C+H Sports Discussion Thread

Wimbledon starts tomorrow! My summer has begun tbh....:D

soccymonster wrote: »

So looks like one side of the qualifier draw will consist of Galway/Wexford vs Limerick/Clare or Tipp (most likely Clare).

Have to admit, after seeing Galway tonight, I'd love Limerick to get a crack against them. Wexford have been the bogey team for Limerick down through the years and I wouldn't be too comfortable meeting them. So ya, Galway v Limerick would be a nice fascinating game.

Hopefully for me it'll be Wexford you'll be facing and not Galway :P.

Anyway, am delighted with how the footballers have gotten on so far this year. Hopefully they can beat Carlow next week to secure a Leinster final place.

Ah, Wimbledon, always a good time of year =P, will miss most of week one though due to the last few exams. Pity, as I would've liked to have had the novelty of being able to watch an Irish person in it

soccymonster wrote: »

Limerick V Wexford.
Galway v Clare.

We've wexford at home so not shabby

Oh, didn't realise the draw had been made. I think playing Limerick is Wexford's best shot, but home advantage will aid you guys a lot (although we'd be going into any match against those 3 teams as underdogs!). Hopefully we put up a good performance at least.

If Niland wins his 1st round game then he'll be playing Federer in the 2nd round (if/when he wins that is)

Well, his first serve percentage in the second set (I dunno about the first) was 60%, and I've seen people serving worse and still winning the set (see Andy Murray, his first serve % has a tendency to be not so amazing at times). He would want to watch the double fault count. I have to say though, I think Niland's returns, particularly in the first set, have been fantastic at times.

He's just broken back in the third set there, good man.

EDIT: This article is good, I didn't realise that there was such a push for a wildcard for him:

Calls for Niland to be awarded a wild card were led by Andy Murray but even though he was ranked higher than every Briton other than Murray, he was overlooked.

Glad he still made it without one!

Jay P wrote: »

Come on Fed!

;_;

I do not like him. I can watch his game and admire it, but from interviews I've seen of him, he hasn't come across well. He has improved in that regard (used to be almost insulting about some rather talented players, but seems full of praise for them now - seems a bit two-faced. ), but I can't warm to him. The man does play beautiful tennis though.

deise_girl wrote: »

Ahh okay, thanks! I have no idea about tennis, this is like the first match(game?) of it ive ever seen! I dont know whats the norm yet!

You'll definitely see better, with players keeping it around the 70% mark regularly - the guys with high ace records like Roddick and Karlovic tend to have very impressive first serve percentages.

I never watch tennis either but that Mannarino dude makes some weird noises.

Aoibheann wrote: »

The grunting is annoying, but the women who shriek make my ears hurt (I tend to mute the TV anytime Sharapova plays, for instance!).. >_<

EDIT: Niland did really well fighting back from being down a couple of set points on his own serve to now being 6-5 up in the set. Now to hope he can break Mannarino's serve, or win the tie-break if it comes to that.

Jesus Azerenka sounds like a dying puppy.