Wimbledon 2011 thread 20 June - 3 July

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adv. Federer.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great play from Nalbandian. Saves another match point. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Finally Federer wins! 6-4 6-2 6-4.

:bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Baghdatis vs Djokovic now. :popcorn:

[Rors]

Baghdatis vs Djokovic now. :popcorn:

This could be a good one.

[Cripps_orig]

Tomic 3-0 up v Soderling on Court 1

Soderling to serve

[McNamara That Ghost...]

This could be a good one.

A 2007 repeat would be appreciated.

[Rors]

Usual patronising stuff from Castle here. "You might think Djokovic only arrived this year" Then, this is someone who has said "remember, you need to win six games with a break to win a set" in the past, so it's understandable at least

[Cripps_orig]

Ferrer 2 sets and a break up

Tsonga won 6-3 6-4 6-3

Schiavone serving for the match at 9-8 is just broken to love so 9-9

Almagro and Youzhny one set all

[Rors]

Schiavone serving for the match at 9-8 is just broken to love so 9-9



"It's the greatest night in the history of our sport!"

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Usual patronising stuff from Castle here. "You might think Djokovic only arrived this year" Then, this is someone who has said "remember, you need to win six games with a break to win a set" in the past, so it's understandable at least

It's probably for his own knowledge, rather than ours.

[Cripps_orig]

Paszek beats Schiavone

3-6 6-4 11-9

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The volley will dissapear completely? What a load of rubbish.

[Cripps_orig]

Tomic won the first set 6-1

[Rors]

BBC Two lose the Wimbledon live feed. I suppose it's got all of 3 miles to travel to Television Centre...

That much tied up in your Glasto coverage huh?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's a reliable service we pay for.

:bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Tomic breaks in the 2nd set

He serves at 3-2

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Baghdatis is serving to stay in the first set at 5-4 down.

[Master Splinter]

Probably embarassing for tennis players to know that the best sportsman at Wimbledon today isnt even a Tennis player

Nice try.

Cricketers are about a quarter the sportsmen tennis players are.

[Master Splinter]

Pathetic that pointless already-repeated Glastonbury shit is shown all over the BBC and there's only one tennis match being shown on the first saturday of Wimbledon.

BBC :doh:

On fourth round monday, they'll still be repeating U2 while Nadal v Del Potro and Murray v Gasquet are on.

[Cripps_orig]

Nice try.

Cricketers are about a quarter the sportsmen tennis players are.

I agree.

Not Tendulkar though. He pisses on every Tennis player in history tbh.

Apart from the legendary Bhupathi and Paes

[Cripps_orig]

Pathetic that pointless already-repeated Glastonbury shit is shown all over the BBC and there's only one tennis match being shown on the first saturday of Wimbledon.

BBC :doh:

On fourth round monday, they'll still be repeating U2 while Nadal v Del Potro and Murray v Gasquet are on.

They have had a shocker all day.

F1 on BBC 1 instead of Tennis :doh:

I think Federer and Nadal were both playing then but we had to miss out on one cos they had to show some cars going around in a circle

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Set point for Djokovic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deuce.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

They have had a shocker all day.

F1 on BBC 1 instead of Tennis :doh:

I think Federer and Nadal were both playing then but we had to miss out on one cos they had to show some cars going around in a circle

No, Nadal's match finished before Federer's started.

[Master Splinter]

I agree.



:gp:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic has taken the first set 6-4.

[Master Splinter]

They have had a shocker all day.

F1 on BBC 1 instead of Tennis :doh:

I think Federer and Nadal were both playing then but we had to miss out on one cos they had to show some cars going around in a circle

:gp:

Auntie needs a long rest tbh.

[Cripps_orig]

In that case, we missed out on Serenas match.

Not so bad after all

BBC :bow:

No Djo wins the first set

[Master Splinter]

Tie-break in the third set in the Almagro v Youzhny match, also known as 'The Battle To Decide Who Will Be Pummeled by Federer On Monday'.

[Cripps_orig]

:gp:

Auntie needs a long rest tbh.

No live football is the biggest shocker they have had.

Wimbledon and Eastenders are their shining light tbh and Wimbledon is only on for 2 weeks.

Thank god for Eastenders, carrying a whole broadcast channel on its shoulders

[Syn]

Nope.

Probably embarassing for tennis players to know that the best sportsman at Wimbledon today isnt even a Tennis player

:lol:

First signs of the WUMing genius returning.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two break points for Djokovic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Both were saved, he has another one now though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That's saved also.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adv. Djokovic again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Baghdatis eventually holds, 1-1.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Baghdatis breaks and leads 2-1 in the second set.

