the big bad tennis thread Options

[kryogenix]

A bit late to start this, but the French Open has been pretty exciting so far. Which players do you love/hate?

I'm pulling for my favorite player, Gael Monfils, to win it all. I think he will upset Federer.

[DoubleJ]

Monfils is gonna down fed. Of course I have Serena Safina round two for the finals.

[iDecay]

I don’t really care about numbers. It’s either a ‘W’ or an ‘L,”’ Sharapova said, “and I prefer ‘W.’

I never get to watch the French Open cause I'm always still in school. D: I haven't even watched tennis on TV since the Olympics, LOL.

[DoubleJ]

Sharapova got owned and that is sad but she did good at least. Fed has no easy way to this crown with del potro and gael still in it.

[kryogenix]

Serena Williams is the Kanye West of women's tennis. Inconsistent, brash and arrogant to the point where you start to hate her, but you can't deny the tremendous amount of success she's had.

I'm surprised Soderling beat Davydenko. I thought him beating Nadal was a fluke, but maybe he is the real deal.

[DoubleJ]

I think he pushed a few players in one of the slams between wimbledon last year and the french. I know he had one deep run where he took somebody out.

[kryogenix]

I didn't see the Davydenko match, but I feel that Soderling used the same strategy against Nadal that Federer used in Madrid. He took a lot of high risk shots that ended up paying off against Nadal, instead of trying to grind it out with him. I don't mean to say that he's been getting lucky, but I'm not yet ready to say that he's the real deal yet.

[DoubleJ]

Oh no not the real deal, but he definitely belongs in the conversation.

[kryogenix]

Dang, Serena just lost. Serena vs Safina would have been a women's match that I actually would want to watch.

[DoubleJ]

now safina is going to win the title. It really won't mean much though until she goes through a battle tested player in the final.

[kryogenix]

lol, I haven't been able to take women's tennis since Henin retired.

Monfils just lost, seems like he lost all his steam after losing the tiebreaker in the first set.

[Tung]

haha don't f*ck with federer.

gonna get his first french open and tie pete sampras for 14 grand slams OH YEA!

[Teesa]

YES FEDERER

[kryogenix]

Yeah, this tourney is Federer's to win. He's beaten JMDP on clay this year, and for the finals, maybe Gonzo could pull the upset, but Fed's looking really confident now.

[kryogenix]

lol safina lost

women's tennis is awful

[Teesa]

^did you get up early and watch it? why is women's tennis awful?

i didn't watch it, but i am definitely getting up early tomorrow and watching federer

[kryogenix]

grats fed on career grand slam and 14 slams. now retire so everyone else can have a shot ;) Nice to see Andre Agassi show up too.

also, lol @ the dude that ran onto the court waving a Barca flag at Federer

@Teesa: It wasn't too early on the East coast, around 9 AM I think. Women's tennis is awful because all of the women players are terrible. They're all head cases that cave in under pressure. Look how many #1's there have been in women's tennis recently. And don't even try to say it's because the field is more competitive. They're not all equally good, they're all equally bad. Kuznetsova didn't win that match, Safina lost it. Maybe I'd be less annoyed if ESPN didn't decide to air Serena vs Kuznetsova over Monfils vs Federer. But between the two, there is no comparison between watching men's tennis and women's tennis.

[Teesa]

YEEEEESSS :)

wtf, that random guy trying to put a hat on federer? security!

i understand what you mean-like when they cave in under pressure-that is so true. i prefer men's tennis too. espn loves the williams sisters. i remember when i wanted to watch a match in the earlier rounds, but they were showing them playing doubles. SO boring.

[Teesa]

if nadal's out of wimbledon, that's another title for federer

[Tung]

don't underestimate ...



ANDY RODDICK..

oh wait...he's never winning a major ever again HAHAHAHHAAH.


federer has 15 in the books.

[kryogenix]

if nadal's out of wimbledon, that's another title for federer

Actually, I'm pulling for Murray at Wimby. I'm sick of the British commentators overhyping him, so if winning will get them off his dick, then so be it.

I hope Federer doesn't break Sampras' record until he's close to retiring. Having 20 GS titles would be pretty unbreakable.

[Teesa]

^good call...federer has had problems with murray. but overall, i think federer is a more composed player. but that would be a great matchup to watch at wimbledon.

yeah, but then when we're old and no one else is good enough to beat his record, we can be like haha we were witnesses to that greatness lol

don't underestimate ...
ANDY RODDICK..

oh wait...he's never winning a major ever again HAHAHAHHAAH.
federer has 15 in the books.

hey now but i really think he's getting better!

