Tennis - 2013 - Thread

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And Stan double faults. :doh:

Set point for Nadal and to serve.

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Brilliant return from Stan, 7-7!

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Nadal pulls the forehand well wide, set point for Stan!

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Terrible backhand. :haha:

8-8.

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Set point for Stan, Nadal to serve.

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9-9. :lol:

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Nadal takes the first set 7-6 (12-10). Poor old Stan.

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Nadal wins 7-6 (12-10) 6-1. Stan. :console:

Semi-finals tomorrow:
Djokovic vs Tsonga
Del Potro vs Nadal. :popcorn:

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Tsonga is serving to stay in the first set at 2-5, Tsonga had broken back a while ago...but then got broken to love. :lol:

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Djokovic takes the first set 6-2.

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Djokovic breaks and leads 4-2 in the second set.

Tsonga. :rose:

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Tsonga breaks back, Djokovic goes ballistic at the umpire.

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Match point for Djokovic!

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Simple 1-2 for Tsonga to save it.

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Second match point now.

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Brilliant from Djokovic, he wins 6-2 7-5 and is through to the Shanghai final again.

Del Potro vs Nadal is on in a couple of hours.

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Del Potro breaks and leads 1-0 in the first set!

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Brilliant match so far. Third break point for Del Potro in this game.

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Stunning from Del Potro. The booming forehand. :bow:

He leads 3-0 and to serve.

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Nadal finally gets on the scoreboard, stills trails 1-4.

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Del Potro booms his way to another game, though he had break point to save again. Nadal serving to stay in the first set.

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Oh my god. :haha:

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Set point for Del Potro!

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Nadal saves it.

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Nadal holds on, Del Potro to serve it out.

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Three set points. :lol:

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Del Potro takes the first set 6-2! :bow:

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What a point!

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Nadal with his second double fault of the game. :doh:

Two break points for the Tower.

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Nadal fends them both off.

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Adv. Del Potro. RIP tennis ball. :rose:

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That one saved. Del Potro nearly with the running forehand again.

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Adv. Del Potro.

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Brilliant defence from Nadal but Del Potro gets the break and leads 2-1 in the second set!

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Ridiculous line call nearly gifts Nadal the break back. Deuce as it is.

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Del Potro holds and leads 3-1 in the second set.

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Double faults galore from Nadal.

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Nadal has been Fed-like in break point conversion today.

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Ridiculous forehand from Del Potro, he leads 2-4 in the second set.

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Another double fault! Nadal. :doh:

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4-3 Nadal trails, Del Potro to serve.

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Nadal is serving to stay in the match!

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Nadal holds, Del Potro to serve it out!

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Two match points for Del Potro!

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Del Potro wins 6-2 6-4 to make the final against Djokovic! :bow:

Nadal's reign of terror in the Masters is finally over.

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Djokovic and Del Potro should start in ten minutes or so.

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Fed and Annacone have gone their seperate ways. No surprises there really.

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Great shot from Djokovic, he breaks and leads 2-0 in the first set.

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Djokovic saves two break points, leads 3-0.

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Two more break points for Djokovic.

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Djokovic is 2011ing at the moment, 4-0 he leads.

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Del Potro serving to avoid a bagel.

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Set point for Djokovic. :lol:

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Del Potro holds, Djokovic to serve it out.

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Djokovic takes the first set 6-1. :lol:

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Del Potro leads 3-0 in the second set. :popcorn:

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Three break points for Djokovic.

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Del Potro saves all of them!

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Del Potro holds, Djokovic serving to stay in the second set.

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Del Potro takes the second set 6-3, on to a decider! :popcorn:

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Djokovic saves a break point with an ace.

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Nole's balls comes to the rescue again, he leads 2-3, Del Potro to serve.

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Two break points for Djokovic!

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Ridiculous forehand from Del Potro to save the second one. :lol:

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Del Potro holds on, 3-3.

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What a miss from DelPo! :doh:

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Djokovic has gone up a level. Two Championship points!

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Both saved.

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Del Potro holds, 5-5!

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Del Potro serving to force a deciding tie-break.

