vinz007 Says

sania mirza continues her downward spiral .. at 92 now in the WTA rankings

she is interested in every other things than playing tennis.

sania mirza continues her downward spiral .. at 92 now in the WTA rankings

ya, that one win is achieved .. paes and bhupathi after todays win have a 23 match winning streak and their overall win loss record is a stagerring 24-2

update on the above match:
dev varman lost it 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-4 .. on to bopanna now, in his match against youzhny

Devverman was the best chance to win. Bopanna though in form,it is a tough task to defeat Youshzny since he is far better.( Youzhny leading 2-0) We will win one rubber for sure,I mean Paes and Bhupathi but no chance now.
Very sad:-(:-(

federer has a g8 chance of calender grand slam this season

update on the above match:
dev varman lost it 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-4 .. on to bopanna now, in his match against youzhny

India Playing in Davis cup World group stage after 12 years!!
First match is being played between Somdev devvarman and I kunitsyn.
Excellent match going on right now!! Kunitsyn leading in first set 4-2. Hope for a Indian win.:):)

federer getting close to yet another record, no of weeks atop the ATP ranking - he's currently at the joint 3rd

it is true that murray was good but i think the way the first two sets went, federer was dictating the points and it was a matter of time before murray got broken,third set murray matched him shot for shot but federer was better...i think itll only take a 5 setter to beat federer in a grand slam final...unless its nadal in the french open

im federised!

Finally I get to see a thread on Tennis!! I was looking for it on PG....
I Love Tennis so much...
Damn Roger Federer again did it...He is undoubtedly the Best tennis player on the earth but I dont like him wining always!! Loved it when Del potro won last year... I have always supported Andy Roddick in Wimbeldon finals...But he has always dissapointed me...
One day he is going to make it...I am sure
But How much ever i envy Roger federer..He is simply the best!!!

Andy Murray failing to win today was not a surprise!! He is a very good talent
but then he does not have the capability to carry so much expectations on his shoulders..Even Indian media was showing reports about it..Consider what England and scotland media would have been doing!!!
Andy Murray should do a crash course under Sachin tendulkar for handling Expectations better

BTW my favorite player is Christopher Rochus, He is not a prominent player but the way he hits Drop shots..They are so perfect...Drop shots art has gone away in tennis compared to what it was in Yesteryears...
Goran Ivanesivic the biggest inspiration in the Tennis world!!

Sorry for a long post..I love tennis..

Murray lost out becuase of his sheer inexperience of holding nerves at crucial games.Give the lad a few years............. it will be a treat to watch Djokovic-Nadal-Murray triangular rivalry for the next decade.

Leander Paes equalled the record for most Grand Slam title triumphs by an Indian as the veteran and his Zimbabwean partner Cara Black clinched the mixed doubles Championship.Top seeds and favourites, the 36-year-old Paes and the 30-year-old Black beat 10th seeds Ekaterina Makarova of Russia and Jaroslav Levinsky of Czechoslovakia 7-5 6-3 in just about one and a half hour.

The triumph gave the Indian his 11th overall and fifth mixed doubles title. With this, Paes has equalled one-time doubles' partner Mahesh Bhupathi's tally.

the third set tie breaker was where one witnessed an exceptional level of play .. was just amazing

Federer extends his grand slam titles tally to 16..
Beats Murray in 3 straight sets, Murray did not look in good rhythm in the first 2 sets, was completely in defensive mode..
In the 3rd set, the game looked on when Murray started hitting winners...
Federer was trailing but then won the break back, took the set to tie breaker, and won..

Serena Williams wins the Australian Open..
Beat Justine Henin in the final in 3 sets..
Looking forward to the big final tomorrow..
Federer Vs. Murray
Both of them are in good touch

Federer just refuses to underperform, his grand slams semi final streak is now 23 !!

Rafa out of the tournament struggling with an injury. But take nothing away from Andy Murray. He was the better man today. With his talent this exactly is not an upset. Can he go all the way?

