Kerber-Venus SF? Drool!
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Tuesday, 5 July 2016 13:43 (seven years ago) link
Vesely is back on court shortly in his *first round* mixed doubles. They're playing third round matches today too. They're taking a pretty relaxed attitude to the backlog elsewhere, with the outstanding r2 women's doubles not scheduled until 4th on court 8. Putting the brakes on the catch-up could be Serena-Venus-related, I guess. They're due on this evening (r3).
― Michael Jones, Tuesday, 5 July 2016 14:27 (seven years ago) link
I was amazed Vesnina not only went back out for her doubles with Makarova yesterday evening but came back from a set down.
Good to see Halep fight for once but she is so much further away from a Slam title than she was in 2013-14 imo. Her game has been kind of wrecked by the constant chorus back then of "she has to be more aggressive". No, counterpunching worked for her and horrible errors don't have a good enough pay-off!
Wonderful story for Venus. First Slam SF in six years at the age of 36!
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Tuesday, 5 July 2016 14:42 (seven years ago) link
PEDs are an amazing thing
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 5 July 2016 14:43 (seven years ago) link
Lendl effect paying off for Vesnina :Dhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmnLf-4WgAAL5A0.jpg
― cerealbar, Tuesday, 5 July 2016 16:03 (seven years ago) link
Cilic takes the first set against Federer in tb (4), Raonic-Querrey 64
― willem, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 12:57 (seven years ago) link
Fed not getting anything off the Cilic serve, even when gifted with two doubles in game four of that set. Two sets down, as is Querrey.
― Michael Jones, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 13:26 (seven years ago) link
Perhaps surprisingly, Cilic-Federer is out-aceing Querrey-Raonic 25-14 right now.
Heading back to be office once I've seen a couple more feeble Fed BH returns off second serves.
― Michael Jones, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 13:33 (seven years ago) link
well Fed did take the 3rd (no tv/stream, can only follow live scores sadly)
― willem, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 13:58 (seven years ago) link
he saved 3 break points in an earlier game too
― imago, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 13:59 (seven years ago) link
Fed's BH was actually beginning to click when I left the pub.
In other news, Querrey actually has a break point. And now a break!
― Michael Jones, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 14:02 (seven years ago) link
cilic really hates break points doesn't he
― imago, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 14:10 (seven years ago) link
hates them less now
― imago, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 14:15 (seven years ago) link
he's very audibly swearing in serbo-croat, the umpire should intervene lol
― imago, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 14:31 (seven years ago) link
raja
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 14:54 (seven years ago) link
dear lord
― imago, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 14:54 (seven years ago) link
Hot damn, that was tense. All the way we go.
― Michael Jones, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 14:55 (seven years ago) link
Raonic through in four. Bleh. But it was Bleh either way.
literally don't care about work in the morning, don't care, don't care
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Wednesday, 6 July 2016 14:57 (seven years ago) link
no way I'm missing another 30 minutes of Goran Ivanisevic looking like he wants to die
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Wednesday, 6 July 2016 15:02 (seven years ago) link
lol federer being a dick to the lino
― imago, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 15:04 (seven years ago) link
end of 4th set was choketastic
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Wednesday, 6 July 2016 15:06 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, Goran is in knots, isn't he? Compare and contrast with someone like Lendl.
I may dip in again on my phone in about 15min but I didn't get a thing done during that t/b. Sometimes I wish grass-court tennis was somehow an evening/night-time activity. Work days are torture during the second week.
― Michael Jones, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 15:12 (seven years ago) link
always think that if they must have a day off it should be the second mon or tue, not sun
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Wednesday, 6 July 2016 15:18 (seven years ago) link
can the crowd be banned from saying anything
― imago, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 15:22 (seven years ago) link
LOL that is the worst challenge I have ever seen
― imago, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 15:25 (seven years ago) link
can someone who watches more tennis than me confirm likewise
― imago, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 15:26 (seven years ago) link
lol remember when cilic blew three break points in the middle of the third set
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 15:28 (seven years ago) link
Desperation.
Didn't think Old Rog would pull that out. Slam #18 on Sunday or it'll never happen.
― Michael Jones, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 15:29 (seven years ago) link
Yeah coming back from two sets down was something I didn't think he was still capable of. Was mildly rooting for Marin but I suppose I'd rather have Fed playing Raonic.
― Roz, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 15:42 (seven years ago) link
Funny how the first two sets appeared kind of close but from middle of set 1 thorugh middle of set 3 it didn't "feel" close, to watch it looked like Cilic was winning easily. Based on the sights, the comeback was unexpected but the score was never a blow-out. I cashed out on Cilic midway through set 3, turning my fiver into $25, five of which I'm going to waste on Tsonga! Hah!
Worst sound in the world? Todd Woodbridge trying to pronounce "Pouille" btw. (Also he kept saying Federer was geeing himself up in Swedish which was quite funny)
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Wednesday, 6 July 2016 15:47 (seven years ago) link
Cilic did seem to be winning easily but Federer was really, really bad in the first two sets, which covered up Cilic's wobbles. And I've seen too many collapses from Cilic to ever rule another one out at any stage, that USO SF being very much the anomaly in his career. (I put money on Federer down a set and a break.)
Federer had BETTER rid us of Raonic.
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Wednesday, 6 July 2016 16:25 (seven years ago) link
Goddam Andy you were doing so well..
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 18:22 (seven years ago) link
Some real zip to Tsonga rn.
AM really hanging on atm..
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 18:37 (seven years ago) link
come on 0-30, this is the moment.
jesus..breaks
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 18:39 (seven years ago) link
come on, tim!
― ♫ Corbyn's on fire / PLP is terrified ♫ (jim in glasgow), Wednesday, 6 July 2016 18:40 (seven years ago) link
fuck, Tsonga responding with everything, now 0-30
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 18:40 (seven years ago) link
brill challenge tsonga 0-40
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 18:42 (seven years ago) link
I mean it was an awful decision
saves 3 BPs, great 2nd serve there
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 18:43 (seven years ago) link
astonishing depth T, one mroe bp
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 18:44 (seven years ago) link
awesome - breaks back
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 18:46 (seven years ago) link
epic fkn game, T just about hangs on - can't even begin with this one: 4-4
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 18:57 (seven years ago) link
rifling them thru now..0-15
If Tsonga keeps going, Fed wins his 8th Wim - one of these days
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 18:58 (seven years ago) link
This is getting crazier as it goes.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 18:59 (seven years ago) link
fk a dropshot oh my life
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 19:01 (seven years ago) link
Incredible winner - bp