Sad for Angie. Nice net hug! Serena was generally very very good. But Wimbledon's been won with worse play than Kerber showed.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Saturday, 9 July 2016 14:39 (seven years ago) link
This final was everything I wanted it to be. Stellar performance from two of my favorite player.
― volumetric god rays (DJP), Saturday, 9 July 2016 14:40 (seven years ago) link
And Serena gets 22, tying Steffi Graf's record.
Shame that had to end so soon - there were more amazing points in those two sets than the entirety of yesterday's Raonic-Fed five-setter.
― Roz, Saturday, 9 July 2016 14:41 (seven years ago) link
Meanwhile, drama and hilarity in the girls' final. So much foot-stamping and screaming in the last game - Potapova needing six championship points to close it out, thinking she won on at least two of them only for Yetremska to challenge, both times guessing right.
By the time Potapova actually won, she looked ready to jump over the net and throttle Yetremska.
― Roz, Saturday, 9 July 2016 15:33 (seven years ago) link
FEELING EXTREMELY 22 RN
serena <3
― uberweiss, Saturday, 9 July 2016 16:24 (seven years ago) link
so crazy that serena won her first grand slam in 1999. that is a long time ago. beat hingis. i remember that one. did not know that hingis won the doubles at the u.s. open last year. missed that one.
― scott seward, Saturday, 9 July 2016 17:37 (seven years ago) link
serena/venus in the doubles final now
― k3vin k., Saturday, 9 July 2016 18:19 (seven years ago) link
Maybe time to introduce best-of-5 women's tennis - dual purpose - shut up the bigots and make top matches possibly more classic
― imago, Saturday, 9 July 2016 18:29 (seven years ago) link
http://sportsworld.nbcsports.com/the-last-stand-of-fed/?utm_network=twitter&utm_post=6008512&utm_source=TW%20%40NBCSportsWorld
posting this partly because seeing safin's name reminded me of how much i miss him
― k3vin k., Saturday, 9 July 2016 18:49 (seven years ago) link
very special to see history made with such a great match yesterday! and bey in the crowd!
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Sunday, 10 July 2016 08:08 (seven years ago) link
Excellent from Murray so far
― imago, Sunday, 10 July 2016 13:53 (seven years ago) link
Hewitt needs to pick a pronunciation of Raonic and stick with it, even if it's the wrong one.
(Quite a good match-up this, Milos displaying far more variety)
― Michael Jones, Sunday, 10 July 2016 14:04 (seven years ago) link
Far more variety than we usually see from him, I mean, not more than his opponent.
― Michael Jones, Sunday, 10 July 2016 14:07 (seven years ago) link
brilliant passes from murray all maych
― k3vin k., Sunday, 10 July 2016 14:27 (seven years ago) link
raonic has no shot coming in against murray's backhand today
― k3vin k., Sunday, 10 July 2016 14:55 (seven years ago) link
murray is serving good
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 10 July 2016 15:46 (seven years ago) link
murray gets back shots no_one short of novak gets back
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 10 July 2016 15:50 (seven years ago) link
raonic has done well to keep this respectable because murray has played one of the best matches i've seen him play
― k3vin k., Sunday, 10 July 2016 15:53 (seven years ago) link
srsly he has been great
― imago, Sunday, 10 July 2016 15:58 (seven years ago) link
good one! unbelievable some of the serves that Murray returned today. like, how the hell do you even do it?
― scott seward, Sunday, 10 July 2016 16:03 (seven years ago) link
He did the business for sure.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 10 July 2016 16:04 (seven years ago) link
this dude who always chats up the ball kids as he walks out to present the plaque always creeps me out
― k3vin k., Sunday, 10 July 2016 16:05 (seven years ago) link
lol
― imago, Sunday, 10 July 2016 16:05 (seven years ago) link
not always an on-court interviewee throws a little simile out there
― k3vin k., Sunday, 10 July 2016 16:08 (seven years ago) link
raonic seems like a nice kid tho
yeah, surprising
― imago, Sunday, 10 July 2016 16:13 (seven years ago) link
yeah i feel bad when people get slammed for not showing emotion or having fun or whatever when all they must be thinking inside their head is: AHHHHHHHHHHHH I'M IN THE FINALS AT WIMBLEDON HOLY SHIT! i mean you need to keep it together.
― scott seward, Sunday, 10 July 2016 16:15 (seven years ago) link
Raonic is such a clunky, one-dimensional player. Murray tight as a drum yet it was NID at every point. Raonic lumbering into net was so exactly what Murray needed today! Really glad he took the opportunity, he's put together a much better career than every other two-slam champion.
Watson's mixed doubles win was nice too :)
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Sunday, 10 July 2016 21:23 (seven years ago) link