Federer Opens Quest for 17; Wozniacki, Henin, Sharapova on Court at Australian Open

YAY! here we go!!

January 16th, 2011 at 6:55 pm

Cool we have so many participating in the Tennis X pool! Can’t wait to see how it all shakes down.

January 16th, 2011 at 6:59 pm

yessssss!

January 16th, 2011 at 7:03 pm

sharpie better win today..

January 16th, 2011 at 7:13 pm

Can’t decide if I was mistake to put Monfils so deep into the draw, but I hope he lives up to the potential he showed at the end of last year.

And yeah Kimmi: Sharpie better win.

January 16th, 2011 at 7:29 pm

its good to be back in business. i see the prodigal son Gael Monfils still hasn’t learned how to play on a hard court. he must love to run. i can’t figure out whether he is stubborn or daft.prediction: he’ll get thru a few rounds and then either lose to a player who understands elementary hard court tactics or his legs give out. i shouldn’t speak too badly of him as he seems to be a favorite of some of the ladies on the board.

January 16th, 2011 at 7:33 pm

sharapova settling down now. i think this should not be too difficult match for her.

Monfils is a difficult one to judge. havent seen him play an ATP tourny this year..only kooyong i guess.

January 16th, 2011 at 7:36 pm

Nishikori up 2 breaks against fognini. Ooops fognini looks to get one break back.

January 16th, 2011 at 7:39 pm

nishikori is playing fast….wow…he just took the 1st set…go kei! foggy might come to life

you are probably right tennisfan76 but yes…allez le monf…please!

January 16th, 2011 at 7:45 pm

benneteau pulled out due to injury and has been replaced by LL. ..and i picked him to win his first round. OUCH!! LL better win this match..

January 16th, 2011 at 7:47 pm

I picked nishikori, but I think he plays Davy next round, in which case I picked Davy.

I think La Monf will be okay … maybe … ??? I like De Bakker. What’s missing there; why doesn’t he win the big matches? He has a lot of talent, an all-round game. Maybe it’s concentration; he lets up and the more experienced guy pounces? He played great on clay last year, and his match with Tsonga at the FO was memorable.

January 16th, 2011 at 7:49 pm

I picked whomever Benneteau was playing; was it Monaco maybe?

January 16th, 2011 at 7:50 pm

Erm … la Monf broken with some erratic play, a wild forehand way wide of the court, a roll of his eyes and a hop by de Bakker. That’s the way…

January 16th, 2011 at 7:53 pm

ah, monfils was 4-1 up, lets de bakker back in the match..now back on serve.

January 16th, 2011 at 7:54 pm

Apparently it’s 60 degrees fahrenheit, although it may have increased since I heard. That’s ENGLISH summer weather. They say of Melbourne you can get all 4 seasons in one day. Presumably, this will affect the play. Some like it hot…Oops, sorry.

Didn’t know that Lacko fellow was 23. What’s he been up to all these years and suddenly he gives Nadal a fright?

January 16th, 2011 at 7:56 pm

yeah, i still think debakker just needs more time…he just broke back…monfils choked a little. he was serving for set.

oh no. this is not good for my bracket.

i like debakker. this would be a big win for him tho.

gruel killing my pick monaco atm.

January 16th, 2011 at 7:57 pm

yes jane, he was playing monaco. ah, i actually picked monaco too :)) cant remember off my head who i picked on most of these first round matches. too many!

January 16th, 2011 at 7:58 pm

oops I picked Monaco too conty … the challenge makes all the matches so much more fraught. Don’t know if it’s good for my blood pressure. Maybe a gin and tonic would help?

January 16th, 2011 at 7:58 pm

nishikori down a break in the second. this match is shaping up for a five setter?

January 16th, 2011 at 8:04 pm

hahahha….i love this, jane. i know ONE of my “go gulbis” brackets will occupy the bottom… i picked gulbis winning…every single match winner i want.

but this is not good for my serious bracket. i usually do well early rounds then fall. maybe i have reversed that trend.

debakker is fighting…tie break time. i have monfils winning i think 3 matches. oh no. suckered again by le monf?

January 16th, 2011 at 8:04 pm

hmmm, rain $@%&%$?

January 16th, 2011 at 8:05 pm

re: contador yes i think you have. Monfils is a true grifter.

January 16th, 2011 at 8:08 pm

Maria’s serving yips are back with a vengeance in this 2nd set :(

January 16th, 2011 at 8:09 pm

i’m going looking for a nishikori – fognini stream :)

that fabio plays at his own peacock pace… i could imagine that match going the distance if kei cant close.

January 16th, 2011 at 8:10 pm

“grifter” lol… entertainer i prefer but his opponent is serious, thiemo.

January 16th, 2011 at 8:14 pm

debakker backhand down the line is a beauty

January 16th, 2011 at 8:15 pm

de Bakker gets the first set and is pumped! Can la Monf return in kind??

January 16th, 2011 at 8:17 pm

debakker pumped up! takes the first set

January 16th, 2011 at 8:18 pm

I normally don’t like criticizing players, but… Tanasugarn is old, fat, and slow. How is she still on the circuit? I’m asking seriously.

January 16th, 2011 at 8:18 pm

nishikori breaks back

January 16th, 2011 at 8:20 pm

Gosh damnit Gael.
Oh well, I like thiemo, so even if my bracket is screwed up, ill be happy for his win. He’s in the top 5 for favorite names on the atp.
But guys, we’ve been watching 3 set tennis too long. This ia just the beginning!

January 16th, 2011 at 8:20 pm

I think I put Monfils through to the quarters versus Fed? Was I dreaming? LOL. He did well in Paris, obviously, beating Fed, and he was just in the final at Kooyong, so I thought … well, anyhow.

January 16th, 2011 at 8:20 pm

royal errors from le monf gives debakker the set.

focus gael…please.

January 16th, 2011 at 8:21 pm

Oh come on guys, winning a tiebreak isn’t the same as winning three sets. Monfils will come through.

January 16th, 2011 at 8:21 pm

all you guy thinking its over for la monf. it is five set match.

eric, you are right about fat and slow!

January 16th, 2011 at 8:23 pm

…I hope!

January 16th, 2011 at 8:23 pm

sam querrey is letting the second set go..he is down two breaks.

January 16th, 2011 at 8:25 pm

Eric’s question is worth asking, as well as why is Maria sharapove letting such a player in the set with her?!

