Non-motoring > Tennis.	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Roger.	Replies: 32

New Sun 3 Jul 11 18:55   Tennis. - Roger.

Thank God it's about finished. I have managed to avoid most of it: men's finals took up most of my siesta! Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 3 Jul 11 18:59   Tennis. - Dog

I'm ahead of you there Roge - I managed to avoid all of it. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 3 Jul 11 19:04   Tennis. - Skip

+1 ! Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 3 Jul 11 21:42   Tennis. - -

>> +1 ! >> +2 or 3 as neither of us can stand it. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 3 Jul 11 19:05   Tennis. - Runfer D'Hills

I quite enjoy watching tennis although I've never been any good at playing it. At least points get scored on a regular basis. Watching football is far more liable to induce catatonia. That can drag on interminably without either side achieving anything and is generally commentated on by people who might be charitably described as being not entirely the brightest crayons in the box. Reply to this message | Report message       5

New Sun 3 Jul 11 19:08   Tennis. - CGNorwich

Well then you missed some of the best sport you will likely to see this your on television this year. Not a big sports fan myself but I do like to watch the major events and tennis could be made for TV. Tennis must be one of the most punishing sports to play and this year men's finals in particular was a superb and engrossing game Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Sun 3 Jul 11 19:40   Tennis. - Zero

TBH, I thought todays mens Final never really ignited as a contest, certainly wouldn't rate it as one of the best, not even a good one. Having said that tho, its still one of the best live events going. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 3 Jul 11 19:52   Tennis. - R.P.

They seem to be proper athletes, quite prepared to carry an injury to win and respect their fans. Clearly not football "stars" Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Sun 3 Jul 11 19:06   Tennis. - Old Navy

>> Thank God it's about finished. And thank God we have more than one TV. I was lucky to get fed. :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 3 Jul 11 20:36   Tennis. - Bromptonaut

But the greatest athletic event of them all finishes in Paris three weeks today. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 3 Jul 11 20:39   Tennis. - Old Navy

Is that the one that has had a drugs raid on a team bus? Last edited by: Old Navy on Sun 3 Jul 11 at 20:40 Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 3 Jul 11 21:08   Tennis. - Zero

>> But the greatest athletic event of them all finishes in Paris three weeks today. Indeed, the finest athletes modern chemistry can produce Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 3 Jul 11 21:41   Tennis. - Robin O'Reliant

>> Indeed, the finest athletes modern chemistry can produce >> Or the only sport that carries out proper testing of competitors. I was talking to a former pro cyclist last year and he pointed out a few household names from the world of football who he reckoned were showing all the signs of doping. I obviously can't name names, but they weren't all foreigners either. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 3 Jul 11 21:46   Tennis. - Zero

>> >> >> Indeed, the finest athletes modern chemistry can produce >> >> >> Or the only sport that carries out proper testing of competitors. because of the wide spread use of doping. >>names from the world of football who he reckoned were showing all the >> signs of doping. he said they were dopes. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 3 Jul 11 21:50   Tennis. - Armel Coussine

I can take it or leave it. Herself digs it though. So does my second oldest friend, a car man but a fanatic for all sport encluding boxing (another brutefest about to happen or just happened or happening as I write, dunno, not my shtick). I am a primitive about these things really. I hoped vaguely that the Scot would win but he didn't again. I was quite pleased Nadal lost but herself likes him and thinks the Scot has an unpleasant personality. They nearly all have if you ask me. Nadal rabbited on like a woman whose baby has been stolen and the winner looked a right little hobbledehoy too. May next year be slow in coming. Last edited by: Armel Coussine on Sun 3 Jul 11 at 21:51 Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 3 Jul 11 21:57   Tennis. - Runfer D'Hills

I can't help theorising that Andy Murray's mother will have spent the weekend humiliating him and beating him. If he has a personality disorder, and indeed I feel he probably does, she on the other hand strikes me as a real life Cruella D'Ville. Something about the set of the jaw I always think. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 3 Jul 11 22:04   Tennis. - R.P.

Someone told me that he was at Dunblane primary school the day of the shootings, that would be reason enough for someone to grow up a bit bitter and twisted. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 3 Jul 11 22:12   Tennis. - Zero

My lad is the spitting image of Andy Murray. He seems to have coped with it ok tho. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 3 Jul 11 22:15   Tennis. - Ted

I can't be doing with it either. It just seems to me to be a sport where sheer brute force will overcome skill.....I don't really understand all the grunting and carrying on. There are some pretty girls, mind.....Shades of Miss Joan Hunter-Dunn ! I went off it when I used to watch the Test match and it was always interrupted by Wimblingdon...not fair ! Ted Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 3 Jul 11 22:19   Tennis. - Runfer D'Hills

Cricket? Now there's a game which is even more effective than counting sheep... ;-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 3 Jul 11 22:21   Tennis. - Robin O'Reliant

>> Someone told me that he was at Dunblane primary school the day of the shootings, >> >> Murray is indeed a Dunblane survivor, PU. I think we focus too much on personality, it is easy to get a wrong impression of someone when they constantly have a microphone stuck in their face with the same stupid questions to answer over and over again, particularly just after a game. Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Sun 3 Jul 11 22:12   Tennis. - Armel Coussine

I don't have sadistic feelings towards Andy Murray. He's a bit gauche but who isn't? Is his mother the tennis mom from helll? A handsome lady in a particular way. No doubt she will be kind to him and urge him to perfect his game. So will his quite winsome squeeze one hopes. That's what he needs to do after all, for next year. And all the gongs and cups to be won before then. But I don't care much. What will be will be, even in top professional tennis. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 3 Jul 11 22:28   Tennis. - Fullchat

Well I may be opening myself up here to some ridicule but: I can't stand football, full of a load of overpaid pre-madonas. However flicking through the channels the other night I cought the higlights of the Womens World Cup, England v New Zealand. Plenty of movement, skill and goal mouth action. Proper soccer. I was entertained. Last edited by: Fullchat on Sun 3 Jul 11 at 22:29 Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Sun 3 Jul 11 22:31   Tennis. - Zero

Yeah right. Sorry Womens football is a bit of a joke really. Slow, awkward, ungainly. Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Sun 3 Jul 11 22:38   Tennis. - Fullchat

Told you I know nothing about football. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 3 Jul 11 22:40   Tennis. - Zero

I think you may have been attracted by a couple of its unique features not found in the mens game. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 3 Jul 11 22:41   Tennis. - Runfer D'Hills

I don't especially like football either FC but I would tend to agree with you about the women's game. It's especially good if there's a close up of a player running towards the camera and you slow it all down to about half speed... Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Sun 3 Jul 11 22:43   Tennis. - Fullchat

Pervs :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 3 Jul 11 22:48   Tennis. - R.P.

Do they swop shirts at the end ? Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 3 Jul 11 23:00   Tennis. - Ted

Oh my God...We need Pat back to give you lot some slapped legs ! Now, women's cricket...the pure white pads strapped around muscly calfs....time for a cold shower ! Ted Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 4 Jul 11 00:48   Tennis. - VxFan

Tennis! It's a right old racket. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 4 Jul 11 07:22   Tennis. - Meldrew

Some of us are old enough to remember Anne Haydon who had a magnificent frontage, and before the days of sports bras! tinyurl.com/6jkskxk Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 4 Jul 11 07:58   Tennis. - Dog

Anyone for Tennis (wouldn't that be nice) www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB2f6-U72Zk Reply to this message | Report message