Not long to go. Hard to see past another Alcaraz title
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Not long to go. Hard to see past another Alcaraz title
Yeah hard to see past him. French Open final has really set this up nicely. Bublik is one to watch, quite an entertainer. Women's is wide open as usual although Sabalenka will be favourite.
Looking forward to the players getting back to wearing whites as this fad for wearing maroon is getting tiresome....:greengrin
I don't think he's nailed on as some folk think , Sinner will defo be in the mix for the titleQuote:
Originally Posted by Trinity Hibee
Not sure sinner’s as suited to grass as much as AlcarazQuote:
Originally Posted by HibbyAndy
Bookies cannae split them and they are never wrong :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Trinity Hibee
Used to love Wimbledon when our ain Andy Murray was playing , Infact i'd watch every single major tournament he played in and stayed up till all hours and slept around his schedule , My burd at the time was a massive Tennis fan so it worked so well ! We watched all his games together for about 4 years ..Nowadays i just don't have the same buzz with the players in it
To think Murray won 3 majors 2 olympic golds ( back to back ) and a Davis cup in an era of Djokovic Nadal and Federer is staggering !!
And was number one in the world. Don't forget that.Quote:
Originally Posted by HibbyAndy
Exactly the same for me loved watching Andy playQuote:
Originally Posted by HibbyAndy
Really? Andy's burd was busy!Quote:
Originally Posted by JimBHibees
Not forgetting he also became world No 1 during that era. I remember he was required to put together a near impossible run of form to achieve it yet somehow managed it.Quote:
Originally Posted by HibbyAndy
I've come to believe that the relentless demands on his body of competing with those guys is what ended his career at the top level so early.
Sinner's good on grass. In fact I initially thought it was a surface on which he'd be better than Alcaraz - until Alcaraz made Djokovic look human two years running!Quote:
Originally Posted by Trinity Hibee
Hoping Jack Draper can put together a good run.
Same here, sounds a bit flag wavy but it doesn’t have the same pull without Andy.Quote:
Originally Posted by HibbyAndy
I’ve been watching Andy since I was old enough to appreciate Wimbledon and tennis for what it is.
I am sure you could get a comedy gig at the festival with patter like that 😄Quote:
Originally Posted by Wilson
Alcaraz taken to a fifth set. He looks a beaten man right now.
I tell a lie, he's serving for the match now at 5-1 up.
Things start to go against Djokovic and like clockwork he calls for a medical timeout. Then lo and behold from looking like he needs a stretcher he's like a man reborn to breeze through the next set, having successfully derailed his opponent's momentum. A miracle!
Anyone know why after the match doing the interviews, the guy doing them stands about 10 feet away from the player?
Yeh, wondered that myself the other day. Have they not heard that Covid restrictions have been eased?Quote:
Originally Posted by K-Zazu
Or maybe the players just stink too much after a match for the interviewer to want to go near them.
It was 1 set each. The lost set was a tight tie break, not as if he'd lost 5 games in a row. And did you miss Muller also taking a medical timeout just a game later?Quote:
Originally Posted by He's here!
You don't half post some garbage.
Difference with Muller taking a time-out is that he doesn't have career-long form for doing so when he doesn't like the way the match is going. Djokovic's always been notorious for it. It's gamesmanship pure and simple and a major reason he's never felt the love of the fans the way his former big rivals did. I thought he might have grown out of it by the age of 38 but clearly not.Quote:
Originally Posted by DaveF
Have enjoyed what I've seen so far, did watch Yhe Sinner match who looked very comfortable and Draper as well.
Nadal continually pushed the time limit between points his whole career, hardly ever pulled up for it because he was a media darling.Quote:
Originally Posted by He's here!
Of course it's gameanship but it's not new and I'm sure it didn't bother Muller as much as it bothered you. And in now way was it a momentum shifter.
Sad to see Zverev talking about his mental health struggles yesterday, after his loss on Centre court. Spoke to the media about feeling flat, not enjoying things, feeling lonely and isolated in life as well as tennis, and him thinking about possibly seeking professional support.
Interesting to note that he's T2 diabetic - noticed him constantly checking his blood sugars throughout the game. I do know how much of a mental toll it took on me being diagnosed, which thoroughly challenged my mental health...put that under a professional athlete spotlight and pressure and it's one hell of a perfect storm.
It was the constant pulling on his shorts that used to bug me about Nadal!Quote:
Originally Posted by DaveF
I'd agree that Djokovic definitely has form for looking like he needs carried out on a stretcher before suddenly looking like he could run all night. Alcaraz called him out for it in their Australian Open clash earlier this year. John McEnroe was commentating and said something along the lines of 'don't be fooled' which was a very rare example of a tennis pundit actually insinuating there was something underhand going on. They're normally so absurdly polite.
I remember Andy Murray losing the plot when he felt Djokovic was feigning injury, also during an Australian Open final that Murray was winning at the time. It threw Murray off his game for sure, but I imagine Djokovic knew which buttons to press. Think it's mentioned in this article:
https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/n...ctly-justified
Saw that too. Upsetting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sylar
Agreed - at the same time, it's heartening to see someone so prolific being open and willing to talk about it in such a public forum. Anything that can help break down some of the stigma!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibspur
He's done it for years though so it should surprise no one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibspur
Football players feign injury all the time.
Again, I'll point to Nadal and his time wasting. Tolerated because it was 'Rafa'.
I don't particularly care for Djokovic and his antics but equally, I don't get the hate.
That's sad to hear about his mental health, i can understand his struggles but must be extra hard for an athlete to get motivated, being in the public etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sylar
Anyway they still call it Henman Hill? Should be Murray Mound for the time being, i know they do mention it after calling it Henman Hill.
Roy Hodgson and looked like Tuchel enjoying the Alcaraz.
A lot of fans don't like him simply because he's not Federer or Nadal and doesn't really provide much in the way of flair. Plus he does have a bit of a cyborg/pantomime villain air about him. You can see that not being a fans favourite really gets to him and he completely misread the crowd at Wimbledon last year when he thought they were booing him.Quote:
Originally Posted by DaveF
Personally I was turned off him by his arrogant behaviour during the Covid epidemic.
The British lad Tarvet competed well against Alcaraz. He's got an entertaining style.
Think he's come through the US college system like Fearnley.
Everytime wimbledon comes round im reminded how good McEnroe is at the commentary lark. The best in any sport.