WIMBLEDON 1988- Men's Singles Final- It's Edberg v Becker...

[Raahh]

in the coaches box...

So Federer V Djokovic, 2014.

Gutted it isn't Nadal, or Grigor. Glad it isn't Murray, we might get more balanced commentary.

I think Federer may have it- and will be able to play a better game than against the big serving Raonic.

But Djok is hurting from the number of GS losses
He has only played Fed on grass once. At Wimbledon. He lost.
If the roof goes on, Fed is better indoors too.

I want a 5 set thriller, because I don't care who wins really. I am refusing to move form the sofa. My children will go to school Monday wearing pyjamas, and with a bag of crisps for lunch.

I am sticking with Virgin Pimms (a.k.a Peppermint tea)

Yes, short and sweet.

Well so long ladies, it's always fun, but my battery is on 3%

(Sadly, I haven't got sky so the US is a pain)

And Rafa will be back!

So, it's Kvitova and Djok again at the Champion's dinner- 3 years later. That's nice.

Rafa will indeed be back.

He's got a tough couple of months and a lot to defend- but WE BELIEVE !

Yes, Novak- all the ones without the tickets are the real tennis fans.

Raah, I quite fancy Novak, but you are right re Mr Spock!

and it's all over.

That was a quick 2 weeks.

Our discussions are extremely important that's why!

Wonderful tournament. I'll be back

And we are ending on a terrible easy listening version of 'Eye of the Tiger'

Awful, version of a real favourite, but now I must return to RL.

and Castle kept switching his allegiance depending on who was winning!

great to hear the Jimster in the commentary box and he could pronounce Djokovic properly. .

good mixed doubles result,

sob sob sob ita all over .
will watch hilites later. don't know why its on so late though

raah I said the same with the awful eye of the tiger version

I am gutted.

1. It's all over for another year.

1. Federer didn't win.

I was with you all, all the way, but 'puter is upstairs & TV is downstairs....

Thank heavens I am off to see DS & DIL in a couple of days so have lots to do before we go as have sat on my lardy arse for 2 weeks!

So gutted fed didn't win. I absolutely love his game and think he was way more entertaining but in the end djikovic just too good

Just realised I have no clean work uniform for tomorrow. Should have done more laundry rather than sat watching the tennis. I'm going to have to do it now and hope they dry

There's a thread about Federer's 2 sets of twins in chat. Some people obviously haven't spent 2 weeks listening to AC

Rafa - i was tempted to post

'Is that you, Andrew?' but no-one would have got the joke

I looked at the thread title and my first thought was that someone was taking the piss out of AC's commentary. Then I opened it and remembered there are people who haven't spent the last 2 weeks watching Wimbledon.

It's shocking isn't it- that there are people who didn't know Mirka was pg? Or that Rog could have missed the French Open.?

It is all ever so serious about twins and stuff. No-one has even mentioned the fact they are called

Leo and Lenny.

If our baby is a boy he'll be called Leo (or Alexander, if DH gets his way, which he won't).

Er.

This Wimbledon thing was fun. Thanks for making it so.

Leo is a great name on it's own, but most Lenny is often a short form of Leonard. So it's like they have got the same name, iyswim

It has been a good tournament- lots of surprises.

Maybe in Swiss it's short for something else?

What an amazing match that was today.

I've loved following Wimbledon with you guys this year. It's been great fun.

See you all soon

Well, Stan is playing in Gstaad, and Grigor in Washington from the 21st- so I'm getting my scores refreshing finger limbered up

Thanks for the memories ladies. It's been a blast.

Sad it's over but was a great Men's final ( unlike Saturday) and though I did really want Federer to win, Djok deserved his victory. And the speeches were lovely.

Till the next time all!

Not all Ladies finals are as rubbish as that one was.

All this talk of 'Changing of the guard' nonsense: 2 champions and 1 runner up were all previous winners.

And then 'up and coming young players giving them a run for their money: hardly - Nadal was literally just turned 20 when he won his first Grand Slam, Federer 21, Sharapova 17, Kitova 3 years ago, 21.

Compare this with this year's results: Dimitrov 23 - best result so far in GS - Semi-final, Roanic 23 Semi-final, Halep 22, Final this year and SF, Bouchard 20 - OK a bit better, 2 SF and a final this year (but I think she was lucky, I am not sure she would have got through if Halep hadn't twisted her ankle in the 2nd set.)