Roland-Garros 2010

His draw, not too bad:
[7] Verdasco - Kunitsyn
Serra - Russell
Qualifier - Seppi
K Beck - [30] Kohlschreiber

[19] Almagro - Haase
Vliegen - Darcis
Clement - Dolgopolov
Qualifier - [12] Gonzalez

no, his draw is pretty good actually could have been a hell of alot worse

good luck tommorrow philipp

i'd like to think he wont lose in the first round, but then again he's been so bad lately i just dont know

hopefully the 2 wins at the world championship helped his confidence.

philipp on court now, beck holds

and philipp down 0-30 on serve:sad:

30-30

30-40 this is not starting good

deuce

adv. philipp

he holds

1-1

philipp down 5-6 but 40-15 on serve

he holds

tiebreaker time

tied 1-1

philipp down 2-4 in the tiebreak

philipp evens it at 4-4

philipp up 6-5 now

6-6

philipp takes the first set 7-6 (9-7)

philipp break early in the 2nd set, up 2-0

philipp holds from 30-30

up 3-0 now

has 2 break points to go up 4-0

and he breaks

philipp up 5-1 and serving for the set

30-30

philipp holds

7-6, 6-1

philipp breaks to start the 3rd set

up 1-0 and to serve

philipp really rolling now

up 2-0 in the 3rd and has 15-30 on beck's serve

philipp gets the break and goes up 3-0

philipp holds for 4-0 and i only looked away for like a minute

philipp breaks for 5-0

beck fighting to get a point this set

40-40

beck gets the break

philipp leads 5-1

philipp breaks right back!

gsm philipp 7-6, 6-1, 6-1

pretty impressive after the first set

some stats:

serve: 57%

aces: 14

double faults: 4

unforced errors: 13

winners: 30

break point conversion: 6/10

break points saved: 4/5

where are all the philipp fans?

we are here. didn't see the match so can't comment. thank you for all your dedication though!

your welcome:)

philipp plays again tommorrow against andreas seppi i wish him good luck in that and then likely verdasco up next. I wouldnt object if florent serra would take him out for philipp.

philipp in action

up 7-6, 3-0 right now over andreas seppi

everything seems to be going good by the stats, except ofcourse the serve which is down at 43%!

miraculously he hasnt served any double faults

philipp has taken the first 2 sets 7-6, 6-3

was down 3-5 in the 3rd but broke back and held and its now 5-5

now has 15-40 on seppi's serve

philipp breaks for 6-5

and is up 15-0 on serve

30-30 now

Sorry, I'm not having much time for MTF at the moment, but I did follow his nice, easy win over Seppi on the scoreboard.
Now we just need Serra to wake up and make Verdasco a bit tired.

gsm philipp:)

7-6, 6-3, 7-5

from 3-5 down in the 3rd set

some stats:

first serve: 48% (definately needs improving)

aces: 7

double faults: 1 (impressive considering his first serve percentage)

unforced errors: 33

winners: 35

break points won: 4/9

break points saved: 4/6

Sorry, I'm not having much time for MTF at the moment, but I did follow his nice, easy win over Seppi on the scoreboard.
Now we just need Serra to wake up and make Verdasco a bit tired.

yeah that would be nice hey?

Philipp leads 4-3 in the h2h, 2-1 for him on clay, it's winnable:
Philipp Kohlschreiber Fernando Verdasco Davis Cup, QF 2009 R4 Clay 6-4 6-2 1-6 2-6 8-6
(7) Fernando Verdasco Philipp Kohlschreiber Monte-Carlo 2009 Second Clay 6-3 6-4
(10) Fernando Verdasco Philipp Kohlschreiber Indian Wells 2009 Fourth Hard 6-4 3-6 6-1
Philipp Kohlschreiber (5) Fernando Verdasco Vienna 2008 1/4 I.hard 6-2 6-3
(22) Fernando Verdasco Philipp Kohlschreiber Wimbledon 2008 First Grass 6-4 6-3 6-2
Philipp Kohlschreiber (3) Fernando Verdasco Gstaad 2006 1/4 Clay 6-3 4-6 6-4
Philipp Kohlschreiber (8) Fernando Verdasco Las Vegas 2006 First Hard 6-7(4) 7-5 6-2

wow an uncomplicated win over a somewhat decent clay courter. :) maybe finally putting things together. :yeah:

