Wimbledon 2025

Floppybits

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123603530#Comment_123603530

Not much, I would say it is similar to here were there would be a combination of artificial surfaces, clay and hard courts as they can be played on all year round, grass can only be played on from say April/May to September/October and that is dependent on the type of summer that they get. If it's a wet summer then there will be very little play on grass. Also there is the expense to clubs to maintain grass courts compared to the other surfaces.

Floppybits

Have to say I am loving watching "Access All England" on the Wimbledon site. Great seeing behind the scenes especially the players on the practice courts both the indoor and outdoor ones.

Floppybits

Osaka takes the first set 6-3 against Pavlyuchenko

Floppybits

And Osaka is now 3-0 down in the second set.

Floppybits

Osaka out. Lost 3-6, 6-4, 6-4

paulie21

Shelton came back and served out in just 1 minute. Mad decision to suspended last night

gmisk

Sonay kartal turned around first set and now up 2-0 in second set

gmisk

Kartal into fourth round 6-4 6-2

Floppybits

Jaysus Osaka is an awful misery.

gmisk

Another women's seed in big trouble Madison Keys (seeded 6) 4-1 down and lost first set...

Edit Keys gone 6-3, 6-3

Floppybits

36 seeded players have been knocked out of Wimbledon.

gmisk

Norrie v Bellucci is an interesting one. Norrie improved after a very dodgy start.

Bellucci is a lot of fun to watch!

Norrie edges tiebreak 7-5

gmisk

Norrie now two sets up v Bellucci, very solid.

gmisk

Norrie serving for the match and is broken....still up a break...

Jarry or Fonseca next - winnable.

gmisk

Norrie breaks to take the match.

7-6, 6-4, 6-3

Well deserved, solid as usual rather than spectacular but battles extremely well.

Hurdig

Is there any way to stop Andrew Castle talking gibberish? He ruins the game with his annoying, pointless talking. I turn volume down but like the sound of the ball being hit.

gmisk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123604893#Comment_123604893

Utterly abysmal, he is stealing a living

Floppybits

Encouraging start for Raducanu. She is handling Sabalenkas power game. Hope she can keep it up.

Itssoeasy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123605251#Comment_123605251

It’s not the starting that’s the worry it’s keeping that start up that’s the issue.

gmisk

Raducanu leads 4-2.

Excellent start I was so impressed with her in the last match against Vondrousova and brought it into this match so far! Let's see if she can keep it up.

Andddd she can't and is broken

Floppybits

Ahh she needed to hold that game to keep the pressure on Sabalenka

Floppybits

And just like that Sabalenka takes charge.

deandean

Good game, Raducanu is well able for Sabalenka. Fingers crossed that Raducanu doesn't get injured.

Floppybits

What a huge game that was for Raducanu

gmisk

Gutsy from Raducanu saved 8 or 7?! set points! And holds 5-5

klr87

Raducanu saves 7 set points in that one game. That's drama for you.

Floppybits

Grass burn.

gmisk

Oh God not a Raducanu slip....

gmisk

Raducanu....breaks! Bloody hell this is fun!

Floppybits

Some fighting from Raducanu.