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Post by lexpretend on Jun 25, 2012 14:06:43 GMT -5
I am enjoying the Heather Watson match! Nice hitting. Yeah. Perfect match-up for Heather to show CC what she can do. Play can go on til 11pm on CC and until it gets dark elsewhere.
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Post by Grarliner on Jun 25, 2012 14:07:02 GMT -5
You know, I hate Wimbledon.
But it must be said that Venus and Isner losing in the first round was an unexpected bonus.
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Post by Denise49IQ on Jun 25, 2012 14:18:23 GMT -5
Virginia Wade is an idiot. She couldn't remember SPREMBLEDON during the Venus Vesnina match. Also, Lindsay is looking GREAT. Better every year since she retired. All that subtle surgery is working wonders!
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Post by DBBN on Jun 25, 2012 14:20:03 GMT -5
I am enjoying the Heather Watson match! Nice hitting. Yeah. Perfect match-up for Heather to show CC what she can do. Play can go on til 11pm on CC and until it gets dark elsewhere. 11! Because of lights/roof? How late did Rafa/Fed '08 go? That was pre-roof.
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 25, 2012 14:23:39 GMT -5
About 9pm, IIRC?
Technically, with lights/roof they could go on all night. But there's an 11pm curfew (the same as for music venues, pubs etc) because Wimbledon is a residential area. There's already been a match, I forget which, that only just ended before 11pm which was really lucky for the Bimbledon organisers because it would have looked ridiculous to spot it at 5-5 in the 5th despite having lights.
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Post by Denise49IQ on Jun 25, 2012 14:25:33 GMT -5
I think the match above was Murray... Rod Dick? Or maybe that was the first night match. Nadal Fed 08 ended 20:54...I think. Very close to 9. Or maybe 20:39.
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 25, 2012 14:27:32 GMT -5
Murray/Wawrinka maybe?
Hmm, it's 20:25 now and the light is fine...
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 25, 2012 14:29:59 GMT -5
Lulz Benesova on grass is pure comedy.
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Post by GoDom on Jun 25, 2012 14:30:53 GMT -5
I think latest finish is 9.35, for example Haas vs. Cilic in 2009. Attachments:
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Post by DBBN on Jun 25, 2012 14:31:00 GMT -5
But, see, this is fucking ridiculous. There are NINE singles matches going on right now. At least two will definitely not finish, and probably more like six.
This is a rain-plagued, Sunday-less mess to begin with. This scheduling crap is not acceptable.
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Post by DBBN on Jun 25, 2012 14:33:38 GMT -5
Lulz Benesova on grass is pure comedy. Yvetta is a WIMBLEDON CHAMPION she'll have you know.
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 25, 2012 14:36:43 GMT -5
Lulz Benesova on grass is pure comedy. Yvetta is a WIMBLEDON CHAMPION she'll have you know. Well, Heather Watson is imminently going to have a straight-sets win over a WIMBLEDON CHAMPION then. They actually started the schedule earlier than usual this year!
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Post by DBBN on Jun 25, 2012 14:39:21 GMT -5
I mean if they can push play to 9...I guess they might be able to finish all of them? But not likely.
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 25, 2012 14:44:47 GMT -5
Watson just won a 17-minute game and can't stop grinning. I really like her, it feels weird liking British players.
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Post by janie on Jun 25, 2012 14:52:02 GMT -5
Neither Hampton nor McHale able to shut the door.
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 25, 2012 14:57:30 GMT -5
Play is suspended in the Bepa and McFail matches...
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Post by janie on Jun 25, 2012 14:57:43 GMT -5
Woohoo! Jamie Hampton polished off Hantu in the nick of time.
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Post by janie on Jun 25, 2012 14:59:11 GMT -5
Watson just won a 17-minute game and can't stop grinning. I really like her, it feels weird liking British players. Ha! Too bad you couldn't have liked Timmy. He had a fun game to watch.
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Post by Denise49IQ on Jun 25, 2012 15:07:57 GMT -5
Oh, this again. This is a rain-plagued, Sunday-less mess to begin with. This scheduling crap is not acceptable. Are we forgetting the DEW?!?!?!
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Post by Denise49IQ on Jun 25, 2012 15:09:34 GMT -5
Watson just won a 17-minute game and can't stop grinning. I really like her, it feels weird liking British players. Ha! Too bad you couldn't have liked Timmy. He had a fun game to watch. Did he? I remember his game paining me from approx '99 - 2004. From this point I just LOLd.
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Post by lexpretend on Jun 25, 2012 15:10:37 GMT -5
iveta benesova @ivetabenesova
F WORD GRASS!!!!!!!!
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Post by DBBN on Jun 25, 2012 15:18:06 GMT -5
Are we forgetting the DEW?!?!?! Are we forgetting how does that affect utilizing more courts.
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Post by DBBN on Jun 25, 2012 15:18:35 GMT -5
iveta benesova @ivetabenesova F WORD GRASS!!!!!!!! I'm still...not sure this is really her, but I love her in all forms anyway
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Post by DBBN on Jun 25, 2012 15:21:08 GMT -5
I mean - if you rarely finish four matches on a court in your RIDICULOUSLY STUPID short window, make more courts operative, three matches max.
If you can't add courts, don't be already the most terrible Grand Slam.
Don't make me make you use your brains.
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Post by Denise49IQ on Jun 25, 2012 15:22:43 GMT -5
I guess we just need to accept that Slam Scheduling Sux. With the exception of AO, maybe.
So we have the USO's Stupid Saturday. Wimbledon's Stupid Sunday. And RG made all kinds of awful happen this year too.
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Post by DBBN on Jun 25, 2012 15:27:38 GMT -5
Don't get me started on RG without lights. They don't have the DEW excuse. They're just dumb.
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