Wimbledon 2013 Discussion Thread - ANDY MURRAY HAS FINALLY WON!!!!!

[Novo]

4-1 up :joker:

[Novo]

2 break points for 5-1 :worship:

[MTVN]

And 5 minutes later Maria has broken back :pipe:

[Novo]

**** sake

[Novo]

3 break points!!!!!

[Novo]

well well well

[Lee.]

I don't watch much of the women's tennis... But I'd love Maria to go out!

[BigSister]

I stand by my grace jones conspiracy theory now Tsonga has withdrawn

[Drew.]

they are all falling 1 by 1 (quite literally)

[Marc]

Michelle is playing really well, all credit to her. She has Maria rattled

[Shaun]

time for Li Na to shine :dazzler: (is she still in <3)

[Marc]

Shevdova gives Kvitova a walk over too!

[Novo]

**** sake :joker:

[BigSister]

Yeah shes still it

[Munchkins]

All the seeds going out..
Swear to god if Aga goes out in these next few rounds i will cry.. she needs to win :(

Maria struggling hm :/

[Munchkins]

Oh god awful fall.. everyone getting injured ffs

[Novo]

don't be silly, Aga won't go out :joker:

[MTVN]

How can Maria be expected to play her best game on this

[Shaun]

did tim henman just say that there's nothing wrong with the courts

um you only ever lasted like 20 minutes on any of them so **** tim

[Drew.]

these injuries are getting ridiculous now

[Novo]

thing is it's pretty normal to slip once on grass but.. two or three times per player. on the same spots.. no

[Munchkins]

If Maria goes out.. that bottom half is going to be so open... only Kvitova will be the real threat on that half, and i wouldnt count on her
could result in a very odd finalist!

[Marc]

did tim henman just say that there's nothing wrong with the courts

um you only ever lasted like 20 minutes on any of them so **** tim

Four time wimbledon semi finalist :suspect:

[Marc]

Kvitova isn't even playing that well, it's so open. Really rare for Wimbledon

[Shaun]

Four time wimbledon semi finalist :suspect:

shut up

[Marc]

shut up

No pls

[Marc]

C'mon Michelle just finish her off already

[Marc]

Dmitrov won't last long either, they can both go somewhere hot and ******* on a beach

[Munchkins]

If Maria goes out.. that bottom half is going to be so open... only Kvitova will be the real threat on that half, and i wouldnt count on her
could result in a very odd finalist!

But then that finalist will probs be shattered by Serena :((( ffs

[Munchkins]

If Brito does beat her, please god can she not go straight out in the next round lol

[Munchkins]

I'll also be watching Lisicki and Kerber closely :love:

[Marc]

But then that finalist will probs be shattered by Serena :((( ffs

Not unless she slips :thumbs2:

[Marc]

Jankovic could benefit well from all of this

[Marc]

Oh one MP saved :pipe:

[Marc]

One more chance :pipe:

[Munchkins]

2 MP saved.. come on Maria :(

[Marc]

Marc stop jinxing it :bored:

[Munchkins]

Break Point... PLEASE GOD come on Maria!

[MTVN]

'Come on!'

[Marc]

C'mon girl

[Drew.]

uhhhh, arrhhgggg, uhhhhh, arrrrhgggg, uhhhhh, arrrhggggg

bloody screaming

[Marc]

C'mon!!!

[Munchkins]

3 MP SAVED!

[Marc]

Haha this is so tense

[Munchkins]

4th Mp Saved! COME ON MARIA!

[Munchkins]

Break Point........... COME ON MARIA!
i cannot cope with this!

[Munchkins]

5th Match Point for Brito... she'll kick herself so bad if she cant win

[Marc]

Ohhhh

[Munchkins]

Bye Maria :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(

Aga & Lisicki.. please god stop Serena :( please win

[Drew.]

toodles Maria

[Marc]

GSM! :dance:

[Shaun]

this commentator and his casual racism </3

"a fortune cookie, that one" (re a point won by Lu)

[Munchkins]

Well thebottom draw is so interesting

Larcher de Brito, you better not go out in the next round!

[Lee.]

Ooooooh! Is Maria out??

[Marc]

Not that it mattered but it seems Serena has won her sixth wimbledon title

[Munchkins]

I want Kvitova to go out tbh, so the bottom draw is COMPLETELY open :o

[Marc]

Ooooooh! Is Maria out??

