Tennis @ 2012 Olympics (Unofficial) Thread

[Velo Vol]

Not watching, but the Twitters tells me it's an epic third set.

[Velo Vol]

13-13

15 minutes from being the longest Olympic match ever.

per Twitter

[Velo Vol]

NBC just picked it up!

14-14

[Velo Vol]

Fed 1-11 in break points.

[BigPapaVol]

Originally Posted by Velo Vol

Fed 1-11 in break points.

ouch

[orange+white=heaven]

typical nbc... not gonna stick with it... 15/15

[Velo Vol]

Originally Posted by orange+white=heaven

typical nbc... not gonna stick with it... 15/15

<shakes fist at TV>

[DyronNix]

To be fair, with the way delPo is serving today, it is remarkable Federer has had any sniffs at break point. DelPo has been too good on serve when it counts.

Fed failing to consolidate the break at 10-9 is simply inexcusable because he also has been serving great.

Great match though.
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[Velo Vol]

Thanks, NBC, for cutting away to show those taped first round qualifying races.

<facepalm>

[kidbourbon]

Fed vs. Murray II

[DyronNix]

I didn't get to watch a single point of Murray v. Djokovic, but was surprised that Murray won in two sets (or at all really).

Final is best of five sets on Sunday. Federer will greatly need the day of rest.

I say Murray in 4 sets. I think he has recovered from the W loss very quickly. He has played more consistently than Federer and has to have more in the tank both physically and emotionally at this point.

Federer wants the gold medal so bad he can taste it, but I feel he will probably be emotionally and physically spent after today's semi-final.

The Fed camp genuinely feels bad for DelPo today. Fed admitted that he (Fed) was on the verge of a "nervous attack" during the match and many times "thought of himself as the loser" during the match. Annacone said he felt bad for DelPo as well.

Personally, I welcome this version of delPo back to the game. I love his power tennis.

[MphsBlues]

Watching the replay of this DelPo/Fed match, I feel we are fortunate to be able to see ground strokes of that quality. We might see that skip a generation.

[kidbourbon]

Originally Posted by DyronNix

I didn't get to watch a single point of Murray v. Djokovic, but was surprised that Murray won in two sets (or at all really).

Final is best of five sets on Sunday. Federer will greatly need the day of rest.

I say Murray in 4 sets. I think he has recovered from the W loss very quickly. He has played more consistently than Federer and has to have more in the tank both physically and emotionally at this point.

Federer wants the gold medal so bad he can taste it, but I feel he will probably be emotionally and physically spent after today's semi-final.

The Fed camp genuinely feels bad for DelPo today. Fed admitted that he (Fed) was on the verge of a "nervous attack" during the match and many times "thought of himself as the loser" during the match. Annacone said he felt bad for DelPo as well.

Personally, I welcome this version of delPo back to the game. I love his power tennis.

We agree on all fronts. I'm a big fan of JMDP and think the game as a whole is better when is around and in peak form. And grass is his worst surface. He will be a force to be reckoned with on hard courts.

I also think Murray will win tomorrow. I don't really have any rational explanation; just a hunch.

[kidbourbon]

Also, Serena Williams is cool. The crip walk was nicely done.

[kidbourbon]

Originally Posted by MphsBlues

Watching the replay of this DelPo/Fed match, I feel we are fortunate to be able to see ground strokes of that quality. We might see that skip a generation.

I look forward to at least five more years of watching the cannon that is Delpo's forehand. It is a thing of beauty, for sure.