LOL sblily

Novak is shattered from all the losses in the last year, his fight is caput, that Rafa match was the last straw he hasnt played decently since...

Gotta give it up to Djokovic - a real gentlemanly gesture there - the old school type.

Props - boy growing into an interesting man.

While the sportsmanship from Nole deserves all the compliments it's getting, good that Andy was not robbed there thanks to Hawkeye. It would have left a bad taste. 3-3 now, and this set is up for grabs.

And now Andy holds at love to get to 3-3. Again, Nole could have done more in the first 2 points, playing with Andy's 2nd serve and returning well. He didnt, and at 30-0 Andy's big serve appeared and the game was over

"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."

Kinda agree. Some guys who start out on the wrong foot can make peace afterward and move on. A lot of it can be media hype.

easy hold by randy after good first serves .
now bh winner by novak folowed by a error cmon dude use that fh dtl tha was being effective

If it's one thing I love about Nole it's his handshakes at the net. Always generous and never gives opponents the cold shoulder.. always hugs or says something nice.

hey Kristy my fellow rocket fan. i'm on my son's mac and struggling a bit but it's better than nothing! i've got the match on tv and it's great. are they going to show rafa/elf too?'i'm in NY btw, where are you?

Actually Novak always shows good sportsmanship,also gives his opponent the nod when he does a good shot.

Djokovic is letting Andy into his service game at a dangerous time, making a few errors. Ace now.

Why is talking to himself after an ace?
In fact Nole has out-aced Roddick, but doesn't look like he's ready to win this match. oooh spectacular forehand flub.

Got to hand it to Nole for sportsmanship, there! Well done!

Bad miss from the Djoker on that FH. If Andy breaks serve here, it will he hard to see Novak coming back.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh why did you over play that shot,you had all the time in the world,mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

*gracious* not generous. Ugh I've been out of school for summer - lost all my writing skills.

Hiya all

WTH Roger lost, oh just great. I would like Nole to win this match. I need to go and check scores.

I also am a bit fuzzy head this morning due to much red wine last night.

AM: Yep. Nole also often applauds other players great shots. I really like that about him.

Can't wait for him and Rafa to play dubs...it is a sin that it won't be televised.

Nole throws in a double. Settle down Nole-you are still in this.

ok novak please hold your serve here man .im insist use th fh dtl

Thats the way Nole much better you opened up the court

Great hold from Djokovic after a few nerves and unforced errors.

Whitney - Yes! re: Nole hugs. Flove them. He usually does the full-on, belly-to-belly little boy -type hug. It always makes me smile, esp. when the opponent was clearly only expecting a 'man hug' and is taken aback by Nole's, errr, enthusiasm.

I feel none of these guy's serves, specially Roddick's (only 2 aces so far), are working all that well in this match, which is allowing us to watch a very good and entertaining match.
Nole holds to go up 4-3, in spite of seemingly wanting to get broken at times, as he missed an easy FH with the court open when he had his first chance to win the game and made a DF in the second. However, he took the 3rd, with a solid rally dominating Roddick and moving him from side to side.

Hey Annie, solid RAndy love. I think he's gonna do it, but no counting chickens, certainly not after Fed-Tsonga.

I'm in NY too -- in Brooklyn. I'm new to watching and commenting at the same time -- I usually just read the comments! It's kinda hard doing both.

Apparently ESPN isn't showing Rafa-Elf live -- they won't show it till after midnight. Boo.

Nole, JJ started the Serbian Surge. You need to step up to the plate.

Phew - I'm caught in a hard rocky unfamiliar place:

I'm now rooting for Roddick & Djokovic to win.

Ehhh - who said sports makes sense??

Rogi lost weirdly - and now I'm lost without a real horse in this race.

GO Andy

GO Nole

Nole really should be inspired by roddick as an example of a great player who was always overshadowed by better players but has re-emerged and never gave up. horrible run on sentence there. sorry. but nole feels like he was 'born at the wrong time' according to the coms. He's GOT to get over that.

okay, so now i've got the tv schedule. Nadal/delpo on tape tomorrow at 12:30 tw time.

