She'll be a year more British next year too. Quite like Konta to be fair. Grunts less than the rest. Tournament is all a bit of an anti climax now. Federrer winning will be a nice touch but gloss taken off by the rest of the big fourball being knackered.
She'll be a year more British next year too. Quite like Konta tonne fair. Grunts less than the rest. Tournament is all a bit of an anti climax now. Federrer winning will be a nice touch but gloss taken off by the rest of the big fourball being knackered.
The semis would have been amazing with the big 4 there and fit
I hadn't realised that Virginia Wade (while of British stock) actually lived in South Africa between the age of 1 and 14, so even our best women's player got much of her tennis development abroad!
Had a good day at Centre Court, even if the first semi-final was a walkover and the second a little disappointing. Konta hit plenty of aces (as well as some double faults) and made some very good groundstrokes, although Venus had the edge in quality on the day and made her experience tell. Whenever she lost a potentially big point on her serve, she almost invariably slowed things down on the next point, often by repeating her ball toss.
Konta should continue to improve and has now made the top 5, which is no mean achievement. Really enjoyed the two mixed doubles games that followed, with Jamie Murray/Martina Hingis and Heather Watson/Henri Kontinen making it through to the semis.
Before play started, a friend of mine took us on a tour of the media centre and its incredibly impressive facilities. There are teams of people knocking out press packs and match statistics - the sort of stuff that, in football terms, John Motson used to spend vast amounts of time pulling together before his commentaries. The place really is a statto's wet dream.
Dear old Barry Davies commentating on the Mixed Doubles on the Red Button.
He must be pushing 80 now.
Good commentator. Doesn't rabbit on too much, or go into prediction mode. He lets you watch the game. That's a disappearing skill with tennis commentators.
Watching Watson & Kontinen in the semi final. Good match.
Dear old Barry Davies commentating on the Mixed Doubles on the Red Button.
He must be pushing 80 now.
Good commentator. Doesn't rabbit on too much, or go into prediction mode. He lets you watch the game. That's a disappearing skill with tennis commentators.
Watching Watson & Kontinen in the semi final. Good match.
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Nadal vs Murray on grass, Djokovic vs Federer
Sadly not to be
He must be pushing 80 now.
Am sure there has been a thread on commentators
Netball
hockey
Ice hockey
Tennis
Ice Skating
Olympics
Winter Olympics
He could do them all.
Konta should continue to improve and has now made the top 5, which is no mean achievement. Really enjoyed the two mixed doubles games that followed, with Jamie Murray/Martina Hingis and Heather Watson/Henri Kontinen making it through to the semis.
Before play started, a friend of mine took us on a tour of the media centre and its incredibly impressive facilities. There are teams of people knocking out press packs and match statistics - the sort of stuff that, in football terms, John Motson used to spend vast amounts of time pulling together before his commentaries. The place really is a statto's wet dream.
I wonder what Mcenroe thinks when Co commentating with him. Probably the same as us.
Watching Watson & Kontinen in the semi final. Good match.