*Official* Tennis Thread

[Anil]

Proper Shikhar Dhawan of Tennis.

c'mon man, that's an insult to wawrinka...

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Pleased for Rafa after his struggles with injuries. But it doesn't say much for the rest of the tour.

 

[Anil]

rafa is obviously going in as the strong favorite but stan is probably the toughest opponent he could have faced this year so it could become interesting if stan is on his game...

 

[vcs]

My prediction of Nadal winning the tournament without once being taken to 7-5 in a set is still on. Thiem is a tough, tough opponent on clay and Nadal schooled him.

 

[harsh.ag]

Pleased for Rafa after his struggles with injuries. But it doesn't say much for the rest of the tour.

Tbh Rafa is in incredible form. Just fantastic.

That said, getting past Wawrinka will be tough even for him.

 

[Anil]

My prediction of Nadal winning the tournament without once being taken to 7-5 in a set is still on. Thiem is a tough, tough opponent on clay and Nadal schooled him.

yeah i don't see him continuing that against stan though but this is rafa on clay so who knows...

 

[social]

Stan plays an exciting brand of tennis and made Fed's wife lose the plot

What's not to like

 

[vcs]

Obviously will cheer for Stan, but fully expecting Nadal to win something like 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.

He's playing as well as I've ever seen him play.

 

[OverratedSanity]

TBF, he's as consistent as you can get at Grand Slams. Just seems to not bother with the rest of the tour.

I meant inconsistent within one match. Seems to have a few games full of horrendous mistakes, followed by a set where he's simply unstoppable. So much fun.

Nadal looks unbeatable, but if anyone can stop him it's Wawrinka on a good day.

 

[Anil]

i want stan to win but everything is pointing to rafa's 10th french open title...

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Sharapova pulling out of the Birmingham event supposedly with an injury. Wouldn't be at all surprised if she doesn't turn up for the Wimbledon qualifiers.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Entertaining Ladies final. Ostapenka winning from a set and 3-0 down. Whether you should be winning Grand Slams with this brand of hit and hope tennis with no real defence or game plan is open to debate, but it's entertaining nonetheless. Whether it's the start of something big I rather doubt, but we'll see.

 

[vogue]

Entertaining Ladies final. Ostapenka winning from a set and 3-0 down. Whether you should be winning Grand Slams with this brand of hit and hope tennis with no real defence or game plan is open to debate, but it's entertaining nonetheless. Whether it's the start of something big I rather doubt, but we'll see.

Watched some while there was a delay in the cricket.. made an entertaining interlude tbf

 

[Anil]

impressive win for the kid!

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Surprise surprise, Sharapova pulls out of Wimbledon qualifying. Supposedly injured but I wonder if we'll ever see her on tour again. It must be tough when no one wants you around (except grecian).

 

[Anil]

Surprise surprise, Sharapova pulls out of Wimbledon qualifying. Supposedly injured but I wonder if we'll ever see her on tour again. It must be tough when no one wants you around (except grecian).

I don't think she particularly cares about being liked...she will be back and if she starts winning again all will be forgiven...

 

[honestbharani]

Not like she does not have a modelling and twitter personality career to fall back on. Hey, if Paris Hilton can be a celebrity for doing nothing and looking even worse, why not Sharapova?

 

[Lillian Thomson]

I don't think she particularly cares about being liked...she will be back and if she starts winning again all will be forgiven...

Don't agree at all. She's been alienated by the players, the big tournaments have bowed to pressure not to do her any favours, and the fans have started to question the validity of her victories. I don't care how thick skinned she is, that's tough to deal with.

 

[Burgey]

Everyone's expecting Needles to do it easy tonight?

 

[morgieb]

Everyone's expecting Needles to do it easy tonight?

Stan's record in Slam finals is really good despite never being the favourite so I wouldn't write him off. Nadal should be the favourite though.