US Open 2011

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three match points for Nadal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nadal wins 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-2.

[Master Splinter]

Nadal :bow:.

The quality of the last two sets was superb.

Nadal is Djokovic's bitch at the moment, he should have let Murray win tbf.

[Master Splinter]

Serena v Wozniacki coming up.

Serena should have no problems.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

ahh well Murray lost to Nadal again........roll on the next time

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Serena won 6-2 6-4. :lol:

[Rors]

I was hoping for a Murray final here, if only so I could drag out the White, George and Montgomerie pictures again. Bowing out in a semi-final just doesn't cut it as far as 'b******g it goes'...

As for Wozniacki...World Number One.. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bobby George. :bow:

Not long until he graces our screens once more.

[Master Splinter]

Stosur :rose:.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Stosur :rose:.

Same goes for wazniaki World no 1 my ass

[Cripps_orig]

GB dude wins the boys US open

[Rors]

Congrats to him!

Williams - Stosur about to get going. And it's "final" Greg, not "finals".

[Master Splinter]

All Yanks say "finals".

It's sickening, like most Americanisms.

He's not a Yank, but still.

[Master Splinter]

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/55300000/jpg/_55300119_55300118.jpg

British tennis :bow:.

He could live up to Boggers' legacy yet.

Great trophy :lol:.

[Rors]

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/55300000/jpg/_55300119_55300118.jpg

British tennis :bow:.

He could live up to Boggers' legacy yet.

Great trophy :lol:.

You can never have enough paperweights. In fact it looks like the 'prize' you'd get at the end of The Crystal Maze.

Stosur up a break.. :popcorn:

[Cripps_orig]

The Crystal Maze :bow:

Richard O'Brien :bow:

He was awesome in Flash Gordon as well tbh

The show died when he left and that full haired cunt was the host

[Rors]

All Yanks say "finals".

It's sickening, like most Americanisms.

He's not a Yank, but still.

Yup. It is not AFAIK a naturalis(z)ed Brit-via-Mountievilleism though, but I could be wrong..

[Rors]

The Crystal Maze :bow:

Richard O'Brien :bow:

He was awesome in Flash Gordon as well tbh

The show died when he left and that full haired cunt was the host

"Will you start the fans please!!"

--

Two successive days now where the thread plays host to early-90s nostalgia. Looking forward to the Maastricht Treaty discussion tomorrow :popcorn:

[Marc Overmars]

+1 on the The Crystal Maze. :bow:

As good as it gets for gameshows tbh.

[Master Splinter]

You can never have enough paperweights. In fact it looks like the 'prize' you'd get at the end of The Crystal Maze.



I'd prefer the Blankety Blank chequebook and pen.

[GP]

You have a Blankety Blank chequebook and face.

[Cripps_orig]

Back on topic

Stosur serves for the first set at 5-2

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Stosur.

[Cripps_orig]

And she does it

6-2

As good as it will prob get for her

[Rors]

Cue the tantrum soon surely..

[Master Splinter]

The Crystal Maze :bow:

Richard O'Brien :bow:



The Rocky Horror Picture Show :bow:.

Still probably the biggest mindfuck ever. David Lynch still hasn't matched it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Another line judge to be threatened with their life?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The Rocky Horror Picture Show :bow:.

Still probably the biggest mindfuck ever. David Lynch still hasn't matched it.

Watch Lynch's short films. :wacko:

[Master Splinter]

Two successive days now where the thread plays host to early-90s nostalgia. Looking forward to the Maastricht Treaty discussion tomorrow :popcorn:

My Action Replay was to unlock all the extras in Smash Bros. Melee because the challenge mode was evil.

So early 2000s tbf.

[Cripps_orig]

WTF Serena?

Shouting out mid point

[Cripps_orig]

And the point has gone to Stosur meaning she breaks

:popcorn:

Line judges :rose:

[Cripps_orig]

The crowd booing but it was the right call and i want Serena to win so no bias here

[Master Splinter]

Watch Lynch's short films. :wacko:

Lost Highway is probably the scariest film ever.

