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Discussion in 'General' started by DaveVader, 23 Jun 2010.

  1. DaveVader

    DaveVader Fast Action Response Team

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    Anyone watch any of the Isner - Mahut match?

    Ended at 59 games a piece in the final set due to bad light, will continue tomorrow.
    They played over 7 hours straight of tennis today and over 9 hours in total of this match.
    They've broken multiple records, longest match (in time and games) most aces etc. etc. etc.

    Much more interesting than this World Cup shite
     
  2. Cookie Monster

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    Shut up will you, the World Cup is on for another 18 days. :p
     
  3. DaveVader

    DaveVader Fast Action Response Team

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    I WILL NEVER BE SILENCED!

    I wasn't trying to knock the world cup with that one, just stating that the WC is really bigged up but a game of tennis, for me, has been much more interesting.
    Come on, they have played over 150 games... how awesome is that!
     
  4. Guest-23315

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    It was an awesome afternoon..

    What a game, and as Mac said, it'll never happen again.
     
  5. DaveVader

    DaveVader Fast Action Response Team

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    Exactly! Glad to have seen it, something pretty unique!
    They were still pretty much on top of their game towards the end aswell. Yeah you could see they were flagging a bit but still serving at 123mph is impressive.
    Still getting 3 aces in a row is impressive.

    ninja: oh dear, I've just noticed we have each other quoted in our sigs... how cute is that!
     
  6. Guest-23315

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    Not very.

    edit... okay... very.
     
  7. oasked

    oasked Stuck in (better) mud

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    Tennis? What tennis?

    I was watching the footy... along with the rest of the country. :p
     
  8. smc8788

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    So that explains why you missed 90 minutes of the match. What about the other 5 1/2 hours of it? ;)
     
  9. DaveVader

    DaveVader Fast Action Response Team

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    I've been at work, along with ... well, the 7 or 8 other people still left with a job in this country :(
    Haha, I watched the footy at work and the tennis at the gym and when I came home.

    I'm not a fan of tennis at all but this... "summin else" as Margery Dawes would say
     
  10. oasked

    oasked Stuck in (better) mud

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    I watched the Germany vs. Ghana game too. :p
     
  11. Yadda

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    -- 2015 update --

    *Does Tardis sound effect*

    *Gets unwanted attention from large, in season, female animals*

    *Stops doing Tardis sound effect*

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    Murray's comfortably through his match and sounded very upbeat in his post match interview. Did anyone else watch it?
     
  12. David

    David μoʍ ɼouმ qᴉq λon ƨbԍuq ϝʁλᴉuმ ϝo ʁԍɑq ϝμᴉƨ

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    Every year I start off by not being interested in the slightest - "Tennis? Never played it - what a bag o' sh!te" - and then I end up watching bloody loads of it.
     
  13. Yadda

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    I know what you mean. Despite playing at club level throughout much of my teens, there's much about the sport I don't like (elitism for one) but there's something about the atmosphere and tension of a good match that is unique to tennis and I like it a lot.
     
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    To be honest Andy is expected to reach the final 4 so him getting through to the 3rd round is good but expected and in a relaxed way too.

    I was more rooting for Ward today, as what hes got to the 2nd round twice and with his pretty good win today hes made it to the 3rd round for the first time. this is a really great performance for him, hopefully he can make it a bit deeper but even if not still a great performance.
     
  15. Yadda

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    Fair dues, I'll make a point of watching his next match.
     
  16. David

    David μoʍ ɼouმ qᴉq λon ƨbԍuq ϝʁλᴉuმ ϝo ʁԍɑq ϝμᴉƨ

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    Watson is two breaks up on Serena Williams in the third set!
     
  17. yodasarmpit

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    Not any more!
     
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    Wow. What a game!
     
  19. Yadda

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    I missed it, dammit (I was trimming a mahoosive hedge at the time).

    Is it worth watching on the iPlayer?
     
  20. Mr_Mistoffelees

    Mr_Mistoffelees The Bit-Tech Cat. New Improved Version.

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    Tennis, football, meh...
     

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