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Re: The tennis...
« Reply #525 on: 06 July, 2021, 10:10:24 am »
The Graun notes:

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The BBC commentator John McEnroe has come under fire after suggesting that Emma Raducanu found playing in the last 16 of Wimbledon “a little too much” after she retired from the match on medical grounds.

The three-times men’s champion was criticised by Raducanu’s opponent, Ajla Tomljanovic, as well as by doctors on social media, after suggesting the 18-year-old from Britain had not been able to handle the occasion.

Hah!  How very dare he?  Doesn’t he know she’s BRITISH?  In an earlier era she'd have been coned by Nazi searchlights while standing on a mountain top swathed in a Union Jack, brandishing a cavalry sabre and shouting “Come and get a taste of BRITISH steel, you bally Hun swine… [“cont. p94 of this week’s Gammon Gazette” – Ed.]

Plus we should sympathise because disgraced former International Development Secretary Piggi Patel almost certainly wants to deport her.
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Re: The tennis...
« Reply #526 on: 06 July, 2021, 10:23:47 am »
The Graun notes:

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The BBC commentator John McEnroe has come under fire after suggesting that Emma Raducanu found playing in the last 16 of Wimbledon “a little too much” after she retired from the match on medical grounds.

The three-times men’s champion was criticised by Raducanu’s opponent, Ajla Tomljanovic, as well as by doctors on social media, after suggesting the 18-year-old from Britain had not been able to handle the occasion.

Hah!  How very dare he?  Doesn’t he know she’s BRITISH?  In an earlier era she'd have been coned by Nazi searchlights while standing on a mountain top swathed in a Union Jack, brandishing a cavalry sabre and shouting “Come and get a taste of BRITISH steel, you bally Hun swine… [“cont. p94 of this week’s Gammon Gazette” – Ed.]

Plus we should sympathise because disgraced former International Development Secretary Piggi Patel almost certainly wants to deport her.
Thos that are criticising the former brat of the tennis hall of fame are rather cherry picking his words, because he went on to say that her experience was in many ways similar to his own and that he had been overwhelmed after his,first appearance at Wimbledon at 18, but in the long run it did him good and that her experience would stand her in good stead too. I’m sure I read that in the Graun also.
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Re: The tennis...
« Reply #527 on: 06 September, 2021, 03:38:50 pm »
It'll be interesting to see how ER fares against Shelby Rogers tonight.

I was listening to the commentary on R5L on Saturday evening; before the match, Naomi Cavaday and Laura Robson were quite cagey about her chances against Sorribes Tormo...

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Re: The tennis...
« Reply #528 on: 06 September, 2021, 09:43:53 pm »
Quite well…
It is simpler than it looks.

Re: The tennis...
« Reply #529 on: 07 September, 2021, 07:42:25 am »
Didn’t it just!?!

Re: The tennis...
« Reply #530 on: 07 September, 2021, 07:59:29 am »
Having been courtside to witness her panic attack at Wimbledon (and what was, we felt, a very poor quality tennins match - the two of them just slamming back and forth from the baseline with no finess or tactics other than to wait each other out) I think it was the weight of expectation that got to her then. It was the end of the day, many had been drinking (not to excess, but definitely "liberated"), and or course extremely partisan with the accompanying indiscriminate bellowing of support, including on her opponents misses. We'd decided to leave anyway, it was such poor quality tennis, just before they called a halt.  I'm really glad she's worked through that, and she certainly seems to be enjoying her tennis now. It may be another Coco Gauff moment, but at least this time it's a UK player and, like Gauff, I hope she has a long and successful career.
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Re: The tennis...
« Reply #531 on: 08 September, 2021, 05:54:44 pm »
Omfg

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Re: The tennis...
« Reply #532 on: 08 September, 2021, 06:15:13 pm »
“Oh, I say!” said Mr Larrington, channelling his inner Dan Maskell.
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Re: The tennis...
« Reply #533 on: 08 September, 2021, 06:36:51 pm »
Omfg

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Re: The tennis...
« Reply #534 on: 08 September, 2021, 06:47:42 pm »
Well, that's quite good.

Why isn't it ont elly?
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Re: The tennis...
« Reply #535 on: 08 September, 2021, 06:52:25 pm »
‘Tis on Amazon Prime I’m afraid. US Open hasn’t been on terrestrial TV for years (ETA I think Sky took it in 1992…)  Youngest ever US semi-finalist?
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Re: The tennis...
« Reply #536 on: 08 September, 2021, 07:01:51 pm »
Only qualifier to make it to the semis.
Only the third player outside the top 100 to make it to the semis (other two are BJ King and Kim Cluisters).

Wow.
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Re: The tennis...
« Reply #537 on: 08 September, 2021, 09:43:28 pm »
Great match. So ER will play Plíšková or Sákkari (starts 00:00 BST, yep, on Prime) in semis.
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Re: The tennis...
« Reply #538 on: 10 September, 2021, 03:56:31 am »
That’s a respectable start! 6-1!

Re: The tennis...
« Reply #539 on: 10 September, 2021, 04:43:12 am »
Omfg

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Re: The tennis...
« Reply #540 on: 10 September, 2021, 06:31:22 am »
Chuffing norah!

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Re: The tennis...
« Reply #541 on: 10 September, 2021, 06:54:23 am »
Fantastic.
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Re: The tennis...
« Reply #542 on: 10 September, 2021, 08:49:54 am »
Blimey. She's steam-rollering people aside.
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Re: The tennis...
« Reply #543 on: 10 September, 2021, 09:12:16 am »
 :thumbsup:. So impressive.  First qualifier to reach a grand slam final.
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Re: The tennis...
« Reply #544 on: 11 September, 2021, 11:47:37 am »
For those that don’t have Prime it’s also on Channel 4

Re: The tennis...
« Reply #545 on: 11 September, 2021, 11:59:18 am »
I’m going to be watching while knocking out a Zwift ride tonight.

Re: The tennis...
« Reply #546 on: 11 September, 2021, 12:52:50 pm »
For those that don’t have Prime it’s also on Channel 4

That’ll piss off the BBC! 
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Re: The tennis...
« Reply #547 on: 11 September, 2021, 03:19:01 pm »
Don't worry, it will be mostly adverts.
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Re: The tennis...
« Reply #548 on: 11 September, 2021, 03:24:48 pm »
As long as they put them at change of ends I’ll live with that. Though it depends whose commentary they get. If it’s Henman et al I’ll watch on Prime and hope for Courier.

ETA it’s the Prime coverage on 4, so hopefully US commentators.
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Re: The tennis...
« Reply #549 on: 11 September, 2021, 04:06:56 pm »
C4 is on a PR offensive. They're fighting against privatisation.

I'm not a big enough tennis fan to watch, but if I was, I'd have C4 with the sound turned down, radio 5Live for the audio.