The Gays and Tennis, Part 170 -- On to the Wimbledon Finals!

Roddick was severely fuckable back in the day.

Oh, Andy.

Gosh, the Murray tribute got to me.

He was never my favorite, but seeing Rafa, Roger and Novak take part in the tribute was very cool. They clearly have a ton of respect for him.

Did they play "you had a bad day" for him?

Was that Venus in the tribute to Andy?

[quote]Did they play "you had a bad day" for him?

They played that for Rishi.

Andy looks so fucking old.

Andy's send-off was really cool. Though I was surprised there was no Serena considering they played doubles together. It was lovely to see how much Andy is respected by his peers.

Djokovic looks pretty rough.

Really liked the tribute, though I didn’t like how the players in the video were clearly just reading scripted lines.

Would have been better to hear their own words and takes.

Not that any of it was insincere but it was clear they wrote a script and divided out who would say what.

grrrr

Flayvah

More butts please.

Serena has now come out for Murray. I think Murray might be the most popular player of all time among his fellow players. Even Federer's goodbye didn't cause this kind of reaction.

On the Tennis Podcast, they noted it was odd that Roger wasn’t on court for the retirement ceremony, despite being on the grounds.

They speculated he didn’t want to draw focus, as he’s such a Wimbledon luminary.

Who knows.

Tiafoe is playing Carlitos really well. But what is up with the weird epaulet things on the Nike shirts?

Tiafoe had a minor chance to possibly close it out (when he was up 30-0 on Alcaraz's serve at 5-5 in the 4th) , but Alcaraz wins the 4th set tiebreak and cruises in the 5th

[quote] But what is up with the weird epaulet things on the Nike shirts?

Perhaps it’s a subtle tribute to Roger? He went through an epaulet phase.

Wow, the girl playing Gauff makes Martina seem feminine

Is it me or does Sakkari look kind of gaunt in the face?

ODS Tommy and his hairy tummy through in straights

Carlitos split

Roger was just interviewed on ESPN. He said he had a previous commitment he couldn’t miss which prevented him from attending Andy’s send off. It sounds like he absolutely would’ve been there if possible.

This short. Ideology talks about our fav nLegs.

Damn typos. This video talks about of our favorite Legs.

Roddick always reminded me of my step-grandfather watching old reruns of Anus 'n' Andy.

Il Gingio over Thiccmanovic in straights

I was surprised to see that Coco is a blonde now.

Was that really a woman playing against coco?

Her hair is so trash (coco)

Malibu CoCo

Roger had a commitment and was also not sure when the Andy tribute would come. Roger was as usual a complete class act in his ESPN interview.

I play tennis at a few different clubs and many women and men and have noticed Legz+. The reaction has been overwhelmingly positive and lustful.

Cute Cam Team or Sascha Sneer Team?

Novaxx Team or Popyrin Team?

Boss Daddy Team or Tabilo Team?

Poohey Team or Demon Team?

Sascha, Novaxx, Boss Daddy, Poohey

Teams Norrie, Pop, Tabilo, and Demon

It was Mirka’s feeding time

Emma Raducanu ends Andy Murray's Wimbledon career as she pulls out of her mixed doubles match alongside him 'due to stiffness in her wrist'

R12 I would love to wash his balls.

Norrie is just so bad

Norrie achieved way more than I thought he would professionally though.

Comesaña / Musetti is a feast for the eyes!

Mopsy over Shapo in 5

Mopsy has won three give setters in this first three rounds, been subject to multiple delays, and has to play in-form Sinner tomorrow. Ouch. We'll see if he can make it interesting.

Ugh. Has Svitolina always done the fist pump after every point? I always thought she was just boring, but now she's boring and fucking annoying.

Yeah, Shelton has been on the order of play almost every day of the tournament. Taxing.

The French conquest of SW19 continues: The UGOAT, Fils and Mpetschi-Perricard all through to the 4th ropund today, and Halys (in Wonderland) 2 sets up over The Brat/Legz.

Wow! Iga is OUT!!

Struff looks like he could throw a mean fuck.

R48 Iga out! Jesus Aitch Christ

It's all falling into place for lightning to strike twice for Emma Fucking Radacanu!

I've never heard of Comesana until today.

R51 I think it's his first Slam. He's mainly been playing in Challengers. He created a stir in the first round by taking our Rublev, and seems to be maintaining that form - he's seriously troubling Musetti today.

Emma has stuff wrist. Who knows how far she can go...but she's been playing great

Pop-Pop takes the first set over NoVaxx.

Djokovic has an excellent haircut.

Iga looked so lost in the 2nd and 3rd sets, but all credit to Putintseva, who kept her unforced errors to a minimum.

Alexei Popyrin has a beautiful service motion. Reminds me a lot of Goran Ivanisevic.

Rybakina demolishes Woz and spares any more of her stupid comeback.

I was a stahhh once!

Do we really believe Nole had knee surgery? He’s moving awfully well for someone who supposedly had surgery a month ago.

Boss Daddy looking good - tenniswise and physically.

Yes, we really believe he had surgery.

Novaxx's credibility factor is right up there with Zverev's.

Boss Daddy through in straights

Legz in 5

Carlitos Team or UGOAT Team?

Mopsy Team or Il Gingio Team?

NSYG Team or Small Cat Team?

ODS Tommy Team or RBA Team?

Carlito, Ginge, Med, RBA.

UGOAT Team

Il Gingio Team

NYSG Team

RBA Renaissance Team

Francisco Comesańa it was sweet... but all too brief.

DO come gain!

Bossy Daddy plays Zod tomorrow.

Small cat.

Svitokina and Leylah belong to the same fist-pump after every point - even when their opponent makes an unforced. So annoying. Feels like bad sportsmanship.

Watching the UGOT interview on TC. He’s really a delightful guy and his english is surprisingly good.

[quote] I've never heard of Comesana until today.

Comesana comme ça.

Wait, Bossy Daddy doesn't play Zod until Monday. It was originally on the Flashscores schedule, but it changed. I probably should have looked at the actual Wimbledon website.

Kneel before Zod!

Will be interesting to see what kind of reception Raducanu gets when she takes the court Sunday. I’ll wager it won’t be the warmth she’s accustomed to.

Emma will be fine. It’s Andy Murray’s mum who needs to watch her back.

MORE rain in London today. And cold.

I hope the PP wasn't riding him all night long. He's going to need his energy to beat the rain and RBA.

[quote] He's going to need his energy to beat the rain

King Kong will stop the rain.

**kisses doll**

Enjoying the Paolini/Keys match.

Ugh, poor Madison!

Terrible! Madison was clearly in a lot of pain.

The UGOAT goes on absolute tear in the third set.

