The Tennis Thread

[Dquincy]

Very evenly matched so far.

[Dquincy]

This Fernandez lass gets everything back. Great defence.

[Kikó]

Very good final so far.

[Yevrah]

Yeah, these two are quality.

[Yevrah]

Ridiculously good.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Quality stuff.

[Dquincy]

And Tim Henman is just lovely. Deffo man crush.

[Yevrah]

He genuinely looks exactly the same as he did 25 years ago.

[Spikey M]

I don't pay much attention to Tennis; do wildcard entrants often / ever do this well? It seems a bit mental. How can she be this good and not have qualified via whatever the normal route is?

[Dquincy]

It's that milky white Oxford skin that refuses tan.

[Dquincy]

Fernandez went for a shit.

[Yevrah]

I don't pay much attention to Tennis; do wildcard entrants often / ever do this well?

Never. She didn't qualify through her ranking (the normal route) as she's only been a tennis player 5 minutes.

If she wins I'm starting a thread abut the most meteoric rise in sport as I can't think of one that rivals this.

[Shindig]

Pele was a world name at 17.

[Spikey M]

Never. She didn't qualify through her ranking (the normal route) as she's only been a tennis player 5 minutes.

If she wins I'm starting a thread abut the most meteoric rise in sport as I can't think of one that rivals this.

I thought that might be the case. The thread is probably warranted either way, Yev.

What happened to the Yank kid everyone was talking up?

[Shindig]

Naomi Osaka? She got to the top and didn't like the view. She's not got the head for heights.

[Spikey M]

Coco Gauff.

[Shindig]

Ah, she's in the women's doubles final.

[Kikó]

I thought that might be the case. The thread is probably warranted either way, Yev.

What happened to the Yank kid everyone was talking up?

AE sells houses now I think.

[Yevrah]

Kik's. :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That point was glorious.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That shot was the best winner of the match and it was spoiled by shit camera work.

[Yevrah]

She's astonishingly good, isn't she?

[Dquincy]

Pele was a world name at 17.

Not yet Shinners!

[Spikey M]

Not yet Shinners!

Prince George was born twice as famous as that faccid mong.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Start the thread, Yev.

[Spikey M]

Open the thread, Yev.

[Danny]

What a serve to finish it.

[SvN]

Good on her, she was in control the entire match.

[Gray Fox]

Incredible. 18 and didn’t look at all affected by anything the entire tournament.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

All the seethe from the crowd and Fernandez when she cut her leg and had to get patched up.

It was a perfect game to finish it.

[Yevrah]

Stunning stuff.

[Spikey M]

Applauding her for comparing her loss to 9/11? :harold:

[Dquincy]

Prince George was born twice as famous as that faccid mong.
Who, Shinners?

[Dquincy]

Amazing win. What a player. And attractive as well. If I was 6 months younger...

[Yevrah]

Enjoying Laura Robson's barbed compliments.


There are so many sliding doors moments. Before Wimbledon Emma didn't have a main draw wild card. Would she be in this position if they hadn't upgraded it? Would this happen if she hadn't had to retire from the fourth round with breathing problems. The amount she learned from that experience is what has got her to this moment.

She played an almost perfect performance in her first Grand Slam final. You have to think there will be so many more.


It is going to be interesting to see what route she wants to go, whether she wants to take advantage of this huge confidence she has got at the moment.


What a performance. So clutch under pressure. She is just a phenomenal talent. To deliver that performance is another level. She is an absolute champion. Mentally today she was outstanding.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I wasn't bothered until I heard the crowd were behind the other one. New York sports fans are the pits.

[Lofty]

Now the arguments about her not being properly British begin :drool:

[Giggles]

That daily express front page is quite special.

[Spikey M]

Now the arguments about her not being properly British begin :drool:

I said that to the Mrs last night, but if she's not British, what is she? Her parents are Chinese and Romanian, she was born in Canada but moved here when she was 2.

She's no Greg Rusedski.

[Yevrah]

Yeah, she's absolutely British.

[Giggles]

Piss off we’re full.

[thommo]

I wasn't bothered until I heard the crowd were behind the other one. New York sports fans are the pits.

