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[perfectchaos007]

hah, I found this video of Azarenka @ 13y/o

She has a minor meltdown when she loses around 3:34 in the video, then her and her friends start experimenting with drugs or some shit. great video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0PuyIoukOc

 

[szaromir]

Serena ate a tasty bagel in the middle set today.

 

[Niraj]

Nadal's down a set to Ferrer. Ferrer broke in the second for 4-2, but then Nadal broke back at love for 4-3

Edit: now 4-4

Edit2: and the standard Spanish player choke begins...

Edit3: And he breaks back? Weird. That doesn't usually happen

 

[Sax Russel]

Nadal: THIS is how you put a ball away, silly David

 

[Niraj]

Terrible tiebreak from Ferrer.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Hahaha at Ferrer hitting the ball right too Nadal. Pathetic.

 

[Niraj]

Hahaha at Ferrer hitting the ball right too Nadal. Pathetic.

The amazing thing is how surprised he is each time that it comes back to bite him in the ass

Well he just got broken after hitting a simple forehand way out. No point in watching this one anymore.

 

[Certinty]

What a beautiful choke.

 

[zero_suit]

Ferrer lol

 

[Sax Russel]

Djokovic losing early - Hahalol
Federer losing early - Well he has to start getting old one day =P
Nadal losing to Ferrer on clay - Pretty sure that would indicate the coming apocalypse. I bet it's even in the bible and stuff.

 

[LuuKyK]

Whats with these guys that defeat the favorites just to fold in the next round. I mean its expected since you had to peak sooner and had to kinda lower you enthusiasm since you have already done much more than was expected of you. But still, Dimitrov and Kei... what a missed opportunity. I still think Grigor is a much more promising player though.

 

[szaromir]

Djokovic losing early - Hahalol
Federer losing early - Well he has to start getting old one day =P
Nadal losing to Ferrer on clay - Pretty sure that would indicate the coming apocalypse. I bet it's even in the bible and stuff.

I think Nadal did lose once on clay to Ferrer

Spoiler

back when he was still babyRafa though

Whats with these guys that defeat the favorites just to fold in the next round. I mean its expected since you had to peak sooner and had to kinda lower you enthusiasm since you have already done much more than was expected of you. But still, Dimitrov and Kei... what a missed opportunity. I still think Grigor is a much more promising player though.

Dimitrov's loss was easy to predict, although the match was somewhat close. I'm surprised about Nishikori though, he's been flying under the radar but already has some big wins at slams and two ATP500, he should be experienced enough to sustain his level and his opponent wasn't exactly on the level of Wawrinka.

As for Wawrinka, after years of countless chokes he deserves some deep runs and perhaps even titles. But I like Tsonga more, maybe at these freak courts he could his first Masters since forever.

 

[MIMIC]

Djokovic losing early - Hahalol
Federer losing early - Well he has to start getting old one day =P
Nadal losing to Ferrer on clay - Pretty sure that would indicate the coming apocalypse. I bet it's even in the bible and stuff.

Federer has been "old" for about 5 years now apparently.

 

[szaromir]

Federer has been "old" for about 5 years now apparently.

And he's won 5 slams as an old man, almost as many as Djokovic total lol.

 

[MIMIC]

And he's won 5 slams as an old man, almost as many as Djokovic total lol.

If any, it's been 1 (Wimbledon last year). Fed doesn't magically become "old" when he gets beaten

If some people had their way, Fed was "old" back in 2005 when he lost to Safin

 

[qindarka]

Stats of Grand Slam winners show a sharp decline between the ages of 26 and 27. He is old in tennis terms, for a few years at least.

 

[szaromir]

Stats of Grand Slam winners show a sharp decline between the ages of 26 and 27. He is old in tennis terms, for a few years at least.

It looks like the next wave of slam champions will start winning them at the age of 26-27 at this rate.

 

[MIMIC]

Stats of Grand Slam winners show a sharp decline between the ages of 26 and 27. He is old in tennis terms, for a few years at least.

That's when you take into account everyone that has ever won a slam. The greats win slams PAST that age and beyond. Agassi, Sampras, Federer....

 

[szaromir]

This is what AMG did in her match against Serena today. Holy shit. How did the umpire allow it to happen?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpCy8C5iZQM

 

[perfectchaos007]

This is what AMG did in her match against Serena today. Holy shit. How did the umpire allow it to happen?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpCy8C5iZQM

Haha, damn. I guess she felt doing that would slightly neutralize Serena's power? The clay does that enough, but she wanted the balls to do the same

 

[BLACKLAC]

This is what AMG did in her match against Serena today. Holy shit. How did the umpire allow it to happen?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpCy8C5iZQM

That can't be legal, can it?

 

[perfectchaos007]

Tsonga won the 2nd set in a tiebreaker, headed to a 3rd. Geez how late it is over there in Madrid?

 

[Sax Russel]

Tsonga won the 2nd set in a tiebreaker, headed to a 3rd. Geez how late it is over there in Madrid?

Closing in on 1:30am o.o, at least Wawrinka has a break now.