Breaks Carlitos 3X.

Wow.

This sort of thing always seems to happen to her....just as a draw opens up and a slam title is in sight, she either gets injured or chokes. That collapse against Sabalenka in last year's USO semis was one of the most brutal I've seen.

Why is Meddy "small cat"?

It means "pussy", he called an opponent or lines person or chair umpire that.

Coco match will be interesting

Carlos and I have decided to keep our relationship on the down-low for the time being.

That was a quality match.

Humbert fought like a tiger all the way, but Alcaraz just turned on the after-burners in the last two games.

Alcaraz - like last year - will be very battle hardened going into the sharp end of the tournament.

Yeah Sinner, spank the fratboy out of Shelton but good!

The only thing interesting about a Gauff match is seeing how far the commentators are going to crawl up her ass

Raducanu lost first set, doesn't look good for her

DL fave Ben Barnes is at Wimbledon today watching the Emma match.

I knew Humbert would be difficult for Alcaraz. I knew he'd lose at least one set.

Now that Sveeönchuck is out of contention, I’m penciling in Coco Goat as this year’s champion.

R94, he jinxed her

Fellow men's locker room fave Donna Vekic into the QFs!

Raducanu fell and is now getting treatment. She won 2nd set. They are just beginning 3rd set when she fell

I think there's a problem with lower back too...

Raducanu's back has been bothering her the whole match.

Yeah, don't think she can win this...too bad

Anybody else loving the tension between Renae Stubbs and Brad Gilbert? She clearly can't stand him and he clearly couldn't give a shit.

(I don't like him, either.)

russian asshole will face Sinner next round

i'm watching bbc's broadcast. They have less ads. See what they do during changeovers....In US broadcasts, they cut to ads straight away.

So glad Sinner took out obnoxious fug Shelton

Pam Shriver coaching Donna Vekic into the Quarter Finals.

Shelton's body is amazing. Nobody rooting for Sinner should be calling anyone else a "FUG." Fug, thy name is Jannik Sinner.

Talking the neck up, dear. Shelton makes Sinner look like a supermodel.

Sun has the label “Astonish” prominently displayed on her chest. Just a coincidence or is she trolling Radacanu?

Rennae Stubbs is obnoxious.

Damn, our Grigor is out. Just horrendously sad. The referee is going to hear from a lot of angry players about the moisture at the back and sides of the court. Maddy Keys, Dimitrov, Raducanu--all slipped today. Cost Keys and Grigor their matches, for fucks sake.

Judy has said the “astonishing” comment was sarcasm.

She has no beef with Emma.

I had never seen Sun before today - I guess she played college tennis at Texas. I don't mind Radacanu, but I have no problems with her losing.

I, too, had never seen Sun play before. I was really impressed with how she handled the pressure of playing against a crowd favorite on Center Court. She really took it to Radacanu and deserved the win.

Brother Sun

Radacanu made some dumb returns today.

The other Emma - Navarro - plays such smooth all-court tennis. Her movement reminds me of Radwanska.

Is that Britney in the back row of Coco's box!

Is this where we talk about Britney’s box?

The other Emma routined Coco.

Coco out..

Rybakina, Collins and Svitolina and Pepa Pig the last big names standing.

Navarro did very well.

Should America’s Sweetheart Danielle Rose Collins postpone her retirement? She’s done well this year.

Navarro rock solid and played great. Coco got flustered and her forehand broke down, as it does.

Every player has a range of play, and a range of stroke production. But the range should not be as big as Coco's is for a top 5 player. Sure, she may have a bad day with her forehand, but it shouldn't be THAT bad.

It's no secret that if you hammer Gauff's forehand it will break down. I thought that she had hired a coach specifically to work on the forehand. What happened with that?

Gilbert said that if she changes her grip and totally reworks her forehand it could upset the rest of her game. As dicey as her forehand is, she's achieved a LOT as is. And reworking a tennis stroke is NOT easy as things are ingrained by this point. So I just don't know what she does. I've always thought she could take a more defensive approach to her forehand, which she sort of did when she first started. Take a few steps back, hit more mid-pace higher-arc looping shots to give herself time and make her opponents have to make shots. I'm thinking Sabatini, or ASV, or Martinez. Then be aggressive with the forehand on mid-court balls and passing shots. I'm not a coach (though I do play tennis, lol), so I'm just throwing things out there.

ESPN must be bummed. The big names on the women's side are out.

I'm just relieved there's still a billionaire heiress in the draw...

[quote]And reworking a tennis stroke is NOT easy

Troof. Even for us hackers. Replacing my flat first serve with a topspin first serve nearly killed me.

bye Mopsy :-(

I don't like Mopsy. He’s coarse and rough and irritating, and he gets everywhere.

ODS Tommy over RBA in straights

I like him Mopsy.

Like Carlitos, he smiles a lot and laughs a lot and looks like he's actually having fun. Plus his body is insane.

He's an overbearing, bellowing fratboy. Maybe he'll mellow in time, but for now I find him pretty unwatchable.

well, that's what makes a market

wow, Navarro beat Osaka and Gauff! Fabulous achievement.

Indeed!

Navarro could win this whole thing

Pro Mopsy here, though he does get on my nerves when he takes overkill to a whole new level. It's positive energy, though, which makes all the difference.

The players I can't stand are those, like Djokovic and Zverev, who bring Tasmanian Devil energy to the game.

Boss Daddy Team or Sascha Sneer Team?

Lore Team or GMP Team?

Fils Team or Demon Team?

Legz Team or Novaxx Team?

Wow. Mental, physicsal collapses have destroyed Dart and Radacanu, Keys and Gauff, Wimbledon will have a 3rd straight year of a shocking winner unless Rybakina - a total bore - wins. Gauff was the most pathetic. Goodbye Brad Gilbert.

I hope TC shows the Gauff-Navarro match tonight, I missed it during the day.

Teams BD, GMP, Fils, and Centre Court sinkhole.

Exactly what R144 said.

Daddy Fritz team

Musettimi

Minotaur/Hitlerstache team

Brat/Legz team

Thanks ever so much for asking!

Even in the Middle Ages Pembrokeshire was 'the little England that is beyond Wales'.

I'm sorry, is Wimbledon in Pembrokeshire?

Wimbledon is a district of London, England. Pembrokeshire is a county in Wales.

So why are you talking about Pembrokeshire?

I think someone's cross-posting from the UK General Election thread.

There's lustful discussion of hot new Labour Pembroke MP, Henry Tufnell.

Small cat.

Thank you, R151. I was starting to think I had dementia...

Thank you, R152. Small cat, lol. A bad thing?? (they're just cute)

R154, he means, pussy. I think Meddy is adorable in that vid, his anger is rather childish and harmless.

