Wimbledon 2018

mrcheez

Anyone know total match games in the Anderson/Isner match?

SlickRic

Djokovic has gotten to at least deuce in every Rafa service game so far.

SlickRic

JaMarcus wrote: »

Why does closing the roof favour Djokovic? I don't really know anything about the different conditions, apart from some players are better on different court types (i.e. Nadal on clay) so how does the roof / indoors change things?

No wind. Dead air. Surface becomes more like an indoor hard court, which Djokovic is king of.

mrcheez

mrcheez wrote: »

Anyone know total match games in the Anderson/Isner match?

Ah found it eventually 99 games

Had a bet on at 41/1 that all SF games combined would go to 111. Sweet.

Mint Sauce

mrcheez wrote: »

Anyone know total match games in the Anderson/Isner match?

7/6 6/7 6/7 6/4 26/24

99 total games played.

EagererBeaver

Ah Rafa, he had to take a shot on one of those rather then lob, lob, lob and pray for a **** up.

EagererBeaver

SlickRic wrote: »

No wind. Dead air. Surface becomes more like an indoor hard court, which Djokovic is king of.

Djokovic hasn't been king of anything in two years.

dominatinMC

The way Djokovic is playing, this will be over before 11. Totally in the zone out there. Nadal seems very flat

Rikand

Novak totally switched off

0ph0rce0

Why do I hate cockavic, Don't know him, never met him but I can't stand him.

Just want him to loose every time I see him??

Mad

Rikand

Novak totally switched on

SlickRic

EagererBeaver wrote: »

Djokovic hasn't been king of anything in two years.

This version of Djokovic is king of indoor tennis.

CFlat

I think for Anderson, this couldnt be a better other semi final. These two lads are going to knock seven sorts of sh1t out of each other. This one is going to penalties:pac:

EagererBeaver

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

Why do I hate cockavic, Don't know him, never met him but I can't stand him.

Just want him to loose every time I see him??

Mad

For me it was the endless whinging and quitting earlier in his career.

I also suspect his drugs are better then all the other lad's drugs. Although whoever wins here will definitely be on better drugs than Anderson.

Gwynplaine

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

Why do I hate cockavic, Don't know him, never met him but I can't stand him.

Just want him to loose every time I see him??

Mad

Maybe you're jealous because he can spell.

Go Rafa. First set was just a warm up. He looks very determined.

SlickRic

You'd think I'd learn not to underestimate Nadal.

Phenomenal set from him.

Only one of his service games hasn't gone to deuce.

EagererBeaver

This is turning out to be every bit as good as anything they produced 5-7 years ago. Really high standard and Nadal starting to hit a few winners.

Nadal been on the wrong end of some really shocking incorrect calls so far. That one at deuce was at an awful time and the one the umpire wrongly corrected earlier was appalling.

Comic Book Guy

Great stiff so far.

Not much job satisfaction for the ball boy holding Rafa's towel!

mrcheez

Does Rafa normally sweat a swimming pool? Have missed all his matches so far.

josip

So I guess I'm the only one on here supporting Djokovic then?

Chivito550

josip wrote: »

So I guess I'm the only one on here supporting Djokovic then?

I am too.

EagererBeaver

Umpire is having an absolute 'mare on the corrections here. I'm watching on my phone and could see that serve was a foot wide!

JustJoe7240

josip wrote: »

So I guess I'm the only one on here supporting Djokovic then?

I got your back.

Any idea how late this will go on? 11P.M?

EagererBeaver

JustJoe7240 wrote: »

I got your back.

Any idea how late this will go on? 11P.M?

They'll be called to stop then. AE Club only licensed to that time.

JustJoe7240

mrcheez wrote: »

Does Rafa normally sweat a swimming pool? Have missed all his matches so far.

I'd imagine there's some serious heat with the roof closed!

MisterAnarchy

SlickRic wrote: »

No wind. Dead air. Surface becomes more like an indoor hard court, which Djokovic is king of.

The closed roof, slows the court down and increases humidity, which favours Nadal not Djokovic I reckon.

josip

They've both held their service pretty comfortably for the last 4 games.
Have they given up contesting each and every point or is it that they've found their serving range by this stage of the match?

dominatinMC

MisterAnarchy wrote:

The closed roof, slows the court down and increases humidity, which favours Nadal not Djokovic I reckon.

