2010 Tennis Thread (Grand Slams, ATP World Tour, Davis Cup)

[lechepicha]

Federer embroiled in IMG gambling lawsuit :eek:

definitely BS, IMO.

probably someone said some stupid thing to some stupid guy, and now it's "inside information".

the chances to that suit go all the way are... slim.



in real shocking news...

Jurgen Melzer upsets Rafael Nadal at Shanghai Masters

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/9092705.stm

it's the first defeat of rafa before the QFs in the year... that stat show us how excellent Rafa's year has been...

however, good for Melzer, who now faces Monaco, and the winner will make his first-ever Masters-1000 SF.

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

Federer murders the Assassin. 1 and 1. Ugh, that was ugly.

 

[Lungzyn]

So Murray should make the final now, his path ended up being about as easy as he could hope for.
- Bai (ranked 465 or something) after he upset Stepanek
- Chardy after he beat Baghdatis
- Tsonga was probably the best QF opponent but he didnt play well
- Monaco instead of Nadal

Cakewalk compared to Fed or Djokovic :dunno: They all won their matches pretty easily though.
Djokovic was helped out by Gasquet having to play 3 matches in 2 days, and Garcia-Lopez would most likely not have been there if Roddick didnt get injured.
The Roger/Novak SF is harder to pick since Novak seems to be getting back to his best after making the finals at the USO and winning in Beijing.

 

[lechepicha]

Federer murders the Assassin. 1 and 1. Ugh, that was ugly.

very, very, very ugly. :anonymous

way too many unforced errors for the swede, and extremely solid work for Roger. :bowdown:

The SF against Nole is gonna be awesome! :thumbsup:

 

[lechepicha]

Federer proves too good for Djokovic

http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/50888.html

Very entertaining match.
The first set was amazing, very intense, very high level of play, very tough. :clap:
Roger saved all 4 break points and made his only one.
In the second set, nole was a little bit tired (second consecutive week in action) and give his service away twice, but Roger got a little un-focus and give his own once.
But in the end, all the 2nd set was soft, low-level of intensity, and Roger just put the boat in cruise control.

With this, Roger will be no.2 in the world again. And probably end up the year in that position, since Nole is defending titles in Basel and Paris.

4th consecutive masters 1000 final for Roger... that's gotta be a record, or close to be. :glugglug:
Now roger is 11-6 against Nole, 2-1 in 2010. They probably meet again in Basel in two weeks from now.

Tomorrow the final will be against Murray, who dispatch Monaco easily.
I'd go for Roger in this one, 'cause Andy's draw has been veeeeeeery easy, and that's the only reason he's in the final. Unlike Roger, who beat Isner, Robin and Nole (talk about tough draws!)

Besides, Roger wants revenge from Toronto...

 

[Lungzyn]

4th consecutive masters 1000 final for Roger... that's gotta be a record, or close to be. :glugglug:

He has made 4 in a row twice before, in 2006 (Rome to Indian Wells) and 2007 (Madrid to Hamburg).
Nadal(2005,2007,2009,2010), Djokovic(2009) and Edberg(1990) have all had 3 in a row before.
Go Rog in the final :spump:

 

[GregCentauro]

Something for the MILF lovers: Tammy and Kimiko meet in the oldest final ever:

http://www.wtatour.com/news/20101016/tamarine-kimiko-make-history_2256076_2186069

Enough points to secure Tammy her 11th year in the Top 100. :kiss:

 

[Lungzyn]

Shanghai final in about 15 minutes, a preview video from Jason Goodall and Robbie Koenig, one of the better commentating duos IMO :hatsoff:

(They look different than I imagined)

and afterwards Ivanovic will be in her first final in a while, playing Patty Schnyder in Linz.
Looks like a real comeback from Ana, others like Safina still cant get it together though.

 

[Lungzyn]

It was Federror and Mr. Murraculous today(in the last two points of the first set at least)!
Not a super close final, 6-3 6-2

-16 winners/30 UE for Fed
-20 winners/ 18 UE for Muz
--------------------------
-0/6 BP for Fed
-4/8 BP for Muz

Murray is 6-1 in MS1000 finals now, makes his 0-2 in GS finals look worse.
But Fed is gathering bad stats too, as he is 3-8 against Murray in non-slam matches.
Whats up Fed :hammer: He was no good on big points, quite ugly at times.
Frustating as he had enough chances to get back in the match but took none of them.
Muzza too solid today :hatsoff:

*Tina Turner and Abba, only the hippest tunes at Shanghai :nanner:

 

[lechepicha]

It was Federror and Mr. Murraculous today(in the last two points of the first set at least)!
Not a super close final, 6-3 6-2

-16 winners/30 UE for Fed
-20 winners/ 18 UE for Muz
--------------------------
-0/6 BP for Fed
-4/8 BP for Muz

Couldn't agree more. Way too many errors, specially in break points.
He's now 5-8 against Murray... i hope he gets that record at least even before he retires...

HORRENDOUS match of Roger. And Murray wasn't spectacular... just capitalizing Federer's countless mistakes.

16th career title for Murray, 2nd of the year (both over Roger). It's his 6th masters 1000 title, in what is, without a doubt, his most notable statistic in his career so far.

For Roger it was his 6th final of the season (only 2 titles). He has lost 6 of his last 8 finals. :anonymous
This week he has to win in Stockholm. Otherwise, he will be very drained (mentally) for Basel, Paris and London.

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

Surprised Federer lost that one, especially that badly.

 

[lechepicha]

Murray's Shanghai win over Federer shows he's still got it

http://msn.foxsports.com/tennis/story/andy-murray-tops-roger-federer-in-shanghai-101710

The world has four great players at the moment, and they will all go on beating each other for a while yet.


:thumbsup:

hopefully for a long time (oh, and adding Delpo and -maybe- Soderling to that mix, and we have a great time to be a men's tennis fan)

 

[Lungzyn]

Isner and Wickmayer returning to defend Auckland titles in 2011
I want to get some tickets for this. It would be my first time seeing live pro tennis, and its ATP/WTA level too :nanner:
Only recently realised that the stadium is 5 minutes away from university :o
http://www.imagebam.com/image/d1cb4c102841663

Hopefully might see 6' 9" Isner and his serve up close :shock:

 

[lechepicha]

Isner and Wickmayer returning to defend Auckland titles in 2011
I want to get some tickets for this. It would be my first time seeing live pro tennis, and its ATP/WTA level too :nanner:
Only recently realised that the stadium is 5 minutes away from university :o
http://www.imagebam.com/image/d1cb4c102841663

Hopefully might see 6' 9" Isner and his serve up close :shock:

you are a lucky mod-fo :glugglug:

i wish i could watch and ATP-level tour live and direct...

here in Bolivia and Paraguay there's nothing even close...

 

[Lungzyn]

Its ok, have a balloon dog

Stockholm has started, and Blake beat Bellucci - nice win for him.
Also Lopez went out to Mayer.
Fed has a good chance to win this tournament, Soderling/Berdych are his main threats in the final.
http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2010/429/mds.pdf

Hopefully Davydenko can get back on the winning track in Moscow. He plays Cuevas next.
and Dolgopolov won his first match, go Dolgo :nanner:
Maybe Youzhny for the win in this tournament.
http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2010/438/mds.pdf

 

[lechepicha]

Fed has a good chance to win this tournament, Soderling/Berdych are his main threats in the final.
http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2010/429/mds.pdf

and they're both in the other half of the draw

Hopefully Davydenko can get back on the winning track in Moscow. He plays Cuevas next.
and Dolgopolov won his first match, go Dolgo :nanner:
Maybe Youzhny for the win in this tournament.
http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2010/438/mds.pdf

my semis:
Davydenko-Tsonga
Stakhovsky-Youzhny

the final will be Kolya-Youzhny, and there, it's anyone guess :dunno:

 

[Lungzyn]

Scratch that, Davy lost again
http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/51633.html

Terrible year for him post-Doha. That wrist injury messed him up bad.

Also Berdych lost, he hasnt been in good form lately.
So if Fed makes it to finals, his most likely opponent is Soderling. Even though he beat Fed at the FO, he is still 1-14 against him and has lost 5 sets in a row.

 

[lechepicha]

Scratch that, Davy lost again
http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/51633.html

and Youzhny withdrew

so, there goes my prediction... :anonymous

Terrible year for him post-Doha. That wrist injury messed him up bad.

amazingly terrible, i must said. So bad he's no. 25 in the 2010 Race

http://www.menstennisforums.com/showthread.php?t=155559

of course, he won't make it to London, so he'll lose a lot of points. So, his ranking will drop to twenty-something or worst. :horse:

Also Berdych lost, he hasnt been in good form lately.

he's 3-8 in the last 11 matches.

Peter Bodo had enough of him!

http://tennisworld.typepad.com/tennisworld/2010/10/tk-3.html

So if Fed makes it to finals, his most likely opponent is Soderling. Even though he beat Fed at the FO, he is still 1-14 against him and has lost 5 sets in a row.

and hear this: Soderling is playing his FOURTH consecutive week! (Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Shanghai, Stockholm)
That has to be a record. An anti-record, actually. If he make it to the final (i wouldn't bet on it), he will be tired as fuck, and Roger would crush him. Again :2 cents:

 

[lechepicha]

Roger won his 900th match

http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/10/42/Stockholm-Thursday-Blake-Into-QFs.aspx

:clap:

another amazing feat of the GOAT, who today plays Wawrinka (5-1 against him, with his only defeat on clay)

 

[lechepicha]

Federer reaches semis; Soderling falls in Stockholm QFs‎

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/sports/pro_tennis/news-article.aspx?storyid=172821&catid=408

Roger surprisingly lost the first set being broken twice, but rallied and found his way to the win. Very good win for him :clap:

Now he will face Ljubicic in an interesting match. If Ivan can serve well, he definitely have a good chance.
Roger should win, though. :2 cents:

The other SF is Nieminen vs Mayer. The german beat local hero, Robin Soderling, who, like i said a couple posts before, looked tired in the 2nd set; no suprises there: too many matches in the past month.



In Moscow, the SFs are: Cuevas-Troicki (the serbian should win this one) and Baghdatis-Istomin (very hard to pick, but i'd like to see Marcos in the final)