Tennis Thread

[Dubai Blue]

Very nice, but come on. Who gives a fuck about tennis?

I'm 62 years old and I have played or have friends who have played

Football Rugby Cricket Snooker Darts All types of cards Boxing Martial Arts, lower level car and motor bike sports and even some American sports such as Super Bowl and Entry level NASCAR

Well done to her, but its such a minor / privalaged sport that I cant do it

WTF are you on about

 

[ultimateharold]

WTF are you on about

A truly bizarre post, not yours, the one above.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Brilliant achievement, executed in the cool, calm fashion of someone who appears destined for great things.

Nothing but huge respect for someone who is at the very top of her profession at 18 years of age.

 

[urban genie]

Don't watch tennis, as I ain't a fan of the sport so not gonna pretend to overly care or that I watched it just because it was a british player.

But I can say her good on her for winning and congratulations on her achievement, lass has done brilliant, she deserves all the praise and repsect she is being afforded

 

[jimharri]

Please; stick to tennis matters and, if the simple task of putting someone else on "ignore" is beyond you, take your arguments to pms. If what we've seen over the last few pages continues, bans will follow.

 

[supercity88]

I don't watch a lot of tennis but do tune into the odd game, usually the finals of slams or a Murray game (if I want pain and drama).

That final was really high class and a far better standard than most of the women's finals I have watched previously.

Huge hitting, excellent range of shots from both and twists and turns throughout. Leylah will be back I'm sure with a game and spirit like that.

To not drop a set and to come through the qualifiers to win it.... incredible. Glad I stayed up to watch it. Emma deserves every second of the praise and fame she will get off the back of this win. One of the greatest ever British sporting achievements I would say.

 

[AliBobbyJ]

Ben Stokes scores 136* and puts on 76 with number 11 to beat Australia.
City score twice in the dying minutes to snatch the title from the rags.
Roy Race scores a hattrick as Melchester Rovers win the cup from 2 -0 down.
Unknown qualifier teenager Emma Raducanu wins US Open.
None of this happened, you know.

And the NY Mets won the World Series at Shea Stadium in 1986 thanks to Mookie Wilson's base hit through Bill Buckner's legs. (Only about 100 yards from where Emma played yesterday.)

 

[Tim of the Oak]

She’s adorable isn’t she and regardless of a kind draw and the absence of some top names what she’s done is an amazing achievement but let’s have it right - for a qualifier in only her 4th full tour appearance to win a slam speaks volumes for the paucity of depth and talent in the women’s game

Not really. Fernandez beat most of the top ranked players on her way to the final.

 

[yankblue]

One of those stories that just puts a smile on your face, you know?

Genuinely happy for both her and Fernandez. They're both impressive talents, but even more impressively, with incredibly mature heads on their shoulders. Looking forward to their continued successes.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Very nice, but come on. Who gives a fuck about tennis?

I'm 62 years old and I have played or have friends who have played

Football Rugby Cricket Snooker Darts All types of cards Boxing Martial Arts, lower level car and motor bike sports and even some American sports such as Super Bowl and Entry level NASCAR

Well done to her, but its such a minor / privalaged sport that I cant do it

Back to WUM school.

 

[Zabbasbeard]

Not watched a lot of tennis in the last couple of years but that was unmissable. Emma Raducanu - what a champion. US Open Champion at 18 without dropping a set. She beat another brilliant, mentally tough opponent in Leylah Fernandez. What a great temparement she possesses and what an awesome young woman Emma Raducanu is.

 

[Zabbasbeard]

Very nice, but come on. Who gives a fuck about tennis?

I'm 62 years old and I have played or have friends who have played

Football Rugby Cricket Snooker Darts All types of cards Boxing Martial Arts, lower level car and motor bike sports and even some American sports such as Super Bowl and Entry level NASCAR

Well done to her, but its such a minor / privalaged sport that I cant do it

I do and I'm sure I'm not alone. Amazing achievement especially for an 18 year old.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Very nice, but come on. Who gives a fuck about tennis?

I'm 62 years old and I have played or have friends who have played

Football Rugby Cricket Snooker Darts All types of cards Boxing Martial Arts, lower level car and motor bike sports and even some American sports such as Super Bowl and Entry level NASCAR

Well done to her, but its such a minor / privalaged sport that I cant do it

Sorry but bizarre posts like this call for a dislike button.

18 year old Emma Raducanu did herself, her coaches, family and friends proud. And she also did England and Britain proud. And all you can come up with is a shite post, probably a drunken one.

I'm not a big TV tennis fan but whenever Emma plays she's worth watching, and she was simply magnificent last night in what was a very exciting final.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Not watched a lot of tennis in the last couple of years but that was unmissable. Emma Raducanu - what a champion. US Open Champion at 18 without dropping a set. She beat another brilliant, mentally tough opponent in Leylah Fernandez. What a great temparement she possesses and what an awesome young woman Emma Raducanu is.

And, needed to get through 3 Qualifying Rounds just to get to only her second Grand Slam tournament!

Ridiculously outstanding achievement for such a young athlete.

SPOTY candidate in an Olympic year is always a hard one, but her achievement is that calibre.

 

[Zabbasbeard]

Sorry but bizarre posts like this call for a dislike button.

18 year old Emma Raducanu did herself, her coaches, family and friends proud. And she also did England and Britain proud. And all you can come up with is a shite post, probably a drunken one.

I'm not a big TV tennis fan but whenever Emma plays she's worth watching, and she was simply magnificent last night in what was a very exciting final.

Aye to all of that.

 

[blue aura]

Talented and good looking. She's got the world at her feet.

 

[Bluemanc100]

Not really. Fernandez beat most of the top ranked players on her way to the final.

Then showed her true colours (like the majority of the crowd during the match) when there was a legitimate medical time out... She wanted Emma to play on FFS because it suited her... Glad she lost

 

[Indaparkside]

Talented and good looking. She's got the world at her feet.

That’s how I’m described,Thought you were on about me for a minute then apart from he’s

 

[Tim of the Oak]

That’s how I’m described,Thought you were on about me for a minute then apart from he’s

We are talking about after you were run over by that bus!

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Then showed her true colours (like the majority of the crowd during the match) when there was a legitimate medical time out... She wanted Emma to play on FFS because it suited her... Glad she lost

Yes that was poor but Fernandez regained her composure and said good words about New York and 9/11