Olympic Tennis Day 5 OoP & Discussion

[ropeADope]

Did Ferrer really lose the first set 6-0 to Nishikori? Dam

How did that happen?

[suliso]

Good win for Caro. I wasn't particularly confident about it before the match

[mmmm8]

Venus told Wertheim she plans to play singles at the 2016 Olympics. Drool Discuss

[skatingfan]

Venus told Wertheim she plans to play singles at the 2016 Olympics. Drool Discuss

Interesting, if she makes the team in 4 years that will be truly impressive with the steps that some of the younger Americans have been making this year - particulalry Sloane Stephens who would have made the team if the entry had been after Wimbledon.

[tinamarie]

. Big choke from Sabine in the second set. The 2 service games she played after she got the break were horrible.

In the third, Maria was just better. Congrats to her!

[omess]

. choke from Sabine in the secoBig nd set. The 2 service games she played after she got the break were horrible.

In the third, Maria was just better. Congrats to her!

In some way it was" justice serve". Sharapova gave her that game at 3-3.


Then in the third set she(SL) played a bad game at 1-0 to give the break back

[lukeorion]

Really liked watching the Sabine/Maria match. Definitely enjoyable.

[tinamarie]

In some way it was" justice serve". Sharapova gave her that game at 3-3.


Then in the third set she(SL) played a bad game at 1-0 to give the break back

First horrible service game- yes. Second- no. That was just a really, really bad way to lose the set.

But it was fun to watch. Commentator on my live stream (BBC?) called the first set, "one of the fiercest sets of tennis you ever wish to witness".

[omess]

First horrible service game- yes. Second- no. That was just a really, really bad way to lose the set.

But it was fun to watch. Commentator on my live stream (BBC?) called the first set, "one of the fiercest sets of tennis you ever wish to witness".

Yeah I was just talking about the first one at 4-3 when she had 3 doubles faults like sharapova did in the preceding game. Poor Sabine, she has to learn how to close

[nelslus]

I agree totally. I no longer agonize over her matches, I just enjoy seeing her out on the court.

VERY sadly- this knowledge hasn't yet stopped me agonizing over her matches while they are taking place- at least unless I can do a Petra/Maybe Kerber New Era Conversion (as I back in the day gave up on Monica to transfer my caring for V.) BUT- the stings of losses don't last nearly as long as used to be the case. And, I wasn't expecting V to do nearly as well as she did. It's just been wonderful being a fan of her game.

[Scotty]

LOL @ this comment from Alex Ovechkin, Makiri's NHL boyfriend:

"It used to be, I play hockey and my family watch me and they explain to me how they’re nervous," Ovechkin told the Washington Post. "I say, 'Why are you nervous? It's simple.' Right now, I [am] just watching her play, and I get nervous, because you think, 'Jesus Christ. Come on. Do something better.' "

I have often thought the same thing when watching Makiri play.

(courtesy of The Ticker).

[MJ2004]

David

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RESULTS
MEN’S SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
(1) Roger Federer (SUI) d. Denis Istomin (UZB) 75 63
(2) Novak Djokovic (SRB) d. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 46 75 61
(3) Andy Murray (GBR) d. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 46 61 64
(15) Kei Nishikori (JPN) d. (4) David Ferrer (ESP) 60 36 64
(5) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) d. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 76(5) 64
(8) Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) d. (12) Gilles Simon (FRA) 61 46 63
(10) John Isner (USA) d. (7) Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 75 76(14)
(11) Nicolas Almagro (ESP) d. Steve Darcis (BEL) 75 63

WOMEN’S SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
(1) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. (16) Nadia Petrova (RUS) 76(6) 64
(3) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. (15) Sabine Lisicki (GER) 67(8) 64 63
(4) Serena Williams (USA) d. (13) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 61 60
(6) Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 63 60
(7) Angelique Kerber (GER) d. Venus Williams (USA) 76(5) 76(5)
(8) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 64 62
Kim Clijsters (BEL) d. (11) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 63 64
(14) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. Julia Goerges (GER) 76(5) 63

MEN’S DOUBLES - SECOND ROUND
(2) Michael Llodra / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) d. Leander Paes / Vishnu Vardhan (IND) 76(3) 46 63
Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares (BRA) d. (5) Tomas Berdych / Radek Stepanek (CZE) 16 64 24-22
Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (ISR) d. (6) Roger Federer / Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 16 76(5) 63
Marin Cilic / Ivan Dodig (CRO) d. Johan Brunstrom / Robert Lindstedt (SWE) 63 62

WOMEN’S DOUBLES - SECOND ROUND
Chuang Chia-Jung / Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) d. (7) Flavia Pennetta / Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 67(3) 75 64

WOMEN’S DOUBLES - QUARTERFINALS
(1) Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond (USA) d. (6) Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina (RUS) 63 63

(3) Maria Kirilenko / Nadia Petrova (RUS) lead Peng Shuai / Zheng Jie (CHN) 75 3-3 - postponed
(2) Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci (ITA) vs. Serena Williams / Venus Williams (USA) - postponed

MIXED DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
(1) Victoria Azarenka / Max Mirnyi (BLR) d. Angelique Kerber / Philipp Petzschner (GER) 62 62
(3) Lisa Raymond/Mike Bryan (USA) d. Sara Errani/Andreas Seppi (ITA) 75 63
Samantha Stosur / Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. (4) Agnieszka Radwanska / Marcin Matkowski (POL) 63 63
Gisela Dulko / Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) d. Elena Vesnina / Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 63 75
Roberta Vinci / Daniele Bracciali (ITA) d. Sofia Arvidsson / Robert Lindstedt (SWE) 63 46 [10-8]

(2) Liezel Huber / Bob Bryan (USA) vs. Sabine Lisicki / Christopher Kas (GER) - postponed
Laura Robson / Andy Murray (GBR) vs. Lucie Hradecka / Radek Stepanek (CZE) - postponed
Sania Mirza / Leander Paes (IND) vs. Ana Ivanovic / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) - postponed