AO 2014 SF: Tomas Berdych (7) vs Stanislas Wawrinka (8)

[Nathaniel_Near]

Wait.. what??

A double fault?


What SORCERY IS THIS.

 

[FreeBird]

:lol: :lol: Ultimate choking.
Satarova... :mrgreen:

 

[Nathaniel_Near]

This match is a new low for me. How a match that contains two tiebreaks can be this boring is beyond me. I mean, that's hard to do.

Well, let's hope for a more dynamic 4th set I guess, even I'm a little bit bored and I tend to almost never be.

 

[m2nk2]

I stopped watching it. I don't care who wins this anymore. The winner will ge thrashed in the final by one of FeDals.

I think the opposite, Nadal doesn't play good, and Fed is old, plays pretty good though.

 

[LetsGoRoddick]

I am rooting hard for Stan and it's a 3rd set tiebreak but I'm not really excited.

It might be Berdych though. I've NEVER been able to watch any of his matches.

 

[Cosmic_Colin]

3SP Stanimal

 

[Nathaniel_Near]

OK. That's clutch serving from Wawrinka... his new tattoo has really gotten to him.

But 'fail(ing) better' won't be enough to win in the final, he has to purely succeed (in not failing at all).

 

[furryballs]

strong mental play by berdych

 

[idioteque]

God damn it, Berdy....

 

[LetsGoRoddick]

Hooray for Stan?

 

[Nathaniel_Near]

Heavy balls are altering the magnetic fields and gravitational pulls. Such arrogance from Wawrinka to undermine the Berdych service like that.

 

[FreeBird]

GSM Wawrinka.

 

[tennisobsessive]

2 crucial double faults from Berdych and the set is Wawrinka's, Wawrinka in four?

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

Berdych will never change ... this set was supposed to be his...

 

[LetsGoRoddick]

How sad. Even Laver wants out.

 

[furryballs]

Berdych will never change ... this set was supposed to be his...

how do you work that out?

 

[ditli04]

I can't see either of them win the final if they play like today the big points. Berdych just chocked big times like back in the first set where both just were overwhelmed with everything!

Here we go 4th set!

 

[FreeBird]

I am sure Berdych would cry in press like Dimi after a pretty similar choke. :lol:

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

how do you work that out?

Several times 0-30 on Waw's serve, he was dominating the set until 6-6 then 2 DF lol

 

[Nathaniel_Near]

Yeah I have to agree that Berdych had the upper hand for most of the set, but there's no counter to weighty gonads.

 

[furryballs]

Several times 0-30 on Waw's serve, he was dominating the set until 6-6 then 2 DF lol

so a few 0-30's is dominating now?

 

[Deleted member 307496]

Wawrinka is on the cusp of becoming World No. 5.

 

[furryballs]

if berdych's serve goes down a bit he's in it

 

[Chanwan]

Similar pattern as Nadal-Dimitrov match in terms of scores

To be honest, I found that match somewhat boring to. The shot-making wasn't that good for the most part (and both were hitting with too much safety margins (loopy balls) rather than going for it. ) and both of them were choking, when they should have been closing out sets or games. But because of that, there were more momentum shifts. And also - seeing a 13-time slam champion gunning for history vs. a guy who many regard as a future slam-winner/world no. 1 has something intrinsic exciting to it. But the match in and of itself was somewhat boring to me.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

what an impressive passing-shot to start the 4th set... berdych's shot was deep !
lovely 1HBH from wawrinka...

 

[MichaelNadal]

#TeamStan

 

[Nathaniel_Near]

Super accurate 1-2 punch from Warrior is on Fire!!

 

[FreeBird]

Berdych pretty much handed Wawrinka the AO crown with those Double faults. :lol:
Allez Stan.

 

[Nathaniel_Near]

Terrible line call.

 

[Nathaniel_Near]

Welp! BP!!

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

so a few 0-30's is dominating now?

Given Berdych won more points than Wawrinka until 6-6 i guess yes that's called dominating.

 

[6-1 6-3 6-0]

Yeah I have to agree that Berdych had the upper hand for most of the set, but there's no counter to weighty gonads.

And Nadal has the biggest of them all.

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

Wawrinka won the match, congrats.

 

[Nathaniel_Near]

Given Berdych won more points than Wawrinka until 6-6 i guess yes that's called dominating.

I hope 5555 doesn't join this thread.

 

[furryballs]

this is how berdych will serve against his boyfriend

 

[Nathaniel_Near]

And Nadal has the biggest of them all.

Hell, he even has 3 of them.

 

[Nathaniel_Near]

Decent look at the FH pass there for Stan but couldn't get it done.

 

[Deleted member 307496]

I hope 5555 doesn't join this thread.

Is that a fact or an opossum?

 

[Nathaniel_Near]

Is that a fact or an opossum?

It's a desperate dying wish, pal.

 

[Deleted member 307496]

Could this match be any more boring?

 

[Nathaniel_Near]

FanTASTIC serving from Berdych.

 

[Say Chi Sin Lo]

WTA mode is on

 

[djokovicisananimal]

Berdych needs to hold here otherwise it really is game over.

 

[Tennis sensation]

These two have never played a 5 setter against each other

 

[Ralph]

Berdych wouldn't stand a chance against Nadal in the final (working on the assumption that Nadal gets there). At least Stan would fight, regardless of his depressing record against Nadal. Stan has belief, and persistence now.

 

[Nostradamus]

Stan should win this but may need 5 sets again.

 

[Deleted member 307496]

These two have never played a 5 setter against each other

Have they ever even played in a slam before?

 

[Nathaniel_Near]

Berdych wouldn't stand a chance against Nadal in the final (working on the assumption that Nadal gets there). At least Stan would fight, regardless of his depressing record against Nadal. Stan has belief, and persistence now.

Best avatar.

 

[Pidgeon]

These 2 have to work on their passing shots

 

[Deleted member 77403]

Berdych wouldn't stand a chance against Nadal in the final (working on the assumption that Nadal gets there). At least Stan would fight, regardless of his depressing record against Nadal. Stan has belief, and persistence now.

I fully agree. Vamos Stan!

He is the only one that can provide a competitive final.