Let's take out the pijo and send him back to modeling for calvin klein.

maybe, hopefully

he certainly would be rounding into form at the right time

i dont think nando will let him get away with serving 48% though so lets hope his serve is working better

good luck today philipp

its a series of breaks to start off the match

philipp breaks to open the set, verdasco breaks him right back

philipp then goes 15-40 on verdasco's serve but verdasco level to deuce, philipp gets a 3rd break point and takes it

philipp leads 2-1

0-15 on his serve

0-30 now

15-30

30-30

fight philipp!

30-40

deuce

adv. veradsco

deuce, hold philipp!!

adv. philipp

deuce

adv. philipp come on!

philipp becomes the first one to hold his serve here

he leads 3-1

wow...long first few games. c'mon break him again!

moments like this, i hate living in Spain. commentator so bias.

philipp tries for another break once again verdasco is taken to deuce, adv. goes to philipp twice but verdasco holds off both breaks then take set point on his 3rd try

3-2 philipp

moments like this, i hate living in Spain. commentator so bias.

why what are they saying?

15-15 on philipp's serve

30-15

40-15

finish this philipp!

4-2 philipp

first easy hold this match, ofcourse now verdasco will follow with an easy hold

why what are they saying?

nothing bad. just you can tell who they are rooting for. every sentence is like fernando this fernando that. no comment about kohli's play at all.

maybe not as philipp has another break point here

which verdasco saves

deuce

nothing bad. just you can tell who they are rooting for. every sentence is like fernando this fernando that. no comment about kohli's play at all.

well i suppose it would be favoring the player from their country on any broadcast right?

adv. philipp here

verdasco saves it deuce again

adv. philipp take it !

deuce again

adv. philipp take this one philipp!!

yes! break taken!

philipp up 5-2, now serve out the set kohli

vamos :rocker:

haha over 60% first serve. keep it up please!

At least we're not annoyed by biased commentators here, German TV is not even showing it, they're showing handball.

Perfekt! :worship:

ffs!

you scared me with that df.

vamos!

At least we're not annoyed by biased commentators here, German TV is not even showing it, they're showing handball.

Perfekt! :worship:

I really wonder what happened to the good tennis years back in the days? germany and sweden used to be such powerhouses. now it seems like the status of the tennis has significantly dropped in those countries.

Auf geht's Philipp!

should've gone bh dtl.

really untidy last game.

break him back please!

tragic second set point

i always describe a philipp match like a sine wave. he has his peaks and troughs. right now, he's in the trough. let's see how long he stays there.

philipp down 6-2, 3-6 , 1-2:sad:

damn

this is the shittiest day ever for me

15-30 come on!

damn 30-30

40-30

deuce!

please break here philipp, get yourself back in this

:bounce:break philipp

crap, from 30-0 to 30-30 on his serve

40-30 hold this philipp

crap, deuce

adv.philipp, come on kohli dont let him break back

damn it deuce again

damn it adv. verdasco come one philipp!!!

deuce

damn it all to hell adv. verdasco again

:mad:damn it

15-0 on verdasco's serve

15-15

15-30

30-30

40-30

ofcourse the dickbag holds

deuce

adv. verdasco

dickbag holds

oh what the hell

0-15 on serve

holds to 15

down 3-4

there's a typhoon in paris.

c'mon kohli blow him out of there!

deuce

please take this chance philipp

damn it adv. verdasco again

damn it verdasco holds

philipp will serve to stay in the set

important hold here philipp

15-15 on serve

:mad:15-30

15-40

damn this

haha 103 km/h second serve

damn it philipp is broken

down 6-2, 3-6, 3-6

15-40 to open 4th set!

come on kohli!

damn 30-40

kohli breaks to open the 4th set

lets hope he can hold now

0-15 on serve

dont do this philipp

15-15

30-15

30-30

40-30

deuce

oh come one adv. verdasco

deuce

adv. philipp

hold philipp

what's sickening is that verdasco isn't playing amazing.

i mean i have seen some retarded losses of kohli where he self destructed and this match, i would say that he's actually playing ok. but if he wants to get pass verdasco, he needs to tighten his game, lessen those loopy defensive shots, go for broke (it's hard with the windy situation). I know it is easier said than done but seeing these silly UEs add up just makes me want to strangle him.

PLEASE GET A FIRST SERVE IN!

http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/verschiedene/d015.gif

How is the crowd? I have no sound here with the livestream, are they cheering equally for both?

philipp has 15-40 on verdasco's serve

now 30-40

philipp breaks for a 3-0 lead on verdasco

thos could however, be just like yesterday's game against serra where verdasco tanks a set to save enrgy for the decider, i hope thats not the case.

yeah the crowd is cheering for both. when philipp was down in the second and the third, they were actually cheering for him (i think).

philipp 0-15 on serve

15-15

30-15

philipp holds and up 4-0 in the 4th set

lets hope he can hold it together and serve this out

another 0-15 start on serve

just once i'd love to him start 15-0

0-30

0-40 now:mad:

had total control of this set and he's going to let verdasco right back in

15-40

broken

will be 3-4 now and the chances of him serving this out are significantly less

15-15 on verdasco's serve

30-15

30-30

40-30

deuce

break now and serve philipp or your done

adv. verdasco

there goes my favorite backhand!

from 4-0 to 4-3 philipp:mad:

if you blow that 4-0 lead completely i'll...well i dont know but lets just say this it's a good thing i'm not in the audience

philipp body language sucks. i wouldn't be surprise if he doesn't to play a fifth set.

EPIC choke coming

15-30 on serve

you have to fucking kidding me

15-40

what the hell philipp???!!!

30-40

he gives this break up and he is done

tragic

i could freakin kill him from 4-0 to 4-4

he had a 5th set in the bag and he let verdasco get back in it

gsm verdasco, no way he wins this now

it'll be 4-0, 4-6

tragic

what happened to him here?

15-30 on verdasco's serve

not like it matters

told you 30-30

40-30

verdasco holds

so now philipp goes from having this a 5th set,he won 4 straight games and has now lost the next 5

he has to serve to stay in match

he never wanted to win anyways. even in the first set when he was leading, his body language told the story. going up 4-0 was more of the fault of verdasco and not the doing of kohli

he's got points to defend here why wouldnt he want to win?

15-15 on serve

15-30

come on philipp!! for gods sake show some damn pride

30-30

40-30

finally wins a game

5-5

30-30 on verdasco's serve

break point!

lets see if she can salvage some pride and get this to a 5th set

i don't know. i have seen matches in which he was very into them. this one just seems like he's going with the motion. i know he's german but he never pumped himself up, never showed a glimpse of emotion. he just doesn't have the fire today.

wtf? you can stop playing in the middle of a game?

whats going on?

it's been 30-40 forever

verdasco had to cut his toe nail medical timeout

what a dick move

that douche since when can you take a break in the middle of a game?

kohli breaks!

or was that some kind of penalty

either way kohli up 6-5 now and must serve for the set and a deciding 5th set

kohli from 4-0, to 4-5 and now 6-5 in this set

here we go, kohli serving for a 5th set

15-0

15-15...ofcourse is an easy hold to much to ask?

apparently 15-30

seriously? go to hell you douchebag

15-40

well that was easy verdasco breaks

kohli breaks!

or was that some kind of penaltyNo no, he took his BP with a winner (or kind of).

Verdasco is limping now and looking like he's in great pain, but still winning all the rallies.

Rebreak, NID.

No no, he took his BP with a winner (or kind of).

Verdasco is limping now and looking like he's in great pain, but still winning all the rallies.

Rebreak, NID.

okay but why was he allowed to take a break in the middle of a game? shouldnt they have finished it first?

meanwhile kohli 2-0 in the tiebreak

make that 3-0

if verdasco is getting stiff then maybe philipp, if he can just hold things together in this tiebreak can take advantage and win the match

although i'm not sure he deserves to after the EPIC choke that got him here

6-1 for the love of all that is german finish this off kohli!

kohli takes the tiebreak

score 6-2, 3-6, 3-6, 7-6

if he had lost that 4th set it really would have been emberassing and he won it but it was much more complicated then it needed to be

whats going on?

it's been 30-40 forever

I didn't know you weren't watching the match.

try this website. although none of the streaming is working for me at the moment.
http://www.livescorehunter.com/Livescores/Livescore-Tennis.html

whoever can get the early break here wins the match i think

I didn't know you weren't watching the match.

try this website. although none of the streaming is working for me at the moment.
http://www.livescorehunter.com/Livescores/Livescore-Tennis.html

thanks but i dont think i can watch it, lol

i'll stick to being frsutrated by watching the live scores

nice easy 40-15 hold for philipp

followed by a nice easy 40-15 hold for verdasco

1-1

0-15 on philipp's serve here

15-15

15-30 damn it

30-30 let's go!

40-30

holds for 2-1

I left a few minutes, Verdasco doesn't seem to be limping anymore.
Thanks God he threw in a few UE at the end of Philipp's service game, I can't remember when Philipp had a nice, convincing hold for the last time.

great verdasco is probably pumped up to win now

philipp has won 1 point on return so far this set

a 40-30 hold for philipp is followed by a love hold for verdasco

0-15 on philipp's serve again:mad:

either its only a matter of time before kohli gets broken or verdasco will have one bad service game at some point on kohli will break

15-15

15-30

30-30

40-30

nervwracking hold for philipp again

3-2 he leads

raining...

Fran, where are you watching the match? I can't get my streams to work.

Two gorgeous BH in this game. :worship:

I was looking for his stats in 5th sets, I think he has a 7-3 record if I'm not mistaken.

Fran, where are you watching the match? I can't get my streams to work.I have a subscription to the Eurosport Player, it's a pay livestream.

raining...

your kidding

this match cant be delayed, i cant take waiting

Two gorgeous BH in this game. :worship:

I was looking for his stats in 5th sets, I think he has a 7-3 record if I'm not mistaken.

wish i had seen them. :(

he has a pretty good record in the 5th. let's hope that being in the fifth has inspired him to NOT let all the hard work go to waste.

your kidding

this match cant be delayed, i cant take waiting

don't worry. they are still playing but all the umbrellas out.

goddamn spanish people and their obsession with rafa. i don't want to see him. i want to see the fifth set of a grand slam.

And Verdasco would have a 10-8 record according to those stats, but I'm not completely sure.

3 really unnecessary FH errors when he had 0-30 on Nando's serve...

philipp gets to 0-30 before verdasco holds

0-15 on his serve now

15-15

15-30

damn it no!!!! 15-40

ugly ugly ugly ugly ugly ugly FH

German ES showing handball again after the cycling.
And French channels only showing Rafa too.

Anyway, Kohli can't get a FH over the net anymore, so the livestream is good enough.

kohli broken:sad:

probably gsm now:sad:

this is not football kohli! over the net not into the net!

really disgusting to watch him play like this.

15-0 on verdasco's serve

30-0

40-0

holds for 5-3

kohli serving to stay alive

His FH is a complete mess at the moment. When it's not netted, it's 3-4 meters wide.

my day sucks of the 11 matches i was intrested in today only 2 have gone the way i wanted

my only hopes left are kohli somehow winning and sharapova beating henin

40-0 on serve

40-15

holds

now break here kohli please

15-0 on verdasco's serve

15-15

A FH error for a change...

15-30

30-30

40-30

4 hours of play.

Good serve and another FH return missed on match point.

:bigcry:

He made a thumb up sign after the MP, I'm not sure if he was saying well done to Verdasco or (more likely) being ironical about his own performance?

piss off

kohli loses

6-2, 3-6, 3-6, 7-6, 4-6:sad::sad::sad::sad::sad:

he'll lose his 4th round points from last year now

how far will he drop down?

never mind, i looked myself

he'll be world # 38 after this

sigh...he's sliding fast.

there are people ahead of him that i think are less talented. what's he got to do to put it all together?

never mind, i looked myself

he'll be world # 38 after this

Damn... :(

i hope he can find some way to put this together
its just so unfortunate he came across verdasco this early, the guy has incredible luck and has been hot lately.

he has 3rd round points to defend in wimbledon so here's hoping he can get everything going again or he may drop out of the top 40.

I never get his ranking anyway. #38 is pretty much like the other Philipp right now, or Benji Becker just a couple of weeks ago, or Andi Beck last year - Kohli is much better than them! I'm not talking about his potential, but his overall results clearly feel better, he *always* goes further than them in Slams and Masters 1000.

They have the video of his interview on the tournament website.

i just dont think you should lose points that you earned last year at the same tournament i think thats really stupid

or at the very least i think it should be that, in this example philipp made the 3rd round. He made the 4th round last year and so you take away only the deficit from what he earned.

he earned 90 points this year, 180 last year so he should only lose 90 points.

anyway i looked back and i have to apoologiz

anyway i looked back and i have to apologize you guys

he'll lose the 180 dropping him down to 1138

but victor hanescu will lose points too so he'll drop in the rankings, so will petzchner

so he'd only fall to world # 36 behind ivo karlovic

not much better but atleast he's only dropping 1 place instead of 3

he's only in action in halle before wimbledon so he cant gain points anywhere either unless he makes it past the semi finals in halle and the 3rd round at wimbledon. He is only defending points so the only way his ranking will go up is if others fall and he defends his points or he does better then last year at this time.

i just watched his interview on the official website. It sounded like he had no confidence of winning this match going into it. :(

I saw his old coach again in yesterday's match. I hope they'll work something out.

I don't get at all the first part of the interview either, I assumed he got confused and forgot a negation somewhere? Not sounding arrogant is one thing, but that would be taking it a bit far, especially with his record against Verdasco and Verdasco physically struggling!
The rest of his analysis is OK, poor serve, and he was too passive, only reacting, not dictating.

He says in German articles that he had been sick just before, he was very relieved to make it through the first rounds under these conditions and his legs felt heavy yesterday.

Here is an article in German, nothing new, but it sums up pretty well what happened:
http://tennismagazin.de/tour_exklusiv/detail.php?object_id=156050&class=22&pid=1
The journalist describes the press conference and stresses one more time the change of tone in Philipp's statements, while he's had some truly embarrassing post-match interviews in the past.
This time he was spot on and analyzing very well what he had done wrong. He saw in the 5th set that Verdasco was struggling at one point. Not for a long time, just 5 minutes. But he says he was feeling very tired himself at that point and couldn't use the opportunity. It was doubly painful because he could see there was a chance, but his shots were not hurting Verdasco anymore. The reason in his opinion is that he had been a bit sick in the days before the tournament/the match.
Then follows a detailed match report, the story with Verdasco's foot with the medical time-out in the mdidle of a game. Wilander apparently said in the Eurosport daily summary that it "was too much drama for his liking". Verdasco was looking in terrible pain and then in the 5th he was moving normally again. Maybe the pain killers worked very well. Maybe he had overdone it a bit too.
Too much drama from Verdasco. But not enough drama from Kohli. No fist pumping, nothing. Verdasco was pumping himself up like crazy when he won a point, lamenting after every miss. A lot of antics, but nothing unfair.
Whatever he might say, Kohli should have tried more at the beginning of the 5th set when he saw the chance, even if he was feeling tired. He's lacking the "killer instinct" and the match exposed his main weakness.

who here likes his chances at defending his points at wimbledon and halle?

i just dont think you should lose points that you earned last year at the same tournament i think thats really stupid

or at the very least i think it should be that, in this example philipp made the 3rd round. He made the 4th round last year and so you take away only the deficit from what he earned.

he earned 90 points this year, 180 last year so he should only lose 90 points.

anyway i looked back and i have to apoologiz

Sorry, but Kohli will lose just 90 points because 180 - 90 = 90.

oh so it does work that way? i thought he lost the whole 180

thanks for clearing that up:)