Halle 2009 - Lets embrace pastures new!

I know the clay court season had a seriously depressing finish for nole and his fans but life goes on and tournaments move on so next stop Halle, lets hope its a good one;)

Clay court season is over :bounce:

That is always a good thing, IMO: :D

Bring it. :bounce::rocker2:

Amber :hug: Thanks for starting the thread.

And ajde Nole on the green stuff of course :D

Here we come on the green green grass.....:bounce:

Ajde Nole! Need to rebound at Wimbledon big time this year so make the most of this tournie! :)

:music:

The Green Green Grass..........Of Home

Wow, time flies. Grass season is coming around. :dance:
I don't know what I can expect from him here though.
Hope he feels much more comfortable with the new Adidas shoes on grass. :lol:
Here we go, 'not any more smurf :awww:' Nole!! :bounce::bounce:

I'm going to miss him at Queens. :awww:

Ajde Nole, best wishes for your grass season, a great chance to gain points this year at Wimbledon.

Grass time! And I love it!

Grass time! And I love it!

Ipapalabas kaya yan dito? :confused: :wavey:

Bad trip naman kasi itong Balls Channel, dati ang sipag magpalabas.

Ipapalabas kaya yan dito? :confused: :wavey:

Bad trip naman kasi itong Balls Channel, dati ang sipag magpalabas.

HINDI. wala na ata.

Yung mga masters ang kinaiinisan ko. Dati, live pa yun sa Star Sports.. ngayon, hindi na. delayed yung sa Balls.

Novak will be playing doubles with Troicki:)

Novak will be playing doubles with Troicki:)

:dance:

Novak will be playing doubles with Troicki:)

Nice! :)

HINDI. wala na ata.

Yung mga masters ang kinaiinisan ko. Dati, live pa yun sa Star Sports.. ngayon, hindi na. delayed yung sa Balls.

:unsure::ras: Kainis!

Oo nga diba last year, pinapalabas pa nga nila yun kahit sa Balls? Nagtitipid na siguro. :sobbing:

Kamusta naman, di kaya ng Bayantel namin yung mga livestreams sa channelsuring at atdhe. :o

Novak will be playing doubles with Troicki:)

:D

Green green grass!

No pressure for Nole at all on grass. In Halle there's Roger Federer the many times defending champion and in Wimbledon he had a shock loss last year. Liberate yourself and play your heart out, Nole! :)

Novak should be out practising on grass courts if he wants to have a good run!!!!

Grass! Yay!

When does the draw for Halle come out?

June 6th at 2:30 pm local time.

The SB is playing Halle - there's no escape :banghead:

http://www.gerryweber-open.de/de/spielerfeld/spielerfeld-2009/

Halle is a more fun place than Queens, hope Nole won't enjoy too many the offcourt activities.

Halle is a more fun place than Queens, hope Nole won't enjoy too many the offcourt activities.


:tape::unsure:

Anyone knows the start time for matches in Halle:scratch:

Halle is a more fun place than Queens, hope Nole won't enjoy too many the offcourt activities.

Why - what is on offer in Nordrhein-Westfalen? Think the nearest city is Bielefeld....which is really not the nicest of German cities!

I haven't followed Halle a lot lately. I remembered some years ago, there were many activities organised by the sponsor and many beautiful women and booze, with players pics on the official site looking quite wasted :lol:

Why - what is on offer in Nordrhein-Westfalen? Think the nearest city is Bielefeld....which is really not the nicest of German cities!

The fun isn't in the town as such - it all revolves around the Players' Hotel, where they have Beauty Contests, lots of extremely beautiful Hostesses and models etc. Must admit I fear for my beloved Miljan's virtue :help:

The SB is playing Halle - there's no escape :banghead:

http://www.gerryweber-open.de/de/spielerfeld/spielerfeld-2009/

Who's SB? :confused:

The fun isn't in the town as such - it all revolves around the Players' Hotel, where they have Beauty Contests, lots of extremely beautiful Hostesses and models etc. Must admit I fear for my beloved Miljan's virtue :help:

You got to be by his side Rose:eek:

You got to be by his side Rose:eek:

Sadly I've got to work next week :spit: So he will be alone with 100+ nubile and willing young women, and left to face temptation with only Nole to protect him :tape: It is very scary and worrying for me :sad:

Sadly I've got to work next week :spit: So he will be alone with 100+ nubile and willing young women, and left to face temptation with only Nole to protect him :tape: It is very scary and worrying for me :sad:

Nole to protect him:spit::tape:

Novak needs to make it to the finals so i can see him play on Grass:armed:

Who's SB? :confused:

Satanic Butterfly, aka Tsonga. :lol:

Who's SB? :confused:

Tsonga. SB=Satanic Butterfly. Just Herdwick's little term of affection. :angel:

I haven't followed Halle a lot lately. I remembered some years ago, there were many activities organised by the sponsor and many beautiful women and booze, with players pics on the official site looking quite wasted :lol:

The fun isn't in the town as such - it all revolves around the Players' Hotel, where they have Beauty Contests, lots of extremely beautiful Hostesses and models etc. Must admit I fear for my beloved Miljan's virtue :help:


I see. I wondered why Nole suddenly decided to play - clearly offered powerful inducements.:lol: Have always assumed Roger was fairly groupie-proof, even more so now, so guess who will be the main attraction. And with NRW lacking many other diversions - well they'll be boggling on all cylinders.

Nole to protect him:spit::tape:

Novak needs to make it to the finals so i can see him play on Grass:armed:

Damn well needs to be playing at Queens instead, then I could protect both of them - AND see Nole play live again.

I see. I wondered why Nole suddenly decided to play - clearly offered powerful inducements.:lol: Have always assumed Roger was fairly groupie-proof, even more so now, so guess who will be the main attraction. And with NRW lacking many other diversions - well they'll be boggling on all cylinders.

Oh no hope he will get on with his tennis:tape:

Damn well needs to be playing at Queens instead, then I could protect both of them - AND see Nole play live again.

Do you know who will be the main sponsor for Queen this year:scratch:

I see. I wondered why Nole suddenly decided to play - clearly offered powerful inducements.:lol: Have always assumed Roger was fairly groupie-proof, even more so now, so guess who will be the main attraction. And with NRW lacking many other diversions - well they'll be boggling on all cylinders.

Roger, as far as I'm aware from my observations over the years, - is pretty much the only one who IS totally groupie-proof :shrug: Guess we can always hope they tire sweet JWT out though - he is young and keen I'm sure :angel:

Do you know who will be the main sponsor for Queen this year:scratch:

AEGON Insurance - they're a Dutch company I believe - also sponsoring Eastbourne.

Roger, as far as I'm aware from my observations over the years, - is pretty much the only one who IS totally groupie-proof :shrug: Guess we can always hope they tire sweet JWT out though - he is young and keen I'm sure :angel:

:rolls:

AEGON Insurance - they're a Dutch company I believe - also sponsoring Eastbourne.

Ok:)it will be weird not seeing the red banners anymore:)

:rolls:



Ok:)it will be weird not seeing the red banners anymore:)

Yes indeed. Though I have no idea about Aegon - maybe they will be able to keep a similar colour scheme? The whole mixture of the red banners against the green grass and the old Club House, was very synonomous with the image of Queens - they may not want to change it too much? :shrug:

Just Herdwick's little term of affection. :angel:

:D

Because the truth is, she loves him deep inside her heart. Awww.

:haha:

Yes indeed. Though I have no idea about Aegon - maybe they will be able to keep a similar colour scheme? The whole mixture of the red banners against the green grass and the old Club House, was very synonomous with the image of Queens - they may not want to change it too much? :shrug:

Hope they won't:Dbut as it is in Londen i don't think they will change a thing just the name will be different:D

Aegon are instead using their colour scheme, which is bright blue. I've seen it at the club already, looks quite different- but the blue is nice. Will just take some getting used to.

Wish Novak not too many distractions in Halle. ;)

Aegon are instead using their colour scheme, which is bright blue. I've seen it at the club already, looks quite different- but the blue is nice. Will just take some getting used to.
Wish Novak not too many distractions in Halle. ;)

Guess so:)

Will know if indeed he was distracted if he was to lose his first match:p

Aegon are instead using their colour scheme, which is bright blue. I've seen it at the club already, looks quite different- but the blue is nice. Will just take some getting used to.

Wish Novak not too many distractions in Halle. ;)

Thanks for the info. Look forward to seeing it.

