The Tennis Thread

[Cripps_orig]

Berdych is 4-0 up in the first set and hes serving

Welcome back Djokovic :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Djokovic has 3 break points

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Berdych is currently 4-0 up in the first set. :blink:

Three break points for Djokovic now though.

[Cripps_orig]

Break back he does

Still one to go

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And he breaks on the second of them.

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Break point for Berdych.

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Saved.

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Djokovic holds. 4-2 Berdych leads and to serve.

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Two break points for Djokovic. Oh dear Berdych, this is on another level of choking for him.

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One break point remaining.

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Berdych belts a serve down. Deuce.

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Berdych hit a shocker of a volley a minute ago, saved break point again however.

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

[Cripps_orig]

Djo breaks in the 2nd 2-0

[Master Splinter]

Djokovic currently 4-2 up in the second.

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Djokovic leads 4-2 now.

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Djokovic takes the second set 6-3.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's 5-5 in the third set.

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Djokovic is serving to force a third set tiebreak.

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Match point for Berdych.

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Berdych goes for the big swing and hits the net. :rolleyes:

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It's tiebreak time.

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5-1 Djokovic leads.

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Three match points for Djokovic.

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Djokovic wins 3-6 6-3 7-6 (7-3). :bow:

His 70th win of the season. :wacko:

[Cripps_orig]

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2011
Buy Tickets!

CENTRE COURT start 12:15 pm
[2] M Llodra (FRA) / N Zimonjic (SRB) vs [5] R Bopanna (IND) / A Qureshi (PAK)

Not Before 2:00 PM
[6] J Tsonga (FRA) vs [8] M Fish (USA)

Not Before 6:15 PM
[3] M Mirnyi (BLR) / D Nestor (CAN) vs [8] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL)

Not Before 8:00 PM
[2] R Nadal (ESP) vs [4] R Federer (SUI)

FFS should swap the matches around

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Tsonga vs Fish will be on soon.

Nadal vs Federer clashing with the footbal is fairly annoying.

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Djokovic is Player of the Year. Must've been a tough call.

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Adv. Tsonga on Fish's serve.

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Deuce.

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Tsonga breaks at the third opportunity and leads 1-0 in the first set.

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Two break points for Fish.

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And Fish breaks back, 1-1.

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Tsonga leads 3-1 now. :rolleyes:

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BBC's live text jumped from 1-1 to 2-2. Funny though that even with jumping the gun they have the score correct. Tsonga 4-3 Fish.

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Tsonga is serving for the first set.

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Great lob by Fish. Two break points for him.

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Fish breaks on the second of them. It's 5-5.

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It's tiebreak time. :popcorn:

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Tsonga is 5-2 up.

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Tsonga takes the first set 7-6 (7-4).

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Fish breaks to love at the start of the second set.

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And Tsonga breaks back. This hasn't exactly been filled with quality. 1-1.

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Three break points for Tsonga at 4-1 up.

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Two break points remaining.

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Tsonga does break again. He is serving for the match.

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Tsonga wins 7-6 (7-4) 6-1.

[Cripps_orig]

The tournaments been a bit of a shocker in terms of quality matches apparently

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Murray has pulled out of the tournament. :wave:

Tipsarevic will be his replacement presumably. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Tippers to win the tournament :bow:.

Would be brilliant.

Murray and Djokovic (and Nadal as well) have been on their last legs in recent tournaments. It's better for them all to have a rest really.

[Cripps_orig]

So Murrays defeat to Ferrer will go on Tipsys record for the group table?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'm not sure how it works tbf.

Also, hope Fed vs Nadal is a three set epic. Usually is with Nadal's serving.

[Cripps_orig]

Cant flick over to this from time to time as im watching the football on the red button and dont think this is shown on the bbc site either

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Still on serve, Fed leads 3-2.

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Three break points for Federer. Brilliant tennis.

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Fed breaks and leads 4-2 in the first set. Great rally.

[Master Splinter]

Federer breaks to go 4-2 up!

What a rally :wacko:.

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Nadal is serving to stay in the first set.

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Is this 2006 or something?

[Cripps_orig]

Not watching but according to the BBC live updates, Federer is looking great

True?

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Federer is serving for the first set.

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Not watching but according to the BBC live updates, Federer is looking great

True?

Pretty much.

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Two set points for Fed.

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Brilliant from Federer! He takes the first set 6-3. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Federer going apeshit :bow:.

Doesn't give a fuck about football fans watching the CL games :lol:.

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He'll probably want to catch the last few moments of the Basel game. :good:

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Federer is a break up in the second set. :wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two break points for Fed. :wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And Fed breaks again, he leads 3-0 in the second set!

[Master Splinter]

Federer breaks again to go 5-0 up.

Nadal :haha:.

He's having a shocker.

Djokovic has killed him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed serving for a bagel? :lol:

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Two match points for Fed.

