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Posted by chimera66 on Jul-03-2008 15:49:

wimbledon / tennis appreciation thread

this is and has been my favorite tennis tournament to watch hands down since i was probably 8 years old and my love for the tournament is a big reason why i even started playing tennis.

anyway, this year is so damn exciting. an all williams final will probably occur and i'm hoping to see serena lose and hopefully get spanked by her sister. then of course there is the safin - federer semi-final which is probably the match i am most looking forward to watching. i would love to see safin beat federer then meet nadal in the final where nadal wins his first wimbledon title and capture the #1 spot in the world. if that doesn't happen i want to see nadal do to federer on grass what he did to him on the clay at roland garros a couple weeks back.

Posted by Zewad on Jul-03-2008 15:50:

i liked the graf sampras years better

Posted by chimera66 on Jul-03-2008 15:52:

quote:
Originally posted by Zewad
i liked the graf sampras years better

well pete sampras is my favorite player ever so i too enjoyed those years but this year's tournament is exciting. i thought it was funny how much the press was talking about murray and how he could challenge nadal and he proceeded to get pwned on the court

Posted by nchs09 on Jul-03-2008 15:55:

Pete was the best, but these players are exiting as well. Federer Nadal final would be awesome.

Posted by XaNaX on Jul-03-2008 15:57:

I stopped caring after all the hot chicks got eliminated. Who the fuck wants to watch a match between the Williams brothers?

Posted by smakmagik on Jul-03-2008 16:06:

quote:
Originally posted by XaNaX
the Williams brothers?

Racist. Reported.

Posted by nchs09 on Jul-03-2008 16:07:

Girls tennis bores me. Plus hinggis doesnt play anymore

Posted by XaNaX on Jul-03-2008 16:10:

quote:
Originally posted by smakmagik
Racist. Reported.

lol man it has nothing to do with race and everything to do with the fact that watching a match between them is like watching two men in skirts play tennis

Posted by mickeymarley on Jul-03-2008 16:28:

I really enjoyed Murray getting beat so easy against Nadal, just excellent.

Its really funny, when Murray is winning the camera man zooms in on people wearing their british hats badges and face paint. And commentators dont fuck up about him being british.

Then of course when he is getting his hole whipped by nadal, the camera zooms in on people with the Scottish flags
And of course suddenly he is referred to as the man from Dunblane in Scotland by commentators

Beavis & Butt-head looking c**t

boris becker for the win, yaaaaaa!!!

Posted by chimera66 on Jul-03-2008 16:38:

i don't give two shits what they look like, they play good tennis and that's all that matters.

also, serena is built like a strong guy with huge boobs so she's really not that manly looking...mauresmo and kuznetsova i think fit that description more so than serena. venus is built comparable to sharapova, vaidisova, safina, hutchukova, dementieva and all those other tall slender female tennis players. she's not pretty but she really is no different with regards to body type from a large majority of female tennis players...

I don't care about looks with regards to how well someone plays tennis but I do admit Nadal and Safin ain't so bad to watch

Posted by gehzumteufel on Jul-03-2008 16:40:

I say the title be changed to appreciate Tennis. It is a fucking awesome game imho.

Oh and yes the Nadal - Federer final would be great.

Posted by verndogs on Jul-03-2008 16:44:

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel
Oh and yes Nadal beating Federer in the final would be great.

As much as I respect Federer for being the ultimate professional, it would be nice to see Nadal finally beat Federer on a surface other than clay.

Posted by gehzumteufel on Jul-03-2008 16:48:

quote:
Originally posted by verndogs
As much as I respect Federer for being the ultimate professional, it would be nice to see Nadal finally beat Federer on a surface other than clay.

Yeah totally. I think he can do it too. He has a strong serve and he is quick on his feet. I remember seeing him a few years ago and was like, wow this guy is going to be strong in a year or two!

Posted by chimera66 on Jul-03-2008 16:53:

quote:
Originally posted by gehzumteufel
I say the title be changed to appreciate Tennis. It is a fucking awesome game imho.

Oh and yes the Nadal - Federer final would be great.

it is fantastic to both play and watch. the best thing about it though is that it is a life long sport. i had a coach in college who was like 70 years old and although i was younger and faster he had such great touch on the ball and control that he could run us around like crazy people. haven't played in months though and i've got the itch to pick up my racket again this summer.

Posted by gehzumteufel on Jul-03-2008 16:59:

quote:
Originally posted by chimera66
it is fantastic to both play and watch. the best thing about it though is that it is a life long sport. i had a coach in college who was like 70 years old and although i was younger and faster he had such great touch on the ball and control that he could run us around like crazy people. haven't played in months though and i've got the itch to pick up my racket again this summer.

Yeah, I do find it fantastic to watch. I have never played though. Football (soccer) is my first love sports wise. I want to get back into it. I am going to find an adult league soon enough and start playing again. I miss it a lot. Especially lately with the Euro 2008 and all the games that I have been watching. But yeah, it is a fantastic sport.

Posted by winston on Jul-03-2008 17:05:

just enrolled in tennis classes for the summer.

I certainly appreciate

Posted by chimera66 on Jul-03-2008 17:09:

quote:
Originally posted by gehzumteufel
Yeah, I do find it fantastic to watch. I have never played though. Football (soccer) is my first love sports wise. I want to get back into it. I am going to find an adult league soon enough and start playing again. I miss it a lot. Especially lately with the Euro 2008 and all the games that I have been watching. But yeah, it is a fantastic sport.

it is never too late to learn! buy yourself a cheap racquet find someone who just wants to hit around or if desperate do what i used to do before my classes last year which is hit against a wall to work on your form. find an adult class to take at a local community college too if need be. once you know the basics you can build around that by just working on stuff yourself. i used to go to a local court and serve by myself for an hour or so at a time. it is very relaxing. i admit i'm lucky that my brother and sister along with two close friends were always willing to go out and hit with me.

i'm picking up soccer so you should pick up tennis!

Posted by trunks1022 on Jul-03-2008 17:18:

i'm just waiting for the us open to roll around... for obvious reasons

Posted by chimera66 on Jul-03-2008 17:36:

quote:
Originally posted by trunks1022
i'm just waiting for the us open to roll around... for obvious reasons

when are you "too old" to be a ball boy? also having worked a bunch of sporting events there is a point where you just want to be a fan...i admit i haven't worked an event in about a year and it makes me very happy.

Posted by trunks1022 on Jul-03-2008 17:50:

quote:
Originally posted by chimera66
when are you "too old" to be a ball boy? also having worked a bunch of sporting events there is a point where you just want to be a fan...i admit i haven't worked an event in about a year and it makes me very happy.

until my knees and shoulders get shredded. if i ever get to work a men's final, the retiring thing is a little easier.

Posted by nchs09 on Jul-03-2008 18:24:

quote:
Originally posted by trunks1022
until my knees and shoulders get shredded. if i ever get to work a men's final, the retiring thing is a little easier.
Your kneens and shoulders get shredded for chasing balls?

Posted by verndogs on Jul-03-2008 19:15:

quote:
Originally posted by trunks1022
i'm just waiting for the us open to roll around... for obvious reasons

camera whore

Posted by trunks1022 on Jul-03-2008 19:18:

quote:
Originally posted by nchs09
Your kneens and shoulders get shredded for chasing balls?

you try kneeling at the nets for 2-3 hours at a time then getting up to run full speed

as for the shoulder, the us open is the only one of the four major tournaments where the balls are thrown the length of the court. the aussie, french, and wimbledon all roll the balls. it's tough throwing a weightless object about 100-120 feet depending on the court.

Posted by stren on Jul-03-2008 21:46:

our girl did good. I didn't see her matches though

Posted by LeopoldStotch on Jul-03-2008 21:53:

quote:
Originally posted by trunks1022
you try kneeling at the nets for 2-3 hours at a time then getting up to run full speed

as for the shoulder, the us open is the only one of the four major tournaments where the balls are thrown the length of the court. the aussie, french, and wimbledon all roll the balls. it's tough throwing a weightless object about 100-120 feet depending on the court.

indeed
appreciate the us open ball boys.
especially those who fall on their asses in front of the camera on primetime. kidding.

but my top 4 order is : us open, wimbledon, austrailian, french.
not a big fan of the clay courts myself.

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