Rappy Veteran Posted June 26, 2007 Author Veteran Share Posted June 26, 2007 Great Sharapova won it means more grunting....theres some hot women in Wimbledon this year :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8nfinity Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 It's going to be Nadal and Federer again, with Federer having more advantage on grass. I'd be more interested in the competition going on in the Woman Singles though. I wouldn't put all my money on another Nadal/Federer Final. Nadal has Youzhny in his quarter of the draw (Youzhny has always given Nadal trouble on the faster surfaces) as well as Berdych, two players that have always consistently given Nadal trouble. As well, if he does make it to the later rounds, theres always 2 time champion Hewitt in his half of the draw as well as the newcomer Djokovic which defeated him in the spring on hard court at the Sony Ericsson Open. With all due respect to Nadal, although he is one of my favourite players, his road to the finals last year was not as "busy" as it is this year. There were many upsets in the earlier rounds last year although his victory against Agassi was promising last year. As far as Federer goes, I really don't see anyone in his field giving him a tough time on grass, not even Roddick. Time and time again, the media has speculated whether Roddick can actually finally close in on his 1-13 gap win/loss to Federer and time and time again, Federer has tamed Roddick to a mere plain and normal opponent. The only possible person that could pose a risk to him would be Nadal or Hewitt and that doesn't look as likely this year compared to last year. BTW, great to see a Tennis thread finally! :) my favourite sport. Woot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy0 Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Del Potro is looking good going up against Federer, he will be one to watch in the future for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted June 27, 2007 Author Veteran Share Posted June 27, 2007 Oh well rain strikes again...Henman looked a bit sharp in that first game :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guyro Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 am i right in saying that moya was seeded 20th and henman wasnt seeded at all, everyone knows that henman doesnt stand a chance but he might get quite far this year, if he keeps playing good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted June 27, 2007 Author Veteran Share Posted June 27, 2007 am i right in saying that moya was seeded 20th and henman wasnt seeded at all, everyone knows that henman doesnt stand a chance but he might get quite far this year, if he keeps playing good Yeah Moya was 25th its a great win...I really hope Tim gets far this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxondale. Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Looks like it will be back on soon :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted June 27, 2007 Author Veteran Share Posted June 27, 2007 Looks like it will be back on soon :) Spoke to soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibby Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 This is just stupid now. How hard is it to just put some form of roof over the main courts. It's very anoying that they allow this to happen. They don't need anything special, just some big posts in the ground somewhere and stretch a roof over, something that looks like the dome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallithrax Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 This is just stupid now. How hard is it to just put some form of roof over the main courts. It's very anoying that they allow this to happen.They don't need anything special, just some big posts in the ground somewhere and stretch a roof over, something that looks like the dome. Some info about the new wimbledon roof. If they get round to doing it. A bit more info here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibby Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 How quickly will the roof be able to close? In about 10 minutes. This compares to the 90 seconds it takes to close the retractable roof over the main court in Halle, Germany. So players will still have to leave the court if it rains? Yes. Officials intend to use traditional court covers to protect the grass while the roof slips into place. So even after the roof has been closed, play will not resume for up to half an hour. So it is not the end to rain delays at Wimbledon? No. And it is only Centre Court that is getting a roof, so play on all other courts will still be affected by bad weather. With 650 matches to be played every championships, there is still the chance that Wimbledon could overrun into a third week. less then 10 minutes? what they using to power it midgets? With a modern weather system they should hopefully be able to move the roof in advance so no play stops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted June 27, 2007 Author Veteran Share Posted June 27, 2007 It's just stupid but it wouldnt be Wimbledon without rain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guyro Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Henman is out "Tim Henman suffered another desperate Wimbledon disappointment as he came back from two sets down only to lose in the fifth to Spain's Feliciano Lopez. " from the BBC Tennis site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted June 28, 2007 Author Veteran Share Posted June 28, 2007 I turned it off when he went 3-0 down...was pathetic he played amazing tennis in 4th set only to fall apart... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibby Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Why does Henman always does this? Lose then come back roaring then just fumble it in the last set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cold14 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 LOLOL tim is out =D Waay to old to win these days, his prime is long gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Why does Henman always does this? Lose then come back roaring then just fumble it in the last set. Because he's an awful Tennis player? He has no fight on the court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted June 30, 2007 Author Veteran Share Posted June 30, 2007 More Rain....*sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayrider Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Roddick is out. That Casguet kid was pretty impressive in the last 3 sets. I was kind of hoping for a Roddick/Federer match up :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted July 7, 2007 Author Veteran Share Posted July 7, 2007 I think Federer will face Nadal now...it was always destiny... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy0 Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 And Federer will beat him, once again. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted July 7, 2007 Author Veteran Share Posted July 7, 2007 And Federer will beat him, once again. :) I think its gonna be closer this year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy0 Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 I think its gonna be closer this year... Right you are, Nadal has just won the fourth set 6-2 and now it goes into the 5th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted July 8, 2007 Author Veteran Share Posted July 8, 2007 Yep Federer has a bogey player and thats Nadal even tho Nadal is injured a bit he seems like he will still take Federer in this 5th set... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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