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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2019 22:57:39 GMT
Jo has played well and went beyond her seeding position plus what chance would she have had against Serena.
I may be biassed as I'm a huge Serena fan and think she is one of the greatest Sportswomen ever.
Also have they shown any of the veteran invitationals yet as the old players are often fun to watch as they don't take it too seriously.
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Post by vdcni on Jul 9, 2019 23:01:08 GMT
The senior event only started today. I assume they'll mostly be on the red button.
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Post by lynette on Jul 10, 2019 19:02:50 GMT
Andy and Serena doubles out. Not a bad showing. If they had had more time to work together they might have got further.
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Jul 10, 2019 19:45:23 GMT
Jo has played well and went beyond her seeding position plus what chance would she have had against Serena. I may be biassed as I'm a huge Serena fan and think she is one of the greatest Sportswomen ever. Also have they shown any of the veteran invitationals yet as the old players are often fun to watch as they don't take it too seriously. Think you are doing her a mis-service. Must be the greatest, can only think of Flo-Jo and Jayne Torville that come anywhere close |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2019 22:53:02 GMT
Jo has played well and went beyond her seeding position plus what chance would she have had against Serena. I may be biassed as I'm a huge Serena fan and think she is one of the greatest Sportswomen ever. Also have they shown any of the veteran invitationals yet as the old players are often fun to watch as they don't take it too seriously. Think you are doing her a mis-service. Must be the greatest, can only think of Flo-Jo and Jayne Torville that come anywhere close Personally I think the only women who come close to/equal Serena are Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King. Maybe Dibaba and some of the other great athletics long distance runners are not far behind. I wouldn't put Jane Torvill in the same league, good though she undoubtedly was, and there has always been a cloud of suspicion over Flo-Jo even though she never failed a test. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2019 1:22:01 GMT
Martina and Serena are high up on my list. Billie-Jean did a lot to promote the women's game too. Names like Olga Korbutt, Larisa Latynina, Jackie Joyner-Kersee spring to mind too.
Serena's Grand Slams plus several Olympic Gold Medals and longevity would make her a top 3 lock on my list. But I'd need to consider carefully who I'd give top honour too.
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Jul 11, 2019 18:39:57 GMT
Not too many names coming forward. Serena is the greatest female sportswoman.
(I did throw ice dancing in to be controversial/amusing though, I don't really have Torville at number 3)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2019 22:53:48 GMT
Jane Torvill reached the peak of her sport and is a legit contender for the finest UK sportswoman ever. But not on a world stage IMO.
Men's semis look tasty.
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Post by d'James on Jul 12, 2019 0:47:25 GMT
Bit of fun:
If anyone has the umpire’s number, send it my way please ;-)
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Post by justfran on Jul 12, 2019 9:50:32 GMT
Looking forward to the Nadal v Federer semi final today 😊
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Post by lynette on Jul 12, 2019 16:11:31 GMT
One of the commentators was musing that sometime in the future we shall be able to judge who was the greatest out of Djokovic, Nadal and Federer by the actual results, the wins of titles. But is this the ultimate definition of the greatest sportsman? On the one hand, yes it is but what about length of career, quality of the opposition, war, illness, country of origin - all affect the game. What about influence and personality? Just having a little ‘muse’ myself....
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Jul 12, 2019 16:12:53 GMT
Jane Torvill reached the peak of her sport and is a legit contender for the finest UK sportswoman ever. But not on a world stage IMO. Men's semis look tasty. Jane Torville is below Jet from Gladiators |
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Post by lynette on Jul 12, 2019 16:14:51 GMT
Just behind the IBM on the corner of the court there was a woman wearing a great hat, looked straw. Hat envy.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2019 16:42:41 GMT
One of the commentators was musing that sometime in the future we shall be able to judge who was the greatest out of Djokovic, Nadal and Federer by the actual results, the wins of titles. But is this the ultimate definition of the greatest sportsman? On the one hand, yes it is but what about length of career, quality of the opposition, war, illness, country of origin - all affect the game. What about influence and personality? Just having a little ‘muse’ myself....
