Tennis Thread

[HCZ_Reborn]

And just as I say that Rublev throws in a terrible service game handing Alcaraz the break

[Mac76]

Norrie through in hard-fought match vs Jarry, plays the winner of Rublev - Alcarez, let's hope Rublev can do it, one set each atm

[Letters]

Alcaraz wins in 4. Anyone know why they're playing today? They used to only do the middle Sunday if they'd had a lot of rain in the first week.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Alcaraz wins in 4. Anyone know why they're playing today? They used to only do the middle Sunday if they'd had a lot of rain in the first week.

So had to look this up, but basically as of 2022 the Sunday rest day has been abolished. So where as it was absolutely only an occasional thing, it’s now an every year thing

[Letters]

Right

Interesting. Wonder why they did that. I know Sunday is less of a "day of rest" these days.

[Mac76]

Right

Interesting. Wonder why they did that. I know Sunday is less of a "day of rest" these days.

Seriously you didn't know that?

It's the same with Test cricket, quite a few years ago they got rid of the Sunday rest day because it, like, made sense for people to watch at the weekend when they're not working (and yes IK quite a few people do work at the weekend but still)

[Letters]

Seriously you didn't know that?

You do seem frequently bewildered that people have different levels of interest about things, and therefore knowledge about them, than you.
The middle Sunday of Wimbledon was always a day off, they only ever played that day if it had tipped down all the first week and they'd got massively behind.
From what HCZ says that only changed a few years ago, it's rare these days I watch that much Wimbledon, so no I didn't know that.
Why is that such astonishing news for you?

I have actually watched more of Wimbledon this year than I have for years, but it's rare I watch much more than the final.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Yeah the finals aside I have switched off from Tennis last few years

Mac showing his age with the cricket comparison, the Sunday rest day in test cricket largely went out in the 1980s

[Mac76]

You do seem frequently bewildered that people have different levels of interest about things, and therefore knowledge about them, than you.
The middle Sunday of Wimbledon was always a day off, they only ever played that day if it had tipped down all the first week and they'd got massively behind.
From what HCZ says that only changed a few years ago, it's rare these days I watch that much Wimbledon, so no I didn't know that.
Why is that such astonishing news for you?

I have actually watched more of Wimbledon this year than I have for years, but it's rare I watch much more than the final.

ok, I think you're taking it too much to heart, I wasn't having a go, I just was surprised, as you were the other day when I hadn't heard about Jota until late in the day, I didn't know it was rare for you to watch Wimbledon either

[Mac76]

Yeah the finals aside I have switched off from Tennis last few years

Mac showing his age with the cricket comparison, the Sunday rest day in test cricket largely went out in the 1980s

what's wrong with being older? I hope you're not being discriminatory