The Tennis Thread

[Bonefish Blues]

Ali2202 said:

''Pleasant'' What a horrible word. Milky-tea drinkers are ''pleasant''

Senna
Prost
Mansell
S Williams
Connors
McEnroe

Lewis Hamilton of the above.

Takes what it takes to be a long-term winner.

Of course my argument is entirely debunked by Federer, Nicklaus. Gits!

It was intended as a sincere compliment. It's perfectly possible not to be a sthead whilst also being a winner.

[Leithen]

3 unforced errors vs 26

1219 m covered vs 1043 m

[Justices]

Just woke up to the result. Thank the gods Halep did the job and in such crushing style too! Couldn’t have gone to a nicer girl.

Hopefully she can keep that form going and continue to beat Serena at the slams all the way into retirement.

Someone’s not happy..

[Stan the Bat]

Bonefish Blues said:

JagLover said:

M3ax said:

Halep played an exceptional game. Well deserved.

Seems to be a bit of Serena hate on here. Why is that?

The US open final might have more than a bit to do with that....

That too

Spot on.

[bexVN]

Anyone watching the doubles! Tight match.

[M3ax]

Thanks all. I didn’t watch the US Open final, just read about it.

This doubles final is pretty intense.

[zygalski]

M3ax said:

Halep played an exceptional game. Well deserved.

Seems to be a bit of Serena hate on here. Why is that?

2 out of 3 of the PH unholy trinity.
She's not a Muslim.

[Robbo66]

Stan the Bat said:

Bonefish Blues said:

JagLover said:

M3ax said:

Halep played an exceptional game. Well deserved.

Seems to be a bit of Serena hate on here. Why is that?

The US open final might have more than a bit to do with that....

That too

Spot on.

Absolutely. Real piece of work, all the ‘apple pie cutsie, heart clutching, little girl lost impressions’ won’t detract from the fact that she has a proper dark side.
Halep, superb, lovely with it as are Fed and RAFA.

Murray, never blessed with absolute natural ability, always felt he was playing himself as well as his opponent, whereas the true greats never look as such.

[Bonefish Blues]

Mens doubles has just finished after a remarkable match.

[bexVN]

Bonefish Blues said:

Mens doubles has just finished after a remarkable match.

It was a brilliant match. One of those where it is ashame there has to be a loser. Great result for the Columbians though. They will be partying tonight!

[chunder27]

Fair play to Halep, utterly dominant played the best player ever off the court.

Is that the most gracious, honest and utterly fun interview you have seen for a while?

How refreshing and utterly in touch with the place itself.

[Scabutz]

Avoided everything all day. Put the highlights programme on and its straight in to an interview with Halep having won. fking good one BBC.

No highlights at all and massive spoiler.

[AlexRS2782]

Scabutz said:

Avoided everything all day. Put the highlights programme on and its straight in to an interview with Halep having won. fking good one BBC.

No highlights at all and massive spoiler.

Not exactly a shock though really is it? It's been that way for the best part of the last few years as the highlights show on Saturday night is always canned when there is still another final being played.

In this case the mens doubles was about to head into a 5th set and there was 15 minutes to fill whilst they closed the roof on centre court. Not exactly surprising that the BBC decided to fill that time with an interview with the new womens champion from earlier on in the day, as the majority of the audience still watching at that time will already have watched the match live earlier and are probably still watching the current doubles match.

Edited by AlexRS2782 on Sunday 14th July 00:59

[CooperD]

Really enjoyed the men's doubles yesterday. Neither partnership deserved to lose. I reckon Nicholas Mahut will be pretty bruised this morning after being hit so many times. .

[BlackLabel]

Both players have started well - can Federer keep this up though? Staying back and out rallying Djokovic over a best of 5 (on a relatively slow surface) won’t be easy.

[ferrisbueller]

Nothing in it.

Too much sport on TV, my remote battery is going to be flat.

[ferrisbueller]

Federer's service game at 5-5 1st set contains so much brilliance it's worth a watch in itself.

[Driver101]

First set already longer than yesterday's game.

[anonymous-user]

Driver101 said:

First set already longer than yesterday's game.

Thank goodness they get the same prize money. Would be outrageous for the men to be paid more....

[Babw]

ferrisbueller said:

Federer's service game at 5-5 1st set contains so much brilliance it's worth a watch in itself.

It's like Federer is playing a different sport at times even though he lost that set. There must be something in the culture of tennis coaching that creates players like Djokovic than those like Federer. Easier to replicate to coach is most likely the case (what Djokovic does with the racket, not his movement) but what Federer does with his racket is just ridiculous!