2023 Tennis

[jon abbey]

Ah, OK, not sure if that’s better or worse for Tsitsipas as it means tomorrow will be his third straight day playing. I don’t bet on sports but if I did, I’d take Murray.

 

[jon abbey]

#4 Ruud goes out in 5, losing the 5th set 6-0 to a low-ranked Brit.

Djokovic has to play Wawrinka next, but with Ruud out, #7 Rublev is the highest seed left in his half.

 

[jezza1918]

Brutal loss for Fritz, up two sets to love on the 61st ranked player in the world, and then gets pretty obliterated the rest of the way 3/4/2.

 

[bosoxsue]

#4 Ruud goes out in 5, losing the 5th set 6-0 to a low-ranked Brit.

Djokovic has to play Wawrinka next, but with Ruud out, #7 Rublev is the highest seed left in his half.

I've mentioned my soft spot for Stan in this thread, and you've got to love him with quotes like this: "Hopefully I can make a competitive match, but if you will look at recent results, I don't really stand a chance."

 

[jon abbey]

Tsitsipas/Murray is on now, Tsitsipas won the first set with a superb tiebreaker, taking the final 4 points to win it 7-3.

 

[jon abbey]

Neither player has been broken through 2 sets, just one break point combined, it’s like an Isner match but entertaining. Second set tiebreak starts now, obviously Murray needs this one.

 

[jon abbey]

And Murray does it with a dominant 7-2 breaker, one set apiece.

 

[jon abbey]

And Murray follows that with a break at love to start the 3rd.

 

[jon abbey]

Murray serves out the set from there, 6-4, and the match is suspended at 2 sets to 1 for Murray. That means Tsitsipas has to play for a fourth straight day tomorrow.

 

[shawnrbu]

What a dumb tournament. Alcaraz and Sinner played at 3AM in the US Open.

 

[jon abbey]

What a dumb tournament. Alcaraz and Sinner played at 3AM in the US Open.

I didn't check this but I think it's actually a subway thing, NYC subways run 24/7 and London tubes stop around midnight.

 

[jezza1918]

I didn't check this but I think it's actually a subway thing, NYC subways run 24/7 and London tubes stop around midnight.

I think it’s mostly the residents. The grounds are smack dab in the middle of a very wealth, relatively quiet village. Which is ironic because two blocks up the hill the main drag goes LATE during Wimbledon

 

[jon abbey]

Amazing set of matches on centre court today:

1) Alcaraz, the #1 men's seed, currently finishing up a tight three set win.

2) the conclusion of Murray/Tsitsipas.

3) Swiatek, the #1 women's seed.

4) Djokovic/Wawrinka

That's pretty impressive for the first Friday of a Slam.

 

[jon abbey]

Alcaraz wins, Murray/Tsitsipas warming up now.

 

[jezza1918]

We were all kind of right!
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon-curfew-time-2023-andy-murray-b2370939.html

“The 11pm curfew is a Planning Condition applied to balance the consideration of the local residents with the scale of an international tennis event that takes place in a residential area. The challenge of transport connectivity and getting visitors home safely is also a key consideration.”

 

[jon abbey]

5-5 in the 4th, no breaks. Murray is serving superbly, he has held all 33 service games in the tournament so far.

 

[jon abbey]

These two are both playing great, this should be a round of 16 or later match.

 

[jon abbey]

3-3 in the tiebreak, all six points won on serve.

 

[ifmanis5]

Longest women's tie-break in Wimby history.
View: https://twitter.com/Wimbledon/status/1677350596058259463

3 hours and 40 minutes
Lesia Tsurenko prevails in an incredible battle against Ana Bogdan, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(18)

 

[jon abbey]

Tsitsipas with the first mini-break after a great long rally, up 4-3 and serving now.

 

[jon abbey]

Lesia Tsurenko prevails in an incredible battle against Ana Bogdan, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(18)

The little bit they showed of this made it obvious why it was so long, both players hitting safe shots over and over and over and over and over.

 

[jon abbey]

Same thing as the first set breaker, Tsitsipas wins 4 points in a row from 3-3 and takes it 7-3. Onto a 5th set!!!

 

[jon abbey]

Murray not playing as well today, the match suspension last night might cost him this match.

 

[jon abbey]

Tsitsipas finally breaks, 2-1.

 

[zak1013]

Great win for Eubanks over Norrie just now. He really seems to be feeling it on grass coming off the title at Mallorca last week too.

