Wrestling Forum banner
Status
Not open for further replies.

Tennis Discussion Thread

244K views 7K replies 141 participants last post by  Nige™ 
#1 ·

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.

June 25th, can't come soon enough.
 
See less See more
1
#5,836 ·
What happens if the Scots get independence ? :p

Anyway fairly strange Wimbledon this year. Fedal both losing early was a shock. The injury bug struck a lot of players, including Tsonga who has a good Wimbledon record. Janowicz making the semis as a result of Fedal going out early. Then, Murray winning the final in straights was a little shocking. Not that i was suprised he won, but in straight sets? That suprised me. Also, the fact that Verdasco was his biggest test

Azarenka got injured & went out early. Sharapova went out early again, but this time to some unknown. The overwhelming favourite, Serena was taken out in the 4th round by Lisicki who then continued that form to the final where she completely frooze on the big stage. & of course, Bartoli won the whole thing!!

Anyway it's onwards to the US Open series. From my perspective it's going to be an interesting one. Plenty of questions heading into it.

- Will JMDP continue his form & be a real threat at the US Open
- Can Tsonga recover from injury & continue a good year so far (bar Wimbledon)
- Can Brands continue to rise up the rankings
- Can Paire break top 20 or get close to?
- Can Kei Nishikori get close to top 10?
- Will Satn Wawrinka keep in the top 10?
- Will Llodra manage to stay relevent or disappear until Paris masters?
- How will Shvedova recover from injury?
- How Will Lisicki respond after the heartbreak?

& Generally...
- Will Bartoli continue that run of form into the US Open?
- How will the 'Big 3' in womens tennis respond after a poor Wimbledon?
- Can Murray defend his title?
- How will Djokovic respond?
- How will Nadal fare on hardcourts?
- Can Federer break back into the top 4? Will he be much of a factor at the US Open?
- Can Janowicz continue his momentum?

Questions that will be answered. Looking forward to it :D
 
#5,837 ·
Well Done Murray!!!
Alex Salmond made me laugh throughout the entire match, and him with the Scottish flag with David Cameron in the shot :lol


Thoroughly deserved the title, and what makes it all the more sweet, I dislike Novak immensely, so kill 2 birds with 1 stone :lol
 
#5,838 ·
2 of Murrays big title wins on grass have come after his final opponent played Del Potro in the semi finals.

Murray owes 50% of his Wimbledon & Olympics titles to Del Potro :troll
 
#5,840 ·
ROGER THAT will rise again and save tennis from boring players. Mark my words. But first, he needs to buy Agassi a lunch. Del Potro cannot be trusted, he's too injury prone. The clay tennis is already dead for 10 years now, we shall not give up on speedies, dammit!
 
#5,841 ·
Serena will be back with supreme vengeance in New York, same goes for Maria and Victoria. Sam Stosur might have a serious crack as well.

As for the men, Murray will use the confidence from Wimbledon to push for a title defence, Novak knows he'll need to lift his game to overcome Murray, and I'll never count Rafa or Fed out. The only intriguing part is whether the boring hack will get an 'easy' quarter to make a semi final again.
 
#5,845 ·
Nadal should be fine. He won IW, so obviously he can still do it on hard courts. I'll be suprised if he doesn't make the 2nd week of the US Open.

Right now, how would you rank the top 5 favourites?
 
#5,847 ·
Right now, how would you rank the top 5 favourites?
Right now? I don't change my favorites, EVER, unless someone retires, bro.

- ROGER
- Haas
- Nishikori
- Del Potro
- Gasquet
 
#5,858 ·
I'll squash that uninteresting hack like the little pissant that he is.

-----------------

Murray and Djokovic are the sure fire top contenders for the US Open, Murray looking to defend and Novak looking to make amends for Wimbledon. Rafa and Federer are also in with a chance, as well as Del Potro. I doubt that Ferrer, Tsonga or Berydch will even remotely threaten the top 5.

As for the ladies, I've already said Serena should boss it, but Stosur, Sharapova, Azarenka, Stevens, Lisicki, and everyone's favourite Frenchy Bartoli will all be in the mix.
 
#5,873 ·
The very same. Just you wait and see. I mean, if Murray can win Wimbledon, and that thundercunt hack Ferrer can make a semi-final, then anything is possible.

I have it on good authority that Wozniacki will be the favourite for the US Open
Poor Wozniacki. How she ever got to #1 is a joke.

Don't forget

:yum::yum::yum:
She's the female Ferrer

Ferrer is taking the US Open, guys :jordan2
:lmao :lmao :lmao
 
#5,863 ·
I'm a fan of her's, but Lisicki is not a favourite. She's a beast on grass, but everywhere else she's not as good. She can have a decent run, but not near the title.

I wouldn't class Sam as a favourite either
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
You have insufficient privileges to reply here.
Top