WIMBLEDON 2014

Halep comfortable at the mo.

Match should be effectively over in 10 mins if it carries on like this.

Diyas's game right now is too much of a lesser version of Halep's game. Very similar, just doesn't do it as well

Diyas had her on 30-30 but Halep was having none of it. 3-0 in the 2nd.

Shvedova 3-0 up in the 2nd so it looks like we are heading for a decider.

There was a terrific lob by S to bring 0-40 but Lisicki saves the 3BPs.

I said 'looks' but that was a huge save from Lisicki so...deep in the 2nd still.

Halep too steady

Really enjoying watching Halep play. Not exactly a grass court wonder but a lovely forehand that she seems to be able to put exactly where she wants. Tho obv Diyas not really giving her much in the way of obstruction.

(I have a few days off work and am watching as much tennis as humanly possible)

and indeed Lisicki breaks back

Course as soon as I say that she slams a forehand into the net and it's 2 break points :/

Yet another multi-deuce game goes Halep's way

And there we go with the bagel. No messing from Halep.

A Sober performance.

If Shvedova goes out => bad hour for Kazak tennis.

Hmm, what to watch. Not Ma$ha unless she starts losing. Not Fed/Boredo. Shvedova/Lisicki decider might be dramatic even if the quality is poor? Wawrinka/Lopez maybe...

Lisicki serving like Dementieva out here and Shvedova refusing to make her pay

Shvedova/Lisicki decider first for me. BP Shvedova and it was a laughable return. xp

Comedic territory now. Why is Lisicki serving at 63mph and 67mph? How did Shvedova fail to return them?

WHAT IS SABINE DOING?????? Stopping BP down????? Ivanovic pulled this shit at the YEC one year and I couldn't believe it was allowed mid-game, but apparently so

bizarre

I mean...I guess it is allowed, I've probably seen it when a player goes over and physically can't get up, they'll get treatment then and there. This is not the case with Lisicki right now, she just stopped and walked to her seat

*dons earplugs, switches to Centre Court stream*

Maria broken

...where affairs have commenced most propitiously

lol smash from Kerber.

follows with a df

Three UEs from Shvedova on resumption, Lisicki holds. RMDE

Kerber's forehand is weeeak

Her backhand is good tho

apols if this is already established knowledge

Utter collapse from Shvedova. It's not like she was playing well before but Lisicki is so damn shady for that MTO

Kerber's lefty FH DTL is her best shot, and awesome to watch. Her FH is much better than her BH

Shows what basing an opinion on two games of tennis can do! :x

Just think of me as an equivalent of the hordes of US posters on the World Cup thread ;)

oh she played a good FH DTL there, fine

Where is the collapse from Shvedova? Its on serve..

She went down 1-3, righted the ship, blew yet more chances in the last game. It's one of THOSE matches

lol at this feeble volley from Shvedova.

But I wouldn't call it a 'collpase'. Shvedova is erratic.

and clueless at the net.

Brilliant defence from Kerber

xps the collapse was Shvedova hitting something like 9 basic UEs out of 10 points after the MTO

Shvedova dropshot that nearly lands on the service line. Sigh

kerber/sharapova is a p high quality match, but i suppose you're all transfixed by the comedy of mental abjection over on court 3 ;)

hmm, but then she is just as likely to win the next 9 out of 10 points. Would you say this spoke volumes for her mentality?

Lisiscki breaks but can she serve it out?

Shvedova's mentality has always been terrible! As has Lisicki's, mostly.

I'm watching both matches...

62 mph first serve from lisicki??

3 bps for break point back

Yeah her shoulder isn't good. MTO looks ok to me.

Lisicki should pull through just because Shvedova is bound to be broken.

If anyone had to serve here we'd be here all day, or until someone retired.