Weeks 26 & 27 - Wimbledon 2016 (incl. Andy) (grass)

Jan · Hall of fame

Weeks 26 & 27 - Wimbledon 2016 (incl. Andy) (grass)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Jan wrote:
Yes - sheer determination.
I'm sure I saw him mouth to his team after the first game of the last set: "There's no way I'm losing this match"!
Please recover well!

Exactly what he said. I lip read that too but wasn't 100% sure. But others who were there and heard it, are tweeting that exact comment.

Jan · Hall of fame

Bob in Spain wrote:
Jan wrote:
Yes - sheer determination.
I'm sure I saw him mouth to his team after the first game of the last set: "There's no way I'm losing this match"!
Please recover well!
Exactly what he said. I lip read that too but wasn't 100% sure. But others who were there and heard it, are tweeting that exact comment.

Ah, thanks - glad I got it right!

And glad Andy did too!

christ · Futures level

TMH wrote:
Christ.

What?

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Andy's match was so much higher in quality than Cilic's. It was a matter of them winning points by sheer brilliance, not who wasn't going to hit the ball out or miss an easy second serve.

Let's just hope that Andy bops Berdy and Fed/Milos have a good fight. I'm getting nervous already after yesterday. I thought the match against Tsonga was going to be alot easier than his match against Kyrios. Shows how much I know. I'd forgotten how well Tsonga can play when he's on song.

Spectator · All-time great

The things with Tsonga has always been that he can be absolutely brilliant ... but rarely manages it for five sets. So it can make for very interesting matches, and against almost anyone but the Big 4, he can get away with being brilliant part of the time.

I'm nervous about the Federer-Raonic match. Federer has a lot of recovery to do, and Raonic is good. A nice, long SF would be to be desired - but will it happen? That's on top of my usual "never take anything for granted" mentality about any match (including Berdych/Murray).

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

I had to miss the 2nd and 5th sets yesterday; perhaps I should find something else to do tomorrow...

Huge congrats to Andy on reaching his 7th Wimby SF :D

indiana · Tennis legend

The Centre Court order of play from 1 pm is already out for tomorrow and is the probably anticipated way round.

Raonic vs Federer and then Berdych vs Murray

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

I for another long five-setter for Roger the Lodger to give me a sporting chance to see most, if not all, of Andy's match courtesy of a slightly earlier departure from the office & that he will be able to finish off Berd-brain relatively quickly.

indiana · Tennis legend

Was just amusing myself looking at some numbers.

Tsonga is the only current player who comes remotely near Andy's winning record against the Novak/Fed/Rafa triumvirate, and he is very close, testament to his ability to raise his game.

Andy : 28/82 = 34.1%, Tsonga 16/50 = 32%. Berdych is just 12/71 = 16.9% ( not helped by 2/26 vs Novak ).

However, Andy overall has a better record vs Tsonga ( now 13/16 = 81.25% ) than Berdych ( 8/14 = 57.1% though Andy has won the last 4 ).

What all that means, err what was the question again.

Maybe that though Berdych has a decent record overall vs Andy the big stage fazes him more than Tsonga and Andy has previously won both his Slam SF meetings with Berdych.

First meeting at Wimbledon or on grass anywhere.

-- Edited by indiana on Thursday 7th of July 2016 05:18:09 PM

emma · Strong Club Player

indiana wrote:
Was just amusing myself looking at some numbers.

Tsonga is the only current player who comes remotely near Andy's winning record against the Novak/Fed/Rafa triumvirate, and he is very close, testament to his ability to raise his game.

Andy : 28/82 = 34.1%, Tsonga 16/50 = 32%. Berdych is just 12/71 = 16.9% ( not helped by 2/26 vs Novak ).

However, Andy overall has a better record vs Tsonga ( now 13/16 = 81.25% ) than Berdych ( 8/14 = 57.1% though Andy has won the last 4 ).

What all that means, err what was the question again.

Maybe that though Berdych has a decent record overall vs Andy the big stage fazes him more than Tsonga and Andy has previously won both his Slam SF meetings with Berdych.
First meeting at Wimbledon or on grass anywhere.

-- Edited by indiana on Thursday 7th of July 2016 05:18:09 PM

its like a throwback to an Age of Innocence - very nice :)

TMH · Futures qualifying

christ wrote:
TMH wrote:
Christ.

What?

Can't remember.

christ · Futures level

TMH wrote:
christ wrote:
TMH wrote:
Christ.

What?
Can't remember.

It'll be age. It gets to all of us.

DF · Tennis legend

Odd that McEnroe is commentating on the match and his ''man'' Raonic is taking part

indiana · Tennis legend

And into a 5th set we go as having been *5-6 40-0 Fed serves two DFs and on the final BP/set point approaches the net with a dolly straight back to Raonic, who obliges by passing him.