The Gays and Tennis Part 41 D (3rd alternative to original Part 41 due to constant subscriber tags) USO thread!

this man-love shot from Cincy last week

would be a hot pairing

I wish Tsitsipas were gay. He's adorbs.

Who here is on Shapo team?

FRANCES! I love him! (R1).

I thought Pam Shriver was a lesbian. Yes, I know she's been married and has children, but...

I had no idea some of these players like Flipkens, Rybarikova, Jaziri etc. were in qualies! Especially Flipper who I thought had had a much better year than that? Two former SFalists Peng and Wickmayer through, i’m DYING to see Peng Shuai qualify and draw Allison Van Uytvanck (who snitched on her and got her suspended for a year or so).

R2 There's a lot of people (including people outside DL) who think he is not straight.

Anyway, even if he was gay i think there's zero chances to come out. He is basically the only greek male player.

Muriel really hates tennis (and poor Connor Jessup whose thread always end on a paywall)

R2, I believe the correct spelling is “adorbz”?

[quote] I wish Tsitsipas were gay

The Greek.

#6 Muriel hates a lot of threads. As far as sports go, she also paywalled figure skating. That thread moved to tapatalk, maybe that's some solution.

Sloth Stephens is back with Kamau Murray.

Apparently he wasn't happy with Monica Puig (no further details yet), but she made a big commitment and moved her life to Chicago so she could be coached by him so I wonder what really caused that split.

I suppose this explains why Sloane and Sven split.

A. Murray

Alexandra Stevenson (who made the 1999 Wimbledon SF all the way from qualifying and still considers herself an active player) has been hired by ESPN to do commentary.

It appears they will already be regretting that decision.

J. Murray

K. Murray

lmao I actually think Stevenson will be interesting to listen to. She has a big personality as we know.

To be fair, her shoulder injury and surgery really hampered her career. She was top 20 in 2002 and had wins over Capriati in addition to others. She very well could have won a few small titles and reached a few more Wimbledon rd16/QF but her serve was never the same.

Why are we seeing Querrey and Rublev when we could be watching Tiafoe and Krajinovic?

what's going on in Winston Salem with these retirements?

Tiafoe gets his second in a row. He won the first set 6-2 then Krajinovic retired.

Hurkacz def. Lopez 6-3 3-1 ret

Humbert has already mastered the art of the French choke. He choked against Isner and Newport and did the same today his loss to Paire

Shapovalov routined Kecmanovic

Johnson straight sets Ruud. Ruud really needs to get stronger. I saw part of the match. He doesn't have much power on his groundstrokes at all. Hard to finish points

Millman def. Haase

PCB def. Sonego

[quote]Carlos Ramos will not serve as chair umpire for any Serena Williams or Venus Williams matches at the 2019 US Open, a United States Tennis Association spokesman told CNN on Wednesday.

Serena's got some clout!

[quote] Humbert has already mastered the art of the French choke

Has he choked the chicken thinking of that girl?

I suspect that Carlos Ramos could on the tennis be longer than Serena will be. Here's hoping that he gets the last laugh (at her expense).

Will Karen be the next Hemsworth to marry Miley Cyrus?

Remember when Nadal threatened Ramos that he would never umpire his matches again?

These athletes are bunch of whiny babies. Sorry the ump is doing his job you entitled brats.

Rublev def. Querrey 7-6(4) 7-6(10)

Ramos ought to have been censured for that. He was wrong.

R19: What girl? i don't know the rest, but i have no idea what are you talking about

R25: No, he wasn't. He was right with Serena and he was right with Nadal (because this time is not the first he is banned that way)

"At the end of last week, Kamau informed me that he would not be available to go to the US Open with me, which was a total surprise to me," Puig said in written statements. "I have put it behind me, and I am fully focused on preparing my best for the US Open."

Puig's agent, Marijn Bal, reported that Serbian Dusan Vemic will work with Puig in New York. Vemic, a 43-year-old extenist, was part of the Novak Djokovic work team between 2011 and 2013.

Similarly, Bal insisted that Murray's move took the Olympic champion's team by surprise.

"It was a total shock to us," Bal told El Nuevo Día .

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This is beyond slack to Monica Puig. Imagine moving your entire life to Chicago to train with a coach and they dump you the week before the US Open (one of the most important weeks of the calendar) to get back with their old client instead. And don't even tell you that. By all accounts (Puig's twitter likes) she only found out when Stephens posted on Twitter that she was back with Kamau.

Then again I never liked Kamau. He was always laughing at the opponents of his players and is one of the worst offenders when it comes to coaching from the stands. He wasn't even that dedicated to Stephens the first time around, ditching her during the YEC so he could go do a coaching clinic with the Clintons or something to that effect.

I hope they draw each other first round and Puig beats her ass.

Puig!

Thanks to whoever keeps opening new threads. Much appreciated!

well it's kinda shocking that Puig's career didn't take off after the 2016 Olympics win. That's now over 3 years ago. She only won 1 small title prior to that and nothing since.

Stephens has been awful since she and Murray broke up but she was starting to lose a lot before his departure too.

US Open draw out. Federer is in Djokovic's half. Nadal will likely have a cakewalk to the final. Ugh.

OMFG

Serena vs. Sharapova FIRST ROUND

Serena better send that bitch home with a double bagel

they've NEVER played each other here

Sabalenka vs. Azarenka!

the toughest men's first rounders are"

Fognini vs. Opelka

FAA vs. Shapovalov

Tsitsipas vs. Rublev

a few others but the 2 women's matches highlighted above are the OMFG first rounders

So much draw rigging! They had that Serena / Maria graphic ready to go when the other seeds got a generic photo.

Of course the FAA / Shapo, and Sabalenka / Azarenka matches too.

FAA v. Shapo in first round again, just like last year's USO. What are the odds? Let's hope it's a happier result for FAA this time.

A month ago i would bet Felix will win easily, but Felix is playing pretty bad lately, not that Shapo is doing better anyway (but at least this week he is showing some improvement).

Rublev-Tstisipas on first round is a tough match too

Lol poor Sharapova

She’ll probably pull out with a shoulder injury.

it depends on Serena's back and nerves. She couldn't serve with much pace at all against Andreescu in the final and could not move. Most of the points she won were when she spun her serve out of Andreescu's reach but they were below 100 mph. She'll need her full game against Sharapova. Serena also can't have a nervy day like in the Wimbledon final. Sharapova will be determined not to have another first round loss

It will be a night match too and for whatever reason Sharapova has never lost any of those

Plus Serena has a history of weird results at the USO

Serena SHOULD win but given all the factors I listed I wouldn't be shocked if somehow Sharapova won

Sharapova is in bad form, it will be a big surprise if she is able to defeat Serena after so much time

I clearly remember that at Wimbledon 1987, when Graf, Navratilova, Evert and Pam Shriver qualified for the Semi-finals, l'Equipe, the French sport newspaper headline was "Three Stars and a *Sausage* qualify for the Wimbledon Semi-Finals". And then inside the article, Pam Shriver was described as a player whose flat feet made her walk like a duck, run like a duck and quack like a duck. She was literally manhandled by the newspaper. History will remember that Graf took Shriver out by 6-0 6-2 while the other semi went to Navratilova in three competitive sets 6-2 5-7 6-4.

