2009 Wimbledon

[Psycho Penguin]

Too bad Hewitt and Murray lost in the last 2 rounds to the AMERICAN BUZZSAW, but there's an absolute classic going on right now. 10-10 in the fifth set with Roddick and Federer.

I like tennis sometimes, usually when I actually know who's playing. Yesterday's womans final was good too.

 

[Lei Tong]

The level of play isn't as high as last year's final, but still fairly entertaining. Things aren't looking great for Fed, as Roddick is coming much closer to breaking Roger's serve than vice versa.

 

[naiwf]

The level of play isn't as high as last year's final, but still fairly entertaining. Things aren't looking great for Fed, as Roddick is coming much closer to breaking Roger's serve than vice versa.

That's my take too. It's basically just been the server teeing off and the occasional scare. The few rallies have tended to end with errors and there really hasn't been much drama for 11-12 in the 5th.

 

[Psycho Penguin]

Yeah but it's still 12-12 either way. That's something on its own. You think someone would have been broken by now. =o

 

[Lei Tong]

Sampras certainly looks like he's ready for someone to break.

 

[Lei Tong]

Federer takes it, 16-14 in the final set. Record-breaking 15 majors.

 

[MFer]

I see they had the commercials lined up already. Great for Fed though, I'm glad he got it done. Tough loss for Roddick, but maybe he can finally play up to his potential going forward.

As far as Federer being the G.O.A.T., he is in my book, but there's still the elephant in the room known as Rafael Nadal that some people will point to when stating the reasons why Fed isn't the greatest.

 

[Lei Tong]

Yeah, Roddick looked much improved this tournament, but it's probably little consolation for Andy given that this was probably his best chance to topple Fed on his best court.

EDIT: Man, Andy doesn't even get to top the emotional letdown Fed faced last year, culminating in Johnny Mac's bro-tastic hug.

 

[Psycho Penguin]

Federer: "I've been through some tough ones including one here last year."

pissed off looking Roddick: "You've won five of them!"

Sampras sucks.

 

[Lei Tong]

DON'T CONSOLE ME, BRO!

 

[Lei Tong]

How anti-climatic to go from watching that to women's doubles. Ugh.

 

[MFer]

That was a replay from yesterday anyways.

 

[Danville_Wrestling]

I like what I saw out of Roddick this tournament, but when Federer started to demolish him when he had serve near the end, blanking him on two occassions, I knew time was running out for Andy. I have to give Roddick credit for at least challenging Federer because I was fearing yet another blowout like they have had in the past. A win here would've been huge for Roddick, but as it stands now he's like all the other male tennis players at the moment shut out of the majors by the Federer/Nadal domination.