Weeks 27 & 28 - The Championships, Wimbledon (grass) - men's singles

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Weeks 27 & 28 - The Championships, Wimbledon (grass) - men's singles

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

And Djoko has seemingly got a walkover win :(

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
And Djoko has seemingly got a walkover win :(

Adm did his hip at the end of match with Fils

indiana · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
And Djoko has seemingly got a walkover win :(

Bah ! cry

Though I had read that there was some issue with AdM. What was the problem?

- edit: ah, thank you, Jon for answering before I asked.

-- Edited by indiana on Wednesday 10th of July 2024 11:51:22 AM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
And Djoko has seemingly got a walkover win :(
Bah !
Though I had read that there was some issue with AdM. What was the problem?

Hip - it went in last couple of points against Fils, he hobbled to net and it was mentioned in his on court chat. He had a scan and confirmed hed done something nasty

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Thanks, Jon - that had passed me by

Wishing AdM well ..... (shame someone else couldn't have got the benefit but hey....)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

So much fury from people with Centre Coourt tickets today

I know it wasn't expected but, net net, people paid absolute top dollar and got:

A one-way women's match
A mixed doubles, which is only a mess around at the best of times - and the GB pair didn't even win
An invitational women's doubles - i.e. 'geriatrics' who don't play any more and nobody knew some of them anyway

People are livid !

the addict · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
So much fury from people with Centre Coourt tickets today

I know it wasn't expected but, net net, people paid absolute top dollar and got:

A one-way women's match
A mixed doubles, which is only a mess around at the best of times - and the GB pair didn't even win
An invitational women's doubles - i.e. 'geriatrics' who don't play any more and nobody knew some of them anyway

People are livid !

I wouldn't call Ash Barty geriatric ! Casey was the oldest of the four at 39.

But I would still be livid - at £200 a head ! That would make it £500 per day for two of us with additional costs ( driving and parking rather than the £60 train fare each)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
So much fury from people with Centre Coourt tickets today

I know it wasn't expected but, net net, people paid absolute top dollar and got:

A one-way women's match
A mixed doubles, which is only a mess around at the best of times - and the GB pair didn't even win
An invitational women's doubles - i.e. 'geriatrics' who don't play any more and nobody knew some of them anyway

People are livid !
I wouldn't call Ash Barty geriatric ! Casey was the oldest of the four at 39.
But I would still be livid - at £200 a head ! That would make it £500 per day for two of us with additional costs ( driving and parking rather than the £60 train fare each)

That's why I put it in inverted commas smile

But all the same, Barty is someone who no longer is playing pro tennis - and that's one player out of four - the rest were practically unknown to everyone

If you go to a restaurant and pre-order filet steak at filet steak prices, they can't just give you mince and say, you got meat, don't moan

wolf · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
So much fury from people with Centre Coourt tickets today

I know it wasn't expected but, net net, people paid absolute top dollar and got:

A one-way women's match
A mixed doubles, which is only a mess around at the best of times - and the GB pair didn't even win
An invitational women's doubles - i.e. 'geriatrics' who don't play any more and nobody knew some of them anyway

People are livid !

Did they not do refunds or half refunds or something before? When Nadal pulled out against Kyrgios? Swear I remember something

the addict · Tennis legend

CD - I did realise, but thought I'd comment for the benefit of our 12,000 visitors

wolf · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
CD - I did realise, but thought I'd comment for the benefit of our 12,000 visitors

You mean all the bots?

Spireman · Club Coach

Yesterday's centre court matches an unintended consequence of having a middle Sunday and the rejigging of the programme to include that. So, whereas it used to be all four mens quarters on second wednesday, two on each of court 1 and centre, now with only one you are hostage to fortune. I went years ago on that day and if you preferred watching mens tennis, as I did at the time, but don't now, it was one of the best days to go. Along with schedule changes the prices keep going up, and their ticketing policies are totally intransigent, as they can afford to be due to demand.

KK · Club Coach

Spireman wrote:
Yesterday's centre court matches an unintended consequence of having a middle Sunday and the rejigging of the programme to include that. So, whereas it used to be all four mens quarters on second wednesday, two on each of court 1 and centre, now with only one you are hostage to fortune. I went years ago on that day and if you preferred watching mens tennis, as I did at the time, but don't now, it was one of the best days to go. Along with schedule changes the prices keep going up, and their ticketing policies are totally intransigent, as they can afford to be due to demand.

Another example of an intransigent ticketing policy - I have a friend who's son bought her 2 tickets for her 60th birthday. He is working in American and planned to come over to take her, but now is unable to do so. Not only is she not allowed to go with her husband instead of her son, but she is not even allowed to use her ticket to go by herself. I know they want to guard against touts, but these people all have the same (quite unusual) surname. The circumstances have been explained to Wimbledon, but they have refused to make an exception.

Spireman · Club Coach

KK wrote:
Spireman wrote:
Yesterday's centre court matches an unintended consequence of having a middle Sunday and the rejigging of the programme to include that. So, whereas it used to be all four mens quarters on second wednesday, two on each of court 1 and centre, now with only one you are hostage to fortune. I went years ago on that day and if you preferred watching mens tennis, as I did at the time, but don't now, it was one of the best days to go. Along with schedule changes the prices keep going up, and their ticketing policies are totally intransigent, as they can afford to be due to demand.
Another example of an intransigent ticketing policy - I have a friend who's son bought her 2 tickets for her 60th birthday. He is working in American and planned to come over to take her, but now is unable to do so. Not only is she not allowed to go with her husband instead of her son, but she is not even allowed to use her ticket to go by herself. I know they want to guard against touts, but these people all have the same (quite unusual) surname. The circumstances have been explained to Wimbledon, but they have refused to make an exception.

That was very much what happened to us. LTA advantage ballot came up with tickets for my wife, we chose centre court middle Sunday and paid, then the email came back with ticket details addressed to our daughter. Presumably she had had our email address also on their records from several years ago when she had got tickets. I explained that my wife and I wanted to go and the tickets should be in her name. Thought it would be no problem....but no good. I complained several times and again no good. So I just thought honestly I can't be bothered to spend £340 plus travel etc when they are like that so we got a refund. Plenty of other things to spend the money on. Again all three of us have same quite unusual surname. Clearly not ticket touts in that situation. More to the point my wife was the one who came up in the Advantage ballot in the first place!