God, I don't cheer on Woz much, but.. KAM THE FUCK AN
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Tuesday, 21 October 2014 11:44 (nine years ago) link
Lol Wozniacki's wonky forehands saving a breakpoint, gaining one, and then taking it.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Tuesday, 21 October 2014 11:52 (nine years ago) link
Sharapova just hit a slice BH winner and a pig just flew past my window
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 12:16 (nine years ago) link
Then lol she decided that she had touch and tried to hit a drop shot. That was funny. Really, this set could have been 6-1 to either of them with a little difference.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Tuesday, 21 October 2014 12:20 (nine years ago) link
Woz's forehand has just completely collapsed. She's doing a good job at getting the first strike in, but she cannot ever put the point away because of her lol-forehand.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Tuesday, 21 October 2014 12:27 (nine years ago) link
Wozniacki is playing really badly and isn't even defending effectively, so Sharapova decided to giftwrap that game there anyway
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 12:34 (nine years ago) link
Peak WTA tie-break. Of course, ending with a DF.
God I hope Petra is in some form, this group is hers.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Tuesday, 21 October 2014 12:57 (nine years ago) link
Terrible set finally ends thanks to Sharapova's ninth DF.
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 12:57 (nine years ago) link
Ma$ha is still beating Petra 6-4 in the third as usual.
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 12:58 (nine years ago) link
And yeah, that set went from being OK to horrifying so gradually I barely noticed.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Tuesday, 21 October 2014 13:04 (nine years ago) link
Oh dear, Sharapova shot lands way out, linesperson fucks up, Woz has no challenges.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Tuesday, 21 October 2014 14:06 (nine years ago) link
That is why you don't piss away all your challenges out of desperation Karolina
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 14:08 (nine years ago) link
This set is possibly even worse than the first... but the drama. Lights going on unpredictably, Woz arguing pathetically with Asderaki, the double faults, Queen of Moonballs failing to get the ball over the net half the time, peak comedy.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Tuesday, 21 October 2014 14:08 (nine years ago) link
No way did Woz mean to hit that FH like that.
PEAK WALLNIACKI
Fuck though, Kvitova was already supposed to be like 6-1 4-0 up by now.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Tuesday, 21 October 2014 14:11 (nine years ago) link
FH slice from Sharapova, is her last name Niculescu?
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 14:12 (nine years ago) link
Sharapova grinds out three tough points to go 3-0 up, then loses the next three in about 15 seconds (one a DF obv)
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 14:14 (nine years ago) link
FUCK YOU LADIES I HAVE TO BE UP FOR WORK AND YOU ARE DENYING ME PETRA TIME
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Tuesday, 21 October 2014 14:19 (nine years ago) link
All for these two killing themselves with a 3hr match if it benefits Petra/Aga
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 14:38 (nine years ago) link
Wozniacki slaying Ma$ha at a Slam and the YEC :)
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 14:56 (nine years ago) link
Sharapova: 43 winners, 76 UEs Wozniacki: 14 winners, 35 UEs
Sharapova hit more DFs (15) than Wozniacki hit winners
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 15:24 (nine years ago) link
https://twitter.com/serenawilliams/status/524577003396022273
:D
Halep 4-0 up over Serena in 12 mins :o
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 08:26 (nine years ago) link
Eighth time in her career that Serena's been bagelled :o
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 08:36 (nine years ago) link
Some of the sounds coming out of Serena...
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Wednesday, 22 October 2014 08:45 (nine years ago) link
tho i'm more concerned about the loopy groundstrokes and poor serving
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Wednesday, 22 October 2014 08:48 (nine years ago) link
Serena finally wins a game thanks to Halep FH errors. Serena has improved in this set to the extent that she can keep the ball in court during rallies, but the serving, oof. 7 DFs so far
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 08:51 (nine years ago) link
"Peaking" at the YEC when everyone else is banged up or braindead, just call her Sim Clijsters
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Wednesday, 22 October 2014 08:53 (nine years ago) link
That (excellent) point had Turning Point written all over it
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 08:55 (nine years ago) link
Such an important hold for Halep, that, and I liked the way she did it. Serena's not missing on her groundies any more, so she needed big serves and aggressive play
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 08:59 (nine years ago) link
this is exciting
― groovemaaan, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 09:03 (nine years ago) link
Serena's current strategy seems to be to win this by defending...
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 09:08 (nine years ago) link
Halep 6-0 5-1. Lots of tight games in this set but Halep's upped her level in all of them.
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 09:10 (nine years ago) link
simona should really win a slam next year
― groovemaaan, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 09:10 (nine years ago) link
Glad Halep could close that out. If that had been 10 years ago and it had been, I don't know, say, someone like Hantuchova...
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Wednesday, 22 October 2014 09:20 (nine years ago) link
60 62. One of the most one-sided defeats of Serena's career, if not THE most.
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 09:21 (nine years ago) link
An entire career history of Serena receiving bagels:
Q1 Indian Wells 1997, l. Alexia Dechaume-Balleret 46 063R Roland Garros 1999, l. Mary Joe Fernandez 36 61 06SF Dubai 2005, l. Jelena Jankovic 06 34 ret.F Miami 2007, d. Justine Henin 06 75 631R Zurich 2007, l. Patty Schnyder 06 03 ret.RR Doha YEC 2008, l. Venus Williams 75 16 06QF Madrid 2013, d. Anabel Medina Garrigues 63 06 75RR Singapore YEC 2014, l. Simona Halep 06 26
So, in two of those she retired, two of those she won anyway, one was when she was a foetus and the other two full losses went to three. This is the first time Serena has been bagelled and lost in straight sets since the second match of her career.
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 09:24 (nine years ago) link
cool
― cerealbar, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 09:25 (nine years ago) link
per Twitter, the last time she won this few games in a completed match was in the Oklahoma City 1998 QFs, when she lost 16 16 to Joannette Kruger
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 09:27 (nine years ago) link
I hope Joanette Kruger has had a long and successful coaching career off the back of that.
― Michael Jones, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 09:42 (nine years ago) link
I'm going to be so pressed if Serena loses like that to Bouchard.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Wednesday, 22 October 2014 09:46 (nine years ago) link
Dechaume-Balleret parlayed it into a Fed Cup captaincy!
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 09:46 (nine years ago) link
xp won't it be hilarious if Serena turns round and beats Bouchard 3 and 2 anyway
Nice of Novak to name his baby after his rival's coach, what. (In all seriousness, it is a reasonable and tasteful name, so well done Novak and Jelena.)
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Wednesday, 22 October 2014 11:18 (nine years ago) link
Got to improve your volleying if you're naming your kid Stefan, come on.
― Michael Jones, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 11:21 (nine years ago) link
Let's hope the kid has a better overhead, anyway.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Wednesday, 22 October 2014 11:40 (nine years ago) link
Ivanovic mauling Bouchard, but can't get the bagel. Oh well.
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 12:12 (nine years ago) link
lmao @ Bouchard dragging Ivanovic into a grinding BH-to-BH rally and still flopping first
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 12:24 (nine years ago) link
Bouchard's lack of touch is just...that "volley", jeez
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 22 October 2014 12:37 (nine years ago) link