The Old Tennis Thread

[seanraff07]

When is Murray on?

[Marc]

Murray is on once this Azarenka/Hantuchova match has finished - Hoping for a Hantuchova win!

Glad A Rod is out. Every single american commentator/pundit loves him and really praises him. He's not that good anymore.

[Marc]

Petkovic is out.

[joeysteele]

Murray is on once this Azarenka/Hantuchova match has finished - Hoping for a Hantuchova win!

Glad A Rod is out. Every single american commentator/pundit loves him and really praises him. He's not that good anymore.

You are certainly right as to Roddicks peformance today, a very poor show indeed.

[Novo]

Why did i post that here :joker:

[arista]

When is Murray on?


He is now

BBC1

[Marc]

C'mon Andy!

[Locke.]

Ljubicic looks so much like Agassi

[bbfan1991]

Has he won yet?

[Locke.]

No he is winning 2-1 in sets and 4-3 in games

[Novo]

**** off Murray

[arista]

C'mon Andy!




He slows up
when the Roof is closed.


Not enough Air.

[bbfan1991]

No he is winning 2-1 in sets and 4-3 in games

Cheers.

:(

[Locke.]

Tie break

[joeysteele]

A good match, well done Andy.

[arista]

Finish

He got it done

[Novo]

He'll be out next round

[arista]

A good match, well done Andy.


Terrible Match
Sloppy Match.

[Iceman]

He'll be out next round

I agree, doesnt seem consistent enough at all.

[bbfan1991]

I hope he's out soon as to stop all the hype:bored:.

[Novo]

He's got Richard Gasquet next who hasn't dropped a set

[seanraff07]

That match dragged on, but glad he got through in the end.

Gasquet in the next round should be a cracker.

[joeysteele]

He's got Richard Gasquet next who hasn't dropped a set

Richard Gasquet is only still lower in the rankings because of the time he hasn't played,
I think Andy may struggle against him as he was a very formidable player a couple of years ago and also was a semi-finalist at Wimbledon too.

A hard man to beat is Gasquet.

[Marc]

When Murray has slow matches that are either 4/5 sets people think he isn't that great.

His game play and tactical play is to pretty much wear his opponent down and destroy their game. He's durable and mentally strong. Gasquet is a very tough opponent for Andy, if he manages to win that match then I think he's got a really good chance this year

[Marc]

World number ones go through

Nadal wins 7-6 7-6 6-0 over Muller
Wozniacki wins 6-3 6-2 over Gajdosova

Wozniacki playing Cibulkova in the fourth round; she equals her career best at Wimbledon.

Nadal playing the winner of Del Potro/Simon match. Del Potro 2-0 sets up

[bbfan1991]

Delighted Nadal and Caroline Wozniacki are through:):D.

[bbfan1991]

Sharapova through, seems to have improved from her last match:).

[Marc]

Sharapova through, seems to have improved from her last match:).

She must have got frustrated by Laura nearly taking that first set! :laugh:

[Marc]

Nalbandian/Federer on now!

Should be a very good match! :bigsmile:

[bbfan1991]

She must have got frustrated by Laura nearly taking that first set! :laugh:

:laugh: The screaming got louder.

[bbfan1991]

Nalbandian/Federer on now!

Should be a very good match! :bigsmile:

Yeah i'm supporting anyone but Murray:p.

[Marc]

Haha you can always tell how well she is doing by how loud she is! LOL

[bbfan1991]

Haha you can always tell how well she is doing by how loud she is! LOL

She's probably louder in bed Marc:shocked:;).

[Marc]

Haha! Most probably!

Mardy Fish through after Haase retires. Will play Berdych next!

[Marc]

Bartoli literally screaming with every point she hits! Shut up Marion!

[bbfan1991]

Haha! Most probably!

Mardy Fish through after Haase retires. Will play Berdych next!

What a name Mardy Fish!

I'm rooting for Sea Plank:D.

[Marc]

What a name Mardy Fish!

I'm rooting for Sea Plank:D.

:tongue:

Berdych/Fish match will be a good'un!

[bbfan1991]

:tongue:

Berdych/Fish match will be a good'un!

Hope so:).

[Marc]

Monfils out!

