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Jan 21, 2011 23:54:56 GMT -5
Post by DBBN on Jan 21, 2011 23:54:56 GMT -5
Cone Head staying even, 5-5  |
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Jan 22, 2011 0:00:56 GMT -5
Post by DBBN on Jan 22, 2011 0:00:56 GMT -5
Utterly unbelievably, Pavlyuchenkova will be Top 15 after this tournament.  |
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Jan 22, 2011 0:15:44 GMT -5
Post by jon on Jan 22, 2011 0:15:44 GMT -5
Milos' uncle is the vice president of Montenegro |
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Jan 22, 2011 0:28:28 GMT -5
Post by The Chloe on Jan 22, 2011 0:28:28 GMT -5
Wow-nic! I concur. Good for that guy! I actually went out and drank a beer with other people, so I missed it. Too bad. |
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Jan 22, 2011 1:09:16 GMT -5
Post by Maeby Fünke on Jan 22, 2011 1:09:16 GMT -5
Why does Nadia have so many Australian fans? There must be at least three.
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Jan 22, 2011 1:11:36 GMT -5
Post by The Chloe on Jan 22, 2011 1:11:36 GMT -5
Why does Nadia have so many Australian fans? There must be at least three.  |
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Jan 22, 2011 1:12:04 GMT -5
Post by Maeby Fünke on Jan 22, 2011 1:12:04 GMT -5
Bah, damn you Mr Copyright Infringement. I was enjoying that epically terrible match.
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Jan 22, 2011 1:14:05 GMT -5
Post by Grarliner on Jan 22, 2011 1:14:05 GMT -5
Okay, I'm one for two in my upset calls today. I'll take it.
Did Tsonga run out of gas? Those last two sets are wretched.
I'm a bit sad that he did lose. He's had such a good run in Australia the last three years (F, QF, SF).
Kim sucked today, huh? She was lucky she was playing somebody who could not capitalize. Although, I think Cornet's moonball/topspin forehand might have had something to do with all her errors.
Peng 6-1 3-6 6-3. Made it a little scary, but a win is a win.
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Jan 22, 2011 1:15:42 GMT -5
Post by Grarliner on Jan 22, 2011 1:15:42 GMT -5
Vera Zvonareva has yet to drop a set in Australian Open 2011, but was seriously pushed in her 6-3 7-6 (9) third round victory over Czech left-hander Lucie Safarova on Saturday.
Matt Cronin, wake up.
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Jan 22, 2011 1:18:44 GMT -5
Post by DBBN on Jan 22, 2011 1:18:44 GMT -5
stop reading him. he sucks.
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Jan 22, 2011 1:19:42 GMT -5
Post by Maeby Fünke on Jan 22, 2011 1:19:42 GMT -5
I was laughing at the guys shouting 'come on Nadia, you're still in this' when she was 2-5 down...but they were right.
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Jan 22, 2011 1:30:15 GMT -5
Post by Grarliner on Jan 22, 2011 1:30:15 GMT -5
Mak is going to grind out another long three-setter? She leads 7-6 and has the important advantage of serving first.
Peer broke Pennetta for 4-3 in the second set. I did not think she'd win this. I think I tend to overrate Pennetta.
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Jan 22, 2011 1:36:09 GMT -5
Post by Maeby Fünke on Jan 22, 2011 1:36:09 GMT -5
Nadia gives Kim a bye in the 4R.  |
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Jan 22, 2011 1:38:23 GMT -5
Post by Grarliner on Jan 22, 2011 1:38:23 GMT -5
I called that! The Mak Attack!
I don't agree with you, Willow. Kim will probably win, like, 92% chance. But if she plays like she did today, Mak'll pick her off. So she better hit the ball within the lines in her next match.
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Jan 22, 2011 1:40:46 GMT -5
Post by Grarliner on Jan 22, 2011 1:40:46 GMT -5
Is Isner even a top 200 guy on his groundies and return game alone?
