Wimbledon Day 1: Monday, June 24 - Order of Play

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

federers mum and dad are watching andy murray :snigger

spying for roger :s

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first time wafa lost in first rd of a major is it ??, wow.

 

[kskate2]

Yep JJLB it is. Serena lost in the first round of a slam ever last year and then went on a tear. I wonder if Nadal can muster the same kind of results.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

its a risk for rafa not playing a warm up tourney

esp after about 40 matches this year on clay..he didn't even stay loing enogh for the lush green grass to alter...

 

[Kieran]

I just.... I don't even.... I'm utterly flabbergasted. Flabber. Gasted. This is insane. Great effort from Darcis. I watched it. And Nadal really wasn't awful. And the scoreline shows that he didn't just not play well at all. But it literally seems to me like Nadal didn't put up a fight. That's crazy to say. But watching it. That's just how I felt. I mean, there were moments. Where it looked like he was trying. He just couldn't get the shots in. Which is completely unheard of. He doesn't miss. I mean.... He's got a 20 to 10 h2h advantage over Roger freaking Federer because he doesn't miss. Like.... it was... the best word for it is really is WEIRD. It was just weird. He wasn't injured. He can't dare blame his knees. It was just weird.

He did his best but Darcis couldn't miss. If Rafa could win a set, he might have settled but he never looked confident. Credit to his opponent for that! He looked like he enjoyed it as much as Rafa looked uncomfortable. Smattering winners and serving great. Rafa's serve only came together after he was broke in the third.

Nadal didn't give up, he just couldn't stop the guy. He was forced to go for big shots and missing them made it look like he was sloppy...

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

Yep JJLB it is. Serena lost in the first round of a slam ever last year and then went on a tear. I wonder if Nadal can muster the same kind of results.

I doubt it with HC COMING UP..and rafra didn't look good physically ok out there..

 

[Denis]

He looked like he was still in clay mode. That walking around the backhand shot in the second set tie-break was just exemplary.

 

[El Dude]

In other news, Wawrinka and Hewitt should be fun to watch. Lleyton just broke Stanislas in the first game.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

I bet the 'troll wars' are in full combat on talktennis forum boards :snigger

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I cant focus on murray after that shock

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??????????/ is there a glitch on here ??

I do quick reply, or sometimes im sure a new reply..and I end up quoting myself :huh:

 

[kskate2]

I bet the 'troll wars' are in full combat on talktennis forum boards :snigger

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I cant focus on murray after that shock

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??????????/ is there a glitch on here ??

I do quick reply, or sometimes im sure a new reply..and I end up quoting myself :huh:

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Nothing to focus on. Muzza up 2 sets and 5-2. That's practically over. Wonder if they'll move a match to CC.

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I bet the 'troll wars' are in full combat on talktennis forum boards :snigger

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I cant focus on murray after that shock

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??????????/ is there a glitch on here ??

I do quick reply, or sometimes im sure a new reply..and I end up quoting myself :huh:

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You're not quoting yourself. It runs your posts together if no one has posted in between yours.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

dunno, it s abit gloomy out there, organizers need to stay on the ball ...andy wins vamos..

im going to try and watch hewiit..my head is still on rafa's match

 

[kskate2]

Rusty up 2 breaks 4-0

 

[Denis]

dunno, it s abit gloomy out there, organizers need to stay on the ball ...andy wins vamos..

im going to try and watch hewiit..my head is still on rafa's match

Good luck with that. Im done for today.

 

[kskate2]

Mahut through in straights.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

I'm just stunned by this shocking news.

Now, it is a golden chance for Murray to win his 1st Wimbledon title.

that's what they said last year when rafa lost early..ooh look no wafa in the semis..

forgetting roger might want to win too

 

[justapasserby]

usually don't watch the first days when i can help it BUT WHAT HAPPENED?!?!?!?! this was worse than being rosoled, nadal was darcised! 1st ever 1st round loss I assume?

never though nadal would lose points here o_O

 

[herios]

usually don't watch the first days when i can help it BUT WHAT HAPPENED?!?!?!?! this was worse than being rosoled, nadal was darcised! 1st ever 1st round loss I assume?

never though nadal would lose points here o_O

Yup, he does 45 points. Perhaps he needs now to go and play some clay events in the post-Wimvbledon swing, to get back his confidence.

 

[tenisplayrla08]

Hewitt takes the first set from Wawrinka.

 

[Riotbeard]

This definitely puts rogers consistency in perspective. It also says something about consistent Novak has been at slams in the last 3 years.

 

[tenisplayrla08]

I just.... I don't even.... I'm utterly flabbergasted. Flabber. Gasted. This is insane. Great effort from Darcis. I watched it. And Nadal really wasn't awful. And the scoreline shows that he didn't just not play well at all. But it literally seems to me like Nadal didn't put up a fight. That's crazy to say. But watching it. That's just how I felt. I mean, there were moments. Where it looked like he was trying. He just couldn't get the shots in. Which is completely unheard of. He doesn't miss. I mean.... He's got a 20 to 10 h2h advantage over Roger freaking Federer because he doesn't miss. Like.... it was... the best word for it is really is WEIRD. It was just weird. He wasn't injured. He can't dare blame his knees. It was just weird.

He did his best but Darcis couldn't miss. If Rafa could win a set, he might have settled but he never looked confident. Credit to his opponent for that! He looked like he enjoyed it as much as Rafa looked uncomfortable. Smattering winners and serving great. Rafa's serve only came together after he was broke in the third.

Nadal didn't give up, he just couldn't stop the guy. He was forced to go for big shots and missing them made it look like he was sloppy...

I think "uncomfortable" is a good word to explain Nadal. And Darcis definitely did a good job of keeping him that way. He really did play great. Shocking. I'm glad... ish. I wanted to see a Fedal clash. But I was pretty sure Fed was gonna lose, though if I was going to give him a chance anywhere it would be here. So I'm glad Fed should be able to more easily make the semis, or actually make the semis. But... as vulnerable as he's looked this season, I still wouldn't be surprised if he was upset before the semis or quarters. That vulnerability certainly seemed less at Halle. And he finally won a title for the year. So maybe that helped him. But basically it's just the fact that it's grass that brings my confidence in him up. Can he get by Murray? Idk. Murray's breakthrough certainly seemed to be the Olympics, as opposed to it being the US Open. I think the Olympics made the US Open possible. Still, he'll have to do it again. Roger has a way of figuring out how to win (the understatement of the tennis century).

 

[kskate2]

T-Rob through in straights over Bogo.

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Rusty up 2-0 sets