Tennis Thread: the grass court season is here! Who will rule Birmingham? Be the King of Queen's? All your Wimbledon build-up chat this way!...

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Best few weeks of the year starts here!

Can someone please explains what is happening at 40/40? I've been watching tennis for decades and never been lost before!

Steala I think in doubles they now have 'no ad' scoring, so they don't need to be 2 points ahead in order to win. I don't fully under stand it myself (luddite) but it has the effect that doubles matches are much shorter.

Yes I'm not fond of the no ad thing.

Thank you. I must admit I don't watch doubles as much. I'm just so thrilled to see Andy back after feeling heartbroken for him
At the start of the year.

Wow! Well done, I thought they were going to lose the set.

Deciding point at 40 40...
As the serving team have the advantage by having the serve (I assume), the receiving team decide who is going to receive the serve.

Win the point, win the game.

impossible it caused some confusion in Murray's first match- as neither he, nor Lopez have played much (obviously), and were not that familiar with the new system! .

It would be really good if Murray and López could win this - Mos’s pronunciation of Salisbury had to be corrected by the crowd

I feel a bit sorry for Joe Salisbury- under any other circumstance, he would be heralded as the Brit in the final, at a British tournament.

And now his moment is rather overshadowed.

Joe does seem to be playing well.

I feel a bit sorry for Joe as well. I do like how he's coordinated his shirt to match the Fever Tree hoardings.

AC's lecture about strings was fascinating

Sue, Voice of Doom, strikes again!

Oh lord. I hate the champions tie break too.

It just dilutes the whole game.

I remember the days of 5 set doubles matches at Wimbledon.

I hate change

At least Murray has learnt how to do the 'muttering into his hand/wrist' thing that doubles players do.

They aren't really talking to each other are they ? it's just mumbling

Where's the tennis gone - I wasn't listening to sue

BBC4 Majestic !

I hate the muttering as well. It just looks like try are saying mean stuff about the other team.

Thanks Raahh

Private when they chunner into their wrist bands, I always think they are saying 'beam me up Scottie'

No, you are only saying you want more doubles now because of Murray, AC. Admit it. If he wasn't planning on playing at Wimbledon, you would be wetting yourself over Federer, as usual.

Good thing they got rid of BBC3. I can hardly keep up with this channel hopping.

Oh tie-break. Come on Andy/Feli!

Great shot!

Fiiiivee-fooour

Yes come on!

Woohoo!!

Amazing!!!
I had to watch some of Feli’s earlier match at the same time as watching DD2 in a tennis match. Tricky! She wanted me to watch. She won too! Prize - an icecream.
Think a bit more than that for Feli and Andy.
What a great tennis day!