Wimbledon 2022

gmisk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119313605#Comment_119313605

I didn't say I didn't know who she was absolute nonsense. I admitted I didn't follow woman's tennis closely I didn't know she was world number 1.

I am not going to derail this thread, but you could maybe try being less of a nasty presence on here. I don't enjoy engaging with you so we are done, to ignore you go.

Her old folks must be cheering her on from her home in Moscow now.

Would be one in the eye for the Wimbledon Blazers for sure.

I don't follow woman's tennis...I never said I did.

Actual quote

You were great for the Djokovic unsubstantiated allegations at the time - not so much on the most basic of tennis facts

gmisk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119313507#Comment_119313507

Bit of a turnaround!

Kinda gutted for Jabeur she has come apart really :(...hopefully the crowd can lift her!

Annabella1

Standard of tennis not great for a major

kirk.

Those russian women are tough mentally

gmisk

Double break now. That feels like that. Yep

Rikand

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119313676#Comment_119313676

Both first time finalists in a grand slam. Its natural that things would be a bit scrappy at times

Royale with Cheese

A Russian wins Wimbledon, that's fairly hilarious.

Itssoeasy

So Wimbledon ban Russian and Belarusian players from the tournament and a Russian born player wins the woman's title ? That’s funny stuff.

Xander10

Crowd emptying out fairly quickly.

josip

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119313761#Comment_119313761

Coupled with Medvedev becoming #1 because of no ranking points being awarded.

raclle

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119313623#Comment_119313623

As a neutral I enjoyed it. I like Rybakina's humble personality after winning but feel for Jabeur

gmisk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119313915#Comment_119313915

Pretty much spot on for me too. Bit gutted for Jabeur but hey she will still have other chances I am sure.

Girly Gal

Rybakina deserved the win, seemed very nervous in the first set especially, but, she turned things around. Thought Jabeurs' shot selection at times was poor, trying to be too clever at times. Rybakina was understandably very nervous serving for the match, thought Jabeur could have done better in that game, gave Rybakina a few free points there.

I think the lack of big game experience was clear in both today. Rybakina seems to have the game to win a few more slams and should gain great confidence from winning, she comes across as very quiet and humble, didn't really look that comfortable in the spotlight afterwards. Jabeur I think might have lost her best chance of winning a slam.

Itssoeasy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119313786#Comment_119313786

And has Wimbledon banning Russian and Belarusian players made a blind bit of difference to the war in Ukraine ? What turned me off the whole punishing sports people for something outside their control was how the IOC handled the paralympians from Russia and Belarusia after they’d arrived there. It was **** rotten to do that to athletes who had prepared for those games.

Augme

There is quite the bromance breaking out between the two on social media. Which is about as surprising as Kgyrios getting to the final given the history between the two.

Furze99

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119313761#Comment_119313761

"So Wimbledon ban Russian and Belarusian players from the tournament and a Russian born resident player wins the woman's title?"

That's what I've read anyway. Moscow born and resident. The Russian media will make great hay out of this.

Furze99

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119314150#Comment_119314150

Agree, Jabeur played a more varied game in the first set I think and Rybakina made a lot of mistakes misjudging this mixed style. But when she became more consistent in the second, it looked that Jabeur tried to play back to Rybakina style, instead of persisting with the more varied game. Some of the games were pretty close and could have gone either way with a different end result.

kirk.

Djokovic will surely have a strategy to deal with kyrios tomorrow, he's not going to be fazed anyhow

Might even try to wind him up a little , probably start off keeping him waiting like he did Norrie

fryup

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119313742#Comment_119313742

shush! she's from Kazakhstan 🤐

HeidiHeidi

Well, I've just finished watching back, and I'm very disappointed 😞

I really hoped and thought Jabeur would do it.

But while her tail was up in the first set, when she went the break down early in the second, her body language changed unbelievably. She just looked beaten, long before she ever was.

Rybakina was like a robot in comparison, it was hard to know what she was thinking or feeling at any stage - including when she'd just won, or doing her interview with the trophy! She's young, and I'd say moderately shocked to find herself holding the Wimbledon trophy, and English isn't her first language, but I'd say her reaction after the win won't have endeared her to many!

But hats off to her, she was beaten soundly in the first set, but adapted and held her nerve to get through the next two.

But my money is on Jabeur to get to a final again first of the two of them.

anglesorangles

Cant believe Djokovic has never won a set off Kygrios! Its only 4 nil in sets but that is weird.

HeidiHeidi

Most downbeat match/tournament/slam win I've ever seen!

Quite bizarre.

Slashermcguirk

It’s not that weird if you look at when the matches they played actually happened. They were in 2017 when Djokovic was going through his worst ever stretch of play. He had lost in 2nd round of Australian open to istomin and around the time of playing kyrgios he was losing to players like taro Daniel and other players outside top 100. The two matches with kyrgios were only a week or two apart and not long after Djokovic went for elbow surgery. That year 2017 was the only time I think in 15 years he fell outside the top 20 in rankings. Djokovic was appalling that year

walshb

I really dislike Kyrgios, but still rooting for him to win. Fed up to the back teeth these “old” men still winning slams, and winning when clearly past their best!!!

kirk.

Kyrgios will have the crowd today

Djokovic will probably have his strategy ready , disrupt his service rhythm etc.

Augme

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119316175#Comment_119316175

I don't think he will have the crowd. There were audible boos when he his name was said to novak in the semi final. Also, I don't think the type of person who gets tickets to the Wimbledon final will ever be the kind of person who would like kygrios.

It's clear the novak isn't liked most places but he'll begrudging get the support as the least worst today.

kirk.

I thought it was obvious kyrios will have the crowd

Suppose I could be wrong

Augme

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119316219#Comment_119316219

I feel the domestic assault charge has thrown a bit of spanner in the works on that one. Will be interesting to see later though.

kirk.

The psychology will be as interesting as the tennis today

I'll be keeping an eye to see does djokovic start off by delaying the entrance to centre court again