Stircrazy wrote:

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L48:  Nicolás Jarry (CHI) WR 86 (CH = 39 last November) vs (22) Kyle Edmund WR 23

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Jarry beat Tiafoe in 3 sets so Kyle avoids the highest ranked non seed. Jarry is another good young player but he has not been having a good 2019.

Julia Carrot wrote:

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JonH wrote:

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First match today is tsitsipas v FAA, mouth watering

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 Yes, agree, that is my treat for this evening.......

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 Enjoy ! Today is Mrs H birthday so out for a meal en famille,  oldest son finished uni term yesterday so come home today! No tennis sadly ...

Coup Droit wrote:

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JonH wrote:

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Julia Carrot wrote:

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JonH wrote:

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First match today is tsitsipas v FAA, mouth watering

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 Yes, agree, that is my treat for this evening.......

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 Enjoy ! Today is Mrs H birthday so out for a meal en famille,  oldest son finished uni term yesterday so come home today! No tennis sadly ...

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 More fish and chips ???? 

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 Ha no ! We're going posh tonight ! I've even got to change out of my jeans  !

flamingowings wrote:

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Happy birthday Jon's wife!

Felix & Stefanos about to start

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 She's says thanks ! 

55 today which makes me officially toy boy , if that's possible at 53!

FAA (WC) triumphs over Tsitsipas (9) by 4 & 2!  Cam's defeat perhaps not such a disgrace.

Oakland2002 wrote:

 

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Again at the risk of being perceived as being emotive because someone didnt want to get political because they didnt want to annoy people but..... The last post is deluded night moves thinking. I cannot find an element of factual correctness within it. Like Bob you do not have to pay the licence fee, just do not own a TV and do not watch the BBC it is not compulsory. It is however geberally an excellent source of reliable information, indeed I dont think there is a media outlet that is comparable.

Individuals within the organisation have their biases but I see the editorial policy as being politically neutral. As a pint of IPA a week but nominal champagne socialist myself if anything it generally leans to the left but they, the BBC get an imense amount of flak from both side depending on the agenda of the politician and the version of the truth they want presented. As a disclaimer despite my political allegiances I cant claim to have been brought up on a council estate although my relatives were manual/skilled labourers most owned their two up two down and my dad followed the grammar school double garage hard nosed Tory but send your kids to comp route. So it probably has something to do with equity and equality of opportunity ... a sense of social sensibility etc.... as opposed to the class war stuff as I am not really placed to make that argument. 

Dans drugs ban is still pertinent, he is only ranked 100 in the world because of it, ie he is a much better player than that indeed he was ranked 41 and in the form of his life prior to his drugs ban. I think if you look at Novaks return from injury when he was under ranked because he was returning from injury that was referenced as often.

I dont think Dans drug ban is being referenced because ...... cocaine usage is endemic, it really screws people up but a significant proportion of people use it regularly and pretty heavily yet get by or because there are major issues related to criminal activity and its supply, knife crime is heavily associated with gangs and drug dealing.

I dont think it is being referenced because there is debate around autonomy and that using cocaine is a choice, although being caught using cocaine has consequences or because most dont feel the benefits of taking it outweigh the harms not just personal but the wider implications on society....  or that those with a more liberal view, legalise it! alcohol does more harm .. but probably not on a case by case basis... may be guilty of double standards if they consider cocaine use in a family context ... with family being a metaphor for or society in general and that most parents (Admittedly not all) would not turn round to their kids at 16/17  and say this stuff is fantastic do you want to try some in the way they might buy them a drink.

All that said, Dans comeback has been amazing his insight into why he got his ban and reaction to it honest and inspiring. I just hope he continues to go from strength to strength and obtains a rank commensurate with his skill set and the time out becomes irrelevant. His drugs ban will always be part of his story and I think he has done a good job of owning it.

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There's an element of double standards going on here. Why doesn't the BBC (or Eurosport) question McEnroe and Wilander about their cocaine use? Wilander only served a three month ban despite being found by an ITF tribunal to have lied about using cocaine. Wilander and Evans' cases would make for an interesting comparison. It's significant to note that the pair of them remain schtum when it comes to Evans.