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Josh Lyman
May 24, 2009



http://www.wimbledon.com/index.html

The most prestigious slam of the year begins Monday, June 29 and ends Sunday, July 12. Local time in London is 5 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Time.

TV coverage begins 7 a.m. Eastern every day on ESPN with streaming of every TV court on WatchESPN. The Wimbledon app and website also offer excellent radio/video streams.


Draws





Top 8 Men's Betting Favorites (Ladbrokes)
N Djokovic 5/4
A Murray 11/4
R Federer 6/1
R Nadal 12/1
S Wawrinka 12/1
G Dimitrov 33/1
J-W Tsonga 33/1
K Nishikori 33/1
M Raonic 33/1
T Berdych 33/1

Top 8 Ladies' Betting Favorites (Ladbrokes)
S Williams 7/4
P Kvitova 7/2
M Sharapova 9/1
V Azarenka 12/1
Simona Halep 16/1
L Safarova 20/1
S Lisicki 20/1
A Kerber 25/1


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUj5CNKEKo4


Updated favorites just before the fortnight begins!

Top 8 Men's Betting Favorites (Ladbrokes)
N Djokovic 5/4
A Murray 5/2
R Federer 6/1
R Nadal 14/1
S Wawrinka 14/1
G Dimitrov 40/1
J-W Tsonga 40/1
K Nishikori 40/1
M Raonic 40/1
T Berdych 40/1

Top 8 Ladies' Betting Favorites (Ladbrokes)
S Williams 7/4
P Kvitova 7/2
M Sharapova 9/1
V Azarenka 12/1
Simona Halep 16/1
L Safarova 20/1
S Lisicki 20/1
A Kerber 25/1

Josh Lyman fucked around with this message at 09:11 on Jun 29, 2015

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Sway Grunt
May 15, 2004

Tenochtitlan, looking east.
I hope Murray and Kvitova win.

Feels Villeneuve
Oct 7, 2007

Setter is Better.
I hope the Spanish dope frauds lose.

Jack's Flow
Jun 6, 2003

Life, friends, is boring
The most important question: will the ballboys and ballgirls step up their game to answer the challenge of the black clad French Open posse?!





Edit:

I will be rooting for Kvitova, as usual, and she will break my heart. Again.

Jack's Flow fucked around with this message at 16:35 on Jun 23, 2015

a neat cape
Feb 22, 2007

Aw hunny, these came out GREAT!
I just want to see Fed win one more Wimbledon

Josh Lyman
May 24, 2009


Genie Bouchard wasn't a top 8 bet anyway, but she pulled out of Eastbourne today after falling behind Belinda Bencic 4-6 0-3 due to "abdominal pains". I watched the match and although Genie's movement did seem sluggish, I'm not sure if she just wanted to throw in the towel.

I'd say the over/under on when she gets knocked out at Wimby is the 3rd round.

Spring Break My Heart
Feb 15, 2012
I hope Serena Williams loses and instead the other good female player who exists only in my mind wins.

Also,

Alain Post posted:

I hope the Spanish dope frauds lose.

Josh Lyman
May 24, 2009


:siren: Draw ceremony starts in 90 minutes!!! 5 a.m. Eastern :siren:

Josh Lyman
May 24, 2009


Djoker gets Kohlschreiber in the first round :lol: Janowicz in 4R and Cilic/Isner in QF.

Stan gets Dimitrov/Kyrgios/Raonic in the QF.

Murray has Tsonga/Karlovic/Dolgopolov in his 4R and Rafa in the QF.

Federer gets Jack Sock in his 3R, Deliciano/Youzhny 4R, Monfils/Berdych in the QF.

Josh Lyman
May 24, 2009


Serena has Venus 4R and Azarenka/Ivanovic in QF.

Sharapova has Pennetta/Petkovic in 4R and Pliskova/Safarova in QF.

Halep has Lisicki/Bacsinszky in 4R and Wozniacki/Giorgi/Kerber in QF.

Kvitova has Jakovic 3R, Radwanska 4R, and Cornet/Keys in QF.

Bouchard gets a nobody 1R/2R and her only potential threat in 3R is Keys. If she does make the QF, assuming Kvitova is there, it'll be another 6-2 6-1 decimation.

Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer

Alain Post posted:

I hope the Spanish dope frauds lose.

THe serbian dope frauds too

Homestar Runner
Oct 9, 2012

This is the best videogame
I have ever played!
Let's go Radwanska



boooo everybody else

Sway Grunt
May 15, 2004

Tenochtitlan, looking east.

Josh Lyman posted:

Murray has Tsonga/Karlovic/Dolgopolov in his 4R and Rafa in the QF.

I'd like to believe Murray can beat Tsonga, Rafa, Federer and Djokovic in a row... :smith:

a neat cape
Feb 22, 2007

Aw hunny, these came out GREAT!
I miss Andy Roddick :(

Feels Villeneuve
Oct 7, 2007

Setter is Better.
I miss my friends Andy Roddick, Andre Agassi, Boris Becker, Goran, Stich, Michael Chang, and players who weren't baseline dope freaks.

Feels Villeneuve
Oct 7, 2007

Setter is Better.
In all seriousness anyone who thinks the Fed/Nadal era was better than the 90s was a liar. I'm a 90s kid for life.

Jack's Flow
Jun 6, 2003

Life, friends, is boring

Alain Post posted:

In all seriousness anyone who thinks the Fed/Nadal era was better than the 90s was a liar. I'm a 90s kid for life.

Stefan Edberg was my knight in shining armor.

edit: Long Andy Roddick interview:

quote:

Q. Still, as innately competitive as you are, it must be strange to watch tennis knowing that you could still be out there?

A. It is and it isn’t. Beating a guy handily who is 60 in the world is a lot different than trying to play in the semis of a Grand Slam. So one makes me very happy, and I like it. It’s fun. I have an ego, but the reality of being able to do it time and time again is different. Every time I watch a Wawrinka-Djokovic final I’m going, “I’m soooo good where I’m at.”

Q. Fifty-shot rallies can do that to a man.

A. We are good here. Retirement is fantastic.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/sports/tennis/andy-roddick-talks-about-his-life-after-tennis.html?src=me&_r=0

Jack's Flow fucked around with this message at 00:13 on Jun 28, 2015

spamman
Jul 11, 2002

Chin up Tiger, There is always next season...

Alain Post posted:

In all seriousness anyone who thinks the Fed/Nadal era was better than the 90s was a liar. I'm a 90s kid for life.

I've loved Goran since I was a little kid. Also Sampras/Courier in the '95 Australian Open will always be the greatest match of all time.

Shit Farm
Jan 10, 2013
andy murray won't win & i hope nadal breaks again

Resonance
Dec 17, 2002

Don't give me any shit about plumbers, Jan.
Ferrer out with an elbow injury. Just checked his GS performance timeline.. could be the first time he's missed a slam since 2002?

Josh Lyman
May 24, 2009


Resonance posted:

Ferrer out with an elbow injury. Just checked his GS performance timeline.. could be the first time he's missed a slam since 2002?
GB will be happy that James Ward gets a lucky loser instead.

Sodium Chloride
Jan 1, 2008

Looking forward to the Bouchard train wreck. Her ranking is going to tank when she fucks it up again. Not even sure she had an injury against Bencic, I think she realised she was on her way to getting golden setted.

Hate the new Wimbledon website but at least it's better than the French Open one. Just another responsive site that looks poo poo on desktops, has massive text and wastes space.

Josh Lyman posted:

GB will be happy that James Ward gets a lucky loser instead.

Not really. The times Ward has done well were all against big name guys. Ward's chances of getting past the first round aren't that much better now.

Josh Lyman
May 24, 2009


Updated favorites just before the fortnight begins!

Top 8 Men's Betting Favorites (Ladbrokes)
N Djokovic 5/4
A Murray 5/2
R Federer 6/1
R Nadal 14/1
S Wawrinka 14/1
G Dimitrov 40/1
J-W Tsonga 40/1
K Nishikori 40/1
M Raonic 40/1
T Berdych 40/1

Top 8 Ladies' Betting Favorites (Ladbrokes)
S Williams 7/4
P Kvitova 7/2
M Sharapova 9/1
V Azarenka 12/1
Simona Halep 16/1
L Safarova 20/1
S Lisicki 20/1
A Kerber 25/1

That's right, Novak is a better bet to win than Serena. :psyduck:

Josh Lyman
May 24, 2009


Jack's Flow posted:

The most important question: will the ballboys and ballgirls step up their game to answer the challenge of the black clad French Open posse?!





