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Saturday, November 27, 2010

London: WTF Semis

The top 4 players in the world squared off in the O2 Arena in London.


These two boys trained in the physical and mentally grinding Spanish style sure do love each other.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 27: Rafael Nadal of Spain (L) hugs Andy Murray of Great Britain (R) after winning his men's semi-final match during the ATP World Tour Finals at O2 Arena on November 27, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)



Ahndee Muurrey played the aggressive tennis that we know he's capable of, and had the match on his racket until he played two loose drop shots on his serve early in the 3rd set to let Rafa back in the match.

Mandy this is why you need to show no mercy when you have a short ball from Rafa. Rip a forehand instead of going for too much drop shit. Because eventually he'll wrong foot you and you could hurt yourself slamming on the brakes.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 27: Andy Murray of Great Britain falls on the ground during his men's semi-final match against Rafael Nadal of Spain during the ATP World Tour Finals at O2 Arena on November 27, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)


Then again maybe the reasons Mandy can't win the big matches are his facial expressions.

TMF was in full Jedi mode playing fantastic defense to frustrate Nole to a 61 64 victory. Fed has not dropped a set in London.



Frankly Nole didn't look mentally sharp and seemed to miss that extra bit of determination to dig out a win. My guess is that he was looking at a once-in-a-lifetime chance to win the Davis Cup at home in Serbia.

On Sunday, whose box does Maradona choose to sit in?

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: Roger Federer of Switzerland (L) and Former Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona attend the ATP World Tour Finals at O2 Arena on November 23, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)






Oh, BTW, I'm cheering for Barca in El Classico tomorrow to beat Real Madrid with two most hated men in soccer: the Special One and Ronaldo (sorry Rafa). For you philistines about soccer, it's the biggest rivalry match in Spain's premier league.

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