Tennis Thread

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

His dominance on clay was ridiculous. Still managed to win 8 more Slams away from Roland Garros though, incredible player.

It was Murray's misfortune that his career happened to coincide with one of the very greatest tennis players the world has ever seen — Federer — followed by, and currently with, one of the greatest tennis players the world has ever seen — Nadal— followed by the third of the greatest tennis players the world has ever seen — Djokovic. (Only Rosewall and Laver, maybe, and possibly Sampras, are in their company in the modern game, I believe. And again it's not certain they could have lived with them, even at their best). It would be a bit like being a damn good team, but locked in a time warp with 70s/80s Liverpool, 90s/noughties United, and 2012-24 City.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Loved playing Tennis (at Sportscity) but it's one sport I hate to watch! Can't stand the temperament of a lot of the players, bunch of diva's.

An old mate of mine who's a huge Rugby Union fan went to Wimbledon many moons ago, he said never again, it's too much of a "girly" day out, full of snowflakes.

You know, I've met Rugby League fans who consider that the Union game is a game of snowflakes! So have you and your friend, probably. (I've got no axe to grind either way, incidentally. I'm no huge fan of the fifteen-man game — unashamedly a fair weather supporter when England are doing well, don't follow any club at all — and the attraction of the thirteen-man game just goes right over my head…)

 

[KS55]

Sadly uk lost in the semi of the BJK cup. Raducanu won her game in straight sets but Boulter and the doubles team both lost. Only 40 years of hurt so far.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Sadly uk lost in the semi of the BJK cup. Raducanu won her game in straight sets but Boulter and the doubles team both lost. Only 40 years of hurt so far.

It's difficult to understand the perennial failure (and GB got further than they were expected to, at that).

 

[hammocity]

You know, I've met Rugby League fans who consider that the Union game is a game of snowflakes! So have you and your friend, probably. (I've got no axe to grind either way, incidentally. I'm no huge fan of the fifteen-man game — unashamedly a fair weather supporter when England are doing well, don't follow any club at all — and the attraction of the thirteen-man game just goes right over my head…)

Each to his own, would be a bit boring if we all liked the same things. Two of my mates, one Blue and one Oldham love watching the tennis, I can't stand it but as I said I used to love playing the game, bit of a dichotomy there, I wouldn't criticise the game, it's just not for me to watch.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Each to his own, would be a bit boring if we all liked the same things. Two of my mates, one Blue and one Oldham love watching the tennis, I can't stand it but as I said I used to love playing the game, bit of a dichotomy there, I wouldn't criticise the game, it's just not for me to watch.

Oh no problem there, mate. I'm not that big of a tennis fan myself. Never watch a tournament right the way through. Not even Wimbledon. Funnily enough, though, I've watched it more than I've played it, so I'm the opposite of you. Decided very early on in life that it wasn't for me. Played squash and badminton for decades, until I hit about fifty. Then packed those in, ‘cause I couldn't be fagged to do all the stretching, warming-up and warming-down, that you really have to start doing, if you're not doing it already (I never did — I used to go straight out on the court and, bang, into it).
No, I was really making a point about the Rugby Union-Rugby League divide (which I may be exaggerating, I don't know enough, but was quite surprised to learn that it existed at all).

 

[hammocity]

Oh no problem there, mate. I'm not that big of a tennis fan myself. Never watch a tournament right the way through. Not even Wimbledon. Funnily enough, though, I've watched it more than I've played it, so I'm the opposite of you. Decided very early on in life that it wasn't for me. Played squash and badminton for decades, until I hit about fifty. Then packed those in, ‘cause I couldn't be fagged to do all the stretching, warming-up and warming-down, that you really have to start doing, if you're not doing it already (I never did — I used to go straight out on the court and, bang, into it).
No, I was really making a point about the Rugby Union-Rugby League divide (which I may be exaggerating, I don't know enough, but was quite surprised to learn that it existed at all).

Yep, the divide used to be big, anyone playing League was prevented from joining a Union team, not a big fan of either code but I'll watch the big games.

I play golf (mid 60's) and that sport divides a lot of people but I love it, I'm on the wane big time but keep at it, my warm up consists off a pint and hitting 12 balls in the practice net, I play with a bunch of FOC's, we have a good craic but it's not for everyone.

Squash is a game I've never played, my Dad was due to play his weekly match at age 53 and got a chest pain, my mum told him not to go, he took her advice and a few hours later he was in intensive care and diagnosed with a heart attack. The Doc told him if he'd played that night he would definitely not have survived. He lived until he was 89, big bonus for him and our family.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Great story!

 

[RobMCFC]

Sadly uk lost in the semi of the BJK cup. Raducanu won her game in straight sets but Boulter and the doubles team both lost. Only 40 years of hurt so far.

Shame the UK are out as I know that a lot on here love the women’s game. But hopefully we can now watch Sinner, Nadal and Alcaraz duke it out in the Davis Cup. Come on BBC, do the right thing!

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Shame the UK are out as I know that a lot on here love the women’s game. But hopefully we can now watch Sinner, Nadal and Alcaraz duke it out in the Davis Cup. Come on BBC, do the right thing!

They did show the second set of the Nadal match earlier. As soon as the BJK coverage finished, they switched over.