The Old Tennis Thread

[Novo]

When it suits then. Very flippant, you must admit.

Not really i just like to see my country do well.. i'd much prefer seeing Vika win a Grand Slam to any British person at the minute though

[Marc]

You disgusting creature.

[Novo]

Vika & Lisicki on now

[Marc]

Murray through... Robson out, shame she had a great chance to get to the third round.

[IheartBB]

Good first win back for Murray. Extends his H2H to 5-0 over Ivo.

Robson... Well, a disappointing loss was inevitable sooner or later but I definitely didn't think this would be it.

[Marc]

Well Murray lost, and his conquerer didn't even win the title, good home win for Kei

Azarenka looking like she'll take the first set off Maria in the final.

Good title win for Novak earlier as well

[MTVN]

C'mon Maria

[MTVN]

Ugh what's she doing

[Novo]

http://resources1.news.com.au/images/2012/10/08/1226490/286313-victoria-azarenka.jpg

Bow down to greatness

[Marc]

What a cute toy

[Novo]

Look at Vika lifting that massive trophy up with One hand, the world's strongest man would struggle to pull that off

[Marc]

Reckon Serena could take her in an arm wrestle

[Novo]

Serena obviously wants a bit of Vika you could see that after the US Open Final all Vika would have to do is wink at her and put her off and the victory would be hers

[Marc]

Flash her boobs tbh

[Marc]

Laura and Heather both through to the second round in Osaka :)

[Black Dagger]

Laura sorted her out easily in the 2nd set. :worship:

Good stuff.

[Marc]

Seems Laura may need to proceed to the semi-finals to break into the top 50

[Marc]

Chris Goldsmith ‏@TheTennisTalker

Andy Murray hasn't played a match in Shanghai but is already through to the 3rd of the ATP Masters event. Needs some match practice though

Andy Murray was handed a walkover into the last 16 of the Shanghai Masters when scheduled opponent Florian Mayer withdrew.

[Novo]

I love how they have Laura Robson as Australian on the google latest scores thing :joker:

[Marc]

LOL she was born there that's why but she moved over at like 6months old

[Novo]

Yeah, such a bad mistake though they must just take the birthplace as the country they play for on there

[Marc]

Yeah I noticed the other day with the player who beat Ana Ivanovic, who was born in Italy but recently changed to Swiss nationality.

Stupid google

[Novo]

Saw that as well actually, Oprandi wasn't it?

[Marc]

Indeed, fella :pipe:

[Marc]

http://www.livetennis.it/pics/photo/Oprandi_medium.jpg

Vika has nothing on his babe

[Novo]

**** sake :joker: Vika's playing in some Austrian tournament at the moment and Ivanovic is the #2 Seed, Filled with Jobbers and then you just have the World #1

[Marc]

I did think that :laugh:

I love how the seeds are meant to meet each other in the final but jesus Ana would be lucky to get there in current form and if she does then Vika will smash her

[Novo]

Vika will probably withdraw or something so you never know

[Marc]

Ana does like this tournament though, won it after a massive gap. Has won it twice too :pipe:

[Novo]

Just seen Jobsicki is in there as well for a routine second round beating, it's all about the Tour Championships in 13 days :worship:

[Novo]

Serena will no doubt over power everyone :idc: but hopefully she's a bit rusty since she hasn't been in any tournaments since the US Open win

[Marc]

Yeah Serena will do well, Vika has been playing a lot recently, might be overpowered by Li or something in the round robin.

I bloody love the end of tour tournaments.

[Locke.]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A4tgZMWCYAMFj2q.jpg

[Marc]

or even worse Errani

[Novo]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A4tgZMWCYAMFj2q.jpg

Any Jobsicki can do Vika can do better

https://instagr.am/p/QkGWoKDLWJ/media/?size=l

[Marc]

Should probably stay on that bike

[Locke.]

The bike definitely enjoyed Sabine more

[Novo]

those horrible tree trunk like legs around it.. i doubt it very much

[Novo]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbja2xciCc1rt6qp0o2_1280.jpg

" Your in my Pocket just like the rest of them "

[Locke.]

