Wimbledon 2023 - News, Views and Comments 🎾

Found it! It’s hidden away after the men’s Wheelchair Finals.

I really want to watch the Boys Final on catch up, and can find every match but that one! 😖

I thought Annabel Croft's post-match interviews were very empathetic and thoughtful.... not the usual inane questions, eg. "How do you feel?" to the loser. She would have been a great successor to Sue.

I've never liked Djokovic and his game-playing with delaying tactics was highly annoying and beneath him (some great comments online with people saying they went off to watch a box set while he was getting ready to serve).

Any man who wags a censorious finger at people (and Djokovic does this a lot) tends to be a nasty bit of work, I've found. (I was married to a finger-jabber). And that was before he smashed his racket. As Tim Henman pointed out, Djokovic wasn't concerned about the ballboy/girl and lines person close by.

So I am thrilled that Alcaraz won in an amazing final with fabulous tennis. Today feels rather flat.

Fantastic result and a wonderful game.to watch, apart.from Djokovic poor sportsmanship with serve times, didn't help in the end did it?
I swapped over to Eurosport to watch as I couldn't stand another minute of Andrew Castle's commentary, he ruins it.
Well done Carlos

I like Annabel Croft and thought she was very professional with her on court interviews.

She must still be very upset after a difficult few months.

What happened to Virginia Wade??

And my final gripe of this tournament....please, please BBC understand that Clare Balding is the WRONG replacement for dear Sue Barker. She clearly does her research stridently and loudly expounding the facts she has memorised, but she is just a presenter and has no qualification to be an expert on this amazing and complex sport.
By contrast, I relish the excellent, knowledgeable analysis of Annabel Croft. From her we learn something about tennis technicalities other than the obvious. She was so kind and empathetic in her post match interviews with the players. Added to that a deep long term experience of the game in which she has been professionally involved all her adult life. Surely she should have been the natural successor to 'Auntie Sue'?!!
When will the BBC ever get it right? Balding gabbled inanely over the very meaningful coin toss, even failing to comment on the arrival of the Royals and former champions, just as she gabbles on Crufts and formerly on horse racing. Switch her 'off' button and give her a rest, please!

I agree Poppyred..I watch Roland Garros and Wimbledon with my French neighbour. French line judges are all slender and she remarked on the huge silhouettes of many of their British counterparts. It is shaming to see so many of my compatriots exposed to ridicule. Bad diets/junk food are to blame. The French love their food but eat good food in sensible quantities and build healthy regular exercise into their daily routine. This is of course a generalisation, before all the 'fattists' jump up to condemn me.

Was shocked at how overweight a lot of the lines people were!

Amazing final, spoilt at times by the biased commentary from Andrew Castle . Did anyone else feel this /

Thanks for the link FC. I don’t watch much tennis, because it’s on when I’m working. Great to know with somebody already successful and ready to move on.

FannyCornforth

I thought that you might be interested in this.
The first British Boy’s Champion in a very long time.
Clearly one to watch

www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/meet-henry-searle-wolverhampton-tennis-27332807?utm_source=linkCopy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

Yes, one to watch.

Well done Henry! 🥇

I have withdrawal symptoms I liked arranging my days around tennis

I thought that you might be interested in this.
The first British Boy’s Champion in a very long time.
Clearly one to watch

www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/meet-henry-searle-wolverhampton-tennis-27332807?utm_source=linkCopy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

I was out on the first day of a singing week and avoided people talking about the match as I did not want to know the result. I came back and stayed up till 1am to watch it! Now I have to stay awake and sing for the day!

Alcaraz is an interesting player with lots of shots in his repertoire and a nice smiley face - and a decent gentlemanly way of playing - more than can be said for ND with his "game-playing" delaying tactics. I was glad he got a time warning and amazed he did not get 10 of them.

I did think that if anyone could topple Djokovic it would be the young Carlos.
Some of his shots under pressure were astonishing.
So pleased with the result.
I don’t like Djokovic, I never have but I did feel for him when he got upset looking at his little son.

That’s it for another year. I always feel a bit flat when it’s finished.

I thought Novac spoke very well, even managed a joke, but it’s hard to say how you feel when you’ve just lost a match. 😢

tickingbird

Felt sorry for Novak when he wept. Feel sorry for Carlos having to talk in a language he’s not that proficient in and in front of all those people.

Both these - I had a 😥 when Novak spoke about his family and wondered why the questions continued so long for Carlos.

fantastic win for Carlos Alcaraz.

Fantastic match and ❤️❤️❤️❤️Carlos ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Totally drained, having been glued to the match for over 4 hours. Pooches have had their legs crossed throughout, and were most relieved to be let out! A fantastic match, which will go down as a classic final, I'm sure. So much drama... real edge of the seat stuff. I thought Carlos was a worthy winner, and what an incredible achievement at only 20. He can only get better from here, and apparently he's even better on clay! Right, a sandwich and a cup of tea will have to do now. What am I going to do tomorrow now it's all over?!

Just coming up for air.

Yo-Ho yo-Ho - that’s the way to do it. Federer will be be so pleased!

Yes thank you Ixion for a lovely thread.

Until next year 🍰

I agree Novak was gracious in defeat. It must be hard to lose to such a young man after six (is it six?) wins.
Alcaraz will be on our screens for a few years yet I think. How lovely for him that the king of Spain came especially to watch him.

Callistemon the Ferraro Rocher cake was delicious, but as you said, no doubt extremely calorific. I think I got the price wrong, I forgot to add in the M+S version of Nutella, at a further £4.50 so I think it cost about £16 to make. I won’t be making it again soon whatever my dear grandson says 😂 But it was a worthy addition to our barbecue on Wimbledon final day.