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'.

Grouchy she did- she is a fighter. I'm a big fan of hers.

Rafa could do with breaking here- starting the next set serving.

bloody net.

C'mon Rafa!

Just as I'm typing - YAY

Draw it level now, Rafa...

My DM (also a Rafa fan) just txt me to say that she's on her second glass of wine - think I might join her!

bugger perhaps tennis has the edge

Do the players have their tennis whites laundered? Very dazzling white, pondering how they retain the optical brightness.

I can't abide Djokavich, I also can't spell his name.

Yay! Now don't blow the break!

Xisca looks pleased.

Vamos Rafa!

Allez Roger!

Always great to see the lovely Stefan.

Ahh, Stefan. The only reason I used to watch Roger matches

I think Stefan must have a portrait in the attic, a la DorIan Gray! He's barely aged in 30 years, unlike Boris!

Considering it's going to a 5th set (in theory), it's been pretty quick so far.

Whoop! now win this 6-0!

Boris's hard living must be the reason for his craggy looks - especially as Stefan is 3 years older

Grigor seems to have let the occasion get to him- and unlike Rafa, I can't see him coming back.

I don't want to see a resurgent Muller now.

And Sascha Zverev is leading Raonic.

I know I'm biased, but Roger is just a joy to watch in this match. There have been a few lovely shots from Gregory too, but he's far from his best today.

Grigor*

I'm glad I'm not the only Federer fan CremeEgg - he's just a wonderful shot maker

I do like watching Federer - he makes it all look so effortless

I always preferred women's tennis in the nineties, as in that era, the women's game was more skilful and better to watch. For example, rallies at Wimbledon in the mid to late nineties were practically non-existent in the men's game. Even among the top guys, they all had a weakness in their game or couldn't play at the same level on different surfaces. There was no equivalent of Martina Navratilova or Steffi Graf, in my opinion.

All of this changed when Roger came along.