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[Other Sport] Wimbledon 2023
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KZNSeagull
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Thanks. Good for her. She was really upset about it in the episode I watched, so that must have been very hard but necessary for her.
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
- 70,648
Cheers for the heads-up, will give it a spin
METALMICKY
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- Jan 30, 2004
- 6,202
Very much this! Was incredibly lucky last year as got £75 tickets for centre court opening day about 5 rows back from the net ( ballot was from 2019). For me the hey day of Wimbledon and tennis in general was the Borg and McEnroe era. However, I loved the ambience and a bit like watching cricket at Lords.
Randy McNob
Now go home and get your f#cking Shinebox
- Jun 13, 2020
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What happened to Emma Raducanu? She seemed to have the world at her feet winning the US Open then just dissapeared
KZNSeagull
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Lots of injuries and poor form. Has just had 2 operations on her wrist. I also suspect that she has been poorly managed with lots of pressure from sponsors etc.
Icy Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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She has come out and said she wished she hadn’t won the US Open
hart's shirt
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According to the BBC live text, there are long delays with people trying to get into to Wimbledon today. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/tennis/65583864/page/2
Dan: Queue an absolute shambles so far. Stewards and punters alike saying it’s the worst it’s ever been. We arrived at 6:15 and haven’t even left the pre-queue park!
Anon: I was looking forward to a day of tennis but I'm still waiting in Wimbledon Park in the queue. Apparently less than 500 people are getting through security per hour. Britain can't even be proud of queueing any more!
Dave: Been in the Wimbledon queue since 5:30am, still not in and no idea when. Disgraceful.
With the recent protests at other sporting events, one might imagine that the security and bag checks for orange powder have been beefed up.
They'll have a job to make it on one of the show courts, but the outside courts might be an easier target.
Edit...they have increased security measures on entry. That'll slow things down considerably.
"As we've seen in other sporting events, we can't guarantee anything, but we are extremely confident that the measures we've got in place are the right measures, and we're ready to deal with something if it happens," Sally Bolton, chief executive of the All England Club, told reporters on Monday.
"We've certainly uplifted security in areas such as the gates and around the course, with enhanced bag searches, and we are communicating with people to explain how that may take a little more time."
Dan: Queue an absolute shambles so far. Stewards and punters alike saying it’s the worst it’s ever been. We arrived at 6:15 and haven’t even left the pre-queue park!
Anon: I was looking forward to a day of tennis but I'm still waiting in Wimbledon Park in the queue. Apparently less than 500 people are getting through security per hour. Britain can't even be proud of queueing any more!
Dave: Been in the Wimbledon queue since 5:30am, still not in and no idea when. Disgraceful.
With the recent protests at other sporting events, one might imagine that the security and bag checks for orange powder have been beefed up.
They'll have a job to make it on one of the show courts, but the outside courts might be an easier target.
Edit...they have increased security measures on entry. That'll slow things down considerably.
"As we've seen in other sporting events, we can't guarantee anything, but we are extremely confident that the measures we've got in place are the right measures, and we're ready to deal with something if it happens," Sally Bolton, chief executive of the All England Club, told reporters on Monday.
"We've certainly uplifted security in areas such as the gates and around the course, with enhanced bag searches, and we are communicating with people to explain how that may take a little more time."
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30 seconds of rain and that's it tournament cancelled.
Icy Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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Cliff will be along shortly
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Pre-roof they would rush the cover on and then once it had stopped raining they take it off and play. This was 30 seconds of rain FFS. Makes cricket look good
crodonilson
He/Him
Mexican wave on centre court! Scenes you love to see.
KZNSeagull
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Brit update: Dart lost, Burrage won, Broady won
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KZNSeagull
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Katie Swan loses. Jan Choinsky wins - apparently his first win on tour.
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herecomesaregular
We're in the pipe, 5 by 5
Really enjoyed the Kenin v Gauff match, so much so that I put £2 on Kenin to be Champ mid first set at 50/1. She looked awesome.