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*Official* Tennis Thread

Jono

Virat Kohli (c)
The crowd was strongly behind Nadal even in the ceremony. I wonder how long it will take for crowds to warm to Novak.
The crowd were definitely favouring Rafa most of the night, but there was a huge amount of support for Novak as well. I was actually surprised.

I feel that many of the neutrals wanted Rafa to win in that 5th set because of his ridiculous comeback in the 4th when he looked gone.
 

Scaly piscine

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Hmm Murray so ****e he's not even on the background ad for a tennis game* on Cricinfo.





* Made by EA, so it'll be the same as about 9 other versions and the bugs will still not have been fixed years later.
 

Anil

Hall of Fame Member
what a wonderful win by novak! if he keeps this up for another 2-3 years (and barring any serious injuries, i don't see why not)...he will also enter the GOAT debate...what a fantastic era for men's tennis with three candidates for GOAT all playing at an exceptionally high level...and the 4th guy murray is good enough to have won at least 2-3 slams by now had roger, rafa and novak not been around...
 

Jono

Virat Kohli (c)
what a wonderful win by novak! if he keeps this up for another 2-3 years (and barring any serious injuries, i don't see why not)...he will also enter the GOAT debate...what a fantastic era for men's tennis with three candidates for GOAT all playing at an exceptionally high level...and the 4th guy murray is good enough to have won at least 2-3 slams by now had roger, rafa and novak not been around...
Yep. Been an awesome era.
 

benchmark00

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It's ridiculous that women and men get the same prize money.

80 minutes vs 6 hours. Wonder what rakes in more $$$$$.
 

dontcloseyoureyes

BARNES OUT
I'm happy to pay them equal amounts as long as they play for **** all time so I don't have to watch their ****ty version of tennis and listen to their horrendous voices for too long.
 

Jono

Virat Kohli (c)
Article is spot on regarding the time between points.

Sick of hearing about how players don't go to the net. I like variety too, but by God that match entertained pretty much everyone watching and at the stadium in a way that Llodra, Feliciano Lopez or Stepanek wouldn't ever come close to doing with their serve and volley game.

That being said I'm all for speeding up the Wimbledon surface.

There will always be conjecture about performance enhancing drugs and Rafa and now Nole. No point even going there since there is absolutely no proof whatsoever.
 

Magrat Garlick

Rather Mad Witch
Article is spot on regarding the time between points.

Sick of hearing about how players don't go to the net. I like variety too, but by God that match entertained pretty much everyone watching and at the stadium in a way that Llodra, Feliciano Lopez or Stepanek wouldn't ever come close to doing with their serve and volley game.

That being said I'm all for speeding up the Wimbledon surface.

There will always be conjecture about performance enhancing drugs and Rafa and now Nole. No point even going there since there is absolutely no proof whatsoever.
Yeah, I'm more with you than her (bit of nostalgia shining through) but she does have some points. On the PED thing, even if the top guys aren't using it now, the success of muscular power tennis rather than finesse and touch it will certainly be an impetus on the young players towards PED use - and when you combine that with possibly the laxest test regime of all Olympic sports, you have a really poisonous mix.
 

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