 

[Niraj]

This is what AMG did in her match against Serena today. Holy shit. How did the umpire allow it to happen?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpCy8C5iZQM

Wtf...I don't think that's legal, is it?

 

[perfectchaos007]

Closing in on 1:30am o.o, at least Wawrinka has a break now.

See, I would love for the French open to have a couple lit stadium matches like this

 

[Niraj]

Nice win by Stan. Dude is beasting this year.

 

[John Dunbar]

Nice win by Stan. Dude is beasting this year.

still wish he had challenged that call back at australian open.

 

[Niraj]

still wish he had challenged that call back at australian open.

Ugh I know man fuck

 

[Sax Russel]

See, I would love for the French open to have a couple lit stadium matches like this

Yeah, soon we'll be watching the French Open! A massive premiere grand slam event apparently held in some strange roofless, lightless third world backwater.... or you know the middle of Paris -_-

 

[perfectchaos007]

Yeah, soon we'll be watching the French Open! A massive premiere grand slam event apparently held in some strange roofless, lightless third world backwater.... or you know the middle of Paris -_-

Hopefully one day the technology of artificial lighting will reach France.

 

[Peru]

LMAO at AMG's Silliams gameplan. But really, is this explicitly forbidden in the rules?

 

[perfectchaos007]

LMAO at AMG's Silliams gameplan. But really, is this explicitly forbidden in the rules?

I don't know but just her process of "fluffing" the balls looks sketchy as fuuuuuck

 

[szaromir]

I've never seen a player asking for the balls during a changeover. I imagine if one did (under normal circumstances), it would cause quite a ruckus among the ballkids and the umpire. I mean, just imagine:
umpire: "-player x leads y games z. new balls please"
player 1: "oh yeah hand over those balls to me"
umpire and ballkids: "WHAT???!!!"
My point is, the ballkids must have been instructed to do it before the match and the umpire asked not to make any remarks. I know it reeks of conspiracy, but it's Madrid with its bad reputation and they probably wanted to have a Spanish player in the semis as well.

 

[Peru]

At least I don't think we'll see it allowed again.

Bulgarian reporters - a special breed:

 

[szaromir]

Come on Andujar, make it 3 sets.

 

[LuuKyK]

Berdych's girlfriend is just... wow.

 

[szaromir]

Berdych's girlfriend is just... wow.

She's incredibly hot.

Wawrinka took the first set. Hopefully he wins it in straight sets to save himself for tomorrow.

 

[perfectchaos007]

At least I don't think we'll see it allowed again.

Bulgarian reporters - a special breed:

They need to play mixed in the French. Also, I hope Dmitrov doesn't mind a 3 way relationship because right now Serena owns her. Tomorrow is her next appointment.

 

[Nemo]

They need to play mixed in the French. Also, I hope Dmitrov doesn't mind a 3 way relationship because right now Serena owns her. Tomorrow is her next appointment.

Wasn't he close with Serena before? Maybe Sharapova got mad and snagged him up real quick :lol

Anyway, I'd really like to see him succeed, even tho his game is different enough from Fed it's still almost as entertaining to watch!

 

[Sax Russel]

So happy Wawrinka managed to come back. Down a break and 15-40 I thought it was over and that stupid fuck Berdych would go on. But he breaks back and manages to break again to win yayyyyyyyyy.

 

[mcfrank]

Nice win for Stan.

 

[Niraj]

Damn, didn't think he'd come back. Hope he wins tomorrow somehow.

 

[Diprosalic]

Two swiss guys in the top 10 again wooohoooo. This will the last time for atleast 100 years i bet.

 

[Peco]

This is what AMG did in her match against Serena today. Holy shit. How did the umpire allow it to happen?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpCy8C5iZQM

Bitch.

 

[BLACKLAC]

Sharapova is getting mollywhopped right now.

 

[Saty]

Not like the drubbing in the first set. But still good. Somewhat embarrassing that the 2nd ranked player in the world can't do much against the 1st when lower ranked players give Serena a tougher battle.

 

[szaromir]

Not like the drubbing in the first set. But still good. Somewhat embarrassing that the 2nd ranked player in the world can't do much against the 1st when lower ranked players give Serena a tougher battle.

It's a match-up issue and Serena probably doesn't come out as focused against lower ranked opponents.

Title #50, incredible. She should pass Davenport and Seles soon enough.

 

[LuuKyK]

Not like the drubbing in the first set. But still good. Somewhat embarrassing that the 2nd ranked player in the world can't do much against the 1st when lower ranked players give Serena a tougher battle.

Its just a bad match up for Maria because they play VERY similar, just that Serena is better in everything when compared. Didnt help that Maria's first serves were non existent and ServeBotRena was hitting everything in the lines. Maria has to play perfect and wish for Serena not to play so well to win. Her best chance would be in Rome or Roland Garros where the surface is not so fast (the Madrid clay is not slow), it would still be hard as hell though.

 

[Sax Russel]

Chooo chooooo

 

[szaromir]

Chooo chooooo

It's Wawrinka's third match in 40 hours, even fully rested he would be the underdog.

edit: Wawa can't hit a passing shot or a lob to save his life.