Australian Open started with no favorites this time. All big names not at their peak yet. Sharapova bowed out from the first round itself. Nadal and Federer still looking edgy.
Personally, I would like to see Nadal win. It would be good for tennis if Nadal regains some confidence and form with this win. After Federer, I would like Nadal to win career slam winning US open later this year and what better way to start the mission by winning Australian Open.

Sania crashes out of the pacific open !! Whats wrong with the gal ! we love you yar buck up

Sania crashes out of Pan Pacific Open | Keeda of sports

Henin set to comeback !!! one of my favs don't know why she retired at the first place place :shocked:

Tennis | Keeda of sports

Ten things you didn't know about the US Open Champion

timesofindia | Del Potro: 10 things you didnt know about him

NEW KING AT QUEENS.

Take a bow Juan Martin Del Potro!

In one of the biggest upsets in grand-slam finals history, a 20 year old Argentine dethroned the reigning emperor Roger Federer to win the 2009 men's singles US open and with it his first Grand Slam title. It was a surprise success but a victory hugely deserved for Del Potro. The 6ft 6in Argentine is the tallest grand slam champion in history, as well as the first man to defeat both Rafael Nadal and Federer at the same slam. The manner of Federer's defeat came as a suprise as, in contrast to the French Open where he struggled all the way, the Swiss star had looked imperious throughout the fortnight. Waiting for the Champions Trophy to take-off next week.

What a tournament for Del Potro, who had demolished Rafael Nadal for the loss of just six games in the semi-finals. On his first appearance in a grand slam final, and after more than four hours of tennis, Del Potro completed a well-earned victory over an opponent who has won 15 slam titles.
DelPo's game looks decent though he plays a power-game from the baseline. Of course he may look more gracious if he learns to volley well. If you are looking for an X factor in him, the sense of judgement, anticipation and timing of the baseline shots put him in a different league. And to top it all, the composure he has shown for a 20 year old pushes him a notch ahead of Novak and probably even both the Andy's.

In years to come, this will be remembered as the 'Hawk-Eye Final', as the occasion when the video technology got to Federer, with the Swiss even using a four-letter word during an exchange with the umpire about how Del Potro was using the computer. Okay, it wasn't quite up there with Serena Williams, but this is Federer, and it was a bit like hearing the Pope swear. Roger, who was bidding to win his sixth consecutive US Open title, had looked relaxed and the more likely to take the title having eased through the first set 6-3. But the turning point came late on in the second when the Hawk-Eye video technology - a system Federer has never been a fan of - turned the match on its head. At 5-4 up and 30-all, the line-calling technology denied Federer a set point after his Argentine opponent challenged a call by umpire Jake Garner. The ruling went in Del Potro's favour; the 20 year-old went on to take the set 7-5 and was back in the match. Unconvinced by the computer's calls and incensed by the amount of time it took del Potro to make his challenges, the third set saw Federer snap. "Don't you have any rules for this? I wasn't allowed to challenge after two seconds. The guy takes, like, 10. You can't allow that stuff to happen.", Federer said to Garner who appeared to tell the world No 1 to stop complaining.

This warning was met with further wrath when the 15-time major champion said: "Don't tell me to be quiet, OK? When I want to talk, I talk. I don't give a s*** what he said." Federer won that set. Del Potro came back to win the match. For the first time since 2003, when Del Potro was 14, Federer had lost in New York, going down 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2.

There are now two players younger than Murray, who is 22, to have won a major - Djokovic, the 2008 Australian Open champion, who is a week younger than the Scot, and Del Potro, the first non-European to score a slam since his countryman, Gaston Gaudio, was the 2004 French Open champion.

"I had two dreams this week. One was to win the US Open and the other one was to be like Roger. One is done, but I need to improve a lot to be like Roger" said Del Potro, who moved up one place in the rankings, from sixth to fifth. "Roger fought until the final point. He is a great champion. I'm very happy to be here with this trophy, with these people, on this court. This will be in my mind forever."

