Thread: Tennis!

Originally Posted by BaileyTheBest

The two people I'm rooting for to win it now are Roddick and Karlovic. If Karlovic can keep serving like he did against Tsonga, he will be tough for anyone in this field to beat.

How do you think Federer would handle a Karlovic in that sort of form?

Personally I'd like to see a Federer versus Murray final.

Originally Posted by Sharkie

How do you think Federer would handle a Karlovic in that sort of form?

Personally I'd like to see a Federer versus Murray final.

Well Karlovic beat Federer at Cincy last year but that was just best of 3. Fed can beat him in this current form but the key is not to slip up in tiebreaks. This is the best Karlovic has ever played though so whoever beats him will have to be playing very well. He went the entire 4th set against Tsonga without losing a single point on serve which is amazing. Ivo usually tires at the end of 5-setters but he appeared to get even better as the match went on which is very unusual for him and very scary for anyone else. I don't think Verdasco stands a chance against him which means we are set up for a Federer-Karlovic quarterfinal. That will be very interesting to say the least.

Originally Posted by Sharkie

How do you think Federer would handle a Karlovic in that sort of form?

Personally I'd like to see a Federer versus Murray final.

I agree Sharkie... With a Roger win

I have nothing against Karlovic (though he "killed" Tsonga ), but it's a bit boring to watch : serve = point...
He is an incredible server, may be the best I've ever seen... Plus, he can play some tennis (not like Ivasinovic).

BTB... You're right : to beat Ivo, you have to be really great during tie-break... I don't see how he can lost his service (means he lost at least 4 points when he serves... Tough to believe when you see what he did to Jo-Wilfried)...

Hey, what's your opinion about the grass? I don't remember seeing the grass dying so quickly...

All 4 of the QF matchups are very intriguing. Hewitt-Roddick, Ferrero-Murray, Djokovic-Hass, and Karlovic-Federer. Should all be very entertaining matches.

Originally Posted by BaileyTheBest

All 4 of the QF matchups are very intriguing. Hewitt-Roddick, Ferrero-Murray, Djokovic-Hass, and Karlovic-Federer. Should all be very entertaining matches.

I do agree BTB...

Very great 1/4 finals IMO...
I was a bit upset by Simon... This guy had his chance against Ferrero but really blew it up...

Mauresmo did a good game against Safina and IMO she has her chance too but let it go... Too bad...

It seems Murray had a hard time against the other Swiss guy...

Thank heavens the Women's tournament finally woke up yesterday with that fantastic semi between Serena and Dementieva.

Go Murray!

Originally Posted by frenchfan

I agree Sharkie... With a Roger win

You know what, I'd be happy with that. If Murray reaches the final, then he will have fulfilled his potential at this stage. Whatever the result, it would be a historic occassion, but first he needs to be on his guard and get past Roddick.

Hey, what's your opinion about the grass? I don't remember seeing the grass dying so quickly...

Must be this global warming dear. Pretty soon the sea levels will be so high, you won't be watching tennis there anymore, but shark wrestling and shark racing!

Oh my...I'm so happy for Andy...Roddick, that is. He has worked so hard to get back to this point and have a shot at another GS title...I got a little emotional seeing him get choked up after the match....you could see how much it means to him. I think he will likely get stomped by Fed in the final, but you never know. Hopefully he at least puts up a good fight and makes it a worthwhile match. I don't know what it is about Murray, but I simply can't stand him...I've never liked him. Also, the crowd was annoying as hell today and acting like a bunch of teeny boppers at a Jonas Brothers concert or something. Maybe it was just because they were rooting against Roddick, but they just seemed to be acting quite rude and immature today.

As for the women's final, I won't be watching. I can't stand the Williams sisters and wish there was some way that they could both lose. Women's tennis has really gone downhill lately. All of the top players besides the Williams sisters and Sharapova maybe are extremely frail mentally. Safina getting rolled 0 and 1 in the semis??? Please.

Obviously I wanted Murray to win, but I'm happy for Roddick too. He's a great guy. I thought he served awesome. His groundstrokes were some of the best I've seen from him. He seems pretty strong mentally at the moment, playing a much more intelligent game and not just relying on brute force like he used to. I hope he plays to the same standard Sunday so that we have a competitive final. Considering he was playing a home grown player I thought the crowd were pretty fair myself on the whole, they gave him a huge round of applause at the end and Roddick seemed pretty appreciative of their response.

Congrats to Roger.

I was rooting hard, as I will be in the future and have done in the past for Andy, and yes...the tears I shed were for Andy NOT getting his Wimbledon trophy. He's my boy. Go ahead and make fun of me here____________________________

It's a shame that the only player who can beat Fed in a grand slam is injured. As hard as I was pulling for Andy I had no doubt that he would find a way to lose it in the end. He played a lot better than I expected but it was just a matter of time before Fed pulled it out. I cannot wait until Nadal gets back.

Originally Posted by MissouriBronc

Congrats to Roger.

I was rooting hard, as I will be in the future and have done in the past for Andy, and yes...the tears I shed were for Andy NOT getting his Wimbledon trophy. He's my boy. Go ahead and make fun of me here____________________________

No shame in shedding a tear. I've always liked Andy got a little teary eyed myself seeing the disappointment on his face after the match. Golf and tennis always hit me the hardest emotionally...I think it is because you feel more emotionally attached to an individual than you do a team of players.

I can't believe Andy let the 2nd set slip away when he had 4 set points in the tiebreak, but hopefully Andy can take some sort of positive and keep playing the way he did in London. He is playing the best tennis I've seen him play and should be a factor at the US Open.

I was livid when Roddick blew that second set. I thought he had a shot up until that point but after that it was just a matter of time. He got my hopes back up in the 5th set but it was clear that Roddick was the first one to start to tire and Fed just continue to hit ace after ace.

BTW, I've heard people saying that this final was better than last year's...not even close. This year's final was pretty much a serving contest that had a ridiculous scoreline because of no 5th set tiebreak. Last year's final was a great tennis match in every way.

Originally Posted by BaileyTheBest

I was livid when Roddick blew that second set. I thought he had a shot up until that point but after that it was just a matter of time. He got my hopes back up in the 5th set but it was clear that Roddick was the first one to start to tire and Fed just continue to hit ace after ace.

BTW, I've heard people saying that this final was better than last year's...not even close. This year's final was pretty much a serving contest that had a ridiculous scoreline because of no 5th set tiebreak. Last year's final was a great tennis match in every way.

Andy had a great game nut he simply blew up the 2nd set... The game would have been really different then.
Also, in the 5th set with 15-40 on Roger's service he has a chance...

I have mixed feelings... I'm glad that Roger won, but I'm sad for Andy who was really, really, really close to win the Big One.
Federer wasn't that good, mainly because Andy played well too... But to be fair, I think that if Roger would have played like that against Rafa, it would have been a 3 sets win for Nadal...

I have to say Andy is a great and classy guy... His speech at the end of the game was awesome... He is not as gifted as Roger, but I like his warrior mentality... Bravo Andy... See you back soon in a Grand Slam final and hope you'll win it... You deserve it... You deserved it yesterday but a very few points made the difference...

Congrats to Roger anyway... He made history yesteday...

I still think Federer would have won even if Andy won that 2nd set.
I really hope Roddick wins Wimbledon one day though. He deserves it.
How many more Slams for Federer I wonder.
I would think at least a couple more.
Maybe as much as five even.
20 slams would be one heck of a record for anyone ever to beat.
I suppose it all depends on how soon Nadal recovers.
I predict Andy to win U.S Open. Which Andy, I'm not saying