*Official* Tennis Thread

[Niall]

think he'll regret it if he doesn't win halle and loses early at wimbledon?

Berrettini
Novak
Rafa
Tsitsipas/Zverev

He knows when coming back on his worst surface he ain't winning this event.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

He was never winning the French, but using a Grand Slam for time on the court and then pulling out half way through is poor.

 

[grecian]

He was never winning the French, but using a Grand Slam for time on the court and then pulling out half way through is poor.

Does seem an odd decision, but can't bring myself to care too much...

 

[Magrat Garlick]

think he'll regret it if he doesn't win halle and loses early at wimbledon?

I'd like to take the bet on pigs flying in Halle, must be lower odds than this

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Does seem an odd decision, but can't bring myself to care too much...

It doesn’t spoil my day either, but I just think it’s unprofessional.

 

[DriveClub]

I definitely think players who could do with grand slam entry money would feel hard done by fed using a grand slam as warm up. Not all tennis players are rich like the top 30 or 40

 

[Magrat Garlick]

I definitely think players who could do with grand slam entry money would feel hard done by fed using a grand slam as warm up. Not all tennis players are rich like the top 30 or 40

Nah. None of them care about Fed doing his thing. He's clearly earned to pick and choose and most of them would love to face him early here anyway

 

[grecian]

it's Roger though, he could shoot the Duchess of Kent in the Wimbledon box, so to speak, and people will still love him.

 

[DriveClub]

Nah. None of them care about Fed doing his thing. He's clearly earned to pick and choose and most of them would love to face him early here anyway

Huh? Most obscure players would've loved to get a chance at playing a gram slam albeit for 1 match. That's how they keep their careers afloat in terms of sponsors etc

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Huh? Most obscure players would've loved to get a chance at playing a gram slam albeit for 1 match. That's how they keep their careers afloat in terms of sponsors etc

Yeah obviously. but, like, the guys on the edge between 90-110 know it's a lottery anyway whether they get in or not, they can just sit around RG and hope in the last days anyway. They're not gonna get angry at Fed for managing his schedule, they know what he's meant for the sport.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Considering a first round loser gets 60000 Euros and that would probably double some of their earnings for the year I think good old Rog wouldn’t be that popular.

 

[Anil]

I'd like to take the bet on pigs flying in Halle, must be lower odds than this

yeah it's a long shot but this is federer on grass at an event he has won a million times already....

 

[Niall]

A weird game the Novak one. Was good fun for the first two sets when Musetti was great and then injury intervened and Novak cruised.

Nadal off to a shaky start v Sinner .

 

[Niall]

He won 3-0, horrific serving from Sinner unfortunately.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

He won 3-0, horrific serving from Sinner unfortunately.

unforgivably, surely.

 

[Niall]

Didn't watch it all, but very impressed with Zidanesk to get it done v Badosa.

Her v Ryb' /Pavly is the most random semi final I have seen in a long time. ?️‍

 

[Magrat Garlick]

well hey ho Lena

 

[Niall]

The ladies get flack for how random and the supposed lack of depth it has, but ****ing hell Fokina in a quarter final is the absolute pits.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Zvereva - Medvedev should be fun

 

[Niall]

Zvereva - Medvedev should be fun

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1402377919146647553

Not to be.

I like Med as he has potential to be a top notch heel but that was a messy performance although that serve at MP

Obviously and its a little crass to say this but even though its a "he said v she said" type situation for now, I don't want Zverev to win this at all.

Anybody else FTW in the men's side.