Wimbledon 2013.

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I am so excited!

DH takes over all catering for this fortnight (he does it at other times too) so I can plump my cushions, grab the handchange & get watching.

I'd like to be saying who I was putting my money on to win - but I really can't decide between Rafa, Federer Djokovitch & Murray.

I'd just say that it will be one of them and, sadly, I'd put Andy in last place.

Two weeks of tennis coming up!!

Bring it on. (pimms) &

If Tsonga defaults, it will be rubbish.

Well only in second game - shaping up to be good match i think. Is Tsonga ok?

Is there something wrong with the surface? or is this level of jnjury normal and I just paying more attention to the early stages than I usually do (I am actually)?

Don't think this level is precedented chub, seems pretty bad this year. I heard Sue saying that following Azarenka's complaints about the surface, they had asked the Old England Club if there could indeed be a problem with the surface, but they hadn't had a reply to date.

The surface is as it always is. It's grass, the players should prepare for it properly (or don't play while already carrying an injury)

It's always very slippy at the beginning- you see the dry brown patches get bigger as the tournament goes on. They keep the courts really dry, but it's still slipperier than clay, for example. Never know so many defaults, though.

Egads, poor J-W. Enough of the injuries!

(I'm between coats, at the moment. We are turning a very dark, sort of sad house into a brighter, happier family home. I have s o m u c h painting to do....)

Some good points in this match.

Stupid question - what country is TPE?

Is it Taiwan? (Chinese Taipei)?

Taipei

Thank you both. Is Tsonga ok?

Think I spoke too soon about this being a good match, Andy seems to have it all under control.

Poor Tsonga- it's not looking good.
All this is adding up to let djokovic quietly sneak through without drama and win it ...

Oh NO!

Oh

This isn't a good start to the tournament.

what ? (am watching Murray)

AF, Tsonga has just retired due to injury.

bugger

Sharapova struggling too

Hmm Sharapova is struggling a bit.

I know sod all about tennis, but perhaps the players need to be a little more discerning if they are carrying niggly injuries about which tournaments to enter. Or does something need to be moved? The French open, Halle/Queens and wimbledon are all terribly close together.

I didn't see your post AF when I posted that.

Poor Tsonga. They're dropping like flies. Might open the door a bit for Del Potato? My ds1 has been a Djokovic fan for years, so I kind of feel a bit beholden to like him also.

There is talk that the French Open will be moved back a week