The Gays and Tennis Part 41 C (2nd alternative to the original Part 41 and Part 41 B, both of which are payrolled)

OP, are you now thread specialist?

R1 apparently

Kuznetsova with a surprising win over Yastremska. She was on the brink of defeat in the second set tiebreak before turning it around and winning the third set easily

Kenin sweeps Diyas

Hey Muriel, if you’re listening, enough with this only-paid-up-subscribers-can-post fuckery, ok?

Stephens snaps her losing streak and finally gets another win over Putintseva

RBA def. Tiafoe in 3

Quel culot !

omg Kyrgios at it again after dropping the second set

this is not going to end well if he keeps this up

Who’s that at R6?

so Khachanov choked the first set when serving for it.

Kyrgios imploded in the second set tiebreak

Kyrgios imploded further between the second and third sets with his verbal sparring towards the umpire

Khachanov wins the third

weird match with some great points here and there

Why Muriel hates tennis so much. She does that all the time, and there's nothing rare on the tennis threads, in fact there are a lot less trolls than in other threads.

Going with Miomir, he seems a nice and inteligent young man, i found funny that question he made to Federer that started with the "you were playing pro tennis before i was born".

He has several advantages, the number one of the world is from serbia too, so there's no pressure of becoming the next big thing because they already have the number one. He was always one of the best players of his age, but not the best, so there are expectations but not the spotlight on him, and even less when Shapovalov or De Miñaur had better ranking and results. And climb the rankings (he will be top 50 next year) but he did it gradually, not with a big result on a big tournament (at least not yet).

Given the established next gen are stalling we need new ones

Muriel must have hated the obese bitch troll who haunts the tennis thread 24/7 and madly barks at anyone who disagrees with it. The paywall might be the only tool to muzzle that rabid bitch. LOL!!!

I was in the last two threads and don't remember anything like that (at least not in the last one)

[quote]Why Muriel hates tennis so much. She does that all the time, and there's nothing rare on the tennis threads, in fact there are a lot less trolls than in other threads

a lot of 'popular' threads that get a lot of replies are subscription only now, I don't think it's because of trolls (more likely to get people to pay the monthly fee)

Monfils and Tiafoe looked like they were going to kiss at the net

That's hot! ^ Thanks for the thread OP.

Who, R11?

RE: Kyrgios. I hope he gets injured and retires before he has a psychotic break. He's obviously a violent, unstable person.

I think I heard/lip read, " I hate this, I want to go home". He's electric, but if you don't want to be there, I don't want to watch you. He plays with disdain and it's insulting to the fans and other players. We are not going to put up with that shit in NY, especially if he's up against a fan favorite. I see on-court fisticuffs and jail in his future. Calling an Irishman "potato" repeatedly, is a fucking racist slur. It would be like calling a jew "gas chamber". Last week he threw a water bottle at the chair, this week he spits and calls him a fucking tool?

I will definitely be heckling him every fucking match in NY. Fucking Krybaby.

Speaking of NY, I'll be in the Bronx, Carey Leeds (!) Tennis Center, to cheer on my lesbo crush, CSN. , she does seem like a sweet girl. Who else should I support? Lesbians Only!

[quote] Who else should I support? Lesbians Only!

As if you have a choice.

Thanks for the thread.

Is it true that tickets to the WTA Bronx event are free? I read that $25 donations are very welcome or something but entry is free. What a great initiative to get people into tennis. I would have loved that when I was younger.

Also this is hysterical.

^Yeah, the Bronx is free, 25 will get you first row. I'm shocked about this tournament. Google map tells me I live 3.5 miles from there. I've lived uptown for 20 years, including 4 years in the Bronx, and I didn't even know this place existed. I've been past the park, but never had a reason to go there. If anyone makes the journey, go on Wed when the Bronx Zoo is free, have lunch in Little Italy, cruise hot latinx.

I hope none of those Trump loving bitches show up in their Magat hats!

US open Fan Week 8/19-25 also free.

Kyrgios has been fined $113,000 for 5 separate examples of unsportsmanlike conduct, 1 of verbal abuse, an audible obscenity and for leaving the court unauthorised during last night’s match with Karen Khachanov. The ATP also says it is now considering whether additional action is warranted under the Player Major Offence section of the code. That could result in an additional fine and/or suspension.

Kyrgios is asking for a temporary ban, his behaviour is getting worse and worse.

I hope Tsitsipas stops playing doubles with him, he really has nothing to win

Venus def. Vekic in 3. Her ranking REALLY needed these wins this week. Finally 3 in a row and she's into the QF. I doubt she'll get past Halep/Keys though

Barty survives a marathon against Kontaveit

Sakkari upsets Sabalenka in 3 long sets

Medvedev destroys Struff

Gasquet straight sets Schwartzman

Nishikoka def. De Minaur in 2

Goffin straight sets Mannarino

RBA is a set away to become a top 10 player

R24 He deserves it! It's funny that his countryman PCB (who I also like) made the top 10 before RBA did. The latter is just a much bigger threat on the tour.

Sevastova will have her last chance to break into the top 10 (before her US Open SF points come off) this week. With Sabalenka out of Cinci and defending a title from New Haven last year (and not entered in the Bronx), I think Sevastova is almost guaranteed the spot unless Madison Keys wins Cincinnati and laps her in the points. She's had a good 12 months and a terrific comeback from retirement - was teaching kids in Latvia after leaving the sport due to injuries just three years ago.

Surprised Vee was able to come back. Would love to see her go all the way here, but Halep or Keys would be a tough ask. Madison would be a preferable opponent, i'm sure.

Sevastova failed big time. But i don't have doubts she will do well at the US Open, she always plays very well there

Well, at least Kecmanovic won a game. It must be tough to defeat two "future number ones" (or at least that's what the press says) only to be totally destroyed the next round

I can’t wait for US Open!

I'm not too thrilled, it's going to be another big 3 festival.

I would love if the three will lose in the quarterfinals, it would be a really great day with all the head exploding, but that's not going to happen.

And i fear it will be another nextgen disaster. I thought this will be a great season with the big 3 having to fight hard for the titles with a lot of new faces but it's the same old crap

Oh Rublev don't choke now. I will love a big 3 defeat surprise from time to time (and if the one winning is a nextgen makes everything funnier with all fed fans getting upset)

Don't look now but Federer is down a set and a break. We're about to see what Rublev is made of.

And he won.

I love a surprise from time to time

did federer even wake up AT ALL? looked like, acted like it was a practice with one of his kids!..

kyrgios?he's LITERALLY mentally ill or the biggest asshole.. what was just as shameful as his behavior last night (and nearly every match)? are the ADULTS in the audience smiling, laughing, thinking it's all "hilarious and entertaining"!... the kids clamoring for his autograph, including the kid with HIS PARENTS all excited and with the parent's approval getting one of his busted rackets as a souvenir!.. what the heck happened to people's manners, conscience, shame, character and so on!..they act like 'deplorables"!...

on a sidenote: had to suffer thru jim courier "commentating" verbal diarrhea... and i might add spewing wrong-ness throughout his jaw aerobics! claiming that tiafoe at is best his better then RBA, claiming he has more weapons then RBA and on and on! oh really? that explains why one is ranked #11 and the other is ranked #52 and oh yeah, who won that match last night.. newsflash courier? just because someone technically has "more weapons" doesn't mean they know how to use them and when to use them and thus a better player then someone else, because obviously tiafoe can't, doesn't and didn't last night!..