The tree trunks or those horrible little snapped off branches that get stood all over.. think the trunks definitely win

[Novo]

I'd actually wear that Jacket Vika is wearing there, think i'll ask her where she got it from

[Marc]

http://www.wtatennis.com/javaImages/c8/4c/0,,12781~11291848,00.jpg

>> All

[Novo]

:joker: :joker:

[Novo]

The Chinese are a crazy bunch

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbdqszd7Wb1rsk6u5o1_500.jpg

[Novo]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mba698lVEX1rf5djpo2_250.png

There she is Marc

[Marc]

She looks hot there actually

[Novo]

D34KHsiQXcY

0:40-0:43

Amazing :joker:

[Marc]

:love:

[Marc]

That Christina McHale has some skills

[Marc]

Heather and Laura both through to the third round :)

Both have unseeded players, who they are ranked higher than, in the next round

Robson v. Chang (world no. 134)
Watson v. Parmentier (world no. 73)

[Black Dagger]

Murray is in the final 8 as well.

[Marc]

Good :hmph:

[Maia]

Vika :amazed:

[Maia]

Good old Vika, through to the quarter finals

[Marc]

Ana will lose later.

[Maia]

Ana will lose later.

You might be wrong Marc she's winning at the moment

[MTVN]

Ana :worship:

[Marc]

Aaaaand she's out.

Losing to some ******ing ridiculously crap player :bored: I hate supporting Ana, it pains me so very much.

[Marc]

Robson out but Heather through to the semi finals

[Novo]

Vika destroying everyone in this tournament so far

[Marc]

Watson in the final in Osaka, playing Chang in the final who beat Stosur in the other semi final. She's also in the final of the doubles with Date Krum :amazed: two chances at a title!

[Novo]

If Watson and Robson both focused on their serves in the next couple of months to get ready for next year then i could see both of them breaking into the top 50, Will be amazing if Watson can win though with all the hype around Laura Robson at the minute

[Locke.]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbar0xTfE81rhmf18o1_500.jpg
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbar0xTfE81rhmf18o2_500.jpg

[Novo]

That was the last time in that match Sabine at a smile on her face because shortly after Vika crushed her

ceVbEtlvaog


Big Sam at 34.55 is nodding his head like she does this everyday

[Locke.]

Sabine let her win, she doesn't have time for these silly small time tournaments

[Novo]

Sabine continues to slip down the rankings

[Locke.]

It is ok she will win Wimbledon next year and make up for this blip

[Marc]

I think it's fair if Heather wins a title before Laura, she was doing really well this year. Then Laura came and won s**t

[Novo]

She'll have a mental breakdown and retire from Tennis

[Novo]

I think it's fair if Heather wins a title before Laura, she was doing really well this year. Then Laura came and won s**t

Correct and Murray carried her through Doubles at the Olympics, it's a miracle they went that far considering how many double faults she served

[Marc]

She just needs to improve her serve is all :)

[MTVN]

Federer just double faulted 3 times in a row, Murray's a break up in the first

[Marc]

Wow didn't realise that's how he broke his serve :laugh:

[MTVN]

Well this is silly

[Marc]

Roger was a bit of a dick there..

Was no need to stop mid game

[Maia]

The audience are really getting into this

[Marc]

Asians in general LOVE Roger :laugh:

[Novo]

That point before :worship:

[Novo]

The Tennis thread is more active then the Football Thread these days

[Marc]

That's because you love Vika

[MTVN]

The football thread gets posted in a lot more :suspect:

[Marcus.]

Sound like we are doing very well

[Novo]

The football thread gets posted in a lot more :suspect:

Don't be stupid

[Novo]

That's because you love Vika

So do you and Mollie

[MTVN]

Football thread - 4,000 posts in 6 months

Tennis thread - 3500 posts in over 3 years :idc:

[Marc]

Oh Matt what is this nonsense. It's clear that tennis is better than football

[Novo]

get out of this glorious thread please Matt

[Marc]

this thread will have 40,000 posts by the end of the day

[MTVN]

I am a big tennis fan these days I'll have you know, it is probably about the 5th best sport

[Marc]

4 other sports being better than tennis?

don't be silly.

