Wimbledon 2019

Have the games started? Not seeing any TV listings as yet.

Some double news

Mahut is playing with Roger Vasselin

Bopanna plays with Cuevas

Qureshi with Gonzalez from Mexico

Andujar-Verdasco

Granollers-Granollers look compelling...almost as Sonego-Carballes Baena

Pospisil-Ebden

Dzumur with a guy from Principality of Monaco

Hewitt-Thompson

Murray-Herbert

Feliciano-Carreno Busta

Paes-Paire

Cornet-Martic

Kenin-Petkovic

Townsend-Muhammad

Mattek-Collins

Azarenka-Barty

Puig-Shelby Rogers

Bacsinszky -Pera

R1, play begins tomorrow (Monday).

Thanks r4. I just checked listings for the week including Saturday and no mention of Wimbledon. No mention of any tennis anywhere and zip information for tennis on the sports channels. VERY strange.

R1

Central Court

Djokovic-Kohlschreiber

Osaka-Putintseva

Edmund-Munar

Court 1

Halep-Sasanovich

Zverev-Vesely

Venus-Gauff

Court II

Wawrinka-Bemelmans

Pliskova-Zhu

Tsitispas-Fabbiano

Wozniacki-Sorribes Tormo

Who were the final 4 on the men's side back in 2009? Pencil in that lineup for this year.

As for the women, I eagerly await the inevitable Aliaksandra Sasnovich v. Camila Giorgi final.

Tehe,, R7.

Actually make that Camila "I don't follow tennis, woman tennis, and I don't follow tennis" Giorgi.

R7 Federer, Roddick, Haas and Murrey

I think Roddick will win. After all a hall of fame member can do anything. They're like tennis super heroes.

R5, try checking ESPN.

The weather forecast is sunny all week, so we probably won't see the new roof on Court 1 in action.

OP, that pic is particularly horrifying.

Tomorrow's eye candy matches, men's singles:

FAA v. Pospisil

Monfils v. Humbert

Hurkacz v. Lajovic

PCB v. Popyrin

Feli v. Giron

Dzumhur v. Cuevas

I think OP is channeling the DL tennis thread curse ... even though it failed at RG ...

FAA v. Pospisil

oh my

good OP post, OP. It was humorous yet inclusive

a bunch of potentially competitive matches tomorrow

Starts at 6:00 AM tomorrow DST.

Nole!

Is R6 DSL?

Weem-bleh-don

Wimbleton

I'm looking forward to Middleton vs. Markle!!

Why is Sam Querrey 'deplorable'? By every account I've heard he is one of the nicest, laid-back, funniest guys on tour.

I guess because he's a vocal Trump supporter

"Sam Querrey hopes to make Andy Murray suffer — then sit back and watch Donald Trump start making America great"

Thanks R25. That's from two and half years ago, is there anything recent? Does he tweet about politics?

First set to Popsicle, in his comeback tournament, 7-5 over FAA

Hope the cover boy jinx works.

R26, he recently said/tweeted that he’d invite Trump to watch him play although he knew many wouldn’t like that. I forgot where he was playing when that happened, but Trump was nearby.

I think that was John Isner R29

Thanks for the correction, R30.

Isner and SQ are good friends. No surprise there.

What about Steve Johnson?

Oh, and deplorable-adjacent Popsicle lost to countryman FAA.

Nobody here has talked about what the heck is going on with the ATP Player Council. It’s a hot mess. What happened?

Whelp. If Aunt V is going to win a slam - It’s here.

*maybe the US Open* ***** (maybe) *****

Puig!

Sabalenka out. By grass specialist Ribarikova

Bye Naomi.

Osaka's record against Putintseva is downright embarrassing

DL fave Collins advances

in a hard hitting affair, Yastremska straight sets Giorgi

L. Mayer sends homophobic spoiled lazy brat Gulbis home

#nextgen Popyrin def. Carreno Busta

Darcis def. M. Zverev buh bye ranking! after failing to defend his Eastbourne title, M. Zverev is down to #213 in the rankings, a 94 spot fall

French Open finalist Vondrousova also lost, to Madison Brengle of all people

yikes

Damn, Fabbiano wasted a match point I think

Yes, he did, r43

Still, that was quite thrilling

For the eye candy alone I’m sad to see Popsicle go.

oh please FAA is much more attractive and better bodied than that flop. By the time he's 22/23 FAA will be a super stud

lmfao A. Zverev OUT to fucking Fabbiano

Both flop Zverevs flop out of the tournament day 1

Zverev out!

HA Zverev lost! I hope this little bitch won't make it to London to defend his 1500 points.

[quote]A. Zverev OUT to fucking Fabbiano

to Jiri Vesely....Titsy is playing against Fabbiano

R49 he won't unless he has a great us open

A. Flopos Zverev

M. Flopos Zverev

V . Flopos Popsicle

whoops got Tsitsipas and A. Zverev confused for a minute as they're playing same time haha

anyway buh bye flop Zverev brothers!

Popsicle with Isner

Tsitsipas out too. These next gen guys cant bring it.

Fabbiano wins

omg I thought Tsitsipas would do well but he hasn't had a good grass season

so both the blond bombers are out

Popryin and FAA are through at least

hopefully other #nextgen win

Fabbiano has a very nice ass.

so basically the rest of the men's field has a lot of depth...just not the big 3. They're still above everyone for the most part and immune to upsets

Kyle Edmund is low key hot. It's a shame he doesn't seem to have a personality and always gives the most boring interviews.

Titsy is not happy

I also think Edmund is good looking but also suspect he's autistic.

Commentators have politely called him "quite introverted".

Former DL fav Grigor is choking again.

Venus is and always will be a tennis icon and legend but I think it's time for her retire. This can't be a good feeling to lose to someone 23 years her junior (I hope it happens to Federer soon though)

Coco Gauff is very impressive at the age of 15 and I think she could definitely be a slam winning #1 in the future.

Granny Gone.

Woohoo! The grim reaper has arrived at Wimbledon and is providing upsets left ,right, and center!.

I still don't think Venus should retire. She's still good enough to compete, especially in doubles.

She's hanging on for Tokyo and I don't see any way anyone on the planet could get in the way of Venus and Serena for that Olympic Doubles Medal.

I want ATP BIG 3 upsets. not everyone else

[quote]Former DL fav Grigor is choking again

Young Grigor is out as well...he served for the match but French twink Moutet won the last 3 sets

Dimitrov is part of the #LostGen so no surprise

[quote]Nobody here has talked about what the heck is going on with the ATP Player Council. What happened?

I'm not sure what happened, but 3 players & Dani V. resigned....the remaining members apparently are all pro-Gimelstob

R67 - Venus is already checking for what design they’ve chosen for the Tokyo medals, has a spot for it picked out in the trophy case, and has contacted her insurance company to find out how much she needs to pay to add it to her policy (at least the doubles medal).

Monfils also out

Ostapenko demolished by Hsieh

Zhang outs Garcia

But Granollers wins

The players who remain in the council are Novak, Isner, Querry and Pospisil. Are they all Trump supporters except for Novak?

[quote] Zhang outs Garcia

They don’t need outing. We know they’re all lesbians. All of them!

R58 I noticed that, too.

Looks sweet as tiramisu.

R75, they’re also all Gimelstob supporters and banded together to help oust Chris Kermode (I think Djokovic was very happy with that particular victory).

booty

not surprising that big mouth conservative assholes want to control power on the player's council. They bully and fight their way until others back down. Hope they all lose early

Stebe

It served A Zverev right in the ass for wearing those stupid compression shorts. 1st round demolition LOL.

[quote] LOL.

LoL! :)

Kyrgios plays like he doesn't care. Doesn't he know that he could face Nadal in the next round?

Yes he knows.

A Zverev is so fucking lame.

Any good shots of Domicakes in white shorts yet?

What did he do now, R86?

He lost in the first round...R88

I love the OP so much it hurts.

I'm a Nadal fan, but Nick, if he can pull it together could beat him. He's proven it.

OMG, DL's Uber-fav Genie Bouchard is down a set and 0-3. I guess I still have a couple of minutes to pencil her into the final!

[quote] I love the OP so much it hurts.

Why?

Genie is such a cunt that I enjoy seeing her lose.

Jordan Thompson's ass looks lovely in those blue briefs.

[quote] Jordan Thompson's ass looks lovely in those blue briefs.

Do you like his ass because it looks like your son’s, Judy?

Nick will win against Nadal but lose randomly in the 3rd/4th round or get injured.

ugh, is Thiem losing to Querrey?

Of course Thiem is losing: he's on grass like a cow on ice.

Thiem team

Domicakes team

And Thiem is out, eating a bagel in the fourth set. #NextGen indeed.

How come you didn't discuss the Venus Williams stuff from yesterday? Is this mainly a men's tennis thread?

