Weeks 26 & 27 - Wimbledon - men's main draw (grass)

goldenboy · Club Coach

RE: Weeks 26 & 27 - Wimbledon - men's main draw (grass)

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Jaggy1876 wrote:
By the way is any it getting annoyed at how Sue Barker keeps saying Lee Am Broddie.

Actually Sue is getting right up my nose recently. Liam wins, and she says something to the effect that Leon Smith will have lots of choice for the DC team - Andy, James, Kyle, Liam and Aljaz Bedene. For heaven' s sake, it has been all over the press and the internet (including the BBC website!) that Aljaz is not eligible. Then today she described Kukushkin as somebody "nobody has heard of".

Well people who follow tennis have heard of him, Sue, and I would have thought you were paid a generous salary to follow tennis. . .

James looking better now at 5-2 this set.

TMH · Futures qualifying

Yes that 'nobody has heard of line' irritated me too. The BBC in general assume that all viewers don't have a clue. I can't tell if they genuinely have minimal tennis knowledge or are just trying to cater. Regardless of viewership, they'd be far better off just talking normally. Uneducated viewers would be far more interested in professionals talking from a professional standpoint than them trying to pretend they know just as little as your casual viewer.

They also kept on referring to Kukushkin as Russian. He's been Kazakhstani for the last 6-7 years now (and most of his professional career).

-- Edited by TMH on Tuesday 30th of June 2015 06:19:44 PM

Jan · Hall of fame

It seems that the Beeb have dumbed it down - there was a match last week (I think) where the commie assumed that no-one watching would have heard of one of the players.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

James took the set 6-2 and broke Vanni first game in the third - but is struggling a bit on his own serve, *30-40

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Survived, 2-0*

TMH · Futures qualifying

Aljaz lost the third set 6-4 but has just gone a break up in the fourth. *4-2.

Jan · Hall of fame

Aljaz holds for 5-2*

airsmashers · County player

The Italian has raised his level slightly, Ward needs to be careful.

-- Edited by airsmashers on Tuesday 30th of June 2015 06:29:44 PM

Jan · Hall of fame

2 sets all
Go Aljaz!

TMH · Futures qualifying

Ward serves it out with an ace. 6-7, 6-2, 6-4.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Come on, James and Aljaz!

Jan · Hall of fame

great play from Aljaz!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L128: Aljaz Bedene WR 74 defeated Radek Stepanek (CZE) WR 202 by 7-5 1-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 biggrin

I hoped, but I thought Ugly Mug might just have too much for him on grass. Oh ye of little faith! wink

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Aljaz beats Stepanek, woohoo!

Come on James, make it 4 Brit men in the second round, please.