Irish player on the brink of Wimbledon

First bit of bottle Frenchie showed

First bit of bottle Frenchie showed

3 not taken, the fella came up with good serves when they were needed

Come on!!!!

This time!!!

Not happening for him

total bottle job there

Disaster!

needs to keep the head up or this will be over quickly

Frenchie giving him plenty of chances as well

Not over yet.

Great break - in fairness Frenchie gave it to him. He is shocking at the net!!

2-0

So many unforced errors from Frenchie. I am getting very close to backing Niland - don't want to jink him though

3-1 held serve to love

2-2

2-2 final set

I dont think so..

Chance.

it's all about bottle now.

Time to trade out!

Brilliant stuff!! Only one winner from here

2 breaks up. Federer next.

Jaysus dont say that,,

Yep, trade out. Business is business

I still think he'll lose but really hope im wrong

ffs gettin tight

Got a sneaky 20 at 20/1 on the gay frenchie bloke, I'm not officially back in the Niland camp. This could go anyway

No more comments from me until it's over.

*now*

*now*

Come on he's 29 now. He ought not get the heeby jeebys any more. the other chap is only a kid and no doubt the crowd are against him.
Saying that I don't have the pics.

this is some collapse

tg4, and online on tg4 I think

oh dear, talk about sh|tting yourself

FOOK ME!

terrible. feel for the lad but he ll never have a better chance then that

ah this is heartbreakin stuff

agreed Freddiek.

Really threw that away big time. Terrific effort though.

well that was as bad if not a worse bottle job as Rory at the Masters

Ah ffs!! Gutted for him

Never have a chance like that again

125 unforced errors between them, says it all

There hasn't been many worse bottle jobs than that. The French lad can't believe he survived.

Sick!
Poor fuc ker will take a while to get over that.
No complaints in the end unfortunately. Best man won.

just lost 300 euro on that choking fcuking pr1ck wat a pathetic effort losing 5 games in a row

suppose everyone will say he done us proud, losing from 4-1 up if we are proud of that we are sad

After the way he struggled on serve mid match I had to trade out.
Why didn`t you?

No i actually agree with you dddddew, thought he did well to get into a winning position but he fell to pieces, he should be disguisted that he threw it away imo

Prior to this thread i'd never even heard of him i suppose i've seen why now

i backe him at 1.5 let it run culdnt see him losing it was pathetic then he stands up and applauds the crowd after the last point as if to say ah i was never going to win anyway

I don`t disagree with you but that`s why he`s ranked where he is. He has all the shots as he proved throughout, but the higher ranked guys have the mentality too.
Bad luck mate.

Love these know alls who start givin out when they lose a few quid-why shouldnt he thank those who travelled over to support him?

he cud look at least disapointed

Oh right Ted-that might make you feel better? Am sure he is a bit more p eed off than he looks, losing after 4 hrs play.

He`s on 2 fm now

Mannarino about to be beat 3-0

Federrer  3(6)(6)(6) (Time 1 hour 30 mins)
Mannarino 0(2)(3)(2)

Fed looking ominous. Fascinating 10 days ahead.

Here we go again!

Niland progresses at US Open qualifiers

Wednesday, 24 August 2011 12:54
Conor Niland recorded a comfortable straight-sets victory against Pavol Cervenak on the opening day of the US Open qualifying tournament in Flushing Meadows.

Niland, currently ranked 199 in the world, cruised past Cervenak 6-1 6-4 to set up a second round encounter against Chinese Taipei's Tsung-Hua Yang.

The Irish number one, who reached the first round at Wimbledon this year, is now just two matches away from a second appearance in the main draw of a grand slam event.

Meanwhile, Louk Sorensen, who briefly called time on his career earlier this year, faces Spain's Arnau Brugues-Davi in his first round qualifier later today.

Sorensen has been blighted by injuries in recent seasons and has seen his ATP ranking plummet from a career high of 213 to 614, but the man from Stuttgart will have been buoyed by a number of encouraging results since his return to the tour.

Good luck to them both, getting sick of nothing but Rugby and GAA in the Irish Times

Louk Sorenson won his 1st round match 7-6 6-4.

Conor currently in action, leads 4-1 in first set

Conor wins 6-2, 6-3.

Just 1 match away from another Slam appearance

The real Irish sports success story of the night.

Louk Sorenson odds on to join him in last qualifying round too

Thanks Benny for updates

if sorensen were to get through to the last round, and i think he has a more than decent chance, he would have to play the winner of Guez/Fischer which would be a tough ask for him

still its good to see him back, he actually retired at one point through injury but decided to give the sport another crack

Niland is already in the last round and should be well able for Middlekoop, fingers crossed

would be great if we got the 2 lads in the main draw and Murray the only Brit!

Niland on court now, dropped the first set , but is up a double break in the second. 2-6, 4-1

Good stuff. Come on the boys in green.

Sorenson won earlier. 4 and 1.
I assume he has to play again later though.

For those who are interested.
http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/index.html?promo=subnav

1 set all now. Niland won that set 6-1

Winner alright, 6-4 in the third.

sorensen on around 11 our time tonight i think

Fantastic result.

I has to go out after he won. Fair play to him.
Sorenson in a first set tie break now.

great stuff from Sorensen

lost the break lead in the first set but still took it in a tie-break

4-1 up. History in the making!

7-6 6-1. Fantastic achievement for a player who retired less than a year ago.
Big possibility one or both could play Djokovic, Berdych or Soderling.
Fingers crossed. Delighted for them.
Hopefully the start of something bigger here for one of the greatest sports around.

Thought twas nt on till now - missed it [>o]

wd to both

Wait for it!
Niland got Djokovic and Sorenson got Soderling!!!
I swear I didn`t do the draw!
MAGIC

Great draws for the 2 boys.

Good luck to them and very well done so far.

Neither scheduled on Monday.

About to take to the center court . . Could be like sunday all over...At old trafford that is but good luck to him anyhow the world of tennis stage is his now for a few hours

best of luck to him

Here threw up on the court...Food poisoning or nerves . .wont be finished before it even starts

the Sorensen name steeped firmly in irish tradition

Micheal O Muircheartaigh: Sean Og O'Hailpin... his father's from Fermanagh, his mother's from Fiji, neither a hurling stronghold.

Quit on his seat, bless him, looked fecked

Retired due to food poisoning

Sure that was the only way this Djokovic guy could beat him

Sorenson got through against Soderling, great stuff

Sorenson has to play against a sub so he hasn't got into the 2nd round yet

Should let him play Niland in the Athur Ashe court.

retired

Food poisoning again,how unlucky can you get.Funny how the Irish will have an excuse,always a reason to hide behind another shameful defeat.Tell him to pisss off back to Sweden or wherever hes from and see do they pay for his holiday with a tennis racket in New York