Montreal R3: Roddick def. Verdasco 7-6(2) 4-6 7-6(5)

Verdasco had the best of the first set securing the only break points, but a poor tie break gave the first set to Roddick. The first break of the match gave Verdasco the second set. The rest is history.

Go Andy!

Roddick is extreme pusher, gosh he is so poor :lol:

Good match. Almost bad luck by Andy, but he pulls through.

Odd middle, but hey... no complaints here.

Careful with Novak, Andy.

Verdasco you are the biggest clown alive. Just fuck off Roddick.

Yeah, anyway...

Match of the tournament so far.

Only a mug can hit 38 forehand winners and still lose the match.

Duck is still a pushing twat.

Exciting last games. I'm glad Andy pulled it off :bigclap:

Roddick = Zverev + serve - volleys

I couldn't even watch parts of this. :o

Poor Verdasco

Roddick's pushing was just oh so lame. The only time he went for a winner was when he was already out of position and it was the only shot he could hit.

LAME.

match of the tournament so far, high quality and high intensity throughout the match, more points won rather than lost (a high contrast the the previous CC match :o), great win for Andy :yeah:

should win against Djokovic :bounce:

He was outplaying Roddick easily but he did find way to lose this match :lol: Verdasco made this match look good, Roddick didnt

Expected match between these two jesters. Verdasco still proving he is the bigger one.

Roddick is extinct now that his serve is on WTA level of Errani. Joke players.

Only a mug can hit 38 forehand winners and still lose the match.

Mug era. This match and the Youzhny/Novak match an example of how cowardly most of the tour is against the big players.

Ughh, Verdasco should have won this.

That was a wacky and ridiculous ending...Verdasco gets broken with some terrible forehands, then saves MPs with amazing forehands, then of course loses the tiebreaker...pathetic match :lol:

I was about to say >< If Roddick lost, he'd be known as Broken String Andy... the story of his life with luck and stuff.

But good luck comes to those who wait.

Careful with Novak, A-Rod!

Roddick should consider switching rackets one game before a ball change now, breaking a string on match point was almost disastrous. He wins TBs though, what can you say.

Roddick just kept pushing and pushing and more pushing on the last point, I could have sworn that Verdasco would do what he eventually did, a very cheap UF.:smash:

This court is slow as hell and isn't made for big serves, hence why he struggled so much on serve.

Djokovic will beat him.

Great match but I'm disappointed Nando lost it despite so many great winners at the end :o

Nando totally dominated him :lol:

Great comeback from Nando from 5/6 15/40* with 5 winners in a row. Shame that he lost :(

Andy's gonna take this title. If his luck is that good, he can fall off a cliff and walk away unscathed.

Andy's gonna take this title. If his luck is that good, he can fall off a cliff and walk away unscathed.

Please stop this total BS :haha:

His serve is alot less effective on a HC he dosent get that many cheap points off it.
He played well and fought hard but was very defensive was camped 10 ft behind baseline most of match, if Nando had made about 2 less UEs he'd be the winner.

Good match, too bad Verdasco, did not pull it out.

Great comeback from Nando from 5/6 15/40* with 5 winners in a row. Shame that he lost :(

The second match point was when a Roddick string broke.

Please stop this total BS :haha:

:D Why? At least you can laugh... Actually I consider this forum as a funny place I laugh here almost every day.

Worst moment for string broke, anyway, almost choke of the year.

Come on Andy, play better with Novak, please.

Please stop this total BS :haha:


I wonder how many wins Andy will get before you smash your head onto your monitor >>;

Never in doubt.

Another turkey to add to Andy's growing collection.

Some amazing shots from Verdasco. If only he could pull it together under pressure.:awww:

Sounds epic to me. :worship: for both players

Novak...you need to play much better against Roddick :hug:

Gotta give it up to Fernando, man. His forehand was smokin at the end. But his mental concentration broke.

He had it, no doubt. Andy tossed his raquet even to say "I can't hit that shit"

Very entertaining match! :yeah:
Too bad, Verdasco... seemed like the (slightly) better player to me for quite a big deal of the match. Lost the 1st set TB in a particularly :retard: manner.

