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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.

Grandmadinosaur Sun 10-Jul-22 22:00:48

I like the all white dress code especially when compared to some of the garish attire worn in other tournaments.
It’s tradition and I like that. What does need changing is the method of admittance to the Championships ie ballot, on the day queueing, Browsing other major competitions such as Roland Garros you can go online to purchase tickets. Much simpler.

Grandma70s Sun 10-Jul-22 22:26:33

vegansrock

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

Completely agree, except I would make it under 12s.

Smileless2012 Sun 10-Jul-22 23:10:53

So glad I didn't see that Sparklefizz the more that man tries to ingratiate himself, the more I dislike him.

nanna8 Mon 11-Jul-22 05:30:04

Was a great match and nice to see that the two of them are good mates. I didn’t care about what people were wearing, just envious of the nice hot weather .

vegansrock Mon 11-Jul-22 06:19:10

I’m surprised Wimbledon weren’t as strict on the unprofessional behaviour from Kyrios or the fact he put a red hat on to get his trophy, which is not in the dress code , but it seems it gets publicity and draws in the viewers. Don’t mind Novak getting the cheers and doing a bit of a dance or whatever - he has just won a Grand Slam….

NanKate Mon 11-Jul-22 07:35:53

Thank you Maw ✅✅✅✅

Yes Sparklefizz Villanelle’s double

Pittcity Mon 11-Jul-22 08:31:34

I wonder if the woman in the dress who'd had "700 drinks" is on Gransnet??

fairfraise Mon 11-Jul-22 11:07:57

Doubt it. She's a young lawyer in her 20s!

Pittcity Mon 11-Jul-22 15:08:25

fairfraise

Doubt it. She's a young lawyer in her 20s!

I read that she was 32 and had only had 2 drinks. She blamed the heat!

Did you see that Mrs Novak wore the same pink dress to the Champions Ball?

fairfraise Mon 11-Jul-22 15:12:43

No I didn't see pictures of that!

humptydumpty Mon 11-Jul-22 15:15:36

Ah, first week post-Wimbledon and I'm getting my annual withdrawal pains!

PoppyFlower Mon 11-Jul-22 15:21:08

Me too! ? When is the next major tennis tournament, does anyone know? ???

NanKate Wed 13-Jul-22 08:25:14

PoppyFlower I’m a tennis addict and watch all year, except for December when no tennis is played. I have the TennisTV app about £90 odd a year and today will be watching tennis in Sweden and the US. Eurosport tend to have the bigger tournaments. If you download the free ATP you can follow the details of all the matches/scores etc around the world.