Tennis thread

[forre]

Originally Posted by the unforgiven

who won today?

Novak Djokovic SRB (6)
Rafael Nadal ESP (2)
Igor Andreev RUS
Carlos Moya ESP (23)

Yep, there were only 4 matches for singles today.

[the unforgiven]

forre, thanks for the infos and YAY for Djokovic, I think he's a really great player I hope he will do it to the semi finales

[forre]

Originally Posted by the unforgiven

I hope he will do it to the semi finales

He has all the chances to make it there as he plays against Andreev in the QF. Andreev is fairly good but Djokovic is a stronger overall player.

[the unforgiven]

Originally Posted by forre

Andreev is fairly good but Djokovic is a stronger overall player

I totally agree

so it means that we're gonna have a Nadal-Moya like viva espagna lol
I hope it will be interesting cuz I didn't find that Moya was amazing this year like he used to be and Nadal seems to be untouchable

[spyretto]

Djokovic had problems against Andreev earlier in the season. Match went to three sets where Djokovic won the last one 7-5 after some scary moments...
But he does that a lot.

Now will Sharapova get the booing of her life tomorrow? I expect the French to start booing from the moment she enters the court till the moment she calls a taxi
Anna Chakvetadze won't believe her luck...will have the ideal atmosphere to beat her.

spyretto, Are you sure about Serena? Justine is a better player and Serena still has loads with unforced errors. She's a fighter though. Anything can happen.

Why Serena? Cause anyone the French support losses big time. They jinx them. Even Clement and Llondra lost their doubles match today. They were huge favs and they even made a comeback and then had total control
Other than that, I'd also think Henin but just wait and see how she'll lose it after the French get behind her

Moya can't do anything against Nadal, other than wish him luck in the tournament; as they're good friends and training partners.

[the unforgiven]

Originally Posted by spyretto

Now will Sharapova get the booing of her life tomorrow?

I don't understand why the audience doesn't like her, she's not that bad, right?

[forre]

Originally Posted by spyretto

Why Serena? Cause anyone the French support losses big time.

People like Serena and the audience is very international now. If Serena wins against Justine, I'll be happy!

[the unforgiven]

Originally Posted by spyretto

Other that being a cheat on several occasions and showing no sportsmanship in her match against Scnhyder there is no other reason. Oh, and she'll a little bit irritating.

I didn't see the match against Schnyder, I have no clue
irritating? you mean cuz she screams her lungs out everytime she has a tennis racket in her hands? I personnaly put the tv on mute when she's playing

[taty994945]

I've always wondered, what does Sharapova sound like when she's having sex? lol

[forre]

Pics from yesterday:
Carlos Moya
Jonas Bjorkman
Marcos Baghdatis
Baghdatis/Andreev

The program today looks great. I wonder if I should go to RG and try to get some tix.

[taty994945]

I want Davy and Tommy to win. I love the name Tommy.

[spyretto]

This is like Eurovision. Serbia with the big hitters Ivanovic and Jankovic, Russia with the spoiled babe Sharapova, Chakvetadze etc. and Henin trying to fly the flag for the West.

[spyretto]

Senena Williams is more grotesque than ever and her game was awful today.

[the unforgiven]

Henin ... set 1 check ... set 2 check

[spyretto]

If Djokovic and Nadal make it in tomorrow's quarters we'll have a very all-round deserved top 4
The girls are also the best ones in the business at the moment, apart from Henin and Sharapova, Jankovic and Ivanovic have shown great form and development in the past few months, so we should have some very interesting semis.

[forre]

I've been at Chatrier today, so this is my conclusion:

Federer is a given finalist. Davydenko has an increadible play. Nadal is there too. So, anyone of those three can win the tournament. As for the girls, Ivanovic impressed. So, it will be Henin-Hardenne, Ivanovic or Jankovic. Sharapova? I don't know. I missed all her matches. Maybe some one can fill me in.

[the unforgiven]

I don't think Sharapova can do it
Jankovic is good lately, she's in her tournament (if I can say this that way) she maybe the "surprise" of this Roland
Henin gained some confidence today by beating Williams Offtop:
totally offtop but it's Henin now not Henin-Hardenne anymore, she's divorced ... I was wondering why it was just Henin on the score on tv and today the hosters said she had divorced not so long ago
I didn't see Ivanovic in action and I didn't know her at all so I can't tell

for the guys, Djokovic is my fav' I think he's a really good player and he seems cool as a human being

btw, I feel like sharing french tv "craziness" it's lame but it made me laugh
Un jour à Roland - Nadal
Un jour à Roland - Federer
Un jour à Roland - Djokovic
Un jour à Roland - Serena Williams

[forre]

Pics from today:
Ana Ivanovic
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Serena Williams
Justine Henin
Tommy Robredo
The Atmosphere

[zebu]

Originally Posted by the unforgiven

btw, I feel like sharing french tv "craziness" it's lame but it made me laugh
Un jour à Roland - Nadal
Un jour à Roland - Federer
Un jour à Roland - Djokovic
Un jour à Roland - Serena Williams

serena and djokovic r hilarious. do they drink or do drugs before those clips?? or probably just letting all the pressure out like that.

give us some more clips like that, its fun.

[forre]

Originally Posted by the unforgiven

I don't understand why the audience doesn't like her, she's not that bad, right?

I bumped on a few comments about Sharapova and people really seem not to like her. They say, she is always surprised when she wins. While any normal tennis player would come on court with the idea to win and nothing else. People think she is false. And her screaming gets on people's nerves. Ivanovic is going to beat shit out of Sharapova in the semi. I'll keep my fingers crossed.