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Post by Traveling Man on Jun 27, 2009 9:40:04 GMT -5
Haas wins. Finally.
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Post by janie on Jun 27, 2009 10:01:02 GMT -5
Oh, good! I'm suddenly rooting for Tommy this year.
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Post by Traveling Man on Jun 27, 2009 10:38:07 GMT -5
Q. They haven't thought about maybe changing the game?
ANDY MURRAY: Well, we played me and Miles get four lives; Miles and Jez get six lives. Me and Miles are better than them. We have less lives to try to even it up.
When we play for small forfeits I lose the games more, because they don't concentrate as much. It doesn't bother me like when we play for push‑ups and you have to kiss the other guy's toes. Like I'll lose them. WTF?!
But if it's stuff like a cricket bat or you have to get lunch for everyone and stuff, I concentrate a bit harder.
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Post by DBBN on Jun 27, 2009 10:39:46 GMT -5
You made a Muzza thread for this inanity, you know. OODAA JJ, just retire.
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Post by Traveling Man on Jun 27, 2009 10:40:13 GMT -5
Lisicki leads Sweata 6-2. Momo leads Penetta 7-5, 4-3. And now I'm going out again. Radwanska up a break on Li Na.
Sweata loses. Momo ekes out a tight two setter - if it goes three, she will lose, so it has to be straight sets. A Rad wins 64 06 62 or something.
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Post by DBBN on Jun 27, 2009 10:43:39 GMT -5
Heewee hasn't dropped a set. HOT match against Sexxxpasexxx next.
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Post by DBBN on Jun 27, 2009 10:53:45 GMT -5
Oodaa is pretty fun! She is bubbly and doesn't seem like a bitch at all.
Yet.
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 27, 2009 11:00:47 GMT -5
Anyone could've guessed that Haas Been would be steadier today...he even tried to choke serving out the match, but honestly Cilic is so dumb and just doesn't know how to keep the ball in court. He may as well toss a coin as to whether any given shot lands in or out. I've watched him a few times now and I want to like him, but it's incredibly frustrating to watch. Anyway - a SF run for Haas could be in the offing! Andreev next, and then Djokovic who he beat last week... Jankovic was somehow two points away from winning when she had 0-30 on Oudin's serve at 5-4...and then again when Oudin was serving out the second set at 5-6. It's sad to watch her play, she really doesn't look like she's enjoying it at all. BBC suddenly only televising three courts because of the rugby had been looking forward to A-Rad and Lee Na! Lisicki about to beat Sweta. It's gone exactly as you'd expect with Lisicki playing well and Sweta being an error machine. During the first four games of the second set it briefly became a really great match with both playing well, but that didn't last from Sweta.
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 27, 2009 11:01:09 GMT -5
Also, ugh @ Hewitt and Sexxxpanek
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 27, 2009 11:02:56 GMT -5
LOL, Lisicki serving for the match - opened with a DF, broken to 15.
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 27, 2009 11:11:15 GMT -5
Sweta nearly hands her own service game over with some seriously WTF errors, but saves 3 MPs to pull back to 5-5.
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 27, 2009 11:26:30 GMT -5
Sweta lost her last service game from 40-0 up, and Lisicki took it on her 5th MP. The last three points from Sweta were just beyond dreadful, especially the "dropshot" which gave Lisicki her final MP, which bounced twice before flopping lamely into the bottom of the net.
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Post by DBBN on Jun 27, 2009 12:24:39 GMT -5
Q. Was the chair umpire pronouncing it correctly today?
MELANIE OUDIN: Yes, I think so. I'm pretty sure. Usually they don't pronounce it correctly. It's taken them so long to get it right. I don't even try to tell them any more.
Q. For the record, could you say it again.
MELANIE OUDIN: Oudin.[/b]
Thanks.
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Post by DBBN on Jun 27, 2009 12:42:51 GMT -5
Q. Do you think it was heat stroke or dehydration or what? JELENA JANKOVIC: I don't know. It's as well some woman problems, as well. It's not easy being a woman, you know, sometimes. All these things happen. What can I do? I tried my best. [...] Q. Is that the first time your monthly cycle has affected you so dramatically like that?
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Post by Edna Krabappel on Jun 27, 2009 12:49:02 GMT -5
It was about time, that was the excuse she hadn't thrown in yet!
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 27, 2009 12:53:37 GMT -5
Haha, during the match my flatmate, who doesn't follow tennis, walked past and observed a) that she looked like a "Eurotrash cocktail waitress", and b) "is she PMS-ing or something?"
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Post by Grarliner on Jun 27, 2009 14:05:29 GMT -5
Very entertaining matches today!!!
Oudin deserves a lot of credit for putting away Jankovic after losing that first set. Most young players would simply go away.
Jelena continues a very poor year - it's sad. Had she won that US Open final, I wonder where we'd be now?
Na Li lost, so there goes my dark horse. I'm sad.
Mauresmo ... is actually at or near the top of the aces list through three matches. Then again, she racked up the double faults today too. Can she beat Safina? I guess so. I'd give Dinara a 75% shot of winning, though. Amelie leads their h2h 4-2, but most of their matches are pre-Safina awakening.
Lisicki did well. Her serve is awesome. She does have a chance to be the next Davenport. I'm glad she finished Sveta, who is still celebrating Paris. Now, Wozniacki, please.
Ana has had some confidence-builders this week. Hradecka probably should've beaten her, but didn't. I'm sure Venus will pound her, though.
Simon has snuck into the fourth round. He might make a quarter ...
I'm surprised Davydenko put up so little resistance today. Maybe he had a bet on Berdych.
Berdych could beat Andy, but he probably won't.
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Post by DBBN on Jun 27, 2009 14:10:19 GMT -5
Roddick has been shaky all tournament, while Berdych hasn't dropped a set. I might actually predict the upset! We'll see how I feel on Monday.
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Post by Grarliner on Jun 27, 2009 14:14:58 GMT -5
It's Berdych, though. It would be tough to find a worse attitude, or a bigger choker.
I wonder if Andy is feeling the pressure of expectation here.
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