***Official Tennis Thread***

[grecian]

I love Woz, Keothavang isn't bad either.

Some fascinating matches coming up. Interesting really that a doubles gold counts as much as a singles gold really. Even the mixed, ffs. I always found mixed fascinating when the best players took part. Highly amusing to see that Czech girl yesterday serving to one of the best returners in the game, but they often do okay.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Federer/Del Potro STILL GOING

 

[GIMH]

Murray in the gold medal match then. Got a feeling he will do it.

 

[social]

Murray in the gold medal match then. Got a feeling he will do it.

Hope not as it will simply confirm that the Olympics is a nothing tourney

 

[Neil Pickup]

Hope not as it will simply confirm that the Olympics is a nothing tourney

Clearly. Neither Federer nor del Potro gave a **** today.

 

[Jono]

Hope not as it will simply confirm that the Olympics is a nothing tourney

Jesus Christ.

Fed still puts his gold medal in the doubles as one of his greatest sporting moments.

You can argue that the tennis doesn't belong in the Olympics, but its there, and to say it means nothing to the players is ridiculous.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Jesus Christ.

Fed still puts his gold medal in the doubles as one of his greatest sporting moments.

You can argue that the tennis doesn't belong in the Olympics, but its there, and to say it means nothing to the players is ridiculous.

This, nice troll from social though as it was a Brit involved, doubt he'd have said anything if it was a Djokovic/Federer final.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

GB a set up against the crims.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Robson and Murray beat Hewitt and Stosur.

We go into semis and have a medal chance.

 

[Johnners]

Woeful finish from Hewitt/Stosur, had that 3rd set in the bag until 2 ordinary shots

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Woeful finish from Hewitt/Stosur, had that 3rd set in the bag until 2 ordinary shots

Yeah at 8-6 up with 2 Robson serves to come that was thrown away by them.

 

[uvelocity]

yeah but imagine if hewitt was one of our only golds? would have been horrible

 

[grecian]

It was very oidd for me to really be cheering on Murray, Robson's serve finally came good, won her last 4 points on it, after serving like an under-12 for the rest of the match.

 

[GIMH]

Murray in with a shout of two medals then. Good on him, shame it means nothing

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Murray and Robson in the final then. Double gold for Murray tomorrow may not make up for Wimbledon but might give him the confidence for a crack at the US Open in a few weeks.

 

[Cruxdude]

It is nice that the final is a five setter, gives people time to recover from bad starts. A bit nervous about Federer's chances considering how much he seemed to be weighed down by nerves in the semis and how well Murray seems to be playing. And has the Djoker era ended already

 

[Burgey]

It is nice that the final is a five setter, gives people time to recover from bad starts. A bit nervous about Federer's chances considering how much he seemed to be weighed down by nerves in the semis and how well Murray seems to be playing. And has the Djoker era ended already

Was more a blip than an era tbh.

 

[Jono]

Unbelievable how Serena just absolutely dominated Sharapova in that gold medal match.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Makes you think Sharapova might have been injured a bit and has one eye on the US Open. She was useless by her own high standards.

 

[_Ed_]

Another doubles gold for the Williamses. Insane.

Singles final coming up now.