Verdasco had Nadal on the roped then, and then let him off/choked!!!!

And they are about as British as each other!

Great match, Nadal never gives in and perhaps Verasco did buckle towards the end. I have no idea who's going to win the final. it could be a great match.

Can of worms time, 5 and a half hours of entertainment there, i dont know how long the womans semi final lasted, but those matches can be over in 50 mins....... higher TV ratings for the mens game, you know what i'm getting at........

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True, but what happens if the mens final is a blow out? I've seen mens games last not longer than an hour, and women's games last well over twice that long.

Also, it's not that long ago that the womens final, certainly at the U.S Open when it was the Williams brothers playing, were higher than the mens.

From my own point of view, I think the tennis on offer in the mens game is better, (despite some of the women being better to watch!) but it's not as black and white as some people make out.

The Australian Open is so cool, Wimbledon ought to go down the late-night route!!

Wonder if they've any plans for that, now they've got the roof?

My guess would be not, seeing as you get long daylight hours in England in June/July, and it may effect the grass if it's closed for long periods of time. We've seen that from a rugby perspective at the Magic Weekend.

Sad really, as I agree it would make a better spectacle.

Ssssshhh.



So she was born in Australia, but I think she only lived there for a matter of minutes, and her talent was honed in Blighty using our excellent infrastructure and facilities.

What, with temperatures in the 40's?

what ?? for the last 100 years

I suppose either way....there is still a hell of a lot of money to be won in Tennis, so i dont suppose they lose to much sleep over it anyway, and you could argue that the ranking points you need to get to the slams are earned on the basis of events which only last 3 sets anyway (mens and womens)

That said....i see S Williams wrapped the first set of the FINAL in 19 mins.

Serena wins her 10th Grand Slam.

did'nt a english man create the game .tennis

A match too far for Robson, as she loses in two. The other British girl, Heather Watson, took more games off of Pervak earlier. Having said that, the juniors have been playing in some horrendous temperatures, and daily rather than every other day.

Back to cheering for adults again now.

You're thinking of whiff-whaff (table tennis).

federa is gone in a 5 seter

Slam number 6 for Rafa.

Great game in the first four sets, Federer just lost it big style in set 5 though, fekk knows what happened there.

How many times in a row is that for Nadal over Federer?
Can Rafa win the grand slam now?
Will Federer ever eclipse Pistol Pete? Maybe more pertinently, will Rafa?

Without a shadow of a doubt now Rafa is a clear world number one...awesome!!

Don't cry Rog.

did he actually cry?

Yes, during the presentation ceremony. Not out and out wailing, but definitely shed tears of emotion and disappointment, such that Nadal apologised for beating him.

roger cried when he won aswell

Murray into the final in Rotterdam, probably to face Nadal.

Murray wins the first set 6 - 3.



My money is still on Nadal.

Nadal won the second set and now Murray is walking the third.

6-3 4-6 5-0