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

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

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

indiana · Tennis legend

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

There's been times he's been commenting on other matches when Raonic has been on and said he's been half checking the other court monitor a lot of the time.

Does all seem kind of odd, though I get the impression that Mac is more just a mentor than proper coach. Not really sure ?

TMH · Futures qualifying

Raonic started well, but after double faulting in the second set tie-break, Federer has looked in complete control. Raonic has offered nothing in rallies or against the serve. But that game up 6-5 was phenomenal - seemed to find another level out of nowhere and we have a game again.

Will be interesting to see how Federer's body holds up. He's never really shown signs of his age catching up with him in terms of fitness, but this is his second five-setter in succession. Not to mention the mental fatigue - as Murray has attested it, it's mentally knackering against big servers, due to the focus required on every return.

Federer now having more treatment on his leg/ankle down a break point. Now then...

indiana · Tennis legend

Great by Raonic on his second BP, very good rally but Fed just couldn't put ball out of reach of Raonic keeping giving him a decent look and finally paid.

And Raonic moves on from *3-1 to 4-1*

indiana · Tennis legend

BP, virtual MP, saved, another BP, saved. Fed survives

Raonic *4-2

indiana · Tennis legend

Fed body language not good. Right enough he is in a slight pickle.

And that's 5-2*

indiana · Tennis legend

That was short and sweet *5-3

And now ...

indiana · Tennis legend

And that's that !!!

F: Milos Raonic vs ....

Spectator · All-time great

And it's over. Raonic it is: 6-3 6-7 (3) 4-6 7-5 6-3.

To be honest, a huge testimony to Federer that it went to 5 sets: I didn't (as per earlier comment) think he'd be able to do that. Hope that the next match is a swift Murray win.

TMH · Futures qualifying

Almost complete opposite to Federer's last match that - he had several opportunities in the fourth set to get the break, was completely unthreatened on serve, then threw away a 40-0 love lead at 6-5 (double faulting at 40-30) which seemed to invigorate Raonic to step it up a gear.

Great win for Raonic. This could well be his time. He's a match for anyone on this surface.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Spectator wrote:
[...] Hope that the next match is a swift Murray win.

Well, you got your wish, Spectator:

SF: (2) Andy Murray WR 2 defeated (10) Tomas Berdych (CZE) WR 9 by 3, 3 & 3 in an hour & 57 minutes smile

Almost an anti-climax! wink More comfortable than I expected, but a relief that he did the business with fewer of the histrionics that he displayed in the JWT match. For the record, Raonic's match against Roger the Lodger lasted three hours & 25 minutes.

*****

Final: (6) Milos Raonic (CAN) WR 7 (CH = 4 in May last year) vs (2) Andy Murray WR 2

The head-to-head is 6-3 in Andy's favour, Andy having won the last five matches on the trot, most recently the final at Queen's (from a set down), their first encounter on grass.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Well done, Andy.

I didn't watch a single ball of that match, the result was a certainty.

But well done for doing it with ease and not making hard weather out of it.

Looking forward to the final......

TMH · Futures qualifying

First time Murray has won a Slam semi in straight sets.

First time Murray will play someone ranked below him in a Slam final (and someone who isn't named Novak or Roger).

And... is this the first time the two Queen's finalists have played out the Wimbledon final three weeks later?

BeefyDeedz · Pro player

It should be an interesting final. I think the fact that the final is five sets is a mark against Milos' chances, but his match today was exceptional in places, and I'm quite looking forward to it. That said, Murray against a big server in his first grand slam final not against Fed or Nole, he needs to win it if he has hopes of expanding his cabinet.

indiana · Tennis legend

I believe that Andy is now at a personal ranking points high of 9395 points, beating his 9360 points in 2013 between his Wimbledon title win and his Olympic title points coming off.

I do think over 10000 will look much better though.