Wimbledon 2018

NoviGlitzko · 11-07-2018 4:30pm

If Federer somehow makes it by this (which at the moment looks unlikely) he'll lose against Raonic playing like this.

Goooood is this Anderson or Jesus Christ playing.

NoviGlitzko · 11-07-2018 4:33pm

Watch Federer get broken here after that game.

Phew. Nevermind me, I'm in bits here.

MisterAnarchy · 11-07-2018 4:36pm

NoviGlitzko wrote: »

If Federer somehow makes it by this (which at the moment looks unlikely) he'll lose against Raonic playing like this.

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Hopefully not, the tournament needs Federer in the final.

MisterAnarchy · 11-07-2018 4:42pm

He has woken up

NoviGlitzko · 11-07-2018 4:42pm

Federer hasn't broken Anderson's serve since midway through the second set. He'll have to completely refocus or KA to have a shocker. Hopefully both.

josip · 11-07-2018 4:47pm

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Hopefully not, the tournament needs Federer in the final.

Why?

Chivito550 · 11-07-2018 4:50pm

josip wrote: »

Why?

Because it is clashing with the World Cup Final. Don't think Djokovic V Anderson or Nadal V Raonic is going to put up much of a fight against that!!

NoviGlitzko · 11-07-2018 4:50pm

josip wrote: »

Why?

Better than Botnic or Botner surely. :rolleyes:

MisterAnarchy · 11-07-2018 4:54pm

That could be very costly

NoviGlitzko · 11-07-2018 4:58pm

Heart is in my mouth.

Also devastated to see Delpo lose the first set.

MisterAnarchy · 11-07-2018 5:16pm

Think he will break him now

MisterAnarchy · 11-07-2018 5:23pm

Disaster.
Federer was serving very well in that set, 89% of points won on first serve.

walshb · 11-07-2018 5:27pm

GOAT my arse!

Chivito550 · 11-07-2018 5:27pm

walshb wrote: »

GOAT my arse!

He's almost 37!

AllForIt · 11-07-2018 5:28pm

What a comeback.

A giant beats a giant of tennis.

Edit: A pathetic Wimbledon crowd gives a muted round of applause after the best match of the tournament. I really hope England loose tonight.

josip · 11-07-2018 5:29pm

Is that the last time we see Federer on a court?

walshb · 11-07-2018 5:29pm

Chivito550 wrote: »

He's almost 37!

I was joking...........

You of all people should have know that...

Royale with Cheese · 11-07-2018 5:30pm

Federer hasn't played anywhere near last year's level in 2018. I think we may have seen him win his last slam in Melbourne in January.

MisterAnarchy · 11-07-2018 5:33pm

AllForIt wrote: »

What a comeback.

A giant beats a giant of tennis.

Edit: A pathetic Wimbledon crowd gives a muted round of applause after the best match of the tournament. I really hope England loose tonight.

Well they are obviously disappointed ,Federer is the crowd favourite .

yerwanthere123 · 11-07-2018 5:39pm

Kevin saving us a Fedal final :cool: Now needs to save us Isner getting to the final if Raonic can't.

What a moment for Anderson though, could possibly make his second grand slam final inside a year, nobody would've thought that was possible this time a year ago.

Chivito550 · 11-07-2018 5:39pm

josip wrote: »

Is that the last time we see Federer on a court?

I doubt it. If he’s still enjoying it, and the family are on board and he’s not doing himself any long term damage, why would he quit? He’ll be retired long enough.

dominatinMC · 11-07-2018 5:40pm

The reaction of the Federer cult on social media is embarrassing! Blaming Wimbledon for putting him on Court 1! Some of them are pathetic and just cannot accept that their guy was beaten by a better player on the day. I hope (and seriously doubt) we have seen the last of Fed, but I am not going to miss his fans one bit.

Chivito550 · 11-07-2018 5:49pm

dominatinMC wrote: »

The reaction of the Federer cult on social media is embarrassing! Blaming Wimbledon for putting him on Court 1! Some of them are pathetic and just cannot accept that their guy was beaten by a better player on the day. I hope (and seriously doubt) we have seen the last of Fed, but I am not going to miss his fans one bit.

Reading menstennisforums? Most posters are clowns over there. Fed fans, Nadal fans, Djokovic fans. It’s a big school ground. Really better off not reading that sh1te.

Might want to double check your post. Sounds like you want Fed gone!

Chivito550 · 11-07-2018 5:52pm

As a Federer fan and a staunch anti-Rafa man, I’m gutted with today’s result.

However at the start of the tournament I got Djokovic at 11/2 and Nadal at 6/1.

Money money money!!

MisterAnarchy · 11-07-2018 5:53pm

Chivito550 wrote: »

Reading menstennisforums? Most posters are clowns over there. Fed fans, Nadal fans, Djokovic fans. It’s a big school ground. Really better off not reading that sh1te.

Yeah that place is pretty toxic ,almost as bad as the soccer forum on here in some regards.

dominatinMC · 11-07-2018 5:54pm

Chivito550 wrote: »

Reading menstennisforums? Most posters are clowns over there. Fed fans, Nadal fans, Djokovic fans. It’s a big school ground. Really better off not reading that sh1te.

Might want to double check your post. Sounds like you want Fed gone!

No, just seen a few comments on Twitter (mainly fans replying to various journalists). There is a serious cult there, no denying that, I find Fed fans a lot more vociferous than Nadal/Djokovic fans.
In relation to Fed being gone, that's no bad thing for Wimbledon, but I certainly do not want him to retire!

Rikand · 11-07-2018 5:59pm

Gutted he lost. Would love djoko to win it out now

EagererBeaver · 11-07-2018 6:02pm

Pretty sound of the organisers to move the final to Friday to avoid a clash with the WC final.

yerwanthere123 · 11-07-2018 6:10pm

EagererBeaver wrote: »

Pretty sound of the organisers to move the final to Friday to avoid a clash with the WC final.

I only got five hours sleep last night so it took me a few seconds to get the joke

RosyLily · 11-07-2018 6:19pm

2nd set to Delpo! Nadal had chances to win it but couldn't convert. Going on serve in the 3rd. Really hope Delpo wins!!!

MisterAnarchy · 11-07-2018 6:22pm

RosyLily wrote: »

Really hope Delpo wins!!!

I think everyone would love to see him win it .
The last of the swashbucklers.

MisterAnarchy · 11-07-2018 6:52pm

Two sets to one to Delpo now .

josip · 11-07-2018 8:04pm

I know nothing about tennis but suspect that Djokovic would prefer to play Nadal in the semi rather than del Potro?

lostcat · 11-07-2018 8:04pm

Great hold for del potro to make it 2_1 in the last. Hope he wins this, he played a cracker of a semi with Djokovic here a few years ago that I wouldn't mind seeing a reprise of.

Both players only playing well in patches, whomever wins will have to step it up a bit to beat Djokovic

On the Federer match, I didn't want him to win but ( for maybe the first time in a long time) am kinda sad he lost...

paulie21 · 11-07-2018 8:52pm

Nadal wins another epic but real winner is Djokovic I think sitting back with his feet up

Chivito550 · 11-07-2018 8:55pm

Too many mis-hits and slips by Delpo at the wrong time. Gutted and sickened.

lostcat · 11-07-2018 8:56pm

That final set was really fantastic.
If Del Potro had won I would heavily favour Djokovic in the semi, but playing 5 sets won't knock as much out of Nadal. I'd still make Djokovic favourite however

lostcat · 11-07-2018 8:57pm

paulie21 wrote: »

Nadal wins another epic but real winner is Djokovic I think sitting back with his feet up

I don't think you can sit back in one of those egg things?

splinter65 · 11-07-2018 9:01pm

Chivito550 wrote: »

Too many mis-hits and slips by Delpo at the wrong time. Gutted and sickened.

Falling over and ending up with your face in the grass over and over never ends well.
Grass court tennis is very demanding and really over the last 50 years only a few men have won Wimbledon and I think this is as good as it will get for Del Porto.

Floppybits · 11-07-2018 9:27pm

Djokovic is looking good. I bet he is licking his lips at the thought of putting Nadal out and winning the competition and giving one to those who jeered him the other day.

