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Originally Posted by Analise
My cynical answer is the fact that the out call was indeed correct and Serena knew it. Yet her father still acted like the low-class scum he is by being "outraged".
I especially like it when he said de Jenken should be fired. Come on, she is one of, if not the, most respected umpires out there. She just umpired the MEN'S final of the French Open. I thought she dealt with the situation the best way possible. The umpires suggest all the time a player can challenge a call. The player looks up after a call, the umpire will say, "I saw it out, but you can challenge." Ugh, he just needs to go away.
today, I showed up very early, to not miss 'our' Patty Schnyder playing (and finally winning) her 3rd round. When she played for my Tennis Club in Basel (LTC Basel) I also played there and from time to time, she was still a young junior then, I was a sparring partner.
On the outside court not to many spectators showed up early. Rainer, her husband and coach now, recognized me and when rain did interrupt play (after the 1st set) he did invite me to join them for that break. I haven't been to Wimbledon's players lounge since 1964 when I played mixed doubles there myself, and it (everything) changed a lot: then it was like a 'cheap' self-service-schoolhouse canteen, now it is like a first-class airline lounge wih excellent service and all 'modern-times' equipment.
Well this was my last day (after 6 days of rain interruptions) of this year's Wimbledon - I am returning home tomorrow (Saturday) - I have to help preparing the ATP tournament in Gstaad Switzerland, that just starts when Wimbledon ends next week. Gstaad is just 45 minutes by car away from my home away from home Wengen, in the middle of the swiss alps.
Blake has no mental toughness at all. It is quite pathetic, actually.
I am still impressed about the come back he (together with his brother as his coach) realized - not many could have equalled that after such tough times. And yes, that come-back wasn't possible without extraordinary toughness - sure.
The best I have ever seen from Blake was the US Open 5-setter match in 2005 against Agassi and last novembers (2006) Masters in Shanghai, where he only lost to Federer in the final.
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Originally Posted by Rudi
today, I showed up very early, to not miss 'our' Patty Schnyder playing (and finally winning) her 3rd round. When she played for my Tennis Club in Basel (LTC Basel) I also played there and from time to time, she was still a young junior then, I was a sparring partner.
On the outside court not to many spectators showed up early. Rainer, her husband and coach now, recognized me and when rain did interrupt play (after the 1st set) he did invite me to join them for that break. I haven't been to Wimbledon's players lounge since 1964 when I played mixed doubles there myself, and it (everything) changed a lot: then it was like a 'cheap' self-service-schoolhouse canteen, now it is like a first-class airline lounge wih excellent service and all 'modern-times' equipment.
Well this was my last day (after 6 days of rain interruptions) of this year's Wimbledon - I am returning home tomorrow (Saturday) - I have to help preparing the ATP tournament in Gstaad Switzerland, that just starts when Wimbledon ends next week. Gstaad is just 45 minutes by car away from my home away from home Wengen, in the middle of the swiss alps.
How cool - I am so jealous! Patty has been playing well on the grass this year, which is unusual for her. It is good to see her playing well after her meltdown at the French.
1) for free, but sorry - only for those that have a swiss Internet provider: Zattoo TV to go always offers many european TV stations live (Wimbledon is shown on DSF=Deutsches Sportfernsehen (german speaking) and TSI2 (swiss italian speaking) and TSR2 (swiss french speaking) and all Federer matches also on SF2 (swiss german speaking) for free.
raining again (right after Sharapova's realized her matchpoint)
nevertheless:
No Play on Middle Sunday
Irrespective of the amount of play today on the middle Saturday (30 June), the AELTC confirmed that they are sufficiently on schedule and that there will be no play tomorrow (Sunday 1 July).