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Jan 22, 2011 4:09:52 GMT -5
Post by lexpretend on Jan 22, 2011 4:09:52 GMT -5
I called that! The Mak Attack! Ditto! And poor Chak, doesn't even own her nickname any more  WTF happened to Tsonga in the last two sets? A-Pav will never amount to anything, for real. The news that Raonic is a bug-serving Canadian Ivo just makes me want to avoid him as long as possible. Anyway, just woken up bleary-eyed to a very even Stosur/Kvitova match...about the most first-strike tennis I've seen this year, men included. Petra playing a pretty bad TB so far, but still time to come back... |
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Jan 22, 2011 4:11:33 GMT -5
Post by lexpretend on Jan 22, 2011 4:11:33 GMT -5
Haha, as soon as I play that, they play a rally where they slice like 15 BHs at each other before Kvitova whacks it out out out.
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Jan 22, 2011 4:12:27 GMT -5
Post by lexpretend on Jan 22, 2011 4:12:27 GMT -5
And then whacks it in in in on the next point!
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Jan 22, 2011 4:14:23 GMT -5
Post by lexpretend on Jan 22, 2011 4:14:23 GMT -5
YES! STFU Aus crowd.
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Jan 22, 2011 4:20:30 GMT -5
Post by lexpretend on Jan 22, 2011 4:20:30 GMT -5
From 3-5 down in the TB, Kvitova won the next 11 points. Zoning. Great to watch.
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Jan 22, 2011 4:24:58 GMT -5
Post by lexpretend on Jan 22, 2011 4:24:58 GMT -5
Struck by how light Kvitova's touch is at the net. She's route-one cavewoman hit-winner-now basher from the baseline, but at net she almost always goes for a touch volley rather than whacking the ball.
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Jan 22, 2011 4:25:46 GMT -5
Post by lexpretend on Jan 22, 2011 4:25:46 GMT -5
Heh, Bethanie, you are funny.
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Jan 22, 2011 4:41:57 GMT -5
Post by lexpretend on Jan 22, 2011 4:41:57 GMT -5
Beautiful tennis from Kvitova. She's hitting angles, volleys, anticipating amazingly well...actually I don't think she is just the cavewoman ballbasher of yore, she's really improved her tactics and ability to work points.
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Jan 22, 2011 4:47:15 GMT -5
Post by lexpretend on Jan 22, 2011 4:47:15 GMT -5
I'll definitely take Makarova over Petrova...and...yeah, Kvitty over Sam, why not.  |
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Jan 22, 2011 4:49:20 GMT -5
Post by Traveling Man on Jan 22, 2011 4:49:20 GMT -5
Stosur crashes out to Kvitova. My only concern is whether this is good for Bepa.
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Jan 22, 2011 4:50:29 GMT -5
Post by lexpretend on Jan 22, 2011 4:50:29 GMT -5
Not with Kvitova playing like she did tonight, it's not.
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Jan 22, 2011 6:06:04 GMT -5
Post by lexpretend on Jan 22, 2011 6:06:04 GMT -5
So weird to think that this time last year, at the age of 29, STD hadn't ever made it to the second week of a Slam. Now he's made four straight.
Tomic suddenly playing really well, 3-0 up in the second. TBH Rafa's been way too passive all match, the first set wasn't close but it wasn't overwhelming either.
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Jan 22, 2011 6:11:52 GMT -5
Post by lexpretend on Jan 22, 2011 6:11:52 GMT -5
4-0  Tomic hitting some brilliant winners but Rafa. Is not. Doing anything on court. At all. |
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Jan 22, 2011 6:27:17 GMT -5
Post by lexpretend on Jan 22, 2011 6:27:17 GMT -5
The comeback is on. Tomic had multiple points for *5-1 and 5-2*, missed them all, back on serve.
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Jan 22, 2011 6:59:08 GMT -5
Post by janie on Jan 22, 2011 6:59:08 GMT -5
Bernie's fun to watch, isn't he!
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