BALLS PLEASE ! ROLAND GARROS, WIMBY, ETC....

[MrsVamos]

New thread with BALLS.

When MNHQ remember their promise.

So sorry for tsonga, that was just a non match really.
Shrieky looks in trouble now too. (Not that I mind that )

Shrieky's not in trouble any more...

Flipping Shrieky.

C'mon Stosur!

Egads! I go outside to drink a little wine (or drown my sorrows, however you want it), and miss THE ENTIRE Tsonga match?

Hmph. I expected a bit more from Jo, I really did.

I think Shrieky's got this sewn uo now unfortunately.

Think you're probably right, trixy.

Come on Stosur.

I'm finding myself wishing Serena was still in...

Im getting sick and tired of certain players getting away with spiteful and deliberate tactics to put off their oponents just because they are a box office draw.

bloody Sharapova and her obviously deliberate shrieking.
, for one.

I agree Macenroe. That shrieking is more than just annoying, it's disrespectful to the opponent.

I believe shes said before shes not going to stop doing it, and too bad if people don't like it.

shes a bitch, don't know what Grigor sees in her....mind you if shes just as noisy when theyre erm..... .

flipping Monica Seles started all this didn't she? im not that old but I cant think of one player who made noise before her.

maybe Billie Jean King a teeny bit but that was it.

Yes, I think Seles was the first shrieker & got a lot of flak for it. Billie Jean King had more of an unladylike grunt

On Eurosport now they are discussing the grunting, & how most of the younger players don't do it because it is discouraged. Thank god.

Theyre doing penalties now for taking too long between points to serve (again, a few players getting away with it, favouritism types), they should do the same for the shrieking, and also IMO the loud bright colours of the shirts!

Another thing to love about Wimbly, the all white rule.

some of those colours and patterns, how can the opponent see the ball? unless they start having flourecent balls -tennis balls I mean .

I've said before, grunts and noises due to exertion are one thing, but not the way she plays. There is just no need.

They are re-capping the Kohl/Murray match- Murray makes a hell of a lot of noise too!

yes, agree, Raah, normal exertion fair enough.

Murrays got a weird squeak thing when he serves hasn't he?

Marcel Granollers is very loud too, but I don't think the men are as calculating as the 'ladies'-don't know why they still call them ladies, most of them are the most unladylike females going!

Right- onto tomorrow-

The Garcia-Lopez/Monfils match will hopefully be a good a one. They are both grafters, and it could go either way- but I think G-L might nudge it.

Rafa/Lajovic-should be an easy win for Rafa. Only the commentators have decided he is going to lose, as he is clearly injured. He'd better prove them wrong. Lajovic's first name is Dusan- I read it first as Susan

Ferrer has been quietly going along, a bit under the radar, Anderson shouldn't pose a problem, but sometimes David can have odd off days.

Murray/Verdasco- I'm hoping Verdaso gets revenge for Murray's stroppy sweary win at Wimbledon

m.firstpost.com/sports/rafael-nadal-and-the-secrets-behind-the-making-of-a-champion-1100623.html?utm_source=ref_article

Interesting read about Rafa and Tony.

Interesting, especially the part about making the training difficult so that he didn't get everything his way and learnt to cope and fight through when he was the under dog. Makes an interesting contrast when compared with Murray and what happens when he finds a match not going the way he expected. It's almost as though he never learnt that and Lendl had to teach him that as an adult.

Makes you wonder what might have been if he had learnt that as a child. Because I think he actually has the tennis to have achieved more than he has so far.

Ladies - I have had to put in the hours doing work - utterly bollocks it was - I missed all the action, everything. All the and all the about the here.
I am clearly a jinx as, when I step away from the Tv - they fall like a stack of cards... Let this be a lesson to me to remain firmly rooted to my couch, eyes dead ahead and nevr, ever deviate from that spot till close of play for the day....
Speaking of couches.... How's your new one raahh??

And don't be too hard on Shrieky - she sounds exactly as I sound when I do something strenuous like - uh - dust.... Yeah, its knackering, the only way through it is to shriek :o

Have you got all the work out the way, three?

Really, really don't feel like working today. Maybe I can shriek my way through it. Might get a few odd looks though.

Vamos rafa! Let's hope the injury thing isn't affecting him too much

Ferrer just lost the third is still 2-1 up though. Commentators are getting on my nerves, if they mention Murray once more I'm gonna scream, I'm watching rafa!! Grrrr.

You're very consciousness three, I'm sure it will pay dividends for you and the rest of us who want to be bag carriers :)

Susan has lovely shoes on - shame they can't help him win at least a point.

I had to pop out - the constant references to Murray piss me off. It was much better when he wasn't bloody playing.

I'm camp Verdasco, just because.

I didn't see the press conference, but I think the commentators may have pounced on a reference to his back causing him a bit of bother, and decided he was at deaths door. They wish.

Prince!!

Oh Fabrice is so sweet - love the story about his match v Rafa :)

Susan does have nice shoes. Not as nice as Rafa's matching ones.

Susan is also wearing a distinctive lime coloured stripe- le chemise citron de DOOM may take it's next victim