The Championships, Wimbledon II

[benchmark00]

You need to give up this **** and focus on establishing spreadsheets which will assist you in the running of the AFL tipping, ****.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

I don't need a spreadsheet to give your score to the people who forget to tip.

 

[benchmark00]

Gonna loot you so bad ****.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

It's a shame no one reads this subforum, because I unload with some of my best zingers here.

 

[benchmark00]

Quite the cheek for a **** with such a horrendous haircut.

 

[Jarquis]

6th seed first up. Yaaay.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Go on.

 

[Mister Wright]

Honestly, how hard is it to tip in the AFL at the moment? The only difficult thing is choosing whether the scoreline will be a difference of 100 or 200.

Happy with the Wimbledon draw. Anything short of the fourth round will be a disappointment.

 

[morgieb]

9th seed first up...and I'm a shunt on grass. FML.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

The Championships, Wimbledon II - Gentlemen's Singles
GRAND SLAM - Monday (1st Round) - Wimbledon,

United Kingdom - Grass

• The first match on Centre Court of the Season II Championships saw defending champion Darcy Cowan produce a thoroughly unconvincing effort to defeat World No. 127 Tu Haifeng 7-5, 2-6, 6-0, 6-4.

• 31st seed Jarkko Maxum made a winning start to his campaign with an impressive win over American Waylon Jones. Jones, the World No. 99, provided an interesting test for Maxum and both players felt each other out in a tight first set. In a tiebreaker, Maxum was forced to save three set points from 3-6 and ended up claiming five on the trot to secure the breaker 8-6. Down a set, Jones looked to attack early in the second but was unable to break serve. Maxum, meanwhile, looked sharp on the return and caused Jones angst with some big groundies and impressive consistency. Jones failed to create the opportunities he needed, while Maxum was clinical despite his frustrations on the surface as he cruised into the round of 64 7-6(6), 6-2, 6-4.

• He will meet compatriot Spas Delev who survived a five-set thriller with Finland's Lari Färkkilä. It has been another underwhelming grass season for the Eastern enigma, but he started brightly to take the first set 6-3. The rapidly improving Fin quickly found his feet, though, and seized his opportunities in a one-sided second set as Delev was too quick to pull the trigger and struggled with his timing. He was far more competitive in the third set, but his serve continued to let him down as he gave up a 4-2 and then a 5-3 lead. The Fin clawed into a tiebreaker and took an unlikely set lead as he bagelled Delev in the tiebreaker. With his back to the wall, Delev finally pulled his finger out in the fourth as he got the jump on Färkkilä and began to come to the net more confidently. Färkkilä, meanwhile, was falling away and a double fault effectively handed Delev the set 6-1. With it all on the line in the fifth, Färkkilä couldn't muster the required game to overcome Delev who advanced to a meeting with Maxum on Wednesday 6-3, 2-6, 6-7(0), 6-1, 6-3.

• In the same section, there was a disappointing Wimbledon debut for Marcuss Deane who was thumped by World No. 5 József Boros. The teenager's preparation for Wimbledon had been most impressive, but he ran into a roadblock in the form of Boros who, although not the best grass court player, was the type of opponent Deane didn't want. The Hungarian made few errors and drew Deane into a number of clay-like rallies the teenager clearly did not want to be involved in. It took its toll on him as he made key mistakes when opportunities arose, and, worse still, lost confidence on serve. Deane still has a promising career ahead of him, and it was a beating that he will learn from as Boros showed him how far he has to come. The 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 win sets up a second round clash with Gunther Heug who outlasted Morton Blundell 5-7, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-2.

• Rob Bowenburg had just one tour match in preparation for Wimbledon, but made a bright start at the All England Club with a confident win over South African qualifier Ryan Miller. Despite a small hiccup in the second set, the Lob impressed as he disposed of a man with considerably more match practice than he in four sets. Bowenburg relished the quick surface and the shorter rallies and dictated play against the South African; winning 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. He will need to raise his play to have a hope in the second round - seventh seed Rasmus Olesen beat Marcelo Alavos 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.

