2010 Tennis Thread (Grand Slams, ATP World Tour, Davis Cup)

[lechepicha]

Hamstring to force Gulbis out

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon10/news/story?id=5307495

good luck for Rafa...

 

[Lungzyn]

Hamstring to force Gulbis out

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon10/news/story?id=5307495

good luck for Rafa...

Yeah :thumbsup: He would be underdone anyway. Same with James Blake, both are injured or coming off injuries. One pseudo-threat down :wave2:

 

[lechepicha]

He would be underdone anyway.

i wouldn't be THAT sure. I mean, Rafa is the favorite, of course, but still, this is grass, meanin that any hard-hitter / big-server is a REAL threat. Not a pseudo. And Isner and Soderling are in the way of Rafa. So...

Tomorrow roger plays in first turn in the Central Court... can't hardly wait!!!


The Roger Federer mystique

http://tennistalk.com/en/blog/Cheryl_Murray/20100614/The_Roger_Federer_mystique

Roger Federer is good for tennis – in fact, to many fans he IS tennis...

:thefinger

 

[Lungzyn]

Someone made picks for all 64 first round mens matches
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/409056-wimbledon-2010-picking-all-64-first-round-matches
Not sure if I agree with all the upsets. If it turned out that way, it would make Nadals run easier. Not much difference for Fed.

 

[HE1FiNEARTiST]

and yet she still wants to play tennis :thumbsup:

 

[lechepicha]

IT STARTED!!!

Kirilenko already losing her first set against german Malek...

Ljubicic already losing his first set against Przysiezny...

 

[Lungzyn]

Hey now, watch Roger and feel better

Gotta get used to the points being a lot shorter now...Ace, ace, unreturned, return ace!
I like John McEnroes commentary better than Fred Stolle too, which I got in AO and RG (although Mark Woodford isnt bad)

 

[lechepicha]

Hey now, watch Roger and feel better

not quite.

he just lose his first set ever against latinamerican buddy Alejandro Falla.

mixed emotions: good for us all latinamericans, but bad for Roger...

 

[Lungzyn]

He is on Falla :Flame:

Step it up Fed :hammer:
Especially with the backhand

 

[Lungzyn]

Feds backhand is a turd sandwich.
Falla is playing great, theres still time to choke though :thumbsup:
Serious business going on right now.

 

[lechepicha]

Feds backhand is a turd sandwich.
Falla is playing great, theres still time to choke though :thumbsup:
Serious business going on right now.

as serious as a hear-attack, like they said.

my heart is starting to beat harder... really.



In other shocking news, Ljubicic fell in 1st round. Good news for Marin Cilic: his path to the 4th round just got clearer.

 

[lechepicha]

Jesus!

heart doctor, COME PLEASE!!!

uffff roger wins the 4th set... in an emotional way, to say the least.

C'MON FED!!!

 

[Lungzyn]

6-0 final set coming up :hammer:
Falla choked hard, he was the better player for the majority of the match and had multiple chances to win today.
On the other hand, credit to Fed for hanging in and winning the crucial points.
He still played awfully, I guess he will win the tournament now

 

[lechepicha]

Roger just beat A. Falla in 5 sets. 6-0 the fifth.

YEAHHHHHH

ufffffff... he was able to sneak from this almost sure defeat. Falla serve for match in the fourth.

Next, he will face serbian Ilija Bozoljac, no. 152 in the world... a straight-sets victory would be nice, roger. No more scares, please.

 

[lechepicha]

Marin Cilic just fall in 1st round

good news for Roddick: his highest ranked rival in the 4th is no. 59, Florian Mayer.

good times for Andy... his spot in the QF is mostly secure. There, he would face Nole or Lleyton, probably.

 

[james85]

Federer was well off form today, kinda felt sorry for Falla, although his injury didn't slow him too much.

He really impressed me with some of his shot making and winners he was making!

 

[titsrock]

Falla's injury (groin tweak?) and exhaustion from 5 sets pretty DID affect his play. He couldn't move and Feds went into "sinister champ mode" and kept feeding him those drop shots :rofl: Damn, Feds is brutal. I felt bad for Falla :o

Nadal has got to be laughing at today's action.... :thefinger

 

[lechepicha]

... and Feds went into "sinister champ mode" and kept feeding him those drop shots :rofl: Damn, Feds is brutal. I felt bad for Falla :o

"sinister champ mode" ? brutal ? :rofl:

cruel, but true.

rep to you for pointing that out, mate :hatsoff:

 

[GregCentauro]

Kirilenko already losing her first set against german Malek...

Are we watching the same tournament? The sweetest ass on the tour, Nadia Petrova :booty:, easily swept past Taddel Malek.

I feel a bit sorry for Laura Robson having to play Jankovic in the first round.

 

[lechepicha]

Vera Dushevina beat Roland Garros champion Francesca Schiavone in three sets, and 6-1 in the third!

back to reality, Francesca...