Wimbledon Day 6

First topic message reminder :

Too lazy to copy and paste the schedule but surely we need a thread for day 6, so here it is.

Oh look, the schedule appears on its own, what a nice automatic forum we have here .  Thx. (It updates the scores too).


Centre Court - 1.00pm

GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
Bernard Tomic (AUS)
def.
Richard Gasquet (FRA) [9] 7-6(7) 5-7 7-5 7-6(5)

LADIES' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
Sabine Lisicki (GER) [23]
def.
Samantha Stosur (AUS) [14] 4-6 6-2 6-1

GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1]
def.
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) [28] 6-3 6-2 6-2

No.1 Court - 1.00pm

LADIES' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
Petra Kvitova (CZE) [8]
def.
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) [25] 6-3 2-6 6-3

GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
Tomas Berdych (CZE) [7]
def.
Kevin Anderson (RSA) [27] 3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5

GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
David Ferrer (ESP) [4]
def.
Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) [26] 6-7(6) 7-6(2) 2-6 6-1 6-2

LADIES' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
Serena Williams (USA) [1]
v
Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN)

No.2 Court - 11.30am

GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) [20]
def.
Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-3 6-4 7-5

LADIES' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
Laura Robson (GBR)
def.
Marina Erakovic (NZL) 1-6 7-5 6-3

GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
Tommy Haas (GER) [13]
def.
Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 4-6 6-2 7-5 6-4

LADIES' DOUBLES - SECOND ROUND
Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) [7] /
 Kveta Peschke (CZE) [7]
def.
Lisa Raymond (USA) /
 Laura Robson (GBR) 6-4 6-4

No.3 Court - 11.30am

GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
Fernando Verdasco (ESP)
def.
Ernests Gulbis (LAT) 6-2 6-4 6-4

LADIES' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
Sloane Stephens (USA) [17]
def.
Petra Cetkovska (CZE) 7-6(3) 0-6 6-4

LADIES' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) [4]
def.
Madison Keys (USA) 7-5 4-6 6-3

LADIES' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
Na Li (CHN) [6]
def.
Klara Zakopalova (CZE) [32] 4-6 6-0 8-6

MIXED DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) /
 Vera Dushevina (RUS)
v
Jamie Murray (GBR) /
 Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE)

GENTLEMEN'S DOUBLES - SECOND ROUND
Bob Bryan (USA) [1] /
 Mike Bryan (USA) [1]
v
David Marrero (ESP) /
 Andreas Seppi (ITA)

Court 12 - 11.30am

GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
Kenny De Schepper (FRA)
def
Juan Monaco (ARG) [22] 6-4 7-6(8) 6-4

LADIES' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
Monica Puig (PUR)
def.
Eva Birnerova (CZE) 4-6 6-3 6-4

GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) [8]
def.
Grega Zemlja (SLO) 7-5 7-6(3) 6-0

MIXED DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
Dominic Inglot (GBR) /
 Johanna Konta (GBR)
def.
Nicolas Almagro (ESP) /
 Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) 4-6 6-3 19-17

Court 14 - 11.30am

GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
Andreas Seppi (ITA) [23]
def.
Kei Nishikori (JPN) [12] 3-6 6-2 6-7(4) 6-1 6-4

LADIES' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL)
def.
Petra Martic (CRO) 6-1 4-6 6-2

LADIES' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
Kaia Kanepi (EST)
def.
Alison Riske (USA) 6-2 6-3

GENTLEMEN'S DOUBLES - SECOND ROUND
Bob Bryan (USA) [1] /
 Mike Bryan (USA) [1]
def.
David Marrero (ESP) /
 Andreas Seppi (ITA) 6-3 7-5 6-4

Court 18 - 11.30am

GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
Lukasz Kubot (POL)
def.
Benoit Paire (FRA) [25] 6-1 6-3 6-4

LADIES' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
Roberta Vinci (ITA) [11]
def.
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) [18] 6-1 6-4

GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
Ivan Dodig (CRO)
def.
Igor Sijsling (NED) 6-0 6-1 1-0 Ret.

