The Tennis Thread - Part 4

[Iceman]

https://uk.yahoo.com/sports/news/ex-wimbledon-champion-boris-becker-declared-bankrupt-125233972.html
Ex-Wimbledon champion Boris Becker declared bankrupt

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Wimbledon starts today. Who do you think will be the champions when it's all said and done?

 

[Iceman]

Hopefully Murray does well at home (won his first round match easily enough just now) but my faves are Federer and Nadal as always.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Nadal will win it all.

 

[Iceman]

He looked great today.

 

[Iceman]

Wawrinka out!!

 

[Iceman]

Johanna Konta playing now against Vekic.

 

[Iceman]

Konta 1-1 in sets and 9-8 in the 3rd!

Very long for a women's game.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Wawrinka out!!

Expected.

 

[Iceman]

Must be a big comedown after the French!

Murray currently motoring against Brown.

 

[Iceman]

Murray beats Brown in straight sets.

 

[Iceman]

Del Potro in real trouble. In the 3rd set now already 2 sets down.

 

[Iceman]

Del Potro out!

Federer now struggling in the first set against Lajovic. Going to tie break.

 

[Breogan]

Nadal will win it all.

Just shook off a bit of a late surge from Khachanov, and is now looking good going into the R16!

Watching Murray now, who is looking pretty damn sharp against Fognini, will likely do the same.

I would love to see Nadal potentially face No.1 Murray, in the semi-finals.
And on the other side Djokovic(if he can get passed Thiem) v. Federer.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Rafa looking very strong.

 

[Iceman]

Yep. And Murray making hard work of it. 2 sets to 1 up but losing 5-2 in the 4th.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

This might be a bit premature but I could see (and love to see) another Fedal final.

 

[chamber-music]

Bernard Tomic managed to tick off a lot of Aussies with his attitude this week fromt he sounds of things.

 

[Iceman]

Some nice shots from Fed. He's one set up at the moment against Zverev.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Some nice shots from Fed. He's one set up at the moment against Zverev.

Indeed.

 

[Iceman]

This might be a bit premature but I could see (and love to see) another Fedal final.

Certainly looking like a possibility. I'd love it. Those are my favourite finals if they both bring it.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Certainly looking like a possibility. I'd love it. Those are my favourite finals if they both bring it.

100%

 

[raisethe3]

Certainly looking like a possibility. I'd love it. Those are my favourite finals if they both bring it.

If they bring that intensity and drama like they did in 2008, in could be another classic in the making! Remember, they're getting older, and time is on their side. Might as well enjoy it while we can. I don't think we'll witness greatness like these guys again in the near future.

LOL@people saying Kyrgios, Tomic, Dmitrov being the next generation. Yeah....

 

[Iceman]

If they bring that intensity and drama like they did in 2008, in could be another classic in the making! Remember, they're getting older, and time is on their side. Might as well enjoy it while we can. I don't think we'll witness greatness like these guys again in the near future.

LOL@people saying Kyrgios, Tomic, Dmitrov being the next generation. Yeah....

I really hope it happens as this could be Fed's last time at Wimbledon. There will only be so many more opportunities left for it either way and it would be the perfect way to bow out.

And yeah lol at those guys reaching the same standards. We've been lucky that we've had a few all time greats playing at the same time in this recent era and it will be interesting to see how things shaek up when these current guys are done.

 

[regwec]

Bernard Tomic managed to tick off a lot of Aussies with his attitude this week fromt he sounds of things.

i don't understand what the root of the problem is with Australian tennis. To have one utterly wasted talent like Kyrgios is shameful, but to have Tomic going down the same plughole seems careless.