[Cripps_orig]

A horror game there from Djokovic

[Cripps_orig]

Tomic won the 2nd set.

Soderling will have to come back from 2 sets down again

[Marc Overmars]

Nice try.

Cricketers are about a quarter the sportsmen tennis players are.

Have to agree really, Tennis is such a physically demanding game, I consider myself to be quite sporty and active but Tennis is one game I've never been able to get to grips with.

[Cripps_orig]

Ferrer won and will face Tsonga

Youzhny 2 set to 1 up v Almagro

Malisse took the first set on a tie break v Melzer

Llodra 2 sets up v a pub teamer

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great point that. Can understand Djokovic beating the shit of his racquet though. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic is serving to stay in the second set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Baghdatis to serve for the second set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic saves the first set point, another one to go.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Baghdatis takes the second set 6-4.

:popcorn:

[Rors]

Now this is what you call Saturday Evening Entertainment. LWT :pal:

[Cripps_orig]

Tomic serving for the match

[Cripps_orig]

Tomic wins 6-1 6-4 7-5

A shock but worth noting that Soderling wasnt well

[Rors]

Tomic wins 6-1 6-4 7-5

A shock but worth noting that Soderling wasnt well

That won't stop News International. "This makes it easier for Andy"...

[Cripps_orig]

Youzhny won

4-6 6-3 7-6 6-3

Just 2 more Round 3 games to be completed.

Malisse 2 sets up v Melzer

And the one on tv

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Break point for Djokovic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deuce.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adv. Djokovic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And he gets it. 3-1 he leads, in the third set. That was a great game.

[Cripps_orig]

Looks like Malisse is through

5-0 in the 3rd set.

Melzer serving

[Cripps_orig]

Malisse won 7-6 6-3 6-0

He faces Tomic i think.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Baghdatis is serving to stay in the third set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And he does so. Djokovic serving for the third set at 5-3 up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic takes the third set 6-3.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Break point for Djokovic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deuce.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adv. Djokovic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deuce again. :rolleyes:

[Cripps_orig]

Cant really get in to this match.

Ive been watching the whole match but i think im having a Tennis overdose. Seen far too much this week. Much more than past Wimbledons. Thank god for Peoples Sunday tomorrow

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It has been a good match. Adv. Djokovic on Baghdatis' serve.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic breaks and leads 3-2 in the fourth set.

[Rors]

That could do it.

[Master Splinter]

Djokovic > Hewitt > Aslan tbh.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bold call, Henman.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No commentator should ever be saying 'din-dins'.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/13916725.stm

:lol:

[Marc Overmars]

Djok was going nuts a couple of times in the previous set. Is he normally like that?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Baghdatis is serving to stay in the match.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djok was going nuts a couple of times in the previous set. Is he normally like that?

If it isn't going particularly well, that's what he does!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Baghdatis does hold serve. Djokovic is serving for the match at 5-4 up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

78mph second serve. And it still didn't go in. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Match point for Djokovic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deuce. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adv. Baghdatis.

[Cripps_orig]

Are all the people mentioned at the start of play still in the royal box?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deuce. Immensely powerful hitting from Djokovic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Are all the people mentioned at the start of play still in the royal box?
Probably. The gits.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adv. Baghdatis again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The crowd. :lol: Fools. It's deuce.

[Rors]

Djokovic's mocking of the crowd after the ball clearly being out was pretty funny there

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Match point for Djokovic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deuce again. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Match point again for Djokovic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic wins 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-4.

Good match.

[Rors]

At times that match-up rocked bells.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Loudest I've heard the crowd probably this year. And it was outside too.

[Cripps_orig]

Last 16 Draw

Nadal v Del Potro
Fish v Berdych
Murray v Gasquet
Kubot v Lopez
Ferrer v Tsonga
Youzhny v Federer
Tomic v Malisse
Llodra v Djokovic

[Cripps_orig]

Anyone watching Today At Wimbledon?

John Inverdale has asked the question to the 2 pundits and us viewers at home

"What was unique about Ivanisevics Wimbledon win in 2001?"

Cash answered with being the first wildcard to win wimbledon. Inverdale said it isnt that but something better.

Any ideas?

[Young Guns 11]

What the hell is with Schiavone's "grunting"?

I couldn't watch her for long as I'd have shoved a tennis ball down her throat.

