By Chris Oddo | Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Clap your hands, people, because it's time for the Media Mash. Catch up on all of Wimbledon's Day 9 snark here.
Photo credit: Kieran Galvin/CameraSport
Couldn’t make your way to SW 19 this year? No worries, we’ve got you covered. Take a tour around the hallowed grounds of the All England Club without ever leaving your computer monitor with the Media Mash. For everything that you may or may not have missed on Day 9, scroll down below:
Not to be outdone by Nick Kyrgios, Grigor Dimitrov unleashed a command performance on defending champion Andy Murray on Day 9, snapping the great Scot’s 17-match win streak at the All England Club and reigniting the big four is dead talk.
You can say the big four is dead, but the FEDERER EXPRESS might have a thing or two to say about that. The maestro fought back from a set down to take down his good buddy Stan Wawrinka with a yet another solid serving performance.
And when all was said and done, there was enough love in Centre Court to fill the Davis Cup with tears.
Meanwhile, Serena Williams is back on the other side of the pond and—thankfully—catching up on her zzzzzzz’s.
And Vika was, well, being Vika…
Back to the tennis: Nick Kyrgios brought his “A” (for absolutely insane) game on this shot, but he could not get a sniff on Milos Raonic’s serve for most of the match. Therefore the 19-year-old Aussie goes home with a great experience under his belt and lots to work on for the next Slam.
As far as mighty Milos Raonic goes, oh, well, he just became the first Canadian male to reach a Grand Slam semi in 91 years. And he barely cracked a smile. So calm and so focused is the missile!
Things were dire in the royal box today. Ah, bullocks!
Speaking of royalty, Metallica’s drummer, Lars Ulrich, was in the house…
Never been past the second round at Wimbledon? No problem, says Simona Halep. I got this. She trounces Sabine Lisicki to reach the semis. Wow.
Novak Djokovic could barely keep his balance in the third set—it was strange—but once he fell behind Marin Cilic he turned up the intensity to smoke the Croatian for a 10th straight time. It’s been a weird tournament for the Serb, but here he is, two matches away from winning a seventh Slam.
Another Slam, another Slam semi—that is, apparently, how Eugenie Bouchard does it.
I think it’s safe to say that we’ll all be very much looking forward to seeing Nick Kyrgios in North America this summer. Right back atcha, Nick.
Nice play, ump!
Last but not least: When tennis and football meet:
One more, because, well, It’s Wimbledon!!! :