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It's tie-break time!

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Djokovic leads 2-4 at the changeover.

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Djokovic. :haha:

Tried reaching a shot with a goalkeeping dive.

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Three Championship points for Djokovic!

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Djokovic wins 6-1 3-6 7-6 (7-3) to defend his Shanghai title and win his 15th Masters!

DelPo. :( Poor sod.

Great match though.

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Swiss Indoors in Basel is on this week, Feed beat Mannarino 6-4 6-2 the other day, one set each now against Istomin.

Nadal pulled out of this, sadly.

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I hadn't realised Stan lost 6-4 6-3 to Roger-Vasselin and Berdych lost 4-6 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-2) to Karlovic. :doh:

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Fed beats Istomin 4-6 6-3 6-2. :bow:

Not known who he plays yet, could be Dimitrov.

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It is indeed Fed vs Baby Fed today. :popcorn:

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Del Potro beat Henri-Mathieu 6-4 6-4.

Fed vs Dimitrov starts in a few minutes. :popcorn: SS2 to see Father vs Son.

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Three break points for Dimitrov. :doh:

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All three saved. :bow:

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And a fourth one goes. He really is BabyFed.

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And a fifth saved with a smash!

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Fed finally holds, great forehand. 1-1.

Dimitrov. :doh:

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Break point for Feed!

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Fed does break and leads 4-3 in the first set! :bow:

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Fed with another love service hold, Dimitrov serving to stay in the first set.

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Set point for Fed! Dimitrov errors galore.

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And Fed takes the first set 6-3! :bow:

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Dimitrov ballses up another break point, terrible return.

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Fed double faults to give Dimitov the break and leads 2-1 in the second set. :doh:

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Break point for Fed. Woeful from Dimitrov.

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Deuce. Low quality stuff.

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Dimitrov holds on, Fed serving to stay in the second set.

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Fed saves three set points. :lol:

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Fed holds somehow. :blink:

Dimitrov to serve it out.

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A double fault gives Fed two break points.

This match. :haha:

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Fed had it but clips the net and it goes long. :doh:

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Jesus wept, what a missed smash from Dimitrov! It's 5-5. :haha:

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Dimitrov now serving to stay in the second set, 5-6.

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Dimitrov does so, it's tie-break time.

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Fed leads 5-1 at the changeover. :lol:

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Four match points for the Old Man.

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And Federer wins 6-3 7-6 (7-2)! Not a classic. :lol:

Fed plays Pospisil tomorrow.

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Del Potro beats Roger-Vasselin 6-4 4-6 6-2 to make the final. Pospisil v Fed on next.

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Awlsome backhand pass from Fed to break and leads 2-1 in the first set.

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Fed takes the first set 6-3. :bow:

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Fed lead 3-4 in the second set.

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Fed breaks and will serve for the match!

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Pospisil breaks back. :doh:

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Tie-break time.

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Pospisil takes the second set 7-6 (7-3).

Fed. :doh:

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Pospisil has been in good form recently.

Still, Feed :lol:.

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Pospisil breaks and leads 3-1 in the third set. :rose:

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Three break points for Feed!

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Fed breaks back to love, 2-3 he still trails.

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Two break points for Feed!

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Deuce.

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Backhand down the line, Adv. Feed.

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Deuce again.

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Another break point for the Old Man.

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Pospisil puts it long, Fed will again serve for the match!

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Match point for Fed!

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Fed wins 6-3 6-7 (3-7) 7-5! He'll face Del Potro in the final tomorrow.

Fun match. And long!

Pospisil was very good.

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Del Potro will surely kill OMF.

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Sky's programme starts in a minute, assuming the match starts in about 15 minutes.

Sky are showing the final in Valencia after this, David Ferrer vs Youzhny.

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1-1.

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How did Fed dig that volley out? :lol:

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Del Potro breaks and will serve for the first set. :doh:

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Three break points for Fed! :lol:

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Shocking from Del Potro, Fed breaks back to love! Still trails 4-5.