[Master Splinter]

Order of play on the show courts for Monday:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7416645.stm

Fourth round Monday :bow:.

[Cripps_orig]

Rain is forecast on Monday.

Will do well to finish Court 1 matches

The big match is on last on Centre. Cant wait

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Anyone watching Today At Wimbledon?

John Inverdale has asked the question to the 2 pundits and us viewers at home

"What was unique about Ivanisevics Wimbledon win in 2001?"

Cash answered with being the first wildcard to win wimbledon. Inverdale said it isnt that but something better.

Any ideas?

Think him being in 3 wimbledon finals before and loosing them all

[Cripps_orig]

Think him being in 3 wimbledon finals before and loosing them all
Nah it was the following

Goran Ivanisevic is the only winner to have his name go consonant and then vowel all the way through

[Master Splinter]

Nah it was the following

Goran Ivanisevic is the only winner to have his name go consonant and then vowel all the way through

Another shocker from the Beeb :rose:

Time for Inverdale to retire tbh.

The amount of times he says "He/she is no mean player" is almost as annoying as Andrew Castle's 'My First Tennis Match' commentary.

The post-match interviewers, who also do that roving reporter tomfoolery are terrible too. That new young Indian reporter (she's probably gay to fulfil some quotas too) is awful. She seems to know nothing about tennis. Interviewing Kerry Katona on T4 was probably her previous job.

[Cripps_orig]

Sharapova serving for the first set v Peng

Murray v Gasquet is on soon

[Cripps_orig]

Sharapova wins it 6-4

[Cripps_orig]

Tomic won the first set 6-1 v Malisse

6-5 in the 2nd set as well

[Cripps_orig]

Sharapova a break up in the 2nd :dance:

[Cripps_orig]

Tomic won the 2nd set 7-5

[Cripps_orig]

Sharapova with the double break

3-0

Thats 6 in a row for her

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Serena will go out today, You'd wanna hope Azarank and Sharapova don't meet talk about a grunting match

[Cripps_orig]

Break point Gasquet

[Cripps_orig]

Saved

Deuce

[Olivier's xmas twist]

2-1 Gasquet

[Cripps_orig]

Azarenka and Lisicki are through

Serena v Bartoli is on court 1

[Cripps_orig]

Sharapova serving for the match

[Cripps_orig]

SHarapova wins 6-4 6-2

[Cripps_orig]

Serena 5-2 down and serving to stay in the first set

Gasquet leads 4-3.

Its on serve

[Cripps_orig]

That was one long game

Serena eventually holds

Bartoli serves for the set

5-5 in Murrays match

Gasquet serving

[Syn]

Andy Murray should just deliver the smackdown on Gasquet imho.

[Cripps_orig]

Tie break time

[Cripps_orig]

Bartoli wins the first set 6-3

Good game that

Murray has the mini break

1-0

[Cripps_orig]

Didnt last long

1-1

[Cripps_orig]

2-1 Murray

[Cripps_orig]

3-1 Murray

Mini break again

[Cripps_orig]

3-2

Murray to serve

[Cripps_orig]

4-2

[Cripps_orig]

4-3 Mini break gone

Gasquet serving

[Cripps_orig]

5-3 Murray

Mini break again

[Cripps_orig]

6-3

2 mini breaks

Murray to serve

3 set points

[Cripps_orig]

Murray wins the first set 7-6 (7-3)

[Syn]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ThOmyW_cEXY/TUxt9PzA_LI/AAAAAAAAAVs/kZowB4G0cM4/s1600/mr-burns-picture.jpg

[Cripps_orig]

Tomic beat Malisse

6-1 7-5 6-4

[Cripps_orig]

Kubot won the first set v Lopez 6-3

Winner of that faces Murray

[Cripps_orig]

Murray breaks in the 2nd set and will serve for the set at 5-3

Kubot is 2 sets up

[Özim]

Not a good performance by Gasquet today, very disappointing.

[Cripps_orig]

Not a good performance by Gasquet today, very disappointing.

He played well in the first set.

They both did

Murray wins the 2nd set 6-3

[Cripps_orig]

Bartoli breaks in the 2nd set and will serve for the match at 6-5

[Cripps_orig]

Serena breaks back

6-6

Tie break

That was brilliant from Serena

[Cripps_orig]

Murray breaks in the 3rd

3-2

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Gasquet is a disgrace, never looked like he wanted it today and looks like he wants to go home. Who ever said he was good was having a laugh.

