The Gays & Tennis, US Open Thread 2019

Sloane Stephens being a bit of a bitch to Monica Puig in her press conference. At 1:48

Puig!

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Rain today (cue the jokes). At least the main two courts have roofs (are you seeing this, Roland Garros?)

The amount of eye candy on display has now taken a MAJOR hit. Porna Coric withdrew. Dimitrov through to the third round with a walkover.

Get well soon Borna. :(

The other tennis threads continually get made subscriber-only, then no one posts in them anymore. You'd think whoever is in charge of this site would get a clue. Another one will be started.

I'm worried that Nadal has a total cakewalk to the final now that his side of the draw collapsed. What a massacre yesterday of the Next Gen. And Coric joins the losers by defaulting to Dimitrov. Surprisingly, Zverev won, but of course he went 5 sets to do it.

[quote] Porna Coric withdrew.

Oh nooooo!

Almost as bad as the possibility of rain which is worthy of an “Oh noooooooooooooooooo!@

Shapo team

I really wonder why organizers put Venus-Svitolina on Armstrong and Pliskova's match on Ashe today...

R9 I wonder if it has something to do with Serena already headlining the night session on Ashe? But then not everyone would have a ticket to both the day and night sessions.

It is perplexing to imagine them having a meeting and deciding that the match more deserving of the main showcourt was Pliskbot vs some qualifier Georgian scrub with an annoying grunt (rather than American legend and 7 time slam winner Venus in imperious form against a top 5 player).

Perhaps someone who still has permission to post in the other thread can link this new thread.

I just checked stubhub. $25 tickets to Ashe this evening available. They're crappy seats, but they're half the price of a grounds pass ticket.

It's so unfair that granny serena is playing at night again! it's totally rigged for her!

Dzumhur getting cunty with the ump.

Dzumhur is hot to me...I hope he's not a homophobe lol

Roger F's kids are so bored with his match lol

R13 She's a mother! You can't expect her play during the day while her child is awake and needs her.

Not just Borna, R5--with the departure of FAA, Hurkacz, Harris, Krajinovic, Fognini, Djere, Giron, Eubanks, Sousa, Pella, Humbert, Tsonga, Thiem, Escobedo, Khachanov and PHH from just the first round, we're left with bleeding eyesores Sandgren, Kyrgios and Opelka.

and? Murray always gets preferential scheduling at Wimbledon

Federer and Nadal often get preferential scheduling everywhere

it's not hot or sunny right now in NYC so it's not a big deal

Serena had a baby?

[quote] Dzumhur getting cunty with the ump.

Dzum

Cunt

w/

Ump

R15, I Agree, it's my first requirement.

R16, They're annoyed as fuck to be there. All the things to do in NY and they're stuck watching tennis, which they all HATE, especially the girls.

At least Mirka seeks solace in junk food.

so happy we have 2 courts with a roof.

even though they only put 2 day matches on Ashe...

IS IT ME or are some of the guys wearing their shorts shorter? watching the lopez and fritz match the other day and lopez ass and legs looked their usual spectacular see thru his shorts self, but even fritz legs looked bigger and more muscular? perhaps gaining leg size as he is getting more mature? then their was i think his name is gurin, curin or something like that and he too had thick muscular legs and a ass to match...

NICE!... speaking of men and their bodies, ONCE AGAIN, YET AGAIN, ole johnny mac is going on about the male players and their bodies.. last night it was about nadal! how intimidating he must be for the other player to see him across the net with his sleeveless shirt, build and body and blah, blah, blah... what does nadal weigh 150 pounds? lol! real intimidating!..nadal's body is a weird sort in that when he's in action or flexing his arms for instance look muscular indeed, however, when he's not doing anything his arms don't show much muscle at all! weird!...and he still has a slight layer of loose fat in his lower abs too.. you would think he wouldn't have any body fat on him for how hard he trains... just saying..

guys, I saw a short video on insta of nadal eating at the US Open. Looks like he's just as OCD when he eats, he picks up a tiny amount...

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[5] Elina Svitolina def. Venus, 6-4 6-4.

Granny put up a valiant fight though, saving 5 or 6 match points in a gargantuan 16-minute long game and forcing Svitolina to serve it out. With her body in decline, she will continue to struggle against these elite counterpunchers though who grind her to death.

It would be amazing though if Sloane, Carolina Garcia, Kerber, Muguruza, or any of these other girls failing to put in the hard yards had one ounce of the fight she possesses on court.

Did anyone see the Federer match? Did he just shit the bed in the first set like he did on Mon?

yes R30, he lost the first set. He lives to see another round.

Oh look who it is! It's Serena's shameless coach on ESPN again.

How much more do we need to hear about Coco Gauff? Please give us a day off

Coric and Berrettini were stunning in person during my trip to the USO.

I don't like the awkwardness that Kyrgios' outbursts create but is he really worse than the likes of McEnroe, Connors, Nastase and others? I think the tennis world has just gotten used to mostly civil matches in the past 20 years. I don't mind an outburst here and there as long as it doesn't go too far.

and then you had players like Roddick who would say very nasty things towards the umpires, linespeople and occasionally his opponents but he never got in major trouble for it and the press often overlooked it

R35, I think Kyrigos’s racist statements and physically threatening behavior (chair-throwing, throwing a water bottle at the umpire’s chair) may put him in another class.

yeah I don't like that stuff but

not too long ago Paire threw a major fit I think it was in DC maybe last year and he was throwing stuff on court too

I remember some old tennis clip of a player (I forget who) smashing a flower vase)

and then there's a clip when 1 player was chasing the other

so I don't like it but Kyrgios isn't the first

and plenty of players have said foul things to umpires. Fognini, Tsitsipas, Medvedev...

What bothers me is that the crowd seems to go to. matches to watch him melt down. It’s become his selling point.

Patrick M. must have nudes or a sex tape of some VIP because his players are always over-featured at Grand Slams. Serena is one thing, but Coco Gauff is another. That poor girl isn't even cute to look at. Give it a rest.

Patrick is a fucking opportunist. He's trying to become the next mega coach since Nick Bollietieri isn't a factor anymore. He's in Gauff and Tsitsipas' boxes. He talks about Chardy when he plays well. I bet if Dimitrov and Pavlyuchenkova regain their form, he'll be in their boxes too. He's awful

What racist statements has Kyrgios made? I’m aware of a lot of his other behavior but wasn’t aware of that.

R41, maybe “using a crude ethnic insult” is more the appropriate description. He called Fergus Murphy a “potatohead,” possibly more than once. (The Irish are rather touchy about the subject of potatoes).

hands down, Londero wins for best tennis attire of the tournament.

And sexy AF too!

ooohhhh, Djoko playing with hurt shoulder..... it looks grim

Novak is still pretty thin. Not as gaunt as he was a year or so ago but that isn't saying much since he was skeletal.

Londero's shirt takes him from court to the club! So chic!

Nole.

I'm not sure that Djokovic has two more sets in him. It's painful to watch an injured player play.

maybe he'll call for more pills

Disagree about Londero's clothing. All black is sexy as a potato sack.

so Nadal gets another night match tomorrow night. Is the guy complaining about Serena going to complain about that too?

Kyrgios is about as foul as Nastase used to be (and still is). A four-year ban like Nastase got would be a nice ouster for Nick.

For those wondering here's Londero's clothing sponsor

I love Novak. He's fucking gorgeous.

Fuck Djokovic is injured? I don't want to see Fedal win another slam.

I wish ESPN would stick to one match.

R34 Did you see Borna up close or just from afar?

R57 I saw him from the front row of the practice courts in tight blue shorts. You could see his brieflines when he bent over.

Barty looks like she's wearing a huge panty.

R54 nice djoke haha.

he needs to gain about 20 lbs of muscle

That Shapo is hot!

Especially if you crap rap and Putin, R61.

Darfur Orphan probably looks tubby next to Djokovic.

What’s Borna’s skin color?

People against Nick K should write his sponsors about him being bad example to kids etc. not good sportsmanship etc...

I'm rooting for Stan the man and Kei N.

Where is Kyrgios with a machete when you need him? He could drop by the booth with Chris Evert and Chris Fowler and go wild and do the tennis world a big favor.

Kyrgios is fucking hot. His arrogance is so sexy to me.

Seems like grandma Serena is gonna pull off the comeback win.

R64 You want a write in campaign against Nick because he sets a bad example for children yet you are rooting for Stan? Stan walked out on his wife and infant daughter because he felt it was interfering with his tennis game. He came back only to walk out on them again once he found a new girlfriend. Stan the man is anything but, he’s trash!

don't forget Donna Vekic was a MUCH younger gf

If they mention Coco Gauff one more time during this Serena match I’m going to puke 🤮

I'm watching with the sound off, R70.

