wolster Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 It's on! Venus Williams is up to the usual sister's tricks, making her opponent wait ten minutes before she decides to stroll out onto the court. Is it just me? I just love to see the Williams sisters get beaten, preferably after losing three match points.
cheekyboy Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 It is on again Wal and that court looks bloody sensational, doesn't it? Another two weeks of insomnia for me, but it is a great tournament and it will be interesting how much better 7 can do the coverage. I'm not much of a Williams sister fan so really couldn't care less if they won or lost.......preferably lost! Cheers, Keith
wolster Posted June 20, 2011 Author Posted June 20, 2011 Agreed, Keith, the courts look sensational. Switching between 7 and Foxtel. Have to say I am impressed with Alicia Molik as a commentator.
metal beat Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 can't say I am impressed with Channel 72 SD only. Fox is in HD. Again FTA screws us over. :-( BUT the tennis should be fantastic. Looking forward to it.
wolster Posted June 20, 2011 Author Posted June 20, 2011 Nadal now cruising after an uncertain start. Little Leyton is warming up - not sure why.
Grumpy Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 It is on again Wal and that court looks bloody sensational, doesn't it? Another two weeks of insomnia for me, but it is a great tournament and it will be interesting how much better 7 can do the coverage. I'm not much of a Williams sister fan so really couldn't care less if they won or lost.......preferably lost!Cheers, Keith A few late night ahead Keith. I'm not a huge tennis fan but i do watch a bit of Wimbledon
Nigel Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 I reckon 2 of the best matches I've ever seen were Wim finals over the last 3 years. Hoping this year's is the best match ever.. Of course the quality of all sporting matches is determined by how well the loser plays. In tennis, the drama requires a full 5 sets.
cheekyboy Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 Hi Nigel.........just trying to drop you a PM. Can you delete some of that fan mail from your inbox? Cheers, Keith
wolster Posted June 21, 2011 Author Posted June 21, 2011 Jelena Dokic put up a good fight last night. I watched the first set, which she narrowly lost. From all accounts the rain halted her momentum after she won the second 6-1. Why does it take them an hour to close the roof on centre court?
vmhf Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 Certainly not one of the best matches I have seen. Far from it... What made it a little out of the ordinary was the roof being closed for only the second time in the two years it has been up. I missed last time the roof was closed so it was quite special to watch last nights match for that reason. Seemed almost like watching another tournament with the different lighting and sound effects! You could really hear the rain beating down on the roof which I suspect the designers had intended.
Orpheus Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 Certainly not one of the best matches I have seen. Far from it...What made it a little out of the ordinary was the roof being closed for only the second time in the two years it has been up. I missed last time the roof was closed so it was quite special to watch last nights match for that reason. Seemed almost like watching another tournament with the different lighting and sound effects! You could really hear the rain beating down on the roof which I suspect the designers had intended. Why would they intend that??
vmhf Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 Perhaps to add some extra atmosphere to a closed arena? Although looking at the clear panels to allow the light through maybe it was not possible to dampen all the noise from the rain...
Orpheus Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 Perhaps to add some extra atmosphere to a closed arena?Although looking at the clear panels to allow the light through maybe it was not possible to dampen all the noise from the rain... That would be my guess. Unless it was a strategy to minimise the advantage the Williams sisters and the other screamers get from screaming at the point of contact with the ball .
Nigel Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 Cheeky, inbox has been relieved. Lots of hate mail deleted. Wol, the reason it takes so long to close the roof is due to the speed of the motors. Orpheus, the designers want the drumming of the rain on the roof to drown out Sharapova. It was in the design specs. "92dB minimum".