[quote]the kid with HIS PARENTS all excited and with the parent's approval getting one of his busted rackets as a souvenir!.. what the heck happened to people's manners, conscience, shame, character and so on!

You sound like Aunt Marge. May you turn into a balloon and fly across the sky! And don't forget your dog!

Kyrgios and Tomic need suspensions. 1 year for Nick, 2 for Bernie.

R34, excuse yourself for interrupting me while I count my millions!

#33 sorry i'm too "old school" for you and i want the sport i love to be one of character, integrity, decency, respect and honor for US the fans who without us their would be no professional tennis....

thx OP

R32 I don't understand your complaint about Courier's accurate analysis of RBA vs. Tiafoe. Tiafoe does have more weapons. He has a bigger serve, moves just as well and hits his groundstrokes harder. RBA is simply more consistent. That's how he won. Tiafoe kept making errors. Courier didn't say Tiafoe was a better player than RBA. He said if both played at their best, Tiafoe would win. Tiafoe is still very young and inconsistent. Courier is totally right. RBA is a very solid player but he's not going to hit most players off the court.

Kuznetsova destroys Stephens. Stephens must be thinking more about her engagement than tennis this year. She is truly awful. Kuznetsova is obviously capable of showing a high level of play but just 3 games when all their previous matches were tight is a bad sign.

Kyrgios is why we have Trump. The fact that he has rabid fans...there really is a parallel.

Pouille upsets Khachanov in 3

Wow I guess Poohey is suddenly finding his game on hard courts.

How has Sloane not been fined for tanking yet? Tomic and Kyrgios could learn some tips from her.

Osaka survives Hsieh, 7-6 5-7 6-2 in another fun match. Hsieh was up a break twice in the first set and served for it too before losing in the tiebreak. Reminded me of her choke in the Australian Open to Osaka. But Naomi was serving bombs, must be a very high ace count for her.

[quote]I guess Poohey is suddenly finding his game on hard courts

Never underestimate the power of Momo (Amélie Mauresmo)!

wow Keys def. Halep in 3 set rollercoaster. She almost blew it for herself in the third. Shoulda had 4-0 but it went to 3-3 then they held until Keys broke at 5-4. First set was lights out GOAT Keys.

Djokovic routines PCB

[quote]Kyrgios is why we have Trump.

Uh, no. Americans are why you have Trump. Don't blame it on the Aussie. Kyrios is an asshole, but Trump isn't his fault.

Kyrgios isn’t responsible for Trump, but he has that reality TV-star vibe to him. Every match involving him is a new episode of Keeping Up With Kyrgios. Tune in and see what crazy stunt he pulls next . . .

Kenin upsets Svitolina

can anyone stop Djokovic from keeping the big 3 winning?

There’s a beautiful, blond ball boy at the Southern and Western Open or whatever it’s called now.

Keys is delicious to watch when she isn't trying to hit home runs. She was even drop shotting well against Halep... fun to watch her quite literally take the racquet out of her opponent's hands.

This gif is so funny btw.

I enjoyed my last root canal more than Keys/Halap, because at least I was partially sedated. That match was painful.

I didn't mean it literally about Kyrgios and Trump. It is the same pathos that resulted in Nick Kyrgios defying norms and rules and people loving it.

R38: RBA won because right now is a way better player than Tiafoe, as simple as that.

Kyrgios has more skills than 99% of the players, but he is not a better player. Being a good player goes way beyond the shots and the serve, some people seem to think that bein unconsistent is something easy to correct but when you are on the circuit for several years without any sign of consistency, being unconsistent is simply what you are as a tennis player.

The most you can aspire is to be like Wawrinka, king of unconsistent players, he is good from time to time, but when he is good he is very very good

#53 thank you! just because someone has more or bigger weapons, doesn't mean that they are a better player or win! much much more goes into a tennis player and them winning!.. hence why RBA is ranked 11 and tiafoe is only ranked 52... heck their are players who have TONS of weapons or better weapons then top players and yet they are NOT top ranked players... courier offered a simplistic simpleton superficial surface comment as not opinion but as FACT.. he was wrong...he even mentioned how his 2 handed backhand was "homemade" and some tried to change him and so on and so on.. yes, he became a grand slam champion and number one, but like all tennis greats who have a one way mindset, he COULD HAVE BEEN EVEN BETTER if he had listen to those who tried to change his 2 handed backhand! he blocks this out completely!....

It's like watching highlights, i remember a Shapo-Tsitsipas match last year on clay, the highlights were 80% about Shapovalov, he won most of big points, but if you watch the match, Tsitsipas was clearly superior all the time and he won the match clearly.

It's not about having big weapons it's about knowing how to use them

I'll just add that it's not like RBA is some weaponless pusher. When it's clicking, his forehand is extremely dangerous and he can direct it anywhere on the court even from behind the baseline. Not many players can hit through Novak's defence so well, the hitting in Doha was huge and flat. He's not in the typical mould of the "Spanish clay court grinder".

Tiafoe may have more power but his wind-up takes about ten minutes just to hit a routine forehand. He's got an incredible body but he always looks gassed just a few games in. Can serve big (certainly bigger than RBA) but he's also very breakable.

I love players with weapons but it's also important to know how to use them. And yeah, it's not like RBA is Wozniacki.

Again, Tiafoe is still very young. Courier didn't say he's a better player than RBA. All he said was if both played at their peak, Tiafoe would win. We've seen Tiafoe defeat some top 10 players in the last year. He's still very inconsistent. Let's see where he is in a few years. Obviously RBA is the better player day in, day out. Courier wasn't arguing that.

Take an extreme example of Keys. If she were consistent most weeks of the season, she'd probably be #1. She hits the hardest on average groundstrokes in the women's game, has a pretty big serve and has improved her touch/variety. She destroyed Halep in the first set last night before losing her way in the second and fighting through an up and down third set. Keys so far has yet to show consistency from tournament to tournament but when she's on, it's nearly impossible to beat her. Halep's game relies on consistency and obviously so far she's a better player than Keys. That doesn't mean the match is on Halep's racket.

Other examples in the past include Fernando Gonzalez. THE HARDEST forehand I've ever seen. When he was on he could hit players off the court but he played such low risk it didn't usually work against the very best players.

Courier wasn't taking anything away from RBA and there's no reason to get upset about his commentary.

r53, oh dear, is being unconsistent worse than being inconsistent?

R58: My english is pretty bad, but probably better than your spanish

Gasquet is playing very well this week, he just won the first set against RBA

Gasquet was always hot to me, but lately he's looking a bit rough.

