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the addict · Tennis legend

RE: Weeks 26-27 - The Championships, Wimbledon - Singles - grass

Brendan F · Strong Club Player

Jan wrote:
If you can access the BBC sport website you can just pick a court and see the whole thing without the studio chat.

Yes, I know it's all available there (unless you don't have good enough broadbandm like me) and I wasn't particularly interested in today's match. I just find it odd that what is ostensibly the biggest match being played between 1.30 and 2.00 is completely ignored in the mainstream coverage, not even the score, until the news and weather is finished, when they still have 2 channels available.

Var · Challenger level

Well thank goodness the ladies singles final is proving to be a great spectacle thanks to these two Czech players. So much better than last year!

indiana · Tennis legend

Var wrote:
Well thank goodness the ladies singles final is proving to be a great spectacle thanks to these two Czech players. So much better than last year!

Good stuff.

The authorities may be hoping that the men's final isn't similarly competitive and last a fair bit over 5 hours ( Djokovic vs Felix AA was 5 hours 15 mins this year ) or they could be closing the roof which would be farcical.

Var · Challenger level

indiana wrote:
Var wrote:
Well thank goodness the ladies singles final is proving to be a great spectacle thanks to these two Czech players. So much better than last year!
Good stuff.
The authorities may be hoping that the men's final isn't similarly competitive and last a fair bit over 5 hours ( Djokovic vs Felix AA was 5 hours 15 mins this year ) or they could be closing the roof which would be farcical.

So emotional those speeches especially Noskova blowing her mum a kiss in heaven. Tissues needed all round.

Jan · Hall of fame

What a great match!! And a bonus of no shrieking!

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Var wrote:
Well thank goodness the ladies singles final is proving to be a great spectacle thanks to these two Czech players. So much better than last year!

It really picked up and I was willing Muchova to win, but at least she made a fight of it. I don't remember seeing such emotional interviews before by both players.

sammmm · Club Coach

Those with tickets for today have been treated, a British winner in the mens doubles and then a great womens singles final with two likeable competitors

indiana · Tennis legend

Super stuff all round. Noskova won the Berlin 500 a couple of weeks before Wimbledon, but this is something else !!

-- Edited by indiana on Saturday 11th of July 2026 07:22:06 PM

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

indiana wrote:
Var wrote:
Well thank goodness the ladies singles final is proving to be a great spectacle thanks to these two Czech players. So much better than last year!
Good stuff.
The authorities may be hoping that the men's final isn't similarly competitive and last a fair bit over 5 hours ( Djokovic vs Felix AA was 5 hours 15 mins this year ) or they could be closing the roof which would be farcical.

Well hopefully if it happens once they're reconsider the later start time, which I understand makes it the last match, but also gives this scenario. I don't see why they can't start the dubs final earlier instead.

telstar · Club Coach

Helen40 wrote:
indiana wrote:
Var wrote:
Well thank goodness the ladies singles final is proving to be a great spectacle thanks to these two Czech players. So much better than last year!
Good stuff.
The authorities may be hoping that the men's final isn't similarly competitive and last a fair bit over 5 hours ( Djokovic vs Felix AA was 5 hours 15 mins this year ) or they could be closing the roof which would be farcical.
Well hopefully if it happens once they're reconsider the later start time, which I understand makes it the last match, but also gives this scenario. I don't see why they can't start the dubs final earlier instead.

Indeed. There seems to be some sacred necessity for Centre to not start before 1.30 pm

GAMEOVER · Futures qualifying

The finals in the German grass court tournaments proved a more accurate guide to Wimbledon success than the British grass court tournaments. I notice that Katie B. had a win over Noskova in October 2025 and Emma has 2 career wins over Noskova. Going further back in time on the ITF circuit in October 2021 Matilda Mutavdzic had a 3 set win over Noskova in what proved to be the best win of her career.

the addict · Tennis legend

Matilda's win over Noskova was in Israel. Matilda was 17 and ranked 599, Noskova was 16 and ranked 328.

Densher · Intermediate Club Player

I wonder what Matilda is doing nowadays. Always felt she had potential.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Densher wrote:
I wonder what Matilda is doing nowadays. Always felt she had potential.

She played several tournaments in 2023 and one in Feb 2024 and nothing since. She is still only 22 so plenty of time if she decided on a comeback. She had a career high of 372 in 2022 and a JCH of 12.

-- Edited by Peter too on Sunday 12th of July 2026 03:38:35 PM