*Official* Tennis Thread

[vcs]

Having said that, I hope Anderson can pull off one last miracle.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Best Wimbledon match since 08.

 

[vcs]

Del Potro-Nadal was also fantastic, and Federer-Djokovic final from 2014 was also great. But yeah, these two bring a different level of brutality to their matches. It's emotionally draining even to watch.

 

[vcs]

Kerber wins her third Major.. including two Slam final wins against Serena as well. Not bad at all.

 

[Anil]

wow well done kerber! 3 time major champion, very impressive!

 

[Burgey]

I shall be cheering for him come Sunday. It’s taken 97 years for a SA man to reach the final of Wimbledon and I would love to see him win.

Isn’t Kevin Curran from SA?

 

[Anil]

Isn’t Kevin Curran from SA?

i thought so too...yes he was but apparently he became a u.s citizen 2 months before the '85 wimbledon where he lost the final to becker...

 

[vogue]

Isn’t Kevin Curran from SA?

See above for the correct answer

Am hoping now that Djokovic is completely knackered and Anderson gains from it.

 

[StephenZA]

Isn’t Kevin Curran from SA?

It was explained as the first man under the RSA 'flag' in 97 years.... many SA born sportsman seem to play under other countries flags over the years.

 

[vogue]

It was explained as the first man under the RSA 'flag' in 97 years.... many SA born sportsman seem to play under other countries flags over the years.

Will be a good day if Anderson wins this.. glad to see Kerber win yesterday too. As she hasn’t won a Wimbledon title up till now.

Like the avatar by the way, pretty cool

 

[vcs]

Novak's already broken Anderson twice. He's not going to let this one slip away.

 

[Niall]

Novak's already broken Anderson twice. He's not going to let this one slip away.

Hope you are correct and obviously hope he finishes it quickly, world cup final in 75 minutes!

 

[vogue]

Djokovic looking like he is going to do this quite easily.. here’s to Croatia beating France .. glad I haven’t bet on this or the footie

 

[artvandalay]

Morne in the house.

 

[vogue]

Think I just spied Mrs May sat between Mr May and the Duke of Cambridge... what an unfortunate position to be in...

 

[StephenZA]

Well done to Novak, good to see him back

..... great final set, happy Anderson did not just go away. Done a great job just to get to the final.

 

[_Ed_]

The first three games of this Sharapova-Cirstea match have been the worst tennis I've seen in a long time.

 

[_Ed_]

Hugely impressed by Alex de Minaur tonight.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Federer's looking in pretty terrible shape here. Moving really poorly.

 

[Burgey]

Millman! What a win.

19 years since an Australian last beat Federer at a major (Rafter).