Tennis 2018.

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And breaks in the second. :blink:

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Three break points for Feederer.

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Only one of them remaining.

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Deuce.

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Coric holds, 1-3 he leads.

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Two break points for Fed :popcorn:

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Fed eventually breaks on the second of them! :bow:

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Coric lets a backhand go past him and it's in. :doh:

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Great defending from Federer, two set points!

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Fed takes the second set 6-4! :bow:

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Coric breaks to love. :blink:

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Ridiculous point. Fed with a break point.

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Fed gets the break back, 1-1!

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Another break point for Federer.

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Deuce. :lol:

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Coric holds.

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Grinderer saves another break point. :lol:

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Coric does however break though!

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Coric just dropped the Ashes.

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Break point for Fed!

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Coric double faults to give it away, 4-4.

Gutting for him. He had the court wide open to finish the game and ballsed it up.

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Coric now serving to stay in the match!

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Sensational movement from Federer.

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Sugar Ray Leonard. :bow:

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Three match points for Federer!

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Federer wins 5-7 6-4 6-4!

What a match, gutting for Coric, he really should've won but Grinderer saved the day.

In to his 8th final at Indian Wells! :bow:

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Del Potro beats Raonic 6-2 6-3.

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Fed and Del Potro are on court now.

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Unbelievable rally, absolutely hammering the ball.

Fed won it.

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Del Potro breaks to love, 3-2 he leads.

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Del Potro serving for the first set.

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And does 6-4.

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Del Potro serving to stay in the second set.

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Two set points for Fed!

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Ridiculous from Del Potro. One remaining.

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Deuce.

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Del Potro holds.

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100mph winner from Del Potro. :blink:

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Del Potro serving to stay in the second set again.

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And he does.

This could be a bit grim, Fed's record against Del Potro in tie-breakers is little bit shit.

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Ragnar Lothbrok in the crowd. :bow:

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3-3 at the changeover.

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What a winner from Fed to get the mini-break, after embarrassing himself having a go at the line judge.

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Three set points for Senilerer!

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Two remaining.

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One remaining but on Fed's serve.

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How is that serve out?

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Fed double faults. Argh.

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Set point for Grumperer.

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Championship point for Del Potro.

Fuck this.

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Del Potro blows Championship point.

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Set point for Fed, jesus wept.

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Federer somehow takes it 7-6 (10-8)!

What a ridiculous tie-break. :wacko:

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Still on serve in the third set, 2-2. Del Potro to serve.

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0-30 on Del Potro's serve...

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FFS Del Potro. :lol:

30-30.

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Del Potro holds again.

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4-4. Come on someone, I need to go to sleep really.

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Break point for Federer!

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Deuce.

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Adv. Federer!

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Federer gets the break and will serve for the Championship! :faint:

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Two Championship points!!!

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One remaining.

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Fed goes for a dropshot. Oh dear.

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Adv. Del Potro.

Oh dear me.

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How the hell did Fed stay in it?

Del Potro isn't impressed with Federer Lendling him. :haha:

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Del Potro gets pissed off and sends the forehand miles long.

Adv. Fed, Championship point again!

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Saved again. :haha:

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Fed skies it, Adv. Del Potro.

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Del Potro breaks back, 5-5. :wacko:

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Del Potro holds, Fed serving to stay in it.

Can't see it.

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That is an utterly ridiculous squash dropshot from Fed.

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Hold to love for Fed. :blink:

It's tie-break time in the decider!

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Not the time for a double fault Fed. Again. :doh:

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1-5 Del Potro at the changeover. :doh:

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Just the five Championship points for Del Potro.

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Del Potro wins a ridiculous match 6-4 6-7 (8-10) 7-6 (7-2).

[Globalgunner]

James Blake thinks that Serena is being punished for having a baby and she should be allocated a seeding reflecting her pre hiatus standing.
Im sorry but this is pure stupidity. If she is good enough her quality will see her through no matter the seeding. Playing qualifiers is even better for a person just getting back in the groove.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2018/03/20/james-blake-tennis-seedings-punish-serena-williams-other-returning-mothers/?utm_term=.a616ee17e0cd

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Blake needs to STFU.

Also, Djokovic got dumped out of Miami by Paire in straight sets. :doh:

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Fed is on court against Kokkinakis.

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Fed breaks and leads 3-1 in the first set. :bow:

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

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Kokkinakis takes the second set 6-3. :popcorn:

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Break point for the Old Man.

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Saved.

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Another one now though.

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Another big booming serve saves it.

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Kokkinakis holds on, 3-3.

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Fed with the backhand pass. :bow:

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Not that it matters, Kokkinakis holds, 4-4.

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Kokkinakis is serving to stay in the match at 4-5.

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And again is at 5-6.

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Fed has a tie-break again to decide the match. :sick:

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3-3 at the changeover.

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Kokkinakis wins 6-3 3-6 7-6 (7-4). :doh:

[Master Splinter]

Edmund beat Djokovic in Madrid.

Djokovic :haha:.

And Nadal just lost to Thiem after winning 50 sets in a row on clay.

Nadal :haha:.