I think that MaliVia Washington had the best legs of any male tennis player ever.

R105. Fewer, dear, not less.

R157, I may need to marry you.

MaliVai not MaliVia. He was an announcer for a while after he stopped playing but then disappeared.

watching Lore v GMP

GMP is no A. Fils in the looks department

Elena "stop boring me with your questions" Rybakina Team

Boss "you know what you did" Daddy Team

Legz Team

Demon Hitler Team

Peppa Team (of course!)

Danielle Rose Team

Musetti Team (because he already won)

Elina "the slaughter of my people will not stop me from injecting filler into my lips" Team

I 'm just not a De Minaur fan. He seems like a nice guy, but he does nothing for me.

Fils flailing after an early break in the second.

Rybakina and Kalinskaya lead the WTA in the looks department. In particular, Anna K is really beautiful!

Madison Keys for TJ Maxx! I had not seen that commercial before.

Credit to Fils for being able to change up what he was doing, cutting out the errors, and overpowering Demon in the third set.

Is that aa pimple or an errant mole between Taylor Fritz’s eyebrows? If mole, we are not pleased.

Lleyton Hewitt hasn’t aged well. He looks like the nasty drunk you’d want to avoid at your local pub.

Demon gets the job done. He's up to number 6 in the live rankings. He really is becoming this generation's David Ferrer.

Momma’s Musetti gets it done in four

I don’t want to see Fritz go down in three routine sets and am hoping he’ll try something new to disrupt Zverev’s game. Unfortunately, I don’t think he has the variety of shot to do that.

Peppa power unleashed!

A. Zverev

Yay, after Zverev double faults to get broken in the 3rd set, Fritz holds serve to close out the set.

luvly Lore

Putintseva is such a brat on court. Peppa has mellowed out with that nonsense, but she was formerly the worst behaved in the WTA. It just comes off petulant and childish.

Danielle Rose remains the grande dame of cunting around the court, but somehow she comes off more fiery and authoritative and it just looks less pathetic coming from her.

R175 damn that pesky fold in the shorts hem fabric!

[quote] Yay

I’m so happy.

Putinseva looks like that evil fetish doll in "Trilogy of Terror". Thank goodness the glamorous Peppa is about to send this bitch packing.

PEPA.

PEPA PIG!

The GAYS love Peppa!

Love Danielle. Bet she’d be a good hang.

[quote] The GAYS love Peppa!

Peppa is the only great, big fat person the gays love.

[quote]Danielle Rose remains the grande dame of cunting around the court, but somehow she comes off more fiery and authoritative and it just looks less pathetic coming from her.

I used to dislike Collins but now I’m a big fan. I’ve come to respect her fiery demeanor and her stubborn willfulness on court.

Fritz forces a fifth!

BOSS.

BOSS DADDY!

Nice. Boss Daddy plays an elite tiebreak and is coming back on Zod, forcing a fifth.

I always love the "Rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb...." noise that emanates from the Centre Court crowd at the end of a shock or dramatic set. Quintessentially Wimbledon!

Wow, I honestly thought Fritz was gonna fold after losing the first two sets to Zverev, but now we're into the 5th!

Daddy breaks!

Taylor breaks!

USA! USA! USA!

Geez. Taylor’s mom looks like a burn victim.

"I do love the smell of The Ratfaced Cunt losing a match from 2 sets to love up in the morning!"

"Enjoy your flight home" ratfaced cunt!

What the hell did Zverev tell Fritz at the net? Anybody read lips?

Whingeing about his knee, according to Taylor... although he put it far more diplomatically!

At one point it looked like Fritz was annoyed with what Zverev said. I can just imagine Zverev saying something douchey like, “Too bad my knee wasn’t 100% because it would have been a different story then.”

Collins has all the grace and charm of a lot lizard.

I do enjoy a real Battle of The Cunts!

I think Collins is the archetype of RBF.

Yeah, she's surly, prickly, and definitely has RBF, but she's proven to pretty cool off court.

In the off-court interviews I’ve seen, she comes across as much more soft-spoken and gracious.

Legz needs to start channeling his inner cunt to make this a match.

In order of preference for the Wimby title:

De Minaur

Alcaraz

Sinner

Medvedev

Paul

Musetti

Fritz

The Dregs

Ooh, I'll play:

De Minaur

Musetti

Paul

Alcaraz

Fritz

Sinner

Medvedev

The Dregs

I'd like Medvedev to win it all.

Small cat.

Alcaraz

Medvedev

Fritz

Musetti

Rune

Paul

Sinner

Djokovic

De Minaur

Is that Shino Tsurubuchi calling one of the lines in the Djokovic v. Rune match?

Taylor Friiiiiiiiiitz.

R210 Yes!

Happy for Fritz. He played great and fully deserved to win.

R196 and R198 Fritz confirmed Zverev brought up his knee.

Wune.

Fritz

Sinner

Paul

De Minaur

Alcaraz

Musetti

Medvedev

Rune

Djokovic

Team anybody but Garfia

Team Djoker. (No, I'm not djoking.)

I want him to get one more Major to get clear of that Court cunt, then I'll happily bid him adieu.

I am GOAT.

bye Legz

I want a Daddy Fritz and Tommy final. Not only would it be the first all-American slam final since, like, forever but also the ultimate PP face-off!

Demon

bye Arthur

Il Gingio Team or Small Cat Team?

Carlitos Team or ODS Tommy Team?

This is how I like Lore. Naked and in my bedroom.

[quote] bye Arthur

I loved her on The Golden Girls.

Il Gingio

Alcaraz (Garfia) team

I, for one, am very thankful you asked.

Please explain Garfia for Carlitos?

Spaniards often carry both the maternal and the paternal surnames.

Alcaraz is his dad. Garfia is his mom.

The first or paternal surname is Alcaraz and the second or maternal family name is Garfia.

R228 it's his full Spanish name: Carlos Alcaraz Garfia. In Spain you take both last names of your parents.

See also: Roberto Carballes Baena, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina etc.

[quote] Please explain Garfia for Carlitos?

In addition, when Carlitos first started playing professionally he was listed as Carlos Alcaraz. At some point the draws and scores started using his full name of Carlos Alcaraz Garfia. I’m not sure why that happened (or why it didn’t happen in the first place) given that, as R231 indicated, RCB, ADF and others are referred to by their full names. Nadal, interestingly, has always been referred to as Rafael Nadal rather than his full name.

Sometimes Spaniards choose one or the other. I dated a guy who used his mother's surname. He didn't like his father very much.

^ Thanks guys.

Novak had no problems with Rune today

ODS mean what?

Novak goes out of his way to make people dislike him.

