Tennis Thread

[RobMCFC]

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

Fair enough. Still think they could have covered both on iPlayer streams.

 

[KS55]

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!

Tickets changing hands for £14,000.

 

[Sheikh rattle and roll]

I got 2 centre court tickets for day 2 next summer in the yearly ballot. I live quite close in south London. Travel through Wimbledon on my commute into office so thought I'd give it a go.

It’s fantastic I go most years
I’m going to Men’s 1/4 this year
Remember to take some wine or champagne in with you as well
Make sure you get in early and have a look at the outer courts the first week is very busy lots going on
I go to Wimbledon village after for a beer in the fire stables nice place

 

[WickyWain]

Gracias, Rafa!

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

A tennis thread?

You cannot be serious.....

 

[ob]

It’s fantastic I go most years
I’m going to Men’s 1/4 this year
Remember to take some wine or champagne in with you as well
Make sure you get in early and have a look at the outer courts the first week is very busy lots going on
I go to Wimbledon village after for a beer in the fire stables nice place

Cheers I did behind scenes tour on a work away day few years ago so thought would give it a go

 

[smevchenko]

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.

Murray still managed to achieve World Number 1 in that era, so rightly considered to be the next best. 11 slam finals I think, 3 wins, ATP final winner, Olympic Golds.... not too shabby!

 

[Xhavenjoe]

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.

Its incredible that Nadal, Djokovic and Federer won so many slam events when competing at the same time.
I think the only others that won more than one title were Murray and Wawrinka during this period

When you consider that Agassi is the only other to have won all 4 in the modern era, it makes it even more incredible.
The likes of Borg, Sampras, Lendl, Connors, Edberg etc. couldn't do it.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Its incredible that Nadal, Djokovic and Federer won so many slam events when competing at the same time.
I think the only others that won more than one title were Murray and Wawrinka during this period

When you consider that Agassi is the only other to have won all 4 in the modern era, it makes it even more incredible.
The likes of Borg, Sampras, Lendl, Connors, Edberg etc. couldn't do it.

Exactly my point. It's not that Murray was bad. He was the best tennis player Great Britain has produced (after Fred Perry, obviously, but Perry is way before my time and before most people's). Just bad timing.

 

[RobMCFC]

Its incredible that Nadal, Djokovic and Federer won so many slam events when competing at the same time.
I think the only others that won more than one title were Murray and Wawrinka during this period

When you consider that Agassi is the only other to have won all 4 in the modern era, it makes it even more incredible.
The likes of Borg, Sampras, Lendl, Connors, Edberg etc. couldn't do it.

I'm not sure that the Australian Open was considered such a big thing until relatively recently.

It's officially been a slam since 1923,but due to Australia's remoteness, plus an inconvenient December/January timeslot, major players often didn''t play. Borg only played once, Connors twice (although he did win it).