Wimbledon chat: popcorn matches (and no salt)

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Welcome one and all

I can't wait to see the Downton film. I'll probably have to go alone though

Jane same here. I went to see Murder on the Orient Express by myself and it was lovely - I didn't have to share my sweets with anyone

Not really no Private - they’ve been trailing it for months - don’t think I’ll be able to persuade my DH to see it ( he isn’t aware of his new title )

The Mac documentary is definitely worth watching - one thing I can say is that the shorts were very short in the 80s!

Today’s draw is delicious - I want to watch EVERYTHING!

Have got Medvedev v Goffin on "in the background while I do the stuff I'm meant to be doing" - (aka I'm just watching tennis). Didn't realise Medvedev was 4-1 up in the fifth - no wonder he was mad at the end!

I finally watched the Mac documentary last night aswell fizzy
Obviously very relaxed at the RAH, with Tim wandering in on Mac having a massage.
I used to love going there to watch the veterans (apart from AC, who frankly had no right to be on the same court as Mac and the rest).

And Vita Gueralitis

And yes, the shorts were short in those days and the racquets very wooden

Today is dreamy alright
Nadal & Fed are back to back.

I know kazza - I don’t know why but I’m not even sure that I knew that Vitus Gerulaitis had died - it was very sad - he was only 40 I think. It seemed like a different era then - tennis players were more like playboys - a bit different from the juice loving Djok.

Some good tennis today - I panicked when I saw the weather forecast but then I remembered the roof (but that’s not always good news for Rafa fans)

I love this thread so much .
I have now remembered to check the schedules.
Am i rigjt in thinking Nadal starys at 1pm
The Fed straight after .
If so i need to get my skates on !!!

Sue's hair is looking nice now it's grown out a bit. It looked a bit pudding bowl at the start of the week.

tennis players were more like playboys
Yes there was always stories in the papers about their shenanigans. The only shenanigans Djok gets up to is putting lime in his celery juice.

Am i rigjt in thinking Nadal starys at 1pm
The Fed straight after

It’s Barty/Dart at 1pm, then Rafa after that, so I’d guess not before 2/2:30 (depending how quickly Barty demolishes Dart)

bizzey he's down for 2.30

Jane no ,Djok doesn't really give great news stories.

Apart from the ATP stuff we won't mention.

And all the top secret stuff AC can't find out about

well yes. Don't tell him anything!

Come on Milkman!

Oh yes come on Milkman - I’m not really a Querry fan

Who's the Aussie doing commentary? Don't recognise the voice.

Me neither Fizzy - he seems a bit in the Isner mould. Possibly a bit unfair.

I had to go out quickly- turned on the Querrey match and heard someone say 'breaker' I hate 'breaker'!

Not sure who the other Aussie is- they seem to have a lot of Australian commentators this year.

I’m not sure who he is either - Querrey’s taken the first set - I also hate “breaker” Raahh

Spelling bee during the Milkman match

Jane lime in Cock's celery juice? Might need to be careful it doesn't upset his acidity levels

I was thinking about that watching the programme. On court, all you had was Robinsons barley water or Coca-Cola. Off court, you went for a few beers (and perhaps some dope, if you were so inclined!).

Can you imagine what that would do to Cock's equilibrium? He'd have a breakdown

This must be Darren Cahill I think?