He definitely has some cuntitude.

He's the obnoxious drunk at the party who alienates everyone, then throws a tantrum because nobody likes him.

In order of preference for Wimby title:

Vekić

Svitolina

Navarro

Rybakina

Peppa

Krejčíková

Paolini

R237, that’s how you know his mind is back in the game. The ennui of the first half of the year is gone—it’s time to revel in anger and maybe drink the helpless tears of those he destroys.

Svitolini - Slava Ukraini!

Navarro - help save tennis in the USA!

Rybakina - beauty queen

Paolini - win for the little people!

Vekić - who?

Radovcic - double who? and how do you say this name??

Krejčíková - well we can't all be beauty queens

Peppa - and we can't all be svelte

Did someone say "tears"?

Team Peppa!

Peppa team!

R237 When you're the best you can do whatever you want.

Of course, R246, but that doesn't merit love or respect.

Daddy deserves to make another baby tonight!

"Spaniards often carry both the maternal and the paternal surnames."

So what happens when two people with both maternal and paternal surnames get married. They just don't keep adding names in perpetuity, do they?

So if Carlos Alcaraz (paternal) Garfia (maternal) gets married to Conchita Martinez (paternal) Bernat (maternal) (I know, Conchita is a lesbian, but just to illustrate) and they have a son, Javier, and a daughter, Isabelle, what are their names? Only the maternal names carry? So, Javier Alcaraz Martinez and Isabelle Alcaraz Martinez?

Javier Alcaraz Martinez

Isabel Alcaraz Martinez

^^Whoops, I meant "only the paternal names carry?" Anyway, R250 answered the question.

Evonne Garfia Goolagong Carreño Busta

Fritz gf is a trouble maker. Dumb cunt

Watch the way The Ratfaced Cunt slams his chest into Taylor and uses his racquet to stop him walking away from him.

He's clearly used to trying to using physical intimidation to control people. Classic abuser move.

Oops, forgot link...

Sascha Sneer

He does make it difficult to root for him.

R253 She's not the problem here. Zverev's was just being his usual over-sensitive and cunty self. Also, regarding the social media controversy, since everyone in the ATP seems indifferent to Zverev's growing history of abuse accusations, at least she had the balls to acknowledge it (albeit in a perhaps overly cutesy, cryptic manner.)

"I will NEVER stop thirst-trapping!" vows recently-retired, Fernando Verdasco - who's now joined ADF's coaching team

Here the pimple or errant mole between Taylor Fritz’s eyebrows is clearly on display. Let us hope it is the former. The latter would be a disgrace.

Vekic/Sun is fun to watch at the moment.

[quote] Vekić - who?

She was banged by both Stan the Man and Kokk. Her cunt has more mileage than the entire field at Le Mans.

Sun’s game suddenly starting to collapse in the final set.

[quote] Sun’s game suddenly starting to collapse in the final set.

Sun. Set. Match.

Poor sinner...

Lucky Russian asshole!

Il piccolo Gingatto.

What happened to Sinner?

Her pussy has seen more dick than a men's bathroom!

Sinner is injured, he's gonna lose

Tommy is cute

Fucking Stan and Kokk - that's only two people. I want to hear about Vekic ATP gang bangs before I deem her a slut (a lucky slut).

R271 Yeah, not impressed.

Poor sinner can barely move

Very compelling men’s quarters today. I keep on flipping channels between Sinner/Medvedev and Alcaraz/Paul.

I think Sun is phenomenal.

Tommy, wow! What a great defensive player he's grown to become. Did you see that set point BH pass?

And he's beautiful and hairy, there's that.

Carlitos regroups and snatches the second. Sinner a break down in the 5th, and not looking good.

Gilles Simon and his big cock are in Daniil's box. I'll be surprised if he's able to walk come September.

R278 I was walking fine within a day or two.

Small cat

Wow, Medvedev. Awesome match, good for him. Great big-match player.

Lovely, charming guy.

Hats off to Medvedev. He badly choked in the beginning of the match to lose the 1st set but then he rebounded nicely. #teamsmallcat

#smallcatteam

Medvedev's great and I'm surprised he doesn't get more love. He's obviously very intelligent and a good bloke, with a great sense of humour. His English is great but his French is even better.

#teampetitchat

Carlos is just a massive stud.

#petitchatequipe

I'm so annoyed with Chris Fowler today. He will not shut the fuck up DURING a point.

I never really paid attention to him, and didn't really get the vitriol directed towards him.....until today. OY VEY.

ESPN should cut off the Fowler's commentary the minute the point starts, which means the serve as well, Mr. Fowler.

bye ODS Tommy :-(

Yay! Carlitos advances. I’m so happy.

[quote] ODS mean what?

Our dumb sweet.

Is ODS Tommy - beyond standing for Our Dear Sweet - supposed to be wink to "odious"? It seems like a double meaning befitting of DL.

R293 I don't think it is - I can't remember anyone mentioning before - and I'm here all the fucking time!

But it should be. Brilliant!

Paolini is journeywoman?

Paolini's brilliant year goes from strength to strength. Absolutely crushes Navaro.

"Paolini is journeywoman?"

She's probably not anymore, but she definitely was. He career started in earnest in 2015 (even though Wiki says she turned pro on 2011). She didn't play the main draw of a Slam until 2019 - and it was only one Slam that year before consistently playing starting in 2020. She never advanced beyond the second round of a Slam until 2024 (AO). First tournament win didn't come until 2021 (a 250) and second win 2024. She didn't reach the Top 50 until 2022, top 20 in 2023. So, in addition to direct entry, she was qualifying, relying on wild cards, sometimes playing challengers for quite a few years before she got established - which is sort of the journeyman MO.

^^Whoops, I meant "Top 30 in 2023."

[quote]Is ODS Tommy - beyond standing for Our Dear Sweet - supposed to be wink to "odious"?

Not for me. The only thing odious about ODS Tommy is that skanky attention-whore PP.

Demon Team or Novaxx Team?

Musetteami or Boss Daddy Team?

Peppa Team or Barbora Team?

Rybakina Team or Mrs GEMS Team?

Novaxx

Boss Daday (but Musetti is fine)

Peppa

Robot-kina

Minotaur/Hitlerstache team

Musettimi

Peppa Pig team

Rybakina team

R300, don’t you have any teams beyond Demon team?

I can't decide between them.

Demon Mamma’s Mussi Peppa Slava Ukraini

Demon

Mamma’s Mussi

Peppa

Slava Ukraini

luvly Lore

Demon ! Take down that cry baby goat.

Riding Boss Daddy to the bitter end, with his big brown puppy dog eyes. (but Musetti's beautiful so I'll cope)

No pissant Peppa for me - so I'll go with Barbora.