Finally some useful info from le clown.

I'm in Brooklyn too Kristy!!

espn coms trying to figure out "who" made the call to show the nadal/delpo match!

Andy looking steady on his service games, though it doesn't take long for things to change...

Kristy-you are right-Rafa v. Elf will be tape delayed BUT-this is progress. They were not even going to show that match and -I have no idea what happened-they thought better of it.

The commies keep joking that one of them made "the phone call" to get that done. I really would be interested to know more about it though.

Hey Kristy - seems a few NYC area people on tonight.

Jersey here - within spittin' distance of the GW.

Ok Nole this is Crunch time

4 games all

Yay all my favs in Cincy have won, especially happy for Flavia and Dinara.

Andy holds at 15 without much problem. This time he hit better serves overall, and the game wasnt as spectacular as others. I'm sure he's pretty happy with the way this one went though:)
Nole to serve at 4-4.

Yeah Brad kept saying Fowler did it earlier in the match as well. To which Fowler changed the subject. Interesting.

Annie Djokovic is a wimp. He's too busy crying in his milk.

Wowser transision game from Andy there and puts the volley away.

Nice point construction and hitting from the baseline by Roddick. He seems to love the rhythm that Nole gives him from the baseline.

Andy moving into the court and playing at the net? Gilbert admits he was skeptical Andy could add that to his game...admits he was wrong. That is something. :)

...which says something about having the right coach, no?

Did what, Whitney?

Hey Flyer and linz! linz, where in Brooklyn? I'm in Cobble Hill.

Kristy, you definitely miss some of the play when you post at the same time. something Master Ace never does! but i can't help myself. But when i stream rafa later i wont be posting 'cus i can't figure out how to do it on this laptop.

Fun match to watch. I love tennis under the lights.

"I'm in Brooklyn too"
I was gonna make a joke with this statement concerning Mrs. Roddick, but i'll refrain from it:)

Pretty easy hold from Nole to go up 5-4, closing with a good FH CC winner, even though it slightly touched the net.

Babe - Brad was teasing FOwler about making a call to get Rafa/Delpo on ESPN tonight. He said Fowler had some pull. And Fowler said no and changed the subject. That was when the match first started.

I cringe everytime Nole his a backhand. His follow-through has gotten weird, it's a miracle it even crosses the net.

and nole is playin good by the standars he had been showinn recently
cmon man brek andy here i want i 3 set

Could anybody please explain to me how Serena Williams lost to Sybille Bammer?,with all due respect Serena,I love you very much but this is not someone you should loose twice to.I understood the first one in Hobart in 2005,you had some issues of fitness and not feeling very match tenacious but please yesterday,c'monnn!

Kristy I have been doing this for a while now and I still can't get the hang of it, my only saving grace is that I can touch type.

mr x - i just spit out some of my newly mixed martini! shame on you :)))))))))

Huh? Roddick must hold serve to stay in the second set? I've missed something.

See, I knew it was too confusing to post comments and watch at the same time. How do y'all do it?

"Fun match to watch. I love tennis under the lights."

Yeah, the quality of HC tennis always goes up at night. Maybe that's why indoors tennis is always fun to watch.

Mr. X: Heh!!

You have to post when players go to the towel. lol I'll admit I'm out of practice. I used to match call point by point and not miss a thing.

"Babe - Brad was teasing FOwler about making a call to get Rafa/Delpo on ESPN tonight. He said Fowler had some pull. And Fowler said no and changed the subject. That was when the match first started."

I C!

oh jeez...Nole in a Speedo

OMG. Hee-they show Nole's strip tease-which I flove!!

LOL, good one, Mr. X, though you better pray that Mr. Andy Roddick doesn't read this site (yeah, right.)..

5-5, crunch time coming up in this set. Andy looks the steadier player.

at least it wasn't baggy

Ha ha, Mr X. I was thinking that every time I typed "Brooklyn." As a Roddick fanatic I of course think about Brooklyn D. a lot! (dumb as that sounds)

rafadoc: hee hee, we always post about the same stuff...like the way you think, girl :)

And Andy holds at 15, after an error-filled game. The only point that didnt end with an error was an unreturnable serve from Andy. 5-5, Nole to serve. Dont screw up here, man.

