Wimbledon 2021

Pigeon_Killer · 28 Jun 2021 at 15:43

Great effort by Draper but a mile off the level required to beat Djokovic.

A couple of those lines judges looked well in to their 70s, absolutely shocked at the amount of errors they were making.

Pigeon_Killer · 28 Jun 2021 at 17:01

Katie Swan knocked out by Madison Keys and Tsitsipas 2 sets and a break down and serving to stay in the match :eek:

Edit: Out in straight sets!

4K8KW10 · 28 Jun 2021 at 18:53

Very strange loss for Tsitsipas. Looks like he doesn't want to become the world number 3...

BTW, only 120 points behind Nadal.

marc2003 · 28 Jun 2021 at 19:41

Sinner out in 4.

Watching Murray, I thought it was supposed to be 50% crowds until finals weekend. Looks pretty full to me??

Reuben klang · 28 Jun 2021 at 19:41

4K8KW10 said:
Very strange loss for Tsitsipas. Looks like he doesn't want to become the world number 3...

BTW, only 120 points behind Nadal.

This is the problem with the up and coming players, they are so hot and cold. There just no consistency.

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Got one eye on this Murray match, I do feel sorry for him watching this, he still looks like a shadow of his former self. He's just broken to serve to go 2-0 as well.

marc2003 said:
Sinner out in 4.

Watching Murray, I thought it was supposed to be 50% crowds until finals weekend. Looks pretty full to me??

The bottom sections have people, top ones don't.

robfosters · 28 Jun 2021 at 19:47

I think Murray would just be happy to win a match on centre again. Looks like he’s going to as well.

Pigeon_Killer · 28 Jun 2021 at 19:49

Murray's serving as well as I can remember, his ground strokes have come on a lot since Queens but McEnroe's right about his movement, looks like he's lost a lot of his recovery speed. Does seem to be trying to shorten the rallies so perhaps it's something he can work around if he goes deeper.

DeliciousStorage · 28 Jun 2021 at 19:53

Shocking umpiring in the Murray match, gave Basilashvili a free point for no apparent reason after she corrected the line judge.

Pigeon_Killer · 28 Jun 2021 at 20:25

Amazing what nerves can do to a top player after so long out, should've be done and dusted 20 minutes ago.

Edit: Looking tired as well now, not sure he's winning this match if he loses this set.

Reuben klang · 28 Jun 2021 at 20:37

Damn, I turned over to the football when he got 5-0 up serving.

This will be major if he loses this match from here.

Tough to take. You have to give him immense credit for trying to continue but it just doesn't look like his body is capable anymore.

Pigeon_Killer · 28 Jun 2021 at 20:41

Shocker for Murray, that's him done. As well as he played for the majority of 3 sets, his drop shot has been absolute garbage and he's kept trying it.

robfosters · 28 Jun 2021 at 20:45

That’s handy for Murray. A nice break to get himself together again and some energy back.

robfosters · 28 Jun 2021 at 20:47

Reuben klang said:
Damn, I turned over to the football when he got 5-0 up serving.

This will be major if he loses this match from here.

Tough to take. You have to give him immense credit for trying to continue but it just doesn't look like his body is capable anymore.

It’s better to retire with grace than to resist reality and fall from it.

el_dazza · 28 Jun 2021 at 20:55

2 sets and 5-0 up.. on grass.. you can't lose from there. Your head would be completely frazzled.

Eddie · 28 Jun 2021 at 20:56

I just see a tennis player who's trying to recover full fitness having an understandably difficult time stepping over the finish line.

Winning in two set, three sets, maybe, but any more than that and he's just not at the fitness level he needs to be.

He needs matches, he's maybe only 60% fit.

robfosters · 28 Jun 2021 at 21:00

Eddie said:
I just see a tennis player who's trying to recover full fitness having an understandably difficult time stepping over the finish line.

Winning in two set, three sets, maybe, but any more than that and he's just not at the fitness level he needs to be.

He needs matches, he's maybe only 60% fit.

He can’t play enough matches to reach 100% match fitness though. His body just breaks down too quickly.

Eddie · 28 Jun 2021 at 21:32

robfosters said:
He can’t play enough matches to reach 100% match fitness though. His body just breaks down too quickly.

I know he's had a few injury problems but hopefully he wins this match (and a couple more) and moves on from there.

Somnambulist · 28 Jun 2021 at 21:32

Wrong thread

Pigeon_Killer · 28 Jun 2021 at 21:50

Wow, that's a bit of a shock after the third set. Didn't expect him to put up much of a fight let alone win :cool:

manic111 · 28 Jun 2021 at 22:25

Had a cracker of a day. Court 18 tickets so it was a bit of a slow start given the rain, but watched Novak on the hill and there was a good atmosphere. Then saw the Sinner match, and got moved over to Court 1 with Watson. Then after an hour or so of that sweet talked my way into Centre for the last set and a half of Murray

^^ correct, the bottom half of 1 and centre are more or less full, but the top half is empty, so there's plenty of scope for being nice to stewards and sneaking in!