Center Court
1 Ladies' Singles - 4th Rnd. Justine Henin (BEL)[1] v. Patty Schnyder (SUI)[15]
2 Ladies' Singles - 4th Rnd. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)[10] v. Serena Williams (USA)[7]
3 Gentlemen's Singles - 4th Rnd. Roger Federer (SUI)[1] v. Tommy Haas (GER)[13]
4 Gentlemen's Singles - 4th Rnd. Andy Roddick (USA)[3] v. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA)
Court 1
1 Gentlemen's Singles - 3rd Rnd. Robin Soderling (SWE)[28] v. Rafael Nadal (ESP)[2]
2 Ladies' Singles - 4th Rnd. Helena Jankovic (SRB)[3] v. Marion Bartoli (FRA)[18]
3 Gentlemen's Singles - 4th Rnd. Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP)[20] v. Janko Tipsarevic (SRB)
4 Gentlemen's Singles - 4th Rnd. Richard Gasquet (FRA)[12] v. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)
Court 2
1 Ladies' Singles - 3rd Rnd. Akiko Morigami (JPN) v. Venus Williams (USA)[23] To Finish 2-6 4-1
2 Gentlemen's Singles - 3rd Rnd. Nicolas Kiefer (GER) v. Novak Djokovic (SRB)[4]
Court 3
1 Ladies' Singles - 3rd Rnd. Elena Dementieva (RUS)[12] v. Tamira Paszek (AUT) To Finish 6-3 0-1
2 Gentlemen's Singles - 3rd Rnd. Jonas Bjorkman (SWE)[19] v. Wayne Arthurs (AUS)
Court 13
1 Ladies' Singles - 3rd Rnd. Ana Ivanovic (SRB)[6] v. Aravane Rezai (FRA) To Finish 6-3
2 Gentlemen's Singles - 3rd Rnd. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)[6] v. Gael Monfils (FRA)
Court 14
1 Gentlemen's Singles - 3rd Rnd. Tomas Berdych (CZE)[7] v. Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) To Finish 6-4 2-3
2 Ladies' Singles - 4th Rnd. Laura Granville (USA) v. Michaella Krajicek (NED)[31]
Court 15
1 Ladies' Singles - 3rd Rnd. Nicole Vaidisova (CZE)[14] v. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) To Finish 6-4 3-2
2 Gentlemen's Singles - 3rd Rnd. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)[14] v. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)[18]
Court 18
1 Ladies' Singles - 3rd Rnd. Nadia Petrova (RUS)[11] v. Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) To Finish 6-3 3-1
2 Gentlemen's Singles - 3rd Rnd. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)[16] v. Guillermo Canas (ARG)[22]
Federer already in the 1/4 finals (without playing)
Roger Federer wins his 1/8 final (originally scheduled for this Monday) against Tommy Haas w.o.
Unfortunate Haas (for most of the season already) again has to much pain in his shoulder - he had to undergo surgery lately - and declared w.o.
added/edited: it isn't the shoulder this time ... (BBC comment):
Injured Haas out of Federer match
Haas's withdrawal means Federer will get a bye into the quarter-finals
Tommy Haas has been forced to pull out of his fourth-round Wimbledon singles match against Roger Federer because of a stomach injury. The German 13th seed was due to face the reigning champion on Centre Court on Monday, but Federer will now earn a bye into the quarter-finals.
Haas sustained a torn muscle in his third-round win over Dmitry Tursunov.
Ironically, this was Haas's first tournament since retiring in the opening round of the Masters Series event in Rome in May with a shoulder injury. "I think I'm one of the guys who could have been dangerous for Roger." This time the injury is a torn abdominal muscle and Haas explained: "I felt it in my previous match. "I'm just going to go home now and get this thing under control. I will follow the rest of the tournament on TV. I wish I could have been on Centre Court but it's not to be. The way I was playing I think I'm one of the guys who could have been dangerous for Roger. It would have been a nice opportunity."
The 29-year-old has been plagued by injury problems, missing Wimbledon in 2002 and the whole of 2003 with shoulder injuries.
With only 2 matches played on Saturday, it seemed unfair to the men's second half of the draw that there was no tennis played yesterday. To reach the finals, these men have to play 5 best of 5 set matches in 7 days while the top half only has 4. Moreover with Tommy Haas' default, Federer has only 3. Not an easy trip for Nadal.
__________________ Analise It is high. It is far. It is GONE !!!!!
"We play today; we win today. Das it."
