Andy's competitors-French Open (weeks 22 and 23)

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

RE: Andy's competitors-French Open (weeks 22 and 23)

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

I tell you, I will have to join Stepanek's fan club, I have to support him so much.

Obviously my pin-sticking for Djokovic did not work last time. Maybe it is not a good enough wax model, I'll make another out of finest beeswax and see if that works.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

bad news today, both Djokovic and Martin won their matches leaving them only one win away from overtaking Andy.

Moreover, Ramirez Hidalgo is hovering just off the end of the table and another two wins would see him overtake as well.

More pin work required please!

(in other news, it turns out Stepanek isn't so keen to remove Tim's competitors as he is Andy's and so he lost to Benneteau )

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

imoen wrote:

bad news today, both Djokovic and Martin won their matches leaving them only one win away from overtaking Andy.
Moreover, Ramirez Hidalgo is hovering just off the end of the table and another two wins would see him overtake as well.
More pin work required please!
(in other news, it turns out Stepanek isn't so keen to remove Tim's competitors as he is Andy's and so he lost to Benneteau )

I'm thinking of cancelling my subscription to Radek's fan club. I can always join again next time he faces an Andy competitor.

Martin faces Benneteau next, could go either way. Djokovic faces either Blake or Monfils. Not sure I would like to call that one either, Novak will have had much more rest.

I'll sharpen my pins but they don't seem to be doing much good this tourney.

RobC · All-time great

Martin & Benneteau are on court - going with serve. Complicated this one: We want Benneteau to win, then fail in the next round. So....Come on Julien! Quarter finals would be a brilliant achievement!

So is Ramirez- Hidalgo, against Ljubicic.

RobC · All-time great

Martin's out! Retired!

So that's one threat to Andy in this round out of the way. On to Djokovic!

Benneteau is now a threat in the quarters.

Ramirez- Hidalgo is a break down in the first!

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

phew, thank goodness Martin's out.

Now we need Djokovic to lose agianst Mofils. Then Ljubicic to get to the semis, taking out Ramirez-Hidalgo and Benneteau on the way. Not asking much!

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Ljubicic won the first set 6-3, pretty quickly! (and is pressuring R-H's first service game of the second set) Keep it up Ivan!

RobC · All-time great

R-H won the second. Come on Ivan! we're relying on you. Show 'em why you're number 4 in the world!

RobC · All-time great

Third set to Ljubicic. The pins seem to be working - wiggle them around a bit more. Now then, just one more set, Ivan.

Drew · Jun 5, 2006

RobC wrote:

Third set to Ljubicic. The pins seem to be working - wiggle them around a bit more. Now then, just one more set, Ivan.

The pins seem to be working - wiggle them around a bit more

I didnt know I was to 'wiggle' them.....

Ivan 4-1 up in the 4th

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Drew wrote:

The pins seem to be working - wiggle them around a bit more
I didnt know I was to 'wiggle' them.....Ivan 4-1 up in the 4th

See how much better they work when you wiggle them Drew, 5-2, Ivan serving for the match!

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

and Ivan wins 63 36 63 62

Well done all those wielding pins, same again for Djokovic please (in fact he is more urgent). So evil thoughts to him, happy thoughts to Monfils!

RobC · All-time great

Well wiggled! .....and then there were two! Just Djokovic & Benneteau to go!

(Imoen, when you next update the table, Martin & Djokovic need to be moved up a few places).

So, Allez Monfils! (translation: "Come on my son" - maybe Gael's a Londoner?)

RobC · All-time great

Meanwhile, Rafa's lost a set! 1 all now. - could Hewitt provide an upset?