And damn, last one's hard - Svitolina over the Moscow babe, but only by a hair.

Demon Hitler Team

Boss Daddy Winning it 4 the Girls (and Boys) Team

Peppa Team (of course!)

Elena You'll Never Hear Me Yell "C'mon" Team

Demon Team

Don't Get Upsetti, Trust Musetti

Peppa. Peppa Pig Team

Slava Ukraini Team

Another tantrum by big baby Djoke.

GO AWAY NOVAXX! You're embarrassing yourself.

Novaxx, hon, respect is earned, not demanded. Go ahead, win a million more majors, it won't change anyone's mind about you.

Just when you thought Novaxx could not get more exhausting....here he goes again. I would not be surprised if he wins but please just go away.

Damn it to Hell. Demon - who seemed to get an injury on match point of his 4th round match against Fils - pulls out of this quarter final match against NoVaxx. As if he didn't need any more luck after getting a pretty easy draw in the first 3 rounds.

If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.

Happy Birthday, Nikola Tesla

Whenever Ostapenko serves, she makes such a weird face as she tosses the ball. It's kind of a goofy grimace and her head seems turned slightly sideways instead of looking up at where she wants the toss to be.

I don't know what you mean!

Remarkably accurate depiction of Jelena's on court demeanour.

Baby Shapo.

Neither of those ladies’ matches went the way I was hoping 😔

I'm rooting for fritz

I'm watching bbc feed, listening to Nick k. Commentary

Queen Camilla appears to be watching the match with her Bad Drag Double

LoLo takes the second set and immediately goes a break up in the third.

For the moment, he seems to have figured out a way to neutralise Taylor's strengths.

Not watching, but keeping an eye on the score--is Fritz going to lose this opportunity?

And Shapo with the pit hair, love to see it.

Taylor just can't handle Lorenzo's slices. It's glaring!

luvly

I saw Sheena Easton in the audience!

Oh shit. It wasn’t Sheena after all. It was my medication fucking with my vision.

Sheena Easton dated Andre Aggassi (briefly) in the mid-90s.

Lorenzo takes the first break in the 5th set.

The crowd are SO into this match.

R330 So one could say that Andre Agassi spent at least one night inside Sheena's sugar walls

LORENZO YOU BEAUTY!

Three cheers for Mussy!

How is his hair so perfect after 5 sets?

Jesus Musetti

...and the GeNtS

Musetti played a hell of a match. He exploited Fritz’s weaknesses and played with such self-belief.

Could one of our resident hair-doers do a good turn for Our Pam?

Mr, Insufferable will have made it to the semis or finals without having played against anyone in the top 10, and the only top 20 player he's faced is Rune in a very bad patch. Pretty sure NoVaxx has a deal with the devil.

Fuck musetti and his ugly mole!

The slams are always fun up to certain point and then it only takes one day of results to make them turn to shit. This was that day.

Fuck Musetti? HELL YEAH!!!!

[quote]Fuck musetti

[quote] Fuck musetti and his ugly mole!

We appreciate your comment. We also noticed today that he, unfortunately, also has a mole on the back of his neck which is usually covered by his collar and/or hair.

It's a hell of a win, but he's played well on the grass. Taylor just doesn't have the right stuff to break through yet. Not sure he ever will! This one will sting.

Blame the poison pussy.

This is the worst Wimby! There's no good storyline heading into the semis. Musetti is cool, I guess. But Novak will utterly destroy him.

In fact, Novak will cruise to the title. (Hurt knee my ass.) Carlos won't do it twice in a row. Especially because he's actually been very inconsistent in matches he should be breezing through. That won't work against Novak.

And while I like Ryba, I wanted it to be a bit more challenging. She should also cruise to the title.

G*E*M*S death today.

The Novaxx rant was embarrassing. He has the worst most sensitive rabbit ears and the way he tries to scold crowds is ridiculously smug and unbecoming. I don't care how great anyone is. You do not get to decide how people feel or react to you. His stick up the ass peacock walk is enough to make anyone roll their eyes and want to cheer against him. The ego on this guy is absurd.

Gotta love the title on the Guardian’s main web page today:

[quote]Musetti edges Fritz in five-set thriller to set up Djokovic semi

Someone must have had fun with that title, because they then added “-final” after “semi”. And, unfortunately, if you follow the link you end up with a much more prosaic title: “Lorenzo Musetti sinks Taylor Fritz in five sets to set up Djokovic clash”.

R350, I think his ears were especially sensitive that day because his children were there in the stadium to hear the crowd. I’m a fan of Djokovic’s tennis but I do think he’s a bit paranoid at times. I really believe the crowd was just cheering Rune on and not booing him.

What a cunt!

I have been rooting for Donna Vekic since round 3, but only because I had her confused for Petra Martic, and I really like to see a veteran break through. Now with this realization, I have nobody to root for among the milquetoast quarterfinalists.

This is Vecic’s first semi in 43 grand slams. I think she qualifies as a veteran who is finally breaking through.

Is she journeywoman?

Like Vekic a lot. But she seems to torture herself out there.

At 5-5 in the third set, Vekic looks exhausted while Paolini looks like she could play another set.

Vekic looks like she can’t keep on banging.

Pao-Pao-Paolini Pao-wers her way into a second consecutive Slam Final. Fairytale stuff!

Poor Vecic. That tiebreak was agony.

Wonderful match!

I'm happy for Paolini but feel terribly for Vekic, ugh.

Paolini's personality - and that laugh - is so infectious.

She could be great for the women's game - kind of reminds me of Li Na.

Billie Jean King saying on the BBC that she doesn’t think she’s ever seen a match that was so tight for such an extended time. They both gave it their all.

Is she doubles specialist?

Why do tennis players, at least nominally, represent their countries in Grand Slam events?

Got to hand it to Krejcikova - her ability to cunt down and grind her way back into a match is unrivalled.

It really looked like Rybakina was going to run away with it at the end of the first set.

Was "cunt down" on purpose R368? It's hilarious as a typo or as a purposeful jab.

Nobody ever 'cunted down' like Chrissie E...

R369 yeah, it was on purpose. I'm an awe of Barbora's cuntitude in all areas.

Who is Krejcikova’s blond coach? He’s gorgeous.

This Jana Novotna moment has me welling up. She was so beloved by the Wimbledon crowd.

I actually think this could be a great final - two perennial underdogs who will fight until the last.

I don’t know which of them I want to win on Saturday—they’re both so darned nice.

Team Jazzy P

R372 - this guy? Pavel Moti

Jazzy P team

Wow I'm shocked, can't believe she lost

Wimbledeon really means zilch in terms of who wins it now, for the 3rd straight year, for the women. I miss the days when the best 4 ladies battled in the semis, like 1980, 1984 etc.

