Official Wimbledon (and grass court tournies) thread

[Liberal Icon]

They are commentators that have to also promote the sport. What are they supposed to say?

"Sorry folks but this one is a stinker. Might as well change the channel until this one is over"

Women's tennis is a complete joke.

That the match sucks and Serena "played like hell." After all it is a wide field and Serena eventually won. What else is there to promote? Claiming the match was good when many watched it with their own opinion may lose a commentator any credibility. Sorry, but I agreed with them, this match was great.

 

[Old Lion]

That the match sucks and Serena "played like hell." After all it is a wide field and Serena eventually won. What else is there to promote? Claiming the match was good when many watched it with their own opinion may lose a commentator any credibility. Sorry, but I agreed with them, this match was great.

Yes, but saying something to the contrary can get them fired.

If you felt it was a great match that is fine, you are entitled to your opinion. We are also entitled to disagree with you.

 

[Liberal Icon]

I didn't say Serena played like hell for the whole match. I said she played like hell for a period where she lost 6 of the 8 games played. Besides that, she played pretty well. Are you really arguing that Serena played her best in the late second and early third sets? You think that Watson was winning all of those games because she raised here level of play

Watson played at her absolute ceiling for nearly the entire match, but even with that, Serena beat her 15-7 in the games where she was playing well. That's not exactly competitive.

It is not a question of Serena playing her best. She played the best that she could considering her opponents level of play. I does not mean that the match is only great when Serena obliterates her opponents that is for the partisans. If the match was not competitive you expect Serena to roll over her 6-0,6-0 or in straight sets. Heather fought back after a disastrous first set and competitive enough to send it to the third. What is wrong with that?

 

[Liberal Icon]

Yes, but saying something to the contrary can get them fired.

If you felt it was a great match that is fine, you are entitled to your opinion. We are also entitled to disagree with you.

I mean Old Lion, are you saying these seasoned commentators will be fired if they say Serena did not play well and that she sucked in this match? Fired by who? They have done it before. They have even said worse things about Serena when she railed against the lines woman at the USO. Mary Carrilo even said Serena threatened to kill the lines woman. What are you saying?

 

[Smart]

It is not a question of Serena playing her best. She played the best that she could considering her opponents level of play. I does not mean that the match is only great when Serena obliterates her opponents that is for the partisans. If the match was not competitive you expect Serena to roll over her 6-0,6-0 or in straight sets. Heather fought back after a disastrous first set and competitive enough to send it to the third. What is wrong with that?

Wow. That's an incredibly absurd statement. Did you actually see the match?

 

[Liberal Icon]

Wow. That's an incredibly absurd statement. Did you actually see the match?

Absurd statement? That is a joke. And yes, I watched the match dispassionately.

 

[rmilia1]

Well looks like big John is ready to play another marathon. 10-10 in the 5th... do they finish tomorrow?? LOL

 

[cezero]

Yes, but saying something to the contrary can get them fired.

If you felt it was a great match that is fine, you are entitled to your opinion. We are also entitled to disagree with you.

i assume you're responding to liberal icon

i can't see who you're quoting, though

if so, it's futile to try to be reasonable with it

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Instead of showing the isner match, espn is still talking about the Serena match.

I have 4 TSN channels showing tennis and I still watched Serena....

 

[Liberal Icon]

i assume you're responding to liberal icon

i can't see who you're quoting, though

if so, it's futile to try to be reasonable with it

cezero, you are an idiot. Who are you referring to as it? GTFOH.

 

[bksballer89]

None of the matches scheduled for tomorrow really catches my eye at all.

 

[cezero]

yeah, monfils/simon might be good since they're both french with hugely contrasting styles

other than that, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[Old Lion]

Fed and Groth only for the extreme contrast in styles

 

[Old Lion]

Wozniaki and Giorgi will be nice to watch. And not for the tennis.

 

[GeekSportsFan]

Anyone know when the Williams sisters play against each other?

 

[bksballer89]

Monday.

 

[bksballer89]

Isner having a little trouble in his first service game today. Faced 3 match points in this game but saved all so far

 

[bksballer89]

5th match point for Cilic

 

[bksballer89]

Isner double faults to lose the match. Wow

He had to be feeling the pressure. 2 of his 3 double faults came in that game

 

[bksballer89]

Groth wins the 3rd in a tiebreaker