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Wimbledon 2021 Monday, June 28 - Sunday, July 11 2021

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  • Registered Users Posts: 13,023 ✭✭✭✭Joe_ Public


    Crazy set of tennis. Thought that was another terrible choice of drop shot on set point too, had that point in the bag.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,978 ✭✭✭Slashermcguirk


    Disagree, look at the men’s matches today and in general at the slams, you very rarely see 6-0 6-1 6-0 type score lines. Sure I think Halep when she won Wimbledon had the final sewn up in an hour. Women’s tennis is tragic since 2010
    Muguruza was playing Fiona Ferro.. she should be winning that match 60 61 in 50 minutes :confused:


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,910 ✭✭✭Gwynplaine


    gmisk wrote: »
    They still have them no?
    Murray is using one after basically every point

    Yeah he has to go get it himself, not the ball boy running around after him


  • Registered Users, Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,246 Mod ✭✭✭✭yerwanthere123


    Oof, just saw Sinner lost. I see Davidovich-Fokina lost also, there I was last night having notions he could give Djokovic a bit of a match in the third round :rolleyes:

    Also.. Murray led the third by 5-0?


  • Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭klr87


    Disagree, look at the men’s matches today and in general at the slams, you very rarely see 6-0 6-1 6-0 type score lines. Sure I think Halep when she won Wimbledon had the final sewn up in an hour. Women’s tennis is tragic since 2010
    The stronger serve is great leveller in the men's game, especially on faster surfaces. It often allows a much weaker player to get at least a couple of games a set, without ever really threatening. The proportion of service breaks is much higher in women's matches, even in tight sets.

    Ironically, while this can make for many completely one-sided scorelines in women's matches, it can also lead to some very long matches. Almost all - if not all - the longest women's matches in history have involved "baseline" players with not especially strong serves (even by the standards of the women's game).


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  • Registered Users Posts: 31,702 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Murray breaks in opening match of the 4th set!


  • Registered Users Posts: 31,702 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    gmisk wrote: »
    Murray breaks in opening match of the 4th set!
    And Baliashvili breaks back!


  • Registered Users Posts: 31,702 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    And Murray breaks again...this is a mad set


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,432 ✭✭✭Floppybits


    Ugh I hate Andrew Castle commentating, can just picture him there in his union Jack outfit.


  • Registered Users Posts: 31,702 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Floppybits wrote: »
    Ugh I hate Andrew Castle commentating, can just picture him there in his union Jack outfit.
    An absolute tosser I am tempted to watch with the sound off


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  • Registered Users Posts: 31,702 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    4th match point for Murray and he takes it....seriously gutsy


  • Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭klr87


    Phew ... Murray should thank his lucky stars they closed the roof when they did (right call though), as it gave him time to regroup.


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,023 ✭✭✭✭Joe_ Public


    Basilashvili just sort of folded in the end, serve went completely. Delighted for murray, not familiar with draw but if he got the week out of it, that would be something. Knowing him, he'll throw an epic 5 setter in there somewhere.


  • Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭klr87


    Basilashvili just sort of folded in the end, serve went completely. Delighted for murray, not familiar with draw but if he got the week out of it, that would be something. Knowing him, he'll throw an epic 5 setter in there somewhere.
    Murray plays a qualifier next, but he doesn't know who yet, as it was suspended at 9-9 in the 5th set.

    EDIT: https://www.livesport.com/en/match/UsP47Y6o/#match-summary/match-summary


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,736 ✭✭✭Girly Gal


    Delighted for Murray, he has suffered an awful lot in the last couple of years, that match will have taken a huge toll on him, will be difficult for him to recover for the next match, but, best of luck to him.


  • Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭klr87


    Still one match going, on Court 1: Heather Watson vs. Kristie Ahn. Ahn leads 2-6 7-6 7-6*. Watson had a match point on her serve at 5-4 ad. in the 3rd set.


  • Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭klr87


    ... and Ahn, a lucky loser (and a former USO quarter-finalist), wins 8-6 in the 3rd.

    Yet another painful defeat for Watson at a slam, and at Wimbledon in particular.


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,971 ✭✭✭✭Rjd2


    Girly Gal wrote: »
    Delighted for Murray, he has suffered an awful lot in the last couple of years, that match will have taken a huge toll on him, will be difficult for him to recover for the next match, but, best of luck to him.

    Agreed.

    He has a nice quarter to be fair, but its probably asking a lot to get to the last 16 and dragging out the match today doesn't help whatsoever.

    Not shocked that Tsitsipas gone, not great on the surface and faced a player who actually done some grass court preparation before today.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,978 ✭✭✭Slashermcguirk


    Good win for Murray, happy for him and he has a super friendly draw now towards QF. Heather Watson has always been a very average player so hardly a shock seeing her go out. Most of my memories of her are 1st or 2nd round exits.


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,810 ✭✭✭Hector Savage


    Christ, Andy Murray is so hateable - well it's more the BBC **** over him thats the problem, really hope he goes out as soon as possible, wouldn't surprise me if he won the tournament though, those knobs on Henman hill allready carried him to 2 titles...


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  • Registered Users Posts: 8,810 ✭✭✭Hector Savage


    Girly Gal wrote: »
    Delighted for Murray, he has suffered an awful lot in the last couple of years, that match will have taken a huge toll on him, will be difficult for him to recover for the next match, but, best of luck to him.

    He's one of the favourites now ffs!


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,432 ✭✭✭Floppybits


    He's one of the favourites now ffs!

    Don't be listening to Andrew Castle.


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    in actual betting markets Murray is 50 to 1 :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,736 ✭✭✭Girly Gal


    He's one of the favourites now ffs!

    He's hardly won a match all year, how could he be one of the favourites, he has no chance of winning it, looked absolutely ****ed after last night, haven't looked at who he's playing next, but, wouldn't be surprised if he gets knocked out in next match.


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,432 ✭✭✭Floppybits


    Girly Gal wrote: »
    He's hardly won a match all year, how could he be one of the favourites, he has no chance of winning it, looked absolutely ****ed after last night, haven't looked at who he's playing next, but, wouldn't be surprised if he gets knocked out in next match.

    Murray has a qualifier in the next round.


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,545 ✭✭✭✭josip


    Christ, Andy Murray is so hateable - well it's more the BBC **** over him thats the problem, really hope he goes out as soon as possible, wouldn't surprise me if he won the tournament though, those knobs on Henman hill allready carried him to 2 titles...


    Although Murray is a bit dour and lacking in personality, I wouldn't describe him as hateable.


  • Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭klr87


    Rain has stopped play again on all but Centre and #1 Court.

    Barty served for the match against Suarez-Navarro, but Carla ended up winning the set 7-1in the tie break, much to the crowd's delight.

    Zverev wrapped up his match on #1 Court without any problems.


  • Registered Users Posts: 695 ✭✭✭lostcat


    Federer better diall it back a knotch here, he's liable to unforced error himself out of the tournament


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,002 ✭✭✭Augme


    Novak has the legs to give up sets early in the tournament but Federrer really doesn't. Really can't see him having much chance this year. Still, a better one than Murray who needs a miner miracle to win it.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 5,002 ✭✭✭Augme


    2-1 down now Federrer. Dropping out of the french open early and then gets dumped out of the first round of Wimbledon. Yikes.


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