Two buckets of trash. Case closed. It's too bad that some people are drawn to garbage.

Damn that last set was lopsided. Go Serena get your fat ass that trophy and record. Then fuck off forever.

Records are reserved for true Christians not those who worship some perversion of the faith and a false idol named Jehovah.

I like CoCo sure - but I’m already over the hype. What’s the big deal really? McNally is only 17 and American and almost beat Serena tonight but they didn’t talk about it even in the same stratosphere. IF that were coco playing Serena - oh man

Remember Melanie Oudin? The US press always slobbers over a Cinderella story.

lmao 10 year anniversary of when Oudin def. Sharapova

I had a dream that Margaret Court had come out as lesbian and was getting married to Pampers Shriver, who had also decided to come out. Who is Shriver's "friend" these days?

I'm not disappointed by the outcome of the Opelka match.

Thank god he's out. He can go sip Red Bull in the players lounge and learn how to do something other than serve.

There is a very hot guy in Coco's box. With a goatee....he looks Spanish. Does anyone who is he?

They slobber over CoCo because she has the right team behind her promoting her. She seems like a nice kid with a lot of potential, but she is being overexposed and it makes me not want to root for her.

I was really hoping Granny V would survive long enough in this tournament to get a redemption rematch against silly Coco. The Venus who played this week would have demolished Gauff. Shame she drew Elina “GEMS” Svitolina in round 2.

Is there a thread about the African Olympic spot qualification tournament???

The spots go to Mohamed Safwat and Mayar Sherif.

The Asian spots (Asian Games 2018) went to Denis Istomin and Wang Qiang.

The America spots (2 per gender) decided at PaAms went to João Menezes, Tomás Barrios, Nadia Podoroska and Caroline Dolehide.

Dolehide is unlikely to be allowed to use it. If there are 4 US women qualified through ranking, they will take precedent over her. The others won't have this problem.

They must be in top 300 in June 2020. So far they all are in but some of them (the Egyptians, the Chilen guy) are in the 200s.

SHUT UP CHRIS FOWLER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DAMN HIS idiotic i have to say something about everything and i have to have the last word even though i don't know anything about tennis verbal diarrhea and jaw aerobics has me turning down the sound! does ESPN pay him for each word he spews?.. oh yeah, and retire ancient cliff drysdale while their at it as well!... alexandra stephenson? when and where did they dig her up from? she had a couple of good results what 20 years ago and now she is a tennis channel commentator and tennis "cough cough" expert!?

patrick morataglou (or however the hell you spell his name) REEKS OF A OPPORTUNISTIC WHORE! can't believe serena didn't fire his ass after last years' debacle!..

speaking of mcnally i'm WAY MORE IMPRESSED with her at 17 then i am with coco gauff at 15!..

speaking of the over top praise and attention for ONLY 15 years old coca gauff? uh, doesn't anyone remember a player named chris evert who at 15 defeated the world number #1 and just crowned grand slam winner margaret court? uh, doesn't anyone remember a player named jennifer capriati who at 15 defeated navratilova at wimbledon! and then later that summer was thisclose to defeating monica seles (herself only 17) at the u..s open semi and if she had done so would have defeated navratilova (even martina publicly admitted this!) in the finals of the u.s. open thus winning the whole thing at 15!....

i guess the u.s.t.a. and u.s media is DESPERATE for the next great u.s. champion and if she has to be or is the next "great black hope" that makes it even better!...

Was also surprising to see (and it’s been happening for awhile but I really noticed it last night) that the narrative around Serena has reached insufferable levels in regards to the general tennis fan or just general US spectator.

Anyone who is a true tennis fan and been watching for years knows that serena is anything but classy and dignified. Sure, she is an incredible athlete and competitor but class? Just look at last years final (and too old to behave like that to boot).

But now Serena is being treated like she can do no wrong and is invincible. All the armchair tennis fans are there for her, much like Federer to be honest (although he is way more classy). When it looked as if she might lose last night, the crowd seemed shocked and worried, and the commentators perpetuated the same narrative.

I find it ridiculous.

Guess what? American tennis fans are invested in Serena Williams and like Coco Gauff? Based on that, ESPN, the Tennis Channel and the media give them extra coverage. That’s the way the business goes. It’s just so shocking, I know.

I watch the matches and turn off the volume. I recommend it.

R87, I may have accidentally clicked ff instead of ww...apologies if so, since I agree with you.

Confused about Coco. There’s 2 women players named Coco right? It’s confusing.

R90 The original Coco (Colleen Vandeweghe) must be PISSED that this new Coco (Cori Gauff) has decided to launch this absurd campaign: "Call Me Coco". The commercial not only airs every 4 minutes, but everyone in her box is wearing the t shirt, she's getting all the prime time coverage, and even print posters of it are all over the place.

She is still listed in the draws as 'Cori' too, rather than Vandeweghe who has always appeared as Coco in competition (much like Wawrinka is 'Stan' in the draws now instead of 'Stanislas').

Of course there is always more focus on the Americans, and always more focus on Serena in general - but I think she has earned that. She has made 3 out of the last 5 major finals lol. Nobody has taken the mantle from her (in the abysmal Muguruza/Kerber/Pliskova/Halep/Wozniacki/Sloane era). She is still the player to beat in the draw. And even though she is obnoxious, i'll let the adulation slide because she and Venus got treated like shit earlier in their career... often more so at home in the US.

In Gauff's case it is pure marketing from her major sponsors, Federer's management company, Barilla, PR, Teen Vogue, New Balance, etc. before she has had any significant results. I think she's only ever beaten 3 players who were ranked inside the top 100.

A. Zverev and Djokovic both look to be on the Anorexia Diet. Tiafoe could donate some cake to curveless Zverev.

Hope Popsicle can pull off another win today.

R92 I don't want Tiafoe to donate any. His body looks great as is. I like that Tiafoe has muscle and an ass. The stickly builds of Djokovic, Zverev and Medvedev are gross

Agreed, R94, though Medvedev does have an ass. Maybe Thiem or Sock could volunteer a donation.

Andrea Petkovic def. Kvitova 6-4 6-4

Did Petkovic do her victory dance?

tiafoe does have that great bubble butt ass, and it defies gravity as it sticks up and outward.. fantastic sight for the closeted players to see THAT wet and in the showers!..

Tiafoe: unfortunate about the face

I love Petkovic ... nice to see her in into the 3rd round

Unfortunate about your undue snideness, R99. Tiafoe has a goofy cuteness in addition to that body.

Good to see de Minaur straight-set Garin into the third round. I'd love to see a fellow Aussie steal some of Kyrgios' cacophonous ugly thunder.

and Kudla is through. I think he is beautiful.

There is a reason why Kudla always wears a hat

Dare I say Osaka is starting to regain form and showing flashes of her aggressive success again. Not consistently yet but you can tell she’s starting to come back to form. It only took 8 months

R97 She did do her dance. I attached a gif. Also gave a really nice hug to Petra. She beat her at the Australian Open last year, it's nice to see her playing well and defending like this.

Some other WTA results of note:

Osaka def. Linette in straights. Will face the winner of Babos and Call Me Coco next.

Jabeur def. Sasnovich in 3. Plays Karolina Pliskova next.

Sakkari def. Peng (former semi finalist here) in 3. Plays Barty next.

Muchova def. Hsieh in 3 (in a third set tiebreak, both fun players and sad to lose one so early). Plays Serena next.

Sevastova def. Swiatek in 3.

Yastremska def. Peterson in 2. Ukranian battle against Svitolina next.

Kenin def. Siegemund in 2. American battle against Madison Keys next.

French Ferro def. Mladonna in 3. Sascha Bajin better be getting that Thiem ass for his efforts! Mladenovic now heading towards the bottom of the pecking order for French players. May not even be played in the Fed Cup final.

I’m just curious who will Serena lose to in the finals. You just know she’ll make her usual great run to the finals only to lose to whoever is on the other side of the net.

R106 The other side of the draw is looking pretty dry tbh. I don't know if any of them can beat her.

In terms of ranking, the top 10 seeds there are Sabalenka, Bertens, Halep (who didn't look great in her opening round) and Osaka (who has a bung knee and hasn't looked convincing, not even today in a straight set win - plus Serena destroyed her in Toronto). The only dangerous floaters around are Bencic and both Andreescu and Kanepi who don't have the health to make the final right now.

Medvedev is 2 sets up but has smashed racquets and thrown tantrums galore.

TiASSfoe and Flopos Zverev are into a deciding set showdown. Come on booty!

