Imjimmy My thoughts exactly.Good night.

RG Sam is still to tentative with her shot selection on grass for me,even in this tournament she has been up and down.She "overthinks".If she can play freely she may have a good chance.Get the serve going then her ground shots will follow.

AM,
That's what men think. We don't have to make a big thing of our achievements. We know!.

I'm going now to face the traffic jams. Talk to you tonight. Draw debate!

What does she want, NP?

zengii High Fives Sister!!!!!

Bye for now

NP A friend in need is a friend indeed ok

Have fun, zenggi! and don't forget to report. :)

Hmmmm My Tommy got out there.pfft.

Got to go to work. Be nice to your friend, NP!

See you all later. :)

j, she couldn't get her DVD converter to work. Apparently she wants to get a singing gig at an event.

AM, yah, but even I get ready for sleepy time by 2:30 AM.

Bye Jewell

NP Well it always nice to know she can count on you at any time

Esepcially with mechanical devices.Us woman arent all that savvy when it comes to those things remember.

From AP, Kobe's owning up:

Bryant said he had to downplay the magnitude of the rivalry during the series, but he came clean on the podium with his daughters, Natalia and Gianna.

“I was just lying to you guys,” Bryant said. “When you’re in the moment, you have to suppress that … but you guys know what a student I am of the game. I know every series the Lakers have played in, and I know every Celtics series. I know every statistic. It meant the world to me, but I couldn’t focus on that. I had to focus on playing.”

More proof that Artest is a certifiable nut:

http://tinyurl.com/35t5jk3

And I'm outtie, 2. Later.

AM, I know. That's why men >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> chicks.

Really off.

NP Good Night

I will not pretend I saw that last post of yours ok

I am still happy that The Lakers won.

oops should read I will pretend

AM: oh. I just saw the highlights. Hope she does well at W.

Bye, jewell!
Good nite, NP.

RG Sam has never got past the 3rd rd at Wimby,though after her good results at RG this may well give her the confidence

Also she has made the q/finals at Eastbourne twice

After my disappointment at RG though Fran deserved her win

I will just wait and see.

hi everyone!!!

congrats to lakers... and everyone else...

oh boston.. it was ahrd.. after leading in the first to the third... oh my!!!

wimby draw 45 minutes... woohoo!!!

onwards to wimbledon!!!

Pat Hi,yes it was a close one and Boston Celtics can hold their heads up high

Though in saying that Yay Lakers!

Well for me I would love to see Miss Vee reclaim her Wimby title at just 30 yrs young lol!

thanks rg.nadal for the links...

loved fed's and rafa's shoes... must haves...

and rafa's outfit is surprisingly too simple for wimby... well thats wimby

love serena and maria's dresses... wonders how will it really fit at the course of the tournament...

im waiting for what vee would wear at the championships...

AM: I think we might have a longer injured players list by Sunday.

me too AM...

i slept through the finals... im just sensing that lakers are getting to bostons defenses... and boston cant be aggressive enough when the chance presents to them

@wimby...

AM, whod you think is more dangerous on grass given their recent forms??? kimmy or juju???... who would land in serena or vee's draw???... thinks it would be exciting if somehow these ladies play in any rounds, even in the finals...

:)

C'mon, Hewitt, Murray, and Roddick (or Sod) in Fed's half! I am willing them into it. Who's with me? Time to end Fed's magnificent QF streak at majors! What better way to do it at a place where it all started?

RG What players do you think might withdraw

Pat Well Kimmy was playing well till she got compeition with Azarenka,last night she looked very vunerable

I havent see Justine on the grass,its soo hard to get a handle on form with such few lead up tournaments before Wimby

I will say at this stage Justine

pat: Hi there! Welcome. Guess Vee shall unveil when she plays her R1 match. She would hate to spoil the surprise. Rog's tee was great! Shorts a tad too long me thinks. My fav was Serena's. Very elegant!

Fed's dream draw re-post:

F- Rafa
SF- Murray
QF- Roddick
4th- Hewitt
3rd- Isner or out of mind F. Lopez
2rd- Xavier Malisse or Benjamin Becker
1st- doesn't matter.

Ha Ha Ha. Take that, Fed.

What better way to do it at a place where it all started?

*hops on bandwagon*

What time is the draw suppose to take place. Remember that it's 5-hrs between England and the US est.

Guys may I say something

Be Careful What You Wish For? lol!

