Davis Cup: GB v Croatia

wolf · Tennis legend

RE: Davis Cup: GB v Croatia

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Apparently tomorrow's coverage starts on BBC2 at 1pm and switches to BBC1 at 3pm. They do like to keep us on our toes, don't they! weirdface

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Well, phew, we did it! 3-0 GB.

It wouldn't have been a Henman finale if it hadn't been a heart-stopping roller-coaster, though, would it?

Drew · Sep 22, 2007

Watch the match and they played great in parts but were always too good for the croats...thanks Tim....you were a star !!!

mjd · Challenger qualifying

Drew wrote:

Watch the match and they played great in parts but were always too good for the croats...thanks Tim....you were a star !!!

"Always too good..." I think that's being a bit generous Drew, losing one set then a tiebreak and finally 7-5 was pretty even in my opinion.

wolf · Tennis legend

The Croats played better than I expected, but you always knew we would win.

Will the BBC show the dead rubbers tommorow?

Drew · Sep 22, 2007

wolf wrote:

The Croats played better than I expected, but you always knew we would win.

Will the BBC show the dead rubbers tommorow?

As it will be Baker & Jamie playing....no they wont....

steven · Tennis legend

Wanted, alive or dead, for mass failure to reply to pms ...

David

Yes, it's the lesser spotted shedman! (and yes, as I had to explain to someone today, he is older than 10!! wink

... ok, it wasn't really 10 they thought he was)

Seriously, brilliant day at DC today biggrin

I wouldn't have missed being there for the world. I've got heaps of pics of the tennis too, but they're going to have to wait a bit because I rashly offered to photograph and post all the AM.com slogans (see http://andymurray.com/community/discussion/2563/ase-amcoms-dc-slogans/ and that's taken half the evening!

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-- Edited by steven at 08:37, 2007-09-23

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Well spotted, Steven. . .

It is looking as though BBC are not showing anything today. They have removed the link to the interactive schedule from the tennis page.

Drat them.

They have allocated the air time, we can quite well do without the commentators, they would only need the technical staff who would already have been prepared to be there.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

I was right, nowt on TV. They have an hour allocated on BBC2 at 11.30 but I bet it is highlights of the first two days.

Wow! Just checked the scoreboard, and it is Andy playing! Dammit, WHY are they not showing this? He is leading Karanusic 4-0 at present.

SteveWalker · Social player

Don't know if anyone spotted it but they just showed the Murray match on BBC2 - not a vintage performance but did the job in two sets, good match practice anyway. Sue says they're going to show Jamie Baker's match on interactive too, better than normal display from the BBC if that's the case!

mjd · Challenger qualifying

SteveWalker wrote:

.............................Sue says they're going to show Jamie Baker's match on interactive too, better than normal display from the BBC if that's the case!

I think she lied, unless it starts later! - There's athletics on 301 and football on 302. But then, I am surprised that they overran to show the end of Andy's match

wolf · Tennis legend

Baker's match is on the BBC website, currently 2-2.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Yes, cheers to the BBC, it could have been better but at least they showed the hour live on BBC2 and the rest on the website.

It's a while since I saw Jamie Baker play, he has definitely improved. I thought he put up a good fight against Cilic - it was always going to end only one way but he fought to the end.

wolf · Tennis legend

Baker got broken at 5-4 in the first set to lose it 6-4. He then got broken at 4-3 in the second, broke straight back, but then lost his serve again to lose the second 6-4 as well.