This Alcaraz kid is like a hybrid of Federer and Nadal.
That shot to win the first set was ****ing unreal.
What. A. Player.
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This Alcaraz kid is like a hybrid of Federer and Nadal.
That shot to win the first set was ****ing unreal.
What. A. Player.
And gets broken in the first game of the 2nd set. :hehe:
The speed and accuracy they are both showing is unreal. Terrific final.
Thought it might have been a case of after the Lord Mayor Show after the French Open final but theyve picked up where they left off.Quote:
Originally Posted by William Treseder
Every great sportsman needs a worthy opponent and these two could be going at it for years to come.
Too much from Sinner to win that set. Don’t think you can get better tennis than that under pressure. A real 50/50 game.
2-1 in sets Sinner.
Alcatraz not serving well.
Can’t take to Sinner, probably because of his ban. If he holds on, he’ll surely become the first Wimbledon Champion to not win a set in one of his games - he was on his way out against Dimitrov until he injured himself while serving.
Can you remember the player who lost a Wimbledon men’s final without ever losing his serve ?Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
I’ll try Andy Roddick.Quote:
Originally Posted by William Treseder
Sinner too good on the day tbf. Not as easy on the eye to watch but worthy winner today.
Is Prince George too young for a left hook?
Stefan Edberg. Lost 7-6 7-6 7-6 to Michael Stich.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
To be fair, his parents, future King and Queen or not, dressed him like a right James Hunt today, as they always do.Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
Looks like his name should be Tristran Swatley 😂
Any decent clothes or daps on show?
Annabelle Croft is still decent viewing 😍Quote:
Originally Posted by Jordi Culé
Serve and volley days? Saw a video the other day talking about how the tournaments helped to change the game from serve and volley. I don't know why but I always thought it was more a natural change, maybe one or two baseliners being successful and influencing others but obviously not.Quote:
Originally Posted by William Treseder
The courts and the equipment all changed.
I didn't even realise the Aus and US open used to be grass
Stitched him right up didn't youQuote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
I had a pair of Adidas Lendl pro when i was a kid, sure that's what they were called.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jordi Culé
I took your advice here Bill and switched over for a quick perv over Ms. Croft.Quote:
Originally Posted by William Treseder
She was nowhere to be seen and instead I was met with Clare Balding, Tim Henman and someone named Todd Woodbridge.
Tough waanking material all round.
You missed out mate. She’s still looks hot for her age.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jordi Culé
Borg was the master of baseline play. As cool as a cucumber.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trigger
My Doris has always liked the Tennis, before we met (40 odd years ago) she used to go to Wimbledon camp out etc for tickets she's seen Borg, Connors McEnroe, Ramirez, Stan Smith and quite a few of the stars from back in that period play live. I've only seen a few mins of highlights from todays final some incredible shotsQuote:
Originally Posted by William Treseder
Stan Smith v Ilie Nastase is still my favourite final.Quote:
Originally Posted by Heathblue
Total contrast of styles and personalities.
Stan was (I think) a US Army corporal. Ilie was a junior officer in the Romanian Army back in 1972 (lieutenant maybe?) but ended up a Major General.
I read somewhere that they remained friends after that final.
Nastie was brilliant in those veterans doubles matches that were played for laughs - but showed off ridiculous levels of skill.
Commentators curse :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by delmbox
Pat Rafter was the last true serve and volleyer I remember. I thought the change in racquets was a factor in the move away from serve and volley, but you got players like Agassi who was so good at returning serve emerging and as a result maybe the percentages in terms of points won and lost by serve and volleyers began to work against them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trigger
Stich and Edberg would have been a serve and volley Final from back in the dats when I used to watch every minute of the Final, but I can’t recall that one at all. I think there was a Final around that time that got rained off on the Sunday and had to be held over to the Monday, so, maybe, it was that one and I was in work? Just looked it up and it was Edberg v Lendl that went on into the Monday.
It looks like that pair are going to dominate for a while. I thought Alcaraz lost that, too many things going on in his head, Sinner was mentally stronger.
Alcatraz concentration seemed all over the place. Dont know if he was feeling the heat but he was trying to end the rallies early, playing way too many drop shots.etcQuote:
Originally Posted by Des Parrot
Ivanisavic and Rafter also was on a Monday.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
I remember as a girl in work had recorded it and had told everyone on her floor not to let her know the result.
Unfortunately I walked up from a different floor and spoilt her viewing.
Luckily she was a big Ivanisavic fan so she was quite happy.
There were Lendl Pro.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
Off the top of my head there was Lendl Advantage and a Supreme(?)
Had a pair of Lendl Courts which I wore to death.
Was always more interested in the clothing at Wimbledon unless Sabatini was playing, then later Kournikova.
Just asked her about Nastase, yes she did see him play but not in the final against Smith, of the women she remembers seeing, Tracy Austin, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova being the ones she remembers.Quote:
Originally Posted by jon1959
Looks like Sinner got out of jail 😱Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley