WIMBLEDON 2014- The sun is shining, the Pimms is chilling- First service!

[Raahh]

Sparkly new thread ready for Monday.

MONDAY ORDER OF PLAY from other thread.

even though Nadal is not in action on the first day, I'm looking forward to this.

And to get us in the mood...

Klingon likes challenging that same spot, doesn't he!

Well done Rafa.

Through to round 2. HURRAH!!!!

Shirt OFF!

Good towel down action, there. Marion appreciated it.

Right.

Now to Rosol.

Straight sets please, Rafa !

Hypocrites , MrsV- nice that they are walking off together.

Look forward to seeing more of Klingon.

((((hugs)))) Raahh

He did it! Maybe we aren't cursed ?!

Hurrah! He's going to win! We BELIEVE MrsV

Shame his hair is thinning.

Can't imagine him being bald.

Rafa is always so nice about his opponents.

700 wins!!

Wow.

11th player in history to have 700 wins.

He is so gracious and humble. You can tell how much it means to him just to play.

I think Rafa could well be one to watch.

My DH, who saw all the match, reckons Rafa seems tougher and stronger, which bodes well.

Ah. Sue has just acknowledged that Rafa has the toughest draw of all.

I have hope he may well be OK.

Yep. Totally, Raahh !

I BELIEVE !

O.M.G. Can you imagine, if he does ?

Be fantastic !

Vamos!!

I would so love it if Serena went out early. I'd like to see Errani go far. Halep too.

I really think Halep should do well. Errani is a bit hit and miss, though.

Mind you, I wouldn't say that to Serena's face, she is seriously scary.

I'm going to come in & be unpopular (my shoulders are broad) & say that I don't think Rafa will win it. Watched the match & I felt that Rafa was just lacking a bit of the old timing & accuracy he used to have on grass.

Am also missing Pot, Pesky Juan. So in his absence I'm backing Grigor.

Oh Dom is out :( No surprise I suppose, but a shame anyway.

I meant to say earlier that I got the Ticket Master email too which I never have before.

Hi muddled. I don't think Rafa will win the whole shebang either but I think he'll make it to the final. I predict a Nole v Rafa final.

'First serve' is a thing. It's probably the main thing tbh (certainly for someone like Isner). Second serve is slower and more easily returnable (usually)

Magi I don't think he'll win either (really hope he does though ) I can't see anyone beating djokovic.
Was nice to see Stan win easily, hopefully he'll do well and has recovered from his crisis of confidence or whatever it was since Australia

Well I predicted Novak wont make the semis. So we shall see.

Too early to call yet I think.

I also think Raahh and I would readily acknowledge that Rafa winning may be wishful thinking on our parts. But we BELIEVE !

Ticketmaster thing was odd, Juan. I did just assume it must be due to poor sales ?

Not unpopular at all, magi. Most of the pundits seem to feel the same, but after some comments I do wonder if they watch the same tennis matches we do !

I do hope Serena goes early. Women's is so much better without her.

That's really mean, isn't it ?

I know it's an important aspect of the game, just grammatically it niggles, because a serve is not an object.

Isner through.

Monfils through.

Bouchard winning.

Serena is winning easily. Pah !

Am I wrong in thinking that they normally put the bigger players on later so that people can watch when they get home from work. They all see to be earlier this year.

I think Bouchard's just about to bottle it against Hantuchova.

Or not. Bouchard wins.

Oh I see, soz. But it is a thing like forehand or backhand. You work on your serve. You practise your serve. Um. Is that what you mean? Arf at me trying to sound all tennisy. I'll be after SueBarks job next.

Serena might as well have had a bye given all the issues the commentators just listed about her opponent.

Poor girl hasn't played since last year.