I'd rather RBA win because Gasquet is always prone to either choking or injury towards the end of a big tournament

all i am saying is you can have all the weapons in the world, it doesn't mean anything if you don't know how and when to use them or are lacking in other attributes..

kind of reminds me of a long ago interview that navratilova did (espn sportscentury show that they did on evert and martina) when martina was talking about evert and said "she didn't really have any weapons"! OH REALLY? THE greatest lob in history, the greatest drop shot in history, the greatest passing shots in history, incredible footwork, incredible anticipation, perhaps the greatest mind in history, among the purest technically sound strokes in history and she had "no weapons".. what because she didn't hit bombs as serves and wasn't blatantly super athletic?...their are other definitions of weapons...evert's weapons were a combination of the cerebral as well as athleticism... that is what i mean, people do not dig deep enough and only speak superficially..

And Sveta seems to be her old self this week, she is a break up against Pliskova in the third

R63 She looks great. Hungry, determined, not bothered by her own bad patches of play... has slimmed down a little too. This is basically the start of the season for her, and i've gotta say she does look a lot fresher than her opponents despite lacking in matchplay they've all accrued over the last few months.

If they hadn't fucked her over with the visa issues I think she would have defended her DC title as well.

Isn't it obvious? Svetlana has the confidence, insouciance and rosy cheeks of someone who has a newfound love.

wow Gasquet the shotmaker takes down RBA

Barty 3 set over Sakkari

who the fuck would have guesses 1 SF would be Gasquet vs. Goffin lol

too bad Nishioka was too injured to play the QF.

Yay Sveta!!!!

I didn't have any expectations of her defeating Pliskova.

Pliskova served for the match in the second set but blew it. Great job Sveta. Pliskova has become the queen of easy draws these last few years.

Barty vs. Kuznetsova will be quite interesting

Pliskova really is the queen of taking advantage of an easy draw and flopping against the first remotely decent or in-form player she meets. She beat Wang YaFan and fought it out against Rebecca Peterson, but you knew as soon as Kuznetsova took it to a 3rd set she was toast.

Meanwhile Sveta has beaten Pliskova, Sloane, Yastremska, and Sevastova. All wildly different players and top seeds at the slams. A well deserved SF run. She's back into the top 100 and I liked her quip about her visa issues in the interview.

Elf team or bantam rooster team?

Keep showing ass and he will be in the final.

Naomi retires soon after beginning the 3rd set with Kenin. She had given her a breadstick in set 2 and looked to be gunning for a comeback, but seemed to tweak something in the legs when she landed from her serve. She walked off in the middle of the game to get treatment. Her team were all shouting at her to retire...... scenes.

Kenin will play the winner of Keys / Venus in the SF.

Eugenie Bikini loses in round 1 of Bronx qualies to Kaia Kanepi. Not a shameful loss, but her losing streak is now up to 11. Bit unlucky to draw Kaia, even though she hasn't played since Wimbledon. She would have beaten some of the other walking BYEs and journeywoman doubles specialist scrubs who are in the qualies draw in the Bronx.

Yeah, I'm tired of making the tennis threads subscriber only. It killed the Wimbledon thread a few weeks ago. Thanks to whoever keeps opening these alternative threads for non-subscribers.

I didn't see the Federer match, but reading about it made it seem like Rublev played incredibly well. Certainly the stats showed way more winners than errors. But the write-up did mention Federer was shanking a lot of balls.

I'm a big fan of the talent that Nick Kyrgios has. Not a big fan of his craziness and lack of discipline. I'd kill to have 1/100th of the talent that guy has. What a shame to see him waste it.

I can only hope no easy draw for Pliskova at the US Open. But in particular, Nadal better have a tough draw. He did last year and it wore him out for the semis.

I would not be surprised if Kyrgios gets a suspension on top of the fine. Spitting on the ump is a huge no-no. To the poster up thread, Martina and Chrissie always needle each other, it’s part of their friendship. Chrissie says Martina was arrogant and cocky on the court, Martina says Chrissie had no weapons etc etc. Take it with a grain of salt.

The Bronx qualifying draw is crazy. There are players of all rankings in there from 300s to 400s even I saw a 700s and there's the return of currently unranked journeywoman veteran Galina Voskoboeva (who also lost). By bad luck of the draw, Bouchard and Kanepi drew each other and Kaia took it in 3 sets. Also in another bad luck moment, Stosur drew Parmentier and got crushed by her. Pretty pathetic for a slam champ to lose round 1 of a qualifying draw in a small tournament. The 4 of those players would have beaten a lot of others entered in the draw.

The main draw is interesting. #17 Q. Wang heads the field with Strycova as #2 after a late CSN withdrawal. Buzarnescu who's struggling to win any matches this year (like Bouchard) is there. Vandeweghe was given a WC and drew Tomljanovic. Washed up Petkovic is playing too and crazy unpredictable Giorgi. Drama queens Putintseva and Cornet could meet in the second round. San Jose winner Zheng is playing too.

[quote]Martina says Chrissie had no weapons

I love Martina but it must be hard for her to have lost 22 times against a player without weapons.

I love both Goffin and Gasquet. Wish both were able to excel on a regular basis. Gasquet's backhand is a fantastic thing to behold.

Glad Kyrgios received the heavy fine. Hopefully it really hurts him. Can't wait for him to disappear permanently, preferably with an aneurysm on court.

I'm also confused as to why the Bronx draw has THREE rounds of qualifying? It's an international. Even Premier tournament San Jose was only two rounds. Was the goal to get as many scrubs in the city as possible? Knowing full well that these girls are even too low ranked to play slam qualies.

Just like the qualifying draw, in the main draw the few good players have landed in close proximity too. Meanwhile there are THREE qualifier vs qualifier spots. You've gotta be kidding. I almost think they should seed half the draw.

Back over in Cincy, did anyone see Madison Keys just beat the shit out of Venus? 31 winners to 3. :( Venus wasn't serving well, but even if she was, this was one of those days where Madison was absolutely unplayable. Still a good tournament for Granny, hope she can have a strong US Open.

Medvedev routined Rublev

if Keys keeps this form up she's winning Cincinnati. Big if of course. She could flop to anyone. 2 weeks ago she lost to Hailey Baptiste lol

Just so that you know, DL Fave Eugenie Bouchard has lost in the first round of the US Open qualifier. That's her 11th loss in a row.

I'm putting it out right now before Chrissie's pencil write her into the final.

Well at least she isn't losing in straight sets...look at the positive.

[quote]Just so that you know, DL Fave Eugenie Bouchard has lost in the first round of the US Open qualifier

It's not the US Open but WTA Bronx qualies, like R72 posted

Oops sorry, US Open qualifier will be for the 12th in a row then. If she even can make it.

Winston Salem draw is out

Paire and WC Shapovalov are the top 2 seeds. Shockingly, Isner is skipping. Other WCs went to #3 Tiafoe, Murray and Berdych. Other players of note are: Humbert, PCB, Sonego, Sousa, Ruud, Evans, Krajinovic, Lopez, Hurkacz, Querrey, Rublev, Kecmanovic, Cecchinato, Jarry, Bublik and Monteiro.

Murray will play Sandgren in rd1 while Berdych plays Seppi.

former top 10 player Melzer who's down to #421 got into the Winston Salem qualies draw via alternate. How sad. He's 38 years old now too. Dzumhur has fallen so low he's #1 seed in qualies.

[quote] Murray will play Sandgren in rd1

Misery team

wow Sveta straight setted Barty

Goffin is cute.

^ I love elves! He's listed at 5'11? Tipsaravic looked totally fuckable last night. He always looks a little too put together for a straight guy. i didn't listen to that interview that he gave, did he say anything objectionable? Can he still remain in my spank bank?

Svety Kuntz, looks in great shape. I always found it weird that she lived in Dubai, of all places. Does anyone know anything about her personal life?

[quote] ^ I love elves! He's listed at 5'11?

He looks shorter than that.

Elf team.

^Anyone BESIDES Margret.

R89 don't know if changed his views but several years ago he was VERY HOMOPHOBIC

I mean Djokovic to my knowledge never gave that kind of an interview bashing gays

R93: I was going to say the same, his level of homophobia was loud and clear, way more obviouis than Ivanisevic or Stakhovsky.

Nole seems gay friendly

Keys was good today and survived her patches of bad play. She had a few messy games but was able to regain control at the end of both sets

So ladies final is Kuznetsova vs. Keys should be interesting

Tipsarevic once said that Amélie Mauresmo was a "pervert". My Momo is anything but a pervert: she's a coaching angel.

We must put a lifetime hex on Mr. Tipsarevic, despite the hypocrisy of him shilling underwear.

Eye of newt ....

Daniil is hanging in there. Good for him. I like watching him play and he seems like a good guy.

Daneel Olivaw team

Goran looks good. He has aged well.

Interesting that a guy like Medvedev who's about 6'6 struggled with the heavy high spin of Nadal but can handle the very flat and low Djokovic shots

I'm glad we have NO BIG THREE in the masters final!!

I don't care who wins the title now

Wow, great job, Daniil! That was impressive. So he's another one of the young married ones?

Novak was very gracious.

He speaks English very well. He seems to have a fun personality. Looks like a natural smiler.

Elf team or Daneel Olivaw team?

I hope the big 3 is upset at the USO

wishful thinking I know

Always remember long ago, Rita Mae Btown was on Merve Griffen, called lady tennis "dyke-o-drama." He about shit.

Novak was pissed. It's obvious that Medvedev faked injury. "Oh, my God", grimacing in pain, getting a quick massage then blasting winners from all over. Good lesson for Novak, not to let it happen again. Remember Monfils, playing rope-a-dope because he knew he couldn't win. No one can beat Novak when he is on so you have to take him off his game by any means. It's shitty that the commentators know it but can't hardly even hint at the truth. "Boy, we could all use a massage like that" or something.

More rest for Novak. He bought a new place in NY, gtfo of Ohio.

Sad about Tipsarivic. Now I think he's a closet case, Lady doth protest. That underwear was straight up International Male.

I'm going the Bronx tomorrow. I've selected a tropical print mu-mu to catch the camera's eye and a pair of pineapple earrings that I picked up in Playa del Carmen Miranda.

Seriously, the Bronx? I have to see it to believe it. My husband agreed to go with me because it's free. I forgot to tell him that it's WTA! Oh, well if we get bored we can head up the park along the river.

Late to the party, just thought the other thread had dried up. Looks like FAA and Mateo had more than a little fun this week based on Mateo's comment...

R109 that's a fun team indeed

Oh, dear sweet lord!!! Daniil in the final as I wish!!! Lucky white shorts!!! Hope he wins finally!!! Love love love!!!

R111 = Vladimir Putin?

wow I didn't know about that Medvedev incident. That's like the Hewitt-Blake 2001 USO incident

R112 - say hi to your dad here, gurllll!

[quote] THE greatest lob in history, the greatest drop shot in history, the greatest passing shots in history, incredible footwork, incredible anticipation, perhaps the greatest mind in history, among the purest technically sound strokes in history

Marie!

Chrissie flirted with umpires and linesmen, and brazenly used her sexuality to influence line calls in her favor. She's always been a privileged cunt while remaining a basic Becky in her behavior and demeanor. Could never stand this hypocritical, racist, overrated bitch cunt.

[quote] Could never stand this hypocritical, racist, overrated bitch cunt.

Osaka bows to you, R116.

Medvedev also speaks fluent French. I think he trained in France as a kid.

R105: The big 3 losing before semis will be simply amazing. Not going to happen but one can dream

Team Goffin!

Elf Magic

I didn't know Medvedev spoke French. So I watched a video where he interacts with a journalist and some French kids and he's pretty good. Not grammatically flawless but okay. The funny thing is he doesn't have a typical Russian accent. Judging by his accent I would say that he's from Québec: he speaks like Céline!

Link to the video mentioned ^

People are talking a lot about the future of russian tennis, but curiously there's only three russian players on the top 100. Of course two are top 10 and the 3 are very young.

Which is curiously the opposite situation of Spain (second country with most players in the top 100 after France), which hast two top 10 players too (both over 30). Only 3 of the spanish players are under 30 and only one is under 23

I’m glad Medvedev took out Djokovic, but I’m firmly on elf team.

R123 That is strange that he has a quebecois accent. Fellow Russian Pavlyuchenkova speaks really good French.

Medvedev lives in France and his coach, Gilles Cervara, is French.

I, too, would be surprised if the Big 3 all go out before the semis at the US Open. Not likely to happen. I think based on his play in Cincinnati, Federer is vulnerable. Dkokovic had his elbow looked at, so I'm worried about him going best-of-five for two weeks. That sets up my worst nightmare--another Nadal Slam win. I hope Rafa's draw is tough at least.,

R128 it also depends where Federer falls into the draw...Djoko or Nadal's side. Also, people were talking about nadal getting close to #1....what happens now that Djoko is not defending? It is getting close, but by how much? Does anyone know?

R129, Djokovic is currently at 12,325 but he's losing some points since he won Cincinnati last year. He'll be at 11,685. Nadal is at 7,945. That's a 3,740 point cushion heading in to the US Open. But Nadal didn't play last fall after his semi-final loss to Delpo at the USO, so he has no points to defend. In contrast, Djokovic won Shanghai and got to the final of the Paris Indoors, both Masters 1000s. Djokovic also got to the finals of the ATP Finals season-ending tournament.

Nadal is scheduled to play in five tournaments after the USO--two Masters 1000s, two ATP Tour 500s, and the ATP Finals. Nadal could conceivably gain enough points to overtake Djokovic, particularly if he wins the US Open, which is a distinct possibility given the state of the younger generation, Federer's play in Cincinnati, and Djokovic with a possible elbow issue. I think Nadal's biggest issue this fall will be how his body holds up to the toll of all the pounding these hard court tournaments inflict. Nadal has not traditionally done that well in the fall, but he's had a few falls where he's done well. We'll see.

R101, I agree it seemed strange to see Medvedev struggle so much with Nadal's high-kicking shots given Medvedev's height of 6'6. But Medvedev is really more of a defender. Medvedev does have a big first serve, but I remember when he played Nadal he barely got it in. Nadal is a better mover and better defender, so Medvedev matches up poorly with Nadal. His only hope would be to serve amazingly well and also go for a big more off the ground.

