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      Re: Tennis
      Reply #1288: Jul 04, 2015 03:25:07 am
      To be fair, Venus probably is the favourite out of the two.

      Interesting but still would put Serena given her all round status as undisputed no.1 on all surfaces at the moment. That said Venus comes alive on grass even if she's a bit non existent on other surfaces these days. Will be such an interesting matchup but nonetheless great to see years after their battles in the finals 10-15 years ago. Heard McEnroe say a few days back that the drier weather and the ball bouncing higher than would be expected on grass may suit Venus perfectly and Sharapova for that matter. could the champion come from one of those two I wonder?
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      Reply #1289: Jul 04, 2015 10:27:29 am
      Interesting but still would put Serena given her all round status as undisputed no.1 on all surfaces at the moment. That said Venus comes alive on grass even if she's a bit non existent on other surfaces these days. Will be such an interesting matchup but nonetheless great to see years after their battles in the finals 10-15 years ago. Heard McEnroe say a few days back that the drier weather and the ball bouncing higher than would be expected on grass may suit Venus perfectly and Sharapova for that matter. could the champion come from one of those two I wonder?

      To be fair she said Venus had the better form coming in to the match which is probably right. Gonna be a cracker of a match, i love Venus's comeback story.
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      Reply #1290: Jul 04, 2015 01:01:01 pm
      Agree with the above, I'd take Serena on every other surface against her sister, but Venus finds an extra level on grass. Should be a really tight match. Azarenka-Bencic should be pretty decent too.
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      Re: Tennis
      Reply #1291: Jul 04, 2015 02:02:47 pm
      Troicki knocks out Brown in 4 sets.
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      Reply #1292: Jul 04, 2015 02:53:00 pm
      Isner and Cilic coming back on court at 10-10 in the 5th after coming off at the end of the day last night. Isner must hate sleep :D

      Isner saved 2 match points already with two clutch aces. Hoping it goes for a while yet.
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      Reply #1293: Jul 04, 2015 03:02:01 pm
      Isner and Cilic coming back on court at 10-10 in the 5th after coming off at the end of the day last night. Isner must hate sleep :D

      Isner saved 2 match points already with two clutch aces. Hoping it goes for a while yet.

      Took Marin his 5th match point to seal it in two games. Big fan of his, hope he goes deep.

      Now praying for Sammy Groth to come back from 2 sets down against Federer.
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      Reply #1294: Jul 04, 2015 03:36:19 pm
      I can't believe Cilic is as young as he is, he seems to have been around forever.

      Crouchie confessing his undying love for Federer again I see :D
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      Reply #1295: Jul 04, 2015 04:31:11 pm
      I can't believe Cilic is as young as he is, he seems to have been around forever.

      Crouchie confessing his undying love for Federer again I see :D

      Remember his fellow countryman Mario Ancic? Almost his double! Got them mixed up a few times. He was a good player himself - great tennis nation is Croatia!

      Ward equals his match at one set all against Pospisil. Seemed well off it in the first set but that second set was much better.
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      Reply #1296: Jul 04, 2015 05:05:45 pm
      Remember his fellow countryman Mario Ancic? Almost his double! Got them mixed up a few times. He was a good player himself - great tennis nation is Croatia!

      Ward equals his match at one set all against Pospisil. Seemed well off it in the first set but that second set was much better.

      I remember Ancic but only vaguely. They bash out these top solid players continuously it seems. Ward is making it look so easy in the 3rd set. Currently 4-1 up with 2 game points.

      Edit: He made it 5-1 as soon as I posted.
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      Reply #1297: Jul 04, 2015 05:15:26 pm
      I'll tell you Ward has a hell of a serve when he needs it! Like his match against Isner in the Davis Cup in Glasgow earlier this year he just has an uncanny ability to find it at the most important moment.
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      Reply #1298: Jul 04, 2015 05:28:39 pm
      His work with Murray looks to be really paying off for him. His movement around the court and his fitness has improved so much.
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      Reply #1299: Jul 04, 2015 05:59:09 pm
      Argh! Pospisil looking confident now. Good net player though.
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      Reply #1300: Jul 04, 2015 06:03:12 pm
      Jankovic beats Kvitova in the 3rd 6-4 after losing the first set! Terrific match.

      Now Hewitt and Kokkinakis in the 5th in a doubles match against Melzer and some other guy.
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      Re: Tennis
      Reply #1301: Jul 04, 2015 06:04:33 pm
      Come on Ward - get this guy to cave in!
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      Reply #1302: Jul 04, 2015 06:11:42 pm
      Ward can't get a look in on Pospisil's serve.
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      Reply #1303: Jul 04, 2015 06:28:15 pm
      Ohh what a shame. Ward is out. No regrets though - Pospisil's level of serve throughout that final set was astonishing. Never once looked like dropping it and barely lost a point. Just a level of high consistency that James just didn't have. Roll on to the Davis Cup James!
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      Reply #1304: Jul 04, 2015 06:38:55 pm
      Hewitt and Kokka!! Great match.

      Now gotta watch Murray. Not a fan of his matches. But it'll do until Copa America final.
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      Reply #1305: Jul 06, 2015 07:40:02 pm
      This Kevin Anderson is proving to be a tricky obstacle for Djokovic.
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      Reply #1306: Jul 06, 2015 07:57:14 pm
      Oh my word! Djokovic is 2 sets down to Kevin Anderson, losing two tie breaks.
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      Reply #1307: Jul 06, 2015 07:58:59 pm
      Anderson is looking majestic in this game. Shout out to Pospisil for causing an upset against Troicki earlier on today. I can't see Murray having much of a problem with him but I hope he enjoys another match on centre/court 1.
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      Reply #1308: Jul 06, 2015 08:08:09 pm
      Would love Djokovic to go out
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      Reply #1309: Jul 06, 2015 09:08:36 pm
      Anderson needs to stop getting so close to the net, he's failing to dig the ball out and back over
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      Reply #1310: Jul 06, 2015 10:20:03 pm
      Great to see Anderson taking the game to Djokovic but since he went 2-0 up he has pretty much bottled it. I expect Djokovic will go through.

      As for that Kyrkos or whatever his name is; what a complete tw*t. If you aren't even going to bother then just get off the court.

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