2019 Roland Garros

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Clay is all about grunt, power and running around all day. Its the slowest surface so ball sits up for an age. Its a big leveller which helps the plodders. Faster surfaces of grass and hardcourts provide the real examination of tennis ability.

A lot of the all time greats of the sport never won the French Open - Sir Andy Murray, John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, Pete Sampras.

Have a look at the French Open Roll of honour and its littered with no marks who never got within an asses roar of winning a Grand Slam on any of the other surfaces - Andres Gomez, Sergi Brugera, Thomas Muster, Alberto Costa, Carlos Moya, Gaston Gaudio.

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Its not proper tennis

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He grew up on clay courts in Spain.

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Embarrising stuff from ped here.

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What tennis club are you a member of in London?

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Wimbledon.

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It’s Sir Cliff Richard. :slight_smile:

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Commentator calling out fed for being a bottler

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The commentator writing Federer epitaph there.

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Any chance of a rain delay to hold the Thiem Djokovic game up? Hoping to finish up at 4. That one should be a belter.

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Vamos rafa

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I wonder will Nadal play in the final if its Djokovic on Sunday or will he pull out like he did in 2016.

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Hard luck

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6-3, 6-4, 6-2

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The goat.

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Federer should probably have joined the giraffes and stayed at home.

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Huh?

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Listen to the crowd cheer for Rodger. Fantastic stuff.

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Hard luck.

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How many grand slams has Nadal won outside France?

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6 I think