And that final TB... :lol:. Somehow I was rooting for the Duck to take this match after he suffered a strings break on MP in the 3rd set, completely lost his momentum thereafter, but he managed to pull it out because Nando decided it was his time to brainfart there.

Congrats, Duck! :hatoff:
:hug: Verdasco.

not a high-quality match at all
Roddick played really bad and Verdasco, well, he played some nice winners, but actually he is able to do better on court

typical verdasco, plays better when he's down, chokes when he's up

got to give props to roddick, the guy wins matches

missed opportunity at another qf in the year of verdasco...

dunno why people are p!issed at roddick for impersonating The Ultimate Pusher... ultimate pushing is the depths of the game that roddick has had to trawl to keep himself relevant on today mug era push or die sh!te fest... roddick is actually multi dimensional now... hell, he smacked his own serve then pushed both heiwtt and murray out of theirs at wimbledon...

push on roddick you tank...

Verdasco will look back in his Australian Open semi-final achievement as the best in his career.

Amazing forehands from Nando at the end of the match.:worship:

Nole is next, Andy!

Verdasco will look back in his Australian Open semi-final achievement as the best in his career.

there is a decent chance... probably get handy odds on it too...

As simon reed once should've stated: ladies and gentlemen... this is The Past...

I don't thik Verdasco is at all that disappointed. His confidence can still fly with his performance. Shimmers of rocket forehand is a sure win.

The typical Verdasco-Roddick match up. Roddick will push until Verdasco implodes and goes for too much. 11 times they have played, same strategy from both and only 2 times has Verdasco managed to keep his act together and win. Everytime he winds up going for too much in key moments and is smoked. Tragic. Tragic. Both of them should try something new next time :rolleyes:

The typical Verdasco-Roddick match up. Roddick will push until Verdasco implodes and goes for too much. 11 times they have played, same strategy from both and only 2 times has Verdasco managed to keep his act together and win. Everytime he winds up going for too much in key moments and is smoked. Tragic. Tragic. Both of them should try something new next time :rolleyes:

And even one of those times Roddick had MP. Pathetic to lose so many times to that clown joke. Then again this is Tobasco the mug too.

I left my house with Roddick serving for the match and I check on my phone now to see it was 7-6 in the third. :lol:

didn't roddick have 40-15 on his serve? What happened?

One bad point for the first MP, then terrible luck when he strings broke for the second MP. He couldn't recollect himself fast enough to hold serve. ><

If I remember well, Nando saved first MP with impressive winner, 2nd MP - Roddick's slice with broken string landed in the corridor.

I just can't comprehend how you can hit only 1 groundstroke winner and win a set. Still a fairly good match, a lot of winners here and there (95% by Verdasco, however).

great exchange at the net between them btw, lots of respect, didn't expect such a warm hug really!

Nando :banghead:

so close nando

Expected match between these two jesters. Verdasco still proving he is the bigger one.

Roddick is extinct now that his serve is on WTA level of Errani. Joke players.

:o

What an absolute mug this Verdasco is, losing to an Rodmug with his 1 baseline winner.

Andy tried to choke for Verdasco but he's too god in breakers unfortunately.

What an absolute mug this Verdasco is, losing to an Rodmug with his 1 baseline winner.:lol:

great exchange at the net between them btw, lots of respect, didn't expect such a warm hug really!
Roddick suddenly stops being an asshole when the match is over

Roddick suddenly stops being an asshole when the match is overi want you to be the next president of America

great exchange at the net between them btw, lots of respect, didn't expect such a warm hug really!

such warmth so lucky djok wasnt out there or there might have been a french kiss and a fondle...

caught the end of this when Murray got done, and it was good fun at the end of the final set.

Well done to Roddick for pulling that one out of the fire right at the end.

what exactly was roddick piping up about at 30 all in the first game of the 3rd set?

started waving his arms in the air like a special needs child running towards Mo asking, complaining about something to with some call or other. Mo said "he was just asking me" and Rod piped down. probably would've argued for another 20 minutes if another ump had been in the chair.

Anyway, looked a decent match from what I saw with Roddick's superior mental strength prevailing in the end.

