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*Official* Tennis Thread
- Thread starter Mister Wright
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true but players competing at the top level past their 30s has been a rarity since as well, other than lendl, agassi and now federer, i can't recall another player right now who was able to do that...sampras won the u.s open at 32 but he was not even close to the player he was in his 20s at that point...
grecian
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Indeed, but I'm suggesting it will start to happen on both tours now, because they won't be burnt out. The age range of the top men are getting higher all the time, we'll see I welcome it though, I like long careers gives better narratives as long as it's refreshed with youngsters on a regular basis.
Anyway ever think there's a party you really want to be at going on ATM
the Germans showing how to do a commiseration party.
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
They've decided to play the Davis Cup tie with France at Queens Club. If Murray is fit enough to play 3 matches we might win - if he isn't we lose.
grecian
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Quite frankly hope he doesn't play the Dubs, we have some decent doubles players and it will keep him fresh. Ward could always do another of his shocks too, and it's the French, they're flaky as ****.
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
If we're 2-0 up he won't play the doubles but if it's 1-1 it would be risky not to play him.
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
OK, I accept it may be time to worry about Nadal's form when he's losing to standing ATP joke Fabio Fognini
Did start the 2nd with a break so that's something after dropping the first 46
Did start the 2nd with a break so that's something after dropping the first 46
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Starting to come round to the Jono camp that Nadal can't possibly win this RG. Straight sets loss to Fognini who's been losing to Nedovyesov et al earlier this year.
Meanwhile in Stuttgart, Kerber fighting with all her life against Sharapova.
Meanwhile in Stuttgart, Kerber fighting with all her life against Sharapova.
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Fognini backed up his big win in typical fashion, folding 1-6 3-6 to Andújar.
In Stuttgart, it sounds like Wozniacki ground down Halep after a 3-hour SF - the Romanian should really have won in straights but Halep didn't take her chances in the 1st from what I saw there. It's a nice tournament (with enough 'connections' with German business elite to make budget an accidental concern and to make players and press happy) but its indoor-ness does mean it's not really one to draw conclusions for in the rest of the clay season.
In Stuttgart, it sounds like Wozniacki ground down Halep after a 3-hour SF - the Romanian should really have won in straights but Halep didn't take her chances in the 1st from what I saw there. It's a nice tournament (with enough 'connections' with German business elite to make budget an accidental concern and to make players and press happy) but its indoor-ness does mean it's not really one to draw conclusions for in the rest of the clay season.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Andujar about to beat Ferrer as well!
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Kerber taking the Porsche in Stuttgart. Must say it suits the Sharapovas and Wozniackis of the world better than her.
Does play her best tennis when behind, got awfully tentative when trying to close it out. I suppose that goes for Wozniacki too but she did take her lead with moonballs.
Does play her best tennis when behind, got awfully tentative when trying to close it out. I suppose that goes for Wozniacki too but she did take her lead with moonballs.
grecian
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Those moonballs had me cheering for Kerber, and I don't do that very often, after the Hantuchova incident.
Was an interesting match I suppose,some great rallies and drama, but if every WTA match was like it, I think I'd stop watching it.
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Good thing about WTA that, no match is like the other. (Well except Serena 6-0 6-0 beatdowns, but at RG those are less common than losses to random French players.)
I thought Wozniacki was fairly ordinary when I watched her - against Halep too - but I've mentally archived her as 'wealthy fangirl attention seeker' and am naturally biased against Denmark anyway. Maybe 5th-6th in line for RG.
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Did any of you hear why Kerber's thigh is taped btw? I got the regional German license broadcaster feed, which was quite acceptable but a bit short of inside information.
Andújar holding up well vs Nishikori, who had been roflstomping the top half in Barcelona without anyone noticing.
Andújar holding up well vs Nishikori, who had been roflstomping the top half in Barcelona without anyone noticing.
i don't see it happening...some big hitter will always take her out in the slams...