Wimbledon 2010 thread

[Welshiespursboyo]

Unbelievable!

 

[LSUY]

The final set alone is longer than any other tennis match in history.

 

[cwy21]

I can't think of the words to describe it. 59-59. Just look at that number. It doesn't seem possible.

 

[tototoner]

They have stuck them on 3rd match on court 18, not to start before 3.30pm , is this so they have time to recover from yesterday

 

[Hoddle_Ledge]

I was on court 18 yesterday for the last 3 hours of the game. It was absolutely ridiculous. Went there first thing cos I thought it would be over pretty quick, then saw a couple of games on Court 2, a bit on Centre then most of Federer on 1 and it was still going on. Was listening to the updates throughout the day on Radio Wimbledon and decided to leave the last set of Federer as I just had to go and see them slog it out.

The score board broke at 47 all, by that time the players were just serving with their eyes closed knowing they were gonna win the game. They must have been on a drip all night recovering cos it looked like they only had about 3 bananas each in 7 hours.

 

[chrissivad]

Murray looking good in his game.

2 sets up and already broken to be 2 games up in the 3rd.
What time does that game from yesterday start? or has it already

 

[Reids-Belly]

Murray looking good in his game.

2 sets up and already broken to be 2 games up in the 3rd.
What time does that game from yesterday start? or has it already

3.30 i believe

 

[chrissivad]

im taking it the got time to recover before going back on them.

After all the time they spent playing yesterday they will probably finish with in 10mins today :lol:

 

[tototoner]

they are just about to start again on Court 18

 

[werty]

Isner just won 70-68.

 

[hughy]

Only 20 games on the final day? Lightweights...

 

[tototoner]

cannot see Isner lasting long today the way he has started, looks dead on his feet

 

[Arnoldtoo]

I guess it was a brave thing to play through the whole match, but I think he should have quit at the start of the second. They guy needs a long rest.

 

[Lanh]

Codswallop, he should be able to play continuously, even if he has to serve under-arm, like, was it Michael Chang, had to one year, due to fatigue. We used to play all in the summer as 10, 11 and 12 year old kids some rain, hail or sun, or we'd be cycling all day, covering up to 70 or 80 miles sometimes, or we'd be playing football all day, or a combination of all of those things and a few more besides. It wasn't just me, it was almost every kid that I knew.

H'anyway...

Great to see that Tsvetana Pironkova managed to knock out the older Williams brother. I swear that monstrosities moans and groans get louder and thus more ridiculous with each passing year. I long for the day that the grunters and groaners fuck off. Seles has a lot to answer for.

Back onto Pironkova, aside from being absolutely gorgeous, was anybody else who watched the match reminded of Steffi Graf, the way she covered the ground and got herself into postion?

 

[Coyboy]

Fed struggling again, either way this surely plays well for Murray. If Fed loses, that is huge and even if he gets through, he will be more tired and more beatable.

 

[Arnoldtoo]

If Murray's thinking about that, he's getting ahead of himself. Tough match today, depending on which Tsonga turns up.

Rog is looking good for the second set though.

 

[spurs mental]

Berdych playing some great stuff in the 3rd. Chance to go 3-0 up here.

 

[spurs mental]

Fed's got his work cut out now, to stay in this set.

 

[Coyboy]

I thought Fed didn't sweat.

 

[nicdic]

This is a great match, really enjoying it. Come on Berdych!