2008 Australian Open

[carlos tevez]

 

[i3]

COME ON ANA~!!!

WOW!

 

[measy15]

Ana is hot.

 

[kiddin like jason]

This match was a win-win.

 

[frank 7he t4nk]

Darn, I really hoped that Ana would win. Well at least she won in the looks department. That's right, Ana > Maria.

 

[LOLOMGWTFBBQ]

It's annoying as hell whenever Sharapova screams after each swing. Save it for the bedroom, Maria.

That's right, Ana > Maria.

Co-sign

 

[acidicality]

congrats to maria. her grunting is annoying on the court but elsewhere it may be more welcome

 

[i3]

It's annoying as hell whenever Sharapova screams after each swing. Save it for the bedroom, Maria


I think there was article I read a few times ago, about Sharapova in the sack.

Im sure it was Adam Levine of Maroon 5 said Sharapova is the opposite in bed.. apparently she was getting annoyed when Levine was making noiseor something - saying it was preventing from her concetrating!!

hahahaha.


Still Ana > Sharapova.

Burnette vs Blonde. Blonde = fun. Burnette = lifetime.

Besides those issues, it was a great torunament - Henin, Nadal, Federer all top seeds knocked out!

 

[Sinner]

I3 wrote:

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Still Ana > Sharapova.


yep...

Masha's srieking is getting more and more irritating... also can't stand her dad's courtside antics...

 

[i3]

We love you Ana!~

 

[fvargas2000]

Tsonga FTW

 

[ultrasur1]

i really think tsonga will win this "morning" in the finals

should be a competitive match

one more all nighter to go!

 

[Sinner]

if he plays as well as he did against Rafa, he'll be the new champ...

 

[kiddin like jason]

I will not believe that Tsonga is 6'2", 200 pounds. I would guess 6'6", 250.

 

[Sinner]

yeah, he certainly looks bigger than that...

great rallies... but just a few errors creeping in, understandably...

 

[tsamshox]

Novaks' parents at it again

LET'S GO ALI!

 

[wildkycat]

i got some questions for you tennis heads.

can someone school me on the scoring?

game.set.match. i get that. love-15-30-40-game. i get that (i think.) but you gotta win each game by "2" so-to-speak, right? when a game istied, it's called "duece." and advantage means that person is up 1...what does "break" mean? does it mean that the player whodidn't have the advantage "tied it up?"

first to 6 games wins the set right? but you also gotta win the set by 2 games? how's the tiebreaker work? best of 5 sets wins the match?

what determines who serves first and how does serving rotate? when do the players switch sides.



and what if a player rushes the net, can you just hit the ball straight at the player? you know, jam him up, tie his hands (baseball vernacular

)

or is that sorta an un-written rule in tennis?



and i know i could probably look this all up, just wanted to give a tennis head a chance to shine, plus maybe some others on here have the same questions.

 

[tsamshox]

TSONGA IS A ******** BEAST!

 

[ultrasur1]

hell of a shot by tsonga! (last two shots actually)

wow. that was sick

 

[Sinner]

amazing set point... !

and the Djoker losing his first set of the tourney!

 

[tsamshox]

Basically it goes 15, 30, 40, then game. When both players are at 40, or deuce, they gotta win 2 straight points to win the game. and each game a differentplayer serves, and basically the term "serve is broken" means the player serving lost the game, which is a break for the returner as usually theperson serving has a greater advantage at winning the game. Hope that isn't confusing.

 

[frank 7he t4nk]

at me for not realizing that the men's final is happening right now....
Go TSONGA!!!!!

 

[ultrasur1]

you can't go and complain about people rooting for the opponent unless they're disturbing your viewing or the game

that's a bit arrogant. who do they think they are?

 

[Sinner]

Originally Posted by wildKYcat

i got some questions for you tennis heads.

can someone school me on the scoring?

game.set.match. i get that. love-15-30-40-game. i get that (i think.) but you gotta win each game by "2" so-to-speak, right? when a game is tied, it's called "duece." and advantage means that person is up 1...what does "break" mean? does it mean that the player who didn't have the advantage "tied it up?"

first to 6 games wins the set right? but you also gotta win the set by 2 games? how's the tiebreaker work? best of 5 sets wins the match?

what determines who serves first and how does serving rotate? when do the players switch sides.



and what if a player rushes the net, can you just hit the ball straight at the player? you know, jam him up, tie his hands (baseball vernacular

)

or is that sorta an un-written rule in tennis?



and i know i could probably look this all up, just wanted to give a tennis head a chance to shine, plus maybe some others on here have the same questions.

to win a set you need to win 6 games with a 2 game advantage... meaning if the game score goes to 6-5, you need to win another game to get the score to 7-5to win the set... or if it turns to 6-6 then its a tiebreak... in a tiebreak, theres no more love, 15, 30, 40 scoring... its by points... first to 7 pointswith a 2 point advantage wins the set...

a 'break' means you win the game when your opponent is serving... generally the server has an advantage... but if the server loses the game, he is'broken' or his service was 'broken'... hope that makes sense...

big tournaments are a best-of 5 sets... smaller tournaments are a best-of 3 sets...
serving order is determined by a flip of a coin...

EDIT - as for 'jamming' your opponent at the net, yes you can do it, and its not really considered to be unsportsmanlike (though if you do hit youropponent you should appologize)... but guys with quick hands might be able to get the ball back into play... so generally you try to pass them instead ofhitting it back at their body... but yes it does happen from time to time...

 

[cpplilballer7]

SO far so good with the mens final. I dont know either players, but they're pretty exciting to watch.