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Post by DBBN on May 29, 2011 14:58:06 GMT -5
Court Philippe Chatrier 11:00 AM Start Time
1. Women's Singles - 4th Round
Na Li (CHN)[6] v. Petra Kvitova (CZE)[9]
2. Men's Singles - 4th Round
Rafael Nadal (ESP)[1] v. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO)
3. Men's Singles - 4th Round
Gilles Simon (FRA)[18] v. Robin Soderling (SWE)[5]
4. Women's Singles - 4th Round
Maria Sharapova (RUS)[7] v. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)[12]
Court Suzanne Lenglen 11:00 AM Start Time
1. Men's Singles - 4th Round
Alejandro Falla (COL) v. Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG)
Not Before:12:30 PM
2. Men's Singles - 4th Round
David Ferrer (ESP)[7] v. Gael Monfils (FRA)[9]
To Finish 4-6 6-2 5-7 2-0
3. Women's Singles - 4th Round
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) v. Victoria Azarenka (BLR)[4]
4. Men's Singles - 4th Round
Andy Murray (GBR)[4] v. Viktor Troicki (SRB)[15]
5. Women's Singles - 4th Round
Andrea Petkovic (GER)[15] v. Maria Kirilenko (RUS)[25]
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Post by DBBN on May 29, 2011 14:59:29 GMT -5
Allez.
More medical time-out drama!
Allez.
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Post by Traveling Man on May 29, 2011 15:10:15 GMT -5
I think Radwanska will upset Sharapova tomorrow.
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Post by DBBN on May 29, 2011 15:23:00 GMT -5
It is distinctly possible.
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Post by lexpretend on May 29, 2011 15:43:40 GMT -5
Nah, Shriek owns A-Rad and has beaten her when in much worse form than this. I'm really happy A-Rad got that USO win as I doubt she'll repeat it again. The new, improved A-Rad still doesn't really beat top players as far as I can see. Really, really want Twilight to beat Toad. I can see him taking a set but not more than that for...the same reasons as A-Rad/Shriek  Horribly early for Lee Na and Kvitty to meet. I guess Petra's taking that. I'm relying on the winner to beat Azza and, if necessary, Shriek though. |
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Post by lexpretend on May 29, 2011 15:46:10 GMT -5
Also, this is not Day Neuf related, but looking ahead: OMG, surely we must get our third Sweta/Fran epic of the year in the SF! Everything is pointing towards it. So weird to think that Sweta was involved in the match of the year so far.
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Post by Old Hag on May 29, 2011 17:18:24 GMT -5
Mariabot owns A-Rad. Crappy matchup, sigh. This tournament would be so awesome if she'd go away.
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Post by Wagasi on May 29, 2011 20:14:40 GMT -5
Allez Rad, Twilight, Muzza
Everyone else can co suck eggs.
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Post by Grarliner on May 29, 2011 21:37:39 GMT -5
Nah, Shriek owns A-Rad and has beaten her when in much worse form than this. I'm really happy A-Rad got that USO win as I doubt she'll repeat it again. The new, improved A-Rad still doesn't really beat top players as far as I can see. Really, really want Twilight to beat Toad. I can see him taking a set but not more than that for...the same reasons as A-Rad/Shriek Horribly early for Lee Na and Kvitty to meet. I guess Petra's taking that. I'm relying on the winner to beat Azza and, if necessary, Shriek though. A-Rad did well to reverse the H2H against Schiavo earlier this year. If Schiavo is your idea of a top player. |
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Post by Bruguera's heavy balls on May 29, 2011 21:42:53 GMT -5
Go Chela
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Post by lexpretend on May 30, 2011 4:34:21 GMT -5
I wonder what happened to Kvitova in 2009? We bemoan that there are no supernovas these days, but her career trajectory actually does fit - swept through the Hidden World, was beating Venus in her third Tour match, reached a Slam second week within a few months of that and her first title less than a year later. Then she basically dies from Jan 2009-June 2010 apart from that USO run (and it's not like Safina was a Real No 1 by then) - but since then has picked up exactly where she left off. So actually, once you think of that period as a single block that there must have been a physical/personal reason for, her career has been much less random than someone like Rezai, your archetypal inconsistent basher who can beat anyone but will never win Slams.
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Post by lexpretend on May 30, 2011 4:41:45 GMT -5
Fogs w/d, Hobak can no longer break The Streak Record here.
