Re: The Wimbledon Thread - anyone for tennis?

by JGK Mon 23 Jun 2014, 15:33

Stosur already out FFS.

by Guest Mon 23 Jun 2014, 20:54

Keeping in with the tradition of Brits doing appallingly in recent times, I'm fully expecting an early exit from Murray.

Saved from the ignominy of being a first round losing champion at least...

Of course, he might not be British for much longer...

by Big Dog Mon 23 Jun 2014, 22:10

JGK wrote:Stosur already out FFS.

No suprises there. She never has been able to play grass. From memory i think round three is her best effort to date.

by Nath Mon 23 Jun 2014, 22:24

Big Dog wrote:
JGK wrote:Stosur already out FFS.

No suprises there. She never has been able to play grass. From memory i think round three is her best effort to date.

she's only good on hardcourts, right?

by JGK Mon 23 Jun 2014, 23:12

Nath wrote:
Big Dog wrote:
JGK wrote:Stosur already out FFS.

No suprises there. She never has been able to play grass. From memory i think round three is her best effort to date.

she's only good on hardcourts, right?

She likes carpet.

by skully Mon 23 Jun 2014, 23:20

JGK wrote:
Nath wrote:
Big Dog wrote:
JGK wrote:Stosur already out FFS.

No suprises there. She never has been able to play grass. From memory i think round three is her best effort to date.

she's only good on hardcourts, right?

She likes carpet.

Boom-tish.

Stosur was overheard in the sheds saying "grass is for cows".

by JGK Tue 24 Jun 2014, 00:02

Rafa is paying 6.4 to win the whole thing!

by beamer Tue 24 Jun 2014, 00:47

Looks pretty good value that, even if his record on grass in recent years has been relatively poor. Murray has been injured and struggling to get back to last year's level, Djokovic the bookies' favourite but having lost 5 of his last 6 Slam finals, Federer impossible to write off but perhaps just past the point of no return in terms of winning another big one.

by JGK Thu 26 Jun 2014, 16:00

Nick Kyrgios jus beat Gasquet 10-8 in the 5th set having saved 6 match points.

by JGK Thu 26 Jun 2014, 16:16

JGK wrote:Nick Kyrgios jus beat Gasquet 10-8 in the 5th set having saved 6 match points.

Actually it was 9 match points

by Fred Nerk Fri 27 Jun 2014, 08:52

The fact that this Krygios has been around for a couple of years now and I still haven't the faintest idea what his old man's name is, is extremely encouraging.

by Big Dog Fri 27 Jun 2014, 09:05

Fred Nerk wrote:The fact that this Krygios has been around for a couple of years now and I still haven't the faintest idea what his old man's name is, is extremely encouraging.

by lardbucket Fri 27 Jun 2014, 10:21

I think it's Krygios.

by Fred Nerk Fri 27 Jun 2014, 10:31

You're just guessing now aren't you?

by Merlin Fri 27 Jun 2014, 10:32

What were Krygios's predecessors accused of that caused them to be shipped to New Holland ? Smile

by lardbucket Sat 28 Jun 2014, 01:31

I am surprised that JGK hasn't posted this:

The insistence on all-white at Wimbledon this year has had some unforeseen but not necessarily adverse results.

no coloured bras allowed

apparently* they don't all have access to white bras

by PeterCS Sat 28 Jun 2014, 02:32

More bounce than usual being reported on the courts of SW19 this year.

by taipan Tue 01 Jul 2014, 19:38

The good news is that Nadal is gone

by PeterCS Tue 01 Jul 2014, 19:47

Australia turns into Kyrgyzstan.

by PeterCS Tue 01 Jul 2014, 19:48

lardbucket wrote:I think it's Krygios.

Only with spelling latitude!

by beamer Tue 01 Jul 2014, 19:48

That's three years in a row he's lost to an unknown at Wimbledon! I was watching the football and assumed he had it under control after losing the first set as in each of his previous matches...

So Federer presumably gets one last shot at title number 8 against either Murray or Djokovic.

by PeterCS Tue 01 Jul 2014, 19:49

Not if one of them ends up in Kyrgyzstan.

by beamer Tue 01 Jul 2014, 19:52

Just seen it's the Swiss derby in the QF as well, that could be a tense one although Stan hasn't done much on grass in the past. Banana skin for his legendary compatriot though.

by skully Tue 01 Jul 2014, 21:12

Crikey, the young Greek Aussie (well, he's as Aussie as me, cept for his name) knocked over Rafa??!!! Shocked

Well done him!!

by lardbucket Tue 01 Jul 2014, 21:16

PeterCS wrote:
lardbucket wrote:I think it's Krygios.
Only with spelling latitude!

I blame skully, I mean Fred. In this case I can't even blame my own mild dyslexia.

Surprising result, though I guess grass has never been Nadal's favourite surface. A boon for the young bloke, though.

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