Hot off the heels of an amazing French Open, the men and women now turn to the grass courts of Wimbledon. Can Rafa continue with his momentum, or can Novak wrestle it back? Can Federer rise up and collect another slam? Can Murray get a breakthrough slam in front of his home crowd? Will there be a darkhorse shocker like Tomic :side: to come through and take the world by storm?
I'm thoroughly looking forward to this event, it's my favourite slam and I'm really hoping to see some great tennis on display. As far as the ladies go, you'd have to think Sharapova, Kvitova, Serena, Azarenka etc will all be in the mix, Stosur a slight chance provided she doesn't choke it up in monumental fashion, and well, who knows with the women, Wozniacki might even break through and break her duck.
The Novak Djokovic vs. David Ferrer match will be completed on Sunday, September 9th at 11:00 a.m. ET – gates open at 10:00 a.m. ET.
Session #25:
Women’s Singles Final & rescheduled Women’s Doubles Final
The Williams vs. Azarenka match is rescheduled to Sunday, September 9th at 4:30 p.m. - gates open at 1:00 p.m. ET. Session #25 ticket holders are also invited to watch the Women’s Doubles Final in Louis Armstrong Stadium beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET.
Session #26:
Men’s Singles Final
The Men’s Singles Final is rescheduled for Monday, September 10th at 4:00 p.m. ET – gates open at 2:00 p.m. ET.
UK is 5 hours ahead of them US Times fyi. Good time for Murray to play his final. Lateish evening so it shouldn't be too hot once they get under way. At least they had the common sense to move the Doubles to Louis Armstrong.
Roof on the arenas is why the Australian Open is the best event, scheduling wise, as we have Rod Laver, Margaret Court and Court #1 all with retractable roofs on them.
If Djokovic beats Ferrer, then we have no surprise finalists in the mens or womens. It was predicted by most that it would be a Djokoivc/Murray or a Djokovic/Federer final in the mens, and a Serena/Azarenka final in the womens.
The biggest upset was probs Tsonga losing to Klizan. And i was not very happy about that. In fact i hated that day. Took a lot out of the tournament from my view
So is Shvedova more or less like Stosur?
I also hope Potro can return to his 2009 form but I am not sure he will be able to play at that level again. I really hope he does.
As for the Mens final, however Murray faces, I think he will win. This could be the time where he finally wins a grandslam. His best shot imo. He has improved a lot.
I am surprised that there aren't many people talking about Roddick's retirement.
So is Shvedova more or less like Stosur?
I also hope Potro can return to his 2009 form but I am not sure he will be able to play at that level again. I really hope he does.
As for the Mens final, however Murray faces, I think he will win. This could be the time where he finally wins a grandslam. His best shot imo. He has improved a lot.
I am surprised that there aren't many people talking about Roddick's retirement.
Yeah, i would say that the comparison you made is a good one. Both had success in doubles. Both had injurys that set them back a little (well in terms of Shvedova, quite a lot), both wear glasses, both are not mentally strong. I just hope that Shvedova can repeat what Stosur did, and win a slam in singles.
I agree with what you said about Murray. This is his best shot at wining a slam. Since getting with Lendl, he has improved a lot.
As for Roddick, Nobody seems too bothered really. Not many people are talking about it like you said. He could have gone on to have more success imo, if it wasn't for Federer.
I really thought going into this year that Federer would look to win the Olympic gold and retire then. He has his twins now and he's already achieved everything there is and then some, bar the Olympics, which in reality isn't that significant. I think what's changed is that he's had a better year than he would've thought, winning Wimbledon and returning to number one for example as well as some Masters series'. He's been more competitive than he was before his pretty incredible end to 2011 and that might have convinced him he still has what it takes to compete with Novak.
Personally though I don't think we'll see him go on too long now. We might get another year out of him, maybe two but anything else would be a bonus I think.
As for Roddick, he was playing like he'd already retired pretty much since he lost to Federer at Wimbledon in 2009. He's a great character but he stopped being a threat a long time ago.
Ferrer breaks back for 2-2, now serving to take the lead. I think the break helped Djokovic since he's played much better with his hitting today, but I still think Ferrer will have moments and Djokovic is going to have to really play some consistently great tennis to beat him.
I missed the second set but the commentators were saying it wasn't as easy for Djokovic as a 6-1 set would indicate.
Pretty much over now, Djokovic came out firing today and there was nothing really Ferrer could do.
Really look forward to the Djokovic/Murray final tomorrow. I've been wanting another one of them for a little while now so we can see the difference from the Murray who lose to Djokovic in that epic five setter at the AO at the start of the year to now. Its going to be really interesting. I think Murray can win.
Djokovic has defeated Ferrer in 4 sets. He was in control today. Seemed like the delay helped Novak. I think Novak will go on to win the whole thing here
Status
Not open for further replies.
You have insufficient privileges to reply here.
Related Threads
?
?
?
?
?
Wrestling Forum
23.4M posts
266.5K members
Since 2002
A forum community dedicated to all Wrestling enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about WWE, AEW, Ring of Honor, Impact and all forms of professional and amateur wrestling.