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We ❤️ Wimbledon ‘22.

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TillyTrotter Mon 27-Jun-22 17:20:09

Please join us in conversation if you enjoy Wimbledon - it is just 2 weeks of the years and greatly enjoyed by it’s fans.

vegansrock Sun 10-Jul-22 16:13:58

I’m team Novak. They must be so hot. Why is Prince Georg in suit and tie ? A polo shirt and shorts would be much more appropriate.,

J52 Sun 10-Jul-22 16:17:37

Kyrgios looks like he’s seriously losing it, in all senses of the word! He needs to focus!!

MayBee70 Sun 10-Jul-22 16:18:55

And Novak plays the toilet break card. He’s done that before…( one of the reasons I don’t like him).

NanKate Sun 10-Jul-22 16:25:19

ND’s wife’s pink dress - dire ?

Bring back Rafa - a true gent ?

Poor Prince George. I wonder if they are feeding him sweets to keep him quiet. His younger brother would have pulled a few faces by now.

I’m on the verge of opening a bottle ?

tickingbird Sun 10-Jul-22 16:48:06

A man in Novak’s box wearing shirt, tie, jacket and cap with a sweater tied around his shoulders!!

merlotgran Sun 10-Jul-22 17:00:35

I hope this goes to five sets.

Joseanne Sun 10-Jul-22 17:00:49

Should Kyrgios be allowed to continually insult the poor umpire like that?

Millie22 Sun 10-Jul-22 17:05:58

No. I wish he would shut up.

vegansrock Sun 10-Jul-22 17:11:37

At least Novak keeps calm and collected - and its worked for him!! Well done Novak ! Great game .

tickingbird Sun 10-Jul-22 17:12:04

Looks very much like another Djokovic victory and it has to be said that Kyrgios has the tennis ability but just doesn’t have what it takes mentally.

merlotgran Sun 10-Jul-22 17:12:16

Well done Djokovic.

tickingbird Sun 10-Jul-22 17:13:42

At least Novak keeps calm and collected - and its worked for him

I can assure you that’s not the case. He often has shocking rants on court.

MawtheMerrier Sun 10-Jul-22 17:14:46

NanKate

ND’s wife’s pink dress - dire ?

Bring back Rafa - a true gent ?

Poor Prince George. I wonder if they are feeding him sweets to keep him quiet. His younger brother would have pulled a few faces by now.

I’m on the verge of opening a bottle ?

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fairfraise Sun 10-Jul-22 17:16:33

Brilliant tennis.

nadateturbe Sun 10-Jul-22 17:22:03

Two great players!

Sparklefizz Sun 10-Jul-22 17:27:11

Why is Prince Georg in suit and tie ? A polo shirt and shorts would be much more appropriate.

Because that's the dress code for the Royal Box.

Sparklefizz Sun 10-Jul-22 17:29:37

W O W !!! What a match! I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I agree NanKate - ND's wife's awful dress. She looked like Villanelle in Killing Eve.

Kate looked terrific. Wish I had her fabulous hair!

Sparklefizz Sun 10-Jul-22 17:31:50

I don't like Novak's stupid gestures at the end of a match - lying on the grass doing that flying motion thing, eating a bit of the grass, trying to get even more cheers out of the crowd... it all seems so fake and OTT. I loathe it.

vegansrock Sun 10-Jul-22 17:58:48

You would think the dress code for the RoyalBox might be different for under 10 year olds.

Pittcity Sun 10-Jul-22 18:13:32

That tribute to Sue Barker just bought a tear to my eye.

Mollygo Sun 10-Jul-22 18:14:38

vegansrock

You would think the dress code for the RoyalBox might be different for under 10 year olds.

Unless they know that people will be criticising them for not following the dress code.

PoppyFlower Sun 10-Jul-22 18:20:48

I'll miss Sue Barker. I wonder who'll take her place? I think Clare Balding will step up.

vegansrock Sun 10-Jul-22 18:23:06

I think there’s more criticism for making the dress code be applied inappropriately for small children. They are a bunch of stuffed shirts.

NotTooOld Sun 10-Jul-22 19:43:09

Agree, vegansrock. PG would have been much better off in shorts and a t-shirt. I do remember on a previous occasion we were told he wanted to wear the same clothes as his dad, though, so maybe it was his choice.

Wimbledon does need updating. Gentlemen's singles? Ladies' singles? What's wrong with women and men? And the all-white dress code? Is that really necessary? Sending women off to change out of a pink bra? Ridiculous.

Mollygo Sun 10-Jul-22 21:12:13

Women’s singles would open the way for the gender argument.
In terms of what they wear, I must have missed the pink bra event, was it really so obvious? I don’t mind it being all white dress code. It’s only like an obligatory uniform for other roles. If you take the job, you accept the rules.