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🎾Calling all Wimbledon watchers🏆! Views and Comments?

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ixion Mon 01-Jul-24 08:58:01

A platform for news, views and comments this Wimbledon fortnight.

Andy - how far will he get?
Who will be the most annoying presenter(s)?
Any Brits to look out for?
Anyone here going?

And not forgetting Lucca, who loved the game and the Championship🌻.

ixion Mon 08-Jul-24 20:30:15

Novak has extremely good looking (and well behaved?) children😊.

Rekarie Mon 08-Jul-24 20:04:38

Ah yes, thanks Callistemon, that was it.

Looks like this match with Dune might not be over and done with in no time either. He's putting up a good fight.

I wonder what Novak's break was for?

Callistemon213 Mon 08-Jul-24 19:49:54

Rekarie

Great match . Did Zverev have a sore knee or did I dream that.

Nick Krygios dressed for winter! I know he's not popular but I rather like him!

I don't fancy Runes chances much but I'd love to see him win

I think it was Zverev who bashed his knee in a fall during his match with Cameron Norrie the other day. He fell, slid and hit it on the umpire's chair.

Rekarie Mon 08-Jul-24 19:44:49

ixion

Well done Mr.Fritz🎖️. I must say he had a lot of enthusiastic support from the females in his corner.

I was just about to ask if anyone had seen Nick Kyrgios since day one and here he is, just popping up courtside as they say in his own inimitable style ...

Trivia of the day:
Did anyone else notice that the buttons on the blouses/shirts of the lady officials do up the boys' way?

Cheaper that way😉

I had not noticed the buttons!

ixion Mon 08-Jul-24 19:05:00

Well done Mr.Fritz🎖️. I must say he had a lot of enthusiastic support from the females in his corner.

I was just about to ask if anyone had seen Nick Kyrgios since day one and here he is, just popping up courtside as they say in his own inimitable style ...

Trivia of the day:
Did anyone else notice that the buttons on the blouses/shirts of the lady officials do up the boys' way?

Cheaper that way😉

Rekarie Mon 08-Jul-24 18:56:31

Great match . Did Zverev have a sore knee or did I dream that.

Nick Krygios dressed for winter! I know he's not popular but I rather like him!

I don't fancy Runes chances much but I'd love to see him win

DamaskRose Mon 08-Jul-24 18:55:29

Bellasnana

Great to see him turn the match around. 🙌🏻

Up next Djokovic/Rune. Not a fan of either of them but hope Rune wins.

Just this.

Millie22 Mon 08-Jul-24 18:55:06

Yesssss!

I like Taylor.

Bellasnana Mon 08-Jul-24 18:50:15

Great to see him turn the match around. 🙌🏻

Up next Djokovic/Rune. Not a fan of either of them but hope Rune wins.

Callistemon213 Mon 08-Jul-24 18:48:07

Well done Taylor Fritz

I can go and get dinner now!

DamaskRose Mon 08-Jul-24 17:30:49

Well done Bellasnana and Millie- keep it up ladies!!

Millie22 Mon 08-Jul-24 17:26:55

He has!!

Bellasnana Mon 08-Jul-24 17:21:16

Oooh! He’s heard us Millie22 😂

Labradora Mon 08-Jul-24 17:21:14

Another Wimbledon fan here.
Watching a great many of them- so many of them are so good!
Alcaraz, Sinner, Rune, Zverev, Medvedev, Djocovic (still a contender) and supporting, as well, all the Brits of course.
Andy Murray's send off was lovely and well deserved.
I love McEnroe as a commentator although I hated the shenannigins when he was playing. No strong feelings about the other commentators. My OH likes Annabelle Croft who he refers to as "the lovely Annabelle". Difficult to dislike her.......

Millie22 Mon 08-Jul-24 17:05:38

I'm watching the Taylor Fritz match and like you Bellasnana I do wish he would play a few different shots.

Bellasnana Mon 08-Jul-24 16:59:36

I’m watching Zverev Fritz too. It’s not that exciting really and I do wish Fritz would get a set to make it more of a match.

On a side note, my DD2 is practice manager of an oral surgeon’s practice in South Florida and John Lloyd was one of her patients last month. She said he was really pleasant, very polite and amusing.

IceScream Mon 08-Jul-24 16:57:56

I wondered about that, too.

PamelaJ1 Mon 08-Jul-24 16:52:35

Am watching when I can and enjoying it.
I hope no one else has asked this but - Why are the players and interviewers so far apart after the games? Are they still following Covid rules?

IceScream Mon 08-Jul-24 16:52:24

I always appreciate the commentators who add to the match, pointing out strategy etc. I have learned a lot from some of them.

IceScream Mon 08-Jul-24 16:50:56

Wow me and my commentators curse—Poots has just broken. Nice that the game ended with a hopeless Penko challenge.

IceScream Mon 08-Jul-24 16:49:02

“Swift” obviously!

IceScream Mon 08-Jul-24 16:48:33

I’m switching between the men’s and the women’s matches right now. Ashamed to say I was hoping for some drama given it’s Penko vs Poots, but Penko is really dominating.

Zverev v Fritz (almost typed “Swuft” by accident) is more competitive.

Sparklefizz, I haven’t watched the Fed doc on Prime yet; waiting for the right moment. I did enjoy the one about Andy’s comeback; it improved my opinion of him immensely.

Whethertomorrow Mon 08-Jul-24 16:33:11

I’m watching the zverev and Fritz match and the miserable and critical commentators are absolutely abysmal.

John Lloyd I think and Andrew Castle are bemoaning the boring match. They are saying how the shots are boring and mundane, not like all the different shots used by Djokovic, federer etc.

They are such drains and are not projecting any excitement or enthusiasm at all. I feel really gloomy now.

Is anyone else watching?

LauraNorderr Mon 08-Jul-24 16:12:13

Musetti, cor, phew, am I allowed to say eye candy

J52 Sun 07-Jul-24 22:00:55

An exciting afternoon and evening of matches. I feel sorry for Emma, but from the start she didn’t seem to be on top form.