Wimbledon 2013 June 24-July 7

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Men - Djokovic

Women - Serena

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No fun if we all predict the same people, therefore:

Federer and Azarenka (though she won't have The Beast to help her on grass this time).

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Murray

Robson

[Rors]

No Bogdanovich, no fun... :sulk:

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Venus Williams pulls out of the championships with a back injury

[Rors]

Venus Williams pulls out of the championships with a back injury

I think that's pretty much it for her now..

[McNamara That Ghost...]

There's a 5live programme about Fed tonight at 9:30 - talking about his ten years at Wimbledon (of being a Slam champion).

:bow:

Also, Nadal is indeed seeded fifth. :popcorn:

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Inverdale still believes Nadal didn't play in the 2011 Wimbledon. Yeah, only reached the final.

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http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/log/2013-06-19/201306191371633986164.html

I've found Caroline Cheese. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wimbledon draw is on tomorrow at 10am.

Who will draw Nadal for the QF? :popcorn:

If Nadal, Djokovic and Federer end up on the same side of the draw... :doh:

[Cripps_orig]

Wimbledon draw is on tomorrow at 10am.

Who will draw Nadal for the QF? :popcorn:

If Nadal, Djokovic and Federer end up on the same side of the draw... :doh:
Let's hope so

Muzza in another final :pray:

[Rors]

I've found Caroline Cheese. :bow:

3/5-setters ending 70-68 in the decider ahoy then!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's on in a minute. :popcorn:

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Fed is in Muzza's section of the draw. :popcorn:

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Nadal is in Muzza and Federer's section. :lol:

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I think. It's confusing hearing about 'lines' and trying to work out where they are.

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Djokovic vs Mayer in the first round.

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It'd be a Federer - Nadal QF. :(

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Nadal vs Darcis.

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According to Wiki, Muzza's route from the fourth round would be: Tipsarevic, Tsonga, Fed/Nadal, Djokovic. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed vs Hanescu.

Hewitt vs Fat Stan.

Goffin vs Tsonga. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Muzza has Becker again in the first round. :lol:

Fed, Nadal and Muzza all play on Monday.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Robbo has Kirilenko first up. :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Robbo :rose:.

Federer :rose:.

Djokovic has it easy On Paper.

[Master Splinter]

Oh and predictions for the title:

Serena and Murray.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wimbledon preview on Fivelive tonight at 7pm.

[Master Splinter]

Murray documentary on Sunday night on BBC1.

Another chance for Muzza to win more hearts.

Will you be doing live updates for it Maccy?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Given a lot of it seems to be Sue Barker near an ice bath with Muzza, probably not.

[Cripps_orig]

Programme should be a good watch.

US and Olympic champion and let's face it, he had the Wimbledon final by the scruff of the neck before the rain

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Andrew Crippstle. :bow:

Sue er Bachker. :bow:

[Syn]

Murray documentary on Sunday night on BBC1.



Fuck yeah!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

http://i42.tinypic.com/doq3r5.png

[Cripps_orig]

Looks like I'll miss the Nadal match

Will be watching all the matches on Centre

[Cripps_orig]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/23013684

Wimbledon predictions

Inverdale saying Djokovic would have won the French of it wasn't on clay...it's always on clay otherwise you could say that about any of the top players.

Castle saying Murray beating Federer and Djokovicnat the Olympics would help him tremendously this year at Wimbledon. When did he beat Djokovic?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mullins thinks Nadal can face Murray in the QF. Idiot.

I don't think results from a year ago are going to have that much of a difference. Murray has both beaten and lost to Federer and Djokovic since the Olympics (he beat Nole 7-5 7-5 in the semis Cripps)

[Cripps_orig]

Oh yeah.

I keep thinking it was only Del Potro who beat Djokovic in the Olympics.