He isn't going to Boodles challenge, either. :awww:
Please, FOCUS on your tennis. :armed::fiery::rolls:

He isn't going to Boodles challenge, either. :awww:
Please, FOCUS on your tennis. :armed::fiery::rolls:

I know:awww: And that is so local for me - maybe that's why they're not going - they're :unsure: of me :sad:

Tsonga. SB=Satanic Butterfly. Just Herdwick's little term of affection. :angel:

Satanic Butterfly, aka Tsonga. :lol:

Okay I get it now. :lol:

Ajde Nole in Halle!!!

Will be away for a few days and may miss Nole's first round match.

Good luck in Halle Nole! AJDE!

Draw comes out today! Hoping for a good one! Ajde! :rocker2:

good luck Nole!!!!!

Here's hoping for a great draw for Nole! :)

AJDE!

FEDERER, Roger (SUI/1) vs Qualifikant
ROCHUS, Christophe (BEL) vs BECK, Andreas (GER)
KOHLSCHREIBER, Philipp (GER)vs PHAU, Björn (GER)
KUNITSYN, Igor (RUS) vs TURSUNOV, Dmitry (RUS/6)

TSONGA, Jo-Wilfried (FRA/4) vs SANTORO, Fabrice (FRA)
HAAS, Tommy (GER/WC) vs KOUBEK, Stefan (AUT)
Qualifikant vs ZVEREV, Mischa (GER/WC)
HERNYCH, Jan (CZE) vs BERDYCH, Tomas (CZE/5)

SCHÜTTLER, Rainer (GER/8) vs GICQUEL, Marc (FRA)
HANESCU, Victor (ROU) vs BECKER, Benjamin (GER/WC)
Qualifikant vs Qualifikant
PETZSCHNER, Philipp (GER) vs VERDASCO, Fernando (ESP/3)

MELZER, Jürgen (AUT/7) vs CLEMENT, Arnoud (FRA)
TROICKI, Victor (SRB) vs KIEFER, Nicolas (GER)
SERRA, Florent (FRA) vs SELA, Dudi (ISR)
BOLELLI, Simone (ITA) vs DJOKOVIC, Novak (SRB/2)

Definetely a favorable draw, now it all depends on him.
Ajde Nole!! :bounce::bounce:

Favorable draw! Away from Tsonga (and Kohli :devil:). Should be good grass practice.

Ajde Nole! :rocker2:

Ajde Nole :bounce::bounce: Good luck!! :rocker2:

Good draw but.....what is a good draw for Novak recently:tape:

Seems like a nice enough draw, though Kierfer on grass at home could be problematic :unsure: Ajde :D

The draw's not bad but will depend on Nole's level of play of course :tape:

Ajde Nole! Let this be your first title on grass!

I've never been less interested in the draw. I didn't even remember we have the draw out today until I clicked here. Maybe it's the post-RG effect :tape:
Anyway, ajde Nole as always! :rocker2:

No SB - so let us rejoice for small mercies.:bounce:

And for those who can get German TV DSF are showing it from Monday.:woohoo:

No SB - so let us rejoice for small mercies.:bounce:

And for those who can get German TV DSF are showing it from Monday.:woohoo:

Can we get that on Sky like we can get TVE? :confused:

Sadly no - we've also got a Euro satellite dish that picks up free to air stations. The Belgians will get it though I think.

We only get TVEInternational on satellite - not TVE proper.

Sadly no - we've also got a Euro satellite dish that picks up free to air stations. The Belgians will get it though I think.

:awww: Shame - thanks anyway.

I didn't even remember we have the draw out today until I clicked here.

Same here.

Are they playing from Monday? Thought there was a lay-over after RG? What's going on? :scared: Am I in the Twilight Zone? :scratch: :cuckoo:

No SB - so let us rejoice for small mercies.:bounce:

And for those who can get German TV DSF are showing it from Monday.:woohoo:

Dammit only have ZDF and ARD:sobbing:

Can't wait to see what he will wear in Halle:dance:

[1] DLOUHY, Lukas/PAES, Leander vs. GICQUEL, Marc/TSONGA, Jo-Wilfried
[WC] BECK, Andreas/CHUIDINELLI, Marc vs. [4]KUNITSYN, Igor RUS/TURSUNOV, Dmitry
[3] DAMM, Martin/LINDSTEDT, Robert vs. KIEFER, Nicolas/ZVEREV, Mischa
DJOKOVIC, Novak/TROICKI, Viktor vs. MELZER, Jurgen/KNOWLE, Julian

SCHUETTLER, Rainer/CLEMENT, Arnaud vs. SANTORO, Fabrice/SERRA, Florent
KAS, Christopher/KOHLSHREIBER, Philip vs. [4] PEYA, Alexander/PETZSCHNER, Philipp
CERRATANI, James/HANESCU, Victor vs. [WC] HAAS, Tommy/KOHLMANN Michael
BERDYCH, Tomas/VEMIC, Dusan vs. [2] CERMARK, Frantisek/MERTINAK, Michal
Here is the doubles draw.