[brooklyneast05]

^ i wanna watch tennis like you. you should tell me when the games you're watching are on and teach me what i need to know about this sport .

[kryogenix]

^UH OH

Teesa, JC wants you to teach him what love means in tennis

[Teesa]

^LOL. aw, unfortunately love literally means nothing in tennis

haha.

but of course i will let you know, jc! you'll pick up tennis quick and i know you'll like it i don't really pay attention to the matches in between the major ones-i guess i just check the results here and there but that's about it-but wimbledon starts june 22nd and it should be really great.

[Tung]

why don't you get behind him teesa and show him how to hold a racket

[brooklyneast05]

^your sig is creepy as hell

^UH OH

Teesa, JC wants you to teach him what love means in tennis

smooth

^LOL. aw, unfortunately love literally means nothing in tennis

haha.

but of course i will let you know, jc! you'll pick up tennis quick and i know you'll like it i don't really pay attention to the matches in between the major ones-i guess i just check the results here and there but that's about it-but wimbledon starts june 22nd and it should be really great.

good, don't let me forget that i'm going to watch that stuff.

[Teesa]

edittt

good, don't let me forget that i'm going to watch that stuff.

for sure

[brooklyneast05]

[Teesa]

^hahaaaa, that is so cute

[Tung]

^hahaaaa, we're so cute

[DoubleJ]

Roddick over Murray in 4 sets

[Tung]

^ that's for semifinals right?

if that's the case

federer over djokovic

then federer over roddick

[DoubleJ]

Well we have to see the draws first. I have a feeling fed won't win at wimbledon this year. I just know that this is the stretch where roddick will put it all together FINALLY!

[Teesa]

i like the way you're thinking javonn

[Teesa]

wimbledon rankings released (i'm just posting the top 20, but the rest can be found here.:

1. Rafael Nadal, Spain
2. Roger Federer, Switzerland
3. Andy Murray, Britain
4. Novak Djokovic, Serbia
5. Juan Martin Del Potro, Argentina
6. Andy Roddick, United States
7. Fernando Verdasco, Spain
8. Gilles Simon, France
9. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France
10. Fernando Gonzalez, Chile
11. Marin Cilic, Croatia
12. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia
13. Robin Soderling, Sweden
14. Marat Safin, Russia
15. Tommy Robredo, Spain
16. David Ferrer, Spain
17. James Blake, United States
18. Rainer Schuettler, Germany
19. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland
20. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic

i have a soft spot for #14 :)

[brooklyneast05]

i have a soft spot for #14 :)

1. Rafael Nadal, Spain
2. Roger Federer, Switzerland
3. Andy Murray, Britain
4. Novak Djokovic, Serbia
5. Juan Martin Del Potro, Argentina
6. Andy Roddick, United States
7. Fernando Verdasco, Spain
8. Gilles Simon, France
9. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France
10. Fernando Gonzalez, Chile
11. Marin Cilic, Croatia
12. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia
13. Robin Soderling, Sweden
14. JC, createblog
15. Tommy Robredo, Spain
16. David Ferrer, Spain
17. James Blake, United States
18. Rainer Schuettler, Germany
19. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland
20. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic

oh really

[Teesa]

hahahaaa, omg i loved that

[Teesa]

http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news;_ylt=AuZU...p&type=lgns

if nadal's out of wimbledon, that's another title for federer

[kryogenix]

dang, gael monfils withdraws due to injury :( I wanted to see him wearing his outfit in white lol

[Teesa]

^lol. he's great, but he beat andy roddick

[Teesa]

roddick won andy murray is having problems. so is safin

i really dislike tennis commentators the most. they'll add their two cents in the middle of a match and switch screens, WTF. say your stuff after or before, not during. nobody cares.

i'm kind of going for kendrick now.

[brooklyneast05]

i'm working really hard at watching this

[Teesa]

i want to watch center court or court 18. not the women's!

[Teesa]

UHOH kendrick is almost done

[kryogenix]

i want to watch center court or court 18. not the women's!

yeah for real, ESPN always pulls this stupid shit because women complain too much about unequal airtime

[kryogenix]

man, watching safin lose like this is kinda sad he'd better make a comeback

[Teesa]

i knowww :((( i couldn't watch him walk off the court. he's never really been great on the grass, but he made it far last summer. even though he says that was his last wimbledon, i really hope he makes a comeback too.

