Wimbledon 2014 Discussion Thread [Kvitova/Djokovic win!]

[Drew.]

Finish her off Mugu!!!!

[Jamie585]

This woman is annoying

[Jamie585]

Caroline please don't be a first round casualty

[Drew.]

MUGU!!!

[Novo]

Break point for The Jew!!!!!!!!!!

[Jamie585]

So many break pointssssa

[Novo]

" living on the edge is Caroline "

Very true Virginia

[Drew.]

This is quite a struggle trying to keep up with both matches

[Jamie585]

Come on Caroline!

[Jamie585]

Bloody eckk

[Novo]

The Jew with a 200mph forehand

[Drew.]

What is Caro playing at

[Jamie585]

Finallyyyyy

[Drew.]

Kuznetsov :joker:

[Drew.]

Mugu has saved about 6 MP's now

[Drew.]

This is ridiculous, thats 10 MPs saved

[Novo]

What the ****

[Drew.]

:sad:

[Novo]

Should have bet on a Coco and Kiri double today, I was pretty sure on both

[Drew.]

Think Coco had 13 MP's during that, one of the only bloody courts not being streamed.

[Jamie585]

Radwanska is up :D

[Novo]

Chop Chop Drew get Mugu's name in red in your sig

[Drew.]

No i'm busy

[Novo]

The Jew is giving Caro to many chances here

[Drew.]

Watching Caro over Aga are you now

[Jamie585]

Radwanska's opponent is looking worryingly good

[Novo]

I don't care about Aga I only care about Ula

[Black Dagger]

I quite like Mugu. Bit sad.

[Novo]

Right I'm watching Sveta now

[Jamie585]

This Mitu woman looks a bit like Mila Kunis

[Novo]

Mitu > Mugu

[Drew.]

Andy has about 30 favourites he's confusing himself now

[Jamie585]

Aga breaks :D

[Jamie585]

Noooo

[Novo]

Andy has about 30 favourites he's confusing himself now

There is only 1 true fave, the rest are easily replaced

[BigSister]

somehow all my info seems to be deleted from fantasty Wimbledon....

[Drew.]

somehow all my info seems to be deleted from fantasty Wimbledon....

Mine had when i checked this morning too, it is all there now so i wouldn't worry.. i think its just the website updating.

[BigSister]

Oh that's good!l I was getting worried for a second

[Novo]

They have took all my points from me

[Marc]

65 points

[Marc]

Drew has 151!

[BigSister]

Oh mine are back now as well but 2 are on 0.

[Drew.]

:smug:

[Marc]

Did yours all play today? Not genie?

[Drew.]

Only 2 played today

[Drew.]

Oh no 3, but Aga hasn't finished.. so 2.

[Novo]

The score system must be faulty

[Marc]

Must be

[Black Dagger]

Oh I didn't know Broady was from Stockport. I'd probably die if she somehow managed to beat Caro :laugh:

[Novo]

“Just to see any sport in general,” she said, “when you bring people together for that moment. When you walk on the court, all eyes on you, it’s the most amazing thing. When you’re not playing, that’s what you’re missing, is that moment. It’s beautiful.”

<3

[Locke.]

Just saw that Kerber is playing the irrelevant Radwanska sister later, should be a walk in the park

[Novo]

Leave Urzula alone you sadistic beast

[Drew.]

Schmiedlova!!!!!

[Novo]

Cornet was my Seed prediction to go out, its a win/win

[Novo]

Petko!!!!!!!!

[Novo]

That was quick

[Drew.]

Good ol Petko

[Drew.]

There are so many good matches today compared to yesterday

[Novo]

The Indian Enigma Devvarman

[Novo]

Stan just slipped, it has begun

[Drew.]

Schmiedlova!!!!!!

[Novo]

Mahut is letting me down

[Novo]

https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2ukE4GdHQsbUDvM_jY5TAw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD03MjA7cT03NTt3PTU1OQ--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/07632e3b84eaec18570f6a70670096eb.jpg

[Drew.]

Vika :joker:

[Novo]

Petko hitting unreal winners today

[Novo]

That little ginger **** was at the rally for bally thing

[Drew.]