Indoor 100% favours Djokovic. Great standard of tennis in this set and last

walshb

josip wrote: »

So I guess I'm the only one on here supporting Djokovic then?

Me too. Always cheer him vs Rafa!

Hannibal_Smith

Sorry if this has been posted before. Too lazy to go through the thread tbh.

But I'm really annoyed with how this has played out 5 hours of one semi final...the next one starts at what...7pm? Play can go on to 11. The court will be wrecked for the women's final tomorrow.

Then you have the semi finals now, if it goes in until tomorrow, which looks likely, one of them will have to play in the final on Sunday.

Surely they'll have to start confining matches on the centre court?

To start a semi final so late, with the prospect it might spill over to the next day and then have the final on the third day, should they consider having the mens semi finals at the same day on outside courts?

Pussyhands

EagererBeaver wrote: »

For me it was the endless whinging and quitting earlier in his career.

I also suspect his drugs are better then all the other lad's drugs. Although whoever wins here will definitely be on better drugs than Anderson.

You'd wonder alright. Novak was always getting beat, couldn't break into the top 2/3 and then he covers ground like peak Nadal. Hard to believe it's just hard work anyways..

Sprinter Sacre

Nadal's girlfriend is unbelievably good looking

Pussyhands

I also have to point out it's incredibly unfair for the women to get the same prize money as the men.

Williams took just over 1 hour to win her semi final yesterday. Ridiculous and unfair for the men.

Chivito550

Pussyhands wrote: »

You'd wonder alright. Novak was always getting beat, couldn't break into the top 2/3 and then he covers ground like peak Nadal. Hard to believe it's just hard work anyways..

If we are going down this road, Nadal is the last person I’d be using as a baramoter. Plenty of questions surrounding him too.

Sprinter Sacre

Chivito550 wrote: »

If we are going down this road, Nadal is the last person I’d be using as a baramoter. Plenty of questions surrounding him too.

There are serious question marks over every dominant tennis player tbh, male and female.

walshb

EagererBeaver wrote: »

For me it was the endless whinging and quitting earlier in his career.

I also suspect his drugs are better then all the other lad's drugs. Although whoever wins here will definitely be on better drugs than Anderson.

FFS...

Unless you have any kind of proof then remove that...scandalous baseless accusation..

Mods?

EagererBeaver

Nadal seems to be a lot more comfortable playing to the backhand at the minute. Was noticeably avoiding it earlier.

EagererBeaver

walshb wrote: »

FFS...

Unless you have any kind of proof then remove that...scandalous baseless accusation..

Mods?

Hahaha, the state of you. Wise up.

walshb

EagererBeaver wrote: »

Hahaha, the state of you. Wise up.

Read the charter, pal..

mrcheez

Sprinter Sacre wrote: »

Nadal's girlfriend is unbelievably good looking

Djok's too.

EagererBeaver

walshb wrote: »

Read the charter, pal..

Read some of the literature on the matter, "pal."

Also, buy dictionary and look up the meaning of the words "suspect," "accusation" and "baseless."

josip

Nadal's tail is up

walshb

EagererBeaver wrote: »

Read some of the literature on the matter, "pal."

Also, buy dictionary and look up the meaning of the words "suspect," "accusation" and "baseless."

Your post has been reported...

No need for dictionaries...

And it’s “buy a dictionary!”

CFlat

I dont care if the tennis players, the umpire and the ball boys are on steroids, this is thoroughly enjoyable tennis.

RosyLily

EagererBeaver wrote: »

For me it was the endless whinging and quitting earlier in his career.

I also suspect his drugs are better then all the other lad's drugs. Although whoever wins here will definitely be on better drugs than Anderson.

Please read the charter. No drug use accusations against players.

TheRiverman

Wonderful day of tennis.

MisterAnarchy

Sprinter Sacre wrote: »

Nadal's girlfriend is unbelievably good looking

The blonde one, that's his sister btw.
Two very classy looking ladies.

You get the feeling that Nadal is going to grind the joker down.

gmisk

The speed and power in this match is outstanding

gmisk

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

The blonde one, that's his sister btw.
Two very classy looking ladies.

Yeah his wife has dark hair she is very pretty as well, she is lady beside sister.

lostcat

Momentum with nalad going into this tie breaker. Djokovic playing a lot of loose shots in this set