John McEnroe just made his pick. Nadal in 5 sets. There you have it straight from the horse's mouth.

Personally I think Nadal 7-5 in the fourth. Any other predictions?

I see Nadal making a slow start losing the first, then stomping all over Fed 6-1 6-3 6-0

Four sets tie breaker in the fourth...ok Im not being daring here, I predict the same thing as last year will happen roflmao

It could be a 3 setter for Nadal....or a 4 setter for Fed. Nothing in between.

I cannot imagine any of the two giving up a 2 sets to one lead. Whoever gets first to 2 sets will have enough of a psychological advantage to get the 3rd set. So in short no 5 setter!

Federer in 5.

but i would welcome 3 setter :clap:

After the womens non event, a mens 5 setter is essential really seeing as the BBC are showing it on terrestrial. If we want to get the sport more popularity, we need something a bit more special than the boring Belgians walk in the park today

Amusing considering that Fed and Rafa will get as much price money as Justine and Ivanovic...for the first time in the FO.

im not interested in what they earn, i just want to see a decent match!!!

Hoping for an epic five setter with Fed coming through 7-5 in fifth which will make up for today's disappointingly one-sided Henin- Ivanovic final.

All right. What can I do for you?

Well you can slip somethin into Nadal's drink for me... slow him up a bit. :P

If you did that, then just imagine how long it would take for him to serve..!! S-l-o-w-l-y adjust his socks.. s-l-o-w-l-y tug the back of his shorts, etc, etc... roflmao

:giggle:

:blink:

:o

*Misty voice*
It will happen tonight. The Tennis Lord lies alone and friendless, abandoned by his followers. His serve has been chained these 12 years. Tonight, before midnight... the serve will break free and set out to rejoin his master. The Tennis Lord will rise again with his serve's aid, greater and more terrible than he ever was. Tonight... before midnight... the serve... will set out... to rejoin... his master....

Good luck Fed!!!! Can not wait for this!! :yahoo:

Go Fed go! :yahoo: :yahoo:

Go Roger !

Time for a bit of Fedworship :bow: :bow:

Dont forget Commandment no. 9 , seems more appropriate than ever :)

For Federer to win this, he has to play out of his skin for three sets. At a level he has never played before.
Let's wait and watch what happenes.

Come on Rafa, lets see a repeat of this :bow:

Chet,

there MUST be a part of you, as a tennis fan that wants to see Federer win this today and enter history holding all four slams at the same time? Surely? What an achievement it is to be able to say that.. and great that we get to witness it?

I bet there is a deep part of you that you keep hidden... maybe you secretly have a little Fed Shrine in the garage? :P lol

Trisco,

Honestly yes. We all want to be there when history is made. In fact even last year I was hoping Fed would win the French.

But I dont see it happenning. Rafa is just too tough on this surface.

It will happen, is gonna be Fedtastic :P

Too true...

Although, I have a strange feeling that Fed may....


actually, I ain't gonna say it and jinx it.

Right, I'm off to move my PC next to the TV downstairs..

the time is nigh.

You certainly didn't make any posts on the beeb to that effect :blink:

But I must agree with you though, although I would quite like to be able to witness such an important moment in tennis history, I see Rafa being too good :ok:

Right I'm off to get snacks. Good luck Fed, you can do it :ok:

is it me, or is it taking ages to get there? I have the tv booked from 2.00 when my coverage starts and it seems like I have been waiting a year!

c'mon Fed!

Pebs, i did a mini sundance on the beach when nobody was looking :lol: did it work?

YES!!!!!

I have just sat out with Mr Pebs in the garden having lunch and it was lovely and hot and sunny

what mystical powers you have hun :hug: could you please repeat it for next weekend? :D

:yikes: i didnt think it would work :yikes: will try it next weekend, and will try the lottery too roflmao

oooo, do me a lottery one too - I want to give up my job and watch tennis all day in peace!

Players out on court warming up.... :yahoo:

Come on Fed!!!! :bow:

is this not on terrestrial?

EDIT: oh i see, BBC2 are showing it from 4 o clock :( i will have to watch it in the front room

no! It's on eurosport or interactive, with highlights later on BBC2 :huh:

if ya wanna be entertained, just watch the rugby league on before :P

Lets get ready to rumble!!!!!!!!!!! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :yahoo:

As much as I am a fan of both players, I really want Fed to win today. He deserves his place in history, and I want to witness it.

Nadal been jumping up maniacally before the game started... :rolleyes:

c'mon roger :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray:

Few nervy errors from them both here..
Fed's serve to Nadal's forehand is gonna obviously be important.