Tennis thread: Wimbledon chat this way!

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Happy Wimbledon Eve* everyone!

With thanks to magi*

Having said that, Keith is serving for the first set, if he can do 3 quick ish sets, that is ok.

(Sorry Norrie).

I like Peter Fleming.

Keith never has a quick match - he always manages to turn a seemingly easy win into a five set drama that goes on for hours and then knackers himself for the next round! (Hopefully I’ll be proven wrong today )

Fizzy yes that's Keith's usual MO isn't it?!

Kvitova v Mladenovic has some good rallies - am sticking with this for now.

Who is Keith?

Sorry Elderflower it’s Kei Nishikori - he came out as Keith once in a typo and has been known as that ever since

I just had to drop ds off somewhere (came back to find they had changed the match i was watching- surprise!)- but yes, turning a seemingly easy match into a difficult one , is something Keith does well.

Dan Evans going strong.

Glad to see Peetra turned that first set around- I do like Mladenovic, but Kiki has a strong chance in the doubles, coming off an RG win, so it would be lovely if Kvitova could win this.

The Keith match is very flat. (As we predicted. Not Popcorn at all- not even the presence of a Brit can make it so. Bit of a waste).

*Petra

Just noticed Cilic has started his match.

I think Evans plays Cilic next.... Now that could definitely be popcorn...

Of course, Marin has to get there first.

which the way his year is going (and he's 4-2 down in his first set) well...you never know.

Oh sorry - yes I'm getting way ahead of myself and getting my rounds mixed up! Forgot he had to play Sousa first.

Great rallies in this Evans match.

Private to be fair, he has just almost drawn back level, so all is not lost

Keith does seem to be proving me wrong - don’t want him to win too quickly - I need time to get home for Rafa

I’m not really a Dan Evans fan but have been quite impressed with his comeback since the drug ban - he does moan a bit though.

Come on Cilic!

Come on Kukushkin

I can never warm to Evans, sorry. He also narrowly escaped a £13K fine the other year at Wimbledon for basically the same behaviour as Tomic- and he won the match, in qualifying, I think it was.

I will never be persuaded by Evans. The drugs thing was by the by. It's his shit previous attitude to the game I can't stand. Too little too late for me now I'm sorry (probably needs the money).

Basilashvili is making a bit of a comeback.

I don't know much about Kukushkin but he's playing Isner

I made the mistake of switching onto the Isner match Private to see Isner with his tongue hanging out. Put me off my coffee.

That's a good enough reason to support him Private

And Marin lost the first set.

Come ON Marin!

ABI

(Anyone but Isner)

Absolutely

Dan is being very mannerly today thanking the ball boys loudly.

Well, maybe not anyone but Isner.

I'd struggle with Kyrgios , for example.