General tennis discussion

[EaglesPhan36]

Safina won't die. It's gonna go to a tie break likely, maybe she'll finally do us a favor & choke. James Blake is done. C'mon dude, get a set off Robredo - American pride putz!

[valvenus]

My friend's father works for USTA

[ji03]

Then Safina holds. Yisman, if Safina holds on to win the match, do you think Wickmayer will be the one to break through and beat Safina finally? I don't understand how she keeps doing this. She loses the first set as if she doesnt care and then flips on a switch to go and win the match.

[valvenus]

24 guys left
My Quarterfinal Picks

1)Federer
12)Soderling
15) Stepanek
Isner
7)Tsonga
3)Nadal
6)DelPotro
2)Murray

[yisman]

I would pick Wickmayer for the upset, yes. I think she has a good chance, if Safina comes back and wins the tiebreaker. Down 2-4 at the moment.

They've never faced each other.

[EaglesPhan36]

Finally, Safina is DONE. About time she lost. Kuznetsova-Wozniacki winner should be the finalist on that side of the draw.

[yisman]

Robredo wins in straight sets.

[yisman]

Clijsters took the first five games, breaking Venus three times.

[EaglesPhan36]

This Clijsters match is the weirdest I have seen. 6-0 Clijsters. Venus now 5-0 in the 2nd.

[valvenus]

How do you guys feel about Zvonareva tonight?

[EaglesPhan36]

I'm taking her. That price is too fat for me to pass up. Pennetta certainly has been on the upswing this summer, but Zvonareva may be as good as she's been since returning from her injury. Pennetta has been a machine at the Open, but this is a certain step up and Zvonareva if she has any guts at all has to remember getting her ass kicked last month by Pennetta. Pretty simple formula I think too, Zvonareva has to get her first serve in and win points off it. If she has to rely on her 2nd serve, Pennetta eats her alive.

Public is pounding Pennetta, she's out to -180 now.

[EaglesPhan36]

Isner is meat. Broken in the 3rd, can't do dick with Verdasco's serve and tactically, he's playing pretty stupidly. Verdasco should finish him out here to go up 2-1 and I think finishes him in 4.

[yisman]

Wish I could watch Cilic/Del Potro.

Cilic broke Del Potro on DP's third service game and now leads 4-2 in the first set.

[yisman]

the one break holds up. Cilic takes the first set, 6-4.

[yisman]

Cilic broke him again in the second set.

Up 3-1

[yisman]

DP broke Cilic twice in a row and now serves up 5-3.

[yisman]

Del Potro has just rolled after the first set.

4-6 6-3 5-2

He's about to go up two sets to one

[yisman]

It's over. Del Potro won in four sets.

Not sure what's going to happen with Nadal and Gonzalez, because there's a storm coming in. They may not be able to get it in tonight.

[EaglesPhan36]

Back on after a one hour plus rain delay. 3-3 in the 2nd. Nadal up a set.

[yisman]

and they stopped for good last night during the second set tiebreaker.

Instead of moving the time up yesterday, they wanted to have it in prime time and now the men's draw is screwed up.

Still raining here and they want to get Clijsters/Williams, Nadal/Gonzalez, and Wozniacki/Wickmayer in at Arthur Ashe.

What I would do is move Wozniacki/Wickmayer to Louis Armstrong.

[yisman]

Federer wins 7-6 7-5 7-5

he hit a winner between his legs to make it break point and set point, and then he made quick work on the final point.

That shot was just unreal.

Federer: "That's why it was the greatest shot I ever hit in my life."

[EaglesPhan36]

You knew Djokovic was going to quit on the last point. I mean seriously I think Djokovic earned back some props today by playing hard all the way. Federer hit some ridiculous shit out there and got a few lucky ones too, but Djokovic kept a smile on and kept playing. Federer is going to be a huge favorite tomorrow, still think DelPo can push him - but WTF do I know.

[ji03]

Yeah, I think Del Potro can keep it close with Federer and take a set off of him.

[yisman]

agreed. DP should keep it close.

And yes, Djokovic acquitted himself nicely. He did not give up. He kept playing and Roger got a few lucky breaks and bounces, otherwise there was going to be at least one more set.

[yisman]

Sharapova-Azarenka last night was an incredible. It took 3:06:43.

Sharapova down 1-3 in the first set, wins five straight games.

Sharapova down 2-4 with Azarenka serving in the second set, forces a tiebreaker where she narrowly loses 7-5.


Azarenka was up 5-2 serving for the match in the third set

[odds at this point were - Azarenka (-2500), Sharapova (+1200)]

Sharapova broke to 30 (5-3)

Sharapova then held her serve (5-4)

Azarenka again serving for the match up 30-0, 2 points from victory

Sharapova got the next 3 points 30-40 and had a break point

then it was 40-40 (deuce)

then Sharapova got the next 2 points and broke AGAIN 5-5 on serve again

Sharapova then held her serve to 15 and went up 6-5

then Shrapova BROKE again to win 7-5


6-3 6-7 7-5

[RobbReport]

saw it. I was going to pick Maria in a parlay tonight but she's been a slow starter and the 3 hour match may have taken a huge toll. Might have to fade her.

[Ulver86]

fade Sharapova from here on out, match took something out of her and she played last week as well, won't have the gas to hold out much longer

[moses millsap]

benneteau just collapsed as big +350 dog, couldnt convert gp in game 1, then just double faults galore and now marin with double break in 3rd

[Ulver86]

^^ i wanted to take Benneteau at those odds too, couldn't pull the trigger, now glad i didnt' waste my money on him

[yisman]

Huge underdog Almagro took the first set from Nadal, 6-3.

[SRBI]

Anyone like Robredo today? If my info is correct he has won last 4 out of 5 in France.

[SRBI]

Robredo takes set 1, and looks good for the start of the 2nd...

Robredo WINNER at +158!

[yisman]

Terrible beat for anyone who had Almagro.

[yisman]

Julien Benneteau beat Roger Federer today.

[yisman]

Robredo serving for the match against Nadal here.

3-6 6-3 5-4