Sabine giving Marion the death stare

[Novo]

David has Sabine flopping and Kerbs getting beat by Ula to look forward to today

[Drew.]

Cornet is on the come back

[Novo]

Alize!!!!!!!

[Novo]

Alize!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Drew.]

Caro finishing that bint off with a bagel

[Novo]

Sabine with an extremelly lucky win there

[Locke.]

A very good performance from Sabine, way too smart and powerful a player for Glushko to cope with. Such a lovely girl in her post match interview as well, it's going to be a bitter pill to swallow if she can't get back to the final and get another chance.

Even that big butch ****er that ruined her day last year watching over from the stands couldn't stop her today

[MTVN]

Would be amazing if Rafa went out first round again

Good to see Maria and Heather cruising

[Jords]

Heather was on fire today!

[Drew.]

Hurry up Maria, the most important match of the day is waiting.

[Black Dagger]

Great win for Heather.

Just need Taylor now and all 6 of my folk will be in R2.

[MTVN]

Here comes the bagel

[MTVN]

Oh this is Lucas' Stockport bird is it

[Jords]

Join your sister in R2 Ula

[Black Dagger]

Oh this is Lucas' Stockport bird is it

Yeah Samantha is from Stockport as well.

Broady is the one I'm supporting though :laugh:

[Jords]

Although Kerber is in my Fantasy team :think:

Still, Ula >>

[Drew.]

Belinda breaks!!!

[Drew.]

Errani is out :hehe:

[Drew.]

Belinda having a go at the umpire and hes explaining himself to her "Ok, i got it, you can stop talking"

[Novo]

Dani!!!!!!

[Novo]

Madison Keys knocking poor Monica out

[Novo]

The Conquerer of Maria last year knocks out Kuznetsova

[Drew.]

Bencic!!! great win in the end, it was looking like a disaster after that first set.

[Drew.]

Genie time.

[Novo]

Bencic should have on that in straight sets, she is no Cipratti, Hingis or Seles :idc:

[Novo]

Genie slips!!!!!!!m

[Drew.]

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02599/azarenka_2599150b.jpg

[Novo]

http://i.imgur.com/KEmAH.gif

[Drew.]

Two bagels coming up

[Novo]

Yes!!!!!!!!!

[Drew.]

Yes!!! Genie takes the first set.

[Novo]

Nothing to worry about from Genie, she is like Bambi on ice out there

[Drew.]

Great stuff from Genie, a slow start but soon got into the grip of things.

[Novo]

Dropped 10 games, awful start for Genie

[Drew.]

She was playing a former semi finalist & former top 10 player and won in 2 sets, very calm start.

[Novo]

There is a reason why that is Former

[Drew.]

And now Ana, 2 great matches in a row.. Wonder when Donna will end up playing.

[Novo]

Come on my Serena, finish her

[Black Dagger]

Bit disappointing to already lose 1/6. But I wasn't expecting a run from Taylor, was hoping for at least R2 though, nvm, she's still young.

[Marc]

Really not surprised by that

[Drew.]

Donna has broken the troll early on

[Marc]

Stop this Ana

[Novo]

The knee and first went right up to record levels then from Ana

[Marc]

Her second serve return position is ridiculous :laugh:

[Novo]

Set point Ana

[Marc]

/fpalm

[Novo]

Jesus

[Marc]

This reminds me of Dechy 2008 :umm2:

[Marc]

But this time round Ana is actually good

[Marc]

That returnnnnnnnnnn

[Drew.]

Hurrah Ana

[Drew.]

DONNA!!!

[Novo]

Tara Moore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Marc]

Since when did Ana play well at the net

[Novo]

Break point!!!!!!!

[Novo]

Jesus Christ, that Volley

[Marc]

:umm2:

[Novo]

I think Schiavone is Virginia's #2 after twatapova

[Marc]

She proper fancies her

[Marc]

Finally. Please just put this match away

[Novo]

Judy Murray's haggid face is everywhere, just spotted her on Court 2

[Marc]

Good signs from her!

