*Official* Tennis Thread

[ohtani's jacket]

It was a typical Federer loss. He won the first set easily and was broken straight away to begin the second. He broke back and was up three break points at 4-all. Hewitt managed to serve out the game and never looked back. Federer mounted a couple of near comebacks but his forehand abandoned him and Hewitt played much better tennis from the second set tiebreak onwards.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Hewitt shoots up to No. 15 seed for Wimbledon. Just needs to avoid Federer and Nadal's sections, and you'd probably reckon he's a shot against the rest of the top eight on grass.

 

[Jono]

Querrey takes first set vs. Fish in a tiebreak.

Carn Querrey. I'm a bigger Fish fan. but money is more important!

 

[Jono]

Awesome. Won money on Querrey and Hewitt tonight

Sweet.

 

[Anil]

losing to hewitt on grass! if that isn't the beginning of the end of a fantastic career, i don't know what that is...

 

[Magrat Garlick]

losing to hewitt on grass!

Well, if there's any place you can lose to Hewitt, it's grass.

But yeah, think he's shot.

 

[Mister Wright]

Bit of a discredit to Hewitt imo. I watched the highlights, and I know it's only a small sample, but he was playing like Hewitt of old. Admittedly Federer not as superhuman like he has been known to be, but it's not like Hewitt didn't play well. If he can stay injury free for the next few years, and can make a good shot of the top 10 I reckon.

 

[ohtani's jacket]

Federer didn't look all that convincing in the semis at Halle. I don't think he likes playing matches on consecutive days like you have to do in a week long tournament.

 

[Jono]

Tennis - ATP World Tour - DEUCE - Bridging A Great Divide

Great story

 

[Scaly piscine]

BBC Sport - Tennis - Historic first as no English men in Wimbledon draw

A new low.

 

[Jono]

Heh

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Meanwhile, Tomic has qualified for the main draw and Ball is two sets up and Ebden a set ahead against Dent (which would be a massive upset).

 

[Jono]

And my squealing Azarenka, who was paying a whopping $4.40 vs. Clijsters, is up a break and has just allowed me to greenbook

 

[Jono]

AZARENKAAAAAAAA!

Love when the market overrates Williams, Henin, Clijsters etc. in small-time events. Real money to be made if you pick the right moment.

 

[benchmark00]

Grass court tennis is so much more appealing than that clay rubbish.

Falla up a break in the first against Federer, 6-5.
Go you Columbian drug lord!

 

[benchmark00]

And takes it.

 

[benchmark00]

And breaks again in the second! 4-3 to the Columbian coke smuggler.

 

[Jono]

Wtffffffffffffffffff

Time to load up on Federer. House is now on the line.

Surely he won't go out first round of his Wimbledon.

 

[benchmark00]

Federer playing like a busted arse, but will get out of this.

 

[benchmark00]

Takes it!!

The smuggler is 2 sets to love up!