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.
Silly weather. So frustrating that a Grand Slam in New York doesn't have a stadium with a roof for when it's raining. That's at least excusable unlike not putting a cover on courts during rain delays because it looks "unsightly". So once it stops raining they need another delay to dry the court.
Azarenka/Stosur was good. Still not convinced Azarenka is good enough over 2 or 3 sets to beat Serena if Serena turns up. Not consistent enough.
Bartoli is fucking psycho but fuck she's entertaining. Killing Sharapova before the delay. Rain delay saved Sharapova 2 rounds in a row now. Incredible how it nearly always seems to benefit the big players. She was probably terrified of Bartoli at the other end.
Greg, they moved Djokovic/Wawrinka to LA so Roddick is on after Sharapova which should still hopefully be around 8 US time if the rain eases up.
Oh and I think Greg Rudseski and Boris Becker are high on Sky Sports.
Yeah I hope he wins too. Be awesome if he gets to have one last big push in a slam. Especially in the US. Del Potro's beatable with the crowd on Andy's side if he plays to his best. I just hope the rain doesn't come back after this delay because I want to stay up and watch it.
Well the first set of Bartolli-Pova is pretty much done unless Maria comes out today and makes a great comeback. Del Potro vs Roddick has gone to a tiebreaker, so thats still in the balance. Djokovic is 2-0 up against Warinka, so you'd think he'd go on to win the set. And you'd think that Tipsy would go on to win the 1st set against the German.
Some predictions for today (not including the matches that were delayed from yesterday)
Murray to beat Cilic in straight sets
Serena to beat Ivanovic in straight sets
Vinci to beat Errani in 3 sets
Federer to beat Berdych in straight sets
Agree with them. Still think Sharapova will beat Bartoli. She's 15-30 on Bartoli's serve so she's got a good chance to get a break back from the off. Roddick/Potro starting on a tie-break is so intense. Shame they won't be under the lights now though.
Murray to beat Cilic in 3 sets.
Serena to beat Ivanovic in straight sets.
Errani to beat Vinci in 3 sets.
Federer to beat Berdych in straight sets.
Sharapova to beat Bartolli in 3 sets
Djokovic to beat Wawrinka in 4 sets.
I feel that Roddick will win the tiebreaker, because Del Potro is usually quite a slow starter. Del Potro will take the next 3 sets though.
I think that the rain delay has helped Maria, because Bartoli was in control of that match right from the off. Pova may come out today and take control
Errani beat Vinci 6-2,6-4. Another really good win for Sara. Vinci was in some excellent form coming into this match. I don't think she has much of a chance against Serena if she ends up playing her because Errani seems to struggle with power players (Kvitova @ AO, and Shvedova @ Wimbly), but it's been a good run for her either way.
Wawrinka has just broke back against Djokovic. And i did say that the rain delay would help Pova, and it looks like it has.
nazzac, you only have negative things to say to Errani, don't you?
It's been a excellent run for her. She is the semis.
Also Sharapova is 2nd in the world after this win.
Maria has played 12 three-set matches this year and won them all.
Now she is playing Azarenka, lol it will hard to watch that match with their grunting, haha.
Negative things? It's just an observation that she struggles with power players. I believe that she's a legit top 10 player, while many people really don't. She outplayed Roberta today, just like she outplayed Kerber. One thing that Errani really does well is find the opposing players weakness, and focus' on it. That is what she did with Roberta today, and she won because of it. I've said she's had a really good run, and that she is doing very well. Better than almost everyones expectations. I wouldn't say i'm a fan of hers but i like her.
Pova vs Vika is a great match minus the ammount of grunting. I think Vika will take it, but i wouldn't be surprised if she doesn't.
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