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I think broadly you are correct, the only wildcard being the possibility they want to give Andrew Cotter a big match, especially since he has covered so much tennis for BBC TV pre-Wimbledon.
My men's quarter's predictions would be Castle, Petchey, Cotter and Mullins. |
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You could well be right about Andrew Cotter. I'm guessing its Castle from here on in on Murray matches now. I think Simon Reed will do one. Hope so, big fan
The rest of the tournament, I think it'll be: MENS QFs------ Castle, Petchey, Cotter & Mullins MENS SFs--------Castle & Petchey MENS FINAL------Castle ( )LADIES SFs------- Simon Reed & Chris Bradnam LADIES FINAL------ Petchey |
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Castle won't do Murray's quarter IMO. If he were to do the rest of the Murray matches, that would mean he could have potentially done 4 Murray matches this tournament which I think is unlikely. I doubt it'll be Reed as he did the last Murray match so I'd say Petchey or Cotter will get it.
The rest of the tournament, I think it'll be: MENS QFs------ Castle, Petchey, Cotter & Mullins MENS SFs--------Castle & Petchey MENS FINAL------Castle ( )LADIES SFs------- Simon Reed & Chris Bradnam LADIES FINAL------ Petchey 1st Round - Petchey 2nd Round - Mercer 3rd Round - Castle 4th Round - Reed is that right ? |
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Who has done Murray so far ?
1st Round - Petchey 2nd Round - Mercer 3rd Round - Castle 4th Round - Reed is that right ? |
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Castle won't do Murray's quarter IMO. If he were to do the rest of the Murray matches, that would mean he could have potentially done 4 Murray matches this tournament which I think is unlikely. I doubt it'll be Reed as he did the last Murray match so I'd say Petchey or Cotter will get it.
The rest of the tournament, I think it'll be: MENS QFs------ Castle, Petchey, Cotter & Mullins MENS SFs--------Castle & Petchey MENS FINAL------Castle ( )LADIES SFs------- Simon Reed & Chris Bradnam LADIES FINAL------ Petchey |
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Mute button pressed. Andrew castle commentating on Murray (again) alongside Boris Becker and Tim Henman. When will the BBC learn?
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You could well be right about Andrew Cotter. I'm guessing its Castle from here on in on Murray matches now. I think Simon Reed will do one. Hope so, big fan
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Been out, who did the Quarters today please ?
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Ferrer v Del Potro - Mark Petchey + John McEnroe
Murray v Verdasco - Andrew Castle, Boris Becker + Tim Henman Djokovic v Berdych - Andrew Cotter + John Lloyd Janowicz v Kubot - Chris Bradnam + Peter Fleming |
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Ferrer v Del Potro - Mark Petchey + John McEnroe
Murray v Verdasco - Andrew Castle, Boris Becker + Tim Henman Djokovic v Berdych - Andrew Cotter + John Lloyd Janowicz v Kubot - Chris Bradnam + Peter Fleming I guess the BBC prefer to have commentators mainly associated with them - Castle and Cotter - over someone like Mullins who was calling the French Open Final on ITV only four weeks ago. Having said that, it hasn't stopped John Inverdale presenting Today At Wimbledon... |
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Also surprised to see Simon Reed missing.
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No men's quarter-final for Nick Mullins then. A shame, as I rate him as one of the best sports commentators out there, both on rugby union and tennis.
I guess the BBC prefer to have commentators mainly associated with them - Castle and Cotter - over someone like Mullins who was calling the French Open Final on ITV only four weeks ago. Having said that, it hasn't stopped John Inverdale presenting Today At Wimbledon... Quote:
Also surprised to see Simon Reed missing.
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I would expect Chris Bradnam (who covers WTA for British Eurosport) to be one of the commentators.
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Earlier on this afternoon we got the usual from Andrew Castle:
"Wimbledon is one of four grand slam tournaments over the course of the year...they are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open." I get so sick of hearing him say this. He does it every time he commentates. We got the message the first time! Rant over. |
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Earlier on this afternoon we got the usual from Andrew Castle:
"Wimbledon is one of four grand slam tournaments over the course of the year...they are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open." I get so sick of hearing him say this. He does it every time he commentates. We got the message the first time! Rant over. For anyone of you who are listening to him, can i ask, when the camera pans over 'Henman Hill' does he still try to talk to the crowd as if they can hear him? As this is another thing that has annoyed me in the past. |
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Earlier on this afternoon we got the usual from Andrew Castle:
"Wimbledon is one of four grand slam tournaments over the course of the year...they are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open." I get so sick of hearing him say this. He does it every time he commentates. We got the message the first time! Rant over.
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I would expect Chris Bradnam (who covers WTA for British Eurosport) to be one of the commentators.
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Was wrong about Bradnam covering a men's quarter, but would expect it to be Mullins and Reed. for the ladies semis. Bradnam has had a men's and a ladies quarter, whereas neither Mullins nor Reed covered a single quarter final match. Either they have both been severely demoted, they covered the ladies' semis last year, or they will cover the semis tomorrow. I hope I'm not wrong as I think they are both excellent and deserve a big game.
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dont forget now with bbc doing the semis and the finals in 3d they might get one of them...
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I'm guessing that Davenport, McEnroe, Navratilova et al. will be less prominent over the next few days while they're playing themselves in the invitation matches. Not that there's that many matches left anyway...
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Was wrong about Bradnam covering a men's quarter, but would expect it to be Mullins and Reed for the ladies semis. Bradnam has had a men's and a ladies quarter, whereas neither Mullins nor Reed covered a single quarter final match. Either they have both been severely demoted, they covered the ladies' semis last year, or they will cover the semis tomorrow. I hope I'm not wrong as I think they are both excellent and deserve a big game.
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I'm guessing that Davenport, McEnroe, Navratilova et al. will be less prominent over the next few days while they're playing themselves in the invitation matches. Not that there's that many matches left anyway...
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Bartoli v Flipkens 3D
Barry Davies and Rennae Stubbs |
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McEnroes match isnt till 4pm today..
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Doesn't McEnroe work for NBC towards the end of the tournament?
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