Sports newspapers were the epithome of misoginist. Nadia Commaneci was called cow during the Moscow Olympics just because she was not a 14 yo melancolic lolita anymore.

I doubt any male journalist will do that with a male athlete

All I can think of is Wooly Willy whenever I see Paire these days...

Has Maria Sharapova ever played a match that was not televised in the US? It's amazing how "luck of the draw", always favors the tournament!

R40 Her night match winning streak at the USO was broken last year by Carl Suarez Navarro.

This Coco Gauff shit is out of control. She now has her own Reebok line she will debut at the US Open, the FRONT COVER of Teen Vogue, Barilla patches all over, is the most marketed player on the US Open social media, and now this ludicrous 'call me Coco' campaign.

How many vultures in her team are making money off of this child's back? Has she even beaten anyone other than the walking wounded Venus, Rybarikova (out of the top 100), and BARELY getting by an awful Polona Hercog? I like her but I hope she has the wits to survive being turned into a cash cow at such a young age.

R44 perfect.

Paire used to be very attractive to me but the disgusting beard and the sun damage to his skin with tons of wrinkles (it's clear he doesn't use sunblock) have aged him terribly. Plus he's never gotten into great shape. He could have been a huge stud but he's content looking like a douche-bro

Who's the idiot in charge of the Winston-Salem tournament? Despite rain delays every day this week, matches still don't start until 3 in the afternoon.

Likeable?

The Coco train is totally out of control.

I just watched and article about the draw and they are talking about a Coco-Osaka match on third round, when Coco has Potapova on first round and probably CSN in second, both favourites against Coco.

I find curious that there's no such buzz over Anisimova which proved a lot more than Gauff (i know Gauff is still a kid), Anisimova was really near of reaching the RG final and she really does well on GS. It seems a very marketable player

Coco's exho win over Barty was thrilling.

R50 Anisimovas dad just died so she pulled out of the us open.

^Also, Serena had a baby.

[quote] ^Also, Serena had a baby.

Wut? Do tell.

R52: I know that. I was only saying that the Gauff's hype is disproportionate and i was expecting more hype on Anisimova who proved that she can really do it

[quote]^Also, Serena had a baby.

This still cracks me up.

so Murray doesn't feel ready to play a slam I guess since he's not in the draw.

R57, he said he was wasn’t so he turned down the offer of a wild card.

Mladenovic and Thiem must have had a BIG fight for him to be posing with her nemesis!

Did she catch him fisting Stef Tsitsipas in the locker room again?

Nadal

unless they start playing indoors I don't see how they'll finish Winston Salem. It's going to rain part of tomorrow too

[quote]so Murray doesn't feel ready to play a slam I guess since he's not in the draw

He's playing the Nadal Open challenger in Mallorca instead

The name is actually the Nadal Open?

Bill Oakes is overpaid.

Yes, R63, it’s the Rafa Nadal Open.

[quote] Yes, R63, it’s the Rafa Nadal Open.

How dreadful.

The New York Times profiles Granny Vee.

qualie results today

Wickmayer loses

Flipkens wins easily

Robredo loses straight sets

18 year old Sinner wins in 3 long sets

Garcia Lopez def. Rubin straight sets

Peng def. McHale straight sets

Rosol wins

Her tanline in R59 looks really weird with the open shoes.

Losing his hair faster than his buddy Nadal!

That picture of Nadal @ R60 Thanks!

Do y'all remember this PERFORMANCE from Wozniacki? Meryl could never.

Tennis lover's dream day in NY: Lovely 72 degrees, Rafa and Zverev practicing followed by Monfils/Kachenov. Then Martina/Arantxa and Lindsey/Tracy. All for free!

Jesus H Christ, Rafa is built.

Rafa has a tour in Spain, after the dissapearance of the nike junior tour, Rafa created the Rafa Nadal tour for U12 and U14 boys and girls.

There are six tournaments and a master in september, and it seems quite fun because apart of the matches they have games and lessons in values to get them behave well on court

Sinner is one of the biggest surprises in quite some time, he came from nowhere

Greet Minnen and Alison van Uytvanck at the USTA Pride Panel

^ where be da mins?

[quote] Greet Minnen and Alison van Uytvanck at the USTA Pride Panel

All the WTA players should be there. All of them!

WTA players discover vintage tech

And Sinner will make his GS main draw debut.

The most surprising and phenomenal run for a 18 year old player i a good while

I was talking about his whole season not only about making to the main draw in the US Open (he was outside top 500 at the beginning of the year)

I can’t wait for US Open!

Worse: Sean Spicer or Kate Gosselin?

I didn't know those two were tennis players (probably that was for the Dancing with the stars thread)

It was indeed, R84. My apologies.

[quote] Worse: Sean Spicer or Kate Gosselin?

Are they clay specialist?

R85: Don't worry, it happens all the time

Shapovalov defeated Rublev. Maybe Rublev's victory against Federer was just a good day (or Fed's bad day) because his match against Medvedev and this tournament show an improvement but not what you expect from someone who defeated clearly a big 3.

I think if Tsitsipas is focused, he will win (lately Tsitsipas has a tendency to complicate his life so probably won't be an easy match)

Tsitsipas has had an awful run lately.

Chung qualifies

Townsend qualifies

Men qualifiers

Elliot Benchetrit

Santiago Giraldo

Kwon Soon-woo

Ilya Ivashka

Evgeny Donskoy

Egor Gerasimov

Tobias Kamke

Grégoire Barrère

Chung Hyeon

Jenson Brooksby

Dominik Köpfer

Guillermo García López

Sumit Nagal

Jannik Sinner

Jiří Veselý

Marco Trungelliti

Women qualifiers

Elena Rybakina

Magdalena Fręch

Jana Čepelová

Peng Shuai

Johanna Larsson

Caroline Dolehide

Ana Bogdan

Mariam Bolkvadze

Denisa Allertová

Harriet Dart

Tímea Babos

Richèl Hogenkamp

Taylor Townsend

Wang Xinyu

Tereza Martincová

Anna Kalinskaya

There will be at least 4 lucky losers

Team Benoit

lmao what a shit show between Paire and Johnson

6-1 for Johnson then 6-0 for Paire

starting a third set in under an hour

but rain delay

What happened to Stevie?!