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Fed wins 6-3 6-0! What a performance. :bow:

Glad I've recorded it tbf.

[Master Splinter]

Federer wins 6-3 6-0. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

The fans who went :pal:

I was thinking of going to it as it was the only big match im free for but glad i didnt

[Rors]

Nadal :rose:

[Master Splinter]

Nadal bageled by Murray and now Federer :haha:.

[Cripps_orig]

Tsonga v Nadal is winner takes all

[Olivier's xmas twist]

:bow: Roger

[Cripps_orig]

WEDNESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER, 2011
Buy Tickets!

CENTRE COURT start 12:15 pm
[4] M Bhupathi (IND) / L Paes (IND) vs [7] J Melzer (AUT) / P Petzschner (GER)

Not Before 2:00 PM
[ALT] J Tipsarevic (SRB) vs [7] T Berdych (CZE)

Not Before 6:15 PM
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) vs [6] R Lindstedt (SWE) / H Tecau (ROU)

Not Before 8:00 PM
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) vs [5] D Ferrer (ESP)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three break points for Tipsarevic. :lol:

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Two break points remaining.

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Tipsarevic breaks and leads 1-0 in the first set. :lol:

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Tipsarevic breaks again. :bow:

4-1 in the first set.

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Berdych is serving to stay in the first set.

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And he did so. Three break points for Berdych now.

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All of them saved. :lol:

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Adv. Tipsarevic. Set point.

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Tipsarevic takes the first set 6-2. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Berdych took the second set 6-3.

[Master Splinter]

5-5 in the final set.

Looks like it's going all the way.

:popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Berdych is serving to stay in the match. :popcorn:

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And he does so. It's tiebreak time. :popcorn:

[Master Splinter]

Both men swap poor forehands.

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Match point for Tipsarevic and on his serve!

[Master Splinter]

Match point for Tipsarevic!

[Cripps_orig]

Berdych needed 2 points on his own serve to win it

Lost both

Tipsy match point on hi sserve

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poor shot from Tipsy.

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Match point for Berdych. Double fault from Tipsy.

[Cripps_orig]

Berdych match point on his serve

[Master Splinter]

Tipso :doh:.

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Berdych wins 2-6 6-3 7-6 (8-6).

[Master Splinter]

Tippers :(.

Good match.

[Cripps_orig]

That looked painful

[Cripps_orig]

2-2 Djokovic v Ferrer

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Ferrer is a break up. Serving to make it 4-2.

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And he does.

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Ferrer took the first set 6-3.

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And is leading 3-0 in the second. :blink:

[Cripps_orig]

Welcome back Djokovic

[Cripps_orig]

Ferrer serving for the match at 5-1

[Cripps_orig]

Ferrer wins 6-3 6-1 :blink:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ferrer wins 6-3 6-1.

Djokovic. :haha:

[Master Splinter]

Djokovic :haha:.

Ferrer :bow:.

But as I said, the top 3 look worn out.

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Federer vs Fish is on soon. Wonder if Fed will be unfit following his burger last night. :whistle:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fish saves a break point early on.

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And he saves another one.

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Adv. Fed again.

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Fish saves another one. :lol:

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Adv. Fed, yet again.

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This time Fed breaks. He leads 2-0 in the first set.

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Two break points for Fish. :popcorn:

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One break point remaining.

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Fish breaks back. 2-1 in the first set.

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Break point for Fed.

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Fed breaks again. 3-1 he leads.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Henry is there again.

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Break point for Fed again. Bloody hell.

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Fish saves it with with a fluked dropshot. :lol:

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Adv. Fed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Federer breaks again and will serve for the first set. Awesome performance.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three break points for Fish. :blink:

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Two break points remaining.

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One break point remaining. :rolleyes:

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Deuce. :lol:

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Set point for Fed.

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And on the second of them Fed takes the first set 6-1. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Break point for Fish.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saved, again.

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Break point for Fish again.

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Fish breaks and leads 3-1 in the second set!

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Break point for Fish. He has gone mental.

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He just puts it wide. Deuce.

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Fed holds. Fish leads 4-2 in the second set.

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Fed is serving to stay in the second set.

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Adv. Fish.

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Deuce. Fed does the one running around the ball and sending it up the line.

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Fed does hold. Fish serving for the second set.

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Two set points for Fish.

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Stunning from Fed. One set point remaining.

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Fish takes the second set 6-3. He played excellently in that.

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Two break points for Federer.

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One break point remaining.

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Fed does break and leads 2-0 in the third set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adv. Fed on Fish's serve.

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Terrible return from Fed. :lol:

Deuce.

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Fish is serving to stay in the match.

[Master Splinter]

Joseph L. Carey on Twitter: "Sampras and Agassi in their prime are the only players who could seriously contend with Federer. Fed will sweep next season easy

:unsure:

Agassi :lol:.

This person obviously stopped watching tennis around 2005 or so.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Which he did. Two match points for Fed now.

