*Official* Tennis Thread

[vcs]

I think Tipsy has the reputation of being rather.. eccentric (putting it very kindly). Vaguely remember he once made ***ist comments about the WTA.

 

[indiaholic]

Yeah said that women should only be paid the value of the airline ticket home because they can't think at the level that men can also something about them not understanding spin.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

There's little more pointless in a major sport than a dead Davis Cup rubber.

 

[honestbharani]

They at least make it best of 3 instead of 5 though, right? Or did that rule get changed too?

 

[vogue]

They at least make it best of 3 instead of 5 though, right? Or did that rule get changed too?

Zone groups 1 and 2 are best of 5 rubbers. Zone groups 3 and 4 best of 3 rubbers.

 

[Burgey]

Yeah said that women should only be paid the value of the airline ticket home because they can't think at the level that men can also something about them not understanding spin.

Political correctness gone mad.

 

[honestbharani]

Zone groups 1 and 2 are best of 5 rubbers. Zone groups 3 and 4 best of 3 rubbers.

Nah, I meant the dead rubbers in zone groups 1 and 2. Like if the tie is already decided, they only play a best of 3 setter right?

 

[vogue]

Nah, I meant the dead rubbers in zone groups 1 and 2. Like if the tie is already decided, they only play a best of 3 setter right?

Sorry. Read that wrong. To the best of my knowledge don't think the rules for that were changed. They only play the best of 3 sets.

 

[Anil]

There's little more pointless in a major sport than a dead Davis Cup rubber.

They at least make it best of 3 instead of 5 though, right? Or did that rule get changed too?

they should just cancel the pointless rubbers...

 

[vcs]

Tommy Haas Beats Benoit Paire To Return To Masters 1000 Winning Ways | ATP World Tour | Tennis

Tommy Haas | Player Activity | ATP World Tour | Tennis

Pretty remarkable comeback that no one is talking about.

Currently 4-4 in the decider vs. Berdych.

 

[vogue]

See Murray through and Nadal making short work of Edmund,first set to Nadal any mo now...

 

[vcs]

Edmund playing well now, took the 2nd set and started well in the 3rd.

 

[vcs]

Serena is 20 weeks pregnant apparently. Won a Grand Slam pregnant!

 

[grecian]

Serena is 20 weeks pregnant apparently. Won a Grand Slam pregnant!

It's not been confirmed yet, but either way (joke or pregnancy), the WTA is officially insane

 

[Anil]

winning the grand slam pregnant isn't the big thing here, the fact that she kept her pregnancy while training, practising and playing at the highest professional level is mind-blowing...anyway good for her!

 

[grecian]

winning the grand slam pregnant isn't the big thing here, the fact that she kept her pregnancy while training, practising and playing at the highest professional level is mind-blowing...anyway good for her!

Well she hasn't been playing since the Oz Open, guess we might know why now, she still won the Slam pregnant, and Vika won the sunshine double pregnant. May give Radwanska and Wozniacki an idea.....

 

[honestbharani]

So Serena's baby is now the youngest Grand Slam champion in the history of tennis?

 

[Anil]

Well she hasn't been playing since the Oz Open, guess we might know why now, she still won the Slam pregnant, and Vika won the sunshine double pregnant. May give Radwanska and Wozniacki an idea.....

Yeah might become the new fad...

 

[Lillian Thomson]

I'm going to place a bet on her baby winning Wimbledon before I become a grandfather.

 

[vogue]

Murray having a bit of a fight against Ramos-Vinolas..5-5 in the third