Weeks 21 & 22 - French Open 2016 (inc. Andy) (clay)

RBBOT · Futures qualifying

Weeks 21 & 22 - French Open 2016 (inc. Andy) (clay)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

RBBOT wrote:
The Zebra outfits are an improvement over some of the neon rubbish of recent years. Elitist fart white still looks best though.

thejester · Satellite level

Not Brit related but did anyone see what happened to Tsonga? Retired while leading 5-2 in the first against Gulbis. Shame for the home crowd. I always think JWT is worth a watch.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Vandenburg wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
The story behind those God-awful shirts JWT, Berd-brain, Alexander Zverev, Dominic Thiem &, apparently, Ana Ivanovic & Simona Halep are all wearing this fortnight, courtesy of yesterday's Times:
Stars dazzle in striped kit
Players contracted to adidas might look like zebras in their black-and-white outfits at Roland-Garros, but their kits, designed by Yohji Yamamoto, were inspired by dazzle camouflage from the 1940s and 50s. [All the players mentioned] won while wearing the outfits yesterday.
Camouflage? Flamin' distracting eyesores, if you ask me, & as bad as anything Stan or Dino (the Ted Baker numbers) wore last year! Thiem vs Zverev on Suzanne-Lenglen is proving very hard to watch at the moment...
Ana Ivanovic looks great in it, more women tennis players should aspire to be like that.
So somebody finally took the bait (though my views remain as published, so I wasn't playing devil's advocate, just, er, stirrin' it...). And she lost in straight sets earlier today, as Kristina Mladenevic looks also likely to do!

And, ultimately, it didn't do JWT any good, either: he's just retired at 5-2 in the first set against, the Latvian little rich boy, Ernests Gulbis....

Vandenburg · Futures level

Stircrazy wrote:
KK wrote:
Vandenburg wrote:
The tradition and crap of Wimbledon sums up tennis in this country. Elitist farts from the home counties. I love the Zebras.
What a bitter and unpleasant comment! There must be some grudge we don't know about there.
Typical of the man, I'm afraid, KK. I doubt he even needs the excuse of a grudge!

No grudge, just stating perception. I can imagine zebra outfits at Wimbledon and some old people who are conservative with a small C, thinking how ghastly they look before they nip off for some strawbs and pims. These people are from the home counties, have doubled barreled names..... need I say anymore.

There is a massive problem with tennis and elitism in the UK and anyone that denies this is blind, and for me, Wimbledon represents this in its most vulgar form. As soon as tennis becomes a sport for the common man, as it is in Australia, Spain and France, will will have the numbers of players we deserve, until then.....it will just be hugo and tarquin in the top-200-300.

DF · Tennis legend

I think that opponents on a court should not wear exactly the same clothes. It should be possible to distinguish them from afar

Jaffa · Challenger level

DF wrote:
I think that opponents on a court should not wear exactly the same clothes. It should be possible to distinguish them from afar

Normally when this happens they ear different coloured shorts. Surprised they didn't today

murrayman650 · ATP level

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Julia Carrot · All-time great

Pfffff, not a sloppy point in sight yet from Djko

murrayman650 · ATP level

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murrayman650 · ATP level

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wimdledont · Challenger level

Very good from Aljaz so far.

I'd guess Leon is the only coach in the world with a 100% winning record versus Nole?

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Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Sadly, Djoko takes the first set by 6-2. furious

murrayman650 · ATP level

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