rugby isn't american sport and no i'm not buttering him up u should give credit where its due which is my philosophy
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Ever heard of Rugby?
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Rugby is a proper sport. Anyway, lets stick to the topic.
rugby world cup this yr
england will win the rugby world cup later this year they are the most inform team and after beating the aussies and the all blacks, i think the doubters will think again
yeah great defence in that game against all blacks i watched it and against the wallabies they absolutely killed it england look good only at the moment
Back to tennis lads.
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Rugby is a proper sport. Anyway, lets stick to the topic.
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I think the description Ehsan gave of America football also describes Rugby.
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Rugby is a proper sport. Anyway, lets stick to the topic.
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American football isnt? O bhai, log martey hain is par!!! from the description you gave, i dont think youve ever seen it carefully or more than 5 minutes... Its very technical too, if you notice the gridlines on the field. An average football player can eat these euro-rugby players alive!! I used to go watch our university team play, yeh tu india vs pakistan se zyada tense ho jaati hain... Kher that rugby thingie is also played in the US...
Coming back to the topic...
No one mentioned the record that the unseeded guy who smashed Agassi's butt got! 44 Aces or something? That was something!
True, Philopouses got 46 Aces, thats the most I have ever seen anyone get. I thought Goran Ivanisevic was the Ace master.
the record for the most aces wasn't smashed becoz Gary Muller holds the record. He did this at Wimbledon in qualifying by hitting 49 aces and philippousis got 46 aces
im backing Scud...
i cant believe he beat Agassi .. still in shock..
with the females... hmmm im hoping Kim Clisjters does something special.. but i have a feeling either Serena or Venus (fingers crosses for Venus) will be in the finals again...
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the record for the most aces wasn't smashed becoz Gary Muller holds the record. He did this at Wimbledon in qualifying by hitting 49 aces and philippousis got 46 aces
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Letuschat... I dont know... Actually I just read this on CNN... It said he created a wimbledon record by getting these many aces... Personally, I love aces, and thats like bowling an inswinging yorker to me ;)
Mens Quarter Final line up
Jonas Bjorkman SWE
v.
Andy Roddick USA (5)
Roger Federer SUI (4)
v.
Sjeng Schalken NED (8)
Tim Henman GBR (10)
v.
Sebastien Grosjean FRA (13)
Alexander Popp GER
v.
Mark Philippoussis AUS
Ladies semi final line up
Serena Williams USA (1)
v.
Justine Henin-Hardenne BEL (3)
Venus Williams USA (4)
v.
Kim Clijsters BEL (2)
DAY 7 ROUND-UP:
Only one of them did it with ease, but in the end they all made it. The Big Four of women's tennis in 2003 - the Americans Serena and Venus Williams, and the Belgians Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin-Hardenne - will play in the semi-finals of Wimbledon.
The defending champion Serena Williams had the hardest quarter-final assignment today, a three-set grind over Jennifer Capriati. As usual in their clashes, Capriati started better, striking her heavy groundstrokes more accurately than the No.1 seed.
But while Williams was making more errors than her opponent, she was also hitting many more winners. The effort of staying in rallies largely dominated by Williams took its toll on Capriati, and she eventually succumbed 2-6, 6-2, 6-3.
The other all-American match was a lacklustre affair, despite the undeniable power of their serves and groundstrokes - it went to three sets but one of the players seemed to go missing in each one. Venus Williams (champion of 2000 and 2001) defeated Lindsay Davenport (champion of 1999) 6-2, 2-6, 6-1.
Williams now meets Clijsters, who dropped her first set of the tournament in dispatching Silvia Farina Elia, the 27th seed from Italy. The Belgian looked like a novice at times in the first set, spraying her shots and displaying the tension that has afflicted her during previous big-occasion matches.
It turned out Clijsters was battling a second, unexpected foe - a bee stung her in the 10th game of the set. While she felt pain, she did not stop playing and in the second set, her nervousness washed away. The 20-year-old lifted her game and charged through the last two sets to win 5-7, 6-0, 6-1.
