2011 US Open

[Kaan]

Oh dear, that was a choke.

 

[matt_897]

Wow. It happened again.... What a champion effort by Novak, what else is there to say

 

[Big Tezza]

Wonderful effort from Djokovic. Not the result I wanted to see, but Novak's level of play from that ridiculous winner on match point onwards was simply incredible. He isnt losing this tournament.

 

[matt_897]

Good Luck to Sam, this is going to be a weird semi-final with nobody in the crowd I would imagine.

 

[pepsi]

Good opening set for Sam, although she only got the 1 break of serve and I think that Kerber is doing reasonably well. The serve that is really helping Sam is the serve to the tee on the deuce court. Kerber has struggled to get that particular shot back into play.
Sam's topspin backhand is not quite on yet today in this match, but hopefully she keeps positive and go for her shots. Would like an early break of serve.

Nadal takes the first set 6-4.

 

[Warsaw]

Wow Nole. Just saw his reaction before match points (for Fed).

Love it!

 

[pepsi]

Stosur down a break and 3-1 in the 2nd set. Just getting worried a bit at the moment. Sam has not looked like breaking her since she got the first break in the opening set. Letting Kerber dictate play a little bit.

And there is the set 6-2 to Kerber. Very bad to let Kerber break in the last game and Kerber will now be serving first in the final set. Not looking good, Kerber in control of the match at the moment.

Coooommmmmooooo onnnnnnn Sam.

Breaks in the opening game. Kerber hitting a lot of lines.

 

[Dr Awkward]

Cannot believe Federer did not win that match. Shattered. That is a choke if ever I've seen one. For such a champion player he has really turned into a choker late in his career.

Sam going into the third. Should win this match, but who knows??

 

[pepsi]

Sam gets going quickly in the 3rd set and takes the double break, up 3-0. And with the Essendon game today I have already got too much nervous energy.

Kerber has fallen in a hole in this set, Sam up 5-0. I want Sam to win this service game, give her nothing.

 

[drink]

The usual stosur choke is on?

 

[pepsi]

Sam NEEDS to win this service game. Kerber does not seem the kind of player to hand the victory to her opponent. Sam needs to win this game and be positive and go for her shots.

Getting very nervous again.

Well done Sammy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 6-3 2-6 6-2

Far out so nervous in that last game, the usual Stosur game when it got close to the end and she needed to close it out.

The best thing now is that she is the underdog in the final, which will help quite a bit I think.

 

[Yidaki]

Who's Sam most likely to face in the final? Serena? Hopefully she can knock her off!

 

[Amazing Bombers]

I think Sam being the underdog will help massively. She's beaten both Woz and Serena before.

 

[hirdy_is_champ]

The usual stosur choke is on?

Geez, she tried her best there towards the end, fortunately its done now. I was shitting the dacks
Don't think she'll be winning the final though, i hope woz and serena play for 3 hrs.

 

[pepsi]

Serena is the heavy favourite against Wozniacki in the semi final, so you would expect a Williams-Stosur final. But this tournament has provided Sam plenty of favours the way the draw has opened up, so maybe Wozniacki will get up and Sam would be a big shot at winning the title.

 

[pepsi]

Geez, she tried her best there towards the end, fortunately its done now. I was shitting the dacks
Don't think she'll be winning the final though, i hope woz and serena play for 3 hrs.

And in a few hours we have to go through it again at the footy. Don't know about all this nervous energy in one day.

 

[hirdy_is_champ]

so murray and nadal still on court, night session was scheduled to start an hour ago and the final is at 4 in the arvo. Even if the woz serena match is short, its still quite a short turn around. Sam needs any advantage she can get.

 

[Kaan]

I heard 9 are going to show the womens final live is this true?

 

[Drummond]

Novak Djokovic, you sir are the biggest legend to have ever lived!!!

 

[pepsi]

Novak Djokovic, you sir are the biggest legend to have ever lived!!!

I am shattered. I pressed record on IQ, get up this morning to watch it.......record failed. (memory was full on the IQ box)

Hopefully I get to see a replay and I need to watch the saved match points from Djokovic.

 

[XFactor1979]

I heard 9 are going to show the womens final live is this true?

FTA TV can go F off if they think they can redeem themselves with top echelon coverage by showing the token singular match involving the Australian interest

Absolutely no complaints about the Foxtel coverage here, FTA tv = you've sold your soul and you still want to make things complicated by saying keep sport free?

Yeah right!

 

[Contador]

I am shattered. I pressed record on IQ, get up this morning to watch it.......record failed. (memory was full on the IQ box)

Hopefully I get to see a replay and I need to watch the saved match points from Djokovic.

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amazing

 

[Flameboy]

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amazing

Just incredible.

 

[XFactor1979]

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amazing

That's the way it should be

Always


EDIT - the crowd looks amazing, Americans do turn up

 

[Dagger5]

If anyone saw Fed's presser they would see just how much of a sore loser he is. Novak could of done the finger wagging like Fed did at the French but he didn't gloat in his face which showed class.

Now Novak needs to avenge his loss last year by destroying the moonballer yet again.