Not interesting to me at all.

Just as I predicted….a Paolini/Krejcikova final…….said no one, ever.

Paolini reminds me of Arantxa, but she's better looking than Arantxa.

R382, I hope she also doesn’t launder money.

Arantxa had such a fun name -- I loved how the announcers said "Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario."

Or just Bumblebee!

The Barcelona Bumblebee, LOL

Bud did love his rhymes and alliteration.

Small Cat team or Alcaraz (Garfia) team?

Musettimi or Novaxx team?

I'm rooting for carlo's yellow teeth

[quote] I'm rooting for carlo's yellow teeth

This Carlo?

Alcaraz Team

Muuuuuuuuuuusetti (This Isn't Even A Question) Team

Small Cat Team

Luvly Lore Team

Is Wimbledon the slam where the Mens' and Womens' winners have to dance? I hope not unless Jazzy P is dancing with Musetti; assuming she wins, of course.

Small cat takes the 1st set!

What did Smallcat say?

Alcaraz should not have shaved this morning, however I expect that he is intending to be in the final so he must be timing the stubble for that (I hope)

It would be lovely if this was the final and Novaxx had been disposed of earlier in the tournament

I think the umpire heard him swear at her (3 times ‘fuck you!’ according to most, with an added a ‘bitch’ or ‘piece of shit’ at the end according to others), and she called over a supervisor and the tournament referee. They discussed the issue for a bit and she gave him a warning for unsportsmanlike conduct in the end. Perhaps the umpire Eva Asderaki wanted to discuss a stronger punishment (defaulting?)?

keep it classy Small Cat!

They should penalize him like they do in hockey and in this case go ahead, play the match, but disqualify him from participating in the next major. Of course all the majors would have to agree on that kind of ruling ...

Not sure how anyone can root for the russian asshole. He should have been defaulted.

It was a difficult call and replays have shown how close it was. Asderaki's probably the most experienced umpire on the tour and even she had to seek advice on this one.

Medvedev got his punishment for swearing at the umpire but it would seem she and the supervisors decided that was enough as it had been such a close, difficult call.

Quadz+

How is it that Alcaraz is consistently lousy in first set and then most great from then on?

Medvedev should've won the fourth set but came apart.

[quote]How is it that Alcaraz is consistently lousy in first set and then most great from then on?

Ask Djokovic, its his strategy as well these days ...

I'm sure it will be Djokovic v Alcaraz in the final. That will be fun to watch.

Is there anyone here or anyone you know who is “Nole” team?

PRAYING 🙏🏼 for a Lorenzo win

I'd love it if the crowd started chanting "Mooooooooosetti" just to piss Djokovic off.

More like “Molesetti”. Amirite?

R410 No, you autistic freak.

There are still a few, R407, per this thread, as obnoxious and willfully blind as we'd expect them to be.

R407, sorry, but I am. I've written this before, but the reason I admire Djokovic is because, when he joined the tour, Federer and Nadal were so dominant and everyone else seemed to resign themselves to playing supporting cast to those two superstars. But Djokovic wasn't going to be satisfied with that. He committed himself to improving his technique, his physicality, and his mental game so that he could challenge those two seemingly invincible athletes. Djokovic wasn't intimidated going up against two of the all-time greats, and for that I give him a lot of credit. Now, as for the ingratiating things he does (thankfully he finally stopped with the "boobs out" gesture), his anti-vax stance, his frequent boorish behavior on court, etc., I remind myself of that quote about amazing athletes with clay feet. Roughly paraphrasing, it goes something like, "Admire them for what they can do, not for who they are."

Oh lord, the BBC have served up the Axis of Awful as the commentary team for this match: McEnroe, Kyrgios and The King of Bore, Andrew Castle. Cue much fellating of Novak and platitudes galore!

McEnroe's defense of Djokovic today was to say that despite everyone having 'dark' thoughts about Djokovic, "he is well liked in the locker room"

and its Fowl-er on ESPN, sigh

The commentators I’d like to retire are the McEnroes.

R413, I only admire what they can do if I can also admire who they are, or at least not be totally put off by who they are.

R418, I totally get that because my husband is the same way. He can't stand Djokovic and won't watch his matches. I, on the other hand, love watching Djokovic play because of his amazing technique. I'm just a lousy club player, but I try to emulate Djokovic's groundstrokes and his serve. And, yeah, I've also been trying to increase my flexibility because, as I've gotten older, I've been getting more of those pesky injuries, ugh.

I need Musetti to sit on my face.

Djokovic joined the tour in 2003 before Fed or Nadal had won a Slam. They just got there first.

More booty shots!

Of whom?

Djokovic is playing really well.

What slump? What knee surgery?

Musetti has his baby's heartbeat tattoo'd on him bicep. He's a sweetheart.

I hope one of the questions in the press conference for Djokovic is what he thinks about reaching the finals without having played against anyone in the top 10.

R426 Yes, because we all know how Djokovic has struggled against the top10.

Certainly he has this year. R427, with losses to Ruud, Sinner and de Minaur.

His kids are little cutie pies.

Novak Djokovic-Carlos Alcaraz at the finals on Sunday!

A part of me is glad that neither of the semis went to five sets today. I’m hoping that Alcaraz and Djokovic will both be well rested for an epic rematch of last year’s final.

Djokovic is an excessively complicated personality. There have been plenty of alienating athletes but I’ve never seen anyone who was so self-destructive yet so successful.

It's puzzling that Djokovic doesn't seem to understand that being so utterly full of himself is what makes him so unpopular.

I sincerely hope Carlos can take Djokovic down. I want Nole to look back at Wimbeledon as yet ANOTHER loss in 2024. I'd really like for him to go the full Tennis year without a win so that, every time he plays, the announcers bring it iup.

Sadly, I'm preparing myself for Novaxx hoisting the trophy. I hope at least that its a dogfight.

We could discuss Djokovic and why he's not liked for days. There are so many reasons.

Thing is, when he first came on the scene he was really liked and popular. And then he ruined it. He's still well-liked amongst other players so it's entirely his on-court and other antics which have turned people off. It takes a lot to make the Wimbledon crowd boo, even if they're hiding it under a 'ruuuuuune'.

Carlitos is going to have to be a lot more focused in the final. I don't think he can afford to go in and out of the match at least once a set against Novak.

I'm somewhat skeptical that Roger has a lot of time for Djokovic. I could be wrong of course, but in the whole 'well liked by other players' i think their may a few exceptions. Don't confuse the required polite conviviality with unspoken truths.