[bbfan1991]

3-3 atm in Federer's match..

[Locke.]

Serena-Kirilenko

Most one sided match I've seen so far this year, Serena is flying through this first set

[Marc]

Serena flying.

Bartoli bts. Flavia Pennetta 9-7 in the final set.

Ivanovic falls to Cetkovska 6-2 7-6 :sad: :bawling:

[Locke.]

Kirilenko getting back in it now

[Locke.]

This umpire is ****

[Marc]

Serena looking good in this set. Still a break up 5-2 lead now

[Marc]

On other courts..

Tsonga and Gonzalez just starting; going with serve
Federer a set and a break up against Nalbandian
Lisicki and Doi have started; going with serve also
Ferrer down a break early in the first set to Beck
Schiavone and Paszek each have a set and it's going with serve in the final set

A lot of doubles matches and juniors on today

[Locke.]

Why is the Lisicki game not available on the red button :nono:

[Locke.]

Lisicki wins in straight sets, 6-4 and 6-2 :dance:

[Marc]

Schiavone still slugging it out against Paszek.

Final set 7-7..

[bbfan1991]

Fed!!:D:hugesmile::)

[Novo]

**** off Serena.. was hoping she'd be out by now

[Marc]

Good win for Federer. Potentially really hard match for him.

He must feel great having won in straight sets as well

[Novo]

Serena is favourite now at most bookies..

Azarenka at 11/1 at boylesport.. good bet to reach the final at half odds 5.5/1

[Marc]

Schiavone is out! Losing 11-9 in the final set to T. Paszek

Marathon match!

[Marc]

Women's Draw:
4th Round
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/1396/picture3sny.png

[Locke.]

Oh no, Lisicki is gonna have Serena in the quarters :(

[Novo]

Good she will ace her out of the game

[arista]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/06/24/article-2007940-0CB8858A00000578-572_306x707.jpg


From Yesterdays match.

[Maia]

Djokovic lost control there :shocked:

[Locke.]

Baghdatis has leveled it

[Novo]

Marcos is up for it today

[Marc]

Serena will win that match I believe.

[Locke.]

Another **** linesman, 2 calls wrong in the last 2 minutes

[Marc]

Baghdatis is always a great character. Such a happy chappy
http://www.tennis.com/articles/articlefiles/1207-2006_11_30_Baghdatis_article.jpg

[bbfan1991]

Come on Novak:D. Good game though and Kyrigakos I mean Baghdatis is giving his oppeonent a run for his money.

[Marc]

Two british doubles teams going for it on the outside courts..

Jamie Marray/Anne Keothavong playing Italian duo Seppi/Brianti and
Ross Hutchins/Heather Watson playing Melo/Stubbs the brazian/aussie duo

[Locke.]

Soto is going to win this

[Marc]

11 Brit Boys in the Juniors draw
9 Brit Girls in the Juniors draw - one already gone out

[Marc]

I actually don't care who wins, such a great match I'm sure the person who deserves it the most will win :D

[Marc]

Marco should win this set so we have a fifth :)

[Novo]

He doesn't look anything like Soto :joker:

[bbfan1991]

I actually don't care who wins, such a great match I'm sure the person who deserves it the most will win :D

Exactly, i'm just ignoring the Murray crowd scared of his opposition players:p.

[Marc]

Brilliant match!

[Locke.]

I've never seen the crowd like this with a non British player before

[Marc]

potentially with Isner Mahut?

I do love when these matches occur!

[Marc]

Oh and deffo Fed/Nadal final! LOL

[Marc]

Shame it didn't go to a fifth!

[Novo]

They love him more then they love Murray

[joeysteele]

Djokovic will need a day and a half off to get over that match.Hard won match that one.

[bbfan1991]

What a match:). Pleased Djokovic won, the crowd will be gutted:D. Baghdatis played well so commiserations to him.

Both players must be exhausted after that:shocked:.

[Iceman]

That was a brilliant match, best one Ive gotten to see so far this year.

[Marc]

They love him more then they love Murray

:laugh3:

[Novo]

Nadal, Federer, Berdych, Gasquet

Wozniacki, Sharapova, Petrova, Kvitová, Pironkova


9 Players who have yet to drop a set

[Marc]

Pretty good!

