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indiana · Tennis legend

RE: Weeks 26 & 27 - The Championships, Wimbledon (grass) - main draw (singles)

the addict · Tennis legend

I'm with Blue Belle and JonH - Dimitrov was a great watch in the second round, and the match with Berrettini is worthy of a show-court.

JonH · Tennis legend

Var wrote:
JonH wrote:
Dimitrov and Berrettini is most definitely a centre court match, Id have that top match of the tournie so far.

Bottom half of draw looks much tougher than top now, if Arthur survives Bergs, he plays winner of Dimi and Berrettini - that will certainly be on one of the two big courts.

If.
Really! Two has beens fighting it out? No sorry a switch off for me. Would rather watch Alex.

-- Edited by Var on Saturday 4th of July 2026 07:54:45 AM

Berrettini? Quarters in French Open a month ago? Makes the whole field has beens!

Dimitrov has been struggling with injury but is playing well again now and would have possibly won the event last year.

Most Brits would die to be labelled has beens if they were playing like these two!

the addict · Tennis legend

Tom Kershaw's article in today's Times says that Arthur requested to play on Court 18 again

indiana · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
Tom Kershaw's article in today's Times says that Arthur requested to play on Court 18 again

Fair dos I guess. Thanks.

Var · Challenger qualifying

JonH wrote:
Var wrote:
JonH wrote:
Dimitrov and Berrettini is most definitely a centre court match, Id have that top match of the tournie so far.

Bottom half of draw looks much tougher than top now, if Arthur survives Bergs, he plays winner of Dimi and Berrettini - that will certainly be on one of the two big courts.

If.
Really! Two has beens fighting it out? No sorry a switch off for me. Would rather watch Alex.

-- Edited by Var on Saturday 4th of July 2026 07:54:45 AM
Berrettini? Quarters in French Open a month ago? Makes the whole field has beens!
Dimitrov has been struggling with injury but is playing well again now and would have possibly won the event last year.

Most Brits would die to be labelled has beens if they were playing like these two!

Id rather watch a seed on centre or two if possible.

indiana · Tennis legend

Tbf it's surely not all about seeds or players' current ranking number, and there are factors with these two.

I just didn't see it as a definite centre court match but I do kind of understand it being chosen.

If Arthur was a show court possibility I would probably have had more issue with Tiafoe vs Bublik on Court 1.

-- Edited by indiana on Saturday 4th of July 2026 10:44:01 AM

sammmm · Intermediate Club Player

Deleted because I cant keep track of time.

-- Edited by sammmm on Saturday 4th of July 2026 11:32:56 AM

the addict · Tennis legend

QUote from Tom Kershaw

"The fact that Arthur Fery requested to play his third-round match against Zizou Bergs on Court 18 signals the pressure of being the sole Briton left in either singles draw.

The 23-year-old had earned the right to play on Court 1 at the very least after staving off the possibility of the first second-round wipeout since 2007, but the noise can be difficult to block out, even for a player who conjured a pair of ear plugs from his bag as his opponent repeatedly complained to the umpire earlier this week. But the nosebleeds that have become a curiously regular phenomenon in key moments have been more of a giveaway about how difficult it can be to manage such high-pressure moments for a player still finding their feet on tour.

Arthur likes Court 18 and had a great match out there last time [defeating Otto Virtanen in the second round] and putting him back out there fitted in with overall scheduling considerations, a statement from the All England Club in conjunction with his agent read, acting essentially as confirmation that Fery had not been snubbed. "

Jeff Stelling · Club Coach

sammmm wrote:
Has Arthur done something to upset somebody at AELTC? I can accept him not getting Centre or 1 by why is he on 18 instead of 2? Surely opening play on day 2 wouldve attracted a big crowd

yeah sure, just post without reading any of the preceding messages debunking your rant

sammmm · Intermediate Club Player

Jeff Stelling wrote:
sammmm wrote:
Has Arthur done something to upset somebody at AELTC? I can accept him not getting Centre or 1 by why is he on 18 instead of 2? Surely opening play on day 2 wouldve attracted a big crowd

yeah sure, just post without reading any of the preceding messages debunking your rant

I had that message written several hours ago, forgot about it and only sent more recently so yes youre correct I didnt read the more recently messages. Apologies for being behind the curve.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

the addict wrote:
QUote from Tom Kershaw

"The fact that Arthur Fery requested to play his third-round match against Zizou Bergs on Court 18 signals the pressure of being the sole Briton left in either singles draw.

The 23-year-old had earned the right to play on Court 1 at the very least after staving off the possibility of the first second-round wipeout since 2007, but the noise can be difficult to block out, even for a player who conjured a pair of ear plugs from his bag as his opponent repeatedly complained to the umpire earlier this week. But the nosebleeds that have become a curiously regular phenomenon in key moments have been more of a giveaway about how difficult it can be to manage such high-pressure moments for a player still finding their feet on tour.

Arthur likes Court 18 and had a great match out there last time [defeating Otto Virtanen in the second round] and putting him back out there fitted in with overall scheduling considerations, a statement from the All England Club in conjunction with his agent read, acting essentially as confirmation that Fery had not been snubbed. "

Thanks for this, it puts my mind at rest about the AELTC and gives more of an appreciation of how tough the pressure is for Brits here. In my excitement I forget sometimes that these are young adults trying to find their way.