Running Wimbledon thread

[nafselon]

I used to be a Williams sisters fan but after watching more and more of Serena, I am tired of her haughty attitude and body language. When playing a nobody in the 1st round, she just seems like there is no joy at playing at Wimbledon on a beautiful sunny day on the 1st day of the "fortnight."

She definitely wasn't playing a nobody today so it probably wasn't much fun.

 

[GB-Hack]

Good news! Andy Murray's up two sets to none on Santoro, including winning four straight games to close out the second set.

Davydenko's done, knocked off in straight sets for the first big upset, and to SC's joy Andy Roddick's on the verge of advancing in straight sets.

 

[spnited]

Good news! Andy Murray's up two sets to none on Santoro, including winning four straight games to close out the second set.

Davydenko's done, knocked off in straight sets for the first big upset, and to SC's joy Andy Roddick's on the verge of advancing in straight sets.

Hate to tell you this, GB, but Murray will not make it to the second week.

And was there anyting suspicious about Davydenko's straight-sets loss? Just asking.

 

[GB-Hack]

Good news! Andy Murray's up two sets to none on Santoro, including winning four straight games to close out the second set.

Davydenko's done, knocked off in straight sets for the first big upset, and to SC's joy Andy Roddick's on the verge of advancing in straight sets.

Hate to tell you this, GB, but Murray will not make it to the second week.

And was there anyting suspicious about Davydenko's straight-sets loss? Just asking.

He had an 'off day' apparently. And, you doddering old fart, I have belief in young Mr. Murray. The fact that he was down 4-2 in the second and came roaring back said something to me.

 

[spnited]

I admire you belief -- no matter how misguided -- in young Mr. Murray... a decent player whom you Brits are just begging to become better than he is.

 

[GB-Hack]

I admire you belief -- no matter how misguided -- in young Mr. Murray... a decent player whom you Brits are just begging to become better than he is.

I think there's a lot of Andy Roddick in Murray. If he can keep his serve in order, he has everything else he needs. When the serve breaks down, so does he.

And I think he's better than decent right now. No.12 seed, No.11 ranking, that's nothing to be sniffed at.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

I admire you belief -- no matter how misguided -- in young Mr. Murray... a decent player whom you Brits are just begging to become better than he is.

I think there's a lot of Andy Roddick in Murray. If he can keep his serve in order, he has everything else he needs. When the serve breaks down, so does he.

And I think he's better than decent right now. No.12 seed, No.11 ranking, that's nothing to be sniffed at.

I hope there's more Roddick than Henman in Murray.

 

[GB-Hack]

I admire you belief -- no matter how misguided -- in young Mr. Murray... a decent player whom you Brits are just begging to become better than he is.

I think there's a lot of Andy Roddick in Murray. If he can keep his serve in order, he has everything else he needs. When the serve breaks down, so does he.

And I think he's better than decent right now. No.12 seed, No.11 ranking, that's nothing to be sniffed at.

I hope there's more Roddick than Henman in Murray.

I think there is. Murray has a temper, Henman was Gentleman Tim. Plus, Murray is much more of a baseliner than Henman ever was with his serve-and-volley, chip-and-charge game.

 

[spnited]

Somewhat different games, but pretty much the same results.
Murray might be the next Henman...but he's not yet as good as Henman was.

 

[GB-Hack]

James Blake could be in some real trouble against Cristophe Rochus of Belgium on the graveyard. Already down a set, and under constant pressure on his serve.

 

[JakeandElwood]

I think Murray will make it the quarterfinals and lose to Nadal. That certainly wouldn't be a bad showing.

 

[GB-Hack]

Blake appears to have turned things around somewhat, won the second set and on serve early in the third.

 

[nafselon]

SPOILERS!!!!!!!




























Djokovic finally got taken down a peg or 500...I'm all for confidence but that guy teeters on asshole so good for Safin. Naturally he'll lose in straight sets to whomever in the next round now.

And Ivanovic is a in a dogfight...ahh yes, the grass will expose those newcomers who spend 90% of the time on hard courts and aren't used to the weird bounces.

 

[John]

After seeing how poorly Safin played in the third set of his first-round match, I had a strong feeling that he would come out and play great today. I didn't suspect he'd drill Djokovic like he did, but I expected him to win.

Which means there's a good chance he goes home in the third round.

 

[BTExpress]

I do not like ESPN's score graphic.

They do it horizontally, so it reads:

Ivanovic Dechy 6-7, 7-6, 6-5

Instead of the normal, easy-to-follow way:

Ivanovic 7 6 6
Dechy 6 7 5

 

[ondeadline]

The Ivanovic match was entertaining and DirecTV's Wimbledon channels make it better. You can see the British feeds for matches, which don't include any commercials.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

The Ivanovic match was entertaining and DirecTV's Wimbledon channels make it better. You can see the British feeds for matches, which don't include any commercials.

Those channels are awesome.

 

[JakeandElwood]

I do not like ESPN's score graphic.

They do it horizontally, so it reads:

Ivanovic Dechy 6-7, 7-6, 6-5

Instead of the normal, easy-to-follow way:

Ivanovic 7 6 6
Dechy 6 7 5

I couldn't agree more. I was pretty confused the first time I saw the new graphic. And when they show the score of the current game, you have to pay attention to who has the little arrow by his/her name too.

 

[JakeandElwood]

The Ivanovic match was entertaining and DirecTV's Wimbledon channels make it better. You can see the British feeds for matches, which don't include any commercials.

That's awesome. How are the British announcers?

 

[GB-Hack]

The Ivanovic match was entertaining and DirecTV's Wimbledon channels make it better. You can see the British feeds for matches, which don't include any commercials.

That's awesome. How are the British announcers?

They have John, not Patrick, McEnroe.