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A double fault gives Del Potro two set points. :doh:

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Fed puts down an ace to save the first, huge rally to save the second. :lol:

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Feed holds on, it's 5-5!

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Old Man Feed serving to force a first set tie-break.

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Tie-break time it is. :popcorn:

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Del Potro takes the first set 7-6 (7-3). Crap.

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Del Potro doing the hotdog. :bow:

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Break point for Fed!

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Very quickly deuce. :lol:

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Stunning forehand from Fed, he breaks and leads 2-0 in the second set!

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Amazing rallies.

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Del Potro serving to stay in the second set, 2-5.

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Set point for the Old Man!

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Fed takes the second set 6-2! :bow:

On to a decider.

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Fed somehow digs out a framed high volley to save break point.

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Del Potro does break and leads 1-0 in the third set.

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Two break points for Feed!

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Deuce. :doh:

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Del Potro holds on and leads 2-0 in the third.

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Federer serving to stay in the Championship.

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Which he does so, Del Potro to serve it out.

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Del Potro wins his second Basel title 7-6 (7-3) 2-6 6-4. Fed won more games. :lol:

Paris Masters this week, then the WTF. :popcorn:

Not sure how many wins Fed need to make sure he qualifies but it can't be many given he didn't play Paris last year.

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Djokovic won yesterday against some young French pubber.

David Ferrer took the first set against Rosol 6-0. He took the second set 6-2.

On to a decider.

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David Ferrer beats Rosol 6-0 2-6 6-3. What a weird match.

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Nadal finding it tough against Granollers, serving to stay in the first set.

Dimitrov just beat Fognini 6-3 5-7 6-2.

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Nadal takes the first set 7-5 though. :lol:

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Nadal wins 7-5 7-5. Janowicz next for him. :popcorn:

Fed on next against Anderson, win this and he is at the WTF.

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Two break points for Feed.

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Both gone in true Old Man Feed style.

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Adv. Feed.

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Anderson sends it out to the crowd. :lol:

Fed breaks and leads 1-0. Anderson had a stinker in that game.

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Anderson saving more break points now.

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Old Man Feed serving for the first set, 5-4.

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Fed takes the first set 6-4. :bow:

He's back!

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Annabel Croft. :lol:

Lost her mic I think.

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Two break points for Old Man Feed. Anderson spraying it everywhere again.

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Fed does break and leads 2-1 in the second set. Only a few more games to make sure he is at the WTF. :pray:

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Fed breaks again, leading 4-1 in the second.

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Feed to serve it out. :pray:

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Fourth break point for Anderson in this game. :lol:

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Anderson gets one of the breaks back, still serving to stay in the match.

Fed. :doh:

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Anderson holds, Feed to serve it out, again.

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Two break points for Anderson. :blink:

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Deuce. Great serving.

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Match point for the Old Man!

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Fed wins 6-4 6-4 and has finally qualified for the WTF! :dance:

He plays Kohlschreiber next.

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Isner v Djokovic is on serve at 3-4, Djokovic to serve.

Dimitrov about to get started against Del Potro. :popcorn:

David Ferrer beat Simon 6-2 6-3.

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Isner takes the first set 7-6 (7-5)!

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Dimitrov is serving for the first set against Del Potro. :bow:

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Dimitrov takes the first set 6-3. :popcorn:

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Djokovic takes the second set 6-1. :lol:

On to a decider.

Watching Isner is so painful.

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Del Potro takes the second set 6-3.

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Djokovic wins 6-7 (5-7) 6-1 6-2. :lol:

Fed v Kohlschreiber on next.

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Del Potro beats Dimitrov 6-3 3-6 6-4. :bow:

Feed or Kohlschreiber next for him.

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Fed fends off a break point.

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Amazing defence from the Old Man.

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Old Man Feed breaks after saving two break points himself to serve for the first set! :bow:

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Fed takes the first set 6-3. :scarf:

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Two ridiculous backhands from Fed.

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JesusFed is back. :bow:

Break point.

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Sadly, can't return much Fed is still around.

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Kohlschreiber holds on, leads 2-3 in the second set.

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What a second serve from Kohlschreiber to save break point.

