Maria gettin' killed
― groovemaaan, Sunday, 11 May 2014 15:12 (ten years ago) link
Not so much^ .Only lost against Serena on clay is a meaningful stat, but no matches go by without weird lapses in focus, and one day it will end in a loss. Still 2/2 clay tournaments. These two should meet again quite early on in Rome.
― abcfsk, Sunday, 11 May 2014 16:46 (ten years ago) link
Big Safina farewell for the trophy ceremony
― abcfsk, Sunday, 11 May 2014 16:52 (ten years ago) link
Sharapova won this tournament in about the most annoying way possible. Nearly a R2 exit until McFail choked and then horrendous hysterical-fighting-spirit comebacks after getting comprehensively outplayed by two of my faves UGH
Kei save Madrid 4 me
― lex pretend, Sunday, 11 May 2014 17:10 (ten years ago) link
I STILL maintain "Claypova" is a myth btw, clay rewards aforementioned fighting spirit way more than any natural affinity for the surface
― lex pretend, Sunday, 11 May 2014 17:11 (ten years ago) link
7 of last 9 tournament wins are on clay and she's got the best win percentage on the tour so natural affinity or not it's her best surface and she's the most winning player on it atm.
― abcfsk, Sunday, 11 May 2014 17:29 (ten years ago) link
Also if you're outplayed for one set in a three setter you're actually the one outplaying the other player altogether on account of the other two #tennis ('comprehensively outplayed- vs li na total points 93-93, vs halep ms 83 halep 76 points)
― abcfsk, Sunday, 11 May 2014 17:53 (ten years ago) link
brilliant play from kei so far
― groovemaaan, Sunday, 11 May 2014 17:58 (ten years ago) link
Go go go
― abcfsk, Sunday, 11 May 2014 18:03 (ten years ago) link
Need to find a stream stat.
― Michael Jones, Sunday, 11 May 2014 18:12 (ten years ago) link
just wow
― groovemaaan, Sunday, 11 May 2014 18:19 (ten years ago) link
He hasn't won a point since I start watching.
― Michael Jones, Sunday, 11 May 2014 18:21 (ten years ago) link
And hasn't lost one since I moaned about it.
― Michael Jones, Sunday, 11 May 2014 18:24 (ten years ago) link
didn't really even contemplate Nishikori being an exciting player to watch until a couple of months ago. This is great though
― cerealbar, Sunday, 11 May 2014 18:29 (ten years ago) link
Painful to watch now.
― Michael Jones, Sunday, 11 May 2014 19:03 (ten years ago) link
yeah such a shame
― groovemaaan, Sunday, 11 May 2014 19:17 (ten years ago) link
You get the idea that this will forever be the story of his career. He's very breakable.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Sunday, 11 May 2014 19:22 (ten years ago) link
Such a bloody shame, Nishikori was peaking in the first set. Rafa never came close to playing well himself. What an irritating tournament.
― lex pretend, Sunday, 11 May 2014 19:29 (ten years ago) link
:-(
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 11 May 2014 21:43 (ten years ago) link
Fran turning back the clock and giving a clay tennis masterclass to Bouchard, who looked mostly hapless. Only Fran's 4th win of 2014.
― lex pretend, Monday, 12 May 2014 14:15 (ten years ago) link
wow the end of this Cibulkova/Giorgi match is so dramatic but so bad
Giorgi gagging hard, Cibulkova not doing a thing except yelling POME after basic missed returns
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 12:25 (ten years ago) link
Deserved win for Giorgi. Good to see her hit through her choke. Baffling by Cibulkova - first that she was so passive and nothingy, then her collapse in the TB against a nervous opponent.
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 12:29 (ten years ago) link
Puig d. Hantuchova 60 46 60. Peak WTA scoreLiNa <3
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 14:29 (ten years ago) link
It's basically got to the point where I'm surprised when any given Kvitova shot lands in the court, and when she misses by inches rather than miles I immediately think "oh, her form is improving!"
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 18:26 (ten years ago) link
This Schiavone/Muguruza match is brilliant. Third set TB!
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 14 May 2014 11:44 (ten years ago) link
Fran wins, capers around in delight <3
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 14 May 2014 11:54 (ten years ago) link
lmao @ simon trolling nadal
― groovemaaan, Wednesday, 14 May 2014 20:13 (ten years ago) link
this match is quintessential simon hilarity. speaks for nadal's form that he let himself get sucked into this.
