Wimbledon 2016 - Day 7

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Good to see new faces - Johnson, Vesley, Pouille, Mahut.

MoTD - Kyrgios v Murray (IMVHO).

Rain... Please poopy off

Rain delay. Who does it help? I say Querrey.

Nooooooooooo

the rain is gonna save Screech again.

I dunno.  I think he would have held.  Whereas on return from the rain delay, who knows.

Of course, I still expect him to hold and ultimately win one way or another, but on the margins I think it cannot be good to come back after a delay knowing you must hold.

Wait... when did centre court reopen the roof again!

They didnt make the same mistake twice did they!

I think it could help Screech more. He's reeling again having just been broken and has to serve to stay in the match. For that one game alone it would have been advantageous for Q. In the long run if it goes to a tie break it may help Q because Screech may lose some more rhythm.

Anyway, at least I am getting some entertainment out of this match.  I certainly hope Nole loses, but even if he wins, at least there will have been some tense moments.  I would have hated watching a triple breadstick procession today.

Yes, absolutely. Rubbish quality match but great entertainment - would be even better if Screech lost.

It is an odd set though.  We are at 5:6 with Nole not that far from possibly going out, yet Querrey has not been playing well at all this set.  Unforced errors galore, left right and center.  The only thing that has improved for him as the set has progressed is his 1st serve.  He earned enough free points to keep the set close.

But mainly, the set has been about how poor Nole has been.  It is very rare to see him play as badly as he is playing right now.

Why can't these numbskulls realise that if you have a roof YOU USE IT. Oh, it's an outdoor tournament, they say. Yes, it is. But, hey, if you haven't noticed, there are showers about. This Murray match could have been played all the way thru with no breaks (for the weather, anyway).

Oh mt God...

They didnt close it... despite knowing a shower was coming, they get three points in, and its raining again

CLOSE THE DAMN ROOF FOR THE DAY

It looks like Dimitrov is on his way out yet again.  Johnson, with two breaks, will be serving for the match at 5:2 in the fourth set.

Federer will play the winner of that match.

Fedrer has had a very kind opening up of his draw. Whats his quarterfinalist like?

Cilic or Nishi for Fed in QF.  That actually I think is a relatively difficult QF.

I would expect him to win his next match (Johnson or Dimi) but quite possibly lose in the QF.  The way he played in Stuttgart and Halle, and also earlier here, his level was I think below what would be needed to beat Cilic or Nishi.  Fed is Fed, so you never know, but my hunch would be he will not make the SF this year.

Dimitrov

Can't beat a guy who doesn't have a BH.

How does a guy get into the top 100 without a BH in this day and age?

The way this is going they will have a pretty full middle Sunday schedule.

I think Serena cursed him with her 'black heart' comment. Hell hath no fury like a Serena Williams scorned

Ive been dabbling in pennies on the old betting. A lesser speckled Federer in the final looks like its worth 50p to me. Nish or Cilic is tough, but neither are at their height

emancipator wrote:Dimitrov

I think Dimi's problem are his ladies.  They are all way out of his league.  Cannot be good for him.

i put a full pound on belgium in the euros and i need to ake up the difference. Screw you wales

OMG they're still milking that story about that guy that got thrashed by Fed.

summerblues wrote:

emancipator wrote:Dimitrov

I think Dimi's problem are his ladies.  They are all way out of his league.  Cannot be good for him.

Yeah he's got the Cougar thing going. Scherzinger could be his mum.

As in old enough to be.

From the Wimbledon web-site :-
Suhas Patil: "I'm here in San Francisco, California and up since 4am! I couldn't sleep the last night thinking of my super favorite Novak Djokovic. I cancelled my long weekend plans just to be in front of television and cheer him. I believe he will come back! Go Novak!" #Diehardfan

#socal?

More like nocal.

Alright Sam, let's do it.

Nole does not like them overheads. He hit that one very gingerly.

Oh no...
What a terible smash

Q started like a brick

Oh wow.
Novaks come out all cylinders

Hes missed another sitter

summerblues wrote:More like nocal.

Good point.

Djokovic was just hoping Querrey would miss.

1 of the next two and Querrey wins I think

Here we go

Well done Querrey, held on in the end well

emancipator wrote:Well, that's it folks

Good call

Yes!!!! Amazing. Pretty poor set, but ok TB, and fantastic result!

Woohooooo

Job done

Well done Sam

Argh, sorry to see Djokovic's CYGS opportunity disappear.

Get in there Sam, never been so pleased to see an non British guy win a game of Tennis.

JuliusHMarx wrote:

emancipator wrote:Well, that's it folks

Good call

I must be Nostrafreakingdamus

Hahahaha Djokovic luck runs out. Good riddance

First time since 2003 that #1 seed went out this early at Wimbledon (Hewitt R1)

And first time since 2004 that it happened at any slam (RG, Federer, R3)

laverfan wrote:Argh, sorry to see Djokovic's CYGS opportunity disappear.

I am not

Federer is going to have an enjoyable weekend.

Sheer workload i think did eventually wear him down. Querrey though gets a chance of a career revival. Whos the nexy biggest seed in that Quarter?

Mahut next, and then probably Raonic or Goffin.

I do not think he wins more than one more match at most, but he may have a big letdown and just disappear the next round.

Oh bugger i forgot about Raonic. Hmm... to put more on the bet or not...

summerblues wrote:Cilic or Nishi for Fed in QF.  That actually I think is a relatively difficult QF.

I would expect him to win his next match (Johnson or Dimi) but quite possibly lose in the QF.  The way he played in Stuttgart and Halle, and also earlier here, his level was I think below what would be needed to beat Cilic or Nishi.  Fed is Fed, so you never know, but my hunch would be he will not make the SF this year.

+ 1

Federer's overall level has been way below that needed to beat a big name, indeed any of the top 20 guys.

I think this Wimbledon will prove to be just another small step in a gradual comeback campaign ; although to what extent he will ever 'come back' is very questionable.

summerblues wrote:

laverfan wrote:Argh, sorry to see Djokovic's CYGS opportunity disappear.

I am not

No worries, SB. I just feel sad for SoCal and HMM. They had their hopes pinned on a CYGS. Laver commented on this (and rightly so), to stay focussed on the task at hand, rather than on the ultimate reward.