oh, my bad. i thought i heard on the broadcast earlier that tomorrow was the last day.

9/10/2011 9:10:45 PM

Lauper not even coming close to the right anthem

And looks like a $5 whore

Is she cracked out

9/10/2011 9:55:48 PM

2030 Christina Aguilera just FUCKED up the national anthem.

[Edited on September 10, 2011 at 9:58 PM. Reason : ^ lol that was awful]

9/10/2011 9:57:50 PM

Thank god only half of Arthur Ashe heard that shit.

9/10/2011 9:59:40 PM

Serena: "are you the one that screwed me last time"

9/11/2011 5:28:51 PM

Serena Williams being a bitch again

shut up and play some damn tennis

9/11/2011 5:45:10 PM

serena williams could have gracefully lost and represent the US during this international event. nope she has to blabber this shit after losing: "I hit a winner, but I guess it didn't count"

9/11/2011 9:18:12 PM

She clearly yelled come on way before the ball got there, then chewed the umpire out who wasn't even the same one that she thought was, and then afterwords says she can't remember what she says. Pathetic loser.

9/12/2011 12:16:24 AM

I found it hilarious. She was crazy and annoying, but it was good entertainment.

9/12/2011 9:14:41 AM

Will be interesting to see if she gets suspended over this.

9/12/2011 9:30:21 AM

Djokovic is too good right now.

9/12/2011 5:16:29 PM

i mean, her actions were worthy, but that's about it. i enjoyed the "unattractive person on the inside" bit. still makin me lol. she should just get ridiculed publicly about it and that's about it. I understand her feelings, as she pretty clearly hit a winner, while stosa managed to miraculously get a racket on it. letter of the law, sure. doesn't change how she felt, and to uphold that on a break point was kind of a bad idea. should have done a let and called it a day. also, she should have better controlled herself, though I imagine she did a pretty good job as it was.

[Edited on September 12, 2011 at 5:38 PM. Reason : ]

9/12/2011 5:37:53 PM

C'mon Rafa -- though it doesn't look good..

9/12/2011 5:54:15 PM

i feel like mcenroe has thrown out a lot of best ever superlatives this tournament

9/12/2011 6:25:05 PM

What the hell kind of mickey mouse bullshit is this? That stupid King of the Hill banner was on there for like ten fucking minutes.

9/12/2011 6:26:21 PM

incredibly annoying

9/12/2011 6:28:01 PM

directv CBS is showing local news

ive been watching online...http://www.cbssports.com has a link to "watch now"



this might not be a 5-set match, but the rallies have been pretty awesome

then again, it might

[Edited on September 12, 2011 at 6:58 PM. Reason : ]

9/12/2011 6:51:03 PM

Djokovic starting to look human.

Been some fantastic tennis so far.

9/12/2011 7:00:06 PM

Crazy how Nadal just flipped the switch. Even though the NFL game is about to start, I'm staying tuned in to this..

9/12/2011 7:00:36 PM

has there ever been a #1 in the world with worse body language than djokovic. every match he plays he looks like he's going to break down a la richie tenenbaum after every lost point; like he has no idea how to get back in it; dude needs some cock and balls.

9/12/2011 7:01:25 PM

wow that was an amazing point.

[Edited on September 12, 2011 at 7:08 PM. Reason : and mr. djokovic would like to know whether or not you're entertained.]

9/12/2011 7:07:22 PM

need more jelena

[Edited on September 12, 2011 at 7:29 PM. Reason : wow, best set ever?]

9/12/2011 7:25:54 PM

If this does indeed end up a straight set victory, it's by far the best one I've ever seen.

9/12/2011 7:33:36 PM

Another set of awesomeness

9/12/2011 7:44:03 PM

Wooooo go Rafa! This stands to be a long night!

9/12/2011 7:46:03 PM

Novak HAS to win this set... he ain't beating Rafa in 5. Way too fit to lose a marathon set.

9/12/2011 7:47:57 PM

didn't expect this to start off the set

9/12/2011 8:10:18 PM

^^um novak is spectacular shape. nadal is beat the hell up. (even with djokovic's injury going on now)

9/12/2011 8:16:21 PM

nadal must be insanely frustrated. he is pounding it and djokovic isn't even phased. he's having to hit some of the most insane shots i've seen in a while just to get a few winners. this is really some good quality tennis. VAMOS RAFA


[Edited on September 12, 2011 at 8:19 PM. Reason : holy fucking return from djoker]

good win. he pwnt nadal. lol @ crossing himself during championship point

[Edited on September 12, 2011 at 8:25 PM. Reason : x]

9/12/2011 8:19:21 PM

one thing good about tennis= the championship moments, other sports you only get one a year and it's more interesting with just one guy each time

I wonder if novak is going to start drag rafa down like rafa did to roger, interestingly roger is a lot better vs novak lately, i also wonder if this yr is somewhat of a fluke or not for novak, seems like you can't be this hot too long

did not see the serena match either but I'm not surprised it finally took a gal with a bit of muscle and strength on her to knock serena out

9/13/2011 1:53:40 AM

That was such a great match. Anybody watching that would have really thought that Nadal would have taken the 4th with the momentum he had. That medical time out really took the crowd out of it and Novak regained control.

What I found amazing was even though Djokovic was only hitting 100mph serves in the 4th, he was putting them on the money. Something Nadal couldn't do all match. Usually Nadal is in the 120s, but his serve hurt him yesterday.

^I love that kind of tennis. It's fun to see it 4 times a year. My wife even gets into it and she's not much of a sports person.

9/13/2011 9:05:43 AM

mens tennis had a long stretch there where these long massively physical rallies never happened. pete sampras / patrick rafter / federer early on, were kings at ending points in 2 shots so we never got to see these points drag out with such pace. trying not to be biased at all but this was the best match for groundstrokes i've seen in my life.

9/13/2011 9:35:12 AM

^ there's some truth to that, however Nadal was hitting so many short balls. That I think is the main reason novak got the W. Don't forget the match Nadal had against Roddick where the opposite was true. In the match Roddick was hitting a ton of short ball and Nadal was hitting deep passes.

9/13/2011 10:37:03 AM

The reason Djokovic got the win is because the tennis season is too long and the guys are tired by the time the US Open rolls around. Nadal plays such a physical game that he's really worn down right now.

Additionally, Djokovic is playing solid and had the mental momentum from his recent wins. He's too good right now. And Nadal needs a break.

9/13/2011 10:42:53 AM

guys, i don't mean to be a dick, but if all you're going to do is repeat what the commentators said during the match, just keep it to yourself. especially if your fucking handle is iheartkisses.

9/13/2011 11:52:00 AM

how about djokovic won because he is a superior tennis player

9/13/2011 12:20:40 PM

^^ No offense, but it's true. They get a month or two off between Masters and the Australian Open. It's a tough schedule.

And I know what I'm talking about. I live with a retired player.

9/13/2011 12:29:22 PM

the season's too long? Why is Nadal not 5-1 against Novak then, instead of 0-6?

9/13/2011 12:37:49 PM

Djokovic is a great player. And Rafa was injured during this year's Australian Open. He needs more time to recover because his game isn't really efficient.

9/13/2011 12:46:55 PM

Rafa may have been injured during the Aussie, but they didn't play there. Novak also beat Rafa twice on clay this year...I'd say it's more than the season being long as "the reason Djokovic got the win."

Not saying the season isn't too long...just saying Novak just completed one of the all time great seasons, one that is more than just a byproduct of the season being long.

[Edited on September 13, 2011 at 12:52 PM. Reason : ...]

9/13/2011 12:50:44 PM

IMO, it doesn't really matter if they didn't play there ... it's simply an indicator that Rafa started the season injured and most likely did not fully recover. And it's hard to play at your best if you start out injured.

That's not saying anything bad about Djokovic. He's the best player on tour this year. He's lost twice. Pretty amazing.

[Edited on September 13, 2011 at 12:56 PM. Reason : d]

9/13/2011 12:55:43 PM

Quote :

"And I know what I'm talking about. I live with a retired player."

9/13/2011 1:07:21 PM

^ Sorry. Tennis is an obsession in our household.

9/13/2011 1:32:43 PM

Quote :

"^^ No offense, but it's true. They get a month or two off between Masters and the Australian Open. It's a tough schedule. And I know what I'm talking about. I live with a retired player."

no offense, but i didn't say it's not true. no offense, but i know it's true, as does everyone else who watched any round of the us open, b/c the commentators mentioned it only about once per game. no offense, but i think i was about as clear about that as i could have been. and no offense, but i do not give a fuck who you live w/.

9/13/2011 1:59:02 PM

Chill out. It's just the internet.

9/13/2011 2:02:56 PM

Whoa. This thread finally got interesting.

9/13/2011 2:12:20 PM

Don't argue with simonn in Sports Talk. It's like arguing with aaronburro or GeniuSxBoY in Chit Chat or Lounge.

9/13/2011 2:31:57 PM

Meh. Back to the topic.

Will we ever see another Grand Slam from Federer? Will Djokovic stay on top in 2011? Who's his biggest threat right now?

[Edited on September 13, 2011 at 2:49 PM. Reason : f]

9/13/2011 2:38:01 PM

Honestly, nadal is going to comeback furiously in the spring and rip the Australian open to shreds. You saw a preview of his ass kicking in the third set. He has not peaked. He's injured. Plain and simple.

9/13/2011 3:06:08 PM

i have no prediction of the future "man to beat" in tennis. seriously.

federer is aging but shows moments of his champions edge still, but also moments of CHOKE
nadal is wearing down physically and some seem to have a read on his game more so than ever
murray is a consistent semi finalist but shows nothing that can allow us to say he'll win a final
djokabitch had a great year, but it just felt like a great year and that's all... still gets hurt and retires a lot. he stayed away from that so he was successful, still fucking hate him

as far as the field too the only prediction i'll make is that there will be one surprise in one grand slam (dolgopolov looked really good except mentally, or tsonga by pure draw luck, or even del potro if returned to form)

9/13/2011 6:58:56 PM