LADIES' DOUBLES - SECOND ROUND
Liezel Huber (USA) [6] /
 Sania Mirza (IND) [6]
def.
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) /
 Andrea Petkovic (GER) 7-6(6) 3-6 6-2

MIXED DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
Fabio Fognini (ITA) /
 Flavia Pennetta (ITA)
def.
Jamie Delgado (GBR) /
 Tara Moore (GBR) 7-6(2) 6-3

The crowd will help Laura but it makes me feel a bit embarrassed  

Nadalesque counter attack from the Kiwi there

whocares wrote:

The Special Juan wrote:

shivfan wrote:

The Special Juan wrote:Forgive my pessimism but I'll be surprised if Laura wins this one.

You and I know more about women's tennis that the vast majority of the British media, which has really fired up Kiwi Erakovic, talking ad nauseum about a potential quarter-final with Serena, overlooking the fact that Robson has to play Erakovic first, and that in the H2H, Erakovic beat Robson on grass at Birmingham last year....

The media can be so disrespectful sometimes, and it can sometimes be to the detriment of the British players...this is the first time I've seen Erakovic so focussed.

Funnily enough I was just away to post about the British media disrespecting Erakovic.  She's having the year of her life and has won a title plus had a few other big wins this year.  They took one look at her ranking (56?) and decided that Laura was going to win despite the negative H2H.  I didn't hear the H2H mentioned once yet when it's Murray v someone any previous past loss is brought up immediately.  Also, even more riling.................

Spoiler:

Where is that piece of journalistic bigotry from TSJ?

I'm not entirely sure but I think it's The Scum Sun.

Well put away, huge pressure on Erakovic now with a RG-esque partisan crowd

ChequeredJersey wrote:The crowd will help Laura but it makes me feel a bit embarrassed  

Really? Why?

It's hardly Roland Garros where you get booed and hissed for playing drop shots against a French player!

ChequeredJersey wrote:The crowd will help Laura but it makes me feel a bit embarrassed  

No Frenchman,aussie or yankie would feel embarresed by it.

Our players deserve the same as they get at there home slams

Well, I was exaggerating a tad!

Maybe I'm too British

Yeah probally Cheques..

Laura' going to win this set

Great call laura

She's been calling Hawkeye well, for sure!

Unbelivable come back this... Not all down to laura. The kiwi has clearly lost her marbles a bit

All nerves

That's a horrific choke. Still, come on Laura!!

The British modicum of fair play and equal opportunities, a hall mark of W, is slowly being eroded by misguided patriotic fervour. Goes back to heart of SB's rootin-tootin article.

Danny_1982 wrote:

ChequeredJersey wrote:The crowd will help Laura but it makes me feel a bit embarrassed  

Really? Why?

It's hardly Roland Garros where you get booed and hissed for playing drop shots against a French player!

 
Now this is a tad over the top... We even boo our own players on time to time. If you want to see partisan crowds watch a davies cup game in argentina or serbia ... It makes the USO crowd look like a bunch of monks.

ChequeredJersey wrote:Maybe I'm too British

Ha, I think so. Maybe I'm not British enough cos I'd like the crowd to be even more rowdy!

Great stuff Laura... Now PLEASE hold!

The Special Juan wrote:That's a horrific choke.  Still, come on Laura!!

There is nothing worse than this one

Wimbledon final, 1993

Novotna led Steffi Graf 6-7 6-1 4-1 and at 40-30 in the sixth game of the deciding set had a service point for a 5-1 lead over the German. But Novotna double-faulted and arguably the greatest disintegration in a Wimbledon final had begun. Not much more than 10 minutes later Graf had won 7-6 1-6 6-4. The Duchess of Kent, trying to console the Czech player at the awards ceremony, said: 'Don't worry, Jana, you'll be back next year.' That did it for Novotna - 'I wanted to handle myself well,' she said, 'but when she smiled at me I just let go' - who wept uncontrollably on the Duchess's shoulder.

ChequeredJersey wrote:Maybe I'm too British

Ha, I think so. Maybe I'm not British enough cos I'd like the crowd to be even more rowdy!

Great stuff Laura... Now PLEASE hold!

Cmon Laura

whocares wrote:

Danny_1982 wrote:

ChequeredJersey wrote:The crowd will help Laura but it makes me feel a bit embarrassed  

Really? Why?

It's hardly Roland Garros where you get booed and hissed for playing drop shots against a French player!

 
Now  this is a tad over the top... We even boo our own players on time to time. If you want to see partisan crowds watch a davies cup game in argentina or serbia ... It makes the USO crowd look like a bunch of monks.

Even the local linespersons influence the outcome, just ask Stan Smith playing DC in Eastern European countries.

Come on Laura. Break point time in the 3rd

Huge mental effort if Erakovic can get this back

laverfan wrote:

The Special Juan wrote:That's a horrific choke.  Still, come on Laura!!

There is nothing worse than this one

Wimbledon final, 1993

Novotna led Steffi Graf 6-7 6-1 4-1 and at 40-30 in the sixth game of the deciding set had a service point for a 5-1 lead over the German. But Novotna double-faulted and arguably the greatest disintegration in a Wimbledon final had begun. Not much more than 10 minutes later Graf had won 7-6 1-6 6-4. The Duchess of Kent, trying to console the Czech player at the awards ceremony, said: 'Don't worry, Jana, you'll be back next year.' That did it for Novotna - 'I wanted to handle myself well,' she said, 'but when she smiled at me I just let go' - who wept uncontrollably on the Duchess's shoulder.

Ouch!! Still, at least she won it a few years later.

Uh oh

why did she challenge that. She was still in the point .. jeas!!

back to 40/40. And that is game over I feel..

Tomic takes the third set.

Awkward volley missed by gasquet. Set for Tomic 7-5 who leads 2-1 now.

G'WAN BERNIE!!!!! It's amazing how the Fanatics always seem to be in the right place at the right time. How do they keep getting tickets??

That Robson match doesn't sound like much fun. I don't think I've the stomach for it as I've had quite enough of the Wimbledon crowd when it gets ugly for one year...

I'm sticking with Gasquet. Although that has the potential for being upsetting for different reasons.

shivfan wrote:

The Special Juan wrote:Forgive my pessimism but I'll be surprised if Laura wins this one.

You and I know more about women's tennis that the vast majority of the British media, which has really fired up Kiwi Erakovic, talking ad nauseum about a potential quarter-final with Serena, overlooking the fact that Robson has to play Erakovic first, and that in the H2H, Erakovic beat Robson on grass at Birmingham last year....

The media can be so disrespectful sometimes, and it can sometimes be to the detriment of the British players...this is the first time I've seen Erakovic so focussed.

Sue was disrespectful yesterday calling Laura opponent (Duque-Marino) "the other girl".

Laura on fine form now.

hawkeye wrote:That Robson match doesn't sound like much fun. I don't think I've the stomach for it as I've had quite enough of the Wimbledon crowd when it gets ugly for one year...

I'm sticking with Gasquet. Although that has the potential for being upsetting for different reasons.

It really isnt that bad at all pal. If you think this is ugly never ever watch a footy game!

8 straight games for Laura. She is actually now playing really good tennis.. Great come back this

This is a bagel, isn't it?

Gasquet

Yeah, the crowd aren't booing Erakovich and still applauding good play, just very open in for whom they are rooting

What a bizarre match... She was absolutely all over Robson, then loses 8 games in a row.

Momentum, so important in tennis.... Robson hasn't even played particularly well compared with her other matches.

Well, at the very top in any sport, the difference between good and great is mental, and we are seeing it now

Erakovic now going for broke

Good spirit from her, think this is just delaying the inevitable

ChequeredJersey wrote:Well, at the very top in any sport, the difference between good and great is mental, and we are seeing it now

Very true. They said Erakovic was fragile, but you couldn't tell up until she served for it.

Got one of the breaks back now, come on Laura stay solid.

The next Robson service game is pretty big.

The fat lady hasnt sung yet

The Special Juan wrote:The next Robson service game is pretty big.

Gargantuan.

Robson won't win this game but she should keep the pressure on

mystiroakey wrote:

ChequeredJersey wrote:The crowd will help Laura but it makes me feel a bit embarrassed  

No Frenchman,aussie or yankie would feel embarresed by it.

Our players deserve the same as they get at there home slams

Patriotism.

 

Just needs to keep her first serve in

bogbrush wrote:

mystiroakey wrote:

ChequeredJersey wrote:The crowd will help Laura but it makes me feel a bit embarrassed  

No Frenchman,aussie or yankie would feel embarresed by it.

Our players deserve the same as they get at there home slams

Patriotism.

 

old school british loser mentality    

Dodig is sizzling Sijsling at the moment. Bageled him in the first set, is up 4-1 in the 2nd.