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Post by Grarliner on Jun 25, 2011 12:31:54 GMT -5
Djokovic busting his racket after the 30-30 point was stupid. He defended the court better than anyone else save Nadal possibly could and then missed an easy ball, ok. But ... why break your racket? It was a miracle he even got to that point in the rally to hit that ball!
I guess he's pretty rattled right now. Two straight unforced errors to start this service game now. 3-5 0-30. He has not played outstandingly this match. It isn't like what we've become accustomed to this year. Gets back to 30-30.
40-30, good serve. Ah, so he may give Baghdatis his chance to choke for the set. He will!
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Post by Lady on Jun 25, 2011 12:34:28 GMT -5
Djokovic busting his racket after the 30-30 point was stupid. He defended the court better than anyone else save Nadal possibly could and then missed an easy ball, ok. But ... why break your racket? It was a miracle he even got to that point in the rally to hit that ball! Off course it was! It was exactly what I enjoyed - a complete stupidity of the act! A reminder of good old Nole as well |
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Post by Lady on Jun 25, 2011 12:35:39 GMT -5
And Baghdatis actually takes a set! Color me surprised!
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Post by Old Hag on Jun 25, 2011 12:42:28 GMT -5
Serena-CAKE is going to be a tournament decider. If Ree wins like 3 & 2, which I expect, nothing good comes out of Bimbledon, as usual.
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Post by Grarliner on Jun 25, 2011 12:43:01 GMT -5
Don't you think it shows up the opponent a bit to do that at that time?
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 25, 2011 12:45:10 GMT -5
wow Tomic won - so impressive at the end when he looked like he was choking for the match. just hung in there from 15-40 down and Toad blinked first every time. then finished it with an ace.
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 25, 2011 12:46:17 GMT -5
Djokovic busting his racket after the 30-30 point was stupid. He defended the court better than anyone else save Nadal possibly could and then missed an easy ball, ok. But ... why break your racket? It was a miracle he even got to that point in the rally to hit that ball! I'd have been tempted to bust my racquet. Get all the tough shots back and then you miss THAT chip? On a pretty big point? What the fuck. |
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Post by Grarliner on Jun 25, 2011 12:50:45 GMT -5
Malisse is 2 sets up on Melzer. I keep forgetting he's still in the top 50.
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 25, 2011 12:52:46 GMT -5
Serena-CAKE is going to be a tournament decider. If Ree wins like 3 & 2, which I expect, nothing good comes out of Bimbledon, as usual. At least it's not Nadezhda this time round. |
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 25, 2011 13:03:11 GMT -5
Nice fighting from STD. 0-5 down in the third  |
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 25, 2011 13:21:57 GMT -5
OpenCourt
Schiavone so not looking in the mood for dubs (no kidding). Didn't even bother getting up for the coin toss. Let Pennetta handle it.
18 minutes ago via web from England, United Kingdom
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Post by Bruguera's heavy balls on Jun 25, 2011 13:23:59 GMT -5
TX is pronounced as CH You could figured that out from Arantxa Aran cha  Post hip surgery fat dave does nt have the speed any more to beat top players |
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Post by Grarliner on Jun 25, 2011 13:24:11 GMT -5
Nice fighting from STD. 0-5 down in the third He has quit a lot this year. A very good reason to dislike him. So get this: Tomic v. Malisse for a spot in the QF. Hey, didn't Llodra beat Djokovic in front of his home crowd at Paris Indoors last year? |
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Post by Denise49IQ on Jun 25, 2011 13:29:43 GMT -5
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Post by janie on Jun 25, 2011 13:43:49 GMT -5
I read that Soderling is ill, like with diarrhea or something. That would explain a lot.
"Not in the mood" Franny and Flavia won set 2. ;D
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 25, 2011 13:48:27 GMT -5
Commentators mentioned that Baggy's worked hard on his fitness of late - that's been the key to this match, it's made so much difference in so many rallies. Nole is playing much more conservatively than he has been this year though.
