David Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Any tennis fans in the house? Wimbledon begins today at 1pm, with world number 1 Novak Djokovic on centre court. I don't expect much from the Brits this year to be honest, I think the highest ranked mens competitor we have is #30 Kyle Edmund, while Johanna Konta is ranked #19 in the ladies division, Edmond is beginning his tournament play at 1pm. That can kind of be a good thing in some regards, as it prevents the media from doing what the media always do, which is going overboard. I think it's sometimes easier to enjoy a tournament objectively without the hysteria attached to a half-decent British competitor. Other notable names up today are ladies #2 Naomi Osaka and Venus Williams (ranked #44). Anyone planning to watch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Gus Mears Posted July 1, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 1, 2019 I always end up tuning in for a bit, though the heady days of Murray being good in the singles are sadly gone. I'm just there to watch Grandpa Roger do his thing largely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Is Murray just in the Doubles this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted July 1, 2019 Awards Moderator Share Posted July 1, 2019 (edited) Slight thread hijack and brag alert! I have no interest in tennis. But my son has started his first proper job today after gaining his chef qualification catering for the member's club at Wimbledon today and I'm super-proud: That dish is "Poached lobster with a shellfish glaze, potato salad, pea puree, fresh peas, broad beans, chervil and seaweed gravy." Sorry I couldn't resist. Carry on talking about tennis proper now 🙂 Edited July 1, 2019 by Onyx2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 13 minutes ago, SuperBacon said: Is Murray just in the Doubles this year? Yeah, I believe so. Reckon his hip has held up okay though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, David said: Yeah, I believe so. Reckon his hip has held up okay though. Great. Hope he goes out with a win in that if he’s nearly done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Gus Mears Posted July 1, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 1, 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Onyx2 said: Slight thread hijack and brag alert! I have no interest in tennis. But my son has started his first proper job today after gaining his chef qualification catering for the member's club at Wimbledon today and I'm super-proud: That dish is "Poached lobster with a shellfish glaze, potato salad, pea puree, fresh peas, broad beans, chervil and seaweed gravy." At least this answers who the UK faithful can get behind with no Murray in the singles draw. Edited July 1, 2019 by Gus Mears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted July 1, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 1, 2019 Kyle Edmund and Paul Jubb are local lads flying the flag so will be watchign out for them, obviously. Konta is an interesting one. She's very all or nothing. Her run at the French showed how brilliant she can be with momentum but she just seems a bit fragile at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 I only really watch for the Girls Singles competition. In years gone past, I've managed to essentially take the 2 weeks of Wimbledon off and watch the whole thing. Not managed that this year but I'll probably be skiving off a lot this week anyway. It's a great 2 weeks of sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 I reckon seeing as Murray is out of singles, a lot of people will get behind Lopez after he teamed up with Murray in the doubles at Queens. The crowd seemed to love him during his singles win the other week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted July 1, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 1, 2019 I was at Queens a couple of years ago and was getting behind Lopez, he's popular with the British crowd for sure. Plus, he was playing against Cilic who had the most annoying entourage in tow, like he was some sort of rapper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Fair fucking play to Cori Gauff. 15 years old and beats Venus Williams in straight sets in her first ever Grand Slam match. Venus had already won Wimbledon twice by the time Gauff was born. Plus she was smashing out 108MPH serves. On her second serve too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted July 2, 2019 Author Share Posted July 2, 2019 13 hours ago, wordsfromlee said: Fair fucking play to Cori Gauff. 15 years old and beats Venus Williams in straight sets in her first ever Grand Slam match. Venus had already won Wimbledon twice by the time Gauff was born. Plus she was smashing out 108MPH serves. On her second serve too! Astounding stuff really. I love it when we get these landmark moments in a tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted July 2, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 2, 2019 Watched the highlights this morning. First time I've heard of Gauff if I'm honest, despite the honours she already has. Physically, she's not 15. She was nearly as big as Venus, very powerful and athletic and talented too. One to keep an eye on. Probably a bigger story that Osaka went out but lost amongst this story. 6 & 7 went in the mens too, Zverev and Tsitsipas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted July 2, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 2, 2019 I think both the Gauff and Osaka results are further evidence just how wide open and exciting the modern women's game is. In the 80s and 90s, you usually had the same women picking up the grand slams. And in the 2000s although you had the dominance of the Williams sisters (particularly Serena), so many grand slams have been won by so many different players. It's so competitive, but equally hard to keep up with sometimes! There have been 18 different women's grand slam winners since 2010, compared to 6 different men's winners in the same time. I know that is skewed by the Federer/Nadal/Djokovic axis, but you usually have a handful of players dominating the men's and women's game each generation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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