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New Balls Please - the tennis thread

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  • TheOrganistTheOrganist Shipmate
    @Piglet At least we've been spared Chrissie Evert talking about "Wimpletun"
  • RockyRogerRockyRoger Shipmate
    Mrs RR and I usually watch with the sound muted. I occasionally add grunts and a 'C'mon Timmy' at appropriate times.
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    TheOrganist wrote: »
    @Piglet At least we've been spared Chrissie Evert talking about "Wimpletun"

    True!

    My other gripe about the Raducanu match was that Ms Sabalenka was just so bloody noisy!!! I mean, we all remember Jimmy Connors' grunts, and those of Monica Seles, but this was taking it to whole new decibel levels!
    RockyRoger wrote: »
    ... I occasionally add grunts and a 'C'mon Timmy' at appropriate times.

    I'm not sure there's much point in shouting "C'mon Timmy" when he's one of the commentators ... :mrgreen:
  • TheOrganistTheOrganist Shipmate
    Piglet wrote: »
    My other gripe about the Raducanu match was that Ms Sabalenka was just so bloody noisy!!! I mean, we all remember Jimmy Connors' grunts, and those of Monica Seles, but this was taking it to whole new decibel levels!

    Monica Seles - there's a name from the past. As I recall, Jennifer Capriati once memorably vented Just shut the f**k up mid-match 🤣😂🤣
  • RockyRogerRockyRoger Shipmate
    Clive James, writer of fond memory, once observed (way, way back), 'Connors is grunting earlier this year'.
  • SandemaniacSandemaniac Shipmate
    I recall hearing a game on independent local radio where you were invited to guess which grunts were tennis players and which were porn stars.

    I missed the rest of the details as I was too busy retrieving my jaw from the drivers side footwell.
  • RockyRogerRockyRoger Shipmate
    Mrs RR maintains my favourite tennis player is the fabled Titsi Pornukova.
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