*Official* Tennis Thread

[vcs]

Federer doesn't play a 1000 point Monte Carlo Masters, but plays a 250 point tournament in Portugal?

Smacks of a reaction to his Gulbis loss to me, and knowing he needs more clay court practice to me. Will be interesting to see how he goes.

Nah, he made his schedule that way from the beginning. He announced it at the start of the season. He sure needs all the match-play he can gets at this stage though.

He only turned up at the last minute in Monte Carlo in 2009 as well, due to sponsor commitments.

 

[Jono]

Ah fair enough.

Well I just got on him to win the thing. If he can't beat Ljubicic, Garcia Lopez and Monfils (his only real threat) he can gagf

 

[Jono]

Serena choke vs. Jankovic

 

[Jono]

Come on Fed, don't lose to Montanes.

 

[Jono]

Something seriously wrong with Federer.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Stunning result.

Meanwhile, Novak withdraws from Madrid and Cilic escapes with a win against Baghdatis and I make money as a result!

 

[Jono]

You bet on Cilic on clay?

I guess he's made the final so it's worked out, but he's pretty inconsistent on the dirt. So is Marcos though!

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

You bet on Cilic on clay?

I guess he's made the final so it's worked out, but he's pretty inconsistent on the dirt. So is Marcos though!

Don't rate Baghdatis on the surface, and I think his win over Kohlschreiber inflated Cilic's odds enough for me to have a go.

 

[Jono]

I had money on Marcos on that match. Not because I thought he was any good, but because Kohlschreiber at 1.20 is always ridiculous. The man is as inconsistent as they come.

 

[Anil]

Something seriously wrong with Federer.

never thought i'd say this...but losing interest in tennis except for the majors...outside of nadal, don't see anyone in that stratosphere coming up...and who knows how long nadal's knees will last?

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

I had money on Marcos on that match. Not because I thought he was any good, but because Kohlschreiber at 1.20 is always ridiculous. The man is as inconsistent as they come.

Well I took a Youzhny/Montanes multi last night at $2.52 and dodged a bullet I think. Montanes gave up a 5-2 lead in the second set, and I thought he was in real strife after that.

 

[Jono]

Nice bet.

Yeah Monatanes came back from the dead.

 

[Jono]

ALMAGRO TAKES THE FIRST SET VS. NADAL IN THE MADRID SEMI



Oh my Lord











OH MY LORD!


Just put my house on Rafa. Let's hope I'm not homeless!






RAFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Come back please.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Looks a sure thing now.

What'd you have on him?

 

[Jono]

Just under 1k on him at the end of the first set at odds of 1.45.

Happy

Nadal went out to 2.00 when he was down 2 brk points in the second set.

 

[Jono]

Fed vs. Ferrer coming up.

Fed is 10-0. Let's see if he can give us a Rafa vs. Fed final like last year.

 

[Jono]

Lol @ Spanish fans cheering Federer double faulting.

So dog. Oh so dog.

 

[Jono]

Roger beats Ferrer.

Had break point over Rafa in the final on Rafa's first service game, gives a soft point away on Nadal's 2nd serve, and Rafa immediately breaks Roger after that.

2-1 Rafa up with a break

 

[Jono]

Nadal just can't put Roger away here. Leads 6-4 4-4 but should have won by now. Keeps getting broken back.

 

[Anil]

give the french to nadal and be done with it...the men's singles result a foregone conclusion...