Right now i highly doubt Federer has any chances against any of them. I know he defeated Rafa outside of clay in recent years, but Rafa's level on Montreal was way higher than Federer this week

R129: Rafa is ahead Djokovic on the race, so Djokovic really needs to get more points that Rafa to be number one of the year. Watching the ranking it seems he has a massive advantage but if Rafa don't get injured things will be close.

I think Roger is vulnerable, and if there's a GS were someone could pull a surprise on the other 2 this is the US Open.

I watched a video about Corentin Moutet and he seems to love poetry. Not exactly something i would have guess watching his bratty behaviour on court (of course Eric Cantona loved Rimbaud and that never stopped him from kicking Crystal Palace supporters)

it'll be interesting to see if any of #NextGen, especially those who have been slumping lately, rediscover their form at the USO.

It's rather interesting that Tsitsipas started the year off in such fine form but is now slumping as badly as A. Zverev.

Then you have De Minaur who hasn't had a great record after winning DC this summer

Tiafoe, Shapovalov have been a mess. Both are playing in Winston Salem in the hopes of gaining some momentum

FAA is the youngest and has been up and down this summer as well

Medvedev, the oldest of #NextGen is the one who's most consistent now but I'm hoping the others do something consequential at the USO

I don't think Tsitsipas is slumping as badly as Zverev.

Tsitsipas was semifinalist two weeks ago and he was playing well. Zverev is playing badly all this year. The greek lost to Hurcazc and Struff both dangerous players and both in three sets. Bad results for sure but hardly a slump. Alexander lost against Kecmanovic, who is a promising player but was destroyed in the following round by RBA.

Anyway, on a GS can happen anything. Halep wasn't doing well and she never was the best at grass but she was able to win at Wimbledon

Its doubles match.

and Coric WTF is going on with him? He's regressed lately with that FH

I suppose we'll get the qualification draws of the US Open soon

Diva

R137 YOU LIE!!! THAT MUST BE A DEEP FAKE!!!

Thanks R130 and R131

I kind of like Medvedev and Kachanov...I usually can't stand Russians but they seem very humble and understated.

Khachanov really show he is a patient man in his match against Kyrgios

Medvedev's face grows on me. I even find those cheek dimples really cute when he smiles. But the fast receding hairline is not going to help his looks. If he does nothing against it, his fivehead will turn into a sixhead before he knows it. Hopefully he and Martina Hingis won't have babies.

Khachanov is very good looking: now him, I want his babies but I'll do with splashes of ADN for a start.

Since he's in his mid-20s now Medvedev is a bit elderly for NextGen. He should and seems to be entering his prime time. His callipygian attributes are worth another mention, though he's shown an occasional inclination toward dickishness.

Let's hope USO is the time for the slumpy NextGen-ers to snap out of it.

He is not mid 20's yet. He is 23, i think nextgen is considerered for players born in 1996 and after.

Of course they we'll need a new term soon because FAA, Molleker and Kuhn are four years younger and that's a full generation in tennis years.

Rublev is the only young russian who is not married. It's curious how many young players are married right now, i think it was not that common in recent years

Keys with her slightly injured leg and all still won in straight sets. Kuznetsova served for both sets but couldn't finish it off. Now she is 0-4 vs. Keys and 0-8 sets

Keys has now won her biggest ever title

If her leg heals for the USO watch out. Sure she could crash out in the first round but this form could bring her the title

R144, I'm talking about the players on the current road to Milan, the current NextGen-ers, not the artifacts from the original group.

Medvedev is into the middle of his 20s. At 23 1/2 that's entering the middle of his 20s.

Tippy the Turtle will also be back in the top 10 and the #2 female American player (Scone Stephens drops out of the top 10)

I like both Khachanov and Medvedev. I don't know how Karen kept from rifling balls at Kyrgios' head the other day. He is scum. Medvedev can look very nice. He has very fine features and his face looks like it's made of china.

I still want Goffin to win today, though. :-)

R146: The current nextgens are at least two years younger than Medvedev and Khachanov.

Tsitsipas is the clear leader of the pack but he obviously won't play on Milan (he was grumply all tournamnent last year) because he is going to be on the NITTO finals

Kuznetsova served for both sets at 5-4 before choking. :( Great week anyway, and not much you can do when Keys' home runs are landing within the lines. I think Madison hit about 13 aces today.

Nice to see Sloth Stephens out of the top 10, but Sevastova must be feeling pissed at herself. Narrowly lost to Kuznetsova in the first round this week, and then Kuznetsova chokes in the final to Keys who (at the start of the week) was a long shot to overtake her. SF points to defend in Flushing Meadows too.

I think Medvedev is kind of cute but he NEEDED that haircut he got at the start of this year. His previous look with the 6head and the greasy Chernobyl scientist fringe was not hot. He still gives off a horrible attitude but his consistency is paying off, unlike the more talented players of his generation.

Goffin looks like he should be trekking across Mordor to throw the one ring in to the fires of Mount Doom.

Very twinky final.

Tehe, R151.

Karen Hemsworth

does anyone else find the holding hands with kids thing to be weird?

They do the same on soccer matches.

I don't understand why they have to do it or what the kids have to do with the game

Set the scene. Have we been drinking Jesus juice and exchanged duck butter?

[quote] does anyone else find the holding hands with kids thing to be weird?

Yes.

Interesting Goffin breaks back and now he is serving to tie the match at 4

I FIND IT "ODD" that the ball kids have to hold umbrellas over the players during the changeovers? just have stationed umbrellas! makes the kids look like slaves and the players" lazy, wimpy, spoiled"... same thing goes for football players on the sidelines having some lowly sideline guy holding the water bottle for them and squirting the water in their mouth? what these players can't hold their own water bottle! talk about pampered athletes!..personally if i was a grown adult pro athlete i would be embarrassed at this butt kissing!...

I HATE CHRIS FOWLER. OMFG he's the most useless but arrogant commentator ever. He always talks like he's some former hall of famer. STFU

Goffin's elf powers are failing him today. He made some poor decisions in the tiebreak and at least right now he's not looking too good

#161! GEE YOU THINK! he's a smug arrogant ass.. i remember last year he LITERALLY ON AIR got into a argument with chris evert on stroke production and technique! can you even FATHOM arguing with one of the greatest players who ever lived on the air about this! when no doubt the jackass can't even play at all! AND he literally acts like he knows as much if not more then the ACTUAL former players who are doing the color commentary! just like mike tirico they are running verbal diarrhea who have no idea when to shut up, defer to the actual former players and what not! i mean will they get into trouble by ESPN if they keep quiet for most of the match!?? mike tirico just spews out facts and more facts like a child wanting to get attention because he doesn't know what the hell he is talking about..

SHAME ON ESPN! because they just HAVE TO HAVE the "sports color commentator" employed by ESPN to do these tennis tournaments! of course, fowler, tirico employed by ESPN commentate on all sports, and i guess are expected to be knowledgeable experts on every sport? they don't commentate on golf to my knowledge, so we the tennis fan does NOT need them doing so on tennis either! stick their asses to football and basketball and baseball.. SINCE WE ALL KNOW these are the sports that they really care about!.... fowler and tirico are basically narcissists and HUGE EGOS that have no bounds....

really a bunch of the espn former players who commentate could easily carry a match on their own. They don't need a "professional sportscaster" to "guide them" through it.

