The Tennis Thread 2013

[Senator Clay Davis]

I'm in class and this is the first break I've had. Did Wawrinka blow that second set or did Novak take it? Cannot believe Stan could be up 2-0, he must be en fuego again.

[Methanolic]

Novak took the second set 7-6.......Wawrinka serving in 3rd set, leading 5-3 and 40-30 .....set point.

[Methanolic]

Well that's it, He now leads 2 sets to 1.

Won the 3rd set 6-3. Awesome Tennis!

[Senator Clay Davis]

Damnit why do I gotta be missing this?

[Methanolic]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

Damnit why do I gotta be missing this?

That sucks, its always awesome tennis when its a potential upset like this one.

[Senator Clay Davis]

I see Novak breaks to start the 4th. Hopefully this takes 3 hours more so I can see the end.

[Methanolic]

Novak leads 3-0 in the fourth set, it's going quick. Hope you make it to see what's likely going to be a grueling 5th set.

Also, Wawrinka got a 1 pt. penalty for drilling his racket into the court but made it worth while and ripped the racket apart and snapped it over his knee, crowd loved it!

[Methanolic]

.Djokovic 2 7 3 3
Wawrinka 6 6 6 1

[Inglewood Jack]

I love what Stan's done this tourney, but I cannot really cheer for him to make it to the final just so he can get ripped a new hole by Rafa. Nole is the only way that Monday is going to have any drama at all.

That said, I want Djoker to earn it with crazy play, not Stan imploding like he used to.

[Methanolic]

Originally Posted by Inglewood Jack

I want Djoker to earn it with crazy play, not Stan imploding like he used to.

Agreed.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Inglewood Jack

I love what Stan's done this tourney, but I cannot really cheer for him to make it to the final just so he can get ripped a new hole by Rafa. Nole is the only way that Monday is going to have any drama at all.

That said, I want Djoker to earn it with crazy play, not Stan imploding like he used to.

Gasquet has a chance!

[Methanolic]

.Djokovic 2 7 3 5
Wawrinka 6 6 6 3

[Methanolic]

.Djokovic 2 7 3 6 1
Wawrinka 6 6 6 3 1


.......Just in case, for the Senator,

[Mango]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

Gasquet has a chance!

[GirlySports]

wow marathon game, just what these guys need at nearly 4 hours!

[GirlySports]

deuce #12! The Senator will be home soon!

[Mango]

Crazy! And these two are just relishing in it all.

[Methanolic]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

deuce #12! The Senator will be home soon!

I Lol'd at that one!

[Senator Clay Davis]

Well too bad for Wawrinka, great run and even though I want a Nole/Nadal final, would have loved to see Wawrinka stun the world. Nadal appears on his way to a routine win.

[Inglewood Jack]

so they keep mentioning "Tornado" Alicia Black and how she's tearing up the junior tourney, therefore I had to look it up:

http://msn.foxsports.com/tennis/stor...ly-buzz-090513

It’s too early to tell whether they’ll be the next Venus and Serena Williams, but two young racket-swinging sisters from Boca Raton, Fla., are already taking the tennis world by storm.

Fifteen-year-old "Tornado" Alicia Black and 12-year-old Hurricane Tyra Black have unconventional names — Hurricane’s is her legal name; Tornado’s isn’t — and you better get used to them, because the sisters are climbing up the junior tennis ranks.

“They wanted us to be tennis stars so they picked storm names,” Tornado told the New York Post of her parents, Sylvester and Gayal. “I used to hate it because a lot of kids made fun of me, but now I’m getting used to it. I like it now.”

them plus Sloane Stephens, Victoria Duval, Madison Keys...I know we're not supposed to play up the Williams sisters race card inspiration story too much, but boy if Tornado and Hurricane can actually become the next WTA stars well...pure genius. then I'm going to wait for someone to raise some brothers to dominate the men's side and name them Earthquake and Typhoon.