[Tung]

sharapovaa....whyyyyyyy

[DoubleJ]

lmao @ Sharapova Her slam wins are starting to look more and more like flukes.

[Tung]

well i guess you can say she's the female version of roddick. haha

[DoubleJ]

This is indeed true but Sharapova acts like she is the shit. I can name 7 or 8 players that would wipe her off the court any day of the week. Roddick is at least humble and knows he has work to do.

[Teesa]

sharapovaa....whyyyyyyy

HAHAHAAAAAAAAA. i was so happy she lost. i used to like her, but i agree with javonn. she is inconsistent.

Roddick is at least humble and knows he has work to do.

he has worked so hard to improve in the last year and a half or so.

the cilic match is finally OVER :)

[Tung]

............

i can't wait till roddick loses, or when federer kills him

[Teesa]

EXCUSE ME.

haha jk, i don't care if he loses to federer. almost everyone does.

[Tung]

yeah our best USA tennis player isn't even roddick, it's Blake HAHAHA. jp

[Teesa]

OMG blake sucks. can't depend on him for anything.

[brooklyneast05]

WOOHOOO TENNIS

[Teesa]

are you being sarcastic?

[brooklyneast05]

no

[Teesa]

[brooklyneast05]

[kryogenix]

Wow, Hewitt over JMDP!

[Teesa]

^i know! whoaaa, gotta love that australian though.

WATCHING RODDICK! woohooooo. he had some problems in that third set, but he looks good again now. but he's breathing kind of hard and i don't like when he does that because that means he's getting tired :/

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YYYYESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[kryogenix]

man, Murray is an ugly dude, his teeth are AWFUL, LOL brits

[edit]AHAHAHAHAHAHA some kids in the crowd just shit on Murray

but I'm still rooting for him

[Teesa]

^hahaaaa his teeth

i was going for gulbis, but that's pretty much out the window now.

[brooklyneast05]

i dont think i like murray

[Tung]

all these talks about these guys are pointless. their just bowling pins for federer to knock out anyways.

[kryogenix]

lol tung, where were you when Federer was getting knocked out of the early rounds at the beginning of the year? Murray has a winning record over Federer, 6-2.

[Tung]

you mean when federer beat murray for his 13th grand slam at the u.s open back in september?

what federer had to say about murray for this wimbledon

“I always knew that Andy was going to be one of the toughest ones to beat on grass next to Rafa and Djokovic,” said Federer, who opens play on Centre Court today against Yen-Hsun Lu of Taipei. Asked whether Murray is his biggest threat, Federer said: “No.”

http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/headlines..._it_matters.php

[kryogenix]

you mean when federer beat murray for his 13th grand slam at the u.s open back in september?

what federer had to say about murray for this wimbledon

“I always knew that Andy was going to be one of the toughest ones to beat on grass next to Rafa and Djokovic,” said Federer, who opens play on Centre Court today against Yen-Hsun Lu of Taipei. Asked whether Murray is his biggest threat, Federer said: “No.”

http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/headlines..._it_matters.php

LOL you're in denial over his losses. Federer has peaked, there's no getting around that fact.

Read again, I said early at the beginning of THIS year, where Murray beat Federer at Indian Wells and Doha. And when Federer cried like a bitch when he lost the Aussie Open. Yeah, he beat Murray LAST year, but since then, Murray has owned Federer four times, including wins in Madrid and the Masters Cup after Fed's US Open victory over Murray.

I'm still expecting Federer to win Wimbeldon. But no wonder Fed is disrespecting Murray, if Murray wins, he'll overtake Federer as #2. He did the same shit to Djokovic when he was catching up in ranking.

[Teesa]

^that was mean...so what if he's a little emotional?

this is random but back to his quote from tung's post...i love when people say rafa.

[kryogenix]

Haas is gonna choke again... what a waste of talent

[Teesa]

woww, cilic is rapidly growing on me.

[Teesa]

game suspended due to darkness???? NOOOOOOOOO

[brooklyneast05]

[kryogenix]

Hmmm guess I spoke too soon. Sucks, I bet on Cilic and now my money is tied up for another day.

[DoubleJ]

Haas: you can't take pictures please

random lady: hurry up
random ladies: yeah hurry up
random gent: nobody even likes you

Zoom on the excited little girl

PRICELESS!!

