jdennis86 All American 3004 Posts user info edit post |
started Sunday.
Isner up 2 sets to 1 on Nadal in the first round 5/24/2011 10:40:42 AM
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BigT716 All American 3458 Posts user info edit post |
Novak took care of business in the first round. He's the one to beat. 5/24/2011 10:49:41 AM
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kevmcd86 All American 5832 Posts user info edit post |
finally. a thread.
isner is playing well but going to have to dig deep to pull it off in the 5th. nadal has really taken him off his game in the 4th. overall though, excellent effort from Isner to get to this point. his serve is monstrous. 5/24/2011 11:12:30 AM
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dweedle All American 77386 Posts user info edit post |
weird that this was a first round matchup 5/24/2011 11:15:02 AM
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kevmcd86 All American 5832 Posts user info edit post |
isner is donezo. 5/24/2011 11:25:55 AM
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jdennis86 All American 3004 Posts user info edit post |
i apologize, since the thread was made, it went down hill for Isner. 5/24/2011 11:35:04 AM
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dweedle All American 77386 Posts user info edit post |
tons of unforced errors by isner 5/24/2011 11:36:35 AM
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kevmcd86 All American 5832 Posts user info edit post |
rafa is really starting to piss me off with his leyton hewitt style fist pumps. they just look stupid to me. 5/24/2011 11:38:45 AM
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ncsuallday Sink the Flagship 9817 Posts user info edit post |
Djokovic seems unstoppable. He's at 38 wins in a row this year (42 in a single year, and 46 total are the records) and looks poised to break those records. Rafa seems like he can't get his mental edge back since he lost to him in Madrid, Rome and I think the Azzure Coast tournaments with at least one of them being on clay. I'm a Federer fan and I'm hoping he'll rebound on the clays. The French is my favorite major. Also, Ana Ivanovic. Sucks the Amazon Sisters are out on injury. No American winners this year for men's or women's. 5/24/2011 11:59:06 AM
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MORR1799 All American 3051 Posts user info edit post |
Nadal wins in 5. I wish I could have watched the match.
^^ I love his fist pumps. The best ones are the ones that lift him off the ground. 5/24/2011 12:44:45 PM
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packboozie All American 17452 Posts user info edit post |
American tennis = ![](images/frown.gif) 5/24/2011 1:19:29 PM
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jprince11 All American 14181 Posts user info edit post |
how on earth does rafa almost lose to 6'9 isner on clay? looks like the guy is really coming back to earth
anyhow I'd like the frenchies to do well except prob for monfils who's demeanor on the court sometimes just isn't very likable for me
[Edited on May 24, 2011 at 8:16 PM. Reason : k] 5/24/2011 8:14:43 PM
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Turnip All American 5425 Posts user info edit post |
^the big guys like isner and karlovic are always potentially scary opponents for Nadal because it's so tough for ANYONE to beat them when they're serving. They're less scary on clay, but still a factor. The service points of Isner go really quickly, with few rallies, and Nadal doesn't have the opportunity to construct a point or take the offensive. Isner's got a good chance of taking anyone to a tiebreak, because there are few breaks either way. To add to that, he does well in tiebreaks because he just doesn't drop many service points. Note that Isner only broke Nadal's serve once today despite taking him to 5 sets.
Rafa played like his normal, dominant self this clay season, but obviously Djokovic is playing better than him and anyone else this year. It's really amazing how well the Serb is playing. Like most of us, I really really really hope we get to see a Nadal-Djokovic finals. Best of 5 at Roland Garros will be the ultimate test for the new and improved Novak.
It's hard to pick a winner on the women's side. Wozniacki? She's #1 with great anticipation and mental strength, but still moves a little awkwardly on clay and hasn't made a slam final since 2009. Sharapova wouldn't have been considered a favorite a couple months ago, but all of a sudden she's showing signs she might finally be "back." Azarenka has been the other dominant player lately, but she's retired from matches 9 times since the start of last year, and has never made a slam SF. Clijsters played her first clay match of the year TODAY (she hadn't played since Miami due to injury). As for more outside contenders, Kvitova's having a great season, Zvonareva's consistent game should keep her alive into the second week, Stosur's kick serve game really works well on clay, and no one is talking about the defending champion, Schiavone. Her results have been pretty spotty lately, but I think they're a result of a lack of drive. She loves Roland Garros and will give her all here. There are a handful of others that could get hot and conceivably win too.. it's just wide open.