January 16th, 2011 at 8:26 pm

Sharapova’s horrible serving issues are giving Tanasugarn opportunities, yes, but that just means that Maria needs to get her head in the game mentally on serve. 30% of Tanasugarn’s points are from Sharapova’s double faults.

January 16th, 2011 at 8:28 pm

Maria’ s dress- I’m diggin’ it.

January 16th, 2011 at 8:29 pm

Maria’s ground strokes and even defense looked fine. Serve nerves to be to be worked out. Way to get the W. Maria. Shoulda filled out a ladies bracket.

January 16th, 2011 at 8:35 pm

Eric, Maria’s problem is not mental. At least I don’t think it is. When you roll the first set in just 25 minutes, and then in your first serving game in the 2nd set you double-fault three times in one game (including missing five serves in a row), it’s not about mental fragility. Her serve has become a liability because of the poor technique she uses to protect her shoulder.

It’s more like what Djoko was experiencing in early 2010.

January 16th, 2011 at 8:36 pm

I think monfils should worry now. down a break in the second!

January 16th, 2011 at 8:36 pm

Dari, I have marries dress, wore it today to play in support of her so she would win.

January 16th, 2011 at 8:37 pm

grendel, whatever his age or why the rank…very easy on the eyes, lacko.

yeah dari…when picking this time i completely forgot how long these matches can go…at least when looking at early rounds.

querry can drop a set and still be okay i think but monfils is in trouble

January 16th, 2011 at 8:37 pm

Maria, iPad autocorrect is not helpful.

Contador, I am still reeling from looking at your first go gulbis bracket. Was raonic in the quarters? Would love u to be right about some of them!

January 16th, 2011 at 8:38 pm

Monfils is going down, unless DeBakker chokes.

Can’t believe we are wayching AO now, long nights ahead of us.

January 16th, 2011 at 8:39 pm

fish vs hanesco is on..not sure about fish form. i have hanescu winning this..

January 16th, 2011 at 8:39 pm

Anyone watching the Golden Globes and AO at the same time? I think Jane is, as per her backgorund.

January 16th, 2011 at 8:41 pm

lol!! it’s my fantasy. go gulbis! picking for 2014 AO bracket or something.

January 16th, 2011 at 8:44 pm

Daniel, does anyone watch these award shows anymore? The awards go to movies we never heard about, and if we have heard about them we certainly don’t care to watch them.

Those who still watch award shows probably wanna see the dresses, sort of like a tennis fan who only watches to see what Sharapova and Nike have been up to.

January 16th, 2011 at 8:46 pm

I filled out my bracket in five mins.
Hanescu/fish was one that I had a question about. Mardy hasn’t done a thing this year. I was just trying to be patriotic.
Hanescu will always have a chance in my heart.
Kimberly- good pick on the dress. Ive been wearing tshirts over my dresses even indoors, I will have to wait till spring to try that one, its not one you wanna cover up ;)
Kubot playing some lovely points.

January 16th, 2011 at 8:47 pm

smart move kimmi…i have fish winning…didn’t feel great about it. hanescu can choke tho. hoping old fish is starting slow and not injured, sick or something. fish needs his serve working.

January 16th, 2011 at 8:48 pm

Picking Monfils, Gulbis, Gasquet or (insert name of former prodigy here) is just a recipe for heartache and a lot of bad tennis.

All grandslam winners shows improvement every single season until they win one. Monfils has probably already peaked and will not someday become more aggressive. If he coulda, he woulda. Gulbis doesn’t take tennis seriously. Gasquet is too mentally fragile.

I’m done rooting for these guys. My hope is that they crash out early and often so that we can see some real tennis.

January 16th, 2011 at 8:50 pm

It’s beacuse I am a movie fanatic as well!

January 16th, 2011 at 8:50 pm

As for Woz’s dress: good grief. Stella McCartney should put down the scissors and measuring stick before she hurts somebody.

It looks like a f*&^ed up prom dress. No, scratch that. It looks like a f*&^ed up prom dress under-dress.

January 16th, 2011 at 8:53 pm

Don’t think La Monf will come back from two sets down; dari I feel like you. I will be happy for de Bakker if he gets this big win, but (a) I hope he uses it, and (b) it’ll ruin my pool. : /

January 16th, 2011 at 8:53 pm

Daniel, everybody is. But movies that win are, more often than not, box office flops. There’s gotta be a reason for that. You know, before the start of this century, movies that won awards were pretty big at the box office too. It’s not like movies that people go to watch all suck. Something’s wrong here.

Ok, movie fan. Name one Kate Winslet movie you’ve seen this past decade that was not named “Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind”.

January 16th, 2011 at 8:56 pm

I have never forgiven hanescu for destroying my Wimbledon bracket blowing multiple match points. I picked fish. And nikishori. I think I picked benneteu! Whonwas the LL?

January 16th, 2011 at 8:57 pm

on my real bracket i picked more “patriotic” than usual. having fish, querry, isner, even harrison all winning.

tend to go for the frenchies too. picked benneteau. and he’s out.

who is the lucky loser filling in?

January 16th, 2011 at 8:57 pm

Daniel, how’d you know!? I am also desperately trying to get work for tomorrow done, lol.

January 16th, 2011 at 8:58 pm

I hope I picked nishikori. I think I did…

January 16th, 2011 at 9:01 pm

wozniacki is on court. hopefully she wins quickly. i want to see federer. hopefully he comes in around 10:30 pm eastern

January 16th, 2011 at 9:01 pm

I liked Black Swan, and I suspect it’ll win, and it was a success at the box office. So what you say isn’t always true. Good god Angela Jolie is looking lovely in that green frock. And Julienne Moore makes me want red hair every time I see her! Some day I am gonna do it.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:04 pm

C’mon Jane, you teach film?!…

January 16th, 2011 at 9:04 pm

^ that was to Kimo re: theory that winners are box office flops.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:05 pm

Yes I guess that gives me away Daniel! So what are you cheering for tonight? :) I mean, besides “who” in tennis. “Which” films?

January 16th, 2011 at 9:06 pm

To me Inception ruled! But I liked all and think The Social Network is gonna win, it has won all prestigious critics choice all over country.

We agree in something else Jane, love redheads!

Back to tennis, Monfils is going down. Debaker is one of those talented players who needs to crossover in the mental department, smae as delPo did.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:08 pm

Ugggh fish! Pull it together!

