Wimbledon

can this Rusedski type import make the semis like hennie?

Murray will struggle to win Wimbledon if a guy like Wawrinka is taking him to 5 sets.

Henry wrote:Murray will struggle to win Wimbledon if a guy like Wawrinka is taking him to 5 sets.

Wawarinka is not that bad a player. And then all the good players are in Federer's half. So Murray's path is relatively easier.

Views on the roof?

You'd probably get quite a good view of SW19 from up there..........

Can't figure why, once the roof is closed over, it has to stay that way for the duration of the day despite the onset of blue skies and 30C within half an hour of the shower passing!

Okay, if it had to come over DURING a match because of rain it's understandable that it has to stay that way for the remainder of that particular match ... but surely open it again at the start of an entirely new match ! It seems Murray was not too happy with the closed roof either!

But, it looks good ... indoor tennis at SW19, whatever next?

Chandan -
I wouldn't exactly rate JC Ferrero as an "easy" opponent ... no-one is easy once they reach the last 16.

I think it changes the entire nature of the game.

Someone, I think it was McEnroe said that your 1st serve % should go up 10 % with the roof closed.

Agree that it has to change the nature of the game.

A still atmosphere, the lack of natural humidity / heat (the stadium goes on to automatic climate control mode with the roof shut), no swirls of breeze/wind ... and yeah, the 1st service percentages were up for both players.

Still, the game did go on till 10:40pm and was shown non-stop on BBC1 thus displacing all the other scheduled crap programmes.

There are 4 ex World No 1s in the quarterfinals.

Is this where us Aussies are meant to get interested in a man and his duck?

Isn't Hewitt married to some Oz TV Z-list celeb?
So where does the duck fit in ?

PS You don't have to answer that ...

Merlin wrote:Can't figure why, once the roof is closed over, it has to stay that way for the duration of the day despite the onset of blue skies and 30C within half an hour of the shower passing!

You don't think having spent all that wonga on it they wanted to test their new toy ?

The roof is see through, isn't it? Then what's to stop it becoming like a greenhouse during the day?

The aircon?

Then what's to stop it becoming a gigantic consumer of energy?

Henry wrote:Then what's to stop it becoming a gigantic consumer of energy?

The roof

Merlin wrote:Isn't Hewitt married to some Oz TV Z-list celeb?
So where does the duck fit in ?

PS You don't have to answer that ...

A man and his wife (Bec Cartwright)




A man and his duck ("C'mon!!")

Merlin wrote:Isn't Hewitt married to some Oz TV Z-list celeb?
So where does the duck fit in ?

A quacker in the clacker?

Karlovic paying 7.00 v Fed.

I hope Roddick or Murray wins. Wouldn't mind if Hewitt won. He's a bit of a knob but quite fun to watch.

JGK wrote:Karlovic paying 7.00 v Fed.

Them is betting odds.

PearlJ wrote:I hope Roddick or Murray wins. Wouldn't mind if Hewitt won. He's a bit of a knob but quite fun to watch.

Will Federer ever win another grand slam eh PJ?

Having seen them all in action yesterday, can't see either of the Russians getting past the Williams grunting powerhouses....

"ladies" tennis ... pah, boring as batshit.... to think they get the same prizemoney for dobbling around over 3 sets (if the spectators are really lucky) - generally just 2 ... invariably bullying the oppo into submission.

Compare the 'fare' dealt up yesterday to the marathon the night before ....

wonder who designed fedex's wimbledon dress .. kind of bizarre and makes him look like a bellboy in some posh european hotel. a soft green half-sweater and white jacket would work better than the waistcoat thing.

buckSH wrote:wonder who designed fedex's wimbledon dress

he's a man, you clown