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Exciting day! Hope someone other than Roger wins. Fed has 16; Rafa has 11.

Time for some other players to win, and now Rafa's side of the draw is open - Murray? Delpo? Tsonga? Roddick even? Raonic?

I doubt Nole or Fed will be upset (Roger's draw is incredibly soft) so they will likely duke it out for the other finals spot.

But I guess, as today showed, you never know! :shock:
 
I adore Federer and he's probably my favourite sports man so I want him to win Wimbledon and the Olympics. I mean Wimbledon is like his home and he's just such a lovely guy.

I think Murray is a cert for the final as long as he doesn't crumble under the pressure.
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I was at work so I was unable to watch today's match but I've just read the news that Rafa was unseated in the second round. That's so crazy! I'm going to try and watch the highlights now though. I'm a bit disappointed seeing as Rafa is always one of those people I look forward to watching. At least we have the Olympics coming up, so that softens the blow a little bit. It must be a great moment for Lukas Lacko though, perhaps a total game changer for him. And maybe the Brits will have a winner this year if Andy keeps it up... it's been far too long since they've held the title.
 
i'm not so sure how much rafa's loss will bolster andy's chances. of course we'd all love to see him lift a trophy finally and as a national would be fantastic for the country. however,i can't lay all my eggs in the basket simply because rafa is out now. i don't mean to sound so cynical but i can't forget how poor andy's season has been for one but also his head getting in the way at majors.
 
^No no, I totally see your point. And I do agree to an extent, I guess I just hope that for once Andy doesn't crack. For now I'm just going to keep hoping that it's going to be England's year (I like to be optimistic about things). I guess my point was that one of the "major players" is out of the running so maybe someone else will get a chance to shine. But then again, I do love a good underdog story, so that could be coloring my view too! :lol:
 
Just to clarify Yoninah, it was Lukas Rosol who won today, and he played crazy good tennis to beat Rafa! :shock:
 
^Ahhh.... sorry! Looks like the website I checked got it wrong! Whoops. :blush: And you are so right NPJ, Lukas Rosol totally played crazy good tennis. From the video's of the recaps that I watched it shows that he brought his A-game.
 
Sorry about his loss, Yoninah; I know you like to watch him. But you can always watch some reruns of the FO. ^_^ Also, I agree it would be amazing to see Murray win!
 
Im kind of happy that Nadal got beaten, maybe its time for somebody new to rise and shine this year. Still, wouldnt mind if Federer wins though *fangirl*
 
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Sorry about his loss, Yoninah; I know you like to watch him. But you can always watch some reruns of the FO. ^_^ Also, I agree it would be amazing to see Murray win!
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Thank you NPJ!^_^ Anyways, I like what Rafa said about the match... "Is not a tragedy. It’s only a tennis match.” Very wise words and at least he get's to take a break before the Olympics. I'm sure he needs a rest.
 
you know everybody made a very big deal about the bump during the match and the complaining but rafa was very gracious in his presser afterward.

btw,there is a lukas lacko playing the tour though...but he's slovak.
 
and now Roger lost her 1st set!
same for Novak, but he managed to win!

I enjoy this...it was boring watching the same SFs at every single GS!
Although I know my players are not going to win, even if Nadal, Novak and Roger were out LOL
 
pretty anticlimactic the end of that fed match though and utterly disheartening for benneteau. i felt bad he couldn't muster the energy in that final set,at least to give us a proper end to well fought match by both guys.

goodness has petra looked stronger and stronger after that nervous first round. she obliterated lepchenko 0-1 today. looking very much like the defending wimbledon champ now. meanwhile her potential QF opponent serena got into a bit of a pickle with zheng jie.....the latter winning that first set in a somewhat surprisingly lopsided tie-break. she's come back in the second set but i still feel like since the first round--in fact since her loss to razzano--there's something really off with her footwork and her return off jie's serve was atrocious. i have to say if things transpire as they should and serena keeps playing at this level petra has a chance against her. petra's been very eager to play serena again since she lost to her in the semis in 2010.
 
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I'm happy for Andy Murray, but he's going to have tough competition from Federer. Though it would be nice to see Murray win it -- God knows the Brits deserve to win something.
 
me too. that's one historical obstacle conquered for a brit and britain. but let's hope he can live up to that history against roger on grass. it's a challenge but he does have plenty of wins so who knows?

btw,pretty sweet seeing J-W pull out the single-handed backhand today....even hitting through it. makes me wonder why on earth it's not what he plays with exclusively? it definitely seems a natural shot for him and pretty effective at that. and darren cahill today was also remarking on that he actually uses that backhand almost exclusively during practice sessions.
 
I'm so thrilled for Andy... it's a special moment for him! And such a huge moment for Britain, I hope that he is able to carry all that weight on his shoulders with grace and courage and to take home the title. It's shaping up to be quite a year for the Brit's, isn't it?
 
I'm really happy for Andy but even happier for Federer. He's coming towards the end of his career but to think he can play as great as he did yesterday despite being in his 30s is incredible. I think if Andy was up against anyone else he would truly have everyone backing him but I think the country has a real soft spot for Roger. It should be a great match though.
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^ Yes, I agree. I often find it difficult to remain loyal to just one tennis player. I think a lot of the time I find myself leaning either way. I'd be glad to see either Andy or Roger win. Andy because it would be his first Wimbledon and Roger because it's been a while since he won something major. It's amazing to see that he can still school someone as young as Novak or Andy at this stage in his career.
 
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