Started today and it's already raining.
Andy Murray pulled out so the Brits are melting down.
Can anyone beat Rog? Probably not, he owns the grass but they're making a big deal about him not playing a warm up like he usually does. I don't think it matters, no-one has the game on grass to beat him. I'd love to see Rafa give him a run, he did well last year but realistically it's his tournament to lose.opefully the Americans will do much better than they did in Paris. Rod needs to get back on track and Blake could shine in the later rounds.
Bring on the tennisThis is my favorite tourney of the year.
My favorite tennis tournament of the year too.
Federer is the favorite, should wrap up number six.
On the ladies side, again, I have to go with Henin. The French and Wimbledon are her stomping grounds. Serena could make a run, as usual.
Rod has the game for grass, but his game isn't refined enough to really challenge Federer.
Day 1 down, on to Day 2.
No major surprises so far. However, the showing of the Americans further solidifies my contention that American men's tennis is at it's weakest point in terms of overall talent...ever. Wimbledon is a tournament tailor-fit for the American style: booming serves, hard ground-strokes and fast-paced. The fact that only Rod could get out of the first round...that's just pathetic. American men's tennis is past-tense at the moment; too much talent internationally and too little up and coming players. , British tennis has a brighter future at the moment. Well, I hope Blake at least gets into the second round, but he's never been a great player at Wimbledon and his opponent (despite Blake being 4-0 historically against him) has a game that fits grass.
Nothing exciting on the womens side though. But I'm interested to see how Williams gets past her hamstring injury. The Williams sisters have always been a bit brittle.
Wimbledon Showdown
Rod vs. Federer Part III
nevermind. They're in the same half of the draw. Maybe next year.
Rod vs. Federer Part I (semi finals): should be an interesting match if Rod serves better than 80% first serves.
Nice to see Henman beat Moya, that was a good match. Nothing else very exciting so far. Blake did well against Andreev, fairly dominant until the 3rd. I'm undecided on the ladies, no-one is dominant right now but it's probably going to be Henin, the rest aren't playing so well from what I've seen.
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That Henman match was great. Almost makes me wish he'd pull a Ivanesovic, finally winning Wimbledon, then retiring.
He has the serve and volley game for it, but he can't beat Federer, maybe Rod . Maybe more of a Todd Martineque run, if he gets out of the match against Lopez.
Federer now owns two of the longest surface-based winning streaks in history. Nadal the other.
By the way, anyone see the hurting Richard Krajiceks younger sister put on her opponent. Yikes.
Henin vs. Serena redux.
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Well, damn. There goes Henman.
Blake's out, he seems to be suffering from a lack of confidence. That through the net shot was sweet though.It's all up to Rod now. Serena's playing better, she can give Justine a run for her money.
As usual more rain
This rain is ridiculous, men still playing 3rd round matches on Tues. I don't see how they're going to be able to finish by Sunday. Rog got lucky and got at least 5 days off while the rest have to struggle with the emotional ordeal of dealing with constants delays. that will be to his advantage. The coverage on espn is awful, instead of showing matches that were played, they have to show Serena 3 times
The rain has ing sucked. I can't believe that one player is through to the semis, while another still hadn't completed her 4th round much. WTF?
The coverage on ESPN pissed me off. Why the am I having to watch Sharapova and Venus? Give me the third set of the Henin match.
Bah, the rhythm of this tournament is so ed up.
Wow interesting day, who ever woulda thought Bartoli would beat Henin? The French are having fun today with her win and Gasquet. How the did Andy lose that match?Up 2 sets and 4-2, playing well and he blew it. So much for his great tiebreak run. Makes life a lot easier for Rog, like he hasn't had it easy enough already. Rafa's definitely making his fans sweat with these 5 set comebacks. It's going to make his life more difficult in the final, assuming he makes it. That's a lot of tennis he's had to play the last couple of days. I know he's young but it takes its' toll.
Venus is looking great now, it's her tourney to lose. Richard could be right, he predicted her to win the whole thing.
Wow. Gasquet just came back down 0-2 sets and beat Rod in 5. Now he faces Federer.
what a game Richard
Andy was incredible during 2 set and half.
Man Rod can't catch a freakin break!! I still thinks once he FINALLY can put together a run and beat Federer and Nadal he may be ok.
"Have you ever been to Wimbledon?"
Wimbledon has become a joke. They've slowed the speed and increased the bounce of the surface gradually year over year since 2001. Now you have baseliners dominating. On the grass Sampras dominated on, Rod would have killed Gasgay.
Even Federer had to adjust over time and now doesn't serve any volley at all.....
Well Rod was up 2 sets to none and up in the third set, so I don't think that could be used as an excuse for Andy. He just plain choked unfortunately. It's like being up 30 in a basketball game then blaming the referee when you lose it all in the 4th quarter.
yep. ala NBA FINALS 06. No team names necessary.
I had a feeling Andy would have still lost to Fed if that's any consolation.
The real surprise is in the woman's draw. Henin clearly had the best chance of her career to win Wimbledon and then have all 4 grand slams in her career. But no. She loses to a french woman, BARTOLI. That has to be one of the greatest upsets in woman's tennis history (at least at Wimbledon). Can Bartoli now beat Venus in the final. Probably not. I think Venus is now poised to win Wimbledon. Henin vs. Venus would have been classic especially how they were both playing top class tennis in the tournament.
Yeah Venus loves Wimbledon and I would've loved to see her try to get revenge for her sis against Henin. Ah well, can't see Venus losing now.
I think Roger is the best grass court player of all time, better than Pete and Borg. He is dominating again for 5 in a row coming off a crushing loss to Nadal at the French and not playing a warm up tourney. He is through to the Semis and he will probably see Nadal. He beat him last year in the final i know he still can't beat him on clay but on grass, that is Roger's home, he wins again, 5 in a row.
Rod dirked, that's all there is to it.
Bartoli's playing better than I thought she would, I figured nerves would get the best of her. Venus still up 3-0 though.
Didn't they say they were having the men's first or are they just showing them after? The last time they did that they said the score and ed it up for those of us who didn't want to know.
I've been to Wimbledon many times and love it there but the rain is incredibly frustrating
roger doesn't have any real compe ion. men's tennis has been on life support for years.
I argued this in the Roland Garros thread. Who else in this generation is a good grass court player? Rod ? Please that guy blows donkey nuts. He has a street game period. No control and mentally weaker than a baby kitten. Nadal is a great player, but come on; a clay-courter (and that's what he is right now) making Wimbledon finals two years in a row. Weak.
Before I get flamed Federer is an all-time talent, just not the best ever.
Venus won, what a shocker. I didn't even have to watch the match, it was a foregone conclusion. Now, please Nadal, make this a tournament.
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