Johnson was pooped playing 2 singles in 1 day

The Millman match was long and during the peak of the sun/heat

he had nothing left after the first set

bizarre 1-6 6-0 6-0 win for Paire

Hurkacz is kind of cute.

Paire is so very sexy, but as noted often on here, that beard needs to go!

Shapo team or Hurkacz team?

so Hurkacz almost loses to Tiafoe earlier today but now he's able to routine a very inconsistent Shapovalov

I think Hurkacz should be able to win his first title against Paire unless he shits the bed.

bump for Shapo

Caroline Dolhide - a straight friend of mine knows who she is because of her large rack. We saw her almost beat Halep at Indian Wells last year and he's always asking why she's not in the top 10.

Lucky losers

Paula Badosa

Varvara Lepchenko

Nicola Gibbs

Priscilla Hon

R88: To be fair all his loses were in tight matches.

I doubt Rublev will be able to defeat him at the best of five sets, but Tsitsipas needs to start the match focused.

Chung-Escobedo in first round is an interesting match, both should be way higher on the ranking based on their talent

[quote]We saw her almost beat Halep at Indian Wells last year and he's always asking why she's not in the top 10.

Busty starlet Dolehide had some good results last year, but right now she seems to be struggling in the ITF/challenger circuit to get any wins.

Roland Garros finalist Marketa Vondrousova has withdrawn from the US Open with a left wrist injury

Caroline Dolehide looked like a very complete player during that Indian Wells run where she almost beat Halep. Terrific net game, great movement for a big girl, and a bold shotmaker. I don't know what happened to her since but she's been struggling to string a good run together for a while. This was a good Qualifying performance for her, hope she can do some damage in the MD and get back on track because she was fun to watch.

I do wonder if having massive breasts is an impediment to her? Halep herself got a significant reduction and her career basically took off afterward.

Feel sorry for Marketa Vondrousova. Up until the RG final she was having one of the best years out of any player (QF or better in every single event since the AO), and looked quite sure to qualify for the YEC. Due to her injury she's struggled to take advantage of that momentum either on OR off the court.

I think the evolution of the power game with the women has led to so much inconsistency. That's why someone like Wozniacki could get to #1, or Svitolina is in the Top 5, or Halep won two Slams. Even Serena struggled with on/off days when she arguably should have been peaking (2003-2009). All these power players struggle with consistency. That's why I like Andreescu. She has power, but also variety. Her problem is injuries. I'd like to see her make a deep run at the US Open.

How many of you can wait for the U.S. Open?

Monday OOP is play out. Obviously the first night match is Serena vs. Sharapova I'm so ready for the tournament to start

FYI, I'm one of the tennis major tournament OPs. I will not be creating a U.S. Open thread this year because the Wimbledon thread was closed to subscribers only as have other tennis threads. If someone else wants to, good on you. I figure this thread will suffice until it too is closed.

Bronx final starting soon

Giorgi vs. Linette

then WS salem

Paire vs. Hurkacz

Team Benoit

Madga Linette is your first Bronx champion! This is her first main draw title too. She won 5-7 7-5 6-4 over Giorgi

Paire would be hotter without the beard and popped collar.

The popped collar works for him. He is one smooth and suave son-of-a-bitch. He just needs to have a lot fewer unforced errors.

A popped collar works for no one.

Benoit just lost in the third (6-3)

I'll be at the Open end of this week, can't wait.

I always enjoy seeing players win their first titles

Hopefully Hurkacz isn't an asshole

Shapovalov must be feeling the pressure. A lot of the top prospects in his age group have at least 1 title now. If the even younger FAA wins his before him, that's gonna really hurt.

Onto the USO

I expect this thread to be payrolled by tomorrow or Monday but don't worry I'll make a new thread when that happens as soon I see it

[quote] I'll be at the Open end of this week, can't wait.

You can't wait for U.S. Open?

There are the matches I'm most interested in on Monday:

Serena vs. Sharapova

Venus vs. S. Zheng

Wawrinka vs. Sinner

Kerber vs. Mladenovic

Kenin vs. Vandeweghe

Konta vs. Kasatkina

Fognini vs. Opelka

Svitolina vs. Osuigwe

Lopez vs. Fritz

Sevastova vs. Bouchard

Raonic vs. Jarry

Yastremska vs. Niculescu

Nishioka vs. Giron

Basilashvili vs. Fucsovics

Pella vs. PCB

Garin vs. Eubanks

Coric vs. Donskoy

De Minaur vs. Herbert

Pouille vs. Kohlschreiber

Dimitrov vs. Seppi

Giorgi vs. Sakkari

Cuevas vs. Sock

Hurkacz vs. Chardy

What is Shapo’s skin color?

The official WTA sociopath Camila Giorgi was so frustrating in that final! Blew so many opportunities to serve for the match in set 2, and in set 3 she was up a break at 4-3 and just decided to hit home runs instead of playing tennis. She only won one more point in the match. Bizarre.

Happy for Magda Linette though who won the title all the way from qualifying. She plays Sharma in the US Open, whereas Giorgi plays Sakkari. I wonder if they'll have anything left in the tank.

Hurkacz is a really likeable guy and has given some top players a lot of good matches this year. Beat Tsitsipas, Thiem, Nishikori (x2), Shapovalov, took a set off Djokovic at Wimbledon... quietly having a breakout year.

Happy for Linette. Wang should have won yesterday but caved against Giorgi at the end.

Great to see Hurkacz take down Moses. That bush on Benoit's face is overkill.

Kevin Anderson is out of the US Open. I guess this might help Stan?

What's up guys! I just saw legend Martina Navratilova in midtown! I was going to the CVS and she was on lexington and 50th street, walking with a female friend...I think they were going back to the hotel.

I know I said I was gonna go to the free week of US open but it was just too hot and I never went lol.

She was wearing a dark blazer with like navy or black cargo pants and sneakers. The woman she was with was wearing a long dress and not thin. Think they are just friends, judging by body language.

I wanted to shout out " I love you Martina!" but I didn't, I was too chicken!

I want to see Serena and Russian cheat play...They are both drug cheats if you ask me...

Serena still looks fat as fuck, she's ain't going far in this open.

r127, Geezus Gawd, she had a baby you know!

Baby?

What’s giorgi’s backstory and the source of DL’s apparent universal hate for her?

R130 shes has poor sportsmanship often and comes off very cold.

R118: I read somewhere that Shapo is one of the two only players in top 50 that never played a final

Shapo has really lovely eyes.

Shapo doesn't seem to have a personality, and his game when he is not on is a disaster.

He has no plan B he doesn't use a slice even if his life depends of it. He is really a great shotmaker but he is basically Rublev with a one hand backhand.