Cant believe one of Anderson and Isner are going to be in a slam final.

yerwanthere123 · 11-07-2018 9:45pm

Oh ffs Isner is gonna make his first slam final isn't he

Hoping Anderson can take the title, but I know that's probably not going to happen.

Kerber or Ostapenko for the women's side please.

Joe_ Public · 11-07-2018 10:08pm

Think Anderson will take Isner. Being honest, had him down as a bottler so hugely encouraged by that last set performance and surely beating Federer, even a bit sub par Fed, has to give him belief he can not just make a final but win it too. Comes across as a nice bloke too so happy enough to see him win it.

The Golden Miller · 11-07-2018 10:37pm

If Nadal wants to catch Federer's slam count, this is his best opportunity to really eat into that gap. If Djokovic continues to improve, he'll be unstoppable at the US, this is Nadal's best opportunity to beat him.

NoviGlitzko · 11-07-2018 10:42pm

The Golden Miller wrote: »

If Nadal wants to catch Federer's slam count, this is his best opportunity to really eat into that gap. If Djokovic continues to improve, he'll be unstoppable at the US, this is Nadal's best opportunity to beat him.

Nadal won't win against this Djokovic, unless Novak forgets how he's played during the week. Nole is better in every facet of the game that Nadal possesses bar one or two areas. The only reason Rafa stands a chance is that there's been a heatwave and the grass is working like dry dirt because of lack of ground moisture so the ball is bouncing high into his strike zone ala clay courts. His best attribute is high consistency, not outstanding skill or dynamism.

walshb wrote: »

I was joking...........

You of all people should have know that...

Who's the greatest tennis player then?

The Golden Miller · 11-07-2018 10:54pm

NoviGlitzko wrote: »

Nadal won't win against this Djokovic, unless Novak forgets how he's played during the week. Nole is better in every facet of the game that Nadal possesses bar one or two areas. The only reason Rafa stands a chance is that there's been a heatwave and the grass is working like dry dirt because of lack of ground moisture so the ball is bouncing high into his strike zone ala clay courts. His best attribute is high consistency, not outstanding skill or dynamism.

I'm not saying he will, be he'll definitely have no chance at the US if Novak improves further. He at least has some chance here, he's got to make the most of it.

NoviGlitzko wrote: »

Who's the greatest tennis player then?

Not to speak on another posters behalf, but he's regularly stated Federer is the GOAT due to accolades won.

I've a question for you, if Nadal does surpass Federer's slam count, will you then regard him as the GOAT, or will overall slam count no longer matter in determining the GOAT "because because because....this and that...clay....other mitigating factors"?

MuffinTop86 · 11-07-2018 11:29pm

I’ve been a del Potro fan since this time 5 years ago against Novak in the SF.
Realy thought he had a chance here but, I get so mad when he gets chances and doesn’t convert them. Great match to watch all the same, but I wish I didn’t get so emotionally invested!

Rob2D · 11-07-2018 11:39pm

I can't believe Federer wasted that match point. Anderson was so close to the net any old lob would have done the trick. But he decides to go for a backhand down the line pass?! F***in' eejit.

I can't see Nadal winning on Friday. Nole is a man on a mission this week.

Can you imagine if Anderson wins it out? That'd be hilarious.

BorneTobyWilde · 12-07-2018 12:05am

Shame to see Federer out. He's very much the people champ. He always stopped to sign peoples balls, always had the time for the fans.

MuffinTop86 · 12-07-2018 12:38am

All of the crazy fans (and by that I mean having his logo painted on their faces, wearing elaborate hats/clothes and waving signs) seem to be Asian.

NoviGlitzko · 12-07-2018 8:32am

The Golden Miller wrote: »

I've a question for you, if Nadal does surpass Federer's slam count, will you then regard him as the GOAT, or will overall slam count no longer matter in determining the GOAT "because because because....this and that...clay....other mitigating factors"?

He very well might but when you're slam count is so lopsided by a surface that for many periods has been a 'weak era' does it really hold the same weight? Many will argue it does but for me it doesn't.

Nadal isn't as good as Djokovic in my eyes though for example.

Really hope Ostapenko and Gorges win today.

Wimbledon 2018

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