The Tennis Thread 2012

[Mango]

For anyone that is interested: Pospisi/Querrey is on TSN right now.

[Mango]

Amazing how quickly everyone moves during a rain delay. That tarp is moved in no time!

[spiteface]

Nothing like wimby time!

[Inglewood Jack]

there's talk of pushing the Wimby start date back by one week...maybe they'll have to just start it the same day but book the final for a week later. day 2 and already there's a backlog of matches to finish tomorrow.

at least with the centre court roof there won't be another stupid 2 day on/off final played in 5 messy chunks. hate that crap.

[GirlySports]

Or start earlier than 1pm!

[Senator Clay Davis]

How annoyed must Milos be having to win only more game to get through, and in comes the rain delay?

[fundmark19]

Step 1 complete Milos wins!!!!

[Inglewood Jack]

good for Milos to actually get done before the soggy gong show continues. this is turning into one of the crappiest 1st weeks ever. the only action going on is Wozniacki hard at work underachieving AGAIN on centre court, although at this point I'm fully convinced this is actually how bad she really is.

anyone see the completion of Errani's match? she had a break point for the match yesterday when they stopped play, and then today her opponent just threw in a double fault right off the bat. what a sad waste of time getting all prepped for that epic finale.

[fundmark19]

Milos is up soon once fish can close off his match! Lets get excited Canada

[GirlySports]

hahaha Mardy Fish sucks!

[fundmark19]

Finally ended it! Anyone know if Milos is on tv

[GirlySports]

Should be TSN2 since soccer is now on TSN.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Wow, Nadal in big time trouble, even at a set a piece and down a break in the third. Milos wins the first set in a tie-breaker.

Edit: Nadal now down 2 sets to 1.

[Inglewood Jack]

nah...this isn't really gonna happen to Rafa is it? no chance.

[Senator Clay Davis]

This might be the biggest upset at Wimbledon since Hewitt went out in the first round as the #1 seed.

Edit: Rosol up 5-3 in the 5th....

[endeavor]

Rosol serving for match. Let's see if he can pull this off.

edit: Match point already....

edit 2: And it's over.

Nadal is out.

[Inglewood Jack]

holy son of a...I asked for more drama, but this is insanity. this dude better make the most of this, but I bet he goes out in straights next round.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Rosol does it! Incredible! What a great job of rallying after that 4th set. Lots of guys would have folded at that point.

[Kidder]

Got an upsetting surprise just now when I logged onto my TSN app and saw Cilic versus Querrey slated for round 3. Which meant Raonic had lost his second rounder.

Turns out that's not the case yet. Play suspended in Raonic and Querrey's match at 3-3 in the third, a set a piece (both tiebreakers).

Regardless though Raonic is going to be in trouble. His is the only match of the second round not yet completed, waiting in the wings is Marin Cilic, who is coming off a victory at the Queen's tournament (a tune up for Wimbledon) and rolled through his first two matches this week. And if he somehow gets by him he's got number 4 Andy Murray on tap.

I thought coming in that Raonic had a great looking draw and his best chance yet to break through and make his first ever semis in a grandslam. And now that Nadal is out, his half of the draw is wide open... especially considering the alleged back concerns for Andy Murray.

But already struggling to rise above Querrey, and then taking on the red hot Cilic on very little rest... well things aren't looking too great for the Canadian right now.

Hope Milos can raise his game and pull through!

[NBC]

Now that is some good news.