*Official* Tennis Thread

[SirBloody Idiot]

Simon to make a possible comeback?

Yeah, he's playing Michael Russell.

 

[howardj]

The French Open should be a beauty!

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Yeah, he's playing Michael Russell.

Haha, good one.

Also cheers to morgie for finding Schoorel's height. It did seem weird on pics.

 

[grecian]

Heather Watson won the final qualifying match at RG, so what, you may think but it's the first British woman to do it in 28 years, gawd we're **** at this game.

 

[vcs]

What happened to Laura Robson? She was quite a prospect at one point of time.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

What happened to Laura Robson? She was quite a prospect at one point of time.

Some patience would be good. She turned 17 this winter.

Played ITFs in the States this spring, with decent results. Nothing spectacular but she's building her rankings slowly.

 

[Jono]

Yeah when she was playing the Hopman Cup with Murray in 2010 she was 15 or something

 

[Jono]

Just saw Federer has Feliciano Lopez in the first round at Roland Garros.

Interesting.

 

[morgieb]

What happened to Laura Robson? She was quite a prospect at one point of time.

Robson's only a month older than I am. Like people said, have patience. Tennis is aging rapidly.

 

[morgieb]

Spoiler

lol, Cilic. RRH's is a ****ing hack, and you lose to him? Jeez.

 

[Jono]

Why the **** didn't I bet against Cilic like I thought to do. ****KKKKKKKKK.

Not that I thought he'd lose, but boy is he rubbish right now. And 1.08 or was just ridiculous odds on a guy who is **** on clay.

 

[shivfan]

Robson's only a month older than I am. Like people said, have patience. Tennis is aging rapidly.

She was hyped up by the British media far too early....

And her only claim to fame was winning junior Wimbledon. At the same, Watson won the junior US Open, and didn't get anywhere near the attention that Robson did.

So, where are they now? Watson's in the French, and Robson is not....

As for the men, Dustin Brown plays today....

 

[Jono]

Fed swatting away Lopez here.

Novak squashed De Bakker.

Berdych after being 2 sets up is now in the middle of a fifth with random Frenchman Stephane Robert.

 

[shivfan]

Pity about Keothavong losing, after taking the first set....

JMDP beat Karlovic in four, but the Croat entertained us with some S&V tennis on clay.

 

[Jono]

Oh dear, Berdych gone.

 

[shivfan]

Wins for Federer and Monfils....

Dustin Brown to take the court shortly.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

As for the men, Dustin Brown plays today....

One of my favourite German players.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Oh and **** me Berdych. His ranking is going to nosedive.

 

[shivfan]

One of my favourite German players.

He grew up near me when I lived in Montego Bay....

Dustin breaks for a 4-2 lead in the first set.

He takes the first set at three!

 

[PhoenixFire]

British womens tennis is so lolworthy.

Actually British Tennis bar Murray is just totally lolworthy.