Orpheus Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 Cheeky,inbox has been relieved. Lots of hate mail deleted. Wol, the reason it takes so long to close the roof is due to the speed of the motors. Orpheus, the designers want the drumming of the rain on the roof to drown out Sharapova. It was in the design specs. "92dB minimum". Good luck to them on that front.
custodian Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 We Brits start another two weeks of torture, wondering if by some miracle our home gown star can make it to the final. Its interesting how we treat nationality. If Murray wins, its another British triumph, if he loses its a Scottish failure. Actually once he'd warmed up yesterday he played some good tennis with a much stronger serve than last year.
wolster Posted June 21, 2011 Author Posted June 21, 2011 This could be his best chance, custodian. Unfortunately, like Tim Henman before him, the weight of local hope and expectation is a heavy weight to carry.
custodian Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 This could be his best chance, custodian.Unfortunately, like Tim Henman before him, the weight of local hope and expectation is a heavy weight to carry. I think its his best chance too, but I think he is not quite good enough to win it. Not really sure why we've gone so many decades without winning it. Something fundamentally flawed in the way we view tennis. Over here, its viewed still as an upper class sport, so vast majority of kids don't get into it seriously. Still, we've shown recently that we can beat the best at cricket.....
wolster Posted June 21, 2011 Author Posted June 21, 2011 Sorry, custodian, it is bad form to mention cricket in a tennis thread. ;-) Back to Wimbledon, I can't believe that the same no-name match is first up on both Foxtel and channel 72.
Orpheus Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 This could be his best chance, custodian.Unfortunately, like Tim Henman before him, the weight of local hope and expectation is a heavy weight to carry. And the fact that there are three truly great tennis players, Nadal, Djokovic, and Federer to beat!
wolster Posted June 21, 2011 Author Posted June 21, 2011 Very true, Orpheus. Q. Should Stosur forget about playing on grass? Observation: I was very impressed with Bernard Tomic last night. A very professional performance. I just wish someone in his team would inject some personality into the young bloke - but he is only 18.
metal beat Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 Very true, Orpheus.Q. Should Stosur forget about playing on grass? Observation: I was very impressed with Bernard Tomic last night. A very professional performance. I just wish someone in his team would inject some personality into the young bloke - but he is only 18. Hi Orpheus Re Stosur. Imagine if she had the heart and will to win that Hewitt has? enuf said yes, Tomic was good, however Davadeynco ? is a pale shadow of his former self. I just struggle to see how Tomic will become a top 20 player without getting a stronger more reliable serve and better mobility. Not sure about his forehand, he seems to be able to hit it hard when he wants. His backhand and court craft is excellent. Great to see Hewitt win. He really has had a hard time with injuries etc over the last few years. For his sake, I really hope he can have an injury free 2012 so he can retire on his own terms sometime after that.
Orpheus Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 Turntable, I think that Wolster can take the credit for most of what you are responding to . I am not familiar with the draw. When do Nadal, Djokovic, and Federer meet (assuming they win their preceding matches)? For me, these will be the interesting matches. Federer's tendency to rely on his slice backhand will not be so much of a liability on grass. I hope he comes to the net regularly and makes use of his terrific touch at the net.
metal beat Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 Turntable, I think that Wolster can take the credit for most of what you are responding to .I am not familiar with the draw. When do Nadal, Djokovic, and Federer meet (assuming they win their preceding matches)? For me, these will be the interesting matches. Federer's tendency to rely on his slice backhand will not be so much of a liability on grass. I hope he comes to the net regularly and makes use of his terrific touch at the net. Oh DOH!! In the semi's. Fed to play Joker and Nadal v Murray
wolster Posted June 22, 2011 Author Posted June 22, 2011 So it's pouring with rain so we only have the ladies match to watch with the roof closed on centre court - but what a match. The first set was full of drama and great tennis. Venus down 1-5. Fights back to a tie-break. Down 2-6 in the tie-break. Fights back to 6-6 only to lose the set to the gutsy 40 year old Japanese girl, Date-Krumm. No question who the crowd is going for, and it is definately not Miss Williams. Settling into the second set at 1-1 but I suspect that the big American will soon impose herself.
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