TENNIS THREAD- WIMBLEDON 2017 : Week 2 -quarter finals, semi finals and beyond...

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Thought we would need a new thread soon .

Every time there's a thread about people saying "cheer up, it'll never happen" and "give us a smile" the responses are near unanimous. It's not a woman's job to smile to keep others happy

It was in response to the slagging she got in the papers for swearing so I think it was great. I like the Murrays anyway.

Gosh Roger is just a joy to watch - not that Berdych is playing badly

I do too Jane (not that I know them or anything!)

I wish the commentators would stop going on about how incredible Federer is for his age, as though he were 62. He is only 35 fgs. He's a baby still.

Feds is geriatric in tennis terms! Unless your Fereder of course.
He looks invincible.

Me too Jane

It was a perfectly intelligent nose-thumbing towards the press. Well played that woman

the media started writing Fed's retirement speech the year he turned 30.

Then he won Wimbledon again, just before.

So, it was a bit premature.

Stan didn't start winning til late.

Players are maturing later now. And Roger has been very lucky his injuries have come Kate in his career of course. Delpo , for example, should be a multi slam champion by now, really, but for injuries.

Hmm, not so invincible now....

Yes I liked Kim's response too. A polite "fuck you" to the press.

Goran seems to have a sense of humour - he once did that thing with Miranda for comic/sport relief so it's not impossible to see him on strictly...?!

Kate?!late.

Ooh, a break. It's all gone quiet out there.

Federer never seems to get injured as much as the other players. I don't know how he does it.

Come on Tomas!

Sue the sport relief thing was fab. He was gorgeous.
Federer's Field (?) looking busy. And warm. Raining here today. I should put my pool out, it might fill it.

It's bloody freezing here the last couple of days.

Allez Roger! Although he went off the boil and bit there, in the game he lost in which he lost his serve.

Totally agree about Del Potro. He was a better player than Murray when they were younger, IMO. That U.S. Open should have been the first of many, if injuries hadn't interfered.

What's the Czech for come on I wonder?

Creme Delpo is lovely to watch, when he's playing well, he is amazing. And is far more than just a big serve. I hoped the end of last year signalled the start of good thins. But it's not happened yet.

Andrew Castle sounds like a stalker. No-one has rung him and filled him in on Murray's injury progress, it seems .

Feds on strictly would be good. I can see him in tails.
Sports people do well usually.

Castle checking his phone for Murray updates on the Hip.
Murray has his one blocked!

Ha! I was thinking that about him too. I think he realised he sounded a bit weird too, when Tim and Boris didn't say anything.

I just love watching Roger at the net. Credit to Stefan for bringing him back to serve and volley.

Jane I did know that, I googled it for a Kvitova match once.

Can't remember now!

You could kind of hear the how would I know in Tim's reply

It's come on Roger here ... but I wish Tim wasn't so obviously a mate of Rogers

It's something like pojd me, iirc.

(apologies to Czech thread watchers).

Tim and Boris were rolling their eyes when he wasnt looking.
Murray is old news already!
Enough Castle. His out mate.

I was surprised when I learned how friendly Tim and Roger are, and few years ago, as Tim is about 7 years older than him. I wonder how they become friends?