Rome Masters 2015

[Murat Baslamisli]

Roger will try one more time to serve this out.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Roger down 2 BPs again...forehand just is not there. Anderson breaks again...wow...5-5. It was 5-2 and he was serving!

 

[Puppet Master]

Unbelievable. Roger was leading 5:2 and was supposed to serve for the set. His level dropped noticeably...

 

[Johnsteinbeck]

Unbelievable. Roger was leading 5:2 and was supposed to serve for the set. His level dropped noticeably...

yup, that was a stunner. the mental level of '15 Fed is not quite convincing, i must say.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Now Roger breaks and will TRY to serve it out one more time...

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Less drama this time and Roger closes it out. He totally lost the script for 20 minutes but the first set and a bit was solid from him.

 

[tented]

Less drama this time and Roger closes it out. He totally lost the script for 20 minutes but the first set and a bit was solid from him.

Geez, the last time I looked he was up 5-2, 40-15. Then I had to meet someone, and assumed when I got back, the final score would be 6-3, 6-2. But 7-5? :huh:

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN-GefAoiTM[/video]

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Less drama this time and Roger closes it out. He totally lost the script for 20 minutes but the first set and a bit was solid from him.

Geez, the last time I looked he was up 5-2, 40-15. Then I had to meet someone, and assumed when I got back, the final score would be 6-3, 6-2. But 7-5? :huh:

Yep...he lost focus for a bit.

In the meantime, The Fabulous One is on a groove of his own, up 5-2 in the second. Got good fan support. It would be interesting tomorrow against Roger.

 

[Kieran]

I'm not getting to see any of the matches this week, but those kind of lapses and struggles are better for Roger at this stage than to stroll serenely onwards. He needs to solve problems and struggle a bit, to fully find his game on clay. Berdy or FFS would be another good staging post for him.

I just see that Andy pulled out, too...

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Very entertaining match between Bird and Fabio. Davis Cup atmosphere. On serve in the third, 4-4.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

TB..first 4 points have been mini breaks. The match was much cleaner up to this point. Nerves kicking in.

 

[Kieran]

Sounds like a great match, Murat. What score is the tiebreak?

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Fabio smashes his racket in disgust...Bird up 5-2, two serves coming up.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Easily the best match I have seen in this tournament, and Bird survives a hostile environment, probably looking forward to make life miserable for Roger..

 

[Carol]

It was a very tied match and I surprised that Fog lost under the crowd passion and playing so well but at the end Berdych was like a wall and wearing a "headphone" everything worked better for him

 

[Moxie]

Oh, nuts. I left at 2-2 in the third, and I really thought F3S would pull it off. I'll have to watch the replay later.

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yb-6x-2B4Y[/video]

 

[nehmeth]

[split] 2015 ATP General Tennis News

First set to Bellucci.

 

[herios]

RE: 2015 ATP General Tennis News

First set to Bellucci.

Does this qualify as "tennis news" ?