Dear Nole,

I beg of you, when the scoreboard says 4-1, just keep your head down and walk to your chair.

Hvala ti.

svaka cast,

a big American fan

DF: Lord havr mercy. May be he should play in speedos.

everybody rags on BG but i think he's a good commentator. better than killer who just whispers unintelligable stuff into the mic.

Message to Brad Gilbert: The word is "disastrous" not "disasterous."

Nole with an ace. Andy nets a forehand. Shoot.

Oh leave Fed alone, will ya!

LOL, carnap! And while we're at it, "frustrated" not "fustrated."

Minibreaks exchanged. I have no clue what's going to happen next, unlike that train-wreck of a TB that Federer played against Tsonga.

Ace from Djokovic for 2-2.
Net approach, and Roddick hits FH into the net. Djokovic leads 3-2.
FH wide by Djokovic for 3-3.

All square at the changeover.

Good luck with that carnap. He can't very well listen when he talks all the damn time.

hahaha Sblily

They change sides at 3-3 in the TB. Nole gifted the mini-break to Andy in the first point, but Andy was kind enough to give it back with a FH UFE out of nowhere.

Ha! Awesome serve by Andy. 4-3

Babe: If he listened to himself...well, he'd open a vein.

And disheveled does not belong in every sentence.

indeed!

This is so good a match I think I'd like it to go to three sets!

DF AGAIN. Jeez Nole.

another double. stick a fork in this guy.

ONE MORE YEAR...er set

The only "good" (and I gag on that term) thing about Roger's tournament is that there really isn't a single match I'm interested in purchasing.

Will be mulling over for quite some time whether it's worth it to dole out the bucks to watch them.

$&@%, Nole. :(

df for noavk cmon dude 2 already your gini to manny free points on this tb and
now 2 mps

Gulp, I wish they woulndn't say the match is on Roddick's racket.

MP Roddick

Wow--match point.

well, clearly i'm alone feeling the bg love...haven't noticed him butchering his native tongue. too busy posting.

MP for Arod. go baby!

No I haven't Kristy, but I usually like watching sports at home when I can- more comfortable that way =) Are you going to the Open? Are there any official TW plans for the Open?

Hold that...MATCH POINT.

Oh Nole another DF?

Match point for Roddick on his serve. That should do it

Hi, Tina, hope your health is vey good. JJ seems to be getting it together. Ok, everyone enjoy the matches, I'm looking forward to Toronto, all my favorites are on the plane headed there. Cinci was a bust for me. Ciao dudes!

Congrats Roddick. Nole...nice match and great sportsmanship.

s'over! Congrats to Roddick & his fans!

too bad Roddick cant be No. 4 seed for the US Open, Djoker is no way the No. 4 in the world anymore...

Great serving under pressure by Andy. Djokovic under pressure now, serving at 3-4.

He plays a great point to level things at 4-4, dictating throughout.
2nd serve. More pressure. And DF. One could see that coming as Roddick crept up to return the 2nd serve.
Match on Roddick's racquet now, 5-4.

FH approach from Roddick is good enough to force the BH pass wide by Djokovic. Two matchpoints. And he takes it with an excellent point, in keeping with the quality of this match!

Oh my god. He won! Andy beat Djoko... I honestly can't believe it.

Good win for Andy. and he seems so pleased!

or... Andy can win in straights!

Aw. That hurt, Nole. :(

Congrats RAndy fans.

ciao samantha

congrats to RAndy and his fans. well done.

can Roddick get to NO. 4 by any chance?

Congrats to Roddick and fans.
Commiserations to Nole fans.
I picked Roddick to win this but it's hard for me not to root for Nole. I hope he can do better in Cincy.

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO ANDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"when the scoreboard says 4-1, just keep your head down and walk to your chair"

+1

Looks like federer and djoker does not want to face their nemesis- Murray and Nadal

Yay Andy!! *highfives Kristy, linz, Black Matt, Rachael (where has she been lately) and other Roddick fans.*

Commies to Nole fans. Class act that one.

that should be givin not gini

and randy wins in straght sets
congrats to randy fans
and conmiserations for novaks fans ..i think that a times the beginin of the 2 set his fh was being letahl

I keep meaning to ask, "GE"?

Wow Andy I soo impressed.Congrats on a tough win.

Your b.point stats this year are great too.You are soo confiedent

Also congrats to his fans.Way to Go!!!

Bad luck Nole,you fought well,you have to start Believing in yourslef more.Your serve let you donw at crucial times.

Me 2 Samantha. Serena was a disaster yesterday. I say disaster only because I can't think of a stronger word. She & Rog are conspiring to do me great harm.

rafaligo: Give Nole a break. He didn't tank the match. This is from someone who was neve a Nole fan but who has found a new respect for him given tonight's gracious act.

