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Post by cherry68 on Jun 2, 2022 15:05:51 GMT
The referee asked Martina Trevisan not to shout when she hits the ball. Do they ask males the same?
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Post by ibbi on Jun 2, 2022 16:18:47 GMT
The referee asked Martina Trevisan not to shout when she hits the ball. Do they ask males the same? Gauff complained about it, so she said something. Most guys don't complain about it, though they certainly could when Sonego is playing  Anyway, poor Martina  |
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Post by cherry68 on Jun 2, 2022 16:58:40 GMT
The referee asked Martina Trevisan not to shout when she hits the ball. Do they ask males the same? Gauff complained about it, so she said something. Most guys don't complain about it, though they certainly could when Sonego is playing Anyway, poor Martina Well, Martina already won her most important battle : Tennis is just secondary. |
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Post by pupdurcs on Jun 2, 2022 17:44:20 GMT
Poor Martina my ass  . We've just confirmed the youngest WTA Grand Slam finalist since Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon in 2004 in the amazing Coco Gauff. That's the fucking story we should be talking about, not some now inconsequential mid-match complaint with an unseeded qualifier we'll probably never hear from again. Gauff making the final is the story here.
With the likes of Gauff starting to fulfil her potential and dominant badasses like Iga Swiatek around, this feels like potentially a new Golden Age for WTA players could be starting.
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Post by cherry68 on Jun 2, 2022 19:40:58 GMT
Poor Martina my ass . We've just confirmed the youngest WTA Grand Slam finalist since Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon in 2004 in the amazing Coco Gauff. That's the fucking story we should be talking about, not some now inconsequential mid-match complaint with an unseeded qualifier we'll probably never hear from again. Gauff making the final is the story here.
With the likes of Gauff starting to fulfil her potential and dominant badasses like Iga Swiatek around, this feels like potentially a new Golden Age for WTA players could be starting.
You are despicable. Martina stayed away from tennis for many years because of health issues. She won her battle, as I said before. |
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Post by pupdurcs on Jun 2, 2022 20:13:51 GMT
Poor Martina my ass . We've just confirmed the youngest WTA Grand Slam finalist since Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon in 2004 in the amazing Coco Gauff. That's the fucking story we should be talking about, not some now inconsequential mid-match complaint with an unseeded qualifier we'll probably never hear from again. Gauff making the final is the story here.
With the likes of Gauff starting to fulfil her potential and dominant badasses like Iga Swiatek around, this feels like potentially a new Golden Age for WTA players could be starting.
You are despicable. Martina stayed away from tennis for many years because of health issues. She won her battle, as I said before. My bad. I'm not aware of Martina's history as a player or any of her health issues. I wish her well Having said that, I still think the major takeaway from that match is that a precocious teenage wunderkind in Coco Gauff has made the final and delivering on the promise people have expected from her since she was 15 years old. |
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Post by mhynson27 on Jun 3, 2022 0:12:03 GMT
Feel like shit, just want Ash back  |
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Post by themoviesinner on Jun 3, 2022 8:11:30 GMT
From the men's side so far I think the tournament has been, strangely, high level. Most matches I've watched were of good, even great, quality, with the best being the quarterfinal between Zverev and Alcaraz. And I find this surprising due to the fact that the French Open is, traditionally, the slam that produces the most mugfests (mainly due to the surface, as clay is definitely the most difficult surface to play quality tennis on). But the quality this year is high. Though, I can't say the same for the women, as most matches I've seen from them have been very poor (the two semifinals included).  |
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Post by ibbi on Jun 3, 2022 12:45:51 GMT
From the men's side so far I think the tournament has been, strangely, high level. Most matches I've watched were of good, even great, quality, with the best being the quarterfinal between Zverev and Alcaraz. And I find this surprising due to the fact that the French Open is, traditionally, the slam that produces the most mugfests (mainly due to the surface, as clay is definitely the most difficult surface to play quality tennis on). But the quality this year is high. Though, I can't say the same for the women, as most matches I've seen from them have been very poor (the two semifinals included). Womens tournament was definitely kind of a clusterfuck, but we've sort of ended up with the dream final out of it! The indisputable number 1 versus the indisputable hottest prospect in the game, and an American, which helps for hype |
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Post by pacinoyes on Jun 3, 2022 13:48:14 GMT
It must be maddening being a big Zverev fan - dazzling high points mixed with double faults, flying rackets, stupid (and cocky) shot choices.......he's entertaining though......  |
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Post by cherry68 on Jun 3, 2022 16:12:56 GMT
Poor Zverev.
Hope it's not broken.
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Post by pupdurcs on Jun 3, 2022 16:29:38 GMT
Not a fan of Zverev, but you don't want to see that kind of injury for anyone . I do think Nadal forcing him to play to his limits and go after every shot didn't help though. Rough stuff. Hard to see Cillic or Ruud beating Nadal in the final, but miracles do occasionally happen. Incredible to think Nadal is on the cusp of winning 22 Grand Slams and his 14th French Open. Nobody could even envision Nadal taking a 2 slam lead over Djokovic, when everyone was prematurely declaring him the GOAT (and claiming Nadal was done) after Wimbledon last year. Great sportsmanship from Nadal to check on Zverev and console him at the end |
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Post by pacinoyes on Jun 3, 2022 20:26:08 GMT
Well this was unexpected .........climate change protestor I guess - only 1,028 days left? I have so much to do......I need some beer also........  |
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Post by ibbi on Jun 3, 2022 21:44:27 GMT
Well this was unexpected .........climate change protestor I guess - only 1,028 days left? I have so much to do......I need some beer also........ No, she was talking about Djokovic at number 1. Nobody explained the whole Wimbledon points deal to her before we sent her into action. |
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Post by pacinoyes on Jun 4, 2022 10:00:20 GMT
As we await Hair Club For Mendal vs. Ruud - and I'm using the term "vs." loosely there with all due respect to Ruud which on paper (#5 Nadal vs. #8 Ruud) is a tighter match than the females but I doubt it maybe..... .......we also await to see if Nadal will announce he will grace us with his presence at Wimbledon - which he has only won twice anyway and not since 2010 - 2010 yeah, ok ....today we have Świątek vs. Gauff in the ladies final. Same story here as every match with Świątek - the only way to beat her is to make her move and to hit deep balls - easier said then done.....Gauff is a good match-up though and you never know ....Świątek hasn't been "perfect" but pretty close and is in effect making ladies tennis kinda dull - and ladies tennis has Paula Badosa for Godsake   |
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Post by cherry68 on Jun 4, 2022 17:13:52 GMT
Flavia Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone won the double (legends). 🇮🇹
Pennetta won the US open in 2015 and retired right after, and Schiavone won Roland Garros in 2010 and retired in 2018 due to a tumor.
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Post by countjohn on Jun 4, 2022 17:51:11 GMT
Apparently Swiatek likes alternative rock, jazz, classic literature, and has a black cat. When can I start dating her?
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Post by ibbi on Jun 4, 2022 17:53:43 GMT
Flavia Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone won the double (legends). 🇮🇹 Pennetta won the US open in 2015 and retired right after, and Schiavone won Roland Garros in 2010 and retired in 2018 due to a tumor. Back off, Swiss. You made your bed now lie in it. |
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Post by cherry68 on Jun 4, 2022 18:57:34 GMT
Flavia Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone won the double (legends). 🇮🇹 Pennetta won the US open in 2015 and retired right after, and Schiavone won Roland Garros in 2010 and retired in 2018 due to a tumor. Back off, Swiss. You made your bed now lie in it. I'm not Swiss. I just have a visa. |
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Post by cherry68 on Jun 4, 2022 18:58:47 GMT
Poor Zverev broke some foot ligaments. Recovery will be very long I'm afraid.  |
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Post by ibbi on Jun 4, 2022 20:08:25 GMT
Yeah, hopefully the tears are not too bad. Would be nice if he could make it back for Australia at least. Right now part of him is probably wishing they had suspended him for a couple of months after Acapulco.
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Post by pupdurcs on Jun 5, 2022 13:54:25 GMT
Respect being paid to the great Michael Douglas by the Roland Garros twitter page at the Nadal/Ruud final.
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Post by pupdurcs on Jun 5, 2022 15:34:44 GMT
The GOAT Nadal wins his 22nd Grand Slam and 14th French Open Title, defeating Caspar Ruud in straight sets.
Remarkable. All due respect to Federer and Djokovic, but Nadal is now the undisputed greatest male tennis player of all time.
As I said, the Nadal/Djokovic quarter-final was the defacto final. The result was never in doubt after that
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Post by cherry68 on Jun 5, 2022 16:13:13 GMT
I was checking if he could beat Guillermo Vilas ' record of matches won on clay (681)... but Nadal (474) has still a long way. Don't retire!
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Post by ibbi on Jun 5, 2022 16:22:50 GMT
I was checking if he could beat Guillermo Vilas ' record of matches won on clay (681)... but Nadal (474) has still a long way. Don't retire! He's not getting close to that He doesn't do what Vilas did on clay. Casper Ruud is the one on that track. Rafa is like Bjorn, he bags the big one. |
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