I LOVE Djokovic. ❤️

R438 It'll all come out in the wash. Like for years tennis fandom was saying Serena and Maria hated each others' guts, then we find out years later they're actually really good friends.

Hi, Novak/R439. Here's to your resounding loss on Sunday.

Eat me you stupid bitch

With all due respect to Roger, people change. Roger is no longer in the locker room with Nole. He may be confusing respect with likeability or just being diplomatic. No sense in Roger tarnishing his reputation by giving his true opiono of ND. I'm sure the other players respect his game but I doubt any of them are rushing to have drinks, green juice shots, or whatever the fuck, with him after a game or workout,even if Nole doesn't drink.

Are Maria and Serena good friends? If so, I didn’t know…

Alison Hughes is a great chair umpire, but the bitch gets bigger every time I see her

Lore legz

She'll soon become tennis's first couch umpire.

Fucking Novak with his new post-match 'fiddle' routine that seems to have replaced the boobs out. Pretending it's something to do with 'recognising' his daughter who's learning the violin, when it's fucking obvious it's to wind up and 'punish' those in the crowd that dared to cheer for his opponent.

It's so obvious with that manic shit-eating grin plastered all over his face while he's doing it.

God, he's such an egomaniacal fucking prick.

I hope Carlitos (metaphorically) rams that damn racquet down his throat on Sunday.

Soon his children will be old enough to hate him too.

erm, R448?

R448 go jump in the Atlantic Ocean shitard

R449 go suck your mom’s clit

You're a class act, R452. Enjoy all of those classic books you read.

Purcell/Pornstache Johnson team or Heliovaara/Patten team?

Townhouse/ova, Siniak team or Dabrowski/Routliffe team?

Definitely Townsend and Siniakova.

[quote]Purcell/Pornstache Johnson team or Heliovaara/Patten team?

They all look fuckable to me.

Thompson is the hawtest.

So Purcell/Pornstache Team.

I was a long-time Djokovic fan who got turned off by his anti-vax bullshit,

But he’s inarguably one of the absolute greats.

He started the year so poorly then amazingly pulled it together at RG before the injury.

And this post-surgery run is astounding. Massive credit to this guy. I don’t want to watch slams settled by who chokes less. I want these epic warriors.

At first I was a Djokovic fan too, before his head got huge.

But that ship sailed way before he became an anti-vaxxer.

Lots of bitter old vindictive twats reply here

I'm betting carlo's yellow teeth to win the final!

Novak's best buddy on the tour is Nick K. They have been practicing together!

[quote] I'm betting carlo's yellow teeth to win the final!

This Carlo?

[quote]Novak's best buddy on the tour is Nick K.

Well now, that pretty sums it all up then doesn't it; two contrarian misanthropic outcasts.

Havent posted in a while here

So happy Carlos defated Rasputin!

Poor Donna.

Go Mighty Mouse Paolini!

Musetti is riddled with moles.

I'm looking forward to the men's final. Alcaraz is the only competition for Djokovic. Carlos will need to bring his best game.

R467, but he’s a joy to watch anyway. He’s got wonderful speed and can make incredible shots.

I also hope for a Carlitos' win. There's always so much drama and bs around Novaxx that it is very difficult for me to support him; even though he is the greatest tennis player ever.

I think Cheeky Babs has too much game for Jazzy P.

Paolina!!

So far the women’s final looks like a first-round match, ugh.

Tommy Girl!

Jazzy P's pee break is paying off!

Paolini getting feistier, Babs starting to get cuntier after thinking she was going to cruise to victory (and you maybe couldn't blame her after the first set).

Paolini reminds me of Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario. Playing against the bigger hitters, she's not in control of her own destiny, but she is really adept at taking advantage of opportunities when those opponents falter.

Babs is cracking.

I really hope that Kejcikova doesn’t have a Novotna meltdown in the third.

Funny that Jazzy P, who's all of 4ft tall, has more aces in this match.

I really don't affirmatively like either of these players, or particularly dislike.

R481, I felt the same way, but Paolini is beginning to win me over with her feistiness.

Paolini has an interesting ethnic background: Italian, Polish and Ghanian.

R481, felt the same way, but Paolini is beginning to win me over with her fetishness.

Chris Evert's commentary would be drastically improved by a glass (or five) of Pinot Grigio.

In high school, I was popular in the locker room, but it had nothing to do with how I played.....the game.

Day 13

Several famous stars rushed to see some live tennis as Wimbledon reaches its final stages. On Saturday (13 July), Hollywood star Kate Beckinsale (Serendipity, the Underworld franchise) was sat in the royal box alongside Skyfall and 1917 director Sam Mendes and Strictly Come Dancing professional Johannes Radebe. Hugh Jackman, who is in London to promote his new film, Deadpool & Wolverine, was also in attendence, sat with theatre director ian Rickson, while singer Ellie Goulding was also present. Former tennis pros Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova were there, also.

Kate Middleton is supposed to attend the men's final

And today Maria Sharapova headed back to SW19, this time as a guest in the Royal Box - just as she did last week on Day Three of the 2024 Championships.

The Russian, who hung up her tennis racquet as she retired in 2020, was joined by her fiance Alexander Gilkes in the posh seats to watch the ladies' singles final between Jasmine Paolini and Barbora Krejcikova on Centre Court.

The superstar couple are enjoying massive success in the business world with their growing empire.

SO????

Zendaya, Maya Jama, Anya Taylor-Joy, Tom Cruise and Pierce Brosnan also got an invite - but they were in the hospitality seats rather than the Royal Box.

WE WERE INVITED BUT WE DECLINED!

I feel like Krejcikova is fighting herself more than she’s fighting Paolini.

C'mon Babs, pull it together!

BOOBS OUT 4 BABS!

Who is your favorite Wimble? There are a ton of them.

Barbora has class.

She's hugging the shit out of the Hot Coach

They better wheel out some royalty for the trophy presentation or I'm calling mysogyny!

Where's the Duchess of Kent?

You are privy to a great becoming.

Weemblehdohn.

Tammy!

ok, bring on the hawt mins pls

R504 = Pamela Howard Shriver, ex-Bond girl

It's packed full of lesbians!

It's the Lesbian Hall of Fame: Billie Jean! Martina! Conchita! Maria!

OMG SAME BRAIN! R506

damn, bartoli is still so fat, she should go on ozempic

Is Babs a lez?

Henry Patten is a BIG boy!

With BIG HANDS, as James Blake keeps reminding us.

It's doubles match.

Fusion... HA!

"damn, bartoli is still so fat, she should go on ozempic?"

I didn't see her; I had turned it off right at the end of the match. Really? Bartoli had gotten super skinny after she retired, BEFORE the Ozempic craze. I'm surprised she didn't switch methods at some point. Or maybe she doesn't care.

Wow! No-one saw that coming.

Chasing the whole match but pulled it out from behind in the final 2 set tie-breaks. The underdogs steal it!

Patten is beautiful.

His and Heliovaara's coach is Calvin Betton from the Tennis Unfiltered Podcast. He's a complete hoot.

Harri Heliovaara is such a fabulous name.

It's like a drag name and an homage to the sun and a comment on his pubes and I don't know what else.

Everything Harri does is so dramatic and flamboyant! It makes me want to set myself on fire!

Awwwww

I wonder if Jordan T would a blow job in the way of consolation?

I don’t know what to feel about Barbora over Jasmine. I guess I don’t really care. Slight edge to Jasmine, I guess. Obviously much more excited about Marfia vs. Novaxx.

I was happy for Barbora. She played great tennis and did not have an easy draw. She seems 'no drama' on court and it must be really sweet to her to win a second major, on grass no less.

WIMBLEDON's awful last 3 winners in the women's draw should make one wonder if grass needs to go. Or more tournaments on it? The US will have zero grass court events after this year's HOF. Tennis on grass is pleasing and I do love how it exposes players like Iga, Coco who just cannot master it.

My new tennis drag name is Butt Collins.

TayTay Townsend won a Wimbledon title

I would love to see more tournaments on grass and another week between RG and Wimbledon.

I'm guess grass courts are not cheap or easy to maintain, and that's part of the problem.

I was expecting to see Legz+ in his girlfriend's box (player's box) for the women's double's final. But alas, no. Siniakova will have to bump pussies with TayTay instead.

LOL I was just think about Legz+ and wondering if he was gonna get some tonight.

I can enjoy tournament.

Probably no need to ask this:

Alcaraz (Garfia) team or Novaxx team?

Gonzalez/Olmos team or Zielinski/Hsieh (bless you!) team?

R520 Henry's the top!

AHEM! Coco is the GOAT

Garfia!

omg, Taylor Townsend is fucking huge, she needs ozempic.

Townsend and Siniakova were a blast. Townsend found some sick angles and Siniakova is brilliant.

Is the men's final at 9:00 AM Eastern? I heard one report of 3:00 PM but that doesn't sound right.

The repeat on ABC is at 3:00 p.m. It's live on ESPN at 9:00.

Thank you, R539, I don't want to miss it. Fun!

“I knew Chuck Suarez Navarro. I played mixed doubles against Chuck Suarez Navarro. You, Carlito, are no Chuck Suarez Navarro”.

I’m happy for Taylor T. Good for her. Siniakova is a badass.

Yeah, I'm really happy for Townsend. All the other women had already won Slam doubles titles. She's a classic journeywoman, so this is a nice career accomplishment.

But is she grass specialist?

Cumberbitch is in the Royal Box talking to Tammy.

Boooooo! Creatina!

Thank fuck for Eurosport and a happy Andrew Castle-free Men's Final for all who celebrate!

Hot linesman in shades has a fab view of Carlitos's ass!

Super long first game and Alcaraz breaks on like the seventh break point. Oof.

[quote] Hot linesman in shades has a fab view of Carlitos's ass!

Too bad it's not a view of Carlo's ass!

First set to Carlitos. 6-2 The Macs and Fowler seem to be very much on Novaxx side

A sincere question to those that have partaken, does tennis ass feel fabulous when the man goes up into the man?

Novak’s old lady looks pretty great today in the stands. Love how her designer cat eye sunglasses look on her!

Kate, Edberg, Newcombe, Tom Cruise!

Tammy!!

When will someone tell Miss Cruise that that tired, floppy hair only makes him look older

Whoops, I misidentified Stan Smith as John Newcombe

[quote] I misidentified Stan Smith as John Newcombe

Common mistake.

Carlitos now a double break up now in set 2. Blimey.

Novak is coming back in the 3rd set. He likes to do shit like this

I hope not R560. Novaxx looks off to me....

Djokovic is being completely outplayed. I thought Alcaraz would win but not so comprehensively.

Day 14

All the stars came out for the men’s final on Sunday (14 July). Kate Middleton made an appearance alongside her sister, Pippa. It’s the second event the princess has attended since revealing her cancer diagnosis.

Tom Cruise was also in attendance alongside his Mission: Impossible director Christopher McQuarrie, as well as actor Benedict Cumberbatch and his wife Sophie Hunter. Australian tennis pro Lleyton Hewitt was seated in the royal box as was London mayor, Sadiq Khan.

C'mon Carlos, humiliate that mocking, violin-playing, asshole.

CARLOSSSSS!

Play that violin now

Bury him for good Carlos!

ruh roh!

What was that?!?!?@

This is SO fucking stressful.

Yay! I'm so happy.

Weemblehdohn por segunda vez.

Ding Dong, the witch is dead!!!!!

YOU BEAUTY CARLOS ALCARAZ!

Can Carlos finally afford some white strips now?

I am GOAT.

that was too easy and boring

It was not boring (IMHO). Two sets of a Carlos masterclass and then a tough scrap in the third set.

You see, this is class. Catherine not once acknowleging the applause for her, not once looking in to the camera, chatting with the ball kids .... she knows that her presence is only to draw attention to the event and to the Players.

I'm glad Carlitos bowed to the Princess of Wales.

Novaxx should get a farewell symphony of sad violins and trombones.

Rafa and Roger clinking their champagne flutes on zoom...

I wanted to see the 2, 2, and 4 blowout, but Alcaraz blew it from 40-0 up - a major hiccup, and then looked bad in the 5-5 return game. That said, was massively impressed he held it together mentally after blowing that chance and the letting the GOAT back in the match, won his service game at 5-6, and won the tiebreak. Still a comprehensive win. Kudos to him.

He needed to shut up and let the champion speak.

On to Paris Carlos!

Yay Carlitos!

Venus Rosewater? I have an idea!

I am so looking forward to the mixed doubles final!

New thread for when this one ends.

At just barely 21 with four Slams already under his belt, Alcaraz has an excellent chance of winning the most men's single Slams ever. By Wimby '33? I'd love to see it.

singles*

[quote] Alcaraz has an excellent chance of winning the most men's single Slams ever

Emphasis on "men's".

carlos will be the future goat! unless he has a major injury etc

Rod Laver is the GOAT.

This morning I wore items from the Wimbledon Collection. Unfortunately I spilled strawberries and cream on them.

i like the cap.

I steel best ever de Espana, no?

Agassi was there too.

HOTT....

Juan carlos is still hot!

New thread.

Juan Carlos Ferrero was wearing a mildly alarming cap with "El Pozzo" on it.