Archive for 'Tennis'
Andy Roddick loses at Wimbledon in 5 Sets
Posted on28. Jun, 2010 by 3D.
Yen-Hsun Lu dropped Andy Roddick at Wimbledon today, a fairly stunning upset considering I thought Roddick was locked into a semifinal match against Roger Federer. Roddick wasn’t broke on serve in the entire match until he served at 7-8 in the 5th set. He lost tiebreaks in the 2nd and 3rd set, and barely won the [...]
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Isner over Mahut in Longest Tennis Match Ever
Posted on24. Jun, 2010 by 3D.
Finally it ended – John Isner takes out Nicolas Mahut 70-68 in the final set. It’s a match I’ll never forget as a tennis fan, but one I hope I never see and hope nobody ever has to play again. They can honor these two by naming a special rule called the ‘Masner’ or ‘Ishut” [...]
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John Isner and Nicolas Mahut Playing Record Setting Wimbledon Match
Posted on23. Jun, 2010 by 3D.
59 all, play suspended again. I feel bad for these guys. At some point you have to have a winner. This is like a 60 inning long baseball game. The length of the 5th set is double what a normal match is. Related Posts The Preakness The Preakness is upon us and it’s time to [...]
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James Blake Calls ESPN’s Pam Shriver An Ass During His Match At Wimbledon
Posted on22. Jun, 2010 by bbryan.
James Blake could over-hear ESPN’s Pam Shriver criticizing him during the telecast and he was none to happy about it. After yanking a “sitter” forehand Shriver questioned his focus. Blake yelled up at her that “I can hear you, it’s amazing you played tennis.” Instead of letting the issue go like a professional would, Pam [...]
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Roger Federer Nearly Loses in the First Round at Wimbledon
Posted on21. Jun, 2010 by 3D.
No question this would have been the worst loss of his career. Fed had to come back from 2 sets down and win a 4th set tie break to avoid losing in the first round at Wimbledon – to a nobody nonetheless. Alejandro Falla had never won more than one match in 5 tries at Wimbledon. [...]
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Fed’s Epic Semifinal Streak & Serena’s Double Grand Slam Hopes Are Done
Posted on02. Jun, 2010 by 3D.
The arrival of the quarterfinal round at the French Open meant the end of the road for the men’s and women’s #1 seeds. Both actually had more meaning than just that, however. Robin Soderling notched his second streak-ending upset in as many years at the French by dumping Roger Federer in 4 sets. Fed’s 23 straight [...]
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French Open 2010 Preview (I Don’t Really Care Either)
Posted on23. May, 2010 by 3D.
I am too big a tennis fan not to write something on one of the 4 grand slam tournaments, even though I believe since nobody really pays any attention to the French Open, there should only be 3 majors in tennis. But I digress, enjoy the preview. Picking the men’s champion is easy. It’s Rafa, [...]
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Fed Is Epic
Posted on31. Jan, 2010 by 3D.
What a performance. Fed ran right through Murray, who seemed scared shitless for the second time in a major final. Fed smelled blood and jumped all over the Brit. But Murray got the best of Fed in the championship ceremony as he threw a jab at Roger for crying at last year’s ceremony. Gotta love it [...]
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The Fed-Express will roll Down Under
Posted on30. Jan, 2010 by 3D.
Set your DVR or get ready to stay up late Saturday night as Roger Federer and Andy Murray go toe-to-toe for the 2010 Aussie Open crown. What’s at stake you ask? Actually quite a bit: -Fed’s perch at the top of the game. His #1 status has been challenged, overtaken (Nadal in ’08), and regained. A [...]
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5 Reasons to Follow the Aussie Open the Rest of the Way
Posted on22. Jan, 2010 by 3D.
5. Just like at any tennis tourney, the possibility of a player blowing up on a linesman (see Serena, ’09 US Open) or the chair ump is very high. Last night ESPN did a great piece on Andy Roddick’s past blow ups, while he was on set mind you! It was all in good fun, [...]
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