The first serves are disappearing. Unforced errors creeping in. Three deuces in the second game of the second set. Finally, he holds. It's one game apiece.

Thank God for those first serves. Fed takes the first set 6 - 3.

Fedex breaks; leads 3 - 1 in the first set

The first SF match involving Federer and Djokovic is about to start.

At last!

jerseyguy:

Seriously, save your money - the US green card lottery is free. Only pay for the digital pic and internet cafe usage fee! I am sure your pre-paid card will still be handy for other things.

Perhaps, he wants to go through USAFIS.

@Poster, I'D advise you apply through the official site and save your money.

davidylan:

Rafa and Murray . . . tough match there guys. Murray is wont do a Mardy Fish and choke. Rafa's got to come out smoking from game 1.

Nadal is more mentally stable than Murray, so I'll go for Rafa.

I'm hoping Federer goes past Djokovic because should the Djoker beat Fed and win the title, he'll overtake Federer as the new world number two. I pray that doesn't happen.

Round of 16 Fixtures (Men):

Igor Andreev (RUS) vs. Roger Federer (SUI)
Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) vs. Gilles Muller (LUX)
Tommy Robredo (ESP) vs. Novak Djokovic (SRB)
Andy Roddick (USA) vs. Fernando Gonzalez (CHI)
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) vs. Andy Murray (GBR)
Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs. Juan Marin Del Potro (ARG)
Mardy Fish (USA) vs. Gaël Monfils (FRA)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Sam Querrey (USA)

Fourth Round Fixtures (Women):

Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) VS. Flavia Pennetta (ITA)
Anna Lena Groenefeld (GER) VS. Dinara Safina (RUS)
Serena Williams (USA) VS. Séverine Brémond (FRA)
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) VS. Venus Williams (USA)

Quarterfinal Fixtures:
Elena Dementieva (RUS) VS. Patty Schnyder (SUI)
Sybille Bammer (AUT) VS. Jelena Jankovic (SRB)

Robredo ousted Tsonga yesterday in straight sets.

Some third round results:
Gaël Monfils (FRA) bt. David Pablo Nalbandian (ARG) 6-3 6-4 6-2
Kei Nishikori (JPN) bt. David Ferrer (ESP) 6-4 6-4 3-6 2-6 7-5
Andy Murray (GBR) bt. Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 6-7 4-6 7-6 6-1 6-3

Other results:
Djokovic - Cilic 6-7, 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 
Gonzalez - Nieminen 7-5, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 
Robredo - Tsonga 7-6, 6-2, 6-3 
Roddick - Seppi 6-2, 7-5, 7-6 
Andreev - Verdasco 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 
Federer - Stepanek 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 
Davydenko - Tursunov 6-2, 7-6, 6-3
Muller - Almagro 6-7, 3-6, 7-6, 7-6, 7-5 

Dementieva - Li 6-4, 6-1
Schnyder - Srebotnik 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 
Bammer - Bartoli 7-6, 0-6, 6-4 
Jankovic - Wozniacki 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
Dementieva - Keothavong 6-3, 6-4 
Schnyder - Rybarikova 7-6, 6-4 
Li - Makarova 6-1, 4-6, 6-2

About nine of us have posted on this thread, and only three have voted. Are u being cautious?

Bioye, I included Tsonga in the list because that was ur pick, from your first post.

Some seond round results:

Roddick - Gulbis 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 7-5 
Robredo - Safin 4-6, 7-6, 6-4, 6-0 
Tsonga - Moya 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 
Stepanek - Guccione 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-2 
Djokovic - Kendrick 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 
Andreev - Chardy 7-6, 6-4, 6-3 
Almagro - Warburg 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 
Federer - Alves 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 
Cilic - Ginepri 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 
Muller - Haas 2-6, 2-6, 7-6, 6-3, 6-3 
Gonzalez - Reynolds 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 
Davydenko - Calleri 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 

Bartoli - Davenport 6-1, 7-6
Wozniacki - Azarenka 6-4, 6-4 
Schnyder - Rybarikova 7-6, 6-4 
Srebotnik - Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 
Dementieva - Keothavong 6-3, 6-4 
Li - Makarova 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 
Jankovic - Zheng 7-5, 7-5

@Bioye, those are my matches of the day, and perhaps, the one between Roddick and the latvian.

Some second round matches are underway.

Today's Fixtures

Roddick A. v Gulbis E.
Verdasco F. v Machado R. 
Roger Federer v Thiago Alves 
Cilic M. v Ginepri R. 
Chardy J. v Andreev I. 
Almagro N. v Warburg S. 
García-Lopez G. v Seppi A. 
Kendrick R. v Djokovic N. 
**Moya C. v Tsonga J. 
Stepanek R. v Guccione C. 
**Robredo T. v Safin M. 
Haas v Muller
Gonzalez v Reynolds
Davydenko v Calleri

Jankovic v Zheng
Li N. v Makarova E. 
Dementieva E. v Keothavong A. 
Srebotnik K. v Kuznetsova S. 
Schnyder P. v Rybarikova M. 
Azarenka V. v Wozniacki C. 
Perebiynis T. v Bammer S.   
Davenport L. v Bartoli M.

Some Second Round Results (Men):

Nadal - De Heart 6-1, 6-2, 6-4
Nishikori - Karanusic 6-1, 7-5
Ferrer - Beck 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6
Murray - Llodra 6-4, 1-6, 7-5, 7-6
Fish - Mathieu 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Blake - Darcis 4-6, 6-3, 1-0
Karlovic - Serra 7-6, 6-4, 6-2
Nalbandian - Golubev 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
Monfils - Korolev 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Troicki - Kohlschreiber 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 3-0
Querrey - Devilder 7-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Wawrinka - Odesnik 6-4, 7-6, 6-2

Some Second Round Results (Women):

Williams - Vesnina 6-1, 6-1
Coin - Ivanovic 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
Groenefeld - Moore 6-1, 6-3
Mauresmo - Kanepi 2-6, 6-4, 6-0
Williams - De Los Rios 6-0, 6-3
Safina - Vinci 6-4, 6-3
Radwanska - Duque Marino 6-0, 7-6
Petrova - Hsieh 6-4, 6-2
Brémond - Vaidisova 7-5, 6-3

bioye:

Meanwhile, it appears SuperSports is not broadcasting the matches live. If that's true, what are the options for those of us in Naija?

Try ESPN.

UEFA club football awards


Player of the Year : Cristiano Ronaldo

Best forward of the year: Cristiano Ronaldo

Best Midfielder of the year: Frank Lampard

Best Defender of the year: John Terry

Best Goalkeeper of the year: Petr Cech

Kei Nishikori, Ferrer D., Murray Andy, Fish M., Blake J., Karlovic I., Nalbandian D., Monfils G., Kohlschreiber, Dinara Safina, Nadia Petrova, Vaidisova N., Williams Venus, Mauresmo A., Ivanovic A., Williams Serena are all in action today.

Some First Round Results (Men):
Djokovic - Clement 6-3, 6-3, 6-4
Roddick - Santoro 6-2, 6-2, 6-2
Gulbis - Johansson 7-5, 6-1, 7-6 
Tsonga - Ventura 6-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
Stepanek - Starace 7-5, 6-3, 6-1
Moya - Qureshi 6-4, 6-7, 7-6, 6-2
Kendrick - Mahut 7-6, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 
Almagro - Dancevic 6-3, 6-4, 7-5
Davydenko - Sela 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 

Some Second Round Results (Women):
Schnyder - Pavlyuchenkova 6-3, 6-3
Li - Errani 4-6, 6-2, 6-0
Keothavong - Schiavone 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
Kuznetsova - Cirstea 7-6, 6-1
Jankovic - Arvidsson 6-3, 6-7, 7-5
Dementieva - Parmentier 6-2, 6-1
Davenport - Kleybanova 7-5, 6-3

Djokovic, Roddick, Santoro, Gulbis, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Stepanek R, Moya C, Mahut N., Almagro, Schnyder, Na Li, Schiavone, Kuznetsova, Jankovic, Dementieva E., Davenport are all in action today.

Some First Round Results (Men):

Nadal - Phau 7-6, 6-3, 7-6
Federer - Gonzalez 6-3, 6-0, 6-3 
Mathieu - Grosjean 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-2 
Minar - Kiefer 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 4-1 
Robredo - Zverev 7-6, 6-2, 6-1 
Fish - Smeets 7-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 
Gonzalez - Navarro Pastor 7-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 
Haas - Gasquet 6-7, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 
Safin - Spadea 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 
Karlovic - Minar 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 

Some First Round Results (Women):

Mauresmo - Dechy 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 
Williams - Stosur 6-2, 6-3 
Bondarenko - Jackson 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 
Williams - Bondarenko 6-1, 6-4 
Vaidisova - Cetkovska 6-1, 6-2 
Petrova - Sanchez 6-2, 6-4 
Groenefeld - Hantuchova 6-4, 6-2 
Ivanovic - Dushevina 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 
Safina - Ahn 6-3, 6-4

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Portsmouth 0 - 1 Man Utd (Fratton Park)
32' Darren Fletcher

Cristalz:

@A K O

Match isn't showing on DStv,no thanks to HItv

HItv is showing it. Also AIT. That's AIT Abuja o. AIT Lagos (DStv's AIT) is not showing it.

MINAJ is showing it on DSTV.

Wrong call by the assistant referee there, Rooney was not offside.

Tennis should be in that list.

The fourth and last Grand Slam of the year has kicked off today. For the first time in a while, Federer is not the main favourite to win - don't forget he is the defending champ and a four-time winner of the tournament. Nadal is seeded first, Federer second and Djokovic third. Federer and Djokovic are in the same half.

Will Nalbandian shock us like he did late last year?

The women's field is quite open, with no clear favourites. . . except of course the Williams' sisters.

So who do u think will win this year's tournament?

Let's talk about the matches.

The Draws

I agree with Debo, creating threads for major matches and tournaments, not just football, would create more awareness. Comments after matches/upcoming matches, off-the-field/court news can be talked about on the main threads.

Mustay:

FOD used to do this before.

He's gat loads of works on his hands now. . . will try and help out once in a while. Muki, nice job.

And yeah, I know. . . no comments on this thread; just results.

No medal for the Switzerland in the tennis event.  Blake just beat Federer in the first QF match.

What a year it's been for the swiss master!

Happy Birthday, Roger.

I wish you a successful outing at Beijing.

How about having a Nadal - Federer final at the finals? I don't think Murray and the Djoker will give us the pleasure.

You need not create a new thread for this. Continue your posting(s) here.

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