[Black Dagger]

****ing leave Jude alone, you horrid brute.

[Black Dagger]

Going to spend a fortune on her when she does Strictly :love:

[Novo]

Oh ffs she isn't doing that is she

[Novo]

Tara Moore is going to take this to 3 sets

[Marc]

And it'll get rained off probably

[Black Dagger]

Oh ffs she isn't doing that is she

Apparently :laugh:

[Marc]

Donna has time to prove something to me

[Novo]

Donna letting one of the Troll twins win a set from her

[Marc]

Aw I like Eranni and Vinci :laugh:

[Novo]

http://i60.tinypic.com/14tqayx.png

I knew the other wouldn't be far away, they hunt In packs

[Marc]

:laugh:

[Marc]

She looks.. eerrrr cold?

[Marc]

She finally won.

[Novo]

Plays Tara Moore or Zvonareva next, decent draw

[Jords]

All my favourites through to R2 :dazzler:

[Drew.]

DONNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jamie585]

Missed the majority of games today, was working -.- Glad to see Aga, Genie and Lisicki safely through to rnd 2 :)

[Jamie585]

Looking into Aga's second round opponent is making me worried! Her win loss streak is very high this year and she has climbed almost 100 places in the WTA ranking since the start of 2014.. Hope this doesn't mean another early exit for Aga!!

[Jords]

Aga will battle and destroy.

[Novo]

WIMBLEDON, ENGLAND—“To step for the first time on the court with the fresh grass, with those lines just lined, it was beautiful.”

Victoria Azarenka, poet of the lawns? That would normally sound like a far-fetched idea; Vika is better known as an ornery competitor than a celebrator of beauty. And to be sure, her fierce, fighting side was much in evidence in her 6-3, 7-5 win over Mirjana Lucic-Baroni on Monday. Fist-pumping and berating herself, Azarenka came back from a break down in the second set. When she closed out the win, she wagged her finger in the air and stuck out her tongue like the Vika of old, like the Vika of her No. 1 days. And why not? It was her first victory since she injured her foot in January.

“I was super happy to get a win,” Azarenka said. “I’m just very happy to be able to play.”

Yet Vika also says that some things have changed in the three months she spent away from the tour. Relegated to the sidelines and in the middle of a breakup with her boyfriend, she tried her hand at painting and claims she discovered her artistic side in the process. It seems to have been, at first, quite a mess.

“Painting came to me all of a sudden,” said an unusually exuberant and chatty Azarenka. “I just wanted to try it. I feel it’s one of the best ways to express your emotion.”

“I’ll tell you a funny story,” she went on, “I start painting. I don’t know what in the hell I paint. I started doing it with my hands. I was like, ‘OK, I feel very emotional right now.’ I didn’t want to wash my hands, so I [dried them] on my shirt. I walked outside because I was lazy. People were like, ‘Wow, that’s an amazing shirt, where did you get it?’”

Soon enough, Vika had met with her sponsor, Nike, about producing more of her splatter-art T-shirts. Even more stunning, she was getting lessons in Russian avant-garde art history from...Ernests Gulbis, of all people.

“He’s very smart, actually,” Azarenka said with a cackle.

Vika was in that kind of mood. She talked about her love of Lionel Messi—“he’s so little, so cute”—and how she needs to get her Argentine-colored nails repainted. She talked about how the World Cup and Wimbledon bring people together to create a “moment of peace, that moment of love for the sport.” Most of all Azarenka reflected on her own love for sport, and what it means to her to be back playing tennis. It's the most basic aspects of the game that are the most gratifying right now.

“The best feeling is to play pain-free,” Azarenka said. “That’s what’s important for me. It was just important to actually hit the ball.”

Despite today’s win, there’s much work to be done before Azarenka approaches her best tennis. She double-faulted eight times, and made nearly as many errors as she hit winners—that’s not a good sign at Wimbledon, which has the most generous official scorers in the game. Her fastest serve was just 104 M.P.H., and she nearly lost a set to a 32-year-old who is currently ranked No. 108.

“Getting the game together and timing,” Azarenka said, “it’s all a long process. But the important thing is that I’m there, you know, 100 percent. My desire and concentration is there. That’s all I can ask of myself.”

From this observer's perspective, it was nice to see Vika back on court—the sport gets a little fiercer, a little more determined with her around. You can forget what defines a player, what makes them who they are, what makes them successful, what makes then worth watching, until you don’t see them on court for a while. Azarenka doesn’t succeed with elegance—she's not what we normally think of as an artist on the court—but with a desire and emotion that always threatens to boil over. In some ways, it boils over with every shot, in the famously long grunt she makes when she hits them. Her raw competitive style may never make Vika a fan favorite, and she'll boil over in worse ways in the future, but it was bracing to watch again.

Today Azarenka also added a different emotion to her play: An appreciation of the job itself, which is something that can be hard to muster week in and week out on tour.

“Just to see any sport in general,” she said, “when you bring people together for that moment. When you walk on the court, all eyes on you, it’s the most amazing thing. When you’re not playing, that’s what you’re missing, is that moment. It’s beautiful.”

As every poet knows, the greatest pleasures are the ones you take for granted.

:worship:

[Black Dagger]

That will do nicely, Li.

1/5 through to R3

[Jamie585]

Can anyone else not watch Aga's game?

[Jamie585]

Aga just lost 3 games in a row :bored:

[Jords]

Grigor's playing well

Aga just lost 3 games in a row :bored:

Buuuuut bageled Della in the second set :dazzler:

[Jamie585]

I know :laugh: She definitely redeemed herself 2nd set!

[Jords]

Grigor about to finish Saville off

[Novo]

Petra played amazing today, getting back to her best grass form

[Black Dagger]

Petra is worrying me on Li's side </3

[Jamie585]

Dimitrov was class today! Another favourite into round 3 :)

[Novo]

I didn't expect Petra's all round game to be that good, 10/11 net points won

[Novo]

Kuznetsov bageled Ferrer? :joker: when I switched I on and saw he was having a MTO I thought he was going to be 2 sets down

[Novo]

Heather and Genie playing doubles at the minute, Heather nearly took Barty's head off

[Jords]

^
bet she carried on smiling at the thought of that

[Shaun]

Grigor about to finish Saville off

don't get me excited jordan :smug:

[Jords]

Great ace by Tomic just then. Wouldnt mind seeing him take out Berdy.

[Jords]

don't get me excited jordan :smug:

:joker:

[Jords]

91% of Tomic's first serves in! Great first set for him!

[Shaun]

go on stepanek!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MTVN]

Good old Jovanovski

[Drew.]

Vika is going out

[Jords]

Andy wont be pleased

[Novo]

She was never going to win anyway, just needs some match practise on her road back from injury

[Jords]

Man Tomic and Berdy are both playing so good

[Drew.]

Genie and Heather are on the come back

[Jords]

Tomic / Berdy 1 set all :fist:

[Jamie585]

Really want Tomic to win this! He's played very well.. Also I think Vika will still come back and win it!

[Drew.]

I really dislike Tomic, always comes across as a complete tit.

Looks like Vika is going on a rampage.

[Jamie585]

Vika levels it to 1 set all! :)

[Novo]

The Returns are coming back

[Drew.]

Genie and Heather lose, it's all Heathers fault.

[Novo]

Oh no

[Locke.]

LOL. Lisicki destroyed this Jovanovski a while back, think it was at the Olympics. Vika just can't cope.

[Novo]

Its time to concentrate on the US Open

[Novo]

The dream is over for another year

[Brother Leon]

Vika :joker:

Stays jobbing.

[Drew.]

I have only just realized i watched Vikas opponent last week at Eastbourne against Cornet. I was stood next to both her and Cornet with one piece of paper for an autograph and had to go with Cornet. Jovanovski was really hot in person too.

[Novo]

Its time to cancel Wimbledon for good

[Jamie585]

Vika will win this!