They were awful with Raducanu about to serve for the match. Just constant whooping and noise for about a minute after the umpire had asked for quiet.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Djokovic 2 sets down and has been broken twice in the third set.

[Yevrah]

Lovely stuff.

[niko_cee]

Sounds like he needs to go for a gluten free shit.

Him going for this record grand slam got me to thinking that have Nadal, Federer and Djokovic really won 60 slams between them? That's 13 years of slams. That's just insane.

[Waffdon]

Shame they’re all drugged up. Allegedly.

[Shindig]

How many of them have triple Olympic golds, though?

EDIT: I mean 2 golds, one silver.

[ItalAussie]

I'm kind of glad Djokovic lost - if he'd won the four majors but missed out on the Olympics, I reckon that would have been mentioned any time the feat was discussed. Which would get tedious fast.

[Lofty]

I thought Osaka couldnt hack publicity so what is she doing at the Met Gala.

[Shindig]

Some of her tennis friends are there.

[Dquincy]

I thought Osaka couldnt hack publicity so what is she doing at the Met Gala.

Women. They be mental.

[Shindig]

To be fair, she's bound to get more press asking about her performance at a tennis match rather than a fashion event. Even then, she's less obligated to answer them.

[Lofty]

They should just not televise any of her matches and excuse her from any of her media duties then work out how much of the money is funded by the media interest and dock it accordingly from any earnings. I'm sure she would be alright with that.

I appreciate anxiety etc are real issues but cocking up a tennis match and being asked what went wrong is hardly in the same league as a goalkeeper in front of opposing fans getting hammered all match and then meme'd into oblivion for any mistakes, never mind hammered by all fans for it etc

[Jimmy Floyd]

Yeah, I try to be as woke as I can, but that one sets off all the bullshit alarms.

[Shindig]

I dunno. Tennis breeds mental parents and all the media she did after winning the US Open had deer in the highlights written all over it.

[Yevrah]

Enough now, before this gets even more small time.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/58664182

[Shindig]

Nah, we don’t make Grand Slam winners often. We are small time.

[Dquincy]

This missing Chinese tennis player. Storm in a tea cup or genuinely she's been contained by the authorities?

[niko_cee]

It's China. She said something bad about a waxwork. Even you can join the dots on that one.

[Shindig]

She's definitely been Princess Latifa'd.

[Dquincy]

It's China. She said something bad about a waxwork. Even you can join the dots on that one.

Ajdther3

[Dquincy]

It's China. She said something bad about a waxwork. Even you can join the dots on that one.

For fucks sake. Trying to make conversation and you choose to act like a cunt and make a cheap shot.

[Giggles]

Phwoar?

[Disco]

I think you'd get more sympathy if niko wasn't 100% right.

[Yevrah]

These video clips are brilliant and must be being released to troll the WTA.

[Luke Emia]

Yet the WTA will happily have tournaments take place in China you would imagine...

[Dquincy]

It's China. She said something bad about a waxwork. Even you can join the dots on that one.

So she's fine. Maybe you're shit at dot to dot.

http://news.sky.com/story/peng-shuai-missing-chinese-tennis-player-tells-olympics-boss-she-is-safe-and-well-in-video-call-12474976

[Jimmy Floyd]

Thomas Bach is absolutely not a reliable witness.

[Giggles]

Family at gunpoint just off camera.

[Yevrah]

Thomas Bach is absolutely not a reliable witness.

Quite. We can add the IOC to the growing list of shithouse international organisations that are happy to be puppets for that dangerous, dangerous country.

[Yevrah]

Yet the WTA will happily have tournaments take place in China you would imagine...

I thought they'd already said there won't be, so it appears they have some backbone.

[Yevrah]

And finally, Seb Coe really is shameless.


Lord Sebastian Coe, President of World Athletics told BBC's Today programme that the question of where Peng is and if she is ok had been "achieved by quiet diplomacy" by the IOC.

"Nobody is suggesting that there aren't questions to be asked. Nobody is suggesting that there aren't challenges. Look we have to maintain international relationships across sport," he said, adding that Thomas Bach will be visiting Peng Shuai privately when he arrives in Beijing in January.

[Jimmy Floyd]

He's in the Tony Blair category of stateless illuminati slime god, 'maintaining international relationships' everywhere he slithers.

