This season's tennis thread

[Wallalai]

You watch him and wonder what he's got that no one else does. Doubt we'll see anyone this dominant again for a good while.

Maybe Roger just love to play tennis, like an artist, at its best.

And his trainer, Tony Roche said in a swiss newspaper that the best years for Roger will come as he is only 25 and the peak for a tennisman is between 26 and 28. So good luck to him.

Anyway he will be one of the most famous tennis player in history.

At the moment 5 - 3 in the (maybe) last set

[daveboy]

Didn't even drop a set in the championship a master class.

[ChiangMai noon]

^
I've a feeling he only dropped the one in the final last year to Baghdattis.
Seems he's getting better.

[daveboy]

21 sets in a row he just can't get any better can he ?

[Wallalai]

10th Grand Chelem title for magic Federer. Congratulations

[ChiangMai noon]

And don't forget that this thread is 'the season's thread' ... not just the Aus Open.


Next stop Zagreb... or somewhere.

[Wallalai]

Of course CMN, en route for the 11th ?

Though Roland Garros will be his main challenge, he has improved on earth; so lets see.

[bradthai]

the man is brilliant.
taken tennis to a new level.

wonder how long it will take for someone to catch him?
only saying this because, tennis, as with other sports, can be a bit boring if you know who is going to win.
but, not too boring with fedderer playing. unbelievable.

wonder if he would impregnate my wife?? male or female child.
i want to retire ...........with a bit of money.
and roger's genes seem the only way to achieve this goal.
living and teac......... in asia

[ChiangMai noon]

I remember when Andre Agassi was asked about the probability of him and Steffi's kid being a bit handy with a racket.

He replied..."you haven't met all my family, it's a bloody big gene pool"

[bradthai]

cmn.
so true.
and i forgot to factor in my wife's height of 4 ft 9

[Marmite the Dog]

I've got the entire calendar, but they're not great piccies. The make-up artist should be shot for ruining them.

[Bellington Wootz]

How many Grand Slams can Federer win?
I reckon at least 20.
Will be some time before that gets beaten.

[ChiangMai noon]

Sampras is on record as saying he'll have gone past his own 14 within the next 2 years.
Barring injury, i don't think that is in doubt.

[klongmaster]

Andy Murray beat Andy Roddick in the SAP Open semi-final for the second straight year to set up a final showdown with Croatia's Ivo Karlovic.

Murray saved a series of set-points in a first-set tie-break before clinching the set with a backhand pass.

And a single break in the second set was enough for Murray to clinch a 7-6 (10-8) 6-4 win over the top seed.

[ChiangMai noon]

^
that's good news.
Ivo karlovic in the final is a bit of a lottery though with that enormous serve.
i think he is currently the tallest world ranked player at 6 foot 9 odd.

Managed to beat Blake in the second round.

[ChiangMai noon]

Murray fights back to keep title
By Piers Newbery

Andy Murray
Murray beat world number four Andy Roddick in Saturday's semi-final
Andy Murray battled back from a set down to beat big-serving Croat Ivo Karlovic and retain his SAP Open title in San Jose on Sunday.

The British number one came through 6-7 (3-7) 6-4 7-6 (7-2) to claim the second ATP Tour title of his career.

The 6ft 10in Karlovic saved an early break point before taking the tie-break and breaking early in the second set.

But Murray recovered superbly with two breaks of his own to level before dominating the final set tie-break.

A good start to the season by the English hating Scot.

[MeMock]

Gee this thread is just flying along

[Crunchie]

He doesn't hate then English he just refuses to support them - and why should he - wankers that they are

[ChiangMai noon]

the Memphis tournament is under way and Andy murray has just narrowly scraped through to round 3 aftyer beating Frank dankevic, coming from a break down in the decider. i watched the live scoreboard and it was nerve jangling i can tell you.

[ChiangMai noon]

In Memphis.

Andy Murray has reached the semi finals by beating Stefan Koubek in straight sets.
He is on course to play Andy roddick for the second semi in 2 tournaments.
Roddick is currently a set up and into a tie breaker in the second.

[ChiangMai noon]

The Indian Wells Masters series is hotting up.

All the top playters are in action.

Murray eased into the third round with a win over the lanky yarpie, Wesley Moodie.

Federer finally lost to former drug cheat Guillermo Canas.

I just watched the obnoxious Leyton Hewitt going down to Tipsarevic.

All good stuff.

[klongmaster]

seems worthy of more than a passing comment CMN:

Roger Federer's 41-match unbeaten run is over after he suffered a shock 7-5 6-2 second-round loss to Guillermo Canas at the Indian Wells Masters. The world number one, who has won the tournament for three years in a row, was previously unbeaten since August.

[klongmaster]

I just watched the obnoxious Leyton Hewitt going down to Tipsarevic.

seems to be a problem with Australian sportsman...interesting comments from the new world cricket chief on how bad they are, especially when they win...

[Marmite the Dog]

especially when they win...

It's even better when they lose (especially in a final, at home ). They really are poor losers. Admittedly, they don't lose too often, so that's understandable.

[klongmaster]

Ricky Ponting is a blight on Australia, much in the same way that cancer is in a human body. For a country that has produced distinguished cricket captains of the caliber of Alan Border, Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh, Australians should be ashamed that a man as arrogant and uncouth as Ponting is leading their national cricket team.

Sample this:



An international sportsman who does not have the decency and courtesy to wait for a trophy to be duly presented to him is not fit to lead a bunch of toddlers, let alone world-class athletes. Motioning the President of the host Board to hand over the trophy and then shoving him in the back, however gentle (and totally hilarious to his team) the act may have been, is unbecoming of a human being and shows a total and utter disrespect for one's hosts and humans, in general. A ruffian from the troubled western suburbs of Melbourne is capable of displaying more tact and humility than Ponting managed to exhibit.

Every captain knows and understands that the first few clicks are always taken with the presenter of the trophy. The video above makes it blatantly clear that Sharad Pawar was about to make his way off the stage before Ponting tried to show him the way and, quite appallingly, Damien Martyn felt it was necessary to help out his captain by physically pushing Pawar off stage. That is assault in any country and it is only because of the humble nature of Pawar that Martyn does not find himself locked up in a dirty jail cell charged with assault. If Schapelle Corby thought Indonesian police were bad, she hasn't yet suffered the wrath of the Indian police.

I had immense respect for Damien Martyn. As a cricketer, he has fought to get his career back on track after numerous setbacks. He has displayed a strength of character and a sense of self-belief that few can lay claim to. However, as a wise man once said, reputations take years to forge, but are ruined in a day. Damien Martyn, along with his captain, is an insolent simpleton who has lost all hard-earned respect in the eyes of millions of cricket fans, the world over.