Wimbledon (Tennis....)

[nirvana]

Ladies draw is somewhat lopsided, all the players are still not listed in most bookies though and waiting for the quarter prices. Murrays draw not the best! But I guess it could have been worse.

Sloane Stephens has a terrible draw, Vekic a dangerous floater.

very astute son

haha, it was value I'm sure

[Chompy]

Desperate scenes. She was one of two Racing Post tips too.

[arbboy]

BBC doing their usual awesome camera work to find every non white/middle england type in the crowd.  Truly iincredbile how obvious they make their anti racist approach to their camera work.  So much so it comes across as racist to me.  I would love to see attendance stats across the whole event of non white people attending the event as a % and compare it to the % of non white people shown by the bbc in their crowd camera work over the two weeks.

[DropTheHammer]

Well hopefully it may make tennis appeal more to BAME groups, like widening the footy punditry by including women aims to do.  If it makes you feel any better there was almost no covertage of the uk black lad jay clarke’s match against Gulbis.

[Doobs]

Any love for Mihaela Buzarnescu in the ladies?  She plays Pliskova next and is an obvious dog in that.  After that her route to the final doesn't look so bad.  Possibly Venus Williams then there isn't anyone that strong who can meet her in the quarters.  The only seeds left in the 4th quarter are Serena Williams and Madison Keys.  I like Madison Keys a lot, but Serena isn't at her best.  80/1 to win, 40/1 the final e/w with Fred and the Tote.

Great story, former decent junior player, though never made the top 100 in the rankings.  Injured for years, got a PHD and came back to tennis late (she is now 30) and has been making it in to grand slams for the first time at 29.     

Backing Pliskova e/w is probably a safer bet, but that would be a touch dull.   

[TightEnd]

Wimbledon women's seeds, an update after two rounds:

#1 Halep
#2 Wozniacki - OUT
#3 Muguruza - OUT
#4 Stephens - OUT
#5 Svitolina - OUT
#6 Garcia - OUT
#7 Pliskova
#8 Kvitova - OUT

Can Serena win it again?

[Doobs]

Any love for Mihaela Buzarnescu in the ladies?  She plays Pliskova next and is an obvious dog in that.  After that her route to the final doesn't look so bad.  Possibly Venus Williams then there isn't anyone that strong who can meet her in the quarters.  The only seeds left in the 4th quarter are Serena Williams and Madison Keys.  I like Madison Keys a lot, but Serena isn't at her best.  80/1 to win, 40/1 the final e/w with Fred and the Tote.

Great story, former decent junior player, though never made the top 100 in the rankings.  Injured for years, got a PHD and came back to tennis late (she is now 30) and has been making it in to grand slams for the first time at 29.     

Backing Pliskova e/w is probably a safer bet, but that would be a touch dull.   

Buzarnescu dominated for a set and a half and got very close to knocking her out a couple of times in the 2nd set.  Her head went in the end after a few near misses and Pliskova dominated the 3rd set.  She is definitely one to watch if she can get more control of her emotions.   

[TightEnd]

#Wimbledon women's seeds, an update

#1 Halep - OUT
#2 Wozniacki - OUT
#3 Muguruza - OUT
#4 Stephens - OUT
#5 Svitolina - OUT
#6 Garcia - OUT
#7 Pliskova - into fourth round (vs Bertens)
#8 Kvitova - OUT
#9 Venus - OUT
#10 Keys - OUT

[arbboy]

Anyone sold games at Wimbledon this afternoon on the spreads?  What a sweat if you have. 

[bergeroo]

Someone break, pleeeeeeeeeeeease. I want to watch Novak and Rafa.

[TightEnd]

More appendage than instrument by this point, the racket swung high above Isner’s leathery, sun-damaged face, thumping yet another ace.

“Game Isner,” the chair whispers into her mic, having lost both the game count and her will to live.

“Anderson’s serve.”

The year is 2022.

[arbboy]

Someone break, pleeeeeeeeeeeease. I want to watch Novak and Rafa.

Will be under the roof surely to a finish approx 5am right?

[Doobs]

Court 1 mixed doubles obv.

[arbboy]

Never hear the #metoo crew talking about equal pay in tennis on a day like this.  Amazing.

[Doobs]

Never hear the #metoo crew talking about equal pay in tennis on a day like this.  Amazing.

It is health and safety gone mad.