Lost the second set and now broken in the third.
Tennis 2021
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Broken down in third.
Goodbye, sweet prince, I will miss you the most.
Goodbye, sweet prince, I will miss you the most.
He lost his mind in that game. Mannarino didn't even have to do anything to break service
Roger's going to lose.... 
He needed matches. Was surprised he didn't hustle and get into some other tournaments after losing at Halle so early....
He needed matches. Was surprised he didn't hustle and get into some other tournaments after losing at Halle so early....
You and me both....
Federer a break up in the 4th. Think he'll run away with this now. Struggling against Mannarino isn't a good sign for his hopes going forward though.
Mannarino injured now. Though, Federer played much better as well. 2-2, with possible withdrawal in the works?
Yep, retirement of Mannarino.
Fed Marches On!
Fed Marches On!
Fed lucky he has Gasquet(most likely) in the next round, he will breeze past him 3-0 with ease.
Whew dd not see that coming. Looked nasty
Fed lives to fight another day. Another day of anxiety for his fans.
Fed lives to fight another day. Another day of anxiety for his fans.
Well not that definite. Fed so rusty. In some ways a 5th set might have been good as Roger needs matches.
We're back again on Thursday with the anxieties!Yep, retirement of Mannarino.
Fed Marches On!
I thought i had a meeting today (i didn't), my misfiring brain spared me from what seems to have been a bad and stressful match.
Funny thing is he looked v good vs Cilic in the second round of the French (and his stats bear this out), but from the 1st game of the 3rd round, he looked off. And has been off since then. UE > winners.
Funny thing is he looked v good vs Cilic in the second round of the French (and his stats bear this out), but from the 1st game of the 3rd round, he looked off. And has been off since then. UE > winners.
Federer very lucky today. He should get a couple of easier matches now to grow into the tournament but he needs to improve a lot if he wants to go far
Federer seems to go in and out of matches -happened in Halle and now today. Though something clicked in the 4th set and then he started really playing well.
I dunno. He needed more matches before coming in to Wimbledon.
Stressful day again on Thursday but if he can come through that, he may start getting into some kind of rhythm.
I dunno. He needed more matches before coming in to Wimbledon.
Stressful day again on Thursday but if he can come through that, he may start getting into some kind of rhythm.
Hope Medvedev wins. He started well but has had a bit of a drop off.
I don’t think you need to trouble yourself with worry. He’s nowhere near at the level to be competitive, much less win it. Useless he goes up through the gears ridiculously quickly - and that’s not usually what happens after a long layoff, albeit Federer himself is a notable exception - he’ll get beaten by the first decent player he plays. The only question now is he undercooked or just cooked altogether.
I know he's not gonna win the tournament, but I still get anxious when he plays
I want him to get some matches here if possible because it's the biggest problem I see with him.
After he's up to speed in the next couple of months, we'll see if he's cooked altogether.. until then I don't want to think about it
Djokovic looking good. About to win in straight sets.
Boulter is playing out of her mind against Sabalenka right now
Murray in trouble here..
Watching Murray is tough now. Clearly a guy fighting against his fitness, trying his heart out, but seemingly always suffering out there.
If Otte can keep his head here he'll win. This surface, in the late evening, isn't where Murray wants to be. In other news, Otte's serve is ugly as sin but effective.
I don’t really watch tennis but should Murray be getting through these early rounds easily, looks like he’s going out here
I think his fitness seems okay. He can't move as well as he once did but he looks relatively fine (fitness wise) given the lack of matches he's had.
I meant physical fitness in the sense of his general physical health and ability to play consistently at this level. His movement, particularly laterally, looked compromised to me. Not awful by any stretch but it won't get it done against good players.
I’m sure it’s probably been covered in this thread but is there a genuine concern re the playing surface? Seems to be that players are losing their footing left right and centre!
She was so so unlucky with that ball which was just in at such a crucial point in the third set and should feel proud of her efforts
Yeah I'd agree with that, if he can stay healthy for a good period of time would be interesting to see how he gets on though.
Does Wimbledon usually go on this late?
Only since 2009 when they first played under the roof
Yeah that ball ending up in was tough. She definitely can hold her head high walking out of there. 300+ places behind in the rankings and gave Sabalenka more than she bargained for.
Murray is an angry player
Steaming over England beating Germany yesterday clearly
I want Murray to do well in general, but every time I watch him I find his screaming and giving out to himself after every point a bit off-putting.
It is. Seems to happen after every point he loses. Think it's a hype tactic for himself ?
This week.... unreal... don't stop.
Unbelievable Murray
Unbelievable Murray
I play tennis and do the same. Not tactical. Just anger and messing up a shot.
Can’t stand Murray; but fair play to him there.