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Fed wins 6-1 3-6 6-3. :bow:

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Marcus Buckland has outed himself as a Spud. :rose:

[IBK]

Well done Fed. I hope we see you win a couple more grand slams - a wonderful silky player to watch.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two break points for Tsonga.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

One break point remaining.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deuce.

[Master Splinter]

What a lob from Tsonga :bow:.

[Master Splinter]

Nadal survives another service game.

3-3.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Joe Hart is there. He'll parry the ball straight back out to court if it comes near him.

[Master Splinter]

Good call by Laura Linney on Nadal's serve on the line.

[Master Splinter]

Arshavin is there again too apparently.

Gives more of a fuck about tennis than Arsenal.

What a lazy fat fuck.

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It's tiebreak time.

[Master Splinter]

6-6.

Tie-break.

:popcorn:

[Master Splinter]

Nadal :lol:.

[Master Splinter]

Tsonga hands an equally stupid double-fault back :doh:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tsonga leads 4-2 at the changeover.

[Master Splinter]

Some brilliant volleying from Tsonga so far :bow:.

He leads 4-2 in the tie-break.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Four set points for Tsonga!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And Tsonga takes it 7-6 (7-2)!

[Master Splinter]

Tsonga :bow:.

[Master Splinter]

Barry Cowan the genius tennis tactician at the supercomputer :haha:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

SkyPad. :bow:

Not quite Andy Townsend's tactics truck.

[Master Splinter]

On serve in the second set.

2-2.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nadal can't get anywhere on Tsonga's serve.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a shot from Tsonga. :blink:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two set points for Nadal. Wild shots from Tsonga.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

One set point remaining.

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Deuce. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adv. Nadal. Brilliant point.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

For the third time Tsonga saves it with a smash.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adv. Nadal again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wild from Tsonga. Nadal takes the second set 6-4!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three break points for Tsonga!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two break points remaining.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tsonga breaks and leads 2-1 in the third set!

[Master Splinter]

Superb from Tsonga.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Break point for Tsonga again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tsonga breaks and will serve for the match!

[Master Splinter]

Tsonga breaks again!

He leads 5-2 and is serving for the match.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two double faults in this game. Two break points for Nadal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

One break point remaining.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deuce.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adv. Nadal. :wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nadal gets one of the breaks back from another double fault!

[Master Splinter]

Tsonga :doh:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three match points for Tsonga.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tsonga wins 7-6 (7-2) 4-6 6-3!

Nadal. :haha:

[Master Splinter]

Tsonga wins 7-6(7-2) 4-6 6-3.

Tsonga :bow: :bow:.

[Master Splinter]

Pires is there :bow:.

What a man.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barry Cowan. :doh:

Everything falls silent when he is working the SkyPad.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic took the first set 6-3 against Tipsarevic. It's 2-2 in the second set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tipsarevic breaks and leads 4-2 in the second set!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic breaks back straight away. Djokovic's amazing defence kept him going in that point.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tipsarevic breaks and will serve for the second set. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tipsarevic takes the second set 6-3. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tipsarevic breaks at the start of the third set. :wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic is serving to stay in the match.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three match points for Tipsarevic. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two match points remaining.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

One match point remaining.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tipsarevic wins 3-6 6-3 6-3!

Djokovic can still go through though depending on how Berdych vs Ferrer goes. I guess he needs Ferrer to destroy Berdych.

[Master Splinter]

Tipsarevic :bow:.

Technically two wins for Murray over Djokovic this year tbh.

Djokovic :haha:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ferrer vs Berdych is on now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ferrer took the first set 6-3, Berdych somehow took the second set 5-7. It is 0-3 to Berdych in the third set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Berdych wins 3-6 7-5 6-1. :lol:

Djokovic is out. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Federer vs Ferrer starts soon.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's still on serve at 4-4.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brilliant play from Ferrer. This has been a long game on Federer's serve, serving to stay in the set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed finally holds. 5-5.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And inevitably Federer has two break points. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

One break point remaining.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Federer breaks and will serve for the first set. :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed takes the first set 7-5. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Federer breaks at the start of the second set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two more break points for Fed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

One break point remaining.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saved.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ferrer holds. 3-2 in the second set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ferrer is serving to stay in the match.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Match point for Federer.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed sends one way wide, probably going out in the doubles court. Deuce.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adv. Fed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Federer wins 7-5 6-3! :bow:

Tomorrow will be his 100th appearance in a final and he is now back up to third in the rankings.

[Master Splinter]

Tsonga v Berdych coming up.

[Cripps_orig]

3rd lasted long for Murray then

:lol:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

3rd lasted long for Murray then

:lol:

tbf its only because he got injured though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tsonga is serving for the first set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

tbf its only because he got injured though.

Well that and Federer going mental.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

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

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tsonga is serving to stay in the second set at 5-4 down.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two match points for Tsonga.