Wimbledon 2022

And has Wimbledon banning Russian and Belarusian players made a blind bit of difference to the war in Ukraine ? What turned me off the whole punishing sports people for something outside their control was how the IOC handled the paralympians from Russia and Belarusia after they’d arrived there. It was **** rotten to do that to athletes who had prepared for those games.

"So Wimbledon ban Russian and Belarusian players from the tournament and a Russian born resident player wins the woman's title?"

That's what I've read anyway. Moscow born and resident. The Russian media will make great hay out of this.

Well, I've just finished watching back, and I'm very disappointed 😞

I really hoped and thought Jabeur would do it.

But while her tail was up in the first set, when she went the break down early in the second, her body language changed unbelievably. She just looked beaten, long before she ever was.

Rybakina was like a robot in comparison, it was hard to know what she was thinking or feeling at any stage - including when she'd just won, or doing her interview with the trophy! She's young, and I'd say moderately shocked to find herself holding the Wimbledon trophy, and English isn't her first language, but I'd say her reaction after the win won't have endeared her to many!

But hats off to her, she was beaten soundly in the first set, but adapted and held her nerve to get through the next two.

But my money is on Jabeur to get to a final again first of the two of them.

Most downbeat match/tournament/slam win I've ever seen!

Quite bizarre.

I really dislike Kyrgios, but still rooting for him to win. Fed up to the back teeth these “old” men still winning slams, and winning when clearly past their best!!!

I don't think he will have the crowd. There were audible boos when he his name was said to novak in the semi final. Also, I don't think the type of person who gets tickets to the Wimbledon final will ever be the kind of person who would like kygrios.

It's clear the novak isn't liked most places but he'll begrudging get the support as the least worst today.

I feel the domestic assault charge has thrown a bit of spanner in the works on that one. Will be interesting to see later though.

yep, different audience today than from previous rounds when you had the 'scum class' (😉) cheering him on

its set up for a fascinating game, will Kygrios be up for it?? that is the key question - or will he find the whole event too daunting?

if Djokovic starts thrashing him he could just implode and give up giving the single finger to the toffs in the process "fuk you all and your fuking tournament" I wouldn't put it past him😐️

I'd say she might have been a little bit embarrassed having won Wimbledon as a Russian when there is a ban on Russian athletes from competing but getting in through her new nationality. She was probably also a little bit worried about what kind of questions she might end up facing in the interview given the political situations or how her win will be used back "home". I'm sure she still feels very Russian on the inside.

That's how it felt to me. Someone who didnt want to celebrate publicly worried about how it might be perceived elsewhere.

Kyrgios is a fairly polarising character...as is Djokovic...but with the common assault allegation...I think it will be fairly mixed

Andrew Castle on commentary...for the love of god....the definition of inane

Kyrgios breaks!

This is terrific entertainment so far!

No better man than Novak to wipe the smile off his face😅