Madrid 2010 livetweeting log, with Squid cameo

[bronze_ribbons]

Summary: Rafa wins, but it was a respectably tight match -- some beautiful points among Rafa's 85 to Roger's 84 (and some headscratching ones, including championship point #2). Considering Roger's general inability to play two good sets in a row against Top 100 players since AO, I honestly didn't think much of his chances to make the final at all, never mind making it competitive; I'm pleased at how many games went to deuce (even if some of those were due to Roger's making twice as many UFEs as Rafa), and if they both tune up their first serves for 3-5 sets at RG, I'll be making noises to give Sally of "When Harry..." a run for her pastrami. *g*



Ah, there's the trophy bite. And linesmen running for cover as Rafa goes after them with the champagne. Which he shook HARD before opening.
about 1 hour ago via web

Roger saves 1 cp but 33rd UFE = tb, s, m, c Rafa, 46 67. But much closer than many predicted and mutual patting at net. On to RG!
about 1 hour ago via web

Win or lose, I'm feeling much better about Fed's Slam SF streak than I was two hours ago. And that was a beautiful fh volley by Rafa. 2-1.
about 1 hour ago via web

Deuce #2. Gorgeous smash.
about 1 hour ago via web

Deuce. Fed's FS on siesta.
about 1 hour ago via web

Game 10 = fun, fun, fun. *grinning from ear to ear*
about 1 hour ago via web

@pjmouse I don't think it counts when Rafa all but handed you the steak sauce. ;-)
about 2 hours ago via web in reply to pjmouse's "If he converts, I'll eat my thesis."

And the answer is no. *rolls eyes* And there goes a second bp. Law.
about 2 hours ago via web

Fed's won 7 points in a row. The next one is a bp, can he do it?
about 2 hours ago via web

Rafa, I don't think you should be doing that at the net, let alone twice, but it's hilarious to watch. #equalopportunityshakingheadatfaves
about 2 hours ago via web

OF COURSE I get stuck on the phone when Roger actually converts a bp. Just like the way the stream always, ALWAYS freezes on match point.
about 2 hours ago via web

Rafa overrules "out" call to give point to Roger. ...and now it's deuce #2. Mirka chewing her thumbnail. Brilliant cc bh, ad Rafa.
about 2 hours ago via web

Deuce #2. Fed's inability to convert bps... Deuce #3. Good frelling lord.
about 2 hours ago via web

Deuce. Again. And OH. What a point! Ad Fed, 4-5.
about 2 hours ago via web

And it's deuce. I shoulda started a pool.
about 3 hours ago via web

Deuce #3!
about 3 hours ago via web

Deuce #2. Whee!
about 3 hours ago via web

Fed claws back to deuce after losing like eight points straight.
about 3 hours ago via web

Even the ones that don't land in are fun to watch. Well, maybe not the FSs landing a mile wide. Six deuces so far?
about 3 hours ago via web

Beautiful shotmaking by both.*happy place*
about 3 hours ago via web


And before the match:

@dootsiez "tongue in cheeks" -->not so obviously a typo with slashfic goggles on. I'd say more but I've already scarred my tweeps for life.
about 4 hours ago via web in reply to dootsiez's "Yeah folks, tongue in cheeks" about the caplocks smacktalk + follow-up "CHEEK* OBVIOUSLY"

@[redacted] "Rafa's eyes widened as the Giant Squid sped up its stroking of Roger's..." #Rule34 #sogoingtohell #nohandbasketrequired
about 4 hours ago via web in reply to [redacted]'s "What is a tentacle smut?"

*shakes head at all the shouting, goes back to writing Rafa/Roger tentacle smut*
about 5 hours ago via web

Yesterday spammed by drunken Aussies. Today spammed by caffeinated Aussies (#thisiswarbitches). The things I do to feed my tennis habit.
about 5 hours ago via web