Zimm was right

[Cripps_orig]

After he lost the first set, he was gone mentally.

Its why i knew Murray would take this match quite comfortably

Bartoli 7-6 up in the tie break

Shes serving

[Özim]

Unbelievable, Serena Williams beaten at Wimbledon.

Great for Wimbledon.

Williams fought like a true champion has to be said though!

[Cripps_orig]

Murray breaks

5-2 and will serve for the match

Bartoli wins 6-3 7-6

Great match.

Bartoli had to play the match of her life cos Serena just doesnt know when shes beaten

Good news for my tip Sharapova though cos now she has a clear run to the final

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Murray breaks

5-2 and will serve for the match

Bartoli wins 6-3 7-6

Great match.

Bartoli had to play the match of her life cos Serena just doesnt know when shes beaten

Good news for my tip Sharapova though cos now she has a clear run to the final

nah Bartoli will beat sharapova easy

[Olivier's xmas twist]

After he lost the first set, he was gone mentally.

Its why i knew Murray would take this match quite comfortably

Bartoli 7-6 up in the tie break

Shes serving

Hope murry beat the twat 6-0 for having to watch that(obviously can't now)

[Cripps_orig]

Murray wins

7-6 6-3 6-2

[Syn]

Gasquet :haha:

Garbage player.

[Cripps_orig]

Llodra v Djokovic on Court 1 next

Venus on Centre

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Gasquet :haha:

Garbage player.

this

[Cripps_orig]

The pub teamer seeded 1 in the womens side is 1 set all.

Winner of that will face Sharapova

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Murry playing better then Novak According to Castle,

[Cripps_orig]

Murry playing better then Novak According to Castle,

In this tournament he is.

No one really cares what players do in the pub team tournaments which Djokovic has done well in

[Olivier's xmas twist]

In this tournament he is.

No one really cares what players do in the pub team tournaments which Djokovic has done well in

rubbish he has only been beatern once this year murry can't say that can he.

do you think if novak wins this slam he'll give a shit how he played and less be really he has harder oppoents them murry who seems to have pubteamers and bottlers.

[Toronto Gooner]

Thank god Serena lost. I really hate the whining and whinging criticism of Wimbledon for not putting her on Centre Court.

[Toronto Gooner]

In this tournament he is.

No one really cares what players do in the pub team tournaments which Djokovic has done well in
I suspect that the Australian Open might not take kindly to being called a pub team tournament.;)

[Cripps_orig]

Thank god Serena lost. I really hate the whining and whinging criticism of Wimbledon for not putting her on Centre Court.
Shes right though

Shes the champion and she plays in the pub team courts. Should be on Centre or 1

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Thank god Serena lost. I really hate the whining and whinging criticism of Wimbledon for not putting her on Centre Court.

well she is right, she was the champion and champions should have the pick of the courts imo.

but she is a diva though but she did battle

[Cripps_orig]

I suspect that the Australian Open might not take kindly to being called a pub team tournament.;)

That was months ago.

He was playing well then. No so well this torunament and did as well as Murray in the French a couple of weeks ago.

[Özim]

The bottler loses in straight sets, well played!

[Özim]

I suspect that the Australian Open might not take kindly to being called a pub team tournament.;)
Rubbish, they love the pub over there!

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Shes right though

Shes the champion and she plays in the pub team courts. Should be on Centre or 1

Great minds think alike

[Olivier's xmas twist]

That was months ago.

He was playing well then. No so well this torunament and did as well as Murray in the French a couple of weeks ago.


he played well at the french as well but i agree this tournament he has not played that well

[Cripps_orig]

Hoping Venus wins this easily in straight sets

We want to get to the main event asap

[Toronto Gooner]

Shes right though

Shes the champion and she plays in the pub team courts. Should be on Centre or 1
She was the champion, and in her 4 matches she played on Centre Court once and Court 1 twice. She is a whiny, whingy prima donna, and personally I am glad that we do not have to see her in the singles again this season.

[Toronto Gooner]

Hoping Venus wins this easily in straight sets

We want to get to the main event asap
Exactly, the main event is the Men's draw.

[Cripps_orig]

Exactly, the main event is the Men's draw.

The womens draw has been pretty good this year.

But we all want to see Nadal v Del Potro asap.

Del Potro if it wasnt for his injury would be in the talked about top 4 and Murray would have GTFO.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

She was the champion, and in her 4 matches she played on Centre Court once and Court 1 twice. She is a whiny, whingy prima donna, and personally I am glad that we do not have to see her in the singles again this season.

