A few years ago, I was your typical office-worker: stressed out, uneven energy, overweight, and inconsistent complexion. Now I'm just your typical 28-year old urban hunter-gatherer on a quest to be healthy, and having a few adventures along the way. See my full bio.
I don't think I've ever looked forward to the French Open until this year. And that's coming from someone who plays tennis. I enjoy watching Wimbledon or the U.S. Open if it's epic players (Agassi, Sampras, Federer, Nadal, Graff, the Williams sisters), but I've never found the clay courts at the French Open to be that interesting. Clay court specialists often win. Purely on the basis of color, I prefer to watch Wimbledon green to Roland Garros red. Even U.S. Open blue is easier on the eyes. Of course, I'm fickle like that.
However, as I'm sure you've seen, Novak Djokovic is on a tear in 2011, attributing part of his success to his new gluten-free diet. And the French Open starts in two days. This is the habitat where Rafael Nadal thrives. So set your DVRs and get ready to cheer for the Djoker. I may even blog some of the match results.
To kick us off, a worthwhile comment on Djokovic from Bojan:
"One more interesting thing about Novak is that he had a lot of minor injuries in past years. He had a lot of problems with conditioning and asked for a lot of time-outs, especially after 2nd set - I know that Federer was very critical of this. And then, he just exploded this season - I don't think it's just a winning attitude - he made some big changes and that change might be a paleo-like diet.
Fair warning. If Djokovic wins, it's all about the diet. If he loses, I'm sure I'll find something else to blame. Good shots, gluten-free. Bad shots, something else.
LETS GO DJOKER
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Love this
Love this Guy!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny4W5otQbTE
Like you said on a previous
Like you said on a previous post on this, for top tennis players, many things can effect their psyche, pinpointing diet is dificult. Serena WIlliams blamed "not tying her laces right, not bouncing the ball 5 times" and "forgetting her shower sandals" for getting knocked out in the third round of the French open in 2008. If Novak believes in his diet, then that's a positive for him.I know that Andy Murray takes little specific interest in diet - he was seen eating a big mayonnaise and chicken sandwich, bought from a trailer, at Wimbledon last year. Rafa Nadal doesn't either it would seem, he was eating cookies in a post match press conference, however, it has to be said that Rafa has a more impressive physique than Novak. Since the french open is best of 5 sets rather than 3, Nadal will have a better chance of ending Novak's winning streak (he had been ill going to Rome) - Murray came pretty close to beating Djokovic in Rome too.
Come on Raphael Nadal is the
Come on Raphael Nadal is the best hehe