Tennis: waltzing into winter

[JaneJeffer]

Jane oh wow. That's bad.

I didn't know AC had a brother .

I hope whoever is last out, locks AC into the 02. He is very sad about leaving. They should just leave him there. Talking to himself.

Well done to Daniil. He deserved it in the end.

Nice to see them so respectful of each other.

I will be very happy if never hear 'Unstoppable' by Sia ever again.

Sue's feet don't touch the floor! Her legs are dangling like a toddler

kazza mine are like that every where I sit. I always have pins and needles in my feet. .

Who was the idiot who stood in the way?!

Ooh, Voice Over man is very dramatic. So funny - and he cut Dom off!

Daniil got cut off aswell.
Bit crap all round really

Ah that's a shame for Thiem, second year in a row as well. Medvedev did deserve to win but I still feel sorry for Domi.

Where did the Shawshank Redemption come in?! Or shouldn't I ask?

It was a bit rubbish- all that effort, big build up, and it just ends abruptly.

They let Stan Smith and the bloke from Nitto speak longer than, you know, the actual winner.

Now what are we going to do? .

We will have to wait now and see if a decision if made about Australia. Would not be great for players to go all that way to have to isolate in a hotel for 2 weeks and not play at all, before the tournament. That's if they can't go before January 1st.

Doesn't sound like the ATP Cup will go ahead, if that's the case.

Private AC was wittering about Medvedev digging his way into the match like Andy Dufresne dug his way to freedom in The Shawshank Redemption. Or something like that. I was losing the will to live, just listening to him .

The Nitto man reminded me of the Dharma Initiative bloke from Lost.

Well done Daniil! I did see the end of the match but didn’t see the presentation. I vaguely heard AC mention Shawshank Redemption but couldn’t imagine how he could relate it to tennis

Locking AC in the O2 arena and throwing away the key seems like a very good plan

like Andy Dufresne dug his way to freedom in The Shawshank Redemption

Of course - can't believe I didn't think of that

What are we going to do now is a good question Raahh. I wonder what will happen with the Aus Open??

@Raahh

I hope whoever is last out, locks AC into the 02. He is very sad about leaving. They should just leave him there. Talking to himself.

Genius!

I vote for this.

I am convinced that any tennis broadcaster who offered a subscription model to watch matches WITHOUT the fucking inane commentators would absolutely clean up!

I cannot tell you how much I would pay to never hear the likes of Andrew Castle again. He thinks he is educating an ignorant audience who only watch tennis at Wimbledon.
The global audience for tennis is massive, and informed. We’re not his granny sitting in a nursing home asking ‘what happened to that nice Bjorn Borg’?
(Disclaimer, no offence to grannies or nursing homes 😀)

It massively fucks me off that he is the BBC first choice commentator/pundit when he was a barely average tennis professional.

Like a PP, I love to hear the sound of the ball on the strings and the exertion of the players and the reaction of the fans. I DO NOT love having AC and cronies interrupting a passage of play with
A) Some random anecdote from their past
B) Their prediction of how the match is going to go or what players are thinking after any given point.

My DP made me a cardboard tennis racquet with ‘Shut the Fuck Up’ on it, to wave at the TV at moments of peak annoyance. I think he was hinting....😀

Joyfully, some matches on Amazon at the US Open were devoid of commentators. It was absolute bliss and one could lose oneself in the play and the rhythm without crass interruptions.

what happened to that nice Bjorn Borg’?

Science it's lovely when the matches don't have commentary isn't it? (Some commentators are better than others ofc, but still.) There's something so peaceful about watching players slug it out with no random anecdotes or as you say guessing what a player might be thinking at any given point (just why?!?!).

There were some clay court matches this season - Rome I think, on one of the outside courts - where there was no commentary and it was lovely. They were watering the court in between sets, and all you could hear was the sound of a ball being struck on another court nearby and an umpire calling the score. It was great - so relaxing!

Science I want one of those cardboard tennis racquets

AC is still going on about Thiem as if he’s just discovered him!

I was just reading about how the Aus Open might move to 1 Feb...

@PrivateSpidey

I was just reading about how the Aus Open might move to 1 Feb...

Two months before we get any more tennis! 😤

I know we shouldn’t complain what with the pandemic and all.... BUT tennis has been my escape from the horrors of lockdown etc and I know I’m not alone in this.

The Victoria govt is saying they want players to quarantine for two weeks on arrival, then they can have the next two weeks for practice and preparation. I hope it works out and we get a good field.

I’m also praying for Wimbledon in 2021. In the end it was the only major that didn’t get played in 2020. So sad.

@Fizzywinegum

Science I want one of those cardboard tennis racquets

AC is still going on about Thiem as if he’s just discovered him!

Yes, exactly. In such a patronising fashion. “You might not know much about Thiem, but he’s catching up with the Big Three” ( then waffles on about the Big Three for half an hour..)

I would be soooooo happy if I never heard or saw the bouffant butterfly fancier again in my entire life. My stress levels soar at the mere thought of him The man is a complete and utter f*wit and I swear he's getting worse as he gets older! He must have incriminating photos or something to still be in the job (in common with the gurning greengrocer that is Gregg fecking Wallace!!!).

He can bugger off and take Jim Courier with him!

I don't mind Tim because he's got a good sense of humour and is quite self deprecating - despite being a "former British No 1" who is more than worthy of that title, unlike AC!!

Johnny Mac is another worth listening to, although sometimes he can go rogue

When utter shite is being constantly spouted by a lot of the commentators nowadays, I do get a bit wistful for the days of Dan Maskell and John Barrett, who just let the tennis speak for itself and didn't feel the need to fill every silence with inane drivel. Some of their comments may not be regarded as particularly pc these days - different times and it doesn't really bother me - but I much preferred the quietness of it.
Now there is the technology to measure everything happening on court, from topspin revolutions to distance run, which can sometimes be interesting. But it doesn't mean I want to have these facts continuously shoved down my throat. Yes, I'm looking at you, Mark Petchey