For Federer, it was a remarkable end to an incredible year that began with him unable to stem the tears at the Australian Open when he lost an epic five-set battle to Nadal. His first French Open triumph changed everything and, when he won Wimbledon, he broke the record of wins in grand-slam tournaments set by Pete Sampras. Win No 16 was agonisingly close but Del Potro snatched it away from him with a brilliant performance.

In his six US Open finals, Federer had played six different opponents. Beating Federer in the New York final had been beyond Lleyton Hewitt,Andre Agassi,Andy Roddick, Novak Djokovic and Murray. But it was not beyond the man nicknamed 'Enano' or 'Dwarf', who came from behind to win 3-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2. So Del Potro stopped Federer from becoming the first man to win six successive US Open titles since Bill Tilden in the 1920s. "You can't have them all," said Federer.

The wins in Paris and London appeared to have lifted a weight off his shoulders and he was once again playing with the flair and panache that marked his game in 2006 and 2007, when he won three out of the four Grand Slam titles in each year.

"I don't get hit emotionally as bad maybe in Wimbledon and Australia where it becomes super quiet at the end of the games and you have a lot of things going through your mind.

"Here it's music, so your mind goes to the music instead of the match."

The men's tennis league seems to be getting very interesting with a lot of young and talented contenders. Definitely good news for the game.

On the women's front, I was extremely glad to watch Kim Clijsters win the US Open once again, the first mother to do so in 21 years! Way to go.

Cheers,
Debashish

This year's US open has been a sort of fairytale, a Cindrella like story for the two champions.
Kim Clijsters, unseeded, came back from retirement to win the Grand Slam. Her daughter was there to see her lift the trophy.
Del Porto stunnned Federer to win his first career Grand Slam. Nobody expected Federer, five time champion, to be outclassed in the final. Del Porto defeated two of the tournament's favourites on his way winning the slam.
We also saw Paes and Bhupathi battling each other for the first time in the finals of a major. An injured Paes bought up his intensity levels at crucial points that helped him and Dlouhy win the title.
A remarkable show.

Del petro stuns whole world !

two days - two wins - arguably two heavy weights of modern day tennis


good show del petro

u rocked the show

fedex is going to win this years us open .

Fed x Vs Del Pedro - I will still bet on Fed x to win this one. He can defeat anyone in finals except Nadal

Awesome show by Clijsters to win her comeback Grandslam. Btw, Serena showed a very poor behavior on court in her semi match.

Paes inspired his team partner to win the doubles final. Bhupati hasnt won a men's double crown since 2002.

NADAL LOST .. :banghead::banghead::banghead:

probably its a day to forget for nadal fans....

del petro rock the show today in the final as u did in semis

Must also admit that still there seems to be something wrong with Nadal. It seems that he still has not recovered from his injuries. It was quite apparent the way he moved on the court. The quick reflexes and the pace with which he used to cover the court were missing.
Hope he recovers well soon.

Just like all others out there, I really wanted to witness Nadal- Federer final again. But Nadal was completely outplayed by Del Potro today.
The way Del Potro played, he really deserved to be in the finals and can prove to be a tough customer for Federer (here I am hoping that Federer maintains his record against Djokovic in US open). Actually I wont be disappointed much if Djokovic makes it to the finals as well. The guy has lots of potential and is also playing wonderful tennis at the moment. If he stays calm and doesnt panic(he usually gets nervous before big matches - his own admission), he can be quite a tough nut to crack.
As I write, Paes and Bhupathi are battling each other for the title both having won one set each.

What a walloping for Nadal. He was completely outclassed!