Yeah

[Munchkins]

Sloane and Genie on the bottom half :cheer: :cheer:

[Shaun]

holding out for a Serena injury and a Li streak :dazzler:

[Black Dagger]

time for Li Na to shine :dazzler: (is she still in <3)

:worship:

For now, but the dosy cow falls when courts aren't slippy, so I don't have much faith on her not breaking her leg :joker:

[Munchkins]

holding out for a Serena injury and a Li streak :dazzler:

Li :lovedup:

[Shaun]

well at least the prediction game's going to be wide open.

[Shaun]

I wouldn't mind another Serena win though... probably the greatest female athlete of all time.

[Munchkins]

Aga,Eugenie, Lisicki, Li, Kerber, Sloane come on girls :p

[Brother Leon]

Serena is laughing to herself right about now.

Murray has a huge chance now too. If he chokes this...

[Black Dagger]

Aga,Eugenie, Lisicki, Li, Kerber, Sloane come on girls :p

Not even supporting Laura, despicable!

[Munchkins]

Not even supporting Laura, despicable!

I never have faith in her :( :(

[Novo]

I wouldn't mind another Serena win though... probably the greatest female athlete of all time.

arguably over a long period but i still prefer Navratilova, over a short period in the early 90's Seles > everyone

[Novo]

I'm sure Munckins is just supporting all our favourites

[Lee.]

Andys walking this... Nae bother at all. :)

[Drew.]

:joker:

[Drew.]

Serena is laughing to herself right about now.

Murray has a huge chance now too. If he chokes this...

he needs to take advantage of all the drop outs

[Lee.]

We need Fed out next plz.. Think he's in a 1st set tiebreaker atm.

[Brother Leon]

Imagine Murray drops next round and has to withdraw :joker:

Would be typical.

[Brother Leon]

Imagine Murray drops next round and has to withdraw :joker:

Would be typical.

[Lee.]

Imagine Murray drops next round and has to withdraw :joker:

Would be typical.

Was thinking exactly the same

[Novo]

this Sloane and Petkovic match >

[Munchkins]

Sloane 8-6 in the third :worship: :love:
another semi final run in a grand slam?? who knows

[Marc]

Nah

[Shaun]

Imagine Murray drops next round and has to withdraw :joker:

Would be typical.

wonder if the BBC and Wimbledon officials would kick up a fuss then :whistle:

[Marc]

Lol yeah it'll take Murray losing a leg to make a change

[Shaun]

eeeek. Roger next?

[Marc]

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/worried_anim.gif

[Drew.]

GET IN, i am seeing the GOAT women's tennis player tomorrow

1 Williams (US) v Garcia (FRA)

9 Gasquet (FRA) v Soeda (JPN)

4 Ferrer (SPA) v Bautista Agut (SPA)

[Marc]

No robson though :(

[Marc]

Get on No.2 mate, much better matches on there tomorrow!

[Marc]

You may also notice how Serena isn't as huge as she seems on tv, she's pretty skinny

[Drew.]

Serena, Gasquet and Ferrer is good enough for me.. would have prefered Del Boy over Gasquet though

[Marc]

Hopefully you get to see an upset.

No.2 is where everybody has been slipping :laugh: Laura might slip tomorrow

[Drew.]

hopefully the upset wont be Serena :laugh: picked her for my predictions

[Marc]

Don't be selfish :nono: let her lose

[Marc]

Oh Roger is a break down at the end of the third...

[Brother Leon]

**** sake,Roger.

[King Gizzard]

Go Soeda what a great name

[Marc]

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/worried_anim.gif

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[Marc]

Dolonc took the first set?! And is a break up. Christ this day is a mind *******

[Shaun]

roger :bored: what is this

[Brother Leon]

Ergh


Dustin Brown ftw it is.

[Shaun]

:laugh2: just smashing it at Stakhovsky

[Marc]

Stak is so good at the net

[Shaun]

woman in the box (assuming Stakhovsky's wife) looks oddly like Jenna-Louise Coleman

[Marc]

The old man in the hat is back :love:

[Marc]

Roger will break back here

[Shaun]

come on rog :worship:

[Marc]

Ahh

[Shaun]

5 setter pls

[Shaun]

federer ahead in a set... i remember feeling this... vaguely... :amazed:

[Marc]

Oh there we go. Normality has returned

[Shaun]

this game is tiring and upsetting. all of my predictions out before round 3 :'(

[Marc]

Could be worse, could have been like Novo and predicted both Nadal and Azarenka

[Shaun]

he's fallen over ah\

[Shaun]

BROKEN WRIST pls

[Shaun]

oh nvm #tasteful

[Shaun]

oh roger wtf was that

[Black Dagger]

BROKEN WRIST pls

:joker:

[Shaun]

oh roger just go home :bored: can't be dealing with this

[Novo]

Could be worse, could have been like Novo and predicted both Nadal and Azarenka

Actually as a bet that would have been Void so you should let people who have choose a player who withdrawn to pick another selection because it's not technically a loss

[Novo]

Jelena out as well, that side of the draw is just full of Jobbers now, Sloane should make the final easily

[Marc]

Holy mother of god

[Shaun]

christ's sake.