[quote]How come you didn't discuss the Venus Williams stuff from yesterday?

It's been discussed, starting at R64...not very extensively though

anyway, Gramps lost the 1st set

R96 Ha! I was gonna say that too. It’s just something you’d expect from Nick K.

R101, there have been fewer posters on DL in general since the recent changes and frequent Primetime. Normally we’d have at least a couple of hundred responses by now on a major thread such as this.

DL has been acting weird lately.

Thiem is hardly NextGen, R100. He'll be 26 in a couple of months.

I'd much rather look at Harris over Gramps for the rest of the tournament.

Uchiyama team

Johnny Mac has really lost it as a commentator. He's just lazy now and phoning it in. He's making me look insightful.

Zidanšek finally wins 76 in the third

Christie, your pencil is more insightful than you.

Chrissie, your pencil is more insightful than you.

Gramps wins!

Gramps team

Sugita team

Muguruza lost to Hadded Maria

*Haddad

Why Domicakes not win today?

R117 hes not great on grass and when Querry plays his best hes very good on grass.

Wimbledon is the worst tournament IMHO.

Why, R119?

Thanks, R118.

Thiem really does go from his best to his worst when it transitions from clay to grass.

Good win for Taylor Fritz today over Berdych. I can't remember, though -- is Fritz a deplorable?

Is Domicakes clay specialist?

R124 hes decent on hard court but he definitely has his best results on clay so I suppose so.

Please don't tell me Fritzie is a Trump voter. This must not be true.... Sam Querrey looks like he can be but Fritzie no no no no no.

Good lord Shapo, get your game together!

Shapo skulks off the court.

Fritz just seems too chill to be a Trumper...he doesn't have that simmering rage most Trumpers have.

Putin admirer Shopbottom loses in straight sets.

Even among tennis players, who are not among the brightest, Shapo seems particularly dumb. He almost seems Bieber like in his stupidity.

I hope Kyrgios knocks out Kneedal

except for FAA and Fritz, most of the #nextgen fucking flopped in the first round

Tiafoe out to Fognini in 5 sets

Serena was OK today. Excellent match point against that random Italian girl

lmfao that no one even mentioned Sharapova, as if it were expected she'd go down

Serena could improve but if she plays like that against far better players she might lose. Sharapova needs to retire.

R133, there are still more NextGen survivors in the second round than LostGen, it seems. Popyrin, Hurkacz, Humbert, Moutet, Kecmanovic, and De Minaur are still in the thick of it. If we add in the 23-year-old contenders, then Norrie, Medvedev and Khachanov are hanging on into the second round as well.

Serena's playing Mixed Doubles with Andy Murray.

That's pretty exciting.

^ yes it is!

Shopbottom is in free fall.

Borna enjoying his time off!

^ pass around bottom?

I haven't been able to post for the past few days, but just wanted to give a heads up on my day at Wimbledon on Monday. I ran the the whole gamut of DL Tennis Faves: a set and a half of Deliciano on Court 11, the whole match of Popsicle Vs. Auger-Alliassime on 12, the last 3 sets of Crazy Benoit on 14, and watched Young Grigor crash and burn out on 15. One of the random highlights was Crazy Benny blowing up at the Umpire in the Final set as apparently he expected food to be brought to him on Court. When the Umpire explained it wasn't possible he started chuntering and gesticulating about the vicinity of the Media Centre Restaurant. Typical random Benoit. Grigor looked like a wreck by the end of his match. Very haunted.

Did some guy break Grigor's heart?

I think he's Grigor's never recovered from the absence of Roger Rasheed's massive thick cock tbh.

That dude has his hand on Borna's thigh

Wouldn't you, R144?

Yes, in both pictures, R144, haha! He does seem to get rather attached to his coaches!

Wimbledon whites?

R139 Do you think they took turns fucking Borna? The guy on his right is hot.

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Haha, R148, it's a nice mental image...but his coach (the guy to his right, is that who you mean?) looks like he is staking his claim right there ;)!

git it, Miss Duchess

Young daddy Taylor Fritz was amazing out there! He's playing great. That's probably my favorite player right now.

Also Isner won, and Querry.

Kate is looking a little haggard there. Probably too much sun. I agree the mustached guy is cute

Thank you for your post, R141. Could you tell us more about the Felix v. Flopsicle match? I caught parts of it on ESPN but their incessant commercial breaks made me wish I’d been there on Court 12 instead.

R152, I’d hardly call getting through the first round of a Slam “dominating”, especially when referring to those three vacant-eyed slackjaws. I was sad to see Tiafoe and Rubin go out, though...

Thanks for the report, R141.

[quote] Serena's playing Mixed Doubles with Andy Murray. That's pretty exciting.

Its doubles match.

[quote] except for FAA and Fritz, most of the #nextgen fucking flopped in the first round

Is Flopos NextGen?

R155 I take your point certainly. Perhaps the World Cup women's team is inflaming my sense of patriotism a bit.

However, at least for Fritz and Querry, they scored large upsets. Berdych is a solid, experienced player. Taylor is 21 and only just won his first ATP title. While Thiem is ranked 4 in the world right now. I still think these matches today were a big deal

[quote] those three vacant-eyed slackjaws

I find the two tall, skinny ones very sexy. But I've always liked that body type

UK's Jay Clarke is cute

Yes, R159, it’s no small feat to take out either Thiem or Berdych although as one poster aptly put it upthread, Thiem on grass is like a cow on ice, and Berdych’s best days are clearly behind him.

I also go for the tall and skinnies, though FAA, Harris and Hurkacz are more my cups of tea in that category.

Account finally working again! Too many matches have passed to comment on them all, but it's already been a messy tournament.

Is anyone else pissed off at the court speed? Many players saying it's like clay. Even pushers like Wozniacki and Sloane complained that it was too slow.

Things aren't looking great for Venus' health right now, I wonder if she'll make it to next year. Things also aren't great for Meldonia, whose body will literally collapse in on itself unless they take her pills off the banned list.

R162 Pliskova made a comment after her first match that the court seemed slow.

They need to give it a #2 buzzcut. Kudla also complained, Federer and Serena couldn't hit through it at all, Basilashvili (one of the hardest hitters on either tour) was getting into long clay-esque rallies.

[quote] Is anyone else pissed off at the court speed? Many players saying it's like clay

No.

What happened to Djokovic's body? He was handsome and healthy when he was young. Now??? Drugs - meth? Eating disorder? Sick? What?

I'd prefer it be more like clay...more fun.

R167, are you clay specialist?

R167 is journeyman?

Why are clay specialist and journeyman considered funny on DL tennis threads?

Pliskova vs. Puig is the women's match on Centre tomorrow? wow

Wawrinka sometimes struggles with huge servers. I'm curious how he'll handle Opelka

Khachanov vs. Lopez

Can 15 year old Gauff keep it going against grass lover Rybarikova?

#NextGen match FAA vs. Moutet

Azarenka vs. Tomjlanovic

#NextGen match Medvedev vs. Popyrin

Sevastova vs. Collins should be contrasting styles and feisty

#NextGen match Kenin vs. Yastremska

Puig!

[R154] [R141} here. I can't say I was totally blown away by Alliassime: his serve was misfiring for long periods of the match: I think he served at least 8 double faults. He's definitely a very stylish player, but he definitely didn't dominate. Popsicle played well: some really great volleying and classy drop shots. Their embrace at the net at the end of the match wouldn't have looked out of place at a gay wedding.

Gay or just Canadian?

I'm keen for Hsieh vs Flipkens. Two veterans with old school grass games. Should be a lot of slice and net play, shame one of them has to be eliminated.

Kyrgios v Nadal should be good as they hate each other.

How much did Nadal pay the TO to make the grass courts feel like clay?

No more than Fed pays to get a schedule of his liking and a cakewalk draw.

Karen v. Feli YUM!

I fear Kyrios is going to get destroyed by Nadal. Further, I fear Nadal wins this tournament. Many have said how "weak" he is on this surface. He's not as he has solid past results to prove otherwise. I like Nadal, the person, but hate is game so much. Reports of the slower grass surface will only enhance his chances.

Just damn.

You know they are going to give the show courts a buzzcut this evening at Federer's request.

Elina Svitolina is so lucky. Two weeks ago in Birmingham she got beaten by Russian one-handed-backhand player Margarita Gasparyan. Today she was being THOROUGHLY outplayed by her again. 40 winners for Gasparyan to Svitolina's 12, the Russian was up a set and 5-4 (and 30-30), after some tension she hurt her knee badly when hitting a serve and collapsed to the ground. Tried to continue but ended up having to retire. She was really playing brilliantly. Sigh.

Azarenka played an amazing match and after going 2-0 down to Ajla Tom, won the next twelve games in a row. Invisible double bagel. If she can keep that level she can cause trouble to anyone in the draw. Hsieh and Sakkari are also through, and a great doubles win for lesbian couple AVU and Greet Minnen... GAY RIGHTS!!!!