[Cripps_orig]

What a point by Stosur

Still 15-40 on her serve though

Womens Tennis :bow:

[Master Splinter]

If Stosur wins this :lol:.

Has Serena been completely shocking?

[Cripps_orig]

Serena breaks back

She was pumped up for that after the way she lost the previous game.

Could be the turning point

[Rors]

Break-back. Great point to bring it up.

Lurking around the baseline waiting for opponent to make a mistake, which of course sums up most women's tennis since 'Fraulein Forehand' came along :pal:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lost Highway is probably the scariest film ever.

Ah Lost Highway, one of those films I thought I understood but then I thought about it a bit more and suddenly realised: WTF?

[Syn]

"Last time I checked we're still in America!"

Roffle. She's so black.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

"You're out of control", "You're unattractive inside", "Don't even look at me".

Serena. :haha:

What an idiot.

[Master Splinter]

Serena is a complete bitch really.

But most great sports people are.

Apart from Nadal and Federer :bow:.

[Rors]

"A code violation for expressing my opinion". Even Mac didn't think of that one!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stosur has been training with Djokovic I think.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Break point for Stosur!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stosur breaks and leads 4-3 in the second set!

:dance:

[Rors]

:good:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Serena is serving to stay in the Championship. Hopeully she doesn't and the WTA come out to remind her of the suspended erm suspension she has.

[Rors]

The real question now is will Serena go to shake the umpire's hand then yank him out of his chair?

[Marc Overmars]

Serena. :wave:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two Championship points!

[Rors]

Richard Williams there cooking up yet another conspiracy theory I shouldn't wonder..

[McNamara That Ghost...]

One Championship point remaining.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deuce.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adv. Djoko- I mean Stosur.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stosur wins it 6-2 6-3! :bow:

Serena. :haha:

Bye.

[Rors]

Yes!

[Rors]

No handshake. Pathetic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

She's nodding and saying something to herself I think. Weirdo.

[Master Splinter]

Serena :haha: :haha:.

Stosur :bow:.

I don't think even Nostradamus and Mystic Meg's lovechild saw this coming.

Serena deserves it for being a silly, graceless bitch for most of her career, despite being a great player.

[Rors]

"I never complain" :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Serena with the heel turn. :bow:

[Rors]

"If a player is hindered in playing the point by a deliberate act of the opponent(s), the player shall win the point"

ITF Rule 26 :bow:

[Rors]

Serena with the heel turn. :bow:

Clearly a very 'smart' crowd in New York...

[Master Splinter]

Bigger shock than Greece winning the Euros tbf.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Clearly a very 'smart' crowd in New York...

Bizarro Crowd...Wait until they get to Chicago. :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Serena's interview now. :lol:

[Rors]

"I had fun" :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Serena knows it isn't an awards ceremony right? :unsure:

[Rors]

Kuznets-who-va getting a namecheck.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sky are apologising for Serena - because she said it ultimately didn't matter, maybe it shouldn't be made as too much of an issue. :blink:

[Master Splinter]

So predictions for tomorrow?

Djokovic in four.

What say you?

[Rors]

Djoko in very close straight-sets..

[Cripps_orig]

Missed the closing stages of the match

Did Serena say anything about the controversy?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nadal in five. I don't really believe that but everyone else has already gone for Djokovic so there's no fun if I just say him in four, also.

[Cripps_orig]

Is the final on the same time the womens was?

Cba watching Tennis during the day

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sky's programme starts at 9pm BST.

[Thierrymon]

Woooohooo go Stosur! Serena showing the world what an idiot she is.....again.

[KESSLER]

Nadal in 4

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Missed the closing stages of the match

Did Serena say anything about the controversy?

If she did they never showed it on the sky sports news. She did say something about her loosing herself in the final.

But all in all she behaved badly even if she was Peanilsed . which i not even sure the what happend.

She needs to learn how to behave like Venus tbh always gracefull

[Cripps_orig]

She wasnt

[Master Splinter]

Are most of the Tennis Clique present?

Well me, Maccy, Ach and Charlie. Wengerbabies and Rors are semi-permanent members. MO and Syn are on trial.

Were there any others who used to be ever-presents before my time?

