Tennis: WIMBLEDON Final and beyond

[JaneJeffer]

Vamos Carlos!!

That's really annoying, Jane !

I'm wondering what's going to happen when prime stop showing tennis. Will we get to see anything except Wimbledon?

I'm trying to remember what/ how I used to watch things - Jane- Eurosport (by accident ) for Australia, I know i must have watched the US Open somewhere before it was on Prime. That is still on Prime this year I think .

Of course, now ITV don't do RG, so that limits that.- but at least that is Eurosport.

I couldn't really watch all the matches I watch now (which were mostly on Sky) , I think I just score watched a lot.

It's

Pretty in pink twitter.com/RafaelNadalFC/status/1681655501539483649?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

He does like pink .

Just managed to put the tennis on - and Stan's math (against Munar) has just started. Stan down a break already.
Looks like Casper won his match in Bastad, so that's good.

Dj playing Sweet Caroline.

It really should be banned. Everywhere.

Love is in the air

Watch out Holger (thighs on point)

he was born in the wrong era, Holger. He obviously would have loved the 'short shorts' era .

Stan is sadly not doing well in the second set of his match, having narrowly lost the first.

I should send him a pair of O'Neills

And congratulations to Denis and Mirjam!

(I hope Stef doesn't get any daft ideas, it's been 5 minutes).

He really does seem to like airing his legs - he's always hoiking up his shorts leg. He should just shorten them

Some controversy at the Hungarian Open - a row over a line call leading to one player having a panic attack and the other apparently smirking and deliberately rubbing out the ball mark before the decision could be reviewed. Shows the benefits of a Hawkeye system!

Oh phew Holger is in Nice

Jane

Toth has fnally apologised for her actions, apparently (and she lost her next match). A lot of players criticized her. It obviously really affected Zhang Shuai.

I switched on Prime to be faced with a banner for a new tennis -thmed drama called 'Fifteen -Love'- with Aiden Turner (Poldark) about a tennis star at the French Open.
It sounds pretty rubbish, but the Guardian write -up of it calls the acting 'mesmerizing' .
I may give it a go when I'm bored.

Oh yes that's the one with two Irish tennis players 🤭 very realistic. Maybe they'll do different accents.

Maybe they got language advice from Sam?

I’ve just watched the first five minutes - I wouldn’t exactly call it mesmerising - not sure if I’ll bother with the rest although I need something to fill the Wimbledon void!

I was chatting to someone at work -they went to the men’s final on Sunday - they got tickets in the ballot and it was the first time that they’d applied

Although I was very jealous it did give me faith that it is an actual ballot (and they don’t just keep the best tickets for the rich and famous!) - I’m going to apply again this year

Fizzy I did think 'mesmerizing' might be sarcastic- but the reviewer actually seemed serious I think! Unless she meant memerizingly bad.

I always see all the 'famous' types at the final, and fans who happen to be there to support the 'right' player- and it does make me wonder just how much of a 'ballot' it is.

It has to be transparent somehow, though- or Tim would be in a lot of trouble

Yes I can’t imagine Tim being involved in anything dodgy

I do still wonder how many tickets are available for ‘actual’ fans but it did give me faith that at least some are! (After they’ve handed them out to Brad Pitt etc!)

Mesmerisingly bad perhaps

Yes, it amazes me just how many famous faces there are- I wonder if they pay for tickets?

Stary Eyes Albert is playing- he reminds me sometimes of a startled pigeon. (I'm sure he's lovely).

It's been pissing down all day and I have to go out tonight meh