Wimbledon

[MrGongGong]

Spit it out, 2Gongs (I've stolen the alternator of frenchie's 'taste & decency' robot)

cобака

[aeolium]

So an appropriate surname then?

[Nick Armstrong]

cобака

Harsh!

[salymap]

So HS gets some very harsh treatment for an unpleasant slimy remark about Nicola Benedetti and withdrew the remark quickly, as he should have done.

I don't read Russian but it's apparently okay to make rude jokes about poor old Sue Barker. I'm pretty broad-minded but these are certainly MBs for men these days, women are second-class citizens.

I'm looking after frenchie's 'Taste and Decency' robot, by the way

[Lateralthinking1]

Well, the final is about to get going and I for one am looking forward to it. Mac takes both games seriously and I'm with him on that one, along with most things he says and believes.

Talking about harsh, I was a little critical of Radwanska earlier when actually I don't mind her at all. It was the beaten semi-finalists I really didn't like. So I don't mind too much. I'm supporting SW for a fifth title but I mainly hope it is a good match.

[Northender]

Harsh!

You can always challenge the call...

[MrGongGong]

You can always challenge the call...

IT's harsh but not true at all (to me as a 15 year old )

[mangerton]

I know this question will probably seem daft,and I have asked it before, but in these days of branding supremacy, why don't they take the proms on the road a few times each year?The right programmes could pull big crowds in Neecaastle, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol , Cardiff etc, given the right venues.

Possibly even Scotland.... There are one or two concert halls here last time I looked. Quite good ones.

[Nick Armstrong]

Looks like this final isn't going to be one of the great contests of all time.

What I miss with 3 set matches (inc. the mens game at tournaments like Queen's) is the absence of fluctuations of psychology and stamina that make 5 set matches so absorbing. The potential for a turn-around of fortunes even if one player wins the first two sets, makes the format the only one which really interests me.

I really think that the women ought to try five set matches at the top level. I've yet to hear a convincing reason why not.

[amateur51]

Looks like this final isn't going to be one of the great contests of all time.

What I miss with 3 set matches (inc. the mens game at tournaments like Queen's) is the absence of fluctuations of psychology and stamina that make 5 set matches so absorbing. The potential for a turn-around of fortunes even if one player wins the first two sets, makes the format the only one which really interests me.

I really think that the women ought to try five set matches at the top level. I've yet to hear a convincing reason why not.

It'd be worth a try for certain

[teamsaint]

Possibly even Scotland.... There are one or two concert halls here last time I looked. Quite good ones.

apologies...Etc...includes Scotland !! i did include Wales...............

[amateur51]

Looks like this final isn't going to be one of the great contests of all time.

What I miss with 3 set matches (inc. the mens game at tournaments like Queen's) is the absence of fluctuations of psychology and stamina ..

Gone quiet, ain't it

[Lateralthinking1]

Gone quiet, ain't it

Just taking a quick break. Serve is dodgy now. She's gone to pieces.

[Nick Armstrong]

Gone quiet, ain't it

Touché

Is it still going on? Must have had some rain

[Northender]

1-1 in the third. There was a rain break.