[dOotsiez]

^ it's Julie! I rather like my new "look".

Am so excited Stosur is through. Since Jankovic is out, she's due to play Sorana Cirstea. She stands a chance of getting into the semis. OMG!

Nice to see Roger show some support for Davydenko (or maybe he just really doesn't like andy murray LOL)

Q. On the other side of the draw now, Andy Murray is now seeded to get through to the final. Do you see him getting there, and do you see him as your biggest individual threat now?

ROGER FEDERER: Not really. I mean, sure, he has a good chance to make the finals, you know. But then at the same time, I think Davydenko has it, you know. I mean, he’s been written off a little bit. I’ve been disappointed that I haven’t heard much about him, you know, because he’s a great player.
He was in the top 4 for a long time. He was unfortunate with some injuries. So he couldn’t keep his ranking because of that, not because he was losing first rounds all the time. I think that’s why he’s actually got a great chance of going forward.
Then we have other players, too. But I think the draws are wide open on the other side right now.

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Poor Mirka, I'm scared she'll go into labour right in Fed's box one of these days.

[souslesun]

^ LOL he looks so... FIERCE in your sig! haha. I loved his little leap at the end! Made me feel like some kind of proud mother. AHAHA XD

Who'd a thought though? Andy Murray getting this far in the French?

I'm very happy for Monfils, but sad for Andy. Ugh, another one of those matches where I don't know who to root for. But Monfils is just such an entertaining player. I'm excited for his match against Roger! He took a set off him last year, no? And Andy Roddick seems to ALWAYS have a problem with the same umpire. I swear that umpire's always having a disagreement of sorts with Andy... Poor fellow. What was the deal anyway??

Speaking of entertaining players, I'm so sad J.W. Tsonga lost TT____TT I do like Del Potro, but it's Tsonga, we're talking about here! lol. Sigh...

I don't want to make such predictions already... But I think it's going to be a Safina-Williams final?? I'm pretty sure Serena'll win, although I'm a Dinara fan. Which reminds me, what happened to Ivanavic?? I had no clue she even lost until today! O__o;;

[symphonee.]

I've only started reading the "Up Close and Personal" articles on the RG main site and some of them are pretty funny. XD

I had a feeling Roddick wasn't going to make it through to the QFs despite all the hype lately about his form. Guess it'll be Federer vs. Monfils. How's Monfils been doing during this tournie? Anyone been following his matches?

I'm kinda upset Tsonga lost since he was doing so well throughout the slam. Oh well.. as long as Fed doesn't get eliminated then I'm all smiles


edit. i only just noticed... holy cr.p. look at the size of that rock on mirka's finger. lol. it's massive when you look at it on that angle.

[loveprint]

Murray into the final? Eh, I think he'll have a tough time with Gonzo.
Oh man, I'll be so stoked if Sammy makes it to the semis. Souselesun, I think I mentioned Ivanovic a a few pages back. She lost against Azaranka. Didn't expect her to win, anyway. xD

I'm all for a good match, but I don't know how much more my heart can take. No more matches like last night's, please Roger. =_= Not against someone like Haas, anyway. D:

This may be stretching it a bit, but I want Maria to crush Cibulkova. Nothing personal, really, just not a fan. x:
I still find it amazing that Safina's only dropped 5 games so far.

[dOotsiez]

^ I know yeah! Fed nearly killed me last night!

Nah, I think Safina will win - she's more Nadal than Nadal these days with all those bagels and breadsticks she's dishing out.

I'm scared mini-cooperless about Monfils. Seriously. Roland Garros has been so prone to upset this year, add in the French crowd as a factor, and I see danger signs everywhere. EEEEK.

Ivanovic is pathetic at the moment. I'm beginning to think her run last year was a bit of a fluke. PFFFT! Was disappointed that Wozniacki lost to Cirstea though. They're like best friends with each other. But apparently Caroline Woz has displaced two discs in her back, yikes!

And Jankovic lost too! My oh my ... the woman's side is ... yeah. no comment. Can't wait for Kuznetsova and Williams. That should be interesting.

Am also hoping Maria wins, but Cibulkova is fantastic on clay. So worried for Maria.

[loveprint]

^
I'm also really scared for Roger's next match. D:
Though Roger's got great records against every player left (besides Andy). It's... ugh. Let's just hope he's pulled himself together.

Did not expect for Soderling to do well against Davydenko at all. 6-1 to soderling in the first set. Argh. C'mon, Davoooo.

What the crap? Soderling takes the second set 6-3. I'm beginning to wonder if I should switch streams to that match.
Safina needs to win this. Please please please please.

[symphonee.]

^ for once i'm not actually watching the tennis since i'm doing uni work. maybe i should've watched that match after all. can't believe davy lost so easily. straight sets? WTH? ugh.

and i'm pretty sure it's in the bag for safina

[loveprint]

^
I'm glad I'm on holidays already. xD I love not having exams. Not to rub salt in the wound or anything.

Mm hmm. Safina's through.
Still shocked that Soderling won in straights.

[symphonee.]

^ i'm more annoyed than shocked. davy barely put up a fight. oh well. looking forward to seeing the outcome of murray & gonz match. hopefully it won't be as one-sided.
about fed, i'm pretty concerned about the guy too. i hope he gets his act together and quit giving all of us heart attacks. seriously, have pity on Mirka and the baby.

on holidays already? my exams haven't even started yet. ugh. I've still got another 3 weeks till i'm done.

[cecilia]

didnt watch the matches tonight coz been trying to do my korean hwk (getting privately tutored)
just finished but gotta work tmr so dun think i'm going to watch anything tonight, save my energy for tomorrow night... saw the scores to the davydenko soderling match
wth
alright lets hope murray wins and gives soderling a beating
i dont like murray much but i dont have any good feelings towards soderling either

like everyone else i'm very worried about tomorrow's match
monfils... he's gotten better and it's a home crowd

plz plz plz plz plz roger!

EDIT
wth maria is getting slogged

[loveprint]

Maria bageled in the first set. Eek! It's not looking good. But she made it further than I'd imagined, so I can't complain much.

I'm not watching, but I'm listening to the RG radio, and it's sounding like a pretty good match between Murray & Gonzo.

[symphonee.]

Gonzalez has taken the first set 6-3 !!! woot woot. I've never been a murray fan so I'm hoping Gonz will defeat him.

[loveprint]

I don't mind who comes out the winner in this match. I'm just looking for a good match, and it seems like it's heating up, so I think I'll tune in now. (:

Though wow, wth, it's already 1.30am?! WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TIME? I thought it was still before midnight. D:

Whoa whoa whoa Murray is bageled in the third set! What a bad miss of that overhead. I need to head off to bed, now. It's looking Gonzo's way atm.

[Volts]

Murray is out ! didn't watch the entire game but Gonzo really played well. I hope we'll see a Safina - Williams final, should be a good one

[symphonee.]

I went to bed after the first set, but now I'm regretting it since you guys are saying it was a pretty good match (for Gonz anyway). Glad he pulled through and Murray's out!

Feddy' on tonight

[souslesun]

Roger's on during my physics class tomorrow TT__________TT

PLEASE, oh PLEASE, let it be a good match with Roger the winner!! Please, no more eye-widening upsets!

So sad Maria got eliminated, but happy at the same time that she got through hurdles like Nadia Petrova to make it as far as she did! Just look forward to Wimbledon now, Maria! ^___^;;

Very happy to see Safina pulled through! I hope she gets past Cilbulkova(?) and meets Serena at final! Revenge for AO, perhaps?? heh! Although I don't mind Serena, as I admire her fighting-for-every-point spirit, I really hope Dinara wins this slam! I think she needs it to shut the people up who says she isn't deserving of the number one spot because she doesn't have a slam. Seriously, she's probably the most consistent player nowadays, no? Isn't that credit enough for her? Sigh...

[sweetlush.]

Although I'm sad Maria got eliminated, I am so proud of her lol! I never thought she would come this far. Looking forward for wimbledon! Go go go Maria!

I want a Safina vs Serena finals! Go Serena!

[dOotsiez]

YEEHAW! Everyone's proud of Maria. She's a fighter, that girl. She gets a lot of crap for all the commercial stuff she does, but does anyone doubt her passion and dedication to the game now? Off to the grass courts you go!

Djokovic, Nadal, and Murray out in consecutive rounds. If anyone had told me two weeks ago that those three wouldn't make it to the semifinals, I'd probably laugh in their face. This tournament is getting ludicrous by the minute.

now Roger! *too scared to talk*

kill me if it's a Soderling v Del Potro final or something. Seriously *dodges jinx fairies*

[wonderbang]

Ok forget all the drama and side stories blah blah blah. I want my Roger and Serena to win. Period. Woohooooo cheeeers!

[loveprint]

Tennis is on at 11.45pm Ch.9! YAY. What a good time. Well, kind of. I'm still scared for Roger's match. D: