Grand Slam Tennis ( updated )

[Mikey1874]

Fud

[JudyJudyJudy]

Superb display. 

 

 

[neilnunb]

As much as I like Novak he's being a Judy Murray tonight.

[JudyJudyJudy]

My picks

 

Ostapenko 

 

Rybakina 

 

Vekic

 

Navvaro 

[Day@theraces]

Seems like Novak is trying to get the crowd to hate him even more. Tactical as he turns into beast mode when the crowd are against him. Would love to see him get a 25th. Although in the grand scale of things I can't see most of his records being broken.

[JudyJudyJudy]

1 minute ago, neilnunb said:

As much as I like Novak he's being a Judy Murray tonight.

Id agree . Hes made a bit of a tit of himself. That crowd arent worth it. I think its quite sad he still feels he needs the " love " of the crowd.  He shouldnt need it. **** em if they cant appreciate his greatness. However  i think he wears his heart on his sleeve a lot. God bless him really. 

[JudyJudyJudy]

1 minute ago, Day@theraces said:

Seems like Novak is trying to get the crowd to hate him even more. Tactical as he turns into beast mode when the crowd are against him. Would love to see him get a 25th. Although in the grand scale of things I can't see most of his records being broken.

Yes maybe its a devious ploy ? LOL...

 

 

[Day@theraces]

Also seems like something has been going on this year with Novak. Not just with his tennis. Sure he alluded to some things in an interview not long back. But an irritated and fired up Novak will be tough to beat. Even by the two new young studs Carlos & Jannik.

[ArcticJambo]

Has he gone into the crowd and battered anybody yet?

[Day@theraces]

3 minutes ago, JudyJudyJudy said:

My picks

 

Ostapenko 

 

Rybakina 

 

Vekic

 

Navvaro 

 

Hope Rybakina wins. She's my tennis crush now Kirilenko no longer plays. That slavic beauty is easy on the eye.

[JudyJudyJudy]

Just now, Day@theraces said:

 

Hope Rybakina wins. She's my tennis crush now Kirilenko no longer plays. That slavic beauty is easy on the eye.

Shes a superb player. So natural on the court and has deceptive power and a fantastic serve. She is also quite stunning .  She looks very tall too. No checked her height but she must be 5 .10 or something.

 

[JudyJudyJudy]

Just checked shes 6 fit 

[I P Knightley]

1 hour ago, Day@theraces said:

Seems like Novak is trying to get the crowd to hate him even more. Tactical as he turns into beast mode when the crowd are against him. Would love to see him get a 25th. Although in the grand scale of things I can't see most of his records being broken.

When Carlito first caught my attention (US Open, 2021 - many people were fixating on something else happening at the time), I posted on here that he was the next real deal. At the time, there didn't seem to be anyone else threatening to challenge for the top spot and I may have ventured a guess that he would skoosh all the records. 

 

However, we've now got Jannik Sinner, who I'm sure will push Alco in the same way that Nadal pushed Djoko. Ruud/Rune, Shelton, FA-A, Fils and (possibly) Draper will be keeping them honest as Murray, Stan and Delpo did for the previous "Big 3" - maybe even this big French lunk, Giovanni Petchey-Perricard will make them think twice. Plus, of course, Jake "The Jambo" Fearnley . 

 

With Meddlers, Fritz, Paul, Tsitsi and Zverev all with something to give, it should be a healthy 'out with the old - in with the new' over the next few seasons and Alco won't have it all his own way as I first thought. 

[Samuel Camazzola]

Brilliant from Novak. Knows exactly what he's doing and will have more of an edge going forward. 🎾 

[Dusk_Till_Dawn]

14 hours ago, JudyJudyJudy said:

My picks

 

Ostapenko 

 

Rybakina 

 

Vekic

 

Navvaro 

Vekic for me, provided she consented 

[Victorian]

What an arsepiece Djokovic is.  Got it wrong about supposed disrespect.  Had it explained to him.  Might have used it to fire himself up but carried on being a fud.  Kept on doubling down in various interviews.  Got quite arsey in one and stomped off.

[Dusk_Till_Dawn]

25 minutes ago, Victorian said:

What an arsepiece Djokovic is.  Got it wrong about supposed disrespect.  Had it explained to him.  Might have used it to fire himself up but carried on being a fud.  Kept on doubling down in various interviews.  Got quite arsey in one and stomped off.

It’s because in the wider scheme, he knows lots of people don’t like him and think he’s a dick. He finds the lack of popularity hard to take 

[Victorian]

1 minute ago, Dusk_Till_Dawn said:

It’s because in the wider scheme, he knows lots of people don’t like him and think he’s a dick. He finds the lack of popularity hard to take 

 

He would be as popular as Federer if he behaved as gracefully as him.  

 

He showed a great deal of grace and acted like a true sportsman after last year's final.  Him and his wife hung around and applauded Alcaraz as he went around with the trophy.  Once the contest is over,  congratulate and be happy for the winner.  That's a sure sign of a man comfortable in his own skin.

 

Gone back to being a tit.  It's up to him.

[Dusk_Till_Dawn]

Sun again showing the difference between a qualifier who battles and possesses the quality to reach Wimbledon, and a fashion model who fakes injury and gets freebies to the big tournaments 

[Rudi Skacel]

Enjoyed the start to the Sinner and Medvedev match. Could be one that goes all the way. 

[Sooperstar]

1 hour ago, Rudi Skacel said:

Enjoyed the start to the Sinner and Medvedev match. Could be one that goes all the way. 

Looks like Sinner might not last the duration with illness.

[Victorian]

Sinner looked terrible.  Maybe he might feel better just by being given the reassurance of having been seen by the doctor.  

[neilnunb]

2 hours ago, Dusk_Till_Dawn said:

Sun again showing the difference between a qualifier who battles and possesses the quality to reach Wimbledon, and a fashion model who fakes injury and gets freebies to the big tournaments 

 

 

This went well.

 

🤣

[JudyJudyJudy]

Re Novak . Like I said last night it was pretty dire. He clearly wants to be liked . Nowt wrong with that . Just don’t court it . It should come naturally . He’s tried too hard . He will end his tennis career as the Goat . Let Fedal win the beauty , instagram and social media popularity stakes . If I was him I’d know what is more important . I wonder if he does though ? A complex man and a modern day hero to many outwith his tennis achievements too . 

[Mikey1874]

BBC commentators desperate for Sinner to win.

 

Final set.

[Victorian]

3 minutes ago, Mikey1874 said:

BBC commentators desperate for Sinner to win.

 

Final set.

 

Sensing there's not much affection for Medvedev.  

[Dusk_Till_Dawn]

1 hour ago, neilnunb said:

 

 

This went well.

 

🤣

She played pretty well. And hit some winners. And didn’t fake injury.

[Dusk_Till_Dawn]

2 minutes ago, Victorian said:

 

Sensing there's not much affection for Medvedev.  

That long break was a bit of a scam

[Victorian]

Just now, Dusk_Till_Dawn said:

That long break was a bit of a scam

 

We'll see if Djoko gets taken to task in the same way for one of his.

[JudyJudyJudy]

2 minutes ago, Dusk_Till_Dawn said:

She played pretty well. And hit some winners. And didn’t fake injury.

So the sun isn’t shining anymore ? She was ok but made too many unforced errors against drama queen 

[JudyJudyJudy]

6 minutes ago, Victorian said:

 

Sensing there's not much affection for Medvedev.  

He’s scruffy 

[Mikey1874]

3 minutes ago, Dusk_Till_Dawn said:

She played pretty well. And hit some winners. And didn’t fake injury.

 

Losing 16 points in a row was certainly an achievement.

[Dusk_Till_Dawn]

10 minutes ago, Mikey1874 said:

 

Losing 16 points in a row was certainly an achievement.

How many fashion shows did she manage to attend in the meantime?

[Dusk_Till_Dawn]

14 minutes ago, Victorian said:

 

We'll see if Djoko gets taken to task in the same way for one of his.

Probably easier to get stuck into some Commie than one of the greatest 

[Malinga the Swinga]

Two of the dullest quarter finals ever at Wimbledon. Commentator desperately trying to will Sinner to victory while commentator, possibly Castle, making other unwatchable.

Crowd asleep on both matches but not surprising as personalities non existent.

Hopefully Medvedev can win and Sinner, with his illness that appears only when he is losing, disappears from tournament.

[neilnunb]

13 minutes ago, Dusk_Till_Dawn said:

How many fashion shows did she manage to attend in the meantime?

 

 

Speaking of fashion...Emma looking well here, especially like that accessory she's holding.  Does Sun have similar?