What have the IOC got to do with this anyway?

[Ian]

While Djokovic can, obviously, get fucked why have Australia waited until he's arrived only to THEN go "actually nah", cancel his visa and deport him? :D

[Kikó]

Because it's much, much funnier.

[Spikey M]

While Djokovic can, obviously, get fucked why have Australia waited until he's arrived only to THEN go "actually nah", cancel his visa and deport him? :D

Because they were "allowing him to show his evidence of vaccine exemption" which he said he had, but doesn't. Or, in reality:


Because it's much, much funnier.

[Queenslander]

Victorian Premier Dan Andrews has played a blinder here.

[niko_cee]

More likely, as with ostensibly all decisions these days, zero thought was given to the actual consequences of concocting this bizarre 'anonymous exemption process' [clearly specifically designed to let him in] beyond the idea of specifically letting him in. Reasonable backlash ensued and the u-turn was then deftly, and hilariously executed.

I've not followed it that closely, but lol at all the politicians coming out as if they would have had no input into the process. As if Tennis Australia [or whoever] is at liberty to unilaterally set Australian border policy. Both state and federal hands will have been all over it, so I'm not sure anyone has really been playing a blinder here.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I might be being naive here, given the state of most Serbs, but why doesn't he just get vaccinated?

[Yevrah]

I might be being naive here, given the state of most Serbs, but why doesn't he just get vaccinated?

He's an anti vaxx loon, terrified it'll interfere with whatever other shit he's regularly pumping into his body.

[Queenslander]

More likely, as with ostensibly all decisions these days, zero thought was given to the actual consequences of concocting this bizarre 'anonymous exemption process' [clearly specifically designed to let him in] beyond the idea of specifically letting him in. Reasonable backlash ensued and the u-turn was then deftly, and hilariously executed.

I've not followed it that closely, but lol at all the politicians coming out as if they would have had no input into the process. As if Tennis Australia [or whoever] is at liberty to unilaterally set Australian border policy. Both state and federal hands will have been all over it, so I'm not sure anyone has really been playing a blinder here.

Andrews said last month that he wouldn't be given an exemption it was the Federal Government that let him into the country knowing full well he would be turned around. The Victorian Government have been consistent this whole time.

[Queenslander]

:lol:



LIVE: ‘A prisoner’ — Serbia seethes over ‘witch hunt’ as Djoker’s dad compares ‘crucified’ son to Jesus


https://www.foxsports.com.au/tennis/australian-open/australian-open-2022-novak-djokovic-father-serbian-president-aleksandar-vucic-reaction-latest-news/news-story/c552fece582f9b42e516d2f2636fe6f5?fbclid=IwAR1Ko8DP XbEY7pXVI2U3dCHw0LdKBO6tsKkeNuDs0WtTmCRwQaYHtlCg8-w

[Pepe]

Those pictures. :D

[Queenslander]

https://i.ibb.co/HDFsqCK/269908271-5158859647459133-5338140051605430175-n.jpg (https://ibb.co/FbxMzXh)

[John Arne]

https://gyazo.com/4813a78a1193778b819449294c07af1e.jpeg

[Shindig]

They didn't go far enough there. Novax Nocovid.

[Jimmy Floyd]

'The best man in the world' is a big claim. I know Desmond Tutu's just opened up a vacancy in the top few, but even then I'd say Djokovic is struggling.

[Disco]

All this over a single tennis game, get a grip/heads continue to go.

[Shindig]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-59897918


In his book Serve to Win, Djokovic described how in 2010 he met with a nutritionist who asked him to hold a piece of bread in his left hand while he pressed down on his right arm. Djokovic claims he was much weaker while holding the bread, and cited this as evidence of gluten intolerance.

What a monumentally thick twat. :D


And during an Instagram live, he claimed that positive thought could "cleanse" polluted water, adding that "scientists have proven that molecules in water react to our emotions."


Earlier in the pandemic, Djokovic's wife repeated a 5G conspiracy theory on Instagram - her post was given a misinformation label by the social network.

He should compete, honestly. He's had Covid, as has the Czech lass that's been held and Australia's covid strategy now is all about community spread.

[Queenslander]

If the Joker isn't careful he'll find himself on Christmas Island for offshore processing.

We could even put him next to some poor brown bloke who's been rotting away for a decade or so.

[Spikey M]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-59920379

Mother fucker.

[Giggles]

They’re talking long enough to forge the documents. He must be enjoying the hotel.

[Jimmy Floyd]

My Australian correspondent tells me, of the hotel: 'You wouldn't put your dog up there'.

[Shindig]

"Eat your fucking sandwich."

[Yevrah]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-59920379

Mother fucker.

So he's provably had COVID twice? :sherlock:

[Kikó]

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This thread spells out the timeline of Djok. The day he was apparently diagnosed with covid, he was at an event and the next day, at a children's event. He's full of shit.

[Yevrah]

So he's provably had COVID twice? :sherlock:

My God I'm good.

[Queenslander]

My Australian correspondent tells me, of the hotel: 'You wouldn't put your dog up there'.


Our for profit prison island.



Biloela family: Locked up by Australia for three years



Priya suffers ongoing medical problems, including diabetes.

She's also scared for her safety. Last year, she had encounters with one of the guards at the centre. One day a man came to her room, and hovered at the doorway, leering. He seemed drunk, she said.

"I believe he wanted to try and see me or touch my body or something sexually, so I felt that in how he acted towards me," she told the BBC.

"I pushed him back and I went outside because I was concerned about my safety."

The family later filed a complaint and the guard was removed. But Priya is still scarred from the encounter.

"I find it really hard to get back from that situation," she said.

"Everyday I just don't feel safe anymore. They can unlock the rooms whenever they want."

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-56768529#:~:text=The%20%27Biloela%20family%27%20Th e%20Murugappans%20are%20a%20family,small%20town%20 where%20they%20lived%20for%20four%20years.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Why is Nigel Farage at the Djokovic family compound? What possible assistance could he be providing?

[Shindig]

Compound? Is this Waco?

[Spikey M]

Wacko.

[Lewis]

Why is Nigel Farage at the Djokovic family compound? What possible assistance could he be providing?

Dressed in full Nigel Farage uniform as well.

[phonics]

Why is Nigel Farage at the Djokovic family compound? What possible assistance could he be providing?

Because there’s an international group of these weirdos ‘they’ keep on salary and depoly to gain the affection from their lot.

[randomlegend]

News on the way into work reckons he won his appeal but then has been arrested and the government plan to use their executive powers to revoke his visa and chuck him out.

[Jimmy Floyd]

That sounds very messy. RIP men's tennis for a while.

[Shindig]

He'll play, catch Covid again and then be ruled out for the second week of the tournament.

[Spikey M]

It's a load of shit anyway. This is the most interesting thing to happen to the sport since that player got stabbed.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I guess the question is does Scomo have the balls to cause an international incident in order to gain favour internally.

[randomlegend]

So he "won" his appeal on the basis that the way he was treated was unfair (woken in the early hours of the morning to deal with the case rather than it proceeding at 8.30am as he'd previously been told) rather than because his excuse was deemed reasonable, by the sounds of things. The government lawyers conceded the case on that point, there was no judgement taken by the judge.

Ultimately, he's either blatantly lied about having covid when he says he did or he's attended public events unmasked whilst knowingly being covid positive. Throw the gluten-free book at the cunt.

[Kikó]

He's a lying cunt IMO

[Kikó]

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Fake PCR?

[Shindig]

The timestamp they're querying is generated when the document is downloaded, not when the test is taken.

[Magic]

So he "won" his appeal on the basis that the way he was treated was unfair (woken in the early hours of the morning to deal with the case rather than it proceeding at 8.30am as he'd previously been told) rather than because his excuse was deemed reasonable, by the sounds of things. The government lawyers conceded the case on that point, there was no judgement taken by the judge.

Ultimately, he's either blatantly lied about having covid when he says he did or he's attended public events unmasked whilst knowingly being covid positive. Throw the gluten-free book at the cunt.


He's a lying cunt IMO

Yous are fucking weirdos.

[randomlegend]

Hit me back when you're 60 and in hospital for months every winter because of your covid-induced lung damage.

[randomlegend]

Actually I forgot you're Scottish, make it 50.

