WIMBLEDON 2014

<3 s + v

Dimitrov falls over AGAIN

i need a .gif of all the times they fell over in this match

Fucking finally

thanks god this is over!

gross match, gross result, but yes at least it didn't go to five

i need a .gif of all the times they fell over in this match

Set to Dolly's "Yakety Sax" performance.

"classic"?!?!

classic flop

Classic BWAH

gross match, gross result, but yes at least it didn't go to five

i shouted "YES!" when Nole won and it was entirely because I wouldn't have to sit through another set of that

Novak has to sack Becker if he doesn't win on Sunday.

I fucking detest Andrew Castle btw, such a cheeseball

Travesty of a SF.

Lindsay Gibbs ‏@linzsports 7m
It’s like the Big Four wants to be over, but nobody will put it out of its misery.

lmao

haha v apt

anyway I am off, gonna happily miss the first set of this and watch the conclusion on a big screen in a square where I don't have to watch it too closely

Overwhelming negativity in here, Polyanna-ish wide-eyed wonder in the BBC commentary box. Who to believe?

(Actually I saw enough to know it was a bit of a mess).

edberg looking rather better than boris these days

Oh, jeez. Edberg-Becker final? Not 1989, please.

Routine for Fed, but also really, really sharp. He should be favourite on Sunday.

new Swiss number 1

Overwhelming negativity in here, Polyanna-ish wide-eyed wonder in the BBC commentary box.

Yeah, a bit too negative - it should've been v straightforward straight sets for Novak so became frustrated when that wasn't happening.

Also I just felt like - for the first time since I can't remember @ Wimbledon - some of the matches I watched leaving a bad taste after. Not just the results but the manner of them. Avoided catching the highlights of Bouchard - Halep.

Fed looked sharp but Raonic was offering nothing (from the little bits I caught of it in the half time of France - Germany).

Novak has lost his last four slam finals right? Lots of grief...he is trying his best to keep that going. Sure Fed will unleash his strategy and come in to the net more, see whether that works out.

the only match I watched in its entirety was makarova - sharapova, and i'm willing to bet that'll end up being the best match of the entire tournament

Victoria Duval, 18, diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. You've got to be fucking kidding. That sucks on every single possible level. I mean they caught it early, she played and beat a seed and will recover, but... really...

Also I can't believe that I have both Federer and Kvitova in the finals and both will probably lose and I can accept the former because duh, decline and playing higher-ranked opponent, but NOT THE LATTER. I'm really nervous for Petra.

oh man xp

oh that is horrendous news about Duval. What awful timing as well, just as she breaks the top 100. Glad they caught it early. Can't believe I saw her in qualies after she'd been diagnosed, she was playing so well.

the only match I watched in its entirety was makarova - sharapova, and i'm willing to bet that'll end up being the best match of the entire tournament

...Makarova and Sharapova didn't play each other this year?

I'm, er, not really worried about Petra tbh

wait, am I confusing...yeah I am aren't I. KERBER. god this is what happens when neophytes come along, watch 2 games in 2 days, and say to themselves 'hey so who was that impressive lefty who beat that more-fancied opponent'

makarova vs radwanska wasn't even a good match in any way ;_;

Looking like shit out there...rain threatens.

Petra should win in straight sets if it was on ability and game alone. But this isn't all about that. She was superior to Maria, but she was the underdog. Lets see how she copes with being the favourite against someone who will take her chance if Petra's mind isn't right.

Kerber/Sharapova was pretty amazing (more for drama than consistent quality). Consensus seems to be Petra/Venus was match of the women's tournament, I didn't see it but I think my favourite just in terms of the tennis is still the Makarova/Date-Krumm R1. Vekic/Vinci and Diyas/CSN were up there too.

Marion in the royal box! She looks amazing!

Bouchard already having trouble maintaining that aggressive court position. Tho alas Kvitova couldn't convert that first BP.

Petra looking very comfortable in getting that early break :)

Sliding serve giving all of the free points :D :D :D

Move your feet Petra!

WTF WAS THAT EVEN

That is the best defensive point I have EVER seen Petra play

Bitch has come to spoil the Cinderella story by obliterating it ball by ball.

Just like in her last Wim final :)

That double-break goes begging, but she's swinging and looks confident.

Del Petra

Aw now just reminded how much I miss beautiful Juan Martin. But this dragging-in-the-making mitigates, somewhat.

8 of the last 9 points after missing those BPs :)

Hmm, a couple of good points by Bouchard there.

Bouchard's woken up!

Ah dammit. Just break her again Petra!

That return

Those returns. Halfway!