The Old Tennis Thread

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[Locke.]

Her love for Redfoo is more important than her tennis and her fans

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Don't be stupid.. it must just be the Dress

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I wonder if i can change my prediction to Aga in straight sets, i was wrong to ever doubt her

[Novo]

Right, here we go.. the battle of the Gips

[Novo]

Ana and her awkward body movements

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The Radwanska Special

[Novo]

Ana is actually playing pretty good but Aga is winning the important points all the time

Break points

Ana 0-7
Aga 3-4

[Marc]

Aw Ana

[Novo]

One last chance to break here

[Marc]

Ana might win a clay tournament playing like this

[Marc]

Here we go

[Marc]

GSM Aga

[Novo]

Miss reliable

[Novo]

Aga v Li Na
Sharapova v Makarova

[Marc]

Shara/Aga then

[Marc]

Andy that signature is annoying, maybe if it were a few seconds longer..

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I'll have a new one next week anyway

[Marc]

something along the lines of

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01250/serena_1250582c.jpg

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http://i54.tinypic.com/2ur6rv9.jpg

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Well Well Well.. Wawrinka has just broke Djokovic

[Alf]

can wawrinka keep this up? or is it just a flash in the pan?

[Marc]

Wawrinka being a beast

[Marc]

http://i54.tinypic.com/2ur6rv9.jpg

That should always be in your signature

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Djokovic doesn't know what to do

[Marc]

wow :amazed:

[Novo]

Djokovic has decided to turn up

[Marc]

awkward

[Novo]

or maybe not

[Marc]

http://www.gifsforum.com/images/image/is%20this%20real%20life/grand/is_this_real_life_monkey.jpg

[Marc]

Goran and Pat be like 'LUL WHAT'

[Marc]

'Fitness, quickness and attitude'

[Novo]

Wonder if it's worth putting about £50 on Djokovic to win if Wawrinka wins this set

[Novo]

He is still 8/13 to win

[Novo]

Maybe if he was Evens..

[Marc]

Oh okay

[Marc]

His BH has deserted him


r.i.p BH

[Marc]

A fifth set :worship:

[Novo]

Broke each other in the opening 2 games

[Marc]

Great stuff

[Maia]

Wawrinka has been playing fantastically

[Maia]

Gutted I missed Aga and Vika

[MTVN]

C'mon Stan!

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Vika didn't play today Mollie :idc:

[Maia]

Right forgive me I have just woken up

[MTVN]

2 break points..

[Maia]

Well this is close

[Marc]

What is this

[Novo]

Bet Fed and Murray are loving this

[Marc]

Federer is probably asleep. Family man

[Maia]

Certainly didn't look in to me

[Maia]

Well Stan

[Maia]

Stan is playing amazingly :joker:

[Black Dagger]

Come on Wawrinka, knock the twat out.

[Maia]

Want Wawrinka to go through but at the same time that would be terrible for me in the predictions game

[Novo]

**** the prediction game.. Stan needs to win

[MTVN]

Think everyone predicted Novak in less than 5 so doesn't really matter

[Maia]

Stan!!!!

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Could this be the end

[Maia]

Yes you know what the predictions game isn't important here

[MattySlug]

iHate Djokovic!!!

It's 1:17am here in Melbourne!!!

[Maia]

Very good to have your words of wisdom Matthew

[MTVN]

Always a pleasure

[MattySlug]

Jim Courier keeps calling him Djokervich!!

[Maia]

Great stuff Djokovic keep that up

[Drew.]

iv been watching Arsenal loose instead of this.. appears i made the wrong choice :(

[Black Dagger]

Hurry up and destroy him Wawrinka.

[Maia]

The Djoker

[Maia]

iv been watching Arsenal loose instead of this.. appears i made the wrong choice :(

You certainly did, you have been missing the Djoker get severely outplayed by Mr Wawrinka

[MTVN]

This game will never end

[Maia]

Feels like we are caught up in a loop here

[Drew.]

Isner vs Mahut part 2

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13-11 i am predicting

[Maia]

With who winning

[Drew.]

You certainly did, you have been missing the Djoker get severely outplayed by Mr Wawrinka

i would quite happily take a Djok defeat, think the majority predicted he'd win the overall comp

[Maia]

i would quite happily take a Djok defeat, think the majority predicted he'd win the overall comp

Think that includes me.....looks like we can't lose him after all

[MattySlug]

Four hours and 46 minutes on the clock!!

[Maia]

It is going to be long

[MTVN]

Ah bollocks, yes I forgot about the overall winner prediction

[Drew.]

:evilgrin:

[MTVN]

Think they should have a tie break really, these long final sets take too much out of the players

[Drew.]

this is his time..

[Maia]

Wish I put Federer now as well :idc:

[Drew.]