[Gray Fox]

Visa revoked again :D

[Ian]

Just came to post that. You love to it.

[Kikó]

Yous are fucking weirdos.

Told you.

[Magic]

Imagine actually being FOR this. I bet Henry is having a meltdown.

[Kikó]

Didn't Djokovic admit he completed his visa incorrectly? That's usually a 10 year ban no matter what.

[Shindig]

More like Goback Fuckoffabit.

[Disco]

Best use of COVID restrictions yet.

[Yevrah]

Best use of COVID restrictions yet.

That's the crux of it isn't it. Australia's approach to this may have been ludicrous at times and this stance serves to reinforce the myth that's been propagated that being vaccinated will stop it spreading, but it's hard to have sympathy for (and very easy to laugh at) a man who knew the rules and has behaved like a complete tool, even if you fully believe his version of events.

[Ian]

His dad's right, this is exactly like what happened to Jesus.

[Disco]

The inn is full, and your vaccine passport is well out of date.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He's going to be detained and he faces a 3 year visa ban :drool:

[niko_cee]

I'm sort of rooting for him to win his appeal and just continue the trollfest.

[randomlegend]

I'm amazed his participation in the Australian open is still contingent on his visa; I'd have thought the tennis authorities would be giving him a lengthy ban after everything that's come out.

[Yevrah]

I'm amazed his participation in the Australian open is still contingent on his visa; I'd have thought the tennis authorities would be giving him a lengthy ban after everything that's come out.

Why would they want to ban their number one player?

[Disco]

That sounds like 100% too much bravery to expect from sporting authorities.

[Shindig]

I'm sort of rooting for him to win his appeal and just continue the trollfest.

I wonder what happened with the Czech lass who got booted for the same reason (recent covid infection, somehow not exempt) because I assume she's long back home now.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I wonder what happened with the Czech lass who got booted for the same reason (recent covid infection, somehow not exempt) because I assume she's long back home now.

She didn't appeal her deportation and flew back home on Saturday.

[Shindig]

That's a shame. She made a big deal about doing nothing wrong so I'm sort of surprised she didn't stand her ground.

[Queenslander]

:drool:


LIVE: Federal Court to hear Novak Djokovic appeal after Immigration Minister cancels tennis star’s visa ahead of 2022 Australian Open

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis/live-federal-court-to-hear-novak-djokovic-appeal-after-immigration-minister-cancels-tennis-star-s-visa-ahead-of-2022-australian-open-20220115-p59ofk.html?fbclid=IwAR0OmxbQ2iWARAKWbg664-I7RclYyXu2uO3EWkeclSP0vLpjAaK4bFSUetM


Peter Dutton used the AFP to abduct a Sri Lankan family in the middle of the night due to a clerical error and they didn't have the right to 1 appeal let alone 2.

The Liberals are peak white nationalist at this point anyone voting for them should be shunned.

[Danny]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-60014059

[Spikey M]

:D everybody wins, everybody loses. What a couple of years it's been.

[randomlegend]

Good. Stupid, lying cunt.

[Queenslander]

Melbourne is such a toilet when it comes to following live sport.


At the former there was one point when the standard “Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi” chant became “Aussie Aussie Aussie, Siu Siu Siu”.



“They did it for two-and-a-half hours, like every point. I don’t know why, but I don’t know. It was a zoo out there.”

https://www.news.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-open/stupid-tennis-stars-hate-australian-open-crowds-siu-trend/news-story/fd4fe1b2e6507b8ddf8fd502099ed138

[Ian]

Is this the Ronaldo thing? If so why is it infecting tennis?

I don't really get it. As I understand it it's to do with his celebration but he's been doing that for years so why is this suddenly a thing I'm hearing about?

[Queenslander]

My guess is that these yobbos think they are being cool.

[Spikey M]

Unless you're a 7 year old playing football with your mates, nobody should be emulating footballer celebrations. Never mind adults at the fucking Tennis. :harold:

[Queenslander]

More shameful behaviour from the Melbourne fans last night during the Doubles final. Plenty were yelling anti vax nonsense during serve including fuck the booster....

Sporting capital of Australia. lol

[Gray Fox]

Nadal up in the 5th but looks like he can barely walk.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Novax in the mud.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Nadal :cool:

Fuck Djokovic.

