The Tennis Thread 2014

[Resolute 14]

I'm pretty sure the media is cursing all of their darlings. There was a lot of talk about a Murray-Joker quarterfinal.

Hopefully they take the hint and just stop talking about Raonic entirely. Don't jinx him!

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by Inglewood Jack

with all the Canadian tennis fever, my guess is that the stadiums have been packed with newer fans that aren't familiar with the etiquette.

I'm kind of on the fence on this.

On one hand, I think tennis and golf crowd etiquette is really lame.

People can hit free throws, kick field goals, take penalty shots, serve volleyballs and many other precise athletic acts all with fans trying their best to distract them. When Tiger throws a fit because he hears a camera shutter, it makes me wonder how a guy mentally tough enough to win many, many 4 day sporting events can't handle a click in his backswing.

On the other hand, tennis doesn't really have a home or away crowd necessarily. Some players will never be able to play at the top level in front of a home crowd. This could be an unfair advantage to people from Grand Slam countries, or to well liked personalities in general. But still....

[Resolute 14]

Raonic looks a lot better today. Won the first set 6-3. A little fortunate in the last service game though.

[J epworth]

Wanted to watch Raonic tonight, but they throw the match on the one sportsnet channel I don't have. Dammit sportsnet!

[Resolute 14]

Benneteau breaks Raonic, Raonic breaks right back.

And how do you not get Sportsnet 360? I thought the old Score channel was part of the same packages as Sportsnet West is?

[Resolute 14]

Hahaha, Benneteau is melting down at the break over a time violation called against him. Told the umpire that if he's not going to call the likes of Djokovic and Nadal, don't call him either.

[dash_pinched]

I get Sportsnet 360, but I don't have it in HD. Grrrr.

[J epworth]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Benneteau breaks Raonic, Raonic breaks right back.

And how do you not get Sportsnet 360? I thought the old Score channel was part of the same packages as Sportsnet West is?

No idea, I have sportsnet and sportsnet one, but 360 doesn't work in hd or sd.

[Resolute 14]

Well that sucks.

But, silver lining, you didn't have to watch Raonic drop the second set. Onto the third...

[Resolute 14]

Good start though. Milos breaks him at love in the first game.

[dash_pinched]

A break at love to open the 3rd set for Milos - Nice start.

edit: resolute is just too fast on the draw (lol)

[dash_pinched]

Milos played a great 3rd set - Nice returns of serve and what a shoe-string volley to win the match. Go Milos!

[Senator Clay Davis]

This Venus-Kerber match is pretty good stuff.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Andrea Petkovic agrees. What a match that was, one of the best of the year.

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Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Hahaha, Benneteau is melting down at the break over a time violation called against him. Told the umpire that if he's not going to call the likes of Djokovic and Nadal, don't call him either.

It's a valid point lately though and I don't blame him. Was glad to hear Federer bring that up as well a few weeks back in his scrum.

[GirlySports]

epic! Cilic just saved FIVE match points in a TWELVE duece game against Federer. 5-5 now in the 2nd set.

[Senator Clay Davis]

He saved 6 match points overall. That game was 8 minutes shorter than the entire Radwanska-Lisicki first set.

[dash_pinched]

Marin 'Iron Guts' Cilic

[Senator Clay Davis]

Would be unreal for Cilic to win this now but he's got the momentum. Which means Federer will break him right away.

[dash_pinched]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

Top half of the draw is there for someone to take. Tsonga, Murray, Anderson and (likely) Dmitrov. I know who the ladies are rooting for (that Murray is a sexy beast after all...).

Jo-Willy had other ideas (7-6, 4-6, 6-4)