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shance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 02:42 PM
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Who's watching Wimbledon?
Edited on Thu Jun-23-05 02:43 PM by shance
Some good matches so far.

Serena's been struggling abit to get through her first two matches.

Roddicks match against Bracchailli has been fun. Looks like Roddicks probably going to take it in three though.
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MuseRider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 02:45 PM
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1. I don't know,
It is really close right now (Roddick's match). I have missed a lot of it so far. What I have seen has been fun though.
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Debbi801 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 02:48 PM
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2. Not I. But I used to love it back when Bjorn Borg played.
He was so incredible.
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 02:50 PM
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3. I'm predicting a semifinal exit for Tim Henman this year!
That wasn't hard. :)
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shance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 02:59 PM
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6. They were talking about Henman earlier. Englands got their investment
Edited on Thu Jun-23-05 03:00 PM by shance
"a-course". Did he lose?

Are there any other strong Brits? I thought there were a couple of guys.
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 03:23 PM
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13. Other strong Brits?
There's Greg Rusedski. Who's Canadian really. :) And he's not as good as Henman either. You get other one-time wonders who play a few good matches in one tournament and then you never hear about them again.

Sad thing is, despite Henman not being Wimbledon champion material, he's still by far the best we've had in years. At least he's been in there battling for it.
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tjwmason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 03:20 PM
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12. Controversial
Saying that outloud in most places round here would get you lynched - mainly by people who barely know the rules of tennis, and pay no attention to it for 50 week per year.

I have to agree with your prediction though. Plus, he'll do his best to bugger-up every single match on the way there.
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 03:25 PM
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14. When I heard he was 2 sets to love down in his first match
I thought, oh fer fuck's sake... He did come through in the end though!
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-24-05 05:01 AM
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15. Well, I was wrong!
:)
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undeterred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 02:52 PM
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4. I miss Pete Sampras at this time of year
:cry: :cry: :cry:
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shance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 02:55 PM
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5. you may want to turn on some good stuff. Brachialli just won the third
Edited on Thu Jun-23-05 02:56 PM by shance
well, it looks like its going to be continued tomorrow.

If you're into tennis, it doesnt get any better than this.
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undeterred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 03:00 PM
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7. as good as Agassi- Sampras?
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shance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 03:04 PM
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9. Nope. But the Wimbledon crowd is behind Brachialli right now, so
it makes it a little more fun. Roddick's probably gonna take it but atleast they've gone to a fourth set.


Brachialli's having a good time out there(he's unseated), he's a good looking Italian so it spices things up a bit.
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mr blur Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 03:01 PM
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8. No, but I drove through it on Monday
It was madness
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shance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 03:07 PM
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10. I bet it was Blur. That's some madness I would LOVE to be
smack in the middle of*********

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shance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 03:11 PM
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11. Wow. Nadal's down two sets right now to someone named Muller.
Talk about lively.

Nadal's matches are never boring.
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