Same here.

Are they playing from Monday? Thought there was a lay-over after RG? What's going on? :scared: Am I in the Twilight Zone? :scratch: :cuckoo:
Like you, I feel weird. Like I'm a bit off the tennis world despite all the excitement and the fact that I'm still following matches. The absence of Nole does make a difference.
Coverage starts from semifinals on my TV.

:wavey: Hello, grass.

Sadly no - we've also got a Euro satellite dish that picks up free to air stations. The Belgians will get it though I think.

We only get TVEInternational on satellite - not TVE proper.

We normally see the Halle tournament, but not if it's on DSF :confused: :fiery:

:wavey: Hello, grass.



We normally see the Halle tournament, but not if it's on DSF :confused: :fiery:

Can you recieve DSF:scratch:

No, that's what I'm saying. I have ZDF and ARD, but I'm sure I watched it last year and the year before. Why did they change? :shrug: You can't rely on anybody these days, phuh.

No, that's what I'm saying. I have ZDF and ARD, but I'm sure I watched it last year and the year before. Why did they change? :shrug: You can't rely on anybody these days, phuh.

I'm sure it was on ZDF last year:shrug:i was excited till i saw it will be on DSF:smash:

Think I saw the final on WDR last year but entirely by accident.

Should be streams though I hope.

Think I saw the final on WDR last year but entirely by accident.

Should be streams though I hope.

Hope so well it doesn't matter for me anyway as i'll be very busy next week so unless Novak make the semi on saturday or even better the final on sunday i'm not gonna see a lot of the Grass season even Wimbledon is in doubt:bigcry:

Tomorrow OOP is out. No singles but doubles
http://www.gerryweber-open.de/en/results/spielplan-des-tages.html

And for someone who has no chance of getting a TV broadcast like me, there is always Betfair livestream. :p

Novak third on court 1 tomorrow for doubles with Viktor. Ajde!

I think I need to return to my Nole roots. I am completely Federer-ed atm :lol: Still so unbelievably happy he won :bounce:

Anyway, there is a chance of Fed not playing here. If so, I hope Novak steps up and takes this title but as always, we never know what to expect from him.

I think I need to return to my Nole roots. I am completely Federer-ed atm :lol: Still so unbelievably happy he won :bounce:

Anyway, there is a chance of Fed not playing here. If so, I hope Novak steps up and takes this title but as always, we never know what to expect from him.

Likewise - still absolutely made up about it.:bounce: Made my year :D.

Hope he does play Halle. Could have a Nole-SB final otherwise - that would never do.

Likewise - still absolutely made up about it.:bounce: Made my year :D.

Hope he does play Halle. Could have a Nole-SB final otherwise - that would never do.

But I so desperately want him to reduce the h2h deficit against SB! But scared to give him that opportunity at the same time :lol:

Nole and Viktor about to head on court!

Nole's doubles match should be starting soon. Ajde Nole and Viktor! :rocker2:

Couldn't get it on Betfair but http://www.atdhe.net/7021/watch-atp-gerry-weber-open has it.

No chance of the doubles though I guess - they're on court 1 :sad:

Crank up your scoreboards ladies:p

They won! :bounce:

Now we expect the same in singles Nole! :rocker2:

Well done, boys!! :yeah::dance:

congrats boys!!!!

Good job to the boys! :bigclap:

Good job Nole & Viktor! :D
I saw many aces from Nole (according to the scoreboard, they each serve some aces, Viktor also DF several times), good sign :yeah:

OOP for tomorrow - http://www.gerryweber-open.de/en/results/spielplan-des-tages.html

Nole second on Centre Court

Damn - DSF are only showing the matches from 4pm local time - ie Kiefer and Kohli. All that appearance money and er - fringe benefits:tape: to tempt Nole to Halle and he doesn't even make a TV slot :mad:

So we have to hope the stream will be good.

http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news?slug=reu-menhallefederer_brief&prov=reuters&type=lgns

Roger still doubtful :sad:

http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news?slug=reu-menhallefederer_brief&prov=reuters&type=lgns

Roger still doubtful :sad:
Well, he deserves a good rest imo :)
But I'd still love to see him in Halle, so in case Nole makes it to the final he can have some challenges.

