This season's tennis thread

[ChiangMai noon]

Quite a big scalp that Mathieu took in the last round, while Federer made hard work of beating Almargo.

Shit.
Someone has stolen Marmite's password.

[Marmite the Dog]

Quite a big scalp that Mathieu took in the last round, while Federer made hard work of beating Almargo.

Shit.
Someone has stolen Marmite's password.

Fuck off you Taffy midget!!

(See. It really is me.)

[Propagator]

Murray beat Mathieu 2-6,7-5,6-3. Me now faces Roddick in the quarter final. In their previous meetings I think that Murray is 3 - 2 up against Roddick. It will be a tight game, could go either way.

[ChiangMai noon]

^
I watched the Murray match last night and he was hopeless for the first 2 sets.
Saved a couple of match points and Paul Henri lost his head which he does a lot.

Even stranger, The great Roger Federer has been dumped on his bum again for the second time in 2 tournaments by Guillermo Canas who obviously knows how to play against him.
I'm sure the men's locker room will be taking a close look at the videos of Canas against Federer.

Federer falls to Canas in Miami

Federer had lost to Canas at Indian Wells
Argentine Guillermo Canas stunned world number one Roger Federer for the second time in a fortnight to reach the quarter-finals of the Miami Masters.

Canas ended Federer's 41-match winning run earlier this month but the Swiss looked to be heading for revenge when he led 3-1 in the final set.

But Canas lifted his game to force a tie-break, which he won 7-5 to seal a 7-6 (2-7) 2-6 7-6 (7-5) victory.

He will now play Tommy Robredo, while Andy Roddick also progressed.

Spaniard Robredo had a real battle with Czech 24th seed Radek Stepanek before coming through 7-6 (7-4) 5-7 7-6 (7-3).

Third seed Roddick beat David Ferrer of Spain 7-5 6-3 and will now play British number one Andy Murray for a place in the semi-finals.

[Marmite the Dog]

Federer falls to Canas in Miami


Federer had lost to Canas at Indian Wells

Argentine Guillermo Canas stunned world number one Roger Federer for the second time in a fortnight to reach the quarter-finals of the Miami Masters.

Canas ended Federer's 41-match winning run earlier this month but the Swiss looked to be heading for revenge when he led 3-1 in the final set.
But Canas lifted his game to force a tie-break, which he won 7-5 to seal a 7-6 (2-7) 2-6 7-6 (7-5) victory.

He will now play Tommy Robredo, while Andy Roddick also progressed.
Spaniard Robredo had a real battle with Czech 24th seed Radek Stepanek before coming through 7-6 (7-4) 5-7 7-6 (7-3).

Third seed Roddick beat David Ferrer of Spain 7-5 6-3 and will now play British number one Andy Murray for a place in the semi-finals.

[Marmite the Dog]

I hate it when that happens...

[ChiangMai noon]

^
Yours is nicer, it has a picture in it.
How do you do that?
when I copy and paste an article I lose the pic.

[Marmite the Dog]

I dunno. I just cutted & pasteded it, and the picture came with it. I then played with the formatting to make it look nice. Sa-trange...

[ChiangMai noon]

the first 2 quarter finals are over and done with and it was a good day for the youngsters.
Andy Murray beat Roddick after Roddick cried off just after losing serve to go 5-3 down in the first set. In the other quarter, Novak Djokovic has just whipped the arse of Rafael Nadal who had beaten him in last week's final.

I take Djokovic to beat Murray in a repeat of last week's semi final.
I think he is marginally the better of the 2.

[Marmite the Dog]

It'd be good if the young Brit could get his revenge.

[Propagator]

Lets hope that Murray is fired up enough. I think that if he does get to the final it will take him into the top ten of the rankings.

[Crunchie]

It'd be good if the magnificent Scot could get his revenge.

Couldn't agree more.

[klongmaster]

I take Djokovic to beat Murray in a repeat of last week's semi final. I think he is marginally the better of the 2.

Murray said he had no excuses for his heavy defeat

Britain's Andy Murray was humbled 6-1 6-0 by teenage rival Novak Djokovic in the Miami Masters semi-final. The much-touted clash of the 19-year-olds never got going as the in-form Serb completely overwhelmed a sluggish-looking Murray.
The 10th seed, who also beat Murray in the Indian Wells semi-finals earlier this month, broke the Scot five times as he romped through the last 11 games.
It was a superb tactical display from Djokovic, who won in just 62 minutes.

[Wallalai]

Roger's Revenge ! Nadal streak snapped.

Roger Federer avenged two years of clay-court torment at the hands of Rafael Nadal Sunday, snapping the Spaniard's 81-match clay winning streak and denying him a sweep of the 2007 clay Masters Series in Hamburg. 2-6, 6-2, 6-0

Hehe Bravo Roger and go go go for Roland-Garros.

[ChiangMai noon]

That's good news and i apologise fro not keeping up with this thread.
I've been following the results though.

Murray out of the French with a bad something.

Walalai.
Do you think Federer can win France?

[Wallalai]

Walalai. Do you think Federer can win France?

IMHO such a talented player can win any tournament. But every match has to be played. Let's see.

[daveboy]

anyone for tennis

[daveboy]

Serena Williams goes down with cramp to her calf looks like shes not going to be able to continue, the commentator said shes going to have to get up and put a little weight on it at which point I spat my tea out

[daveboy]

Looks like shes been saved by the rain

[ChiangMai noon]

Thanks for bumping this one.
i have neglected it for far too long.
mainly because i got rid of UBC so didn't see any of the French and have only caught the odd glimpse of Wimbledon.

anything good happening?

[daveboy]

Keeps raining CMN stop start really I think it might go into a 3rd week at this rate

[ChiangMai noon]

^
yes.
got it on radio 5 live now.
on off constantly.

Mauresmo just lost.

[daveboy]

hopefully he won't burst into song soon

[Wallalai]

Now the Wimbledon tournament is turning to be a joke. Nadal vs Söderling interrupted 6 times already by the rain, and I can imagine how freezing cold it should be there for the spectators. Without speaking about the threat of muslim bombs. To be honest, would you buy a ticket for this event ? Even watch the event on television is boring.

Maybe it's time to relocate Wimbledon in Spain where the weather is less versatile.

[Mr Earl]

The ladies singles yesterday were good, the czek Vaidesova kicked the french favorite (Mauresmo). Some fit ladies.