Yes, but it was John Inverdale, so his opinion is entirely worthless.
I've been watching a lot of doubles on the red button, with zero commentary, which is lovely. I really enjoyed Malisse/Myrni v Delgado/Marray this morning (and how had I forgotten how beautiful Xavier Malisse is??) and yesterday my favourite ever thing, Old Mens Doubles featuring wonderful Mansour Bahrami.
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Post by justfran on Jul 12, 2019 18:58:49 GMT
One of the commentators was musing that sometime in the future we shall be able to judge who was the greatest out of Djokovic, Nadal and Federer by the actual results, the wins of titles. But is this the ultimate definition of the greatest sportsman? On the one hand, yes it is but what about length of career, quality of the opposition, war, illness, country of origin - all affect the game. What about influence and personality? Just having a little ‘muse’ myself.... That’s a good thinking point. I’d say no that the number of titles isn’t the definition of the greatest. To compare it to music - I wouldn’t say that the “best singer” is the person who has had the most number ones. It’s subjective and we all enjoy watching different players - some matches have been more enjoyable than others and some tougher than others, so does that make it a “better” win? |
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Jul 12, 2019 19:41:13 GMT
Federer had won ten majors before Nadal got to three and before Djokovic got one. I don't think beating Roddick makes you the best ever. Losing record against Nadal and Djokovic. Yeah the three greatest players ever but Federer isn't the best.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2019 13:24:00 GMT
Jane Torvill reached the peak of her sport and is a legit contender for the finest UK sportswoman ever. But not on a world stage IMO. Men's semis look tasty. Jane Torville is below Jet from Gladiators Jet brings back lots of happy memories for me, the definition of fit. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2019 13:31:47 GMT
One of the commentators was musing that sometime in the future we shall be able to judge who was the greatest out of Djokovic, Nadal and Federer by the actual results, the wins of titles. But is this the ultimate definition of the greatest sportsman? On the one hand, yes it is but what about length of career, quality of the opposition, war, illness, country of origin - all affect the game. What about influence and personality? Just having a little ‘muse’ myself.... If you at most lists of the greatest Sportsman ever then one name always comes out at the top or very near the top - Muhammad Ali. He was a brilliant boxer but most of his legend is about him being an iconic and the myth that he created. He is always top of my list so the influence and personality does play a large par in it. Also we have to consider who was the greatest at their peak compared to things like longevity and opposition. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2019 13:38:46 GMT
There always seems to be an older grey haired gentleman in a sun hat sat in the families' area. He seems to have been there for several years, never found out who he is?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2019 14:21:34 GMT
Congratulations to Simona Halep, Serena shows class in defeat as usual.
The argument about who is better out of Nadal, Federer and Djokovic will always rage on. Federer has the most grand slams, Nadal is the king of clay and Djokovic tops the all time money list.
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Post by TallPaul on Jul 13, 2019 14:39:34 GMT
There always seems to be an older grey haired gentleman in a sun hat sat in the families' area. He seems to have been there for several years, never found out who he is? That's David Spearing. Like many of the roles at Wimbledon, his is an honorary position. His 'commute' is probably slightly longer than most! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2019 16:31:53 GMT
There always seems to be an older grey haired gentleman in a sun hat sat in the families' area. He seems to have been there for several years, never found out who he is? That's David Spearing. Like many of the roles at Wimbledon, his is an honorary position. His 'commute' is probably slightly longer than most! Thanks TallPaul, he is an interesting character. Hasn't missed a day at Wimbledon in over 45 years, nice gig he's got there. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2019 17:34:44 GMT
Delighted for Simona Halep - what a match she played!
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Post by justfran on Jul 13, 2019 22:15:46 GMT
Excellent match and lovely speech afterwards from Simona. What a result in the gentlemen’s doubles - almost 5 hour match!
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Post by d'James on Jul 13, 2019 23:55:53 GMT
Simona Halep was amazing.
The BBC should invite fewer American commentators next year.
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