[Jamie585]

This is like a bloody shouting match!! What is this woman even shouting.. Sounds like 'WOUCHAAA'

[Jamie585]

Uh oh

[Novo]

Viks outside the top 20 by the end of the year

[Novo]

I'll be supporting her in ITF tournaments come 2016

[Marc]

No doubt be losing against some Brit ranked 472

[Marc]

Ana will fall to Lisicki if she gets to R3.

Then my unbiased Wimbledon will begin

[Jamie585]

Broady has no boobies

[Drew.]

Jovanovski!!!!!!

[Drew.]

What a beauty

[Novo]

Kiri is down a break now as well, this just continues to get worse and worse

[Jamie585]

Caroline breaks

[Marc]

Broady has no boobies

Yeah it's a shame

[Drew.]

Caro is in the zone, this is her year.

[Novo]

Petra has got it in the bag, I've always had faith in her

[Novo]

I best take that back, me having faith in someone usually makes them lose

[Jords]

Kiri :umm2: :umm2:

Really want Tomic to win this! He's played very well.. Also I think Vika will still come back and win it!

Yeah I was gutted about Tomic.

[Drew.]

Kiri getting bageled :joker:

[Jamie585]

Broady isn't bad actually, wouldn't be surprised if she gives Caro a run for her money :umm2:

[Drew.]

Broady is out of her depth, Caro to bagel her in the 2nd.

[Jamie585]

Actually looking at the stats Caroline is in a different league

[Jamie585]

That lob was divine from Caro

[Jords]

Broady is frustrating with that forehand straight into the net.

[Marc]

Yeah she's in League 2

[Jamie585]

Broady's ball Toss is weird!

[Jamie585]

Did anyone hear what that man shouted at Caroline?

[Drew.]

Vika and Kiri out within an hour of each other, Andy has had a cracking day.

[Novo]

Burn every single court at that terrible place

[Jamie585]

Watching Serena play in the doubles is making me doubt her victory in the singles!

[Black Dagger]

Stockport needs a star. We have Sarah Harding and Rebecca Adlington at leadt

[Jamie585]

Haha Serena just took a wide shot and fell into the crowd :laugh:

[Novo]

Domi coming back to slay the ginger beast

[Marc]

Wtf Tsonga

[Marc]

Stockport needs a star. We have Sarah Harding and Rebecca Adlington at leadt

?

[Jemal]

What time is watson on centre court.

[Black Dagger]

?

Broadly is useless! I am riding off their tailcoats.

[Jamie585]

What time is watson on centre court.

3pm

[Jemal]

Thank you

[Novo]

" NICKY! NICKY!! NICKY!! He's our future NICKY! "

To the tune of that theres no limit song

The Aussies :worship:

[Locke.]

Look how red that signature is already

[Novo]

Rosol v Nadal

[Jemal]

Look how red that signature is already

:joker:


Time for king rafa to get revenge in a maximum of 1 hour 30 mins

[Novo]

It's happening again !!!!!!!

[Jemal]

Rafa also the king of picking out wedgies

[Novo]

Great hold from 15-30 second serve

[Jemal]

Nishikori threw.
Great talent

[Drew.]

Milos!!!!!!

[Black Dagger]

ew

[Drew.]

I think if i was to support Li then Lucas would slowly start to detest her, you annoying swine.

[Black Dagger]

I love Li.

I didn't even know you liked Milos that much, I have disliked Raonic since last year after he screwed over Del Po.

[Black Dagger]

so gurl bye

[Drew.]

I have been a great fan of his ever since i won the Mini Milos bobbly head figure.

[Drew.]

The Canadians <3

[Black Dagger]

Both terrible human-beings.

[Drew.]

And Li is a slag

[Black Dagger]

The nerve when you support Caro.

[Black Dagger]

Bitch chokes on cock for fun.

[Locke.]

Rosol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Black Dagger]

First set rosol!

[Novo]

Rosol hasn't even come close to be broken yet, think that 15-30 game was the closest

[Jemal]

Deja vu..

[Novo]

3 more break points

[Novo]

He literally plays perfect tennis against Nadal, think the key is that he just abandons any defence and doesn't let Rafa pressure him

[Jemal]

I detest players like rosol that only show up for big players.
No wonder he can't progress in his career