jimmy connors looks hideous!!! if you plan to get as fat as that in ur old age you gotta be locked away.

Right well disrespectful of Rafa if you ask me. Quite understandable to call Federer a co contender, but so many of the past champs overlook him. I don't think Johnny Mac has seen much daylight, what with his head lodged up Federer's hoohah for eons.

I wouldn't lock a person up Michelle, but he hasn't aged well, that's for sure. Jimmy has always been a hothead, and I'm not surprised the situation escalated. It didn't amount to anything, but he's got that personality that can rub people the wrong way. Mistake he made was mouthing off to the cops, not a linesperson. There is a real difference between the two.

Good on Borg for not throwing Rafa under a bus. RQ, I think perhaps the other past champs always want Federer to win because he plays the ultimate "classic" game. It's elitist snobbery if you ask me. Federer plays tennis the way it was "intended" to be played. nadal sort of...bullies the ball and his opponents around the court. The old legends don't want Rafa's game to be as effective as it is.

Nothing from Federer, of course. His game is the most aesthetically appealing perhaps in history. But it promotes a kind of elitism from purist fans that isn't good for the sport in my opinion.

Cheers and many happy returns to you Cheryl. May 2009 be kind to you and yours. I was told to wait on an answer from your end.

I am driven half barmy by all of this Federer worship. Okay he is a lusciously gifted guy, point taken. Why all the gold words are saved for only one person, leaving Rafa out of it is out of my reach.

Lot of kudos and handshakes for the response. I must do a string of rolling eyes in honour of the purists. The are well free to stick it where the sun don't shine. :D

I WUD LIKE TO TELL EVERYONE THT BORG'S FINAL PREDICTION WASNOT NADAL!!YES,HE ALSO PICKED FEDERER TO WIN...MONTHS BEFORE WIMBY HE SAID NADAL..ON THE DRAW CEREMONY HE SAID NADAL ..BUT WHEN BOTH MEN HAD REACHED THE SEMI FINALS BORG CHANGED HIS MIND....I DUNT REMEMBER XACTLY HIS WORDS BUT HERE IS WHAT I REMEMBER.." according to what i have seen so far..fed has regained his form and is luking like the best on grass ..accordind to wht i have seen so far i think fed will win"!!!! so actually borg changed his mind but not many are aware that he did do!!!

Chippie you have a link to provide?

m xtremely sorry...i swear to God Borg said this..lol...i read this news on google..m a crazy rafa fan so i have a habit of searching for every single word spoken/written abt rafa and google is very gud for this..i also fid articles form tenis talk there...during wimby i found an article which contained these words from borg...m searching those all 08 articles to provide evidence..but believe me he said it!!..lol...

hurrayyy..i found the article!!! he said it on the 5th of july.. here is the link..

http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2008/7/5/sports /21749436&sec=sports


if u cant open it plz let me know...u cant imagine how hard i workd to find this bloddy article..lol..but here u are !!! BORG DID CHANGE HIS MIND..hence proved ROCKETQUEEN and CHERYLL!!!lol

do let me know as soon as u read my comments..thnx

I made an attempt with the link vamosrafa. I pull back "story file not found." Fancy it may be old or obsolete.

ok..if u really wanna confirm and dunt believe me here is the long way to reach the article..
open google.com
clik news on top of page
on top of this page clik news archive search
in the bar write "4 july 2008 nadal federer wimbledon rafael roger borg"
-a page opens so clik on time line at the top
-choose july 08 from the bars...and a page opens..scroll down and clik '50/100 results per page..
- finalllyy a new page opens..there u can see all articles related to borg on 4 july..ull find the requuired one....

phhewww...kindly open it so that my hard work pays off...i mite seem silly here but its abt telling sumthing many ppl dont know..lol....if u try it pllzzzz tell me...lol..bye for now

Cheryl, Love the way you show Murray's picture for September rather than Fed's! I have to say, though, that I think the world of Fed's game, and have to admit (grudgingly) that, when he's on song, he's still the best to watch. That said, I get the feeling Fed is NOT going to break Sampras' grand slam record. He's now past his peak of consistency and has never at any point had the stiffness of competition he now has at the very top - apart from Rafa, Murray's already beating him regularly and, of the top four, Fed's the least likely to see further improvement.

Cheryl, I see you're actually Kelli :)