 

 

 

 

[JamboGee92]

Players only seem to be 'injured' or 'ill' when they are losing.

[Rudi Skacel]

15 minutes ago, neilnunb said:

 

 

Speaking of fashion...Emma looking well here, especially like that accessory she's holding.  Does Sun have similar?

 

 

 

 

You are biting and giving hime what he wants sadly. Just ignore and let him try and get his kicks another way. He will soon get bored. 

[rudi must stay]

Tommy Paul's dad looks a tough guy. Maybe not many laughs behind the scenes 

[Dusk_Till_Dawn]

1 hour ago, neilnunb said:

 

 

Speaking of fashion...Emma looking well here, especially like that accessory she's holding.  Does Sun have similar?

 

 

 

 

Lifting that must have resulted in a fatality. No wonder she’s needed three ops 

[Dusk_Till_Dawn]

1 hour ago, Rudi Skacel said:

You are biting and giving hime what he wants sadly. Just ignore and let him try and get his kicks another way. He will soon get bored. 

 

oh look, it’s Clare Balding 

[neilnunb]

1 hour ago, Rudi Skacel said:

You are biting and giving hime what he wants sadly. Just ignore and let him try and get his kicks another way. He will soon get bored. 

 

 

You do realise it's all fun, right? 🤔😁

[neilnunb]

Paolini thrashes Navarro. To think Paolini should really have lost the last round too. Big chance, especially with her recent form.

[JudyJudyJudy]

4 minutes ago, neilnunb said:

Paolini thrashes Navarro. To think Paolini should really have lost the last round too. Big chance, especially with her recent form.

OH well thats my non bet down. 

[JudyJudyJudy]

Mac singing Novaks praises on telly the now. Good on him. " Hes the greatest" silly bint Bauld not all understanding why the crowd were against Novak.  " the British love the underdogs"....deck of 

[JudyJudyJudy]

Princess Beatrice = actual royalty

Sir Cliff Richard = musical royalty

Michael McIntyre = comedy royalty

Stephen Fry = cultural royalty

The Royal Box at #Wimbledon is PACKED today

 

copied and pasted....sounds a fecking nightmare 

[Samuel Camazzola]

1 hour ago, JudyJudyJudy said:

Mac singing Novaks praises on telly the now. Good on him. " Hes the greatest" silly bint Bauld not all understanding why the crowd were against Novak.  " the British love the underdogs"....deck of 

He nailed it with his take on Novak and last night's events. 

[JudyJudyJudy]

6 minutes ago, Samuel Camazzola said:

He nailed it with his take on Novak and last night's events. 

Yes he really did . 👍👍

[I P Knightley]

14 hours ago, Samuel Camazzola said:

He nailed it with his take on Novak and last night's events. 

There's two possible true facts in the story:

 

One is that crowds, for some reason, enjoy a chant where they can make an "oooo" sound. They do it with Bruce Springsteen; they do it with Joe Root at the cricket and they do it with Rune/Ruud at the tennis. It sounds like a boo and I've had to explain to someone in a Springsteen gig that they're not booing Roy Bittan or Stevie van Zandt.

So, that was happening the other night for Rune. 

 

The other is that Wimbledon crowds have always been cool towards Novak. The reasons for that are varied but largely that others (Murray, Federer and Nadal - and Fearnley  ) have been their favourites but Djoko has been better than them. 

 

However, the Wimbledon crowd has always shown this favouritism by cheering Djoko's oppo heartily and, at worst, cheering for mistakes Novak's coughed up to give points to the other guy. They've never booed him just for the fun of it. Whilst they are an odd crowd, they do show their appreciation for Djoko's achievements; often grudgingly but they do it nonetheless. 

 

Djoko has either read the room wrong and conflated these two facts or he's playing a game, knowing that he can feed off a crowd's negativity to fuel his own game. That could come in handy today, when he's playing Katie Boulter's other boyfriend, and on Sunday if he's playing another crowd favourite, Alcaraz. 

 

He's not going to back down, though; not unless he wins on Sunday, when he'll acknowledge the support and fairness of the crowd. It's not been his finest PR moment!

[I P Knightley]

Djokovic gets a bye to the semi-final. 

 

DeMinaur has had to withdraw with a knackered hip. 

Edited July 10, 2024 by I P Knightley