The Last Wizard
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So is the tennis channel gonna actually show some tennis?
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The Championships 2012 at [WIMBLEDON]
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I may be wrong, but Wimbeldon coverage will only be shown on ESPN2 and ESPN3.com.
perfectchaos007
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I'm watching tennis channel right now. It's the best place to re-watch the better matches of the day. Right now it's Nadal/Bellucci
That is all true, but keep in mind the dusk was coming so they would either continue playing under the roof or stop playing altogether. They were discussing what to do for about twenty minutes and God knows why they didn't immediately decide to close the roof - it's not fair to the crowd watching the match and it's not fair to the players, who will only begin their match today at 3pm at the very earliest, which means the winner will be disadvantaged during her match tomorrow.
Really? She's one of the most unstable players I've ever seen.
It's sloooow. It should get gradually faster as the grass wears off, but stark contrast between FO and Wimbledon is no longer to be seen.
There is a difference between ball bounces, yes, but not much of a difference in terms of speed. FO has been sped up, Wimbledon has been drastically slowed down. Look how much different these tournaments used to be in 2000.
It sure seems slower but it still is a completely different surface.
Yeah, flat strokes and slices are preferred, not top spin. But (after watching yesterday matches) guys like Murray or Nadal can keep the ball as long as they want to, it's difficult to hit through those guys which would not be the case 10 years ago.
No doubt, but I think that a guy that can serve and volley like Edberg would still have a way better shot at beating dirt rats on grass than on clay. It's just that even huge servers seem to be afraid to come to the net nowadays.
zomgbbqftw
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Well done to Heather Watson, how long has it been since we've had a Brit in the third round in the women's draw?
HiddenAway
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10 years (Elena Baltacha in 2002)
There's a good chance she'll be up against Radwanska; that'll be a real test, but it'll be good if nothing else to get some court time with one of the top seeds.
If it's not Radwanska, it'll be the player who put Venus (and presumably Radwanska!) out. That'd be scary.
I can't remember the last time I've actually *seen* a Brit woman play at Wimbledon, they're usually eliminated by the weekend when I can actually watch it!
Edit: Signs you're old: Seeing that Heather Watson's twitter username is @HeatherWatson92. Realising what the '92' in that means.
If it's not Radwanska, it'll be the player who put Venus (and presumably Radwanska!) out. That'd be scary.
I can't remember the last time I've actually *seen* a Brit woman play at Wimbledon, they're usually eliminated by the weekend when I can actually watch it!
Edit: Signs you're old: Seeing that Heather Watson's twitter username is @HeatherWatson92. Realising what the '92' in that means.
I appear to have gone unexpectedly Jonathan Ross. Fixed.
Thank god she's through, pretty shaky match. Görges however was very solid.
Looks like Stosur doesn't want to lose after all.
oipic
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Lisicki wins!!
Go Sabine! A win for tennis purists and those who like women who smile a lot.
Love your work, Paul - fine taste in football clubs and now German tennis goddesses as well.
Say, does anyone know when Cirstea's match is loosely scheduled to start? I can't get the official Wimbledon site schedule pages to load at the mo, for some reason.
Rocket Scientist
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Shuai Peng or Ayumi Morita.
Yup. As surprising as today's sunrise.
Rocket Scientist
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She's done ' upsets' like these before tho. Her game is on the up and up
Would be nice for this country if she can hold a GS trophy some time soon
She's done ' upsets' like these before tho. Her game is on the up and up
Would be nice for this country if she can hold a GS trophy some time soon
Wasn't she nr 1 in the junior WTA ? (Rus)
Not that it says anything about how she'll cope in the seniors, but still.
With her and Kiki Bertens things are looking good for the future at least.
Rocket Scientist
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Have all the games been suspended or something?
Wimbledon was on when I was getting lunch yesterday and that Azarenka chick was playing. How can people deal with women's tennis? Her "grunts" (whooo!) were the most ridiculous thing I'd ever heard just about.. do people just watch it on mute? It's gotten ridiculously out of hand in recent years.
Already finished on Centre. Won in 75 minutes or so.
Rocket Scientist
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Yeah I was waiting for Roddick´s game which was scheduled after Rus´if I understand correctly. Messed up seeing how the winner of that game has to play tomorrow, right? Or would they move that game a day too...? That´d be insane.
Coldnoodle
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Wozniacki trailing...:lol
Coldnoodle
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Go Pushniacki go!
Rocket Scientist
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I love how there's only one game in progress and the background image on the page is empty bleachers and two people sitting with umbrellas.
zomgbbqftw
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Woz looking better now with the roof closed.
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