Good tennis match going on now - Federer and Roddick

[MaineDem]

I'm enjoying this.

[dhill926]

1. good to see Roddick hanging in there.......

Fed seemed invincible last week, now in big trouble. Men's tennis is great right now......

[TBF]

2. Spoiler

bummed because Roger's out, but happy for Andy as well. I've never been a fan of his but he's always had a hard time against Roger so it's nice to see him win one when everyone least expects it.

[joeybee12]

3. Sucks, IMHO

Roger looked out of it...all Andy did was extend his eventual loss to the next round...I'm done with Miami.

[TBF]

4. To be honest so am I -

I didn't want to be a bad sport but I haven't watched at all today. I don't think I'm going to take Roger's inevitable retirement very well.

[joeybee12]

5. Problem there's no one up and coming who I like to keep me watching...

I searched some youtube stuff on Chrissie and one match I found was here in 1988 beating Martina 6-0 6-4 when Chrissie was 33...like Roger, she still had it, but the psychological lapses were increasing and there wasn't much to be done about that.

[TBF]

6. I remember Steffi had a lot of injuries at the end -

but I still liked how she went out. She had won the French, lost at Wimbledon, and decided that was enough. Retired at age 30, #3 in the world. Roger hasn't had the injuries but you can see the mental lapses for sure. He's done so much and at some point you must simply get bored with it.

[joeybee12]

7. It's simply age...

When you're younger you're focused on only one thing...tennis...as you get older you have more responsibilities, you ahve seen and done more...it's the aging process that happens to everyone, not just athletes.

[joeybee12]

8. Please see #3

Like I said, Andy only got his eventual drubbing a round later this time...it wasn't even close...what a putz.

[TBF]

9. Wow - and Monaco beat him. Roger has got to be kicking himself right now. nt

[joeybee12]

10. Yup, if he was a little, little more focused yesterday he

would have won...hopefully this will make him realize he needs focus all the time at his age.

[marmar]

12. I think that's the best you can expect from Roddick at this point.....

....... one good match, followed by a flameout. He can't play well through an entire tournament. That second set against Monaco was one of the more pathetic spectacles I've watched this year.

[joeybee12]

11. Women's Spoiler...

I think this is the first time Caroline has beaten Serena, so congrats to her...I'm actually surprised she did...she seems to be playing well again in this tournament, but the whole year thus far she was on a downward spiral I didn't think she'd recover from.

[joeybee12]

13. Sort of a spoiler...

Rafroid pulled out of his match with Murray...you know, Murray might just beat Djoker Sunday...I am assuming Djoker beats Juan Monaco, and I think that's a safe assumption...you never know which Murray might show up, though.

[joeybee12]

14. Didn't watch any of the finals...men's or women's...

Looks like a sort of downturn on the men's side until May and Madrid...the women have the Family Cup which has been around forever.

[marmar]

15. Yep. Although Monte Carlo is a reasonably big tournament.......

...... but I can't wait until my favorite of the slams, on the red clay of Roland Garros.

[joeybee12]

16. I used to like the French...

Until Rafroid came onto the scene.