1st

2nd

lol

I don't understand why Peter Bodo has this unexplainable need to troll Rafa and to put down his accomplishments/wins (i.e. his response to this year's Australian Open Rafa-Fed match)

A apparent attempt from Bodo to be funny which falls flat and ends up being weird/silly! Stick to writing about tennis, Mr. B, and leave comedic writing to the pros.

This is funny.

Though I think Pete has given the term VS to all the Fed, Novak, Andy fans who will now use it to ridicule all Rafa fans.

Tres drole!

Fodder for Nadal haters.

That was, um, quality stuff, Pete.

Honestly, I giggled in all the right places and found it pretty hilarious but I'm a Roger fan, so, you know.

Duck!

Things must be really slow in the tennis world right now.

"It's because Roger has the dignity and good sense to keeps his clothes on..."
No, it's because Roger is not hot!

Well the only "Vamos Syndrome" I suffer from is after watching so much tennis I find myself muttering it when trying to motivate myself to do housework, chores, office work -

Speaking of which, regarding the pile of files on my desk . . .
"Adios", I guess :)

Been a bit distracted by other things of late, but I just went back and read Pete's last ten or so posts, and wow. I'll have what he's having.

I have VS :-(

Rafa fan - some of us think Roger is cool :))

Dont worry Pete

When Rafa retires I am sure he could continue to pose as a Male Swim Wear Model....

LMAO. That is all. :)

Yay, Vika! Much better play from Wickmayer in the second set too.

Don't care if I am suffering from Vamos Syndrome. Pictures of a half naked Rafa are what the world needs more of.

Kathy

LOL!

Sadly, for victims of VS, it appears there is no solution. Recent 'aversion therapies', protacted discussions of Nadal's "fall from grace", "end of his career", irritating tics and rituals, and recently, loss of hair (really?!?) have had absolutely no effect, and may have actually exacerbated the condition. Even an extreme immersion in "Nole-mania" was completely ineffective.
On the bright side, most of those afflicted don't want or need a cure. Long term effects will have to be studied, but generally those with VS are intelligent, active, relatively well-adjusted individuals, aside from their fascination with Nadal.

According to Sam Smith, Lucie blew Caro off the court. Interesting.

Love the "Gitana" video, but I do prefer the underwear ads Tipsarevic has done.

"It's because Roger has the dignity and good sense to keeps his clothes on..."
Because Roger has too much body hair !

Thanks Pete, very funny !!!

Is that some sort of provocative answer to Tignor's post of yesterday "Fan Club: Rafa II", on how the press is so unfair to Rafa??

Anyway, well done.

Manixdk

Heard that comment

Lucie has hit more aces than any other player soo far in this tournament

Lucie has been playing well this tournament.Her game suits the hard court as well.Lucie to me has never played to her true potential

Funny stuff Pete. Enjoyed it

"VS doesn't appear to affect fans of women's tennis, "Or fans of other male players like that Serbian fellow, what's his name. . ."

Novak had a nice catwalk in Montreal couple of years ago, Murray had that HEAD commercial under the shower, but of the top guys Nadal is the most "exposed" :)

Tipsa had a campaign for underwear and he was all over the city where I live when I waited the bus there he was, stripped. It was a bit awkward...

I have a very bad case of VS and I'm proud of that! Curious though, why no blogs of this nature about the many, many overexposed women? ;o}

Not to mention Verdasco :)

And they say girls use their bodies to get more attention, money, fame... guys are not to bad at it either

Funny and witty. That would make laugh Spanish people, as did a recent French Guignols sketch, and the Rafa fans will assess it, I think, if they have some sense of humor. Vamos Mr Bodo !

and i'll be having you, young lady gauloises!
(in a totally non-creepy way. or in an utterly creepy way, if you prefer)

glad you're alive. or at least in an undead state which still allows posting.

i like the title of this piece.

That was hilarious Peter :)

And Tina:
"Love the "Gitana" video, but I do prefer the underwear ads Tipsarevic has done"

Yeah, but no #5 for Nole at RG, ok?

On a different topic:
Does any of you care to tell us (well, at least me :D) about their recent tennis experiences please?

That's the kind of conversation that I'm interested.

Tipsa looked good too in the Extreme intimo but of the Serbian boys Ilija Bozoljac is the hottest :)

LOL.

"Sources in his camp told me just the other day that when he's on one of of those photo shoots, he doesn't hit on the women, not even the stylists, who are easy. He's given to sitting quietly and humming the tune to 'Guantanamera' between takes. How can you criticize a guy like that?"

^ I nearly lost my tea.

Lucie anything short from you and Marion will just put it away

Like that last point

"No, it's because Roger is not hot!"

Rafa fan - you speak for yourself! ;)

Personally, I find Roger extremely "phwoar!" while Rafa does absolutely nothing for my senses! :D

I got it a little bit. And, I'm proud of it. Vamos!