[Marc]

Men's draw:

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/4953/picture3hh.png

[Marc]

Possible good run for Murray or Gasquet & Novak.

Top quarter is very impressive! Some good matches there

Tough draw for Nadal to win the title; theoretically; Del Potro - Berdych - Murray - Federer/Novak. If he manages to do that then I'll praise him!

[Locke.]

Only male left that I like is Federer

[Novo]

Tsonga is probably my favourite in the man's now

[Iceman]

Cmon the Tsonga

[Novo]

Think i had about 10 posts in this thread before Sunday now i have 97

[Marc]

I have 287 LOL

[joeysteele]

Really good and convincing performance by Murray against Gasquet, I never thought it would be that easy for him. Really good.

[Locke.]

**** sake, what a horrible day.

Murray is through, Serena and Wozniacki are out, Venus is getting beat.

The only great news is that Lisicki has once again won :worship:

[Novo]

Great day one beast sister is out and another one is going to follow shortly

[joeysteele]

Really glad the Williams Sisters are out, I haven't a clue who Sue Barker will be talking about now, she seems to have an obsession with the Williams Sisters.

[arista]

Nadal has a injury
his foot/leg are no good.


Had to take a 7mins break

[arista]

Del Potro was Shouting corruption of some sort
in spanish to the ref.

Del Potro needs to get Nadal running.

[joeysteele]

Hope I am wrong but Nadal is in deep trouble in this match, I have a feeling he is on the way out.

[seanraff07]

Surprised that Murray got through on straight sets, delighted for him though.

[arista]

Hope I am wrong but Nadal is in deep trouble in this match, I have a feeling he is on the way out.



Now Del Potro
has a bad hip Injury

Ironic

[Boothy]

This has been an incredible match. Best of the tournament so far.

[arista]

Nadal is ahead
and Del Potro wants the Game to Stop due to light.
But he get a No
on that.


Just Gone 9PM now

[arista]

Nadal Wins

Good Job Del got his old Hip Injury back.

[joeysteele]

It was a brilliant match, well done Nadal,I am glad he got through. A real gutsy match between these 2.

[Lee.]

Go Rafa! :hugesmile:

[joeysteele]

Go Rafa! :hugesmile:

I got worried in the 2nd set but he is one determined guy,brilliant player.

[Marc]

Great win for Murray.

Del Potro made Nadal look like a normal player.. pushed him well!

Women's game was exciting today! (or poor standard?) Williams' have been out for a long time, I will admit I thought Venus might win it but Pironkova played very well today! Bartoli.. meh I dislike her a lot! Would have preferred Serena to go through. Cibulkova just showing how p*ss poor the womens game is... there hasn't been a grand slam No.1 since Serena and Ana Ivanovic.. and she's now gone t*ts up! The womens game is poor and unpredictable.. however that makes it exciting! - Hoping for Lisicki to win

[Lee.]

I'm rooting for the German lass now.. whatever her name is. :)

[Marc]

Sabine Lisicki!! :) <3 I hope she wins!

[Locke.]

Wow Lisicki is through to the semi's :shocked:

And it is all thanks to me for supporting her in Round 2.

[Marc]

Wow Lisicki is through to the semi's :shocked:

And it is all thanks to me for supporting her in Round 2.

Haha yes thanks Locke! :)

[Smithy]

My friend got tickets to center court today, he said he hugged the one that played against the woman whose name sounds like lipstick

/contribution

[Lee.]

Bartoli? I decided I don't like her today.

[Novo]

Sharapova and Azarenka in the final hopefully and what a final it will be :worship:

[Lee.]

Sharapova and Azarenka in the final hopefully and what a final it will be :worship:
I had to switch the noisy bitch off again today. I really hope she doesn't win!

[Novo]

I don't mind any of the Final 4 but in order of who i would like to see win it would be

1) Sharapova
2) Azarenka
3) Lisiki
4) Kvitová

[joeysteele]

Sharapova and Azarenka in the final hopefully and what a final it will be :worship:

That's who I expect to be in the final and I think Sharapova wil win if that is the case.

[Novo]

Battle of the Beauties in the final this year


http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Victoria+Azarenka+Championships+Wimbledon+LQKwSjqI bHql.jpg

v


http://www.tennistournaments4u.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/maria-sharapova-wins-rome-masters-2011.jpg

[Locke.]

