Olympic Day 1 Thread

by The Special Juan Sat Jul 28, 2012 12:45 pm

Midday
Centre Court: Berdych v Darcis then S.Williams v Jankovic then Federer v Falla then Keothavong v Wozniacki

Court 1: Tipsarevic v Nalbandian then Stosur v Suarez Navarro then Kvitova v Bondarenko then Dodig v Del Potro

11:30 Start (Singles)
Court 2: Clijsters v Vinci then Isner v Rochus then Li v Hantuchova then Melzer/Paya v Murray/Murray

Court 7: Paszek v Cornet then Benneteau v Youzhny then Peng/Zheng v Cornet/Mladenovic then Nalbandian/Schwank v Llodra/Tsonga

Court 11: Petzschner v Lacko then Cirstea v Pennetta then Kubot v Dimitrov then Cetkovska/Safarova v Vinci/Errani

Court 12: Hsieh v Peng then Lu v Jaziri then Bogomolov v Berlocq then Kerber/Lisicki v Robson/Watson then Llagostera Vives/Martinez Sanchez v Dellacqua/Stosur

Court 13: Giraldo v Harrison then Arvidsson/Zvonareva then Istomin v Verdasco then Bryan/Bryan v Bellucci/Sa then Fleming/Hutchins v Benneteau/Gasquet

Court 16: Jan-Ignacik/Rosolska v Kirilenko/Petrova then Pironkova v Cibulkova then Schiavone v Zakapolova then Ungur v Muller

Court 17: Voskoboeva/Shvedova v Dubois/Wozniak then Barthel v Radwanska then Medina Garrigues v Wickmayer then Granollers/Lopez v Erlich/Ram

Court 18: McHale v Ivanovic then Troicki v Almagro Szavay v Baltacha then Simon v Kukushkin then Isner/Roddick v Melo/Soares

Court 19: Gajdosova/Rodionova v Makarova/Vesnina then Seppi v Young then Chakarvahti/Mirza v Chuang/Hsieh

by The Special Juan Sat Jul 28, 2012 1:10 pm

Ugh overkill with the bold

by bogbrush Sat Jul 28, 2012 1:30 pm

Cool, thanks.

Surely Falla can't bother Federer again? That awful 2010 match was about Federer's back, though Falla has proven himself a useful player at Wimbledon since.

Llodra/Tsonga must be strong.

by The Special Juan Sat Jul 28, 2012 2:17 pm

Llodra and Tsonga on grass look to be a pretty good team.

Giraldo beats Harrison 7-5 6-3. Clijsters beats Vinci 6-1 6-4 too.

by The Special Juan Sat Jul 28, 2012 2:19 pm

Berdych down a set AND a break.

by The Special Juan Sat Jul 28, 2012 2:24 pm

Down 2 breaks now. Darcis to serve for the match.

by User 774433 Sat Jul 28, 2012 2:28 pm

Good thread TSJ thumbsup

Berdych going out it seems, good news for Murray fans.

by User 774433 Sat Jul 28, 2012 2:29 pm

B gets one of the breaks back.

by The Special Juan Sat Jul 28, 2012 2:30 pm

Or not, Berdych breaks back but still has to break again.

by bogbrush Sat Jul 28, 2012 2:30 pm

Yep.

Berdy in free-fall at the moment it seems.

by User 774433 Sat Jul 28, 2012 2:31 pm

Do you think Darcis will be able to serve it out?
Berd lost 1st round Wimby vs Gulbis.

by The Special Juan Sat Jul 28, 2012 2:32 pm

No I think he'll bottle it.

What do we think of Wimbledon CC with stripes? I don't like it.

by User 774433 Sat Jul 28, 2012 2:33 pm

The Special Juan wrote:No I think he'll bottle it.

What do we think of Wimbledon CC with stripes? I don't like it.

I don't mind it.
It's something different from the GS at Wimby, so that's good.

by The Special Juan Sat Jul 28, 2012 2:40 pm

Well done Steve clap

Thought he'd lost it but that ace down the middle on 30-40 was amazing.

I don't like the km/h serve speed either. Stick with miles!

by Danny_1982 Sat Jul 28, 2012 2:41 pm

Oh dear, Mr Berdych.... Darcis with twice as many winners.

What is going on with Berdych this summer? He should reach at least the quarters of tournaments like this with his ability, and we've seen him challenge (and beat) the top 4 a number of times.

Is he the weakest mentally of the top 10?

by The Special Juan Sat Jul 28, 2012 2:50 pm

Serena v Jankovic might be a cracker. Can't see anyone stopping Serena if I'm honest; on grass she's better than anyone.

by **JuliusHMarx** Sat Jul 28, 2012 3:12 pm

Where's the crowd? Why so many empty seats?

by Guest Sat Jul 28, 2012 3:37 pm

It's a disgrace that there are so many empty seats given how quickly they sold out.

by The Special Juan Sat Jul 28, 2012 3:38 pm

That's really annoying. People go to the bother of buying the tickets but don't turn up. Shameful.

by Guest Sat Jul 28, 2012 3:38 pm

Serena looking really sharp.

This is the best she's looked to me since all the injury problems.

by Guest Sat Jul 28, 2012 3:40 pm

The Special Juan wrote:That's really annoying. People go to the bother of buying the tickets but don't turn up. Shameful.

Yeah, and its usually all the best seats too.

It's those greedy corporates.

by Guest Sat Jul 28, 2012 3:43 pm

I really think if Serena got her act together she could go on a tear and win 6 of the next 8 slams. That would put her right in the GOAT mix.

by The Special Juan Sat Jul 28, 2012 3:55 pm

It is indeed a corporate thing. Can some tickets be bought at the door?

I agree, she's nailed on for at least 3/4 more majors before her career is finished if she stays fit. She's just shredding Jankovic at the moment.

6-3 6-1 then.

by The Special Juan Sat Jul 28, 2012 4:07 pm

Through so far today (singles):

Darcis 6-4 6-4 Berdych
Tipsarevic 6-3 6-4 Nalbandian
Clijsters 6-1 6-4 Vinci
Cornet 7-6 6-4 Paszek
Petzschner 7-6 6-1 Lacko
Peng 6-3 6-7 7-5 Hsieh
Giraldo 7-5 6-3 Harrison
Ivanovic 6-4 7-5 McHale
Radwanska 6-4 6-3 Barthel
Zvonareva 7-6 6-4 Arvidsson
Isner 7-6 6-4 Rochus

by Guest Sat Jul 28, 2012 4:36 pm

Fed looking very sharp, good match

by bogbrush Sat Jul 28, 2012 5:10 pm

Stuck in Canada with no screening of tennis and just to dodgy Olympics website for scores. Sad

Fed looking ok?

by break_in_the_fifth Sat Jul 28, 2012 5:10 pm

Looks like Feds got this. Anyone heard of the guy who beat Berdych?

by break_in_the_fifth Sat Jul 28, 2012 5:15 pm

Falla just saved 3 match points, well in.

by break_in_the_fifth Sat Jul 28, 2012 5:19 pm

I thought that looked out too.

by bogbrush Sat Jul 28, 2012 5:32 pm

Yikes what happened? Fed imploded or something?

by summerblues Sat Jul 28, 2012 5:36 pm

bogbrush wrote:Yikes what happened? Fed imploded or something?

Well yes, obviously. I blame it on the accidental jinx:

emancipator wrote:Fed looking very sharp, good match

by time please Sat Jul 28, 2012 5:46 pm

For f**k's sake Fed - sort it!! mad

by summerblues Sat Jul 28, 2012 5:52 pm

It is not so long ago this one was 3:6 3:5 0-40. And now this. steam

by carrieg4 Sat Jul 28, 2012 5:53 pm

Baltacha is through Smile

by summerblues Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:06 pm

That was rather too close. But win is a win.

by time please Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:07 pm

Thank god!

Benneteau next Shocked

by carrieg4 Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:17 pm

Andy Murrays serve and return both looking good in the doubles (based on the last couple of games).

by bogbrush Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:20 pm

time please wrote:Thank god!

Benneteau next

Yeah, Team Wimbledon on near-Nemeses, in formation. Crying or Very sad

by Guest Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:23 pm

time please wrote:For f**k's sake Fed - sort it!!

Hasn't Fed won enough? I can understand why people have no scruples being run by dictators and absolute Monarchs. Why does Fed have to win everthing to give you and others satisfaction?

by Guest Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:32 pm

Nore Staat wrote:
time please wrote:For f**k's sake Fed - sort it!!
Hasn't Fed won enough? I can understand why people have no scruples being run by dictators and absolute Monarchs. Why does Fed have to win everthing to give you and others satisfaction?

Murray fan

by Guest Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:33 pm

Besides fed still hasn't got an Olympic singles gold

by Guest Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:34 pm

emancipator wrote:
Nore Staat wrote:
time please wrote:For f**k's sake Fed - sort it!!
Hasn't Fed won enough? I can understand why people have no scruples being run by dictators and absolute Monarchs. Why does Fed have to win everthing to give you and others satisfaction?

Murray fan

by The Special Juan Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:39 pm

Come on Super Murray-o Bros!

by carrieg4 Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:45 pm

The Special Juan wrote:Come on Super Murray-o Bros!

The Murray jr. serve is firing well - good to see.

by The Special Juan Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:47 pm

Excellent to hear. I've just put it on as I was out. How about Murray Sr?

by banbrotam Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:52 pm

Danny_1982 wrote:Oh dear, Mr Berdych.... Darcis with twice as many winners.

What is going on with Berdych this summer? He should reach at least the quarters of tournaments like this with his ability, and we've seen him challenge (and beat) the top 4 a number of times.

Is he the weakest mentally of the top 10?

Yes. Although Tsonga is also up for this title!!

by carrieg4 Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:56 pm

The Special Juan wrote:Excellent to hear. I've just put it on as I was out. How about Murray Sr?

Last service game was much better. Has struggled a bit on serve and return (although, lets face it most look a bit ropey in these departments when stood next to Murray Jr). He is volleying well though.

by time please Sat Jul 28, 2012 7:01 pm

Nore Staat wrote:
time please wrote:For f**k's sake Fed - sort it!!
Hasn't Fed won enough? I can understand why people have no scruples being run by dictators and absolute Monarchs. Why does Fed have to win everthing to give you and others satisfaction?

whoah Nore - massive over reaction. I can assure you I have no hidden fantasies about living in a totalitarian state!

I think it is a bit like football teams isn't it - it is hard not to cheer for someone that you have always supported. Besides which I feel no guilt because my mother is Swiss born and bred, my father American ditto and I was born here - so I have multiple allegiances, if it is anybody else's business, which I don't really consider it to be Very Happy

Great news about Elena Baltacha, thanks carrieg and thanks too for news on Murray bros -desperate to watch them or Ann Keothovang (I just know I've spelt that wrong) and Wozniacki but have now lost control of the telly! furious

by carrieg4 Sat Jul 28, 2012 7:03 pm

TP

Murray Bros leading 7-5 6-5 at the moment. Peya serving to stay in match.

by time please Sat Jul 28, 2012 7:03 pm

Cheers carrieg Hug

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