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Post by Grarliner on Jun 22, 2011 11:54:13 GMT -5
Bolleli snaps for 4-3. Unless Stan has another comeback in his bag of tricks ...
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Post by Paean on Jun 22, 2011 11:56:08 GMT -5
I saw Barrois play - and she definitely blows more.
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 22, 2011 11:58:10 GMT -5
Poor Heather  |
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Post by Grarliner on Jun 22, 2011 11:59:22 GMT -5
Marino up an early break.
Matchpoint for Doi. She's not sympathetic to Beth's chubby hooker appeal.
Lob attempt goes out and Doi is the winner. Meanwhile, Beth refuses the handshake with the umpire after being denied a challenge.
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Post by Grarliner on Jun 22, 2011 12:00:00 GMT -5
Stan broke right back for 4-4. Comeback! Comeback!
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Post by janie on Jun 22, 2011 12:02:06 GMT -5
Barrois has been awful lately, so, not surprising. Terrible, but not surprising. |
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 22, 2011 12:07:19 GMT -5
Doi! Restoring Japanese pride.
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Post by Paean on Jun 22, 2011 12:44:41 GMT -5
I've never seen Zemlja playing so well.
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Post by Edna Krabappel on Jun 22, 2011 12:45:58 GMT -5
Is he Zemlja or Žemlja?
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Post by Old Hag on Jun 22, 2011 12:47:04 GMT -5
What happened to Wownic? |
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Post by Paean on Jun 22, 2011 12:48:16 GMT -5
Žemlja aka small bread.
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Post by Paean on Jun 22, 2011 12:58:50 GMT -5
He's hitting great passing shots, but is down a break...
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Post by Brinyi on Jun 22, 2011 13:03:06 GMT -5
Raonic fell awkwardly and appeared to injure the groin or hammy. Doi.  Chubby Hooker.  Stanislas the Manislas. Dave Steeb. Ivo the Giant. The Slovenian Dinner Roll (or would it be more like a half-loaf?) has faded after his excellent first set. |
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 22, 2011 13:05:21 GMT -5
Only tuned in at the start of the second set, and Zemlja just looks like a brainless basher.
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Post by Paean on Jun 22, 2011 13:06:08 GMT -5
Dinner roll sounds the most accurate.
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Post by Brinyi on Jun 22, 2011 13:07:42 GMT -5
Thanks, Boreas. |
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Post by Paean on Jun 22, 2011 13:07:50 GMT -5
He probably is, but he can also volley and slice.
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Post by Edna Krabappel on Jun 22, 2011 13:18:43 GMT -5
That's not as interesting. |
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Post by Old Hag on Jun 22, 2011 14:54:29 GMT -5
Mariabot-Robson on Court 1 tomorrow??!! Don't try to convince me that you're tolerable, Bimbledon.
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 22, 2011 14:54:53 GMT -5
Robson is an incredible shotmaker, as she was last year and the year before. But she seems to have made zero improvement. Her movement isn't just bad, it's inadequate unless she's being 90% accurate with her high-risk shots. And her attitude is so negative.
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Post by janie on Jun 22, 2011 14:55:32 GMT -5
Robson won?  |
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Post by Old Hag on Jun 22, 2011 14:56:32 GMT -5
I've noted the same every time I've seen Robson. Very good serve, big forehand, but she is slooooow. She'll be nothing at the SEWTA level.
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Post by janie on Jun 22, 2011 15:02:30 GMT -5
Speaking of SEWTA, Stephanie Dubois is acing the SEWTA Playbook test, standing ready to be bagelled in set 3 after daring to win a set from a seed.
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Post by Wagasi on Jun 22, 2011 15:37:26 GMT -5
Man that Krumm match was the most excited I've been about a tennis match in ages. If only it was that entertaining to watch other women's matches.
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Post by Grarliner on Jun 22, 2011 16:14:38 GMT -5
I know nothing about Bolleli. Anybody? Ljubicic is in round 3. I find that surprising. I didn't look but round 3 probably matches his best ever Wimbledon. I'm impressed he rolled over Stakhovsky so easily. I'm already looking forward to the clash of Murray and Gasquet. They met in round 4 in 2008. Naturally, Gasquet led by two sets and then lost. Kubot d. Karlovic! Remember when A. Bog beat Murray? He needs to follow it up with a classic win over Berdych. What are the chances of a Pironkova-MJMS 4r? Higher than they should be! Marino. Bad day for Canada. Antoxfa d. Azarenka? 1-6 0-2 ret. (decapitation)? Credit to Dubois for coming so close. I thought she'd lose 1 and 0. |
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Post by DBBN on Jun 22, 2011 16:54:53 GMT -5
I know nothing about Bolleli. Anybody? He allegedly is a dreamboat. I've seen the phrase "Bello Bolleli" on websites a lot. Usually the Bimbledon (thanks, Leena!) website. Cetkovska is (a) generally terrible, but (b) I'm fairly certain has to be at her absolute worst on grass! But what do I know. |
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Post by Old Hag on Jun 23, 2011 11:29:19 GMT -5
Bolelli is a handsome fellow with a booming forehand. Basically, your stock clay court guy that has the firepower to trouble players occasionally. From what I watched, Stan was really off, when he can't hit the BH DTL, he quickly becomes useless.
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Post by Eggy on Jun 25, 2011 4:16:39 GMT -5
Y'all are ignoring the biggest bombshell of the day. How does Barrois lose to CETKOVSKA on GRASS?? Not seen much of Petra Her grass game is ideal  hitting winners all over can mix it up and her movement on grass is ideal Saw most of it Barrios got 1 game vs Domi last week |
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 25, 2011 4:41:03 GMT -5
Interesting...I've never seen her play but I don't remember too many big results, certainly not on grass. 4R at RG that year that BAG double bagelled her, that one random win over Demented at IW. But she did back up the Barrois "upset" with a proper upset over A-Rad. Any hope that she can get revenge over BAG?
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 25, 2011 4:42:52 GMT -5
Oh, wait, she reached the final of the Nottingham 100K last week?! Beat Niculescu and Tanasugarn. I somehow completely missed that.
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Chubby Hooker. 
hitting winners all over can mix it up and her movement on grass is ideal