World's #1 (Nadal) vs Britain's #1 (Murray) with a trip to the Wimbledon Finals at stake. NBC showing tape of the first set, so I'm listening to the second set Tiebreak live on Wimbledon radio. LOVE the bias. Tennis strike by stroke on radio with admitted bias and thick British accents, fantastic stuff.
A mini break...they might as well be calling Dunkirk. Samantha Lloyd and Nick Dye providing the intense drama. "Back to back aces by Murray, how great is that?" 5-4 in the TB.
Then passing shot ticks the net, fooling Murray for a critical point. Dye exclaims:
"Rough justice for Murray, just off the tape. The apology from the Spaniard. He needs to apologize to 15,000 fans. the only people standing here or the 10 in Nadal's box."
a point later, Nadal closes out the tiebreak, taking a two set to love lead.
"This place has gotten very, very quiet."
Radio is the best medium for sports if the listener is willing to use their imagination. Hearing a Brit tilting at Wimbledon glory from a couple of BBC throats is the equivalent of a world class meal. Sure beats waiting 90 minutes for NBC's tape machines to get up to speed.
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