A LAND FIT FOR HEROES

BBC COMMENTATORS

2009-06-15T17:17:00.000-07:00

A great win for Murray over Blake today at Queens, but what was infuriating is the incessant criticism of the crowd at Queens by Radio 5 Live’s tennis correspondent Jonathan Overend. First he had a go at gentleman, who was slow hand clapping and then the crowd at Queens not participating in the matches all week
What Overend does not understand is that these people have choice and are not privilege to have a free media pass like him. He then went on to criticise slow play and towelling down by the tennis professionals in the game, particularly Novak Djorkovic. Overend is ignorant of the the game and he should not be opinionated but describe the action. Whatever happened to great commentators, Henry Longhurst, Richie Benaud and Kenneth Wolsenholme, Peter Jones, Maurice Edelston,
Overend do us all a favour and choke on that mic of yours. Queens is a class act and most of players are playing for their livelihood.

FLEMING & SKUPSKI

2009-06-13T04:11:00.000-07:00

Ken Skupski and Colin Fleming had two match points for a place in the semi final of the AEGON Championships at Queens, London but could not take them as they went down to fifth seeds Lukos Kubot and Oliver Marach in the late evening on the centre court of Queens.

The two Brits took the first set 6-4 and then had 2 match points in the tenth game only to be pegged back and eventually lose the second set 6-7. In the professional tie break again Fleming and Skupski took lead of 5-3 but in the Kubot and Marach pulled it back and went on to take the set 10-7 as the light dimmed on the centre court of Queens

British wild cards Fleming and Skupski who stunned three-time winners Bob and Mike Bryan to reach the quarterfinals on Wednesday. winning 6-4, 6-4 at The Queen’s Club. Ken is a former college player at LSU Louisiana State University

The two Brits have been given a wild card for Wimbledon

THE FRENCH OPEN

2009-06-13T04:07:00.000-07:00

It was almost destiny that Federer would win the French after Sodering had knocked out Nadal.
I've read Richard Evans report and if he thinks Federer was best he has seen in 50 years of reporting all I can say it is typical of journalists who have the memory of a gold fish.
Fair play to Federer, but he is not the complete player, who is ? Look around the players of this era. How many would you put your life on them. Nadal, yes, Murray no, Federer crying and bitching , remember Wimbledon final 2007 when he wanted hawk eye switched off. 'It's killing me' were his words
The seventies had Connors, Borg, McEnroe and Lendl, true fighters. Mac and Connors would have got in Federer's head and destroyed him.
Mr Evans, Federer cannot volley and hits this heavy topspin short. Edberg would have cut him up.
He is not smooth like Sampras or Mac striking the ball. Having said that, for all of his talent why did he not change his tactics against Nadal. He is 2-6 in slams and may never get the chance to play him in a French slam again as I fear Nadal will not climb the heights he did last year.