[Waffdon]

The battle of the drug cheats. Woohoo

[CJay]

Raducanu due on centre after Djokovic is done with some Korean chap. Murray after that. Should be an enjoyable afternoon's tennis.

WFH pairs very nicely with Wimbledon it has to be said.

[Jimmy Floyd]

WFH pairs very nicely with Wimbledon it has to be said.

Not least demographically.

I've got a reversible t-shirt that says 'Stay At Home, Protect The NHS, Save Lives' on one side and 'Come on Emma' on the other. Coming on Emma is what most of the nation's single male WFHers will be doing all afternoon.

[Baz]

*googles Emma Tennis*

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Phwoar.

[Spikey M]

Someone was waxing lyrical about how:

"Being born to Romanian and Chinese parents in London, spent some time in Canada, before returning home"

Is increasingly common and should be celebrated.

Yeah, lads, she's the child of millionaires, we're not exactly talking rags to ritches here. It's just that she went on to play sport rather that becoming another faceless investment banker.

[Kikó]

Chinese
Romanian
British
Canadian
Phwoar

[Shindig]

Yeah, lads, she's the child of millionaires, we're not exactly talking rags to ritches here. It's just that she went on to play sport rather that becoming another faceless investment banker.

Give it another year and the injuries will probably send her in that direction. Kiko must be panicking over the potential tribunal.

[Kikó]

I'm no investment banker.

Good to see Baz having a good time at the tennis.

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[Baz]

:D

[Manc]

Nadal sporting the Bobby Charlton.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Raducanu has been so shit since winning the US.

[Luke Emia]

She’s also 19 years old and has barely played at your level. It’s not as if before winning the US she had been on the tour for 2 years she’s basically a rookie who had the tournament of her life and has spent the last year injured every other week.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Women's tennis seems to have incredible form volatility, as a general rule, compared to men's. Even within the same match - there seem to be a lot of 6-1 0-6 6-1 type scorelines.

[Shindig]

Yeah, they seem more likely to just bin a set off to concentrate on the next one. In best-of-three life, that's risky.

Unless you're a machine like Iga Swiatek.

[Ian]

The Isner - Mahit match was TWELVE years ago? Fuck off.

[Spikey M]

The Isner - Mahit match was TWELVE years ago? Fuck off.

I spoke to a Tenant today that was born in 2004. The world needs to stop making me feel old.

[Ian]

I think Murray might be a bit fucked here.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Murray on the ropes :drool:

[Lofty]

Good enough for the twat and his fame hungry mother.

I don't follow tennis but saw a headline about the woman who beat Williams yesterday bombing off her doubles game today and irking her partner :D

[Waffdon]

Couldn’t break his serve to save himself.

[Lofty]

'Use the force, Andy'

Crowd wets themselves.

Makes a rugby union crowd look twat free.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Wimbledon is the worst sporting event of the year. I fucking hate it. I feel sorry for any actual tennis fans having to put up with it as well. Jesus wept.

[Shindig]

It seems to bring the same flag worshippers that gleefully wear Union Jack anythings for the Jubilee. Although none of the big Opens have a good atmosphere. The French crowds are shit, the Yanks boo people to actual tears and the Aussies are just the French crowd with "Allez" replaced with boring English equivalents.

When I did watch a lot more tennis, the rest of the year seemed to have a more clued in audience.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Kyrgios in prime trolling mode here.

That last underarm serve and Tsitsipas' reaction was glorious.

[Gray Fox]

They're just trying to leather it at each other at various points in this. Top SEETHE.

[Don]

Finally the sport has drawn me in again. Gwan Nick, you don.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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This really was beautiful, as was Tsitsipas trying to volley it as hard as he could at Krygios in the next set.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Gammon commentators laying into Krygios hard :harold:

[Waffdon]

The commentators are absolutely fuming :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Nothing said about how Tsitsipas was lucky not to get ejected for firing a ball at the crowd and barely missing someone too.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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He's the good guy and Krygios is the bad one...

[Gray Fox]

The Gammonatti out in full force here.

[niko_cee]

Kyrgios has always been a bit of a legend.