Wish I put Federer now as well :idc:

http://25.media.tumblr.com/fbd21d76a4572fb18e8056e7c46a3fd3/tumblr_mf2zd9SkiI1qksc64o4_250.gif

[Maia]

:joker:

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Berdy is going to destroy the winner of this, he hasn't even dropped a set yet, Stan's legs will be like Jelly for a good few days and Novak's back is dead at the minute

[MTVN]

Thankfully I still have the genius prediction of Sharapova to win it all so can afford to lose Novak here I think

[Maia]

Serena will destroy all the competition no worries there

[Marc]

14-12

[Maia]

Would be great if Caroline won though

[Marc]

Would also be a bit of a joke

[Drew.]

what time is it in Aus?

[Maia]

Would be a glorious moment

[Maia]

Think it is about 1am Drew, good old Matthew T informed us of this

[Marc]

what time is it in Aus?

Half 1 in morning

[Drew.]

Blimey, is there a limit until this can go on till ?

[Maia]

We will still be here by dinnertime

[Novo]

Don't think so.. Hewitt and Bagdhatis were on til about 4am a few years back

[Novo]

The end is well and truly near

[MattySlug]

Once I recall they halted a match to be played the next day.

[Maia]

Djokovic could break

[Drew.]

:joker:

well this could soon be over...

[MattySlug]

Nooooo!!!

Yes!!!!

[Maia]

Match point!!!!

[Maia]

Saved

[Drew.]

oh no

[Marc]

Oh no

[Maia]

This is surely the end

[Drew.]

oh yes

[Marc]

Saved again! :worship:

[MTVN]

Great bottle from Stan

[Novo]

Stan doesn't know the meaning of break

[Marc]

Yes! C'mon

[Maia]

Stan is unstoppable :worship:

[Marc]

8 minute game.

[Maia]

Oh no

[Marc]

C'mon!

[Drew.]

Wow

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take it!!!!

[MattySlug]

Oooooooooooohhh Yeah!! Macho Man Stan

[Maia]

Brilliant!!!

[Marc]

/fpalm

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:worship:

[Marc]

Nooo

[Drew.]

UH OH

[MTVN]

Bloody hell

[Maia]

This is endless

[MattySlug]

Ah, Hit the net ;(

[Marc]

:sad:

[Maia]

Poor Stan

[Marc]

What a point!!!!!!!

[Drew.]

Wow wow wow

[Black Dagger]

:bored:

[Maia]

Nooooooooooooo :'(

[Marc]

Insane!

[Drew.]

Djok your no hulk

[MTVN]

Novak is turning into the Hulk here

Drew beating me to that joke :nono:

[Maia]

That last rally though was incredible

[MTVN]

Poor bloke

[Marc]

Nohulk Djokovic

[Marc]

Or Novak Hulkovic

[Maia]

Djok your no hulk

Novak is turning into the Hulk here

Drew beating me to that joke :nono:

:joker::joker:

[MattySlug]

Does anyone remember the controversy last year?

Djok won the title, threw his shirt to a girl but a Woman snatched it.

Well she was hounded by trolls, posted her address and the like.

Put the shirt up for charity auction over the radio and the girls parents bought it for $5000 :/

I looked at the pages on Facebook and when the odd nice comment came up the girl in question would thank the support.

The rest of the comments were very racist and hateful.

[Drew.]

:joker: apologies MTVN

[Drew.]

Back down to earth to watch the remaining of this horrible chelsea - arsenal game

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Nearly as long as the Final with Nadal from last year

[Maia]

Murray v Simon will be a great one

[Marc]

Murray v Simon will be a great one

Only if Simon is alive

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https://twitter.com/Only1Argyriou/status/293007484661141506

Just trying to use the Hype from this game to hype Vika up

[Marc]

Suck up

[Marc]

Suck up

[Locke.]

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

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http://towleroad.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/02/12/tsonga_gasquet.jpg

http://72unforcederrorswp.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/6a00d8341c730253ef00e550446fda8834-640wi1.jpg

http://towleroad.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/02/12/tsonga2_2.jpg

http://www.ohlalamag.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/02/12/guasquettsonga12287.jpg

http://blog.open13.fr/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/tsonga-et-gasquet-en-vacances.jpg

The Party Animals should have a great match tonight

I will be supporting the Winner for the rest of the tournament

[Marc]

Gasquet's so weedy :laugh:

I expected him to have SOME muscle!

[Marc]

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

That looks photoshopped

[Locke.]

Just Sabine's having the greatest camera in the world I suspect

[Marc]

Looks windy where she is

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Well she's not in Australia that's for sure

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Come at me

http://cdn2.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1175186/azarenka_dance.gif

[Locke.]

She actually is in Australia :idc:

Sabine Lisicki ‏@sabinelisicki

Enjoyed a beautiful sunset in Australia! :-) Ein wunderschöner Sonnenuntergang in Australien :-) pic.twitter.com/xIhctngi

[Marc]

Foolish mistake Andy

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Okay i'll rephrase.. she's not in Australia for any important reason

[Maia]

Those Tsonga pictures :joker::joker:

[Maia]

Time for some Caroline!!!

[Locke.]

Great stuff no silly delays because of the snooker again

[Maia]

That was terrible I must admit

[Maia]

Cazza is off to a nice start

[Locke.]

A good start

[Maia]

Kuznetsova can't seem to keep it over the net

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Come on Svet

[Maia]

Caroline is in brilliant form :worship: Almost beginning to think I should've put it as a 2-setter

[Drew.]

