The thwock and plock coupled with the grunts and "aahs".......
It surely has to be a first for tennis at Wimbledon as I don't believe rain has stopped play - YET! Strawberries in polystyrene cups at £2.50 a shot. Timorous Tim commentating.
Gawd how I love John Mac! A tempestous tennis temperament in his time and not a bad commentator either. Whilst others might fawn about the atmosphere that is uniquely Wimbledon and all that bish-bash-bosh, he puts forth with a firm opinion. As one faceless commentator wombled on about, how next year the roof on centre court will be in operation, and how (drone, drone) what a wonderful experience that will be the first time the roof is used to enable uninterrupted play!! For heaven's sake, it was the heaven pouring forth what caused unrest. Pity the professional tennis player having to play at Wimbledon. The inane Mexican wave games, the cagoules and Cliff Richard sing-alongas. It's not an amateur theatre production or Sue Barker's Circus. It's souped-up, serves and war-cry rallies.
And John Mac, well he issued forth with: "well let's be honest buddy, tennis is a game best played when NOT interrupted. It's about time Wimbledon had a roof!"
And I shall take my own strawberries when I go.
SeasideMan
Pro
As a complete sport non-enthusiast, I should let you know that Wimbledon bores me even more than a 5-day cricket match does. Every game looks the same to me, especially in the men's tennis. Serve:volley:smash, the end; repeat for 3 hours.
When I was a youth, I liked Bjorn Borg. The rallies used to go on for ages and it was dead exciting. Now, it seems to be about who can serve the hardest and get a reasonable % of 1st serves in.
I can't help but think that something important has been lost. I'm reminded of football, back in 1913 or something when the penalty rule was introduced. The then England captain couldn't understand why it was needed. Surely a fellow can be trusted to be honourable and give his opponent a fair crack of the whip?
No, it's now all about winning at any cost and I don't like it.
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Sorry, bit of a rant there and I sound like an old git too. Can I blame the two bottles of Pils?
Tom.