TENNIS THREAD - Wimbledon starts tomorrow!!

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Am most excited & thought the grass needs a new thread.

I'll stick my neck out & say Fed to win the mens' & Carolina Plisshkova (sp?) for the womens'.

If Kerber wins, I'd be having words with the schedulers who put her on court 2- as the number 1 seed. They wouldn't do it to Murray. Hell, they won' t even put him on 1!

I do like Conchita Martinez.

Yes, Raahh, that's pretty terrible.

My fave matches are on this week- the invitation ones.

Leconte/Bahrami/Ivanisevic/Cash/McNamara/ etc etc.

Lets see if Andy and Konta make it though.

iuts almost a death nell when the media start with 'favourites to win' and'can they go all the way' stuff. .

poster who said Djoko looks smug all the time. spot on.

I know Court 2 is still one of he main courts, but it's not one of the show courts, and it's a bugbear of mine really, how some players are treated compared to others. Why is Venus Williams on Centre Court, playing a relative unknown? Whilst Kerber, last year's finalist, is playing the finalist from the year before??

Sorry 2015- Garbine was a finalist. My ranting is confusing my years

I was right first time.

i give up

I agree that some players are treated differently in terms of which court they're on - some matches between the less "well known" players are sometimes more entertaining

Do they usually play all of the singles matches in one day as they are today - if they'd spread the matches out over 2 days maybe some of the other matches eg Kerber's could have been played on the show courts.

Will some of the players playing today have to play again tomorrow?

whats happenede to konta!! she was well up in the fitrst set when i last looked and now back on serve?

Yes surely people would rather watch two previous finalists on centre court.

It does seem odd that all the 4th round matches are today. They will have to have a day off tomorrow, there is always a day between rounds in the slams (unless there is bad weather). I don't remember it being like this.

Muguruza through. I do like her.

Jane it was a good match. and now Kerber is out.

Noisy one up next- Azarenka v Halep. Bit torn, love Halep, but like seeing Azarenka doing well. If noisily.

I'm happy Muguruza is through too.

Totally agree that the scheduling of the matches in terms of courts is a bit odd. Did you see that article the other day accusing wimbledon of being sexist and scheduling more Men's matches on the show courts?

Aww I'm sorry for Kerber. She probably thought she had a good chance with Serena away. I do like Muguruza too.

Trixy I missed that , but it doesn't surprise me. I'm not as big a fan of the women as the men, but they deserve equal billing.

Boris has just said something, so it suggests there have been complaints on twitter.

I've realised tomorrow is 'reserve sports day' held over from the other week when it rained. So , if there isn't as much on, I won't miss much.

still hoping for more rain

Because there's no middle Sunday play all the L16s are on Monday then women's quarters on Tuesday. So the women's are all first to make sure they're done ready for tomorrow. There's also a threat of rain later.

Cynically the big crowd pleasers will be the big 4 men's - having them anywhere other than centre/1 would be potentially unsafe.

So, have just arrived in , ready to settle down -

Random - I know, but it doesn't make it fair. And of course, have to put Murray where the roof is

Cilic has won his first set - which is nice.

Wozniacki has lost her first set.

I'm channel hopping before I have to leave for the school run. I've only just drying out.

What has happened to Konta? Her game appears to have collapsed.

Maybe I should ring school and tell them to keep the girls until next Monday.

Halep needs o break back here or will be 3-0 down in the first
set.

and she did. 2-1

Just flicked over and saw Benoit's beard- I like a bushy beard.

I think it's that Garcia is playing better than in the beginning of the first set and that's getting to Jo a bit. She's (finally) settling down now.

The third set should be a good battle.