Very sorry just realised I'm in the women's section if that's not allowed please delete!

Aga involved in more wizardry, but with a twist: twitter.com/rolandgarros/status/736205516314005505

The remainder of this tournament has in my view been hugely cheapened by the decision to make the players continue during WW1 conditions yesterday. They might as well have decided Radwanska v Pironkova by getting them to do push-ups.

Further moan: After mysteriously choosing to broadcast Serena v Svitolina, instead of 3 much more interesting match-ups; ITV4 is still discussing Serena's lunch plans as Bertens knocks out Keys; we're onto Djokovic's stringer being interviewed as Baczinsky disposes of Venus; and the chances of them showing the ding-dong battle between Carla and Putintseva are 0%, because Nole's about to resume his procession.

They miss out most of the drama of tennis, by relentlessly scheduling the top seeds every moment on court, which rarely involves any exciting matches.

wimdledont wrote:

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The remainder of this tournament has in my view been hugely cheapened by the decision to make the players continue during WW1 conditions yesterday. They might as well have decided Radwanska v Pironkova by getting them to do push-ups.

Further moan: After mysteriously choosing to broadcast Serena v Svitolina, instead of 3 much more interesting match-ups; ITV4 is still discussing Serena's lunch plans as Bertens knocks out Keys; we're onto Djokovic's stringer being interviewed as Baczinsky disposes of Venus; and the chances of them showing the ding-dong battle between Carla and Putintseva are 0%, because Nole's about to resume his procession.

They miss out most of the drama of tennis, by relentlessly scheduling the top seeds every moment on court, which rarely involves any exciting matches.

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 Maybe the ITV producers think that showing Novak and Serena, even if their matches aren't competitive, will appeal more to a broader audience - but the problem is that it's on ITV4 so anyone who is tuning in is going to be a big enough tennis fan to want to watch more than just the top seeds! I'm not sure BBC or Sky main coverage is much better but the key difference is the red button options to watch a range of different courts. The Eurosport coverage of the French Open is normally a bit better and to be fair to ITV they do a good job of showing the British players in the early rounds.

Hev is teaming up with Naomi for the whole of the grass court season, could be a very good combination.

goldfish wrote:

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Jordanne Whiley has knocked out the no 1 seed in the women's wheelchair QF.

J Whiley d J Griffoen (1) 60 26 63

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