His body language on court is too agressive for my taste, he reminds me of Hewitt

The Shapo-FAA was very weird, and i'm not talking about the ending.

Both won a set, but they won the set that it was dominated by their rival. When they had to close that set both choked.

It'll be an interesting match because none of them are playing well right now.

I think Felix is feeling the pressure, he seemed a nice a focused guy, but the whole instagram gilfriend is a big no. It's true that till now he keeps the thing low key but the less he needs is an attention seeking girfriend if he really wants to reach the next level

I never pay too much attention to players instagram but frankly people are really disgusting.

Yesterday i watched Carlos Alcaraz's instragram and someone was telling him he has no level to play challengers and his game is pathetic losing his serve and making so many mistakes (Carlos is 16 and he won that match, he lost in the following round but in three competitive sets). And now i was watching FAA and someone telling he is a losing for posting pics with the supposed girlfriend (and someone saying nice bitch was not exactly a great comment either).

I suppose it's because the sponsors want the visibility, and probably they only chose the pic and nothing more, because reading the comments seems like a big waste of time and really unuseful (unless you want to put yourself in a bad mood)

I do like having Camila Giorgi on the tour. She's spectacular to watch (either spectacularly good or spectacularly bad depending on the day lol). Probably the most consistently aggressive player on the WTA. She doesn't even THINK to defend, just incredible footspeed and fast swings, I don't even know where the power comes from. And the completely blank expression would be funny if it wasn't concerning.

But i'm a bit put off by her cold, rude, unsportsmanlike demeanour on the court, her COMPLETE lack of a Plan B, point construction, or any mental strength in matches, and her creepy ageing lolita look that she plays up to the Nth degree (her instagram is a real trip). Also the whole situation with her family is very weird, her sexy photos she does with her brother, her mother making her all these skimpy outfits, her dad rubbing her legs all over while he screams at her during OCC...... I know they're very close after her sister died but the whole thing is a bit unhealthy and unsavoury to watch.

There is also the small matter of her dodgy business dealings and avoiding debt collectors.

What really bothers me are all those gamblers who post comments or send messages to the players insulting them because of lost bets etc.

Serena couldn't have drawn a better opponent for the first round. She typically will play her way into a tournament, but facing Cheatpova will have her keyed up and ready.

R138: That's way worse than the casual hater.

And atp and wta seem to not care at all. They want the players to tell all when they get in contact with the gamblers but then they don't protect them.

And in the small itf tournaments is even worse. I remember a 17 yo french player who was playing a 15k in Spain and the guy even treatened his small brother on instagram.

It's easy to ban a player who is outside top 250, but what's important is to prevent those kind of situations and atp and wta are not doing anything at all

I completely agree, R140. It's a disgrace how the players are being left alone to deal with this. There are some gamblers who seem to even attend the matches and heckle the players in person. Terrible.

yes, it's happening in soccer too. Players are getting death threats and getting racially abused on social media in the UK. It's just terrible.

They do on small tournaments. And the tournaments are unable to deal with them because in most cases they can talk with the players when they are on court but generally from outside the property so they can't be spelled unless they directly threaten the player. So they don't do that but they put pressure on him/her. And it's difficult enough to start your career without that scum making your life more difficult

Which players don’t have a plan B?

Which players don’t have a plan B?

they should have security throw them out of the venue.

I was speaking to an announcer at the Citi Open in DC , he interviewed Giorgi. He said, first that Giorgi is really sexy but has a frosty personality which he attributed to language barrier, he said if she were top 10 she'd be making bank in endorsements. She is not a happy girl, family uses her as an ATM, Dad is her coach and an asshole...very old school Italian.

Harriet Dart is my darkhorse.

is that you, Chrissie R148 ?

Better ass: Nadal or Thiem?

Compare and contrast please.

On CBS Sunday Morning today there was a great feature on Noah Rubin. He is hot as hell. I'm sure there are plenty of guys who would like to help him feel a lot less lonely on the road at the challengers. It was a really good interview. Hang in there, Noah!

It's also on YouTube R151

Thanks for posting, R152.

R152 cool insight on the non Federers and Nadals of the tennis world. Hopefully he can get into the top 100 to make it easier on himself.

My friend said he saw Noah Rubin on Grindr

Nadal has a better ass..it is more firm where Domi's is a little jiggly

A. Zverev has joined Twitter

Sumit Nagal is so cute! Great effort to qualify, I'm pissed he drew Federer in the first round...

Rubin says a lot of interesting things, but he is very wrong on the five set matches at GS. Sorry, but there are only four GS over the year, and they have a day to rest in the middle, epic five sets matches at GS are the ones who bring new fans.

But it's nice to see an inteligent player for a change.

Did he hit him up, R155? If not, why not? He's fucking hot.

Rubin is 1 of the fastest players on tour and he's a shotmaker. His problem is he doesn't have much power on any of shots, including the serve and his backhand can break down. He'll have add more power if he wants to go further but it's tough at his height

R157: That's terrifying. His instagram distract him enough, on twitter the probabilities of making noise for the wrong reasons increase a lot

I remember Rubin's run last year in DC. He is very handsome and seems like a great man.

yeah. poor fella. Well, he can write off those expenses come tax time...

And also, hotels have free shuttles to and from airports, you just have to call them in advance to make a booking.

He can always coach at a country club if he doesn't make it, at least he has a college degree he can fall back on.

A. Zverev is obsessed with social media. If only he put the same effort into his tennis...

R164: It's very tiresome this lack of empathy.

Everytime someone with a public job tries to show there's not always spotlight and glamour some have a very bad reaction.

Nadal's ass is better than Thiem's. I'm not sure it's better than Borna's.

Porna is delicious

What is Borna’s skin color?

[quote]Kevin Anderson is out of the US Open

Raonic has withdrawn as well because of a 'glute injury'

What a shame that there will not be a thread dedicated to the USO.

[quote] What a shame that there will not be a thread dedicated to the USO.

I'm one of the major thread starters and R109 of this thread. If you guys want me to start a U.S. Open thread I will. I don't think it will survive long though like the Wimbledon thread.

Roanic is replaced by Kamil Majchrzak

Anderson by Paolo Lorenzi

Is Henry feminine in any way including his body?

I am personally fine with this one, R172! And thanks for all the threads btw. If the rest prefer a US Open thread, that is fine too of course.

Yeah maybe we shouldn't complicate things now that Muriel is paywalling the tennis threads. We'll have to move to a new one soon enough.

Just stay here until this one gets shut down.

from Ben Rothenberg: "It has been five years since men’s tennis had a first-time singles champion at a Grand Slam tournament. Will the U.S. Open be different?"

