Wimbledon 2019

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Foxholer said:
I'm not a Serena supporter, but she was truly gracious in defeat today!

Halep played an absolutely brilliant match - probably the match of her life!

Williams didn't play badly, but was simply out-fought and outgunned!

I suspect Williams will play a few, but not many, more tournaments in the lead-up to the slams next year - at age 38! She seems to have a , comparitive, lack of stamina. While others, like Halep, have risen to counter her power-blitz style that was so effective in the past!
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Federer will be aged 38 in about three weeks!
 
Lord Tyrion said:
As a non tennis player one of the big differences I noticed was that the women seem to hit largely flat shots, all baseline stuff. They seem to make a lot of errors, keep the ball in play long enough and you win the point. The men put more top spin on their shots, make more winners, passing shots perhaps because of that. It's still mainly baseline stuff but they do occasionally come to the net.

Why the lack of top spin in the ladies game? When it is so integral to the mens game, successfully, why is that not transferred across to the womens game? Any tennis players out there that can answer that one?
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Several reasons.....

Men are significantly taller, longer-legged, faster and stronger. This means that to hit winning shots, the ball has to be hit harder/faster. The physics of court dimensions versus ball-speed mean that topspin is, generally, required to hit/set up winners by men, whereas it's actually a 'disadvantage' for women (spin slows the ball down, so a 'fast' flat cross-court shot is 'more effective') - as well as being physically more demanding/difficult.

Serena and her power game - which does include, relatively lightly, topspun shots - was a quantum leap in the Women's game - as was Natrilova's a decade earlier. Gone are the days or the 150 shot rallies of the Evert/Austin days, though attrition still has a part to play. Physical fitness is still massively important in Tennis and, I believe, that was a significant factor in today's result.
 
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Slime said:
Federer will be aged 38 in about three weeks!
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But he hasn't had a baby :eek:

In all seriousness i think if she's fit for a year then she'll get at least another major. She was injured leading up and as they mentioned, she couldn't exactly pile on the cardio due to it being her knee.
 
Fear for Federer already. He was the better player in that tie break but not sure he can win this over 5 sets so needs to win this next one.

Subtle of Castle to mention to that that first set took longer than the ladies match.
 
That was a slugfest and a half, not a classic i didnt think, was rooting for Djokovic simply because the crowd were so horribly biased for Fed, but was just willing it to end so I could see some of the cricket and golf, way too long.
 
maxfli65 said:
That was a slugfest and a half, not a classic i didnt think, was rooting for Djokovic simply because the crowd were so horribly biased for Fed, but was just willing it to end so I could see some of the cricket and golf, way too long.
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I think they've made the right call putting a limit to games on final set. But majors imo should always be best if 5. These guys are ridiculously fit and they quality doesn't fall off a cliff in final sets.

I prefer Federer but agree the fans in centre court are less than impartial. Much like yesterday with their support for Serena.
 
Tough loss for Federer, but come the end I was rooting for Novak to simply through the fact the crowd bias was so obvious and I thought he did well not to rise to it.
 
MegaSteve said:
Novak though, is difficult to warm to...
And, I can't recollect too many impartial crowds at any grand slam venue...
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That he is and I usually agree. However when you look at his record he is in prime position to surpass Federer and become the greatest player the game has had.
 
Gutted for Roger especially after a couple of championship points. Just admire his style of play and the fact he goes for winners rather than Novak who waits for a mistake.
 
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