AO TV Coverage Part 2

[bato]

Wonder if Channel 7 are even going to bother with any of Li Na's matches. She's only last year's runner up - no biggie.

 

[Crows_United_FC]

Channel 7 get so dopey over Australian tennis players.

In the lead up to the Nadal/Tomic match last night, Tomic was continually billed as the world's best 21 year old. . . . that may even be true as a technicality, but there are younger players who are better than him. Suggesting that he's the best talent for age player in the world is disingenuous.

They also kept banging on about how he wanted to keep his unbeaten first round record going . . .

Yeah the 'World's best 21 year old' sounds so corny and lame!

I don't know if you saw it or not, but after the Tomic match they had this video package of him and Bruce was in a pre-recorded video say how "Great of tennis play Tomic is" BLAH BLAH BLAH. Seriously Channel 7 have to stop with this Tomic dickriding bullshit!

 

[Righteo]

Wonder if Channel 7 are even going to bother with any of Li Na's matches. She's only last year's runner up - no biggie.

Not like we don't have a significant Chinese born population either.

 

[Xtreme]

It's an all you can eat Australian buffet according to Hamish...........

 

[Tulip]

Is there a single ******* person who would rather watch Stosur's first set rather than the end of Hewitt/Rafter. Why no red button in 2014? Why would they have had bulletins on 7 and 72?

 

[Xtreme]

Jo Griggs pronuncing Pironkova 2 different times within 10 minutes

 

[ozasismick]

On the Griggsy pronunciation theme from a couple of years ago (apologies if posted in the earlier thread). yahoo dot wuh

 

[Xtreme]

Argh i thought they ditched the diagonal camera angle this year, must not have watched enough matches. Seen it often tonight.

* When the point starts off diagonally and zooms along still diagonal while the first few shots of the point are played.

 

[Borry]

I'm sure Stanislas Wawrinka being of Polish descent, has a surname that is pronounced more like Vavrinka rather than Wawrinka, am I correct.

 

[damochandler]

they were cheering for a default tonight i reckon

 

[Roobs321]

I don't care what anyone else says, Hamish is rather awesome (as a Channel 7 addition). Both here and in AFL commentating, he improves steadily year to year, and I generally like him nowadays. He has acclimatised to tennis coverage quite well imo.

Sure, he isn't a tennis expert, Sandy Roberts or Matt White, but for what he is he contributes a lot.

 

[Roobs321]

Johanna Griggs on the other hand....

She has been doing this since 2001 for Christ sake. Professionalism please!

 

[hirdy_is_champ]

Is there a single ******* person who would rather watch Stosur's first set rather than the end of Hewitt/Rafter. Why no red button in 2014? Why would they have had bulletins on 7 and 72?

Umm yeah? Rafter's comeback was a bit silly looking, I have to agree with McNamee. You knew that match was never going to be "serious"....

 

[Roobs321]

Jim Courier doesn't seem to be aware that Lajovic was playing in the deciding rubber of the Davis Cup final

 

[vaughany]

I don't care what anyone else says, Hamish is rather awesome (as a Channel 7 addition). Both here and in AFL commentating, he improves steadily year to year, and I generally like him nowadays. He has acclimatised to tennis coverage quite well imo.

Sure, he isn't a tennis expert, Sandy Roberts or Matt White, but for what he is he contributes a lot.

Are you Hamish?

 

[Roobs321]

To me, there are often several other people worth criticising rather than Hamish. I just don't understand picking on him in particular, when he shows clear signs of improvement year-to-year and generally doesn't make terrible mistakes in coverage.

 

[red+black]

Wonder if Channel 7 are even going to bother with any of Li Na's matches. She's only last year's runner up - no biggie.

She's not Aussie mate!

 

[Heisenberg_]

To me, there are often several other people worth criticising rather than Hamish. I just don't understand picking on him in particular, when he shows clear signs of improvement year-to-year and generally doesn't make terrible mistakes in coverage.

Because he ran over Trent Cotchin's dog and laughed about it!!
He is pure evil

 

[Xtreme]

To me, there are often several other people worth criticising rather than Hamish. I just don't understand picking on him in particular, when he shows clear signs of improvement year-to-year and generally doesn't make terrible mistakes in coverage.

He called Stefan Edberg, Stefan Edbarg

 

[Xtreme]

Redfoo sighting #654655345347676574576765865868

 

[SJ]

Why do we keep getting the same match on both 7 and Fox Sports?

Also, there was no need to start a new thread - post count is unlimited on xenForo.

 

[red+black]

Typically hopeless coverage. Three matches on now, two in the 5th set yet neither channel is showing either.

And typical that it is always men playing late while the women are relaxing in their hotel room. How about they earn equal pay?

 

[Sir Vlado]

Haven't they started second on a few night sessions already? A bit harsh to pin the blame on them for that, no?

 

[wally funk]

Typically hopeless coverage. Three matches on now, two in the 5th set yet neither channel is showing either.

And typical that it is always men playing late while the women are relaxing in their hotel room. How about they earn equal pay?

Men and women have made the same money round by round for several years.

 

[Roobs321]

It was heat policy.

Last night was so awesome though. The AO up till then was heading for an ordinary week 1, but there were 4-5 entertaining 5 set mens matches last night, each one with an interesting story. Overseas fans were like pigs in s**t.