Ten best W moments:
http://tinyurl.com/39p7gg8

@wimby10

im for someone new too at wimby... though i would never mind if its still fed/rafa tkaing the title.. but i love seeing new ones hoisting the title... love that RAndy would hoist the title somehow, a la, goran!!!... or nole taking it, proving to tennis world that he's not done and dusted... or for andy m, for just pure awesomeness with that head ad!!!....

also we have ernest, jo willy, or berdych, so i hope a good in will start here at wimby!!!.. and hopes they build on that...

@AM

saw that match too... seems like kimmy is not that comfortable moving in grass.. and has flubbed many returns from strong serves of vika...

but mind you AM, have some *conspiracy theory* regarding that loss... maybe kimmy purposely lose that round to vika so that she can acclimatize better to wimby grounds, feel the bounce and the atmosphere of the courts, so that she can better prepare for a fortnight at wimby... or, she just wants to be out, so can never be late at wta party, though she didnt show up.... ehheehhehe

AM: I cannot think who might. Think it would be some of the guys. Think even Gonzalez is not playing...

8 minutes to the draw!!! hopes we could see quite good graphics like what RG did to its draw ceremony!!!

Is there a link to the draw as it is being made? Either video streaming, or at least a progressing draw page...

What's with all these quitting before major trends? First with French open and now this? In case you didn't keep on tracking the quitters: Ancic, Gonzo, Karlovic, Gasquet, Nalbandian, and Stepanek. Not to mention Delpo, Tommy Hsss (SF last year).

Are they literally protesting to shorten the season? Nice try, but won't work.

Radio Wimbledon is going to broadcast the draw live, if any of you are interested. http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/blogs/2010-06-17/201006171276817543646.html

And they say Rafa has too many injuries... the anomaly is Federer, not Rafa!

Thanks, karin!
And thanks Pete for a nice excerpt, BTW.

Karin Thanks

First thing, First: C'mon, Murray in Fed's half! C'mon, C'mon. I know Murray is not playing well, but neither is Djoker. Between the two, I don't trust Djoker's health, so he'll probably lose before SF and give free pass to someone like Melzer or Hass last year.

@wimby 2010

well.. nole can surprise.. as much as he surpriced me with his official FB page... ehhehe

Hm, surprised that not many people are around here while the draw is being announced.

Also is it me or did Radio wimbledon go silent all of sudden?

I assume they're going to broadcast it. You never know with trying to make the draws live. They never seem to work out quite right.

it is silent for me...too

Henman on Murray at W:
http://tinyurl.com/2af8bw6

Is Radio Wimby not working for anyone else?

C'mon, man we all know that Djoker and Murray can't beat Fed in a major, especially on "grass". So the question becomes who would Rafa rather face. The answer is neither, so that leaves which one would likely lose before SF. And my answer is Djoker!! Maybe he'll outdo himself and retire in 2nd round! He hasn't done that yet. Also he only needs to retire at US open to complete his grand slam retirement!! Now that's a achievement at such young age!

Karin This happened at RG draw too

GB Calm ok

Fed-Falla first round winner plays winner of Massu match

its working now!!!

robredo against luczak...

i still love how RG draw is made!!!

this radio thing is confusing. I can't keep on track who's on which side of the draw. Why not put a streaming draw like FO, so we can follow more easily?

C'mon Fed-murray and Rafa-Djoker!! Anybody know which side goes which yet?

interactive live draw is so much desirable wimby!!!

nole will play rochus...

They're going straight down the line. Fed-Davydenko quarter with Djokovic on his side.

Also C'mon Roddick and hewitt in Fed's QT!! Am I being too greedy?

karin1492, are you sure? NO----------!!!

Say Roddick, say it! Say it now!! Put him in Djoker's QT at least!

fish vs tomic???

Yeah, Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam that doesn't have computerized randomization of non-seeded players. Usually only seeded players are drawn.

Hell was a first for Tomic lol!

Fed-Davydenko and Djokovic-Roddick are the quarters for the top half.

phew, at least Roddick and hewitt are both in Fed's half. But why do they have to be in Djoker's QT! This mean Fed will only have to face one of the three.. This sucks. My dream Fed's draw crumbled. Crumbled, I tell ya!

looks like F Lopez, Tsonga, and Ferrero in Murray's QT.

Verdasco-Murray and Soderling-Nadal are the bottom quarters.

Is that right - Rafa -Sod?

Soderling-Ginepri first round

So it's Fed-Davy, Djoker-Roddick, Tsonga-Murray, and Sod-Rafa. Fed got lucky again! Getting surely will lose in 2nd round davy. So is Murray, getting Tsonga. Djoker and rafa not so lucky.

GB yes thats right Calm down pls

Youhzny is Nadal's fourth round opponent and Isner is Nadal's third round opponent. Ouch!

Murray vs Hajek!
Sod vd Ginepri
F Gil vs Granolles
R Melo vs Belucci
Bagh Vs Lacko
Chardy vs Travers
S Greul vs Serra
Kiefer vs Ferrer
Youzhny vs Sela
M Giquel Vs Mathieu

any menacing name in Rafa's QT, other than Youzny and Sod? NO! No! Isner and Gulbis, too? You dead Rafa.

Isner is the one that I was a bit concerned with

Yay for Rafa lol!

Nadal has an incrediblely difficult draw. Nishikori/Blake/Isner or Gulbis/Youhnzy/Soderling/Murray/Fed

Who did Rafa get? Sounded like Sam Querrey, but can't be since he's seeded. Must be a similar name guy.

Rafa better practice his ROS ASAP lol!

Rafa:((((

Rafa has a toughie in R1 too..Nishikori!

Isner is the toughest in the early rounds.

Rafa is playing Kei Nishikori in the first round. They had a wonderful match at Queens in 2007 or 08. Nishikori has had a lot of injuries since.

Oh, okay, it was Nishikori. Heard it as Q-man for some reason. Nishikori will be tough, but he's not playing well since he came back and he kept retiring last few tourneys.

Blake also is tough, but he also just came back and last in his 1st match. So that's okay, too. But Isner is a trouble. And Gulbis, Youz, Sod, Murray, and Fed. Geez, Rafa you dead.

GB You never know what is going to happen ok

Lets just take one game at a time

Really at the moment noone has really stood up before Wimby

OK Sam won Queens and Fsh was runner up

The grass at Wimby is different to Queens anway

LLeyton won Halle and Roger runner up

Caroline Special K as I called him as you say he is not the same player in 08 with all his injuries and is just coming back

Okay lets just right Rafa off now and hand the trophy to someone else

Honestly Rafa fans lol!

Serena- Michelke Larcher De Brito first round

AM, yes I know how hard it's been for him. I was very disappointed because I enjoyed watching him so much.

The player I feel sorry for is Falla - imagine drawing Roger three times in a row. Roger may get his wish and be through the match and press by 3 o'clock in time to watch Switzerland kick off!!! I secretly hope it won't be so quick as I shall be there to see it.

This blows, my dream Fed draw totally sank. Not one round draw happened. On the other hand, if you want Rafa to go through hell, you've got it.

Isner (hopefully low bounce will bother him, a lot)
Sod (hopefully a let down?)
Gublis (still injured?)
Nishikori and Blake (still rusty from recent comebacks)
Murray (maybe he chokes again)

Rafa should handle Youz on grass.

Where did Q=man landed, by the way?

Sharapova-Serena fourth round possible!

wow.. the womens draw is good

serena v. de brito
chakky v. petkovic
hantuchova v. king

wow.. i say serena's quarter is tough... had women who defeated her before... chakky, daniela and barbara zahlova...

bondarenko v. sharapova...
wow.. is li na in maria's quarters??? that early...

Caroline lol!

serena-radwanska quarter wozniacki on same side

Isner has a first round with Mahut, so it very well can be that Rafa won't have to worry about Big John...

Lucic - Azarenka

What a blockbuster 4th round match! Serena-Sharapova

hahaha...

i see rere's the finalist this year.. proof... she plays radwanska in the quarters... radwanska always is at the losing end of the eventual losing finalist

Stosur-Wozniacki 2nd quarter in top half

I dunno, man. Mahut is not 2007 Mahut who reach Queens final, beating Rafa. This Mahut is a qualifier who just won 24-22 or something in 3rd set at 2nd Rd quali and then won 5 set final quali match. he's spent.

kanepi v. stosur...

oh my...

tough 1st round.. kanepi hits flat balls... oh my!!!

just heard Henin. she sounded pretty close to Clijsters.

Henin-Clijsters fourth round matchup (I think)!

Clijsters-Jankovic and Schiavone-Venus are bottom quarter matchups

thinks venus had all the serbians....

jj v. laura robson.... wowwow match!!! - attitude!!!

so Henin is in Clijster's QT. Henin probably needs to beat both Petrova and Clijsters to get out of the QT. Also potentially Venus williams in SF and Serena in Final. phew. Sorry Henin, you probably won't do it this year.

That announcer just sighed a bit after drawing Robson vs JJ. Ah, the draw for British players...

Laura Robson vs JJ! Poor Laura!