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Tennis, anyone?

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At the risk of sounding like a copycat:

Men: Federer
Women: Clijsters

I think James Blake will have a nice tournament - I'd love to see him make the quarters. Not sure about Andy, he's just seemed like even more of a headcase than usual lately.
 
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Well, no Americans made the quarterfinals in a major for the first time in 30 years.

The women are now down to the top 4 seeds. I'm hoping for a Mauresmo-Clisters final, but it seems unlikely.
 
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Despite being up a break in each set, and serving for the second set, Clisters cracked both times and lost to the other Belgian.

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BB73 said:
Despite being up a break in each set, and serving up the second set, Clisters cracked both times and lost to the other Belgian.

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:( Too bad... I was hopeful she'd pull it out... I'm just hoping either Sharapova or Mauresmo can beat Henin-Hardenne in the final... I'd actually personally like to see Sharapova win again, but it would also be nice to see Mauresmo beat Henin in a real match after the ridiculous stunt Justine pulled at the Australian Open final.

Nadal has two sets under his belt in his match. Don't think anyone can call him a one-surface wonder anymore. I'm glad there's finally a threat to Federer's dominance... he needed a good rival, and there certainly isn't anyone else who seems to be stepping up to the task. I find it interesting that on the men's side, the four semifinalists are likely to be the #1 and #2 seeds, the #18 seed and an unseeded player. There just is no depth at the top of the game after Federer and Nadal...

Edit - Spellin'
 
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And just making a final of a GS means you are good...but not as good as some people want to say he is. Like I said before, if he wins the US or Wibledon, then I'll acknowledge his "greatness" or "greatitude" or whatever.
 
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Mauresmo was up a set and up 3-1 with Sharapova serving at love-40. Three cracks at a two break lead. Sharapova pulls out of it, wins four straight games and takes the second set.

It looked like another choke-job, but Mauresmo turned it around and won the third set. That should give her confidence against JHH in the final. I'd really like to see Mauresmo hit a winner in that match and be able to properly celebrate a major title.
 
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And no, Taos... I'm not a grunter... though I can get a bit vocal after a bad shot...
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If you didn't care about winning and losing, how much fun would it be?
I played tennis and racquetball for a few years.
Started playing with the wife after she bugged me.
It just got too competitive.
She kept reciting the rules till I got so mad I started hitting her in the back with a racquetball ball.
Ouch! Stupid me. Wrong me.
I decided it was better not to play directly competitive sports (racquetball, tennis) with her.
We bicycle now. Ski now.
I'm faster! :biggrin:
 
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Taosman said:
If you didn't care about winning and losing, how much fun would it be?
I played tennis and racquetball for a few years.
Started playing with the wife after she bugged me.
It just got too competitive.
She kept reciting the rules till I got so mad I started hitting her in the back with a racquetball ball.
Ouch! Stupid me. Wrong me.
I decided it was better not to play directly competitive sports (racquetball, tennis) with her.
We bicycle now. Ski now.
I'm faster! :biggrin:
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I'll bet she complains about you 'finishing first' all the time, right? :wink2:
 
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I didn't have any strawberries and cream this morning, but I thought that Mauresmo's comeback win over Henin-Hardenne was pretty sweet!

She was obviously very happy, and during the on-court interview afterwards, she said (without a question that related to the topic):

"And I don't want anybody to talk about my nerves any more".
 
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BB73 said:
I didn't have any strawberries and cream this morning, but I thought that Mauresmo's comeback win over Henin-Hardenne was pretty sweet!
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Agreed. It was nice to see her get to properly enjoy that moment - she really deserved it. I think the only thing that might have made it better would have been a volley winner to put it away instead of an error from Henin-Hardenne.

After the first set, Maruesmo really played well. I enjoyed watching both of these players, actually - I get a little tired of the incessant pounding away from the baseline that seems to be the standard these days, so it was great to see so much net play.
 
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