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Post by Edna Krabappel on Jul 4, 2010 6:31:11 GMT -5
Also the men's final. Which starts in an hour and a half. Why is there no thread yet.
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Post by Maeby Fünke on Jul 4, 2010 6:46:37 GMT -5
Because NOC!
Or because its Sunday and its sunny outside.
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Post by Maeby Fünke on Jul 4, 2010 6:47:16 GMT -5
My flat seriously needs tidying.
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Post by Traveling Man on Jul 4, 2010 6:48:48 GMT -5
I just woke up - and it's nearly 5pm.
Go Berdych!
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Post by janie on Jul 4, 2010 7:25:25 GMT -5
Good luck to Nav/Nov!
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Post by lexpretend on Jul 4, 2010 7:35:22 GMT -5
I have a pleasant case of NOC brought on by liking both players about equally. I hope it's a good match!
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Post by Lady on Jul 4, 2010 8:50:14 GMT -5
Rafa won the 1st set 6-3 with 2 breaks of serve
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Post by lexpretend on Jul 4, 2010 8:57:25 GMT -5
That was a bit like yesterday's first set. The way Bepa played her first three service games - and even pushed Serena in hers - gave a false impression of how effective she could be when Serena stepped up.
Though I think Berdman is likely to be better from here on in than Bepa was.
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Post by lexpretend on Jul 4, 2010 9:02:27 GMT -5
Nadal opens second set with super-sloppy service game, inc two DFs and dumb UEs, Berdman has three BPs...and still can't take advantage.
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Post by Maeby Fünke on Jul 4, 2010 9:10:35 GMT -5
That was a bit like yesterday's first set. The way Bepa played her first three service games - and even pushed Serena in hers - gave a false impression of how effective she could be when Serena stepped up. Though I think Berdman is likely to be better from here on in than Bepa was. First part is what I was thinking. Not sure about the second part. |
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Post by lexpretend on Jul 4, 2010 9:21:58 GMT -5
They're both taking the route of being worse than Bepa was now.
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Post by lexpretend on Jul 4, 2010 9:44:29 GMT -5
So much for Nu-Berdman.
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Post by Lady on Jul 4, 2010 9:44:43 GMT -5
Wow, such a crappy end of the set. 7-5 to Nadal.
So many errors from both.
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Post by The Chloe on Jul 4, 2010 9:46:37 GMT -5
I care. I just didn't feel like making the thread. Also, I'm so fucking tired I don't want to wait up for this end to end, but I will anyway.
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Post by Lady on Jul 4, 2010 10:02:07 GMT -5
I'm rooting for Rafa obviously, and he's giving Berdman so many chances, but he's wasting all the opportunities.
It's not like Rafa is playing lights-out tennis on crucial points.
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Post by Maeby Fünke on Jul 4, 2010 10:09:04 GMT -5
Its not the best final ever.
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Post by leelee on Jul 4, 2010 10:16:45 GMT -5
This match sucks. How haven't you realized after 3 sets and playing Rafa 112 times that he's left-handed and you have to stand a couple feet wider returning on the ad side. Fuck you, Safarov. Lucie is so cute, though.
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Post by The Chloe on Jul 4, 2010 10:34:56 GMT -5
Average match, but not the worst Wimbledon final I've ever seen. Good somersault, at least. Also, excellent (unofficial) title defense for somebody that was supposed to lose to Gulbis, and whoever else is apparently better on grass.
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Post by The Chloe on Jul 4, 2010 10:36:57 GMT -5
MTF is down, due to Rafa passing Mac in slams.
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Post by Lady on Jul 4, 2010 10:39:08 GMT -5
Congrats Rafa!  All sets ended with Rafa breaking Tomas serve. Didn't even had to serve for it. I love the interviewer, trying to convince us that it was a tough-played match and how the players had to play 'their best'. |
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Post by Dina on Jul 4, 2010 11:14:40 GMT -5
Yay! ;D
I'm surprised that they didn't mention the wind more, it's blowing a gale here and I thought before the match birdman doesn't like the wind.
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Post by lexpretend on Jul 4, 2010 12:59:03 GMT -5
I'm rooting for Rafa obviously, and he's giving Berdman so many chances, but he's wasting all the opportunities. It's not like Rafa is playing lights-out tennis on crucial points. This sums it up fairly well. Both started really well, the first six games were the best of the match and during those it really looked like it could be a classic. Then Rafa visibly stepped up and made Berdych look hapless at the end of the first set, and that seemed to inform the rest of the match - even though it was just one set, thereafter Berdych was basically just fighting to keep it close, and never looked like he thought he could win, even when Rafa presented chance after chance to him. He was brainless by the end. Like Silliams' win yesterday, the manner of Rafa's winning reinforced what makes him great. Also, I'm sure his FH is an even more effective kill shot nowadays. |
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Post by janie on Jul 4, 2010 13:15:09 GMT -5
Nice work, Rafa  I don't seem to mind having missed both finals, though. |
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