And just to satisfy the drama queen in all of us, Rob had a little exchange with the umpire about a linecall. The match was quite satisfying because, well... Rafa did squash him like a bug. Wha..? What do you mean I'm laughing my arse off? I feel bad for him, really I do. *snicker*
I really like this picture because it looks like he is about to bitchslap someone. No, I don't know who.
Okay, can you totally tell I LOVED the match? It was fantastic. Rafa's got his game face on from the second he stepped on court, and Dear Sod justified my dislike for him by giving Rafa a really nasty handshake - Rafa had to lean quite far into the other side of the net. Yes, what a gentleman. I can't find a really unflattering picture of him, so I won't post a pic of Dear Sod. Yes, I know,we're so missing some things in life by not looking at his face anymore than we have to. Sucks, eh?
Tomorrow Rafa is going against Nando. Juan Monaco going against Gonzo, Potro against the King of Smurfs, and Roger vs Mischa Zverev, who dispatched Gilles Simon in straight sets. I may have jinxed Gilly in my earlier post. Sorry, babe. Rafa vs Nando has its potential.. if it's on the hardcourts. Alas, this is clay, yes? I can't stop saying that.
For those of you who has no clue of the reason of this hoo haa against Dear Sod, here's a little video to remind/inform you. Thanks Diane for the link.
And an article that called everything pretty much fairly:
Nadal, Soderling get under each other's skin.
Don't say I don't deliver.
Great performance...I'm hoping for a gratuitous shot of Rafa slipping into his yellow hoodie at the end of the Sod match.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link to the article. I knew there was more to it, than the video. What a douche.
ReplyDeleteGreat to have you back Babz!! You have been missed.
ReplyDeleteAwesome match against the Sod, and i floved that Rafa was not going to give up that last game for anything. Even slipped and cracked his racquet just to make sure his revenge was complete.
WHERE THE HELL is the shirtless Rafa pic?????!!! God, I could have bought a camera and returned and photographed my television in the amount of time they lingered on him. I thought for sure you'd have one up. *kicks ground* Sheesh.
ReplyDeleteI'm SORRY! I can't find no shirtless pics. I'll look in youtube for you - but more shirtless pics from barcelona acomin', I have a surprise for y'all.
ReplyDeleteWell, if you have to actually WORK to find photos...nevermind. Never let it be said I don't encourage laziness on all levels. I tell the kids all the time the best yogis in the world are the laziest.
ReplyDeleteIs the surprise pantsless???...*crosses fingers*
Or photos of sex with me when I wasn't looking? *crosses toes, heart, bra*
Remind me to never say anything about surprises next time - you tend to run with it to the "birthday suit" side. Alas, it's nothing THAT earth shattering, no matter how much I wish it too.
ReplyDeleteHey, I work hard on this blog I'll have you know! *pouts*
Here, something to tide you over:
http://twitpic.com/49ktu
So satisfying that the Sod - inspite of playing out of his Swedish skin - was absolutely whooped by Rafa in one of the most satisfying scorelines ever!!!
ReplyDeleteKiss that you disrespectful sod-and-so ....
And Rafandready was right ... the gratuituous Rafaflesh on show tonight was absolutely superb!!!!
Once again, great work on the blog Babz ... keep it up xx
Babz welcome back! I'm so happy that Rafa crushed that ahole. Here's the vid of the last point with the shirt change at the end. Check at the end of the hand shake for Rafa's smile he totally enjoyed his revenge http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtCa_k1Hu1w
ReplyDelete*sigh* Stella, thank you for that :)
ReplyDeleteAgreed. I have it on DVR, and will have to replay that bit a few times.
ReplyDeleteI never thought I could hate a person I never met. And yet here is Soderling to prove me wrong. I so cannot stand him. I'm so glad Rafa bageled his ass in the last set.
ReplyDeleteThat smile of Rafa's made me laugh out loud. He really did NOT wanna serve out that match - he opted to shove a bagel down Sod's throat. And I loved every minute of it!!
ReplyDeleteThat Sod i a moron and a cheat!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CnX6k0snxA
Rafa on the other hand is just DE-LI-CIOUS!
That smile after the handshake says it all, he totaly enjoyed this one!
STOOGLE FTW!
ReplyDeleteAww - I missed you too. I have to stop this disappearing act every few weeks, lol.
ReplyDelete*sighs*
ReplyDeleteAll this hating is really kind of draining...
Shall we just get back to loving Rafa instead now?
Actually, I find that sometimes we need the bad example, to further illustrate what a great guy we're all here for. You know, Sod's such a sod, and it refreshes how incredibly awesome Rafa is. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd now, back to the show.
See, once again, I cannot reply to a post. What is up with that?
ReplyDelete"Hey, I work hard on this blog I’ll have you know! *pouts*"
I know you do. I wasn't saying you didn't. I was encouraging you to do less work.
The pic didn't lead me anywhere. See? You shouldn't have done all that work! ;)
Have a good wkend, Babz. I'm heading for that dungeon Rafa likes to go to, to wait for him...
*packs manacles*
;)
Darling, you cannot reply to certain posts because I only allow comments to go 3 replies deep, or the layout if fucked up. Just hit the reply above it, yours will sort of be in that comment still. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean the pic didn't let you anywhere!! Shucks. I will post it tomorrow.
Wait for me in the dungeeooooooooooonnnnnnn............
Sure CC.
ReplyDeleteLoving Rafa is what i like most!!
Who is S? LOL
[...] about the loss, as I did not watch it and I have no idea how well the Sod plays. But he did get baguetted and bageled by Rafa as recent as Rome, so to call this mindboggling is a bit of an understatement. As now we know that Rafa was wobbling [...]
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