I so agree. Fowler bugs me soooo much.

I may be a minority here but I like Beeg. Insightful and funny.

Medvedev wins.

Hooray for Medvedev! I'm good with anyone who can dismiss Djokovic.

R165 I like Brad Gilbert too.

EXACTLY #163.. WHY DO THEY NEED A FOWLER OR A TIRICO? WHAT it's in their contract that they have to commentate on ANY AND EVERY SPORT that ESPN airs? does ESPN demand 3 people in the booth? does ESPN really think any tennis fan is watching the matches, the tournament for THEM? i literally have to turn the volume down on my matches broadcast by ESPN!... damn, why can't i get the BBC to broadcast my tennis matches throughout the year!..

[quote] WHY DO THEY NEED A FOWLER OR A TIRICO?

Tradition!

[quote] WHY DO THEY NEED A FOWLER OR A TIRICO?

Tradition!

and yet enberg and summerall ROYALLY SUCKED TOO!.. one was annoying as hell and both were ignorant and knew nothing of the game...

I hated Enberg lol I was so glad when he left

and I forget the exact wording but he once referred to a then-teenage Sharapova as something like "pretty blond thing" It was creepy as hell

I miss Bud Collins and his goofyness. He also knew his shit, and the players all respected him despite his eccentricity.

[quote]I suppose we'll get the qualification draws of the US Open soon

I think the draws are out now

ESPN News channel will show the qualifying all week long

Winston Salem:

Berdych def. Seppi in 3

Medvedev played the final in Sydney a year or two ago. He won. In his speech he thanked his girlfriend, and then said its a shame she couldn't be here with him because the Aus gov wouldn't give her a visa. The entire stadium went dead quiet. Gave him a little clap and he walked off.

Why didn’t they grant her a visa?

[quote] Berdych def. Seppi in 3

I have an itch, an itch that won’t quit. It’s a Berd-ych. A Berd-ych.

Medvedev will peak at the US Open and will be included in the ATP Finals at the end of the year. Watch and learn new gen bitches, it's what you wear that makes you a champion. White see-through shorts and white briefs. Wear compression shorts and you will be doomed.

Medvedev reached a second consecutive Masters final at the Cincinnati Masters after beating defending champion Djokovic for the second time. In the final, he defeated David Goffin for his first Masters title.

[quote] it's what you wear that makes you a champion. White see-through shorts and white briefs

Why Domicakes not win more titles if that case?

Thiem's issue was that he was putting off more water than a melting Icelandic glacier while wearing BLACK briefs under white shorts. He clearly got embarrassed over this issue and now only wears white briefs. I saw him at Indian Wells; his ass is at permanent war with his underwear.

Medvedev, Tiafoe, Thiem and Tsitsipas play Cards Against Humanity.

This one isn't quite as funny as the other ones, bit of an awkward vibe but still a fun idea for the ATP to do this. Their marketing is at least 10x better than the WTA with their shitty Emoji challenges etc.

Medvedev beat Djokovic by faking an injury. Time will show him to be a drug cheat too. Russians cant win without cheating.

Kuzzy had an interview with Courtney whatsername recently where she was asked what she wouldn’t mind being woken up in the middle of the night for and Kuzzy replied “for making love”!

[quote]Why Domicakes not win more titles if that case?

What is he wearing now? He only wore white under white for a year and he actually vaulted into top-4 ranking. And look at the top three, they don't wear stinking compression short. And when Andy Murray started wearing compression shorts, his career went straight down the shitter. We're looking about STATS here, not imagination.

They never said why Medvedev's girlfriend never got a visa into the country, but it did quiet a stadium down in about 3 seconds into awkward silence.

Love Sveta.

The thing that will help Djokovic the most at the US Open is that he lost RG. Imagine the amount of pressure he would face if he was contending for a CYGS. Actually you don't have to imagine it, you'd just have to remember how the pressure got the best of Serena backj in 2015. She played horribly almost the whole tournament because the stakes were so important only to crash to a player whose best performance against Serena was a 6-4 6-3.

So losing RG was disappointing for him but at least the only stake now for Djokovic is to improve his slam count to 17 instead of being the first player to take the first CYGS since Rod Laver in 1962.

I really like Sveta too. Sveta couldn't get a visa either to defend her DC title.

Medvedev cheats again:

Here’s what happened. #34 ranked Johnson won the first set 63 and was up a break in the second set. Both players were resting on a changeover and the chair umpire called “time.” That’s when Medvedev, ATP 50, suddenly asked for a medical timeout. It took the physio three or four minutes to get to the court and a further delay ensued. Johnson was understandably irritated at Medvedev’s stall tactic which of course was designed to distract the American’s following service game.

And of course it did. Medvedev broke Johnson who then shouted across the net at the young Russian who is based in Nice, France since age seven, “Nice injury time out you piece of sh**!” – according to the photographer who was present.

Medvedev throws coins after losing to a Jewish player.

I WANT a return of short shorts! everything always comes back into style again at some point yes? so it's time for super short shorts! i want to see thighs and a hint of butt cheek/dimples! laugh! anyone old enough to remember guys like johan kriek! vilas! tanner! tim mayotte! oh yeah... i remember in regards to tim mayotte watching him win the NCAA'S title and he wore NOTHING underneath his white shorts but a jockstrap and that jockstrap straps and some ass skin was as visible as the clearest day! utterly homoerotic and off the charts!...okay, i'm done for now! lol!..

Sloane Stephens is no longer working with her coach Sven Groeneveld.

Tsonga's new look

It's pathetic that the US Open website doesn't have livescores for the qualifiers.

GS webpages are getting worse and worse

QR1: Ryan Harrison lost 1-6 1-6 to German former college player Dominik Koepfer

lmao holy shit Harrison has been a disaster this year. GOOD

Oh, I was besotted with Tim Mayotte!

R196 they have one

I knew he was an ass, but I didn't know about the Medvedev 'coin' incident! That's pretty bad.

Not surprised that Sven dumped Sloane. Presumably he gets a percentage of her prize money, so he might as well work with a player who actually intends to try and make it past round 1 instead.

Deplorable Ryan Harrison losing is delicious.

Tsonga is TRYING to make me less attracted to him with that new hair. And it's almost working. :(

The Sloane/Sven pairing clearly didn't work out. I wonder who she'll get through.

OK now with 2 confirmed bigoted incidents, Medvedev is officially a piece of shit. He was starting to lose his cool yesterday too when Goffin had break point in the last game. He threw his racket. He's going to eventually have a very tough loss and show his true colors again. He's probably a Putin lover anyway

R200 I don't understand a thing, i went to the live scores of the site and it didn't work at all, but now it works. It was very weird that a GS web didn't have livescores on the qualification

And Davidovich waste his talent again. Someone should tell him he is not Kyrgios and he should not give free points to his rival wanting to be in the hot shots

Thats disappointing about Medvedev. I was prepared to like him. Guess Sveta and Khachanov are the only two Russians worth rooting for

Kachenov is ethnically Armenian.

looks like it's hot & humid in NYC (sweaty Nadal)

To be fair, Medvedev is behaving better this year

True, he's no longer telling people to "shut your fuck up" or challenging them to fights.

