*** The Official Wimbledon 2012 thread ***

[RM-Taylor]

So it's that time of year again, Murray looks off form and has lost his last three competitive games on grass.

Nalbandian v Tipsarevic looks the best match of the opening day and that match is first up on Court 1.

Proceedings on the outside courts start at 11.30 on BBC Two and BBC HD

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

Can't wait!! Gutted I can't go as last two years have been great!!

Fancy Murray to get to the QF's

 

[ifuhatepalacestandup]

oh shit two weeks of this crap

 

[Hillian1]

At which point will the Press stop calling him "The British Hope" and start calling him Scottish?

God I hate tennis but as the wife loves it I will now have to endure 2 weeks of it.

 

[Albumen]

Can I be the first to say

COME ON ANDY!

Thanks.

 

[darters74]

Hope he gets knocked out in round 1. Miserable sweaty tosser!

 

[RM-Taylor]

This male commentator on BBC HD at the moment is awful, so bland.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

So it's that time of year again, Murray looks off form and has lost his last three competitive games on grass.

Nalbandian v Tipsarevic looks the best match of the opening day and that match is first up on Court 1.

Proceedings on the outside courts start at 11.30 on BBC Two and BBC HD

Murray has a tough first match against Davydenko former world no. 3, but down a bit at abut 47 now. Still, not an easy start.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Berdych out without really trying, Isner gone as well. #6 and #11 seeds falling on the first day. I hear Venus Williams is gone too? Nightmare for her, usually she waits for the Bulgarian Beauty, the fantastically brilliant, Tsvetana Pironkova to thrash her into submission.

Instead, the greatest Bulgarian woman, possibly ever, won her match today with no fanfare at all. I RACED home to watch her on the red button, she was in the process of finishing off her opponent (kindly, she lost the first set so I'd have something to watch), but the BBC did NOT show the end of her match. Even on the red button.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

FFS!!! Sharapova vs Pironkova. Round 2.

 

[RM-Taylor]

Berdych out without really trying, Isner gone as well. #6 and #11 seeds falling on the first day. I hear Venus Williams is gone too? Nightmare for her, usually she waits for the Bulgarian Beauty, the fantastically brilliant, Tsvetana Pironkova to thrash her into submission.

Instead, the greatest Bulgarian woman, possibly ever, won her match today with no fanfare at all. I RACED home to watch her on the red button, she was in the process of finishing off her opponent (kindly, she lost the first set so I'd have something to watch), but the BBC did NOT show the end of her match. Even on the red button.

Just to confirm, Williams lost 6-1 6-3 this afternoon

 

[Gazwag]

Fantastic win by Heather Watson just now

 

[patchamalbion]

great stuff from Heather Watson and has a winnable match in Round 2.

Tsonga v Hewitt tomorrow 'could' be the highlight

 

[terryberry1]

Hope he gets knocked out in round 1. Miserable sweaty tosser!

This.

 

[RM-Taylor]

Laura Robson's unfortunately lost in the first round

 

[Gazwag]

Heather Watson into the 3rd Round - outstanding

 

[Bean]

Ivanovic through as well, love her!

 

[Durlston]

Heather Watson into the 3rd Round - outstanding

Great achievement and the first British woman to reach the last 32 for ten years. She's pretty fit as well; much more attractive than Laura Robson.

 

[patchamalbion]

if we are discussing looks could we please ALL turn our attention to Maria Kirilenko v Sonia Cirstea friday!!! both hot

 

[Gazwag]

if we are discussing looks could we please ALL turn our attention to Maria Kirilenko v Sonia Cirstea friday!!! both hot

Hmmm, Maria, NSC's equivilent of Vienna by Ultravox, the best record never to have been number 1, how that yanky pole vaulter won I'll never know