The All New TENNIS Thread. For those with Sky and those without.

[IAmNotLouise]

Accidentally filled up the last thread without realising.

Have the day off today so can sit and watch the tennis scores update.

We still have too.

Did I hear Djokos fiancé was pregs or was it Mairka then?

Would love to read more re Rafa & drugs - I have always wondered about him.

Article by Pat Cash reckons Djoko has hired Becker to help improve his net technique.

I just want to know how hes getting away with it IF its true. I mean, if hes NOT taking anything he wouldn't object to a drugs test, meanwhile, Troiki and Cilic were done for it.

and the coaching by Toni. and didn't -gone blank- French player I think- accuse Umpires/officials of favouritism regarding either Murray or Federer at Wimbledon?

Mardy Fish accused the Umpire of favouritism at Queens with Murray a couple of years back -ooh, the dark side of tennis!!!!!

Magimedi, do a google, loads of articles out there on his sophisticated cheating methods. Allegedly his blood was in the clinic of that dodgy Spanish doctor which is now the subject of legal proceedings as to whether or not it can be tested. The coaching from Uncle Toni is blatant as is the breach of time rules.
I am convinced a Lance Armstrong type exposé will be along in years to come and he should be stripped of his titles.

Whats with the top players these days?
Murray got Lendle as coach, Djokos got Becker, Gasguets got Bruguera and now Federer has added Edberg to his coaching team!!!!

and agree, Newgirl and the sooner the better, its not fair on the other players. Agassi got away with it, as did Cash.

Hope Christmas went well ? So excited that tennis is starting up again. They don't get much time off though really do they, poor loves? I stalk follow Pot on FB and he's been training hard for most of December. I dreamt last night that he was ill and I had to nurse him through it. But then he got better and buggered off without telling me or giving me his address

Christmas went very well for me - except for some random 'one' 'Juan' being so rude about my age!!!

And I thought you had his exact whereabouts pinned, Juan !!!!!!!! (You are slipping, dear, must be your age!)

Looking forward to the Aus Open - hope BBC or C4 do some of it & that it is not all bloody Sky.

Oh hi magi :). Well it was only in my dream he gave me the slip you know!

I did happen to see something about his latest girlfriend - she's an eighteen year old model if its true. This has spawned a cunning plan - I'll get my eighteen year old to grab his attention, get her to introduce him to her mother - and bob's yer uncle :). What do you reckon?!

Re tennis on tv - have you looked at TennisTv.Com? They stream almost all the tournaments and you can take out a month's subscription at a time. Think it's £14.99 a month? Although why I should expect an OAP like yourself to be able to spend her pension on that I don't know ...

I can recommend TennisTV. Streams are good quality.
Australian Open is usually two channels on Eurosport, although they INFURIATE me in the first week when they always seem to favour the Women's matches over the Men's. gets easier once the field has thinned out.
Is Delpo a bit of a player with his girlfriends? Thought he was a good catholic boy and saving himself for JuanPotato! :-)

Hi NewGirl :). Yes TennisTv is a life saver, specially if you don't have Sky or Euro. It's good value too I think.

I actually don't think Pot's too bad with the womin from the extensive research I've done what I've gathered. He had a three yr relationship with another model prior to this one but that's about it. I think.

Hello!! happy Christmas!

Keep losing the thread.

Was ds's 11th birthday today- and I'm 42 (42) tomorrow, so Christmas week is a busy busy week

My facebook/Edberg stalker thingy is full of FedBerg pictures. I adore Stefan, but really, I think Fed may be clutching at straws. Edberg was always the player Federer cited as his inspiration, so it's lovely that he now gets to work with him.

I'd work with him

Hi Raahh - very happy birthday for tomorrow! You must be exhausted what with all the festivities! Don't worry, you're nobbut a spring chicken!

Juan

I feel old

I don't like my birthday, it's at such a rubbish time, and i grew up with joint presents/or nothing- so I try to make sure it doesn't happen to Ds.

And I made very, very sure both dd's were NOT December babies

Joint birthday/Christmas presents are the one thing my sister hates most. I make a point of never doing it to anybody.

Am going to have to dig out the live scores site and the live rankings site if the tennis is going to be starting up again soon.

I'm quite excited about the start of the new tennis season.

live rankings doo-da

Happy Birthday for tomorrow, Raahh.

And as Juan says -(and that old woman shouldknow!) you are but a spring chicken!!

I still have more than half a decade left before I collect my pension!!

you are all lovely

Happy Birthday Raahh!

Was going to post a cute pic of Fed with a kangaroo but can't seem to attach, the option doesn't appear in the message box. Boo!

happy birthday Raah!

and at Fedberg, that's a good one!

BTW I know the dohas started yay, and the wta one, but maybe someone should start a new Fed thread for the new year?

it has been a fairly dull birthday, took the dcs out to stop them killing each other

but now have a bottle of prosecco to myself, as dh has to be up at 4am tomorrow, and New Year's day. It will go off if I don't drink it tonight, yes?

I am very much enjoying all the pictures of Edberg I am getting daily- but I do worry. I hope Edberg isn't blamed if Federer loses early in every tournament.

Mind you, I doubt Federer is as quick to sack his coach, as Shrieky was with Connors. Twice.

But to prove how small things amuse me, I have just realised that the 'Google' thing (which on mine is Google spelt out in cake) is a personalised Birthday message to me

easily pleased emoticon

Aw lovely Raahh, even Google care about your birthday :)

It's my ma's birthday today (well, 31st) but, long back story, I haven't sent her a card. She rang today and I said "I haven't bought you a card". She said "Well don't bother". I said "I haven't, I just told you that" so she humphed off. We have a bizarre relationship to say the least. :)

BTW anyone with Eurosport- don't go by the planner.

thankfully was channel hopping and Biathlon/Triathlon/whatever its called was scheduled yet they were showing at that moment Any Murray playing live! so check your eurosport. .

hope we get our balls back!!!!