If Nadal hadn't corrected his pants thereby stalling the game so much after every ball and insisted on always walking out as second man onto the field maybe he would have finished the game a bit quicker... Nadal is not corrected since he is tennis roalty.

Sven Svensson, Stockholm, Sweden

Nadal's victory over Soderling, in spite of the setbacks of the weather, the botched scheduling, and particularly the grotesque and insulting behavious of his Swedish opponent on two occasions during the match, is an incredibly good piece of news for those of us who admire the extraordinary qualities of this outstanding young athlete.

james leahy, Pamplona, Spain

Most tennis lovers and certainly the men’s locker room hope that Richard Gasquet crushes Roddick in straight sets tomorrow. I for one am tired of seeing Roddick’s sullen face - like that of a petulant baby - and listening to his constant foul-mouthed expletives. He and Connors, another exponent of the foul mouth and gamesmanship, are well suited. The truth is, Roddick’s desperate to win; to win anything. Take a look at the stats and his record: in the past two years he’s won just 6 tournaments, two of which were Lyons and San Jose - not exactly major events. And, he was playing guys well below him in the rankings. He won at Queens last month by beating #101 in the world, Cilic; #108 in the world, Bogdanovich (who had match points!)and somehow got past Mahut (# 106 in the world)in the final - Mahut with a match point!!! These guys are not world class players. Roddick rarely ever beats a top 10 player and almost never a top 5 player. Look at the stats in ATP matches since 2005: in 2005 he never beat a player in the top 10; in 2006 he beat Ljubicic in the Masters Cup in China a round- robin event; in 2007 he beat Ljubicic again at Indian Wells. And that’s it. Pretty pathetic really and he wonders why he doesn’t have the respect of the top players.

Johnny Jacobs, New York, NY

Gotta agree with Mac and Nadal that the Wimbledon organizers really screwed up the scheduling. A look at the weather forecast would have alerted everyone to the fact that rain was expected for the first three days of the week, so maybe it would have been a good idea to play on Sunday. Good thing the retractable roof is coming, eh? Well, maybe not next year, but soon, right? "Best tournament in the world?" I wonder.

Patricia, Voorhees, NJ

I do sympathise with Nadal here, he really should have been brought on to the courts first and I understand his frustration. Having said that, it's the same for everyone else too. It isn't Federer's fault either that he was given a bye and although it must seem like a 'holiday', he hasn't had match practice and must be just as frustrated as well. Hewitt, normally so vocal hasn't complained either. Okay, the organisers don't always get it right - thats life, mother nature and Wimbledon.

Jenny, London, U.K.

I have also been thinking that Lleyton Hewitt is going to be the guy in there at the end with Roger.He's been very quietly making his way through.But as you say anyone who is beating those Argentinians,particularly Canas, is doing very nicely.I am expecting that if Soderling doesn't beat Nadal then Youhzny /Berdych will.So I definitely don't expect to see Nadal in the finals.
I wonder if Roger will be too relaxed to play!!

F.Ross, Vancouver, Canada

Roger Federer really great speacially in plain! All he need do is keep his feelings and practis in red field. He is the king of the tennis kingdom!!

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