*Official* Tennis Thread

[biased indian]

is there any play on sunday???

 

[superkingdave]

is there any play on sunday???

nope not enough rain

 

[Anil]

Taylor Dent, the most underrated tennis player going around IMO, has just gotten through in straight sets and will take on Hewitt in the third round. That will be a great match. Dent is the true no. 1 volleyer in tennis today, so it shall be an interesting battle.

what has he done so far to be rated?

 

[sledger]

Thats so rude towards Tim,after all he has to go through...the weight of pressure and the expectations...

expectations of what exactly? i dont think most expect him to get oast the 3rd round, let alone get to the final, and he didnt even achieve that.

 

[kendall]

I just dont see why i should support tim because he is brittish. Brittian is not a good country at being patriotic as it is just either embarrisng or self councious usualy both and for some reason wimbeldon just shows this in its extreme.

 

[sledger]

i must say that sums things up rather nicely.

 

[Mister Wright]

Yes he does...he does not remain in top 5 or top 10 ATP rankings for so long for nothing

It was a joke mate, calm down, lol.

But Wimbledon is his tournament, and he's had so many chances to win it.

 

[Jono]

Murray dominating Nalbandian at the moment. He's taken the first set, and is 3-0 up in teh second. Amazing. Henman Hill is full.

 

[luckyeddie]

Murray dominating Nalbandian at the moment. He's taken the first set, and is 3-0 up in teh second. Amazing. Henman Hill is full.

2-0 in sets, but 0-2 in the third

 

[Anil]

2-0 in sets, but 0-2 in the third

and murray is gone in 5....

 

[luckyeddie]

and murray is gone in 5....

I didn't see any of it - just had the score feed while I was writing. Was it pressure, tiredness or just his opponent raising his game?

 

[superkingdave]

I didn't see any of it - just had the score feed while I was writing. Was it pressure, tiredness or just his opponent raising his game?

He was knackered, the first two games of the 3rd set he put effort in, when he lost them he let that set go and went for it in the fourth - iirc he had break point at 4-4, he was out of it in the 5th

 

[Anil]

I didn't see any of it - just had the score feed while I was writing. Was it pressure, tiredness or just his opponent raising his game?

he was exhausted by the fourth and was just hanging on because of the adrenalin rush fuelled by the crowd.....i think it was a combination of his lack of experience and physical conditioning along with nalbandian's superior experience in long matches.....

 

[Jono]

Nalbandian really is brilliant when it comes to 5 sets. He very rarely goes down in 3, and some of the shots he was playing in that fifth set were amazing. I thought he may have been gone in the 4th when he was down a break, but he broke back beautifully and then broke Murray again. Great fight back.

Good effort from young Murray, like the commentators I'm not sure I'm a fan of him getting the crowd to cheer when his opponent makes an error. Anyway glad to see one of my favourites make it to the round of 16. Plus Nalbandian is in my fantasy tennis team

 

[Scaly piscine]

Probably been mentioned before, but what were the excuses used for confiscating the flags (if I recall it happened last year as well, but I don't take too much notice of Wimbledon til Henman is out and we're down to the quality games)

 

[Jono]

Lopez takes out Ancic and Hewitt through over Dent.

 

[Jono]

Ferrero, the former no. 1 really taking it to Federer here. I believe if he was up against anyone else other than Federer or Hewitt, he would have probably been 2 sets up. However whenever Ferrero puts it to Federer, Federer turns it up a notch.

Still, Ferrero just had a break point as I speak, and its deuce now. We may get a 4th set if Ferrero can keep this up for a while longer.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Ferrero, the former no. 1 really taking it to Federer here. I believe if he was up against anyone else other than Federer or Hewitt, he would have probably been 2 sets up. However whenever Ferrero puts it to Federer, Federer turns it up a notch.

Still, Ferrero just had a break point as I speak, and its deuce now. We may get a 4th set if Ferrero can keep this up for a while longer.

Break for Federer, serving for the match now. Ahh well.

 

[Jono]

Ferrero breaks back!!!

 

[Anil]

Break for Federer, serving for the match now. Ahh well.

not a surprise that one...i would have been astounded if ferrero had managed to beat a fully-fit and in-form federer at wimbledon...