January 16th, 2011 at 9:09 pm

Querrey gets broken. Back on serve in set 3 one a piece.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:09 pm

Ugggh, I have monfils to the quarters! Not first day.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:10 pm

Wow Monfils isn’t even going out in a battle, but rather a huge nosedive – reeeeerrrrrm Pukkkhhhhh! Crash bang, out.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:11 pm

Yeah, jane. You proved me wrong with a movie that made $72 million dollars worldwide. I didn’t say movies that are nominated aren’t liked. I said they aren’t watched. There’s a difference. And it’s because of that difference why TV ratings for award shows drop every single year.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:11 pm

this is my worst start ever, jane…thanks le monf.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:12 pm

I liked Inception too; I liked that a big budget film went for a kind of risky topic. Yes, Fincher is due for some awards so the Social Network will likely win.

And Fish and Querrey losing too; my pool is dried up already, lol. Oh well, at least I won’t get hung up on it.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:12 pm

Monf has maximized his potential. Heck, I’d even say he’s an overachiever considering he made it to the Top 20.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:14 pm

okay Kimo, “The Social Network” made lots and was watched lots, so let’s wait and see. I get your point. But movies / awards shows aren’t supposed to pander to the widest possible audience, at least not all of them, since we’re talking about art. There are always exceptions too, like Rocky, and Titanic, and Avatar, and Gladiator. Of course Dark Knight too. These were all widely nominated and watched films that won in a number of categories.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:15 pm

davydenko on court with florian mayer. that will be a match to watch. this querrey match is not a classic!

January 16th, 2011 at 9:15 pm

La monf is not going to dig deep. This is over.

Fish needs to pull it together. Fast.

Dulko is the prettiest of all thebplayers in my opinion.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:16 pm

Kimo, Kate is one of my faves, she was red head in Titanic and I fell in love. I saw almost all her movies.

But I see your point, sometimes critics just wants to go against the crowds, to show we they dictate play. Although we are the ones buiyng movie tickets!

January 16th, 2011 at 9:17 pm

Well, Sharapova won fast and Wozniacki is heading the same way, at least we got to see Fed without looking like a zombie tomorrow.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:20 pm

The last big movie that won the best picture oscar was Gladiator (or was it American Beauty? too lazy to google). After that, it’s been pretty much all independent films, which I don’t mind, but obviously there’s a big difference now between what we like and what the critics like. A movie like “Forrest Gump” would stand no chance with today’s critics. Heck, even Gladiator wouldn’t stand a chance.

But it’s not like we, movie-goers I mean, aren’t to blame. After all, the last decade was mired in crappy sequels, and people still watched them.

Nominating movies like “The Dark Night” and “Avatar” are done to attract viewers. They don’t stand a chance at winning. The Globes have more room to play because they have categories. The Oscars don’t. I’ll play you a million dollars if “The Social Network” will be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar and won’t even come close to winning it.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:24 pm

monfils fighting..what a game this is. de bekker better win, if he loses this he could lose the match

January 16th, 2011 at 9:26 pm

Kimberly Says:

“Dulko is the prettiest of all thebplayers in my opinion.”

I second that.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:28 pm

dulko is pretty. still think ana wins the beauty contest of the wta.

yeah…i give up on watching fish. my brackets are bottom feeders of tennisx, particularly if davydenko loses! and mayer up a break.

fognini nishikori is a fun match…but kei better win this tb….hahahaha fognini won the tb!! typical nothing to lose clutch drama playing from fabio.

still alive in the suicide draw from scineram’s link. all simon has to do is beat lu tonight. then lose to federer, of course. provided federer beats lovely lacko.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:28 pm

“Social Network” just won best screenplay.

Long game, Monfils trying to break but … so far holding, deuce.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:29 pm

davydebko broken early. ya yayai!

January 16th, 2011 at 9:29 pm

I think I’ve got a soft spot for a few Germans, love kohls and i decided in my bracket that Daniel brands could beat stakhovksky :/
Wozniacki showing why she’s no.1!

January 16th, 2011 at 9:29 pm

de bakker holds the marathon game. bye bye la monf!

January 16th, 2011 at 9:31 pm

Dulko is small so she gives me hope for myself as a player.

So angry with fish and querrey. Hope the Americans can pull it together. Andy roddick and federer on soon.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:31 pm

Boy, did I get exited for Monfils in that 4-2 game.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:34 pm

debakker serving for the match but he is very TIGHT!

January 16th, 2011 at 9:36 pm

very tight, monfils breaks!

January 16th, 2011 at 9:37 pm

oh no de bakker. horrible game. double faults and la monf gets another chance

January 16th, 2011 at 9:37 pm

de Bakker broken: is this Monfils’ comeback or too little too late??

January 16th, 2011 at 9:37 pm

Wow, nerves creeping in! what was that shot Debakker miss when 15-30. Disastrous game, will it be one of those best of 5 drama match?

January 16th, 2011 at 9:38 pm

Querrey about to eat a bagel. Fish still losing. Sheeesh.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:39 pm

Where was de baker at that 5 4 game. Monfils served four aces? I mean I want la monf to win but sheesh. Really bad stuff.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:41 pm

WTD querrey? Breadstick?

January 16th, 2011 at 9:42 pm

Come on La Monf, get it together now! But, seriously, what happened to De Bakker?

January 16th, 2011 at 9:44 pm

De Bakker choked big time.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:45 pm

monfils back on the match

January 16th, 2011 at 9:45 pm

Ryan Harrison getting pummeled

January 16th, 2011 at 9:46 pm

I still see De Bakker winning.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:49 pm

La monf takes the set. Still has a pulse. One of he worst chokes by de bakker I have seen in a long time.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:50 pm

What a choke from DeBakker!

January 16th, 2011 at 9:50 pm

Monfils back in it! Yeah what happened to Harrison so far? I picked all these Americans to win: fish, querrey, harrison, and isner…

best supporting actress went to …. Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:51 pm

If he tried to just play tennis instead of making every shot so cute and clever he might get somewhere.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:51 pm

OMG… Christian Bale looks even better, if it’s possible, with long hair. Wow. Hot. wow.