The last to make the final four was Henin-Hardenne, but she was also the quickest as she removed the 33rd seed, Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia, 6-2, 6-2. It was the Russian teenager's first Grand Slam quarter-final and it showed, as the Belgian outplayed her with ease. The stage is now set for a re-match of the controversial French Open semi-final between Henin-Hardenne and Serena Williams.
In the Gentlemen's Singles, France's Sebastian Grosjean needed one more set to eliminate the French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero, in a fourth-round match suspended on Monday night because of fading light.
Grosjean's reward is a Centre Court date today with both Britain's Tim Henman and a crowd desperate for a local victory. Switzerland's Roger Federer will play Sjeng Schalken of the Netherlands, Sweden's Jonas Bjorkman meets the American Andy Roddick, while Australia's Mark Philippoussis takes on Alexander Popp of Germany.
philippoussis is playin popp at the moment but we r only in the 2nd game of the match
I saw the match b/w mark and pop, I am very much impressed by the composure of the german
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I saw the match b/w mark and pop, I am very much impressed by the composure of the german
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A great match it was, waiting for its resumption today.
fredrer all the way:hula:
Scud to the semi's..
July 4 2003
London
Mark Philippoussis wins a point against Germany's Alexander Popp.
Australia's Mark Philippoussis clawed his way into his first Wimbledon semi-final with a five set, two day win over world No.198 Alexander Popp today.
They resumed their quarter-final today at two games all in the fifth set after rain stopped play last night and Philippoussis finally took a thrilling match 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-3 8-6.
Early yesterday, Philippoussis looked like crashing to a humbling loss to the German only two days after his brilliant five set win over world No.1 Andre Agassi in the fourth round on Monday.
Instead, the world No.48 fought back from two sets down for the fourth time in his career and his first grand slam title was still in his sights.
At the resumption today, Philippoussis was determined to wrap up the match as quickly as he could.
"I tried to come out firing. I did, he did, too," Philippoussis said.
"God, that last set was a battle. We both played some good tennis. And just a little luck, I happened just to come away with that one."
He faces 13th seed Sebastien Grosjean in the semi-final tomorrow after the Frenchman beat local favourite and 10th seed Tim Henman in the quarter-final 7-6 (10-8) 3-6 6-3 6-4.
Grosjean beat former world No.1 Lleyton Hewitt on his way to the final at the Queen's Club in the lead-up to Wimbledon and was too good Henman over the last two days.
"He's very, very talented," Philippoussis said of Grosjean.
"He's playing great tennis to have made it to the final at Queen's and to have beaten Tim today.
"He's got a big forehand, he loves running around his backhand, hitting his forehand. He returns the ball well."
Australia has had a semi-finalist at Wimbledon every year since 1996, except 1998 when Philippoussis was beaten by Pete Sampras in the quarters.
Philippoussis looked the one in command when play resumed today but failed to take the match by the throat after having six break points early on.
He then fell into serious danger on his third break point down serving at 5-5 but saved his skin with a desperate diving backhand volley to intercept a certain looking winner and went on to hold serve and lead 6-5.
Popp's confidence grew and he was hitting regular return winners and held another break point at 6-6 but again Philippoussis clung on with a couple of unreturnable serves, bravely sending down huge second serve winners.
He had to save two break points in his next service game, and again his booming serve came to the rescue to go up 7-6 and it was Popp who finally cracked.
Two forehands down the line gave Philippoussis two match points which he took at the first chance with a backhand return to move into the semi-final.
Philippoussis and Popp finally made it back on to Court One today after fifth seed Andy Roddick made quick work of his quarter-final, beating Jonas Bjorkman 6-4 6-2 6-4.
Roddick will play Roger Federer in the other semi after the Swiss fourth seed beat Sjeng Schalken in straight sets.
Philippousis won 
I like this hard hitting player, He was so fired up today that he was letting go his second serves at **120-124 mph at break points in the later stages of final set ** 
And as one of commentators said’ There is this fine line between stupidity and brilliant courage, Phillipousus is accomplishing hte later one with aplomb’ :k: Well played… Pop was impressive as well,
I expect a Roddick and Phillipousis Final !