*Official* Tennis Thread

[Jono]

He better get out of it. Weather is cold lately.


Woooooooooooooow!

 

[Somerset]

Second set for Falla - wow, who would've picked that! Only watched for ten minutes as the Portugal game took precedence on my TV set but Federer looks very average from that short period...

 

[benchmark00]

ffs Falla injured.

Ride the white pony and get back out there.

 

[Jono]

Will be broke, but laugh very hard if Fed loses this.

 

[Somerset]

Just because Federer losing the first two sets against Fella isn't enough of a surprise, Davydenko's also down two sets against Kevin Anderson (ranking of 95) on court 1.

 

[Jono]

Not that much of a surprise. I got money on Anderson

Davydenko poor record on grass + coming back from injury.

 

[benchmark00]

Some ****ed up **** going on in sport tonight.

Portugal 7-0.
Federer 2-0 down.
Afridi 120 odd off 60 odd.

Half expecting West Coast to name Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls for next rounds match.

 

[Somerset]

Not that much of a surprise. I got money on Anderson

Davydenko poor record on grass + coming back from injury.

Ah right, hadn't followed his form TBH.

3 break points for Falla...make that 2...1...deuce, much better from Roger. Odds on Roger temporarily suspended at the NZ TAB, Falla at $1.60. Edit: Odds all over the place, Falla now back out to $2.45.

 

[benchmark00]

C'mon, finish him!

 

[benchmark00]

Why play a drop shot ffs.

 

[Goughy]

What a point!

I hope Federer can find a way to take this to 5 sets.

 

[benchmark00]

Reckon that's the turning point. My money's on Fed to break here.

 

[Flyonthewall]

Come on Falla! Let's go for the straight sets here, almost certainly his best chance of the win. Would be unbelievably awesome if he could.

 

[benchmark00]

Can't help but feel that failing to break Fed when he had a chance will haunt Falla for the rest of his life.

 

[Flyonthewall]

Drat it. Falla will probably think that he missed four match points there. Still, hopefully he'll keep with and get a similar chance in the next set.

 

[Jono]

Haha the universe just could not allow Federer to lose in straight sets.

Falla had his chances. He will probably falla part now (pun fully intended)

I'm off to sleep boys. Tax Law exam tomorrow.

Hopefully I wake up with a Fed win and be richer. But if I don't, lol to the max.

 

[Somerset]

Falla way out to $4.75 now - telling 5 minutes for Roger, have to back him from here.

 

[Bobisback]

I guess this makes sense. You just dont come back from losing to Hewitt. Would have been a huge mental hit.

 

[Somerset]

Gosh, Falla 2-0 up in the fourth - pressure on Roger to hold now, and starts with a double fault. This is crazy stuff - odds basically even.

 

[Bobisback]

Tempted to unload on Falla if Federer breaks back here.