Not the point Champion should have the right to choose. But she was repping for the ladies as well not just herself

[Olivier's xmas twist]

The womens draw has been pretty good this year.

But we all want to see Nadal v Del Potro asap.

Del Potro if it wasnt for his injury would be in the talked about top 4 and Murray would have GTFO.

Nah DP has nothing on Murry injury or no injury

[Cripps_orig]

Nah DP has nothing on Murry injury or no injury

Del Potro has won a Slam....

Being the only person ever to beat Nadal and Federer in the same tournament.

Murray has been destroyed in every final he has played.

If DP gets back to how he was, Murray is 5th best in the world

[Toronto Gooner]

Not the point Champion should have the right to choose. But she was repping for the ladies as well not just herself
Does the "champion" at any of the majors get to choose which court they play on? If you are a paying spectator, who would you prefer to see? One of the Williams sisters or Someone like Nadal, Federer, Djokovic or Murray?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Del Potro has won a Slam....

Being the only person ever to beat Nadal and Federer in the same tournament.

Murray has been destroyed in every final he has played.

If DP gets back to how he was, Murray is 5th best in the world


fair point.

SO the guy who beat roddick seems to be on the way out to a qualifier. Roddick really is bad and lopez is worse

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Does the "champion" at any of the majors get to choose which court they play on? If you are a paying spectator, who would you prefer to see? One of the Williams sisters or Someone like Nadal, Federer, Djokovic or Murray?

depends if your a sexist spectator or not lol

[Cripps_orig]

Venus is a break down to the pub teamer ffs

Hoping the pub teamer goes on and wins this in straight sets

[Toronto Gooner]

fair point.

SO the guy who beat roddick seems to be on the way out to a qualifier. Roddick really is bad and lopez is worse
Last week there was a little discussion on ESPN about how badly the U.S. scene is at the moment. If you take out the William sisters, there are no champion quality U.S. tennis players.

[Cripps_orig]

fair point.

SO the guy who beat roddick seems to be on the way out to a qualifier. Roddick really is bad and lopez is worse

Pretty much what i said about Lopez in this thread after he beat Roddick where he played very well admittedly.

He can beat the best but he can lose to shite as well

[Toronto Gooner]

depends if your a sexist spectator or not lol
I like good tennis, and sorry Women's tennis is not that good. Out of curiosity, are you going to watch any of the Women's World Cup?

[Cripps_orig]

Serenas match today was brilliant to be fair.

And there have been other great matches on the womens side this year. Yes they have a pub teamer as world number 1 but thats only cos the Williams sisters, Sharapova and the 2 Belgians have hardly played that much recently

[Cripps_orig]

Lopez has just won the 3rd set tie break

The pub teamer did have match point on his serve during that tie break.

Venus loses the first set

[Cripps_orig]

Forgot Djokovic was playing as well

He won the first set 6-3

Ive got Venus's match on the tv and Lopez online

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I like good tennis, and sorry Women's tennis is not that good. Out of curiosity, are you going to watch any of the Women's World Cup?

Might watch some, support hope and the girls lol, i get where your coming from the womens game has been disappointing and i have been pissed of that the women are taking the same amount of money as the men when they play less.

but some womes games have been good.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Forgot Djokovic was playing as well

He won the first set 6-3

Ive got Venus's match on the tv and Lopez online

how you watching it all lol must be all twisting and turning, you must feel like your playing lol

[Cripps_orig]

how you watching it all lol must be all twisting and turning, you must feel like your playing lol

Im mostly watching the tv but once in a while il glance at the Lopez match

[Cripps_orig]

Venus is a break down in the 2nd as well

[Cripps_orig]

Venus breaks back

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Caroline Wozinaki World no 1 is out beatern by a pub teamer, looks like venus will follow her

womens tennis :rose: Finally died today.

[Cripps_orig]

Venus was broken again

[Cripps_orig]

Djokovic won the 2nd set.

[Cripps_orig]

The pub teamer serving for the match v Venus

[Cripps_orig]

Pub teamer won 6-2 6-3

More importantly, Nadal v Del Potro is next.

[Master Splinter]

Serena, Wozniacki and Venus all out :haha:

Kvitova is winning this tbh.

Great performance from Murray today.

It's obviously to do with his opponents being shit and getting an easy draw though :rolleyes:.

[Cripps_orig]

Just seen the womens QF draw

We'll definitely have a pub teamer in the final from the bottom half of the draw.