[Teesa]

i am SO angry that i had to watch roddick win on the wimbledon slamtracker online. why the hell would they not show that match when it was on center court?? i'm sooo happy he won, but WTF. seriously.

i liked hearing about the two major upsets in women's tennis.

[kryogenix]

Haas: you can't take pictures please

random lady: hurry up
random ladies: yeah hurry up
random gent: nobody even likes you

Zoom on the excited little girl

PRICELESS!!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I remember that

Haas lucked out hardcore, he would have been f*cked if not for the suspension of play. Congrats to him though, I actually like his style of play, it's just a shame that he's such a headcase.

It boggles the mind how ESPN prioritizes which match to show. Oh well, at least I can watch Murray against Troicki.

[edit]Oh snap, I just noticed Troicki uses an Ozone Tour.

[brooklyneast05]

damn this is intense. i want murray to lose so people will shut up about how he needs to win it

[Tung]

lets go wawrinka

[brooklyneast05]

[kryogenix]

lol, great match. murray played like he was hungover in the first set, but wawrinka just couldn't keep making those great winners he was hitting all game.

[14567]

gg

[Teesa]

i had to watch everything online but it was intense for me every time that screen refreshed! i was going for wawrinka not gonna lie. but anyways


GO RODDICK WOOHOOO!!

he's going to play hewitt next though and that's pretty scary.

[kryogenix]

I'm not betting on any upsets in the quarters. Roddick's been owning Hewitt in their past several matches, so I still think Roddick will win, even if it might take more than 3 sets. Karlovic has been serving like a beast, but Federer is too good for that to matter. Murray has Ferrero, but this is on grass and not clay, so I doubt he'll give Murray much trouble. Haas vs Djokovic might be interesting, two head cases.

[DoubleJ]

Not for nothing...but I could see Karlovic upsetting fed.

[kryogenix]

Well, I think there will be tiebreakers and Karlovic may take a set or two, but I just don't think Dr. Ivo can serve perfectly for three sets, let alone 5 if it gets that far. Federer can also do more to his second serve than the guys that Karlovic has played with so far, and I don't think he has the return game to break back if Federer can break him due to his size.

But we'll see, maybe Fed will have an off day and Karlovic will serve the match of his life.

[Sandraaa]

OMG. Verdasco is out. NOOOOOOOOOOOO. Anyway, Fedex is going to beat the shit out of Karlovic. Phew. And GO HEWITT !!!!! What an hell of a comeback. And Murray, WOOHOO.

I just can't stand Djokovic and Safina ... I want them out.

[Teesa]

^djokovic lost :/

i like safina...but the only reason is that she's safin's sister.

federer won :) andy was down 4-2 to hewitt in the second set, but now it's tied!

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this second set tiebreak is so INTENSE omg

This post has been edited by Teesa: Jul 1 2009, 11:40 AM

[kryogenix]

Not to take anything from Haas, since he was playing great (it's always good to see someone doing serve and volley these days), but Djokovic was pathetic. I don't think he has a real shot at being #1. Hopefully Haas vs. Federer will be like their French Open match.

[Teesa]

ohhh no, it's going to a fifth set

[Tung]

wow roddick almost got broken ... hewitt so close going up 3-1 in that 5th set

[Tung]

WOW RODDICK BREAKS lead 5-4....this game is over

[kryogenix]

Too bad this is probably the end of the line for Roddick.

[Teesa]

NO IT'S NOT!

[Sandraaa]

Man wtf, Hewitt lost. Pff. Anyway, it's going to be a Fedex vs Andy match. And for the females, the Williams. Lovely. xD

[Tung]

which andy do u think will win

[kryogenix]

Man wtf, Hewitt lost. Pff. Anyway, it's going to be a Fedex vs Andy match. And for the females, the Williams. Lovely. xD

Don't be so sure of it. Haas had match point on Federer in the French Open, and I feel like he's playing stronger as of late. If anything, serve and volley will work better on grass than it did on clay. It all depends on which Tommy Haas shows up on court.

If I had to pick one men's match to watch, it would be Haas vs Fed. Murray vs Roddick is just gonna be Murray toying with Roddick. Roddick will continually overuse his slice backhand, then once his serve breaks down, he's going to get frustrated and overhit.

On the women's side, I'm rooting for Venus. I detest Serena.