Tennis

[blackcat]

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Milos Raonic lol

Hey, hey , hey. Ease up on Milos. He's a Canadian who doesn't do the drugs.

but when he was four he was Serbian, see the pattern? Djokovic, Ivanovic, all peptide skinny monsters.

nah, all skinny monsters in tennis now. it has gone into association football (soccer) too. And there are some positions in Australian Rules Football too.

but even positions and sports that only require power, if one can render all non-functional tissue from your frame, your power to weight improves. if your body needs to work against gravity in your sport. Even for 100metre runners, the power to explode from the blocks, is still working against gravity, just perpendicular, not vertical. Ask someone to do the applied physics and sum of the power and work required out of the blocks and to accelerate to terminal velocity. no subtract one kilo, or 2lbs.

It was obvious with the World Cup. And the Welsh footballer, who moved from Tottenham to Real Madrid. The Germans, just look at their waists. All had 30 inch, 31 inch or 32 inch waists = NOT NORMAL.

 

[frenchfry]

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Milos Raonic lol

Hey, hey , hey. Ease up on Milos. He's a Canadian who doesn't do the drugs.

A Canadian living in....Spain

 

[blackcat]

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He's a Canadian who doesn't do the drugs.

just the odd line of blow. and to kiss the girls.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/usopen/6115999/US-Open-Richard-Gasquet-puts-Cocaine-Kiss-saga-behind-him.html

aka the human backhand. thats a compliment. its not, or is it, a backhanded compliment?
Richard Gasquet puts Cocaine Kiss saga behind him

 

[Andynonomous]

Je suis Charlie.

 

[the sceptic]

lol you should post that on tennisforums, they would lose their ***

 

[Andynonomous]

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lol you should post that on tennisforums, they would lose their ****

I have (MensTennisForums). It has been ignored.

The image looks a little like a particular player, doesn't he (even though they used a Lacoste bandana, instead of a Nike bandana) ?

 

[SeriousSam]

I love watching Djokovic play these days. He hits the forehand ridiculously hard with extreme precision. He covers the court quicker than any other player, reaching every single ball. And he does all that for hours and hours without slowing down even a little bit.

By contrast, Nadal looks like Aru before Aru looked like Djokovic.

 

[The Hitch]

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It was one thing for Charlie Hebdo to take on the extremists, but to take on Nadal fanboys, eek. I admire their courage I guess.

 

[the sceptic]

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I love watching Djokovic play these days. He hits the forehand ridiculously hard with extreme precision. He covers the court quicker than any other player, reaching every single ball. And he does all that for hours and hours without slowing down even a little bit.

By contrast, Nadal looks like Aru before Aru looked like Djokovic.

Nadal looks like Lance in a pointless race before the tour. Everyone seems to think Djokovic is going to wipe the floor with him, but the smart money is on Nadal imo.

Either way, I'm gonna get some popcorn and hope for a long 5 setter.

 

[Dr.Guess]

Robin Söderling is preparing for a comeback btw. Was he silenced- banned for so long just because he beat Nadal at Rolland Garros and Nadal had him gotten rid of?
I personally think that Söderling was so annoyed by the whole scam and it has taken him so long to calm down. He's from that part of Sweden, the annoying- belt. (Which is very long and wide spread in the country side I might add)

Stan the man vs good ole Fed. Stanimal the Aicaral vs Fed the test... Should be a good one as well!

It was one thing for Charlie Hebdo to take on the extremists, but to take on Nadal fanboys, eek. I admire their courage I guess.

 

[sniper]

yes, Ped-express vs. Stanozolol Wawrinka could be good entertainment.
Wonder if Roger's wife can keep it cool in the stands.

btw, not the first time the French take a piss at Rafa.
Back in 2012 Canal Plus came up with this Nadal spoof:
http://www.si.com/tennis/beyond-baseline/2012/02/08/daily-bagel-french-tvs-rafael-nadal-spoof-alleges-doping
The Spanish tennis fed threatened to sue. Not sure if they ever did.

 

[Ticker]

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yes, Ped-express vs. Stanozolol Wawrinka could be good entertainment.
Wonder if Roger's wife can keep it cool in the stands.

btw, not the first time the French take a piss at Rafa.
Back in 2012 Canal Plus came up with this Nadal spoof:
http://www.si.com/tennis/beyond-baseline/2012/02/08/daily-bagel-french-tvs-rafael-nadal-spoof-alleges-doping
The Spanish tennis fed threatened to sue. Not sure if they ever did.

Wawrinka powers through and wins in straights (his ground stroke speed was 12mph faster than his opponent), perhaps he should share his old school steroids with his compatriot hmm?

 

[Nicko.]

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Robin Söderling is preparing for a comeback btw. Was he silenced- banned for so long just because he beat Nadal at Rolland Garros and Nadal had him gotten rid of?
I personally think that Söderling was so annoyed by the whole scam and it has taken him so long to calm down. He's from that part of Sweden, the annoying- belt. (Which is very long and wide spread in the country side I might add)

Stan the man vs good ole Fed. Stanimal the Aicaral vs Fed the test... Should be a good one as well!

It was one thing for Charlie Hebdo to take on the extremists, but to take on Nadal fanboys, eek. I admire their courage I guess.

I think he WAS tested and banned...