Indeed - and he must be soooo happy today.:D

But have you forgotten Halle is also blessed by the presence of the SB?

On grass I fear he could prove a substantial challenge :banghead:

But have you forgotten Halle is also blessed by the presence of the SB?


:bigwave::ras::nerner:

Nole plays tomorrow - second on Centre Court http://www.gerryweber-open.de/en/results/spielplan-des-tages.html

Matches start at 12.00pm CET(11.00am UK),so I presume should be on around 2.00pm CET.

Herdwick will certainly want to find a stream for the 1st match on court I'm sure :angel:

http://www.atdhe.net/7021/watch-atp-gerry-weber-open

Herdwick has already posted a stream for the common good. Thus ensuring the SB's countenance can shine upon us all:worship:

Thanks for the stream.

Good luck Nole, ajde!

SB won the first set against Santoro but not like I expected anything different there :shrug:

And omg, who the hell is Joseph Sirianni? He's from Aus and I have never heard of him :confused:

PS. The stream doesnt work :awww:

Edit: This one works but there is an ad over the stream which doesnt disappear :( http://www.fromsport.com/video-34191.html

SB won the first set against Santoro but not like I expected anything different there :shrug:

And omg, who the hell is Joseph Sirianni? He's from Aus and I have never heard of him :confused:

PS. The stream doesnt work :awww:

Edit: This one works but there is an ad over the stream which doesnt disappear :( http://www.fromsport.com/video-34191.html
you can press "close" at the bottom

Bring on Nole and brint it on, Nole! :D :bounce:

nono........they will broadcast queens instead after 3 mins

Hey the ad doesn't show up when I click on the link now. And pica it was actually one of those ads that covered the whole screen and said it would close itself in 25 seconds or something but it never did :shrug:

Anyways, ajde Nole! Kick Simone "the beautiful" Bolleli out on his bum. PS Bolleli is really quite beautiful in real life. When I saw him in Sydney he was practicing topless and :lick:

any streams? :confused:

Hey the ad doesn't show up when I click on the link now. And pica it was actually one of those ads that covered the whole screen and said it would close itself in 25 seconds or something but it never did :shrug:

Anyways, ajde Nole! Kick Simone "the beautiful" Bolleli out on his bum. PS Bolleli is really quite beautiful in real life. When I saw him in Sydney he was practicing topless and :lick:
I agree he's handsome......nice tennis, nice grass and nice guys for tonight :kiss: Nole, win to make this day nice for me :)

I only have bet365 :shrug:

On bet365, they're showing the court live. Will only be able to watch 20/30 mins.

Nole in blue!! :inlove: Smurfing :D

But white shoes :lol:

pica, the one I posted works for me now :shrug:

I'm so glad he's still in the blue! :inlove:

Without blue shoes, he can't be a Smurf. :lol:
The seats are quite empty. :awww:

still the blue smurf :kiss:

Hi :wavey:

:awww: haven't been here in ages.
I hope you're all doing well :)

Nole looks fresh :D

Good luck! Ajde! :rocker2:

Jelena ! :bounce:

Hope everything is fine with you as well! :D :hug:

I'm having a weird feeling...so long I haven't seen him......
And it's the first time I see him play on grass! :hearts:

Jelena! :hug: Hope you are well :)

Still in blue?? :D

Still in blue?? :D
I think he loves the blue too :inlove:

They have started! :bounce: Ajde!

Jelena :kiss: :wavey:

Guys, is Nole 23, or 22? I thought he was 22? Early morning brain-cramp. :scratch:

Ajde Nole!

He's 22. From 1987 and had his birthday already ;)

Nole is 22. The commentator was talkng about Bolleli

Bolelli has big serves :scared:

22 :p

:wavey: How nice of my sweet Boss to let me WAH this afternoon - and as I put the PC on, Nole is about to start, and the first shot I saw was of Miljan :inlove: in blue :hearts: Now come on Nole - make this a quick, clean, no-hassle victory, because I really have got work to do this afternoon.

Ajde Nole!! :bounce::bounce:

Have to leave for a while for dinner........cheer for Nole for me.........!

Nole is 22. The commentator was talkng about Bolleli

Ah, ok. I see.

Everything going into the net.

Rosie :bounce: thought you weren't going to make it. :hug:

Why is my stream showing women's basketball?? :mad:

There's naebody there!

Nole - :inlove: I have missed you

Why is my stream showing women's basketball?? :mad:

mine too:confused:

There's naebody there!

Nole - :inlove: I have missed you

Me too. :awww:

http://www.atdhe.net/7021/watch-atp-gerry-weber-open is fine

Happily no Smurf shoes.

Please smile, Nole. :awww: You look too damn serious. :(

Yep the atdhe link is working now. I guess it just decided not to show Tsonga :p

Rosie :bounce: thought you weren't going to make it. :hug:

So did I :unsure: But never underestimate my powers where Miljan is concerned;)

Yep the atdhe link is working now. I guess it just decided not to show Tsonga :p

Discerning software - whatever next. :p

Ouch.

The transition from clay to grass is pretty tough. Especially for Nole who's been defending and retrieving more than ever. I don't know if, and how fast he can start playing aggressive.

:lol: at that fall. Nole is so cute. :hearts:

Nole just took a nasty fall...hope he's ok

So did I :unsure: But never underestimate my powers where Miljan is concerned;)

I wonder what would happen if one day Miljan decided to start working for Nadal. :rolls: :p

Ouch:awww: Our baby fell down on the horrid slippery grass :awww:

Bolleli is scaring me :unsure:

I wonder what would happen if one Miljan ever decided to work for Nadal. :rolls: :p

:eek: I trust he has more taste :unsure: :lol: He is matching Nole in colour T-shirt today - so cute :awww:

:eek: a drop shot that worked!

Baby? :confused:

Rosie - you are not starting to feel maternal towards him :devil:

:eek: a drop shot that worked!

On GRASS! :eek:

Baby? :confused:

Rosie - you are not starting to feel maternal towards him :devil:

I thought the same thing when I read it. But she does say she feels a bit like his mom. :shrug:

I guess were going to let her out of the orgy thing, remember that? :rolls:

Nole not playing that sharp today...

Baby? :confused:

Rosie - you are not starting to feel maternal towards him :devil:

I always have a bit:o Leave the :drool: to others. whilst I save my drooling for the older Physio!! :D

Btw - will I get killed if I say I can easily see Nole losing this? :unsure:

Hold and break, Nole. Ajde.

I'm out, take care everyone :wavey:

I always have a bit:o Leave the :drool: to others. whilst I save my drooling for the older Physio!! :D

Btw - will I get killed if I say I can easily see Nole losing this? :unsure:

Are you talking about me? :nerner:

Are you saying we can't :drool: if we're over 30? :bigcry:

My life will lose much of its meaning if so :sobbing: :hysteric:

Too early for pessimism yet :bounce:

Come on Nole! Break here!

BP! and SP! Get it!

Are you talking about me? :nerner:

You are only one of many :p

Bye Timmy :kiss:

Aaaargh - damn :cat: just knocked my cup of tea all over me :fiery:

He's missing quite a few easy balls :smash:

just back......so many set points missed......

There must be something wrong with those shoes he's wearing. He keeps slipping

Are you saying we can't :drool: if we're over 30? :bigcry:

My life will lose much of its meaning if so :sobbing: :hysteric:

Too early for pessimism yet :bounce:

No - not at all - drooling gets better with experience I find :D It's just that I've just always tended to be attracted to older men ever sicne I was a teenager :shrug:

6-5....now pls break!!!

Break him and take the set!

in the score-showing system in the stream.....I think the wrong flag is used.......Serbian flag without the badge thing????

Nole's movement is so strange today :confused:

he is falling way too many times..

Come on!

first set! :bounce: Those shoes need to go. I've never seen Nole look so uncoordinated on court

Come on Nole! Get this one!

YEAH! First set bin the bag!

:dance:

7-5! Winning it the hard way, but good to have some challenges :)

Excellent - first set

But our cow on ice is certainly back with a vengeance - reminds me of this. :haha:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2bTwSfWtsE

1st set :yeah:

Miljan :inlove:

Wouldn't worry too much about the falling on grass - absolutely everyone I saw at Queens was doing it yesterday. Grass is slippery at first and the transition from clay to hard (and wearing different shoes) always takes some time.

