The Tennis Thread

Is it though, he was 1 month old when he moved to Wimbledon. That means all his training and schooling and all his upbringing was in the UK.

Like I totally get it when it’s someone like Rudeski who switches over in his 20s after previously playing for Canada but this lad is much like others who have arrived as toddlers.

He’s British in my view much like anyone else who finds their home here. And he would have been even if he was working down the local pub.

This match between Djokovic and Auger-Alliassime is brilliant.

Djokovic has still got it.

Final set tiebreaker then, Felix’s serving really is a solid get out of jail card to fall back on.

& what a first point for Nova.

Brilliant match

He’s previously represented France, and said…

I feel very, very British now.
Maybe 10 years ago you ask me the question, it would be a bit different.

He most probably has 2 passports, but his nationality is French

Well if he lived here since the age of a month he will have a British passport.

As a kid I was a fantical England fan now I just like to see how they do.

We change and adapt, most of his schooling and coaching would have happened here I assume. Anyhow landmasses and borders make me laugh.

It’s all fucking bollocks. Isn’t there somewhere in Central Europe where if you’d lived 80 years during the last century in the same place you’d have had 10 nationalities

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Anyhow Charlamgne’s lands Fery is up 2-0

Oh damn he’s won, how do I congratulate the 114 seed because I can’t call him British even though by playing under a British umbrella, getting all the British funding and support which comes from taxpayers and lottery.

And has spent more years here than several other patriots we often hear about.

I think he falls under Henry II’s lands so well done 114 seed and British under Henry II’s borders Arthur Fery.

Sorry but some of you need a head wobble.

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No-one said you couldn’t call him British.
No need to be so dramatic either :roll_eyes:

Anyway, made up for the kid, well done Arthur.

Zverev wins the first set after a 7-0 Tiebreak.

I’ve been impressed by Fery overall, although I wonder if being relatively short and without a powerful serve it’ll hold him back from the elite level of the sport.

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Feels like Zverev has stepped up a gear since taking the first set…

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Guess Fery is not good enough to be a Brit. :see_no_evil_monkey:

Ah well. Well done to Fery, acquitted himself very well, but ultimately didn’t have the answers to the sheer power coming at him from the man-mountain on the other side of the net.

I’m sure he’ll have a decent career though if he can play like that consistently. World number 36 now, I think.

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So a Sinner v Zverev final beckons then, for about the 752nd time this year.

He’s french again.

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There’s a pretty gruesome horror livestream on atm, if anyone is interested.

Czech’s do seem to have a decent conveyor belt of players.

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Fair play to Novoska, thought after that second set she’d lost. Deserved win though. Muchova fought well to win the second, but began the third in the same manner as the first.

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Thought for sure she was a goner. Impressive to fight back like that.

Pretty entertaining match.

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