Great move up to the net by Nole to put the volley away.

Nole--woooohoooo. Strut it when you're on the court pal.

^^ if you got it, flaunt it, I say. Of course, the commies joke Nole should bring that kind of confidence to the tennis court. Buzz kill.

flyer: i love both these guys. le sigh.

Fowler is so mean 2 BG.

again tha fh dtl
cmon novak wint his set

I wish we had Fowler at NBC Whitney--in place of that ass kissing dope, Ted Robinson.

mhm. i'm listening to the commies on tennistv. works like a charm! :)

C'mon Andy, take it to a TB where you'll be a favourite.

Ted "The Factoid Farmer" Robinson with the goo goo googley eyes.

Yeah Babe I do like Fowler's snarkiness re: Brad.

Example:
"You ever do any modeling like that Brad? Wait no, talk about a way to clear the room." (paraphrasing)

Babe: that topic about fowler and BG came up at wimby and i believe pete said that they were actually sharing an apt. at wimby and are in fact friends.

Babe: Heehee. And I like that he is mean to Brad. He can take it. lol

LOL Mr. X!!!

I'm in Bushwick Kristy.

VC,
That's why i actually refrained from making the joke. Meh, i could take him (if i had a baseball bat and he had another one-made of gum:)

Nole holds at 15 playing a very solid serve game, serving well, hitting winners from the ground, and closing some points at the net. Nole is 6-5 up. RAndy will serve next to force a TB, where he is very dangerous. Come on, Nole!

Fowler's the best. Fast working his way toward GOAT status.

nice droppah!

I FLOVE Andy's service motion.

Nice net play by Nole (well, by a thread)

"Yeah Babe I do like Fowler's snarkiness re: Brad.

Example:
"You ever do any modeling like that Brad? Wait no, talk about a way to clear the room." (paraphrasing)"

Yes, I was howling at that. He treats BG like the dumb step-child.

Nice one, babe.

Lovely touch on the half-volley from Djokovic. This might be where he pounces. Apology for the net-cord, nice to see. 0-30 now.

Ahem. Karma coming back to Nole :)

Oh men, it crawled over. I wouldn't mind a 3 setter.

and novak gest a little lucky here

Watching TSN2 in Canada, no snarkiness between or amongst commies.
little to no talking during points,
lots of oohhss and ahhhs lucky nole

I used to couldn't stand Fowler. Can't remember why. But he makes fun of Brad and that makes me laugh. Even if they are friends - still funny.

Wonder how Jmac will do with the ESPN team at the USO. They all like to talk.. Jmac might have his work cut out for him trying to get a word in if he comments with Brad.

If Fowler was at NBC we might have seen some historic matches. Heck, we might have seen some matches period.

*floves smiley Nole*

Have no "feel" how this set will play out.

Come on Guys

Roddick - win your points

Djokovic - win yours!

Net cord - stop interferring you bad boy....

Fowler's the best. Fast working his way toward GOAT status"

I must be living in a paralell universe!

It's TB time

Ahoy linz. Have you found any bars to watch tennis in?

Yay, tiebreak!

boy this crowd is getting some good tenny tonight. this is just the warm up match.

The famous Andy Roddick serve makes a timely appearance! But Nole was a touch unlucky on that volley hitting the tape and bouncing on his side. It would have given him set-point, instead it's game-point and Andy serves an ace.

TB time!

Well, karma tried to award Nole for his good sportsmanship, as he started the game with 2 lucky netcords to go up 0-30. But Andy doesnt give a damn about karma, as he gets to 30 all with 2 big serves. And karma didnt have anything more for Nole, as that last netcors stood on hi side of the court. At 40-30, Andy closes the game with an ace and we have a TB. I think Andy is the favourite now.

whooohoo we have TB
and nole start with a df .. :(