Al Dente Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Wimbledon Begins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Well, Croatia's Marin Cilic (#7) just defeated the USA's Sam Querry (#24): 6-7 (8-6), 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 7-5 to reach his first Wimbledon finals in eleven tries. Switzerland's Roger Federer (#2) is about to play The Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych (#11) - this will be shown live on The Wimbledon Channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Clare Liu is the first American to win the Wimbledon Girls' Singles Title since Chanda Rubin won in 1992. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 This is simply not true. Federer is 35; Ken Rosewall was 37 when he won the 1972 Australian Open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve R. Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 A slightly more than half satisfying Wimbledon conclusion for me. I was not happy about Venus' loss, especially how the 2nd set was played (or wasn't) by Venus. I was very happy to see Federer win & cannot believe how well he looks, sounds and seems to feel. His play is as good (better?) than ever this year. And he may have more in the tank. Got my tickets to several days of the US Open and now look forward to watching more great tennis there. Reminder to all interested: the Quals are the week before the tournament and are free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 4 hours ago, DonRocks said: Federer is 35; Ken Rosewall was 37 when he won the 1972 Australian Open. "Ken Rosewall: 'I Admire Federer So Much" by Philip Anderson on tennisworldusa.org One thing about this brief article which is a pet peeve of mine is it saying that "The 82-year old Australian tennis legend saw Federer outclass Tomas Berdych in straight sets ...." Federer didn't "outclass" Berdych; he beat him. I've lost many a tennis match to flaming, cheating assholes (Federer is not one of them, but class has nothing to do with winning a tennis match). That's one thing I do not miss about competitive tennis: Individual sports, like tennis, are magnets for complete, total *jerks* that will stop at nothing to win - probably only about 10-20% of tournament players, but that's 10-20% too many. I'll stop now. PS - If Federer could somehow win the U.S. Open, he should be a unanimous selection for Sports Illustrated Sportsman (*) of the Year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Martina Hingis won her second Mixed Doubles championiship here, 20 years after winning her first singles title. Let's not forget: Hingis was the #1 singles player in the world for 209 weeks: Between Steffi Graf and Venus Williams (with a nod to Monica Seles), there was Martina Hingis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve R. Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 I love watching Hingis play. Several years ago, she played for the NY Sportimes & I was a member of the club so I saw every home match, including those where she played doubles with Johnny Mac. I've also prioritized being courtside when she's played Mixed Doubles with Paes and Women's Doubles with Coco V. the past couple of years at the U.S. Open. She's always upbeat, smiling, having fun & plays beautifully. Great feel for the game & I'm happy for her Wimbledon win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 This year was the 80th anniversary of Wimbledon having been televised for the first time, on Jun 21, 1937 (on BBC). Don't ask me why I know these things I just do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve R. Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Did I mention that I spent a day at Roland Garros while in Paris? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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