*Official* Tennis Thread

[SirBloody Idiot]

Ball takes first set again Verdasco to a breaker.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

And takes out the first set with an ace!

He's playing really well, and looked very calm in that tiebreaker.

 

[_Ed_]

Han takes the second set! Didn't see that one coming after she failed to hold serve in the entire first set.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

If possible, Stosur is worse mentally than Dokic

 

[Johnners]

Wow, according to the live-tracker, 49 winners already for Ball!?!!

 

[Johnners]

If possible, Stosur is worse mentally than Dokic

Don't think she's as mentally week personally, just in woeful form atm.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Wow, according to the live-tracker, 49 winners already for Ball!?!!

This is real trouble for Verdasco. Ball is striking the ball very well (but with the errors you'd expect when he's racking up the winners). Saved four break points before being broken then, but broke straight back to be level at 5-5.

 

[Simon]

Looking at the stats its not hard to see why Ball is staying with him, obviously being the far more agressive of the two and trying to make things happen, he has 53 winners and 27 unforced errors compared to Verdasco's 23 winners and only 8 unforced errors.

 

[Jono]

Oh man, Ball just lost it in that 3rd set when serving to stay in the match. Too many forehand errors.

Will be tough from here.

By the way, how cool is his name?

Anyway he played well against Roddick a few weeks ago, but 5 sets is so tough to be on consistently.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Oh man, Ball just lost it in that 3rd set when serving to stay in the match. Too many forehand errors.

Will be tough from here.

By the way, how cool is his name?

Anyway he played well against Roddick a few weeks ago, but 5 sets is so tough to be on consistently.

Played awesome in that Verdasco service game, but down 0-30 here. Making it tough for himself

 

[Jono]

Great effort Ball. Good to see, but Verdasco did well to hold him off.

Andreev serving for the first set vs. Roger! He was down a break!

Do it Andreev so I can bet on Roger!!!!!

 

[Dydl]

And there goes the first set.

 

[Anil]

federer just lost the 1st set! damn!

 

[Jono]

Epic hitting from Igor!

Such an inconsistent player, but **** he played well there.

Surely Roger will regroup. Unless this is another match like he had with Berdych last year or Tipsarevic the year before

 

[Jono]

ROGGGGEER!

Breaks immediately in the second set after I got on. Phew.

 

[Dydl]

Interesting match this, for Federer. Bit frustrating to watch.

 

[Jono]

Entertaining tennis. Loving it so far.

Andrev having set points but Roger breaks back. What a champeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen.

 

[Dydl]

What a comeback from Federer. Should have lost the set so many times on Andreev's serve, but stayed in it. Legend.

 

[Simon]

Typical Andreev here, when watching him against the top players you'd swear he should be top 10 or 15 in the world, get him against 100 in the world and he looks like a social hacker.

 

[Jono]

Lol Robredo. You annoying hack.