Slow court? Give the title to Nadal then! For the woman, who knows. I wouldn’t mind Serena winning just to eventually overtake that Margaret C*t😜

Do you guys know that Sharapova retired in the third set yesterday when she was 0-5 down? What a cunt!

R183 what's funny is in her post interview she said something to the effect of "I dont like retiring in the middle of a match". Bitch please. I get there isnt a time limit on matches but she was essentially at the end of the match.

She also retired in the middle of the match against Sabalenka already this year (after benefitting from a retirement in the previous round from Wang Xinyu, the 16 year old Chinese junior who was giving her an ass whooping). That's two mid match retirements and a tournament withdrawal in her last five events.... who is this bitch kidding?

The mixed draw is out and it looks like a LOT of fun this year.

Granny Venus Williams and Big Booty Tiafoe, Serena and Misery Murray, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Jamie Murray, Sam Prehistosur and Legend Leander Paes, Hsieh Su-wei and her little brother Hsieh Cheng-peng, Aryna Sabalenka and Rohan Bopanna....

Medvedev's attitude is almost as ugly and obnoxious as Kyrgios'.

Stan team

Wawrinka team

Puig! lost

I have an itch, an itch that just won’t quit. It’s a bird itch. A bird itch.

SO adorable.....

Daneel Olivaw

Fabbiano-Karlovic handshake

Murray/Serena will debut against Mies/Guarachi, whoever they are

So cute, but too bad he lost R1....

Kyrgios is entered with Desirae Krawczyk

Venus plays with Tiafoe

Cornet-Mahut

Paes-Stosour

R186 what happened?

Medvedev would yell often when Popyrin made errors, and he hit a couple of balls at net directly at Popyrin when that wasn't necessary to win the point. He's often spoiling for a fistfight with his opponents and has challenged them to fight after the match, e.g. with Tsitsipas.

Well he is Russian.

Really, R198? How many Russians do you know? Most Russians I know are pleasant, kind, polite and considerate.

Pocket French tennisman Corentin Moutet's serve is more shaky than even mine! I wouldn't be surprised if he ends his match against FAA with more than 20 double-faults.

FAA is a dreamboat.

Lopez was showing some beautiful touch at the net. I love his serve-and-volley game and was hoping he could extend Khachanov to a 5th set. Oh well.

Edmund is collapsing. Not a mental giant, he.

'British no.1' out. Bye Kyle.

Someone tell Meldonia that dopers don't have the moral high ground.

Please explain her tweet, R205. I don’t get it.

was that her opponent dancing in R205 after sharapova retired? Lol

I'm assuming she just saw it now because her back was turned away getting her stuff.

It is quite tacky and rude to do that after your opponent retires.

R208 Sharapova isn't deserving of respect.

Dreamboat!

R209 It's also tacky and rude to retire when there are just 4 points left to play. That bitch asked for it.

wow 3 retirements today (and play not finished yet)

2 yesterday

2 Monday

what's going on? Are multiple people falling and hurting themselves on the grass? What was Sharapova's issue

Her shoulder that has been a problem for years.

Kecmanovic fell in the first set and hurt his foot

Who else retired?

omfg what the hell is Keys doing losing to Hercog so easily. Down 2-6 0-2 looks like she's set to crash out

Is anyone else having problems with the thread refreshing properly? I have to refresh to have it load 2-3 posts,then keep refreshing over and over 2-3 posts at a time until I get to the most current post.

Apparently a guy in the crowd wants to have Novak's child, haha? At least that is what Novak seems to have heard. This was his reaction after confirming the question

Scarecrow fetish

R218, same here and not just this thread.

stupid Keys losing to Hercog. I was hoping for a Keys-Gauff meeting

[quote] I was hoping for a Keys-Gauff meeting

Why? Because they’re both BLACK?

Thiem, Titsy and Zverev all want to vacation instead of win at Wimbledon. You'll see all 3 at the beach and not practicing. They'll gear up for the USO. I think Wimbledon is out of reach for them while the big 3 are around. Stupid stupid boyz.

Gauff is looking so composed and determined. This match is entirely winnable for her. .

R223 what the fuck is your problem? Who's even talking about race?

I wanted to see how Gauff would handle the hardest hitter in the game

very impressive from Gauff. To be so composed after scoring a win against a legend of the game she looked so comfortable out there today. Rybarikova on grass is very tricky so this is another great win

but omfg Patrick Mouratoglou again nosing his way in. First Tsitsipas now he's hanging with Gauff. That man is really really a leech. I guess he's found 2 players to get involved with after Serena retires. I can't stand him. He's a narcissistic attentionwhore who loves to profit off of Serena's name and now he's found 2 great possibly future slam champions

Sands said she is playing doubles with America's sweetheart, Danielle Collins

R227, not that I'm one to defend Mouratoglou, but according to Wikipedia he invited Gauff to train with him when she was only 11, so it's not like he recently leeched onto her rising star. But, yes, you're right -- he's a narcissistic attention whore.

R229 yeah I know but he's like a fairweather friend. I bet you if Dimitrov ever gets his shit together at 1 slam and goes all the way, Patrick will suddenly be in his box too because Grigor trained at his academy a couple years ago

Last year when Chardy stopped losing in every first round, Patrick was glowing and made sure to tell everyone on espn that Chardy trains at his academy too. He didn't mention Chardy before his mini-revival last year

I take your point, R230, but that just raises the question: just how many tennis pros have trained at Mouratoglou's academy at one time or another? And maybe that's his strategy -- cast the widest net possible so that you can always re-attach yourself to someone whom you once trained.

Props to Verdasco, the Iron Man of tennis.

The Karen - Feli match was really fun. Feli played amazing from the net.

And hot.

Karen Hemsworth

Lopez doesn't give the most gracious of losing handshakes lol I mean yes 1 ball was hit at him while he was at net but I've seen him in other losses and he, like Verdasco, just wants to get off court as quickly as possible. No wonder why they're bffs

Federer banished to court 1 tomorrow? BLASPHEMY!!!!!!!

Nishikori vs. Norrie instead

Wimbleton

I wonder how Rafa feels about this

CSN seems to be the 1 Spanish player Nick likes

I guess Nick only likes the men.

Madison Keys is a mess. It's so weird seeing someone with the weapons to beat everyone else on the tour, and every once in a while she actually plays at that level too. But her schedule is too limited and she has NO match rhythm, which is where all the errors come from. She's on the Venus Williams schedule because of her injuries but she's only in her mid 20s.

Gauff's serve is already terrifying. If humans keep growing until 21, she has 6 more years of growing, once she gets taller and has more angle on it? It could be over for a lot of these girls.

America's Sweetheart Danielle's Colon benefited from a massive choke from #13 seed Sevastova (who was up a set and a double break 3-0).

Federer already complained about the surface but to be fair he actually has a point this year.

America's Sweetheart Danielle's Colon

Nadal complains about the draw, Federer about the surface, in both cases basically because it doesn't suit them personally; Djokovic meanwhile is taking no prisoners. I like all three, but he's the one not getting his excuses in first.

Djokovic will win both Wimbledon and USO. Federer will be shaking since he knows Djokovic will win more than 20 GS.

Another day, another round for Daniil, so adorable.

PS. The thread indicates it has 243 replies but I could only see 204. Why why why? LOL

I think Medvedev is kinda hot too but his hairline is receding fast. Plus he is already married like Khachanov. Boring.

Too thin and lanky for me. I like mins with more meat on them like Karen, or thiq lil Fabbiano.

Wimbledon have fined Tomic his entire fee for not trying.

"It is the opinion of the Referee that the performance of Bernard Tomic in his first round match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga did not meet the required professional standards, and therefore he has been fined the maximum amount of £45,000"

[quote]The thread indicates it has 243 replies but I could only see 204

maybe you blocked the 'name dropper' ?

Good. Tomic is miserable twat and deserves suspension from the game.

Jay Clarke dumps his mixed doubles partner Harriet Dart by text to team up with Coco Gauff...ouch

R251, I don't know what the protocol is for doubles partners. I imagine this sort of thing happens often. I can imagine it only adds to the drama/trauma stress levels of some of the players.

Doubles drama--those are stories I'd love to read about, nor our DL assumed facts. I bet the reality is a soap opera in and of itself.

Who names their daughter Harriet nowadays? It almost sounds like Adolphe lite...

Princess Prissypants will NOT not have things to her liking!

Can someone explain why Djokovic is so hell-bent on getting Gimelstob back onto the players’ council? In this exchange with a journo he sounds like an appallingly shady conman.

Kyrgios gonna Kyrgios

Another hottie Djere lost. Sad.

To those struggling to view replies, one thing that works for me is refreshing DL (or just clicking the thread again from another thread) and then quickly scrolling down and loading all the posts at once (then going back up and reading from where I last left off). I notice that when I scroll down normally while reading - eg more slowly - it doesn't keep loading the posts every couple of scrolls like it usually does.

That sucks for Harriet Dart but after a soft draw (some LL and then Beatriz Haddad Maia) she is now in the round 3 of singles at a slam. Something pretty much no British players aside from Konta can expect. The fact that Jay Clarke ditched her just to leech off all the attention Cori Gauff is getting is pretty lame. It shows you that he was always going to get a WC anyway, no matter who he paired with, despite being such a scrub. Fucking LTA.

Kind of related: while I like and admire Cori Gauff and definitely think she will be future #1 and slam winner, why DOES she have so many sponsors already? It's not like she can even play many tour level (aka televised) events at this point. She has a $1 million dollar deal with Barilla.... how many more people are buying their penne just because some junior tennis player has some vague association with them?

I think I've blocked this thread 100 times or more.

I am the future and the next #1! I just got delayed and blindsided by irrelevant bitches! Follow me y'all on Instagram!

Kukushkin team

Really hope Isner loses. Hes down a break in the fifth right now.

Out of shape Cilic loses to Joao Sousa

And deplorable Isner is out. In five sets to Kukushkin!

He isn't, R255? Did you watch the press conference? It seems Gimelstob did not tell him the whole truth and Novak was not aware that the plea meant it was a final conviction. He said if that was the case he would not want Gimelstob back. He and others have said that Gimelstob did good work for players/the council but this does not mean they would want him back at all costs. Novak said he would read the victim impact statement etc. and then get back to the journalist about the situation.

The British media have seemingly decided to blame him for everything, seeing him as an easy target. He is rightly angered by this in my view.

You don’t think, r265, that as president of the player council, Djokovic should have done his due diligence regarding Gimelstob and read up on the court case, especially considering he was actively pushing for Gimelstob to be reinstated? There’s something really off about Djokovic the president of the players’ council. There’s a reason why he’s such an easy target.

Does Djokovic tremble with righteous anger?

Here comes the disaster that is Krygios. I'm tired of hearing about how talented he is. He obviously isn't or he'd achieve better results. He. Is. Scum. I hope OCD boy wipes him off the court and breaks him to the point he embarrasses himself on the big stage. Spontaneous self-combustion would be ideal but is probably too much to hope for.

Roger, Rafa, Thiem and Fognini having a good time at dinner last weekend in London. Zevrev was at the dinner, but not in the video.

Perhaps he should have been more up-to-date on everything, yes, R266. But I have seen nothing to confirm he was actively pushing for Gimelstob to be reinstated...

As for something being "off" about him as president, I completely disagree. It seems he is just the first to represent an actual threat to the status quo of tournaments running the show and players being forbidden from unionizing to protect their own rights and ensure that prize money is better distributed so that lower-ranked players can also get by.

I do think it may be an both an impossible as well as a thankless task though. He would certainly be better off personally leaving this mess behind him and only focusing on his tennis. However, I also admire the fact that he is not doing that. Even journalists are saying at least he is facing the topic head on and not just saying "no comment" like others.

An interesting thread

Serena not looking great this first set. She will probably turn it around though.

While Kyrgios is playing like he's hung over, Serena plays like she's drunk. Both dropped the first set.

Serena looks really slow out there.

Catch me, catch me, catch me, Serena!

Maybe she's celebrating her 5th anniversary...

Defending champ Drama Queen Kerber is OUT to severely injured elf and bible-basher Lauren Davis. She was pushing like Wozniacki (Lauren Davis hit 43 winners, Kerber 12).

The 'quarter of death' really opening up for Barty and (if she can get her act together) Serena.

DL fave Taylor Townhouse had a MP against Bertens. She hit a dropshot into the net when she had the wide open court for a winner. Bertens eventually won in 3. The big girl is good on grass!!

I thought Juvan was going to fade in the 3rd set but she is hanging in there with Serena.

Shes fading now

The bald guy in Nick's box is hot.

That's Nick's brother.

Why does it appear that Serena has two nipples on her breast?

If Serena keeps playing with this mainly lazy ass foot work she ain't winning this tournament.

Oh look, Serena's new friend, Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex is there.

I have wondered for some time now if Serena has a pierced nipple.

So Kyrgios is a disgusting asswipe of a human being. Utter human detritus. Like vermin, should be exterminated.

[quote] Why does it appear that Serena has two nipples on her breast?

Twins?

Nadal vs Krygios is highly entertaining.

Sorry, late to the party, why is Kyrgios scum?

Drilled a ball in to Nadal, all quite legal, but not even a hint of apology or consideration, which of course is perfectly legal, followed by a dance in his end, which of course is perfectly legal .... but I think he's an asshole.

Serena has always had lazy footwork. Now that she's heavier and slower, it's causing her a lot of problems.

Kyrgios was out drinking last night.

Kyrgios is a mental head case.

[quote] Now that she's heavier and slower

Is she pregnant?

Simon team.

Nadal wins the set! yeah!

Rafa!

No one knows if Serena is pregnant or not. She would never talk about it.

I'm watching a Spanish language broadcast, so only catch a few bits and pieces of what the announcers are saying. Have they mentioned the reports of Kyrgios being out drinking last night?

I'm just curious for the older posters here who hate Kyrgios, did you also hate McEnroe and Connors? They both said and did all kinds of things in their day but were celebrated as bad boys who brought in massive ratings. The only difference is Kyrgios hasn't won slams yet

and he is 1 of the best talents. Not sure how anyone who's seen him play at his best can say otherwise. It's all mental with him. He's not consistently focused. That has nothing to do with his shotmaking, power and athleticism

Vasel Pospisil is one of my faves.

Johnny Mac already won a slam when he was 20. Kyrgios is 24. Don't say he's talented again. He's mentally handicapped. He ain't winning shit.

Johnny had a temper but he knew how to harness it and channel it to help him win. Not Kyrgios.

They are not on the same level. so insulting to John and Jimmy.

I want this to go 5. You rarely see two players going at it who genuinely, OUTWARDLY hate each other. The tennis has largely been very good too.

And Kyrgios may have been an asshole for hitting Nadal but he didn't really 'dance', just kind of walked away because Nadal was at the net glaring at him like a diva (kind of demanding an apology). Also let's not act like Nadal isn't purposely abusing the lack of a shot clock at Wimbledon. He knows it's pissing Nick off and he's been taking as long as 30 seconds in between serves.

R302 no one who knows anything about tennis would take you seriously if they heard you say "Kyrios is not that talented".

and you cannot compare the state of the game now to the early 80s. I was comparing temperament and behavior alone, not the level of game.

Did McEnroe insult his fellow players? I never heard that, but please correct me if I'm wrong.

Btw., what are everyone's thoughts on Matteo Berrettini? He seems sweet here, but I thought he was a bit annoying when he played Sascha in Rome last year. Has he said or done anything highly objectionable?

Ivan Lendl didn't start winning slams until his mid 20s. Does that mean he wasn't talented?

Some players like Hingis won all their slams at an early age and then never again.

so you can't go by age alone

I'm not condoning all of Kyrgios' behavior but the big 3 need to be challenged instead of always being treated like kings. When Kyrgios is mentally focused he can beat all of them as he's shown. He's good for the game

From what I remember, John McEnroe only went after the refs.

Kyrgios is his own worst enemy. Basket case. I see 50 year olds acting like they are still in their 20s all the time. This kid is never gonna mature. He's like a 12 year old. Waste of a "talent".

well at least Nadal had to work for this win today

Kirgies is only trying in this match because he hates Nadal

The 4th set is so boring.

Rafa prevails.

ugh so many contenders have been upset in the first 2 rounds but of course not the fucking big 3. It looks 1 of those bores will win Wimbledon AGAIN

not sure how many threats are left. Men's tennis is in the shitter

Tsonga is our only hope now to stop Nadal. Sousa/Evans will be easy in the rd16

R300, yes also hated McEnroe and, especially, Connors. Connors was the worst ever until Kyrgios but Kyrgios puts Connors...and himself...to shame.

In the pantheon of assholery I'd put it in Connors, Kyrgios, McEnroe order. Connors was just obnoxious and unfunny with no imagination while Kyrgios has been bizarre and unpredictable and sometimes entertaining for all the wrong reasons. McEnroe was articulate enough to make a good case when he got into it. All three are players I'd watch in hopes of their demolition.

Say what you will about Rafa, but he is pure class.

R316, I hoped for their immolation over their demolition.

R307 completely agree. Theres a difference between respecting the big 3 and just bowing or bending to them every fucking time. Their egos are sooo fucking obnoxiously huge. Yes even Nadal. I like him the most but he does passive aggressive shit to seem humble.

Aww sweet moment for Baghdatis. Always liked him during his deep runs. I love how Berettini gave him his moment.

Not a Nadal fan but I am almost rooting for him if it DOES have to be one of the big 3. This would be a big 'fuck you' to Wimbledon after bumping his seeding and giving him a draw from hell.... Kyrgios followed by Tsonga in the first week of a slam? While Federer is playing British WC scrubs? Bye.

Here's a video of Ostapenko hitting Alize Cornut with one of her shitty serves and winning the point. What a little bitch for giggling at her, too.

Kyrgios did the underhand serve again.

Did you see him in his post match interview?! This guy is ridiculous. He doesn't even believe he can win a slam. Of course he's not gonna win one anytime soon. He has no belief and doesn't work every day.

Good day for deplorables with DL faves Querrey and Sandgren through

WHET Marcos Baghdatis? Being exposed to some unknown radiation?

Baghdatis bids emotional farewell at Wimbledon

Marcos Baghdatis expected to cry happy tears and he did just that after his retirement was confirmed on Thursday.

The 34-year-old Cypriot announced plans to call time on his 20-year career when his Wimbledon campaign ended.

He admitted before the tournament started that he would struggle to keep his emotions in check when that moment arrived, and it came on day four following a 6-1 7-6 (4) 6-3 defeat to Matteo Berrettini.

Wow. He really is a disgrace.

Amazing legendary butt!

[quote]with DL faves Querrey and Sandgren through

Querrey, Sandgren, Opelka & Steve Johnson are the only American men left (all ranked outside of the top 50)

The problem with Kyrgios is that, despite being good at it, he really doesn't like tennis. Oh, and the personality, of course - the weird combination of school bully and whining victim.

If only it were McDonald, Tiafoe, Mmoh and Giron, R327.

sadly Mmoh has been a mess since coming back from his injury.

[quote] Amazing legendary butt!

Pity about the face.

Hairy guy Baghdatis

Baghdatis hairy guy

I SO want Tiafoe to be the American getting the big results, but his forehand technique has to be one of the worst i've ever seen. It looks like he has to dislocate his entire shoulder to hit it, such a giant swing. Nothing economical or practical about it, it's not even like it's one of the heaviest on the tour.

Still rooting for him and Granny Vee to have a good run in the mixed though. I'd love to see them beat Misery and Serena and ruin the party.

I cannot believe Venus is playing with Tiafoe. His doubles game is beyond embarrassing.

R276 Did we ever determine what was wrong with Serena that day? She claimed an illness but come on

Venus was probably planning on playing with Murray actually. I think her teaming with Harriet Dart in Birmingham was almost like a favour to the LTA ($$$) and warming her up to play mixed with Andy. They're all connected (through Judy Murray), she was in with the British higher ups after that.

But then the media kept asking Serena about it and Vee probably let her have it after losing early in singles, because she's been in Europe since Rome and hasn't gone home yet and taken care of her body. But eventually decided to stick around for fun and found Tiafoe last minute.

R325 Guy’s a garden-variety asshole. What a turd.

[quote] Did we ever determine what was wrong with Serena that day? She claimed an illness but come on

Morning sickness?

Serena looks fat.

[quote] Serena looks fat.

Baby bump?

Harriet Dart is the best British female since Anette Coe,

I would like someone to hit Kyrgios, the way he tried to hit rafa...I want to see his reaction.

Is Wimbledon liberalizing a bit? SHOCKED that tomorrow they have 2 women's and just 1 men's match on the precious Centre court

at least for me, matches to watch are:

Halep vs. Azarenka

Gauff vs. Hercog

Pliskova vs. Hsieh

Djokovic vs. Hurkacz

FAA vs. Humbert

Khachanov vs. Bautista Agut

Medvedev vs. Goffin

Svitolinva vs. Sakkari

I'll watch the tiebreaks of Raonic vs. Opelka

Venus/Tiafoe vs. their opponents

Serena/Murray vs. their opponents

[quote]Pity about the face.

With his fame and money, his face looks 100 times better than yours R331. LOL

PHH is adorable. Is he gay? He pings.

R345 No

What's all the talk about the Big 3 in this thread? It's the Big 4. It was always about the Big 4! Now repeat after me: "Big 4"! "Big 4"!

Is that guy in the OP's photo supposed to be considered handsome? He looks like someone just rescued from a Nazi concentration camp.

Love how Pat McEnroe pointed out MJ Fernandez's hubby is Coco's agent. We know MJ Blandernez kisses Fed's and Williams sisters asses and now her praise of this girl is obvious,

R 348 must be Mirka, taking a break from her morning snack of Ring Dings, Girl Scout Cookies, and French fries.

I get that Coco is a big story at Wimbledon but the MJ and Pam really lay that shit on thick..just like Serena being a Mom. Oh you didn't know?

Benoit Paire and Raonic are the first two men in R4. Cutie Benoit Paire, Wawrinka's bff, is now golden wheat blonde. I wished he'd trim that beard down to two weeks worth of not shaving though. That bushy beard is getting out of control. I can only imagine Sarah Palin, watching Wimbledon (because what else does she have to do nowadays) and having hallucinations of Osama Ben Laden and repeatedly calling the FBI that the man is still fucking alive and playing tennis at Wimbledon!

I've never notice just how disturbingly close together Djokovic's eyes are...

noticed*

There is only one Coco y'all !

The servebots may be struggling in the ATP, but it looks like the WTA equivalent may be on the way to winning a slam.

Was a great match but actually painful to watch Hsieh's creative tennis lose out to Pliskova's servebotting, in three close sets. Especially since she was playing GREAT. Hsieh had 33 winners to 10 unforced errors, a first serve %age in the late 60s, better conversion on BPs (2/5 to Pliskbot’s 2/11), and more second serve points won.

Where is Coco Vd? Roid Queen? Suspended? Is Pat Cash still wasting time coaching this bitch?

Just landed in London, braving the queue tomorrow. Turned on BBC and there’s something comforting about the BBC’s Wimbledon coverage. Sue Baker, the same commentators year after year like Tracy Austin. Call me daft but I know summer is here when I see Tracy Austin at Wimbledon.

Sue Barker, R358! The last UK Slam winner before Murray! Tut.

Hubert Hurkacz is playing really well against Novak. 22 and looks like he should be getting more attention.

Hubi is really underrated. He’s a cutie. 😻

HH has got all my attention, especially while he's changed shirts on court after the second set.

Jim Courier, is that you at R363?

OMG, Hurkacz is like a mini-me of Andy Murray! How could we ignore that dangerous floater in Djokovic's quarter?

coy and demure Danielle Rose Collins didn't make it, Petra Martic won

For someone that young, Gauff has a terrific serve, with her first serve topping 110 mph. But today, her toss is all over the pace. Nerves?

She's distracted by Hercog's trashy tattoos

Does Hurkacz look like one of the Peters twins?

R353 hes fugly

[quote]She's distracted by Hercog's trashy tattoos

Money well spent Eddie!

Unlikely to find a prettier match than FAA-Humbert...

Yes, Connors and McEnroe were annoying and extremely self centered even for tennis players.

I was sitting next to the broadcast booth at Louis Armstrong once. It was usually McEnroe and his young children who were young and pretty wild.

Kudos to Gauff for pushing the second set to a tiebreak.

Any daddy Pella fans?

Oh my gosh, I have never seen so many slice backhands in one point. Yay, Coco forces a third set!

Pollona!!

Chris Fowler throwing shade at Hercog re: "back issues"?

Would love to be a Pella pal.

Polonium!!

Fake news. Sad!

[quote] Turned on BBC and there’s something comforting about the BBC’s Wimbledon coverage. Sue Baker, the same commentators year after year

I do enjoy the BBC’s Wimbledon coverage and Barker. There is something comforting about it. I enjoy being in the UK at Wimbledon time.

ASMR Sue Baker. Sleeeeeeeeeep.

And Humbert decided to show his potential just at Wimbledon (after not doing a thing in all the hard court, clay and till now grass season).

Not that i complain, i really like his game

And Cori Gauff just won.

Amazing performance by Gauff! She showed so much grit and maturity. Wow, just wow!

Yes, she was just on the verge of losing and she fought back.- And she reacted well at losing her advantage in the third.

And unlike most nextgens, Humbert seems to not have a problem with FAA. If he continues to play this way he will win without too much trouble

Coco is very poised for a fifteen year old. I'm happy she won and hopes she continues to do so.

And Humbert defeated FAA in three sets.

I really like Humbert's game, after indoor the season was a bit dissapointing but it seems he is ready to take the next step. Now he should enjoy his match against Nole (and give him a good fight)

I can't believe so many upsets in the men's field but none were the big 3. Almost all the other real contenders are out now.

Raonic and Tsonga if they can stay healthy, serve big and play consistently have the best chances. Big "ifs" though

Gauff is the most impressive teen we've seen in ages. She makes Anisimova seem like yesterday's news and she's impressive too.

Venus/Tiafoe win their first match together.

Halep socked Azarenka didn't expect that to be so easy

And so it took a barely 21 yo to make FAA look like an 18 yo.

I found that the length of UH's returns was just stupendous. Most of them were less than 2 feet away from the baseline. Seeing him returning like that felt like watching a good-day Djokovic. Of course FAA never really had the chance to feel comfortable on his own service games.

I hope Ugo gets a chance to at least make it a match against Djokovic but I'm afraid Djokovic will rise up to the occasion and make it all too much clinical.

No one will stop Djokovic now. Hes definitely making the final.

Not much interest left now that FAA and Hurkacz have departed. Maybe Goffin, Tsonga, Nishikori, Berrettini, Humbert, Struff or Sousa can pleasantly surprise us, but I doubt it.

Yeah it already looks set for a Djokovic/Fedal final. And with the surface speed this year I think Djokovic will defend.

Hsieh might be out of singles but she and her brother won their first ever mixed doubles match together (she's still in womens dubs too).

Did everyone see this clip? In a mixed match the sprinklers exploded and Laura Siegemund almost got knocked over... it happened twice.

R393 That moment was so funny, she was so concentrated at first that she was totally clueless about what's happening

That sprinkler system should be set up at all the tournaments and used regularly on the likes of Kyrgios, Tomic, Ostapenko and Djokovic.

We knew that someone named Sieg(e)mund would face parapraxis!

The sprinklers at R393 look like I imagine Wawrinka cumming.

R391 = Chrissie’s pencil

Bouchard is still my pick to make the final!

Nole is still my pick to make the final!

I'm rooting for Rafa.

Gramps team

Rafa.

#NonBig3Team

Anyone but Rolefa

Fabio!

Djokovic should resign from this exhausting council. it does him no good!!!

At Wimbledon, Behind-the-Scenes Tennis Politicking Comes to the Forefront

He took over in 2016 as president of the 10-player council, which represents the players in the ATP’s joint governance structure. Djokovic has been an aggressive agent for reform, leading a renewed call for increased prize money at tour events, exploring ideas for restructuring the tour’s business model and supporting the ouster of chief executive Chris Kermode.

Then three days before Wimbledon began, three players resigned from the council after a contentious seven-hour meeting, more fallout from Gimelstob’s criminal case and resignation.

R407, wow, I wonder if all that stress is affecting his game. He wasn't his usual self on court today (his performance)

which 3 players resigned?

The feud between Nick Kyrgios and Rafael Nadal is unlikely to be resolved anytime soon, after Kyrgios’ brother Christos levelled a foul-mouthed insult at the Spanish superstar.

Nick Kyrgios broadcast a live video on Instagram from a pub after his four set loss to Nadal, in which Christos came on screen and called Nadal a “f***ing p***y”.

The firebrand Australian made some controversial comments of his own, repeatedly referring to Nadal as ‘Ralf’ and admitting to mocking the Spaniard throughout the match.

"Bro every time he hit a good shot I turned to my box and was like 'yep, goodbye Ralf'," Kyrgios said.

meanwhile his bff Kokkinakis is injured again. All he does is co-sign Kyrgios on social media these days

[quote]which 3 players resigned?

Jamie Murray, Robin Haase and Sergiy Stakhovsky (+Dani V.)

R410: All that mockery only to get his ass kicked.

Kyrgios is full of himself when the truth is nobody will remember him five minutes after he retires. He is a waste of time and space.

And no, i don't think he could be a dominant player if he wants, to be a real champion it's needed way more than talent, nobody doubts he has talent, but he is lazy and he doesn't have the mental strenght needed

Carla defeated Lauren David without too much effort

Kyrgios here comes over as the bully with his gang mocking the earnest kid who speaks English as his second language. He's a massive twat.

Barty is on fire

Kyrgios is disgusting especially as Rafa took the high road and didn't take the bait offered to him. Rafa is a class act, OCD not withstanding.

Harriet, I'm glad you got your ass kicked by the other girl and the whole "Wimbledon" idiocy is behind us. The store needs some serious cleaning. Get cracking Harriet, the show is over!

DL fav Sandgren will face Querrey in the 4th round. YAY.

Djokovic has toothpick arms. He needs to bulk up.

R419 being bulky doesnt help tennis players. But you are right, hes very skinny

Tsonga's bulge looks nice.

Tsonga has been bulging a LOT. A shame he's playing like shit, although he still hasn't had a lot of matches since the surgery.

HUGE tragedy in that we have to root for Trump supporter Sam Querrey over even-more-deplorable Tennys Sandgren. Can they both lose somehow? They both beat two fun/nice/handsome players too in John Millman and Bad Boy Fabio.

And yeah the only tennis player with smaller arms than Djokovic is Hsieh Su Wei. If only he was half as much fun to watch as her.

Other results:

[8] Nishikori def. Johnson in three easy sets.... can Kei have a shot at going deep? He hasn't played ten three setters like he usually has at this point.

[11] Serena def. [18] Goerges in two easy sets.

Strycova def. [4] Bertens in two sets. She will face...

[21] Mertens, who def. [15] Q. Wang in three long sets.

Alison Riske def. [13] Bratlinda Bencic. Bencic was up a set and a break, and even 3-0 and 40-0 in the third set but Riske started GOATing.

[6] Kvitova routines Magda Linette in two sets. If she's healthy she could start becoming dangerous, she is a bit under the radar.

You are correct, R420. I shouldn't post until after I've had coffee. lol. I think he is a handsome guy.

I am glad Novak decided not to answer anymore questions about the council or Gimelstob until after the tournament. It was really getting ridiculous.

I also think he is a handsome guy as well, he has beautiful eyes. His dancing on Instagram live was highly entertaining yesterday.

If you like eyes that are repulsively close together.

I know there are some rabid Djokovic fans on this board, so I'll just say that anyone who is a great friend and supporter of homophobe dick Gimelstob is also a dick by association. And Djokovic appears to have that same inherent level of anger, condescension, derision and all-consuming ego as Gimelstob.

I think Novak has shown remarkable patience with the media regarding the entire player council drama that has been going on for months, even before the Gimelstob issue began. He also reacted very wisely regarding Kyrgios' stupidity. I for one wish he'd get angrier and use that as fuel, but he does not generally seem to be someone who seeks out drama or confrontation. This is also why I think he remains friendly with people he disagrees with. Not everyone is able to just cut out people from their lives whose behavior they might disapprove of, especially if they have to interact with them regularly for whatever reason.

He should, however, have conducted due diligence by looking into the plaintiff's statements regarding Gimelstob's crime. Instead, he blindly supported Gimelstob even after Gimelstob pleaded no contest. Gimelstob acknowledged the sentencing judge's statement that by pleading no contest, Gimelstob admitted his guilt. This directly contradicted Gimelstob's statement to the ATP that he would clear his name.

wow, nick and his bro are the same I guess. Their parents must be so proud. He makes himself looks bad.

Yes, and I previously said he should have been more familiar/up-to-date on everything surrounding the case. He should not have believed whatever Gimelstob told him. But that is it. The rest of it is not his sole responsibility. His vote counts no more than others' votes and he has no authority to ban Gimelstob as far as I know. Does the ATP itself have this authority? I read some saying the CEO would have it, but I am not sure. People are also wondering why Kermode or the Board of Directors were never asked about this.

ugh the men's tournament is fucking awful

I miss the days when Tsonga was in the mix at big events. Can't believe he lost so easily on grass to Nadal

Stephens of course went away mentally after playing well for a set and a half against Konta

Pouille is too inconsistent to take a set off Federer

Mies is quite a hottie (playing in mixed against Serena / Misery). Serena's return of serve has been amazing... I think playing mixed was probably a smart addition to her singles campaign if she can carry that shot over.

Enjoying Joao Sousa. Hot and playing well.

[quote]Rafa is a class act, OCD not withstanding.

Except when he deliberately and regularly goes over his allotted time between serves and tells umpires who call him on it that they’ll never chair another match of his. Oh, and also when he refuses to play to the server’s speed (which is a rule), a tactic he used throughout the first set against Kyrgios (who’s a real tool, in my books).

R422 Fognini is not that nice.

Today he said during his match (in Italian) "damn English...I wish a bomb would explode on this club" because he didn't like the court and was losing

This is very MARY! but it's impossible to not just smile at Serena and Andy out there playing Mixed.

Actually it's quite possible.

Sousa def. trashy Evans in 5 sets

R422: It shouldn't be that difficult, Quarrey is a deplorable but he is not an homophobe, Sandgren is a deplorable and an homophobe so it's easy to chose

The guy grandpa plays next is really cute.

Gramps was real grumpy on court today. He was routining Pouille but unhappy and really testy about certain calls. He challenged one mid-rally, glaring over at the line judge and doing a gesture as if to say "come on, you missed that?" Hawkeye confirmed that the ball was in (aka Federer was wrong) and he got even crankier. I don't see him playing beyond next year under any circumstances, he's not even having fun unless he's just won a slam.

I can't believe Sloth Stephens has now lost four times THIS YEAR to RoboKonta. On EVERY surface. She really needs to step her game up. No effort at all.

Strycova announces this will be her last or second last Wimbledon. Unsure if she will play next year. Would be nice if she can beat Mertens and equal her career-best result (made the QF here) five years ago. And win the doubles title with Hsieh, which would put her in great position to claim the #1 ranking.

I am putting out a no guts, no glory prediction that Ali Riske beats Ash Barty tomorrow. The #1 has barely been tested, and she has only played I think one top 20 player during this great 15 match win streak of hers. Meanwhile Riske is 13-1 on grass this year and for once seems mentally tougher, coming back from big deficits to defeat her opponents.

On Monday*, they won't play tomorrow.

Wimbledon 2019: Fabio Fognini apologises over bomb outburst in loss to Tennys Sandgren

Rafa! Rafa! Rafa!

[quote]called Nadal a “f***ing p***y”

What's the second word? Piggy? That just sounds silly....

R445, "fucking pussy"

There was a lovely moment on Centre Court today, Rod Laver was presented with a special replica of the men’s trophy to mark the 50th anniversary of his Grand Slam. Say what you want about the All-England Club but they do this kind of thing better than anybody.

Martina and Billie Jean and their respective wives were in the Royal Box as well to watch the Barty match. Martina and her wife looked particularly happy together. Looks like Martina chose her spouse well.

Margaret Court should have been a special dunk tank invitee.

ugh pointless middle Sunday is upon us

so on Monday there will be multiple potentially great matches happening at once meaning we can't watch them all

1 of the dumbest rules ever

and no one day is not going to magically save the grass. That's bullshit. and fuck the people living near Wimbledon. The tournament has been around way longer than they've been alive so if they "want a break from the traffic" they should go on vacation or move away

[quote] Looks like Martina chose her spouse well.

For once.

R443: That was your standard apology that's not an apology at all.

Fabio is a jerk but that's nothing new, but given Wimbledon is on fire with his punishments (first Tomic, then Medvedev) i doubt that fake apology will save his ass

Isn't Fognini on a suspended ban for previous bad behaviour?

Yes, he is

Rooting for Coco Gruff to go all the way and win the women's title. On the men's side, anyone but the Big Three, please!

(And Judy, shut your trap. There never was a Big Four except in your overactive, horny imagination.)

Coco Gauff, not Gruff. Damn autocorrect.

I think Gauff will be lucky if she is able to give a fight against Simona.

But i think there are more chances of Coco winning the whole thing that of a non big three winner on the men's side

I'm not as bold as the poster above who predicted a Riske win, but I am predicting a Gauff win over Halep, and I don't think it's that much of a stretch. I think Halep can be tough as nails, but if she resists the net, even on slower grass, Gauff wins. Gauff reminds me of a young Serena, Venus, and Graff--her attitude seems to be: give me the ball, I'm ready.

Gauff is 15, she is amazing but she is very far from the level of a top player. She was on the verge of losing against Hercog (and show great potential when she fought and end winning).

Simona doesn't do well with pressure, but she really has no pressure here. It's a fourth round match on her least favourite surface and she destroyed Vika the previous round. I doubt Coco has a chance.

And i doubt Riske has a chance against Barty either, but that poster has a point, sometimes when you are not challenged previously you don't react well when someone gives you a fight.

I think Halep will destroy Gauff. She just isn't a top player yet but she will be. Where did Alison Riske come from? She's 13-1 on grass.

The Sousa match, his delayed grunt is off putting and ridiculous. If he weren't so cute! I was almost on Team Chav Evans because of it.

I'm not sure about Halep v Gauff. I mean all signs point to Screamona Help on paper, because unlike all of Gauff's previous opponents (who are tall and gangly, and in Vee's case injured and 88 years old), Halep can MOVE. Her whole thing is that she also doesn't make any errors - largely because she never tries to hit amazing shots... most of her balls are the same pace and depth which is why she never misses.

I think without her opponent donating unforced errors by the dozens, and chasing everything down just like she can, Gauff's run might come to an end. To be fair Polona really should have put her away and had multiple chances, so it wouldn't be a shock to see her out.

Having said all that, if ANYONE can cock it up, it's Halep. We've seen her give nervous, choke-y slam performances on so many occasions (remember all the delicious beatdowns by Mirjana Lucic? lol), and without Daren Cahill on her team I don't think she has realised that she could potentially go all the way in this bottom half of the draw. The fire isn't really there at the moment, in her interview she said this was her 'relaxing year' (after winning her slam), and she got destroyed by another teen in Anisimova at the French. The scoreline looks impressive against Vika, but that was more Vika losing the match than Halep winning it.

Kyrgios is a huge asshole. He deserves to be humiliated. Absolutely no class there.

I wish the sports media would stop its predictable "she's the future of American tennis" every time someone wins a few matches at a slam. It immediately puts unnecessary pressure on them and we've seen what comes next, see Keys, Madison; Stephens, Sloane and Osaka, Naomi. Let Gauff have her moment and stop putting the pressure of becoming the next Venus or Serena on her shoulders.

What about me?

R462: When i heard about future of american tennis i always think in Jan Kristian Silva who was predicted to be the future of american tennis at 5 and he never was able to compete even at U12.

The press do that all the time. Carlos Alcaraz won a couple of matches at a challenger and he was the new Rafa Nadal, fortunately for him Juan Carlos Ferrero is his coach and he knows that's totall nonsense

Whatever happened to Ernesto Escobedo who was also said to be a future American great?

At 15 Capriati beat Navratilova at Wimbledon, Evert beat Court at Charlotte and Seles beat Evert at Houston. Gauff beating Venus was a big deal.

R466 I agree in theory, but did you see Venus? Full elbow sleeve and not able to serve properly or hit a forehand over the net. Can't move more than two steps laterally (as she came out on to the court you could see her take some taping off her kneecap and put it in the bin). A little overweight - by her svelte standards - and puffed out.

When those youngens made their upsets, the veterans were in much better condition. Tennis was less physical as they came from the wooden racquet period, you didn't need massive power or groundstrokes (yet) until the Seles/Pierce/Davenport/Venus era (when Capriati came back she added power too) so tennis players aged a bit better because it was a much more gentle sport. And even then I believe they were all younger than Venus is now.

But yes, there's no doubt Coco has a huge future if she can stay healthy. I don't think we can predict THE 'next big thing' though. At 16 Hingis won almost every tournament on the calendar including 3 grand slams. I'm sure when that happened people expected much more from her but she 'only' ended up with 5. Seles had won 8 slams and wasn't even 20 yet when she was stabbed. Players get injured, retire, lose interest, can't deal with the pressure of success (Capriati, Osaka), new players come along... there are many other factors. Gauff has the full package now so hopefully she can continue to develop and not get sidetracked.

I hope Gauff's parents don't see her as a cash cow. Fed has a piece of her and he'd like to see her able to play more, natch. Mary Joe Fernandez is glowing in her esteem for CoCo and her husband also reps her now. Let's hope all those people don't fail her.

[quote] Can't move more than two steps laterally

And?

[quote] I hope Gauff's parents don't see her as a cash cow.

What wrong with that?

[quote] Evert beat Court at Charlotte

Was that at the Virginia Slims of Charlotte?

[quote] Fed has a piece of her

Did someone say piece? Of pie?

Mary Jo Fernandez commentating is such a blatant conflict of interest.

Predictably, Jon Worthlessheim gives classless Krygios a free pass in his Wimbledon midterm grades on SI.com. Says Nick is still trying to “find himself” or some such nonsense. He also gives Cuntapova a pass for bailing on her match down 0-5 in the final set because she seemed really sad in her press conference.

MJF coached Serena and Venus at the 2012 Ols. Her influence caused them both to renewed heights in tennis. Both Serena and V would admit that.

R476 Um, I don't think they needed her help. They always play out of their skin at the Olympics (Venus won her 6th consecutive tournament at Olympics 2000), and had just won Wimbledon singles and doubles on the same court a few weeks earlier. Serena never put on a better display of serving in her entire career, she barely lost any games that Olympics and gave a brutal beatdown to most of the top names in the sport (Wozniacki, Jankovic, Sharapova, Azarenka).

I'm not sure she offered them anything they didn't already get from their father and other coaches. Venus was beating MJ Fernandez even in her playing days (at the US Open 4th round).