Don't be silly, Lisicki is going to beat Sharapova :joker:

[Novo]

Well if by some miracle of god she does then Azarenka will be putting her in her place come the final

[joeysteele]

I can't see Lisicki beating Sharapova not after yesterdays matches anyway.Sharapova was awesome.

[Locke.]

No one saw Lisicki beating that asian or Bartoli either

[arista]

Tsonga needs a head band as the sweat
is gettting in his eyes.

Its like a Hulk Vs Bruce Lee

Federer is the Bruce Lee and will win this.

[Novo]

Tsonga is coming back

[arista]

Tsonga is coming back


Not for long
he is not good enough.

[Novo]

Not for long
he is not good enough.

He'd beat you 6-0 6-0 6-0

[arista]

Yes but no Sustain.


Federer is King

[Novo]

Tsonga has broke him :shocked:

[Boothy]

Tsonga is a beast, man. I hope he wins this now.

[Lee.]

What's the djokovic score?

[Locke.]

Whoever added that "wimbeldon" tag has spelt it wrong, get it fixed :nono:

[Novo]

djokovic won 3-1

[arista]

Tsonga is a beast, man. I hope he wins this now.

Yes but this is Tennis
he ain't good enough yet

[Lee.]

djokovic won 3-1

****! So I'm missing Nadal right now??

[Novo]

No he's on in a bit

[Lee.]

K. Ta

[Locke.]

Nadal and Murray must be beaten today

[Lee.]

Don't be ridiculous.

[Boothy]

I wouldn't mind Murray being beaten but Nadal needs to go through.

[Novo]

Yeah wouldn't mind them both going out actually, it would much more open if Nadal is knocked out and Murray is such a boring bastard can't like him at all

[Boothy]

This is the game. Come on, Tsonga.

[Boothy]

Incredible. Look how happy he is :joker:

What an animal.

[Novo]

Tsonga needs a head band as the sweat
is gettting in his eyes.

Its like a Hulk Vs Bruce Lee

Federer is the Bruce Lee and will win this.

Wrong again

[Locke.]

All the ones that were amazing when I was growing up are getting beat by all new ones :(

I like Tsonga now though after that little dance

[arista]

Wrong again

Yes he got Lucky.
But is he a World Champ?

[Boothy]

Yes he got Lucky.
But is he a World Champ?

He will be on Sunday.

[Lee.]

Bloody hell... is Fed out?

[Novo]

Bloody hell... is Fed out?

No we just said it for a laugh

[Lee.]

Where did you say it about smart arse? I actually just saw somebody saying Cheerio Fed on Facebook.

[Novo]

We've been talking about it in this thread :crazy:

[bbfan1991]

Fed out:shocked:, didn't expect that coming but well done Tsonga.

[MeMyselfAndI]

omg my guy is out D:

[Maia]

Federer is out? Wtf..

[Marc]

If Lisicki beats Sharapova then she'll manage to beat Azarenka.. they're practically the same player.

VERY VERY Shocked at Federer!! My GOD! Great win for Tsonga though! AO '08 final replay against Djokovic, Jo Wilfred will be looking for some revenge!

Hopefully Murray can win this, and in three sets! Hopefully Fish pushes Nadal to 5 or somehow wins!

[arista]

Lopez is now playing harder on Murray,
as Murray just got a injury

Of course Murray is way ahead in scores

[arista]

No Bloated BBC Local News, yet.

As Murray is on BBC1 and BBC1HD

Of course BBC2 could have London local news
but then all the othere places would get Angry.


The BBC Local News is 5mins
at 7PM -7:05PM

[joeysteele]

Really shocked that Federer has gone out, really good match though, Can't really see Fish beating Nadal now.

Well done though to Tsonga,a really gritty effort to win his match..

[arista]

Murray has Won .

[Marc]

GSM Murray!

Brilliant match from him, Lopez wasn't at his best I'll give him that.. Murray got a bit of a twinge around his hip hope to god it isn't anything serious! :sad: C'mon Murray!

[arista]

GSM Murray!

