Wimbledon 2015


Wimbledon 2015

Postby bennymacca » Fri Jun 26, 2015 10:35 am

16 Aussies qualify for the main draw of Wimbledon, the highest since 1995.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-26/q ... in/6574312

Shows tennis in australia is well and truly back after a decade or so of Lleyton (and to a lesser extent Stosur) carrying the whole country.

The other thing i found interesting was that we have 10 players in the top 100, and Hewitt wasnt one of them!

Hopefully someone can make a deep run.
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Re: Wimbledon 2015

Postby bennymacca » Fri Jul 03, 2015 9:51 pm

Raonic Kyrgios about to start, should be a cracker
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Re: Wimbledon 2015

Postby Jim05 » Sat Jul 04, 2015 12:42 am

Great win by Kyrgios
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Re: Wimbledon 2015

Postby RustyCage » Sat Jul 04, 2015 1:05 am

Stosur lead 2-0, lost the match 2-6, 0-6.
I'm gonna break my rusty cage and run
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Re: Wimbledon 2015

Postby mighty hounds » Sat Jul 04, 2015 8:51 am

bennymacca wrote:Raonic Kyrgios about to start, should be a cracker


Bloody hell, i had Kyrgios 3-2! :lol:
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Re: Wimbledon 2015

Postby bennymacca » Sat Jul 04, 2015 12:34 pm

i feel asleep during the third set, so didnt get to see him win it :(

great win though, you can tell those two will be battling for years to come
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Re: Wimbledon 2015

Postby bennymacca » Mon Jul 06, 2015 11:17 pm

Kyrgios showing a bit of fight here, just saved two match points.

Still finding it hard to get out of his own head though, chatting to himself every other point.

Probably just lacks the maturity to really buckle down when things aren't going well, but jeez he has talent. Third time into the second week of a grand slam as a (just) 20 year old is great.
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Re: Wimbledon 2015

Postby bennymacca » Mon Jul 06, 2015 11:18 pm

Just won the third after saving those two match points. Game on here!
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Re: Wimbledon 2015

Postby Jim05 » Mon Jul 06, 2015 11:23 pm

bennymacca wrote:Kyrgios showing a bit of fight here, just saved two match points.

Still finding it hard to get out of his own head though, chatting to himself every other point.

Probably just lacks the maturity to really buckle down when things aren't going well, but jeez he has talent. Third time into the second week of a grand slam as a (just) 20 year old is great.

Glad to hear because his antics in the 2nd were a disgrace
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Re: Wimbledon 2015

Postby bennymacca » Mon Jul 06, 2015 11:26 pm

Disagree he is a disgrace. People simultaneously bag someone when they are an individual like he is, and then yearn for players to not be fedbots

He is young and will mature in time. Compare him to Djokovic, Murray, Hewitt, even Federer at that age and he isn't much different.
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Re: Wimbledon 2015

Postby Ron Burgundy » Mon Jul 06, 2015 11:42 pm

bennymacca wrote:Disagree he is a disgrace. People simultaneously bag someone when they are an individual like he is, and then yearn for players to not be fedbots

He is young and will mature in time. Compare him to Djokovic, Murray, Hewitt, even Federer at that age and he isn't much different.


He isn't a disgrace. But his court manner in the second was.

Hope he learns.
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Re: Wimbledon 2015

Postby bennymacca » Mon Jul 06, 2015 11:45 pm

Didn't see all of the second as I was watching open mike so I'll have to take your word for it
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Wimbledon 2015

Postby Jim05 » Mon Jul 06, 2015 11:51 pm

bennymacca wrote:Disagree he is a disgrace. People simultaneously bag someone when they are an individual like he is, and then yearn for players to not be fedbots

He is young and will mature in time. Compare him to Djokovic, Murray, Hewitt, even Federer at that age and he isn't much different.

Towards the end of the set when he was well down he basically refused to play and gave up.
I didnt say he was a disgrace overall, I quite like him. Just thought his effort in the second set showed a total lack of respect and was a disgrace, big differance
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Re: Wimbledon 2015

Postby bennymacca » Mon Jul 06, 2015 11:58 pm

Fair enough, I misread your post
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Re: Wimbledon 2015

Postby bennymacca » Tue Jul 07, 2015 12:04 am

4-3 up in a tiebreak to save the match and Gasquet has an unsuccessful challenge and umpire says 3 remaining and he stops Gasquet from serving to say the scoreboard still says 4.

Then comes out and plays two massive points.

Weirdo, but so watchable.
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Re: Wimbledon 2015

Postby bennymacca » Tue Jul 07, 2015 12:05 am

Now a double fault on set point!
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Re: Wimbledon 2015

Postby bennymacca » Tue Jul 07, 2015 12:06 am

And then hits a second serve halfway up the net.

Really needs to gather it here or he will lose the match.
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Re: Wimbledon 2015

Postby bennymacca » Tue Jul 07, 2015 12:07 am

And another double fault on match point to lose it.

Lost his head completely after one bad point. That will come with maturity but it was great to watch
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Re: Wimbledon 2015

Postby Booney » Tue Jul 07, 2015 9:26 am

Do Tennis Australia conduct compulsory full time Dickhead Training or is it an elective?
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Re: Wimbledon 2015

Postby whufc » Tue Jul 07, 2015 12:20 pm

Booney wrote:Do Tennis Australia conduct compulsory full time Dickhead Training or is it an elective?


Just comes with being over paid by 100000x more than your worth
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