[Novo]

1) Tennis
2) Table Tennis
3) Mini Tennis
4) Disability Tennis
5) Football

[Marc]

Allowing the ball to bounce twice.. what an amazing rule

[Marc]

Murray on course here :pipe:

[Maia]

Murray is flying away with it now

[Maia]

Couple of games away from the final :amazed:

[MTVN]

Have to say I do enjoy seeing the Quadfather in action

http://www.tennishead.net/userfiles/images/news/300697.jpg

[Marc]

Peter! :worship:

[Maia]

Good old Quadfather

[Marc]

Nooo! Murray shouldn't have challenged :laugh: Roger hit it out

[Marc]

These bloody challenges messes with the momentum of matches

[Black Dagger]

Tennis is better than any other sport, it's the only sport I watch, so that clearly says something.

I have spoken, the end.

[Marc]

:worship:

[Marc]

C'mon Andy! One game away :spin2:

[Maia]

Tennis is better than any other sport, it's the only sport I watch, so that clearly says something.

I have spoken, the end.

:worship:

[Maia]

1 more game :amazed:

[Marcus.]

come on Murray

[Maia]

Damn he's thrown this one away

[Maia]

Or not

[Maia]

Ah

[Maia]

Serving for the match, can't complain about that though

[Black Dagger]

Silly Andy.

(Has only just woken up, so no idea how he's played)

[MTVN]

Football, cricket, American football & darts > tennis, I'm afraid

[Black Dagger]

Cricket? :bored:

Oh he won the first set, how lovely.

[Black Dagger]

Oh a bug is currently hijacking the match.

[Maia]

:laugh: That bug

[Marc]

Darts? :bored:

[Maia]

Football, cricket, American football & darts > tennis, I'm afraid

What the bloody hell

[Marcus.]

oh rain stop play

[Black Dagger]

Oh Laura went out.

But Heather made the semi finals :worship:

(Catching up with all the scores)

[Marc]

She went out a few days ago /sob

[Novo]

Vika is playing soon don't forget that Black Dagger

[Marcus.]

the roof take to long

[Black Dagger]

Vika is playing soon don't forget that Black Dagger

I'll remember to put it on mute.

[Marcus.]

15 min to close the roof

[Maia]

Play resumes!!

[Black Dagger]

Started again.

30-0 to Andy.

[Black Dagger]

30-15 make that xo

[Maia]

Match point!!

[Black Dagger]

He's done it :worship:

[Maia]

He's in the final!!! :D

[MTVN]

Ugh I'm apparently a couple of minutes behind, thanks for ruining the ending :rolleyes:

[Maia]

Signing the camera :worship:

[Marcus.]

boom Andy Murray

[MTVN]

boom

[Novo]

Right, on to more important matters over in Linz

[Maia]

Yes time to see how Vika's getting on

[Maia]

4-2 in the first set very nice

[Locke.]

Too many Murray fans in here. Where is legendkiller?

[Maia]

Took it easily

[Marc]

boom

[Maia]

Feel a bit sorry for this Romanian girl

[Novo]

Got to love Vika when she has no mercy on these Jobbers

[Marc]

Begu to comeback and win the next two sets 6-3 6-2

[Maia]

What a silly challenge

[Marc]

I'm watching Catchphrase so I am fully relying on Mollie for updates.

[Novo]

Great stuff

[Maia]

Begu tries to fight back but she is just no match for the mighty Azarenka

[Novo]

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-89jZ1lROYmU/UEpwvlsnH-I/AAAAAAAAH9A/wmU5ZaBpeC0/s540/ck1GmuOu.gif

[Maia]

Begu just can't keep up

[Marc]

http://e0.365dm.com/12/09/504x378/IrinaCamelia-Begu_2828980.jpg

I'm trying..

[Black Dagger]

God Marc, just smash them at her face.

[Novo]

http://www.wtatennis.com/javaImages/35/62/0,,12781~11297333,00.jpg

G

[Maia]

This amazing advert :worship:

[Novo]

Ratticus thought she could give Vika the run around then only to be backhanded back down to reality

[Marc]

Boom

[Novo]

Goodnight Ratticus

[Maia]

Vika is too good

[Maia]

The fans have their tennis balls at the ready for Vika to sign

[Maia]

Match point it is

[Novo]

The Romanian Rat just won't give in

[Maia]

Deuce #3 it is

[Maia]

There you go, Vika is in the final :pipe:

Begu got a complete and utter toasting from her there

[Novo]

Nothing can stop Darth Vika

[Marc]

Well...

[Novo]

Serena Skywalker at a push these days :pipe:

[Maia]

Someone is watching Star Wars on ITV1

[MTVN]

Star Wars is on :amazed:

[Marc]

How is that even tennis related :bored:

[Novo]

take the Star Wars talk out of here please guys.. this is a Tennis thread :idc:

[MTVN]

Great scene coming up soon

[MTVN]

What is Count Dooku doing

[Novo]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=3909157532053


Vika Style

[Novo]

I will be here at 4 i trust someone else will be awake to see Heather Watson win the title :pipe:

[MTVN]

Of course

[Locke.]

What channel?

[King Gizzard]

Sky Sports 1 are just repeating Murray, don't have anything about any other matches happening

[MTVN]

Yeah doesn't seem to be on Sky, can't find it on any streams either

[King Gizzard]

They don't look to have Vika's match either, can't find it anywhere on sky sports

[MTVN]

How can it be that a WTA final isn't televised anywhere :suspect: google tells me that Watson is 3-0 up in the first anyway

[MTVN]

Oh Murray-Djokovic is at half 9, need to make sure I wake up for that then http://i.imgur.com/TrN9B.png

[MTVN]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/10/14/article-2217501-157F6D83000005DC-87_634x429.jpg

[Marc]

Heather won?!?! :amazed:

[Marc]

Awesome news for British tennis :thumbs2:

[MTVN]

These two just keep breaking each other

[Marc]

Break his leg tbh

[MTVN]

Djokovic going mental

[Novo]

Need to watch highlights of the Watson and Chang final it looked like a great game

[MTVN]

What a tie break this is

[Maia]

Ooh Djokovic-Murray still on *watches*

[MTVN]

He's thrown it away

[Marcus.]

come on Murray

[Maia]

Murray's just given up

[michael21]

what channel is it on

[Maia]

Match point Djokovic...crap

[michael21]

Match point Djokovic...crap

Match point :bawling::bawling::bawling:

[Marcus.]

what channel is it on

Michael sky sports 1

[michael21]

Michael sky sports 1

thanks :thumbs:

[Maia]

Murray's not letting him get it :pipe:

[Maia]

Oh ffs

[Marcus.]

thanks :thumbs:

that ok :wavey:

[Maia]

:(

[michael21]

i have 6 streams all down :idc:

:bawling::bawling::bawling:

[Marcus.]

murry lose boo
well done dojick

[michael21]

:(

:(

[Marcus.]

i have 6 streams all down :idc:

:bawling::bawling::bawling:

the are evil

[MTVN]

Shame, great game though

[Black Dagger]

Ah shame.

Nice too hear that Heather won, the Brits have had their share of success this year.

[Novo]

Vika feasting on another victim

[Black Dagger]

Has Heather had her doubles final as well yet?

[Novo]

yeah they got beat

[Novo]

Another title in the bag

[Novo]

victoria azarenka ‏@vika7
congrats to @HeatherWatson92 for making your nation go bonkers ))))


:joker:

[MTVN]

Cheeky bitch

[Novo]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbxxb4RyxI1r83989o1_500.jpg

No doubt Locke made this

[Locke.]

Azarenka has never beaten Lisicki on grass, and I only care about games played on grass :idc:

[Novo]

Lisicki has never beat Vika on anything

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mby438WFha1r6oneto3_500.jpg

[Locke.]

Next years Wimbledon, Round 4, Lisicki will beat her.

You heard it here first.

