Wimbledon this year, and tennis in general

[Boris Yeltsin]

Is anyone going to watch the Mens Final on Sunday at the cinema in 3D? Cineworld tickets are £11. Bit too steep for me, I'll watch it normally on telly.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Is anyone going to watch the Mens Final on Sunday at the cinema in 3D? Cineworld tickets are £11. Bit too steep for me, I'll watch it normally on telly.

Tickets for the final for currently going for £10k a pop I hear today. Definitely watch it at home.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Has men's tennis ever been as exciting as this? What a shame women's tennis is so shithouse, tempered by the presence of a few absolute hotties I suppose which is not much consolation for female tennis fans I suppose.

I was watching the excellent "Pardon The Interruption" US sports chat show the other night and Tony Kornheiser was lamenting the state of US tennis. He made valid points that once the Williams Sisters down rackets there's absolutely no Yanks left in the women's game, and that now Roddick's on the wane there are no men either. He dismissed Mardy Fish as never having made a grand slam semi before, and cited the fact young kids in the States are playing other sports like golf, soccer and basketball.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I was watching the excellent "Pardon The Interruption" US sports chat show the other night and Tony Kornheiser was lamenting the state of US tennis. He made valid points that once the Williams Sisters down rackets there's absolutely no Yanks left in the women's game, and that now Roddick's on the wane there are no men either. He dismissed Mardy Fish as never having made a grand slam semi before, and cited the fact young kids in the States are playing other sports like golf, soccer and basketball.

They are only bothered about their own players, in their minds if they're not topping the world rankings at a sport, then it doesn't exist. It wouldn't surpise me if 50% of Americans thought Wimbledon was in Florida.

 

[SirElliotBennett]

2 set points for Tomic.

 

[Falkor]

Tomic 1 set all to Djok

 

[Pavilionaire]

They are only bothered about their own players, in their minds if they're not topping the world rankings at a sport, then it doesn't exist. It wouldn't surpise me if 50% of Americans thought Wimbledon was in Florida.

They are parochial but they still respect winners and Federer vs Nadal is regarded even there as unmissable television.

Tony Kornheiser totally dissed the Haye vs Klitschko fight. This is not big news over the pond.

 

[Pavilionaire]

This lad Tomic is the story so far, it's like The Balkan War on a tennis court

 

[Gazwag]

Talking about USA Tennis players - Great doubles match on Court 2 Bryan Twins serving to save the match at 11-12 in the fifth set

 

[Tricky Dicky]

This lad Tomic is the story so far, it's like The Balkan War on a tennis court

Indeed he looks good. Becker won Wimbles as a 17 y/o qualifier, I can't see this guy quite going the distance. but would be good to see.

 

[Simster]

Tsonga breaks in the third.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Tsonga breaks in the third.

Thus proving "it's not over 'til the fat lady tsings"...

 

[Falkor]

Tomic going to lose the third, hows Feds game coming

 

[Simster]

Tsonga takes the third and now trails 2-1.

Amazing set really - after Tsonga broke, he had to work hard to hold every service game whereas Fed breezed through his. Damage was done though, and Tsonga won it.

 

[Simster]

Tsonga breaks in the 4th and is now right back in this.

 

[Icy Gull]

Tsonga breaks Federer in the 4th set. COME ON my smiley Frenchman take it to a 5th set

 

[Simster]

What on earth has happened to Fed?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Tsonga is suddenly on FIRE.

Federer doesn't look quite so COOL and SUAVE now, innit.

 

[Falkor]

were the hell has the tomic match gon Cbloody beebies has just come on

 

[Gazwag]

Suddenly that each way bet I put on Tsonga a couple of weeks ago looks promising