The Tennis Thread

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And gets it with an ace. Tsonga wins 6-3 7-5.

Federer vs Tsonga tomorrow. :popcorn:

[Master Splinter]

Tsonga :bow:.

He's winning this.

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The players are on court.

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Ronaldo is there. Sign him up, Arsene. Actually Arshavin is just a couple of seats away from Ronaldo.

[Master Splinter]

Arshavin must be paying rent there now.

Tsonga needs to avoid brain fart moments like the other day.

3-2 Federer on serve.

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Three break points for Fed.

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Fed breaks to love and will serve for the first set.

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Set point for Fed.

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Deuce. :o

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Adv. Fed.

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Tsonga comes up with another brilliant shot, deuce again!

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Adv. Federer.

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

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Two break points for Fed.

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One break point remaining.

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And Tsonga crashes another one down. :lol:

Deuce.

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It's 2-2 at the moment. Fed has another break point though.

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Stunning from Federer. He leads 3-2 in the second set.

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Federer's win ratio in finals will be pretty easy to work out should he win this. It'll be his 70th title in 100 finals.

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Break point for Federer, again.

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Deuce. Good time for the dropshot.

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Tsonga holds but trails 4-3 in the second set.

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Tsonga is serving to stay in the championship.

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And he does so. Fed to serve it out.

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Three break points for Tsonga. :lol:

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Two break points remaining.

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One break point remaining and Tsonga has been put on his arse.

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Tsonga breaks back! 5-5.

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Pires. :bow:

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Adv. Fed. It was 40-15 too. :doh: And Fed's return was out!

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Fucking hell Tsonga. :lol: He nailed that one. Deuce again.

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Tsonga holds. Fed serving to force a second set tiebreak.

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And he does so. Tiebreak time. :popcorn:

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Fed leads 4-2 at the changeover.

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Championship point for Federer. Tsonga to serve.

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Tsonga nails another one. 6-6.

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Set point for Tsonga!

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Tsonga takes the second set 7-6 (8-6)!

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Boris :haha:

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Was Boris Johnson moving people out of their seats so he could be in the front row? :lol:

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Nani is there too.

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Adv. Federer on Tsonga's serve.

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The serve and volley from Tsonga is enough. Deuce.

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Adv. Fed again.

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Well dug out by Tsonga yet again, deuce.

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Adv. Federer, again. :rolleyes:

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Federer breaks and will serve for the Championship again.

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Three Championship points!

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Federer wins 6-3 6-7 (6-8) 6-3! He stands alone on six World Tour final wins. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Tsonga :(.

He could break the top four if he adjusts a few things next year.

Federer :bow:. Not a bad player tbf.


Do you create a new thread for a new year of tennis, or just allow this one to continue forever?

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We've always just had one big thread. I prefer them on seperate seasons though having said that.

Still got the Davis Cup to go. It's on clay though so Argentina probably don't have much chance.

[Master Splinter]

They don't even need Nadal really.

[Master Splinter]

http://english.cntv.cn/program/sportsscene/20111130/111958.shtml

Blue clay courts :bow:.

Nadal and Federer will be pissed off.

http://estaticos02.cache.el-mundo.net/elmundodeporte/imagenes/2011/11/29/tenis/1322589772_0.jpg

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Aegon Masters begins on Friday at 7:30pm

[Marc Overmars]

I read somewhere today that Djokovic has a cameo in The Expendables 2. :wacko:

[Master Splinter]

Seems it's true: http://www.deadline.com/2011/11/novak-djokovic-gets-part-in-expendables-2/.

In other tennis/film news, Francesca Schiavone has landed the lead role in the upcoming Frankie Detorri biopic.

And Andy Murray is starring in Misery 2.

Berdych will also appear in a remake of Choke.

I'll stop now.

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Nadal takes the first set 6-1 against Monaco. :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Nadal won 6-1 6-1 6-2. :lol:


One set all between Ferrer and Del Potro currently. 6-2 6-7(2-7) 2-1.

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Masters tennis starts in 20 mins

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Ferrer beat Del Potro 6-2 6-7(2-7) 3-6 6-4 6-3.

2-0 to Spain.

Argentina :rose:.

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Messi :haha:

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Agentina 2-0 up and 4-2 up in the 3rd

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Argentina win. :faint:

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Del Potro is up 4-1 against Nadal in the first set. :unsure:

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5-1, Del Potro will serve for the first set.

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Nadal had three break points, two remaining now.

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One break point remaining.

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Deuce. What a shot.

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Adv. Nadal.

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Deuce. Nadal has only hit three winners in the set. :wacko:

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Brilliant from Del Potro again, set point.

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Deuce, he just missed a sitter. :doh:

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Adv. Del Potro again.

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Deuce again.

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Adv. Del Potro. Surely this time.

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Del Potro takes the first set 6-1 for Argentina. :bow:

Nadal. :lol:

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Over half of the points Del Potro has won have been clean winners. Insane.

Three break points for Del Potro at the start of the second!

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Del Potro breaks to love. :lol:

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From 40-0 up it's now break point for Nadal.

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Nadal breaks back, it's 1-1 in the second set.

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Adv. Del Potro on Nadal's serve. :lol:

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Deuce.

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3-3 in the second set now, Nadal to serve.

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Nadal takes the second set 6-4.

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Nadal took the third set 6-1, not looking good for Argentina now.

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Somehow this match is still going on, Del Potro has recovered from a break down twice to lead 4-3 in the fourth set.

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Break point for Del Potro.

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Del Potro breaks and will serve for the fourth set!

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Nadal breaks back. :doh: Still serving to stay in the fourth set though.

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Nadal breaks again and will serve for the title.

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Two break points for Del Potro.

:wacko:

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One break point remaining.

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Brilliant from Del Potro. He breaks and it's in to a fourth set tiebreak just as the fourth hour elapses.

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5-0 Nadal leads in the tiebreak and to serve. This is surely it now.

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Six Championship points for Nadal. :lol:

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Spain win the Davis Cup. Nadal took it 1-6 6-4 6-1 7-6 (7-0).

[Master Splinter]

Spain :bow:.

Argentina :haha:.

Nadal on clay :wacko: (even when he's in poor form).

[Master Splinter]

Corretja takes over from Costa as the new Davis Cup captain.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/16341889.stm

Must be hard being a Spain coach in sport.

Although Nadal and Ferrer won't be playing Davis Cup next season.

[Rors]

Murray appoints Ivan Lendl as coach. I didn't think he could get more dour, but if anyone can drag it out of him...

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He might improve his second serve. :yikes:

[Master Splinter]

He should ban the drop shots for a while too.