Wimbledon 2008

[stench]

Anyonoe else enjoying the tennis? Thought Murray was pretty impressive just now. His serve is in good nick - I don't think that injury is an issue at all. The Frenchie was good value (why are French tennis players all nutters BTW? Leconte being the prime example)

In the women's that Keothavong looked quite good earlier on... great serve and big forehand. I loved it yesterday when Baltacha sank to her knees and started sobbing, after winning a 1st round match - quality!!! Can't wait to see her reaction if she gets through tomorrow.

It's good as well with McEnroe and Henman in the commentary booth.... Mac constantly ribbing Tiger Tim

[Ladygooner]

Well done to Chris Eaton (another Brit!) who is through to the second round. Tell me, why do all the british girls get drawn against Venus Williams?!

[Asset]

Andy Murray's game was really exciting. C'mon the Jocks!

[stench]

Did Becker really just say (about the football) "Germany have to win 2-0 because if they're only one up, Allah will come down and equalize for Turkey"?? You've got to love him. Also, why are all blokes called Boris nutters? Yeltsin, Johnson etc..

[SteveT]

After Dan Maskell finished commentating on tennis matches I thought he would never be equalled.......................and then came Supermac.

Mackenroe is the best I have heard talking about the game, anywhere.

He is as good at broadcasting as he was player, and for my money, the best of any era.

[jumpinjackflash]

Only one reason why I am watching Wimbledon this year: NADAL'S ARMS>:D

[Keef]

I enjoy tennis, but Federer's domination has basically made me lose interest recently. He is amazing, but you just know he will win things, and Nadal will win the French open. If he, and ideally both of them get kncked out, I will be glued to it!

I know you always have a dominant player, but usually they have someone who will give them genuine competition, like the John Mcenroe to Bjorn Borg, or Andr Agassi to Pete Sampras.

[SeanMacGabhann]

to use a phrase.."what Keef said"

As for tennis, do we have enough people interested in playing to warrant booking some courts for a day's tournament?

[david_carnell]

SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

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> to use a phrase.."what Keef said"

>

> As for tennis, do we have enough people interested

> in playing to warrant booking some courts for a

> day's tournament?

You mean a forum tennis tournament? Good grief man have you lost your faculties. Look at the other threads in the lounge. Numerous forumites are happy to discus their current drinking habits and favourite tipples; the location of a top-notch curry; their favourite/worst tv adverts/programmes etc. What does this tell you? That we are not lithe, athletic sportsmen.

I used to think of myself as quite sporty and with good hand eye co-ordination but tennis quashed this belief with one net-cord after another. As Tony Hawks will tell you, tennnis requires training from an expert to show you the correct technique otherwise you look like a cow on ice - or a Moldovan footballer.

But yeah, if someone will lend us a racket, I'll play!

[Keef]

Ha, alas, much as I enjoy tennis, I am beyond rbbish at playing it!

[jimbo1964]

Keef Wrote:

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> Ha, alas, much as I enjoy tennis, I am beyond

> rbbish at playing it!

Why don't we have a ED Forum rubbish tennis tournament followed by beer and a curry?

[citizenED]

Not tennis! Why the crazy national ob-bloody-session with Wimbledon. Two weeks of the BBC getting all strawberries-and-cream and then nowt. A chipper Brit wins by firing a shedload of boring aces and R5 go demented. No thanks.

[david_carnell]

Well for those interested, a shock is on the cards in the men's singles.

Marat Safin is two sets to love up on world no 3 Djokovic and playing out of his skin. It's looking like a classic.

[jimbo1964]

I agree that tennis is rubbish in every way. However, I don't think this:

"A chipper Brit wins by firing a shedload of boring aces" has ever happened.

[david_carnell]

Holy cow! Safin has done it. The two-time Grand Slam champion has dumped one of the pre-tournament favourites out of the tournament. Djokovic was beaten in straight sets comfortably.

Unbeleivable scenes on centre court.

[citizenED]

Jimbo - I was referring to Chris Eaton who won yesterday with about 30 odd aces. so it did happen.

[Asset]

taking enough interest in it to know that then eh Citizen?

[bon3yard]

hang on but have I missed something? Tennis has always as far as I can remember been dominated by a succession of people who go onto dominate for years and hoover up every grand slam event they enter...

[stench]

Exactly... when Navratilova was at his peak he was winning every event he entered

[Keef]

LOL!

There have always been dominant players, but usually they have one or two genuine contenders. Federer basically doesn't get beat unless it's the French Open.

[citizenED]

...er, yes, Asset - but only because Radio 5 has been taken over by the plummier facade of the Beeb.

[stench]

Sharapova's in some serious bother on no.1 court at the moment. If she wants to nip over to ED on the train I'll happily console her over a pint tonight. Maybe take her in the Vale, somewhere classy like that.

Actually for Shara I'd push the boat out and throw in a curry at Mirash.

[stench]

I meant take her to the Vale, obviously

[Moos]

Blimey, they're giant-slaying at Wimbledon today. First Sharapova, and now Roddick!

[Asset]

chris heaton's a bit dishy, watch out for him next year! And C'mon Andy.