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Very interesting. Good for Nadal. He's not going the denial route like Federer did which bodes well for him. The problem now is primarily with confidence. Once the mental aspect of the match up is addressed, solving the tactical aspect becomes much easier. Good luck to him and looking forward to...

I come in peace. You guys should not be too depressed. Right before a long layoff this loss could be a turning point. I have found Nadal mostly lackluster since he won the USO and having a new challenge to work to overcome might invigorate his game.

There can only be one winner so I don't usually dwell too much on the losers, I surprisingly found myself feeling sorry for a lot of players as they exited this Wimbledon. Nadal today. Murray and Federer earlier in the week. Because they all need to go and work on their mental games and their...

Yeah there are striking similarities in the way this rivalry is shaping up. The main difference being the smaller age gap. It remains to be seen if Nadal will do whatever it takes even the match-up again or be content with the status quo like Federer was and feel secure of his place in history...

You win some you lose some eh?

She's a leftie isn't she? I wonder if she'd have been better off playing left-handed. Her game looks so robotic and lacks the variety that she could use to compensate for her atrocious serving.

And this is my problem with Murray. He's much too hard on himself. Even when he's ahead and in control of a match he gets frustrated by tlittle hings that should not fluster him. Yeah it's tough to watch a potential break opportunity slip away but what is the big deal? It's very early in the...

Good question. I don't see him ever being as dominant on grass as clay but he could end up being better on grass than clay for the rest of his career. Based on form this year someone not knowing his history could think clay was his worst surface and grass his best. He even looked better on...

Federer is still right. Djokovic has done nothing extraordinary on grass. He makes his first Wimbledon final with a very easy draw. Great. Even if he wins on Sunday it still doesn't change what at the time was an accurate assessment.

You do realize that withdrawal is not the only option for injury? Athletes play through injuries all the time with painkillers, tape jobs and adrenaline. If he wants to play with an injured foot that's his right as is his right to answer questions about his foot. Much ado about nothing here.

No Wimbledon is going to be the hardest slam for him to win from now on. He's less vulnerable at the hardcourt slams than on grass. I give him a good chance at USO (even better at the Australian if someone else wins USO) because he'll be in a long slam drought and motivation is an incredible...

He's an exuberant guy. The dance fits with his personality. I'm OK with it.

Kvitova needs to win for the long suffering victims of Sharapova's shrieking all over the world.

Current headlines from google news: Ruthless Nadal sinks Fish Fish slowly grilled by Rafa Nadal into Wimbledon semis as Fish sunk Nadal reels in Fish Rafael Nadal Spears American Mardy Fish in Four in the Wimbledon Quarterfinals Nadal Batters Fish to Record 19th Straight Wimbledon Win Wimbledon...

LMAO this thread is more entertaining than the match. Some of the Fish jokes are gold!

Doesn't look good since Tsonga is GOATing but Fed is not out yet. Looking forward to the finish. This match has been even more entertaining than I imagined.

Unfortunately not. Azarenka is in the other half. Would hate to hear those two meet up in the final.

Tsonga's 1HBH is growing on me

Bet Mama Murray is real pleased with this match-up. Win-win!

Yawn who cares? That's the only way this pointless discussion needs to be started up again is if the OP has unearthered evidence Nadal is actively opening up his draw. Perhaps his conveniently hitting with Lopez before his match with Roddick to plant the seeds of upset, dragging out his FO SF so...

What the heck happened to Muller? It's like he'd never faced a break point in his life. He completely shut down as soon as Nadal got his first break point of the match. Even after the disappointment of losing the 2nd set I expected a bit more from him.

OP if I'm not mistaken you've lost quite some money on tennis lately. I hope you haven't bet any on this outcome

The bleating of this Martinez is driving me nuts. Makes Venus' shrieks sound positively soothing.

Commentator just called Roddick 3 time Wimbledon champ. SMH

Well I anticipated not more than 3 or 4 breaks of serve in this match so with 3 out of the way I see a Isner-Mahut redux in the making if it goes 5.

I don't see the top 4 having equal chances. Nadal and Federer are the favorites and I'd give Nadal a slight edge if they have to play each other for the trophy. Murray I don't give much of a chance unless the draw opens up because he gets tight in the big moment. Djokovic I give the same chance...

So good to see the Gonzo forehand back in action

Looks like Andujar choking away a 2 set lead to avoid another 2nd round match up with Nadal. Was looking forward to how much more he could top his epic fail from FO but sadly I will be denied.

Sigh no one has enough weeks in their lifetime to play the lottery enough times to guarantee a win unless they were buying millions of tickets weekly. But theoretically yes if you play an infinite number of times then you'll be guaranteed to get the match at least once.

It does! Seriously it does. It's the same principle. The only difference is that the original probability of getting heads is 50% so it might seem more intuitive. The odds of winning the lottery is infinitesimally smaller so people who play weekly do increase their odds of winning once but they...