GAMEOVER wrote:

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Var wrote:

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Jaggy1876 wrote:

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indiana wrote:

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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.

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

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 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

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 I'm sure if Clare Balding was still commentating on horse racing she would never say it may have been different if they had raced another half mile. The WTA  finals was held over  best of 5 sets during tghe late 80's and up to 1998 when it went back to best of 3 sets.  As she was at Wimbledon this year it would be interesting to know Martina Hingis view on  best of 5 sets for  women. She played the 1996 WTA final against Steffi which went to 5 sets.However she lost the 3rd and 5th sets 6-0. Steffi had trouble with her knees and Martina was cramping badly. 

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