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[Red Streak]

This is the tennis topic.  Discuss:

• What's going on in the pros
• Your own tennis stories
• How much you love tennis
• How much you love Serena Williams' ass

For those of you unfamiliar with this "tennis", the sport can be easily explained in the following picture:



That about sums it up.  Enjoy!

[Red Streak]

French Open starts soon!  I am PUMPED.  I want Federer to win.  I love that guy.

I have a tennis tournament next week, and I'm scared.  God help me. 

I love tennis lots.  Here's why, mostly:



Have mercy.

[Strange Brew]

I dont love Serena Williams arse.

I am afraid of it. That thing could destroy a small village.

[Schu]

I, myself, prefer a nice Hingis-sized ass.

[Red Streak]

I've been playing in this tournament the past few days, and I'm in both the doubles final and the singles final.  I usually (as in every single one I've ever been in) lose in tournaments, so this is already my most successful one ever.  But I have two tough matches tonight, wish me luck PWoT!  I'll let you know how it goes.

[Nedroid]

I just learned how to play tennis a few days ago.  The place I just moved into has a court, so some of my friends and I played.  I like to hit the ball with the paddle. 

[Johnny Roastbeef]

My wife and I really enjoy tennis, by which I mean that we really enjoy hitting the ball over the net so that the other person can swing at it, miss and have to chase it down.

[Mr Gale]

I did tennis at school once. I could serve, but I think I hit it back about once.

Its no football.

[Strange Brew]

I am actually looking forward to the French Open for a change. The Federer/Nadal rivalry is heating up again with Federer actually beating Nadal on clay (after 81 consecutive wins by Nadal) so it could be his moment to get a French open and do what Sampras never could. Also Hewitt almost beat Nadal as well and is looking really good at the moment and could also be a dark horse.

[Red Streak]

I don't even know who I want to root for in the French.  It's going to be so much fun to watch.  Maybe I'll just root for good tennis.

Hey, I won the singles final today but I lost the doubles final.  I've never won a tournament in my five years or so of playing semi-serious tennis, so this is really nice.  Kind of like a drink of water after being thirsty for a few hours, or being in the workout room where shitty hip hop radio was playing and then getting into your car and listening to some Led Zeppelin. 

And they didn't even give me a fucking trophy!  Just a gift certificate for what turns out to be half of the cost of entry. 

Douche bags.

[Red Streak]

Well, Serena is out.  No American man survived past the first round.  Oh well.

Nadal is steamrolling every opponent he faces, and the Fed express is dazzling as usual.  Their rivalry is definitely one for the ages.

The women's final is Saturday and the men's final is Sunday, if I'm not mistaken.  It's going to be a fun weekend.  I'm most definitely waking up at 5am to see Federer/Nadal.

[Angry Baboon.]

Andy Murray has a nice arse.

[Carson Vandertruck]

Tennis is the only sport I think I'm terrible at. I'm okay at pretty much everything else, but tennis, not so much.

So I decided that this summer I'd get better. I've been playing a lot and I'm getting pretty good, actually. My serve is bitchin', and I've got a mean forehand, but my backhand is the worst thing ever. Absolutely atrocious.

That's why I'm asking you guys: are there any magic spells or potions that will make my backhand better? Thanks.

[chuch]

Tennis is the only sport I think I'm terrible at. I'm okay at pretty much everything else, but tennis, not so much.

So I decided that this summer I'd get better. I've been playing a lot and I'm getting pretty good, actually. My serve is bitchin', and I've got a mean forehand, but my backhand is the worst thing ever. Absolutely atrocious.

That's why I'm asking you guys: are there any magic spells or potions that will make my backhand better? Thanks.

Go for two handed instead of one - It gives you, in my opinion, a lot more power and control, if you are just starting out.  A one hander looks pretty when done right, but I always stick with my two-handed shot. 

If you can search for some Agassi footage, look at his back-hand, and try to imitate some of what he does.  I think he has the most solid two-handed in the game.

[Carson Vandertruck]

Also, may I point out that one of the commentators I've got on my French Open feed sounds exactly like College Binary.

[Red Streak]

Also, may I point out that one of the commentators I've got on my French Open feed sounds exactly like College Binary.

yes!  The Australian guy who sits with the crowd and discusses complicated tennis stuff.  I like hearing him talk words.

Tennis is the only sport I think I'm terrible at. I'm okay at pretty much everything else, but tennis, not so much.

So I decided that this summer I'd get better. I've been playing a lot and I'm getting pretty good, actually. My serve is bitchin', and I've got a mean forehand, but my backhand is the worst thing ever. Absolutely atrocious.

That's why I'm asking you guys: are there any magic spells or potions that will make my backhand better? Thanks.

I'm the same way.  Big serve and big forehand, shitty backhand.  I have a one-hander but I used to have a two hander. 

It's getting better though.  I've been working on it a lot, and when I get a rhythm it gets pretty solid.  But it's still probably my biggest weakness.

If you've got the option, choose the one hander.  It's prettier.

[ShillAT]

There's a great website that our school's girls varsity tennis coach runs. It's got slo-mo footage of all the pros' shots. The guy's pretty smart; he actually wrote about filming tennis a few years back.

It's tennisplayer.net.

I think you need an account, though.

Now, Wimbledon. Who do you think is going to be the lucky sucker that Federer gets to wipe the floor with? I really feel like Roddick has a chance to go to the finals, but it'll be interesting to see how Nadal, Djokovitch and Murray do. I think Djokovitch likes faster surfaces, so this could be a good tournament for him.

[Carson Vandertruck]

Yeah, it costs some dollars.

Also, Wimbledon started today. The three hour rain delay worked in my favour, because I woke up and it was just starting.

Tennis is becoming my favourite spectator sport.

[][ronic]

All I know is it's fucked up my Neighbours watching...

[ShillAT]

Did you guys catch the amazing Henman match? And his second round match looks like it's gonna be good as well.