2011 French Open

[pepsi]

Anyone see when the ball kid ran onto the court when the ball had not gone out yet. Troicki got so angry and never really recovered.

That was shocking for Troicki. I am glad he recovered to win that game as it was a terrible moment for him. Had the point wrapped up. What is wrong with Troicki by the way? He choked but he seems like a good player. Well done to Murray for getting the win but he got lucky. He will never win a slam til he deals with his mental attitude. It sucks.

 

[Chris_2593]

Murray



Troicki being in a grand slam SF and the top 10 would've been fantastic.

WTF?

+1

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Least we get the final 4 in the semis, Nadal vs Novak final please.

 

[Chris_2593]

Least we get the final 4 in the semis, Nadal vs Novak final please.

Would love to see Soderling smack Nadal around.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

He won't he isn't playing nearly as good as what he was when he beat Nadal at the French Open last year, will be a miracle if he wins a set.

 

[hirdy_is_champ]

Good for Murray to get a win like that, it might do something for his mental strength, especially if he makes the final. I didn't watch but did Troicki tighten up, or did Murray pick up his game?

Also Bartoli through to the semis after beating Kuznetsova, she'll play Schiavone next. Would be a great game to watch.

 

[bombermick]

Hopefully Novak takes out Nadal in the final. I'm not sure he can win on the grass, but if he can win the French he could easily win 3/4 of this year's slams.

 

[NERDY]

I thought Roger Federer was really impressive in his straight sets win over Monfils. But in Monfils, he definitely got the guy he would have preferred. No doubt had he played Ferrer he would have got a much, much tougher match. With that said, I still like what I saw from Roger. Didn't start too well being down 3-1 early but his next probably 45 minutes of tennis was vintage and he took 8 of the next 9 or 10 games. Also did well to break Monfils and take a 4-2 lead after he'd just been broken himself. In the 3rd Set he really should have won it earlier. Literally every time Monfils was serving Roger would have quite a few opportunities to break and didn't take them but he wrapped it up after playing a good Tie-Break. Do I think he beats Djokovic in the Semi Finals? Absolutely not. The level Djokovic is playing at right now is simply amazing and it'd probably take a Federer of 05' or 06' to knock Novak off.

 

[Brad Goodman]

Using the old 'due for a loss' philosophy, I've taken Nadal to win the tournament at $2.88and as a more speculative bet Roger to win combined with Miami in 6 at $32.

 

[Dagger5]

Novak facing Roger does worry me a bit especially because the old man has been in good form. Hopefully Nole hammers Fed's backhand and gets him shanking it.

 

[serbkoolie]

That was shocking for Troicki. I am glad he recovered to win that game as it was a terrible moment for him. Had the point wrapped up. What is wrong with Troicki by the way? He choked but he seems like a good player. Well done to Murray for getting the win but he got lucky. He will never win a slam til he deals with his mental attitude. It sucks.

No doubt he is a top 10 player but he cannot finish off opponents. This was proved evident last night. He did the same thing with Nadal last year, he took him to 3 tight sets and served for the match.

 

[serbkoolie]

Murray = Worlds best 'faker'
‎1) "Injures" his ankle in his previous match
2) Complains that it is still hurting him yesterday.
3) Takes off his bandages
4) Every point that he loses, he forcefully and repeatedly hit his ankle with his racquet
5) Comes back the next day and is still touching his ankle as if to say it's still hurting.
6) Runs around like a man possessed reaching every ball and hitting abnormally well.
7) Comes from 2-5 down (help from Troicki)
8) Stops complaining about his ankle when he is serving for the match.
9) Wins.. Amazing huh?
10) Murray - Do us all a favour and stop pretending. You'll never win a grandslam with that attitude.

 

[serbkoolie]

Novak facing Roger does worry me a bit especially because the old man has been in good form. Hopefully Nole hammers Fed's backhand and gets him shanking it.

Novak deals with Roger's backhand quite easily. It's the forehand that's most worrying. When it's on, Roger's whole game lifts a whole new level.

 

[Chris_2593]

No doubt he is a top 10 player but he cannot finish off opponents. This was proved evident last night. He did the same thing with Nadal last year, he took him to 3 tight sets and served for the match.

LOL Troicki is not a top 10 player....

 

[hirdy_is_champ]

LOL Troicki is not a top 10 player....

Just looking at his record now. He's currently ranked 15, he'd have a few points from a final in Sydney but he's also won at least 3 matches in tournaments such as Monte Carlo, Miami and Indian Wells. So I guess that's why he has a few points.

Also if anyone gives a stuff Petkovic is copping an absolute hiding from Sharapova, 6-0 and now struggling to hold serve in the first game of the second.

Azarenka and Li are on serve 5-4, Li.

 

[Chris_2593]

Maria.

 

[raff23]

Just looking at his record now. He's currently ranked 15, he'd have a few points from a final in Sydney but he's also won at least 3 matches in tournaments such as Monte Carlo, Miami and Indian Wells. So I guess that's why he has a few points.

Also if anyone gives a stuff Petkovic is copping an absolute hiding from Sharapova, 6-0 and now struggling to hold serve in the first game of the second.

Azarenka and Li are on serve 5-4, Li.

are you watching the match? sharapova is playing exceptionally well, french open winning form, andrea has no answers atm.

 

[bisazc887]

Murray destined for his usuall finals flop?

 

[MaccaKnowsBest]

Rafa killing it at the moment. Was it even worth staying up for?

 

[BABYBOMBERS2007]

Murray destined for his usuall finals flop?

Well he won't win it unless something miraculous happens.

 

[bisazc887]

of course but being down a break within 8 minutes against an underdog is more what i meant not the final

 

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

Atrocious tennis. Nadal just digging balls back as he knows Soderling will continue to spray errors.

 

[Spudregus_87]

There is no "arguably". She IS worse. There is my point, you want to harp on about one, don't forget the others. But fine just bag Maria out. They all 'grunt"

There is no way Azarenka is worse than Sharapova, no way!! Listen to Maria, her replay is on now, Azarenka was on half an hour ago and there is no comparison. Maria is louder by a fair way, she screams.

I always thought Vika was slighty 'worse' than Maria when it came to the screams, although Sharapova seems to be louder lately.

Neither are as bad as Michelle Larcher de Brito

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[Total Power]

Atrocious tennis. Nadal just digging balls back as he knows Soderling will continue to spray errors.

Are you new to the game or something? thats how rafa plays tennis, his defensive ability make his opponents go for more and thus they spray the ball.This has been the case with Federer every single time they have played.

Nole to take the trash out on Friday , he will win eventually..but a beatdown of the hack on friday would be nice

 

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

Are you new to the game or something? thats how rafa plays tennis

I know that. It's why I and many other fans of tennis find his game as exciting as watching paint dry.