Re: Wimbledon 2010 : Wed Jun 23, 2010 7:20 pm  

MrPhilb wrote:

It would be more enthralling if they were actually challenging each others service games but they have pretty much just plodded along

Thats what I think, they are obviously both shattered so its their poor play thats carrying it on this long not their good play

Re: Wimbledon 2010 : Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:07 pm  

Tennis is still a class game in this country.

How many schools have tennis courts? And of that number, how many are state-funded?

How many LTA scouts tour these schools, actually looking for talent?

Until we start to encourage the game at grass roots, state-funded, primary school level, then all we'll have to look forward to is a procession of more over-privileged kids, turning out because mummy is in the audience.

How this abject class-ridden shoite can take precedence over RL is totally beyond me.

Re: Wimbledon 2010 : Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:23 pm  

The game tonight was pretty much tennis at its best..

59-59 finish due to poor light.

One game has pretty much blown anything World Cup 2010 out of the water.

Re: Wimbledon 2010 : Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:27 pm  

cod'ead wrote:

Tennis is still a class game in this country.

It's not a competitive sport, it's a social sport in this country. For the next few days, articles will be written, questions asked of the LTA...and then will be forgotten about until this time next year when the cycle happens again.

Golf isn't taught in schools, nor is it especially 'open' yet, as a nation/islands we can compete at the top level with the rest of the world. Why is tennis so different?

Re: Wimbledon 2010 : Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:34 pm  

Inverdale is a grade A prick. That is all

Re: Wimbledon 2010 : Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:43 pm  

El Pac Carnegie wrote:

Inverdale is a grade A prick. That is all

What's that gobshite been spouting now?

Re: Election Debate : Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:24 pm  

dixie wrote:

The game tonight was pretty much tennis at its best..

59-59 finish due to poor light.

One game has pretty much blown anything World Cup 2010 out of the water.

Tennis at it's best surely isn't players serving ace after ace, easily holding their own serves with few decent rallies never mind any hope of many break or match points? Full credit to them both for their stamina and concentration but quality disappeared from the game a long time ago, not suprisingly.

Re: Wimbledon 2010 : Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:20 pm  

Mistah Lee™ wrote:

What's that gobshite been spouting now?

Kept cutting McEnroe off when they were discussing the possibilities of introducing a 5th set tiebreaker. You've got one of the best players of all time offering his opinions but Inverdale thought his and Tiger Tim's opinions were more important. Prick

Re: Wimbledon 2010 : Thu Jun 24, 2010 8:01 am  

It wasn't fantastic tennis by any means, but you've got to really appreciate the will power of the guys.

Re: Wimbledon 2010 : Thu Jun 24, 2010 9:02 am  

Mr. Zucchini Head wrote:

It wasn't fantastic tennis by any means, but you've got to really appreciate the will power of the guys.

And as others have said, their stamina. Isner could hardly move, yet he was still coming up with the goods when needed.

What price a break of serve in the first game and it only lasts another ten minutes?