[Novo]

Just imagine if Lisicki had a year like this

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbs87keh4Z1qierwqo1_500.jpg

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbs87keh4Z1qierwqo2_500.jpg

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mby438WFha1r6oneto1_1280.jpg

[Locke.]

Look at all those trophies from tournaments that do not matter

[Novo]

All massive tournaments that Lisicki could only win in her dreams

[Locke.]

All those silly clay court tournaments

[Novo]

Well let's be realistic, Vika would have won Wimbledon, The US Open and had a Gold Medal in Singles as well as Doubles if it wasn't for Serena but she had to piss on the parade a bit

[Locke.]

That is just like me saying Lisicki could have won them all without Kerber getting in the way :idc:

[Novo]

Except Lisicki only got beat by Kerber at Wimbledon where as Serena played Vika in the all the tournaments that she never won :idc:

[Novo]

Vika v Serena next week at the Tour Championships will be good though, Vika was beginning to suss her out at the end of the US Open final

[Locke.]

But we all know Lisicki would beat all these top seeds on a grass court just like she always does to Sharapova, so if Kerber didn't get in the way she'd have won Wimbledon :idc:

[Novo]

But we all know Lisicki would beat all these top seeds on a grass court just like she always does to Sharapova, so if Kerber didn't get in the way she'd have won Wimbledon :idc:

If she can't even beat Kerber then she isn't going to beat Raddy Serena or Vika is she :idc:

[Locke.]

All quality and technique goes out the window when you play your doubles partner and it just comes down to luck, and it just so happens that Kerber had the luck that day :idc:

[Novo]

Serena 5/4
Vika 9/4
Sharapova 13/2
Kvitova 8/1
Li Na 14/1
Kerber 14/1
Raddy 16/1
Errani 50/1


Right, time to take that 9/4 price before everyone hammers it

[IheartBB]

That 8/1 for Kvitova is rather tempting...

[Novo]

Heather Watson ‏@HeatherWatson92
“@vika7: congrats to @HeatherWatson92 for making your nation go bonkers ))))” lol thank you Vika!! And of course congrats to you too! X



I bet she feels happier getting tweeted by Vika then winning the Japan Open

[Novo]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A5pp4pKCQAA_ke8.jpg

[Marc]

Heather Watson ‏@HeatherWatson92
“@vika7: congrats to @HeatherWatson92 for making your nation go bonkers ))))” lol thank you Vika!! And of course congrats to you too! X



I bet she feels happier getting tweeted by Vika then winning the Japan Open

:joker:

[Marc]

Ivanovic played well to win the first set, lost the second, got a thigh problem in the third and now Stosur serves for the match

Lame

[Novo]

The unluckiest player ever

[Marc]

Stosur wins

Wozniacki in the final with her

[Novo]

What a terrible match that will be

[Novo]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A5wAsXTCcAAwcCM.jpg:large

[MTVN]

Radwanska looks like the ogre Princess Fiona

[Novo]

Vika looking the best

[Marc]

Errani looks so out of place :bored:

[Novo]

http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Serena+Williams+TEB+BNP+Paribas+WTA+Championships+ kG4GMTl_9iFx.jpg

[Novo]

Red Group

Vika
Serena
Kerber
Li Na


White Group

Sharapova
Radwanska
Kvitova
Errani

[IheartBB]

Serena's got that look about her. She'll be on a mission here.

Hopefully Kvitova can rediscover that indoor GOATness too.

[Novo]

This Vika and Kerber match has been incredible

Kerber won the first set 7-6 (13-11 in the tie break)
Vika won the second set on another tiebreak after saving two match points

Deciding set now :worship:

[Novo]

Amazing win for Vika in the end coming back from two match points down and looking certain to lose 2-0 and Sharapova and Radwanska was a pretty decent match as well, thought Raddy was unlucky in the end not to win, Serena and Vika should be good later on

[Marc]

Maria through to the SF :bored:

[MTVN]

:worship:

[Marc]

Poor Aga, needs to get through

[Marc]

Stosur replacing Kvitova (viral illness)

She'll take on both Aga and Erran, could actually go through to SF