The Generic Tennis Thread
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belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Fuck all. He seems to have got away with spitting too
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
Match of the tournament so far for me has been a women's game - Badosa v Bogdan.
Djokovic last night was...something else.
OH and I were convulsed with laughter at THE ROAR!
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
its been more all over the pace then ever this year, for fairly understandable reasons. Predicting a good game in advance is all but impossible.Match of the tournament so far for me has been a women's game - Badosa v Bogdan.
Djokovic last night was...something else.
I was disappointed Sakkari didn't win yesterday, but she really blew it, nerves hit big time. I expect Pavs will win simply by being that lil bit calmer.
Tsitsipas is playing well at the moment, tho he's just gone a break down this set. Looks a decent match.
Dr. Furface
One small step for me
Likewise
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
We have foolishly made arrangements to go out tonight (early-ish!).
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Fucking hell. They're sending the crowd home in the middle of this.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Common sense has prevailed.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
No. Rules are rules. We have to stop watching at 10...Are ITV4 going to continue showing this beyond 10pm does anyone know?
Not really. Yes, they're showing it to the end.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
wow. Nadal was done in the fourth. Fuck me that third set. love clay court tennis like that. Best tennis.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Djokovic was awesome. Nadal was brilliant as well. It's not an exaggeration. Sorry, you missed an absolute cracker.in a restaurant socialising for third set and beyond, BBC reporting it as 'a third set described by former professionals, seasoned journalists and engrossed fans as one of the greatest ever seen'.
Bit surprised Djokovic won.
Amazing point after amazing point, barely a mistake from either man, amazing retrieves, seeming winners returned. Blistering pace. It had the lot. Djokovic served for it, then saved a set point, then played a blinder in the tie break. As ever, came down to a couple of big points.
Fourth set, Djokovic kind of ran away with it in the end. Nadal was broken by that third set. Not often that happens to him, and well never in Paris.
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
Grrrr, also going to be hard to decide whether to watch Djokociv v Tsitsipas or England v Croatia...
Will probably decide going on which looks the most exciting. It's annoying as I have zero interest in any other sport (cricket, rugby, golf etc.) and there's this almighty football/tennis clash!
Did have a good night out, though.
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
That's a shame. I don't really do bucket lists, but if I did Wimbledon would be on it! We have done the ballot for the last few years and tried the queue one year to no avail.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
I got womens quarter final places for last year, but mrsb complained that I hadnt got tickets for her mum n dad and couldn't transfer the ticket so she (mrsb) could just go with her mum. Not that she had ever mentioned going to Wimbledon with her mother. Her dad couldnt really go cos he has a dizziness thing that means he couldnt keep turning his head like you have to. And we, apparently, couldnt go without taking mummy, so she insisted I turn them down. The fact that it was cancelled in the end didn't make me feel any better about this.
They just relseased some more tix, for about three seconds it said I had got tickets for centre court on womens final day. £200 each, but wtf? but then it said it was wrong and they were all sold out
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
I got very lucky that my dad entered the ballot "for a mate", but when he won he just gave the tickets to me and my mum
Meanwhile, have we covered that Osaka and Nadal are both sitting Wimbledon out this year? Quite a shame, but hope it's the right decision for both of 'em.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
were they not strictly named holder only, or could you get away with it cos of the same surname?I got very lucky that my dad entered the ballot "for a mate", but when he won he just gave the tickets to me and my mum
Meanwhile, have we covered that Osaka and Nadal are both sitting Wimbledon out this year? Quite a shame, but hope it's the right decision for both of 'em.
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Fun fact, none of the three of us have the same surname (they never married, so they have separate names and I have them both).
I dunno, all I know is I got to go to Wimbledon!
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
I think it's been the most exciting Slam this year (I know that's not saying an awful lot). So many young stars coming through, and upsets!
Did anyone see Djokovic v Brooksby last night? Incredible tennis.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
I saw a little last night, so you inspired me to watch from the beginning. An hour and a half ago.
Just finished the fifth game in set 2, the twenty minute one. Wow.
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