Young Grigor went to a Backstreet Boys concert last week (is that Howie D.?)

R208: To be completely fair, you started that crap Tsitsi, calling someone bullshit russian is not something to be proud of

R210 Tsitsi is Russian on his mother's side.

R211: I know, but that didn't stop him to call Medvedev bullshit russian

Black line judge, coins at Jews. The Fairness doctrine does not apply. He's a cheating pig

Why, hello there!

You like?

YES I LIKE!! notice that 9 out of 10 of the coaches, assistant coaches, trainers, physio people, friends on both the men and women players are usually smoking hot and in shape?

speaking of smoking hot and in shape.. i wonder if that bodybuilder stud security guy will be at the u.s. open yet again this year, patrolling the corner of the court that the players arrive and leave arthur ashe stadium..

USO qualies results in addition to Harrison getting whupped:

M. Ymer def. Kwiatowski final set tiebreak

21 year old #228 Watanuki def. Gulbis 6-2 6-1

former top 30 Begu wins

Mahut comes back from brink to win in 3

Chung wins (not sure why though he's in qualies though...wouldn't he qualify for a protected ranking?)

journeywoman Govortsova returning to tennis wins in 3

Townsend wins easily

Did DL fave Eugenie got a wild card for the main draw? How come she's not in the qualies when her ranking would have allowed for it?

i was just wondering what happened to chung, i know he was injured, but it seems and feels like he has been gone for years! lol!....

if he ever got a better serve, he would be tough, tougher....quite enjoyable he is to watch (and of course those great thighs)...

aaaaand again Mmoh loses another close match. This time a final set tiebreak. For whatever reason, he's mentally scarred in his comeback. He's lost almost every match he's played regardless of the player's ranking and most of the time he had chances to win. Not sure what injury he had but he seems to have a mental one now.. Too bad I miss seeing his sexy ass on court. He was really rising up last year

Khachanov is the hotness.

At least we got the consolation of seeing Mmoh walk off the court shirtless in transparent white shorts, R220. Let's hope he rebounds soon. At least he's still in NextGen territory.

R222 do you have a pic?I missed it

Misery team or Sandgren team?

Sorry, R223, I don't have any pics but the replays are available on ESPN+.

[quote] Misery team or Sandgren team?

Misery team or Tennys team?

To tide you over, R223...

I'm very upset about Mmoh, and desperately hoping the above scene is available on youtube eventually. I'm also disappointed in Kwiatkowski's loss. I hope Rubin can get something going too.

I hope Mmoh can get it together...he will fall out of the top 200 after the fall if he keeps flopping like this

ugh Murray lost in 2 tight sets to Sandgren. He was just too passive. Sandgren looked like the aggressor and was just consistent enough

Sad.

omg awful

poor girl

Love Sveta. She jumped in the rankings to top 100.

Medvedev is wiped.

Sveta is married to a guy? And got a kidney transplant off him? Oh internet.

No one mentioned that DL anti-fave Vandeweghe got spanked 3-6 0-6 by Blinkova in the Bronx?

[quote] and I forget the exact wording but he once referred to a then-teenage Sharapova as something like "pretty blond thing" It was creepy as hell

Dick Enberg was unbelievably creepy. On a couple of occasions he practically orgasmed in the booth raving about how attractive he thought Chrissie was. When she eventually worked with him in the NBC booth I wouldn't have been surprised at all if he'd whipped his dick out and jerked off thinking about Chrissie (with a screaming Seles on the court giving him the soundtrack for his lurid fantasy).

He was truly grotesque and a complete waste of space as a commentator too.

Sveta is straight, y'all. 100% hetero like me.

Pampers, I agree. Sveta is as straight as you and I both.

Sveta's always talking about how she wants a family/kids after she retires. I'm not sure if she's still married to Vladimir Solodovnik

Berrettini butt:

Lee Duck-hee just became the first deaf person to win an ATP level tour match. Beat Laaksonen in Winston-Salem.

He plays #3 seed Hurkacz next. Would be a tough ask but good for him!

krachanov. berrettinni, andujar and a few others are LITERALLY male model material beautiful handsome..

and what about ole tommy haas! damn what abs and at his age! he too in his prime was male model beautiful.. even super straight jim courier alluded to this! (wink wink!)..

Homophobe Janko Tipsarevic just announced his retirement from tennis on his FB page. Apart from the US Open next week and several ATP tournaments, his last competition will be the Davis Cup in Madrid.

We don't give Andreozzi enough credit. Handsome face.

Can Borna Coric and his father double team me?

Pavic and Farah

Stan and Benoit

More Borna

Basilashvili, who could be a Burberry model if he wasn't a player.

Borna sweating already in Flushing Meadows

Nicholas Monroe has a great smile!

Finally, posters with good taste! Excellent choices! ^^^

And last piece of eye candy for the day, gif of Borna 'twerking'.

R241: Oh Janko, so inteligent and so stupid at the same time

Young talented American player Amanda Anisimova has had to withdraw from the US Open after the sudden death of her dad.

Oops. Didnt see that it was already posted upthread.

It's fan week at US Open. It's FREE! I'm thinking of going...but it's so hot!

Borna likes to tease his gay fans...he has a ton that comment on his insta. I wish he would tease some more.

[quote] It's fan week at US Open. It's FREE! I'm thinking of going...but it's so hot!

I can’t wait for US Open!

Wow Coric is like a mini-me of his father. His father is very handsome. I wonder if he is in shape

is it true that u.s. open food is OUTRAGEOUSLY EXPENSIVE? I read somewhere that a hamburger goes for 20 dollars?! tennis is already a niche sport and it seems that the powers that be could care less, in fact, they are driving it to become even MORE of a niche sport for the well to do and wealthy and celeb crowd.... OLE SLEW HESTER would be rolling in his grave!..

This WTA thing in the Bronx is ridiculous. The sound of sirens is constant and the 'fans' total less than 10 people. Tickets are free! WTF???

watching the espn coverage of the qualies...

DL will be happy to know that Pam just interviewed FAA and Coric together as they just finished a practice session. They kept their shirts on but they were really sweaty. Good to know they're friendly. I didn't realize Coric was that tall. He's taller than both Pam and FAA. Coric has to be 6'2 or 6'3

She also interviewed Kyrgios and Kokkinakis earlier. Both had on NBA jerseys. They've been friends since they were around 9 years old. Kyrgios said he's had a great time the whole summer, not just DC lol

Love u R235 - always got a creepy vibe from Dick Enberg. He'd wear those cashmere sweaters around his polo shirt like he just came from the country club. His over the top wordy narratives on NBC - "The ivy on the trees..." was such b.s. The horrendous Tom Rinaldi on ESPN must be his illegitimate son.

I'd be happier to know how we can catch the FAA-Coric interview replay on ESPN/ESPN+, R261. The ESPN website is a mess.