• No luck for Brett Read who, despite putting in a brave effort, was beaten by last year's semi finalist Zoltán Varga. After a love and one thumping in Halle against Carlos Amato, few gave Read a hope against the Hungarian and loaded up on some juicy straight sets odds. But he gave those punters cause for some concern as he shot out to a 5-2 lead, only to be reeled back in by the ninth seed who started to find his groove. Despite the strong start, Read began to fall prey to the shotmaking ability of Varga who began to decimate the West CWLander as he claimed eleven of the next twelve games. After a horror stretch was finally broken by Read in the first game of the third, he started to work Varga down and answered with his own aggression. Ultimately, though, he was unable to take a set off Varga who crucially took a break late in the set to secure passage to the second round 7-5, 6-1, 7-5. In a bizzare twist, Varga now meets his brother János following his 6-1, 7-5, 7-5 win over English wildcard Scott Whitehouse.

• Despite a gentle draw, 23rd seed Heath Davis has been given a nice hitout in his first round win over Jordan Mutch. The British wildcard was not expected to produce any great challenge for the West CWLand character, but came back brightly after going down 3-0 to have a break point at 4-4. Unfortunately for him, Davis aced him three times in a row and then broke immediately to take the set before starting to brutalise him in the second set. Davis, the World No. 27, showed form in the second set that more accurately represented his ranking but Mutch continued to hang on and again had break points early in the third. Despite a brave performance, Davis eased through in three sets 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 but will no doubt be grateful for a bit of match practice at the All England Club. Next up is qualifier Flavio Augusto Martins who surprised Rosmalen quarter finalist Evgeny Volkoff 6-4, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.

• Finally, sixteenth seed Jojo Mustard made a winning start on Court No. 1 in a tough first round meeting with Aussie Toby Brookes. Brookes hit form last week with a semi final in Eastbourne, and looked a likely type early against Mustard as he was level at 5-5. The West CWLander got the decisive break, though, and served out the set 7-5. He kicked it up a gear in the second and Brookes wilted as he failed to provide much resistance to the Mustard onslaught. Brookes relies on staying in rallies, and Mustard did not give him that chance as he struck clean winners to take the set to love. Brookes stayed with him in the third like a lost puppy, but it was only a matter of time before Mustard converted a chance to secure a 7-5, 6-0, 7-5 win. He next meets Norway's Tom Vollan who beat Australian wildcard Adam Murray 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-2, 7-6(1).

• Elsewhere, there was carnage in second three as two seeds fell. First, Russian prodigy Boris Denisov showed that he is better than his thrashing at the hands of Sven Oxenstierna in Halle as he stunned a quarterfinalist from last year in Kim Vollan 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(6), 6-4. Elsewhere, another Norwegian was involved but got a win as Haiku Morkel ousted Sanchez Emelio the 26th seed 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(7), 4-6, 6-2.

• Seeded players out:
  
  Sanchez Emelio;
  
  Kim Vollan.

 

[ripper868]

Good to get the first win, hopefully the 5 sets takes a bit of sting out of Delev.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

A solid start for most of the CWLand contingent there.

Maxum/Delev will be an interesting 2nd round match. Some good stuff going on out there.

 

[benchmark00]

Hope you snap your achilles tendon ****.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

You have some anger management issues, benchy. I guess I would too if I had to put up with North Melbourne's continually mediocre performances.

 

[benchmark00]

The only thing mediocre around here is your mothers cooking.

