The Official Tennis Thread

[muzikfrk75]

Venus was down 5-1...now 5-3

 

[Capitol]

Venus was down 5-1...now 5-3

5-4

 

[malbaker86]

Y'all kill me with the Serena hype... Wasn't she the OVERWHELMING favorite for the US Open 2011, French Open 2012 and Australian Open 2013?

Point is until she's ACTUALLY holding the thle, all this talk of being the favorite holds no weight...

The media stay hyping her so that when she win = no big deal...

But if she loses = big story

But the fans should no better... In sports nothing is a given.

Who's more of a favorite atm than Serena? Masha? Serena pulled her card in Madrid. Azarenka? She only won 3 games against Serena in Rome two weeks ago. On a 25 match win streak i believe.

So since nothing is given in sports, nobody should never be labled the favorite going into a match

 

[muzikfrk75]

Watching highlights from the Serena match now.

That drop shot was real filthy

 

[malbaker86]

Novak a lil shook i see :cacpls:

Asking people at his press conference to ONLY ask questions about his 1st round opponent Goffin. That could be a good match. Goffin pushed Federer last year at the French

 

[Liu Kang]

Brands doing his best Soderling/Tsonga/Rosol impresonation against Nadal. God mode
Nadal down 1 set.

 

[malbaker86]

Brands doing his best Soderling/Tsonga/Rosol impresonation against Nadal. God mode
Nadal down 1 set.

You a Talk Tennis member? I know they love saying God Mode over there lol

Nadal letting Brands dictate play. This going to a second set tiebreak

 

[malbaker86]

Nadal down 3-love in the tiebreak

 

[Liu Kang]

Mi hombre Rafa with the 2nd set

 

[Liu Kang]

You a Talk Tennis member? I know they love saying God Mode over there lol[...]

Nah, God mode is something I took from Quake 1
There was a cheat code where you had to type "God" (or something like that) and then you entered the God mode where you were invincible and shooting enemies with the Power of Zeus

 

[yoyoyo1]

time to finish this monfils!!

I saw Brands up close for a few hours last USO, nothing impressive at all except for his power

 

[malbaker86]

time to finish this monfils!!

I saw Brands up close for a few hours last USO, nothing impressive at all except for his power

One of the WORST (going by accuracy) backhands ive ever seen. He's poor at the net too.

Watch Monfils clown it up...

 

[dem bath salts]

Gael is so naturally big, it's always been why he never consistently hits with power. too much of a counterpuncher and its too late for him to change now.

 

[yoyoyo1]

One of the WORST (going by accuracy) backhands ive ever seen. He's poor at the net too.

Watch Monfils clown it up...

it goes to show the parity of the mens game.. saw him play cilic mighty close, and now today with nadal. if you arent switched on, even a guy with limited attributes thats playing solidly will make you sweat it out

but in the womens game, you can be playing at 30% for a first round match

 

[Liu Kang]

Come on Gaël...