[Cripps_orig]

Adzz

[Master Splinter]

Serena charged just $2000.

:haha:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

She wasnt

I know she was not robbed i meant Peanilised

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Are most of the Tennis Clique present?

Well me, Maccy, Ach and Charlie. Wengerbabies and Rors are semi-permanent members. MO and Syn are on trial.

Were there any others who used to be ever-presents before my time?

Loving tennis more then footie right now tbh

[Cripps_orig]

No Becker in the pundit box/balcony/stage etc

[Marc Overmars]

Are most of the Tennis Clique present?

Well me, Maccy, Ach and Charlie. Wengerbabies and Rors are semi-permanent members. MO and Syn are on trial.

Were there any others who used to be ever-presents before my time?

I should be on from after 10.30 to watch. :tiphat:

[Cripps_orig]

Slight delay

Rafa isnt ready

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Players are on court now.

[Cripps_orig]

Hoping this is over by midnight

Come on Rafa

[Rors]

Here I be :tiphat:

Djoko in three says Crofty :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Great couple of points already

Could be a classic in the making here

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic showing again he is the only guy that can hit through Nadal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brilliant backhand from Nadal to hold serve. Not a bad start. :lol:

[Master Splinter]

I should be on from after 10.30 to watch. :tiphat:

I was right to put you on trial tbf.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Break point for Nadal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nadal breaks and leads 2-0 in the first set.

[Rors]

Never doubted him

[Master Splinter]

Loving tennis more then footie right now tbh

:gp:

Tennis will always be better because it's purely sport; no amount of money can determine the outcome.

Football :haha:.

[Cripps_orig]

Nadal breaks

2-0

Djokovic :lol:

Stick to being shit pre 2011, leave the slams to the world class players who have shown it year in and year out

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three break points for Djokovic. What a beast.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two break points remaining.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

One break point remaining.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic breaks back!

Cripps. :doh:

[Rors]

Nadal? Finished.

:unsure:

[Master Splinter]

Ach :doh:.

[Cripps_orig]

Djokovic breaks back

Nadal :lol:

Stick to being good in the past.

Leave the slams to the good players of the here and now

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a shot from Nadal. Two break points for him.

[Master Splinter]

Awesome.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

One break point remaining.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deuce.

[Rors]

We could be talking 'epic' here. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adv. Nadal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deuce. Another ace from Djokovic. :blink:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

96mph winner from Djokovic. :wacko:

[Cripps_orig]

How many times does Djokovic bounce the ball before serving ffs?

Hurry up

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-2. Four brilliant games, half an hour gone nearly. :lol:

[Rors]

How many times does Djokovic bounce the ball before serving ffs?

Hurry up

Giving as good as he gets on that one, what with Terry Griffiths at the other end.

[Cripps_orig]

Looks like we're in for the long haul

4 games in 28 minutes

25 of those minutes Djokovic bouncing the ball

[Master Splinter]

Almost half an hour for four games.

I think Nadal had beaten Roddick by now the other day.

[Rors]

Nadal cooks up a park-clearing-quality double fault :wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

OMG.

:haha:

[Rors]

Sweet merciful crap what a point that was

:bow:

[Master Splinter]

:bow:

[Master Splinter]

This is pretty good tbf.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adv. Djokovic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a point, Djokovic breaks and leads 3-2. :bow:

He is insanely good now.

[Master Splinter]

:haha:

Ridiculously brilliant.

[Rors]

And there's another break for Djoko. That whipped-crosscourt-forehand is "almost unplayable"

[Cripps_orig]

What a point

Djokovic breaks 3-2

I assume these 2 will be part of the Masters at the O2 later on this year?

Might have to get tickets for that

[Master Splinter]

Federer v Nadal, Wimbledon 2008 is looking over it's shoulder......

[Cripps_orig]

Federer v Nadal, Wimbledon 2008 is looking over it's shoulder......

The 2009 final was just as good tbh

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Federer v Nadal, Wimbledon 2008 is looking over it's shoulder......

I thought the first four sets of the Australian Open 2009 were better. Fifth set was shit though tbf. For that reason Wimbledon 2008 is the best.

