*Official* Tennis Thread

[Jono]

This has been clinical by Sock.

 

[Jono]

Osaka back from injury. About to devour Keys

Can Osaka finish the job though.

Yep, gone early here Vimes. From 2-5 to 5-5.

She missed a volley at 30-30 which would have given her match point. Killlllllls ya

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Can Osaka finish the job though.

That volley.

 

[Jono]

Osaka deadset crying before the match is over. Jeez

 

[Jono]

Lucky for Osaka its the US Open and so there is a tiebreak in the deciding set. If she can get to the tiebreak its still a bit of a coin flip considering the way they are both hitting. Big if

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Yep, gone early here Vimes. From 2-5 to 5-5.

She missed a volley at 30-30 which would have given her match point. Killlllllls ya

It was 1-5. Sob.

 

[Jono]

2-1, Osaka still a sniff here. First player since Sampras to wahhh tears during a match and still win possibly.

 

[Jono]

Nope, Keys smacking her off the court now.

Osaka looks distraught. She must hate Vimes so much right now.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

*logs off*

 

[Niall]

Suppose we were due a rather odd Cilic performance sadly. It opens up the draw hugely for Novak though, hard to see him not reaching the final now.

Impressive scoreline in the Konta match, shame about Osaki

 

[Anil]

the stars aligning very nicely for nole...

 

[Cabinet96]

It's probably good for him because of his wrist issue but at the same time he's only completed one match in just under a month so he's not going to be in the kind of rhythm he'd want to be in heading into the 2nd week of a slam.

 

[Jono]

The first walkover was helpful. Not sure this one was.

 

[Jono]

Also how about Edmund! Huge win over Isner.

 

[andruid]

Americans dominate Wimbledon, makes sense for Brits to conquer the US Open.

 

[Howe_zat]

It's weird to have British players who aren't Andy Murray winning matches, the UK coverage is completely confused.

 

[Niall]

Good for Kyle, but its match that Novak will win without breaking sweat, Sock or Tsonga in the quarter finals, he must be ecstatic.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Good for Kyle, but its match that Novak will win without breaking sweat, Sock or Tsonga in the quarter finals, he must be ecstatic.

not like he'd be breaking sweat in a 6-7(1) 6-7(2) 4-6 swat of Isner either Blame the draw gods

 

[Niall]

The draw on paper was tricky when first announced, Vesely a nasty 2nd round opponent, but he withdrew and less said the better about Cilic and Raonic

But heh not Novak's fault, up to him to capitalise on it now.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Good for Kyle, but its match that Novak will win without breaking sweat, Sock or Tsonga in the quarter finals, he must be ecstatic.

Novak probably be happy for a hard fought 4 set win if only to sharpen him up for tougher challenges later.