WIMBLEDON 2012

I reckon Care Bear will beat St Kim, who needs a bit more match practice to get the rhythm on that forehand, which she's able to use to boss around lyudi invalidy like Bepa and scrubs, but will break down against steady Angie. Hope against hope that Peng won't be a moron and will send Discount Ma¢ha packing.

For the fellas: Hobak, Flo Miya, Fed, Histamine, Pony, Palindrome, Jo-Jo and Ma Baker.

he beat falla, who would have been the first colombian player in the R16

first Colombian man I presume. Fabiola Zuluaga reached a couple of 4Rs, inc that infamous AO SF when Amélie pulled out.

Not really the most enthralling 4R line-up...only a handful of matches that don't have an obvious winner.

good point-by-point rundown of Shvedova's golden set yesterday: http://blogs.wsj.com/dailyfix/2012/06/30/shvedovas-golden-day-at-wimbledon/

And you can watch all 14 mins of it here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live-video/p00vjh6l?tc=13:06:30

Commentator is hilariously bad - not only does his entire commentary consist of repeating basic facts about Shvedova and Errani's results this year but he has NO IDEA what's going on until the stats flash up after the set is over. Face actual palm. How do these people get jobs.

i'd be such a good commentator :(

possibly the most surprising thing about the championships so far is how much i'm enjoying andrew castle's commentary! he's funny! him and lindsay davenport together are really good

thx for the shvedova/errani link. gonna watch that now :D

I'm going to have to miss the first few hours today so no one do anything crazy now (looking at you, Petra/Franny).

Wow, missed the Golden Set. I guess there was no opportunity for the BBC to dwell on it in the highlights show, seeing as there probably wasn't one due to 11:02pm Drama. If they had, hopefully someone would've pointed out to McEnroe that he once lost 23 points in a row vs Wilander in a Roland Garros QF (from 6-1 2-6 *4-2 40/15 to 6-1 2-6 4-6 0-1* 0/40). He lost that last set to love.

it's a shame the Golden Set got lost in the shuffle, even the Serena/Jay-Z epic did. tbh both of those are way bigger stories than the Murray match though!

IIRC Rusedski once won 25 points in a row, over two sets, against Massu.

Yet again a refusal to play on Stupid Sunday and now an imminent washout. Well done Wimbledon *slow handclap*

Although I'd hope that the washout will allow Shvedova to have Her Turn In The Spotlight, at least!

just checked Rusedski. yup, Miami 2001: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/23/sports/plus-tennis-rusedski-dominates-in-two-set-victory.html

Last 5 of the first set, first 20 of the second, final score 6-4 6-1. Astonishing given Rusedski's game.

Well, Lex, it's going to rain for three days (Thursday and the early part of Friday look OK), so we're screwed anyway. I do wonder what they're going to schedule for Tue/Wed on Centre if there really hasn't been *any* progress outside of the three matches under the roof today.

I like Manic Monday. You've got to unstagger the draw at some point and earlier is better IMO. Playing the semis on different days as happens in other Slams (maybe just the AO now?) is daft. It generally works just fine.

Q. Did we just overhear you say that you were in such a zone you didn't even realize you hadn't lost a point in the first set?

YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA: Yeah, I had no idea. I was just playing every point and every game. Like I didn't feel like it was every game was 40‑Love, only in the second set.

Like I remember like first or second ball of the second set she won. All the people start to like clap and scream. I was like, What's going on? I even smiled. I was, like, Okay, they want to see a good match. I was like, Okay.

And then in the gym after the match, when I was cooling down, my coach came, and he's like, Did you know like someone told me like the stats about you and not losing a point. I was like, Really? Like not making unforced errors or not losing points? Not losing a point. So it was incredible.

Q. Are we under the impression you did it once before or came very close once before to doing this and double faulting?

YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA: No.

Q. Memphis? You won 23 straight points in a row once before. 2007 don't remember that? Don't remember that at all?

YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA: I have no idea. Don't remember Memphis, even.

Q. Since you found out, have you and Errani spoken about this at all?

YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA: No. Like I still cannot believe, and I was like probably maybe they made the mistake or something until like I went to have a bit of food before the mixed. My manager came, and she's said like, They checked the stats. They said it's really true. You won 24 points in a row.

Q. But still you played a perfect set in the end, and it's almost never happened before. It's happened once with a man. So did it feel in any way different? Did you feel like you were playing in a zone or anything? Or not really? It just felt like normal tennis to you?

YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA: Yeah, I was just playing. Like I said, like I had no idea every game was 40‑Love. I was just playing one, one, one. I was so focused in such a zone. It was just like one by one, like this.

Serena avoids the golden set <3 yessss

Fran/Petra is A MESS

Serena/Yari isn't <3

TWO RETURN WINNERS IN A ROW!

having to watch a 4-time wimbledon champion on a stream is really not something i'm particularly pleased with

The quality of tennis between Fran and Petra is absolutely horrendous.

Petra is 0/10 on BPs fyi.

Netted FH putaway concludes a woeful set of tennis.

schiavone/shvedova QF yay

Amazing scrambling from Golden Shvedova there! SP!

WOW, Shvedova killing it right now. Second set!

fucking disgusting

Returning Serena's first serve so well

Code violation for Serena

Petra finally manages to take a BP as Fran DFs. Face actual palm.

Lisucki up a break. I'm quite sure she'll hold onto _that_.

Great hold Shvedova.

I just want Lisicki to do what she did two rounds ago and complain about her opponent's grunting to the umpire. Of course, she's a wimp so she won't.

I like Sabine, I really do, but I'm a bit miffed she beat Stephens, whom I like more.

Now, Petra, this should have been a 6-2 6-2 demolition. Just forget that first set, hmm?

ALL OF THESE STREAMS ARE BEING SHIT HOUSE.

K Shvedova I like you but I would REALLY appreciate some errors now. Just completely implode. PLEASE.

I reckon Federer might well lose to Malisse.

Oh FFS not a netcord.

UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Amazing net cord to save BP :D

-_-

any particular reason serena's hitting her shots to shvedova's backhand? just ugh get a brain

Serena's serving way too well not to win though, like on Sat

maybe NOW time to implode, Yari?? :D please girl

I mean she can't win rallies and Yaroslava's playing well but Serena's serve is just not. going. away.

yes yes yes more forehands like that pleeeeeease

YEEEEEEEES AT THAT NETCORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh for god's sake. Obviously Serena and Maria will ~fight~ and win and Petra will lose.

Lol, since I mentioned Fed might lose, he dropped his serve meekly, broke easily and is now playing well in the TB. Hilarious.

Bine breaks to win the first set :D :D :D

Of course I expect Sharapova to now win 4-6 6-3 6-0.

i am gonna fucking scream

HITTING TO HER BACKHAND I MEAN JESUS

YESSSSSSS saving three BPs Yari!

Thank god she held before the rain

so many 0-30 or 30-30 or deuce games on yari's serve and serena just wanting shvedova to crumble WHICH HASN'T HAPPENED. then a fucking 0-40 and the same fucking thing UGH

UGH Yaroslava DFs, her first serve is gone...why can't this ever happen to Serena

Obviously she cracks at 5-5. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE FUCKING TIME AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN

Peng :(