Wimbledon 2014: MOTD Day 10 Thu 03/07/2014

Little tennis to be played tomorrow, so we are scraping the barrel to get three matches in our game.  Please remember to choose a joker too:

Lucie Safarova  (CZE) [33]
v
Petra Kvitova  (CZE) [16]


Eugenie Bouchard  (CAN) [33]
v
Simona Halep  (ROU) [23]


Leander Paes  (IND) [33]
Radek Stepanek (CZE) [33]
v
Daniel Nestor  (CAN) [31]
Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) [31]

everyone

My picks:

Kvitova
Halep (joker)
Paes/Stepanek

Kvitova (joker)
Bouchard - tough one this.
Paes Stepanek

Kvitova, Halep (joker), Nestor/Zimonjic

Bahrami/Leconte playing doubles on court 2.
Should have gone to see that, I love them!!!
They are having time of their lives...as always

I really hope halep will get through. Not a fan of this Bouchard.

paes/Step

halep

Kvitova

Few matches and the calm before the storm. Tough ones though... all matches should be close

1. Kvitova (joker)
2. Halep (because I like her better  )
3. Paes Stepanek

Tenez wrote:I really hope halep will get through. Not a fan of this Bouchard.

paes/Step

halep

Kvitova

Nice to see you join the game, T , don't forget the joker!

Halep is a proper player, breath of fresh air on women's tour.
It's amazing how talent shines on grass, even this slow one!
And conversely, it makes the bashers/rigid movers look even more out of place.

Bahrami outcrazing his own crazy self at the moment...hitting shots while rolling on the grass..what a legend!

Can I make my picks now.. I havn't seen any results or updates..

1. Kvitova
2. Halep [JOKER]
3. Leander Paes (IND) [33]
Radek Stepanek (CZE) [33]

And baby-Sharapova wins...what a nasty piece of work going to the umpire to moan she wasn't ready to receive (she was!) for at least 2-3 minutes when Halep was serving, being 00:40 down with three match points to save.
Also, such ugly, driving technique on her ground strokes...
I only saw second half of the second set, but there appears to have been a lot of drama in the first set esp during TB.
Apparently somebody in the crowd fainted...and Halep twisted her ankle?

What a shame....Kvitova-Halep would have been a nice final.

I, for one, am happy Bouchard won. She has been the most consistent player in slams this year (all SFs). She is the most aggressive player on tour. She has a powerful forehand. She receives almost 100% of the service points inside the baseline. OK, Halep's backhand is better, but I think Halep's best surface is clay, not grass, so I'm not surprised of the result at all. Kvitova vs. Bouchard final should be a cracker, and I'm hoping Bouchard can win Wimbledon (the real one, not the Junior title like two years ago) this year for her maiden slam!

Tenez wrote:I really hope halep will get through. Not a fan of this Bouchard.

 Hi T, why are you not a fan? Surely she must be talented if she is receiving almost 100% of the service points inside the baseline, don't you think?

bouchard did put her hand up,plus she is one hell of a lot better than shriekapova 
regardless,i hope serena gets better soon so she can remind everyone of their place 
wimbledon final without her is rather boring

sphairistike wrote:

Tenez wrote:I really hope halep will get through. Not a fan of this Bouchard.

 Hi T, why are you not a fan? Surely she must be talented if she is receiving almost 100% of the service points inside the baseline, don't you think?

I think she is too big....for a young player. Her arms are huge and it puts me off. I know a bit shallow a reason but this is how I feel.

Tenez wrote:I think she is too big....for a young player. Her arms are huge and it puts me off. I know a bit shallow a reason but this is how I feel.

If you think, her arms are huge, have a look at her neck.   And no, I don't think it's shallow actually, if it's not for aesthetic reasons only, because I don't believe it is natural.

I was also somewhat sad that Bouchard who is poised to become the next Sharapova (watch out Maria, your time has passed.) won so easily. Halep had her worst match of the tournament, errors piling up when she is usually so consistent, I suspect, something was wrong with her. Like her for the fluid easy movement, no grunting, precise shots (usually, not yesterday).