January 16th, 2011 at 9:52 pm

Jane, Christian bale will reel me in to the gokden globea talk. Great actor, I know he is Welsh, but I have heard him on tv just talking like dickey from the fighter? I saw he won, did he have his Welsh accent for the acceptance?
He and Casey affect are tremendous performers who need more awaRd

January 16th, 2011 at 10:09 pm

Casey AFFLECK!

January 16th, 2011 at 10:10 pm

dari, lol, yes that should draw you in. :) I didn’t notice an accent. Fincher just won best director for “The Social Network” – Daniel was right, this film is doing very well!

January 16th, 2011 at 10:16 pm

Ah, Monfils breaks in the 4th set… this one will likely go five now.

January 16th, 2011 at 10:18 pm

LET’S go, kohls!

January 16th, 2011 at 10:21 pm

Kimo, I was curious and checked wikipedia and in the last decade only one Best Picture winner, last year’s The Hurt Locker, was truly esoteric. The Lord of the Rings, A Beautiful Mind, Million Dollar Baby were all successful and pretty mainstream. Of course, I generally watch movies with good reviews as I don’t like to waste ten bucks on schlock. Not that I always agree with critics.

January 16th, 2011 at 10:24 pm

Monfils takes set four. If monfils wins this it will win then choke of 2011 so far.

Looks like fish is pulling it together. Congrats tonstakhovsky and Monaco. Fish seems to be coming back. Kubot has nothing left in the tank.

January 16th, 2011 at 10:25 pm

How is johnny depp that town?
How is halle berry still that hott?

January 16th, 2011 at 10:26 pm

Another extended first set in the first round for an American
;)

January 16th, 2011 at 10:31 pm

allez gael…

January 16th, 2011 at 10:32 pm

Natalie just won. I was hoping for Nicole, fell in love in Moulin Rouge, red heads!:)

January 16th, 2011 at 10:36 pm

querrey OUT!

January 16th, 2011 at 10:38 pm

Querry is such a frustrating player! And what is wrong with Fish? I guess if I’m going to root for an American, it’ll be Isner. All he’s got is a serve, but at least with him you know what you’re going to get.

January 16th, 2011 at 10:38 pm

federer to come. LETS GO FED!!

January 16th, 2011 at 10:39 pm

Poor Sam, poor bracket :(
Monfils may be making us all eat our words

January 16th, 2011 at 10:42 pm

Querrey just looks like he doesn’t care. Well kimmi in see you have stakhovsky moving in that section yes. Good pick.

January 16th, 2011 at 10:42 pm

Unbelievable Debakker! His mind must be 50 years on limbo.

The problem is Monfils isn’t going to do any harm. He is winning this on experience, if he is not going down today, pretty soon.

January 16th, 2011 at 10:43 pm

Querrey is out! Monfils comes back from the brink and saves my pool, at least it’s not totally dry. :)

January 16th, 2011 at 10:47 pm

Don’t count on Isner for anything. his form last week was pathetic.

January 16th, 2011 at 10:48 pm

Daniel, I haven’t seen Nicole in Rabbit Hole, but I did see Natalie and she was phenomenal. However, Jennifer Lawrence is truly a revelation in “Winter’s Bone”, an esoteric but totally underrated film that people should see. It’s just so. good. Congrats to Colin; still need to see King’s Speech.

January 16th, 2011 at 10:49 pm

La monf! thanks kimberly. at least i got one correct.

fish making a come back?

January 16th, 2011 at 10:52 pm

Monfils turned it around, or more like de bakker came out of the over half baked. Flop. Oops Thiemo. Back to the drawing board. Up two sets serving for the match, you wanna pull those out. But even the top guys have unravelled from time to time, well most of them.

January 16th, 2011 at 10:53 pm

over should be oven. Ruined my metaphor. :)

Going to watch Fed and Lacko because Lacko is supposedly cute, per conty. Ooo wicked rally from Fed.

“Social Network won” – okay Daniel, you’re on the mark. Time to put some money down on the tennis!

January 16th, 2011 at 10:56 pm

FIRE Chris mckendry

January 16th, 2011 at 10:58 pm

Jane,

Didn’t saw Rabbit Hole either, Natalie totally deserve it.

The problem is, the Oscar will go exactly like this, I just hope they give Inception one of Best Original Screenplay, Soundtrack or Editing. Hans Zimmer Score was amazing, my ringtone is BRRRRRRRRRRR! BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR…

Fed started strong but let a 0-30 game slip away where he could impose himself right from the beggining.

January 16th, 2011 at 11:01 pm

Worst choke I’ve seen in awhile by debakker. Maybe fish is coming back.

January 16th, 2011 at 11:03 pm

what a forehand for the break, rog. love it

January 16th, 2011 at 11:07 pm

Wow Hanescu’s net play was atrocious in that game. What on earth happened…

January 16th, 2011 at 11:08 pm

From early on in the match, some of the strokes Roger hit are pretty impossible.

January 16th, 2011 at 11:08 pm

Fed’s forehand is on fire!

January 16th, 2011 at 11:08 pm

Okay dari Christian totally has an accent; I was clearly not paying attention before. GOD he is so hot. Phew. Fans self copiously.

conty, Lacko is okay on the eyes too, but not amazing or anything. :) Fed will win easily by the looks of it; everything firing on all cylinders thus far.

January 16th, 2011 at 11:10 pm

Wow, the drops are on fire also.

January 16th, 2011 at 11:15 pm

Everything is working for Roger. First set wrapped in 22 minutes :)

January 16th, 2011 at 11:16 pm

what a set rog..bring some more :))))

January 16th, 2011 at 11:16 pm

Clinic from Fed in set 1.

January 16th, 2011 at 11:17 pm

whoever said lacko was a looker- im not impressed

as for roger’s tennis. VERY impressed

i stopped watching the awards, what’s the rundown?

January 16th, 2011 at 11:17 pm

22 minutes. Unreal. Lacko seems like a good player too, some Baggy in him. Fish locked in a fifth set.

January 16th, 2011 at 11:20 pm

Wow, 6-1? I stopped watching at 2-1 and it looked like Lacko might hold serve a couple of times before Fed broke through. Guess not. Our man is here to play! :)

January 16th, 2011 at 11:20 pm

Is it me or does Lacko sport the Baggy style of play?

January 16th, 2011 at 11:21 pm

Seems like Fed is hitting the ball exactly where he wants and how he wants, a lot of variety of spin, power, placement…

January 16th, 2011 at 11:22 pm

how did lacko bagel rafa! so far i dont think we will see fed being bageled! keep going rog

January 16th, 2011 at 11:22 pm

Roger’s back is acting up. I know it. He never grunts when serving.

I hope I’m wrong.

January 16th, 2011 at 11:24 pm

davydenko in danger of losing. he is down 2-1 sets and a break

January 16th, 2011 at 11:27 pm

Ok. False alarm.

January 16th, 2011 at 11:28 pm

There is a long time since Fed last played 10 games in a row like this, amazing!

January 16th, 2011 at 11:29 pm

kimo – federer does grant sometimes when he serves, I ahve heard him doing that so many time. no biggy!

January 16th, 2011 at 11:29 pm

kimo- please, no back scares.
if it means anything, i have heard roger grunt a few times on a serve.
and he is trying some different things on his serve now, maybe a little grunt comes out of a bigger effort :)

January 16th, 2011 at 11:30 pm

His serve percentage is actually low, Kimo may have a point.

January 16th, 2011 at 11:30 pm

This is just brilliant play from Fed. He’s giving Lacko nothing to work with.
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen this kind of magic.

January 16th, 2011 at 11:31 pm

Tennis lesson’s for free, admission ticket.

January 16th, 2011 at 11:32 pm

Damm, 2 bad calls and he is break!

January 16th, 2011 at 11:33 pm

lacko breaks. some great challenge there!

lets go fed!

January 16th, 2011 at 11:34 pm

Kimmi Says:

“kimo – federer does grant sometimes when he serves, I ahve heard him doing that so many time. no biggy!”

In the USO final of 2009, Fed played magnificently in the first set. In the beginning of the 2nd set he grunted on serve for the very first time and was never the same for the rest of the match. He double faulted 11 times. He said he was fine afterwards, but I doubt it.

I dunno. I have to keep my eye on him for a while to be sure.

January 16th, 2011 at 11:35 pm

LOL, the crowd was hoping for a tweenie there :DDD

January 16th, 2011 at 11:36 pm

Wow…feels so happy to see feddy bear play so well!! Hope our man gets his 17th one on jan 30th!

January 16th, 2011 at 11:37 pm

Okay Fed and Roddick are utterly cruising, but so many of us thought Davy was back; I picked him to the semis versus Nole. But now he is in very real danger of going out – just 4 or so games away. Wow, upset city today.

January 16th, 2011 at 11:42 pm

lacko getting “whackoed” ;-)

Emperor at his majestic best!

January 16th, 2011 at 11:43 pm

OK federer! another 25 minutes, i can go to bed :)

January 16th, 2011 at 11:45 pm

Lacko is lacking … sorry, just couldn’t resist.

January 16th, 2011 at 11:45 pm

2 sets in 51 minutes. Loving it so far.

TBH, Lacko is much better than the scoreboard suggests, but Fed is a bad match up for him. Lacko hates variety, and he’s up against the master of variety. Lacko likes his rallies to be fast paced exchanges from the baseline. Fed is throwing the entire stroke arsenal at him. He doesn’t stand a chance.

January 16th, 2011 at 11:46 pm

Yes kimmi…and i can work ;-) I am in office and watching this.. ;-)

January 16th, 2011 at 11:46 pm

Davydenko is destroying my bracket!!

January 16th, 2011 at 11:46 pm

Yes! At least my pick f. Gil came thru 9-7 in the fifth!

January 16th, 2011 at 11:47 pm

Damnit, I had Davydenko up through the third round against Verdasco…

January 16th, 2011 at 11:48 pm

Fed is running after balls a lot more than he used to in the past. I think that’s Annacone’s influence.

January 16th, 2011 at 11:52 pm

Davy breaks and now is broken back … can he survive? Doesn’t look like it. But it does look like Fish may come through. I feel a little sorry for Lacko; routs like this must be awful for the one on the other side of the net, and i stopped watching because it was not too exciting, for me anyhow…

January 16th, 2011 at 11:52 pm

WHAT A RALLY FROM FED! Great to watch this guy!

January 16th, 2011 at 11:53 pm

Gannu! high fives!!

unfreaking believable!

wow wow-o. watching fed god mode tonight.

lovely lacko fighting back this 3rd set…but what a fed lob point!!

davy might be losing….

January 16th, 2011 at 11:53 pm

pity! fed did not break there. C’mon fed!

January 16th, 2011 at 11:54 pm

davy remains a bracket killer. nail in the coffin.

January 16th, 2011 at 11:58 pm

Yes contador high fives… Damn happy to see our man playing so well.. he has to maintain for another 2 weeks for the time being ;-)

January 17th, 2011 at 12:02 am

he needs to take those break points in this third set though. go fed!

January 17th, 2011 at 12:04 am

oops fed….don’t lose all those bp’s

nice service game feddy but close this out in straights, please.

and fish wins! it’s a miracle

January 17th, 2011 at 12:04 am

mardy saves my bracket and himself a lot of heartbreak.
way to go, fish!
sorry vic.

January 17th, 2011 at 12:05 am

c’mon roger. stay focused. finish this up fasst!

January 17th, 2011 at 12:07 am

who’s the guy next to severin in fed’s box?
little bit bigger of a guy, kinda tan, usually wears his jacket zipped up high?

January 17th, 2011 at 12:08 am

Hi yall!

Fed reverting back to sit at neutral baseline here in the 3rd. Hope he knows what he is doing. Possibly knows he can handle Lacko from the long baseline rallies…so? Like that attackin stuff earlier. Go Fed!

January 17th, 2011 at 12:09 am

BP cnversion in 3rd set has been bad for feddy bear ;-(

January 17th, 2011 at 12:12 am

WOWO what a backhand!

January 17th, 2011 at 12:13 am

Sublime!

January 17th, 2011 at 12:13 am

The “Serena foot-fault line judge” is judging the left sideline in the Fed-Lacko match.

January 17th, 2011 at 12:14 am

great break fed! serve for the match!

January 17th, 2011 at 12:17 am

Great match from Fed. Wouldn’t change a thing.

January 17th, 2011 at 12:18 am

How did this guy get a Bagel on Rafa? Is he that good or is Fed in the “OuTer LimiTs”? Two breadsticks….go Fed! This fan is impressed. Bring on Simon!

January 17th, 2011 at 12:18 am

got it finally fed!

now serve it out, c’mon.

matchpoints….okay got it!!!

wasn’t the tan, bigger guy zipped up annacone

January 17th, 2011 at 12:18 am

dimitrov smokin’ golubev…..

