Broomhill Ultra Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 I started playing again during Covid for the first time since before Scotland were last at a World Cup. Forgot what a brilliant game it is and now playing club league matches, great fun. Anybody else play a bit? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 3 minutes ago, Broomhill Ultra said: I started playing again during Covid for the first time since before Scotland were last at a World Cup. Forgot what a brilliant game it is and now playing club league matches, great fun. Anybody else play a bit? I did years ago, my dad was a shit hot tennis player when he was younger and was gonna get selected for Perthshire County but had a bad temperament ala McEnroe so scuppered it. If I get a few practices in I can play well a bit but never club level really, can’t serve overhand but can do a mean spin underhand serve. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 21 minutes ago, Broomhill Ultra said: I started playing again during Covid for the first time since before Scotland were last at a World Cup. Forgot what a brilliant game it is and now playing club league matches, great fun. Anybody else play a bit? Dabble a bit in the lower reaches of the West of Scotland League. We actually beat Broomhill a few weeks ago on our journey to another season of mid table obscurity 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broomhill Ultra Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 28 minutes ago, Lex said: Dabble a bit in the lower reaches of the West of Scotland League. We actually beat Broomhill a few weeks ago on our journey to another season of mid table obscurity It’s a great setup, We’re going to get a second successive promotion from 7 to 6 this season. I also got a game in Div 4 which was a wee confidence booster. Injuries starting to creep in a bit though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Anyone play with a one handed backhand? When I play I try to but i can't get the whip right and always end up lobbing it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broomhill Ultra Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 On 13/06/2023 at 11:42, TheScarf said: Anyone play with a one handed backhand? When I play I try to but i can't get the whip right and always end up lobbing it. I seem to have lost confidence in my 2 handed backhand so I now mostly slice when attacking or do a defensive push shot which is a bit floaty against better players. These are not technical terms . Definitely need to work on backhand all round. Quite a few ex-footballers play in our leagues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 For the first time 4 British women reach the quarter finals of the same WTA event. Boulter has been wracked with injuries but should comfortably be a top 75 looking to be a top 50 player and Burrage draws a bit of a comparison with Laura Robson but arguably has a better game at the net 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmegaSpeedyPro Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Would still be shocked if andy made it into the second week at wimbeldon despite recent success . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Has Milos Raonic won multiple Grand Slams yet? Haven't seen or heard anything about it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 9 hours ago, OmegaSpeedyPro said: Would still be shocked if andy made it into the second week at wimbeldon despite recent success . Me too. It's one thing beating a load of guys with triple digit rankings best of 3, beating top 32 in the world guys over best of 5 is a different matter altogether. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 On 13/06/2023 at 11:42, TheScarf said: Anyone play with a one handed backhand? When I play I try to but i can't get the whip right and always end up lobbing it. I can’t do a two handed back hand, and very rarely can do a one hander, but when I do somehow pull it off it’s Federer style, probably my favourite shot to try besides a cross court dink/slice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 13 hours ago, OmegaSpeedyPro said: Would still be shocked if andy made it into the second week at wimbeldon despite recent success . 3 hours ago, TheScarf said: Me too. It's one thing beating a load of guys with triple digit rankings best of 3, beating top 32 in the world guys over best of 5 is a different matter altogether. It will solely dependent on his draw. If he makes a seeding he will likely be paired to face seeds 1-8 in the 3rd Round. If he’s not seeded he could meet anyone in the first round. He has already shown that he can beat these players, his issue is that these tend to be long matches and that wears him down. On grass there aren’t as many brutal rallies, so even a three hour match isn’t as gruelling. But the accumulative affect of these matches means he’s not fresh when he meets a better player. Third Round of Australia is an example of that. The other factor in his favour is the little grass experience the younger guys have. There will be top seeds vulnerable on grass, but Murray’s serve has to find its level. He could easily face a jobber, jobber and then Rune or Ruud. Even Medvedev and Tsitsipas are winnable matches on grass if he’s fresh. His time on court is key, and his serve looks really good, but again it’s difficult to gauge that against low ranked players. It is likely that both Rublev and Medvedev are likely to be top 8 seeds. Marcus Willis beat both of them in qualifying in 2016. That run just gets more legendary as the years pass 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 TLDR version. Course he’s going to do it, he’s Andy fucking Murray. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 13 hours ago, OmegaSpeedyPro said: Would still be shocked if andy made it into the second week at wimbeldon despite recent success . That would certainly be an upset if he managed that - would be great to see him get one more run though. The last time he made the second week of any major was Wimbeldon 2017. He's only made it past the second round of a slam three times since. As has been said, there's no doubt he's good enough to win titles at challenger tour level. The grand slams are basically a whole different sport. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 Katie Boulter is rapidly becoming one of my favourite players in the women's game. She's not the best player but has such guts and determination. Alize Cornet really should be winning outright with her talent and pedigree 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryMc93 Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 Notice Murray and Norrie are playing doubles at Queen's together which is hopefully a positive sign of how he's feeling physically. His unlucky draws does extend to doubles too though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 De Minaur in Round One, Schwarzman or Qualifier in 2, Taylor Fritz in QF. He will do well to get through that to make the semi finals and a seeding. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 6 minutes ago, Loki said: De Minaur in Round One, Schwarzman or Qualifier in 2, Taylor Fritz in QF. He will do well to get through that to make the semi finals and a seeding. de Minaur in round 1 is a horrendous draw. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 He won Nottingham there. A good warm up for Queens but as mentioned, De Minaur in the first round is a hoor of a draw. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryMc93 Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Downside of grass court season is BBC still going with at least one of Inverdale, Lloyd or Castle on commentary. Not realised it's on Prime too so I'll give that a try. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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