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Federer sneaks back up to Number One. :lol:

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Zverev beat Thiem in the final for his third Masters.

Well done to him.

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Nadal v Djokovic in the Rome Masters semi-final today. :popcorn:

Cilic v Zverev in the other semi-final.

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Nadal wins 7-6 (7-4) 6-3.

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Nadal took the first set 6-1 but Zverev took the second by the same score! And he is up a break in the third. :popcorn:

Match is suspended currently due to the weather though.

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Players back out on court now.

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Nadal breaks back in the first game after the restart.

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Nadal is two points away.

Zverev thought coming out and trying to rally with Nadal on clay was a good idea.

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Nadal wins 6-1 1-6 6-3 to win Rome.

I think he gets No. 1 back now. :lol:

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Old Man Fed beat Krygios 6-7 (2-7) 6-2 7-6 (7-5).

That second set is the only time in 12 sets I think that it hasn't gone to a tie-break between them.

In to the Stuttgart final so he is World Number One again I think. :bow:

He'll face Raonic in the final.

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Fed beats Raonic 6-4 7-6 (7-3) to win in Stuttgart!

His 98th career title. :bow:

[Goonermerree]

Muzzer back in action at Queens. One set up against Kyrgios. First 3 games against serve in the second set Murray 2-1 down.

[Goonermerree]

He lost in 3 sets, but he's back!

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Old Man Fed is against Kudla in the Halle semi-final, which is on Sky now..

:scarf:

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Break point for Federer. :bow:

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Deuce.

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Fed breaks on the second of them.

I'd like Barry Cowans to turn off his mic completely but I'd settle for just turning it down a bit right now.

Fed leads 2-0.

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Kudla breaks back. :haha:

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Kudla serving to force a first set tie-break at 5-6.

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Some other commentary is invading Sky's. :haha:

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Fed 0-5 up in the tie-breaker. :haha:

Hearing two sets of commentary is very odd.

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Fed takes the first set 7-6 (7-1). :bow:

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Federer has to save a lot of break points but has come through them all.

4-4 in the second set.

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Great forehand down the line on the run from Fed. :bow:

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Werthers Original advertised there. :haha:

Fed breaks and will serve for the match!

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Two match points for the Old Man!

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Federer wins 7-6 (7-1) 7-5 to reach his 12th Halle final!

Bautista-Agut or Coric next for him.

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Federer v Coric in the Halle final is on now.

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Break point for Fed!

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Fed had the pass crosscourt open to him but hits the net.

Deuce.

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Coric holds on.

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It's tie-break time!

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Two set points for Federer!

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One of them is saved!

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And the other one is saved too!

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Coric takes the first set 7-6 (8-6)!

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Break point for Fed!

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Deuce. :lol:

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

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Coric is a game away from winning it!

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Coric beats Federer 7-6 (8-6) 3-6 6-2 to win Halle!

Fed. :lol:

He really wasn't with it for most of the tournament.

[Master Splinter]

Federer :haha:.

Xhaka overshadowing him.

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Cilic beat Djokovic 5-7 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 in the Queen's final.

Croatia :bow:.

Shocking few days for Serbia.

[Goonermerree]

Murray beat Wawrinka 6-1, 6-3 :blink:

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Muzza :bow:.

He plays Edmund next. :lol:

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Edmund beats Muzza 6-4 6-4.

Undisputed British number one. :bow:

[GP]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/45028602

:lol:

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Serena says that was due to learning her half-sister's killer had been freed. Hmmm.

Anyway, Nadal won in Montreal but retired from Cincinnati.

Djokovic v Federer in the Cincinnati final, again!

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Djokovic takes the first set 6-4, so that'll probably be that.

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Djokovic double faults on break point. :doh:

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Double fault and one going wide from Fed to give the break back.

Pub stuff at the moment.

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Djokovic wins 6-4 6-4.

Federer was bloody awful, Djokovic wasn't.

Djokovic has now won at all Masters events available.

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Laver Cup starts this evening (our time) in Chicago.

Really enjoyed this last year. No Nadal this time but Djokovic is there.

Fed and Djokovic in doubles maybe? What could possibly go wrong?

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Dimitrov v Tiafoe.

Edmund v Sock.

They're the first matches up.

Djokovic/Federer v Anderson/Sock on later. :lol:

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Giving this full-on hypefest in the stadium and they can't even get the video to play properly. :haha:

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Dimitrov beats Tiafoe 6-1 6-4.

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Zverev v Isner
Federer v Kyrgios are the first matches up today.

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Isner took the first set 6-3 but Zverev just took the second 7-6 (8-6).

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Zverev wins 3-6 7-6 (8-6) 10-7!

Europe leads 5-1 now. :rose:

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Fed breaks and leads 3-1 in the first set. :bow:

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Senilerer forgot to serve.

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Fed is serving for the first set.

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

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Utterly ridiculous from Federer. :bow:

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Federer breaks and leads 1-0 in the second set. :bow:

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McEnroe shouting at the umpire. :haha:

"I'm a father, you can't do this to me..." Maybe.