Forgot that was the Bronze medal match

Guess that's what happens when you hardly watch any of the Olympics.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tomrorrow it begins. :bow:

Ivanovic is first up on Court 2 I think so I will probably watch that before the main programme starts.

[Syn]

The Murray documentary last night was awesome. More interesting than he sounds. He has matured a lot since his early days.

Arsenal.com ‏@Arsenal
Good luck to another diehard Gooner and Wimbledon hopeful, @annekeothavong who is also in action today #Wimbledon

[McNamara That Ghost...]

BBC's programme starts at 11:30.

[Marc Overmars]

Might keep it on in the background and have the occasional watch when my manger isn't around.

Work sux.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Baltacha vs Pennetta is being shown on BBC Two soon. Many other streams on the BBC website.

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McEnroe complaining already. :haha:

He's seeded five, he wouldn't have been had he not been off for so long.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a shot from Ivanovic. :blink:

Summoning the spirit of Djokovic. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Baltacha down a break already. :haha:

Ivanovic leads 2-0.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed's tears ten years ago. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nadal getting Rosol'd. :lol:

Although Fed could play Rosol in the third round this year.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Razzano breaks back. Ivanovic. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ivanovic nearly whacked the ballboy with her racquet. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Reister takes the first set 6-3 against Rosol.

Pennetta serving for the first set against Baltacha, 5-2.

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Baltacha broke

Serving at 3-5

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pennetta takes the first set against Baltacha 6-4.

Another sterling start for the Brits at Wimbledon.

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Penetta takes the first set 6-4

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Puig takes the first set against Errani 6-3. :lol:

She really is shit on grass. Should try and better the golden set she conceded she last time and go for a golden match, if she gets to round 2 that is.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ivanovic up 5-1 in the first set tiebreak. Serving bombs tbf.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ivanovic takes the first set against Razzano 7-6 (7-1). :bow:

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Baltacha a break down in the 2nd set

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Errani on the verge of going out.

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Baltacha 2 breaks down

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ivanovic is serving for the match at 5-0.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ivanovic is flying in winners from everywhere.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ivanovic beats Razzano 7-6 (7-1) 6-0! :bow:

She was very good.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pennetta beats Baltacha 6-4 6-1. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Errani isn't fully fit apparently

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fognini took the first set against Melzer 7-6 (7-5).

Sky's main commentary team, Fleming and Petchey are out on the pub team courts. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Puig hammers Errani 6-3 6-2.

Puig elected to ballbash, correct tactic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed is on court. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a shot from Fed. :haha:

0-1.

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Two break points for Federer.

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2 break points Federer

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed breaks on the second of them and leads 2-0 in the first set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Azarenka breaks and leads 2-0 aaginst Koehler.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed gives Hanescu a good whack. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great shot up the line from Fed, Hanescu is serving to stay in the first set at 2-5.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Which he does so, Fed to serve it out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed takes the first set 6-3. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Koehler breaks

Still 4-1 down

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Henman fully assuming the role of Captain Obvious again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two break points for Fed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And Fed breaks. 1-0 in the second set.

[Cripps_orig]

This match should be over by half 2.

Shazza to win in around an hour with her 2 shots

Murray to be on by 4pm hopefully

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Break point for Fed again. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed is moving very well. 3-0 in the second set.

[Cripps_orig]

He looks a little bit awesome

Don't expect him to win the trophy bit if he does, it'll be his best slam win yet beating Nadal in the QF, Murray in the semis and Djokovic in the final

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Azarenka took the first set against Koehler 6-1.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He looks a little bit awesome

Don't expect him to win the trophy bit if he does, it'll be his best slam win yet beating Nadal in the QF, Murray in the semis and Djokovic in the final

It'd be the most impressive slam win out of any of theirs. Same is true if Nadal does it tbf.