Hmmm - good for Andy - nice to see him playing so well and so within himself.

Gotta feel for Nole - since the USO he hasn't felt comfortable facing Roddick.

Still wouldn't count Djokovic out of the running for the Open no matter how he's been playing over the last few months - his game can come zipping back with just a few wins to boost his confidence.

His "team" better stop putting pressure on him with the "it's time to announce your presence" crap - just play your game D and it'll happen.

Just don't find it against me Fed that's all I ask!

Interesting to read the scrawl on michael vick. he appears to be sincerely repentant about his terrible past actions. good for him.

If I could kill this geico chic--I swear, I would. I hate their commercials!

Well, congrats to Andy and his fans. What a solid performance from him. I was pleased to see him back up his recent upswing with this win again. He certainly has the answer to the Djokovic puzzle at the moment, on HCs. The Federer-Roddick-Djokovic H2H has played out very curiously this year.

Federer leads Roddick 3-0, Djokovic leads Federer 2-0 and Roddick leads Djokovic 3-0.

Congrats to Andy fans. Sorry for Nole fans, would have liked him to win. Things just aren’t working out for him for some reason lately. He couldn't even get some good karma by telling Andy to challange.

streams for the rafa match, anybody?

Ok taking some more valium to prop myself up.

oh babe, i hate that girl too. grating.

Whitney: You were right earlier in the day re how bad that buy.com ad is... And yep - remember your match calls. :)

Commiserations to Lira Vega, Biz, Ndesque and other Nole fans.. But what a performance by Roddick! His improvement/revival must be the biggest story of this season.

Congrats to Roddick and fans.
Commiserations to Nole fans.

now bring on the matador and delpo
pufff i dont know for who root ..yikes

Oh, Nole. He gifts a mini-break again with a DF, and Andy has 2 serves to close the match.
He attacks with his FH to Nole's BH side and charges the net, and Nole cant pass him. 6-4, and 2 MPs for Andy.
And there it is, Roddick defeats Djokovic, 6-4,7-6. Congratulations to Roddick fans. Conmiserations to Nole fans. Sometimes being a sportsman doesnt pay dividends, but i'm glad he didnt take the easy way. Honestly, i dont know if i would have done the same thing in his situation.
Very good match, in my opinion. Not a big difference between both players, but the fact is that Nole made too many UFEs, specially on very important points when he was dominating. In the end, the lost opportunities came back to chase him, as Andy made better use of his, even though i think Andy also lost the chance to get an early brwak in the second and make things much easier for him. Incidentally, i thought Andy's serve was the part of his game that was farther from its best today, although it sure picked up in the last few games. His grounstrokes, volleys, passings and movement around the court looked very good. I think he has a good chance to make the final here, and try to stop the vampire.
Right niow, i have him close to Fed and Muzz in my list of USO candidates.

*high-fives whitney and her list of fellow RAndy fans*

I am so frigging proud of RAndy, it ain't even funny.

My Roger loss earlier today doesn't feel as bad anymore.

Now, bring on the Elf and Rafa! hehe - tennis feast!

Sokol: Djoka wants 2 be loved by all. He could never pass up that opportunity. Some times I wonder if he is afraid to win. The kid's got a big problem. Djoka really shouldn't really be losing to RAndy--he has too much game.

Djokovic didn't play badly at all by the way, and his sportsmanship was a joy to watch. High-quality match from both guys, Roddick played the big points better.

Yes ESPN deportes will show Rafa's match live next.

One of their commentators (my compatriot) is such a Fed fan he's almost in mourning. He takes these losses so hard!

tim - i think it would be a while for andy to get to #4. he could, but not in the next couple weeks.

my, that was an entertaining match.

"Federer leads Roddick 3-0, Djokovic leads Federer 2-0 and Roddick leads Djokovic 3-0."

How's that for irony. That's tennis. Though Federer made a charitable donation to Djoka in their last match. That was a match I cringed through.

Well done Mr Roddick. Djokovic's funk playing the American continues.

Roddick wins 78/68, or 53% to 47%. Clean kill.

The commentators aren't playing Djokovic fair, I think. If Roddick asked Djokovic a question about where the ball landed, Djokovic is right to reply honestly. If he saw it close, and said something along the lines of "you could challenge," then that's sportsmanship at play. So well done Djokovic on that count.

I'm liking andy more and more, but having never cared for nole before I found that I liked what I saw today, more in personality than play because I know he's a good player but wasn't sure he was going to mature.

great interview with randy. gave full credit to djoko for his sportsmanship and said they have enormous respect for each other.

we've got some great guys in this game :)

Effing love this new Roddick. He's still naturally lead-footed but he moves so much better now. And his play is so much smarter and more deliberate. Didn't even rely on the big serve till the end.

Sorry for Nole. Nice act of sportsmanship. Still think he's close but he needs to clean up his serve and FH.

oh joy, nascar...drive fast, go left...drive fast, go left...drive fast, go left. Switch channels.

VC: Fed leads Roddick 4-0. ;)

Congrats to Black Matt, Boudoir and Rachael and other fans of Andy. :)

Commies to fans of Nole. Onto Cincy.

Does anybody else hit the refresh button instead of the post button and then wonder where all there posts are going? Duh!!!!

"Federer leads Roddick 3-0, Djokovic leads Federer 2-0 and Roddick leads Djokovic 3-0."

Yeah, it's like:

Ali - Frazier - Foreman!

"drive fast, go left...drive fast, go left...drive fast, go left. Switch channels."

:-)))

I really want Elf to win and make it to the final. Ok I need to go and make some toast before the match starts.

Remember that Roddick did the same for Verdasco on clay & he ended up losing the match. Nothing wrong with fair-play among competitors.

This certainly beats Levine who chose to hide the tennis ball so Safin wouldn't see the chalk.

when are they showing the tape of the nadal/delpo match? fowler said someting about "the wee hours" Is it at 12:30am tonight?

having been struck mute by Roger's performance earlier, I am also a little perked by Andy's win -- he deserves some return for all the effort he has been putting in.

Now, if Rafa can pull an upset and down Elf I will be pleased indeed

Gee its nine o'clock now,these players will how to recover for tommorrows match.

didnt Fed beat Roddick in Oz, Miami, Rome and Wimby? ouch!

its so much about match ups, i really hope Roddick gets on the other side of the draw from Feddie at the Open, its only fair...

yeah - i think everyone here is on board with the nole dun the right thing.

peg - GE = Gringo Especial - a tequilla / lime drink Pete makes. Its morphed into shorthand for any cocktail... :)

I'm too nervous to watch this.
Vamos Rafa!
Please don't injure yourself.

linz, I really want to go to the Open this year. I've actually never been to it. Let me know if you want to meet up!

Nole showed some good stuff -- i agree, his team needs to help him be steady, not fill him with testosterone. His funny generous gesture to Andy seems like a holdover from his regret over that disastrous interview after the Open of 08 (was it 08?).

Annie-yep-Eastern time. I will be watching by stream-not waiting up that long.

*highfives Jake*

stream for Rafa/Delpo on http://atdhe.net/

Congrats to Andy and fellow fans, commies to Novak and fans and, yes, I am one of those too!

carnap: lol. LEFT! not right.

oh joy, nascar...drive fast, go left...drive fast, go left...drive fast, go left. Switch channels.

Carnap you forgot crash!!

Well its only 11.00am here in Sydney

So i am good to go

Vamos Rafa!

Arun : Thanks for the correction. More proof that H2H matchups are hard to rationalize. :-)

Yes, the top of the men's game is in rude health at the moment. :-)

tfactor
i think both commnetators of espn latinoamerica are fed KADS they were just salivating and so happy after fed won paris , but wasnt?
but i lke them alot cus they are so infomative about players and said alot of tecnical stuuf
esp. javier frana

Whitney: Thanks for the link-you saved me from having to search. Much appreciated. :)

babe - agreed about levine. sadly, i'll always have a 'meh' feeling about him because of that. but he seemed quite proud of himself, which actually made me feel even more meh. :(

I actually started liking Novak recently after seeing his eyes during his USO Must be Love commercial. He has the most beautiful eyes and smile. Then I saw him in his chivvies and I fell in love (or lust). He has actually grown on me, especially from his match in Madrid. I think he has shown a lot of heart over the last couple of months and it is quite unfortunate that he has been going through a bit of a mini slump. I guess you could say that I have grown quite fond of most of the guys in the Top 5, but not Andy Murray. For some reason the fellow's game just rubs me the wrong way. I always feel like he is just playing not to lose, rather than playing to win. The way he keeps throwing junk balls at his opponent is quite annoying.

Program Note: Dinara/Kim on TC. Unfortunately, much as I love womens' tennis, I cannot bear the sound that Dinara makes while she is playing so I will actually forego that match and perhaps watch Monk.

"Nole showed some good stuff -- i agree, his team needs to help him be steady, not fill him with testosterone."

ICAM--Kristy. Someone needs to tell him the truth. The cater too much to his ego so that when things go awry on court he falls apart.

Just putting on my Chanel Sunnies.