[Tenez]

Ok we have had the chance to look at the form (or lack of) of our top players at the AO, here is the thread to post your "foolish" thoughts on what might happen by end of 2010. I'll start cause I have plenty of those "thoughts"!

Gasquet back in the top 10 (yes very long shot but the talent is too big).

[Duggietoo]

Tenez, on 07 February 2010 - 11:02 AM, said:

Ok we have had the chance to look at the form (or lack of) of our top players at the AO, here is the thread to post your "foolish" thoughts on what might happen by end of 2010. I'll start cause I have plenty of those "thoughts"!

Gasquet back in the top 10 (yes very long shot but the talent is too big).

Isnt there a difference between bold thoughts and baying at the moon

Fed to pick up at least one more slam break the Sampras 286 record and finish Y/E #1

C'mon - you must like those thoughts

[Tenez]

Duggietoo, on 07 February 2010 - 02:18 PM, said:

C'mon - you must like those thoughts

But not very bold, is it? If you had to pick one player to win one of the next GS, surely Fed would come on top of the list.

Here is my second bold statement: Delpo to beat Rafa on clay.

[Duggietoo]

Tenez, on 07 February 2010 - 05:39 PM, said:

But not very bold, is it? If you had to pick one player to win one of the next GS, surely Fed would come on top of the list.

Here is my second bold statement: Delpo to beat Rafa on clay.

Well I tried............

Murray to win a slam - USO.

[Tenez]

Duggietoo, on 07 February 2010 - 06:23 PM, said:

Murray to win a slam - USO.

Now we are talking!

[Big Al]

OK, hows this for bold predicting:

Cilic to win a Slam -US Open.

Nadal not to win a Slam .Gets beaten at RG by either DP or Davydonkey.

Murray not to win a Slam but reaches the final at Wimbledon and loses in a 5-setter to Federer.

Federer will dominate the Slams and may even win all four .Certainly Wimby.

Del Potro will win one Slam, most likely RG.

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[tlimvvo2max]

OK...

Roger to beat Rafa at RG and retain his title, thus also confirming the weeks at No 1 record come Halle.

Cilic to end Roger's semis streak at SW19 - if he really is the next big thing, there would be a definite historical symmetry to this - but Roddick to beat Murray in the final.

Del Potro to retain the USO.

[Tenez]

Big Al, on 07 February 2010 - 10:55 PM, said:

Federer will dominate the Slams and may even win all four .Certainly Wimby.

This one crossed my mind but It's far too stretched nowadays. THough he is capable of it as he almost did it last year again. (2 TBs...to go his way. All he needed).

A lot of contradictory statements too.

[sirfredperry]

Only have to look at the 08 and 09 AO events to see that what happens at Melbourne does not necessarily indicate what's gonna happen for the rest of the year.
Djoko, the 08 winner, did not win another slam that year (or since). Nadal was blitzed by J-W S in the semis, but went on to have a stellar year.
Last year, Fed cried and some speculated he would never win another slam. Nadal looked unstoppable. Yet for a number of reasons Fed ended the year on top and, in the twinkling of an eye, Nadal lost a seemingly unassailable lead at number one.
So who can safely predict what 2010 has in store? As for me, despite the above, I think it would be foolish to think Fed won't win another slam this year. Probably not a good idea to write off Rafa, either. He may have a lot of points to defend at the momeht but come the summer he could gain around 3,000 points just like that if he does well at the slams.

[greasepipe]

Big Al, on 07 February 2010 - 11:55 PM, said:

OK, hows this for bold predicting:

Cilic to win a Slam -US Open.

That would be my first first pick, but i'll make an ever more bold prediction instead;
- Cilic to win RG

plus
-Rafa ends Federer's semi final streak and beats him in quarter final RG
-Nalbandian wins Miami