Wozniacki in 2 easy peasy

[Maia]

Nearly put 2 as well it was only a video of a previous encounter of theirs that made me change my mind

[Maia]

Still early days of course

[Locke.]

Your prediction made me change mine from 3 to 2, lets hope you've done me a favour :pipe:

[Drew.]

Rory's a lucky man

[Maia]

Right Cazza you can't play like that

[Maia]

Oh dear :sad:

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BREAK HER SVET!!

[Drew.]

BREAK HER SVET!!

:nono:

[Locke.]

What a great point

[Novo]

She shares the same Birthday as me and is good friends with Vika so she must win

[Maia]

That is more like it :worship:

[Locke.]

She shares the same Birthday as me and is good friends with Vika so she must win

You just know Wozniacki will beat Vika in the next round

[Maia]

Think this'll definitely be a 3-setter

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Caro will not be making it past Svet so you won't be seeing her in the next round

[Drew.]

ah balls

[Maia]

Svet has broken her already...oh dear this isn't good D:

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Svet is just 1000000x times the player Caro is

[Maia]

Just realised how if Caroline wins this and Vika wins hers it'll be them two facing eachother....what an awful match that will be

[Maia]

Svet is just 1000000x times the player Caro is

Don't be silly

[Maia]

Looks like Cazza might break her so all is good :worship:

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Come on Svet she's **** :idc:

[Maia]

Oh...

[Novo]

No!!!!!

[Maia]

cAROLINE!!!!!!

[Maia]

Damn

[Novo]

sVET!!!!!!!!

[Maia]

Caroline what are you bloody doing!!!!!!!!!!

[Novo]

She is harvesting the power of Putin now

[Drew.]

you might be right about this being a 3 set game Mollie, either that or two 7-5s

[Maia]

you might be right about this being a 3 set game Mollie, either that or two 7-5s

What I'm fearing most now is it being Kuznetsova that goes through instead D:

[Locke.]

This is not looking good

[Maia]

Cazza's letting her walk all over her ;_;

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It is looking Great

[Drew.]

she could well do, im not confident about this game anymore after the start

[Maia]

Christ...

[Drew.]

the curse of the avatar is getting to her

[Maia]

Had a bad feeling about giving myself a Caroline avatar

[Maia]

Been a lot of deuces tonight

[Maia]

Great stuff :worship: She needed that game

[Maia]

Let's hope she breaks Svet now

[Novo]

Svet letting her off the hook there

[Novo]

Don't be silly Mollie, It is probably impossible for her to break Svet

[Locke.]

Hang on a minute this is already Eurosport 1 isn't it

[Maia]

It is not impossible Novo as she will prove in this next game

[Maia]

How dare they go to an adbreak just as the next game starts

[Locke.]

This commentator has lost the plot

[Novo]

What on earth

[Novo]

Svet making it look easy

[Maia]

Go away Svet

[Maia]

Ughh

[Novo]

" All the people that can course problems for Sharapova and Williams it might be Kuznetsova "

These commentators do like to forget who the World #1 is i'll give them that

[Maia]

Stunning point there Cazza

[Maia]

She is clawing it back fingers crossed

[Maia]

Way too close

[Drew.]

non tennis related post, think speidi are or have left the house.. now that no-one cares back to tennis :pipe:

[Maia]

That's gotta hurt D:

[Locke.]

Oh no

[Maia]

non tennis related post, think speidi are or have left the house.. now that no-one cares back to tennis :pipe:

As in walked? Great stuff makes this game a bit less painful

[Maia]

Kuznetsova in 2

Should've done that

[IheartBB]

Sveta at 70% is infinitely better than Rory's girlfriend can ever dream being.

[Novo]

Destroying her :joker: :joker:

[Drew.]

As in walked? Great stuff makes this game a bit less painful

indeed

[Maia]

Christ this Kuznetsova girl just trampling all over poor Caroline

[Maia]

Set point

[Novo]

Lovely stuff

[IheartBB]

Amazing stuff from Kuznetsova :worship:

[Maia]

All is not lost if Caroline can take the next 2 sets, in her current form though it looks unlikely :(

[Maia]

Might join you in the curse-of-the-avatar club Locke

[Drew.]

:o i forgot i changed it to Wozniacki in 3, still in with a slight chance

[Maia]

Getting the feeling Kuznetsova in 2 is the real winner here though

[Locke.]

Might join you in the curse-of-the-avatar club Locke

Think we should both put it to the test again with Vika later tonight

[Maia]

Think we should both put it to the test again with Vika later tonight

Maybe not

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http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Svetlana+Kuznetsov+WTA+Barclays+Dubai+Tennis+Re3tf 1wPANUl.jpg

Planning the downfall of Caro

[Locke.]

Maybe not

:joker:

[IheartBB]

God like point from Sveta.

[Maia]

Kuznetsova still running hoops around her even in this set, just want to cry right now :(

[Maia]

C'mon Caroline you can still do it!!

[Maia]

:D

Now if she can attempt to break her