Edit:

I will be rooting for Kvitova, as usual, and she will break my heart. Again.
Ball boys and girls are wearing the boring traditional outfits.

t a s t e
Sep 6, 2010

Should I give up hope of Gael Monfils ever winning a major

note: I know nothing about tennis

Xabi
Jan 21, 2006

Inventor of the Marmite pasty
Most definitely.

Feels Villeneuve
Oct 7, 2007

Setter is Better.
Gael Monfils is pure tennis.

Josh Lyman
May 24, 2009


Tremendous Taste posted:

Should I give up hope of Gael Monfils ever winning a major

note: I know nothing about tennis
I have a better chance of sleeping with Taylor Swift than Monfils does of winning a major.

Sodium Chloride
Jan 1, 2008

Raonic is wearing more hair gel than usual.

The only way Monfils is winning a slam is if every other player get kneecapped.

Sodium Chloride
Jan 1, 2008

Venus handed out a double bagel.

Nishikori clearly hasn't recovered from his injury but he has rented a house for the full two weeks so he must feel like he can go far.

Resonance
Dec 17, 2002

Don't give me any shit about plumbers, Jan.
wow, Tommy Haas wins his first round at 37 years old.

fancyclown
Dec 10, 2012
Starting to get kinda dark as Watson forces a 3d set against Garcia.

Also this:

Lid
Feb 18, 2005

And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.
Djokovic had a fit over being labelled a cheater, signals not drugs though.

Unfortunately said information came from his coach Boris Becker so it just shows Djokovic being a petulant liar.

... who is also on EPO.

Resonance
Dec 17, 2002

Don't give me any shit about plumbers, Jan.
The BBC's traditional daily highlights show 'Today at Wimbledon' has been rebranded 'Wimbledon 2day' and is embarrassingly awful.

Josh Lyman
May 24, 2009


Resonance posted:

The BBC's traditional daily highlights show 'Today at Wimbledon' has been rebranded 'Wimbledon 2day' and is embarrassingly awful.
GOTTA ENGAGE THE FACEBOOK GENERATION

JOIN THE CONVERSATION

ADD US ON SNAPCHAT

fancyclown
Dec 10, 2012
Elias Ymer takes 1st vs Ivo in tie-break. The swede is so loving pumped up :parrot:

Nice to see Laura back even though the power in the strokes clearly not there yet.

E: Garcia and Watson both freaking out in the end of third set. Let's see who can hold serve to win this..

fancyclown fucked around with this message at 15:59 on Jun 30, 2015

Sway Grunt
May 15, 2004

Tenochtitlan, looking east.
Bit early in the tournament still for Murray to already be imploding. :sigh:

Sodium Chloride
Jan 1, 2008

After two very quick matches on Centre Murray is just giving the crowd some value for money.

e: Bouchard is a game away from losing :lol:

Nearly one year on from the 2014 final, Bouchard loses in the first round and Kvitova crushed some poor sap in 35 minutes. I think the problem is Bouchard and her terrible attitude.

e2: Halep is going to get bounced out too at the rate she's going.

Sodium Chloride fucked around with this message at 17:40 on Jun 30, 2015

fancyclown
Dec 10, 2012

Sodium Chloride posted:


e: Bouchard is a game away from losing :lol:

She has won like one match since Sam Symuk took over. Better find someone new.... just...do..something.

E: and she's out. Out of top 20 too. Jebus Christ.

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Josh Lyman
May 24, 2009


I posted these during last year's Wimby final:

quote:

I mentioned before that Petra can just hit through Genie, and so far I'm looking like a tennis genius (which I am absolutely not).

Genie is being exposed as a reverse Raonic. She can take the ball early against weaker players but has no chance against big hitters.

quote:

Bagled. Absolutely embarassing for Genie.

Hopefully this is a wakeup call for her. The canned responses in interviews, the supposed focus and self-confidence, the notion that she has weapons, it's all fake.

She needs actual substance in her game and personality. She certainly has the physical tools to win multiple slams, but not without a major overhaul. Or if she gets a favorable draw.
And big surprise, she loses to another player who can hit through her.

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