07-11-2018, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
It's mostly that I honestly think you'd see scores of empty seats for Anderson-Isner/Raonic. I suppose the nice thing is tickets are already sold, but no one wants to see that match as a 250 qualifying match, let alone a Wimbledon SF.
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Wimbledon sets up it's court for big servers, they cannot be surprised when they do well.
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07-11-2018, 09:42 AM
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But grass lends itself to serve and volleying, not really anti-tennis since movement on grass is so key. The prospect of Isner-Anderson and a 132-130 fifth set is....actually amazing cause then the final gets pushed back to Monday, so no conflict with the WC Final. Maybe that's what the organizers want.
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07-11-2018, 09:45 AM
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I just think Federer has made more inroads on Anderson's serve in this set than Anderson has, the last few games have been pretty stress-free holds for Fed. Anderson's been pretty close to losing a few times. But we're into extra time now, anything can happen.
EDIT: Never mind, not quite extra time, deuce on Anderson's serve.
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07-11-2018, 09:48 AM
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Another stress free hold for Fed
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07-11-2018, 09:49 AM
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#2105
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There is a lot of pressure on Anderson serving last.
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07-11-2018, 09:52 AM
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Seems up to it
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07-11-2018, 09:54 AM
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Federer misses an easy volley and finally Anderson gets his chance...
EDIT: Federer wins three straight points and gets out of it without major issue. I dunno, Fed has looked good for this whole set.
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07-11-2018, 09:55 AM
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To be a fly on the wall in the dressing room right now, as Milos and Isner wait.
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07-11-2018, 09:57 AM
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#2109
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First set to Nadal!!!
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07-11-2018, 09:57 AM
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#2110
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mango
To be a fly on the wall in the dressing room right now, as Milos and Isner wait.
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Seeing as their match is now guaranteed to conflict with the WC, I imagine they're thinking
"What's it like to play a grand slam QF with like 74 fans in attendance?"
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07-11-2018, 10:06 AM
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If I have tickets to the Wimbledon semis, and Canada is in the semifinals of the Olympics (you know, back when they mattered), or say it's the WCF I want to watch, I'm still going to Wimbledon.
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07-11-2018, 10:07 AM
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Yeah but Canada wins all the time. England only makes it to a semifinal once in a generation.
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07-11-2018, 10:09 AM
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In 2002 we hadn't, and still... it's Wimbledon.
Fed holds at love. This seems like it could be a bit.
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07-11-2018, 10:09 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
If I have tickets to the Wimbledon semis, and Canada is in the semifinals of the Olympics (you know, back when they mattered), or say it's the WCF I want to watch, I'm still going to Wimbledon.
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To be fair the tickets sold for Friday are for both matches, but they'll be putting Anderson-Isner/Raonic first if it happens, and most people will be hitting the Pimms bar ahead of Nadal-Djokovic, seeing as that automatically becomes the real final.
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07-11-2018, 10:11 AM
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Anderson-Isner/Raonic can beat Djokovic/Nadal on this surface.
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07-11-2018, 10:14 AM
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#2116
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Raonic maybe, but it'd take the match of his life. The other two could do the match of their lives and still get straight setted.
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07-11-2018, 10:19 AM
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Who else wants to see the Nadal - Delpo match finish before Fed - Anderson?
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07-11-2018, 10:22 AM
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#2118
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Fed double faults into a match point... he's sweating now. Looks like Anderson just had to wait him out.
And now a second serve...
And there it is.
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07-11-2018, 10:22 AM
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Break for Anderson. Can he wrap it up?
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07-11-2018, 10:24 AM
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I think he will, he's shown no signs of stress or pressure. Federer is getting a bit tired. Although that was a pretty brutal error.
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