*Official* Tennis Thread

[Johnners]

haha Quality rant there Simon.

Frothing already waiting for Roddick vs. Federer tbh

 

[pasag]

Pretty excited about tonight's game itbt.

 

[Simon]

Roddick is playing ok, i guess whats worrying for him is the fact he's had his serve broken twice in the opening set and thats supposed to be his weapon.

 

[Simon]

and a third time in the first game of the second set, Roddick is rattled big time.

 

[Johnners]

time for the A-Rod's comeback........... CARN ANDY (please)

 

[_Ed_]

Federer 5-0 in the second set, incredible stuff.

 

[pasag]

Excitement quickly evaporates.

 

[Simon]

We all know Federer can play but this is astounding. Roddick is supposed to be in career best form and hes just not in the ballpark tonight. If this is how Federer is gonna play this year i wonder if anyone can beat him given that Nadal is looking mortal...

 

[pasag]

6-0 in the second....jeeeez.

 

[_Ed_]

And now up a break in the third. Going to be hard for Roddick to even take it to a fourth from here.

 

[pasag]

I think one of the topics in the similar thread section below sums it up perfectly:

"Massacre this Australian summer"

 

[_Ed_]

Roddick wins a game at last after 11 in a row.

 

[Simon]

he's still got one more match to breeze through yet...

 

[_Ed_]

I think Roddick's being a bit overly optimistic in changing his shirt.

 

[Simon]

Probably just trying to draw out the match to give his sponsors some decent air time....

 

[pasag]

Haha what a rant there.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

This is why tennis is **** to watch. For all the beautiful shots he plays, pretty much everything is a forgone conclusion before it starts. What's the point of watching if you already know the ending.

 

[Johnners]

agreed.... as good a player as he is.... he needs an injury or something for a year, to make it interesting

 

[pasag]

All over, faaar out.

 

[Simon]

This is why tennis is **** to watch. For all the beautiful shots he plays, pretty much everything is a forgone conclusion before it starts. What's the point of watching if you already know the ending.

its never a foregone conclusion but hes unbeatable when hes at his best, there will come a time when he has a form slump, but really its up to the other players to lift their game, too many players go on the court beaten at the start of the match...