It's only Fed that I can think of that has beaten the three others of the big 4 in the same tournament.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hanescu dealing with Satan to say in this.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed is serving for the second set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cilic takes the first set against Baghdatis 6-3.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Azarenka has really badly injured herself it sounds like.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed takes the second set 6-2. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Azarenka is finally back up on her feet, still not sure if she can play on yet though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed breaks and leads 1-0 in the third set. :scarf:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three more break points for Fed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And with another crosscourt winner he breaks again, 3-0.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Melzer beats Fognini 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 6-3 6-2.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Azarenka playing on. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two more break points for Fed. :lol:

Jackie Stewart. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brilliant lob from Fed on the second of them.

He will serve for the match.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Federer annihilates Hanescu 6-3 6-2 6-0. :bow:

69 minutes. :lol:

Stakhovsky next for him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sharapova and Mladenovic on court now.

Could be a tough one for Sharapova.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ah bollocks, Castle is still alive.

[Cripps_orig]

Does this mean Castle won't do the Murray match?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Possibly.

I'd be surprised though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Janowicz beats Edmund 6-2 6-2 6-4.

Britain. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Azarenka breaks and will serve for the match!

[Cripps_orig]

They need to change the rules on wearing all white.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brave Victoria Azarenka wins against Koehler 6-1 6-2. :bow:

Pennetta next for her, if she can still walk.

Nadal and Darcis on court next.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cilic beats Baghdatis 6-3 6-4 6-4.

[Niall_Quinn]

They need to change the rules on wearing all white.

They need to enforce a strict G-string and braless policy for the women, otherwise what's the point of tennis?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Reister beats Rosol 6-3 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (4-7) 6-4!

Rosol. :lol:

Gone but never forgotten.

[Cripps_orig]

Break point for the pubber v Sharapova.

[Cripps_orig]

Saved

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Break point for Darcis. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Terrible shot off a second serve. Deuce.

[Cripps_orig]

Sharapova to serve to stay in the first set

4-5

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nadal holds, 0-1.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a crosscourt backhand from Darcis.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mladenovic ballbashing. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Sharapova not happy about something

Umpire needs to stfu and listen to shazza

[Cripps_orig]

Sharapova serving to take it to a tie break

Great match so far

[Cripps_orig]

Tie break time

[Cripps_orig]

The pubber double faults

1-0 Sharapova n her serve.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three break points for Darcis. Stunning shots.

[Cripps_orig]

Back on serve in the tie break

2-2

[McNamara That Ghost...]

All three saved. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fourth break point for Darcis.

Nadal looking like a pubber.

[Cripps_orig]

Mladenovic double faulted again

4-2 to Sharapova at the change over

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saved again. Darcis is one handed and as good at converting break points against Nadal as Fed is.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nadal holds, 2-3.

[Cripps_orig]

Sharapova leads 5-4 and the next 2 serves are hers

[Cripps_orig]

5-5

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Set point shazza on pubbers serve

5-6

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well done Sharapova. Very good set.

[Cripps_orig]

Sharapova takes the set 7-6 (7-5)

Great last point

2 shots indeed :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tsonga takes the first set against Goffin 7-6 (7-4).

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Darcis had to save break points, holds though. 3-3.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Darcis throwing his body everywhere. :haha:

Nadal saved another break point in that game. 3-4.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nadal finally serves a game out without facing break points, 4-5.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jankovic beats Konta 6-2 7-5.

Britain. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two break points for Darcis. Surely this time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Unforced error from Nadal finally gives Darcis a break.

He will serve for the first set at 6-5.

[Cripps_orig]

Sharapova breaks

3-1

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two break points for Nadal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nadal breaks back to force a first set tiebreak.

[Cripps_orig]

Nadal broke back

Tie break

Tsonga up a break in the 2nd set

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three set points for Darcis!

Playing out of his skin.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Darcis takes the first set 7-6 (7-4)! :bow:

Belgians. :bow:

Nadal. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

BBC pull away from the Nadal match. :doh:

[Cripps_orig]

Mladenovic serving to stay in the match.