[Marc]

Oh for **** sake

[Marc]

Fair play to him. He's played so bloody well today but Roger what the hell

[Brother Leon]

**** sake. My faves dropping like flies.

[Black Dagger]

This tournament :joker:

[Shaun]

who cares he's not going to win anything :idc: stupid man.

barely interest in watching this any more

[Marc]

What the hell will happen to his ranking now

[Marc]

What has happened today :laugh2: today has been a mind ****

[Drew.]

what a mad couple of days, the prediction game couldnt be any more open before the predictions have even begun

[Shaun]

just let dustin have #3 tbh

[Brother Leon]

Ergh. Novak has this, don't he?

[Munchkins]

This wimbledon just WTF
Murray has got to win now..

Hopefully Serena out soon, so Aga can have the title :p dobut it though..

[Black Dagger]

just let dustin have #3 tbh

:worship:

Can Dustin win it all plz.

They can hype Andy up next year :idc:

[Marc]

Well this has made me sick to my stomach

[Drew.]

if Andy did win it this year people would be negative about it saying he didn't have Nadal or Federer on the way to victory or something along them lines

[Marc]

if Andy did win it this year people would be negative about it saying he didn't have Nadal or Federer on the way to victory or something along them lines

Yeah. Same happened last year with Nadal being knocked out early

[Marc]

His accent...? Is so British like?

[Shaun]

exciting novak-ferrer and murray-almagro semis!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Drew.]

Ferrer or Andy to win then please

[Marc]

I literally have no idea what is happening. This Wimbledon is so random

[Shaun]

using the casualty theme... #classy

[Marc]

:laugh2: this casualty thing

[Shaun]

and suggesting that Federer has a big ego :bored: i hope he gets arthritis

[Marc]

Did he mean that though? Maybe he meant reputation? Poor translation?

[Munchkins]

Jankovic out too lol

[Marc]

I'm just confused

[Marc]

Where's Clijsters when you want her

[King Gizzard]

yeah no this grunting is just too far

[King Gizzard]

Oddschanger ‏@Oddschanger 4m

A William Hill punter from Germany staked 100,000 euros on Federer at 1/100 to beat Stakhovsky today (via @sharpeangle) #Wimbledon

[Drew.]

OUCH

[Novo]

Where's Clijsters when you want her

being a housewife

[King Gizzard]

Dustin Brown chose Drake for Today at Wimbledon to end on

[Novo]

http://images.ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/wimbledon-fall.gif

[King Gizzard]

Styled that out quite well

[Jords]

I was out all day at Butlins water park with some mates... missed a crazy day at Wimbledon!

Roger, Tsonga, Ana :(

Glad I dont have to listen to Sharapova.

[IheartBB]

Total WTF day. Both draws are in disarray :conf: Surely the grass conditions have something to do with the **** winter and spring we had? I can't imagine the most prestigious tournament in the world to just throw a random poor year of maintenance.

Glad I dont have to listen to Sharapova.

But you have to listen to Michelle Larcher de Brito instead :bawling:

[BigSister]

I echo what the heck happened yesterday. Crazy day indeed

[Locke.]

What a great day yesterday was, opens the draw up perfectly and eliminated the two most horrible players in the women's game, Sharapova and Vika. A shame Federer went out but if you'd have asked me to sacrifice him for those two at the start of the day I'd have had to accept.

6 hours until Sabine restores some order.

[Locke.]

Oh for **** sake I shouldn't have said that, Sabine is on the Slippery Court of Death

[Marc]

British grass defeats foreigners
ANOTHER batch of foreigners was sent packing yesterday in a major victory for Britain’s grass.http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/images/stories/shar250.jpg

The Wimbledon lawns scored memorable wins over Maria Sharapova and Caroline Wozniacki, while seven other foreigners surrendered rather than face a battering at the hands of the All England Club’s big green rectangles.

