Week 27/28 - Wimbledon Ladies, Great Britain Grass

GAMEOVER · Satellite level

RE: Week 27/28 - Wimbledon Ladies, Great Britain Grass

scottie1 · Futures level

I am pleases Marketa won better player on the day and she hascan interesting game she destroyed Pegula in last set of QF. Jabour too much expectation and Marketa handled the crowd so well.

indiana · Tennis legend

To make her Wimbledon fortnight complete, I am sure Marketa will be delighted to discover that in rising to WR 10 the new rankings will confirm that she has led the Czechs to #1 in our Stongest Nation thread, taking over from the long time leaders, USA

RJH1962 · Intermediate Club Player

I watched the final and have to say the quality was not great. Wonder if our top 5 were watching and thinking they could play at that level!

the addict · Tennis legend

I also watched the final - well some of it - and found myself reading the paper after a while as the tennis wasn't good.

Crispy · Strong Club Player

Probably best to stay away from her Twitter likes then

Nix · Futures level

indiana wrote:
Yes, I really like Annabel's presenting and punditry. And I trust it is also fine to say that she looks great for 57 yo.

I think it's fine, especially as you're also congratulating her skills. I wish she was given more opportunities. She generally doesn't get the best gigs, either by the BBC or cable channels and I find it a bit mystifying because she's both relateable as an interviewer and full of insight as a pundit. Maybe her looks mean that those in charge don't take her so seriously.

I'd love her to front more shows and have a bigger role.

Nix · Futures level

nicofrance wrote:
Very sad . Another opportunity gone for Jabeur who on paper should be winning this match easily .

Her body language was terrible and although I feel very sorry for her part of being a champion is coping with the pressure which she cant do in major finals .

In all honesty Vondrousova is a very lucky winner who managed to avoid the big players , Pegula imploded , Svitolina did the same and now Jabeur .

She didnt even play that well today but to be blunt most players could have beaten Jabeur today .

Lets bear in mind that an 18 year old Raducanu beat Vondrousova at Wimbledon 2 years ago

The thing is though that holding your nerve is also a massive part of any sport. Often the person who wins the big points comes through. Also Tracy Austin was saying on commentary how much Vondrousova varied her play which can put off an opponent who isn't used to it. She upsets their rhythm and that's a smart play. I don't think it's fair to just blame luck. You still have to beat who is in front of you and she did that.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Crispy wrote:
Probably best to stay away from her Twitter likes then

I dont see anything of note whats been said?

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

indiana wrote:
Yes, I really like Annabel's presenting and punditry. And I trust it is also fine to say that she looks great for 57 yo.

I agree with all of that and especially given her husband died last month as well, shes just a lovely person overall is Annabel.

Var · Pro player

Jaggy1876 wrote:
indiana wrote:
Yes, I really like Annabel's presenting and punditry. And I trust it is also fine to say that she looks great for 57 yo.
I agree with all of that and especially given her husband died last month as well, shes just a lovely person overall is Annabel.

Personally, I think Annabel should be the anchor on the BBC Wimbledon coverage = having heard Ms Balding comment on the women's final......" well if it had been over 5 sets, it may have been different... I switched it off.

GAMEOVER · Satellite level

Var wrote:
Jaggy1876 wrote:
indiana wrote:
Yes, I really like Annabel's presenting and punditry. And I trust it is also fine to say that she looks great for 57 yo.
I agree with all of that and especially given her husband died last month as well, shes just a lovely person overall is Annabel.
Personally, I think Annabel should be the anchor on the BBC Wimbledon coverage = having heard Ms Balding comment on the women's final......" well if it had been over 5 sets, it may have been different... I switched it off.
Ms Balding was using the 5 set argument when Bouchard was losing badly to Kvitova in 2014. There are enough ex tennis players now commentating one would have thought one of them e.g. Annabel would have been a suitable replacement for Sue Barker. Ms.Balding now no longer commentates on the sport she knows something about i.e horse racing

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Sadly didnt get to see any of the final and was sad to see Ons lose as I like her game, from what Ive seen of it. Well done Vondrousova, although I know very little of her.

GAMEOVER · Satellite level

JonH comes home wrote:
Sadly didnt get to see any of the final and was sad to see Ons lose as I like her game, from what Ive seen of it. Well done Vondrousova, although I know very little of her.

Jon I could sum up her career that has registered with me. She was top seed at junior Wimbledon in 1995 and was beaten by Anna Brogan in the 1st round. She defeated Jo in the semi finals in Paris in 2019. At the BJK Cup 2022 she defeated booth Harriet and Emma hardly losing any games. She seemed to be injured rather a lot.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Nix wrote:
nicofrance wrote:
Very sad . Another opportunity gone for Jabeur who on paper should be winning this match easily .

Her body language was terrible and although I feel very sorry for her part of being a champion is coping with the pressure which she cant do in major finals .

In all honesty Vondrousova is a very lucky winner who managed to avoid the big players , Pegula imploded , Svitolina did the same and now Jabeur .

She didnt even play that well today but to be blunt most players could have beaten Jabeur today .

Lets bear in mind that an 18 year old Raducanu beat Vondrousova at Wimbledon 2 years ago
The thing is though that holding your nerve is also a massive part of any sport. Often the person who wins the big points comes through. Also Tracy Austin was saying on commentary how much Vondrousova varied her play which can put off an opponent who isn't used to it. She upsets their rhythm and that's a smart play. I don't think it's fair to just blame luck. You still have to beat who is in front of you and she did that.

I totally agree.

Didn't the head thing happen to Mauresmo too, and I'm sure plenty of others? I guess I'm biased as I do like Ons. It did make for not the greatest tennis match though.