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6/1/2009 2:38:12 PM

not sure how much the darnkess (weather, not opponent) affected Roddick, because they both had the same conditions

but he sure as hell doesn't mind looking like a whiny bitch on the court to the umpires

6/1/2009 4:48:21 PM

Roddick lost...before the quarters... in the French Open... or ANY GS event?? SHOCKED!!

6/1/2009 4:55:09 PM

I really do root for Roddick because I like his game, but man he whines to the umpire like a little girl ALL THE TIME. it drives me crazy

6/1/2009 11:01:48 PM

damn sharapova's loat the first 9 games of the match

6/2/2009 11:02:14 AM

oh well good run for maria

6/2/2009 2:23:16 PM

federer makes his 20th straight slam semifinal. wonder how long that record will stand.

6/4/2009 12:48:39 AM

Guess it'll be an all out Russian women final Saturday

6/4/2009 12:52:32 PM

i made a bet with a friend at the beginning of the year that fed would win at least two slams. after the aussie i was a little down on my luck cuz i was obviously counting that one. needless to say i still like my chances :-). it'd also be cool to see fed grab the career grand slam too.

6/4/2009 1:36:55 PM

i don't think fed gets this title. i'd love to see it happen. but it just doesn't feel like it will for some reason.

6/4/2009 1:38:31 PM

yea I'm thinking del potro might take out fed

6/4/2009 9:28:52 PM

not happenin, fed wins in 3 against del potro and wins in 4 in the final

6/4/2009 9:37:14 PM

cant wait to see this when i get home...

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"Extraordinary scenes on Chatrier for which I have no relevant graphic. Gonzo is incensed by a call, berates the umpire, then returns to the scene of the crime and proceeds to bend down and clean the 'mark' with his backside. Two points later the line judge in question calls in Gonzo's favour and we get some sarcastic applause. He holds serve amidst all that."

6/5/2009 10:08:32 AM

Soderling reminds me of Jacob in Lost

6/5/2009 11:16:11 AM

^^ yeah, i was listening to it live. Was hilarious and will love to see that.

6/5/2009 11:30:42 AM

what set was it in

nvm, article i read says late in the 4th set...coming soon lol

[Edited on June 5, 2009 at 11:38 AM. Reason : ]

6/5/2009 11:36:26 AM

i think i was enraged by nbc's coverage of the french last year...and i feel the same this year. they just finished showing the soderling/gonzo match (which ended 2 hours ago) instead of showing the fed match that is happening live.

i have to think that many more people would be interested in the federer match...and as best i can tell, the only time the fed match will be airing is during tennis channel's coverage from 4-11 this evening. what the heck?

6/5/2009 12:58:23 PM

looks like Fed is gonna shed some tears shortly. down 2-1 in sets vs someone

6/5/2009 1:26:25 PM

fed is crushing del Potro 4-1 in the 4th.



rape-age in the 4th from fed! 5-1

[Edited on June 5, 2009 at 1:43 PM. Reason : .]

to the 5th set we go!

[Edited on June 5, 2009 at 1:45 PM. Reason : .]

6/5/2009 1:35:33 PM

yeah i think Del Choke-o has collapsed (3-1 already Fed in the 5th)

6/5/2009 2:09:00 PM

this match looks like it woulda been a fun one to watch...unfortunately it wasn't on tv...

6/5/2009 2:31:00 PM

man, if he's gonna play like this against Soderling then he really will look like^^^^

6/5/2009 2:34:04 PM

I don't really know much about Soderling's game, but does he even have anything he can consistently hurt Federer with? Del Potro just came out and overpowered Federer in the early sets. Federer didn't even sniff a break until the 4th set. I'm not sure Soderling can do the same, even if Federer doesn't play his best.

It's going to be hard to beat a guy you've never beaten before, on a such a huge stage, with pretty much the entire crowd on Federer's side.

6/5/2009 3:02:11 PM

soderling definitely has something he can beat federer with...huge groundstrokes on both sides and a big serve. if he's on...he can beat anyone (as evidenced in him dominating the best clay court player [possibly ever] last weekend). if he's not...it could be an easy one for federer.

i like federer in 4...completing the career grand slam and tying sampras with one win would be cool.

