The HfP chat thread – Saturday 11th September

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• Rahaney says:

  11 Sep11 September 21:52

  Same here

• The Savage Squirrel says:

  11 Sep11 September 23:14

  Judging by the interest in Wimbledon, plenty of tennis fans here so let me be the first to say congratulations to Emma Raducanu who utterly dominated the tournament never dropping a set – or even really coming close to doing so.
  Great final match with exceptional skill levels from both women – hoping that this is a rivalry that plays out in a few more slam finals over the next few years as should be a great watch.

  • Jeff Greene says:

    11 Sep11 September 23:17

    🇬🇧

    Great maturity from an 18 year old. Great advert for Britain!

  • mr_jetlag says:

    11 Sep11 September 23:23

    A shame Leylah Fernandez couldn’t take it to a third set. Emma clearly the better player tonight but I also hope this rivalry develops and sets the new standard for women’s tennis.

  • Harry T says:

    12 Sep12 September 00:02

    Rather handy that we could watch the match on my phone using Amazon prime. Very impressed by the performance of both athletes, who have demonstrated remarkable grit and maturity to reach this level at such a young age.

    The fact Emma won the tournament without dropping a set blows my mind!

    • Geoff says:

      12 Sep12 September 00:06

      Yeah but it’s also a reflection on the quality of the field, she didn’t beat a single player whose name I recognised. Good win though.

      • Sloth says:

        12 Sep12 September 00:23

        Whilst Fernandez had the harder side of the draw, I don’t think beating the Olympic champion or Rogers who had beaten Barty in the previous round, was particularly easy either…

• Mike P says:

  11 Sep11 September 23:31

  Absolutely unbelievable tennis. I’d like to see Novak win tomorrow to complete a weekend of amazing tennis history.

  • Jeff Greene says:

    11 Sep11 September 23:35

    Great player but awful person according to people who’ve worked at Wimbledon in the past.

    • Mike P says:

      11 Sep11 September 23:38

      Novak?

      • Jeff Greene says:

        11 Sep11 September 23:45

        Yes. Seems to lack basic manners is the general consensus

      • Anuj says:

        12 Sep12 September 00:07

        Yep he’s got some very dubious political views too

• Polly says:

  11 Sep11 September 23:36

  Wonderful gutsy play.. couldn’t watch it live, but on bbc commentary, great achievement. A great role model. Navratilova called it.

• Andrew says:

  11 Sep11 September 23:55

  Interesting that Emirates advertises itself around the stadium as ‘Emirates Airline’ and not just ‘Emirates’ as it’s advertised in the U.K. Maybe it requires an explanation as to the nature of its business as it’s not as well known in the US.

  • WaynedP says:

    12 Sep12 September 00:34

    Probably a wise move on Emirates part when advertising their services in a country where majority do not own a passport and apparently 56% think that Arabic numerals shouldn’t be taught in American schools 🙄

  • BuildBackBetter says:

    12 Sep12 September 07:31

    It’s more of an advert for Asian viewers than American.

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