Straight!!!!!!!!!!!

he's Austrian R179 ..they don't have much of a fashion sense

Noah Rubin seems to have a young slutty Jewish girlfriend. Who dresses in a skimpy nightgown to visit Versailles!?

Looks like Snooki forgot to cover her hoo-ha.

LOL! Bitch just rolled out of bed and took the train to Versailles? WTF? She wanted to get her freak on in the royal bed-chamber? Or the Hall of Mirrors?

Noah is really handsome. Have never seen him play, so have no idea what kind of game he has. The girlfriend though...yeesh! Tennis players seem to find the trashiest women to date.

Porna has an amazing lower body..it's about perfect.

R183: Not even close to soccer players

Sevastova def. Bouchard 6-3 6-3

Nishikori wins easily as opponent retires

Puig out. 6-3 6-3 to Peterson (SWE)

Couldn’t believe how long it took ESPN to show matches. They were yammering on about nothing.

Fucsovics and Basilashvili.....fourth set. That is a lot of prettiness for a match!

R188 they always do that every day. Taking awhile to show any matches.

Berdych out to qualifier 18 year old Jensen Brooksby (#394)

Maybe storylines will develop as the tourney goes on but I’m so sick of hearing them talk about the Big 3 and Can Serena Will #24?

No, Serena ain't gonna win, have you seen her? She's big.

R191: Or he improves soon or he'll retire.

He was very lucky with the draw, but he is not in good form (or even close)

I had forgotten how much talking and BS they do on ESPN, really pathetic. Show some goddamn tennis.

And as much as I get that McEnroe and Chrissy are big draws, they keep referencing their generation, and the game has changed so much. Courier is on Tennis Channel and Becker on BBC, which is good, and I know Sampras and Agassi don't want to do TV, but you gotta think getting someone like Roddick in there would help things immensely. I know Blake is on Tennis Channel but he is SUCH a bore. We need some players who came from this more recent era. Henman, Davenport, Chanda, all good starts.

Alexandra Stevenson is really annoying and over-zealous as a commentator. She needs to tone it down and learn from the other pros.

OMG Alexandra Stevenson is pissing off robotic Chris McKhendry or whatever that blonde bimbo's name is.

Noah Rubin is the sexy Jewish husband I always dreamt I would bring home to mom. The thing is my mom is not even a Jewish mother, just think about that!

Isn’t Roddick working for Fox Sports?

Henman does Wimbledon for the BBC and is pretty good, insightful with a wry turn of phrase.

Davenport is on tennis channel isnt she?

Very easy win for Medvedev.

Svajda is going to win the first set, but it seems Lorenzi just wake up, probably not in time for first set but for the match.

Fognini is having a lot of trouble with Opelka. Fognini is pretty bad against big servers

Berdych was injured and could barely move so that's why he lost

Garin def. Eubanks in 5

Pliskova in 2 tiebreaks over countrywoman Martincova

Barty in 3 over Diyas

Medvedevi in straights

Konta def. Kasatkina in 3

Alexandrova destroys former champ Stosur 6-1 6-3 time to retire Samantha

Jabeur upsets Garcia in straights

Kudla gets rid of Tipsarevic

eew NO to Roddick. I hope he's never on espn. He's annoying as shit and I hated him as a player. Plus you know he'd leverage it into making us also suffer through promotional appearances by Brooklyn

but I HATE the way espn covers slams. They really do spend too much time hyping up the big names who don't need hyping. In the first 3 rounds there are always so many great matches not on the 2 biggest courts that they hardly ever show. I wish we could go back to espn letting the Tennis Channel show the outer courts but they've stopped that and it's now all "espn + " the subscription shit

As expected Nole won the first set, Carballes resisted as much as he could.

I have the feeling that De Miñaur is going to get in trouble in a match he had on the right path for victory

Kiki Mladonna takes out Kerber! Angie seems to be in a slump

Angie is always up and down. Maybe next year she'll won another GS

Who’s doing the narrating for the lame US Open montages ? My guess is Uma Thurman? Sounds like her voice overs from Kill bill. Could be wrong ....

Tennis really lost with Fognini out to Opelka. Seeing his yellowed teeth neanderthal smile as he sipped his Red Bull in the interview was so gross.

Granny Venus destroys San Jose Premier title winner Zheng SaiSai 6-1 6-0. I was legitimately shocked at how well she was playing. Some of her best hitting and serving in actual years, she looked super pumped up.

Anybody seeing this 16 year old guy Svajda? What a great effort if he pulls off the win. I bet he won't get the same attention as Gauff (who has the giant machine behind her), but awesome focus out there.

I'm surprised at how well he is doing. He is not even a top junior, in fact there are a good bunch of fellow americans younger than him with better results on the junior tour (boys born in 2003 seems a great generation).

I expected him to lose easily but he is giving a great fight and he was dominating most part of the match

Opelka is seriously one of the fugliest players on tour. I think even Rublev is more attractive.

R210 The kid is definitely a top junior. He just won the US Boys 18's national championship. If he played the ITF Junior circuit, I'm pretty sure he'd be top ten. Playing the ITF circuit takes a shit ton of money, and support from your country's governing body. When it comes to the USTA Junior program, it's all politics. He's not at the IMG academy, NBTA, or Saviano, and yet he beat players on his way to the final.

Medvedev received a 'glute massage' on court

Anyone else find it funny they're putting Alexander Zverev on COURT 17 tomorrow? They're putting Shapo/FAA match on the Grandstand, and Titsy on Louis Armstrong.

Shows how far he’s Flopoed.

Wow Shapo v FAA is a great match

R213 Nice ass. I wish Borna got one as well.

I'm not American so could someone explain to me how a guy can pay for an hotel for two months just by saying he's someone else's brother (e.g. Eugenie Bouchard's brother). I know anything goes in Miami, but wouldn't he at least need to produce a Visa Card or some other stolen documents? I just cannot wrap my head around this kind of financial fraud.

Chrissie on ESPN right now:

"Here I am once again sandwiched between the two McEnroe brothers"

R218, it's a weird story. Apparently he was an informed crook: he knew Bouchard lived at the hotel and had an account there. He racked up the charges incrementally, in dining and bar charges -- he just had to con bartenders and the like, and those people are trained to indulge VIPs.

Billie Jean King looks great!

Ben Platt has tard face and can't sing.

Well thank god TSN cut away from Ben Platt

the opening ceremonies bullshit is so cheesy. I wish the USO would not do it.

lol, Canadian TV gave Ben Platt one song then cut away to Wawrinka/Sinner, lol

It's time for the patriotic jerk off section of the opening ceremonies. Dreadful.

^How apt that Ali STROKER sang the Star Spangled Banner.