January 17th, 2011 at 12:19 am

Way to go Rrroger!

January 17th, 2011 at 12:19 am

conty- other side!

January 17th, 2011 at 12:21 am

“Classic” post on court interview from Fed! Class Rog…all class…good luck here on…

January 17th, 2011 at 12:23 am

contador – dimitrov what??? Go Grigor!

January 17th, 2011 at 12:23 am

Skeeze, he is pretty good, but the way Fed is playing today, he didn’t have a chance. Rafa is a decent match-up for him, but Fed is too much.

January 17th, 2011 at 12:24 am

yeps skeez classic interview by Fed. Fed is all class.. ;-) Love him to death ;-)

So its gonna be one amazing two week journey again i guess through the slam matches with all you fed fans ;-)

January 17th, 2011 at 12:25 am

The big guy on the left his Roger’s physio and the guy on the right is Annacone.

January 17th, 2011 at 12:26 am

unfortunately i have to SLEEP! its not healthy kimmi to stay up the whole night and then work the whole day tomorrow. grrrrr!

January 17th, 2011 at 12:27 am

Ok, I think we all know who anacone is!
TGIT, Thx. I kinda figured that, because I have seen him for a while, but he is bigger than I would expect.
Name? Is he the French one, former tour physio?

January 17th, 2011 at 12:31 am

no stream on court 10, but yeah dimitrov took first set 6-1….keep it going grigor! 2-2 2nd set.

oh, that was the guy TGIT. but what a performance by fed!

now lu needs to wear out simon a lot but not quite beat him so i can stay in the suicide draw.

January 17th, 2011 at 12:36 am

Roddick looking good, too. Ought to sleep, though I want to see Djoko.

January 17th, 2011 at 12:38 am

was it mirka? j/k

January 17th, 2011 at 12:38 am

Kohls making a comeback!

January 17th, 2011 at 12:40 am

florian mayer is a very tricky player. he spins a lot of shots. and got a good net game too. davy probably found it difficult to live with that kind of play.

Hope davy bounces back!

January 17th, 2011 at 12:40 am

me too, sleep time. good night all.

January 17th, 2011 at 12:41 am

Yeah conty, that’s who it was!
I think I saw her mouth “wow” when they cut to her after he won match point.

January 17th, 2011 at 12:42 am

hope dimitrov wins. good luck young man

January 17th, 2011 at 12:42 am

Dimitrov cruised through the first set, but Golubev may be coming back in the second; interesting too that Wawa is down a break too. Kohls is coming back. Troicki no probs so far. Rod lost as many games as Fed: 5.

January 17th, 2011 at 12:44 am

Davy out? Tell me that didn’ t hurt someones bracket..ugh!

January 17th, 2011 at 12:47 am

grigor gets the second set break ….now hold! and he does! 5-3 dimitrov in the second….break him again for the set!

florian mayer over davy. the end. never make tennisx’er leaderboard now, lol….

January 17th, 2011 at 12:51 am

Roger absolutely amazing, back to his best like in 2004-2007, possibly!

I don’t prefer to be so harsh but I’m absolutely disgusted by Roddick’s play (ok that’s harsh…), he should know he will never beat the top 5 playing like this and therefore I think he should start playing matches in an aggressive manner. Ok, he still has a few matches to practice but there was no intention whatsoever.

Anyhow, Fed played delicious!!!!!!

January 17th, 2011 at 12:54 am

okay no ….grigor must be having more trouble with golubev. no surprise. or his foot is off the gas…

but NO choking when serving for set! c’mon grisha

January 17th, 2011 at 12:56 am

OH good, wawa back on serve

January 17th, 2011 at 12:57 am

he got it! 2 sets to dimitrov….one more and i won’t care my brackets are shattered. big win for the bulgarian if he can do it!

January 17th, 2011 at 12:58 am

double bagel for Bartoli. Tursonov has turned tables on Troicki in the second set. Dimitrov should beat Golubev in straights; man I should have gone back and changed my picks after the quallies were put in. Kohls broken back in the 5th; Montanes and Brown on serve in the 5th.

January 17th, 2011 at 1:13 am

Well I am not doing too badly on quallies: didn’t get Dimitrov as didn’t know, but I got Mahut right. Montanes just beat Brown 7-5 in the 5th, Kohls still locked in it, Berdych is cruising…

January 17th, 2011 at 1:30 am

can’t remember the details of my wta picks….woz for the trophy …

and i can’t tell yet if changing picks after they were slotted helped or not.

dimitrov wins in straights!

trying to stay up for simon v lu match but fighting to stay awake.

January 17th, 2011 at 1:31 am

Huh! All right for u guys, u gotta be an insomniac to watch from the UK ;)
Yep, skeeze, thanx Davy, that’s me screwed :=(
jane, saw “The King’s Speech” thought it very, very good, sad, moving, extremely well acted and I’m no Royalist; apart from my taxes making them live in a goldfish bowl seems cruel to me. Thought “Avatar” rubbish and “Hurt Locker” over-hyped, not seen SN.

January 17th, 2011 at 1:39 am

Ouch, Wawa up 0-40 but couldn’t convert any of the BPs. :(

January 17th, 2011 at 1:55 am

Wawa is a bit of a grinder; seemed like that match took a long time, or maybe I am just tired. And Simon just lost the first set. Oh well, off to sleep.

January 17th, 2011 at 2:51 am

Wow India’ Sania Mirza takes the first set against Henin 7-5.. very impressed.. well done Sania

January 17th, 2011 at 4:03 am

Watching the results and waiting for the Nole match. Dodig has won the first set against Karlovic. It’s not over, but it seems fine.

We soon will know what to expect from Djoko.

January 17th, 2011 at 5:26 am

Nole had has “only lose 5 games” match too! I only saw a little but he looked great as well! The serve is on!

January 17th, 2011 at 7:12 am

Watched the match and compared its stats with the match Federer – Lacko, that I didn’t see. Look very similar.

The serve seemed good, although it could be a bit more precise: fastest 206 km/h, average first 194 km/h, it is about 10 km/h faster thant three months ago.

The FH isn’t working well enough, though it is deep and well angled.

I noticed that Nole is trying to follow good shots to the net more than he did.

January 17th, 2011 at 7:24 am

Dodig just made a break in the 5th.