His trolling of Nadal has always been top tier. Are they on course to meet?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Kyrgios has always been a bit of a legend.

His trolling of Nadal has always been top tier. Are they on course to meet?

In the semi-final.

Krygios has to beat Brandon Nakashima (20 year old, currently 54th in the World with this being his best GS performance) and then Cristian Garin or Alex de Minaur. He's got a very kind draw.

[Shindig]

The only thing that bothers me about Kyrgios is he doesn't seem to be doing it for fun. He's doing it because he hates tennis and the people that play it.

Still, I have to laugh at the purists who take the sport to be so precious. Serving underarm is in the rules. It's not disrespectful until it's off the table. If it becomes a part of a player's arsenal (someone did it six times in one game this week) that's just part of the sport's evolution.

[niko_cee]

Women's tennis seems to have incredible form volatility, as a general rule, compared to men's.

World No.97 to play world No.103 for a place in the semis. It's an absolute crapshoot.

Shame for Watson.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Whilst it wasn't heated like Krygios/Tsitsipas the Sinner/Alcaraz match was brilliant.

Feels like they could be the next Federer/Nadal rivalry.

[niko_cee]

Is playing on Sunday a new thing? I always thought there was one day where they didn't play at Wimbledon.

[Shindig]

They're doing it because of some anniversary. Like a centenary of Centre Court or something. And I think they did it one year to deal with a backlog of matches.

[Don]

Anything to take attention away from the racially discriminatory tournament.

[Ben]

Kyrgios is box office. Fuck the toffs.

[CJay]

Andrew Castle is such a twat. :D

Kyrgios is basically doing nothing wrong in this game, other than having a seemingly genuine shoulder injury (the alternative take seems to be he's pretending and gifted Nakashima the first set to throw him off his game?), so Castle is just going through everything he's done so far this tournament. There is very little commentary on the actual game. It's quite bizarre.

Castle is definitely gagging for something to happen.

Gammon?

[Don]

Gammon.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Castle is absolutely peak gammon.

[Don]

Geezer's criticising him for receiving treatment now. The amount of times I've had to watch these fucking dirty pink gammon go on about bravery and determination when it's one of their own porkfaces getting massaged for 2 hours :D

[Don]

I've piled in on Jackie Chan at above evens. Nicky boy is done.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I've piled in on Jackie Chan at above evens. Nicky boy is done.

Throwing money away.

Kyrgios has this.

[CJay]

Kyrgios looking good now. Unseeded Garin in the next round for him if he progresses, then Nadal awaits. Just imagine the scenes. :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He seems to have completely given up in the last few games.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

And then all of a sudden all the unforced errors have gone from his game and he's up a double break.

[Don]

He's a soft cunt for rubbing his arm for about half a set when there's fuck all wrong with it. The cunt.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He's a soft cunt for rubbing his arm for about half a set when there's fuck all wrong with it. The cunt.

It was tight, he had to loosen it up which it now is.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What a don.

We need him against Nadal.

[CJay]

He's a soft cunt for rubbing his arm for about half a set when there's fuck all wrong with it. The cunt.

Can’t believe you gave up on our man.

Get those red sneakers on. 😎

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Taz just wants to be in bed with gammons.

[Shindig]

Well, Nick's due in court next month for a domestic. The Paul Gascoigne of tennis.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Norrie/Goffin has been brilliant.

Hopefully Norrie can see it out.

[Kikó]

Great stuff from Norrie. He looked outclassed at times but stuck in there and seemed to get better and better.

He's going to get whalloped by Djokovic.

[Yevrah]

Was great, agree on him facing Djok. Going to be a coeliac diet smashing.

[CJay]

Great to see Norrie battle through there, but he looked terribly outclassed at times by that spindly little Belgian. I think his style of play - leftie, very far behind the baseline, double-handed backhand and whopping great swinging forehand - that makes him look a little unconventional. His lack of threat on his serve is going to kill him against Djokovic.

Men on second tomorrow (does anyone other than tennis diehards care about the women’s game short of finals?) - so probably after 2.30 for Kyrgios on Court One and after 3 for Nadal on Centre.

[Waffdon]

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Just the standard for him, Nadal and Federer.