Coco down! Coco down! Help, she's fallen and can't get up!

serena's dress is part see thru...nobody wants to see this ffs.

and those thighs...

Which Coco?

I wonder if serena is gonna go off tonight...who is the umpire?

how is serena gonna pee in that? she looks terrible.

[quote]Which Coco?

Vanderweghe. She's up now after getting the ankle taped. She looks fine. Kenin rolling her eyes.

Fat Sock lost again. They really shouldn't have wasted a WC on him. It's so predictable.

Chrissie’s dress is as hideous as Pam’s hair.

Granny Serena gets a break!

Serena's gonna win. her serve looks good. unless something happens...

it's not fair that the older players get to play at night with better weather conditions. I would like to see Serena play during the day.

Oh wow! Roger opens up playing at night against a qualifier! That never happens!

Serena really shows up and brings her best against Sharapova. I kind of feel bad for Sharapova. Serena doesnt bring it like this against many players.

the camera person is obsessed with mike tyson. keeps showing his mug.

Serena has absolutely trimmed down. And she’s moving great. Sharapova brings out the best in her. Absolute vengeance.

She needed to trim down. The reason she keeps losing finals is cause shes too damn slow and her movement is really awkward.

ESPN+ didn't show the Medvedev massage but they just showed Giron getting his ass worked on, so a good trade-off.

Did someone read Serena those shady passages from Meldonia's book before the match? What a beatdown.

Serena absolutely loves her daughter!!

Out of the top 130 now I believe. May have to consult her special doctor about some new Latvian medications.

[quote] Serena absolutely loves her daughter!!

Of what to you speak?

"Eeewwwww, sweet kicks" says Brad Gilbert in the pre-match hallway interview with Federer...

... and the entire world cringes

I like Brad...he's a bit of a douchebro but he is good natured and fun.

Jesus, Ben Platt and Ali Stoker were both embarrassingly bad. Not a good representation for two Tony winners.

Jesus did u guys see Kathy Ireland's face? Freak show

God I love DL

I like how Roger's face is aging. He'll be handsome in his later years like Borg.

In my opinion Borg looks much better NOW than he did THEN.

I wish we saw more of Stefan Edberg. Last time I saw him, he looked great.

Sweet God, Roger lost set one and is struggling holding serve in the first game of set two.

Happy that Nagal won't be embarrassed leaving the court tonight. To be on the challenger circuit then qualify and take a set off of Federer? great job

meanwhile over in Mallorca Murray won today 6-0 6-1 over unranked 17 year old Imran Sibille

I'm surprised at this point that Fritz would lose to Lopez. 4 sets but still. I thought he'd win in straights. Lopez' backhand is so attackable

Now that Nadal is going by Nagal, does he consider Nadal to be his "dead name"? What are his pronouns?

Nagal is hot. I hope he can take some positive motivation from tonight. No one expected him to win a set and make the 4th set so close. If he can get a better serve and more consistent backhand he can be at least top 50

I agree, Stefan Edberg looks really good...

yes, I didn't even recognize Kathy Ireland. shocking appearance, guess TV has no photoshop or facetune app.

Stan is so hot.

Asked for her reaction to the USTA announcing that Carlos Ramos will not umpire her matches, Serena Williams replies: "I don't know who that is."

Borna v Grigor in round two, bitches! Get your cum towels ready!

Marion Bartolin was on Eurosport with Mats Wilander & Barbara Schett and she looked....special

*Bartoli

In the top five now, my lovely and amazing Daniil.

A German article is basically blaming Federer for triggering the drama between Sascha and his manager as a result of Team8's quest to sign him.

I’m so glad you queens noticed how shockingly awful Kathy Ireland looked. I almost spit out my Chardonnay while watching last night. Is there no mirror in her house?

Daniil seems so chill and sweet in his interviews...is he really a racist, anti-semite?

During the Serena v. Sharapova beatdown, Chris Evert kept on insisting that Maria still believes she can win the match. Yeah, right. Maria is many things, but she is not clinically insane.

I loved reading how in Maria's book, she basically said Serena always beats her because she never forgot losing Wimbledon to some skinny white bitch. I do think that loss angered Serena, and it especially bothered her afterward because then the endorsements piled up for the blond, white Sharapova. It's the same way Madison Avenue was creaming over Bouchard (white, blond, attractive). Serena, though, has always had plenty of endorsements, but I've heard it bugs Serena AND Venus to no end that Maria had more endorsements than they did until the Dopapova scandal. Thus, the frequent beat-downs.

Whatever motivates one...now Serena is raking it in. And she's a Mom! And she love HER daughter.

Can’t believe the beginning of the Tsitsipas match isn’t on

The one with long blonde hair is Bartoli? My friend met her once and she was quite nice...she is a Olympique de Marseille supporter (That's how my friend met her).

That lady with the awful handshake was at it again, sore loser.

[quote]The one with long blonde hair is Bartoli?

yeah, she dyed it

[quote]That lady with the awful handshake was at it again

Camila Giorgi

Serena's coach talking about her having the baby again. so sick of hearing about the fucking baby.

Serena's coach is saying he doesn't look at the fucking draw and go through it...c'mon.

Christ, can Serena get eliminated in round 2? I fucking hate Patrick M and all his camera time, giving us minute-by-minute updates on Serena. She beat Maria Choke-apova and they are acting like she won the fucking thing.

To be fair, Serena played very well yesterday...But who knows? It's still early, she could pull her back muscle...but seems like she is getting to play in nice weather conditions (at night). Is her next match also night time?

I wonder if Serena even has to pay her coach. He gets so much time on ESPN sporting his academy shirt that it means a lot in marketing.

It’s not easy being a professional athlete and a mother you know.

Why are we being forced to listen to Chrissy and Patrick argue about nothing while Osaka is playing on Ashe? Take us to the match.

ESPN is making really bad decisions. Save the boring chatter for rain delays

Osaka is losing so far.

No one tunes in to watch/listen to those assholes. They need to get it together.

Osaka has knee injury...guess she ain't gonna win nothing.

Brad just said he thought Osaka was gonna go our early in either 1 or 2nd round, even without the knee issue.

What really happened between Osaka and Sascha? Is he really that bad? She’s played like crap since she dumped him!

I agree with Chrissie on the age eligibility rule though. Just because vultures like Federer and MouRAToglou think there should be an exception made for Coco doesn't mean the USTA etc. should just oblige.

Hingis was over at 22. Capriati at about 15 (before later coming back). It's not just that kids should be kids and that the mental pressure of being a pro athlete is too much. Their bodies are still developing! Kournikova - who believe it or not was actually rather talented for her age - had done permanent damage on her back and was retired at 21. Kathy Rinaldi and Andrea Jaeger were basically over before their 20s. Tatiana Golovin could have been one of the greats of her generation but her body was broken at 21 too.

