Tennis 2021 (1 Viewer)

[BoysForSeles]

Glad Pliskova shook off the nerves and stood up the court a bit to play her game to go into the third set. Don’t mind who wins, maybe Barty, would be tough to lose from that position.

 

[wildchild]

OMG! Barty won the first 14 points and looked to bake her way to the trophy but somehow Pliskova takes it to the third! Amazing! I’m so nervous for her

 

[passthatdutch]

You just never know which Pliskova will show up. When the serve is off, her game crumbles as we saw in the first set. Hoping Barty takes this as she has the better all round game.

 

[BoysForSeles]

You just never know which Pliskova will show up. When the serve is off, her game crumbles as we saw in the first set. Hoping Barty takes this as she has the better all round game.

It was nerves at the start and she probably was having flashbacks to the Rome final.

 

[rhythmbandit]

Great match. Karolina will get a slam one day.

 

[wildchild]

I missed the last set Is the umpire’s chair still in one piece?

 

[BoysForSeles]

I missed the last set Is the umpire’s chair still in one piece?

Yes, but Kristyna smashed her own chair at the end of the Pavlyuchenkova match.

I enjoyed Karolina interacting with the crowd support during the match, and it was great to see her smiling after points trying to enjoy the match. So unlike her to shed tears during her speech.

 

[Apoca]

Happy for Barty. This works for me after the RG "chaos".

But deep down, gutted for my Czech queen.

 

[Ellie]

You know, paint John Lloyd green and he would look remarkably like The Grinch.

 

[Beverley]

Do we think Pliskova will get a slam? I really quite liked her yesterday.

 

[Ellie]

What a shockingly bad opening service game from Djokovic. Are they both nervous?

 

[straightorbroken]

Well this has picked up.

 

[Ellie]

“It’s Coming Rome”

 

[jyxz]

Wow. Didn’t expect him to take the first set!

 

[ILL ADVISED]

Superb

 

[straightorbroken]

Were they really just picking on each other's backhand there?

(The point before deuce)

 

[straightorbroken]

I'm going to try Eurosport, I just can't bare the GMTV guy.

 

[Ellie]

I'm going to try Eurosport, I just can't bare the GMTV guy.

Andrew Castle generally reminds me of my Dad when he pretends to have knowledge of something but talks about it with great authority anyway.

 

[straightorbroken]

Andrew Castle generally reminds me of my Dad when he pretends to have knowledge of something but talks about it with great authority anyway.

I was enjoying Becker too. I may go back actually.

 

[BoysForSeles]

Castle is horrendous. BBC Sport obviously don’t read their socials for feedback the amount of dislike he and Inverdale generate yet still get leads. I think Henman is pretty good.

 

[Cerro de Casa]

BERRETINI

I hope sexy Berri trashes that awful Djokovic today!!

 

[jyxz]

Shame that McEnroe always disappears for the final

 

[Ellie]

Shame that McEnroe always disappears for the final

I think he is contracted to commentate for the US networks for every final.

 

[Ellie]

Whatever happens now, this is a great final

 

[Madison]

Booo

 

[Ellie]

Well that was exhausting to watch.

 

[jyxz]

Do we think he’ll do the Golden Slam?

 

[BoysForSeles]

Barring injury or a freak incident like last year in NYC I can’t see him not doing it.

 

[rhythmbandit]

Castle is horrendous. BBC Sport obviously don’t read their socials for feedback the amount of dislike he and Inverdale generate yet still get leads. I think Henman is pretty good.

I love it when he talks about his non-achievements in Grand Slam tennis events when he was about as decorated a tennis player as Marcus Willis was.

 

[rhythmbandit]

Do we think he’ll do the Golden Slam?

I think the ghosts of Rio may come back to haunt him.

 

[Ellie]

Search for the names of all the commentators on Twitter and Castle is the only one that is universally negative year after year. WHY are they still using him?

 

[Eddie]

Whatever happens now, this is a great final

Meh. It was ok.

The fact that Novak is perpetually surprised that people cannot warm to him titilates me to this day. That victory display sums it up.

 

[BoysForSeles]

I love it when he talks about his non-achievements in Grand Slam tennis events when he was about as decorated a tennis player as Marcus Willis was.

Astonishing his two career highlights are losing 6-0 in the fifth set in the 1st round of Wimbledon to clay court specialist Wilander and the result below and this was enough to become a BBC pundit. The players who followed on from Henman and Murray must be fuming with them for doing so well and blocking their chances in media.

 

[Ellie]

Astonishing his two career highlights are losing 6-0 in the fifth set in the 1st round of Wimbledon to clay court specialist Wilander and the result below and this was enough to become a BBC pundit. The players who followed on from Henman and Murray must be fuming with them for doing so well and blocking their chances in media.

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What’s old Jeremy Bates up to these days? At least he made the 4th round once.

 

[BoysForSeles]

What’s old Jeremy Bates up to these days? At least he made the 4th round once.

Not forgetting two mixed slam titles with lovely Jo Durie. He works for the LTA amongst other things.

 

[Cerro de Casa]

oh well

 

[Beverley]

It was the fact that he was a bit of a heartthrob in his day and went out with a few famous people, wasn't it?

 

[rhythmbandit]

More British success in the mixed doubles tournament, Neal Skupski and his American partner beat all British team Harriet Dart and Joe Salisbury. Harriet Dart knows how to pick her partners!

 

[dmlaw]

Do we think he’ll do the Golden Slam?

Claiming he might not go to Tokyo because there will be no fans and COVID is a scam.

 

[rhythmbandit]

Claiming he might not go to Tokyo because there will be no fans and COVID is a scam.

Ridiculous decision if he doesn't go when it'll possibly be his last chance to win Olympic gold.