― groovemaaan, Wednesday, 14 May 2014 20:17 (ten years ago) link
no discredit to simon btw, he's playing really well and more agressive than usual
― groovemaaan, Wednesday, 14 May 2014 20:39 (ten years ago) link
something really dreamy about claycourt tennis at night
― cerealbar, Wednesday, 14 May 2014 20:48 (ten years ago) link
yeah i want this match to go on and on
― groovemaaan, Wednesday, 14 May 2014 20:50 (ten years ago) link
I haven't seen a lot of Haas this year because he hasn't lasted long enough at many events, but watching him beat Stan today, I'm baffled that he was slumping at all.
Stan's FH was a mess though.
― lex pretend, Thursday, 15 May 2014 12:16 (ten years ago) link
haas' shoulder is bothering him again. he said in munich that he won't have another surgery and that he just hopes he can finish the season more or less in one piece. i don't think he'll play for much longer.
― groovemaaan, Thursday, 15 May 2014 12:28 (ten years ago) link
Errani has an insane new service motion that has made the actual serve no better. Li is atrocious.
― lex pretend, Friday, 16 May 2014 11:21 (ten years ago) link
I really love Radwanska's new outfit.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Friday, 16 May 2014 15:54 (ten years ago) link
Sure enough, out goes Haas after a set vs Dimitrov.
― Michael Jones, Friday, 16 May 2014 15:55 (ten years ago) link
looks like a Venus design
― cerealbar, Friday, 16 May 2014 17:10 (ten years ago) link
MURDAL TIME GUYS. hope this isn't horrible
― cerealbar, Friday, 16 May 2014 19:19 (ten years ago) link
hah
― cerealbar, Friday, 16 May 2014 19:57 (ten years ago) link
pretty good match even if the conclusion was NID. andy looking better on clay than he has in ages. rafa peaking right at the end
― cerealbar, Friday, 16 May 2014 22:07 (ten years ago) link
I was out and was surprised to see it still going on when I got back (the last three points anyway). What happened in the first set? Rafa still below-par or is Murray finally, perish the thought, regaining some semblance of his usual form?
― lex pretend, Saturday, 17 May 2014 08:23 (ten years ago) link
Murray resembled his "good" clay court form, but what is that really? IIRC he's never made a clay final.
I think Nadal's clay results this year kind of speak for themselves. Without Nishikori's injury he'd be riding one title in Rio. Now he's dropping sets to Youzhny and 2014's version of Andy Murray.
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 17 May 2014 08:30 (ten years ago) link
Really funny to remember how Murray said clay was his favourite surface at the start of his career.
It'll be disappointing if RG isn't crazy tbh. None of the usual favourites are peaking, all have form/injury question marks. But I can actually see them just ~fighting through and ending up with a normal-looking SF line-up.
― lex pretend, Saturday, 17 May 2014 08:39 (ten years ago) link
Just looking at results these past few weeks you can say the edge is off Nadal's game but he is still a fierce competitor, and I expect that to carry him through in Grand slams for a little while yet.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 17 May 2014 08:54 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, same applies to Djokovic and Sharapova (and maybe Azarenka though I can't see her entering with NO clay warm-ups under her belt?). It'd be disappointing though, I don't want to see the same old names coming through just on scrappiness alone.
― lex pretend, Saturday, 17 May 2014 09:13 (ten years ago) link
LOL @ JaJa
― lex pretend, Saturday, 17 May 2014 12:09 (ten years ago) link
Djoko wins in Rome - Can't wait for the French Open. Nadal's so so form opens a couple of possibilities.
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 18 May 2014 21:05 (ten years ago) link
Nadal's worst clay season in a decade. Certainly seems logical to conclude that this is up for grabs.
Nadal isn't a favorite vs. the field on the books. Can't imagine that's happened since 2006?
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 19 May 2014 00:17 (ten years ago) link
The rapid actual break-up of Wozzilroy is going to make me feel rather positive and sympathetic towards Wozniacki until the point at which I have to watch her play again. Which at this point might be a long time. Help.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Wednesday, 21 May 2014 12:05 (ten years ago) link
I don't really know much about him other than as Wozniacki's bf/fiancé but what an awful little weasel to actually go ahead an issue an "it's not you, it's me" public statement after jilting your fiancée almost at the altar
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 21 May 2014 12:30 (ten years ago) link