Brilliant match from him, Lopez wasn't at his best I'll give him that.. Murray got a bit of a twinge around his hip hope to god it isn't anything serious! :sad: C'mon Murray!



Yes that Injury
was when Lopez got Harder
but he failed.

[Marc]

I am just dreaming for Fish to pick his game up...

[seanraff07]

Another steady performance from Murray, if Fish can go on and get a comeback against Nadal as Tsonga did against Federer earlier, that would round-off a great day of Tennis.

[King Gizzard]

Djokovic has got this tournament rapped up

[Marc]

Nadal serving for it.

I think Djokovic has the best chance he's ever had to win Wimbledon. If he beats Tsonga he'll be the new world no.1

[joeysteele]

I see Tsonga as the giant killer this year, Djokovic was rather under par this match, I can see Tsonga believing he can beat him and also likely doing so too.
Djokovic will need all his wits about him to get a result against him.

[King Gizzard]

Nice Tennis fact for you all

Tsonga's birthplace is 121 miles closer to London than Andy Murray's and he smiles more.

[Marc]

Sensing some upsets today! Azarenka losing in two to Kvitova. It happened here last year in the third round 7-5 6-0!

I also think Lisicki will have a) nothing to lose b) the crowd on her side c) the power to frustrate Maria. I know she's capable! Just hoping she can put it all together and make it work :)

[Lee.]

Nice Tennis fact for you all

Tsonga's birthplace is 121 miles closer to London than Andy Murray's and he smiles more.

Don't really see how a tennis player's birthplace's proximity to London is important . Support who you want.. I appreciate the sport as a whole and have admiration for every single player playing at this level... if smiles is your thing, fair enough. We're all different. :/

[Lee.]

Sensing some upsets today! Azarenka losing in two to Kvitova. It happened here last year in the third round 7-5 6-0!

I also think Lisicki will have a) nothing to lose b) the crowd on her side c) the power to frustrate Maria. I know she's capable! Just hoping she can put it all together and make it work :)

I've got a good feeling... I think she'll do it! Her obvious joy when she wins makes me smile :)

[lostalex]

did murray lose?

[Lee.]

No Alex, he plays Nadal in the semi finals tomorrow :)

[Novo]

Don't really see how a tennis player's birthplace's proximity to London is important . Support who you want.. I appreciate the sport as a whole and have admiration for every single player playing at this level... if smiles is your thing, fair enough. We're all different. :/

He didn't say it was important he just said he was born closer to London then Murray was

Soon enough we'll have Liam Broady as our British #1 and everyone will be forgetting about Murray

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jun/29/wimbledon-2011-british-liam-broady

[Lee.]

He didn't say it was important he just said he was born closer to London then Murray was

Soon enough we'll have Liam Broady as our British #1 and everyone will be forgetting about Murray

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jun/29/wimbledon-2011-british-liam-broady
Ok.. he maybe didn't use the word important, but to have said it means he thinks its relevant.

[Novo]

Well it's a fact about tennis in a tennis thread :idc:

[Lee.]

Well it's a fact about tennis in a tennis thread :idc:

Yes, but an irrelevant one, that's my point. He was insinuating that because Tonga was born closer to London than Murray was and smiles more, English people should support him.
I just think it was a petty comment aimed directly at Murray fans. If you don't see it as that then fair enough... I'm not going to get into an argument about it in a thread which up until now has been a very enjoyable/sporting one. :hmph:

[Novo]

It's a great reason to support Tsonga more then Murray now that you mention it

[Lee.]

It's a great reason to support Tsonga more then Murray now that you mention it

Now you're just being childish

[Novo]

Great recovery from Azarenka it's going to a deciding set

[Lee.]

Here comes the break she needs..

[Lee.]

Maybe not.. :mad:

[Novo]

**** sake :(

[Novo]

Thank god for that.. she has to break now though

[Lee.]

Don't think she's gonna :sad:

[Lee.]

Bollocks! I have to go out for a bit. I'm going to miss the bloody end of this! FFS!

[Locke.]

A Kvitova - Lisicki final it is then :)

[Novo]

Sharapova has to win now she is the only one that can beat this beastly woman they call Kvitova

[Novo]

Broady and Kern are locked in a 10-10 tiebreak on BBC2

[Locke.]

