Wimbledon 2022

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  1. Fon

    Fonzie Well-Known Member

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    This Big Geezer playing against Murray is serving some utter rockets.

    Murray has just won the third set via tie break - but he looks spent.

    I've no interest in Tennis at all - but always end up watching.
     
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    Nor me but generally watch the Brits until they are all knocked out.
    Was it Isner who was in that really long match that one time with another fella who serves rockets and they just kept going until midnight or summat daft then ended up finishing the next day?
     
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    Thought Murray was a goner 25 minutes ago, but reckon the pressure might get to Isner now.
    His serve is a proper weapon though.
     
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    Yep, beat him 70-68 in final set over 3 days.
     
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    I’m not a great tennis fan but I can enjoy watching it when the mood takes me.
    Tonight is interesting with Murray being involved but those big 140 mph serves does nothing for entertainment.
     
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    Poor showings by Raducanu and Murray for those who bought a centre court ticket.
     
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    arabian_ian Well-Known Member

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    Murray is certainly not as fit as he should be to compete at this level. But to be fair he had done well to come back as well as he has after his operations and fitness troubles.
    Emma has found it hard to emulate her success of last year. But she has youth on her side and I’d expect her to make further progress soon.
     
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    Murray should retire. It's sad when you see top sport stars carrying on way past their prime, losing to people they shouldn't because they cannot give it up.

    Fair play to Raducanu who's rightly milked millions from sponsorship deals from winning a major. It will soften the blow of her woeful form ever since.

    On the plus side it's the most Brits in the second round since 1997. We've got some good ones coming through like Peniston and Draper. Katie Boulter looks over her injuries that have long hampered her and if Tennis doesn't work out for her she can be a body double for Jodie Comer :D
     
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    Is there anything more British then watching us fail at tennis? At least Norris has something about him, I'm just watching now to see someone eventually beat that absolute n0b-sack Kyrgios.
     
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    Radacanu, i think, has had two different coaches since her US Open win. Maybe that's where the problem lies?
     
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    Great win for Katie Boulter. 114 in the world and beat the world number 6 two weeks in a row. Plays next the woman who beat Serena Williams.
     
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    The only ‘problem’ is that she won a grand slam very early on in her adult career - most would say she probably won it too soon. It usually takes natural skill, an established team, and a couple of years on the professional tour to reach that level. What she did was amazing, but it was a weak US open that year, her confidence was high after unexpectedly reaching the 4th round at Wimbledon, and the stars aligned. Of course she won fair and square and beat what was in front of her, but it’s almost as if the stars aligned. Unfortunately, the downside of winning so early means people will deem subsequent performances a failure for not reaching the same level, as well as pointing fingers at other aspects of her career as a direct result of the poor performances.

    Let’s be fair to the young, talented athlete and let her learn her game. Even if she never wins another slam she’s already done so much better than most!
     
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    That match last night was nuts.
    Kyrigos or whatever he's called is a complete loose cannon.
     
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    He is but Tsitsipas behaved even worse than him and seems to have gotten a free pass because of Kyrgios' reputation.
     
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    That's very true.

    They both want bogwashing.
     
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    Utter d*ckhead
     
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    I don't understand him at all because he has paid over a million in fines in his career and how many times has he changed the umpires decision? Youd think he'd have learnt by now to shut up, keep the money and argue after the event.
     
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    Ought to be on them Prozak r was on, he definately needs sum calmers.
     
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    https://archive.ph/XTORM

    I like him. He's a character and shows emotion like guys such as McEnroe did in the good old days before all players become too media trained and clones of one another, afraid to show some passion incase you're seen as a bad person and it costs you sponsorship deals.
     

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