Me.

17 aces by Murray last night :dance:

Murray was awesome!! Fed-Murray final here we come!!:D

no one posts here anymore.

HMM..

there aren't any matches today to talk about...

No, I know.

I meant recently.

^You've got a point. Is it because all the "chicken" fans have left??:rolleyes:

^You've got a point. Is it because all the "chicken" fans have left??:rolleyes:

 

Name one.

:uhoh:

 

I'm a chicken fan :uhoh2:

^ Chicken 1 or 2?

I just think he's good looking :rolleyes:

Babe, set and match! Looks count for more than talent when they decide which girls will play on Wimbledon's Centre Court

 

By Colin Fernandez and Emily Andrews

Last updated at 12:21 AM on 29th June 2009

 

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When it comes to choosing which women play on Centre Court, good looks count for more than big shots.

While a succession of easy-on-the-eye unknowns have appeared in Wimbledon's prime arena, the top women's seeds have been relegated to lesser courts.

And last night the All England Club admitted that physical attractiveness is taken into consideration. Spokesman Johnny Perkins said: 'Good looks are a factor.'

 

 

The unseeded world No 45, Gisela Dulko, during last week's Battle of the Babes

 

In the men's tournament, five-times winner Roger Federer and British hope Andy Murray invariably play on Centre.

But on Friday, after Federer left the court, the next match was Victoria Azarenka of Belarus against Romania's Sorana Cirstea.

While both 19-year-olds have top form in the glamour department, Miss Cirstea was seeded 28 while Miss Azarenka, who won, is ranked and seeded eighth.

That same day, second seed Serena Williams was relegated to the new No 2 Court for her win over Italian Roberta Vinci.

 

 

Centre: World No 59 Maria Kirilenko of Russia

 

Centre: No 28 seed Sorana Cirstea of Romania

 

 

 

 

The fact that many seats remained empty for the Cirstea-Azarenka clash implies that the knowledgeable SW19 crowd were underwhelmed by the tennis on offer.

 

Which would suggest that attractive players are placed on Centre to titillate the BBC television audience, some of whom care more for a pretty face than a powerful forehand.

A BBC source said: 'It's the Wimbledon play committee, not us who decides on the order of play.

'But obviously it's advantageous to us if there are good-looking women players on Centre Court. No one has heard of many of the women now, so if they are pretty it definitely gives them an edge.

'Our preference would always be a Brit or a babe as this always delivers high viewing figures.'

 

On Wednesday, Centre delivered exactly that - the so-called Battle of the Babes between unseeded Gisela Dulko (world ranking 45) and unseeded Maria Sharapova (ranking 60).

Then on Thursday ninth seed Caroline Wozniacki defeated Russian Maria Kirilenko, 59 in the world, on Centre while No 1 seed Dinara Safina was downgraded to an outer court.

 

Miss Safina, 23, said: 'I mean of course it's not fair, but then I'm not doing the schedule.'

 

French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, 24, was also annoyed. The fifth seed, who was knocked out on Saturday on No 1 Court, said: 'It's weird. If you look at the schedule, it's not only about me.

 

'It's about Dinara on Court No 2, Venus (Williams) on Court No 1 and the girls who are not very highly seeded they play on Centre.

 

'I respect them. They're great players for sure. But this is what's weird for me; what's their strategy, what's their plan of making the schedule?

 

No 2 seed Serena Williams of the U.S.

 

'This is what surprises me a little bit.' Twice champion Serena Williams even got lost on the way to No 2 Court on Friday. She was nearly ten minutes late for her match.

 

 

Court 2: No 1 seed Dinara Safina of Russia

 

Court 1: No 5 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia

 

 

 

 

Johnny Perkins said court selection is 'a great big mixture of where the players are in the draw, who they're playing, what their ranking is.

 

But at the end of the day, box-office appeal has to be taken into consideration.

'It's not a coincidence that those (on Centre Court) are attractive.'

:uhoh: let´s see what wawrinka does today :escaping:

Why is Andy Murray doing in the centre of the article... about women??? :stunned:

^ Chicken 1 or 2?

I just think he's good looking :rolleyes:

Who is chicken 2??? :confused:

Who is chicken 2??? :confused:

 

Monfils.:P

He does look more a chicken than Del Potro :P

Fed and Murray today, no sleep for me tonight :sleeping:

Am I the only one watching Wimbledon today?

 

Fed-Soderling was pretty close! Aces galore.

How can you say it was close? It was straight sets.:confused:

Yes, but there was only one break of serve in the entire match.

Yes, but there was only one break of serve in the entire match.

 

Well I think that must have been pretty similar to the Roland Garros final..............

Just got back from golf, and all I've watched for the last ten minutes is the centre court roof closing. :P

:lol:It IS history in the making :P

 

 

It is really slow to close :dozey:

Poor Ana Ivanovic, it was really sad watching her just break down into tears like that.

Poor Ana Ivanovic, it was really sad watching her just break down into tears like that.

 

And even worse because it means Penis is through to the quarters.:dozey:

The Referee is going to make a decision at the end of the ladies match as to whether or not the roof will be re-opened for the Murray match.