Showing posts with label Wimbledon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wimbledon. Show all posts
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Friday, July 3, 2009
Roddick Wins
Sorry, couldn't think of anything more creative for this. Could have gone for something patriotic, I guess, but fuck that.
Anyway, pretty stunning stuff from Roddick. One of, if not the best match I've ever seen him play, against an on form Andy Murray, at Wimbledon. Pretty big stuff. Considering that it wasn't that long ago that Roddick seemed to really be falling off, it's a pretty brilliant resurgence. Semis at the Australian, a best ever finish at the French, and now his fourth Wimbledon final.
He'll obviously be the underdog, but Roddick has never seemed more likely to beat Federer. Or, perhaps more accurately, less likely to get his ass kicked. It will be fun to watch, no matter what, as Roger (who beat Haas in three sets today) goes for his record 15th grand slam.
Roddick's victory means that there's an American in every major Wimbledon final. Men's singles (Roddick), women's singles (Williams sisters), men's doubles (Bryan brothers), women's singles (Williams sisters). It will be interesting to see how this form carries over to next week's Davis Cup quarterfinals in Croatia, on clay.
Anyway, pretty stunning stuff from Roddick. One of, if not the best match I've ever seen him play, against an on form Andy Murray, at Wimbledon. Pretty big stuff. Considering that it wasn't that long ago that Roddick seemed to really be falling off, it's a pretty brilliant resurgence. Semis at the Australian, a best ever finish at the French, and now his fourth Wimbledon final.
He'll obviously be the underdog, but Roddick has never seemed more likely to beat Federer. Or, perhaps more accurately, less likely to get his ass kicked. It will be fun to watch, no matter what, as Roger (who beat Haas in three sets today) goes for his record 15th grand slam.
Roddick's victory means that there's an American in every major Wimbledon final. Men's singles (Roddick), women's singles (Williams sisters), men's doubles (Bryan brothers), women's singles (Williams sisters). It will be interesting to see how this form carries over to next week's Davis Cup quarterfinals in Croatia, on clay.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
...All the Words Past the Margins
A random assortment of stuff
- It's mostly been a lot of "meh" at Wimbledon so far, but today's match between Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Roddick was quite an enjoyable exception. Five sets, all of them close, with a very high standard of play. Roddick's victory sets up a semifinal with Andy Murray, who he's beaten just twice in eight attempts. Tommy Haas upset Novak Djokavic in four sets to set up a semi with some guy named Roger.
- So, it looks like Ben Gordon (and Charlie Villanueva) might end up in Detroit. This is just a bit lamer than getting Bosh, Wade, or LeBron, I guess.
- Nacional-Estudiantes and Inter-Corinthians tonight. Estudiantes beat Nacional 1-0 in the first leg of their Copa Libertadores semifinal, and Corinthians take a 2-0 advantage into tonight's second leg of the Copa do Brasil final. Both ties are still pretty wide open, so it should be pretty good stuff. Basically, it's just sort of nice to have meaningful club football.
- Rudy to return to Europe? Alright, probably not. But, still, it seems sort of bizarre for this rumor to even exist.
- It's mostly been a lot of "meh" at Wimbledon so far, but today's match between Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Roddick was quite an enjoyable exception. Five sets, all of them close, with a very high standard of play. Roddick's victory sets up a semifinal with Andy Murray, who he's beaten just twice in eight attempts. Tommy Haas upset Novak Djokavic in four sets to set up a semi with some guy named Roger.
- So, it looks like Ben Gordon (and Charlie Villanueva) might end up in Detroit. This is just a bit lamer than getting Bosh, Wade, or LeBron, I guess.
- Nacional-Estudiantes and Inter-Corinthians tonight. Estudiantes beat Nacional 1-0 in the first leg of their Copa Libertadores semifinal, and Corinthians take a 2-0 advantage into tonight's second leg of the Copa do Brasil final. Both ties are still pretty wide open, so it should be pretty good stuff. Basically, it's just sort of nice to have meaningful club football.
- Rudy to return to Europe? Alright, probably not. But, still, it seems sort of bizarre for this rumor to even exist.
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