The Tennis Thread

[bexVN]

Just watching a fun match with Bates/Castle, eltingh and Haarhuis

Edited by bexVN on Thursday 12th July 15:57

[JagLover]

anonymous said:

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We also wont need to suffer their third narrative that of Federer being "better than ever". Always a bit of a dubious assertion to me, as where are all the other mid thirties football and tennis players who are better than ever?

He has adapted to a new racket and is serving well and hitting his backhand well. This is not to say he is "better than ever" as that ignores both the physical and mental aspects of a competitive match. Since a very good performance in the Australian Open Federer had been playing average all the year going into this Wimbledon.

I am sure that after he retires Federer will continue to light up the senior circuit with some of the shots he can play. That wont mean he should go and face whoever is the latest mid twenties something to dominate the game.

[BlackLabel]

Predictions for semi finals day? I’ll go with Isner and Nadal.

The bookies can’t seperate them.

[BlackLabel]

Almost 4 hours later and we’re headed into a 5th set.

[anonymous-user]

70-68 here we come ?

[BlackLabel]

Anderson's stamina is remarkable - played 3.5+ hours in the last 16 vs Monfils, 4+ hours vs Federer and now 5+ hours today. Not bad for a 32 year old.

[Baron Greenback]

BlackLabel said:

Predictions for semi finals day? I’ll go with Isner and Nadal.

The bookies can’t seperate them.

They must be playing a few sets today and rest tomorrow, surely!

[BlackLabel]

Inverdale and McEnroe whining on about the length of the match is getting boring now. Wish they'd change the subject.

Edited by BlackLabel on Friday 13th July 18:41

[Leithen]

Any rules for the longest time an Umpire has to last until they get a pee break?

[Blackpuddin]

If this game prevents the other semi from finishing today, or even from starting today, both of which scenarios you can easily see happening, it will level up the stamina playing field for the final as neither finalist will have had much of a break.
As we know from the Mahut marathon, Isner is a master of looking knackered when he actually isn't.

Edited by Blackpuddin on Friday 13th July 18:50

[Baron Greenback]

He is pulling out the Aces when it matters!

[anonymous-user]

A fifth set tie break is for snow flakes...

[Baron Greenback]

5hr 46 mins, they are going to be knackard! Boys singles semi final is 13-13 final set also!

[Stan the Bat]

BlackLabel said:

Inverdale and McEnroe whining on about the length of the match is getting boring now. Wish they'd change the subject.

Edited by BlackLabel on Friday 13th July 18:41

Inverdale is the only one who makes Castle seem like Shakespeare.

[Leithen]

Stan the Bat said:

Inverdale is the only one who makes Castle seem like Shakespeare.

[Leithen]

Into the eighth set.

[Baron Greenback]

Raise the net to make the game harder!

[BlackLabel]

Just googled it and the latest they can play to under lights is 11pm until the Merton Council curfew kicks in although that was broken once when a Murray-Baghdatis match finished at 11.02pm.

[Leithen]

Someone in the distant future said:

Where were you during the Anderson Isner Match at Wimbledon?

Sitting in front of the TV watching it for some unknown reason.

[rex]

It’s boring but mesmerising at the same time. I’m not even a fan of tennis but can’t turn it off.