I left when he broke to go *6-5 up in the third.

Nando. :( Oh well at least it was a close match. I'm happy he seems to be playing well again. :)

Keep going Andy. :yeah:

Great stuff.

Verdasco "WTA serve" Tobasco shouldn't be winning matches like this.

Nando is back in business, by that I mean the business of losing matches. Roddick is his usual self, all serve and all pushing.

Unfortunate for Verdasco there

I didn't see the 3rd set....but judging by the comments here, it must have been pretty brutal. First 2 sets were pretty high quality.

Verdasco was serving great, especially on break points....and that forehand was on fire. Nando was dictating the rallies....and really reminding me of Agassi with the way he was pushing Roddick around the court. I don't think Andy was "pushing" so much as he was just getting pushed around....and we know Andy isn't particularly good at hitting winners from defensive positions.

Roddick was pushing less than usual from what I saw....3rd set must have been a different story. He actually had some forehand winners, and was crushing backhands cross-court AND down the line(I use the term "crushing" loosely here, but for Roddick backhands, he was crushing them).

very good match to watch. it even had the customary choke-the-size-of-canada that 'nando swallowed at the end.

Match of the tournament so far. Was very entertaining and I'm glad I was able to watch this live. Any needs to stay closer to the baseline though, it allowed Verdasco to do whatever he wanted with both his forehand and backhand.

FeVer has silky smooth groundies though, out of all the players I've seen over the years, he is one of the few who have really impressed the hell out of me and made me an even bigger fan!:worship:

Djokovic was a fucking joke today, if Roddick serves up to his capabilities, he should pocket this win in straights.:o

:woohoo: Andy :worship: nice job!!! Getting broken at 6-5 in the third was pretty :tape: but still good fighting and great job :yeah:.

what exactly was roddick piping up about at 30 all in the first game of the 3rd set?

started waving his arms in the air like a special needs child running towards Mo asking, complaining about something to with some call or other. Mo said "he was just asking me" and Rod piped down. probably would've argued for another 20 minutes if another ump had been in the chair.

Anyway, looked a decent match from what I saw with Roddick's superior mental strength prevailing in the end.

I left when he broke to go *6-5 up in the third.
All he did was ask if that ball was called out. Calm down.

All he did was ask if that ball was called out. Calm down.

:lol:

what exactly was roddick piping up about at 30 all in the first game of the 3rd set?

started waving his arms in the air like a special needs child running towards Mo asking, complaining about something to with some call or other. Mo said "he was just asking me" and Rod piped down. probably would've argued for another 20 minutes if another ump had been in the chair.

He was about to launch into another challenge tirade, call Mo a "d*ckwad," and try to assert that Tabasco had challenged mid-point and thus the point should be re-played. Mo was having none of it and Rod wisely backed off.

Still, glad Rod won. It makes for a testy QF with Nole. In addition to that, a smaller number of Spanish players in Nadal's half means a better outcome for tennis.

Thanks. Suspected that might have been it alright. Good old Mo and his disarming charm.

Stefanki is a living legend :D

Roddick would have been gutted had he lost that match

i just finsihed watching this match....(stupid time differences:rolleyes:)
i really thought tabs would pull out a win here i mean sure he played craptastic in the first tie break but after that in the second set i thought he was on fire!! he really just seemed to pull out the great shot/serve when he needed it and i practically started screaming and doing happy dances in my lounge room when roddick manged to piss away those match points he had, but then again tabs lost it in a tie-break...such a shame really his a better player then roddick in my mind:shrug:

such warmth so lucky djok wasnt out there or there might have been a french kiss and a fondle...

Yeah. Nice intimate moment at the net. Warm embrace and a warm kiss on the neck from Nando. Andy's wife must have looked on in pure jealousy! ;) Heaven's knows what these guys get up to in the showers.:smooch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyKv7wAHmNo

really pressure prone Roddick yesterday

he'll have to do better in order to beat Nole, but I think he will

pfft that should have been done in 2 sets.

Verdasco you are the biggest clown alive. Just fuck off Roddick.

feeling better now? :rolleyes: