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Anyone for Tennis??

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Cossy Mon 29-Jun-26 10:23:45

Any tennis fans? Especially Wimbledon?

Sad to see our female number one not competing due to injury! Emma R did so well at Queens.

Still, this week we do have a number of Brits and a good few wildcards.

Will you be watching and who are you supporting?

I’ll def be watching all our girls and boys and the Williams Sisters who are playing (as wild cards) in the doubles.

Might have to turn off the volume if there is too much “grunting” on court, drives me nuts!

Cossy Fri 10-Jul-26 16:50:24

Well done Arthur for getting this far, for leaping up the rankings and I’ll look forward to following your matches in the future!

👏👏👏🎾🎾🎾

Luckygirl3 Fri 10-Jul-26 17:02:26

Same here Cossy.
The difference in height was very marked when they got together at the end!

DamaskRose Fri 10-Jul-26 17:15:05

DamaskRose

I haven’t watched a Djokovic match for years, can’t stand his arrogance and gamemanship. Will definitely be behind Sinner. Fery too has a bit of arrogance about him and I do like Cobolli but I should really support the Brit ….

I absolutely take back my comment about Fery, no sign of arrogance at all, quite the reverse. I enjoyed the match and really look forward to watching his career develop.

Jaxjacky Fri 10-Jul-26 17:20:56

I too enjoyed the Fery match, he’s done well and is young.

Luckygirl3 Fri 10-Jul-26 17:29:18

Come on Agassi! ... speak up! ... you are getting paid to talk!! smile

Bellasnana Fri 10-Jul-26 18:46:05

Well, Sinner smashed it!🙌🏻
Looks like Novak will have to put his ‘25’ jacket back in moth balls.😅

foxie48 Fri 10-Jul-26 19:02:50

I loved that the crowd were supporting Djokovic and he seemed to be enjoying the match. He's been a great player but was in the mix with Federer and Nadal, who were usually more popular so I'm pleased to see him being supported by the Wimbledon crowd. Sinner outclassed him. The Sinner/Zverev match should be excellent.

Luckygirl3 Fri 10-Jul-26 19:07:37

The final will be one to watch!

TillyTrotter Fri 10-Jul-26 19:15:44

Sorry it was the end of a magical road the past 2 weeks. So much for him to be proud of.

I watched GB’s 🇬🇧 Alfie Hewett in the Men’s Wheelchair Singles this afternoon and he stormed to victory (and the Final). 👏

TillyTrotter Fri 10-Jul-26 19:16:20

Sorry my first comment was regarding. Arthur Fery.

MayBee70 Fri 10-Jul-26 21:22:26

I thought that, with so many well known players retiring or not able to play this years Wimbledon would be dull but I’ve been enjoying it immensely.

Vintagewhine Sat 11-Jul-26 07:40:13

I am astounded by the level of fitness these players have. This heat doesn't seem to slow the game or affect the players whereas most of us are lethargic.

Luckygirl3 Sat 11-Jul-26 07:49:46

They are mind-bogglingly fit. But alongside this they are suffering so many more injuries that are not due to a fall but to overuse of body parts and what is essentially repetitive strain injury on a big scale. Bit worrying.

foxie48 Sat 11-Jul-26 09:32:37

I think they have a really long season and the game is just so much faster with longer rallies. It is punishing. Taller players have an advantage in terms of performance but a disadvantage in terms of injury and players are tending to be taller.

Gin Sat 11-Jul-26 11:16:12

Plevey08. It is, I suppose, normal that we all have different likes and dislikes. I cannot stand McInroe’s voice, it is so harsh and he never shuts up. I much prefer Henman’s low key commentary. I found Jamie Murray very informative and not intrusive. John’s voice just intrudes on my concentration

PamelaJ1 Sat 11-Jul-26 11:43:09

Gin I hate the way he says Joke o vitch. Apart from that I love his comments sometimes.

MayBee70 Sat 11-Jul-26 16:50:45

Millie22

Struggling with the commentary on this. Andre Agassi is very quietly spoken.

His commentary was very informative but so laid back it made me want to nod off.

MayBee70 Sat 11-Jul-26 18:55:23

….anyone not in tears at the moment? What a match. No one deserved to lose…

Cossy Sat 11-Jul-26 18:56:17

Wow!! Wha a match and what two lovely ladies!

Even Martina shed a tear!

Great tennis, great sportsmanship.

Well done winner and runner up and I look forward to see you both again. flowers

Cossy Sat 11-Jul-26 18:56:36

MayBee70

….anyone not in tears at the moment? What a match. No one deserved to lose…

Yup! Bawling haha xx

Luckygirl3 Sat 11-Jul-26 18:59:44

Wow! ... a real match! They were both excellent.

DamaskRose Sat 11-Jul-26 19:05:48

MayBee70

….anyone not in tears at the moment? What a match. No one deserved to lose…

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

J52 Sat 11-Jul-26 19:28:23

Fantastic match! I’ve never watched anything like it! 6 opportunities to take the win. A whole hour from the first to the last. I’m exhausted, I’m sure they were.
So lovely that in their friendship they showed such respect for each other. So emotional, I had a tear in my eyes.

foxie48 Sat 11-Jul-26 19:28:35

Luckygirl3

Wow! ... a real match! They were both excellent.

TBH I didn't think it was a great match, for the first set and most of the second set we saw Muchova play badly and then we watched her raise her game as Noskova played badly. When I say "badly" I mean below ability to play well. Thank goodness, both picked up and we got some periods of them both playing well and I'm pleased for Muchova that her game improved. It is a hugely mental sport and tbh both players in this match lost their self belief and I hate seeing players starting to crumble, I much prefer to see two players playing the best tennis they can. that is always really enjoyable even at a humble club level.

J52 Sat 11-Jul-26 19:37:27

Ooh Foxie48 you sound like you have some coaching experience.