Tennis(Wimbledon)

whatcha leaning tomorrow n3?

all about the grind sims, doing a poor Ferrer impersonation.
hope to get over the hump by the end of the week.

looking over the matches, should have something in 5-6 hours

i bought out of my nadal future with a -335 on 5dimes before it's too late.

Sims, Love seeing you on here

Oh no what happened to Williams sisters?

They’re both headed home after straight-set exits in the fourth round against far-less-accomplished opponents Monday.

First, 13-time major champion Serena lost 6-3, 7-6 (6) to ninth-seeded Marion Bartoli on Court 1.

Then, less than two hours later and before a Centre Court crowd that included Prince William and his new bride, Kate, five-time Wimbledon champion Venus was beaten 6-2, 6-3 by 32nd-seeded Tsvetana Pironkova.

Adding to the chaotic nature of the afternoon, top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki lost, too,

although she’s still searching for her first Grand Slam singles trophy, whereas the Williams sisters own a total of 20.

Nice day N3.

Thanks for reenforcing my hunch on Pironkova.

I did not have a play on the S Williams Match.

I play a few parlays along  the way and have been fortunate.
Today it was Sharapova, Lisicki, Joker, Murray, and Lopez.
A lot of sweat in the last one.

GL the rest of the way

2* Bartoli -104 (WTA)
Bartoli's in scintillating form with a 19-2 record in her last four tournaments including a grass title, a semifinal showing at Roland Garros, and a final on clay. I've been really impressed by her movement and accurate hitting during this run and she came up clutch in a tight tiebreaker against Serena after nervously trying to serve the match out which was a great sign. Brimming with confidence, she's displayed outstanding defence and tremendous hitting off both wings and will be very tough to stop.
Lisicki's first serve has been the key to her success and she'll surely get her aces and impress the crowd with her power, but that second serve is still vulnerable and she'll be in trouble for the majority of rallies similar to the Na Li match. Lisicki's footwork was exposed there as her forehand and backhand were very inconsistent and unreliable at times. She was fortunate to win with some clutch serving and Li's forehand breaking down, but I don't see that happening here with the Frenchwoman who has been in top form all week from the baseline. If it comes down to nerves and fitness I have to side with Bartoli who has the experience and ability to play at a high level for a longer period of time. It's been a great comeback year for Lisicki and she'll continue to climb the rankings later this summer but her grass season ends tomorrow to a superior all around player.

2* Dlouhy/Clement -115

i like that you are on Bartoli

i like that you are on Bartoli

i think bartoli is the play, good to see you on it...

Good Luck, N3
I'm just going to watch today.

no good

0-2 -4.38

(120-148 -4.84 YTD)

i believe you will start dominating soon. lets sweep the semis N3!

3* Lindstedt/Tecau -148
1* Petzschner/Melzer +281

agree here

against bryan bro.

1-1 +2

(121-149 -2.84 YTD)

Tell me you like Murray?

any thoughts on the Nadal-Murray over 3.5 sets played bet?  Juice is high but IMO neither one wins 3-0.. would love to hear your opinions

the weight of expectations, high pressure situation with a home crowd, best of five on grass...have to side with Nadal knocking Murray out yet again Clepto.

I think there's the possibility of straights for Nadal but 3.5 sets is more likely to happen stinger. I don't love the play but it makes the most sense in this situation given their levels of play so far.




2* Tsonga +206
History has a strange way of repeating itself. Berdych knocked off Federer last year in a shocker by playing fantastic, aggressive tennis and followed it up with semifinal thrashing of Djokovic. Obviously, the Serbian is a completely different player this season with an impeccable record but he's shown signs of weakness lately. Against Baghdatis and Tomic he was under pressure throughout the entire match, losing sets and falling behind more often than normal. He's also looked spent physically at times,  breathing heavily like the Djokovic of old. A byproduct of playing the entire season at such an amazingly high level? or simply the fact that he's had to work harder than normal to put away gamey opponents on this tricky surface that has bothered him in the past?

Meanwhile,Tsonga has been on an absolute serving spree since facing Gonzalez. It's made more impressive by the fact he ran through Ferrer and his top notch return game. The Spainard could only muster three breakpoint chances for the entire match and his return skills are matched only by Djokovic on tour. Big serving, big hitting, and absolutely on fire this week, Tsonga has all the makings of pulling another upset.
But, there's that fancy question of the let down spot after taking down the tourney favourite Federer in dramatic fashion. Berdych was in the exact same spot and came through so why can't the Frenchman? His confidence has never been higher and the pressure isn't even on him to follow up his win...
The real let down spot: Djokovic having yet another chance to claim the #1 ranking. His elusive goal, a prize that he's been on the grasp of reaching multiple times in the past, all he had to do was win and he's fallen short.
Every. Single. Time.
That's the real situation. The match isn't on Tsonga performing up to the same level he took out Federer with, it's on Novak delivering on something he's never been able to do at a time where everyone is expecting it. History does indeed have a strange way of repeating itself. Jo-Willy in 4.

bol folks

2* Bhupathi/Vesnina -150

1-1 +0

(122-150 -2.84 YTD)

Remaining
2* Nadal to win +271
1* Nadal to win +258

Saturday
1* Peschke/Srebotnik +154 (WTA)