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The Olympics 2012 Thread
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TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »Boo! Hope Maria gets revenge for Wimbledon. Although I'm nervous about it, Sabine is a Wimbledon grass GOAT. (she is still playing doubles too though, so maybe she'll be too tired to bring her A game)
Shouting against Sabine how very dare you haha
Ha just kidding should be a great game. Ya watchin Tsonga? WIll it end before the final on Sunday :-D0 -
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Just as we get our breath back after cracking games today (stand up Mr Tsonga and Raonic), we have some more beauties in store tomorrow.
Centre court games are assured to go ahead with this dodgy weather and first up is hot favourite Serena Williams who should make light work of the woman she conquered in the Wimbledon 2010 final Vera Zvonoreva.
Next up will be crowd favourite LLeyton Hewitt (rocking the green and gold and that mohawk) versus the in form Novak Djokovic. The Serb will obviously be expected to coast through but Hewitt has been rolling back the years. He always gives it everything representing his country and you know he might just take this to 3 sets tomorrow!
Next up is home hero Andy Murray who'll be hoping Baghdatis isn't as tenacious as he was in that history making game at Wimbledon. I'd fancy the determined Scot to come through in 2 like today.
Finally Wosniacki gets ANOTHER gig at centre court. Daniela Hentechova (sp?) is rolling back the years somehwat and will be tough to account for. I'll go for the Slovak in 3!
Other games of note:
Some Federer fella is up first on court one and ya know what I think he might win!
Match of the day on this court is the repeat of the Wimbledon round of 16 clash between my friend Sabine and TickleMeElmo's friend Masha! Let's hope for a repeat of sw19!
Venus Williams and Kerber on court 2 will be good too, I'd fancy the rejuvenated American in 2. Delpo plays Frenchman Simon also, the Argentine should come through.
The two WIlliams' should also breeze through in doubles versus team Italy featuring the grass-phobic Sara Errani.
Tomorrow also sees the beginning of the mixed doubles. Germany (Lisicki/Kas), America (Huber/Bryan) and Australia (Hewitt/Stosur) are all on duty!0 -
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TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »INSANE match between Sharapova and Lisicki happening. I might be sick.
Great game. Fair play to Masha in the end. Sabine will be back!
Serena looks absolutely unstoppable though and really barring a miracle at this stage she'll claim gold.
Surprised Woz has gotten so far. Silver and bronze wide open you'd imagine. Great to see Kim playing so well and I'm sad to see Venus gone.
Well done to Lleyton Hewitt today gave Djokovic a real fright! Andy Murray showed great character too to oust the resilient Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis. No problems for Fed and Jo Willy will be relieved that he accounted for feliciano Lopez in reasonable time Big John Isner, Nicolas ALmagro and JM Del Potro also advance. David Ferrer is still going. He has just claimed the second set but lost the first one 6-0!
The doubles has been really exciting. Some atmosphere at these games. Switzerland the holders are gone. A real determined and gritty Israeli outfit beat them. Incredible support for the Israeli's. The French will not stop singing on court 4 for Tsonga and Llodra's tussle with India! Lovely to see such atmosphere and colour on show. The game is still ongoing however.
There was better luck for lleyton Hewitt in the mixed him and Stosur advanced comfortably!0 -
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Devo that Tsonga and Djokovic are playing each other again, and not in a medal match. I was in emotional turmoil for the whole of their RG match and it was only when it was over and Jo was crying that I realised who I had actually wanted to win it. I'm rooting for Jo tomorrow, but if he looses Djokovic better win gold.
Kerber vs Vika should be a great match. Kerber has a nervous breakdown almost between every point, She had 5 match points at 5-3 in the Eastbourne final and ended up losing it, so Vika should come through that one, but it will be very tight. That said, I wouldn't be at all surprised if Kerber was to win it, the Olympics do strange things to a player.
Clijsters has annoyed me this year. She's half arsed it. She's fit enough to play now, so why isn't she playing anything between now and the US Open, and why is she ending her season there, when the WTA season doesn't end until October. I always cheer for Maria over everyone else, but I hope she has enough in her after today's match. Clijsters had a fairly routine win over Ivanovic, so she'll be the fresher of the two, but Maria was like a woman possessed today, so I hope she keeps going. I want her to get an Olympic medal. I know Serena will be hard to stop, but if they do meet it will be in the final, so she'd still get a silver, which I'd probably accept too
Almagro has had a great year, he could very well upset Murray, but the crowd support will work for Murray and Nico can get cranky at times so I'd say Murray will win, but again, it could be a close one.
Woz beat Serena in Miami earlier this year, she played out of her skin to do it though, and Serena has looked like a different player since her R1 exit from RG. So it's a tough ask for Woz. I never cheer for Woz, but I will tomorrow. Loudly.
p.s. I think it was badly done making Ferrer and Nishikori move court at 5-4 in the 3rd with Ferrer about to serve to stay in it. Playing one more game wouldn't have been that hard to do. Then move them if he tied it at 6-6.0 -
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Masha and Kirilenko will be relieved to avoid the American and it is a great chance for both to get at least silver. The Russians had a mighty Beijing in the women's singles and they've continued that here with a chance of getting 2 medals. I fancy Maria in 2. She got through well today against Clijsters with a tough crowd at times near the end. Kirilenko was impressive to beat Wdon 11 champ Kvitova.
Which Maria?
They had a tough match at IW this year. Kiri was banging her racquet like a hockey stick in the middle of it. Hilarious. She's in the doubles SF too. Sharapova should win it, but I wouldn't count Kiri out. Russia guaranteed at least a silver though, so good for them.0 -
TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »Which Maria?
They had a tough match at IW this year. Kiri was banging her racquet like a hockey stick in the middle of it. Hilarious. She's in the doubles SF too. Sharapova should win it, but I wouldn't count Kiri out. Russia guaranteed at least a silver though, so good for them.
THE Maria Na Sharapova to set up a cracking final 0 -
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