[Hardcoar]

I don't want to sound rude and I haven't watched the match but isn't it pretty bold to say it was obvious she would choke if she was leading 40-0 when serving for the match?

I think Foxxy is the one sounding rude. Holy f*ck his post is arrogant if the bitch served for the match up *40-0.

Naw it's fine kid I bet you went all in @ 1001 at that point.

So many talking the talk around here...

[Hardcoar]

Passed out during the 5th set of Nishi/Roanic and woke up to a pleasant surprise. I took it at +105 and +110 during the match. I was mentally exhausted WATCHING that match, I can't imagine how the players feel.

How so?

[Bumdeal]

How so?

I was on Nishi and thought he was sunk many times. I re-upped after the second set only to see him give up that tiebreak in the 3rd, I thought I was screwed. I guess I don't have the mental fortitude these players do. I need a coach to work on my mental game while watching my wagers.

[SirtySree]

Sirtysree, most sites took this match down about 2 hours befor it started. It looked a lot like a fix. Oddsportal had almost every site offering no play on this match

Didn't look like a fix to me but rather just a bad loss.

Kichenok was playing pretty bad and moon balling a lot. When she was down 40-0, she loosened up and just started smashing winners from everywhere and got lucky. Quite a few match points she managed to hit winners that clipped the line.

[STAY STRONG]

The half man, half rat creature getting bageled is real nice.

[matt1216]

Didn't look like a fix to me but rather just a bad loss.

Kichenok was playing pretty bad and moon balling a lot. When she was down 40-0, she loosened up and just started smashing winners from everywhere and got lucky. Quite a few match points she managed to hit winners that clipped the line.

On odds portal, they closed down the match on most of the sites a couple hours beforhand. I checked the book I was using(Bovada) and the line was down. Something definately was up. Maybe it was a you 3 set rig job where they try for real on the last set. All I know is something was going down

[SirtySree]

On odds portal, they closed down the match on most of the sites a couple hours beforhand. I checked the book I was using(Bovada) and the line was down. Something definately was up. Maybe it was a you 3 set rig job where they try for real on the last set. All I know is something was going down

Na the match was played 5 hours after scheduled due to rain. Most books take down matches in these scenarios since they dont know when it will start up again.

[Bumdeal]

I'm really enjoying this. No finger to the mouth shhhh gestures tonight, huh Errani?

[FoxMulder]

I don't want to sound rude and I haven't watched the match but isn't it pretty bold to say it was obvious she would choke if she was leading 40-0 when serving for the match?

I wasn't reffering to the point she was 40-0 and 5-2 up, I was referring to any point in the game regardless of the score, she was bound to choke at some point Marillion, doesn't matter what the score was. She kept arguing with the chair and line judges all day for balls that were obviously in or out. My point is she was not well (as per her tweet claiming jet lag) and even she were well, she is a mental midget. I've seen her play so many times, I've seen her frak up a 40-0 service game or a comfortable lead so many times. She IS a choker. She was 4-2 up in the first set, gave the first set away. She was 5-2 up in the third, gave that away too. It's not unseen in Cagla's games or WTA tour for that matter (e.g. Bencic-Peng yesterday, Bencic almost gave away a 40-0 service game), actually it's very common in the lower ranks and ITF. I've seen players coming back from a 5 game deficit and win the set (or lose the set in tie break 7-0) a lot. If you follow and bet on ITF women and WTA challengers as much as I do, you'd be shocked at some results.

Now Lyudmyla Kichenok is about to lose to Misa Eguchi 6-0 6-1. that's the same Misa Eguchi who played Cagla 2 weeks ago in USO qualies and came back "twice" to win the sets 7-5 7-5. tells me a lot about all 3 players involved.

[FoxMulder]

Ying-Ying Duan, who defeated Ksenia Pervak yesterday and never even gave a set to Fangzhou Liu in her entire life lost the first et 6-0 and now 3-0 behind in the second. This is vagina tennis folks, any penetrating thing can happen. She may come back from this or she may not. Either way doesn't surprise me anymore

[FoxMulder]

Ying Ying Duan came back from 3 game deficit and took the set in tiebreak. Patricia Mayr Achleitner was 5-4 up and serving for the set, now she's serving to stay in the set. Jordan Thompson lost the first set 6-0 to a local nobody, barely won the second in the tiebreak and now 2 breaks up in the third.

These are not fixed, just challenger players frakking with us as they always do. that's the nature of those tournaments

[FoxMulder]

Montanes is playing like shit again, I'm glad I took Fucsovics to win the 1st set. that and Anna Makhorkina to win the match

[FoxMulder]

I'm on Virgili to win the 2nd vs Ramos but started to regret it. Such a headcase, he's so negative, always complaining about something.

[mrlif1]

took over 21.5 for this aza/maka match. lesss rolll

[FoxMulder]

Marion Bartoli on Eurosport. Looks like she doubled her weight in a year. She was never slim to begin with

[mrlif1]

break back here is good stuff

edit: boom

[STAY STRONG]

1st set tiebreaker would be glorious.

[existential]

the hell is wrong with this umpire?

[FoxMulder]

Chair umpire almost gifted that game to Azarenka. If it was let, then call it.

I really miss Kader Nouni in those occasions

[FoxMulder]

The sooner Makarova realizes Azarenka is having a good game and not likely to err as much as she did in the previous rounds the better. Returning to the body not really working here, her balls are not deep enough. She needs to find some angles and strike some winners pronto. I'm starting to get worried about my pick

[existential]

nice, broke the pig

[FoxMulder]

What a relief! thank you azarenka.Local eurosport commentator is clearly pro-Azarenka here, driving me mad. He's also a known pro-Nadal jackass, hate him

[STAY STRONG]

Vika full of suck.

[mrlif1]

lol @ 40-15 losing the game. better step up lmfao.

[Demonata]

Screw vika. Hopping on Makarova to win second set.

[existential]

What a relief! thank you azarenka.Local eurosport commentator is clearly pro-Azarenka here, driving me mad. He's also a known pro-Nadal jackass, hate him

stream the ESPN coverage, much better

[FoxMulder]

stream the ESPN coverage, much better

I could switch to my bet365 account but using the bandwidth at the moment.. just turned the volume down, that worked

[STAY STRONG]

Vika's serve is so shitty.

[FoxMulder]

That's why first set was critical. a break here would be vital.. cmon ekaterina

[MCherry281]

Ouch that game really hurt to lose after all those break points. I hope Makarova can fight off the momentum. Come on Makarova!

[existential]

big hold

[FoxMulder]

Vital service hold by Makarova

[MCherry281]

Crazy start to this set. I'm buckled up and ready for the rollercoaster.

[mrlif1]

Vital service hold by Makarova

let's open it up a bit, hows about "crucial" service hold? lol

[FoxMulder]

Every break point Aza saves adds to her resilience.. Makarova should work harder to convert those. this match would have been long over if she were not that careless.