[Other Sport] Wimbledon 2023

[Ooh it’s a corner]

Strange Scottish commentator for the Alcaraz match...Overpronounces Alcaraz like he's a Spanish national and refers to Berrettini like he's from Glasgow...

I shouldn't overthink it though, he's more than likely a pretentious prick

I suspect it’s Andrew Cotter - I think he’s ok but I’m biased as he has two labradors - he tweeted about them a lot during lockdown!

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

Alcaraz has some forehand!

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Marketa Vondrousova will be disappointed with those tattoos. Looks like she had them done in prison with a rusty razor

 

[dylan_bha]

Maybe someone can answer this.... If they have Hawkeye why do they still have to challenge if they think a ball is in or out? Also sometimes the line judges miss a call when a ball was in fact out - surely it should just be automated?

 

[herecomesaregular]

Maybe someone can answer this.... If they have Hawkeye why do they still have to challenge if they think a ball is in or out? Also sometimes the line judges miss a call when a ball was in fact out - surely it should just be automated?

Wimbledon and the French Open are the only two grand slam tournaments not to have made the switch to cameras only. However, both have stated they are considering it - Wimbledon will be the last to hold on to traditions, understandably.

 

[hart's shirt]

Astonishing collapse by 4th seed Jess Pegula.

At 3-1 up with the break in the 3rd set, the roof closes.

Then having been 4-1 up with a point for a double break, she loses the next 5 games.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Svitolina 1 set up and 6-5 in the second against Swiatek. Playing brilliantly other than a wobble earlier in the set when she missed the easiest little dink over the net that you will ever see.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Świątek OUT!

 

[KZNSeagull]

Svitolina WINS. Brilliant stuff. Hope she goes on to win the whole thing for Ukraine and her little baby.

 

[hart's shirt]

And with Svitolina winning, there'll be a guaranteed non-seed in the Wimbledon women's final.

 

[Badger Boy]

I would much rather see Rybakina or Svitolina win than Vondrousova or Sabalenka!

 

[hart's shirt]

I would much rather see Rybakina or Svitolina win than Vondrousova or Sabalenka!

Can you imagine Svitolina v Sabalenka in the Wimbledon final? Talk about a game within a game.

Of course politics and sport really shouldn't mix, but outside her own support team, she'd have the whole of the crowd on her side.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Can you imagine Svitolina v Sabalenka in the Wimbledon final? Talk about a game within a game.

Of course politics and sport really shouldn't mix, but outside her own support team, she'd have the whole of the Wimbledon crowd on her side.

And no matter what happens, Svitolina is not going to shake her hand.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Can you imagine Svitolina v Sabalenka in the Wimbledon final? Talk about a game within a game.

Of course politics and sport really shouldn't mix, but outside her own support team, she'd have the whole of the crowd on her side.

Womens tournament looking way more interesting and intriguing than the mens

 

[Bedsex]

Fantastic performance from Svitolina and I was fortunate enough to be on Centre Court watching it live!

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

Fantastic performance from Svitolina and I was fortunate enough to be on Centre Court watching it live!

Wow! Envious - she was brilliant!

 

[Badger Boy]

It's stunning how Swiatek just can't get it done at Wimbledon. The court doesn't suit her, but she seems to be getting wiser to the surface.

The Gentleman's draw is extraordinary, but for the falls of Ruud and Tsitsipas the top 8 seeds would be the final 8. Alcaraz and Djokovic look a long way clear of the field and that would be an incredible final.

 

[hart's shirt]

And no matter what happened, Svitolina is not going to shake her hand.

The closest that comes to mind in other sports is possibly the USA v USSR 1980 'Miracle on Ice' or 1972 Olympic basketball final with upsets in both.

In football, possibly USA v Iran in 1998. Or even post-war whenever the likes of Hungary, France and especially the Netherlands faced Germany.

"I didn't give a damn about the score. 1–0 was enough, as long as we could humiliate them. I hate them. They murdered my family. My father, my sister, two of my brothers. Each time I faced Germany I was angst-filled." - Wim van Hanegem, Dutch midfielder (from Wiki)

But these were all Cold War, politically-sensitive or post-conflict sporting events, not when the war was actually happening in real time as is now.

Keys, Jabeur, Rybakina and Vondrousova might still have something to say about it, but the possibility for a Belarus v Ukraine final remains.

 

[Bedsex]

I reckon Djokovic v Rublev could be going to 5 sets

 

[Icy Gull]

The wankest from the commentators about Djokovic is getting very wearing.