First set in the bag. But not convincing at all :awww::shrug:

Is he using the white, red and gold shoes cos the stream won't work for me:rolleyes:

First set in the bag. But not convincing at all :awww::shrug:
:) Well I think it's good to have some struggles at times. If he wins everything too smoothly, he'll forget how to play really tough matches.

Is he using the white, red and gold shoes cos the stream won't work for me:rolleyes:
I can only see a lot of white....:shrug:

so many deuces

Is he using the white, red and gold shoes cos the stream won't work for me:rolleyes:

They seem mainly white with a touch of gold to me :shrug:

:retard: DSOD

Break here!

Aaaargh :banghead: My stream died :sad:

:bigclap: The Break! :bigclap:

Yay he breaks!!! :woohoo:

Broken :D Now hold serve!

Rosie, there is always bet365 :p

Rosie, there is always bet365 :p

It's OK - it's come back now :D Just sad that it went just as he broke :rolleyes:

This is a little better:D

Nole :kiss:

Stream still fine here.

fell again :mad:

:confused: Weird fall, Nole

Game away! :)

Good serve today, many aces :angel:

Oh it's going to rain.........roof closing

Roof! Accompanied by some nice German music

:worship: Germany - wonderful country. Next trip there July :bounce:

Mp!

:bounce: into the second round!

6-3! first win on grass this season!!!! :)

:bounce:

Yay! :dance:

His look says: "I'm in serious business"
He doesn't smile at all....

Nole :hug: :kiss:

Now go and have some fun.:D

First win on grass since last loss. :spit: :rolls:

:bigclap: :bounce: :bigclap:

Good enough today. 2nd set better than first. :) Very first match on grass so still much room for improvement. Served very well-72% with 8 aces. Still not great on BP conversion-only 3/10 but got the breaks when they were absolutely needed. Still a long ways to go in regards to his movement on grass but still time to work on it. Ajde Nole! :rocker2:

Roof! Accompanied by some nice German music

:worship: Germany - wonderful country. Next trip there July :bounce:

That roof closing was indeed impressive :worship:

And nice 2nd set from Nole - now I have to diasppear for an hour or so and write this damned report.

Later :kiss:

Shower time then study time. :wavey:

Good luck withe the report, Rose. :)

That roof closing was indeed impressive :worship:

And nice 2nd set from Nole - now I have to diasppear for an hour or so and write this damned report.

Later :kiss:
Good luck with your report!

Wonder will Roger Federer play in Halle or not?

Working is a bad idea. I am supposed to be re-checking my HESA scripts but really can't get in the mood.

Any more young Afghans to be - educated? :devil:

Andy now on at Queens - thank you BBC.

Thank god I can count on Nole today :rocker: Good win! I assume :lol:

Hahaha. I didn't foresee that last break on the second set.

Anyways, Go Nole! Win your third title in Halle!

AJMO NOLE!!!you can do it!! just fight fight _D

Missed the match but Bravo Nole. :yeah:

Alright, work hard those of you who have work to do. I'm going to bed. Night! :wavey:

PS I hope Fed decides to play...

First win on grass since last loss. :spit: :rolls:

That is completely irrefutable, if you think about.

As indeed would be the reverse...:lol:

Night Elle - give your creative juices full rein!

Working is a bad idea. I am supposed to be re-checking my HESA scripts but really can't get in the mood.

Any more young Afghans to be - educated? :devil:

Andy now on at Queens - thank you BBC.

Next class is next Tuesday :devil:

Thank god I can count on Nole today :rocker: Good win! I assume :lol:

:awww: Ellen - big :hug: for you and Ernie :sad:

:awww: Ellen - big :hug: for you and Ernie :sad:

Thanks :sobbing: I'm afraid I'll be sobbing all day long though.

Thanks :sobbing: I'm afraid I'll be sobbing all day long though.

:awww: Must admit I was surprised at the result - I thought Ernie could do some damage on grass? Please don't cry though - there is a funny GIF of Novak "skating"on the Photo Thread - maybe that will cheer you up? :hug:

Could I give a :hug: to you, Ellen?
Expected something more from him here. :awww:
Nando's early exit also came as kind of shock for me.

And from me :hug:

What happened to his day in the sun? :sad:

That day in the sun seems to be further away than ever. I don't get it anymore :shrug: :tears:

Federer out: http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/rogers/news/newsdetail.cfm?uNewsID=922

ATP - GERRY WEBER OPEN, HALLE

Dear fans

I am sorry to announce that I have decided to withdraw from this week's Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany.

