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Stan The Man (Part 2)
Goodness me! Stanislas Wawrinka becomes a Grand Slam Champion! Seems like Rafa was injured but still... wow. Beat both Nadal and Djoker on the way to his first title, and becomes one of only two people other than Del Potro outside the Big Four to have won a Grand Slam since 2005.
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Some people are saying Stan doesn't deserve the victory because Nadal was injured, and previous opponents were injured or withdrew. So what should be done? Wrench the trophy from his grasp?, put an asterix next to his name on the trophy to signify "he didn't deserve it"? As I said on another thread on this subject, he can only play the guy at the other end....
10:01 Mon 27th Jan 2014
Rafa had the blisters when he disposed of Roger - blisters or not he played a blinder and I fully expected him to win the final - credit to him - he did not mention the injury in his speech - Rafa will be a force to reckon with in the coming year - he wants to top Rogers record - and he still has the time to do it.
Stan will never ever reach Roger's record Brenden, let alone beat it. I'm glad he won his first, He has worked very hard and had some tough matches. His attitude disappointed me but hey, he was fired up. Nadal still have time to equal Sampras' record. I think they will all be pleased for Stan. It's only one compared to the big four.
Agree butterbun, but there are a few youngsters coming through ie. Dimitrov and Raonic to name but two. Roger is now on the decline of his career although he can still produce a few surprises (especially since having Edberg as his coach) and not to be underestimated by any player. He will imo go down as the greatest tennis player ever (he is in my books). I have a great disliking for the time wasting of Rafa (nothing that a big clock on court starting at 20 seconds so the server can see) it is almost like he suffers with OCD - he picks his shorts out of his backside the his crotch next he lifts the shoulder of his top on the left, then the right, next stroke his nose then eyebrows then forehead then repeats the nose eyes and forehead before tucking a tress of hair behind his ear - now he serves - all this with a time limit of 20 seconds - no wonder Roger complained -
It seems harsh to judge someone based on speculation that can never be confirmed -- because, after all, Nadal wasn't a set and a break up, so who knows how he would have reacted? One thing worth mentioning is that people have retired from winning positions before, albeit rarely, so it's not like ever injury in sport is just an excuse for bad play.
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