Looks like Kiefer is in trouble against Sela. :(

Although he just recovered a break from 5-2 down, but he still needs to hold, break again and hold again to get to an even footing in this set.

In other matches, Lee won the first set against Llodra and is up an early break in the second.

It was too much to ask ... Kiefer loses the first set 6-4. :(

Still, a more respectable scoreline than 6-2, which could have been on the cards, and perhaps something to build on for a fightback.

nooo....i don't want Llodra to lose :cry:

looks like he heard you - currently leading the second set at 5-2

:hug: he did hun 6-2, 6-3

i know - i was too late with my cheering squad :cry:

shame for Llodra - would have wanted him to come through that..

and I may have just murrayed kiefer - hes now facing break point :unsure:

what on earth does "to murray someone" mean - it sounds exceptionally painful???

Looks like 5-5 now. :(

Come on, Nicolas - hold here and then break to force a decider! :pray:

Well, it looks like a good day for Germans on the women's side at least - one (Kerber) is already through, and another (Schruff) up a set and a break.

Not that I've ever heard of either of them ... :wacko:

Tiebreak! :yikes:

Come on Kiwi!

Kiefer takes the tie-break! :yahoo:

Come on! :clap:

Oh no. :( :( :(

After all that fighting back, Kiefer loses the final set 6-3. :angry:

The Sod currently destroying grosjean :blink:

:blush:

sorry, thats an old F1 expression for when the lovely Murray Walker used to joyfully announce who was definitely going to be a certain winner, only for them to crash out two minutes later - he really did have the kiss of death... so, if you jinx someone, you murray them...

at least in this house you do... :unsure:

i thought it might have something to do with andy - maybe, to give someone a bad haircut :P

Wawrinka, Soderling and Bjorkman all win the first set. :ok: :clap:

:giggle:

that would make more sense on a tennis board :blink:

I am just reading up Murray Walker and his ability to curse drivers in Wiki - it says the following:

He was also an exponent of the commentator's curse, describing how well a driver was racing or that they would win the race, only to have them retire or crash out of the race shortly thereafter. This curse was at one stage so bad specific drivers approached him and asked him not to mention their names.

thats why I always think of people being murrayed!

But Stan just went down a break in the second. :blink:

Jonas serving to force a tie-break. :pray:

:yahoo:

well, except for The Sod - i don't like him :angry:

:yahoo: i wonder whether john lloyd has that power in tennis...... :P

I reckon he did over henman... him and the whole of the british broadcasting team :unsure:

Seppi won in three against Capdeville, by the way, fiighting back after losing the first set.

odd little fella... quite happy for him to go out now.. dont see it happening mind...

Him personally or his tennis? :unsure:

ooops - used the wrong emoticon there :unsure:

meant to use a :giggle: no idea why i used :yahoo:

well, we haven't met personally.......but i wasn't very impressed with his behaviour towards nadal at wimby last year...... :unsure:

:yahoo: Jonas won....

The Sod did too incidentally :unsure:

:clap:

Good day for the Swedes. :yahoo:

And it looks like Wawrinka is back on track, having recovered the break. Now 4-4, with Stan serving.

go Stan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :yahoo:

Next up for Jonas is Canas. He might have a bit too much in the legs for the old Swede, particularly on a slow hardcourt. But you never know.

By the way, in German "Alter Schwede" ('old swede') is an exclamation of amazement.

Nooo ... despite being 40-30 up, Stan gets broken. and now stands to lose the second set. :cry:

ah, it's good to have you back MJT - i can have german lessons whilst i follow the tennis :P :hug:

:ok:

I'm feeling a bit ill today though, so I think it's time I go home and rest for a while. I'm afraid Stan will have to tough it out without me --- well, it's his own fault for not holding when he had the chance! :P

aww...yes, definitely go and get some rest if you're not feeling good :hug:

Play under way... and Tispy down a set already to Massu 6-4 with second set just getting going...

c'mon tipsy!

Tipsy facing match point!

And Safin set point!

Safin saves his, now game point ... and he holds for 5-5.

Tipsy saves his match point as well, now he needs to win two more points to hold and force a third-set tiebreak.

Go Marat! Go Tipsy! Go Nalbañas! (Actually, I don't really care about Nalbañas, I just like typing it.)

Ok, Tipsy now has game point. And Melzer holds for 6-5; Marat will need to hold serve again :pray:

Tie-breaks in both matches! 4-3 to Safin on serve, Tipsy-Massu just to start.

Oh, and Nalbañas are down a break. Too bad. :P

Safin lost the first set and Tipsy is down a mini-break. :(

Not a good day for DJ's favorites today ...

Tipsy facing three match points! :yikes:

But Marat has two break points early in the second! :clap:

Tipsy saves one match point ... but not the second :(

But Safin breaks. :yahoo: