Weeks 21 & 22 - French Open - R4 Andy vs Tomas Berdych

LadyTigress · County player

RE: Weeks 21 & 22 - French Open - R4 Andy vs Tomas Berdych

Osomec · Junior player

BST is British Summer Time, which is an hour ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) which the UK uses in the winter. But like most countries France also adjusts its clocks in the summer, so it is always an hour ahead of the UK.

LadyTigress · County player

Indeed... I thought that France also adjusted it's clocks and also that we were on British Summer Time now. Isn't British Summer Time though it's just a word for daylight savings time, no? My computer clock says it's 5:10pm GMT. It wasn't 9am here when the tennis started in RG today.

steven · Tennis legend

BST is indeed just a word (or words) for DST, but GMT doesn't change when daylight savings comes in so your computer clock is actually showing BST, it's still just after 4.10 GMT.

LadyTigress · County player

steven wrote:

BST is indeed just a word (or words) for DST, but GMT doesn't change when daylight savings comes in so your computer clock is actually showing BST, it's still just after 4.10 GMT.

But dst doesn't matter because we just change it back again as winter comes round, and also other countries such as France also have their own daylight savings time.

I'm really confused... why is this relevant?... there's still an hour between London and Paris, isn't there... it doesn't change when the tennis started today does it.

Josh · Challenger level

It matters more with America because they change their clocks one week later. During either Miami or IW (can't remember which one) the time difference changes from the first week to the 2nd.

LadyTigress · County player

Josh wrote:

It matters more with America because they change their clocks one week later. During either Miami or IW (can't remember which one) the time difference changes from the first week to the 2nd.

That's right. I remember having to calculate differently for America during those times.

Soderling has just come through against Cilic, 6-4 6-4 6-2. Andy should be on in 15-20 minutes or so, around ten to six. smile Time to tune in!

Good news for Maddy, and me with my red button causing my entire sky box to shut down every ten minutes - Andy's match has been moved from the BBC interactive stream to BBC 2 main viewing!

Predictions, anyone? Winner and how many sets? I'll say Andy in four.

-- Edited by LadyTigress on Sunday 30th of May 2010 04:36:55 PM

LadyTigress · County player

Nobody watching this?

3-3 in the first set.

Berdych got a break through to go up 4-3, then held serve to 5-3. Andy held serve to make it 5-4 and now Berdych is serving to take the set.

-- Edited by LadyTigress on Sunday 30th of May 2010 05:27:50 PM

SMC1809 · All-time great

LadyTigress wrote:

Josh wrote:

It matters more with America because they change their clocks one week later. During either Miami or IW (can't remember which one) the time difference changes from the first week to the 2nd.

That's right. I remember having to calculate differently for America during those times.
Soderling has just come through against Cilic, 6-4 6-4 6-2. Andy should be on in 15-20 minutes or so, around ten to six. Time to tune in!
Good news for Maddy, and me with my red button causing my entire sky box to shut down every ten minutes - Andy's match has been moved from the BBC interactive stream to BBC 2 main viewing!
Predictions, anyone? Winner and how many sets? I'll say Andy in four.

-- Edited by LadyTigress on Sunday 30th of May 2010 04:36:55 PM

I reckon Berdych will take the first set, 6-4 maybe. I also think he'll get an early break in the second set.

LadyTigress · County player

SMC1809 wrote:

LadyTigress wrote:

Josh wrote:

It matters more with America because they change their clocks one week later. During either Miami or IW (can't remember which one) the time difference changes from the first week to the 2nd.

That's right. I remember having to calculate differently for America during those times.
Soderling has just come through against Cilic, 6-4 6-4 6-2. Andy should be on in 15-20 minutes or so, around ten to six. Time to tune in!
Good news for Maddy, and me with my red button causing my entire sky box to shut down every ten minutes - Andy's match has been moved from the BBC interactive stream to BBC 2 main viewing!
Predictions, anyone? Winner and how many sets? I'll say Andy in four.

-- Edited by LadyTigress on Sunday 30th of May 2010 04:36:55 PM
I reckon Berdych will take the first set, 6-4 maybe. I also think he'll get an early break in the second set.

Yeeeeeaahhh. Prediction time closed 45 minutes ago. wink

LadyTigress · County player

Here comes the rain. Andy wants to continue playing! He's saying to Cedric "look at the court not the weather!" and similar statements. LOL the crowd are booing the decision to suspend play, maybe they like Andy consider the surface still fit to play on!

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Anyone for red mud pies? They took so long to cover the court they have covered big puddles, and surely the covers will now keep the courts wet unless they get them off sharply when the rain clears.

LadyTigress · County player

Madeline wrote:

Anyone for red mud pies? They took so long to cover the court they have covered big puddles, and surely the covers will now keep the courts wet unless they get them off sharply when the rain clears.

Do you think Andy'll get in any more play tonight or will he be facing another run-over to tomorrow?! That'll be tough on him, twice in the event so far.

-- Edited by LadyTigress on Sunday 30th of May 2010 06:17:29 PM

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Even if they restart I very much doubt if they will get the match finished tonight. He is not having much luck, neither with the draw nor the weather.

LadyTigress · County player

Gah... the red stuff!!! I spent days getting it out of my fingernails after Monte Carlo, and I wasn't even on court. The players must be covered in fine films of the stuff and washing it out for weeks.