Honourable mention to Wimbledon 2007 though. :bow:

[Rors]

The 2009 final was just as good tbh

The quality was better in 2008, but 2009 had the "bloody 'ell" factor. Plus I got to see all of the latter and didn't spend the first two-and-a-half-sets listening to it in a marquee outside work in the pissing rain.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic leads 4-2.

[Rors]

Nadal clearly got $2000 to burn...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nadal is telling the umpire he's ugly inside, in Spanish. :good:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three break points for Djokovic. Ridiculous.

[Rors]

Djoko in exhibition mode here..

[Master Splinter]

Djokovic taking the piss.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two break points remaining.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

One break point remaining.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic breaks and will serve for the first set. What a player. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Djokovic :bow:.

[Cripps_orig]

Murray probably glad he lost to Nadal now.

Had he won, id reckon we'd see a 6-0 6-0 6-0 to Djokovic.

Nadal had to be brilliant just to win 2 games in that set

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fucking hell. :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Five Live were covering the QPR v Newcastle game rather than this for the last hour :lol:.

Yet another shocker from the Beeb.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic takes the first set 6-2.

:bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Boris is there.

:scarf:

[Master Splinter]

Almost perfection from Djokovic.

[Rors]

Boris is there.

:scarf:

:bow:

Give us a "cloud seven" Boris!

[Master Splinter]

Boris is there.

:scarf:

Complete with his "very much so" line.

:scarf:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:bow:

Give us a "cloud seven" Boris!

:lol:

Not sure why they had to send him to the roof though.

[Master Splinter]

:lol:

What a rally.

[Master Splinter]

Djokovic :lol:.

Awful smasher.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three break points for Nadal.

[Cripps_orig]

3 break points Nadal

Come on Rafa

[Master Splinter]

Three break points for Nadal.

[Rors]

Triple break point - wth is going on?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two break points remaining.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

One break point remaining. I think Nadal might have hit that one a bit too hard.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nadal breaks and leads 2-0 in the second set.

[Master Splinter]

Nadal breaks :bow:.

2-0.

[Rors]

Nadal does get the break.

[Cripps_orig]

Nadal breaks

What a shot for the winner

Now hold your serve ffs

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That is insane defence from Djokovic.

[Cripps_orig]

Rafa :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a point!

:bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Best point of the match

[Rors]

This is getting silly now :lol:

[Master Splinter]

:haha:

:bow: :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Break point for Djokovic.

[Master Splinter]

What a forehand from Djokovic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deuce. :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Brutal is a gross understatement.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bloody hell Djokovic.

[Cripps_orig]

Great return there

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That's three times Nadal has Adv. and three times Djokovic has completely nailed the return.

[Master Splinter]

Yet another blistering return.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adv. Djokovic.

[Master Splinter]

Nadal must be losing the will to live.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deuce. Good point from Nadal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adv. Djokovic. What?

[Rors]

They've got the clock in the corner for this game....

Another Deuce

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deuce. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adv. Djokovic. Nadal was everywhere round the court bar the umpires chair.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deuce. Someone shoot the idiots in the crowd.

[Rors]

So it goes...

[Marc Overmars]

Some of these returns from Djok are insane. I thought Muzza was good against strong servers but this guy is just on another level.

The one vs Fed in the semi. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adv. Djokovic. Again.

[Rors]

Break point #472791 for Djoko in this game

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deuce. :haha:

[Rors]

This is unbelievable.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Double fault from Nadal. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nadal is turning heel.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic breaks! What a point!!!!

[Rors]

What on Earth am I watching here?
:bow: :bow:

[Master Splinter]

:haha:

I think Nadal might commit suicide.

[Marc Overmars]

That was a bit good.

[Rors]

Nadal is turning heel.

The Loaded Tennis Racket Of Doom! (TM - Scott Keith)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The Loaded Tennis Racket Of Doom! (TM - Scott Keith)

Jim Cornette. :bow:

Love service from Djokovic. 2-2.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-30.

Djokovic. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nadal gets some help from the net - he needed it, that was 0-40 there otherwise.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two break points for Djokovic. Good god.