Looks like the winner will come from who ever wins the semi between Sharapova v Bartoli

[Master Splinter]

the 2 Belgians have hardly played that much recently

Clijsters and Wickmayer? Or Flipkens?

Henin has retired.

[Cripps_orig]

Clijsters and Wickmayer? Or Flipkens?

Henin has retired.
Again?

I dont really follow womens tennis. When did she retire this time?

[Master Splinter]

Last week there was a little discussion on ESPN about how badly the U.S. scene is at the moment. If you take out the William sisters, there are no champion quality U.S. tennis players.

Venus has not really been champion quality outside of Wimbledon for the last ten years either!

It's quite worrying for the game in general to not have some big US players. None of the youngsters coming through look like anything special. Their top men (Roddick, Fish, Querrey, Isner) are all one-dimensional too.

At least Raonic looks like a genuinely good prospect for Canada! Shame he got injured here.

[Cripps_orig]

Lopez has just won the 4th set 7-5

Murray will be happy with that

[Master Splinter]

Again?

I dont really follow womens tennis. When did she retire this time?

In January, because of her elbow injury.

[Master Splinter]

Lopez has just won the 4th set 7-5

Murray will be happy with that

Should really beat either with one eye closed tbf.

[Cripps_orig]

Should really beat either with one eye closed tbf.
The pub teamer yeah but Lopez can be dangerous

[Master Splinter]

Djokovic serving for the match.

The Main Event is on :bow: Should cancel Eastenders for this tbh.

Women's football on the red button over tennis. Shocker #198 from the Beeb this week.

[Cripps_orig]

Djokovic is through

[Master Splinter]

The pub teamer yeah but Lopez can be dangerous

He's definitely dangerous on grass, but Murray usually handles big-servers and left-handers (apart from Nadal of course) pretty well.

[Master Splinter]

Sir Roger is out on court one v Youzhny now.

That will be over before the first set of Del Potro v Nadal.

[Master Splinter]

Serena Williams' new ranking is expected to be around 175 after her loss today.

Serena :haha:


Pironkova has now won as many matches at Wimbledon as she managed in the whole of 2011 before arriving at SW19.

Venus :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

I was hoping to watch Federers online but the Kubot v Lopez match hasnt finished yet

[Cripps_orig]

Lopez won

3-6 6-7 7-6 7-5 7-5

Pretty good match that.

Tsonga v Ferrer about to start.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Serena :haha:



Venus :haha:

Oh dear

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Del Potro saves set point.

[Cripps_orig]

Tbf to Serena, her ranking is down to her hardly playing than the loss today

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's tiebreak time though Nadal has asked for a timeout. Again.

[Cripps_orig]

Nadal looks hurt

Hope hes ok

[Rors]

Del Potro mate, stop your whinging, there's a good chap

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nadal is almost crying when he speaks it sounds like.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Whatever it is, it's right on the bone.

[Rors]

And now we get a Mexican wave :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed is up 4-1 in his first set tiebreak with Youzhny.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4-4 now. Back on serve.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two set points for Youzhny.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

One set point remaining. On Federer's serve.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Youzhny takes the first set 7-6 (7-5).

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Del Potro can serve out the first set. It's 5-4 to him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

5-5. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Set point for Del Potro, on Nadal's serve though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saved. 6-6.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Set point for Nadal, on Del Potro's serve.

[Rors]

Middleton - "Oh, he's lost" :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dreadful double fault. Nadal takes it 7-6 (8-6).

[Rors]

Youzhny takes the first set. Sort it Rog!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two break points for Fed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed breaks and leads 3-2 in the second set.

[Cripps_orig]

Fish is 2 sets and a break up v Berdych

Tsonga won the first set v Ferrer

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three set points for Fed.

[Cripps_orig]

Federer with 3 set points

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two remaining.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

One remaining.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That was saved too. Adv. Fed now though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed takes the second set 6-3.

:bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three break points for Youzhny. :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two break points remaining.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

One remaining.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deuce. Impressively done.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Then he double faults. Adv. Youzhny.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And that's saved too.

[Rors]

Rog Adair :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed eventually holds. 1-0 in the third set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Serve and volley from Del Potro. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two break points for Del Potro.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Break point for Fed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed breaks and leads 2-0 in the third set.

[Cripps_orig]

Del Potro breaks

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Del Potro breaks and will serve for the second set at 5-3 up. :bow:

[Rors]

Big break there for Del Potro. This one could go on a while..

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three set points for Del Potro. Break point for Youzhny.