#Queens #BBCtennis If the papers are true, for what it's worth, I will genuinely miss Andrew Castle's commentary at #Wimbledon - except for his, almost ad nauseum, promotion of the U.S. college system; my #poem, with #photos, "Musing on Wimbledon" https://walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2010/05/walkaboutsverse-195-of-230.html

#Wimbledon #Queens #BBCtennis If Australia "once rode on the sheep's back", to what extent have Andrew Cotter & Leon Smith ridden on Andy Murray's back? My WalkaboutsVerse #poem, with #photos, "To #Scotland, Again" https://walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/06/walkaboutsverse-66-of-230.html

#Wimbledon Re strings on #BBCtennis at #Queens, playing juniors for Bill Gilmour's Tennis School (Todd Woodbridge, also) in the 1970s, we nearly all had one gut (cow NOT cat) racket, & one synthetic (in case it rained); otherwise, my #Tennis Tips To Try https://davidfranks.blogspot.com/p/extras-on-football-and-tennis.html

#Wimbledon #BBCtennis Re the message on the perimeter boards at #Queens, it's our world/#UnitedNations that's "for everyone" - #London should be for English (now in the minority there!) & tourists; my WalkaboutsVerse song "Impressions of London in 1997" https://walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/08/walkaboutsverse-42-of-230.html

#Wimbledon #Queens #BBCtennis Here goes Andrew Castle, AGAIN, encouraging English players to use the American college system, instead of our own LTA; my WalkaboutsVerse #poem, with #photos, "There is a U.N." https://walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2010/03/walkaboutsverse-218-of-230.html

#Wimbledon Re Tommy Paul (whom I enjoy watching) bouncing the ball between his legs on #BBCtennis at #Queens, I seem to recall Federer dong that early in his career; but why, from my WalkaboutsVerse "Paradigms" #poem, "bounce a tennis ball, at all?!" https://walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/03/walkaboutsverse-96-of-230.html

Particularly good sound-recording by #BBCtennis at #Queens today - i.e., hearty whacks from the gents; otherwise, my #Tennis Tips To Try - https://davidfranks.blogspot.com/p/extras-on-football-and-tennis.html

Morons have changed the rules of #tennis to make it a less fair game - e.g., on #BBCtennis at #Queens I am hearing a coach frequently saying things that may not only help his charge but PUT OFF her opponent. My WalkaboutsVerse #poem "From the Minority" https://walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2010/02/walkaboutsverse-222-of-230.html

Re rain-delay discussion on #BBCtennis at #Queens today, my WalkaboutsVerse #poem, with #photos, "Musing on #Wimbledon" https://walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2010/05/walkaboutsverse-195-of-230.html

#BBCtennis Anne Viensouk Keothavong just said "no-one is entitled to a wildcard" at #Queens...how about overcrowded England clearly NOT being the nearest safe nation for a Laotian family like hers? My WalkaboutsVerse #poem, with #photos, on "Land Rights" https://walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/05/walkaboutsverse-76-of-230.html