Wimbledon 2023 - News, Views and Comments 🎾

No one else been watching Theim v Tsitsipas? What a match. You couldn’t have picked a winner.
I won’t say who won in case anyone will watch on catch up. So worth watching.

Sue Barker has retired.

I wish McEnroe would pronounce Djokovic properly instead of insisting on calling him Joker-vich. I think from now on McEnroe should be called McEeeeenroe and see how he likes it!

Where is Sue Barker? She has dropped off the planet. Is there something I've missed?

ixion

I wonder sometimes whether BBC commentators are paid by the word. Incessant wittering in what appears to be an attempt to fill every second of airtime. Sometimes interesting, sometimes just talk for the sake of it. Queens and Eastbourne were classic examples.
The mute button chez Ixion is well used.

Absolutely agree with you Whitewavemark2. At one point yesterday, Andrew Castle and Tim Henman started talking about what they were planning for Christmas! I would press the mute button, but I'd miss the sound of the ball on racket and the crowd. Imagine if you were actually there and that pair were sitting behind you!!!

Also the crowd - why do people insist on shouting out "Come on ..." whoever. They must just like to think that their voice is going to be heard on telly.

Having said all that, it's the one fortnight in the year when I plant myself in front of the television, with meals etc planned around whoever is playing. 💕

PS Bring back Sue Barker!

Who did he kiss? It must be his wife? I missed that

My knitting is ridiculous - I’ve lost count how many times I’ve had to unpick it because I’m not concentrating. I must put it aside.

So any thoughts on Heather Watson's opponent? No sign of any ankle problems until Heather's going to serve to stay in the match.

That spray the physio used must have had magic properties because she looked absolutely fine when play resumed.

Heather's rhythm disrupted? I didn't expect her to win but to me this was not a good example of gamesmanship, or am I just cynical?

Yes Letitbleed he was a gentlemen on and off the court and always a joy to watch.

Smileless2012

After standing for the rapturous and well deserved applause, he kissed her just before they sat down.

Ever the gentleman!
What a fabulous ambassador for the sport he is too

DH thinks he is playing??

My mother use to enthuse about Gorgeous Gussie who rocked the professional tennis world with her short skirt and lace trimmed knickers in 1949.

www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/gussie-moran-tennis-player-who-shocked-wimbledon-with-her-controversial-clothing-8459119.html

Grammaretto

How about Carlos Alcaraz? WWM

Yes I have my eye on him and that Italian player (Belatino?) who is off sick I think at the moment.

Anniebach

Maria Bueno

A graceful tennis player as there ever was.

Maria Bueno

Was it Maria Bueno who shocked Wimbledon when she wore frilly knickers in the 1960s? Or perhaps it was Tracy Austin later.

How about Carlos Alcaraz? WWM

Oh me too Whitewavemark but could we ever be that lucky again?

I’m still looking for another Roger Federer. 😍😍

I’ll always remember arriving at Cornwall for our annual holiday and watching the Borg/McEnroe game! Apart from that I always seem to be decorating the house when Wimbledon is on. It’s a nice thing to have on in the background. Then again the decorating is as never ending as the diet is. Yes, I’ve been thinking of dear Lucca recently, too….

My first memory of Djokovic at Wimbledon was when he beat Greg Rusedski and when he was interviewed said 'that wiped the smile of his face'. Disliked him then and have disliked him ever since.

I find Andy difficult to watch too lixy but that's because I hate to see him lose. I remember when he one his first Olympic gold, I think I stayed up until about 2.00 am to watch that roller coaster 5 set match.

I realised the other day that there are no familiar names playing apart from Djokovic and, good as his tennis is I loathe the man. I get no pleasure from watching his victories. It goes back to when he did a bit of gamesmanship years ago when playing Andy and nothing he’s done since has changed my opinion of him. I did watch Andy yesterday.

Djokavitch? Never have liked him. I know he works hard, plays amazing shots, is fantastically fit etc etc but he has always felt rather arrogant to me.
I haven't looked at the schedule but I hope he'll meet Alcarez somewhere along the way, and then I shall be cheering for the Spaniard, just as I supported Rafa Nadal. (and, yes, Wimbledon does seem to have something missing without him.)
Dare I say that I find Andy Murray very difficult to watch too?

PamelaJ How do you watch and knit?

With varying speed, intensity, tension and accuracy! My Wimbledon knits are always characterful, but I get far too nervous to be able to just watch - have to be doing something with my hands!
So a shawl is coming along - just for me - and I shall enjoy making little flowers and insects to disguise any glaring errors once Wimbledon is over!

Don’t follow tennis like I used to but just wanted to come on and pay a little tribute to Lucca.
Avid tennis fan, lover of all things Italian, feisty for fairness and a great sense of humour. I miss her posts.
I fear the worst as I know how very ill she was but hope against hope she comes on to tell me otherwise.
Sorry to derail the thread ixion, I don’t think you’ll mind as I know how much you too appreciated Lucca.
She’d want us to chat about the tennis so on we go…
I do like Novak Djokovic, wonderful to watch, very positive attitude but went off him a bit when he told porkies to the Australian authorities and became No vac Djokovic.
All time favourite for me was Andre Agassi, beautiful ground strokes.

Anniebach

Djokovic doesn’t do charm so isn’t liked, bugger his tennis, he should have learned to do cute , to act the clown .

Excellent point, Anniebach

Djokovic doesn’t do charm so isn’t liked, bugger his tennis, he should have learned to do cute , to act the clown .