Tennys Sandgren does not have a single sponsor it seems. No one brand wants to be seen associated with him. So he curated his twitter account for nothing. Sad! Bring Pizzagate back Tennys!

Does Medvedev pretend that he is dying in every match he plays?

R109 he kinda does. I also don't know that he should be allowed to be given special gels and stuff from his coach halfway through. Especially with all the communication they were doing between them (should have been a violation). Just like Tsitsipas and his shoes.

Wawrinka is through. He faces Kecmanovic/Lorenzi next to set up a potential 4R against Novak. I think if Novak's shoulder is still a bit off, Stan can beat him again.... and I hope so! Love when Stan peaks against him (or anyone really). And then we have a better chance at a new slam winner.

Carl Suarez Navarro has been fined her entire $40,000 prize money for tanking. She withdrew after losing the first set 2-6 to Timea Babos. Same fine that Tatishvili and Tomic received.

Also sounds like Sacha Bajin is already planning to (do a Kamau Murray and) jump ship from Mladonna. Sounds like Kerber has already put in a request.

R108: He just needs time. Don't screw up for a while and have some good results.

Of course he is not the type of player who atracts a lot of sponsors anyway. The truth is he is not flopping as hard as i expected

De Miñaur is not the next gen with best weapons, but he is the one with best mentality

And i know Felix is very young and he is doing well, but he second part of the season is pretty meh, his level is getting lower and the fact that Shapo defeated him without a problem is something to be worried about.

Tsitsipas losing with Stan at RG was the beginning of his decline this season. I think most next gen are too busy showing how rich they are, how hot is their girlfriend and all that jazz on instagram and tweeting stupid things, to be focused on tennis.

And you can do several things at the same time, but when you are starting your career you better be focused in what you are doing. Once you are stablished you know way better how to fit other parts of your life on your tennis career

R112 I think Tsitsi is also facing the consequences of his outrageous scheduling earlier in the season, playing every single week. Even though he's not going deep in anything at the moment (so his body is still intact), he is clearly burnt out, mentally fried, and unfocused in his matches. Serve deserts him in the important moments and he is not as motivated as he was when he started the year and had all those great runs.

I think he still needs to try and make the YEC (even if he doesn't win a match there, the ranking points and $$ are too valuable for if he continues to lose next year where he has so many points to defend) but needs to play a smarter schedule and remain hungry.

DOMINIC THIEM! ARE YOU GETTING IT YET???? IS IT YOU OR YOUR "TEAM" THAT ARE STILL CLUELESS ABOUT YOUR CAREER??!..

halep is down 4-3 in the 3rd set to taylor townhouse i mean townsend.. unbelievable! this is what happens when even a top player hasn't played and doesn't know HOW to play a serve and volleyer even just a average one? heaven forbid if halep played a in her prime with today's rackets and strings martina! ...

shameful that because of today's climate of EVERY player playing the same that even a average heavy serve and volleyer or ANY player with ANY bit of "variety" can scare and even defeat the top players because these styles are so 1% rare in women's tennis today! pathetic!...

What has Nadia done to her face?

Novak looks skeletal in the OP's pic.

Lots of credit to Townsend. She has a beautiful game

[quote] Is there a thread about the African Olympic spot qualification tournament???

Should there be? Isn’t this where we talk about the African Olympic spot qualification tournament???

[quote] ven a average heavy serve and volleyer

Should “average heavy” be together or is Townhouse weight now considered average?

(po)TayTo! Felt like I was watching Navratilova in the late 70s! Homegirl came to the net ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE TIMES. What a queen. Exposed Halep for the basic baseliner that she is. Screamona didn't even try and lob her ONCE... useless. This is how the players like Hsieh and Putintseva are beating the likes of Osaka/Kerber/Halep/Wozniacki etc. They can baseline rally forever, you have to use the *whole* court.

Also nice for her to save Halep's MP considering she had MP against Bertens at Wimbledon and choked on it. She's been working up to a result like this for a while. So pleased for Taylor!

impressive win for Townsend.

sad about Tiafoe but he's too inconsistent and doesn't have the best tactics all the time.

Medvedev did an underhanded serve today...anyone else see it? He's got a real stank attitude when things aren't going his way.

Ostapenko straight sets Riske

Basilashvili benefits from Brooksby choke

lmao @ Paire losing to Bedene in a 5 set marathon

#121! i know right? HOW DOES THE WIMBLEDON CHAMPION AND FORMER #1 IN THE WORLD AND CURRENT #4 NEVER USED A LOB MUCH LESS A TOPSPIN LOB NEVER, NOT ONCE! i mean you talk about brain dead! i mean THAT stupid and clueless? really? REALLY?...this is a "indictment" of today's women's game if you ask me!...says ALOT!...

Could someone please stuff a sock in Luke Jensen's obnoxious gas-hole?

LMFAO

OF COURSE Kokkinakis withdraws and Nadal gets a walkover OF COURSE

Oh shit......Nadal.

The rapist Kobe Bryant getting glory from blonde bimbo how did she ever get the job Chris McHendry.

Chin up, R125 and R126. It's not as though Kokkinakis was going to trouble him much.

R128 and Nadal got a walkover in Canada too then still had the nerve to claim he was fatigued and couldn't play Cincinnati

after the USO regardless of whether he wins or not he'll claim he's fatigued

no it's the grinding way he plays that's the issue.

God, they had to ask Kobe to comment on how great Coco is. ENOUGH!!!!!!

R130 Coco is the Serena's baby of 2019.

How and why Lorenzi is into the third round? Actyally, how and why Lorenzi wins matches? And anyway, isn't he 300 years old by now?

Seriously....did they can Miami Nice Mary Joe Bore-nandez? We know her conflict of interest with her agent hubby about Roger and CoCo. Please tell me this is true!

Of course Nadal gets a walkover on top of an extremely easy draw. I hope either Djokovic or the Russian wins the whole thing.

Lmao... Kokkinakis was NOT going to beat Rafa. The only player left in his draw who can beat him before the final is Kyrgios. And I actually think he can do it this time despite the Wimbledon loss.

Medvedev is cramping and has overplayed.

Titsy, Thiem, RBA, Khachanov, Coric, and Fognini are out.

Zverev is playing 5 setters in every match, Federer keeps dropping the first set to sub-200 players, and Djokovic has a shoulder injury and has to get through Wawrinka.

Could this FINALLY be the year for a random breakthrough? At the very least... a new finalist? I hope Kei Nishikori, Stan Wawrinka, and GEMS Monfils have come to play. Goffin, Lil' Diego, Rublev, and PCB need to seize any opportunities too. If someone new goes through I hope it's not Isner.

La Monf through easily into the 3rd round...hoping to see him trounce Crap Rapper next.

Is Sandgren sponsored by Haines? Jockey? Fruit of the Loom?

Shapo has been pretty dialed-in so far; I wonder which Monfils will show up for the match.

wow Putintseva upset Sabalenka straight sets

Ahn who beat Kuznetsova def. Kalinskaya who beat . Stephens

another old man, Lopez is into the 3rd round too. He took out Nishikoka

wow another great win for Gauff. I hope her family dumps Mourataglou though. Fucking leeching opportunist

excited for Osaka vs. Gauff.

I'm coo coo for Coco Gauff!

I doubt Coco is dumping Patrick M. Apparently, she spent a month at his academy and her play grew significantly better.

[quote] Is Sandgren sponsored by Haines? Jockey? Fruit of the Loom?

Ewww. Why do you ask that? He’s nasty looking. He’s less than one generation from poor white trash.

Coco's family/box need to Calm the FD. Please.

R144 Yeah they were really disrespectful, hooting and hollering on Babos' unforced errors. Her dad especially. It's already not a great sign that her box is filled with like 25 people, mostly brand ambassadors and sponsors etc. Some players only have one or two people there. Family and friends.

I actually quite like Gauff herself and her composure on court is something else. But the hype and media adulation (without REAL significant results) is actually extremely Kournikova-esque. And I don't see this ending well either. People made fun of Anna K for being more press than tennis, but she at least had reached the Wimbledon SF, beaten a heap of top 10 players, won grand slams in doubles etc. in addition to just being 'marketable'.

It's not to say that Gauff won't achieve all those things, but maybe achieve them *first* before inundating the public with your image and branding.

Yes, you’re right r145, unfortunately US tennis media refuses to let young players grow and flourish without hyping them up. Remember when Donald Young was supposed to be the next big thing a few years back? Look how that turned out. The parents are to blame for this because they should want their child to develop without the pressure and expectations of being the next best thing. They buy into the hype, sponsorships contracts and the media deluge pumping up their daughter. The results should come first before the hype....

OMG, I just realized that Donald Young was the Anna Kournikova of men tennis: he never ever won a single ATP title. And speaking of young, the guy meanwhile is 30. I have not exactly followed his career but what was his glass ceiling? His parents? Headcase? His height? Power (or lack thereof)?

I was at the Open yesterday gurls and I have a few observations:

1. Feli Lopez wears a black jockstrap under his white shorts. The result is a miracle, especially when he is sweaty. He bends over frequently and poses for a few seconds to allow spectators to behold this wonder of nature.

2. Henri Laaksonen is ripped. His body is beautiful. I watched the Shapo match expecting to admire Denis, but couldn't take my eyes of Laaksonen, especially his legs and ass.

3. Medvedev stands 20 feet behind the baseline most of the time. His strokes are gorgeous, but he's too far back.

4. Alex de Minaur is an incredible player. He's everywhere on the court, has great feel, and his groundies are gorgeous. But he's small.

Woah so Taylor beat Halep in a very tight match? Wasn’t she the brunt of many fat jokes here in dL before? Good for her.

R148, thank you for your observations. I liked all of them, but I liked the first two most.

The only time I hear Taylor Townsend’s name is at the US Open...does she have any results or good runs on the rest of the WTA tour?

WELL WELL SAID #145 AND #146... i actually hope that osaka routs her and perhaps this will sink in to her parent's head! and yes, that large crowded box of "ahem" supporters screams and reeks of opportunistic leeches, including serena's coach!...

in regards to donald young? i just think his game never developed, never got better and yes, his height and lack of great outside coaching were factors. in the juniors he was the top dog and soon turning pro he watched junior rivals like sam querrey pass him by...

he was like this era's billy martin or scott davis (any long time tennis fan remember these top juniors of the 70's and 80's) who never did ANYTHING in the pros...

R151 it seems like she rarely plays outside of the us

OFF TOPIC, BUT ON YOUTUBE, THEIR ARE people posting how negative and even "hateful" chris evert is in regards to serena and commentating on serena matches, some posters saying she is always like this with serena and so on and so on? HUH? EVERT HAS ALWAYS BEEN more then complimentary towards serena, encouraging her, respecting her, praising her, giving her support both publicly and personally and serena herself has thanked and praised evert both publicly and privately? is it because evert (it is her job after all) is trying not to be bias for serena and not kissing serena's ass if she is critiquing her game during a match?...

some of these serena supporters on youtube posting this stuff sound like trump supporters! LITERALLY brainwashed and/or pathologically obsessed with serena as the perfect goddess who cannot be EVER EVER REMOTELY talked against in any way?... i don't know if these people are TRUE tennis fans or just obsessed with serena, or defenders of her race or just loons who just want and need to believe what they believe and nothing can change that (i.e. facts) or what?..

R154 Serena has lots of fans that dont give a shit about tennis and only care about her. They think she cant do any wrong and believe shes always right. Basically to them the sun shines out of her ass and they wish to live there. They probably do with how much they kiss it. They'll mostly disappear when she retires and good riddance.

Re: Alexandra Stevenson, I imagine ESPN is under pressure to diversify their talent, especially given all the players of color making an impact.

Seeing Taylor Townsend’s interview, she could have a future on TV. But I hope for many years of play for her.

I thought I would enjoy looking at the OP pic 600 times, but I'm already tired of it by the 150s. He's really not that pretty, whoever he is.

R147: Young won the Australian Open at 15 (which is not that usual for guys) combine that with the fact that he was african american (on women you have the Williams but he didn't have any black male top player) and the hype was incredibly.

And that's when everything went wrong. Young was an amazing junior, but he was clearly a junior player, with a lot of ups and downs in his game, but he won a GS so they want to rush him into playing pro tennis which was a big mistake.

They wanted to profit when the hype was high and that was a terrible decision. Young was an agressive player as junior but on atp and challengers he was simply not strong enough to carry that type of game so he morphed into a very defensive player. The result was the lost his confidence and got back to the junior tour (he won Wimbledon later).

What happened to Carlos Boluda was even more spectacular, he was the best u14 european player ever (better than Gasquet and better than Nadal), but he is a small guy, he is very strong physically but not enough tall.

His parents believed that hype (even it was obvious he will struggle when he had to play pro tennis) and made a lot of changes (including coach) when he was 15. That and a couple of injuries and he never became a top junior player. He was a good one but he flopped at GS, all that was his strengths in the past (his mental toughness) became his weakeness. He still plays, but he never reached top 200. I watched an interview and he says that a lot of people still goes to watch his matches only to see how low he sank (which is just sad).

When you have success very young can be very tricky, specially if you are not tall and strong. It's not a surprise that Felix is doing well, and i expect players like Rune or Alcaraz do well in the following years because they have the talent and the physical strenght. Others like Mochizuki probably struggle for a while, because he has the talent but his body is just of what he is, a 16 year old boy

Yeah, there are a lot of cautionary tales our there where junior players never lived up to the hype. People seem to forget that Pete Sampras was never that great in the juniors, but he went on to have the best career among his peers (Agassi, Courier, Chang) and at one point had the most Grand Slams ever won by a male player until Federer broke that record, followed by Nadal and Djokovic.

I've seen a lot of overhyped junior girls especially not make it. Capriati was crushed by the pressure to win. She was never quite the same player after she lost that 1991 semi-final to Monica Seles. It shocked Capriati that she got outhit, outplayed, and ran into someone mentally tougher than she was. She wasn't ready for the huge disappointment that followed. Credit to her for having a comeback. It showed what her career might have been that she was able to win Slams in the era of Serena, Venus, Hingis, Davenport, Henin, Clijsters, etc.

Gauff--hmmm. We'll see. I worry about the overhyping. I think Osaka will shut her down in straights provided Osaka plays up to her abilities. Gauff's matches have actually been pretty poorly played. It's exciting to watch a young player succeed. But I remember Seles challenging Graf, and Graf challenging Navratiliova and Evert. Gauff's play hasn't reached those heights yet. But you can see the raw talent. It reminds me of the first time I saw Venus Williams play at the French Open. She was all raw talent. Once it got harnessed, she became a champion. Gauff has that potential if she remains grounded.

Thanks for your observations, R148.

A. Zverev couldn't resist Tiafoe's ass either ;)

Here's Taylor Townsend's press conference from last night

At 15 Andrea Jaeger reached the Wimbledon quarters (beating Ginny Wade) and the US Open semis in 1980. She beat Austin, Navratilova, Goolagong and Mandlikova that year and finished the year at no. 6 or 7. She never had a better run of wins after that.

Are there any other players in the tournament besides Serena and Coco?

Townsend is very articulate and likable. Very. I've always loved her game, yet always concerned about her weight. I hope she gets another win.

During that press conference above, she noted the economic consequences of taking flights to Europe and losing early. I know Rubin and others have mentioned similar conditions, but they always seem to be listed in vague terms. I believe the 200 and below players struggle financially, but what does the typical balance sheet look like, I wonder, and how much can be written off.

I worry for grandpa Roger. Today is very hot!

Roger must be very grumpy that he is being made to play during the day

oh my, Kei in trouble. lost first 2 sets!

I love de Minaur....

R167, Are you kidding? Federer trains in Dubai...he’s use to the heat.

My comment was for R166.

I really enjoy de Minaur as well and hope he wins. Pliskova's husband is hot!

[quote] Pliskova's husband is hot!

I always get gold digger vibes from him

pliskova's trainers are muscle daddies too!

Is Michal related to Hunter Ryan

Kei just threw his racket. Is that a first?

Would love to see de Minaur overtake Kyrgios...

De Minaur is fun to watch but I could do without the vamping. His celebrations after an opponents error are like Hewitt's reactions after winning a slam.

Pliskova's husband IS a gold digger. Remember he went after Kvitova first. He also has that creepy overly tweezed/plucked look (although he does have a hot body).

Pierre Yves Hardenne vibes from him. What a sleaze.

I agree, TayTo's press conference was very charming. Basically it seems she's figured out the schedule that works for her financially (and she plays a LOT of World Team Tennis so I wonder how much she makes from that)... but I hope she is able to get some sponsors and eventually play the WTA tour full time rather than just the high level ITFs. She has the game for it and a very marketable personality actually. Also she is still big but she HAS lost weight.... and moves a LOT better than some girls who are half her size.

As long as he is earning his keep, I'm sure she doesn't mind. It isn't like people who hook up with gold-diggers are unaware of the situation. They have decided it's worth it.

Glad that Alex won. Wish we had been able to see that match instead of the boring Federer match and then post-match babbling about COCO COCO COCO.

How many fucking times are they going to show Kobe Bryant??

Kei lost.

Coco just walked on to the doubles court with McNally to a THUNDEROUS applause; stands JAM-PACKED!

can't believe grandma serena is wearing long sleeves!

Alex is not the nextgen with better weapons but god that guy is really fast

Eew, is Nole manorexic? He looks like a holocaust survivor.

Grandma Serena looking like she might finally win another major after a long drought.

Other results:

Pliskova (barely) survives an inspired Ons Jabeur in 3 sets. Hope someone can take the bot out soon.

Martic def. an out of form Sevastova. SF points coming off for the Latvian.

Barty def. Sakkari in 2. Not looking like a real threat though.

R187 She was talking about her baby. When did she have a baby? Who knew?!

CoCo Gauff invented doubles!!!

Kyrgio's hair is really something...so ugly.

Kodat and Damm won their doubles matches, Toby is 16 and Martin 15 (at least for a month)

I'm kind of rooting for Gauf to lose but I doubt that will change the hype machine. If anyone should be hyped, McNally is the one who played inspired vs. Serena. Both are impressive. I just can't stand the gushing and I really hate this about the coverage in the US. It's all so fucking dramatic. Ridiculous.

White girl no good as Coco

Oh my God Justine: there is a cameraman just across the street. Could you touch up my make up real quick?

One order of Majchrzak, please...

Lorenzi's bulging eyes always creep me out. He gave Wawrinka a tough 3 set match though. I thought Stan would have won more easily

yesterday in Mallorca, Murray lost in the 3rd round to 32 year old #240 Matteo Viola and it's on hardcourt. Wow his form must be awful. He didn't look terrible in Winston Salem last week when he lost a competitive match to Sandgren

Not all of the US Open action is taking place on the court.

During Feliciano López’s first-round win against American Taylor Fritz on Monday, a female fan in the stands was caught checking out the Spanish athlete as he changed his shirt. The unidentified spectator was also filmed as she appeared to take a shirtless snap of López, 37.

The not-so-Kodak moment made the rounds on social media, with a few members of the tennis community chiming in.

“Same thing happens when @alexdeminaur changes his shirt,” Australian tennis star Matt Reid quipped of fellow Aussie athlete Alex de Minaur.

Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis also replied, “Thotianaaaaa.”

Grigor is up two sets! It's a Labor Day weekend miracle.

Basilashvili is so handsome, and has so much pure ballstriking talent... but SUCH a headcase. Choking a 5-1 (or was it 5-2?) lead in that second set? He's always a part of some epically long and messy matches. Spectacular to watch, but not always in a good way lol.

Really where is MJ Fernandez? ESPN is not saying anything about her.

HURRAY.. ESPN HAS SENT FOWLER OUT OF THE U.S. OPEN TO DO COLLEGE FOOTBALL OPENING WEEKEND! HOPEFULLY HE STAYS THERE FOR THE ENTIRE COMING WEEK!...

Sonia Kenin’s father seems like a complete asshole. Is it just me? She always seems on the brink of stressing out and he seems to enjoy fueling it.

R203 sadly he comes back on Tuesday. I'm looking forward to the next few days without him though

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:

Feli Lopez in white shorts and visible jockstrap lines currently on Stadium Court

R201 he's the new Fernando Gonzalez. Headcase and wildly inconsistent but super powerful groundstrokes and can hit players off the court when he's on

R200 it's nice to see him winning matches but he got lucky with a dream draw and the walkover from Coric. He couldn't have asked for more. Hopefully this gives him confidence though

R204 Extremely unhealthy dynamic. Not only that he took the family from Russia to the USA and basically forced her to become a tennis player... shoving her into the limelight and making friends with the tennis establishment before she was even a junior. But the constant shouting at her, the way he rubs her inappropriately when he comes down to court, his look of disgust with her during the matches.

Though not nearly as bad (YET), he reminds me of the fathers of Jelena Dokic / Mary Pierce / Mirjana Lucic.

Someone should punch Medvedev hard in the head for ripping the towel out of the ball person's hand. That massive hydrocephalic forehead needs to be reduced anyway.

lmao Med lost the crowd after he flipped them off, god I hope he loses.

I was only half watching. He flipped them off? I thought he was pointing to his head.

R211 nevermind just turned it back and he used his middle finger. Well know we know who the crowd will want.

yeah if anyone in this thread still has questions about Medvedev, YES HE IS A JERK

don't take it out on the ball kids damn. Snatching the towel like that

As a target?

The ball kid was like 45, it was hilarious albeit uncalled for. He got the code violation.

Medvedev is really talented but a real tool.

He's got his shrink at the match! lmao

It would have been "hilarious" if the ball "kid" reflexively clocked Medvedev in the face, R215.

Dmitry Tursunov announced an end to his coaching partnership with Aryna Sabalenka

When's the last time a crowd was this one sided as this Lopez and Medvedev match. I cant recall. They are so muted when the Russian wins a point.

wow, speaking of Jelena Dokic, I remember watching her donkey years ago...just went on her insta and she got so fat! She has lost a lot but she was quite fat!

Imagine if Djokovic and Medvedev do end up meeting on Ashe with the crowd really involved. They'll both be having angry outbursts in the QF

That would be the perfect opportunity for a sinkhole orchestrated by AA beyond the grave.

Eh, I like both Novak and Medvedev. I'd take them over Nadal any day.

The Russian.

The Greek.

The Croatian.

Come on Feli! Kill this brat so I don't have to see him in the next round.

LMFAO Medvedev trolling the crowd telling them their energy is what fueled him to win

I wonder if the boos will carry over to his next match

I'll miss the sight of Feliciano's jock strap.

Medvedev is a cunt, and I'm here for it.

Medvedev is a fucking asshole. I hope he is given a huge fine for flipping off the audience and that arrogant court interview afterwards. I'd take Kyrgios 10x over this creep.

R230, you've lost your mind. Kyrgios is worse than cancer, AIDS, and ebola combined. He is a walking, talking, bitching and moaning plague.

I disagree. Kyrgios has his behavioral problems but Medvedev is just a giant jackass.

Ready for the inevitable Kyrgios-Medvedev final.

The interview

The snatching of the towel (I didn't bother linking the middle finger and him throwing the racquet at the umpire but those happened too).

Saturday has a bunch of promising matches on schedule

Now the players think it's cool to act like assholes like Kyrgios.

I'm so sick of Kyrgios. His brother posts things like the court is full because they came to see Nick. No ,they came to see a train wreck, not good tennis.

And he's dancing after points...this guy is a clown.

Novak Djokovic’s night is already off to a bad start.

The 16-time Grand Slam champion was captured on video getting into it with a fan during his warmup session before facing American Denis Kudia in the third round of the US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday night.

Djokovic was getting ready to serve when he stopped – catching his toss on the way down – before walking over to the fence to confront a fan, who may have said something he didn’t like. After the discussion, Djokovic walked away and kept pointing at the fan.

“I’ll come find you,” he said. “Trust me, I’ll come find you.”

Djokovic will get a chance to take his frustrations out on the court against Kudia.

Who is this Coco they keep talking about? Is she the baby that Serena had?

Is Medvedev a jerk? Absolutely, but i loved how he trolled the crowd in the interview. He owned the villian role (something Nole refused to do) and i loved it, there's only one thing better than winning to a cheering crowd and it's giving i big fuck you to a crowd that wants you to lose.

To be fair with Murray, it was a close match (when he played awfully) to a player who totally destroyed his next round opponent. Andy will need some time, that's all.

And Coco hype is out of the charts. I think she has a great mentallity but her groundstrokes are not as good as Anisimova's. I think Osaka will destroy her

R238 Poor thing. He was probably hungry.

Tim Mayotte. Todd Martin. Same initials. Similar images. What was the deal with them?

R199, that's me!

Brad Gilbert, in discussing Medvedev’s behavior, mentioned that he was sweating from the start. A reference to perhaps drinking the night before?

Rafa ass.

[quote] After the discussion, Djokovic walked away and kept pointing at the fan. “I’ll come find you,” he said. “Trust me, I’ll come find you.”

I can see him getting some Serbian paramilitary types to hunt down this fan and destroy him.

Or the Serbian mafia...

speaking of rafa, why doesn't he just wear a thong under his shorts, since he has no problem showing his ass off and is going to pick his butt anyway!..

i see that the shaved short haired bodybuilder security guard in the blue polo shirt in the corner of arthur ashe stadium is there yet again! always look forward to see this muscle stud every year at the open.. wonder what he does the other 50 weeks of the year?!...

medvedev.. imagine if he had pulled that snatching the towel act with some ball kid 12 and under!?!!!

why are all the top male players have some kind of "mental Issue"? is their any top male player that is more or less down to earth and normal?..

R238, apparently during the match itself he was heckled by a man in an “RF” tee shirt.

Andy Murray seems very sane and funny off-court. I wonder if that’s held him back, if he could have done more with more ruthlessness.

Mary Joe is back in the house for whoever asked, calling the Townsend match. No one talking about Andreescu this tournament but she is getting to the finals, just watch. Loved whoever pointed out that Medvedev owned the villain role (something Djoker can’t do) and it made me like him more - especially afterward his admission that he is “working on himself.” At least he’s honest - although a little bratty still. That will evolve I’m sure (Berdych was same way when he was younger and grew out of it )

What’s this? Showing tennis instead of a half hour listening to the wisdom of Patrick Morataglou???

this girl is fat as fuck.

I don't like either, but why is it okay that Medvedev embraces the villain role and not okay when Kyrgios is doing it? You know full well that if Nick K gave that post match interview, y'all would have crucified him in this thread (and me too).

Mary Joe and Patrick Mac commentating on this Townsend/Cirstea match.... wasn't it Patrick who banned TayTo from playing the US Open despite being the #1 ranked junior in the world? Because she was too fat? These two are lucky to have the connections they do.

Step aside, Nick Kyrgios.

The U.S. Open has a new villain.

Russian Daniil Medvedev became a Flushing enemy Friday night. In the first set, he ripped a towel from a ball person’s hands, drawing a code violation, threw his racket in the direction of the chair umpire and was seen on the big screen flashing his middle finger by the side of his head.

The fifth seed survived Spaniard Feliciano Lopez, 7-6 (1), 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4, but likely will face the crowd’s ire the rest of his stay at the tournament. After his tantrum, the Louis Armstrong Stadium crowd got behind Lopez, cheering for every point he won and furiously booing Medvedev.

“I was in the heat of the moment, starting losing the momentum,” the 23-year-old Medvedev said. “It was tough. And I paid for it the whole match after.

“What I can say is I’m working on myself and hopefully will be better next time,” he added. see also Novak Djokovic on confrontation with fan: 'He did me a favor'

In his on-court interview, he seemed to revel in his role as the villain, and challenged fans for more boos.

“First of all, what can I say? Thank you guys, because your energy tonight gave me the win,” Medvedev said, speaking directly to the fans like he was a wrestling heel. “If you weren’t here, guys, I would probably lose the match. I was so tired. I want all you to know when you sleep tonight I won today because of you.

“The energy you’ve given me right now, guys, I think it will be enough for my five next matches. The more you do this, the more I will win for you guys. Thank you.”

Unseeded German Dominik Koepfer, Medvedev’s fourth-round opponent, probably just gained a lot of fans for at least his next match.

It’s different (thus far) for Medvedev and Kyrgios because Kyrgios amps up the antics for seemingly no reason at times, just to put on a show and to distract. His is gamesmanship and also a deflection from his own fears since people have been talking about his talent for years. Medvedev’s is genuine, heat of the moment frustration. And I don’t think anyone can argue that Daniil gives it 100% when he is out there. The same cannot be said of Nick, unfortunately

Psycho Kyrgios isn't going to like anyone getting attention other than him. God knows what insane shenanigans he'll pull for his next match. At least Medvedev keeps playing well the whole time instead of tanking.

I don't remember Berdych ever flipping off the crowd, abusing ball people, or throwing coins and rackets at umpires, R250.

I'm all for letting the sponsors of Medvedev and Kyrgios know that we're boycotting them if it comes to that. One Nastase was more than enough. We don't need that level of nastiness again.

Cirstea went for a toilet break after losing the set, to try and throw off Townsend's focus and rhythm, and Townsend brought a jump rope out of her bag and started skipping... dead. She may be fat but she's actually quite fit and can defend better than a lot of thinner players.

Townsend's game is fun to watch. She reminds me of Martina Navratilova the way she swarms the net. She's surprisingly fast for someone who is heavier. She has a lot of variety to her shotmaking. She really understands the geometry of the court. I hope this run gives her confidence enough to do better in the smaller tournaments and improve her ranking. The women's game could use some variety to break up the boring baseline-fests we're usually subjected to.

R259 Agreed, it's like watching the modern girls play against a time capsule from the early 1980s. Very fun. It's not just netplay either, she's hit some great short-angled backhand winners, keeps mixing up the spins and slices to draw the error... very good tennis IQ for such an attack-minded player. Hope she can keep it up.

Townsend into week two. Great for her. Hope she lands some endorsements.

Her half of the draw is still very random and I wonder if she go even further. Plays the winner of (out of form) Wozniacki vs (injured) Andreescu next. As good as both those players are, they're not at their best, and it's still very hard to have to hit passing shot winners on every point against Townsend.

She's already won 6 matches (from qualifying to second week), I wonder if she can do the full Alexandra Stevenson?

Mertens def. Petkovic 6-3 6-3 also.

Wozniacki lost the first set

Enough about Townsend! Let's talk about CoCo!

Andreescu's coach is HOT

Medvedev like Kyrgios and Bublik have also thrown in an underhanded serve at times. He did it in the last round.

Has Kyrgios been rude to a ballkid? He's a jerk to umpires and hecklers in the crowd but I don't remember him yelling at someone for offering him a towel when he didn't ask for it.

I'll take Kyrgios over Medvedev.

but I'm glad we have a few players who don't care about being perfect gentleman all the time. I don't like when it goes too far and players get defaulted but some tension is good. I wasn't alive for the craziness of the late 70s and early 80s of the men's game and all their bad behavior but the clips online don't look any less rude than what we're seeing now

and Berdych is a diva but he's not like Medvedev.

The towel thing was not that big a deal. It isn't like the ball-gramps even flinched. It wasn't even worthy of a violation.

Andreescu is my favorite newer player. Hope she goes deep in the tournament. Her variety is so fun to watch.

Perfect decorum isn't the expected standard, R266, just not the level of assholery, nasty habits, and entitlement that Medvedev, Kyrgios, A. Zverev and a few others bring to the court as if they're gifting us. A Kyrgios/Medvedev final would be one that I'd be sure to miss. Nobody needs to see tennis brought back to the bad old days of Connors and Nastase.

I absolutely loathe Medvedev. Give me Kyrgios any day.

Medvedev can be rude, but he is not rude to his rivals. Kyrgios can be completely disrespectful to his rival, and most of the things he do on court are to distract the rival. And of course you don't see Medvedev tanking a match just because he is not in the mood for playing.

The truth is the next gens are quite bad on their behaviour on court (probably with the exception of FAA). A lot of throwing raquets, and that in the best case scenario.

And Medeved is not praised for his behaviour on court but for his speech, and his speech was spot on. The crowd in the US Open are too loud and rude, Feliciano even complain for the noise in the point he lost the third set.

Unfortunately we¡ll see more and more this behaviour. Kuznetsova said that sometimes she did some warm up with young players and they made her feel like she was a ballgirl. Änd it's quite easy to find a lot of rudeness on U14 and U16 matches

You think Medvedev's interview was "spot on"? Are you nuts? He completely disrespected the crowd there. You don't bash the fans of tennis who give up their evening and buy a ticket to come see you play. What he did was worse than anything Kyrgios has ever done.

Andreescu def. Wozinacki next she'll play Townsend. I wonder how Taylor will deal with all the lobs. Surely she will know they're coming

R273: A crowd that was booing him all the time including the interview. Yes, it was spot on. He was very clear and he was even funny.

And the US crowd (like the RG crowd) are not "the fans of tennis". Fans of tennis know how to behave on a court

so Chung is finally back and went through qualifying. I wonder if he can do anything against Nadal

I'm surprised he doesn't have a protected ranking

R273, I didn't think there was anything wrong with his speech, I thought it was funny. I'm sure it hurts him a little bit (on the inside) that the crowd boos you etc

I'm sure the crowd will forget very soon.

Medvedev threw down the gauntlet with his behavior. That came before the crowd justifiably booed him. He ultimately had nobody to blame but himself.

R276: Nadal is the most reliable player against young players and Chung came from two very long matches.

Hopefully he'll give a fight, but i doubt he has a chance

Not to defend him, but someone said that somebody in the crowd insulted him before the towel incident, which was what angered him. No clue if that is true though. I can't say I like Medvedev but I can't stand Kyrgios.

Bertens always find a way to lose way before reaching the final rounds

Clever? Funny? That speech was about as funny as getting cancer. It was smug, smarmy, and immature. The way he kept closing his eyes and raising his hands. I have seen so many dudebros commenting "lol trolled!!!!!" towards the crowd.

This is also more of a general comment not necessarily directed at the posters here, but I find it so strange that a lot of people seem to equate arrogance and bratty behaviour with "having a personality" or "being entertaining for tennis". Since when is being a cunt a personality?

Meanwhile, someone needs to send this video of TayTo to Jack Sock.

R282: Like getting cancer? are you not exaggerating a bit?

Towsend is still big but she is clearly in better form that she was in the past

I don't like either of them.

The crowd booed Medvedev because he was acting like an arrogant son of a bitch. He richly deserved to be booed. I can't believe anybody is defending that indefensible post-match interview he gave. That's going to haunt him for a long time. Kyrgios shows more humanity than Medvedev does. Medvedev just seems evil.

R283 you need to work on your reading comprehension dear. I never said his speech was "like getting cancer". I said it was about as 'funny' as getting cancer. Meaning not funny at all.... despite what many of the posters here are saying.

R287: Both things are equaliy stupid

R288 Almost as stupid as your inability to read basic sentences.

Bertens winning Cincinnati last year was 1 of the bigger surprises of that whole season. Her game seems to be most suited to clay and indoor hardcourts.. Those 2 surfaces are where she has won most of her titles. I'm not surprised she lost to Goerges today. When Bertens is not at her best, her backhand is just woeful and leaks errors

F. Lopez and PCB are teaming up in doubles today. That should be quite nice on the eyes.

[quote] Meanwhile, someone needs to send this video of TayTo to Jack Sock.

Is he as fat as Townsend was?

As Craig Kilborn used to say, “One is an asshole, but the other is just an ass.” Kyrgios is the former and Medvedev the latter.

R292 Nobody in the atp could be as fat as she was and be top 300

R290 She started the year well (Madrid title, St Petersburg title), but since getting seriously ill at the French Open and losing that final at home to Alison Riske (despite having match points) her game - even more so than her mentality - has been a mess. I still think she's solid on all surfaces but because of her extreme grip, when her game is off she can be really messy.

Also Goerges is a bad matchup for her because she likes to hit at shoulder-height (as we saw in the Wimbledon QF last year), Kiki's heavy topspin sits up for Goerges to tree off.

Vekic def. Putin in straights

Andreescu def. Wozniacki in straights

[quote]And the US crowd (like the RG crowd) are not "the fans of tennis". Fans of tennis know how to behave on a court

THIS.

lmao Zverev had 5-2 but choked. He could have broken then he should have served it out but failed and played a pathetic tiebreak so Bedene takes the first set

Zverev is so lame. He almost makes me want to root against him. He is a total head case.

Wow, what a choke

and of course he broke his racket after

Cilic despite being in shitty form this year takes the first set off Isner

wow Bublik a nut but so entertaining to watch! some insane points against Andujar

R300 Bublik's problem is that he gift his rival too many free points. He is entertaining, he is talented and a little crazy, but he needs some stability in his game.

did you just hear Brad Gilbert talk about rafa's shoes? he's actually a size 11 but wears size 10 coz he likes tight fit, according uncle Tony told him tight fit is better from a young age LOL.

Wouldn't he get blisters if it's too tight?

yeah the info about Nadal purposely wearing a smaller size has been out there for several years

HERE'S THE THING: ON one hand, no one should disrespect the fans, because if it wasn't for the fans, their would be no professional tennis circuit and thus no career for these players, ON THE OTHER HAND, let's face, it at the grand slams especially and perhaps none more then the u.s. open, the vast majority especially 99% of those sitting in the great seats have NO IDEA ABOUT ANYTHING TENNIS! they get the seats because they are filthy rich, know someone, are a celebrity, or their corporation is sponsoring the tournament and get tickets for free to give away..

what percentage of people in these great seats near the court, ACTUALLY BOUGHT THEIR TICKETS? what percentage of these people follow the game 24/7 year round and know their tennis rules and tennis history?..

the true fan of the game is sitting in the rafters and at home watching....

i suppose their can be a difference between the fans on a outer court in obscurity and the fans in the stadium court, i'll give one that...

so in closing, i see it both ways... all i know is that slew hester would be rolling in his grave if he saw what the u.s. open had become... a even MORE niche sport catering to the wealthy then ever before, and seemingly the powers that be could care less as long as money from anywhere is rolling in and hopefully the money forever rolls in..

isn't it interesting how the tennis "experts" and commentators NEVER EVER mention ticket prices and the cost of attending these tournaments that is out of reach for the vast majority of tennis fans (unless of course they want to sit in the rafters and peruse the outer courts).. as it is, tennis along with golf and ice skating are THEE most expensive not just individual sport to participate in and succeed at the highest level, but among the most expensive including team sports... and what has the u.s.t.a. and other bodies done to address this? 'a promotion campaign of "net gen" events?? "fan sunday" before the open starts?...

anyone want to go to the next laver cup and spend literally 10 thousand or more to attend the 3 day event with great seats?!

wow Nadal's draw

next he gets Isner or Cilic who both are playing poorly these days. I mean not that Isner was ever that great beyond his serve

Then the rest of the QF section is Zverev/Bedene & Schwartzman/Sandgren. Nadal couldn't have hoped for a better group

It doesn't take tennis knowledge to detect when players have nothing but belligerence, condescension and a deep wells of anger where basic courtesy and equanimity ought to be. Medvedev, Krygios and their ilk's antics absolutely deserve a negative response from the crowd.

R305 I hate that he got a walkover, but in Wimbledon he was shafted from 2nd seed to 3rd seed to make way for Rogie (despite going deeper than Federer the year before), and had to play Tsonga and Kyrgios in the first 3 rounds. So I don't really care if he gets some good draw karma.

I still don't think it *really* makes much of a difference how easy the draws are for the big 3 though, only a small handful of opponents can even challenge them in Bo5 anyway.

Unless he is not in good form, Nadal is only vulnerable on the first rounds on Wimbledon, were the court is faster.

He is the most reliable player against young players. He needs really a good player to defeat him, and that on the second week of GS

Please, Nadal has had a lot of cakewalk draws the last few years. Wimbledon this year was tough, but not that tough, and US Open last year was tough.

Why the fuck is Zverev playing 100 feet behind the baseline? At his height, he should be taking balls early and robbing his opponents of time. He and Thiem drive me crazy with that shit. Medvedev does it, too. They're never going to beat the Big 3 playing that far behind the baseline.

Bedene is fine.

[quote] Wouldn't he get blisters if it's too tight?

Not only that, a well-known effect of wearing shoes that are too tight is chronic ass picking.

#306... agreed, basic human decency, behavior, integrity, character....

I love Taylor Townsend but Andreescu has way too many weapons, smarts and variety to be hurt at all by Taylor. Bianca to the finals y’all. Probably a win.

I wonder how much Sloane got paid to read from the script in an absolutely flat and lifeless monotone for the Estee Lauder commercial.

Yay!!! Cilic sends Trumptard Isner packing

I know, R315! So happy to see a Trumpeter get the boot! Cilic didn't look that great, though. I fear Nadal will take him out in straights.

lmfao that Cilic-Isner was a real shitshow of a match. Cilic served the worst I've seen him. At times he couldn't buy a first serve and he had so many double faults! Isner's return-of-serve is so poor though that he could only take advantage of it once in the second set and blew a lot of other chances. Good riddance

unless Cilic somehow improves 1000% for the next round, he'll get straight setted handily by Nadal

sad to see Vasek "tripod" Pospisil lose...

Sandgren topped Pospisil in a battle of North American deplorables.

What on earth is Naomi wearing?!

Tripod?

It really is a strange and ugly outfit R320

Rumor has it Posipisil is like the begeezus.

^... hung like the begeezus ... that should say

Mary Jo Fernandez should not be commenting on the Gauff-Osaka game. It is not fair (or ethical)

look at coco's nails...gross. puke green color to go with her dress.

Please Naomi, put an end to Coco mania tonight.

It won't put an end to coco mania, they will praise her endlessly...how she's so composed for her age, handled pressure well etc.

Well at least a reprieve from Coco mania for the second week then ...

Blame Nike for that ugly outfit...she’s not the only one at the Open wearing that shit outfit. The players have to wear what’s given to them via their sponsors.

At some point, we have to have a conversation about Shapo's choice of shorts (always baggy).

They're calling this match like Gauff has won multiple Slams and Osaka is just lucky to get a point. Nauseating

R332 you are absolutely right. It is ridiculous. And Gauff's second serve is non-existent. Second set, she is down two breaks.

[quote] At some point, we have to have a conversation about Shapo's choice of shorts (always baggy).

He has no ass. All shorts look baggy on him.

wait, Pospisil is a deplorable???

Coco mania down the tubes.

I wish that Shapovalov were as fun to watch on the court as Youzhny used to be, and Monfils still is. But it's all brainless Bambam with a lot of UEs. Rooting for La Monf to turn it around for the rest of the match.

Nice to see Schwartzman complete the trifecta today so that Isner, Posp and Sandgren are all out.

Are the still going to hype Coco after this?

can you hear what she said to coco?

coco is crying.

Coco has had 6 double faults! 46% first serve percentage! Why are we acting like she’s the second coming of Serena?

It's all about bums-in-seats; they'll find someone else to hype next week.

A New York bagel!

BAGEL FOR COCO

The drama continues. And Osaka is a class act. Everyone cries!

Ugh, this makes me appreciate Daniil Medvedev's post-match interview even more.

Once again Osaka has to apologize for winning.

I guess Coco won’t break the Top 100 tonight 😢

So right. I hope Osaka wins it again.

Why is Chris Evert making excuses for Coco losing!

I hope Osaka wins the whole thing again.

Serena and Osaka is going to be a great match...looking forward to it.

Yea, right, R346--if Osaka had taken a page out of Medvedev's book, she would have flipped off the crowd and said how happy she was to make Coco cry.

That was an interesting on court interview...tennis is so incestuous - Mary’s husband is Coco’s manager. So many strange relationships behind the scenes...

Wait. Did Chrissie say that Coco would have beaten other top 10 players with the way she played tonight???

R355, I was just gonna post about that comment! Is she drunk already?

And now Evert just asked Osaka "How good is Coco?" Enough.

Chrissie asked Naomi "how good is coco gauff?"

Naomi couldn't believe it.

Naomi is being very gracious. She’s always having to apologize for winning.

guys you're being rough on Gauff. She is 15!! She has already done amazingly for her age in this era of tennis. Osaka asked her to do the on-court interview with her which was a lovely gesture. She's a nice girl and Gauff felt guilty about it. Obviously there's lots of room for improvement but if she stays healthy and doesn't buckle under the extreme pressure, she will most certainly be a top player before she's 18.

I agree with Chris Evert and John McEnroe that everyone is putting too much pressure on her though. It's not good for someone so young in this age of social media.

Naomi looked pretty good tonight after she took the momentum in the first set. If her knee stays healthy look out. She faces Bencic next which will be a major contrast of styles

Bencic beat Naomi twice as Brad pointed out.

They are just hyping her and trying to boost ratings...and I guess coco benefits coz she get more sponsors, more $$ etc.

as the poster pointed out above she can't serve for shit.

checking in later to see if Nick K. goes nuts. gonna watch a movie now. have a great night DLers.

No one is being rough on Gauff. People are commenting on the extreme overhype by the tennis media. Asking a player how good their opponent is who they just beat is beyond anything I have ever seen.

Kyrigos can’t go off on the umpire tonight because Marina is pregnant. His m.o. is always arguing with the ump...so how is he going to channel is frustrations tonight?

Mariana

wow John McEnroe and Rublev have the same agent

R364 there have been plenty of times when a top player was asked about how good their much younger teen phenom opponent is. Naomi isn't the first and won't be the last to answer that question.

2 years ago a lot of the top guys were being asked how good Shapovalov is

[quote] Why is Chris Evert making excuses for Coco losing!

Because she’s the World’s Worst Tennis Commentator.

[quote] Mary’s husband is Coco’s manager

Husband?

Berrettini is so sexy.

R364 yes the media is putting too much pressure on her but by contrast some of the posts here are doing the exact opposite. Some of you are acting like Gauff sucks and is some hopeless scrub. She is 15 and has already had great results. Beating Venus in her first main draw slam match is impressive even if Venus is no longer near her best.

Gauff then won the DC doubles title and got to the third round here. She is very promising. Obviously her game isn't fully matured yet and who knows exactly how good she'll be but there's a lot of upside

and so called "tennis experts" like drysdale and gilbert actually stated before the match they thought it could go either way and that drysdale himself said 52-48 he favored coco for the win?..

time to put both of these two out to pasture...

if only i could get the BBC broadcast!

I enjoyed Virginia Wade calling the Andreescu match this afternoon. Dry wit.

R370, Tony Godsick is married to Mary Jo Fernandez. Tony also manages Federer. Federer and Tony own Tennis 8 which manages Coco and a few other players.

fernandez husband is federer's agent...

the whole world of tennis is very nepotism and who you know and connections,... i mean that young amitraj guy on tennis channel, getting paid to travel the world and attend all the tournaments and interview players and what not.. and his experience and qualifications for this dream job is???? broadcasting/journalism degree? years in the trenches? NOPE!..last name is his resume..

alexandra stevenson? tennis channel digs her up when no one has heard from her in anyway for like 20 years! and her qualifications as a "tennis expert/commentator" is/are?... ..

jan michael gambill on tennis channel commentating?

jimmy arias on tennis channel commentating and head of u.s.t.a. development? really?

of course the greatest nepotism and connections career are the holy 3 of the mcenroe brothers and mary carillo..

Somebody needs to tell Rublev that his hair is being broadcast around the world.

Who's the annoying ESPN commentator covering the Monfils-Shapovalov match? He just drones on and on like Tom Hanks with lockjaw.

R377, very funny. It’s a terrible hairstyle.

What is Kyrgios complaining about? Something about his eyes? And he got eyedrops during a changeover in the first set.

Shapo is cute.

If you like bland Wonder Bread looks.

R380 You'd want something for your eyes too if you had to face Rublev.

Youzhny is still quite pretty.

I love you, R383.

Nick's not exactly easy on the eyes either.

R386 True, unless you happen to be into guys with that "Alice the Goon" silhouette.

Little Shapovhorrors

Rublev looks like Mrs. Danvers if she’d had a sex change during a long internment at Dachau.

why is Shapovalov's mother wearing biker or workout gloves (the fingers are exposed but palms and back of hands covered)?

Monfills wow. He had 5-3 in the 4th set. Flopped. Then Shapovalov was up 5-2 in the tiebreak and serving. Then Monfils went up 6-5 but ended up flopping. Now they're going 5

maybe psoriasis

maybe arthritis

Shapovalov is not hot by any stretch of the imagination.

You know who has some sexy fucking legs? Shapavalov. Really muscular and covered in blond hair. Damn.

Shapo cleans up pretty well off court; but working on the court he don't give a fuck

Rublev looks like the Little Dutch Boy who stuck his finger in the dike.

R393 I think he's hot in a trailer-trash way.

I'm surprised how well Youzhny has aged. He has a permanent tan but he's not covered in wrinkles despite being more fair skinned. He really doesn't look any different than 10 years ago

Are Berrettini and Tsitsipas the best looking guys in tennis?

wow a subdued Kyrgios goes out in straights.

RUblev was outhitting him. Kyrgios blew a 4-0 lead in the second set tiebreak. He started leaking errors and Rublev regained momentum

Kyrgios really blew it in the second set tiebreak; this should have gone four or five seats. He doesn't have the mental strength.

GEMSLife!

Denis is such a flop.

So happy to see La Monf through to the round of 16 and Kyrgios out. Monfils should school Kyrgios on how to entertain and keep it all positive. Also glad that Luke Jensen will now shut his motormouth about Kyrgios taking the whole thing.

so tomorrow starts with Federer vs. Goffin...Roger has been sloppy but he was good last round. Can David actually make it a competitive match?

Serena vs. Martic should be a blow out really. Martic needs time to hit her shots

Svitolina vs. Keys the question is how's Madison's health? She was unwell yesterday against Kenin

Djokovic vs. Wawrinka. I think this'll be fun. Stan is playing better lately

Barty vs. Q. Wang should be straight sets for Ashley

Pliskova vs. Konta could be an upset. I haven't seen Konta play yet this tournament but she's doing better and Pliskova hasn't looked good but had an easy draw

Medvedev vs. Koepfer Koepfer surprised against Opelka and Medvedev might have to deal with another hostile crowd lol

Dimitrov vs. De Minaur looking forward to this one too. De Minaur will likely grind Grigor to death but will have some fun points

Also looking forward to the Dimitrov-de Minaur match.

Medvedev needs a Gunter Parche intervention.

Tehe, R388.

Were they asked how good Shapo is after just beating him? NO ONE is saying Gauff sucks.

More Rafa ass.

What is Shapo’s skin color?

What is the skin color joke? Don't get it.

Kyrgios is just weak in the head. I was impressed with Rublev's fight. He's going to go far.

Good for Wang!

I loved how BG stated the facts. Osaka delivered a beat down.

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