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Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Weeks 26-27 - The Championships, Wimbledon - Doubles - grass

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

So, Serena skips her interview for singles, and isn't penalised because, supposedly, she tweaked her knee. And/or because she was in a tiff because she wasn't allowed to keep her 5 (!) courtesy cars

And yet the organisers are bending over backwards, completely changing the schedule, to try and get her doubles in

While at the same time, Venus - her doubles partner - failed to give her interview today after losing in mixed, not even an injured knee story, just didn't show up

I'm all for the commercial attraction of star players for the general public, but if they take the mick out of the system, and fail to engage with said public, then enough's enough, Jamie

"Every women's doubles match in the draw was scheduled for either Thursday or Friday, with the sole exception being the Williams sisters' clash against Camila Osorio and Solana Sierra. That match has been included on Saturday's schedule but remains 'to be arranged' and will not take place before 4.30pm. This means no specific court has yet been allocated.

On Friday, tournament director Jamie Baker said: "We are giving her as much time [as possible]. Obviously, we want her to play, if she possibly can. In terms of the days, it's a guideline. Like that's what we're hoping to do based on trying to get the tournament finished."

"There are actually sometimes exceptional circumstances, whether it's weather or injuries or actually sometimes also conflicts of players playing in two or three events. It doesn't happen that often, but occasionally you do get the odd match that carries over. And we wouldn't do that if we felt it was putting the rest of the competition in any type of danger of putting it back. Let's see."

the addict · Tennis legend

Copying this from the General thread.

Four of the seven doubles matches were against much higher-ranked opponents, and it would have been a real upset if GB had won any of them. Heather and Katie did very well, but Katie isn't a doubles player.

Of the rest, Harriet and Maia had a chance in their match, but were edged out by their experienced opponents.

Freya and Eden underperformed - I was disappointed in their play today.

As for Liv and Tereza - they didn't really get going (pressure of expectation ?). The way the draw went they could/should have made the QF, but as last year a bad day in the office from Liv (and in the mixed doubles).

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Exactly

Very disappointing that not one of the three reasonable chances got a win - and no outsider win either

indiana · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
So, Serena skips her interview for singles, and isn't penalised because, supposedly, she tweaked her knee. And/or because she was in a tiff because she wasn't allowed to keep her 5 (!) courtesy cars

And yet the organisers are bending over backwards, completely changing the schedule, to try and get her doubles in

While at the same time, Venus - her doubles partner - failed to give her interview today after losing in mixed, not even an injured knee story, just didn't show up

I'm all for the commercial attraction of star players for the general public, but if they take the mick out of the system, and fail to engage with said public, then enough's enough, Jamie

"Every women's doubles match in the draw was scheduled for either Thursday or Friday, with the sole exception being the Williams sisters' clash against Camila Osorio and Solana Sierra. That match has been included on Saturday's schedule but remains 'to be arranged' and will not take place before 4.30pm. This means no specific court has yet been allocated.

On Friday, tournament director Jamie Baker said: "We are giving her as much time [as possible]. Obviously, we want her to play, if she possibly can. In terms of the days, it's a guideline. Like that's what we're hoping to do based on trying to get the tournament finished."

"There are actually sometimes exceptional circumstances, whether it's weather or injuries or actually sometimes also conflicts of players playing in two or three events. It doesn't happen that often, but occasionally you do get the odd match that carries over. And we wouldn't do that if we felt it was putting the rest of the competition in any type of danger of putting it back. Let's see."

Sorry, she's tweaked her knee and they are delaying the Williams' match, giving her as much time as possible?

I find that stunning and utterly unfair on their opponents.

telstar · Club Coach

Let's go Camilla and Solana!