[Don]

Novax smashing the crippled sheep who all have myocarditis.

[CJay]

Our boy is on and looking in good nick after a messy start.

Nadal lost his first set to Fritz. Fritz’s tournament numbers stack up a lot better than Nadal’s.

[Ben]

The seethe on BBC will be tremendous when Kyrgios wins the whole thing.

[Gray Fox]

I think Novax beats those who remain quite easily unfortunately.

Nadal looks off here. Like he’s either knackered or playing with an injury.

[CJay]

Dunno, Djokovic looked very poor in the first 2 sets against Sinner. There are vulnerabilities there.

Nadal away for some magic treatment. :sherlock:

[Gray Fox]

Nadal is toast here. Barely into 3 figures on the serve.

[Kikó]

Djokovic can look shit for ages until he doesn't. He's very good.

[CJay]

Keep Cam and carry on lads. 😎

[Gray Fox]

No idea how he’s pulling through this. Looks like he can barely serve.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Nadal just doesn't want to get fucked up Kyrgios' mindgames.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He looks done.

Edit: Perhaps not, even half dead he's pretty good.

[Don]

Thoughts and prayers with all the women who suffered domestic abuse.

[Gray Fox]

Absolute freak of nature.

[igor_balis]

You're a fucking loser fritz

[Waffdon]

Absolute freak of nature.

:lol:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fritz(l) got fucked.

[igor_balis]

Fritz kinda reminded me of Mac from IASIP so I'm not too disappointed by his loss

[Manc]

No harm done for Fritz. He'll be knee deep as we speak.

[Baz]

Fritz kinda reminded me of Mac from IASIP so I'm not too disappointed by his loss

I think this about Adam Cole (baybay)

[Browning]

Nadal is out.

[Gray Fox]

Our boy Nick in the final against some Gammon.

[Shindig]

What odds can I get for Djokovic getting DQ'ed in the final?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Kyrgios with the MINDGAMES beating Nadal off the court.

[niko_cee]

Yeah, he couldn't face the trolling he was going to get.

Hopefully Norrie makes the final for the ultimate final in terms of box office seethe.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Great start from Norrie.

[Ian]

Did Djokovic forget to take his magic veggies or something? I assume he'll get on that shortly.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He looks all over the place.

I imagine Norrie will rush to a 2 set lead then Djokovic will be passed something from his coach and turn it all around.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Norrie's serving has been dogshit though.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Didn't even let him get to 2 sets up before he took his magic shit.

[Ian]

This is going to leave me in a bit of a bind for the final so I'm just going to have to hope Centre Court gets hit by an asteroid on Sunday.

[Waffdon]

He looks all over the place.

I imagine Norrie will rush to a 2 set lead then Djokovic will be passed something from his coach and turn it all around.

Cheering Nadal but hating Djokovic :lol:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'd be stunned if Norrie won a game this set.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Cheering Nadal but hating Djokovic :lol:
Djokovic is an utter cunt who whines too much.

[Shindig]

I only hope they dial up their autism to max and end up killing each other. Or at least some situation where everyone in the crowd is booing.

[Manc]

Can someone tell this Kazakh she's just won Wimbledon.

[igor_balis]

Cheering Nadal but hating Djokovic :lol:

I'm not a great Nadal fan but Djokovic is clearly worse. He sorta reminds me of Ibrahimovic in that any cretinous behaviour is sorta excused by virtue of being really fucking good at sport and having a sort of charisma to him, tho that's probably a fairer comparison for the other twat in the final.

[randomlegend]

I'm not a great Nadal fan but Djokovic is clearly worse. He sorta reminds me of Ibrahimovic in that any cretinous behaviour is sorta excused by virtue of being really fucking good at sport and having a sort of charisma to him, tho that's probably a fairer comparison for the other twat in the final.

Ibrahimovic is playing up to the character a lot of the time, Djokovic actually is that person.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I really want Kyrgios to get really deep under the dickhead's skin.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Novax must be seething that the crowd are behind Kyrgios.

[phonics]

Kyrgios falling apart. Can't even tell what he's shouting about.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That backhand volley from Krygios :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Trying to get some drunk woman kicked out :D

[Don]

Some gammon woman can't handle her G&Ts :D