Official Wimbledon (and grass court tournies) thread

[nuraman00]

Serena vs. Muguruza Finals:

Muguruza won the opening game, to go up a break. She then held to go up 2-0.

At 4-2, Serena broke back.

Serena would go on to win the 1st set, 604.

In the 2nd set, Serena went up 5-1. She then served for the match.

Muguruza broke back, then held, for 5-3.

Serena tried serving for the match again.

She was down 0-40.

She forced deuce, then had an ace to set up championship point. Her last 4 serves were all down the middle.

Muguruza won the next point, to bring it back to deuce.


Muguruza gets BP # 4, but hits it long during a rally. After a review, it barely looks long.

After another long rally, Muguruza sets up BP # 5 after Serena hit it into the net.


Muguruza gets the break. She's broken Serena twice after being down 5-1 in the set.

It's now 5-4, Muguruza to serve.


Muguruza is down 0-40. A tear came down her right eye after she lost that last point.

Serena has championship point #2 now. She wins.

 

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Gentlemen's Final vBetting

7/12 Tennis Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer 9am ET | SportsHoopla.com Sports Forums

 

[nuraman00]

So, after Serena won match point yesterday, I wanted to time how long ESPN's uninterrupted post-match coverage was.

31 minutes.

You see the entire ceremony; the walk back into the locker room; the walk to the balcony; back into the locker room.

It's been like this since ESPN took over for Wimbledon, in 2012.

None of this commercials every 2 mins during the post-match ceremony, like NBC used to do.

 

[nuraman00]

Does the loser of the coin toss select the side, like they do at other tourneys? If so, I don't really hear or see which side the loser of the coin toss selects.

I didn't see it during the SFs either, it wasn't clear what the loser picked.

 

[nuraman00]

FED wins the first game at love.

There was one rally, during the last point.

 

[nuraman00]

FED got his racquet on a lot of returns, but a lot of them were long.

During the one rally, he won.

 

[nuraman00]

FED breaks at love.

Beer is coming.

 

[nuraman00]

FED broken. He loses BP on a volley into the net.

He usually makes volleys (even though his are at hard angles).

 

[nuraman00]

I screamed at that FED return at 30-love.

 

[nuraman00]

FED with a ninja return and volley point to set up BP.

He doesn't get it.

He eventually loses the game.

Tiebreak.

 

[nuraman00]

There have been a lot of shots that I think FED is hitting long, but are not called out.

Makes me nervous.

 

[nuraman00]

I hate it when FED gets the first break of the 1st set, and still loses the set.

 

[nuraman00]

FED didn't play a great return game, it was more about Djokovic making mistakes that gave FED a few chances, IMO.

 

[nuraman00]

FED with a tight hold to keep it 5-5.

 

[nuraman00]

Djokovic saves a bunch of more BPs at 5-5. He goes on to win the game.

 

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FED with a tight hold to keep it 5-5.

Turning out to be one hell of a match. Djokovic lead 7-6, 6-5. Fed serving to stay in the set and try a tie break.

 

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Djokovic saves a bunch of more BPs at 5-5. He goes on to win the game.

Another tie break. Federer needs to raise the level here especially minimize the errors.

 

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Unfprced errors killing Roger. Setpoint

 

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The crowd solidly behind Roger. 6-6 tiebreak, second set.

 

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8-7 Roger tiebreak. This is just great.