Board 8 > Official Grass Court Season Topic [tennis][no clay][two weeks till Wimbledon]

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I don't understand why they're still playing on some courts and not on others.

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Because umpires don't like the surface.

Federer with a broken back is apparently a better player. Maybe he needs to use painkillers more often.

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I feel bad for Schiavone. Court conditions ended a point unfavorably at a crucial moment in the 2nd and now she's all but out of it.

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I guess it's too windy for Sharapova to serve properly, I dunno.

At least Federer seems to be okay.

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Sharapova out, Clijsters losing.

save_us.Azarenka?

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Nope. Radwanska's going to win. She's dominated every opponent she's played so far, and I can't see how she can lose to anyone left in the draw.

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Radwanska will not beat Azarenka (have a look at her record vs. her). She might beat Kvitova and/or Serena if they have a bad day. She's an excellent player, but simply cannot handle the power of the top level players.

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Radwanska has also played against 4 scrubs.

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Axl_Rose_85 posted...

And it's on the actual courts they use for the US Clay Court Championships.

Prepared to be bagelled twice in every single match by the likes of U.S clay court players (no racism intended) not even ranked in the ATP.

What?

I'm not likein a huge tournament or anything, I'm doing a clinic...to learn.

But if you were letting me know that there are really good players other than the ATP pros...thank you. Now I know.

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It's a lie, if you haven't won a Slam before, you suck.

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I've never even won ANY tournament.

I came in second once.

Hurt pretty bad.

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Speaking of suck, great start Murray. Must be the new shorts.

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Man, Clijsters got routed.

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Federer gave Malisse the breaks he needed, he just hasn't converted on his golden opportunity.

And murray gets a break back. Oh well time to ignore all that and focus on Tsonga/Fish. Go fish!

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Go Fish indeed. Let's get an American in the semis of a slam for the first time in 3 years.

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Are you guys seeing that match?

I haven't seen a single second of that match on ESPN or ESPN2.

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Kerber is everyone's dark horse

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My family switched to Direct TV and they got a half dozen channels running for Wimbledon so I can see the whole thing.

But it's also definitely available to stream on ESPN3:
http://espn.go.com/watchespn/player/_/source/espn3/3

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They showed a bit of that match just now because a lineswoman got hit in the eye.

And Cliff said Tsonga just got broken for the first time this tournament.

Is that true?

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I am moving next month.

Gotta gotta gotta get that Direct TV.

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Best part is the "wimbledon mix" channel which shows all 6 at once:



I think that imagine is from a previous year, but it looks basically like that. Whichever match you hover the selector over is the one you will get audio for and if you press enter then it will switch to that channel.

Its nice to be able to watch all the matches I want without being limited by my computer screen size.

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Fish holding serve so easy and Tsonga is being taken to deuce a lot.

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Fish has taken the first set against Tsonga. Currently 1-1 in the second, though Fish had two break points on Tsonga's service game. I don't know how they've been playing as I've been watching Murray/Cilic.

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Fish's serve is in God Mode.

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Fish' serve has just been dominant so far. Tsonga just can't get anything going with his return game.

Early on in the first set Fish was playing for volleys a bit more than he needed to and most of Tsonga's chance on Fish serve came from passing shots opportunities that Fish didn't need to give him. He just needs to rely on the serve to get ahead and use that to set up his points.

But unless Tsonga figures something out he's never going to get a break. And then it's just a matter of time until Fish get's one since they continue to get into more extended rallies on Tsonga's serve.

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Jo sux

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Take it back.

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So they installed that expensive roof, why aren't they using it? I'd like to see the center court action at least if they are going to have a rain delay. Close the roof and play on, I say ;_;

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The organisers are determined that Wimbledon remains an outdoor event, so they'll only close the roof if they absolutely have to (though they won't stop play to re-open it once they've done so). I think they also feel a bit guilty about taking Nadal and Rosol off when they could have got the fifth set started without it.

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joke major

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So, the weather is supposed to be pretty crappy almost all week.

Wimbledon is cancelled.

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ya go my paszek1

Nine straight wins on grass! This is gonna be the year! Who's she up against n-

Aw f***.

watever womens tennis is a dum pink ball anyway go my djokovic

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So I wonder if (and who) they'll move to Centre after Djokovic is done. Murray probably?

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http://deadspin.com/5922864/mardy-fish-drilled-a-wimbledon-line-judge-in-the-eye-with-a-118+mile+per+hour-serve

Mardy Fish is a jerk.

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Tsonga was supposed to protect her. What a jerk. =/

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Wow; that's low, Fish.

Go Jo.

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The Djuggernaut could play the rest of this tournament left-handed and only drop one set. The only question anymore is whether or not Murray can find big enough shorts to get into the finals to face his now southpaw overlord.

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Looks like they aren't moving any of the matches.

Dumb.

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Damn why are you guys haying on Serena.

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Looks like they aren't moving any of the matches.

Dumb.

seriously. The Djok match finished so fast (like 90 min total?) that they could have gotten a good chunk of another match finished on center court while there was still daylight left.

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They didn't even need daylight, they had lights with the roof closed. They could have played for another 3 hours.

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Rain rain rain

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Only about half of them are suspended now ^_^


Fish/Tsonga is back on serve now ^_^

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This is a very disappointing 4th round so far. del Potro scrubbing it up, Gasquet being Gasquet, Fish blowing it, Baker choking.

Bah.

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Murray crush

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Murray crush is the only good part of the round so far.

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They could've put 3 more hours of solid play last night with the roof ALREADY closed. Yay Wimbly, for upholding your "scheduled plans".

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And now Serena wins.

Worst day of tennis ever.

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Aaaannnndd Lisicki's losing as well. This is depressing.

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Oh hey Lisicki managed to sneak out the second set.

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