How many aces will Lisicki get today

I'll go with 15

[Novo]

12-11 now

[Novo]

Lisicki is about to have a reality check

[Locke.]

She has broke Sharapova's serve already :shocked:

[joeysteele]

Disapponted,hoped Azarenka was going to win this one, had her chances to get the match flowing her way in the 3rd set but failed to take her chances. Sharapova has to win the whole think now.

[Locke.]

3-0 :dance:

[KG.]

Come on Lisicki :worship:

[Novo]

Step up your game Maria

[King Gizzard]

Marry me sabine <3

[King Gizzard]

She's only a year older then me! I have got a chance!

[Novo]

That's it Maria

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/images/smilies/dance.gif

[Novo]

Yessssssssssssssssssssss

[Novo]

What a great comeback

[Locke.]

Doesn't matter, if it stays like this Lisicki will destroy her in a tie break

[Locke.]

The drop shot finally pays off

[King Gizzard]

''come on shazza'' :joker:

[Novo]

Good old Shazza

[King Gizzard]

Great advertisement for Nike today

[Novo]

Get in

[Locke.]

Sharapova has got a mustache

[Novo]

Your just gutted because Lisicki is ****e

[Locke.]

Lisicki will still win

[Novo]

Brilliant

[Novo]

bit to easy as well

[Lee.]

Bugger

[Locke.]

Lisicki felt a bit sorry for her after going 3-0 up so thought she'd give her the first set so she didn't feel too sad later tonight after losing the next two sets 6-1 6-0

[King Gizzard]

That Broady kid looks like the guy who plays Draco Malfoy

[Novo]

Lisicki is getting outplayed by Maria now she was only 3-0 up because of Maria's double faults :joker: that says it all

[Novo]

Broke her already :)

[King Gizzard]

Lisicki is just giving Shazza a false sense of victory before she smashes her and wins 2-1

[Novo]

Sharapova is just far to good for her

[Locke.]

Lisicki has got her right where she wants her

[Novo]

**** sake 2 double faults

[Novo]

I think Maria is just teasing her with these double faults to be honest

[Novo]

there we go

[Locke.]

Sharapova celebrating every point like it is a match point :bored:

[Novo]

This is live rape on daytime TV someone call the police

[Locke.]

What a horrible umpire, it is raining and she is making Lisicki play :bored:

[Novo]

Where are your Lisicki aces now? they seem to have gone missing

[Locke.]

The rain has put her off

[Lee.]

-switches off-

[Locke.]

What a lovely shot

[Novo]

What a lucky shot

yes it was

[Locke.]

We are back in business

[Novo]

We are indeed :)

[King Gizzard]

Even the net wants Sabine to win

[Novo]

The gods could want Sabine to win but Maria would still find a way to win

[Novo]

****

[Novo]

Game set and match

:dance: :dance:

[Locke.]

Marc how much will Lisicki get for reaching the semi and where will she go in the rankings now?

[arista]

the Sexy Russian Destroyed the Weak germam

Bliss

[bbfan1991]

Sharapova!!!:love::blush::hugesmile:

[joeysteele]

Lisicki faded after the first few games, Sharapova just wiped her off the court.

[InOne]

Never knew Sharapova was 6'2 :shocked:

[King Gizzard]

Lee's avatar reminded me Sabine is still in the doubles :love:

[Novo]

Tsonga and Djokovic are on now

[Novo]

Broady looks a lot better then Murray did when he was his age

[arista]

Tsonga and Djokovic are on now


Yes Tsonga is Utter Crap.

Not a World winner.

[Iceman]

Oh you've moved onto someone new now that you were proved wrong about Federer.

[Locke.]

Can't be bothered watching today, don't like anyone that is left.

[arista]

Oh you've moved onto someone new now that you were proved wrong about Federer.



Yes he got lucky on that Game.


But he is a Slob of a Player
if you Hit the Ground - Get Up fast,
do not stay there like a Slob.


This is tennis here.

[Iceman]

2-1 now, and what tie break that was.

[Iceman]

Yes he got lucky on that Game.


But he is a Slob of a Player
if you Hit the Ground - Get Up fast,
do not stay there like a Slob.


This is tennis here.

:sleep: