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Post by Brinyi on Jun 26, 2006 10:39:53 GMT -5
From the BBC site
But if there's one person who will cheer up Diary, it's Nick Bollettieri.
The 74-year-old coach's mahogany perma-tan and ever-present shades are enough to make you believe the sun is shining and you have to love the way he pronounces "Wimble-ton" in his rasping New York drawl.
And this morning on Radio Wimbledon he revealed there could be "some truth" in the rumours he will work with Serena Williams on a more permanent basis.
"Something might happen at the end of the summer," he said.
"Serena could have been, should have been, the best player in the world by a distance. I would love to sit in the players' box and see her lift this title again."
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Post by molala on Jun 26, 2006 10:48:41 GMT -5
BBC news says 1730 BST, so another 45 minutes.
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Post by janie on Jun 26, 2006 11:17:05 GMT -5
I hope Akiko, Bepa, and Sofia are using the rain delay to clear their brains and start over. Bepa just got broken before the break. But if anything, delays will probably just hasten her inevitable meltdown as her brain has more time to short-circuit: zzzzzzt! bye Bepa! Unfortunately.
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Post by Brinyi on Jun 26, 2006 11:19:09 GMT -5
From the Beeb
Some matches have been moved and several have been cancelled for the day, including fourth seed David Nalbandian against Wesley Moodie, due third on Centre Court, and eighth seed James Blake against Kristian Pless, due third on Court One.
Organisers are still hoping to schedule the match between British number one Anne Keothavong and Karolina Sprem.
Showers are also predicted for Tuesday in SW19, but conditions should improve during the rest of the week.
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Post by janie on Jun 26, 2006 11:23:11 GMT -5
The Boyd Tinsley story is starting up again. So the 1730 start is obviously not happening.
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Post by molala on Jun 26, 2006 11:35:07 GMT -5
No, the BBC mentions 6pm now. But I wouldn't be too hopeful.
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Post by shenaynay on Jun 26, 2006 12:09:27 GMT -5
Whereas if the US Open was hosted this week, it would be worse than 2003. Where are you getting that? It's cloudy where I am but hasn't rained since last night. And the only rain we'll be getting this week are the afternoon thunderstorms, which have less than a 50/50 shot of happening everyday. It's not bad here. I guess it's not that bad in NYC... just the usual 50% chance of thunderstorm usual summer shit. Oh well. Wimbledon still blows.
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Post by Brinyi on Jun 26, 2006 12:12:38 GMT -5
“I don’t think it’s fair that the women get paid the same as the guys [in other tournaments]. Because if you look at it, the guys have the potential to play a five-and-a-half-hour match. A lot of women can win the first three or four rounds having dropped no more than four games. That doesn’t really happen in the men’s [tournament]. There are a lot of tough matches out there.
“I think the majority of people who come to watch during the first week of Wimbledon will be coming to watch one of the male matches. Obviously, when the big names like Sharapova and Henin come out, people will turn up to watch them but I just think there’s more interest at the start of the tournament [in the men] than there is for the women.”
-- A. Murray
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Post by shenaynay on Jun 26, 2006 12:15:48 GMT -5
They all want to watch you, Sexxy Andy!!!
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Post by molala on Jun 26, 2006 12:30:19 GMT -5
eeks! i can't believe he said that. five and half hour matches (sure, a lot of guys can play this long but not him)??
andy, i'm always cheering for you, but haven't you noticed you cramp up or tire before most women players do?
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Post by Pamela Shriver on Jun 26, 2006 12:31:57 GMT -5
I hope Akiko, Bepa, and Sofia are using the rain delay to clear their brains and start over. Bepa just got broken before the break. But if anything, delays will probably just hasten her inevitable meltdown as her brain has more time to short-circuit: zzzzzzt! bye Bepa! Unfortunately. No. She was broken at 2-2.
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Post by Pamela Shriver on Jun 26, 2006 12:33:10 GMT -5
Oh. And we're showing last year's womens final now. Lefts.
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Post by janie on Jun 26, 2006 12:47:45 GMT -5
I hope Akiko, Bepa, and Sofia are using the rain delay to clear their brains and start over. Bepa just got broken before the break. But if anything, delays will probably just hasten her inevitable meltdown as her brain has more time to short-circuit: zzzzzzt! bye Bepa! Unfortunately. No. She was broken at 2-2. Ah! Thanks.
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Post by Edna Krabappel on Jun 26, 2006 12:55:38 GMT -5
Vera actually held to stay in the set just before the break.
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Post by Brinyi on Jun 26, 2006 13:25:32 GMT -5
andy, i'm always cheering for you, but haven't you noticed you cramp up or tire before most women players do?
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Post by Brinyi on Jun 26, 2006 13:37:26 GMT -5
Play has been abandoned for the day.
That was exciting!
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Post by shenaynay on Jun 26, 2006 13:38:35 GMT -5
Teehee.
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Post by Traveling Man on Jun 26, 2006 14:14:38 GMT -5
What's he talking about most top women's players waltzing into the quarterfinals, when the men's tour has Roger Federer, who rarely drops more than the odd set on his way to a GS title and on clay we have Rafael Nadal doing more or less the same.
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Post by molala on Jun 26, 2006 15:20:11 GMT -5
But even Rafa was stretched to nearly 5 hours by Paulo at RG. He didn't have to play a 5-setter but he had a couple of really long matches.
Still, I think Murray's comments are pretty outdated (by >5 years). We see upsets and long matches in the women's game these days. Plus it's really silly to say those things considering his fitness probably wouldn't rival Navratilova's. And yes, yes, I know he's still growing.
The Independent's TV guide actually called him "Potty Mouth", I was surprised that appeared on a British publication!
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Post by DBBN on Jun 26, 2006 17:36:12 GMT -5
Where is GoDom? I really want to hear why Wimbledon doesn't blow.
By far the WORST of the four. Sell it for parts, get it out of there, anywhere else.
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Post by janie on Jun 26, 2006 18:06:37 GMT -5
Excuse me while I kiss the sky!
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Post by :rolleyes: on Jun 26, 2006 22:30:36 GMT -5
From the BBC site But if there's one person who will cheer up Diary, it's Nick Bollettieri. The 74-year-old coach's mahogany perma-tan and ever-present shades are enough to make you believe the sun is shining and you have to love the way he pronounces "Wimble-ton" in his rasping New York drawl. And this morning on Radio Wimbledon he revealed there could be "some truth" in the rumours he will work with Serena Williams on a more permanent basis. "Something might happen at the end of the summer," he said. "Serena could have been, should have been, the best player in the world by a distance. I would love to sit in the players' box and see her lift this title again." I wonder if Serena will actually compensate Nick or will she cut and run like with Rick Macci
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