Court Number Two, Britain’s number three tennis court, said: “I’ve been working especially hard on my slippery parts.

“I knew that Sharapova would try and stop me from playing my normal game so it was really about making sure I stayed as flat as possible.”

Centre Court, the current British number five, said: “I love playing against Caroline Wozniacki, she is fantastic opponent, but when I got up this morning I felt very slippery indeed.”

But the court refused to take credit for the demise of Roger Federer, insisting: “That wasn’t me. He was just rubbish.”

Centre Court added: “I want to conserve my energy for the weekend so I can send Novak Djokovic skidding headfirst into the umpire’s chair.”

Meanwhile, Court Number One, the British number eight, said: “It’s a shame that Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has run away like a little girl.

“I’ve actually been fitted with a trap door and a crocodile pit and I was hoping to try it out on a Frenchman.”

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/sport/sport-headlines/british-grass-defeats-foreigners-2013062773903

:joker:

[Black Dagger]

OMFG :laugh2:

[jackc1806]

hahaha

[Marc]

Aw this is not a nice photo to feature on the main site :nono:

http://www.wimbledon.com/images/pics/thumbs/m_03_federer_192_aeltc_t_lovelock.jpg

[Marc]

Li Na on :love:

[Marc]

Uh oh and she's slipped :joker: jesus already

[Black Dagger]

Uh oh and she's slipped :joker: jesus already

I said she would :joker:

Is she ok?

[Marc]

Yeah she's fine :joker: wasn't a big one, but her foot just skidded along the grass and she hit it out

[Marc]

Li Na takes the first set 6-2
Cibulkova takes the first set 6-0
Stosur takes the first set 6-2 (she's only ever been in round 3 once before at Wimbledon)
Lisicki a break up 4-2 against Eastbourne champ, Vesnina

[Marc]

Lisicki 6-3... Vesnina is being unnecessarily loud :mad:

[Marc]

http://i.imgur.com/TQ1uk4m.gif
http://i.imgur.com/P4SIDDe.gif

[Marc]

http://tenngranddotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/lleyton-hewitt-wins-1st-set-against-brown-2r-wimbledon-2013_1.gif?w=610

[Locke.]

More amazing play from Sabine so far, Vesnina hasn't been playing bad either. Hopefully she sees this through now and doesn't drop a set

[Black Dagger]

fOR GOD SAKE LI.

She better sort her **** out for the 3rd.

[Black Dagger]

HFRHFHF WHAT ARE YOU DOING? fhydhd

[Marc]

Oh dear..

[Marc]

Llodra withdraws...

[Marc]

Stosur wins :hello:

[Marc]

Date-Krumm took the opening set too, she's 42 years old...

[Marc]

Lisicki killed it.

Can't wait for Serena/Lisicki show down.. shame it'll be on CC on Saturday when I'm on No.1 Court :(

[Locke.]

Yes!!!!!!! Really excited to see how she does now, aside from the wins against Sharapova and Li in the past 2 Wimbledon's this is the best I've seen her play. Bring on Stosur.

[Marc]

Sam's doing really well this year but she doesn't stand a chance against that performance.

[Black Dagger]

Another slip, bless her, this is a much better set, that 2nd one was beyond painful.

[Novo]

Lisicki played okay but it was more to do with Vesnina playing terrible, she was at 20% of her best, Eastbourne she was about 90%

[Locke.]

Vesnina was pretty good in the first set, pushed almost all of Sabine's service games to deuce, was only in the second she was useless

[Novo]

she served terrible all match, she was like a different player to last week

[Locke.]

That's because she is playing against the soon to be Wimbledon champion though

[Marc]

And that's probably down to the pressure Sabine was putting on her returns

[Locke.]

Just realized Sabine has officially made it further than Vika as well, what a great day

[Novo]

Lisicki can only make it further then Vika when she withdraws voluntary, that says it all really

[Novo]

Going to support Vika's best friend Serena if she knocks Lisicki out

[Marc]

Li Na through! :)

[Shaun]

clean set :worship: go Li

[Black Dagger]

Thank god, I was worried with that 2nd set.

Hopefully she'll be ok for the 3rd round, would love for her to make the QF's at least.

1 down, 2 more to hopefully go through.

[Marc]

Don't see why she can't make R4... Zakopalova can be deadly though..

[Marc]

Date Krumm through :worship:

[Marc]

Stop putting Serena on tv fgs

[Shaun]

what does venus do with her days now

[Locke.]

