Ok, am I the only one who hates tennis?

I agree with the comments about tv coverage, not only is it on BBC1 and BBC2, but there appears to be the assumption on the commercial channels that they needn't bother with anything interesting as everyone will be watching Wimbledon! Thank heavens for Netflix. By the way, The Queen's Gambit, which is about chess of all things, is a really good series.

You're not alone, I hate most ball games, tennis included. My husband is a golf player, now that is truly the most boring of spectator sports. Nevertheless, tennis also bores me rigid.

My parents loved it we had it on all the time when I was growing up. I was aware there was a tennis player called Christine, that name seemed to crop up in our house quite a lot one particular year I didn't realise until much later they were actually talking about Christine Keeler who I thought was a tennis player at the time, mixing her up with Christine Truman

One set of grandparents lived in Wimbledon and we were only a few miles away where we previously lived. I have been there with a friend who got us tickets many years ago through her brother who was a ball boy. We saw Stan Smith and Nastase who was a heart throb at the time. Really it was totally wasted on me, although I do remember the very large strawberries.

I always hated having to play tennis and could never see the point of watching others play. I don't watch any sport at all.

hate all sport and won't watch any of it

Ok. I, and my DH watch as much sport on TV as we can! At the moment it’s a nightmare, what with the Tour de France (Cav won yesterday!), the Euros, Wimbledon. Not to mention F1 and the battle between Hamilton and Verstappen. Feel sorry for you that don’t like it, but can understand your frustration as there is a lot on at the moment.

Oh, and I almost forgot, there will be the olympics to watch shortly, too... ?
(Well, I assume there will be).

I love all sport on tv the only exceptions being rugby and cricket, mainly because I don’t understand the rules. I don’t understand the rules of football either (can anyone give me an idiots guide to the offside rule though?). But I do know when I’m seeing a good game or not.

I’m the opposite Mapleleaf love football, cricket, rugby (union), snooker, horse racing and Grand Prix, but tennis, ho hum. We pay for Sky Sports so we get lots of choice, MrJ is the same and avidly follows golf too.

I don’t watch the Grand Prix any more. Used to love them years ago but find them very boring these days. Would get up in the middle of the night to watch the Japanese Grand Prix etc. I used to understand one rugby game but not sure if it was league or union and still remember that game that Johnny Wilkinson won. Also that cricket we won when Pieterson was playing. I had to go back to work that day but sneaked a radio into work so I could listen to it. And that boat race when Redgrave broke some sort of record.

Kamiso

Grandma70s

Tennis fans are much better behaved than football fans (all right, I know it’s only a minority of football fans). I’ve never heard of tennis hooligans.

You rarely hear of football hooligans nowadays! The rugby crowds weren’t exactly social distancing but didn’t come in for the same contempt and disdain.

Can’t understand why people are so snidey about a game that gives working class lads the chance to shine.

I agree Kamiso. There is many a potential troublemaker saved by grassroots football. It doesn’t seem to encourage the same drinking culture as rugby either.

I enjoy the tennis, like golf and most motorsports (except F1) especially motorcycles.
Hate football, cannot be doing with grown men falling down and pretending they are in crippling pain when anyone goes near them. Then get up and walk away without so much as a limp!
Cricket too long winded.

My snobbish sister in law is a great fan of tennis. I’m sure more egalitarian types like it too.

We were given free tickets to Wimbledon a few years ago. One of the most boring days of my life. It was nice seeing the place and the stalls etc but tennis bores me to tears.

No thanks. It is the sheer tedium of it
GillT57 I agree! Not good for the neck!
It's almost as tedious as sorting out messages from posters who insist on telling me all about their sporting dislikes, as if I care!
Perhaps they're simply stirring, with tongue in cheek, but sometimes I have my doubts!
I don't like the horses, but I guess nobody is interested!
OoRoo

Can’t stand any sport on TV and get really really frustrated when it’s on every side and all the normal programmes get shoved around or taken off
Football yawn yawn
Tennis treble yawn
Motor racing double treble yawn
Why can’t they have a dedicated sports channel or even two

Once had a friend who took her two weeks AL to watch Wimbledon, each to their own, but it’s not for me.

I detest football, cricket, golf and tennis! Don't mind rugby and athletics but the others bore me rigid!

The Tour De France is on ITV4 if anyone's interested.
I used to enjoy the tennis, but these days not so much. I do like the major golf tournaments, but they are mostly on Sky which we don't have.

I agree about the series Queens Gambit Gillt57 who knew Chess could be so exciting. This was one of my binge watches. Best drama series of the year I think.

No, you’re not the only one. I’d rather watch the grass grow! I hate watching any sport to be honest. The nearest we ever got to liking something was basketball. Out two sons used to play Nationally in the late nineties, and we did love that. Otherwise, would much rather be doing it.

I've never seen the point in watching any sport, although, if I'm not doing anything else, I do watch the Oxford/Cambridge boat race. I used to race in a ladies four in my yoof. Once had the opportunity to have a go in an eight and it was really scary.

Sport is something to be involved with not just watch on the telly.

GillT57,

Oh the home commentators!
Him indoors doesn't really do footy or tennis but does enjoy his cricket and I, of course as I just can't help it, will ask a general question like, "Which teams are playing?" And straight off will admonish myself for not staying quiet!
I then get the rundown, who is who, how good they are or how bad, what they should or shouldn't have done....Oh I do wish I'd learn to keep my mouth shut!!!
Then there's poker. He's in a friendly league with some family and close friends. They take turns playing at each others houses but it's only 2x a month, so that's not too bad.
Except, I do sometimes try to bf friendly and sit at the table if there's a spare seat or someone has left, then - again with the mouth - "What's a blind?"
Oh for heavens sakes, mouth, wait for the brain to engage before you utter anything but breaths!!!
Oh he did watch the big footy game the other night. Fortunately, I was in bed! Lol

*be friendly, not bf friendly.

May7

I agree about the series Queens Gambit Gillt57 who knew Chess could be so exciting. This was one of my binge watches. Best drama series of the year I think.

Yes, wasn't it surprising! If someone had told me that a series about chess would have me ( and DH) gripped, we watched it in two nights, I wouldn't have believed them! So many of us on GN get bored rigid with watching tennis, wasn't it interesting to see the crowds gathering in the freezing weather to watch the chess?

Other than that, thank you everyone, I now realise there is nothing wrong with me in not being obsessed with Wimbledon Fortnight!

What really got me watching sport was when someone said to me how it was as much a mental thing as a physical one. How someone can, eg be two sets down in a tennis match and then come back and win the next three sets is beyond me. I’d just go, ok, you’ve won, I’m going to go and have a cup of tea.