One of my commies just said Marions serve is just like 'joining the dots':)

Marion sitting down in the break and practising her shots with her arms:)

Marion with 1BP

Lucie 1st serve has gone off in this game

Oh, Z - Bozoljac is the as-yet unheralded hottie, true - but nobody has Janko's body! I still think Novak has the "best buns in the business", but Tipsa's got it all. :)

We clearly need a Vamos Syndrome support group. :)

Game Lover - how was your Valentine's Federer tennis bag received?

AM:
"One of my commies just said Marions serve is just like 'joining the dots':)"

True, it's an ugly serve and for those of you who watched on youtoube how Rafa had improved his serve for USO, you might remember some of the things they've tried to correct in his serve and Marion is also doing to an extreme, i.e.: taking the raquet back (and even finishing in the trophy position) with a fully extended arm (as oposed to bend)....

How is your own serve faring guys and ladies?

Good use of the lefty serve out wide by Lucie

Ad again to Marion

pete - are you planning on changing the site name to rafa.com? all we seem to get are stories about nadal, photos of nadal, why we love rafa parts 1 & 2 ... even in the ads that pop-up I get a photo of nadal in my face on the top and another in the middle of the screen. it's endless, and for those of us who don't admire him, a turn-off. in fact, I'm thinking of asking for a refund :)

Game Lover

I am not a fan of Marion and her game full stop

She is unorthdox and her serve is completly unorthodex as well.Though it has improved over the years and does work for her.

I am a lefty server? say no more:)

ROFLOL !!! I say, if you've got it, then flaunt it !!

Lucie held serve

2 games all 1st set

"Not to mention Verdasco :)" - and let us not forget the glory that is Feli Lopez, either. :)

Marion 3-2 1st set

Mmm, bread olive oil and peppers tasted just as usual. Who needs cake or chips for a snak?

manixdk

I must admit I am more savoury in taste

We wernt brought up with sweets as kids....only a treat now and then:)

Jewell:

How are you doing?
Gone out for walks by now? I mean, I hope your flu/virus has passed...

You, AM, Demi and the rest of you members of the Vamos Syndrom have all my support!

My Roger Federer Wilson tennis bag Valentine's Day gift was received with..awe, basically being preserved (and sticking to the....boyish blue Wilson tennis bag for now, altough I've suggested to take over that one, use it in the future).

Roger's bag (and I think this is the model that he is actually using right now) is very sexy and has the perfect Valentine color, imo:

http://tinyurl.com/6ufmx7c

I'm thinking of getting one for myself, since I can probably get it cheaper then the listed price and alas, soon, we'll be missing the maestro dearly...
I don't think there'll ever be another player like him again.

I have VS...to the max. Some of the best sex I have is when I picture Nadal's face on my husband. I'm going to jump off a bridge now...LOL.

Well I have to agree with Roger having too much chest hair, yuck.Just got in from a fantastic night out with friends after a long day at work. Glad to see Lucie kind of holding her own against Bartoli. Going for Lucie in this match.

I don't know about Rafa posing half naked but I wish Pico would do it as he is bangin' hawt.

I had a Serbia taxi driver and he was telling me that not only did Novak win the AO but on the same day Serbia won the water polo and handball. WTG Serbia. I know it is old news.

oh, this match is not what I expected, no long rallies....

AM: Good for you, so you go for wide, spinny serves? :)

And yeah Verdasco, Lopez, Tommy Haas etc they've all flaunted their looks, but they are more the exception then the norm (as oposed to girls lol)

“The symptoms of Vamos Syndrome, or VS, include a tendency to interrupt unrelated conversations with spontaneous exclamations about the extraordinary "humanity" or "humility" of the 25-year-old, 10-time Grand Slam champion, as well as delusions of being intimate with Nadal, or of having a quasi-mystical or even parental or spousal understanding of his words and actions.”

This is hysterical post, pure gold..

Good play Lucie

Keep mixing up your serve and I love the way your play that double handed b/hand

Pete are you bored and couldn't think of anything else?

Jita65: Yeah!

Game Lover

I have goo top spin,also use slice on my serve and can use the kicker out wide.

Love being a left hander server:)

Lucie breaks to love

Marion did d/.fault

Well played Lucie lets consolidate the break

sokol glad to read that your son is getting better.

AM have you got a virus as well. Just asking as you went off for blood tests.

"Marion did d/.fault"

I missed the last point, but Lucie played couple great points, to get to 0-40, very aggressive, and coming to net

Nadal, the only played loved by grandmothers,mothers,wifes and young girls. check out facebook and twitter fans in milions. Vamos nadal

Good to know, Game Lover. :)

Tennis journalism has officially reached its low point. Pete, I believe the National Enquire is looking for some new blood.

Consolidate, Lucie. Come on!

AM: Good for you! I try to immitate you, by kick serving wide from the add court (starting by positioning myself leaning towards the left corner) and after a couple of wide aces or 1-2 combos, I can move towards the center and slice it down the T.

Tina yes Tipsa has awesome body and ten. When he was 18 or so and started playing Davis cup he was the initial tennis hero here. I know some girls who literally chased him down through Kovilovo (near Belgrade) when Davis cup was there vs. Zimbabwe or something. The crowd was ALL girls, and all for Janko :)

Bozoljac is not that good a pleyer but he has something rock star in him, a pity he not even a top 50

http://srb.time.mk/read/4b3d007a99/1db5c9ed8f/index.html

So Jewell, are you better hopefully?

And thanks.

AA

I have had constant respitory problems for the last couple of months and the medication I have been on dosent fix it.Dr feels my immune system is down and having had Mono and then CFS I will always have to watch it.My chest and lung xrays are clear and will wait for my blood results next week.Dr told me not to umpire as he feels it will put my health at risk.I have followed his advice.

Good to see that all my favourites have got through today.

Ah,Bodo:You can do it all.Sometimes you make me see Heminway,sometines the greatest writer HL Mencken.Now you show us ...Twain.
(How then,your Sampras biography didnt sell?Has to be that Sampras is,was,will be.....b o r i n g.)

Marions breaks back

Back on serve

Lucie foot work there???

Pete's just having a little fun in a period of the year that's a bit dull - I don't see what the problem is, aside from the fact that we just had a 2-parter from Tignor on Nadal.

Maybe that's why Bodo wrote this, as an inside joke for the Tennis.com guys.

Marion breaks back...

Come on, Lucie!

Gee Marge that sounds awful and taxing on the body. Hopefully you are getting lots of rest.

Marion is making me feel very tired with all her jumping around. C'mon Lucie break. I think I will watch until the end of the first set.

Sounds like the Maid match is more interesting than Tomas/ Seppi.

And yes, poor Roger has been held back by his, (relative) hirsutednes...still wish I could remember the Grant scale of body hair...with hairless cats or rats at one end and Robin Williams and grizzly bears at the other. Roger falls somewhere in between. He has tried to make up by indulging in Sgt. Pepper jackets and Lord Cardigan sweaters, but, just not the same. OTH, the hair on his HEAD makes up for a lot. Why the man doesn't have a 'hair products' sponsor is beyond me. Maybe he thinks it is too metrosexual, but really, once you have hung out w/Ms Winter by the fashion runways and worn the stuff he has worn to some Wimbys...no (more) worries on that front.

Marion DFs again on BP? Lucie breaks... 5-4

Sreve the set out, Lucie. Cone on!

Yay. Canada took the men's sprints. I have no idea that they were, but lots of Canadians were glad, so I am.

Steve said the Fan Club thing was a series, no? So next week no doubt it will be a two-parter on Roger or Novak, or maybe Steve will go for Serena or Maria, or someone unexpected on either side, just for a bit of fun. And then we can all argue endlessly over the order of precedence and whether it is insulting or not, LOL.

Game Lover - I'm improving. Slowly. :)

AA

No worries.I am getting plenty of rest.I will be fine:)

Lucie serving for teh 1st set

Angel of the Surf - yes it was fun 2 that Sunday :)
handball

http://sport.blic.rs/galerija/Sport/3367/EP-Danska-osvojila-zlato-Srbiji-srebro-

And when we are there check this out:

http://sexy-olympians-2012.blogspot.com/2011/08/vanja-udovicic.html?zx=7a1cdbe895cc47ad

Lucie getting your 1st serve in is sooo important

C'mon Marion, it's not like your playing Caro, who makes you get her groceries, newspapers, theatre tickets etc.

Marion breaks to stay in the set...

Great ROS with angle by Marion

4 breaks in a row in this match

Lucie your serve???

And now the commies are mind readers. They have a pensieve

I thought this piece was a complete giggle! Just the thing to start the weekend with! :D

Thanks, Pete.

Lucie you should have done much better with that shot?

Come on think

I tell you what Marion never gives up, she is like a jack rabbit. Lucie so not happy, I want to go to bed.

OK, Lucie, lets get it to TB

Love game from Bartoli

Bartoli 6-5

Doesn't JJ date a water polo player?

jewell - Verdasco and Feli just like to be "exposed" :)

Back in the day when Ana started dating Verdasco our newspapers (almost all of them, not just gossip ones or sport) where full of Verdasco's pictures that reveal him entirely :)

"I have VS...to the max. Some of the best sex I have is when I picture Nadal's face on my husband. I'm going to jump off a bridge now...LOL."

Lol. Awesome, Star Collector. But wait, does your husband know this? :)

Pete, see what you've done?

Lucie Move Your Feet

Lucie's serve is not working today like it was in Caro's match...

Use that lefty serve wide all the time Lucie

Getting Marion out of court

ufe f.hands Lucie???