Chela and Wawrinka currently on court, Stan leading 2-1 on serve.

Stan breaks to love with a brilliantly angled forehand :D

One set all now. Wawrinka was a break up in the third, but Chela has just broken back... now 4-3 on serve to the Swiss no. 2. Vamos Chela!

Poor effort from the thread starter btw - where was the smiley in the header? :shrug:

im only watching livescores but it seems both men are having probs with their serves. Are the conditions windy again?

I don't know how to do that :unsure:

It's quite windy out there, but I'm not sure that's the reason for the poor serving. The last two games have been pretty much serve dominated, so probably no real reason for it - it's not that unusual for low first serve percentages, and these guys are both decent returners.

6-5 Wawrinka now, Chela to serve to take us into the tiebreak.

SG, there should be a 'Post icons' box just above the 'Add reply' button... beware, it's addictive :unsure:

tell you what SG, shall i edit the thread and put one in there for you? it might have the side effect of making wise look a bit nuts, but y'know...... :P

Go for it, that'd be great thank, but make sure it's my signature smiley........



Tiebreak, Stan leads 1-0*

Stan gets the first mini-break :D

I thought it was customary for the anti-Fed brigade to call Wawrinka the "real Swiss No. 1" . . . ;)

Hmmm, Stan went 3-1 up, then Chela went 5-3 up. Now it's 5-5....

Oooh Stan gets another mini-break *6-5

Chela saves the set point, 6-6


Does either player want to win this :rolleyes:

I was talking in all-time terms. Marc Rosset is of course the Swiss no. 1, for his outstanding achievements in the Era of Lions.

Chela comes from 3-1 down to go 5-3 up, then goes 6-5 down with a set point against him on the Wawrinka serve, but saves it.

Damnit Chela wins set 3....

From 6-6, Chela hits a fantastic forehand return winner and then aun unreturnable serve to take it 8-6. :clap: Vamos!

However, Stan the Man has come from 2 sets to 1 down twice already this tournament, including against Ginepri last round. Does he have the energy to do it again?

Meanwhile, Moya is in a tight first set with the Latvian No. 1. 5-5 and deuce on Gulbis' serve.

Stan goes a double-break up in the 4th set. Looks like this will likely be another 5-setter.

Stan a double break up in the 4th set *4-1:D

Moya won the opening set against Gulbis 7-5 and is winning the second *3-0

I have to keep checking my predicts to remind myself who I am cheering for...

:unsure:

Stan wins set 4 breaking Chela three times to win it 6-1.

Hope it doesn't make for as irritating reading as mine do... for some reason I went for a Gulbis win over Moya :blink: and Wawrinka's continuing his one man mission to ruin my chances. And as for the doubles... :moody:

ALLEZ STAN

VAMOS CARLOS

Is that Stan in yet another 5 set epic? :whistle:

The guy has the stomach for a battle, it has to be said!! :D

Go Stan!! :)

Oh.. and go Mr Pennetta too :)

lucky for me I have the memory of a goldfish, by the time I have got from the thread with my predictions to the score thread I have forgotten :unsure:

I think Chela and Moya are my main guys right now though :)

They've split up haven't they?

Moya is probably the best player to get through in terms of tournament quality though - assuming Djokovic gets past Monaco, he would probably see off Gulbis pretty easily... Moya on the other hand has a good H2H over him and recently beat him in Cinci. Should be a good match.

Moya two sets up now... and comeback king Stan already a break up in the decider.

:yahoo: Moya

:moody: Stan.... c'mon Chela!

Chela breaks straight back.

I didn't know that they'd split up! :o

always seemed like a nice couple too. Esp Flavia.. :wub:

Is good to have Moya looking like he is on his way through.. he'll provide a good challenge to the Djoker, as you mentioned

Don't count Moya in yet, though. I expect he'll win, but Gulbis did just grab his first break of the match to go 2-0 up in the third.

Moya breaks back - so far, nothing too problematic here for him, which surprises me. Gulbis beat Robredo in straight sets in the last round, so I thought he'd at least give Moya a huge scare, and quite possibly beat him.

Chela and Wawrinka 3-3 in the fifth.

Stan in a spot of bother in the 5th.. a break down, trailing 3-4..

Stan has the brightest nose in tennis :lol:

Stan saves a MP on his own serve.

Chela with a chance to serve it out at *5-4

Wawrinka saves a match point on his own serve but now Chela will have the chance to serve it out. From a break up early on in the fifth, the Swiss just seemed to fall away - probably a bit of fatigue given his previous antics in the tournament. Can he find one last burst of energy?

Moya and Gulbis into a third set tiebreak. If the Latvian can take this one, who knows? Moya's has two tough battles in his last two matches and may well also succumb to tiredness. Gulbis on the other hand hadn't lost a single set before today. :yikes:

GSM Chela 4-6 6-2 7-6 1-6 6-4

Chela wins.

Gulbis wins the third set against Moya.

Set point to Gulbis in the tiebreak: *6-5


Edit: SG is obviously a bit ahead of my live scoreboard. :D

Djoko leads Monaco 5-4 first round.......exchange of breaks so far :)