Re: The Wimbledon Thread - anyone for tennis?

by lardbucket Sat 29 Jun 2013, 14:53

about to be 1-1 and it's all downhill from there

by skully Sat 29 Jun 2013, 14:58

Aye. The Balkan persona will explode in a plethora of mediocrity and flapping hands.

by skully Sat 29 Jun 2013, 15:01

Tomic looks like being toast. So it's down to Sammy Stosur.

by skully Sat 29 Jun 2013, 15:04

Bernie is tanking.

by skully Sat 29 Jun 2013, 15:12

So many unforced errors from Tomic.

by beamer Sat 29 Jun 2013, 15:13

Robson back in the match as the Snoozer fails to serve it out...

by PeterCS Sat 29 Jun 2013, 15:13

Maybe he hasn't got the sTomic for the fight.

by PeterCS Sat 29 Jun 2013, 15:21

What did I tell you? The gallant, beautiful, courageous English girl levels it.

(Well, actually a mixture of Kiwi double double-faulting and a crooked Hawkeye decision, but never mind ..)

by skully Sat 29 Jun 2013, 15:21

Petey's mind is in 100% constant pun mode.

by PeterCS Sat 29 Jun 2013, 15:27

I have to say, irrespective of whether he goes through or out, Gasquet has a lovely old-fashioned style. Not short of power. But with his long lines, aesthetic slices and follow-throughs, he's a swashbuckling cavalier standing out among the herd of contemporary cowpunchers. Like Fed with extra panache.

I could imagine most of the girls and a few of the boys would blow a Gasquet if they had a chance.

But only if he wins.

by PeterCS Sat 29 Jun 2013, 16:07

Well, Robbo holds on.

A nerve-addled performance on both sides. Maybe the notorious swirling breeze of #2 Court had something to do with the diciness on serve. But mainly knicker-kacking by both women, I suppose.

On the face of it, you wouldn't back LR to go much further. But I suspect she longs to play someone ranked higher than her again. Typical English trait: much prefer to be nothing-to-lose underdog than fancied top dog.

by JGK Sat 29 Jun 2013, 16:18

Tomic wins too.

by beamer Sat 29 Jun 2013, 16:22

PeterCS wrote:Well, Robbo holds on.

A nerve-addled performance on both sides. Maybe the notorious swirling breeze of #2 Court had something to do with the diciness on serve. But mainly knicker-kacking by both women, I suppose.

On the face of it, you wouldn't back LR to go much further. But I suspect she longs to play someone ranked higher than her again. Typical English trait: much prefer to be nothing-to-lose underdog than fancied top dog.

One more unseeded opponent for her to beat for a QF against Serena...

by Chivalry Augustus Sat 29 Jun 2013, 16:54

Samantha Steroids is on court now.

by Chivalry Augustus Sat 29 Jun 2013, 16:54

Oh, sorry. Typo. I meant Samantha Stosur.

by PeterCS Sat 29 Jun 2013, 17:42

Man alive, that Miss Licky is one fit woman. (Fit in both senses.)

If she gets the measure of Stosur's dipping backhand slices, the pocket Brunnhilde from Poland/Germany will send the gurning Aussie to Valhalla on a one-way ticket.

by lardbucket Sun 30 Jun 2013, 02:04

Did, did, and did.

by JGK Mon 01 Jul 2013, 16:01

Serana loses to the German lass.

by tricycle Mon 01 Jul 2013, 16:11

Nice choke by Williams

by PeterCS Mon 01 Jul 2013, 16:48

Well done Miss Licky!

I think basically Serena was driven back ( and taken aback ) by the weight of shots she kept having to field. Usually she does that to others.

by beamer Mon 01 Jul 2013, 17:35

Really is anyone's now. All the quarter-finalists will feel they have a chance of lifting the trophy. Shame Laura Robson's not one of them but a decent run for her to build on.