Tennis Thread

[HCZ_Reborn]

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

Against you?

Always

[Letters]

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

I kinda wish I watched more - hence making more of an effort this year. Most years it just passes me by.

[HCZ_Reborn]

I kinda wish I watched more - hence making more of an effort this year. Most years it just passes me by.

I don’t think you’ve missed much truth be told. Last few years of Djokovic dominance and recent changing of the guard.

In the men’s game I don’t think there’s anyone going to come near Alcaraz and Sinner. Alcaraz impressed me yesterday, in the second set you would never have guessed he was a set down if you’d just started watching, using his service game to mix things up and get comfortable with drop shots etc, he can go off the boil at times but he never panics.

Sinner is more of a machine, he got to the French open final without dropping a set and something he could easily do again here. But I just think Alcaraz has far more variety in his game

That and he’s got endurance, he’s only ever lost one five set match from 14 and that was before his first GS win. Sinner was a break up in the third set but couldn’t get the job done and Alcaraz wore him down. Exceptional mental strength

[Letters]

I enjoy it when I watch it, and the men's game has got a lot better since the awful serve-volley days.
I saw a video about that, I think they changed the balls and they certainly changed the surface to make the ball bounce higher and slower and that helped a lot.
You get significantly more rallies now which makes the game more interesting.

[Mac76]

I kinda wish I watched more - hence making more of an effort this year. Most years it just passes me by.

yeah in the first week there's so much of it that it's easy to think there's plenty of time, but it quickly whittles down and you realise you've missed half the tournament or more, so the last few years I've sought to get into it earlier, not watched tons this year but seen some good matches so far

[Letters]

Djok lost the first set 6-1
Won the second though and just broke at a very good time in the 3rd. Serving for the set.

[Letters]

Which he does. Great rally.
Djok 2 sets to 1 up.

[Letters]

What a rally! Djok was in trouble at 4-1 down in the 4th but then held and broke back. Djok 4-3 down but on his serve in the 4th.

[Letters]

Djok breaks again! From 4-1 down to 5-4 up. Serving for the match.

[Letters]

Which he does with a minimum of fuss. Djok through in 4 sets.