WIMBLEDON 2012

Wow, Stepanek had won 20% of return points in the first four Nole service games. Now... 00-40?

Tennis, eh? Still, Djokovic can't lose this, but I bet Fed's glad his next opponent's a Frenchie.

wow what is up with Centre Court this week? Upset central.

Djokovic should have broken in like every Sexxxpanek service game so far.

And then drops his own serve to love to give the set away. WTF.

Ok so I don't think Steps will actually pull off an upset but you know... (but you never know... O_o)

And Wownic lost to Queer Eye o_0

SU-WEI ON MY TV <3 <3 <3

The other one can fuck off.

:(

Not that I expected this match to go any different.

Su-Wei breaks. No bagels :)

Su-Wei just shaped up for a smash but at the last minute hit a delicate sliced, angled dink instead <3 <3 <3

(I am taking what I can from this match.)

Hahaha two consecutive DFs from Sharapova. The last second serve bounced in both service boxes on either side of the net :o

Hsieh + the wind can't be a fun combination to play against

Pretty impressive showing from Heather Watson here.

Vera lost the first set 3-6 against Kim last time they played at Wimbledon. She has Kim right where she wants her :D Davai.

Also, if you can't win a game against Agnieszka Radwanska, find a new career. You have to be wholly useless for that to happen, I'm afraid.

Any idea what is going on with Bepa? Shoulder, right?

"respiratory illness"?

Benneteau about to win the first set over Fed :o

No, I'm out now. Nothing interesting is allowed to happen.

my god that Fed miss

Fed only just clawing his way through his service games in this set...

WOW

Benneteau struggled through a service game at 5-6 that was half nervy and half incrdibly gutsy - the drop volley to save SP! - and then BEAST MODE for the TB. Two sets up. Rosol inspiring everyone

Oh dear. Benneteau suddenly looking very French in this set.

Meanwhile:

Oracene ‏@Oracene

Yes, hello. They should glue tongue to be a pallet and let it stay there.

...????

Why has Adidas given Kirilenko and Cirstea maternity dresses to wear?

So I wake up suddenly at 3 am, decide to check the scores that I missed and I find Roger's down two sets to UCB? How the fuck am I going to go back to sleep now? :(

Adidas outfits are always so awful and I can't understand why.

lol Benneteau nearly took the umpire's head off with that return

Camila Giorgi is kind of amazing

Also the answer to whoever asked "who's the hottest female player this year"

Seriously the tennis Giorgi is playing in this TB...taking everything on and nailing it

GSM Giorgi. I don't know how the hell she's avoided breaking through til now (money issues, I think?) but if she can sustain this we're looking at Star Quality &c

There's no reason, if she sustains this level, why Giorgi couldn't be our SFist. She can blast through Aga and she'll definitely try.

Great FH! Two points away...

this TB omg

ikr

Benneteau is def not looking very French right now

Wow. Fifth set. Surely that's it for Benneteau...

He went for those shots in the TB...just didn't make them.

I don't know, not if Benneteau keeps returning as he has... and Roger isn't getting as many first serves in as he'd like.

Someone tweeted that it seems like Rosol has been inspiring all the underdogs. I think that's true, Benneteau has rosoled a fair few massive winners, but you can tell he just doesn't have the firepower to do that to the extent that Rosol did. Hence the last two errors in the TB.

Federer cleaned up his game in the TB apart from the volleys. Benneteau's only hope is to serve like he did in the first two sets.

Wait, Funky Flo and Malisse into the second week? Lucic causing upsets? The ghosts of Wimbledon past are BACK.

yep - and how he played down 0-40 in the fourth. Ridiculously gutsy... was sure Fed was going to break then but nope. xp

oh dear

oh shit, is Benneteau okay?

:/

Trainer out...

that is a vigorous massage

the hell? is that allowed?

Boris says not

well now

Imminent breadstick :(

Is this gonna be like RG09 where Nadal goes out early, Fed goes down two sets the next day but wins the whole thing anyway?

I blinked and the breadstick HAPPENED