Linex: Unfortunate comparison since I've heard some wags refer to Roddick as Dominick the Donkey. I'm not one of them!!!

Oh clam up, Chris.

babe , jb
i live in mexico and we do have espn 2 but i think its kind of a different one they are showin right now baseball and on espn they are showin golf since forever..soo im going to sbing ptffff.. and this guys call their channel the tennis home channel just ridiculous
anyway tahnks for askin g

Is it hot in Montreal or is Nole just that out of condition?

Andy holds at love to get to 1-1. His serve appeared in the first 3 points of the game, and at 40-0, Nole just went for a wild FH and missed it by a lot.

Djoka is so wimpy--so much talent--no heart.

I think Andy's confidence and execution levels on so many different shots have improved immensely. Federer needs to take a cue from him and improve similarly. I'm starting to come around to Andrew and co.'s suggestions for getting a coach.

Oh, 2 bad lionheart. The Djoka is gettin it handed to him. Though it remains on serve in the second.

All the players are sweating, sblily...even Fed.

'evening folks.

I'm so impressed with Arod tonight. Never seen him play better. feeling bad for nole.

miss my computer so much. all thumbs on this thing.

We get it, commies. Nole's life sucks. All sharp objects should be kept away from him. Pffft.

haha, thanks sblily- at least I admitted that I could be wrong =)

Come on Andy, please don't let Nole hang in here for too long...I don't know if my heart can take another 3 set dramafest!!!

i think its hot sblilly - andy has been dripping since the first game, first set. fans are all still in tshirts, even though the sun isn't there. that's usually an indicator that its not cooled down yet.

OK, so Fed was sweating for another reason : )

Agree Carnap, I just have my ideal matchup that I want with the elite player and it always gets spoiled. Wouldn't it have been nice to see a Roger, Rafa battle and a JJ and Serena battle. Why should we have to wait for the slams. A lot of spoilers out there.

hello, twibe. i might be jumping the gun a bit here, but you guys know where i could (possibly) stream Elf v Rafa?

why are kubot/marach evil, gh?

I am back

Andy won the 1st set,great to see

Keep it up.

annie - where's your computer? and what are you on?

Thx carnap. This is the first tennis I've watched all week, and I couldn't gauge by the amount that Roddick was sweating becaue, well... :)

I think Andy let go a good opportunity in the first points of that last game, as it started 0-15, and Nole couldnt find his 1st serve. But Andy netted a makeable passing shot in the second point, and mishit a 2nd serve return. That gave Nole a 30-15 lead, and some confidence, as he served better in the next 2 points, and won them easily, closing with a FH winner. Nole up 2-1 in the 2nd set, Andy to serve.

tanhks guys for the updates :) youre doing a great job keep on:)

Why does Fed need a coach? He is doing fine w/o one. What happened today is just a sign of all that has occurred recently. He needs a little more time to adjust.

Robbie says the humidity is at 60% tonight.

Careful, RAndy.

OK guys, thanks!!, I was a little "confused" with the time
Then now I need the link please, thanks in advance!

This is what I was afraid of...Roddick's bound to have a few lulls in play, and Djoko is playing well...this isn't over yet.

what? Tsonga beat Federer? how? when I lift work he was 1-4... and I thought that he should retire...

off to read match calls to see how it happened...

I think the match with Rafa will be tape delayed.
MA, do you know which match TC will be featuring tonight on their tape delayed show - idiots. Why cant we get a choice of whether we wish to watch men's or women's tennis.

Yeah, Andy blew that BP first game second set. Worried it might come back to haunt him.

Gee Lars Graf is a Grump,no personality at all.

lift= left

Arun, cos they took out a lot of seeds at this year's AO.

JJ gets broken for the 1st time in the 2nd set, but gets it back and is serving for it at 6-0 5-3. Ajde already!

Nole just screamed at himself for hitting a FH long.

finally this guys decided to show the match ya era hora arghh
again thakx alot for updates:)

Great forehand

More of that, please, Nole. :)

Douggie wants Andy to keep his shoulder turn in on his serve

hi jb! my computer got corrupted and is at the geek squad for a few days so i'm using my
son's mac and it's so different! keyboard's different and can't figure out how to go from
site to site but desperately wanted to check in with the twibe while watching this match.

I also got on to tennistv and the stream is very slow but i'll be able to see rafa/elf at least.

Djokovic goes for too much on a forehand at 15-30 and misses long. Good patient play from Roddick. He is contesting the baseline rallies on an even keel with Djokovic. Even Federer in his current form would be hard-pressed to do that on this surface. Winner from Djokovic for deuce.

Noooo...Come on Roddick, dig deep!!!

Oh arghh. This is frazzling. Careful Andy.

Ahh theres the Nole of old,took the ball with a dlw.

when I came at work they showed Caro-Lena
I couldn't beleive they chose to show that match instead of Dina-Kim...
Did they show Dina's match later?

RAndy--why venture to the net?

so far 2 good fh by the djoker dtl and a bh error by randy cus djkojer great defense
and he hold

Umm deep down in the back of my mind when I thought "I want a match" I didn't mean it!!

Nole breaks Andy.

Crap.

OH NO!!!!!!!!!!! Roddick has GOT to be firing on his first serve or he has no hope.

Come on, break back!!

Djoko breaks.
Jelena wins it 6-0, 6-3

Come on, Novak!
Ajde!

Sick passing shot by Nole.

Beautiful shot Novak,taking the ball early now.

ahh, ok.. looks like they defeated N/Z. :D and Fyrstowski.

crap - Roddick gets broken.

Well played by Djokovic to break, Andy made him earn that. Great CC BH pass there.

Is it me or is the level of play in HC tournaments invariably much better in the night-session matches?

Cahill can always hear the broken strings. And Andy has another broken string.

Good for nole. gets the break to go up 3-1. boy, both these guys have suffered some tough close losses recently. hate to see either guy lose.

There's the problem of this match for Nole again. He starts the game well, with 2 winners, and then at 15-30 he is domiating the rally but sends a FH long out of nowhere. And follows netting another FH. That might have been more difficult as Roddick's slice was good.
But then, he turns back into his best mode and hits to consecutive FH winners to get himself a BP. And breaks when Andy's volley went long. Nole is up 3-1 in the 2nd set.
Andy didnt serve well at all in that last game. Apart from the fact that Nole is returning quite well, his serve is far from its best level.
And Nole starts the next game with a brilliant short CC passing shot!

I'm actually cheering for JJ that way we can get a big marquee matchup which I love. JJ seems to be getting her act together. She should beat a player like Bammer so I'm looking at the Vika match to see where she's at, her first top ten win. Very impressive and she beat her in two sets. She seems to be doing very well. Poor Ana.

another good fh god a have forgot how good djokos fh is he really neeed to use it more

Tsonga watching from the player's restaurant.

I don't see either guy going away at any stage. This should be a very close match.

Yes Roddick broke a string

Gee different to the Gut strings I used to play with,once broken thats it,New strings sometimes you can play one or two shots.

*wades into shallow end of the pool* Nole looks lovely in that shade of red.

Tsonga tsighting! :)

OMG, JoWilly won today? did i hear that right? when i checked fed was up in the 3rd.

Hi Annie on a mac! I predict you may end up liking the dang thing. :)

GLAD ESPN figured out they should play the other quarterfinal. It will be tape delayed but, hey, at least they recognize the fact that people want to see the Rafa v. Juan match too.

Nole tells Andy to use a challenge. Way to go Nole! That is cool.

BG really is an idiot.

Aww Nole told Andy to challenge that game point - and Andy did. And won it.

God there are some dead ***** in the crowd at times,like sit down you idoit.

