伤心
sebire
February 01, 2009, 05:26 PM posted in General Discussion
shāngxīn
伤心
傷心
sad; grieved; broken-hearted; grieve; sadden
Example Sentences
Poor Roger Federer! ( 费德勒 fèidélè)
ewong
June 05, 2009, 02:15 AMFederer is so close I can smell it...
Calkins, may I request a 開心 photo of Federer if he wins?
calkins
February 02, 2009, 10:44 AMIt's a pretty funny photo actually! I'll see if it posts here.
"The question is whether Nadal of today could have beat Fed of two/three years ago."
I don't know if the Nadal of today could have beaten the Federer of 2 or 3 years ago, but I know the Nadal of 2 or 3 years ago could have ;-)
ATP, Davis Cup and Grand Slam Main Draw Results:
2009 Australian Open
Nadal
2008 Wimbledon
Nadal
2008 Roland Garros
Nadal
2008 ATP Masters Series Hamburg
Nadal
2008 ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo
Nadal
2007 Tennis Masters Cup
Federer
2007 Wimbledon
Federer
2007 Roland Garros
Nadal
2007 ATP Masters Series Hamburg
Federer
2007 ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo
Nadal
2006 Tennis Masters Cup
Federer
2006 Wimbledon
Federer
2006 Roland Garros
Nadal
2006 ATP Masters Series Rome
Nadal
2006 ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo
Nadal
2006 Dubai
Nadal
2005 Roland Garros
Nadal
2005 ATP Masters Series Miami
Federer
2004 ATP Masters Series Miami
Nadal
I better post some Chinese here....
网球
wǎngqiú
tennis
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Sebire, for some reason the photo won't display from that blog. I also tried it. They must have some type of block installed so that other sites can't link to their photos.
ewong
February 02, 2009, 10:45 AMYes, I also enjoyed the tennis babble!
What a great match!! I was on the edge of my seat watching on TV. The match was literally neck and neck- momentum and emotions swinging like a pendulum for 4 hours!
It was truly a heart-breaking seeing Federer weeping non-stop. I was cheering for him!
All praises to Nadal-he was unstoppable and he didn't even look a bit tired! Both are great champions!
I hope Federer wins the French Open this year-Sampras never won the French Open
sebire
February 02, 2009, 12:29 PMLove the token Chinese vocab at the end!
So prior to 2007, Nadal has two hardcourt wins, Miami and Dubai, and all the rest are on clay (Fed also lost to our very own Andy Murray in 2006 :D).
I still reckon Fed would have won. He still believed he was invincible, and that is probably the difference. I think it's mainly mental.
My token Chinese now:
发球 (fāqiú) serve
正手击球 (zhèngshǒu jīqiú) forehand
反手击球 (fǎnshǒu jīqiú) backhand
红土球场 (hóngtǔ qiúcháng) clay court
硬地球场 (yìngdì qiúcháng) hard court
草地球场 (cǎodì qiúchǎng) grass court
sebire
February 02, 2009, 10:07 AMWhy can't I see my picture any more? Odd. I was a bit annoyed, I thought I'd found this really cool pic on a blog, and then about 2 hours later, they used this pic in all the newspapers!
I was rooting for Fed too, because I want to watch greatness. The question is whether Nadal of today could have beat Fed of two/three years ago.
I have to admit, Nadal has grown on me. Think it's the new outfit, and the fact that his press conferences don't have the sting in the tail that Fed's do. It was funny when Fed said "in the fifth set it's not always the best player that wins, it's to do with momentum" or something like that. And after Wimbledon he said "It's tough to lose something over maybe a bit of light". So I guess he really believes he is the best and has been cruelly robbed!
Don't worry, I am a big tennis fan, so am happy with tennis babble!
bababardwan
February 02, 2009, 01:23 PMlol;Calkins,yeah,I too got a laugh out of your token Chinese post at the end.Love the babble.Yeah sebire,I reckon at that level it is mostly mental that makes the difference.They generally all have the shots.I remember reading a book written by McEnroe years ago talking about the mental side of the game.I went out after that determined to apply it to my low level tennis and to dive for every ball at the net,etc.Played my worst tennis ever,hehe.Now I'm more in it for fun,played my best tonight.I was going for Verdasco in the semi against Nadal mainly because I had been lucky enough to see him play here in Brisbane in the lead up to the Australian Open,and it's always nice to know you've seen a Grand Slam winner at his peak.Calkins,your photo did display,unless you are referring to a different one.If so,how about a link to the blog?
我很喜欢网球
calkins
February 02, 2009, 02:20 PMsebire, you're right...I guess it's impossible to say who could have beaten who is the past. However, I don't think Nadal (or many of today's players) would have had the same success in the days of the wooden racket. I guess that's not fair to say, but their style of play would have definitely been different.
bababardwan, that's a funny story about the McEnroe book and how you played. I guess you also yelled at the umpires a lot more after reading his book!
Regarding the photo, I originally copied the link location of Sebire's photo and posted that. When I saw it didn't post, I linked to the same photo from a different website. Here's the link to the photo from the blog:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mjagVw9YctE/SYWvEx-ra-I/AAAAAAAAB6k/UpdijipXAjs/s1600/roger%2B7.jpg
It's a mystery to me why it doesn't post.
sebire
February 02, 2009, 09:00 PMbababardwan, I couldn't root for Verdasco, I woke up one morning and discovered he'd knocked Murray out! I was hoping at least a semi v Nadal, I was most disappointed. Next best thing is a Nadal-Federer final. I've never tried diving for a volley, I only seem to play on tarmac courts that have smashed bottles on them (plus it's pointless, I'm too short). Good effort though!
calkins, the only player I can think of who I could imagine playing with a wooden racquet is Martina Hingis. And I'm no expert on wooden racquets, but I suspect most modern players couldn't play with them. But I suppose the wooden racquet era was also the era where the US and Aus were 草地 too, no?
ewong
February 03, 2009, 02:05 AMhi sebire, yes I know but never say never :)
sebire
February 02, 2009, 12:30 PMewong, there is not a chance in hell that Federer will win the French if Nadal is fit!
calkins
February 02, 2009, 09:51 AMYeah, I feel pretty bad for Roger....even though the poor guy has won more than $45 million playing a game, not to mention all the money he's made with endorsements :) And he's only 27!
Actually, I was pulling for him last night too. It was another classic match between him and Nadal. I'd like to see Roger surpass Sampras in grand slam wins. He only needs 2 more, so he shouldn't have a problem.
Here's something to think about....most experts say that Roger Federer will end up being the greatest tennis player to ever live (many already consider him to be). At the same time, Nadal has beaten Federer 13 out of 19 matches...pretty impressive against the "greatest player of all time."
Sorry for the tennis babble.