And Patrick talking about psychotic parents and saying that we shouldn't make the rules that affect others just to avoid them... i'm sorry but if we can stop ONE child from getting abused, or being forced to become the sole breadwinner for her family, then it is worth it.

Yeah, she's done, will never win again. Next.

Maybe Osaka is busy with love life...who knows?

This is the insta account of the guy she is dating...she also posted a video of him (for his BD) on her insta.

Tsitsipas's father is a hot daddy.

Yes Serena played well but she beat an out of form slow Sharapova that she hasnt lost to in 15 years. Shes had matches like this early in slams and not won the whole things this past year.

Tsitsipas’ feet are huge. Or do they just look enormous because he is so duck-toed and because his legs are so skinny?

This Titsy/Rublev match is a lot of fun. Total slugfest.

Titsy is downright beautiful at the net. I wish my one handed backhand was as consistent as his.

Alison Riske upends No. 24 seed Muguruza 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 to capture her first match win at Flushing Meadows since 2013

I had really hoped Serena was going to fire Patrick after the debacle in the final last year but I think she doesn't want to make any major changes since she won't be playing that much longer. He is such a fucking attention whore and opportunist. He has completely capitalized on her name even though she was already massively successful and a lock for HoF well before she got with him. Now he's EVERYWHERE when you see tennis, constantly giving his opinions and his academy is flourishing. Can't stand him.

Muguruza is fucking pathetic this year. What's going on with her? It's strange she's never done well at the USO

well, she did fuck him and break up his family...so he needs to make money to pay child support and alimony etc.

He was totally coaching her from the stands last year.

He's the perfect coach for Tsitsipas who gets coaching from his dad through the matches.

R212: He is not even near top 200 on juniors, Kodat and Damm are younger and they are top 10. And his results are nothing remarkable. Yes, he won the US national championships but that doens't make you a top junior.

Tsitsipas always find a way to make the matches more complicated. Unless he works to correct his serve he will never be a dominant player

Tsitsipas dragging that leg around has me rolling.

This is so gif-able.

Tsitsipas dragging that leg reminds me of Catherine O'Hara in Best In Show.

Tsitsipas is going to lose.

With a little luck he will learn a couple of things, his schedule was terrible and he needs a real coach.

he was having a great season but he is going to end in a very bad note (and maybe out of top 10)

RBA is the first top 10 seed out (Titsi could be next)

R304 Did you even read my post, you fucking moron? I guess reading comprehension isn't your strong suit. I'll reiterate. He's not a top junior in the ITFs is because he's received no support from the USTA, and without support from the USTA it would be cost prohibitive to do the whole circuit. Why hasn't he received any USTA support? It's because his dad is his coach, and he doesn't attend any of the top incubator academies. Politics.

He made it to the final of the J1 ITFs stop here in SoCal. He's #7 ranked in the US B18s, and he's the #1 college recruit in the nation. I bet he'd give Holger Rune a run for his money and ranking.

R310: Insulting someone doesn't make you right, his results on itfs are very poor. I don't doubt he is a good player, but a junior top player i doubt it.

He played 4 25k and 2 15k, compare his results with Carlos Alcaraz who is younger and there's a big difference

Titsy out. Apparently locked himself in his room for 3 days after Wimbledon.

R312: He should shut up and start making changes or he won't be a top player for long.

Everytime he opens his mouth he ends losing big time.

wow at Stefanos' outburst towards the umpire. I was only half listening but it sounded like he said he thought the umpire had a problem with him because he's French and old and "you're all weirdos"

He had gotten a point penalty earlier for violating the time rule more than once

very poor attitude today

he's like taking on Kyrgios and A. Zverev's behavior suddenly this year

Disappointed in Titsi...his behavior with his stupid laces and shoes in Washington really made me question him...now with the bad attitude and cramping in ideal conditions? What is wrong with him? Is it his dad? He seems like a pussy.

Fighting with the umpire like that... he needs to be fined. If Serena had screamed "you're all weirdos" at an ump, she would lose the match.

[quote]compare his results with Carlos Alcaraz who is younger and there's a big difference

Is he being coached by Juan Carlos Ferrero ?

R317 Yes, he is

I'm starting to lose interest and belief in Tsitsipas.

Maybe all these young boys are having lady-problems ....

Easily remedied, R320...

Maybe they should be focused on the game for a while before doing anything else

I used to like Tsitsipas okay but not after today. That outburst was completely unacceptable and the coaching from the stands (not very good given the results) needs to stop. He has always been a drama queen but today....yikes.

r321 By lady-problems I meant not getting any 'action', as opposed to anything else...

Dom’s lame attempt at a beard (no pun intended) is not the best look

Tsitsipas is so weak!

And Zverev loses the third set......

R324: They could have all the sex they want, there are tons of groupies (maybe not a good idea but they can have sex).

And most of them have girlfriends, i have to say that i find surprising that a very high percentage are in a couple when they are travelling around the world all the time

r328 Are you speaking of the WTA?

I think we need to call the Next Gen on the ATP the mental midgets of the ATP. Most disappointing this year. After some promise from Tsitsipas and Thiem, Tsitsipas lost (although to an in-form Rublev) and Thiem is down two sets to one and trailing 3-1 in the fourth. Zverev is in a 5th set.

Karen and Popsicle on court 12?!

Oh, the humanity!

This slam looks like another one wrapped up for the big 3 on the ATP side. Titsy was atrociously annoying today but yeah, at least he lost to an in-form player. Another next gen (Kyle Edmund) is gone, RBA gone, Thiem about to be gone (and lost his SF points), and Zverev on the ropes as usual.

Actually with both Titsy and RBA gone from the same section, Kyrgios has a decent path to a second week run. If he can be bothered.

And Thiem is out.

God please have the over hyped CoCo Gauff lose.

I guess ESPN is not letting Mary Joe Fernandez Gosdick commentate on Coco;s matches because of her obvious conflict of interest. Good move.

She always comments on Serena's matches. Breathless commentary at that!

"Call me Coco" has Barilla as her sponsor. Barilla: Homophobe.

The big 3 won't win USO this year. The Russians will save us.

Gauff will lose this, but she could win it.

Khachanov down two sets to one. If he loses, Nadal has a cakewalk to the semis and probably final. Ugh.

R337 so does Federer. I'm sure you've seen his commercial earlier this year. Gauff's parents and agent are just about the money. I doubt they know about Barilla's stance

Thiem and Titsy need an intervention.

had no idea that Gibbs had some type of oral cancer that was surgically removed earlier this year. She put on a decent display against Halep. She's anti-Trump so I always root for her even though she doesn't have enough game to really hurt any top 50 player

Wozniacki almost lost today but survived against Y. Wang

RBA going out to Kukushkin in 5 is a big surprise to me but then again he really doesn't have many weapons. He's like a less powerful Ferrer

unpredictable Bublik wins in 5 against Giraldo

The funniest unforced error of the US Open so far?