January 17th, 2011 at 7:25 am

Jane, i like “lacko” ….he was able to bagel rafa. not easy to do even if rafa had a fever. plus i “fancy” lacko as the quiet charming type and it’s a hair thing? he’s not christian bale but i don’t think anyone in the atp achieves that level of movie star looks – i prefer athletes (with some brains) over pretty boys ( with brains tho actors often don’t need much) any day. like djoko – not a pretty boy but …very fun watching and huge heart abd personality.

as actors go i like anything with kevin spacey or especially javier bardem….not exactly hot maybe but…penelope cruz and i agree about him…lol…anyone able to pull off a role like he played in, “no country for old men,” and make me feel sympathetic toward his character is sort of brilliant imo. i think it’s the voice and eyes too? i dunno. it all varies.

but i also think dolgo is “cute” so, there you go. okay. it’s dolgo’s tennis i actually like…very cute serve : )

they have not updated the bracket challenge, i see. but, still i suck. picking davy and going “patriotic” was not a good idea.

simon won in 4. was hoping lu would have taken him to 5. watching simon match when i fell asleep…..wow, simon is speedy and in good form. he better be tired or he’s a problem .

last match of the morning: dr. ivo losing to dodig and yet it is amazing, looking at ivo’s “winners” and ace count…poor ivo.

January 17th, 2011 at 7:52 am

“Fed reverting back to sit at neutral baseline here in the 3rd. Hope he knows what he is doing.”

Skeezer, actually, I thought that was encouraging from Fed. He’d come down from the extraordinary standards of the 2nd set (which itself was a slight comedown from 1st) and didn’t – as he has been doing last couple of years or so – try and brazen his way thru, but played calm and waited for the Lacko errors to come. That bodes well for the future.
mat4 – the stats may be similar, that’s all. Federer’s tennis was simply unworldly, but I do understand why this doesn’t appeal to those who are mainly keen on competition. My son and I clash on this.
after busily watching scoreboard in qualies, missed the Dimitrov match! sounds like the boy gave a good account of himself – surely they’ll show him v. WaWa.
re Tanasugan being “fat and slow” – she was carrying quite a big injury. de Bakker, too, I saw with a slight limp at one stage, which might account for his collapse.
jane, I second margot on Kings Speech which I saw yesterday with younger son. We were both very touched. I have to hide my face sometimes, I don’t know with what success. Just out of curiosity, I asked him what his schoolfriends (he’s 15) made of royalty, and the answer was interesting – neither pro nor anti, they are barely aware it exists. It is indifference, not hostility, which will bring it down – it will just fade away like some thin mist. I think that is a pity because I rather like the unreal. Elder son is starting a film society at Uni for HK films. I hope he has better success than he does with us.
Talking of Natalie Portman, saw her other day as a child actor in Leon – another touching film, mainly due to the French gangster. Unusual for a child star to become adult star? Also agree with you about Winters Bone (lovely title..). Sometimes minority films can be a bit precious, but this was tough and textured and utterly real – can’t see it ever being popular, though.

January 17th, 2011 at 8:08 am

Contador – I thought Lacko was very composed, he did not get down on himself, kept his humour and nearly came back in the 3rd. I hope he goes places, and don’t see why he shouldn’t – he has a decent game, a powerful fh and an excellent temperament.

Agree with you about Javier Bardem – only seen him in that film, but what a presence. That brooding presence, as a male, I can feel the erotic charge without of course wanting to act upon it – but that’s not just a dispassionate observation. There’s a tremendous physicality about him which you can’t help responding to – all the more so because he appears to be utterly unaware of it himself. And this, too, gives force to his peculiar moral sense, which comes across in a very disturbing way, at least it did for me anyway.

Really look forward to Fed/Simon – reckon that’s going to be more than 3 sets. What about Dimitrov, eh? I suppose he may have been lucky in the sense that as a qualifier, he was absolutely match tight unlike his oppoenent. He won’t have that advantage against WaWa – but you’ve got to give him a small chance?

January 17th, 2011 at 8:30 am

been looking at Djokovic’s match on tape – should revise my earlier comment. It is true when Federer is on he is simply – as SG once put it – surreal, there is nobody like him either now or in the past so far as I can see. But he is always beatable – if he comes off that pedestal, danger tends to loom. And Djokovic looked pretty awesome today. He’s going to take some stopping by anyone imo. He’ll enjoy the stronger competition (Troicki, Almagro) which will simply strengthen him, and he will only be tested, I would guess, in the quarters. With Davy out, the danger man may be Verdasco, not Berdych. Verdasco looked very impressive, maybe he too has found his form at the right time. This looks like being an exciting open – 4 (the usual) players who stand almost equally good chances of winning and 2 more (Soderling and Verdasco) who could do some serious upsetting. At a pinch, might go all the way, at least Soderling.

January 17th, 2011 at 9:20 am

oi u Fed fans, film talk is consolation for us wot don’t support him. If u talk film u must support Andy and Nole or we’ll send dodgy men with violin cases to duff u up….
but TV another matter, Grendel did u c Zen? Couldn’t follow first one, had to have it explained!…..but have really enjoyed rest and OMG Rufus Sewell..suited and booted……….oooph….

January 17th, 2011 at 10:02 am

I just don’t think Fed will have any problems with Simone on Wednesday…his confidence is so high, it’ll be a completely different ball game from their last two meetings. I’m going with Fed in three.

January 17th, 2011 at 10:26 am

Novak impressive!

January 17th, 2011 at 11:05 am

margot, grendel, thanks for your takes on “King’s Speech”; I have had plans to see it twice but life stepped in. Also, glad to hear you agree about “Winter’s Bone” grendel: the sense of pace and place in that film are special, the uncle – his acting! – and Lawrence, who is a revelation, the way she takes that family (that role) and throws it on her back and carries it. She was a joy to behold. Southern gothic, it seemed.

conty, agree with you that brains are of the essence. But Christian Bale – a Welsh man – is no pretty boy actor! I know he did that one mainstream thing in Nolan’s batman, but overall, his roles testify to his thoughtfulness, as do his interveiws. I liked Spacey best in Usual Suspects. Agree with you on Bardem, such a great actor and those eyes, so soulful it’s like you could fall into them. I think that’s why in No Country, when he plays that soul-less killer, that void coming at you, he’s so startling. How could those eyes be blank. Yet there are. Terrifying!

