The Tennis Thread
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E24man said:
Both my wife and I agree that Womens Grand Slams should be 5 sets to make it test of skill AND stamina; there is no way SW would have got so many GS's with her pure power game if she had the possibility of a five set match ahead of her.
The womens game is becomng a mockery as so many games are two sets in super quick time.
If they want equality, lump the men and women in together.The womens game is becomng a mockery as so many games are two sets in super quick time.
Or, at least play best of five.
It's a joke.
Should the mens finalists get a reduced pay cheque as they only played 3 sets? 
Was a bit disappointed with Jamie Murray today. He made quite a few errors at the net. Was hoping for a better match but that's the way it goes I guess.
Wimbledon all over for another year.
I will say that those moaning about the discussion of Serena having a baby 10 months ago (I know it was mentioned a lot) may be don't quite appreciate what a feat she pulled.
10 months ago, she had an emergency caesarian and life threatening complications-blood clots on the lung, the coughing opened up her c-sect, they found a large haematoma in her abdomen as a result, followed by hemorrhaging because she was put on blood thinners from her c-sect wound etc that alone would take most months to recover from. To have gotten over all that and to end up in a Wimbledon final is an absolutely incredible achievement.
Was a bit disappointed with Jamie Murray today. He made quite a few errors at the net. Was hoping for a better match but that's the way it goes I guess.
Wimbledon all over for another year.
I will say that those moaning about the discussion of Serena having a baby 10 months ago (I know it was mentioned a lot) may be don't quite appreciate what a feat she pulled.
10 months ago, she had an emergency caesarian and life threatening complications-blood clots on the lung, the coughing opened up her c-sect, they found a large haematoma in her abdomen as a result, followed by hemorrhaging because she was put on blood thinners from her c-sect wound etc that alone would take most months to recover from. To have gotten over all that and to end up in a Wimbledon final is an absolutely incredible achievement.
The towel/security blanket use is an epidemic now.
My chief beef against it is why should ball boys and guys have to touch it at all, and why should line judges have to sit where its been? It cannot be clean or hygienic for anyone other than the player and there was the incident a few years where Rafa wiped up a bit of his vomit/spittle from the court in his towel which was then handled by the ball boys and girls.
If players feel they need a towel at the end of the court they should take it out there themselves, fetch, carry and hang it on something other than the line judges chairs themselves, and all within their allowed time limits.
My chief beef against it is why should ball boys and guys have to touch it at all, and why should line judges have to sit where its been? It cannot be clean or hygienic for anyone other than the player and there was the incident a few years where Rafa wiped up a bit of his vomit/spittle from the court in his towel which was then handled by the ball boys and girls.
If players feel they need a towel at the end of the court they should take it out there themselves, fetch, carry and hang it on something other than the line judges chairs themselves, and all within their allowed time limits.
Thoroughly enjoyed watching Wimbledon this year.
I played a lot of tennis as a kid....not to a particularly great standard, played for my club's mens team as a junior but that was about it. Stopped playing when I started work at 18. Literally didn't play for thirty years. Started having a hit when my 8 year old son started to learn to play about a year ago.....got the bug back and massively regret not playing more!
Have been having a hit once or twice a week now for six months and am absolutely loving it. Had a few lessons from a young pro at the club to get rid of the rust...amazed at how things like my serve have come back relatively easily. Ground strokes have taken more work but getting there. When I was hitting with my son I just bought a cheap racket off the web but invested in a couple of Wilson Blade Countervail's which have made a massive difference to my control.
I played a lot of tennis as a kid....not to a particularly great standard, played for my club's mens team as a junior but that was about it. Stopped playing when I started work at 18. Literally didn't play for thirty years. Started having a hit when my 8 year old son started to learn to play about a year ago.....got the bug back and massively regret not playing more!
Have been having a hit once or twice a week now for six months and am absolutely loving it. Had a few lessons from a young pro at the club to get rid of the rust...amazed at how things like my serve have come back relatively easily. Ground strokes have taken more work but getting there. When I was hitting with my son I just bought a cheap racket off the web but invested in a couple of Wilson Blade Countervail's which have made a massive difference to my control.
Serena saying she is being discriminated against with the drug testing. Surely that is just down to her being (effectively) the best in the world. It seems to be pretty normal for the best to be tested most in sports.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/44950048
https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/44950048
NRS said:
Serena saying she is being discriminated against with the drug testing. Surely that is just down to her being (effectively) the best in the world. It seems to be pretty normal for the best to be tested most in sports.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/44950048
The real Williams steps forward. I understand she has TWO missed tests on her card. It's just PR to say 'get off my back i'm not doping, really, i'm not.https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/44950048
Silicon Vally Classic, round 1, Johanna Konta v Serena Williams. Konta won it 6-1 6-0.