#262... i hear you on tom rinaldi! he's the tennis equivalent of espn's major league baseball's on field interview ken rosenthal... such a "worm" and "kiss ass".. he REEKS of the guy who couldn't play the sport, but had "connections" and kissed enough ass to have the career he has.. total tweeb!..

rinaldi? ugh! asks the stupidest questions of a winner perhaps ever!...thankfully last year osaka shut him down with his inane questions!...

and yes, enberg with the "oh my's!" ughhh! damn give me maskell, barrett and ginny wade PLEASE!..

Was Pam Shriver openly salivating while interviewing Coric?

USO qualies update:

from yesterday:

surprising loss by #2 seed Gojowczyk

Kuhn straight sets Stakhovsky! woo hoo

M. Zverev def. Istomin in 2 tiebreaks. Wow 2 former top 50 players

Today:

Rosol (the talented inconsistent guy who likes to troll opponents and Murray said he's hated by everyone lol) won in 3

newcomer Baptiste (who beat Keys in DC) won easily

Vesely wins

Rubin wins easily

Jung def. Young in a long 3 setter

Her juices were flowing r265.

Endberg was also known for making comments about male players noting their muscularity or what a “strapping young man” that player was. As a gayling my ears would perk up at those references.

Endberg = Enberg

yesterday in Winston Salem we had a rare ATP double bagel

Fratangelo def. Weintraub 6-0 6-0

R270 Congrats to Mr Madison Keys

What is Coric’s skin color?

I would rather go to the US OPEN free fan week than the Bronx event.

Yes, I heard food is very expensive so eat first before you go and pack a power bar or something like it.

I'm gonna go buy some US open hats and get some autographs on it. However, I've noticed tennis players have shitty autographs. Merely a scribble, which can be faked by anyone...I have a visor signed by Serena Williams, it's only a S. that's her autograph...a big S.

In any case, I live very close to the hotel where the major players are staying, I hope to catch a glimpse of a few...

Is this Bronx tournament named after Roddick’s anorexic wife?

Coric needs to sit on my face.

I'm watching Peter Polansky play. He removes his shirt often. I've always found him sexy in a nerdy way. Really, any kind of way.

speaking of enberg and him making suggestive remarks about male players back in the day.. YOU ALL KNOW WHO DOES THIS REGULARLY NOW? JOHN MCENROE! makes me question if he swings both ways! literally! not a single match will go by when he doesn't make a comment on a male players' body or looks or whatever... interesting.... courier does it as well just more subtle...

I think men who are secure their own sexuality have no problem talking about other men's bodies. Who else but McEnroe would have admitted this about Lendl?

I think Mac appreciate the male body. Remember last year when he interviewed Rafa and mentioned he saw him naked? He seemed very impressed.

perhaps #278..... but on a regular basis?....and in such glorifying manner?....

oh and OF COURSE MCENROE WOULD BEAT SERENA! AS WOULD ALL THE GUYS on the senior circuit... as would all the top college male players who do not even have a ranking, as well as the top male juniors who aren't in college yet or skipped college....

mcenroe for once was keeping quiet on the subject..

Yeah, I don't think that Sveta mentioned in the story is the same one after having a look on the net. They said she had a kidney transplant in Colorado in 2003. I think we would know if she had one. I think different person etc. and the same names mixed up. I think if she was married for 16 years we would have seen something.

R273 which hotel?

if you can get some candid shots!

R274 lol

Is Benoit’s beard hot or douchey? I can’t decide.

more day 2 qualie results:

former top 10 Wickmayer wins

D. King def. Jaziri straights

Peng wins in 3

former top 30 Watson straight set loss to Bokvadze

former top 20 Rybarikova loses in 3 to Han

Bogdan def. Mattek-Sands

Mac is also an accomplished painter, musician, and has 4 daughters. For a Jock, he's a renaissance man.

John's bad behavior is legendary, but you could NEVER say he didn't care. The opposite was true. The one time he was defaulted, he wanted to cry. That's the complete opposite of IDGAF Kyrgios.

All true R286

There is a lot of bacteria in Paire's beard. He sweats a ton. Beards carry a lot of bacteria.

Shapo would be hotter if he had a shorter haircut.

Exact Headline from Tennis.com

"AFTER MIDNIGHT: TENNYS SANDGREN TOPS ANDY MURRAY AT WINSTON-SALEM OPEN"

Wouldn't be my favorite combo, but...

[quote] Is Benoit’s beard hot or douchey?

Not hot.

not to mention benoit's upturn collar? no one has worn that since the 80's.. does he think he looks cool and different and hip? because he looks indeed "douchey"!..

Benoit is hot in general but needs to trim the beard. The upturned collar works for him. You realize that probably a third of the populace has no recollection of the 80s, right?

[quote]Can Borna Coric and his father double team me?

That's not his father lol..I think it's someone from his team. Here's his dad (with Bruna)

An upturned collar actually has purpose. It shields your neck from the sun.

Speaking of headlines, can the media stop with these. Let someone win more matches than their age before the hyperbole and pressure kicks in.

[quote] COCO GAUFF: THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE GOAT

Really? As if any of those lesbians could challenge my status.

the rest of rd1 qualies:

the other Ymer brother lost

Robredo wins in straights

Flipkens wins

Sinner wins easily

former top 50 Larsson escapes defeat

wow, thanks for posting that cohen clip. I didn't know Johnny Mac had said that about Ivan L.

Many top players are staying at the palace in nyc.

Are any of you on Shapo team?

Who would be on Shapo team other than Shapo and his mother?

Shapovalov vs. Sandgren I wasn't cheering for either. I was hoping for a long 3 set affair. Not sad that Sandgren is out though

Shapo now how has a Russian coach (no surprise there). A commentator on Tennis Channel was saying the coach is now on Shapovalov team.

Why Domicakes wear this?

Ugh. I hate Coco G's parents with their standing o after every point she wins. She'll eventually have to dump the father if she wants longevity.

Is CoCo Gauff the next Melanie Udin? I wonder how the original CoCo of tennis feels about all of this?

This seems like it might have some merit.

The NextGen just suck period. Gutless. Thiem, Zverev and Tsitipas losing 1r Wimbledon so they could have a long summer vacation was as obvious as Tomic tanking any match (or Sloane Stephens).

Thiem and Zverev have aged beyond NextGen qualification. Thiem in particular is a good 6 or 7 years older than some of the current NextGen crop. In a couple of weeks he'll be 26, the same age as Tomic.

Regarding NextGen contenders, keep in mind that Federer never got beyond a GS quarterfinal until he was nearly 22. A lot of players these days aren't reaching their stride until past age 25. Some aren't peaking until past age 30.

Youzhny isn't a bad coach choice for Shapo. Maybe he'll add some consistency to Shapo's game.

[quote]Youzhny isn't a bad coach choice for Shapo. Maybe he'll add some consistency to Shapo's game.

I agree. I think Shapo could be amazing with more maturity in his game.

I couldn't care less about his Russian roots. His mother is ex-pat Russian. He's a fine kid from a good family.

The Colonel will teach Shapo to crush his own eye socket instead of the that of the chair umpire.

r311, accidents happen, it wasn't intentional