Oh damn, Tsonga was up two sets to none against Sandgren, but now the match is on serve in the fifth set.

R344 I have that shot

The rising star from Greece suffered a big setback Tuesday in the first round of the U.S. Open — then attacked the chair umpire for bias after being given a code violation for receiving coaching during the match.

The 21-year-old, who is considered one of the future stars of the sport and has been ranked as high as No. 5 in the world, is on a slide, admitting his “brain” is tired and questioning his motivation after losing in four sets, 6-4, 6-7, 7-6, 7-5, to Russia’s Andrey Rublev.

“I feel my mind is just — I don’t feel inspired,’’ said Tsitsipas, who also dealt with cramping during the loss. “I don’t feel like I’m chasing something.’’

Early in the match, Tsitsipas got a warning from the chair umpire.

“You’re all weirdos,’’ Tsitsipas appeared to say during his byplay. It’s not surprising he has become fast friends with the eccentric Nick Kyrgios.

Then the No. 8 seed stepped it up in his post-match press conference to a point where Williams and Kyrgios would be proud.

“The chair umpire was very incorrect in what he was telling me during the match,” Tsitsipas said. “I don’t know what this chair umpire has in specific against my team, but he’s been complaining and telling me that my team talks all of the time when I’m out on the court playing.

“I believe he’s not right, because I never hear anything of what my team says from the outside. I feel like some of them have preferences when they are on the court.”

Part of Tsitsipas’ team is his father, Apostolos, who serves as the primary coach.

“My father outside, who usually does the talking, he’s trying to pump me up by saying, ‘Come on,'” Tsitsipas said. “Raising my confidence by not coaching but by trying to boost me up. I believe the coach for my opponent does the same thing, which is normal.”

Tsitsipas lost in the first round at Wimbledon and in his first match of the last US Open tuneup in Cincinnati. He admitted he’s still stinging from his epic five-hour loss to Stan Wawrinka at the French Open.

“I remember achieving my career high of 5 in the world,’’ Tsitsipas said. “I was really excited when I saw that No. 5 and my name next to it. Then I realized that in order to stay up there, I have to be very, very consistent: semifinals, finals, winning titles. And I don’t know why that got in my brain a little bit. … I feel like I’m doing the same thing over and over again, and my brain can’t really take it anymore.’’

Stefanos doesn't "feel inspired"? WTF he's early 20s and started out the year having his best results. He hasn't won any big titles. How the fuck can he be uninspired?

I swear the younger players have the weakest mentality. I want to say it's because they get rich too quickly after 1 big result thanks to increased prize money and sponsors but that didn't happen to the likes of Nadal or Sharapova. They were highly touted as the next big phenoms in the early 2000s, handled the pressure, got rich quickly but kept on playing at a high level. Not sure why so many of the newcomer male and female players of the last decade haven't been able to do the same.

eew really Tsonga? Going out to Sandgren 5-7 in the 5th? pathetic

Can't stand Shapovalov. He's as obnoxious as Hewitt used to be and is about as cerebral as his rapping.

I didn't think Thiem was attractive before but he looks hot with a beard.

Why Domicakes not there no longer?

[quote] Maria is many things, but she is not clinically insane.

But consider the effects of her heart condition.

Can't believe they aren't showing Nadal's match!

Coco will be burnt out by 18.

[quote] Coco will be burnt out by 18.

Which one?

Pospisil takes out Khachanov!

Way to go Vasek!

Do the players go through media training so that they are sure to say how AMAZING the crowd at the Open is?

Popsicle team!

Not Hemsworth team.

LOL FAA loses. Are they too concerned about making NextGen finals instead of grand slams?

Why is that funny, R360? Felix is one of the most intelligent, professional and articulate players in the ATP. He's already accomplished far more than nearly all of his peers and has set several records. I was hoping he'd win over the rapping, Putin-loving, slack-jawed poor excuse for a Canadian.

[quote]Gauff's parents and agent are just about the money. I doubt they know about Barilla's stance

What makes you think they would care in the first place?

R362 so do you think Federer cares?

awful loss for Khachanov. I'm going to guess his forehand let him down again.

r362 No, I'm not naive enough to think that Federer cares either.

To be perfectly honest, I'm not fond of Rafa's lavender accent pieces.

I hope he packed a different outfit for week 2.

I'm starting to like Alison Riske. I caught her post match interview up in the booth, and she seemed very likeable.

Also, does Sabalenka look a lot like Amelie Mauresmo?

Shockingly Monfils wins a straight set match! over Ramos-Vinolas

Sports physiologist blames cell phones for younger players inability to topple Big 3.

Is it better to be lucky loser or clay specialist?

Pardon: Is it better to be lucky loser or qualifier?

This Azarenka-Sabalenka match is intense. VERY LOUD grunting and hard hitting

Sabalenka prevails

hug at the end

Azarenka's horrible luck with big tournament draws continues

Told you, bitch, to wear white shorts! Bye bye bye!!!

I’m not rooting against Sloane Stephens but if she loses, her coach’s bad karma is probably to blame.

Stephens out in straight sets

Kalinskaya is a decent hitter but her movement is not the best. Sloane won a lot of points when she had her on the run. Too often she hit the ball back to her and lost the point.

Kamau Murray is out!

Who’s still in?

PUIG!

Sloane is awful lately.

Who are you guys supporting tomorrow? DL fav Borna or ex DL fav Grigor?

Borna team

Pornstache in da house!

Johnson is not a bad looking guy but the ugly ass mustache makes any guy look uglier

I know I shouldn’t laugh at this but I did.

The Shade!

Johnson looks like he's about 55 years old.

God, I hope Kyrgios implodes. It would be even better to see him gall and get a compound fracture and roll around on the court with his femur jutting out.

It's no secret that DL is overrun by people wallowing in Schadenfreude. This thread is a prime example.

All the crazy loses of the mental midgets - Tsitsy, Thiem, Khach and FAA are creating an opening for Nick K. to get to the semis to play Rafa, potentially. This could be his moment if he holds it together.

R385, I disagree. Watching sports is about wallowing in your OWN suffering.

How so, R387?

Right, R386, because Kyrgios is such a mental giant...

R388, because you live through the torment of having favorite players go through bad runs of form.

Bradley Klahn! Nice shirtless shots after his second set win. I like!

Kyrgios is likely to get a suspension since he's now being investigated for two serious offences.

Coric has withdrawn.

Džumhur is sex on a stick! Damn!

New thread for US Open: