@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!
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 🤣😂🤣
I could barely detect any debate in the article. The "scheduling" argument is bizarre. You might as well say there's no time to play 5-set men's tennis.
Everyone, except it appears from the author of that article, would think that a natural consequence of women's tennis going to five sets rather than three is that it women's competitions would take longer. Judging from typical durations of current matches, moving the women's game to best of five would roughly double the court time that the women would need.
So perhaps that adds an extra three days on to Wimbledon, or perhaps you need to come up with a few extra courts.
It's rather nice to come home from work, turn on the tennis, and the cameras have panned to a certain Mr Borg in the stands. Be still, my beating heart - he really does improve with age, like a good wine.
I'm afraid the ladies' final was a huge disappointment. The lacklustre loser just wasn't in it.
Perhaps if she'd tried grunting and shouting she might have started to play better ......
Can the men's final possibly live up to the hype?
(Edit: Added apostrophe for easier reading to "ladies' final". Punctuation Nazi moment. - Wesley J, Circus Host)
It was Anisimova's first grand-slam final and I think the occasion overwhelmed her, particularly since her father, who died when she was 17, had always said he wanted to see her win at Wimbledon.
That being said, it was pretty obvious that Iga Swiatek was having one of those days when the ball is as big as a watermelon and everything went in. Still, 57 minutes to wrap the whole thing up and the first "double-doughnut" final since 1911 is impressive.
All of those wondering about women getting equal prize money: In his first two rounds Taylor Fritz spent more time on court than the Ladies' winner for all 7 rounds.
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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!
I'm not sure there's much point in shouting "C'mon Timmy" when he's one of the commentators ...
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 🤣😂🤣
I missed the rest of the details as I was too busy retrieving my jaw from the drivers side footwell.
That has just brought forth a loud guffaw!
(NB. *is in the Oxford and Cambridge English Dictionaries. Just sayin'.)
Everyone, except it appears from the author of that article, would think that a natural consequence of women's tennis going to five sets rather than three is that it women's competitions would take longer. Judging from typical durations of current matches, moving the women's game to best of five would roughly double the court time that the women would need.
So perhaps that adds an extra three days on to Wimbledon, or perhaps you need to come up with a few extra courts.
To quote the late, great Dan Maskell: "Oh I say!"
@RockyRoger I couldn't agree more.
Perhaps if she'd tried grunting and shouting she might have started to play better ......
Can the men's final possibly live up to the hype?
(Edit: Added apostrophe for easier reading to "ladies' final". Punctuation Nazi moment.
That being said, it was pretty obvious that Iga Swiatek was having one of those days when the ball is as big as a watermelon and everything went in. Still, 57 minutes to wrap the whole thing up and the first "double-doughnut" final since 1911 is impressive.
All of those wondering about women getting equal prize money: In his first two rounds Taylor Fritz spent more time on court than the Ladies' winner for all 7 rounds.
Well done to both.