Wimbledon Day 5 Order of Play 6/26/2009

[dryrunguy]

Memo to Marion, drop shots against Franny are a really, REALLY bad idea.

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Where did Cilic's set point go?

[rabbit]

No, Marion!! Come on, win the second now.

[Miles]

Where did Cilic's set point go?

A double fault, a couple of loose forehands, losing four games in a row...

[shtexas]

LOL at Bartoli - from 5-3 in the first, she's won 1 game.

[hurricanejeanne]

I'm stoked for Vika! And I'm an official Cirstea fan now.

I am bummed for Domi though I'm not surprised she lost, shorties on grass is usually a bad combination.

[Moose]

TAT POLL

What excuse will Marion Bartoli use to explain her 3rd round loss?

* "The lawns were terribly maintained this year. Why can't the AEC hire a decent groundscrew?"

* "The crowd was annoying and clearly biased against a Frenchwoman. I've never felt so uncomfortable in another country."

* "I had a tummyache, I have not been feeling well since I arrived. I have many other sicknesses that prevent me from playing my best right now also."

* "The locker rooms are filthy and having to use them left me uncomfortable. Who can play tennis when the showers are covered with mildew, and you can't get a decent bar of soap?"

* "The French Federation is horrible to me. I cannot play my best when my fellow countrymen are sabotaging my efforts at every turn."

* "The food in England is beyond bad. You cannot find a decent crepe in this godforsaken pitiful excuse for a metropolitan area."

* "Pierce Brosnan texted me and said he was coming, but didn't show. I'll bet Virginnie, Tatiana and Alize gave him wrong directions. They are so jealous of my success."

* Other

[evil_juju]

TAT POLL

What excuse will Marion Bartoli use to explain her 3rd round loss?

* The lawns were terribly maintained this year. Why can't the AEC hire a decent groundscrew.
* The crowd was annoying and clearly biased against a Frenchwoman. I've never felt so uncomfortable in another country.
* I had a tummyache, I have not been feeling well since I arrived. I have many other sicknesses that prevent me from playing my best right now also.
* The locker rooms are filthy and having to use them left me uncomfortable. Who can play tennis when the showers are covered with mildew, and you can't get a decent bar of soap?
* The French Federation is horrible to me. I cannot play my best when my fellow countrymen are sabotaging my efforts at every turn.
* The food in England is beyond bad. You cannot find a decent crepe in this godforsaken pitiful excuse for a metropolitan area.
* Pierce Brosnan texted me and said he was coming, but didn't show. I'll bet Virginnie, Tatiana and Alize gave him wrong directions. They are so jealous of my success.
* Other

LOL

[Scotty]

TAT POLL

What excuse will Marion Bartoli use to explain her 3rd round loss?

* "The lawns were terribly maintained this year. Why can't the AEC hire a decent groundscrew?"

* "The crowd was annoying and clearly biased against a Frenchwoman. I've never felt so uncomfortable in another country."

* "I had a tummyache, I have not been feeling well since I arrived. I have many other sicknesses that prevent me from playing my best right now also."

* "The locker rooms are filthy and having to use them left me uncomfortable. Who can play tennis when the showers are covered with mildew, and you can't get a decent bar of soap?"

* "The French Federation is horrible to me. I cannot play my best when my fellow countrymen are sabotaging my efforts at every turn."

* "The food in England is beyond bad. You cannot find a decent crepe in this godforsaken pitiful excuse for a metropolitan area."

* "Pierce Brosnan texted me and said he was coming, but didn't show. I'll bet Virginnie, Tatiana and Alize gave him wrong directions. They are so jealous of my success."

* Other

LOL!

for * Other:
"Francesca kept muttering recipies for delicious-sounding Italian food during the changeovers."

"Her delayed grunt was much too loud, and threw off my timing."

[shtexas]

TAT POLL

What excuse will Marion Bartoli use to explain her 3rd round loss?

* "The lawns were terribly maintained this year. Why can't the AEC hire a decent groundscrew?"

* "The crowd was annoying and clearly biased against a Frenchwoman. I've never felt so uncomfortable in another country."

* "I had a tummyache, I have not been feeling well since I arrived. I have many other sicknesses that prevent me from playing my best right now also."

* "The locker rooms are filthy and having to use them left me uncomfortable. Who can play tennis when the showers are covered with mildew, and you can't get a decent bar of soap?"

* "The French Federation is horrible to me. I cannot play my best when my fellow countrymen are sabotaging my efforts at every turn."

* "The food in England is beyond bad. You cannot find a decent crepe in this godforsaken pitiful excuse for a metropolitan area."

* "Pierce Brosnan texted me and said he was coming, but didn't show. I'll bet Virginnie, Tatiana and Alize gave him wrong directions. They are so jealous of my success."

* Other

* "I am a top player now, and therefore, one of the hunted. People always get up to play me."

[Moose]

LOL!

"Her delayed grunt was much too loud, and threw off my timing."

"I would have complained to the chair, but everyone knows all the referees are biased against me, so it would not have done any good."

[Moose]

* "I am a top player now, and therefore, one of the hunted. People always get up to play me."

Awesome. Love that.

[MeganFernandez]

TAT POLL

What excuse will Marion Bartoli use to explain her 3rd round loss?

* "The lawns were terribly maintained this year. Why can't the AEC hire a decent groundscrew?"

Grounds crew or ground screw?

[Scotty]

Tommy Haas up 2 sets.

D'ya suppose bea took off his credential so he could do a little dance of joy?

[morancito]

Robredo can't serve out the fourth set vs Sela. 5 all.

[morancito]

I thought Fish had a great chance today. Why did I think that?

Because somehow Djokovic has been an afterthought this Wimbledon. Which is very strange. Very strange.