WIMBLEDON 2014

OOOOHHHHHH

Incredible Cornet defence and Bouchard balloons a drive volley long - would've given her two MPs

haha @ defending from Cornet, first false note from B in a while. xp

comes back hard for mp!

does it! COME ON!!

Wins anyway. Nailz, as I said.

I keep going on about the obvious limitations to Bouchard's game but her entire approach is about ignoring and transcending those limitations. There will probably always be someone at a Slam who can stop her but whatever her potential is, I'm pretty sure she'll absolutely max it out

The comparisons between Bouchard and Sharapova go beyond two hot, perhaps bitchy, blondes.

Both can just come up with the right shots at the right moments. Shame we were all deprived of a 3rd set though.

w/Bouchard its only a question of when she'll bag a slam - terrific player.

Oh, just noticed that Lisicki has now beaten the 2008 RG champion at Wimbledon, having slain the 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013 champions in those respective years. If she doesn't get Ma$ha this time, I think this counts! And she just needs to get Fran at some point to complete the set...

Kvitova gets another break so she'll be winning this soon.

ha, one of the better ex-player analysts agrees re: the Ma$ha comparison:

Anna Chakvetadze ‏@achakv87 45s
Both played amazing !
Surprised Bouchard became so strong mentally. She might be next Sharapova

too much on those returns for dbl break.

Kvitova to serve for a regulation win.

Kvitova in the QFs, braely broke sweat.

3/8 women in the QFs are Czech.

In time for Murray..

Peng now 0-5 in Slam R4s to go with her 0-6 record in WTA finals. I wonder if she'll ever make a Slam QF or win a title. She'll need a draw to seriously collapse for the former, I think - often vs the top players she just looks helpless.

Ooo Deliciano serving for the match. PLEASE beat Isner, pleasepleaseplease

lol Lopez breaks after I don't know how many hours.

He will serve for the match - get this off my TV plz.

Stupid scheduling ruined Manic Monday. Isner/Lopez seriously the best option right now?

Also what are they going to do with the women's QFs - presumably the Lisicki/Shvedova R4 gets pushed to tomorrow (though I'm sure neither would mind playing again today), and I don't see Halep/Diyas on today's schedule, so presumably tomorrow gets three of the four QFs as planned and then the Halep section's QF goes on Wed?

If only we had a spare day in the week that could've recitified the situation

Lopez wins to love.

Yay Isner is gone.

No US man or woman in the second week (round-wise not time-wise obv) since...ever?

Now Murray there are 56 mins till France play Nigeria. You know I love you but I'd love you so much more if you destroyed this useless giant in the next hour k tx bye.

3x BPs, just block back, fuck all left.

incidentally, Lopez has now played 19 tiebreaks in the past three weeks across Queen's/Eastbourne/Wim, and won 13 of them

PHEW.

Dimitrov/Mayer doesn't seem particularly enthralling. Do I dare switch over to the Murray match and listen to the inevitable excruciating commentary?

McEnroe is ok but these guys will go into overdrive if Murray runs away with this.

I'm gonna get Laura Robson commentary for the Aga match? Awesome. I expect her to be good

Radwanska/Makarova is easily the best option now (they're warming up), even without Robson commentary

Dimitrov is so breaking Mayer here

Feeble unforced error. 1st set.

Good call on A-Rad/Makarova! Decent point at the net from Makarova in that game to break there. (Also blissfully sensible commentary, hurray)

Cute how Sam Smith is being so encouraging to Robson

Makarova's outsmarted Aga a couple of times at net, you don't see that often

turned this on and i officially dng radwanska, her game is made of papier mache and string

yeah so 'what do you think?' and Robson came up with a good answer.

makarova looks useful tho

Rad not Rad lame joke, another set p

awful - df for set.

Hmm. Aga saves three SPs with unreturned serves, hands over the 4th with a DF

Murray for another break in the 2nd.

what's the deal with radwanska - how did she achieve success beforehand? doesn't seem capable of it on this evidence

with shots like these:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JpvTzA0C_k

Just get him on a 8+ shot rally Murray - it will come.

4th bp

Aga can't seem to take advantage of these soft draws :(

Another break for Makarova, blimey. A-Rad is falling apart a bit here :(

ever since that brilliant win over Vika at the AO, Aga's been pretty subpar, just a bit lacklustre. Although I wouldn't be surprised if she still won this

so she's a touch player. when her touch deserts her, that's trouble

lol at the most incredibly useless play at the net from Anderson. Murray breaks.

You can make 'em seven foot but if they can't play..

Makarova has been impeccable today though. Executing with confidence and has had an answer every time Aga's tried to get wily

what a volley from rad!

some life in this match..

Makes it through but maybe its too early for a break.

murray just hit anderson in the face

set cd be 6-0