# Tennis 2012 Thread
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620
**Category:** The Game Room
**Created:** [May 21, 2012, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620 "2012-05-21T16:54:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/161 "2012-06-28T21:44:14Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#):
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> Seems like Rosol enjoyed quite the celebration, [according to Wikipedia](http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/7429/lukasrosol.jpg).
LMAO, Banged Serena Doggy Style!
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### Author:  [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/162 "2012-06-28T21:44:25Z")
Maybe another player would have matched up with Rosol better, but sometimes guys are just in the zone. Rosol has to get a lot of credit for staying in the match after losing the fourth set. I figured he would fold up shop, but he found his footing. The break for the roof closing probably helped. This is the biggest upset in men’s tennis in forever and ever, and it’s a huge opportunity for Murray and Tsonga, to name two.
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### Author:  [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/163 "2012-06-28T21:46:09Z")
> [@Marley23](#):
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> A nice reminder that you, too, can be a sports commentator without knowing anything about sports.
To be fair, those who frequent the BBC sports blogs know that much of it is quirky and tongue-in-cheek.
However, your point in general stands true.
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### Author:  [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2012, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/164 "2012-06-28T22:33:35Z")
Murray is on the same side of the bracket as Nadal. It opens up the draw for him as he wouldn’t face Novak or Roger until the finals.
Checking the bracket, he would likely face Del Potro/Ferrer/Roddick in the Quarters and Tsonga in the Semis.
The British Press is really going to hammer him if he doesn’t get to the finals.
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### Author:  [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2012, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/165 "2012-06-28T23:22:44Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#):
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> The British Press is really going to hammer him if he doesn’t get to the finals.
As opposed to all those other years when they were very kind to him. 😉 I’d pick Tsonga over Murray, and maybe Del Potro if his health and confidence are where they should be.
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### Author:  [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2012, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/166 "2012-06-29T00:36:44Z")
Roddick has looked awesome as well, so I would not put it past him to slide into the semis or final.
If Djokovic loses before the semis, Federer will own this baby.
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### Author:  [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2012, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/167 "2012-06-29T00:38:32Z")
Roddick won a grass court tournament, but I think you’re forgetting how much he’s struggled this year. A run to the semifinals or the final would be astonishing for him at this point. He hasn’t been past the quarterfinals at a Slam since that loss to Federer at Wimbledon in 2009.
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### Author:  [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2012, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/168 "2012-06-29T07:26:57Z")
I think the top three are in class of their own (last night notwithstanding) then Murray is a clear head above the likes of Tsonga and Del Potro and I’d still stick with the remaining seedings as they stand.
Murray does have an “easier” route to the final now obviously and he most definitely have the game to win (you don’t get to that many semi-finals without being a quality player). Should he get to the final against either of the big two then I’d rate him 60:40 against on form and record but…and it is a big but, he has yet to repeat his big game form in a final.
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### Author:  [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2012, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/169 "2012-06-29T07:30:51Z")
Wimbledon hypo:
Let’s say someone entered all 3 draws (singles, doubles, mixed) and reached all 3 finals. Could they physically pull it off?
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### Author:  [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2012, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/170 "2012-06-29T08:35:40Z")
> [@etv78](#):
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> Wimbledon hypo:
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> Let’s say someone entered all 3 draws (singles, doubles, mixed) and reached all 3 finals. Could they physically pull it off?
I would suggest Federer would be best placed to do it. I base that not just on his fitness (the top four are all fairly superhuman) but also on his robustness. He just never gets injured. Plus he is a very good doubles player.
But in reality? No. The physical demands are too high.
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### Author:  [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2012, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/171 "2012-06-29T14:16:33Z")
Players (especially women) used to play all three events all the time. Martina Navratilova won Women’s single, Women’s double and Mixed Double in the 1987 US Open.
Men have a tougher road to hoe, as they got to play five sets in the Singles and Mens Doubles, but it used to be done routinely. Most of the top male players don’t enter the Doubles events (and IMO, a mistake to not do it occasionally)
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### Author:  [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2012, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/172 "2012-06-29T15:02:05Z")
I know the Williams sisters play at least 2 draws (singles and doubles w/each other) dunno if they play mixed.
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### Author:  [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/173 "2012-06-29T15:46:52Z")
> [@etv78](#):
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> I know the Williams sisters play at least 2 draws (singles and doubles w/each other) dunno if they play mixed.
Nope, though they have. It is more likely for women to play doubles and singles than for men to do so.
None, and I mean none, of the top men play doubles at the majors.
In the Olympics, however, they all will. Heck, Federer won the gold medal with Wawrinka last time.
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### Author:  [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/174 "2012-06-29T15:54:47Z")
> [@etv78](#):
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> Let’s say someone entered all 3 draws (singles, doubles, mixed) and reached all 3 finals. Could they physically pull it off?
The women could do it, yes. For the guys, that’s 14 best-of-five matches and 7 best-of-three matches in two weeks. I think modern men’s tennis is just too physical at the top level for this to be even plausible.
> [@Mahaloth](#):
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> In the Olympics, however, they all will. Heck, Federer won the gold medal with Wawrinka last time.
They play best of three sets at the Olympics, so the matches are shorter than they are at the Slams. The tournament is also one round shorter - there are 64 players, which means the gold medalist wins six matches instead of seven at a slam. So in terms of the schedule grind, the Olympics are like a Masters series event. The top players don’t usually play singles and doubles at those events, although they’ll do it once in a while. But the size of the tournament and the length of the matches make it easier than doing it at a grand slam event.
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### Author:  [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/175 "2012-06-29T17:22:06Z")
Benneteau just took the first set off Federer.
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### Author:  [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/176 "2012-06-29T18:14:18Z")
Very tight match for Federer right now.
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### Author:  [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/177 "2012-06-29T18:27:27Z")
They’re going to a tiebreak in the second. They’re on serve at 6-5 in the second. Federer got an early service break but couldn’t hold it. So far this looks pretty similar to yesterday’s match from what I saw: Benneteau has powerful ground strokes and a big serve and he’s just going for broke and hitting the ball very well. Federer played some amazing defense in that last game but couldn’t do quite enough for another break. Benneteau did beat Federer in Paris in 2009, but a win at Wimbledon when Federer has been playing really well would be another stunner.
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### Author:  [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/178 "2012-06-29T18:28:12Z")
Verdasco out in 4 sets. ☹
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### Author:  [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/179 "2012-06-29T18:32:27Z")
Benneteau hurries out to a 6-2 lead in the tiebreaker and wins it 7-3.
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### Author:  [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2012-thread/622620/180 "2012-06-29T19:00:02Z")
Federer bounces back in a big way, breaking Benneteau’s serve twice in a row and winning the third set 6-2. Can he keep it up? The roof is already closed, so there shouldn’t be any interruptions on the way to the conclusion this time.
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