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I only saw the very end of the Murray and Nadal semi-final match live, and, frankly, ( Read more... )

Saturday was another matter. I watched oodles of tennis, ( Read more... )

I didn’t see the men’s final live. ( Read more... )

And now there is no tennis on the telly (at least next year there'll be the Olympics, with the intriguing fact that the players will be returning to the club's grounds, so how will their form at the grand slam tournament affect them?)

I kept an eye on the scores and the weather forecast earlier in the afternoon, but as I'd been resigned to catching some doubles and the highlights show, it was a delight to come home ( Read more... )

Fathers coaching daughters was a recurring theme (perhaps because Bartoli made her father leave in the previous match) but what no-one talks about, because they take it for granted, is how many male coaches there are on the women’s tour. I’ve only seen a handful of women coaches. Surely the talents of ex-players with the requisite skills are being wasted badly here.

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A rest from the tennis today!

I didn’t watch much tennis on Wednesday. I came home to see that ( Read more... )

On Thursday, I came home and ( Read more... )

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But I won't be able to see the final, I think. Ah well.

I had a look at the order of play for yesterday and had little hope of seeing Murray play, but I thought I might get to see Nadal and then Del Potro. But there was rain and it looks as if the Djokovic vs. Federer semi at the French will be the go to rain delay match. ( Read more... )