ILE rolling non-slam Tennis thread

Ahahahahha oh wow. I don't even hate Ana but smh.

33 UEs in 12 games. LOL.

rafa withdraws from Cincinnati

The FH at 3:01...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbhLZSovF8c

So bloody pleased with how the Canada tournaments have gone. Djokovic/Gasquet is an acceptable final in Toronto, and the latter made himself useful for once by preventing the horror of another Isner MS final.

And Montréal! Petra and Na coming back to life! Even Safarova FINALLY wins her top 20 match after all these years. Of course there's still Wozniacki to get rid of but I'm confident any of the other three will beat her handily.

Petra/Na final is pretty much my ideal situation for any tournament. SuperPetra would win that but SuperPetra didn't show up for that match in Sydney after set 1 either....

Rafa out of the USO...

:( Not that he's got a great record there or anything.

It's almost like he has injury problems.

Just bought my tickets for 2nd Monday night session at the US Open. Getting hyped.

Davydenko just quit after double faulting his way to losing the first set 0-6. Seemed to have no physical issue at all.

AAAHHHHH

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Wozniacki lost to her bitch Pavlyuchenkova

If even A-Pav has figured out how to beat her it really and truly is over. If Gajdosova ever works it out Wozniacki may as well retire.

really solid performance from Fish, looks to have regained his form.

lol Radwanska pwned by Li again. I like you Aga but with Li and Kvitova playing well I really don't have time to care.

Fed abt to bagel Nole here. O_O

what's going on with Djokovic, he was playing tremendously well against Delpo yesterday.

20-minute bagel. Nole won 10 points. All those DFs o_0

Looks like he woke up, playing much better now. What a weird first set though.

Incredible volley from Federer there.

so good Rob Koenig actually started reciting from DFW's Federer essay lol

Nole has been soooo defensive this year.

Seriously did he and Murray switch brains or something?

Nole firing some ridic forehands here.

Djokovic remembering to hit winners now.

Just remembering Nole's history of saving MPs against Fed now...

Brave of Fed to come into net to save that SP...

The old man just keeps winning tournaments, eh?

Excellent finish - Fed's been so good at the net all week.

The TB was pretty good quality, for a second I thought Nole was gonna pull another escape act after he came back from 0-3, but he missed a routine FH at 4-3, then Federer was the one who served big and took risks like coming into net to save SP.

I think that game lasted as long as the entire Federer/Djokovic first set. The Li comeback continues.

i think she just won 10 points in a row lol

it's ridiculous, 30min ago she was missing everything

Li being 4-0 up and two games away from the title is a bad memory though.

I don't trust Kerber when she acts like she's given up BUT she does look completely knackered.

(Also, this has been a pretty good match. Really great, in the middle.)

Li Na!

First title since her RG win. Held it together so well.

thank god

My two favourite WTA players titling in consecutive weeks, plus Fed winning too. Love tennis so much right now. The only thing that could stuff this up would be a gross combo of winners at the US Open (i.e. Azarenka + anyone really).

This has been a weirdly amazing USO series, hasn't it. Of course it won't last.

Yay, happy for Li - couldn't stay up for her match though what with Eid and everything yesterday.

Not gonna happen but hope some random person wins the USO on the men's side, just cause it'd be cool to have five different winners at the majors (incl. the Olympics) this year. My biggest hope was Del Pony obvs but his other wrist is giving him problems. :/

now watch, you're going to get Mardy Fish USO champion

Or Isner. Or Querrey.

And Stosur oh wait

20-minute bagel. Nole won 10 points. All those DFs o_0

totally read this as all 10 points won by novak being DFs from federer

listening to kerber talking to her coach down 3-0 in the 3rd yesterday was hilarious. "i'm down 2 breaks and she won't miss any shots and i've lost this now, ciao"

yes she literally said the word 'ciao'

Not gonna happen but hope some random person wins the USO on the men's side, just cause it'd be cool to have five different winners at the majors (incl. the Olympics) this year. My biggest hope was Del Pony obvs but his other wrist is giving him problems. :/

― Roz, Monday, August 20, 2012 11:50 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Raonic is your best hope probably

although how important is Del Potro's left wrist, really?

You guys...I think Young might be about to break The Streak. A break up in the third against L. Mayer (who is DREADFUL, incidentally but obviously).

He did it.

This is the second 17-match losing streak Mayer has snapped! The other being when he lost to THOMAS MUSTER in his ill-advised 2010-11 comeback LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.

Hahhahahaha wau

as for this: although how important is Del Potro's left wrist, really?

I'd say very, given how he ended up taking the hand off and just slicing everything last week. :/

LOL @ Roddick's racquet smash on losing the first set TB. Darcis (who is basically like a Rochus redux) twice choked a mini-break lead away but took the set with a fine pass.

Roddick's decline is fun to watch in a way his prime never was :D

item one: JUSTINE HENIN IS PREGNANT
item two: SERENA WILLIAMS IS DATING PATRICK MOURATOGLOU

tennis is not done with its bombshells this year