Wimbledon 2022 - Week 2

 

Wimbledon, The Championships
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
London, England
June 27 - July 10, 2022

    We did flowers, we did food, now a little bit about a few British dog breeds

Don't they look regal?  In the 17th century, King Charles I and Charles II both were fond of a small type of spaniel with a black-and-tan coat. This spaniel remained popular with British aristocrats into the 19th century when it was crossed with small Asian dog breeds, giving it a flatter face and domed skull. Then, in the 1920s, breeders attempted to recreate the original version of the little spaniel based on old portraits of the dogs in English manors, resulting in the Cavalier.

Into the second week of Wimbledon with some wee upsets/glitches.

 Upsets - "Alize Cornet outplayed and out-thought Iga Swiatek, something no one else had managed to do since Dubai. Tenacious, aggressive and daring, she was too good for Swiatek in every department and reached the fourth round of Wimbledon for the second time in her career, at the grand old age of 32." (The Guardian)  Cinderella Harmony Tan went over 3 hours in her defeat of the returning and aging Serena Williams and so far she is on a roll. In her mind midnight is far away or never coming. Breakout ATP player is Dutchman Tim van Rijthoven who is into the round of 16.  Of course Carlos Alcaraz is still taking no prisoners.  Did he say he was still learning how to play on grass?  You could fool me.

 Glitches - Covid let us know once more that it is not a thing of the past as 3 of the top 20 men had to bow out of the tourney after testing positive for the virus.  The 3 are Matteo Berrettini, Marin Cilic and Roberto Bautista Agut.

 Those left standing...,,,,ATP/WTA

Gentlemen

Bulldogs can be traced back all the way to the 13th century in England. Thanks to their powerful physique, they were used for the blood sport of bullbaiting—in which a pack of dogs would fight a staked bull.

Singles

Djokovic Vs  van Rijthoven
Norrie  Vs  Paul
Goffin  Vs  Tiafoe
Sinner  Vs  Alcaraz

van de Zandschulp  Vs  Nadal
Garin  Vs  de Minaur
Kubler  Vs  Fritz
Nakashima  Vs  Kyrgios

Doubles

Glasspool/Heliovaara  Vs  Pavic/Mektic

Skupski/O'Mara  Vs   Krawietz/Miles

Mahut/Roger-Vasselin  Vs  Krajicek/Dodig

Cabal/Farah  Vs  Basilashvili/Albot

Zielinski/Majchrazak  Vs  Kudla/Sock

Singles Draw

Doubles Draw

OOP

Ladies

What a noble looking fellow - Bullmastiff.  In the 1800s, poachers were targeting the country estates of English aristocrats. In response, a huge, athletic, and courageous dog was developed that could catch and pin down any invading poacher. This dog was a mix of bulldogs and mastiffs—hence the name bullmastiff. It was large enough to be intimidating yet smart and loyal enough to follow commands. Bullmastiffs today still can be skeptical of strangers.

Singles

Maria  Vs  Ostapenko
Watson  Vs  Niemeier
Bouzkova  Vs  Garcia
Mertens  Vs  Jabeur

Anisimova  Vs  Tan
Badosa  Vs  Halep
Cornet  Vs  Tomljanovic
Rybakina  Vs  Martic

Doubles

Cornet/Parry  Vs  Klepac/Guarachi

Chan/Aoyama  Vs  Riske/Vandeweghe

Mertens/Zhang  Vs  Olaru/Kichenok

Dabrowski/Olmos  Vs  Collins/Krawczyk

Watson/Dart  Vs  Kichenok/Ostapenko

Singles Draw

Doubles Draw

OOP

Whippet dogs.During the 1800s, coal miners in England wanted to take part in hunting and dog racing. However, they couldn’t afford to keep large dogs like the greyhound. So they bred a smaller dog that was just as good of an athlete and hunter. It’s likely they crossed greyhounds with small but fast terriers, resulting in the swift little Whippet. The modern version is still lightning fast and has a strong prey drive.

Thanks Hartt for your eyes!!!