Pricing for the Group CL games @ Wembley: For a mini-season ticket all 3 games prices are £70, £80, £85, £110 and £150 with half price concessions. I cannot wait.
Your point was certainly valid s few years back when the serve was dominant on all but clay. Nowadays the big serve is less potent (heavier balls, better returning etc and the ability of the better players to get about the court more quickly). Some matches at Wimbledon came down to the better player looking to break the big server in one game per set, but Murray, for example, looked capable of breaking serve against these opponents regularly. His semi v Berdych was won in three sets 18-9 in games. Two sets in the final went to tie breaks, but he was well in control and could have broken Raonic's serve a number of times.
Let me correct myself or explain. I meant that most sets have one service break difference or less (if they’re decided by a tiebreaker). That’s true regardless of whether neither player holds serve all set as long as the score is 6-3 or 6-4 or closer. When there’s only one break difference in a set, it still holds true that you can reverse the outcome of two break points and make the loser win (except in the rare case where there aren’t two break points that can be reversed). But where serving doesn't correlate much to winning, I agree that talking about break points isn't helpful. lt ought then to be ad points. The point about being in control despite only winning a tiebreaker is a good one. For the life of me, I can't find any stats to determine how top players perform on break points (or ad points) versus total points. The question is, do they win these close sets due to better performance on break points, do they win more break points and give up less simply because they have more of the former and less of the latter, or is it some combination of the two? Nevertheless, I’ve understated the importance of simply being the better player, it’s fair to say. The chances of a pro tour player winning a match while winning fewer points are only around one in twenty. So simply being the better player is the most important thing, unsurprisingly. But nerves are extremely important. See http://www.tennisabstract.com/blog/...s-and-the-close-matches-federer-isnt-winning/ for an examination of how a top player starts losing the biggest matches due to slightly more nervy performance on break points.
Sky appear to be streaming it on their website, for some reason: http://www.skysports.com/golf/the-open/news/14866/10500790/the-open-live-streams-from-royal-troon
Ridiculous scenes at the TdeF today. I'm sick of these lunatics running in front of the riders. It's getting worse, but I'm not sure what can be done without ruining the spectacle for many thousands of decent fans. However, something has to be done. There is zero tolerance of spectators encroaching on to the playing area in most sports because the players are put at risk and the outcome of the game/contest could be significantly affected. Today, we saw riders being indirectly knocked off their bikes and the stage result interfered with. There are countless TV cameras and images. The idiots need to be identified and prosecuted. The roads the Tour passes along should be deemed private when the race is passing through and anyone who encroaches should be prosecuted. Physical contact with the riders, throwing urine, water etc are clearly assaults.
Firstly, *TdF* . Or for the Usenet old hands : the Tour (TIOOYK) . That done ... It goes with the territory on mountain stages. Narrow roads + spectators + motorbikes. The interaction with the fans is unique, but if a spectator gets too close to a rider, they get some (within reason) .
Lovely third goal. Outside of the foot pass by Bentaleb, round the keeper by Pritchard and slotted in, despite players getting back.
The Spanners are asking UEFA to change their EL Nth qualifying round fixture because for the current fixture dates, they cannot get the "retractable" seating in place so soon after the imminent athletics event.
