The Tennis Thread 2013

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Sat Jun 01, 2013 12:30 pm

Isner is up to his old tricks again. He just saved TWELVE match points in the 4th set against Haas and won it.

After 3 hours 40 minutes, we're off to a 5th set!

Bensell · Post by **Bensell** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 1:56 pm

Federer goes down to Jo-Willie Tsonga in straight sets.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 10:32 am

5-5 in 5th, Nadal-Djoko.

Watch here.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 10:45 am

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 10:52 am

Wow. Djokovic just lost it completely there at the end. Literally and figuratively.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 10:54 am

AB_skin_test wrote:Wow. Djokovic just lost it completely there at the end. Literally and figuratively.

That was awfully charitable.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 10:56 am

Jerloma wrote:
AB_skin_test wrote:Wow. Djokovic just lost it completely there at the end. Literally and figuratively.
That was awfully charitable.

Looked like his head was all messed up after the fight with the umpire. The first two points afterwards were just botched.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 10:59 am

AB_skin_test wrote:
Jerloma wrote:
AB_skin_test wrote:Wow. Djokovic just lost it completely there at the end. Literally and figuratively.
That was awfully charitable.
Looked like his head was all messed up after the fight with the umpire. The first two points afterwards were just botched.

That's exactly what happened and that used to be his M-O before he decided to get his shit together but it looks like it fell apart again there.

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 12:02 pm

Nadal is down two sets to none in the first round, and is now down 4-5 in the third with Darcis serving for the win.

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 12:05 pm

And done.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 12:13 pm

Meanwhile, Federer won in 68 minutes. 68!

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 12:34 pm

Maybe Nadal will take the rest of the year off again and wait for the February South American clay court season.

Puts in perspective how great Federer's 36 consecutive grand slam QF streak is.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 12:49 pm

The Swamp isn't impressed because seeds.

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 12:51 pm

Now that's some quality grudge-holding.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 1:16 pm

You can't teach that.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 3:47 pm

May get a Google Glass view of a match.....but guessing they won't approve this.
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Bensell · Post by **Bensell** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 11:50 am

Maria Sharapova bounced by this hottie, Michelle Larcher de Brito

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 11:52 am

and Canada has a new star

It's carnage today.

Azarenka, Sharapova, Wozniacki, Ivanovic, Tsonga, Cilic and Isner all out in Round 2.

Sloan Stevens is in a battle too and Federer is headed to a 1st set tiebreak.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 12:05 pm

I don't understand. Early rounds are supposed to be a cakewalk for higher seeds. The 40-100th ranked players in the world are total scrubs.

Bensell · Post by **Bensell** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 12:14 pm

Sloan Stephens takes the third set 8-6. Her part of the draw is wide open

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 12:15 pm

Bensell wrote:Sloan Stephens takes the third set 8-6. Her part of the draw is wide open

I could see her making the final. The highest seed remaining in that half is #8 Kvitova and she's struggling.

Bensell · Post by **Bensell** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 12:46 pm

Federer loses the second set 7-6 to fall to even

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 1:28 pm

now Federer loses the 3rd set.

This unpronouncable guy is playing out of his mind.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 2:45 pm

...and scene. This tournament is getting more boring every minute.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 3:01 pm

This is now the obliterated bottom half of the women's draw.

One of these women will make the Wimbledon final where they will lose to Serena in about 5 minutes.

Monica Puig (PUR)
Eva Birnerova (CZE)

Sloane Stephens (USA) [17]
Petra Cetkovska (CZE)

Marion Bartoli (FRA) [15]
Camila Giorgi (ITA)

Karin Knapp (ITA)
M.Larcher De Brito (POR)

-----------------------------------

Petra Kvitova (CZE) [8]
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) [25]

Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) [19]
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)

Vesna Dolonc (SRB)
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) [20]

Alize Cornet (FRA) [29]
Flavia Pennetta (ITA)

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 7:27 pm

On men's side, that Federer-Nadal blockbuster quarterfinal? is now this

Lukasz Kubot (POL)
Benoit Paire (FRA) [25]

Adrian Mannarino (FRA)
Dustin Brown (GER)

Nicolas Almagro (ESP) [15]
Jerzy Janowicz (POL) [24]

Jurgen Melzer (AUT)
Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR)

yes one of these men will be a semifinalist. Everyone is rooting for the Jamaican-born German Dustin Brown.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:57 pm

Sweet...I was looking for someone to root for.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 11:09 am

Another classic! Djokovic up 6-4 in the 4th set tiebreak, 2 match points and loses 4 point in a row.

Djokovic-Del Potro heading to a 5th set. almost 4 hours already.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 1:10 pm

Murray dropped the first set 6-7 after a terrible tiebreak from him.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 8:40 am

The last Brit to win Wimbledon, Fred Perry, was:
* Had a gold, a silver, and 4 bronzes at the World Table Tennis championships
* Coached the Washington & Lee University Tennis team in 1948 (Received a Doctor of Laws degree, honoris causa in 1987)

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 6:45 am

really they tried to fly. Silly Lobsters, everyone knows you should take the Accella
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wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Jul 18, 2013 6:52 am

So Stan Smith is the president of the Tennis Hall of Fame. I guess based on the age of the shoes I assumed he was dead.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:55 pm

Here's something random

Bartoli loses in Cincinnati tonight and retires.

http://www.tsn.ca/tennis/story/?id=429798" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 2:19 pm

The story of how the "Was the Battle of the Sexes fixed?" story came together.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Oct 14, 2013 4:31 pm

Cool story about the 72 Davis Cup final
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/14/sport ... ports&_r=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Wed May 28, 2014 7:29 am

Serena is getting waxed in Paris. IN THE TENNIS MATCH YOU PERVS.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed May 28, 2014 7:40 am

Looks like the Exodus of Venus and Serena.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Wed May 28, 2014 10:57 am

AB_skin_test wrote:Looks like the Exodus of Venus and Serena.

I like that!

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Jun 02, 2014 12:21 pm

Fashion issues at the French? Figured the reps would have worked this out before the matches