Its the first time Serena hasn't won at least 2 games in a match since she went professional in '95.
Ouch.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/45028602
Its the first time Serena hasn't won at least 2 games in a match since she went professional in '95.
Ouch.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/45028602
ajprice said:
Silicon Vally Classic, round 1, Johanna Konta v Serena Williams. Konta won it 6-1 6-0.
Its the first time Serena hasn't won at least 2 games in a match since she went professional in '95.
Ouch.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/45028602
it's tough being a full time Mom and the best tennis player.Its the first time Serena hasn't won at least 2 games in a match since she went professional in '95.
Ouch.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/45028602
Off topic but still tennis related.
Any parents put there kids into 'teddy tennis'? It's a tennis class for toddlers, global franchise thing it appears.
I am considering using them, as the aim would be to get my son to learn a little with others so he is more keen to play with me down the local park's courts.
Any parents put there kids into 'teddy tennis'? It's a tennis class for toddlers, global franchise thing it appears.
I am considering using them, as the aim would be to get my son to learn a little with others so he is more keen to play with me down the local park's courts.
Edited by hyphen on Thursday 2nd August 06:20
hyphen said:
Off topic but still tennis related.
Any parents put there kids into 'teddy tennis'? It's a tennis class for toddlers, global franchise thing it appears.
I am considering using them, as the aim would be to get my son to learn a little with others so he is more keen to play with me down the local park's courts.
How old is your son? I may be wrong but even at 4, my son would struggle to focus. I realise it’s just about peaking their interest but a ‘toddler’ sounds like a 2 year old. My daughter is starting tennis lessons this weekend, she is 10. Any parents put there kids into 'teddy tennis'? It's a tennis class for toddlers, global franchise thing it appears.
I am considering using them, as the aim would be to get my son to learn a little with others so he is more keen to play with me down the local park's courts.
Edited by hyphen on Thursday 2nd August 06:20
Burwood said:
hyphen said:
Off topic but still tennis related.
Any parents put there kids into 'teddy tennis'? It's a tennis class for toddlers, global franchise thing it appears.
I am considering using them, as the aim would be to get my son to learn a little with others so he is more keen to play with me down the local park's courts.
How old is your son? I may be wrong but even at 4, my son would struggle to focus. I realise it’s just about peaking their interest but a ‘toddler’ sounds like a 2 year old. My daughter is starting tennis lessons this weekend, she is 10. Any parents put there kids into 'teddy tennis'? It's a tennis class for toddlers, global franchise thing it appears.
I am considering using them, as the aim would be to get my son to learn a little with others so he is more keen to play with me down the local park's courts.
Edited by hyphen on Thursday 2nd August 06:20
There are some top players that started a little late by normal conventions and still made it but I think that British Tennis has a real problem if you haven't made it into a "performance program" by the age of 8-10.
It's nothing to do with the child's development but rather the fact that there a pretty much no lower level competitions (grade 4 and below) that end up going ahead for those players who have not achieved a good rating by that age! This is especially true for girls.
My Daughter who is now a level 3 coach entered around fifteen tournaments a year when she was 14-17 and only four of these actually went ahead due to not enough entries to make them viable. Girls seem to completely drop out of the sport if they haven't got into a program by 10-12 and go off and do other things seemingly not to return to Tennis until Uni or even later, you only have to look at the number of young women playing at club level to see the yawning gap.
Bit off topic I'm sorry but I wish we could find a way of keeping kids in tennis who are not part of the elite for that important teenage period.
It's nothing to do with the child's development but rather the fact that there a pretty much no lower level competitions (grade 4 and below) that end up going ahead for those players who have not achieved a good rating by that age! This is especially true for girls.
My Daughter who is now a level 3 coach entered around fifteen tournaments a year when she was 14-17 and only four of these actually went ahead due to not enough entries to make them viable. Girls seem to completely drop out of the sport if they haven't got into a program by 10-12 and go off and do other things seemingly not to return to Tennis until Uni or even later, you only have to look at the number of young women playing at club level to see the yawning gap.
Bit off topic I'm sorry but I wish we could find a way of keeping kids in tennis who are not part of the elite for that important teenage period.
So Murray's match finished at 3.02am local time last night.. All a bit bonkers, and unsurprisingly he doesn't feel great about playing later today. Can anyone think of a sporting event that has ever finished so late - Apart from those that are by definition overnighters like Le Mans, long distance yachting and ultra-marathon type races etc?
Edited by abzmike on Friday 3rd August 16:43
Getting fed up with the ongoing Murray saga. Other tennis players get injured, recover, train hard and start playing again. Murray seems to be drama queening his whole return to the tennis circuit, if he's come back too soon then he should have known better, if not then he just needs to get on with it and stop pulling out of tournaments when he feels slightly less than 100%.
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