*Official* Tennis Thread

[Simon]

yeh, but i prefer watching the other matches anyway like roddick and federer, it annoys me when fox show an arthurs match over a federer match

 

[Mister Wright]

yeh, but i prefer watching the other matches anyway like roddick and federer, it annoys me when fox show an arthurs match over a federer match

Not me! I'm as patriotic as they come! Plus you get all the good matches replayed the next day on fox.

 

[Simon]

Not me! I'm as patriotic as they come! Plus you get all the good matches replayed the next day on fox.

watching replays of tennis matches u already know the result of is as exciting as watching grass grow!!

 

[Mister Wright]

watching replays of tennis matches u already know the result of is as exciting as watching grass grow!!

But I don't know the results. Usually I fall asleep about 2am halfway through a game, then I just keep it on fox channel which pretty much runs Wimbledon all day so I don't get any of the results.

 

[Simon]

oh ok fair enough, i usually like to find out results early in the morning...

 

[Mister Wright]

oh ok fair enough, i usually like to find out results early in the morning...

If I can't watch them I will get the results, but If I am, it's pretty much Wimbledon 24hrs and for once I don't have to fight Mum for what to watch on Foxtel.

 

[Simon]

lol i know that feeling, my mums a tennis fan, so she doesnt mind me having it on, she only gets ****ed off when i have it on ALL the time!

 

[Mister Wright]

lol i know that feeling, my mums a tennis fan, so she doesnt mind me having it on, she only gets ****ed off when i have it on ALL the time!

Yep. Different story come cricket season though.

 

[Simon]

woah now thats a different story completely, damn those ashes and WI tours...

 

[Mister Wright]

Yep, I failed a semester at uni when Australia toured the Windies in '99 which also included the World Cup, French Open & Wimbledon.

 

[Simon]

haha, as long as u had fun!

 

[Mister Wright]

It was fun watching Elliot being bamboozled by Courtney Walsh (had no idea). Although (back to topic) the '99 Wimbledon final between Agassi & Sampras was one of the most boring in recent history.

 

[Simon]

hewitt v nalbandian certainly wasnt a classic either, hopefully this year the final offers something in the way of entertainment!

 

[Mister Wright]

Last year's was quite good. Phillipousis played very well, however Federer had the ball on a string. The only crappy thing about the final is the commentary of John Newcombe he is the Phil Gould of tennis commentary.

 

[Simon]

oh dont get me started on newc, fair go, what is with australian commentators!

 

[Mister Wright]

They're terrible. I don't mind Stolle, but apart from him the Channel 9 team needs a reshuffle, perhpas Rabs or or Heals might make it a bit more interesting.

 

[Simon]

i vote for vossy,

maybe a tennis line up of Andrew Voss, Richie Benaud, Rabs Warren, Darrell Eastlake and the ever reliable Ken Sutcliffe to host. Reg Reagan to do the post match interviews.

 

[Mister Wright]

Oh mate, that's a brilliant line-up. Have you ever listened to tennis on the radio? That's entertainment!

 

[Simon]

yeh, aus open final a couple of years ago, kafelnikov and enqvist, cause i was at a canberra comets match, but i wanted to follow the tennis. never again though, impossible to follow.

 

[Mister Wright]

They've almost finished the game before the commentators have finished the first point, it's pretty funny.