Olympic Tennis Day 4 OoP & Discussion

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Wow, these epic three sets - makes 11-9 seem pedestrian.

I'm surprised they seem to be happening more often and lasting longer in the "era of the return" with the slower grass than in the "big serving era" of the 90s, when everyone was concerned the court speed was going to make rallies at Wimbledon a thing of the past.

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RESULTS
MEN’S SINGLES - SECOND ROUND
(2) Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. Andy Roddick (USA) 6-2 6-1
(3) Andy Murray (GBR) d. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 6-2 6-4
(4) David Ferrer (ESP) d. Blaz Kavcic (SLO) 6-2 6-2
(5) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) d. Milos Raonic (CAN) 6-3 3-6 25-23
Feliciano Lopez (ESP) d. (9) Juan Monaco (ARG) 6-4 6-4
Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. (13) Marin Cilic (CRO) 6-4 7-5
(15) Kei Nishikori (JPN) d. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 4-6 6-4 6-1
Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) d. (16) Richard Gasquet (FRA) 6-4 6-4

WOMEN’S SINGLES - SECOND ROUND
(1) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. Maria José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) 6-1 6-2
(3) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. Laura Robson (GBR) 7-6(5) 6-3
(7) Angelique Kerber (GER) d. Timea Babos (HUN) 6-1 6-1
(14) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. Heather Watson (GBR) 6-3 6-2
(15) Sabine Lisicki (GER) d. Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 4-6 6-3 7-5
(16) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. Anna Tatishvili (GEO) 6-3 6-7(5) 6-2
Venus Williams (USA) d. Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) 6-1 6-3
Julia Goerges (GER) d. Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 6-3 7-5

MEN’S DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
(5) Tomas Berdych / Radek Stepanek (CZE) d. Daniele Bracciali / Andreas Seppi (ITA) 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4

MEN’S DOUBLES - SECOND ROUND
(1) Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (USA) d. Nikolay Davydenko / Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 7-6(6) 7-6(1)
(3) Janko Tipsarevic / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) d. Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 6-4 6-7(5) 11-9
Julien Benneteau / Richard Gasquet (FRA) d. (7) Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna (IND) 6-3 6-4

(5) Tomas Berdych / Radek Stepanek (CZE) level with Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares (BRA) 6-1 4-6 18-18 suspended due to darkness

(2) Michael Llodra / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs Leander Paes / Vishnu Vardhan (IND) - postponed
(6) Roger Federer / Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) vs Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (ISR) - postponed
Johan Brunstrom / Robert Lindstedt (SWE) vs Marin Cilic / Ivan Dodig (CRO) - postponed


WOMEN’S DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
(7) Flavia Pennetta / Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d. Anabel Medina Garrigues / Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) 7-6(4) 6-4

WOMEN’S DOUBLES - SECOND ROUND
(1) Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond (USA) d. Agnieszka Radwanska / Urszula Radwanska (POL) 6-4 7-6(3)
(2) Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci (ITA) d. Andreja Klepac / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) 7-5 4-6 6-4
(4) Andrea Hlavackova / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) d. Li Na / Zhang Shuai (CHN) 6-3 6-1
Serena Williams / Venus Williams (USA) d. (5) Angelique Kerber / Sabine Lisicki (GER) 6-2 7-5
(6) Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina (RUS) d. Julia Goerges / Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) 6-1 6-2

Chuang Chia-Jung / Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) level with (7) Flavia Pennetta / Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 6-7(3) 5-5 - suspended due to darkness