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Wimbledon 2015

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    #1142
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,930 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    I'm going Fed in........ 4.


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    #1143
    RosyLily
    Registered Users Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭RosyLily


    Andy Roddick is in!! :D


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    #1144
    Mr.Prodston
    Registered Users Posts: 16,305 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Prodston


    I want Roddick to play and win now :pac:

    My favourite player and a great addition to the team. Such a breathe of fresh air :)


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    #1145
    Addle
    Registered Users Posts: 4,812 ✭✭✭Addle


    Great build up by the bbc, as usual.
    Really adds to the anticipation.


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    #1146
    dastardly00
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    Andy Roddick is very good on the TV. Seems very comfortable as if he has been doing it a long time.


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    #1147
    PropJoe10
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    Come on Roger!!!


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    #1148
    smurfs5
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    Really can't wait for this. Couldn't be better set up with both players in such great form.

    Federer will need to maintain that incredible level of Friday and serve as well as he has throughout the fortnight. Only broken once out of 90 service games.

    Djokovic's fitness and returning ability will make things extremely difficult for Roger. If the expected rain comes, Novak has won 21 matches in a row on an indoor court.

    Would love to see Roger do it. This has to be his best chance of winning another Slam. I'm going with Federer in 4.


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    #1149
    smurfs5
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    Andy Roddick has been the best thing about the BBC's coverage this year. Such a breath of fresh air and has brought great insight, brilliant analysis and humour. So polished and comfortable on screen as well. Hope he's back next year.


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    #1150
    murpho999
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    smurfs5 wrote: »
    Andy Roddick has been the best thing about the BBC's coverage this year. Such a breath of fresh air and has brought great insight, brilliant analysis and humour. So polished and comfortable on screen as well. Hope he's back next year.

    Agree totally, Andrew Castle offers nothing, one of the worst commentators I've ever seen in any sport.


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    #1151
    MisterAnarchy
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    Federer breaks and then he gifts Djokovic a break back


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    #1152
    mzungu
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    Edberg has barely aged at all.


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    #1153
    Stheno
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    Love to see Fed do this but that shot by Djokovic to take the first point in the tie break was unreal


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    #1154
    SlickRic
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    Djokovic just hits it too deep.


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    #1155
    CurryFlavoured
    Registered Users Posts: 2,590 ✭✭✭CurryFlavoured


    Fed crumbled a bit in that breaker but Djok is on a different level to anything he's played at Wimbledon so far...the bastard.


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    #1156
    murpho999
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    Federer bound to be disappointed with that tie break

    Next set is crucial.


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    #1157
    MisterAnarchy
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    CurryFlavoured wrote: »
    Fed crumbled a bit in that breaker but Djok is on a different level to anything he's played at Wimbledon so far...the bastard.

    Federer is playing too cautiously ,has to be much more aggressive against Djokovic.

    Cooler conditions doing Fed no favours ,court is very slow today.


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    #1158
    walshb
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    Nole is far from pretty, but damn effective. Forget te long rallies, Fed, Nole wins all day. You gotta try win withing 4-5 shots. Nole served so well set 1. If that continues I think Fed is in big trouble.


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    #1159
    JohnDaniels
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    Comments here are laughable. No one is running away with anything. Little to choose between them other than a tie breaker in which Fed let his level drop but could have easily been a set up prior to the tb. This match is far from over. Both players playing great.


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    #1160
    Sever Tomorrow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 158 ✭✭Sever Tomorrow


    Excellent winner from Djokovic there to hold.


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    #1161
    MisterAnarchy
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    Federer should have won that game ,not taking his break point opportunities


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    #1162
    murpho999
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    JohnDaniels wrote: »
    Comments here are laughable. No one is running away with anything. Little to choose between them other than a tie breaker in which Fed let his level drop but could have easily been a set up prior to the tb. This match is far from over. Both players playing great.

    Maybe, but it''s Djokovic who's upping at the right time to win crucial points that 's the difference.

    Immediately breaking Federer after losing his serve, saving 2 set points, tie break and now just preventing a Fedrerer break, and he's also making less errors that Federer.


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    #1163
    JohnDaniels
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    murpho999 wrote: »
    Maybe, but it''s Djokovic who's upping at the right time to win crucial points that 's the difference.

    Immediately breaking Federer after losing his serve, saving 2 set points, tie break and now just preventing a Fedrerer break, and he's also making less errors that Federer.

    I didn't saying he wasn't playing better but you would think reading some of the posts here that Djoko was steamrolling him.


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    #1164
    MisterAnarchy
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    JohnDaniels wrote: »
    I didn't saying he wasn't playing better but you would think reading some of the posts here that Djoko was steamrolling him.

    Nobody here said anything like that.

    BBC are almost as bad as RTE for the GAA cutting to someone in the crowd after every shot instead of showing replays .


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    #1165
    murpho999
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    MisterAnarchy wrote: »
    Nobody here said anything like that.

    BBC are almost as bad as RTE for the GAA cutting to someone in the crowd after every shot instead of showing replays .

    I actually think the coverage is awful. All slick Sky Sports style. Celeb spotting in the crowd. Commentary now on about Battersea power station, nothing of substance in relation to the match.


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    #1166
    CurryFlavoured
    Registered Users Posts: 2,590 ✭✭✭CurryFlavoured


    0% points won on 2nd serve in 2nd set up until that point for fed, speechless.


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    #1167
    mzungu
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    murpho999 wrote: »
    I actually think the coverage is awful. All slick Sky Sports style. Celeb spotting in the crowd. Commentary now on about Battersea power station, nothing of substance in relation to the match.

    A lot of other tennis coverage does that too. Instead of watching Alex Ferguson in slow mo it would be a hell of a lot better to replay a decent shot. Maybe they are on some kind of celeb quota per hour!


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    #1168
    murpho999
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    mzungu wrote: »
    A lot of other tennis coverage does that too. Instead of watching Alex Ferguson in slow mo it would be a hell of a lot better to replay a decent shot. Maybe they are on some kind of celeb quota per hour!

    I know, but Andrew Castle barely says anything that relates to tennis, often log periods of silence,it's all down to Henman and Roddick.


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    #1169
    MisterAnarchy
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    murpho999 wrote: »
    I actually think the coverage is awful. All slick Sky Sports style. Celeb spotting in the crowd. Commentary now on about Battersea power station, nothing of substance in relation to the match.

    Its always the same on BBC ,its crap coverage.
    Zero technical or tactical analysis bar Roddick,Henman seems to have fallen asleep.

    Simon Reed and Fru Mc Millan are vastly superior to these twats.


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    #1170
    murpho999
    Registered Users Posts: 28,443 ✭✭✭✭murpho999


    MisterAnarchy wrote: »
    Its always the same on BBC ,its crap coverage.
    Zero technical or tactical analysis bar Roddick.

    I think they should put a celeb option on the red button service and offer up tennis coverage and analysis instead.


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    #1171
    CurryFlavoured
    Registered Users Posts: 2,590 ✭✭✭CurryFlavoured


    I'm finding these rallies a bit painful to watch. Roger just has to work so much harder for the point.


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