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 25, 2011 13:49:12 GMT -5
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Post by Lady on Jun 25, 2011 14:09:55 GMT -5
The ending of this match is pretty dramatic!
Djokovic is so annoyed with the crowd, lol.
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 25, 2011 14:10:54 GMT -5
So much heart from Baghdatis in this game  |
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 25, 2011 14:12:44 GMT -5
That was a bloody good day. Bimbledon |
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Post by Lady on Jun 25, 2011 14:14:26 GMT -5
So much heart from Baghdatis in this game  Yes! Fantastic! Although I feel like he rushed to make an error on the last point, Djoko was having trouble with winning match points. |
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 25, 2011 14:17:52 GMT -5
12 men's seeds left...but also two qualifiers  |
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 25, 2011 14:20:27 GMT -5
I've never known why Llodra's first name is the Anglo Michael rather than the Gallic Michel - Janie, as his resident superfan do you have any idea?
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Post by janie on Jun 25, 2011 15:00:07 GMT -5
Good question, since his Dad's name is Michel! Anglophile parents, maybe? This is the tied for the farthest he's ever been at a Slam -- of course he won here in doubles. Sadly, I only know any of this from looking it up just now; I'm not a very good fan. I'd even forgotten he won the doubles title here! Only remembered the AO. |
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Post by Old Hag on Jun 25, 2011 15:09:07 GMT -5
His dad was a French soccer player, so that's not it. I wondered why he uses the Americanized Lowdra pronunciation of his name, as well. Maybe he's just like Justine, and every Russian.
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Post by Traveling Man on Jun 25, 2011 15:10:34 GMT -5
Bartoli battles through after banishing parents from court
50 minutes ago
By Mitch Phillips
LONDON, June 25 (Reuters) - Ninth seed Marion Bartoli said that throwing her parents out of court helped her fight back to beat Flavia Pennetta in a gruelling third-round clash at Wimbledon on Saturday.
The excitable Frenchwoman, runner up at Wimbledon in 2007, lost the first set 7-5 and immediately gestured furiously for her mother and father, who is also her coach, to leave the viewing area in Court 14.
The move had the desired effect as she won the next two sets 6-4 9-7 - the decider after she was 5-3 down - to set up a last-16 clash with holder Serena Williams.
“I was so tired and exhausted that really I had to express my emotions somehow,” she said when asked about the unusual development.
“I needed to get that frustration out so I showed it that way. I could have broken a racket or thrown a bag or something. I normally never act like that but I felt at this point I had to get all this frustration out and start again.”
Bartoli, who saved three match points en route to beating Lourdes Dominguez Lino in the second round on Thursday, said there were no hard feelings when the family linked up afterwards.
“I saw them after the match and they understood completely,” she said.
“It was not against them. It was just that we played a very long first set and I was exhausted and I was tired and I was feeling worse and worse.
“My dad told me he watched from the TV and he said it was the best match he ever saw me play at Wimbledon.”
(Editing by; to query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)
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Post by Denise49IQ on Jun 25, 2011 16:19:32 GMT -5
Yes, I meant to post this. I've been busy working this week and haven't had time to sit and follow everything.  But I did take a look at those vids and just LOLd for about 5 minutes. Great first week.  Julia lost. Kvitova still going strong. Go Murray. |
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Post by Brinyi on Jun 25, 2011 16:22:27 GMT -5
Actually, Llodra's name is Michaël, which is not very English.  |
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Post by Wagasi on Jun 25, 2011 17:26:45 GMT -5
and I think Lowdra is the correct pronunciation. The double Ls only change in Spanish.
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Post by jon on Jun 25, 2011 17:36:40 GMT -5
Actually, Llodra's name is Michaël, which is not very English. Yes. When you put the trema (diaeresis mark?) on the "e", it becomes a typically french name. The sounds of the "a" and the "e" don't "merge together". You have to pronounce them separately. |
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But I did take a look at those vids and just LOLd for about 5 minutes. 
