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[Akito]

Uh oh, looks like something serious with Azarenka's fall

 

[LuuKyK]

Ouch. Azarenka just hurt her knee pretty bad. Not sure if she can keep playing.

Edit: Or not. It seems like it was just a not planned stretch? She sure made it sound like it was bad...

 

[Keyser Soze]

Tap a lot of tape. That's all the tape

 

[caesar]

I'm sure one of the 4 steroid beasts will win and no tennis journalist will question anything. Again.

 

[Peru]

I'm sure one of the 4 steroid beasts will win and no tennis journalist will question anything. Again.

Which four?

 

[Deleted member 231381]

Which four?

Given he said again, the only possible candidates are Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, and Hewitt; I guess that's his four.

 

[caesar]

Given he said again, the only possible candidates are Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, and Hewitt; I guess that's his four.

Good guess, but I was referring to Serena with the last one. Murray makes me kinda suspicious too.

 

[John Dunbar]

Does Federer have the slimmest arms of any great tennis player? His wrists look tiny compared to everyone else.

 

[The_Sheldon]

Good guess, but I was referring to Serena with the last one. Murray makes me kinda suspicious too.

Nah Murray ain't on steroids, just Irn Bru

 

[Deleted member 231381]

Does Federer have the slimmest arms of any great tennis player? His wrists look tiny compared to everyone else.

Big arms aren't really advantageous for one-handed backhands because they compromise the reach that one-handers are good for. That's probably why Federer doesn't bulk as much as the other top players, given all the rest are two-handers bar Tsonga who plays both ways.

 

[szaromir]

Does Federer have the slimmest arms of any great tennis player? His wrists look tiny compared to everyone else.

I don't know, he's slim but damn well built.

 

[Deleted member 231381]

I'd be surprised if it was Murray, given he's probably always been the most pro-active of the Big 4 in terms of speaking out about drugs and so on - he had a good interview on Puerta a while back.

 

[Niraj]

I'm sure Fed is pleased with that opening match. Keeping his matches short and easy is so crucial for him.

 

[Ravensmash]

I'm sure Fed is pleased with that opening match. Keeping his matches short and easy is so crucial for him.

He was always expected to win, but he looked damn good in that match. Gave Hanescu very little opportunity to do anything.

 

[szaromir]

Rosol is 3-4* down in the fifth

 

[zero_suit]

Rosol is 3-4* down in the fifth

That scrub wasn't going to do anything this year.

 

[Deleted member 231381]

...and Rosol out. That said, his spirit lives on given Nadal is already being troubled by Darcis.

 

[Simplet]

Allez Mladenovic

 

[Deleted member 231381]

Ah, I'd missed Boris just a bit. Captain Obvious has nothing on King Noshitsherlock.

EDIT: Damn, that BDL from Darcis was sexual.

 

[inm8num2]

Djokovic gets upset before the semis. Calling it right now.

 

[zero_suit]

Allez Mladenovic

She has a great serve.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Tennis rules are hard

 

[Deleted member 231381]

For the heads up, if you're not watching Nadal vs. Darcis, you should be.

 

[John Dunbar]

Darcis walk of shame. Seven lost break points already. Probably going to implode now.

 

[Deleted member 231381]

Darcis walk of shame. Seven lost break points already. Probably going to implode now.

Yeah. Literally just after I posted Darcis decided he didn't want all those break opportunities. Can't believe how quickly the standard of play changed. :|

 

[Chris R]

Yay for DirecTV's Wimbledon mix. Can't stand the screeching so early in the morning so I'm watching Tsonga before work

 

[Simplet]

She has a great serve.

Shame that it went AWOL in the breaker, otherwise she could have won that I think.

 

[zero_suit]

Darcis walk of shame. Seven lost break points already. Probably going to implode now.

Predictable

 

[Deleted member 231381]

If only all of the rest of Darcis' shots were as good as his crosscourt backhand.

 

[Deleted member 231381]

Darcis channeling Rosol full on. Takes a break to go up 6-5 in the first set.

 

[zomgbbqftw]

Productivity levels in the office are very poor today.

 

[Deleted member 231381]

Productivity levels in the office are very poor today.

Judging by the economy, they have been for the last 5 years.

 

[killer_clank]

Darcis is pretty alright so far.

 

[Deleted member 231381]

Association of Choking Professionals continues to choke.

 

[Sax Russel]

Figures -_-

 

[killer_clank]

Damn, he missed that smash opportunity there to win that point

 

[zero_suit]

Who didn't see this coming?

 

[Deadman]

This first set will probably be as long as the entire federer match.

 

[Deleted member 231381]

Darcis doing his best to keep the pressure on at least.

EDIT: If Djokovic had Darcis' overhead, he'd have won Roland Garros.

 

[OnettHansen]

Do you mean who are our favorite American players?

American women's tennis is in solid shape: Serena, Venus, Sloane, Varvara, Keys etc

As for men's, yeah that side is a little rough. Outside of Isner and Querrey it's pretty sparse :\

Does Venus still play at major slams?

I haven't seen or heard much from her for a long time.

 

[Sax Russel]

Most impressive

Edit: ogod...

 

[Deadman]

That was a great point

 

[Deleted member 231381]

Does Venus still play at major slams?

I haven't seen or heard much from her for a long time.

Yeah, she's just prone to early upsets.

 

[Brinbe]

Looks like the seeders had it right

 

[killer_clank]

AMAZING

 

[Deleted member 231381]

Told you y'all should be watching this one.

 

[Akito]

Told you y'all should be watching this one.

Just tuned in during the tiebreak but Darcis is playing great. That said I'm expecting Nadal in 4, I cannot be disappointed this way.

 

[zero_suit]

Told you y'all should be watching this one.

Nadal in 4

 

[EatinOlives]

The live stream on the Wimbledon website is just people talking. Am I missing a link somewhere or are matches not available for streaming?

 

[Deleted member 231381]

Nadal in 4

That's somewhat missing the point.