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Kohlschreiber again holds on, 3-4 he leads.

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Two break points for Fed!

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Terrible miss from Kohli! Fed breaks and will serve for the match. :bow:

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Three match points.

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Fed wins 6-3 6-4. :bow:

He's back!

Against Del Potro tomorrow.
Wawrinka against Djokvic.

The other QF's to be decided later today. Nadal - Janowicz is the last match on.

If Nadal, Berdych and Gasquet all win today, the last eight here would be the last eight at the WTF. :lol:

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Berdych takes the first set against Raonic 7-6 (15-13). :blink:

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And Berdych beats Raonic 7-6 (15-13) 6-4.

David Ferrer next for him.

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Janowicz leads 4-3 in the first set, just put down a 49 seconds serving game. :haha:

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Nadal misses an easy volley. :faint:

And on break point.

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Nadal does break though and will serve for the first set.

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Set point for Nadal.

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Nadal takes the first set 7-5.

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Nadal blows a match point. :lol:

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And now Nadal double faults on match point. :haha:

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Break point for Janowicz.

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Nadal saves it with a great forehand.

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Nadal wins 7-5 6-4!

Quarter-finals tomorrow:

Nadal v Gasquet
David Ferrer v Berdych
Federer v Del Potro
Wawrinka v Djokovic.

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All eight in the WTF, so it starts early. :bow:

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Wawrinka - Djokovic is first on at about 13:10. :popcorn:

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Djokovic breaks and leads 2-0 in the first set!

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Awlsome backhand from Stan, two break points!

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Brilliant rally, Nole bunts back a terrible smash volley but Stan can't put it away.

Deuce.

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Djokovic holds and leads 0-3.

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Ridiculous play from Djokovic, breaking to love and will serve for the first set.

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Djokovic takes the first set 6-1.

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Djokovic breaks to love and leads 4-3 in the second set.

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Djokovic beats Fat Stan 6-1 6-4! In to the semi-finals, where he will play Fed or Del Potro, which is on next.

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Feed - Del Potro has just started. :popcorn:

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Break point for Feed!

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Wild swing of the forehand, deuce.

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Del Potro holds, 1-1.

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Andrew Castle is a weirdo.

Feed breaks and leads 3-1 in the first set!

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Ok, turns out being on the BBC actually restrains Castle. Didn't think I would be typing that.

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Two ridiculous dropshots from Feed, 1-4.

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Del Potro serving to stay in the first set, 2-5.

JesusFed. :bow:

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Del Potro holds, Fed to serve it out.

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Fed takes the first set 6-3!

He's back! :bow:

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Del Potro nearly fools Fed with the net cord. :haha:

And then does the hurdles to Fed's side of the court. :bow:

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3-3 in the second set, Del Potro to serve.

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Fed saves set point. Eek.

The serve was out. Del Potro. :doh:

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Del Potro takes the second set 6-4.

Fed. :doh:

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Del Potro just cracked a 105mph return. :haha:

2-2 in the third, Del Potro to serve.

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Three break points for Feederer!

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Brilliant game. Fed breaks to love and leads 3-2 in the third!

:pray:

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Two break points for Del Potro. :doh:

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Del Potro breaks back, 3-3.

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Two break points for Fed. :pray:

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Fed breaks again and now leads 4-3 in the third set. Hold on this time you old berk.

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Del Potro now serving to stay in the match.

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Two match points for Federer! :bow:

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Federer beats Del Potro 6-3 4-6 6-3! :scarf:

Finally meets Djokovic for the first time since WTF '12. Their 30th meeting. :cloud9:

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Del Potro :haha:.

His weapons :haha:.

Should retire after this defeat tbh.

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Nadal against his bunny Gasquet now. Although I think if Gasquet is somehow to beat Nadal, it'd be indoors.

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Is Muzza an Arsenal fan? If so, I might have to rethink my priorities tbf. The Telegraph seem to think he is but then, they employ a lot of morans.

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Nadal breaks and leads 2-1 in the first set.

Gasquet. :lol:

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Three break points for Gasquet. :blink: