Wimbledon 2012

I don't mind which of djok and federer wins, I'm just trying to predict the outcome; I reckon it'll be a tough match, and it can go either way...
It doesn't matter who he played in the quarter-final, he just looked un-touchable, a bit like he was during his 5 year wimbledon reign from 2003-2007.
Do you agree with me?

Women's semi finals today if anyone cares - I think Serena to beat Azarenka in straights (Azarenka gets on my nerves anyway) and Radwanska to make her first slam final.

Would like Radwanska or Kerber to win the whole thing but if Serena gets there guess they won't have a chance.

It's really hard to call the Fed vs. Djokovic match. As I said before, if FedError turns up then Djokovic will take it in three. However, if FedEx turns up then I think that the old man will win in either four or five (probably five). Federer would rather have a leg off than lose to the Serb on Centre Court (his favourite court), so I think that he's going to put every ounce of effort into beating Djokovic. Either way, I think both men should treat this semi as if it were a final, as the winner of this match is heavy favourite to take the whole thing.

I really do think that Murray will come through against Tsonga, probably in four sets. Murray has a strong record against Tsonga and should still be able to deal with the Frenchman even if he does catch fire with his serve.

If Djokovic wins his semi-final then it will be very difficult to see past him winning the whole thing. Murray is more likely to challenge him than Tsonga is, but even then I fail to see how either player can truly hurt him. If Federer wins, I think that he would rather play Murray than Tsonga. While Murray is the better player, there is always the chance that Tsonga could just fire bullets at Federer for the whole match (a la Wimbledon 2011) and that old man just won't be able to deal with it. Murray would be mentally fragile (due to pressure of being the hope of the nation) and his defensive mode of play is likely to be exploited by an in-form Federer.

Remember what Federer did to djok in the french open semi-final last year?
Djok was also playing better than he is now...Federer looks in form now, so it'll be a tough match to call.
I predict Federer wins in 4

I don't mind which of djok and federer wins, I'm just trying to predict the outcome; I reckon it'll be a tough match, and it can go either way...
It doesn't matter who he played in the quarter-final, he just looked un-touchable, a bit like he was during his 5 year wimbledon reign from 2003-2007.
Do you agree with me?

I didn't see Federer's match so I can't comment, I was just pointing it out that no matter how well he played against Youznhy - who let's be honest, is a spent force on the tour - it is patently absurd to say he'll straight set Djokovic in the semi final. They are both playing roughly at the same level, Djokovic slightly better and has dropped fewer sets, but out of the two I would say Djokovic is the more likely of the two to roll the other in straights. Add to that Federer's possible injury concerns, and if he's not 100% Djokovic won't be kind.

Women's semi finals today if anyone cares - I think Serena to beat Azarenka in straights (Azarenka gets on my nerves anyway) and Radwanska to make her first slam final.

Would like Radwanska or Kerber to win the whole thing but if Serena gets there guess they won't have a chance.

Does anyone know which Ladies semifinal is first? I have a doctor's appointment and I don't want to miss Serena


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Radwanska-Kerber is first, Williams-Azarenka second.

It's really hard to call the Fed vs. Djokovic match. As I said before, if FedError turns up then Djokovic will take it in three. However, if FedEx turns up then I think that the old man will win in either four or five (probably five). Federer would rather have a leg off than lose to the Serb on Centre Court (his favourite court), so I think that he's going to put every ounce of effort into beating Djokovic. Either way, I think both men should treat this semi as if it were a final, as the winner of this match is heavy favourite to take the whole thing.

I really do think that Murray will come through against Tsonga, probably in four sets. Murray has a strong record against Tsonga and should still be able to deal with the Frenchman even if he does catch fire with his serve.

If Djokovic wins his semi-final then it will be very difficult to see past him winning the whole thing. Murray is more likely to challenge him than Tsonga is, but even then I fail to see how either player can truly hurt him. If Federer wins, I think that he would rather play Murray than Tsonga. While Murray is the better player, there is always the chance that Tsonga could just fire bullets at Federer for the whole match (a la Wimbledon 2011) and that old man just won't be able to deal with it. Murray would be mentally fragile (due to pressure of being the hope of the nation) and his defensive mode of play is likely to be exploited by an in-form Federer.

Just on the subject of the olympics, obviously I was Murray to win, but if not, I'd really like to see Roger Federer do it.


The only two things he really needs to "cap" his career so to speak are an olympic gold and leading Switzerland to win the davis cup.

Why is tennis is the only sport that differentiates between gold medals? In the tennis community doubles isn't on equal footing with singles in terms of prestige but in the Olympics it is. All gold medals are equal to one another. Nobody says to Steve Redgrave, "Well done, shame your gold medal was in the Coxless Four".

Obviously Federer would love a singles gold medal but the fact is that he is already an Olympic gold medallist; beating two world class doubles pairings on the way to glory.

Agreed.

The semi-final basically rests on whether the real Federer turns up. Djokovic has just been so much more consistent in his recent matches, so you definitely know he'll be in peak form.

Does anyone know which Ladies semifinal is first? I have a doctor's appointment and I don't want to miss Serena


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I don't know, I think Djokovic is just the better player regardless of whether Fed is on top form or not- after all Djock's one all but one of the more recent encounters.