*Official* Tennis Thread

[Jono]

That'd be sweet.

French Open revenge!

 

[Burgey]

Jeez, tough 1st round here for Venus. 6-7, 7-5, 6-3. Just closed it out.

 

[Jono]

Jeez, tough 1st round here for Venus. 6-7, 7-5, 6-3. Just closed it out.

Got on her after the first set. Was ****ting myself when she was 4-5 down in the 2nd.

Just goes to say, if you want to have a chance at beating Serena or Venus in a Grand Slam, you seriously have to do it in the first week. Its when they are at their most vulnerable.

Dushevina didn't do it, and I reckon Venus should make the semis from here.

 

[Nate]

The presentation of the US Open has been incredibly poor so far, so much so that I doubt I'll be watching any more.

The commentary is horrendous for starters. Can barely believe what I'm hearing, I'm not eight years old for crying out loud, stop treating me like it. Also, do some research on players that aren't Tsonga, Roddick, Williams, kthx.

And then the bias to the stronger player in the camera work is insane. Here I am supporting Rogowska against Safina, and I get fourteen consecutive cut-aways to Safina at the beginning of the second set. Absurd.

 

[Jono]

Rogowska in with a real chance here! A break up in the third. Was HUUUUUUUUUUGE underdog before the match.

 

[Jono]

Just got on her, still underdog despite being 3-0 up!

Don't choke, you can do this, aoiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!

 

[Jono]

Double break point, DO THIS!

 

[Jono]

**** off. 3-0 up and 2 break points and you lose the set 6-4.

Oh well. Safina lives to fight another day. Fair paly to her for getting through that.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Cilic Up 2-0 in sets, leads 4-3, gives away service game with two double faults, breaks back, only to lose the next service game to love with another couple of double faults.

Bizarre.

 

[Jono]

Wawrinka sucking balls

Other than that, business as usual at the US Open so far.

 

[Uppercut]

Nice work Melzer

The coverage of this isn't great here. Not like Wimbledon where you can watch pretty much any match you want.

 

[vogue]

The coverage of this isn't great here. Not like Wimbledon where you can watch pretty much any match you want.

..Havn't seen much myself,cos coverage is quite bad... found its on a couple of hours today,so am watching Del Potro v Melzer..but bit dissapointed I havn't been able to see more tbh...

 

[superkingdave]

Lack of matches on at decent times has stopped me watching so far, apart from the odd bit before hit the hay. Might watch a bit of the Murray match tonight though

 

[Burgey]

Kiefer playing some great tennis here vs Nadal. One set all, Rafa just breaking to go 5-3 up in the 3rd.
Have to say Nadal doesn't look that great here, but should go through now.

 

[Jono]

Ferrer cost me a massive multi. Fuming.

 

[ohtani's jacket]

Top 16 through to the 3rd round for the first time ever. Wonder if the top 8 can get through to the quarters.

 

[Simon]

Top 16 through to the 3rd round for the first time ever. Wonder if the top 8 can get through to the quarters.

Naa Haas to knock over Roddick in the fourth round.

 

[Uppercut]

In what appears to be CW's Forgotten Open, Lleyton Hewitt's just taken the first set against Federer in a repeat of the glorious 2004 final. Looks like a good match coming up.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Horrible first set from Federer. Fully expect him to easily take this in four.

 

[Uppercut]

From the BBC commentary:

1701:Federer holds his serve to steady the ship, but as sea-faring vessels go the Swiss looks as stable as a pedalo piloted by Freddy Flintoff.