[Cripps_orig]

Sharapova wins

7-6 (7-5) 6-3

Very good match.

Pubber might turn out good.

Time for the main event

[Cripps_orig]

Muzza is out on court :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Petchey is commentating.

Castle. :haha:

Off you pop.

[Cripps_orig]

Petchey, Lloyd and McEnroe are the commentators

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Break point for Becker. :doh:

[Cripps_orig]

Break point Becker

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nadal is serving to stay in the second set.

Darcis playing like a god - not mindless ballbashing.

[Cripps_orig]

Tsonga a game away from winning

Tipsy is out

[McNamara That Ghost...]

30-30 on Nadal's serve...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good return but poor play after that.

[Cripps_orig]

Murray breaks

3-1

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nadal holds, 5-5.

Muzza up a break, 3-1.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two break points for Nadal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nadal breaks and will serve for the second set.

[Cripps_orig]

Nadal breaks

6-5

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Petchey gets in the +1 of lucky and great, an irresistible combination for the millionth time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a point! 0-30. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two break points for Darcis!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Darcis takes it in to a second set tiebreak. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Wtf is wrong with Nadal ffs

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nadal. :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Muzza gets broken back in true Muzza fashion.

[Cripps_orig]

And Darcis up a break in the tie break as well

And to make things worse, Becker breaks back

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nadal just can't get the movement to his forehand that he can on clay.

[Cripps_orig]

Tsonga wins 7-6 6-4 6-3

Will probably play Gulbis next who is 2 sets p against whoever he is playing

[Cripps_orig]

Jamie Ward wins the first set 7-6 (7-4)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three set points for Darcis!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two remaining.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

One remaining, Darcis to serve.

[Cripps_orig]

6-6

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a miss from Darcis. :doh:

6-6.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Set point for Darcis again, Nadal to serve.

[Cripps_orig]

Becker serving to stay in the set

[McNamara That Ghost...]

7-7.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Set point for Nadal.

[Cripps_orig]

If Nadal wins this set, he'll walk the match

[McNamara That Ghost...]

In to the net. 8-8. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fifth set point for Darcis!

[Cripps_orig]

Darcis does it!!!

Wins the set that is, not the match.

Not yet anyway

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Darcis takes the second set 7-6 (10-8)!

:yikes:

[Cripps_orig]

Set point Murray

His 2nd

[Cripps_orig]

Murray wis the first set

6-4

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And Muzza takes it 6-4.

[Cripps_orig]

And BBC have gone to Nadals match and stuck Murray on the red button

[The Wengerbabies]

And BBC have gone to Nadals match and stuck Murray on the red button
Correct decision by the BBC :yikes:

Still wtf they took it of BBC2 to show Heir Hunters is beyond me.


Anyway. Come on Darcis.

And for earlier, Fed :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

2 break points Darcis

Nadal limping

[The Wengerbabies]

Break point for Darcis.

Nadal getting his excuses ready :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two break points for Darcis! :bow:

Beaten Nadal so badly, his knee is struggling.

[Cripps_orig]

Darcis breaks

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Darcis breaks and leads 1-0 in the third set!

[The Wengerbabies]

Darcis breaks

[Syn]

lOl JuSt LoL At NaDaL.

[Cripps_orig]

The Belgians are coming in all sports

Spanish football team better be watching this cos the Belgian football team are going to destroy them in the same manner

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Darcis. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Brilliant

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sexy tennis.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Darcis up 2-0. :bow:

Nadal calling for the ambulance.

[Cripps_orig]

Would this be a bigger shock than last year?

What was Rosols ranking and what's Darcys?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Graham King: "It's time for Nadal to pull a Nadal. If anyone can do it, it's Nadal."

Pure poetry.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Would this be a bigger shock than last year?

What was Rosols ranking and what's Darcys?

The difference for this match is greater, I think. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Nadal wins a game

[Cripps_orig]

Just checked.

