Wimbledon 2022 [tennis]

[magimedi]

Just so lovely to think we wake up tomorrow to the best 2 weeks of the year.

ABD for the mens & Kivitova for the women!

I've just looked up Isner - can't believe he's 37 and 6ft 8. He looks very happy in photos with his wife and three small children. I'd like to see him do well now and make it to the finals.

Fizzy* poor ADF- it was the socks . A bit of tape is not the same as proper odd ones

So many good matches today - I'm hoping Kyrgios comes out in full on mode, and Kraijinovic beats him. And that if he tries spitting at the crowd again, the wusses at Wimbledon will actually grow a back bone and chuck the knob out of the competition. I'm not sure why they let him get away with as much as they do. And clearly fines don't cut it.

Ruusuvuori v Van De Zandschulp could be a good one -if only for the fun of hearing the commentators argue over the name pronunciations.

And Beautiful Maxime is playing Jack Sock- I feel like it's been a while since he's been around.

I don't get today at Wimbledon. They edit it really badly sometimes so they cut the match at a really good bit or they have it instead of an actual match

I've been saying for years that the format of it is pointless- and the time it's on. Years ago, it was on at about 9.30- after play for the day has ended. For the last few years, it's been on at 8pm- whilst a lot of stuff is still going on. And no, they don't focus n the really good matches that have gone to 5 sets on the outside courts. Or things lots of people who don't have access to red buttons or iplayer might have missed- they stick with showing almost an entire match from Centre Court.

The reasoning will no doubt be that TAW is for those people who didn't get to watch the matches through the day- and these are the 'main' draw matches. But it's still annoying.

Hope it’s not McEnroe commentating on that one

I agree - I understand TAW is for people who’ve missed the main matches but it’s usually on when the main matches are still being played

Sorry I’m a bit behind with my posts

Fizzy I've a feeling Mac would default to 'The Finn' and the 'The Dutchman'

(putting oregano oil on shopping list)

So far we've had them chatting about the same matches again.

You don't know anyone Andrew

Will they show Katie? I love watching her play.

Love Naomi saying Liam is so loud

I like Liam's beard. And Naomi's dress- which would look like curtains on me, because i am short and dumpy, and she is about 6ft.

Petra is racing away with the first set in her match.

'The Finn' is serving for the first set in that one.

In doubles action - Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram are playing- the current world number 1 players, but they never get a mention. Joe likes it that way, apparently- but i do think it's unfair that he really hasn't had the credit for what he's achieved.

I see RBA has withdrawn

Raahh** Naomi's dress reminded me of being in my grandmother's house when I was little. Cabbage roses always make me think of her.

Why am I plagued by asterisks - nobody else seems to be?

I've just seen about RBA- another one with Covid- what is going on?

Bogdan is fighting back in the Kvitova match.

Botic is now nearly leading 2-1 in his match against Ruusuvuori.

Kyrgios has just started- come on Filip!

Any chance of seeing Stef at all?

Does anyone who watches the cricket know if this presenter speaks so haltingly all the time? It's starting to get on my wick. I've given her a few days to get her act together!

Fuck sake they put Kyrgios on. I'm not hanging around to listen to that commentary.

Unfortunately Kyrgios seems to be doing quite well - I also think he’s in Rafa’s side of the draw? but don’t think this seems to have been mentioned much (surprisingly) - I hope they don’t have to play each other!

Jane no- because Dick is playing, and of course he's very important.
I really am starting to get annoyed by the coverage.
It's bad enough they sit in the studio gas bagging for ages when a match has already match started.

Fizzy I think the earliest they can meet is the semi final?
Hopefully Nick will have burnt himself out by then (he's due to play doubles as well, and is not happy that Wimbledon play 5 set matches. Diddums.).