*Official* Tennis Thread

[Jono]

Wtf Kvitova

 

[morgieb]

Wtf Kvitova

Li Na loses too! That means the past 4 GS champions are all out!

 

[Jono]

Jeez Cilic gave Tomic a spanking. Wonder if Cilic will be able to test Fed.

Also so good that Tommy Haas keeps winning!

 

[Jono]

Had a hunch Pennetta would beat Sharapova. Thoroughly likeable player is the Italian.

 

[grecian]

Gawd this haase-murray match has been poor after the first 10 games.

 

[Jono]

Murray down 6-7 2-5

He does this so often. He truly is **** to watch at times.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Eurosport shows Wawrinka-Young. It's a living argument for the fifth set tie-break. So much dire tennis.

 

[grecian]

Eurosport shows Wawrinka-Young. It's a living argument for the fifth set tie-break. So much dire tennis.

Trust me, can't be worse then this match.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Well I'm cheering for Dutch people in tennis, so I'm happy.

Young turned into a tennis player in the tie-break and won deservedly enough 7-1. Least bad player.

Also Nadal wins 6-2 against a player who can serve. Ominous signs.

 

[Jono]

Good on Donald Young. Talented player, just needs his dad to stop coaching him.

 

[Jono]

Predictably, after being 2 sets down Murray pulls his finger out. Playing a hell of a lot better now.

This is so much like his match with Troicki at the French Open this year (without the injury doubts).

 

[Jono]

Most predictable match ever. Murray's so good when he attacks, why the **** doesn't he do it more.

This Slam will be like all others for Murray. Will play defensively and **** vs. a mid-ranked player and go down a set or two. Will pull his finger out and win the match, get a good draw with a seed falling (Wawrinka) and then lose in the semi or final to one of Federer, Nadal or Djokovic when he can't afford to play **** for two sets.

Same ****, different day.

 

[Jono]

Haha 4-0 up in the 5th, Murray lets Haase get back into it at 4-4, and then breaks immediately to be 5-4 and serve for the match.

wac he is

 

[grecian]

Haha 4-0 up in the 5th, Murray lets Haase get back into it at 4-4, and then breaks immediately to be 5-4 and serve for the match.

wac he is

I'm not a fan of Murray, which is the qualification for this comment, but how horrendous was that match.

I'm not sure if they both went in with the game-plan of not giving the other guy much pace on the ball, hence the pitti-pat, yet most of the time they seemed to just lamely hit it in the net.

I've seen Murray launch incredible comebacks, and be brilliant for sets, but this was a cripple-fight.

 

[Jono]

Yeah it was ****house, but admit it was funny

Honestly I called that match predictable, but it sure as hell wasn't when he was 4-0 up in the 5th. Even I didn't think Murray would almost throw it away letting Haase get back to 4-4. Even at 5-4 he gave Haase break back points.

Then again he let Troicki go up a break in the 5th set back at the French and won. It's like he does it to players who he knows will chose, which is ****ing dangerous.

The worst thing about Murray is his desire to outlast players. Fair enough do that if you're David Ferrer and you've made a career of doing that. But when you have the game that Murray does, ****ing attack. Especially against mid-ranked players.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Some pretty interesting matches tonight - Fed/Cilic, Williams/Azarenka, Tsonga/Verdasco, Berdych/Tipsarevic. Also the prospect of Tommy Haas into the second week of a GS!

Also, Stosur has as good a chance as she'll ever get to make another GS final here.

 

[Jono]

Berdych retires. FFS so many retirements.

Meanwhile Fed leads Cilic 2 sets to 1.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Serena wiping the floor with Azarenka atm.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Serena wiping the floor with Azarenka atm.

She missed her three first serves and has then had 12/13 since. With five aces.

Monster.

 

[Jono]

Azarenka had to take that break point. Was there for the taking. Can't see her getting another opportunity in this 2nd set.