Rosol was 100, Darcis is 113

Rosol :pal:

No one will remember him after this

[Cripps_orig]

They just showed the Nadal score on centre court.

The gasps :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Darcis. :cloud9:

[The Wengerbabies]

4-2

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4-3, come on Darcis.

[Cripps_orig]

Ward loses the 2nd set

Wozniacki up a set

Stepanek through

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How did Darcis get that back? :blink:

[The Wengerbabies]

Break point for Nadal

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Darcis saves break point. :bow:

[The Wengerbabies]

Saved

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nadal serving to stay in the match!

[The Wengerbabies]

NadaLOL serving to stay in the tournament :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

30-30...

[Cripps_orig]

2 points away

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nadal holds, Darcis to serve it out.

[The Wengerbabies]

Darcis to serve for the match

[Cripps_orig]

Murray serving for the 2nd set at 5-3

[Cripps_orig]

Muzza takes the 2nd set

6-3

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Unbelievable!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two match points!

[Cripps_orig]

Darcis does it!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Darcis boots Rafael Nadal out of Wimbledon! 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (10-8) 6-4!

Nadal. :haha:

Off you pop.

He loses ranking points from last year. :haha:

[The Wengerbabies]

NadaLOL :haha:

Darcis :bow:

[The Wengerbabies]

I have said I think, aside from Roland Garros, Nadal is done.

He may still get or even pass 17 GS titles but they'll all be his +1s at the French.

[Cripps_orig]

Nadal will retire from tennis after the US open

You heard it here first

[Cripps_orig]

Muzza v Federer semi then

[The Wengerbabies]

Nadal will retire from tennis after the US open

You heard it here first

Nah he'll go part time.

He'll play the French every year and keep winning it for another couple of years at least.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I don't think Nadal will even play at the US Open, I don't think he'd want to risk that, in case it injures him so he can't play at Roland Garros.

[Cripps_orig]

Muzza up a break in the 3rd set

[Marc Overmars]

Wow, what a result. :wacko:

Nadal finished as a top player now?

[Cripps_orig]

Wow, what a result. :wacko:

Nadal finished as a top player now?
I'd say so.

He can still probably play on ala Lleyton Hewitt but never at a the level he was once at.

Slams bar French are gone for him and with Djokovic and to a bigger extent Murray and Federer being a little awesome, even the French isn't a gimme as it once was

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It would take Nadal until 2015 to pass Federer's Slam total and that's assuming he wins every single one from now on.

Don't think he's going to pass it tbf.

Fed. :bow:

[The Wengerbabies]

Seconded. Fed :bow:

MS :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wow, what a result. :wacko:

Nadal finished as a top player now?

Finished for the second half of the season, yeah. Grass/faster hard courts/indoors is going to do him no favours with having to manage his knee so tightly.

[Cripps_orig]

Nadal was never a threat to Federer's record IMO.

Murray is

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Murray. :lol:

Nah, his body will break down from the stress his training puts on it too. He's not going to win at Roland Garros, so that means it would take him about five years to equal it by which time he would be...31.

If he does it, I'll resign as mod and reinstate BOBN as my replacement.

[Cripps_orig]

Believe

It is his destiny

Murray gets the 2nd break and leads 5-2

[The Wengerbabies]

Muzza to serve it out

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Believe

It is his destiny

Murray gets the 2nd break and leads 5-2

Alberto Del Muzza?

[Cripps_orig]

Rafael Nadal on his defeat to Steve Darcis: "There were not a lot of good things for me. I tried my best all the time I had my chances but I did not make it. It is difficult to adapt your game on grass. Now is not the right time to talk about my knee. The only thing I can do is congratulate my opponent. It is not a tragedy, I lost, it is sport."

"I'm confident that I will recover and be ready for the next tournaments. I have played far more than I expected after my injury and I will try my best for the next couple of years."

He's gone

Also he didn't use the knee as an excuse