Athletes can sometimes seem brainless, which is why I like Murray and Nole because I like their characters. Nole’s favorite film was not Gladiator, but was Slumdog Millionaire – speaks volumes these things. :) Murray is clever on and off the court, with his wry (even sly) interviews. In fact these two may lack the very singlemindedness of some champions, which could be good or bad. Good because they seem so interesting; bad, in that they may not be focused enough? Although surely J-Mac had other things on his mind besides tennis, and has always seemed a well rounded type to me, what with his talk show, rock band et al. Then again who knows.

mat4 thanks for the update on Nole’s match; will have to tape or stay up for the next one. I hope he can go one round further maybe, and smash, wham bam into Fed in the semis. Maybe even, gasp, win!? Although Fed did look superlative. Still, the heart screams – Go Nole!!!! Go Murray!!!!! :))) Let’s be villains and upset the Fedal so many want. mawhahaha.

January 17th, 2011 at 11:42 am

Grendel, I just compared the stats, mainly because of the speed of serve, just like I said, I didn’t watch Fed because of the time zone. That stats don’t mean much, I agree.

Jane, I think that Nole can play much better. I know that sometimes, with his way of destroying the opponent’s game, playing according the circumstances, one has the impression that the guy over the net is out of shape and has a false understanding of the match, but I still think he can do better. [By the way, Granollers served well, tried to play from the baseline, then to be more aggressive and go to the net, but nothing worked: a few lobs were spectacular.]

The rebound was slow and high, so Nole managed to be at the right place for the BH, that he played quite well (lot of winners down the line). But I think that he can step into the court a bit, because the FH is maybe to short. It seems different with the new racket. Expecting the analysis of experts.

January 17th, 2011 at 1:02 pm

“re Tanasugan being “fat and slow” – she was carrying quite a big injury. de Bakker, too, I saw with a slight limp at one stage, which might account for his collapse.”

Well that would explain Tanasugarn. She often couldn’t make it from one doubles alley to the other quickly enough to return workmanlike shots from Sharapova, it was a little pathetic. Although she did have good, consistent shotmaking.

And about de Bakker – he definitely seemed to be just about dead in the last set. I don’t know if he was ‘injured’ per se or just sore, tired, and exhausted.

January 17th, 2011 at 1:10 pm

mat4 didn’t see the match but have looked at highlights of his play from AO 2008 and his shots, including his forehand, were very deep. At least if his forehand is short (i.e., he doesn’t want to risk hitting long and increasing errors) I hope he can take advantage of some good angles (saw more of that end last year, I thought) and of course down the lines. He needs to hold that baseline and not retreat back. He’s best from there, dictating. Anyhow … hoping for a good showing. That it’s only round one and he can play better is not a bad thing.

January 17th, 2011 at 1:13 pm

There is a great comment from Patrick Mouratoglou about Novak: future number 1 etc. I read it on French, but I think you can find it on Eurosport UK in English. I like Mouratoglou more and more…

January 17th, 2011 at 1:16 pm

Here is Mouratoglou’s comment:

“Novak Djokovic – He’s for me the number one threat to Nadal and Federer. He’s the fittest one contender, really determined and high on confidence after this triumph in the Davis Cup where he was unbeatable. And finally because he owns a very complete game.

Here is a player with “eventual next number one in the world” written on the back. It’s bad luck for him to be born in 1987 and to play at the same period as the two giants. Hewitt was luckier and got to sneak in the throne between the Sampras-Agassi era and the Nadal-Federer’s one.”

And the link for Novak’s fans:

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/tennis/patrick-mouratoglou/article/1049/

January 17th, 2011 at 1:21 pm

Oh please. Agassi had some of his best results – almost half of both his slams and masters crowns – in the period when Hewitt was in the top 5, although they only played twice (in 2004 and 2005, after Agassi’s second prime). And Hewitt and Sampras played together seven times (mostly in 2000 – when Sampras was still great) and split them 4-3 in Sampras’ favor.

And as for Federer, Hewitt simply peaked earlier; he was one the first of the now-common teenage superstars. Federer needed more time to develop mentally.

There was no “sneaking in between eras.”

January 17th, 2011 at 1:44 pm

Eric – re de Bakker, this is Monfils’ take (from the staff on new thread):“I think he get tighter and then start to struggle physically… But I know Thiemo a bit. I know sometimes he snap in the head. It’s a weakness for him. So we play with that.” I wonder what Monfils sounds like in French – he’s a real honey-pot in English.

mat4
I don’t know Djokovic’s game that well. But if he can really play better, as you say, then everyone else had better watch out. To me, he had grandslam winner written all over him. Trouble is, there are one or two other like that….
margot – I really enjoyed the Wallanders (both Swedish versions and even the Kenneth Branagh wasn’t bad) and on the strength of that, gave Zen a look in. Not altogether sure about the logic – after all, English production. Yeah, tortuous plots – definitely helps not to fall asleep because watching tennis at all hours. I have a slightly different take on Sewell to you – but he has a nice twinkle in his eye and I suspect if he didn’t have his mother living with him, he’d have dirty washing all over the floor – man of my owb heart. b.t.w. re Avatar which you say is rubbish. But rubbish can be enjoyable sometimes, like crisps or pop or cartoons, and I saw it in the imax in Bradford, and I found it visually stunning, the 3d really worked for me. Don’t ever want to see it again, mind. but nor do I want to regurgitate my crisps. They did a satisfactory job first time round….incodentally, if Murray is as impressive as his buddy Djokovic, you’ve got nothing to worry about.

January 17th, 2011 at 1:46 pm

“The rebound was slow and high”……is this really the synopsis for court conditions this year? If so, seems like Rafa country to me….and his fans should be very happy….

January 17th, 2011 at 1:56 pm

Grendel: I think so, though it is probably just my impression.

skeezerweezer: heard it from Mauresmo, and noticed Djoko’s consistency on his BH.

January 17th, 2011 at 2:07 pm

skeezerweezer: “heard it”, because it is a video clip on Eurosport FR.

January 17th, 2011 at 2:07 pm

@mat4

Got it thanks.

January 17th, 2011 at 2:11 pm

grendel- what’s a honey pot?

January 17th, 2011 at 2:52 pm

dari – shall we say, a sweet and slightly loopy charmer?

January 17th, 2011 at 4:37 pm