I sincerely apologize to the tournament organizers, my competitors, and my fans in Germany. I only hope they will understand that I still feel emotionally overwhelmed and exhausted by the incredible events of the past few days. It is hard for me to admit, but I simply cannot imagine giving my best effort in another tournament right away and I don't want to risk injury if I am not 100% prepared. I need to rest and recuperate.

I look forward to returning to Halle in 2010 to go for my sixth title. It is one of my favorite events on the ATP World Tour.

I also want to thank all of you for your unbelievable support these past two weeks. You are the best, and you helped me make a dream come true.

Roger

Guess this makes Nole the favourite? :eek: Which always scares me - especially with Tsnga lurking - not to mention Kohlschreiber on his home turf :help:

Roger, you deserve a good rest :)

Nole, don't pressure yourself too much, just go round by round -- a grass title is possible! :rocker2:

Shame for Halle and the spectators but I fully expected this - it's definitely best for Roger.:hug:

Let's hope Nole can make it good for him. But the SB on grass would be no picnic.:mad:

Yeah I expected Roger to withdraw. It's time for Novak to win his first grass title anyway! Vamos Nole!

And omg, who the hell is Joseph Sirianni? He's from Aus and I have never heard of him :confused:


:lol: He won the WC to play in AO 2008 and that's the highlight of his career. :p

:hug: ellen

:wavey: Lee

How was Utah?

Lots of Mormons?

Will answer you in the chat thread.

Nole and Viktor play doubles tomorrow. 2nd on Court 1 but not before 3 pm.

OOP: http://www.gerryweber-open.de/en/results/spielplan-des-tages.html

:awww: sucks about Roger but I guess it's not too surprising. And yes, SB is totally dangerous :scared: You can do it Nole! Nando has been knocked from your half as well so go claim that title :rocker2:

:lol: He won the WC to play in AO 2008 and that's the highlight of his career. :p

Lee! :hug: and siigh, the state of Australian mens tennis is dire :banghead:

:yeah:Novak

Berdych knocked out in 3rd set tie-break :rolleyes:
He's in SB's half, I think?

Berdych knocked out in 3rd set tie-break :rolleyes:
He's in SB's half, I think?
Yes, before that, he saved 1MP and then wasted 2MPs, 1 on serve. :mad:

So Nole will play DBs about an hour later?

Is it raining in Halle? I thought it's 3pm in Halle but they haven't started yet.

Is it raining in Halle? I thought it's 3pm in Halle but they haven't started yet.
Zverev just finished his singles match so they'll have to give him a rest,should start in about an hour or so i'd say:)

Why is Tsonga called SB here?

Finally Nole on scoreboard! :dance:

Nole about to start - no stream I suppose.

Marin out at Queens. :bigcry:

Nole DF on BP. :smash:

Nole about to start - no stream I suppose.

Marin out at Queens. :bigcry:

That boy is so inconsistent :smash:

Nole, what happened to your serve :o broken twice on his serve :mad:

Why is Tsonga called SB here?

Long story. Our Herdwick doesn't like him so much, so she once christened him Satanic Butterfly - butterfly obviously because of his likeness to Mohamed Ali with his "floats like a butterfly, strings like a bee"thing. In time that just got shorted to SB.

Oy! Not going well today.

Wow, doing horridly today. I hope this is not an indication of how he'll be playing tomorrow

Both of them DFing on BP :lol::spit:

Well start Novak :rolleyes: What a quick 1st set.

Novak lost his serve again..

Meh, I'm off to bed! :wavey:

:help::tape: What are they doing out there?
Ate something wrong for lunch? :eek:

Novak lost his serve again..

Maybe there was a good party in Halle last night :tape: :angel:

No better in 2nd. Looking like it'll be over fast.

Kiefer/Zverev is a good doubles team :)

3 breaks.....all on Nole's serve......he really has NO serve today :rolleyes:
I think both Nole and Viktor have off day ... Viktor DF twice, once with a footfault......:tape:
okay, Nole, you better work on your serve after this

Novak lost his serve again..

Meh, I'm off to bed! :wavey:
At least that was Viktor's :lol:
Finally Nole just held his serve game. :o

Finally he got an ace too.

Guess Viktor wants to prepare next tournament?

edit: No, he's not on any entry lists next week.

Guess Viktor wants to prepare next tournament?
Maybe you're right. :scratch:
This is sooooo bad. Almost unreal level. :o