I'd guess Wozniacki, Schiavone, Kvitova, and Sharapova will make the semis, with Schiavone beating Kvitova in the finals.
[Edited on May 24, 2011 at 8:45 PM. Reason : -] 5/24/2011 8:41:50 PM
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jprince11 All American 14181 Posts user info edit post |
I doubt sharapova can win on clay, I don't know I think the women's game is still in a big time slump it seems esp on clay, it would be nice to have henin again right now, what about ivanovic, is she still playing like crap? and I guess all in all it wouldn't be a bad story for wozniacki to win her first slam but she would never be a number one player if there wasn't a slump going on
[Edited on May 25, 2011 at 2:12 AM. Reason : k] 5/25/2011 2:09:50 AM
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Turnip All American 5425 Posts user info edit post |
^Ivanovic lost yesterday, and hasn't been playing anything like she did in '08. She's had no confidence, especially after being up *5-1 40-0 against Clijsters in the 3rd set in Miami...and losing in a tiebreak.
Clay is Sharapova's worst surface but she's still very good on it, she beat Wozniacki and Stosur in straight sets in Rome. You're right though, the field is weaker, you can see anyone losing, but hopefully it makes for an exciting tournament. 5/25/2011 8:47:05 AM
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jprince11 All American 14181 Posts user info edit post |
hmm wozniak vs wozniacki, some very distant relation I wonder 5/25/2011 4:46:38 PM
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Turnip All American 5425 Posts user info edit post |
annnd down goes clijsters 5/26/2011 7:14:31 AM
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Turnip All American 5425 Posts user info edit post |
sharapova's in trouble now, down a set to a great 17 year old talent, Caroline Garcia of France. You had to risk $100 on sharapova just to win a buck. 5/26/2011 11:29:38 AM
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BigT716 All American 3458 Posts user info edit post |
She's about to go up 4-1 in the second.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Caroline_Garcia_Backhand.jpg/337px-Caroline_Garcia_Backhand.jpg)
[Edited on May 26, 2011 at 11:47 AM. Reason : Holy image size Batman.] 5/26/2011 11:46:41 AM
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BigT716 All American 3458 Posts user info edit post |
Ok wow. Sharapova just came back to win the second at 6-4. She picked up a game or two, and then youth and inexperience really started to show through for Garcia. I feel sorry for the kid ![](images/frown.gif) 5/26/2011 12:11:57 PM
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Turnip All American 5425 Posts user info edit post |
yeah I hope Caroline can bounce back in the 3rd set. To Sharapova's credit she finally stopped hitting so many errors (except the DF's) 5/26/2011 12:12:55 PM
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jprince11 All American 14181 Posts user info edit post |
kirilenko is in to the third round ![](images/kiss.gif) 5/26/2011 1:19:43 PM
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simonn best gottfriend 28968 Posts user info edit post |
i would take arantxa rus to a nice dinner and be a total gentleman about it. 5/26/2011 2:29:17 PM
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jprince11 All American 14181 Posts user info edit post |
looks like sharapova has more nuts than that guy who got too spooked to actually take a set from rafa 5/26/2011 6:06:10 PM
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PackGuitar All American 6059 Posts user info edit post |
^^rus has some niceeeeee legs
^^^and i love when she advanced,,, hottest woman in sports is kirilenko 5/26/2011 9:19:04 PM
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simonn best gottfriend 28968 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "rus has some niceeeeee legs" |
you are correct my friend.
so did that garcia lady who should have beaten sharapova. not much in the face area, but the legs were fantastic. 5/26/2011 9:58:29 PM
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kevmcd86 All American 5832 Posts user info edit post |
tipsarevic is looking, and playing like a clown. Fed just NEXT'd him. 5/27/2011 8:21:31 AM
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simonn best gottfriend 28968 Posts user info edit post |
oh my god i'm at home and apparently we get the tennis channel. there's an HD channel for every court at the open. peace guys. 5/27/2011 9:19:28 AM
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kevmcd86 All American 5832 Posts user info edit post |
^direcTV channel 700 5/27/2011 9:42:31 AM
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jdennis86 All American 3004 Posts user info edit post |
Wozniacki done 5/27/2011 11:17:33 AM
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BigT716 All American 3458 Posts user info edit post |
Was aware that Kirilenko and Rus were lined up to play one another. That had to be the most attractive tennis match in history. And Rus didn't even show up. 5/28/2011 3:57:38 PM
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jprince11 All American 14181 Posts user info edit post |
I've never heard of this "rus", how about a pic 5/28/2011 4:34:01 PM
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Dammit100 All American 17605 Posts user info edit post |
^http://bit.ly/kO4TRL 5/28/2011 5:14:26 PM
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simonn best gottfriend 28968 Posts user info edit post |
^^^ i was really looking forward to that, but missed it. i have the network coverage recorded though... going to watch it to see if they showed any of it. 5/28/2011 7:14:24 PM
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BubbleBobble :3 114119 Posts user info edit post |
that schiavone or whatever her name is was pretty intense
also I don't understand why the players wave (presumably as an apology) whenever they hit the ball over and it clips the net and lands in
you should be happy you got the point
I'd do a fist pump there LOL 5/29/2011 12:47:03 PM
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Turnip All American 5425 Posts user info edit post |
^yeah it's schiavone, the defending champion and my pick to repeat. That was a fun match.
There's one lower-ranked guy on the tour who celebrates let cord winners, even going as far as to run up and kiss the net out of gratitude. All the other players hate him. 5/29/2011 1:09:21 PM
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jprince11 All American 14181 Posts user info edit post |
of course dulko had to give out against the ugliest player to watch on the women's tour ![](images/frown.gif) 5/29/2011 2:39:26 PM
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dweedle All American 77386 Posts user info edit post |
it's funny how few people show up for doubles matches 5/31/2011 2:47:48 PM
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jprince11 All American 14181 Posts user info edit post |
so I guess all the french guys are out now, maybe they should just move the tournament to spain 5/31/2011 9:09:37 PM
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Turnip All American 5425 Posts user info edit post |
^if they did slams like that, wimbledon would only get a couple rounds of WTA action before the slam moved
Schiavone just one win away from being a really unlikely back-to-back champion 6/2/2011 5:55:03 PM
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aaronburro Sup, B 52787 Posts user info edit post |
well, it's easy for a man to win the women's singles 6/2/2011 6:01:45 PM
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screentest All American 1955 Posts user info edit post |
what channel are the men's semifinals gonna be tomorrow morning? 6/2/2011 6:23:34 PM
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Turnip All American 5425 Posts user info edit post |
Tennis channel, and nbcsports.com. Nbc's tv coverage starts at 11 am 6/2/2011 8:23:20 PM
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kimslackey All American 7841 Posts user info edit post |
go rafa! it's your (and my) birthday! being 25 is awesome so far! 6/3/2011 8:20:49 AM
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simonn best gottfriend 28968 Posts user info edit post |
very displeased that i can't watch this on espn360 right now. 6/3/2011 9:49:11 AM
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synapse play so hard 60926 Posts user info edit post |
what time does the federer djokovic match start? 6/3/2011 10:13:01 AM
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kevmcd86 All American 5832 Posts user info edit post |
![](http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/5540/rfstencilsmallmedium.jpg)
LET'S GO FED!!!!!!!!!!!
6/3/2011 10:17:19 AM
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simonn best gottfriend 28968 Posts user info edit post |
^^ scheduled for 11:00EST and will be streamed for free by nbc. not the nadal/murray though, for whatever reason. 6/3/2011 10:28:41 AM
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kevmcd86 All American 5832 Posts user info edit post |
big time break of murray's serve for nadal at 5-5 in the 2nd. now up 2 sets to 0 6/3/2011 10:40:18 AM
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BubbleBobble :3 114119 Posts user info edit post |
what in the fuck
why did they bring us straight to the 3rd set? 6/3/2011 11:01:57 AM
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