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Federer hammers Kyrgios 6-3 6-2! :bow:

Europe now leads 7-1. :rose:

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Anderson beat Djokovic. :lol:

Sock/Kyrgios beat Dimitrov/Goffin also.

It's 7-5 now.

Humble Fed has inserted himself in to the first two matches tonight. If he wins those, Europe wins it. :lol:

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Federer/Zverev took the first set 6-4 against Isner/Sock. :bow:

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In to the deciding tie-break.

Way too many tame fist pumps around.

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Isner/Sock win and Team World take the lead overall!

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Isner takes the first set 7-6 (7-5). Oh dear.

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Federer up the line. :bow:

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Fed with the flicked crosscourt backhand pass!

Two break points for the Old Man!

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Two aces. Deuce. :rolleyes:

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Isner holdss.

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Isner blows match point.

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Federer holds, 5-5. :bow:

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GOATerer somehow saves two match points.

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Oh Fed. :bow:

Set point now.

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Federer takes the second set 7-6 (8-6)! :bow:

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Fed up 3-0 in the deciding tie-break. :bow:

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Federer just dropped the Ashes.

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6-6 at the changeover. :sick:

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Three match points for Federer!

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What a volley from Isner to save one of them!

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Federer wins 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (8-6) 10-7!

What a match, what a tournament!!

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Europe now leads 10-8. One win away.

They just need to rely on Zverev against Anderson. :lol:

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Zverev won though!

Europe retained. :bow:

World. :lol:

Brexit. :lol:

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Shanghai Masters semi-finals:
Federer v Coric
Zverev v Djokovic

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Djokovic hammered Zverev 6-2 6-1.

Federer down a break on Coric.

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Coric takes the first set 6-4. :doh:

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Coric wins 6-4 6-4. It wasn't close really.

Old Man. :rose:

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Djokovic wins 6-3 6-4 in the final and his reign of terror continues.

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Old Man Fed is at home in the Basel 500 and no Djokovic to ruin everything this time.

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Fed beats Struff 6-3 7-5. :bow:

Simon or Gulbis next for him.

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Federer v Simon goes to a decider.

Fed has been horrible. :lol:

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Break point for the Old Man after a booming forehand.

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

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Simon breaks back. :lol:

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Federer wins 7-6 (7-1) 4-6 6-4!

Pub special. :haha:

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Fed beats Medvedev 6-1 6-4 and is in to the final. :bow:

He plays Copil. :unsure:

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Fed is down a break. :lol:

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Fed breaks back. :bow:

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Federer takes the first set 7-6 (7-5). :bow:

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Fed was a break down but now serves for the Championship!

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Championship point for this old git.

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Federer beats Copil 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 to win Basel for the 9th time and bring up his 99th career title. :bow:

Paris for the 100th. :pray:

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Federer v Djokovic today. :sick:

[Master Splinter]

Djokovic beats Federer 7-6 (8-6) 5-7 7-6 (7-3).

He'll play Khachanov in the final.

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And the reign of terror continues. :lol:

Come on Khachanov.

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Khachanov wins 7-5 6-4 to end the reign of terror! :bow:

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Nadal is out of WTF, needs ankle surgery.

That is hard to recover at any time, let alone at 32.

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Anderson beat Thiem 6-3 7-6 (12-10) in the first match at WTF.

Nishikori v Fed is on in an hour or so.

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This is on BBC2 and Sky.

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Nishikori pulls out a worldie to deny two set points.

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Tie-break time.

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Five set points for Nishikori. :doh:

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

Oh Fed.

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Fed breaks at the start of the second set. :bow:

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Nishikori breaks straight back. :rose:

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Nishikori wins.

Fed. :rose:

The end is nigh. :(

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Anderson beat Nishikori 6-0 6-1. :lol:

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Break point for the Old Man on Thiem!

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Saved. :rolleyes:

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Thiem held but has another break point to defend on his next service game.

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Fed breaks this time and leads 2-1 in the first set. :bow:

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Double break for the Old Man. :bow:

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Fed takes the first set 6-2. :scarf:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Begovic is a Nadaltard. :lol:

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Match point!

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Fed wins 6-2 6-3. :bow:

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Thiem beat Nishkori 6-4 6-1.

Old Man Fed just need one set against Anderson to qualify.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three break points for the Old Man!

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Anderson double faults to give it up to love!

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Anderson breaks straight back. :doh:

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Fed breaks to love again. :bow:

Will serve for the first set.

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Three break points for Anderson. :haha:

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All three saved. :scarf:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Set point for the Old Man!

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Federer takes the first set 6-4 and qualifies for the semi-finals. :scarf:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Federer breaks and leads 4-3 in the second set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Anderson serving to stay in the match.

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Two match points for Fed!

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Both of them saved. :doh:

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Third match point for Feed.

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Federer wins 6-4 6-3 to top the group! :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zverev beat Isner 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 and he'll face Federer in the first semi-final tomorrow.

Djokovic plays Cilic now but the group is wrapped up, he'll play Anderson tomorrow.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Federer v Zverev starts soon.

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Henman and Becker co-commentating for BBC :faint:

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Great point at the net.

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Ridiculous reactions from the Old Man.

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Federer serving to stay in the first set.