Olympic Tennis Thread

[Magrat Garlick]

Karlović is out now. Makes things easier for Feds, I suppose (though Robredo or Berdych in round three might be hard enough)

 

[Simon]

Cant see Berdych repeating his heroics of Athens and beating Feds.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Feds won reasonably easily - some shaky bits but Tursunov failed to take his chances - Nadal lost a set to Starace but eventually got home.

 

[headhunter]

Murray in a spot of bother here. Really getting a battle from Lu.

 

[headhunter]

Murray out in straight sets 7-6 6-4

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Dismal. Blake-esque.

 

[steds]

@ Murray.

 

[Simon]

@ Murray.

Agreed, so glad he is nowhere near a medal.

 

[Mister Wright]

Hewitt has never lost to Nadal on hardcourt. Fingers crossed.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Hewitt has never lost to Nadal on hardcourt. Fingers crossed.

More tape delay?

 

[Jono]

Stop ****in putting Novak and Nadal on the same side of the draw

 

[Johnners]

Reckon they will after the 18th tbh.

 

[Anil]

Hewitt has never lost to Nadal on hardcourt. Fingers crossed.

so don't cross your fingers next time, seems to result in a drubbing for your favourite player...

 

[Anil]

Stop ****in putting Novak and Nadal on the same side of the draw

whoever wins that semi walks away with the gold...

 

[Simon]

Reckon they will after the 18th tbh.

Doesnt work like that, draws on the atp tour are randomly done so that the number 3 seed has a 50/50 chance of being draw on the same side of the draw as the number 1 or 2.

 

[Simon]

whoever wins that semi walks away with the gold...

Please anyone of the four but James Blake.

I'm hoping to see
Gold: Novak
Silver: Gonzo
Bronze: Rafa

 

[Somerset]

Gee how disappointing a year this is turning into for Federer and what a time for Blake to finally beat the (for the meantime anyway) world number 1. I'd like to see Novak win it now but I'd still place my bets on Nadal winning gold.

 

[Mister Wright]

so don't cross your fingers next time, seems to result in a drubbing for your favourite player...

Got his revenge in the doubles.

 

[Jono]

I love Rafa, but Novak at 2.62 vs. Nadal on hardcourt is too good to not take up. I put my bias aside and laid down the dough for Novak.

Whoever wins I'll be happy now.

 

[headhunter]

Novak & Rafa produced a great game, delighted for Rafa and feel for Novak at the same time. You could see it meant so much to both players a real testiment as to why tennis should be in the Olympics.