Wimbledon 2023
Wimbledon 2023
Anyone been watching the first round? Djokovic through in straight sets, no surprise. Venus Williams made a brave effort but obviously not agile around the court through injury/old age ( ) . Now cheering on Coco Gauff who made that remarkable first appearance at Wimbledon at the age of 15 (now 19).
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Fun fact: Was Venus William's 24th appearance at Wimbledon!
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Sounds like it was a good match, but Coco out and Britain's Swan's gone....
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Et tu, Pietro? Glued to the 1st round of the ladies' tennis? What on earth is this forum coming to? Any good netball coming up?
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Oh no, my dear Mam updated me on a short "Wimbledon's bloody on!" phonecall..... I did sneak a quick look at Swan's match thoughdtaai-maai wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 2:56 am Et tu, Pietro? Glued to the 1st round of the ladies' tennis? What on earth is this forum coming to?
Now you come to mention it......
Anywho, rugby's on tomorrow <typed in a very masculine manner>!!
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Britain's Katie Boulter into the third round DM. At 27 she's no Raducanu but I eagerly anticipate your support in round 3.dtaai-maai wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 2:56 amEt tu, Pietro? Glued to the 1st round of the ladies' tennis? What on earth is this forum coming to? Any good netball coming up?
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Ouch, didn't compress the images. Owe you a pint for that one Lev.
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Murray 2-1 up against world number 5 Tsitsipas. Great game, to be continued tomorrow. Bigger story today is Britain's Broady beating #4 seed Ruud over five sets.
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Unlike some cavemen commenting, I've always enjoyed the ladies' tennis.
It is still (maybe only just about though) a far nicer game, strength and brute force not being the deciding factor of most of the points. As I say, this is now a bit less true, baseline tennis is now very much the norm due to the speed at which the ball can be hit.
And of course the ladies can sometimes look lovely. Since the 1970s I've always held a candle for little Sue Barker, but could hardly bear to watch the big unit that was Betty Stove, with her ever-present grubby-looking knee bandage.
One thing though. Close up photos of the ladies taken by the press so often seem chosen for the presence of her, um, 'dromedary digit'. Action shots with the skirt rising at the front just enough to display the centre seam of her underwear dividing the soft flesh underneath (calm down). The pic of Katie Boulter just posted by Lost is a reasonable example although not one of the most prominent (yes, I know....).
Even the BBC linger long on just the legs of ladies waiting to receive serve, but not on the men's. It's not a complaint of course, but I do watch for the tennis!
Come on Andy!
It is still (maybe only just about though) a far nicer game, strength and brute force not being the deciding factor of most of the points. As I say, this is now a bit less true, baseline tennis is now very much the norm due to the speed at which the ball can be hit.
And of course the ladies can sometimes look lovely. Since the 1970s I've always held a candle for little Sue Barker, but could hardly bear to watch the big unit that was Betty Stove, with her ever-present grubby-looking knee bandage.
One thing though. Close up photos of the ladies taken by the press so often seem chosen for the presence of her, um, 'dromedary digit'. Action shots with the skirt rising at the front just enough to display the centre seam of her underwear dividing the soft flesh underneath (calm down). The pic of Katie Boulter just posted by Lost is a reasonable example although not one of the most prominent (yes, I know....).
Even the BBC linger long on just the legs of ladies waiting to receive serve, but not on the men's. It's not a complaint of course, but I do watch for the tennis!
Come on Andy!
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Oh, it was definitely Chris Evert...404cameljockey wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 9:02 am And of course the ladies can sometimes look lovely. Since the 1970s I've always held a candle for little Sue Barker
Indeed..
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Hopefully Alcaraz finishes this last set quickly... time for Murray
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Bloody annoying Broady, Norrie and Murray are all playing at the same time today. Gonna be flicking between channels. Murray up very soon, the other two already playing.
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Ah fudge. Andy needed to win that tie break. It's over.
Norrie out, too. Our last hope is Broady.
Norrie out, too. Our last hope is Broady.
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