[Rors]

There's that whipped-return again. Holy macro.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And Djokovic breaks from a double fault. 3-2 he leads.

Nadal. :rose:

[Rors]

Nadal serves up a double-fault :doh:

Where's that fork....?

[Master Splinter]

Nadal :rose: ?

[Marc Overmars]

Djokovic returns like those unplayable shots you can do on Wii Tennis with a quick flick of the controller.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic returns like those unplayable shots you can do on Wii Tennis with a quick flick of the controller.

:haha:

Wii Tennis. :bow:

[Rors]

Nadal giving it some more lip again.

With apologies to January 2009: "He's cracking oop/He's cracking oop/He's cracking/Rafa's cracking oop!"

[Cripps_orig]

Nadal probably thinking "now i know how all the others that i play against feel like"

[Master Splinter]

Djokovic returns like those unplayable shots you can do on Wii Tennis with a quick flick of the controller.

Top Spin risk shots :bow:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4-2 Djokovic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Top Spin risk shots :bow:.

Right trigger on the xbox. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

If Nadal hadn't been killed by Djokovic after five previous final defeats, this could be the final nail.

:rose:

[Rors]

Right trigger on the xbox. :bow:

'Taunt' buttons :bow: ( :doh: )

[Master Splinter]

Right trigger on the xbox. :bow:

Sampras risk shot serves :bow:.

(I can't control them properly during a rally :ninja:).

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That half volley that Djokovic can do on the backhand is :wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deuce on Nadal's serve again. Poor git.

[Rors]

Sampras risk shot serves :bow:.

(I can't control them properly during a rally :ninja:).

Reminds me of Pete Sampras Tennis for the Mega Drive. The only tennis 'video game' before or since that featured a specific crowd chant - "Hoey Hoey...Hoey Hoey!"

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adv. Djokovic.

:rose:

[Cripps_orig]

Reminds me of Pete Sampras Tennis for the Mega Drive. The only tennis 'video game' before or since that featured a specific crowd chant - "Hoey Hoey...Hoey Hoey!"

Loved that game

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deuce. We've been here before...

[Rors]

Sounds like we have a Flushing Meadows Shrieker in attendance...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic with one of the weakest shots ever in to the net. :lol:

Adv. Nadal. Hope he holds tbf.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deuce again. :doh:

[Cripps_orig]

Hope that fan is kicked out

What a cunt

[Master Splinter]

Reminds me of Pete Sampras Tennis for the Mega Drive. The only tennis 'video game' before or since that featured a specific crowd chant - "Hoey Hoey...Hoey Hoey!"

There's a crazy bint in Top Spin who shouts out "Come on PETEY!!!!"

Is she still around in the sequels?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Idiots in the crowd. I think Nadal and Djokovic both want to go up to the crowd and kick them out.

Nadal held.

[Rors]

Djoko does the Kinect Sports 'acclaim' thing again, although this 'ironically' :lol:

[Rors]

There's a crazy bint in Top Spin who shouts out "Come on PETEY!!!!"

Is she still around in the sequels?

I only know that game from the Topspin run. They've got a lot to live up to: "Go on Grosjean, Go on!"

[KESSLER]

Nadal is getting fucked up

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fleming and Petchey are doing their best to talk up Nadal's chances.

[Rors]

Nadal gets himself a break point....

[Cripps_orig]

Nadal breaks

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4-4. :o

[Rors]

Oh, that Nadal! :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Fleming and Petchey :bow:.

They know their shit tbf.

[Rors]

Persie_Official Robin van Persie
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:good:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two break points for Djokovic. :rolleyes:

[Rors]

:doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic breaks and will serve for the second set. Unbelievable.

[Cripps_orig]

Djokovic serves for the 2nd set

[Rors]

And in the end Nadal puts one so wide even the Bryans would just turn to each other and laugh..

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two set points for Djokovic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jesus christ. Djokovic takes the second set 6-4. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

:blink:

That was a brilliant return by Nadal but what a shot from Djokovic

Wow

[Master Splinter]

Djokovic :bow:.

Croft could be spot-on.......