Del Potro is going to be a multiple slam winner for sure :)

As for tomorrow, Federer all the way x

US Open QFs 3 and 4:

Potro bt Cilic:
I have never seen a whole match of Del Potro or of Cilic.
What I saw was not very promising stuff from Del Potro. Even though he won it rather easily, he looked more like an uni-dimensional baseline player. He uses his height to great advantage for his serve and curling forehand winners, for a tall guy of his size he moves incredibly well. But, he does not have the slice of Fedex or Nadal, neither the top spin for a defensive game. One thing that saves him is the composure that holds him straight which is very uncommon for his age.
Del Potro will lose very badly if he continues his baseline game against the likes of Nadal or Federer.
Coming back to Cilic, he has got a very good slice, looks like an excellent volleyer like his compatriots Ancic and Ivanisevic, has a very good serve and a decent baseline game. If he learns how to be consistent and be patient in big points, he is the man for the future. Watching him in the first set did show that Murray did not at least lose to an average player.
Nadal vs Gonzalez (suspended) :
Will you say a great escape for Nadal ?
He was down with abdominal pain. Such is the quality of his game that he hung in there and did not let Gonzalez break once.
Nadal himself did not earn a single break point. Nevertheless he went on to win the first set. Gonzalez, nervous as ever, against Nadal was hitting massive unforced errors.
The weather being heavily windy favors Nadal a lot, at the same time he has got time to get his things together for tomorrow..
He may very well be into his first US Open final!!
Cheers,
Debashish

rafa have psychological edge over fedex these days .. so he is gonna win this time and become 7th player to win all four grandslam events

yay .. bring on a rafa - roger final ! and rafa shd win

Well I'd luv 2 agree wid u my friend as far as an RF~RN finals is concerned. (I'm a veryyyy old Rafa fan :))

Regarding Fed's intentions of avenging his Aussie Open loss, I have always believed that Federer plays his worst tennis against Rafa. Nemesis is not a new word in any game!

Cheers,
Debashish

I am really skeptical about Nadal making it to the SF even though he has a very good record against Gonzalez as somebody who can beat Tsonga on this surface must be playing very good..
Del Potro would definitely prefer a non-Nadal semifinalist as he is scared so very much of Nadal.
Cheers,

i must say that Tsonga played badly on that day .. so it was obvious Gonzalez was able to capitalise on that..

but frankly speaking , going by past records and current form

its RF vs RN...


i will surely back Nadal as always... if u see his improvement from round 1 , its quite amazing..

fedex on the other hand will be looking for a revenge to beat Nadal,player who he lost in australian open

altogether exciting few mathes left...


but todays match was fantastic.. though u said fedex was complacent .. thats quite minor thing.. soderling played with some great determination and never look like losing third set..the match would have been even more fantastis if it was dragged to fifth set

anyways hoping for NADAL win this year .. lets see

Morning Guys 'n gals,

I saw the match today morning..
It was Fedex and definitely Tennis at its gracious best in the first two sets.. Do not go by the winner tally, just see the match to believe it.
And like many other matches Roger became complacent in the third and somehow he lost as he had 20 winners,9 aces and just 6 unforced errors in that set. All credit to Soderling for the way he hung in there. Fourth was atypical Roger as he started playing little badly under pressure exerted by the ferocious hitting of Soderling. The pace of his shots were about 10 or 15 kph faster than that of any other player on court, even Gonzalez, and that made Roger's all important weapon, the backhand slices ineffective. It's very tough to win against a guy who serves continuously at more than 125mph.Do not go by the less number of aces that Soderling had as Roger has such good reflexes that he was just about touching most of the serves. The third and fourth sets showed how important it is to serve well to be a great player. Only Del Potro has the stuff to be a future great player in that context adding to the flurry of impossible angles he sneaks out.
Coming to the semifinals , one of the commentators said that Todd Martin, one of the consultants of Novak, should make sure that he does not watch this very QF match that Roger played. It is like losing the match before hand. More importantly, if he watches the match in the third and fourth sets also, that will frustrate him even further because by no means can he serve that well or hit the ball as fast as Soderling. Having said that, Novak is still playing great tennis and he just needs to set things up so that Roger comes under pressure and starts playing badly :))
I am really skeptical about Nadal making it to the SF even though he has a very good record against Gonzalez as somebody who can beat Tsonga on this surface must be playing very good..
Del Potro would definitely prefer a non-Nadal semifinalist as he is scared so very much of Nadal.

