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Belatedly!

Day seven

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Day eight

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Day three

As promised, the weather changed – so much so that there was no play because of rain until play was scheduled to start on Court No. 1. The sun would eventually come out, with a slight breeze, but it was about 10 degrees lower than it had been.

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Day four

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Women’s Finals:

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Men’s final:

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Wimbledon predictions:

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I was reminded that Alcaraz and Lehecka had met before on grass in the latter’s 2023 run at Queen’s.

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Meanwhile, in Berlin, ( Read more... ) Eastbourne this week, with fewer points at stake, but an offer of more time for matches on grass that will appeal to some players.

Apparently the Alcaraz vs Munar match was the longest at Queen’s since the early 90s.

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The revelations about the hateful messages Katie Boulter (and other players) are receiving from trolls/disturbed individuals who may have a gambling problem are dismaying.

A bit odd for it to be the quarter finals when the top four seeds were only playing for the second time. ( Read more... )

I didn’t have time to post that on Saturday morning, and saw the semis on catch-up. ( Read more... )

So, women are back playing competitively at Queen’s club for the first time in 52 years, so whoever wins will be a trailblazer, in a way. Apparently they will be getting less in prize money than the men next week – boo! And I say that as someone who doesn’t believe in equal prize money at the slams, because I think there should be some fractional recognition that the men’s singles are five sets, even if women were probably barred from playing five because of past sexism. Oh, sorry, ‘the schedule’. (Do they run a shorter distance in a marathon?) But here, what’s the excuse? All the matches will be best of three! Wanting women to prove themselves? The ticket sales have been good, (and the attendance and support will be a boost after the issues at the French.) I wonder what state the courts will be at the end of the week, and if that will throw the men - oh well, they'll be financially compensated for it, won't they?

Is it a bit rough that a 500 event is being held straight after a grand slam? Admittedly, the turnaround between surfaces is notoriously quick at this time of the year, and so it looks as though they’ve had a strong field, because players want time on the grass, and Queen’s will be less windy than Eastbourne.

They’ve renamed the centre court Andy Murray arena. First on it were ( Read more... )

The top four seeds had byes in the first round and will appear today.

I’m glad ‘Roland Garros’ put Rafael Nadal’s goodbye on YouTube. ( Read more... )

As for the tennis, (I caught up via news reports, live radio and highlights), ( Read more... )