Wimbledon 2013

[Sixpence]

That's the most bizarre thing I've ever seen as Nadal has been the best player in the world this year and was looking imperious. What on earth has happened in 2 weeks? Staggering.

Murray and Fed through in style.

 

[JP77]

Kvitova through

 

[Buchan]

Nadal knocked off his PEDestal.

 

[Nick 0208 Ldn]

Allez Marion!

Godo win from Bartoli, hope she can go far once again.

 

[Nearco]

Rafa didn't play well in the first couple of rounds at Roland Garros either and his rustiness on the grass killed him. Also, he had no backhand and his serve had no power. Go on Youtube and look at him in 2010, especially in the US Open Final when he was raining bombs down on Djokovic from the backhand side and when he served.

 

[Justin]

Rafa didn't play well in the first couple of rounds at Roland Garros either and his rustiness on the grass killed him. Also, he had no backhand and his serve had no power. Go on Youtube and look at him in 2010, especially in the US Open Final when he was raining bombs down on Djokovic from the backhand side and when he served.

Still, you wouldn't expect him to be out first round

 

[peterstorey]

You can back Murray at 3/1 with a saver on Djoko at evens.

 

[peterstorey]

Allez Marion!

Godo win from Bartoli, hope she can go far once again.

She's such an unFrench bird though, lumpy and inelegant with a jaw full of banana.

 

[Scrumpet]

Well done, Darcis

 

[ghaliboy]

Did I just hear Nadal is out???!??

 

[jem]

The aches and pains start cropping up when you are losing.

Rafa was perfectly fine at the French. I think he's undercooked. Can't turn up at Wimbledon having played no grass court tennis in a year.

Sums it up perfectly. It's a bit too convenient to always blame injury every time he loses (see French Open 2009 vs. Soderling, last year vs. Rosol, 2010 Aussie vs. Murray, 2011 Aussie vs. Ferrer.) Maybe he's just not as well-rounded as players like Federer and Djokovic.

 

[TheBest]

Sums it up perfectly. It's a bit too convenient to always blame injury every time he loses (see French Open 2009 vs. Soderling, last year vs. Rosol, 2010 Aussie vs. Murray, 2011 Aussie vs. Ferrer.) Maybe he's just not as well-rounded as players like Federer and Djokovic.

So against ferrer he was faking from the start of first set? Lets be real...he clearly had problems yesterday. All of us have no clue how because he looked fine at the french. You really think in order to maintain credibility of his fake injuries...he will skip grandslams? I think he would rather accept that he lost a match like he lost in 3 consecutive finals against Djokovic.

 

[TheBest]

Del Potro is doing well...I think he will surprise few people here.

 

[Nick 0208 Ldn]

Williams breaks back in the second set.

 

[Scrumpet]

Women's tennis needs Serena to retire.

 

[amolbhatia50k]

Or a quality player to challenge her.

 

[Scrumpet]

Well that's not going to happen, she's just going to keep abusing these poor girls.

 

[Nick 0208 Ldn]

Women's tennis needs Serena to retire.

Despite what Seveneric said earlier on in the thread i don't think it is a total given that she'll win, no-one wants to see a procession regardless of what people think of her playing style or controversies.

The competitiveness of the sport wasn't helped by the retirement of Henin and Clijstes obviously. What would people have said of the men's game if Federa and Nadal had disappeared from the scene a couple of years ago. Granted there would still have been Murray on the cusp of his first slam yet Djokovic would be indisputably No 1.

 

[Ivor Ballokov]

Robson v Kirilenko just about to start

 

[PeteReDevil]

Mayer making Djokovic work for this. Some good games

 

[Ivor Ballokov]

Pretty impressive from Robson to go 1 set up, 6-3.

 

[TheHorse'sMouth]

These commentators on the Robson game are cringey as feck. I know she's a home favourite and all but can they be any less up her arse

 

[Aboutreika18]

Kirilenko is hot but useless at tennis. The fact she's in the top 10 further demonstrates how weak the women's game is these days.

 

[Ivor Ballokov]

Good win for Robson.

These commentators on the Robson game are cringey as feck. I know she's a home favourite and all but can they be any less up her arse

I wouldn't mind being up her arse.

 

[iSparky]

When is Wozniaki or Sharapova playing? I dont care much for looking at anyone else play tennis...

 

[Mihajlovic]

So against ferrer he was faking from the start of first set? Lets be real...he clearly had problems yesterday. All of us have no clue how because he looked fine at the french. You really think in order to maintain credibility of his fake injuries...he will skip grandslams? I think he would rather accept that he lost a match like he lost in 3 consecutive finals against Djokovic.

Didn't Nadal lose seven consecutive finals vs Djokovic?

 

[Red Shorts]

When is Wozniaki or Sharapova playing? I dont care much for looking at anyone else play tennis...

Now that Kirilenko is out, neither do I. Mind you, That one playing Serena today wasn't too bad to look at.

 

[TheBest]

Didn't Nadal lose seven consecutive finals vs Djokovic?

Sorry I meant losses in grandslams but yeah.

 

[One Night Only]

feck! Lisicki is playing and I'm missing it!!! Not now > Doesn't look as hot today as usual but man, her body is perfect.

 

[Aboutreika18]

Lisicki.

 

[One Night Only]

Lisicki.

Bugger off you, she's mine.

 

[Aboutreika18]

Bugger off you, she's mine.

Those legs.

 

[One Night Only]

Those legs.

YES! fecking yes! someone understands!!! I'd love to wear her like a scarf!!!

Shame she just destroyed Schiavone, that's a match I would have gladly watched all the way through, 7-6, 6-7, 100-98.

Gutted, hope she beats Vesnina in the next round! The only female tennis player I like watching is Lisicki.

 

[Aboutreika18]

She's the most likeable player in the WTA.

Oh dear, both Kirilenko and Hantuchová out already.

 

[Wonder Pigeon]

Maybe if you lads went down to a tennis court you could meet a real-life woman.

 

[Eboue]

 

[Aboutreika18]

I'm doing quite fine with my pillow right next to me.

 

[One Night Only]

Maybe if you lads went down to a tennis court you could meet a real-life woman.

There's real ones of them kicking about Wonder Pigeon? I call bullshit.

In honesty, I go and play tennis now and again, all I see there is fat balding twats or annoying kids, not once have I seen a fit bird. Sometimes you can see a MILF teaching her kid to play but that's it. And she probably only looks fit due to the lack of overall quality in the area.

 

[shaggy]

Was at Wimbledon today on Court 1 fellas. Kirilenko is really slight. Small tits but a cracking arse. Lisicki is larger and would suit the bigger man, still proper fit though. Robson is also developing into a very shapely lady too. Have also been lucky enough to see Sharapova and Ivanovic play as well.

Oh and Robson really ought to make the top 10. Kirilenko is 10th herself ffs, she should achieve way more than her. Robson has a good aggressive game, just inconsistent at the moment.

 

[jem]

So against ferrer he was faking from the start of first set? Lets be real...he clearly had problems yesterday. All of us have no clue how because he looked fine at the french. You really think in order to maintain credibility of his fake injuries...he will skip grandslams? I think he would rather accept that he lost a match like he lost in 3 consecutive finals against Djokovic.

The thing is I'm not even sure it's Nadal's fault, so much as his fans desperation to insert an asterix any time he loses.