She still plays, she had to pull out this year with a back injury.. I think.

Fingers crossed Garcia can pull off a miracle here.... or at least give Serena an injury or something

[Novo]

bet she'll be watching Serena today

[Novo]

Stosur has faced Lisicki twice on grass and she is 2/2 so it looks like we won't have to wait for Serena to knock her out after all

[Brother Leon]

"Vesina will destroy Lisicki"

Cool predictions by Andy yet again :joker:

[Locke.]

Victoria Azarenka ‏@VikaUpdates 32m
Serena-Lisicki will be a match and a half. My pick for the one person who can stop the Serena streak!

Good to see some Vika fans know what they are talking about

[Marc]

what does venus do with her days now

Making terrible clothing. Probably watching Serena hoping she fails and doesn't get another Wimbledon title, surpassing her total.

[Locke.]

Well well well.... Maybe this could be a contest afterall

[Marc]

Garcia 6-4 6-2

[Novo]

Look at Serena just hitting Aces for fun like last year

[Novo]

is that 3 Aces already in her opening service game?

[Marc]

http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Caroline+Garcia+2011+French+Open+ATP+WTA+Headshots +Se8z8ZUnw01l.jpg

[Novo]

http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Agnieszka+Radwanska+2013+BNP+Paribas+Open+YM3hmN0l Fgrx.jpg

Aga with my Birthday Cake

[Novo]

the " Mess " bit in the top corner needs to go though

[Shaun]

oh dear. Welp, it's been fun, M(r)s. Garcia

[Shaun]

oh she won a game, never mind

[Marc]

Aw Drew's first match of the day might be a quick one.. C'mon Caroline stop being so bloody inconsiderate

[Shaun]

D: how did Serena miss that

[Marc]

Poor Blake :( trying to make his comeback and this Ausie little boy is sticking it to him

[Novo]

great news i've got Tomic to win 3-0

[Locke.]

Gasquet strolling through here, takes the first set 6-0

[King Gizzard]

http://i.imgur.com/STOvUIy.jpg

[Jords]

Berdych through in straights

[Locke.]

Aga actually looks quite fit here, shame she has to be knocked out

[King Gizzard]

She is definitely a bit better blonde

[Novo]

Aga is finding this all to easy

[Marc]

Raaaain

[Marc]

Zemlja and Dmitrov going the distance, shame the rain might stop it

[Jords]

ffs Gas

[BigSister]

first time for the roof this season which makes me happy as I was at the roof switch on event ^_^

[Black Dagger]

Bloody rain, I've waited all day for Laura, she better be on soon :idc:

[Novo]

good old Struff

[Novo]

there is a someone playing at the USA Futures called Shabaz

[Novo]

good old Richie, should be a great match between him and Tomic in the next round

[Novo]

Aga tilting her head to look at the line :joker:

[Munchkins]

Aga :lovedup:
Flawless :love:

[Locke.]

Current Title odds

Serena - 1/4
Kvitova - 12/1
Sloane - 20/1
Li Na - 25/1
Aga - 28/1
Sabine - 28/1
Bartoli - 40/1
Robson - 50/1
Stosur - 66/1
Makarova - 66/1
Bouchard - 66/1

Everyone else 80/1 or further

[Brother Leon]

Serena Vs Andy needs to happen lol

[Jords]

Aga :love:

[Novo]

Aga the Professor

[Novo]

It's unreal to think Petra would be the favourite if Serena gets knocked out

[Lee.]

Is Novak playing yet??

[King Gizzard]

yes

[Brother Leon]

Don't even like Novak, but he needs to make final now tbh.

[Jords]

Novak is such a nice guy

[King Gizzard]

http://i.imgur.com/zHj5nnY.png

[Novo]

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/si/dam/assets/130626164020-agnieszka-radwanska-single-image-cut.jpg

[Novo]

Thats the first pic i've seen where Ula looks so much like Aga

[Locke.]

Bet Drew has just been sat in the rain without an umbrella for the last 2 hours

[King Gizzard]

http://i.imgur.com/SEPA7dZ.jpg

[Novo]

Aga is in a espn body magazine on the 12th July

[BigSister]

Jordan I agree Novak doesn't get as much love and I don't understand why......

[King Gizzard]

I like him

[Black Dagger]

Bloody rain, I've waited all day for Laura, she better be on soon :idc:

Stoopid ****ing rain.

[Novo]

Who is this?

http://nickspicks1.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/michelle-larcher-de-brito-elle-magazine2.jpg