I actually liked MJ Fernandez as a player (her match with Monica Seles at the Aus. Open is incredible, and her defeat of Gaby Sabatini at the French from 6-1 5-0 down was *LEGENDARY*). But a lot of other talented players could have had her opportunities if not for the nepotism and connections, and she continues to extend those to others. There's a BIG machine behind Coco Gauff, and she's part of it.

Borna singing

Lucky bitch Serena has her American friends beating both Ketber and Barty for her. Watch Riske lose 1-6, 1-6 to her next round.

Wow, Barty lost and Svitolina is on the verge to win

I want to be happy for Riske, but I just can't get behind someone who makes that much noise on the court.

Dear God Chanda Rubin just doesn’t take a breath. Her commentating is beyond wearisome. Motormouth. Bitch, just shut up for a second.

R482 if you watch tennis on a russian tv channel (there are some highlights on youtube) they never shut their mouths, they speak, speak and speak. It's incredibly annoying.

And Nadal starts the match with a break.

The problem is not the big 3 winning again and again, the problem is they don't even have to sweat, they are not challenged, and frankly they are not better than five years ago so it's very difficult to understand

What do you think about this, Wimdledonistas?

[bold]Wimbledon: lawns look lovely, but time to keep off the grass[/bold]

[quote]Court surfaces should not pose an unnecessary risk to the well-being of players. But grass courts carry an inherent danger of slips and falls. As a natural surface, grass is not uniform. There are hard and soft patches, wet and dry patches and, as a result, slippery and non-slippery patches. In shaded parts of the court and in areas away from the baseline and sidelines, footing tends to be especially precarious and, as the evening draws in, the whole court can become dewy.

I called it! I'm never right about these things so i'm quite proud of myself for predicting that one.

Riske thoroughly deserved it too. In the last two sets I think they showed she made 26 winners and only 6 unforced errors. Terrific grass court tennis with so many points finished off at the net. Her grunt IS ugly but she's a very likeable personality and has been far and away the form player of the grass season this year.

Barty is still unproven against big players on big stages. In her entire 15 match win streak her best opponent was messy Madison Keys who has played like 5 events this year. Still hasn't faced a single top 10 player at a slam in her entire career.

Other results:

Zhang Shuai def. tactical MTO queen Dayana Yastremska in 3 sets.

Elina Svitolina def. Petra Martic in 2 sets. Now has twice as many slam QFs as Zverev.

Barbora Strycova at 33 def. Elise Mertens (also taking tactical MTOs) from a set and 5-2 down.

If you lose your serve at the beginning of every set there's nothing you can do against Nadal

[quote] and her defeat of Gaby Sabatini at the French from 6-1 5-0 down was *LEGENDARY*

She should have retired.

Or you can try to mess up Nadal's superstitious rituals.

REVEALED: Rafael Nadal's Wimbledon superstitions including touching SEVEN body parts before serving... and even the ball boys and girls are trained to deal with the eccentricities

He will remove his jacket facing the crowd, jumping as he does so, and carefully line two Evian bottles alongside one another, ensuring the labels are always facing the court.

Whenever serving, he will touch his bottom — seemingly unpicking a phantom wedgie — then his left shoulder, right shoulder, nose, left ear, nose again and right ear.

On second serves, he will drop the touching of the shoulders.

When heading for his chair, he will only step over the line using his right foot and once he has received his two towels.

he ball boys and girls of the All England Club know all this — they are even trained in the Spaniard's eccentricities.

Once again CSN is totally useless against Serena, it doesn't matter if you have a game that could be competitive against Serena if she is able to totally dominate just with her first point (serve or return to serve).

Good for Sousa for not losing his serve at the beginning of the third set, it won't last but at least it's better than the previous two sets

And Pliskova lost the second set. She is in a very good form and she has a cake draw but i think she is going to screw things up anyway.

Querrey, Goffin and RBA won the first set

Dead @ Halep nervously serving three DFs IN A ROW against the teenager.

RBA won

Hopefully Kvitova activates her full abilities on grass. Shes the only one that could most likely challenge Serena.

R493: Serena could win, but she is hardly the unbeatable player of the past, she was trashed in her last two GS finals

And Pliskova lost her serve when she was serving for match. Some things never change

Barty = Ostapenko v2.0

Are Serena and Misery playing today?

Novak is from Serbia, a country that joined the Bosnian Serbs in ethic destruction of the Muslims in Bosnia. But Djokovic's mother was born in Croatia, not Serbia.

An interesting article where he discussed the Croatian side of his family

Why don't the women players utilize the lob more? Plishkova had numerous chances to hit one over Muchoa. Althea Gibson was regarded as the women who invented the lob during the 57 USO final with Darlene Hard. So it's been around for at least 60 years and today it is a forgotten shot.

Even Kvitova is gone. Congrats Serena on winning Wimbledon 2019. Can the next thread have her on the first post?

R496: Ostapenko and Barty don't have anything in common.

Well, Serena is now the clearly favourite.

And it's pretty clear that Pliskova will never win a GS

Congrats on your last Wimbledon Serena!

I'd love it if Serena could finally get that next slam and piss off Margaret Court (and her haters here). Still a lot of work to be done though

lmfao @ Pliskova. I really thought she might win Wimbledon as she hadn't been having any trouble the last couple weeks. Good riddance

the men's game is pathetic. Big 3 cruising at every slam. Almost all their challengers were the ones who got upset.

It's Serena or a totally random player (well, or Simona, but it'll be random if she wins on grass)

That Croatian article with the Nole interview is terrific, R499, thank you for posting it. I like Djokovic; the interview makes me appreciate more some of the pressures he is under that Rafa and Roger do not have, frankly.

God, that Guido Pella is beautiful. My word.

I'm so glad that Kei didn't allow himself to get dragged into a fifth set today. He'll need to be as sharp as possible for Federer in the next round. Interestingly, they've only met once before at a Major: the 2017 Aussie Open, where Federer won 6-3 in the fifth set.

So happy for Pella!

Nice to see Guido Pella get past Miss Piggy. It’s so much easier on the eyes when the handsome boys progress. He should have a good shot at defeating Bautista Agut next but will then sadly more than likely meet Djokovic.

Wow, Riske forces a third set against Serena. I really like the way she plays -- very composed and within her abilities. Plus, she's supposed to be one of the nicest women on tour.

This Konta choke is worthy of Sue Barker and Jo Durie's worst Centre Court losses.

Hana Mandlikova;s daughter is playing for the US in the Jr. Girls and won 6-0 6-0 over some Russian. She does not play like her mother though.

Haha Konta got a bit feisty in her press conference. Told a reporter off for patronising her and was really argumentative.

I think Svitolina should just go by her last name. I kind of like it. Svitolina!

So Help! is probably going to win all the marbles, right? Of the quarterfinalists, she's definitely my least favorite, followed closely by GEMSLife Svitolina. I'd love to see Serena be a champ again, and it's so delightful to see Strycova finally make it this deep into an Open. That said, I think Barbora would choke in the final against either Svitolina or Harelip. Also I'm doubtful that, even on grass, new mom Serena can outlast Help!, whose years-ago breast reduction surgery continues to pay WTA ranking dividends.

Ho hum. Hopefully Barbs or Serena surprises me.

Oh also, maybe I've not been paying attention, but why is DL so strongly negative on Danielle Collins? Is she a Trump booster or something? Is she journeywoman?

Serena did beat Halep at the Aussie Open this year, R515. It was very close though. No guarantee but Serena is in better shape now.

And people don’t like Danielle Collins’ aggressive, in the opponent’s face attitude. She has a constant sneer.

Collins is completely charmless, without the game to back up her brash attitude.

It's Danielle Rose Collins bitches!

Who are those Japanese cunts cheering for Roger???

The Japanese fans are so weird. They're the worst Fed stans out there!

wow, that Halep/Svitolina match was...compelling

I hate when Halep does the sign of the cross and then kisses up to god. What does she do when she loses? Give god the finger?

Hopefully Serena gives her an epic beatdown.

Right, R523, I agree. Still, remember that when Serena wins, Jehovah gets the shout out. A lot of players do similar things. DelPortro on the men's side. Others.

Many of them are poorly educated; so God.

Tennis being seen as an elite sport is a myth. Most of these players are undereducated.

Too bad haters! Novak is in the final!

Roger fans utterly obnoxious as usual.

I hope the two 37 year olds win, Serena and Roger.

Five hours and at fifth set 12/12 tiebreak. Historical men's championship match.

...with a highly unpleasant result.

Few things are sweeter than the tears of obnoxious Fedstans

I'm not a fan of Fed or Djokovic, but at least Federer doesn't cause the crowd to cringe whenever he wins with "boobs out" theatrics, nor does he cause ballboys to cower whenever a fit of pique or loss throws him into screaming rages and taunts against umpires and the crowd.