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Re: The Tennis Thread

Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 10:10 pm
by Tineash
Holy gooseberry fool dudes, match of the year!

Re: The Tennis Thread

Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 8:01 pm
by Poncho
Federer going out sucks - the final is going to be a gooseberry fool show. Happy to see Djokovic back and Nadal playing well on grass again.

My biggest tennis wish is for Del Potro to win another GS. He's too talented to have only won one and if he hadn't been so unlucky with injury would probably have won five or six.

Re: The Tennis Thread

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 2:08 pm
by Poncho
Poncho wrote:Federer going out sucks - the final is going to be a gooseberry fool show.


Oh wait, I forgot about the semi-final. Definitely good Federer went out so these two can go at it for five tie-breaks.

Re: The Tennis Thread

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 2:15 pm
by Drumstick
That was a great first set. :?

It doesn't have the effortless grace of Federer, but it's a spectacle of a different kind. Pretty sure they're both making their debuts in a Wimbledon semi-final too.

Looking forward to Nadal/Djokovic later

Re: The Tennis Thread

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 3:38 pm
by Denster
I’m hoping Novak wins. But I think Nadal will do the business. Not seen much of the tournament as I’ve been on nights. Hoping to catch the second semi and the final though.

Re: The Tennis Thread

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 5:01 pm
by Kanbei
Isner in a 5 set match. Tempted to go get my sleeping bag just in case...

Re: The Tennis Thread

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 5:35 pm
by Tineash
This match is like slow death.

Re: The Tennis Thread

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 6:14 pm
by Tineash
I really love this authentic grass court tennis.

Re: The Tennis Thread

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 6:20 pm
by Moggy
12-12 in games.

Isner couldn’t take it to 70 games again....could he? :lol:

Re: The Tennis Thread

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 6:24 pm
by Poncho
Poncho wrote:
Poncho wrote:Federer going out sucks - the final is going to be a gooseberry fool show.


Oh wait, I forgot about the semi-final. Definitely good Federer went out so these two can go at it for five tie-breaks.


Forgot there wasn't a tie-break in the fifth. :slol:

Re: The Tennis Thread

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 6:30 pm
by Denster
I don’t care who wins anymore. I just want it to be over.

Re: The Tennis Thread

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 6:35 pm
by Poncho
I can't even appreciate the serving because the returning is rubbish. There are lots of aces because two giants are too tired to stretch for the ball. And other than that, there's almost no tennis to speak of. Isner is literally just putting the ball into the middle of the court in the rare ralies we do get.

Re: The Tennis Thread

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 6:42 pm
by Denster
Neither has sufficient stamina or quality to consistently put the other’s serve under pressure.

Re: The Tennis Thread

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 6:52 pm
by Cuttooth
How many extra sets/matches has John Isner essentially played in his career from nonsense fifth sets?

Re: The Tennis Thread

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 6:52 pm
by jawafour
You gotta feel for whoever loses... it has been such a titanic battle. To be honest, it does feel more like a battle than a tennis match.

Re: The Tennis Thread

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 6:55 pm
by Moggy
This is going to go on until Sunday afternoon :lol:

Re: The Tennis Thread

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 6:55 pm
by PuppetBoy
Think Isner might be done here

Or not.

Re: The Tennis Thread

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 6:57 pm
by Tineash
Isner is a Trump lover. Isner must lose.

Re: The Tennis Thread

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 6:59 pm
by Cuttooth
Tineash wrote:Isner is a Trump lover. Isner must lose.

Well strawberry float that's ruined that then.

Re: The Tennis Thread

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 7:11 pm
by Poncho
Maybe Novak and Nadal playing tomorrow for five sets is the only chance these guys have in the final. I was looking forward to watching a classic today. :(