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feather_ghyll) wrote2010-06-25 08:20 pm
feather_ghyll) wrote2010-06-25 08:20 pm
WIMBLEDON: Days four and five
Day four
Never has winning a first-round match at Wimbledon mattered so much and so little. I got home when the third part of the epic was about an hour in. Again, Mahut looked the fresher, although Isner didn't loo as if he was going to keel over, but EVENTUALLY serving first told.
Enough to say that that match put the Queen (and her excellent hat)'s visit in the shade.
Nadal - I had heard of Haase thank you very much, and was surprised by his ranking until I heard about the injury. But still, he pushed Nadal to bring out some of his best, served fabulously and should build on this. But then, when Nadal had decided to dictate the match (second set and the start of the fourth) he really did dictate. I felt Haase collapsed too much in the fourth. I can't say too much about the break in the fifth, because I was distracted by the fire down the road (an empty house, no-one was hurt, but obviously, it was a shock).
Via the BBC Sport blog, a blog entry from the Guardian about language and tennis reporting
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/mind-your-language/2010/jun/24/language-tennis
Day five
seems to have lacked the drama of the rest of the week. Isner lost, obviously, while Mahut still has a doubles match to complete. I came home to see Hewitt win, they're playing the highlights now as I type, then Federer, being good, but Clement was not that much threat, so I was glad when they switched to Roddick v Kohlschreiber, which was more competitive. I was supporting Roddick, who despite his seeding has to be the third favourite after the two defending champions (Murray has a better game but hasn't had as good a year). I was glad to see him raise his game and win and to hear that he's added another shot to his repertoire. But overall today seems to have been about setting up interesting matches next week: Henin v Clijsters! The winner is surely a contender. And Hewitt v Djokovic. Whatever else that match is, I expect it to be fun. It sounds as if Djokovic is playing into better form from being iffy. But it's wonderful to see Hewitt with momentum on his side.
Never has winning a first-round match at Wimbledon mattered so much and so little. I got home when the third part of the epic was about an hour in. Again, Mahut looked the fresher, although Isner didn't loo as if he was going to keel over, but EVENTUALLY serving first told.
Enough to say that that match put the Queen (and her excellent hat)'s visit in the shade.
Nadal - I had heard of Haase thank you very much, and was surprised by his ranking until I heard about the injury. But still, he pushed Nadal to bring out some of his best, served fabulously and should build on this. But then, when Nadal had decided to dictate the match (second set and the start of the fourth) he really did dictate. I felt Haase collapsed too much in the fourth. I can't say too much about the break in the fifth, because I was distracted by the fire down the road (an empty house, no-one was hurt, but obviously, it was a shock).
Via the BBC Sport blog, a blog entry from the Guardian about language and tennis reporting
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/mind-your-language/2010/jun/24/language-tennis
Day five
seems to have lacked the drama of the rest of the week. Isner lost, obviously, while Mahut still has a doubles match to complete. I came home to see Hewitt win, they're playing the highlights now as I type, then Federer, being good, but Clement was not that much threat, so I was glad when they switched to Roddick v Kohlschreiber, which was more competitive. I was supporting Roddick, who despite his seeding has to be the third favourite after the two defending champions (Murray has a better game but hasn't had as good a year). I was glad to see him raise his game and win and to hear that he's added another shot to his repertoire. But overall today seems to have been about setting up interesting matches next week: Henin v Clijsters! The winner is surely a contender. And Hewitt v Djokovic. Whatever else that match is, I expect it to be fun. It sounds as if Djokovic is playing into better form from being iffy. But it's wonderful to see Hewitt with momentum on his side.