Tennis!

[Katsuya]

Maria is tearing through Rodionova. About to bagel the first set.

ETA: She then managed to make it hard for herself, Rodionova got a break back before Maria sealed it out a 6-2. Odd.

[Magus978]

70 minutes later...Sharapova cruises past Rodionova 6-2, 6-3.

[Lineker]

Venus has vowed to return to SW19 in 2013, despite her first round loss today.

[Katsuya]

Fucking hell, Berdych and Isner both just got knocked out.

[IAceI]

Check out Gulbis actually giving a shit.

[naiwf]

Venus needs to retire already. If she can't win a match at Wimbledon, the game has finally passed her by.

[Katsuya]

Robson is leading Schiavone in the first set

Hopefully Johanna Konta can pick up the win in the end of her third set, too. Three or four Brits making it out of the first round would be a big boost.

[hugobomb]

Robson wins the first set 6-2. Schiavone's two tone grunt is fucking annoyning

[Katsuya]

Didn't give Laura much of a hope in this match, even though she pushed Maria hard last year, but Schiavone isn't at her best today and Laura is playing unbelievable tennis.

[Katsuya]

Ah well. Laura did a very good job for an 18 year old, against a slightly easier opponent she would have got through I think, but Schiavone's intelligence did show through in the end.

[IAceI]

It's funny how many commentators piss and moan over grunting, yet all they say about Schiavone is what a great personality she has and how hard she tries. She's one of the worst offenders for grunting - which doesn't annoy me in the slightest anyways - but no commentator ever seems to want to slate her for it, or at least they dont' when I'm watching her play.

[Quom]

If you grunt your opponent should get to hit you with their racquet after the point. Start with ankles for first offence then move to more and more dangerous areas. After your fifth grunt the fans may pass weapons to your opponent.

[IAceI]

Ah well then I'd be knacked then as I often find myself grunting involuntary now and again, my poor ankles, they're a weak spot to begin with.

[Katsuya]

Tomic

[Hornswoggle4PM]

Hate to be Almagro or Nieminen right now, rain delay while they're so close to beating Lopez and Rochus respectively

[Katsuya]

I enjoy every second of Nadal struggling, since I don't get to see it often.

[Cymbols]

Tsonga is a set up against Lleyton Hewitt.

Jarkko Neimenan beat Lopez.

And Nadal is 4-0 down in the first set against Bellucci. Blimey.

[Dan]

4-4 now.

[Katsuya]

So Murray crushes Davydenko and Nadal eventually made it look pretty easy against Belucci. Keothavong, somehow, has won the first set of her match. I say somehow, because I just assume that she'll lose easily like she always does in an inexplicable fashion.

[Adam]

Two men and three women in the 2nd Round for Britain is terrific, very encouraging signs from our youngsters at the moment. Hopefully in a few years I won't need to get excited when 5 of our athletes actually win a match rather than just Murray!

Murray brushed Davydenko aside easily today but that's the only match I've really seen so far.

EDIT: Oh, and I don't mind the grunting/moaning, barely even notice it when I'm watching to be honest, even when Sharapova plays Azarenka.

Edited June 26, 2012 by AdamDRFC