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Rafael Nadal says he knows he must improve his level if he is to beat top seed Novak Djokovic and win a record-extending 13th French Open crown.

Spanish second seed Nadal has lost only two matches in 16 years at Roland Garros but faces a tough test against the in-form Serb in today's final.

Djokovic, one of the men to beat Nadal there, has lost only one match in 2020 - when he was defaulted at the US Open.

"I know to play against Novak, I need to play my best," Nadal, 34, said.
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Come on Rafael :tennis:
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1964white wrote: Sun Oct 11, 2020 7:56 am Come on Rafael :tennis:
Yes, come on Rafa. No doubt if Rafa gets on top in the match, The Djoker will be up to his old tricks of going off court (for a long period to get changed) or having an injury time out to try and unsettle his opponent. :x
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whiteswan wrote: Sun Oct 11, 2020 10:07 am Yes, come on Rafa. No doubt if Rafa gets on top in the match, The Djoker will be up to his old tricks of going off court (for a long period to get changed) or having an injury time out to try and unsettle his opponent. :x
Djok is a great tennis player, I dislike his arrogance & attitude
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whiteswan wrote: Sun Oct 11, 2020 10:04 am Love this thread Leon.

Yes, sadly Wakey Trinity are struggling. It's a good job that Toronto pulled out of Super League, therefore there will be no relegation this season.....
Lets hope Wakey rise from their slumber in time for next season Swannie
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What about cycling 64?
Yesterday British ride Alex Dowsett, who is from Maldon, Essex won stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia. It was his first stage win in a grand tour event for 9 years.
He was in a group of six who broke away from the peloton early in the race and he himself broke away to claim victory.
An awesome ride.
These guys can average 30+mph for over 100 miles, supreme levels of fitness.
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Chilli D wrote: Sun Oct 11, 2020 2:31 pm What about cycling 64?
Yesterday British ride Alex Dowsett, who is from Maldon, Essex won stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia. It was his first stage win in a grand tour event for 9 years.
He was in a group of six who broke away from the peloton early in the race and he himself broke away to claim victory.
An awesome ride.
These guys can average 30+mph for over 100 miles, supreme levels of fitness.
but the buggers only do 10mph and sit 2 abreast when they go down the lanes near me...... :x :x

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Did Djokovic get the license plate number of the truck that ran him over?
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hector wrote: Sun Oct 11, 2020 2:26 pm Nijinsky had good legs for a former ballet dancer..

Shergar has been the equine hide and seek champion for lots of years now.

glue made from former racehorses is what we mortals know as superglue.....

as opposed to PVA glue which is made from donkeys

UHU is made from nags....

HTH :) :)
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Chilli D wrote: Sun Oct 11, 2020 2:31 pm What about cycling 64?
Yesterday British ride Alex Dowsett, who is from Maldon, Essex won stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia. It was his first stage win in a grand tour event for 9 years.
He was in a group of six who broke away from the peloton early in the race and he himself broke away to claim victory.
An awesome ride.
These guys can average 30+mph for over 100 miles, supreme levels of fitness.
Brilliant Chilli

A mate of mine 'Riot' who posted on here several years ago is a keen cyclist & absolutely loves the sport, he often updates me on main cycling events
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John in Louisiana wrote: Sun Oct 11, 2020 3:04 pm Did Djokovic get the license plate number of the truck that ran him over?
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Nadal dominating two sets up :-D
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Come on Rafael

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tennis hasn;t been the same since Nastasi retired.... :mrgreen:
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hector wrote: Sun Oct 11, 2020 2:33 pm but the buggers only do 10mph and sit 2 abreast when they go down the lanes near me...... :x :x

:)
And that's on the bends :lol:

Some of them think they own our country lanes :(
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I think at this point we seriously have to consider whether Nadal is simply the greatest tennis player who ever lived.

Djokovic is one of the four or five greatest ever and Nadal is absolutely demolishing him. I get it that this is a clay court, but he's about to tie Federer with his twentieth grand slam title and, at the age of thirty-four, shows no sign of slowing down.

Incredible sustained excellence. Never really been his biggest fan (I'm a Federer fan myself), but it really is impossible to ignore Nadal's dominance.
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Djokovic 0-6 2-6 5-7 Nadal*
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John in Louisiana wrote: Sun Oct 11, 2020 3:23 pm I think at this point we seriously have to consider whether Nadal is simply the greatest tennis player who ever lived.

Djokovic is one of the four or five greatest ever and Nadal is absolutely demolishing him. I get it that this is a clay court, but he's about to tie Federer with his twentieth grand slam title and, at the age of thirty-four, shows no sign of slowing down.

Incredible sustained excellence. Never really been his biggest fan (I'm a Federer fan myself), but it really is impossible to ignore Nadal's dominance.
One of my sporting heroes John
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Well done Nadal :clape:
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Nadal wins again. He's nigh on unbeatable in this tournament. His record is unbelievable.
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Lorimer46 wrote:

Nadal wins again. He's nigh on unbeatable in this tournament. His record is unbelievable.
No question he's unbelievable and just about unbeatable on clay - but don't forget he's good but not so omnipotent on any other surface.
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