BT at the DC : Dead Sunday

Drew · Mar 8, 2009

BT at the DC : Dead Sunday

freerider · Futures level

what time is play due to start today and will there be a live stream on bbc wevbsite?

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Due to start at noon, i.e. now. . .

I just tried BBC2, where the DC was scheduled, to hear, "and now, in a change of schedule. . ." so there will probably be no livestream either. The cameramen etc. have probably all packed up and gone home.

Just checked the Beeb website - it says "Live Davis Cup" but then, "This broadcast has now ended"

furious

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

no nothing on BBCi...they still put the bloody Sports News Loop!!

freerider · Futures level

i can see why they wouldnt want to put dead rubbers on bbc2 but they should still be livestreaming on website - they did vs argentina last year

mjd · Challenger qualifying

Not even scores from anywhere?

why is there little interest in tennis in GBR?

I was thinking "How can we be critiacal of BBC etc when LTA cant be bothered!" and lo and behold they now have some info -

12.25pm Players on court

Apologies for the radio silence - I got waylaid in 'Build your own bear,' which has to be Braehead's most novel shop...you choose a teddy, choose the clothes, shoes, and accessories, and moments later you've got the perfect teddy bear. Anyway...

The players are on court, and as expected, Sergiy Stakhovsky has deferred the responsibility of his second singles rubber to the fourth member of the Ukrainian team, Ivan Sergeyev. So here's hoping Josh can notch up his first Davis Cup win.

http://www.lta.org.uk/Articles/Davis-Cup-As-It-Happens-2009/Sunday---Final-rubbers/

-- Edited by mjd at 14:53, 2009-03-08

Drew · Mar 8, 2009

JG v IS just started. No tv.
Will give updates via txt 2 steven ?

steven · Tennis legend

Scores from Josh's point of view:

0-1* (gulp!)

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Who is Josh playing? Is Stak playing or has he dashed off to Indian Wells?

steven · Tennis legend

The LTA are blogging it btw at http://www.lta.org.uk/Articles/Davis-Cup-As-It-Happens-2009/Sunday---Final-rubbers/ but I imagine Drew's texts will be more up to date, especially since the LTA blogger seems more interested in the build a bear shop.

steven · Tennis legend

Ivan Sergeyev

*0-2

steven · Tennis legend

Btw Ivan Sergeyev is 20, WR 398, career high 257 (Apr 2008), lost to Wardy in the UAE Future SFs last November, thrashed by Marray in South Africa in 2004 - though he would have been only about 16 then. One Josh ought to win quite comfortably though.

Josh gets on the board 1-2*

-- Edited by steven at 13:41, 2009-03-08

steven · Tennis legend

Josh holds after being 0-30 down - 2-3*

steven · Tennis legend

"Josh is up against it - Ivan can play! Anything short gets killed."

3-4*

steven · Tennis legend

Aha, the BBC blog suggest that Sergeyev is the girly looking one (a la Lopez) who was seen on the bench, I thought he must be - Josh of all people won't want to lose to him!