Thoughts on Wimbledon 2022

The editor gave me a wide brief to write on this year’s championship but to be “left field” – or perhaps “court” would be more appropriate.

Before it began the Championship was denuded by the absence of Roger Federer and Daniel Medvedev.

There was also much attention afforded to Emma Raducanu.

One should remember it’s the All England Lawn Tennis Club so primacy for Wimbledon and spectators is given to English players.

And then we lost Rafa Nadal to an abdominal tear.

This left Novak Djokovic free to win his seventh Wimbledon (and twenty-first Major) title but he head to overcome the big-serving, big-mouthing Kyrgios.

Kyrgios self-combusted in a rant of epic proportions which was probably designed to put off his opponent.

Djokovic remained calm in the storm.

Although the Wimbledon crowd seem reluctant to acknowledge this I reckon Djokovic is the best male player of all time.

The ladies threw up a new champion.

Since Serena Williams, it’s a far more open field – and Elena Rybakiva has an excellent power game.

Flags of convenience are part and parcel of international sport.

Cameron Norris has spent more of his life outside – rather than inside – the UK. so let’s not get hypocritical.

Finally the coverage.  Andrew Castle BBC commentator clearly did not how to handle Kyrgios “effing and blinding” but eventually apologised to the tv audience.  Such language was awfully unWimbledon