[hoopster42]

breaks nadal's momentum, gives more time for nadal to think about things, and dont forget that nadal tweaked the knee yet again in the 2nd set slip and it could be tightening up on him in the locker room.

at the french, a rain delay does not matter coz nadal kills everyone on that surface, but on grass, nadal has never beaten federer anywhere, let alone centre court wimbledon, so you know he's thinking about things

this is wimbledon GOD intervention for federer, just like 2004 vs. roddick, if you dont know what happened there, roddick was up a set on federer and playing well then the rain came and broke roddick's mo, federer admitted after the match that the delay helped him and "probably" hurt andy

[hoopster42]

federer in 5, especially if they cannot finish today and have to resume tomorrow morning,
last time that happened was 2001 ivanisovec vs. rafter, it sucked to have to watch the rest of the match on a monday morning

[AgainstAllOdds]

LOL fed isnt coming back...

[hoopster42]

Originally Posted by AgainstAllOdds

LOL fed isnt coming back...

you will most likely eat those words, you dont know fed, you dont understand the psychology of tennis, you will learn about it today

[onthewhat]

down 2 sets and even in the third...doubtful he comes all the way back. nadal is best player in the world

[AgainstAllOdds]

Originally Posted by hoopster42

you will most likely eat those words, you dont know fed, you dont understand the psychology of tennis, you will learn about it today

Well I guess one of us will learn something today.

[dwaechte]

I don't really view this rain delay as that much of an advantage for Fed. He was doing fine in the 3rd set before it hit.

[pavyracer]

Why is it huge advantage? It gives Nadal time to relax, rest and come back to finish Federer off.

[hoopster42]

Originally Posted by onthewhat

down 2 sets and even in the third...doubtful he comes all the way back. nadal is best player in the world

federer is up 5-4 in the 3rd, no?

[mathdotcom]

hoopster is sharp

[hoopster42]

if nadal wins, i will come back and say i was wrong, but if federer wins, i wana see how many of you are man enough to come back in here and drop some props for what i am predicting, federer, due partly to the rain delay, will come back and win this match in 5 sets,

if nadal does not close out fed in 4 sets or 3, he will have his confidence destroyed by the 5th set and its lights out baby,

i have no money on the line, i have just seen this scenario before and mentally its tough for the underdog to finish the favorite off in this type of situation

[Tevez]

Rafa is awaiting a special delivery from FedEx

[hoopster42]

Originally Posted by mathdotcom

hoopster is sharp

if thats a compliment, thanks!

if its a sarcastic, then please dig up my posts where i picked kansas to beat memphis for the championship BEFORE the ncaa tourney began, and also where i posted that the celtics WILL earn respect by beating the lakers, prior to the finals beginning

[onthewhat]

Originally Posted by hoopster42

federer is up 5-4 in the 3rd, no?

sorry, meant to say it's on serve

[mathdotcom]

Compliment

[hoopster42]

Originally Posted by mathdotcom

Compliment

TY kindly, sir

the haters can eat that one up!

anyhow, federer is 1 month shy of 27, still in his prime, perhaps slightly on the downside, he's got a few things to say at the All England Club before he's done,

i think he'll make a very big statement right now, that he is still the king of grass

[BuddyBear]

I doubt it is an advantage one way or another....