Tennis!

[Bobfoc]

I'd put Wawrinka as the slight favourite now, but it's a very exciting match on paper. You're looking at two very capable players who have won two Grand Slams apiece and who both scraped through their opening matches before building solid momentum through the tournament. They look to be fairly evenly matched on clay, and I think it will come down to who gets the better start and who comes through the pivotal points.

[Bobfoc]

All that talk about the winner of the Murray/Wawrinka match being fresher than Djokovic for the final could go out the window now. This is a hard-fought affair, whereas Djokovic is breezing through.

[Lineker]

1 hour ago, Bobfoc said:

All that talk about the winner of the Murray/Wawrinka match being fresher than Djokovic for the final could go out the window now. This is a hard-fought affair, whereas Djokovic is breezing through.

Murray wins it in four sets and advances to face Novak in the final.

[Bobfoc]

Aside from the lapse in the fourth set, that was a very good performance from Murray. He'll need another on Sunday, but, for now, I'll appreciate the fact that Murray has now reached the final of all four Grand Slams. That's a seriously impressive achievement that the likes of Sampras, McEnroe and Connors never replicated.

[Lineker]

Maria Sharapova has been issued a two-year ban for her failed drug test.

[Szumi]

That seems very harsh considering the fact the panel concluded she wasn't trying to cheat when taking the substance. I can see her appeal getting it reduced significantly.

[METALMAN]

1 hour ago, Lineker said:

Maria Sharapova has been issued a two-year ban for her failed drug test.

She won't be playing tennis for a while now.

[Lineker]

53 minutes ago, Rocky Horror Szumi Show said:

That seems very harsh considering the fact the panel concluded she wasn't trying to cheat when taking the substance. I can see her appeal getting it reduced significantly.

 

She's already filed an appeal to CAS. It'll get reduced.

[Lineker]

Nadal is out of Wimbledon with a wrist injury. 

[Lineker]

A record fifth win for Murray at Queen's. Excited for Wimbledon now!

[The Lusophone]

How is it that Lendl seems to be the only coach that gets Murray to the level of Novak, Federer, etc?

[Baddar]

What reason was given for the split the last time? Lendl seemed to be bringing him a lot of success. 

[Adam]

The global travelling, I think. He took up a place at the USTA instead so he could stay settled with his family.

I think the new deal is that he joins him for the big events, no more than 15-16 weeks of the year, and Delgado remains Murray's main coach the rest of the time.

[Lineker]

Wimbledon is here!

[Baddar]

Murray-Djokovic final, then! 

[Adam]

Look at that, I'm so ahead of the curve that I started a thread for this year's Wimbledon a whole year before it starts

Anyway, looking forward to this. Always love Wimbledon.

[Lineker]

Sabine Lisicki hit four aces in the first game of her first-round match to hold serve in just 52 seconds before going on to beat Shelby Rogers 6-1 6-3!

[Adam]

I love Sabine Lisicki.

[Katsuya]

I love Lisicki, such a shame she only ever seems to be able to play on grass.

Marcus Willis, British No. 23 and ranked 772nd in the world, just managed to beat the world number 52 and will likely be facing Roger Federer in Round 2.

[Bobfoc]

I'm really pleased for Willis because it's not as if he was handed a free wildcard spot in the draw just because he's British. He had to go through six qualifying rounds to make the first round, and now he'll go away with at least $50,000 and, in all likelihood, a dream match with Roger Federer.