Topic: The Tennis Thread - Sponsored By Melt-downium

[Paul_h]

Carlos looks like Luis Suarez.

[Gerry Attrick]

Who is going to challenge this kid in the next decade?

No one. He just beat the best grass court player in history at the peak of his powers on his own worst surface. Only injuries can stop him. Rune and Sinner don’t have anything like his level in their locker.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

The carpenter who did the royal box needs shooting.

[Fitzy.]

Just wait till he wins the next five, we’ll all hate him after that.

[TheShanklyGates]

I wonder what Kate says to them both in that moment.

"Andrew Castle's a bit of a knob, isn't he?"

[Haggis36]

Surprisingly magnanimous/classy from Novak. Still a prick mind.

[Libertine]

No one. He just beat the best grass court player in history at the peak of his powers on his own worst surface. Only injuries can stop him. Rune and Sinner don’t have anything like his level in their locker.

Ugh. In 5 years we're probably thinking "not this fucker again".....

[Nick110581]

Surprisingly magnanimous/classy from Novak. Still a prick mind.

He always speaks really well after a match.

Shame he’s a weird c*nt.

[LovelyCushionedHeader]

Surprisingly magnanimous/classy from Novak. Still a prick mind.

Ahh it's all bluster. Every tennis player acts exactly the same after a defeat.

[gazzalfc]

So fake

[Gerry Attrick]

These interviews are filthy. They deliberately try to get to them to cry.

[Nick110581]

Hancock tears 

[Ma Vie en Rouge]

Is Annabelle Croft too posh even for the BBC at Wimbledon? Every vowel comes straight from Cheltenham Ladies College.

[Gerry Attrick]

Alcaraz has nearly 20 million dollars in tournament earnings already. 20 years old.

[Haggis36]

He's a funny dude isn't he, very charismatic for someone so young!

[LallanaInPyjamas]

Sweet kid and a phenomenal Tennis player. He's gonna dominate once Novak eventually retires, no doubt about it.

[damomad]

Brilliant final. Feels like a real passing of the torch.

[elsewhere]

This is a great day, I love you all

[Nick110581]

Alcaraz is a nice lad.

Funny he doesn’t know what to do here.

[Gerry Attrick]

Is Annabelle Croft too posh even for the BBC at Wimbledon? Every vowel comes straight from Cheltenham Ladies College.

Why wouldn’t Alcaraz want to play a game of croquet with Federer?

[damomad]

Is Annabelle Croft too posh even for the BBC at Wimbledon? Every vowel comes straight from Cheltenham Ladies College.

Wtf was the Croquet question about?

[Nick110581]

The best thing about him was his ability to still play his game.

[Crosby Nick]

Wtf was the Croquet question about?

Presume winning the tournament gives you membership of the All England Club and they have croquet lawns there? But he was probably wondering what the fuck she was on about!

[Haggis36]

The best thing about him was his ability to still play his game.

That was the worry wasn't it, that he'd beat himself mentally, but no such worries today! Not sure what the final tally is but felt like Djokovic made way more unforced errors today?

[Nick110581]

That was the worry wasn't it, that he'd beat himself mentally, but no such worries today! Not sure what the final tally is but felt like Djokovic made way more unforced errors today?

The mental strength not to crumble after that first set.

[DelTrotter]

Hopefully they meet again in September, a great game on Ashe just hits different.

[Nick110581]

That last time Wimbledon was won by someone *other* than Djokovic, Federer, Nadal or Murray, Carlos Alcaraz wasn't even born.

[Kalito]

That last time Wimbledon was won by someone *other* than Djokovic, Federer, Nadal or Murray, Carlos Alcaraz wasn't even born.

That's a mental stat. 

[elsewhere]

That last time Wimbledon was won by someone *other* than Djokovic, Federer, Nadal or Murray, Carlos Alcaraz wasn't even born.

crazy that

[TheShanklyGates]

That last time Wimbledon was won by someone *other* than Djokovic, Federer, Nadal or Murray, Carlos Alcaraz wasn't even born.

Pretty damning on the generation of players between Nadal/Murray/Djokovic's age and Alcaraz's.

[Nick110581]

That's a mental stat. 

It’s genuinely one of the greatest sporting achievements of all time.

[DelTrotter]

It’s genuinely one of the greatest sporting achievements of all time.

Steady on

[Nick110581]

Steady on

He’s beaten one of greatest ever players on his least favourite surface at 20 years old after losing the first set 6-1.

[S]

That last time Wimbledon was won by someone *other* than Djokovic, Federer, Nadal or Murray, Carlos Alcaraz wasn't even born.

Guessing that’s Hewitt? Before him it was Djokovic’s coach.

[semit5]

Pretty damning on the generation of players between Nadal/Murray/Djokovic's age and Alcaraz's.

They are probably as good as the lot before that 4 came along, they are unlucky that 3 of the goats were all in the way and no one else stood a chance

[DelTrotter]

He’s beaten one of greatest ever players on his least favourite surface at 20 years old.

It was brilliant, just not quite sure it's one of the greatest sporting achievements of all time, though you did write Alcaraz off after 2 games so I guess we see the achievement differently 

[Nick110581]

It was brilliant, just not quite sure it's one of the greatest sporting achievements of all time, though you did write Alcaraz off after 2 games so I guess we see the achievement differently 

Touché.

[elsewhere]

It was brilliant, just not quite sure it's one of the greatest sporting achievements of all time, though you did write Alcaraz off after 2 games so I guess we see the achievement differently 

well, that was me

seriously though, it wasn't writing off, just being pissed the way that first set started.

[Alf]

Huge character from Alcaraz to win that 5th set, a lot of players would have collapsed having lost the 4th set in the manner he did. But he wasn't phased at all.

[Nick110581]

That lob in last game is ridiculous.