JJ wins 6-0,6-3, no surprise but congrats to her.

Aaaw, that's sweet of Nole...I think their fued has been blown way out of proportion. He gets lots of points in my book for that.

WHAT A POINT!!!!!

Come on Andy!!!!!!!!!!

Oh my god, a beautiful volley from Andy.

Wow. Nole tells Andy to use a challenge and it's good!!! Flove him.

what a point!!!!

Sit down, you. Great challenge from Roddick. WHAT A POINT! It's tremendous from both guys and back to deuce.

BG really is an idiot.

yes. does he ever shut up?

Nole might regret that actually. Deuce.

Annie: Yep. Jo Willy won after looking like he was going to lose the 3rd set 6-1. It went to a TB. Hope he beats Muzz tomorrow. :)

incredible sportsmanship from Nole there. He continues to grow on me :) Awesome play by Roddick!

Andy the Drop Shot??? lol!

Agree -- very big of Nole! What a guy.

Djoker will regret that little move, never seen Andy hit his groundies soo well and have such good touch ...

Oy.

Nole, Nole, Nole. :(

whoohoo! some great play by RAndy here!

annie - condolences on the computer, and the mac!

wow. wow. wow. YEAH ANDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

"Aww Nole told Andy to challenge that game point - and Andy did. And won it."

Very, very nice of Djokovic. This is a superb match both in quality and sportsmanship. Roddick breaks serve with outstanding play.

i think we had a match
great defense by randy and really good fh by djoko ...awe point by randy i think this guys are playin really well esp djko but tha as a really good net play by randy.now randy turns into federer great fh slice and is duece.missed bh and randy breaks djokos serve

Wow man. Nole's sportsmanship cost him the game. I said BG was an idiot because he couldn't even seem to acknowledge what a great gesture that was from Nole.

Wow--I thought that might happen.

Umm yeah.. thanks Nole.

Yeah I think that whole "no love lost" thing is so overblown. All they have to go on is what happened at the US Open right? I doubt these guys are still holding on to that.

And Montreal keeps getting stranger ...

That's the way to do it. Way to go, Nole. Pfft.

SB is playing tricks on me.
http://i29.tinypic.com/muij42.jpg

I had hoped that Nole would be allowed some sort of luck and hold serve after being kind enough to tell Andy to challenge. Instead Andy plays 2 great points and then Nole hit’s a ball in the net on bp.

Good job Andy to get back on serve

I still cant believe the way you volley now and read the play at the net

Well done Larry.

Great sportsmanship by Nole in that last point. He has been given the game, but he adviced Roddick to challenge, and the ball proved to be in. He can be a great guy, whe he wants to.
However, that may cost him in this case, as Roddick plays a brilliant point, closing at the net, to get to deuce.
And now gets a BP with a great FH slice. Nole thought it was gonna be a DS, but it went deep, and wrong-footed him. And now Andy breaks right back as Nole nets a BH. Even though that sign of sportsmanship may have been bad for him in the end, i think Nole deserves huge props for it. I'm not sure every player would have done that.
Andy to serve, down 3-2.

rafadoc: huh? when is espn showing rafa/elf? late tonight? and did jo willy win? sorry
for all the questions, i'm trying to get caught up. (no, don't like the mac keyboard)

In keeping with tonight's theme, I half expect the commies to spend the next 10 minutes blathering about how that gesture from Nole as further proof that Nole has lost his will to live.

WOW!!!!!! Roddick breaks back, thanks to some good play AND Nole's sportsmanship. He better take advantage and stay focussed this set. FIRST SERVES!!!

Annie, are you not watching on TV? I thought you were on the east coast of US? Congrats on getting your computer working, in any case!

Nole is a real mensch. flove him.

Meh. I don't think it is ever wrong to be a good sport. Karma and all that.

Fun match to watch.

AM: Andy is a different guy out there this year.

& stranger & stranger.