2018 Wimbledon

[PittsburghTiger 6197]

I would like to see Djokovic win this.

[Napoleon 8700]

6 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

I would like to see Djokovic win this.

Ditto

[PittsburghTiger 6197]

I think they are both good guys. I have nothing against any of the guys playing. By and large they all seem to be pretty respectful of each other as well.

[spystud13 2371]

Chill, Novak. No one is listening. 

[spystud13 2371]

That was a sick fucking passing shot. 

[52-80 19252]

This match is on fire. Almost like that fed-nadal classic

[52-80 19252]

27 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

I think they are both good guys. I have nothing against any of the guys playing. By and large they all seem to be pretty respectful of each other as well.

#tennis

[PittsburghTiger 6197]

Some great shots out there.

[52-80 19252]

I really need to watch one of these grand slams in person 

[Mo Horn 8855]

Been a while since I've seen a match of this caliber. I'm a huge Rafa fan but hate to see anyone lose. 

[52-80 19252]

What the fuck is Djokovic drinking from those evian bottles.  He's got a cocktail of like 5 different colored liquids

[satyanash 14632]

That was an absolutely insane service hold

[spystud13 2371]

2 minutes ago, 52-80 said:

What the fuck is Djokovic drinking from those evian bottles.  He's got a cocktail of like 5 different colored liquids

 

Ask Napoleon, he has some weird obsession with those gel-packs. 

[PittsburghTiger 6197]

4 minutes ago, 52-80 said:

I really need to watch one of these grand slams in person 

I have some friends who go to the U.S. Open and they say it is a blast.

[spystud13 2371]

Holy shit, that was close on MP. 

[PittsburghTiger 6197]

And the girls go back to napping in the dressing room.

[Mo Horn 8855]

Final is going to be anticlimactic. 

Edited July 14, 2018 by Mo Horn

[satyanash 14632]

Jesus christ. Djokovic did everything right on MP and still lost.

[Mo Horn 8855]

So much pressure on Rafa. If he breaks he still has to serve it out. If he's broken he's done. Just the way it fell.

[spystud13 2371]

Novak survives. 

 

Come on, Angie. 

[Mo Horn 8855]

Crap. Phenomenal match. 

[Bodowned 763]

Unfortunate for Rafa to blow those break point opportunities in the 5th. This was probably his last chance for a Wimbledon final. Hopefully Kandy Man takes it tomorrow.

[texas08 1599]

Last chance for Nadal at Wimbledon? Have you not seen how he’s played this year? lol

 

This match was too atypical for Nadal...waiting around all day yesterday, play super late, resume early play after probably whack ass sleep...roof closed.

 

All things Nadal reallllly hates. OCD as fuck when it comes to his ways. Just they way he is.

 

[Napoleon 8700]

13 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

I have some friends who go to the U.S. Open and they say it is a blast.

I’ve been to the US Open 3 times since 2010. 

My first 2 times I met up with friends the first week. A friend who lived in NYC a number of years always picked a day in the middle of the first week because there is action on every side court in addition to the stadiums. You don’t usually get great matchups, at least not including the top seeds, but you can see so many players that you’ve heard of and it is easier to get a seat in the General Admission seating in the stadiums. 

My last I just happened to be in NYC when Del Potro won his Round of 16 match and so I bought a Stadium Ticket for the Night Matches. 

There was a women’s match first and then Delpo & Warinka squared off in an intense, and long, 4 set match that ended around midnight. 

People kept leaving because they had work, so those of us in the upper deck could keep moving closer. 

The thing is that the grounds are a ghost town from the middle of the 2nd week ->

[satyanash 14632]

9 minutes ago, Bodowned said:

Unfortunate for Rafa to blow those break point opportunities in the 5th. This was probably his last chance for a Wimbledon final. Hopefully Kandy Man takes it tomorrow.

Nadal will still be a force at next year's Wimbledon. Really happy that Djokovic has regained his old form and will continue to challenge him (at least on non-clay surfaces)

[Bodowned 763]

4 minutes ago, texas08 said:

Last chance for Nadal at Wimbledon? Have you not seen how he’s played this year? lol

 

This match was too atypical for Nadal...waiting around all day yesterday, play super late, resume early play after probably whack ass sleep...roof closed.

 

All things Nadal reallllly hates. OCD as fuck when it comes to his ways. Just they way he is.

 

Djoker still isn’t back to 100% and Rafa had a favorable draw this year. I suppose he could be back if he gets that same fortune, but I think it’s unlikely. 

[satyanash 14632]

 

[Napoleon 8700]

25 minutes ago, texas08 said:

...this match was too atypical for Nadal...waiting around all day yesterday, play super late, resume early play after probably whack ass sleep...roof closed.... All things Nadal reallllly hates. OCD as fuck when it comes to his ways. Just they way he is.

 

I noticed this for the first time yesterday as it took him about 10 seconds for him to place one his water only Evian bottle next to his yellow/orange solution-filled Evian bottle because he couldn’t get it in just the right place. 

I have a few OCD-esque tendencies, but watching him not being able to get the bottle just right was eye-opening. 

Edited July 14, 2018 by Napoleon

[Mo Horn 8855]

A quick look at this thread and i didn't see any real conversation about whether the no tie break in the 5th set is a good thing or not. I get all the arguments for the tie break, but there is something about having to play out the last set. I remember when there was no tie break and all sets were played out. Commentators and players want it changed. I'm guessing it will get changed, and when it does i will be a little sad. 

[spystud13 2371]

Good start, legs. 

[spystud13 2371]

And consolidates. 

[satyanash 14632]

And Serena breaks back almost immediately!

[spystud13 2371]

Alright legs, hold here. 

[spystud13 2371]

First set to the good. Don’t let up. 

[satyanash 14632]

11 minutes ago, spystud13 said:

Alright legs, hold here. 

 

30 minutes ago, spystud13 said:

Good start, legs. 

she has a name, dude

 

[ajax 2622]

Kerber is good

[satyanash 14632]

Not many people who can return Serena's first serve as well as Kerber is doing.

Edited July 14, 2018 by satyanash

[spystud13 2371]

7 minutes ago, satyanash said:

 

she has a name, dude

 

 

Are you being a fucking idiot? Are you really fucking questioning me during a women’s match? If so, you are a stupid mother fucker. 

Edited July 14, 2018 by spystud13

[spystud13 2371]

Whoa, that game could have been massive after 40-0. 

[satyanash 14632]

Serena finally putting pressure on Kerber's serve

[ajax 2622]

I keep trying to like Serena and I can't. She rubs me the wrong way. I really like Venus but something about Serena is off putting to me.

[spystud13 2371]

Angelique Kerber up 4-2, I apologize for not knowing her middle name. 

[spystud13 2371]

Hold here, please. 

[spystud13 2371]

Angelique Kerber now up 5-2, middle name still unknown. 

[spystud13 2371]

Angelique Kerber serving for it. 

[Mo Horn 8855]

This match in a nutshell right there 

[spystud13 2371]

On 7/7/2018 at 1:56 PM, spystud13 said:

Angie may win it. 

 

Mother. Fuck. Yes. 

 

Ship that shit. 

[spystud13 2371]

She was probably a HOFer before today, but now it’s not even debatable. 

 

Fuck yeah. 

[satyanash 14632]

Been a great year for defensive players in the WTA. Kerber, Woz, Halep... maybe the era of power player dominance is coming to a close

[Huckleberry 33099]

Chris Fowler was so over the top when it ended. Basically no credit to Kerber.

 

Kerber is a better tennis player than Williams right now. All time? Williams is probably the greatest and much much better than Kerber. 6 months from now? I'd put my money on Williams being better again. Right now? Kerber is better and the superior player beat the crap out of the inferior player.