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[Diamond]

And did you guys talk about this from Paes? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FGhr_FFPGQ

It's the new tweener now that the tweener is uncool

Grigor (and Roddick) did it before it was cool : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bhl_tV6AOTE

Thats some incredible dexterity. My favorite new age "tweener" was from Harrison at the AO a few years ago.

He hit it with lefty spin by contorting his wrist in the opposite direction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXJR6vsHZ4s

Stakhovsky scored a winner with this shot (that's natural if you ask me : he's coached by Fabrice Santoro) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYWjFrfc-pA
Congrats on being in that pong commercial, always liked it.

Absolute shitfest of a match. It's one of those matches where whoever lost would be asking themselves how they managed such a feat. Easily one of the worst hype to quality ratios of all time.

Yeah, disappointing. Usually there's always a couple of great matches at the AO, but not this year. We had cool upsets with Federer and Nadal but I don't see a match which will stay in memories. Maybe the final will, who knows ?

 

[inm8num2]

Serena-Maria coming up in a couple hours. I kind of like Maria to finally snap her streak of losing to Serena, but I'm probably wrong as usual.

 

[Omzz]

so im up for this one. let's see if it was worth it

 

[Kitschkraft]

Can't decide whether I want a good match....or for Serena to just blow her off the court fast so I can get to sleep.

 

[LuuKyK]

Dot embarrass yourself Maria. Anything else is a bonus. :lol

 

[oti]

Dot embarrass yourself Maria. Anything else is a bonus. :lol

Sigh. I think you're right but I don't want you to be right.

 

[MIMIC]

Got your mops everyone? It's gonna be a bloodbath! =p

I brought some bleach, too.

 

[oti]

Where's Eva Asderaki she's the best!

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Serena looks completely calm.

 

[MIMIC]

Where's Eva Asderaki she's the best!

 

[Trey]

The power disparity between the two is obvious.

 

[TrumanBurbank]

LOL

 

[MIMIC]

lol

WELP

 

[Kitschkraft]

Double fault, break.

Ouch.

 

[Omzz]

maria off to a good start

 

[LuuKyK]

Most obvious DF ever.

 

[perfectchaos007]

First game of the match and Serena breaks. That didn't take long

 

[oti]

She's the BEST!

This match could be really ugly.

 

[Speevy]

Yay a lady's championship. Let's see the...oh hell she's already broken.

 

[SSPssp]

Can't decide whether I want a good match....or for Serena to just blow her off the court fast so I can get to sleep.

Sweet. Already looking like we get to sleep early!

 

[oti]

Sharapova should play with her left hand. Mix things up. Pray to the tennis gods.

 

[Coldnoodle]

This is worse than watching Federer go up against Nadal.

 

[Slayerx]

No bagel

 

[MIMIC]

Serena: "I know you didn't just hold serve against me"

 

[Cooter]

I'm so tired but I love watching Serena. She's awesome!

 

[Slayerx]

Those dropshots lol. I feel like Serena is racing against the clock here, as long as Maria doesn't fold quickly she will win.

 

[Speevy]

Maria has drop shot fever.

Wait, no,Serena has the fever.

 

[Omzz]

great. a delay most likely..ughhh

dont know if imma stay up now

 

[MIMIC]

Evert: It's like the movie "Annie"

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[LuuKyK]

Maria is surprisingly playing well. She just needs Serena to have a blip on serve. Too bad so far she has been serveboting whenever she is down in the scoreline. But at least she is trying some different things like dropshots and body serves.

 

[SSPssp]

Why didn't they just close the roof before?

 

[Hige]

Dead @ the Annie line. "I've never seen so many kids with towels." (Wiping the court down)

 

[oti]

Why did they even open up the roof in the first place?

 

[Speevy]

They need a rainy court specialist, someone who can hit a wet ball skillfully.

 

[PedroPanache]

Sharapova looks haunted out there. She knows what's coming. We all do.

 

[oti]

This wouldn't have happened if Asderaki was the umpire. We all know it.

 

[Speevy]

Whip those towel boys! Dry faster! What are we not paying you for? YOU CALL THAT DRY?!

 

[theignoramus]

If rain was forecast, why on earth was the roof left open?

 

[Speevy]

If rain was forecast, why on earth was the roof left open?

Because they figured Serena would have won by now.

 

[oti]

Why didn't they just close the roof before?

They did and then they opened it up again.

 

[brianjones]

If rain was forecast, why on earth was the roof left open?

I never understand this

dat cough 😵

 

[lazybones18]

Serena off the court again

 

[John Dunbar]

why are the announcers talking about serena being "seriously" sick? i know wta is a joke, but it's not like even there can someone compete in a grand slam final if they have anything worse than the sniffles.

 

[Kitschkraft]

Serena forfeits. The streak has ended.

 

[LuuKyK]

Gotta show off that retractable roof. Only explanation I can think of.

 

[scarlet]

That cough doesn't look good

 

[oti]

This final is already longer than I expected.

 

[SSPssp]

They did and then they opened it up again.

That's so stupid.

Because they figured Serena would have won by now.

I like this answer. I want to sleep!

 

[Speevy]

Serena looks like she's going to vomit.

 

[Kitschkraft]

Gotta show off that retractable roof. Only explanation I can think of.

This is my assumption but....

I think that it is technically an open tournament....like, the "ideal" version is an open roof. My guess is that closing it is only ever considered when they absolutely have to.

Closing the roof *does* slightly change the conditions.