Tennis: Wimbledon 2018

[Beau Knows]

An error-filled second set for Federer right now, at risk of losing his first set of the tournament and making this a match.

 

[kihei]

Didn't see the first set, but, agreed, Roger is playing a lot of very loose points in this one.

 

[MsMeow]

Tiebreaker coming up!

 

[Beau Knows]

Federer scrapes together a 2nd set.

 

[kihei]

Lucky rabbit's foot set for Roger. He didn't deserve it.

 

[MsMeow]

Kei takes the second set!

 

[kihei]

Kei and Nole have now traded 6-3 sets.

 

[kihei]

So how about Croatia wins the World Cup and Nishikori takes Wimbledon? Wouldn't that be something.

 

[rangerssharks414]

Federer isn't playing on Centre Court. That's odd.

 

[Beau Knows]

Federer isn't playing on Centre Court. That's odd.

I think they were expecting better matches out of Djokovic and Nadal's matchups, looks like they were probably right.

 

[Tuggy]

Nishikori goes from chance at 0-40 to break Djokovic, to down a break and 4-2 in the 3rd.

 

[kihei]

Federer just not pressing Anderson much at all....and then in the next breath Roger gets a match point. Oh, well....still Anderson does escape, 5 all.

 

[Vamos Rafa]

How in the world does John Isner manage to keep himself in the top 10 rankings?

 

[kihei]

Roger will have to spend some more energy on another set. Not good. These last two sets Roger has too often looked like a 36 year old man. He'd better close this out in four sets as Anderson does not appear to be the choke artist that he once was.

 

[Tuggy]

Finish line in sight for Nole.

 

[kihei]

Meanwhile, looking very much like his sleek and surgical old self, Nole gets a break in the fourth and is up 4-1.

 

[Beau Knows]

Wow, seems like Federer is going to lose this.

 

[kihei]

Time to panic, folks. Roger, looking like his blood sugar level is at zero, plays horribly, his forehand missing in action, and is broken in the fourth set.

 

[kihei]

Nole wins impressively in four sets.

 

[Vamos Rafa]

DelPo is just a bad matchup for Rafa on a non-clay court.

 

[kihei]

Man, we went from match point for Roger to two sets apiece in record time.

 

[Tuggy]

So 5 sets we go...obviously gotta give Anderson the momentum advantage right now, but I don't trust his finishing ability.

Should be interesting.

 

[kihei]

DelPo is just a bad matchup for Rafa on a non-clay court.

I think Rafa eats him up.

 

[kihei]

I hope Roger takes a break and gets some supplements in him.

 

[kihei]

Anderson's serve looks like a weapon of mass destruction right now. Not going to be easy to solve now that Kevin is confident.

Meanwhile, Roger's serve is at the moment the only thing standing between him and defeat.