*Official* Tennis Thread

[Jono]

Swear to God Gonzalez is an overrated hack.





Had to get that off my chest.

 

[Simon]

hes decent but hes performed above his ability in the last 12 months, much like another first round loser James Blake...

 

[Jono]

ARGH! I had a feeling Vliegen would beat Gasquet today, or at least have a chance. Have withdrawn all my internet betting acc money to buy some birthday gifts, so wanted to hit a TAB today to place a little on him. Was paying well over $5, which was ridiculously generous. My mate wouldn't let me because he didn't want to be late, and Vliegen goes and smashes Gasquet in 3 sets.

****'s sake.

 

[The_Bunny]

Anyone else see the Hewitt - Gaudio Match last night? Awesome stuff

 

[Simon]

ARGH! I had a feeling Vliegen would beat Gasquet today, or at least have a chance. Have withdrawn all my internet betting acc money to buy some birthday gifts, so wanted to hit a TAB today to place a little on him. Was paying well over $5, which was ridiculously generous. My mate wouldn't let me because he didn't want to be late, and Vliegen goes and smashes Gasquet in 3 sets.

****'s sake.

Vliegen = gun, dunno how many more times i need to say it before he plays to his potential for more than two matches in a row...

 

[Simon]

Anyone else see the Hewitt - Gaudio Match last night? Awesome stuff

i actually thought it was a bit of a let down, kinda like a crap game of footy that finishes within a couple of points, sure the end is good but everything leading up is just boring.
Neither guy really played that great imo, hewitt was ordinary in the first two sets and gaudio rubbish in the next three, the sheer fact it went five sets people are raving about it...

 

[Jono]

If Djokovic goes out today, (and possibly Hewitt too, he's a set down but that often means nothing with him) Nadal is literally going to waltz into the final. His draw is opening up amazingly if these two lose, or even just one of them, and its not like Raf needed an easy draw anyway.

 

[The_Bunny]

If Djokovic goes out today, (and possibly Hewitt too, he's a set down but that often means nothing with him) Nadal is literally going to waltz into the final. His draw is opening up amazingly if these two lose, or even just one of them, and its not like Raf needed an easy draw anyway.

Hewitt still in but he has had two tough matches, just hope he holds up enough to give Nadal a good contest

 

[Jono]

Well Djokovic ended up winning in 5 sets, Hewitt in 4.

Nadal/Hewitt could be good, but he's had much more court time than Nadal. And I think Raf may just plan on moving him left, right, back and forward all day.

 

[Jono]

Raf absolutely murdering Hewitt. This is fun.

 

[Simon]

i thought Lleyton would do better than he did...

 

[The_Bunny]

i thought Lleyton would do better than he did...

He was good in the third set but **** in the first two

 

[Jono]

Probably could have taken the third set, considering he was 4-2 up in the tie-break but he made unforced errors at the wrong time, and then Nadal just fought back like the gun he is.

Tonight's matches will be interesting. Davy vs. Canas should be good IMO.

 

[Simon]

goddamn i hate davydenko, would someone just bloody beat him already...

 

[alternative]

Haha Hewitt got murdered in that game tho i wasn't expecting anything different. Anyone how is Federer playing like? Does he look like he will win the French Open this year?

 

[Jono]

He can, he's playing good tennis. But I imagine he won't.

 

[Jono]

Robredo just smashed Federer in the 2nd set, taking it 6-1.

Carn Robredo!

 

[alternative]

Awesome.

 

[Jono]

Bah.

Federer flicked a switch, and Robredo had no chance.

 

[Anil]

the way the williams sisters bitch after losing is really pathetic.... you hear different versions of "she didn't win, i lost" after each loss....