest player of all time.
                              Good word
                              rnm is funny,funny like funny haha.

                              Goals 2006/7 (CS, PL, CL)
                              1: Agger, Bellamy, Fowler, Alonso, Garcia
                              2: Gonzalez, Kuyt, Riise
                              5: Crouch

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                                #45
                                Originally posted by G_Man
                                Good word
                                taken from watching UFC all the time
                                Bill shankly to Tommy Smith after he'd turned up for training with a bandaged knee:
                                'Take that poof bandage off, and what do you mean YOUR knee, it's LIVERPOOL'S knee !'

                                "Sorry, boss, I should have kept my legs together," said Lawrence. "No, Tommy, your mother should have kept her legs together!," replied Shankly.

                                * After Tommy Lawrence had let in a fluke goal between his legs

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