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[The Natural]

Both Williams are out!!! Really happy with that rooting for the underdogs like I do. Amazingly Tsvetana Pironkova has knocked Venus Williams out two years running at Wimbledon by the exact same scoreline.

Wouldn't be surprised if Nadal loses today. Still think he'll win though.

[Burgundy LaRue]

The Natural, on Jun 27 2011, 10:54 AM, said:

Both Williams are out!!! Really happy with that rooting for the underdogs like I do.

BOO!  I like the Williams sisters.  Was rooting for Serena, considering the situation with the blood clots in her lungs.  I love to see her wipe the court with her opponents.

[Dewar]

Love watching Serena when she's at the top of her game, there's nobody better. Hate watching matches between the two sisters though, they are usually pretty boring.

[The Natural]

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has come back from two sets down against Roger Federer so we're in the fifth and final set. Right now Tsonga is 2-0 up.

EDIT: Federer is out!!! First time Federer loses a Grand Slam five set match when he's won the first two sets. I fancied Tsonga to pull off an upset today.

As for yesterday's play, I hoped either of the women who knocked out the Williams sisters would have gone on to win the Ladies Wimbledon Title but both lost. It was fun watching Lisicki/Bartoli yesterday for two reasons, first for the horrible weather when you could hear the rain lashing the Centre Court roof (there was also some thunder thrown in for good measure). The second reason I enjoyed it is once again seeing Bartoli's routine.

[The Natural]

I can't see Rafael Nadal losing to Andy Murray tommorow. However I can see Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beating Novak Djokovic. I still think Djokovic will come out on top.

[JohnAustin]

Sucks Woz lost, I was hoping she'd win this year.  Partially for shallow reasons because I think she's hot.  But I'd like to see her go over the top, she's number one and should win a major, at least in theory.

On the men's side, who would've thought Federer would've been the one to NOT make the semis?  Not me.  I see it being a Nadal/Tsonga final, but yeah, the Tsonga/Djokovic will be the better match.

[The Natural]

Goran Ivanisevic is one of my favourite ever tennis players and certainly one of my favourite personalities from any sport.  Goran Ivanisevic is playing with Richard Krajicek (legends doubles I believe). As Ivanisevic entered the court for the first match, he filmed it on his mobile and then asked a ball boy to take a picture of him and Krajicek. Yesterday Ivanisevic posed stood on the barricade for a female fan and then sat with her to her surprise. Goran Ivanisevic is awesome.

[Dan]

Nadal making quite a few unforced errors here and Murray's playing a great, great game. One set up so maybe. Hope he does it, I like him.

[The Natural]

I'm happy Petra Kvitova won the Wimbledon Ladies Championship today and what a way to win it!

[throughsilver]

Dan, on Jul 1 2011, 05:50 PM, said:

Nadal making quite a few unforced errors here and Murray's playing a great, great game. One set up so maybe. Hope he does it, I like him.

Sorry, late to the thread, but had to quote this due to the joy I felt during sets 2-4. Come on Tim!

[The Natural]

Novak Djokovic has won the first two sets against Rafael Nadal. This match has flown by.

[The Natural]

Novak Djokovic wins in  four. A very worthy winner who has still only lost the once this year.

[odessasteps]

Sadly, he needed to win another major to "validate" the year, since the aussie open is such an aftwrthought.

[The Natural]

All players want to win a Grand Slam but I'd say after that, one elsewhere as well so it doesn't look like said player can only win them at one Grand Slam. Wimbledon's the best, then I'd have the French with the surface and how hard the French/Wimbledon double is to achieve. US Open is third and Australian fourth. Can you imagine if Djokovic was still undefeated? I was wanting the streak to continue agaisnt Federer at the French.