[Edited on June 5, 2009 at 3:47 PM. Reason : ]

6/5/2009 3:47:19 PM

uhhh wtf so we never get a chance to see the del potro fed match? bullshit

6/5/2009 4:16:10 PM

gonzalez cleaning the mark

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q_zUQJCkdw

6/5/2009 4:55:11 PM

oh its not what i was expecting..i thought it was like he did the thing dogs do lol

6/5/2009 4:59:58 PM

excited for roger

i think this is it

6/5/2009 7:14:56 PM

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"uhhh wtf so we never get a chance to see the del potro fed match? bullshit "

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"this match looks like it woulda been a fun one to watch...unfortunately it wasn't on tv... "

sure it was. i just watched it. tennis channel is open for the open.

and this guy gonzalez has some beastly forehand returns

6/5/2009 9:15:10 PM

you've got to pay extra for the tennis channel don't you?

6/6/2009 2:40:56 AM

^it was free on twc for the french open

yeah it was on tv...6 hours after the match began.

6/6/2009 9:21:28 AM

safina fell apart in the finals...i think she's a little mental

mens final tomorrow morning at 9am, i'll be surprised of roger doesn't take it easily

6/6/2009 10:46:10 AM

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"i think i was enraged by nbc's coverage of the french last year...and i feel the same this year. they just finished showing the soderling/gonzo match (which ended 2 hours ago) instead of showing the fed match that is happening live. i have to think that many more people would be interested in the federer match...and as best i can tell, the only time the fed match will be airing is during tennis channel's coverage from 4-11 this evening. what the heck?"

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"this match looks like it woulda been a fun one to watch...unfortunately it wasn't on tv..."

NOW they are showing the Federer/Del Potro match, like 16 hours afterward. but they are announcing from the perspective of watching the recording like us, so they are talking in past tense. they're not even trying to keep it suspensful, they keep saying stuff like "see HERE is where Del Potro could have done this to stay in the match..." this is absolutely horrible, how could NBC think this was a good idea

6/6/2009 11:34:04 AM

in nbc's defense, they probably weren't counting on both of the men's semis to go to 5 sets.

6/6/2009 3:39:15 PM

I hope Feds closes Soderling out and complete the grand slam today.

6/7/2009 9:21:06 AM

wtf?!?! Crazy ass fans.

6/7/2009 9:51:33 AM

welp, best ever confirmed. gg fed!

6/7/2009 11:10:09 AM

Two boring finals. BOO!

I hope Nadal will be okay. I really wanted to see him come back in Wimbledon.

6/7/2009 11:11:58 AM

Yay Feds!

6/7/2009 11:23:11 AM

/federer

6/7/2009 11:29:13 AM

asterisk since he didn't have to go through nadal

6/7/2009 12:03:58 PM

^bullspit

6/7/2009 12:52:18 PM

over/under 19 on total grand slams for Federer?

6/7/2009 12:59:05 PM

finally he won the French Open...now he needs to reclaim Wimbledon

6/7/2009 1:55:53 PM

^^under. he's about to have a kid. i'd be surprised if he got to seventeen.

which makes it all the more amazing that graf got 22 majors.

6/7/2009 3:02:27 PM

the guy isn't even 28 yet, I'd say just 19

6/7/2009 3:07:58 PM

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"asterisk since he didn't have to go through nadal"

6/7/2009 3:57:38 PM

The Nadal argument is fucking retarded. It's not like Nadal was not playing in the tournament...he got fucking beat...by the guy Federer just pounded. The big thing about winning a tournament is playing consistently through every match. Federer did that better than every other player in the tournament...including Nadal. No asterisk.

6/7/2009 4:05:12 PM

that dude running on the court was ridiculous -- WHERE THE HELL WAS SECURITY?

He got to Federer, put something on his head, 5 security guys converge, the dude gets away from them, leaps the net and almost made it to Soderling before being tackled.

It could have been tragic had that guy had bad intentions. do the fucking french not remember Seles being knifed? wake up Frenchies.

6/7/2009 4:05:53 PM

set em up

6/7/2009 4:13:20 PM