Cheers,
Debashish

Yes drabir, Fedex is the best ever, i have no doubts on that. When all the former greats like Sampras, Becker, Laver, Bjorg, etc have proclaimed him to be the best player of all times, there is no room for doubt. I just hope he meets Nadal soon in a grandslam final though assuming Nadal is going to reach one in the near future . That shall be exciting for sure.

Man everyone was talking about roddick's serve
what about the 50 odd aces that fedex delivered
i have to say that fedex have got what it takes to be the best ever

If you thought last year's Wimbeldon final was a classic, then what do you say about yesterday's match. Both the players were not ready to give each other an inch. 16-14 in final set - Phew, I started feeling tired to sit at a place and watch the match but both the finalist didnt looked drained at all. They were throwing every shot/tactic at each other but I guess in the end it was change of Side for Roddick which made him fall.

Awesome show by both players. Fedex has broken nearly every record in the book. I hope Roddick comes back from this defeat and wins it next year.:cheerio:

connectansh Says

Not a bad guess dude, who is your favorite tennis player though? And thank you for yor guesswork although i hope it does not turn to be right. Good night

RAFA ANYDAY.... though i like nadal , class of federer cannot be left unnoticed .. jus for a matter that there is a far more in fight in grandslam than it was in 2003 - 2006 , i can clearly say Only US open can be won by the great man .. rest all its like todays match .. will be tight .. he is one of the greatest .. but with players like Nadal , djokovic , Murray coming good , its a bit difficult to be winner all time.. rather its a mixed bag of victories ...

Not a bad guess dude, who is your favorite tennis player though? And thank you for yor guesswork although i hope it does not turn to be right. Good night

Congratulations Roger Federer, you are just a treat to watch . I think we are lucky to be watching this guy live. I have watched a lot of tennis greats like Becker, Sampras, Agassi in action but no one matches Federer in skill, artistry, wizardy and also temprament. It is amazing how he recovered from that shattering loss to Rafa in last year's Wimbledon final. I am eagerly waiting for a Federer versus Nadal final in a grandslam. My money would be on Federer this time around. I think with the reccord of 15 grandslams and the French Open title behind him, he will play in an even more majestic and effortless manner as only he can. Well done Roger :)

By the by, how many grandslams do you think Roger will win? I think more than 20 atleast including the US open coming up.

i think maximum 18 ..

Congratulations Roger Federer, you are just a treat to watch . I think we are lucky to be watching this guy live. I have watched a lot of tennis greats like Becker, Sampras, Agassi in action but no one matches Federer in skill, artistry, wizardy and also temprament. It is amazing how he recovered from that shattering loss to Rafa in last year's Wimbledon final. I am eagerly waiting for a Federer versus Nadal final in a grandslam. My money would be on Federer this time around. I think with the reccord of 15 grandslams and the French Open title behind him, he will play in an even more majestic and effortless manner as only he can. Well done Roger :)

By the by, how many grandslams do you think Roger will win? I think more than 20 atleast including the US open coming up.

I wished federrer be behind in the last set..he wasn't able to roddick's service in 4 hours.. but did that at crucial time... that is what winners are made of.. truly a remarkable match.
Federrer

The greatest thing about Roger for me is the grace he brings to the game. In an era of power hitters (and grunters ) he stands apart in the way he moves around. Its almost like he glides on the court much like Zidane did on the football pitch. Compare that to a on-the-run Nadal (he is a great player too) but Federer's game is smooth as silk. Lovely to watch. His serve,his backhand ;the whole package, its a treat to the eye.

That said, lets not call him the greatest player ever. It is not fair to compare players across generations. He is definitely one of the best ever, that there is no doubt of.

Anyways, another year and another great final at Wimbledon. Here is wishing that the next year's tournament is even better

federer...truly deserve this honour...........one of the greatest in the history of the game.....hats off to the this living legend......

And I thought that I'd watched the greatest final ever last year. How wrong I was to get.

