I was thinkin' for some time about startin' a topic about one of my favourite sports and for the start i just want to know is there any real tennis fans out there who are really into this sport ? I would like to have a topic where i can discuss with some fans about upcoming tournaments,your favourite players and other related stuff.The U.S. open is so near.....clock is tickin'......tic toc tic toc......

Nope sorry im not a fan at all

Tennis is a lovely sport. I must admit I prefer playing it to watching though - not that I am any good, my serve is like a wet cod LOL.

I don't watch any of the Grand Slams except for Wimbledon and even then, sometimes I don't watch much of that - you may call me a Heathen

Ive play'd it for laugh's and joy but didnt get in to it

Oh....to bad you are not totally into it.....its a great thing,especially if you are playing it.Then watchin all those matches and enjoyin every single point,great sport hehe.Of course depends on who is playing

A HEATHEN !!!! LOL And yes....it is a lovely sport ,thats why i decided to start a topic about it I just hope i am not the only fan of it here

Ive play'd

- Hockey
- Foot Ball
- Soccer

Ive play'd tennis at Sport Club's

When I was about 11 years old, I could never, for the life of me, understand the scoring in tennis, in the end my mum had to explain it, because I am damned sure I couldn't work it out on my own lol.

Actually one of my favourite films is "Little Mo" based on the life of Maureen Connelly, really nice film. I had it on video but it was when we had a Betamax Recorder and as that has long-gone so has the video

Love tennis, it's a great sport, and I really enjoy watching Wimbledon, although I've never seen it live.

I'm a big Rafa Nadal fan!

Oh yes man,Rafa is a great player,no lost ball for him but he's almost nothin' but clay.....he is 40% of Rafa Nadal on other surfaces......you need to be more all around player to stay on top...and he has to improve that immediately.I personally think Novak Djokovic will be next number one after Federer.....hes only 20 now and hes allready on 3rd place and he is far more complete player then Rafa.....equally plays good on every surface.Personally i cant wait for the Masters at the end of the year....its goin' to be awesome both ATP and WTA masters coz it will be like ....3....4 players both ATP and WTA that could easily take the trophy home.

And i must say to Sea......man,hockey is awesome sport to,it is one of the things i allways wanted to train....but my parents never had the understandinfor my wish coz it was pretty expensive to afford to buy gear back then.I can only imagine that its an awesome feeling,with me it will only stay as a dream from childhood and unfullfilled wish

Top Two Seeds Left Standing at Rogers Cup

August 18, 2007 - Belgian Justine Henin and Jelena Jankovic of Serbia scored semifinal victories on Saturday at the Rexall Centre to advance to the 2007 Rogers Cup presented by American Express singles final.

Henin, seeking her second Rogers Cup crown, defeated Chinese qualifier Zi Yan 6-3, 6-0 in the final four after putting forth a dominant performance reminiscent of her No. 1 ranking.

“I'm very pleased to be in the final again here, it's a tournament I like a lot, and that's a very good preparation for me for New York, so I'm very happy about that,” Henin beamed after her match.

In the championship, Henin will take on second-seeded Jankovic after the Serbian star came from behind to eliminate France’s Tatiana Golovin, seeded twelfth, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 in arguably the match of the tournament to date. Both players hit the ball extremely well off the ground which produced many quality rallies that fans at the edge of their seats. Golovin and Jankovic were appearing in their first Rogers Cup semifinal and certainly relished the opportunity under the lights of centre court.

“I think that we both played very well from the back of the court, we were quite precise and opening the court for a lot of great points, so it was very exciting for the fans,” Jankovic analyzed in her post-match interview.

Henin will be seeking her sixth title of the season while Jankovic will be after her fifth and first at the Rogers Cup presented by American Express, in a battle of two of the hottest players on Tour.

Final Sunday of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Tier I event will kick off at 11:30 a.m. with the doubles final, also featuring the top two seeds in Cara Black and Liezel Huber who will be going up against Katarina Srebotnik and Ai Sugiyama. The singles final will follow beginning at 2:00 p.m.

I dont know much about tennis but my Grandma , dad and mom love it

Sea....you're a nutbar LOL Anyways....Henin took the trophy in Toronto today after a great finals against JJ so ...only New Haven tournament left before last grand slam of the year.Whoooo hooo !

I love watching and playing tennis. This year, I'm playing as the #1 Singles for my school's varisty team.


I admit I'm a big Rafa fan too, but I sure do like Djokovic. It's nice to see another player that can challenge Rafa and Roger. I doubt Roddick will ever put up a decent fight against those 3.

U.S. Open picks
-Roger Federer
-Jankovic (it very well could be Ivanovic, Henin, or the Williams Sisters)

Well I do love to watch Rafa but as I`m an Aussie I`m a big fan of Hewitt's, what he has achieved for his country in davis cup is truly remarkable and of late he's once again found the form that propelled him to the top. He pushed Fed right to the end in that recent semi-final and although I would still pick Fed over Hewitt, he will definately be a threat at the US open.

Hewitt always is a threat! Hey Aztec, long time no see!

My absolutely favourite would be no doubt JJ....as my favourite player,but i think you are right about the picks....thats just about it who can take the title this year.


Hewitt-Pitbull was allways one of my fav players.......i hope to that he could be a threat that would add some depth to number of contenders.
By the way i am going to see Hewitt,Djokovic (whooo hoooo) and others in no more then month from now on a Davis Cup match between Serbia and Australia here in Belgrade.

Cheers !

Hey good luck in that Frogfish!

Thanks!

Man, how could I forget Maria! She's always in the mix, and very well could go all the way!

Well I would be pretty confident if I were you. We really only have Hewitt, so essentially we need him to win both his singles plus win as part of the doubles team. Arthurs has retired so Hewitt must replace him in the doubles probably teaming up with Hanley. Guiccone or Lanzek will play the other singles but Guiccone would probably be the only one capable of winning. He is finally beginning to live up to his potential, as his serve is near unbeatable, its the rest of his game that has let him down until recently.



It has indeed been awhile, I only returned a month or two ago after quite an abscene. Good to see you.

So i guess Guiccone is a new version of Philipoussis Hehe,anyways i think also that it wont be hard winning over Aussies right now cause your team is basically Hewitt like you said and he is far away from the form he used to have,so i am pretty confident and waitin impatiently for the matches i think he drastically went mentally down in past two years ...i dont know why.

US open starts tommorow....whooooooo hoooooooooooo !!!

Yay, US Open on USA Network all week!

Hewitt suffered from near constant injuries during those two years, he would finally recover and play for a month or two before succumbing too another injury or illness. He has finally sorted out those problems now and with Roche, Fed's former coach by his side I believe he will make it back into the top 5 over the next year or so.

Thanx for the info,i knew he had some injuries.....but didnt know he had them that much.

Sits in the chair and impatiently waiting for the JJ's second round match to start

omg I used to be such a huge fan of watching tennis, back to the Agassi days...I have no idea why I stopped, I think it was after Sampros retired...Now I have no idea whose playing, whose winning and didn't even know the Open started...I need to be more aware of whats happening around me...

Who watched the Blake/Santoro 5-setter last night? That was exciting!
I never knew Santoro uses a forhand slice!

Isner vs. Federer! That will be great!

Yeah....saw some highlights of it...and check out todays great 5-setter between Djokovic and Stepanek....the match was just awesome.It lasted for 4h and 44 mins.
I think Federer can expect some challenge in a round or two......before that.....he will swipe his opponents.I would really like Isner to defeat him since i dont like Federer much but still......i give him like 2% for that.
And omg......JJ is havin' some troubles against A.Cornet......damn *grabs his head with both hands*

And it was 6:7 7:6 5:7 7:5 7:6 in Djokovic - Stepanek for amazing 4 hours and 44 mins

I watched most of the Djokovic/Stepanek match...like 3+ hours!

Man, that was a GREAT match! Both Radek and Novak played great, and put their bodies to the limit! Reminded me of Santoro's play last night! He pushed his body so far!

Do you guys think Nadal will last another round with his tendonitis? Looks like his run at this years US Open will end soon, either with defeat or withdrawal.

I'm glad Novak won, because with Nadal injuries, there would be no one to challenge Federer if Novak lost. The damn draw is soooo lopsided!

Well,i must say he is goin' pretty fine ....since he leads against Tipsarevic 6:2 6:3 after two sets.Aaaaand.....whew *wipes the sweat of the forehead* JJ went through after hard match .Anyway frogfish i must ask you how much you have been training tennis and have you ever tried to go PRO ???

Peace

Ahh the irony! Nadal's opponent retires!

Henman's run at the US Open ends, and so will his career. I wish his a great retirement. He was the face of British tennis for a while....

I play quite often, but I'm not anywhere near that good. Last year, our first singles Eric could beat me 6-0, 6-0. He is thinking of TRYING to go pro, because even then he was only the 7th ranked player in MI. He lost to our rival school's #1 singles Lawrence 6-3, 6-1. Then Lawrence (ranked #5) lost to a GREAT player ranked #2 in the state from Ann Arbor in the regional playoffs 6-0, 6-0. Then THAT player lost in the State #1 singles championship 6-3, 6-1 to the #1 ranked player in the state.

That said, I would never make it in pro tennis.

Well bro....its important to participate,not so much to win . Anyways....yup there goes Henman,good bye Timmy *waves*,anyway they now have Andy Murray so.....not so big loss at the end.
On the other hand i reckon Murray to be a better player then Tim was,so wipe your tears UK people better days are coming LOL.
Yes.....Janko has retired from match with Nadal....baaah,either way he was on the good way to lose.
*walks out of the UM and prepares everything he needs to enjoy the new day on the last grand slam of the year*

Only women's tennis.

Well....i am dedicated like 70% to WTA and 30% to ATP.

Aaaand pa pa *waves*....bye bye Sharapova.Another one ...out

I though Maria would win after she won like 9 straight games...guess not!

Sania Mirza lost to Chakvedatze. I thought that match would be more competitive!

Roddick breezed through!

Mirza is a loser player,you'll see that in forthcoming years....i'll give her very slight chances to be somethin' like Kournikova was at the best, movin up and down from place 15 to 35 so i wont waste too much words on her.
Roddick...crushed....pathetic ...Johansson LMFAO.Oh yeah ....check out tomorrow match between Ivanovic and Venus, its going to be tough i am sure and Ferrer - Nalbandian .....my recommendation of the day LOL,other favourites will cruise through the 4th round ...i am sure.
I would like to hear from you...like.....your two or three favourite players,each side.....WTA and ATP.

In women’s my favorites are Justine Henin of course, Venus Williams, Ana Ivanovic and surprise Anna Chakvedatze. Venus and Ana Ivanovic will meet in 4th round, i think it will be a good match. In men’s Federer no more, maybe surprise Djokovic or Roddick. I am alienated from men’s tenis because of Federer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM6RUfeGLIE

I'm a huge fan of men's tennis. My favorite player is Rafael Nadal. The reason I'm more interested in men's tennis is because I find it a lot more exciting. The rallies are usually much longer, there are less unforced errors, and all the fancy tricks they do. It's cool.

For me, there's really only one reason to watch women's Tennis.

Mirza is improving her game. He has made a huge leap in constructing points from last year. He used to just wail on balls. Now she contructs points. She'll be in the top 20 soon.

Venus/Ana will be a great match!

Man, Isner won the first set against Federer, but Federer figured out his serve and proceeded to win the next 3 sets. I bet you that Isner will be a top 15 player withing 4 years. With a good coach and work ethic, his court game could improve tremendously!

Young lost He will be playing in the Junior US Open (he's only 18) and I'll bet he wins that. Young will be a good player next year, and I predict he'll make it to the round of 16 or further in Wimbledon and the two hardcourt Opens...

Hey, we all can't forget American Robert Ginepri is still alive!

Roddick/Berdych will be a hard-hitting match! Roddick will prevail though!

My favorite 3 Men players:
1. Rafa - What's not to like?
2. Novak Djokovic - Funny guy, and great player. His impersonations are amazing!
3. Blake - He's such a nice guy, and has the sweetest one hander after Federer

Federer and Roddick are right after them...I like Roger, but I'm sick of him winning. In the past, my liking of Andy has built, only to topple when he loses horribly against Roger or someone else. Isner and Young are also rising in my list!

My fave 3 Women players:
1. Ana Ivanovic - Great player, and she's HOT!
2. Henin - Her game is perfect!
3. Sharapova - She's probably the best WTA player at playing the next point. I still can't believe she lost...

LMFAO....Nole is totally great and cool dude,i mean all three of them (Ana,Jelena,Novak) come from same city and country as me ,so i know pretty much about them and yes all three are great persons and have really cool and positive attitude and are really fun to watch besides tennis skills .

Very good and thorough desrciption and explanation,thanx man.And yeah i must aggree with many things you have said,also i watched the live result of Federer and Isner
match ....and i was a bit surprised he won the first set.....but then mr. robot Federer put the pedal on the metal and won the match.
And yes....i could have guessed your favourite players,i am glad there are three of mine in there .

Well....i guess you get some bonus besides watchin a good match between two ladies LOL

i tried tennis before
but i couldnt keep the f****** ball in the court

Hey 1389, what are your top 3 players...other than the 3 Serbs?

Man, Venus took it to Ivanovic! 6-4, 6-2. Fitting that the Williams sisters are going strong! Serena won also against Bartoli!

The Ferrer/Nalbandian match was a good one! And my Rafa advanced with no problem in the last 2 sets of his match.

Ohhh, 1389! Djokovic will have to play hard against the youngster Del Potro. People are talking that the kid will make it into the top 10 soon!

LMFAO....well my dear frogfish it is something like this...to make things more clear hehe.I will mention five names both in ATP and WTA three active + two retired :

ATP

1.Djokovic
2.Rafter
3.Muster
4.Baghdatis
5.Hewitt

WTA


1.Jankovic
2.Ivanovic
3.Novotna
4.Coetzer
5.Mauresmo

Yeah...Rafa killed him LOL.And please...who is Del Potro...never heard of the guy...top 10 ??? I guess a lotta people are giving easilly some predictions .
And yes.....Ana lost *cries* .....nvm my two most fav players are still in the race hehe.....and da US open goes on.......
By the way Justine is destroying Safina..........classical murder on the court LMAO.
Of course da SISTERS r back and ready to chew bubble gum and kick some a**,and i guess lately they ran out of bubble gums LOL.

Peace

LMFAO