the French Open

Myke115 · Post by **Myke115** » Tue May 25, 2004 11:57 pm

I've always wanted to play on clay but not this long ..

"But while she failed to make history French duo Fabrice Santoro and Arnaud Clement wrote their way into the record books with their epic 6-4, 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 3-6, 16-14 tie which lasted an amazing six hours and 33 minutes on Court Suzanne Lenglen, spread over two days.

The tie which Santoro won surpassed the previous mark, a Davis Cup tie between American John McEnroe and Swede Mats Wilander in 1982, which lasted six hours and 22 minutes.

The French Open has a mystique for me that no other tennis tournament has. I think it must be the red clay courts. Red clay is the predominant form of soil here in the hot & humid south.

Post by **mccutcheon** » Wed May 26, 2004 12:37 am

we never got a chance to play tennis. Next time.

Myke115 · Post by **Myke115** » Wed May 26, 2004 10:25 pm

Perhaps we'll get to play on real Parisian clay one day ... wouldn't it be great to slug out a match at Roland Garros?

Myke115 · Post by **Myke115** » Wed May 26, 2004 10:43 pm

Wow both Henin-Hardenne & Roddick are out early.

Post by **mccutcheon** » Thu May 27, 2004 12:53 am

I hate Rodick.

Post by **Sloth** » Thu May 27, 2004 3:31 am

Why?

Isn't he awesome at tennis and dating Mandy Moore the little Brittney wannabe?

Post by **mccutcheon** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 3:33 pm

Man, Coria is so good on clay. And you see his wife? God Damn that is mud in your eye. And the reason Americans suck on clay is because it takes skill, heart and charachter and not just power. The way tennis should be.

Myke115 · Post by **Myke115** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 3:51 pm

It ain't just power, that is for sure. Playing on clay is just wholesale not the same as playing on grass or you average American hard court. It slows the game down requiring finesse, endurance ... hell, an almost acrobatic level of tennis. Americans aren't good at it because they rarely experience playing on clay. American tennis players aren't going to go out of their way to play on a court that isn't all that convenient for them. They are spoiled. Like the rest of their countrymen.

Post by **mccutcheon** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 4:33 pm

Wholly calf pull Coria don't have a cow man. I have never seen anything like this in a grand slam final before. The guy is playing on one leg and just walking and hopping out there. Mr. Speedy can't move. His wife is still hot though.

Myke115 · Post by **Myke115** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 5:44 pm

wow ... what a fuckin' match indeed. after the BiZARRE 4th set, coria comes back out like he never was injured and was running for an Oscar not the french open ...

wow, wow, wow ... double match point in the astounding 5th set for gaudio

AND he wins it!!! unseeded argentine wins the FRench. what a match.

coria slams his racket in the clay ....

gaudio deserves it.

we shall play on clay in paris, mccutcheon.

Post by **mccutcheon** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 5:48 pm

wow indeed my friend. I've never seen such a weird upset.
we could also play on the hard court a few blocks from my house in NYC.

Myke115 · Post by **Myke115** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 5:06 pm

Deal. Hopefully I can get back up your way some time and do a better job of planning things out so we'll have time to play at least one match. I need to get myself a good sleeping bag so it'll be easier to crash with friends in the city .... or at least it'd be more comfortable crashing on a park bench!

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