Probably tested positive in June 2012, for something minor.
A-sample is reported to ITF, who tells him to 'leave' Wimbledon.
Nadal wants to see B-sample, which is analysed mid July.
Nadal withdraws from London Olympics July 19, for no good reason.
Nadal withdraws from every tournament until 6 months have passed.
Ban is lifted mid January, AFTER the start of Australian Open.
Playing a minor tournament instead of AO would be impossible to explain.
First possible tournament after the AO is the Chile Open, February 5.

Game on!

bumping ^this^ post.

This sounds like something you wouldn't make up that easily. Nicko, is this just you speculating? I'd be thankful for more background.

I am watching the development of the similar Söderling story. Robin also had an undefined 'medical condition' that forced him out of the sport just after winning Swedish Open July 17, 2011 (ranked #5 in the world, no less).
Of course, the official statements about the 'medical condition' that has be spouted since then borders on complete idiocy.
So I'm just waiting for the miraculous recovery that will be announced late July 2013

Nadals sudden return to the game made me go "hmm". I applied the Söderling analysis to the similar Nadal case.
When did he return to competitive tennis?
Where and why not Australian Open?
How long ago was his last competitive game?

Everything lined up perfectly

So, sorry, no inside scoop.


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this just posted on the dutch nos site

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The Belgian former player feels its suspicious how Nadal and the swede Robin Söderling were missing from the tour for so long.

...

It seems I'm not the only one making this connection...

I called this one... except I underestimated the wrath of the swedish tennis federation...

Scenario 1: in return for a silent ban, Robin had to accept the full extent of the law: 4 years
Scenario 2: his second doping offence was not appreciated... 4 years should teach you a lesson Robin
Scenario 3: ITF says the ban must be silent, Swedish TF counters with "4 years or we'll tell..".


So his miraculous recovery coinsides to the day with the adverse finding 4 years ago.
And his health is now so exactly under control that he can say that he will return in 2016.
This (of course) is because he is not allowed to train proffesionally while banned, making a swift return impossible to explain.

 

[Dr.Guess]

Jeebus. It's almost JFK- chills.

 

[Ticker]

In regards to Soderling, a Swedish news source mentioned in 2009 that he failed a drugs test during the French open that year (his first failed test?)...so it would make sense.

 

[Dr.Guess]

Source for that please @Ticker

 

[peloton]

Too long to quote the whole post, but to Nicko above
viewtopic.php?p=1726073#p1726073

"This (of course) is because he is not allowed to train proffesionally while banned, making a swift return impossible to explain."

Not allowed to train professionally? Wut?

 

[Ticker]

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Source for that please @Ticker

http://www.svd.se/federer-kraver-tuffare-tag-mot-dopning_3687813

SvD could on Tuesday reveal that the world Tian Robin Soderling received a doping warning after he failed a test during the French Open.
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Several of the world's top players criticize the new WADA code which was introduced in January of this year and which among other things obliges the players to describe where they will find themselves an hour every day during the forthcoming quarter.

We are humans, but this is an inhumane hunting us, says world number two Rafael Nadal.

-Not Even my parents or my uncle (Nadal's coach, Toni Nadal) knows where I am every day so I do not understand why complete outsider to know where I am, 365 days a year, says the Spaniard who along with Scot Andy Murray is one of Wada- Code's sharpest critics.

But they may not be backed by the sport's biggest fixed star.

SvD can today announce that Roger Federer has contacted the ITF to get the organization to use the opportunity to save doping samples for eight years.

... The current rules say that doping samples must be stored for three months and since the analytical methods are constantly improved adoption of more doping cases revealed if the time is extended to eight years.

Robin Soderling is divided.

-If The player is still active, it is one thing but eight years is a long time and I do not know what it would be of benefit to reveal a player who already stopped, said Soderling.

-You Can not punish the player and it does not help the opponents he defeated so I see no profit in it.

I tend to believe the article. It's probably the same as when a Croatian paper leaked the news of Cilic's positive drug test in 2014. Note the end of the article with Soderling not agreeing that test samples should be kept for eight years so that players can be punished if it's discovered they were cheating.

 

[peloton]

ITF is under WADA code, no player has a say how long their samples are kept. Unbelievable

 

[Ticker]

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ITF is under WADA code, no player has a say how long their samples are kept. Unbelievable

This was in 2009 when the ITF first adopted the code. A lot of players complained and it was always in the press.

 

[Dr.Guess]

Thank you!

 

[SeriousSam]

says the Spaniard who along with Scot Andy Murray is one of Wada- Code's sharpest critics.

I thought Brits don't criticise anti-doping?

 

[Eagle]

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says the Spaniard who along with Scot Andy Murray is one of Wada- Code's sharpest critics.

I thought Brits don't criticise anti-doping?

Murray is Scottish

 

[peloton]

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ITF is under WADA code, no player has a say how long their samples are kept. Unbelievable

This was in 2009 when the ITF first adopted the code. A lot of players complained and it was always in the press.

What? Every Olympic sport is under WADA code, what are you talking about?

 

[The Hitch]

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Either way, I'm gonna get some popcorn and hope for a long 5 setter.

You hope they dope more to do long sets? You enjoy watching people perform well because of doping? Watching them suffer and kill themselves for your own amusement?

You are personally responsible for the deaths of Marco Pantani and hundreds of others.

You disgusting human being. You make both me and my fake moral high horse sick.

/martinvickers mode.