The Tennis Thread

by **Moon-Crane** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 3:00 pm

woggle wrote:blimey i can only imagine what the response would of been if he actually did turn up dressed like that .

Yeah, he used to dress like this in the early days.

by **woggle** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 3:04 pm

Wow

that is a tad bright .

by **Dorset Girl** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 3:10 pm

Ha! I know how they could solve the clothing problem - naked Wimbledon!

And that's my entire contribution to this thread.

by **Bee Gees Fan** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 3:18 pm

Dorset Girl wrote:And that's my entire contribution to this thread.

Are you not into tennis?

by **Dorset Girl** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 3:28 pm

Bee Gees Fan wrote:
Dorset Girl wrote:And that's my entire contribution to this thread.

Are you not into tennis?

I'll follow it, and watch the highlights probably, but I'm not interested enough to sit and watch it all in full.

by **Mayday Malone** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 3:34 pm

I've missed a bit of it already but good to see our girl Baltacha through. She has some Chinese girl, Zheng next. Unsurprising to see Federer through...bit like Lance Armstrong in the prologue of the Tour.

by **CatNamedRudy** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:08 pm

In his early years, Andre Agassi could have worn any damn thing he wanted and it would have been just fine with me!

And I like DG's idea of Naked Wimbeldon!

by **Moon-Crane** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:14 pm

CatNamedRudy wrote:In his early years, Andre Agassi could have worn any damn thing he wanted and it would have been just fine with me!

A fan of that hairy chest were you

He was my favourite player. Breath of fresh air - and one of the few to win all the grand slams - so that shut up the people who complained about him being style over substance.

by **CatNamedRudy** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:18 pm

Moon-Crane wrote:
CatNamedRudy wrote:In his early years, Andre Agassi could have worn any damn thing he wanted and it would have been just fine with me!

A fan of that hairy chest were you

He was my favourite player. Breath of fresh air - and one of the few to win all the grand slams - so that shut up the people who complained about him being style over substance.

Actually, it was the long hair.

He was a rebel and a damn fine tennis player as well!

I've never been a huge tennis fan but Andre was fun to watch. And it was nice to see someone who didn't go all crazy and act like an ass when things didn't go his way. (Do you hear me John McEnroe?)

by **Moon-Crane** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:28 pm

CatNamedRudy wrote:
Moon-Crane wrote:
CatNamedRudy wrote:In his early years, Andre Agassi could have worn any damn thing he wanted and it would have been just fine with me!

A fan of that hairy chest were you

He was my favourite player. Breath of fresh air - and one of the few to win all the grand slams - so that shut up the people who complained about him being style over substance.

Actually, it was the long hair.

Ah ok, i thought you'd gone off him when he went all smooth :lol:

CatNamedRudy wrote:He was a rebel and a damn fine tennis player as well!

I've never been a huge tennis fan but Andre was fun to watch. And it was nice to see someone who didn't go all crazy and act like an ass when things didn't go his way. (Do you hear me John McEnroe?)

Now you've done it.

by **Bee Gees Fan** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:47 pm

Bjorn Borg was another one who always kept his cool on court.

Cat, do you remember Vitas Gerulaitis? He used to be friendly with McEnroe, Connors and Borg. He died at the age of 40 from carbon monoxide poisoning.

by **CatNamedRudy** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:40 pm

Bee Gees Fan wrote:Bjorn Borg was another one who always kept his cool on court.

Cat, do you remember Vitas Gerulaitis? He used to be friendly with McEnroe, Connors and Borg. He died at the age of 40 from carbon monoxide poisoning.

His name always sounded like a disease to me.

Patient: What's wrong with me doc?
Doctor: You have Vitas Gerulaitis! Take two of these and call me in the morning.

by **welshben23** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:41 pm

CatNamedRudy wrote:
Bee Gees Fan wrote:Bjorn Borg was another one who always kept his cool on court.

Cat, do you remember Vitas Gerulaitis? He used to be friendly with McEnroe, Connors and Borg. He died at the age of 40 from carbon monoxide poisoning.

His name always sounded like a disease to me.

Patient: What's wrong with me doc?
Doctor: You have Vitas Gerulaitis! Take two of these and call me in the morning.

Again Cat I shouldn't laugh, but I just did. :lol:

by **CatNamedRudy** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:45 pm

welshben23 wrote:
CatNamedRudy wrote:
Bee Gees Fan wrote:Bjorn Borg was another one who always kept his cool on court.

Cat, do you remember Vitas Gerulaitis? He used to be friendly with McEnroe, Connors and Borg. He died at the age of 40 from carbon monoxide poisoning.

His name always sounded like a disease to me.

Patient: What's wrong with me doc?
Doctor: You have Vitas Gerulaitis! Take two of these and call me in the morning.

Again Cat I shouldn't laugh, but I just did.

by **Mayday Malone** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:01 pm

Hewitt made it through but made a bit of a meal with it against Haasel. Hassle...something like that...Dutch...Hewitt the last man to win Wimbledon before the Federer Empire.

Murray tomorrow weather-willing.

by **woggle** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:14 pm

Can't wait to see Murray tomorow poor lad has the media practically up his ass already interesting to see how he goes ...

Talking of Agassi earlier i remember he was the player that got me into watching tennis in the first place , i was at a polo yard and saw all the very posh lot huddled round a tv so i was invited in to watch what turned out to be Agassi's first wimbledon win can't remember who he was even playing but it was exciting stuff.

by **Mayday Malone** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:32 pm

Our girl South is doing well or at least going great guns against Bondarenko...lost the first set 6-3...leading the second at the moment 4-3...

by **Agides** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:44 pm

Mayday Malone wrote:Our girl South is doing well or at least going great guns against Bondarenko...lost the first set 6-3...leading the second at the moment 4-3...

Just watching this match at the mo.

EDIT: The tie-break was cracking.

EDIT AGAIN: I'm watching this game and keeping an eye on the Nalbandian match online (he's currently getting slaughtered by an unseeded player).

I love Wimbledon.

by **Mayday Malone** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:52 pm

thattagirl South...Now, she needs to settle in this 2nd set and then power on

by **Mayday Malone** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:32 pm

South has lost, maybe no surprise against Bondarenko but most respectable a game. What a game. Epic...1hr 57mins, but epic in all departments.

by **woggle** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:35 pm

Oh no that's a shame as i think Bogdanovic in the mens has gone out in the first round to .........

by **Mayday Malone** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:06 pm

Yes, he did which is sad. We have Murray and a qualifier, Eaton left from what I can see of the first round.

by **woggle** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:10 pm

Yikes that's a bit piss poor we are going to be putting all our expectations on Murray who really need's to concentrate on his tennis not fending off journalists and such ...............

that really is bad going for the first day how come we are not producing quality tennis players like country's such as Serbia for instance who have two top players [ no offence to anyone form serbia ]

by **Mayday Malone** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:18 pm

since the end of the Cold War in 1991 there's been an explosion of Eastern Europeans in all sports...cycling...football...tennis...we can't compete against that explosion.

by **woggle** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:26 pm

Then we have a serious problem wether it's getting enough young interest in any sport over here or enough decent coaches or we are going to be losing out to these country's for year's to come .......... every wimbledon i watch i hear about the new batch of player 's who will be a threat to the big guns's but it's always ones for the future and they never seem to materialise , very sad indeed .

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