A wee break from the 100% football fix we've all had over the last 2 weeks. Wimbledon 2018 starts today and although Andy Murray will sadly not be taking part, it will hopefully be another enjoyable tournament at SW19.
Personally can't see past Roger Federer adding to his tally of Grand Slam titles although perhaps his shock defeat in the final of Halle a week ago may just have cast some doubt in his mind?
He opens up play on Centre Court today at 1pm against Dusan Lajovic.
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Thread: Wimbledon 2018
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02-07-2018 09:10 AM #1
Wimbledon 2018
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04-07-2018 06:41 PM #3This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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13-07-2018 05:42 PM #6
This is brilliant, anyone else watching?
After 5 and a half hours it's currently 15-15 in the deciding set.
Still Nadal v Djokovic to come too!
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13-07-2018 05:57 PM #7
17-18 now.
Mental stuffNo Eternal Reward Shall Forgive Us Now For Wasting The Dawn
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13-07-2018 06:08 PM #8
Absolutely crazy. Six hours on court and still no end in sight. Be better telling Rafa and Novac to come back tomorrow and play the final on Monday.
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13-07-2018 06:35 PM #10This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
It's highly unlikely that their match is going to get finished tonight even if Anderson-Isner finishes just now. They'll also need to close the roof which takes about 40 minutes to get the air conditioning etc sorted. So it's probably going to be around 8:30 at the earliest before they get started.
I think they'll play them tomorrow before the ladies final and then play the men's final on Monday.
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13-07-2018 06:53 PM #13
guid scottish surname in the final anyways...who was that blonde in his trainers camp box thingy ? she is abserrrlutely gawjuz
waiting on Nadal for a sweet double ££
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13-07-2018 07:00 PM #14
To put it into some context that was the 4th longest tennis match of all time.
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13-07-2018 07:07 PM #15This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Here we go. Three hours for Rafa and Novac to play before the final whistle is blown at 11pm.
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13-07-2018 08:58 PM #16
Some match so far between Nadal and Djokovic some of the shots have been unreal.
One set all just now and almost certain that they'll have to come back tomorrow as they only have an hour left to play tonight.
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13-07-2018 10:24 PM #17
Great tennis today although the first semi final went on far too long. Maybe in the fifth set they could start a tie-break at 12 games each or something.
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14-07-2018 06:04 AM #18This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
However I can understand why the players might want a change. Playing a match for that length of time would really harm your chances of progressing any further. Having a tiebreak situation prevents it going too far.
Having two big servers like Anderson and Isner playing against each other is always going to throw up the possibility of that happening.
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14-07-2018 08:00 AM #19
Wimbledon showing their true colours again by potentially delaying the women's final so the men's semi final can be played to a conclusion at a nice time on Centre Court. Terrible decision IMO.
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14-07-2018 08:04 AM #20
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14-07-2018 08:14 AM #21This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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14-07-2018 08:20 AM #22
Regardless of what is the 'bigger match', it makes sense to play the semi first to give them as much rest as possible before Sunday's final.
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14-07-2018 08:26 AM #23This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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14-07-2018 09:19 AM #24This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Start the mens at say 1, women's at 4. Fans get a full day of entertainment and everyone gets their games played at a reasonable time.
Honestly don't see the problem and would expect the same if it was the women's semi that needed finished today.Last edited by Speedy; 14-07-2018 at 09:38 AM.
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14-07-2018 09:33 AM #25This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The two participants of the biggest game they can possibly be involved in don't even know when they're going to start.
What sort of message does that give young female tennis players/fans? "Yeah, you're important, just not quite as important as the men, ok?"
It's about more than 'the fans' or mere practicalities IMO.
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14-07-2018 09:39 AM #26This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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14-07-2018 09:42 AM #27This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Firstly, I could equally as easily predict that in that scenario they would put the women on court 1 to finish their match on Sunday.
Secondly, that would be a final bumping a final. Not a semi.
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14-07-2018 10:15 AM #28This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
If Nadal-Djokovic have a similar length of match to Anderson-Isner yesterday, they potentially have another 4 hours of tennis to play. You might say that's unlikely but it's possible and they need to get them off the court as early as possible to give the winner as much rest as possible ahead of the final tomorrow.
As for them playing on No 1 court, they can't do that. As I understand it, a decision has been taken to finish the match today with the roof closed, just like it was last night. Because Centre Court is currently the only court at Wimbledon which has a roof, that's the only court they can play on.
There's nothing sexist or underhand going on here. It's just common sense.
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14-07-2018 10:22 AM #29This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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