What I loved about this final is that this makes Fedex's greateness unquestionable. He's been given the toughest fight possible and has come up against all odds. This tough fight has increased the merit and made success all the more sweeter. Though it would have been even sweeter had it come against Nadal.
But you cannot take anything away from the great man.
The indomitable spirit was there which we'd not seen last year. He didn't give up. This time he knew, he just had to play the waiting game and Andy will crack sooner or later.

Kudos to you both.

It's the fitting way to win the FIFTEENTH grand slam. Deserved, tough victory- the greatest player in tennis ever- Roger Federer.

Thus, I pay my tribute, here, in my 101st post on pagalguy

a big thanks to Roddick for that great final .. that was so unexpected of him .. federer won though the fact that roddick was serving behind in the fifth set set him at a disadvantage ..
federer on to 15 ..good for him ..but there's one certain guy sitting out currently with 6 of his own ..watch out for him ..

What a match..... Andy tried his level best to prevent fedex winning 15 grand slams..... final set 16-14 whew..... Great going fedex but lot many are trying to catch u up.... loved the final

Oye its 15 nd still along way for federer.........fed u win a lot more to come.....

whew finally it ended with 16-14 in the final set
i believe this will go down as one of the best Wimbledon finals
man what a show by roddick...hats off to him..he deserved to win this match
but history was in the making and it was federer's day today
and boy he showed why he is considered one of the best ever

oh boy what a match
its certainly a treat for tennis fans
man final set score 13 all and still going
i'm loving it:p

i dont think this one will be that easy for fedex
the pressure is on him to become the first man to win 15 Grand Slams passing the 14 of Pete Sampras and also that means he will regain the world number one ranking he held for 237 straight weeks before losing it to Nadal in August last year
then again Roddick seems to be in the form of his life
but if one looks back in history then it can be said that Roddick is no match for Federer since 18/20 times they played fedex emerged victorious
so i hope we get to see an exciting final not like the ones fedex usually performs by making a mockery of his opponent
but then again the world is waiting for another record to be broken by the tennis superstar
I'll be honest i always been a Nadal fan but today i want fedex to rock and break the record (and yes i hope we get to see a 5 setter)

I expect this final to be short and quick with Roger demolishing Roddick. Roddick's record against Federer is abysmal. Mind you not many have a good record against Roger Federer
One of the guys who does is Rafa but he wont be there at the Centre Court this time sadly.

Last year's final was an epic battle

Oye its williams sister in the doubles final...n all williams final at the ladies singles............

want it fedex v/s roddick....vid federer creating the history..although i luv samprasomania also..

Roger Federer Cruises to another Final with a 7-6;7-5;6-3 crushing of Haas.

Although Haas played very well in the first set and the second(waving at Federer on the net was a good move should have done it more often ),Federer was too good for him.Seems its another Wimbledon in the pocket

Its the Williams Sisters again!!!!!!!!



I am wondering why there are no other good players on grass except the American sisters.They have and are dominating Wimbledon once again.Dementieva played aggresively but Serena had the nerves to finish the match.The other semifinal was completely one sided and the defending champion stormed in to the final within an hour.Coaches can do a study on why the Russians and Europeans are not able to match the William sisters.

Wimbledon is going all in full swing and it is a disgrace that no one seems to be posting on this thread right now. Trying to change that.
In the Men's Singles my bet is surely on Roger Federer ! Hoping he moves ahead of Pete Sampras with this one.
In the Women's Singles I would want any of the Williams sisters to win. there is abundance of inconsistency in women's tennis and these girls can actually change that.

In the Men's doubles and Mixed Doubles would definitely want an Indian winning it.

Let's see what all the other puys have on their minds.

Cheers..
Anubhav

chandraaDa_08 Says

Who is the oldest player to win a Grand Slam title (Men's singles) ?

It must be Ken Rosewall? I think he won Australian or wimbledon at almost 38 or 39.

It must be Ken Rosewall? I think he won Australian or wimbledon at almost 38 or 39.