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Post by DBBN on May 30, 2011 4:45:28 GMT -5
omglulz@Fab
Kvitova is real! I said this many moons ago! She's already reached at least the 4R at every major, and she's currently killing Leena to get to the RG QF, which leaves only USO. (Not a jinx.)
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Post by lexpretend on May 30, 2011 4:50:36 GMT -5
Oh yeah, she always looked like she could be 4 Real. But what the hell happened in those 18 months? Horrendous loss after horrendous loss, out of step with the rest of her progress.
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Post by lexpretend on May 30, 2011 5:55:14 GMT -5
Wow. That was a great win for Li, and a bit unexpected. That was all about playing the match, not the points - we all know what spectacular shotmakers both women are, and they both showed it, along with the expected errors, and the match never settled into a rhythm. But the way Li managed the match, the scoreline, the mini momentum shifts, was so much superior.
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Post by DBBN on May 30, 2011 6:33:51 GMT -5
I broke Kvitova's career  |
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Post by lexpretend on May 30, 2011 6:50:32 GMT -5
I just found this titbit in an ESPN news story from the first week  Alex Noble, Lady's Gaga's fashion designer, will create a piece of couture fashion for Mattek-Sands to wear at the Wimbledon players' party, consisting only of tennis materials -- strings, balls, grommets, etc. |
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Post by lexpretend on May 30, 2011 7:04:58 GMT -5
I don't think I've EVER seen Rafa make so many errors on clay.
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Post by Maeby Fünke on May 30, 2011 7:47:38 GMT -5
I was away but I saw a bit of Lia Na against Cirstea and I think shes going to win.
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Post by lexpretend on May 30, 2011 9:18:47 GMT -5
Purple is a surprisingly good look on Gael Force.
Crowd booing something, have literally no idea what.
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Post by lexpretend on May 30, 2011 9:30:30 GMT -5
Oh dear. What was that Gael. Played beautifully on serve to get to two MPs...dumps two routine groundstrokes in the net, then Ferrer hits the line on an amazing rally, then a Dementievaesque dropshot to concede the game.
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Post by Traveling Man on May 30, 2011 9:52:08 GMT -5
Monfils unnecessarily making life difficult for himself. This match should have been over a while back.
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Post by Traveling Man on May 30, 2011 9:53:46 GMT -5
TOAD isn't losing today, is he? Already up a set on Simon. |
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Post by lexpretend on May 30, 2011 9:58:51 GMT -5
Gael did it FINALLY. Twilight I think Toad will beat Rafa and make the final yet again where, appropriately, he will complete a triumvirate of losses in the RG final to each of our Big Three. |
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Post by Brinyi on May 30, 2011 10:01:14 GMT -5
I enjoyed Monfils - Ferrer -- entertaining stuff. Seems to me that Monfils has his emotions a lot more in check these days.
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Post by Traveling Man on May 30, 2011 10:03:27 GMT -5
I think Toad will beat Rafa and make the final yet again where, appropriately, he will complete a triumvirate of losses in the RG final to each of our Big Three. This does seem like the most likely outcome. |
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Post by Traveling Man on May 30, 2011 11:21:06 GMT -5
Toad ecstatic to finally finish off Simon. Lulz.
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Post by Grarliner on May 30, 2011 11:25:35 GMT -5
Oh yeah, she always looked like she could be 4 Real. But what the hell happened in those 18 months? Horrendous loss after horrendous loss, out of step with the rest of her progress. Yeah. And what happened right after the Wimbledon breakthrough last year? 5 straight 1r exits. And why has she played two Challengers this year? Something odd is up with her. Li Na did very well to win that match today. From 0-3 down in the third! |
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Post by Grarliner on May 30, 2011 11:29:00 GMT -5
Gael did it FINALLY. Twilight I think Toad will beat Rafa and make the final yet again where, appropriately, he will complete a triumvirate of losses in the RG final to each of our Big Three. Gael got a bit lucky with the match suspension. I would have favored Ferrer in five if it was all played on the same day, especially considering Gael rolled an ankle just before the stoppage last night. |
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Post by Traveling Man on May 30, 2011 11:55:02 GMT -5
Oh yeah, she always looked like she could be 4 Real. But what the hell happened in those 18 months? Horrendous loss after horrendous loss, out of step with the rest of her progress. And why has she played two Challengers this year? Something odd is up with her. I read on ESPN that she played the Prague challenger instead of Rome because she had made a commitment before she became big and wanted to honour that commitment. Not sure why she played in Nassau. |
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