Tennis 2024

[davek]

Wimbledon: Line judges to be removed and electronic calling brought in from 2025

Wimbledon will remove line judges and bring in an electronic line calling system from 2025.

www.bbc.co.uk

The LTA freeloaders will be choking on their strawberries and cream.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Another freebie from starmers bow removed.

Those scurvy naves, those scurrilous dogs, those pimms drinkers...

 

[Rita_Poon]

Nadal retires.

 

[Wizard]

Nadal retires.

It's a shame but probably the correct decision given how much he has struggled with injuries over the last however many years.

 

[The binman chronicles]

What a player. Imho the greatest of the 3. He beat prime Federer on his best surface.

Mind you, he was the hardest to watch given his ticks and what not. Puttimg that aside there was no feircer competitor when his body was up to it.

 

[Billy Dean]

 

[gonetomorrow]

Aussie Open should be interesting!

 

[Rita_Poon]

I wonder when Roland Garros have the big event dedicating one of the big courts to Nadal. If 14 singles titles won there doesn't get it, nothing ever will.

 

[Wizard]

I wonder when Roland Garros have the big event dedicating one of the big courts to Nadal. If 14 singles titles won there doesn't get it, nothing ever will.

Only issue there is that the three main courts and the general venue are already named after people, all of whom are French. Who are they going to bump off for Nadal?

 

[Rita_Poon]

Only issue there is that the three main courts and the general venue are already named after people, all of whom are French. Who are they going to bump off for Nadal?

All of em. Mans a Phenom.

 

[gonetomorrow]

Argentinian Juan Martin Del Potro retires. What a popular big guy he was. Injury-prone though.

 

[Sean Ashley]

Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva: Tennis player first active male professional to come out publicly

Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva become first active male pro player to come out publicly; Although there are some LGBTQ+ women in tennis, there were no male players; watch all the action from the ATP and WTA Tours on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+ NOW and the Sky Sports app

www.skysports.com

 

[Rita_Poon]

Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek doping cases 'disgusting' for tennis - Nick Kyrgios

Nick Kyrgios says the high-profile doping cases involving Grand Slam winners Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek are "disgusting" for tennis.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Rita_Poon]

Gael Monfils breaks Roger Federer record as oldest ATP Tour tournament winner at ASB Classic

Thirty-eight-year-old Frenchman wins 13th tour title, 20 years after his first, to succeed Roger Federer as the oldest winner on ATP Tour; watch all the action from the ATP and WTA Tours on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+, streaming service NOW and the Sky Sports app

www.skysports.com

 

[gonetomorrow]

Wow! Novak beats Alcatraz. Life in the old Serb yet.