 

[ripper868]

Kangaroo is a notoriously hard thing to cook properly in her defence.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

The Championships, Wimbledon II - Gentlemen's Singles
GRAND SLAM - Monday (1st Round) - Wimbledon,

United Kingdom - Grass

• Eastbourne semifinalist Scotland Rivers has made a winning start at the All England Club after surviving a marathon five-set showdown with Hugh James. The World No. 42 was heavily favoured after his week in Eastbourne, and started very well to take the first set 6-3. The American continued to plug away, though, and looked well suited to the grass with his doubles experience clearly showing as he expertly volleyed his way to the second set 7-5. His unique serve-and-volley style continued to cause Rivers troubles, but the West CWLander continued to create opportunities and with a whipping backhand took the third set 6-3. Needing to win the last two sets, James made it hard for himself as he went down a break early. But through grit the American managed to smash-and-grab the set with a pair of breaks to send the match to a deciding fifth. There the errors began to flow, and Rivers was staring down the barrel of the first round exit with James serving at 5-4 and 30-0. However he managed to bring the set back on serve and then, four games later, earned a second break and took the match 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, 4-6, 8-6. He now faces a rematch against Patrick Pascaul the thirteenth seed after their meeting in Eastbourne last week. Pascaul won his opening match 6-7(7), 6-0, 6-2, 6-1 against José Navarro of Peru.

• In the same section, eighth seed Jefferson Drake came through his first round match with Bogdan Maurer unscathed and unchallenged as he ousted the Romanian in straights. Drake, a Queens finalist, looked in absolutely mint form as he battered Maurer with a torrent of big groundstrokes and a dynamic serve; dropping just four games all match. Drake also faced down just one break point in a comprehensive win on Court No. 4, and his 6-2, 6-2, 6-0 win puts him in good stead for a second round meeting with World No. 66 Petr Brožík. The improving Czech player came from a set down to oust Heinz Hainisch of Austria 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-0.

• A five-set start was also what the doctor ordered for Ishan Narang as the qualifier edged out American veteran Jason Bradley. In unquestionably one of the biggest wins of his career, the World No. 108 beat a man ranked sixty places higher in a tough five set affair. The tall Indian-born player led two sets to love before the World No. 48 began his inevitable comeback. But in the fifth set Narang avoided becoming another player to let a two-set lead slip as he snatched an early break and hung on for a 7-5, 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 6-4 win. He now meets fourteenth seed Miroslav Brdar. In the same section, East CWLand compatriot Matt Bre was bundled out in five by France's Christopher Durand who won 4-6, 6-1, 2-6, 6-0, 6-3.

• Fifth seed Sven Oxenstierna was given a nice workout in his first round match as he edged out compatriot Pierre Rose. Oxenstierna looked the far better player throughout the first set, but failed to break Rose despite eight opportunities to do so. He proved too good in the tiebreaker, though, and after taking the second set to love he looked ready to oust his opponent easily. Rose continued to plug away in the third, though, but couldn't earn a break of serve as Oxenstierna advanced 7-6(2), 6-0, 6-4. The scratchy win pits him against Fok Zhenyu of China who beat Martti Korpinen of East CWLand 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Elsewhere, Jason Lawley went the way of Pierre Rose in a 4-6, 3-6, 3-6 loss to Ninteh Doh.

• The big story could have been East CWLand character Roy Daniels who caused World No. 2 Daniel Páez Blanco headaches on Court No. 1. Daniels had been involved in a number of bizzare media interviews with East CWLand newspapers last week, and was widely tipped to be trounced by the two-time Grand Slam champ. But in a fighting effort, he served his ring off throughout the first two sets to take Blanco to tiebreakers. Unfortunately he offered little returning and failed to convert either break point opportunity he was given. After taking the first two, Blanco cruised through the third to end Daniels' brief affair with international television 7-6(5), 7-6(3), 6-2.

• In other results, Julian Day provided the upset of the day with a come-from-behind win over 22nd seed Almen Benaglio. Down two sets, Day rallied to take the match 2-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5. Henry Charles, Britain's only real hope, looked done for as Den Bosch champ Anvar Juraev served out the second set. However, faced with a pillaging in the local media, Charles rallied to take the next three and escape with a 6-7(3), 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 win.

• Seeded players out:
  
  Carlo Amato;
  
  Almen Benaglio;
  
  Becker Haas.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Darcy Cowan is the defending champion.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

As I kinda hope to finish this before I go away, it is safe to say I will be ****ing charging through this. Day three results... ****ing hell. Possibly one of the biggest upsets in CW history.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Bigger than the upset when sledger was banned itbt