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The Wimbledon Tennis Championship

aprilapril ModeratorPosts: 10,549 mod
edited July 2018 in Hobbies and Sport
2017

The 2017 Wimbledon Tennis Championship was full of emotion.
I saw Federer crying.
He was the 2017 Men’s Singles Champion and won with this his eighth Wimbledon’s title.
His four children entered the stadium when it was announced and Roger became emotional.

Federer, emotional when watching his kids



Cilic, Roger’s opponent couldn’t stop his tears; feeling desperate because he was injured and not able to play his best tennis.

Cilic, desperate

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  • aprilapril Moderator Posts: 10,549 mod

    Ladies Singles

    The 23-year-old Spanish Garbine Muguruza defeated the 37-year-old Venus Williams and became the second Spanish women’s champion here after Conchita Martinez, the winner in 1994.
    The last ball of the match was decided after Muguruza’s challenge on Venus’s ball close to the baseline.
    The ball was called in, but Hawkeye knew it better and it said “out”!
    So the point went to Muguruza and it was Game, Set, Match, Muguruza!

    After the challenge; Venus's bakk was out



    And another emotion.

    Garbine Muguruza

  • aprilapril Moderator Posts: 10,549 mod
    The 36-year-old Martina Hingis won her first Wimbledon title 20 years ago.
    This year she won the Mixed Doubles Championship with Jamie Murray.

    Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis
  • aprilapril Moderator Posts: 10,549 mod
    Garbine and Venus

    Ladies' Singles


    Federer and Cilic

    Men's Singles


    Federer and Muguruza

    At the Champions Dinner
  • mheredgemheredge Teacher Here and therePosts: 36,096 mod
    Which championship will you be looking out for next @april?
  • nomad81nomad81 Posts: 565 ✭✭✭
    I am proud of Lukas Kubot, who wins Wimbledon together Marcelo Melo in double.
  • GemmaRowlandsGemmaRowlands Moderator Posts: 8,689 mod
    I really enjoyed Wimbledon this year. I don't usually get much chance to watch it, but I was able to watch a little bit this time. It always inspires me to get out there and play some tennis myself!
  • aprilapril Moderator Posts: 10,549 mod
    For me too, @GemmaRowlands .
    There were a lot of good matches, the finals were not really thrillers but my favourites won so I was happy :) .
  • aprilapril Moderator Posts: 10,549 mod
    @mheredge , shortly it will be The US Open Championship. :)
  • aprilapril Moderator Posts: 10,549 mod
    @nomad81 , I didn't watch the final but I watched them before it.
    Yes, they were good too.
  • GemmaRowlandsGemmaRowlands Moderator Posts: 8,689 mod
    april said:

    For me too, @GemmaRowlands .
    There were a lot of good matches, the finals were not really thrillers but my favourites won so I was happy :) .

    That's good. I wanted Andy Murray to win, because he's British (although most people say he's Scottish when he doesn't win!) but I was happy with the result out of the two that were in the final.
  • aprilapril Moderator Posts: 10,549 mod
    edited July 2017
    However we had an excuse for Andy, @GemmaRowlands .
    He was injured. :)
    His brother won the Mixed Doubles, though.
  • mheredgemheredge Teacher Here and therePosts: 36,096 mod
    Is the US Open Championship watched as much as Wimbledon @april? I guess you'll be following this avidly too. Please don't forget us in our Skype sessions!
  • aprilapril Moderator Posts: 10,549 mod
    This time it is more in the evening, I think @mheredge due to the New York time. :)
  • aprilapril Moderator Posts: 10,549 mod
    The last Grand Slam Tennis 2017 has Sloane Stephens and Rafael Nadal as winners.

    Sloane Stephens


    Rafael Nadal



    I can't remember though that they had similar colour of outfits when they played their final matches. :D
  • aprilapril Moderator Posts: 10,549 mod
    image

    I have just finished watching the first semi final Men's Singles between Kevin Anderson and John Isner which took ... 6 hours and 35 minutes !
    I went shopping, prepared and ate my dinner during their match and when I watched TV again they were still playing!
    Unbelievable!
    I'm not sure whether they earn more than a footballer, but for this match they really worked harder than footballers.
    They both deserve to win but there can be only one winner and this time it is Kevin Anderson.
    Kevin Anderson defeats John Isner 7-6, 6-7, 6-7, 6-4, 26-24!
    Congratulations to both of them.
  • mheredgemheredge Teacher Here and therePosts: 36,096 mod
    I read that there had been a mammoth match @april. At least you could go and do other things. I wonder how the audience managed too. And the players must have been exhausted by the end.
  • aprilapril Moderator Posts: 10,549 mod
    The second semi between Nadal and Djokovic was almost as long as they first. Great semi's!
    It's a pity again that one of them has to lose
    I'm curious about the final today.
    I think it'll be more exciting than the football final.
  • mheredgemheredge Teacher Here and therePosts: 36,096 mod
    I have been a bit preoccupied with the football given France has been doing so well @april. I would have supported Croatia if they weren't playing France. It was a good match and they played very well.
  • GemmaRowlandsGemmaRowlands Moderator Posts: 8,689 mod
    mheredge said:

    I have been a bit preoccupied with the football given France has been doing so well @april. I would have supported Croatia if they weren't playing France. It was a good match and they played very well.

    I do seem to have pretty much missed out on Wimbledon altogether this year, to be honest. I usually watch quite a lot, but I watched quite little this year.
  • mheredgemheredge Teacher Here and therePosts: 36,096 mod
    I've been totally oblivious to the tennis.
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