 

[jon abbey]

Fell a bit behind, but Tsitsipas served out the match 6-4.

56 service games between them, just two total breaks.

 

[jon abbey]

I rant about this a few times a year, but it’s truly insane to me that the men’s side has 1, 3, 5, and 6 on one side and 2, 4, 7, and 8 on the other. There is no acceptable reason for this IMO, would drive me crazy as a player.

 

[jon abbey]

Djokovic steamrolling Wawrinka, trying to finish before the curfew, up 6-3, 4-0 currently.

 

[jon abbey]

6-3, 6-1, 2-2 now.

These two are 4-4 alltime in Slams (none since 2019), and 3 of Novak’s 4 wins took 5 sets. This one is looking a lot easier.

 

[jon abbey]

Wawrinka is playing a lot better in the 3rd set but still can't make a dent on Djokovic's serve, 5-5 now.

 

[jon abbey]

Stan gives it a good run, he was up 5-3 in the tiebreaker, but Novak wins 4 straight points to close it out ten minutes before curfew, giving himself tomorrow off.

 

[jon abbey]

#5 Caroline Garcia goes out, that helps Pegula if she gets to the quarters.

 

[jon abbey]

Alcaraz being pushed some by #25 Jarry, he is up two sets to one but down 3-0 (one break) in the 4th.

 

[jon abbey]

Alcaraz was down 4-1 in the 4th, but turned it on and won 7-5, so he is through.

Tsitsipas wins again and finally gets a day off tomorrow after playing five straight days.

 

[Dim13]

Woof. Davidovich Fokina really blew the 5th set tiebreak against Rune - even tried to quick serve him while tied 8-8 and heading back to Rune's serve.

 

[InstaFace]

Are they seriously going to take Middle Sunday off, after the scheduling disasters all week last week?

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Ons Jabeur is incredibly likable.

 

[jon abbey]

Are they seriously going to take Middle Sunday off, after the scheduling disasters all week last week?

No, this isn’t a thing anymore since last year, regardless of weather.

https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2022-07-03/middle_sunday_makes_grand_entrance.html

 

[jezza1918]

Ons Jabeur is incredibly likable.

100%. I was not a huge fan of the first five “Break Point” episodes on Netflix, but she was a bright spot for sure.

 

[jon abbey]

16 year old Andreeva takes out her second straight seed, 6-2, 7-5 over #22 Potapova after being down 4-2 in the 2nd. She had to come through qualifying here, that will hopefully be the last time she has to do that, ranking up to #64 now.

 

[jon abbey]

Dimitrov finishes off his two day demolition of Tiafoe, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2. He is 32 now, no longer the young up and coming #1 threat he once was, but playing incredibly.

 

[shawnrbu]

Bublik and Rublev going to a 5th set. Bublik won the 3rd and 4th set in a tiebreaker. Rublev has not had his serve broken today. Bublik with a 123 MPH second serve at 5-5 in the 4th set tiebreaker.

 

[shawnrbu]

Rublev breaks to go up 4-3. Should be able to finish this off.

 

[shawnrbu]

Bencic wins the first set in a tiebreaker over Swiatek. I would have thought Bencic was an early upset candidate considering she only played 1 match from April 10th to July 2nd and her right arm has a lot of tape on it.

 

[shawnrbu]

Swiatek saved two match points at 15-40 5-6. Wins the tiebreaker easily 7-2. Bencic lost all 5 points on her serve.

Svitolina and Azarenka are playing an excellent match. Best I have seen on the women’s side this tournament. One set apiece.

 

[jon abbey]

Swiatek saved two match points at 15-40 5-6. Wins the tiebreaker easily 7-2. Bencic lost all 5 points on her serve.

Svitolina and Azarenka are playing an excellent match. Best I have seen on the women’s side this tournament. One set apiece.

Svitolina has won 9 of 11 games since going down 2-0 in the second, up 3-0 (one break) in the 3rd now.

 

[jon abbey]

Now Azarenka pulled it back to on serve, 5-4 Svitolina now.

 

[ifmanis5]

Great pass by Svit and she's up 8-7.

 

[ifmanis5]

Svit wins it with an ace. Great match.

 

[jon abbey]

A rare example of the 10 point tiebreak making a difference, Azarenka was up 7-4 but lost 11-9, great win for Svitolina.