The Gays & Tennis Part 51-post AO swing II

So we’re posting here now, again thanks to Muriel’s paywalling the other thread. Wonder why she’s got it in for the tennis fans?

Grandpa is gonna have knee surgery and skip clay season. Bye.

R1 Muriel doesn't have it in for tennis fans. She has it in for people who think they're good to pay for a service. Cough up your cash and give up your entitlement.

I don't doubt Felix will be very good in a future, but right now he is not. And he didn't won against Travaglia making great points, he won because Travaglia implossioned. The italian was the best in the first two sets.

Felix is precocious, but he is nowhere near Nadal or Djokovic at his age, and i don't watch in him the hunger those two had at that age either. He has talent and he has a stronger body (i remember Davidovich saying that most of them look like child in comparission with Felix when they were juniors even most of them were older) but its needed way more to get what the atp is promoting with him.

Right now i think Sinner looks more promising than Felix

Little Sinner Boy is giving Roskolnikov a run for his money. Third set under way, with Sinner just going down a break.

Spoke too soon. Medvedev is creaming Sinner in the third. He’s gone up about 10 gears.

very odd for how once tennis threads hit around the 300 mark they get payrolled

in Dubai Brady continues her good start to the year with a 3 set win over Muguruza

and Rybakina also continues her good form upsetting Pliskova

in Dubai Brady continues her good start to the year with a 3 set win over Muguruza

and Rybakina also continues her good form upsetting Pliskova

FAA is a grandslam flop

It's too soon to say that, but there are two things that are not that promising about Felix, his performances at GS and the other is his performance in finals. Nothing to worry about, because he is young and he'll learn, unless he shows the pathetic attitude he showed at the last US Open

shame about Federer. Hope his knee heals fully though

and no I don't want him winning slams or big titles but I want the younger guys to defeat a healthy in-form Federer, not a hobbled or rusty one.

I think Federer is out for the season. Last week he announced that he would play RG and the rest of the tournaments and now the operation. It sounds a little strange. He might have known it all along, he just said that it has been hurting for a while. I think this is the end, unfortunately. The guy is 38....

FAA is already more accomplished than this phuski which is called as PHH

[quote]but I want the younger guys to defeat a healthy in-form Federer, not a hobbled or rusty one.

Not going going to happen . Have your forgotten his matches against those phuskies like John Milliman and Tenny Sandgren?

Those losers can not win against an injured Roger. They shit their pants at the brink of victory

R14: But PHH never was supposed to be the next best thing

R15: To be far old semi injured Roger gave Nole way more trouble than expected in the semifinals

FAA at least was clutch in the end. Remember his mother is a Quebecoise so his half French roots means he's at least 1/2 headcase.

He never faced break point today but the tiebreaks were up and down.

[quote]so his half French roots means he's at least 1/2 "headcase"

I think the word you are fumbling to use here is HOMOSEXUAL

Bump for some Popsicle pics

Sad news if true that Chrissie's sister Jeanne passed away today? Apparently Rosie Casals posted on her FB account.

Borna is into the Rio QF after a 3 set win tonight.

R21 he barely squeaked by an unknown teenager lol Coric has lost depth on his forehand again. He needs to find it if he wants to stay inside the top 40

Delray: Tiafoe and Humbert win. Johnson def. Sock in 3 sets. I guess Sock was pooped in the third? It was a quick 6-1

[quote] I guess Sock was pooped in the third? It was a quick 6-1

He implossioned.

R20, I didn't see the notice on Rosie's page, but today my FB feed from a Chris Evert page indicates that Jeanne did die, presumably from ovarian cancer.

Borna

Borna with his bros again.

R22: The unknown teenager is the US Open junior champion of 2018.

Coric is in pretty bad form, he is lucky he won

OMFG, Gilles Simon is sporting quite the BD package, especially thanks to the new super tight shorts (thanks, Benoit for bringing them back). And I suspect he knows it, as he keeps pulling the front of his shirt down over his bulge.

Currently total flat front. I think his snake is sleeping now.

He has a decent ass too. Not a bubble butt but still decent.

Tiafoe is in really bad form, Humbert defeated him 61 62.

Ugo seems to be improving nicely this year. He'll reach a new peak in the next week's ranking

Tiafoe was struggling in the wind and Humbert handled the conditions a lot better

WOW Medvedev just cannot beat weaponless Simon. now 0-3 against him

Medvedev is having a hard time adjusting to his new status as favourite. Last year he was surfing the wave of the good results but now he is having some trouble

[quote] Tiafoe is in really bad form, Humbert defeated him 61 62.

He implossioned.

By the way, i really like Humbert, he seems to be a nice guy (which is a rarity between the young players) and i like his game. He is not one of the precocious overhyped players, but i think he has potential to have a very good career

Dubai final will be Halep vs. Rybakina who is on the rise in the last year.

Doha draw is out. Most of the players who were in Dubai are there except Clijsters did not opt for a WC this time and Barty, Kvitova and Bertens are entered. Zvonareva has a WC as well as she continues her attempted comeback

Thiem is a joke. He lost to someone outside of top 100. Also Rio shouldn't be a ATP 500 event.

Felix is into his fifth final with a 7-5, 7-6 win over Simon and a 2-1 head-to-head against his next opponent Tsitsipas.

Dubai WTA 470 pays its winner/finalist /semies more that of Qatar WTA -900

Qataris WTA are cheap

Help has withdrawn from Qata WTA 900

Now Sablenka will be the 9th seed and she will receive a first round bye

Help has withdrawn from Qata WTA 900

Now Sablenka will be the 9th seed and she will receive a first round bye

Rybakina is a big girl and will at least be a factor at big hardcourt tournaments this year. SHe was so close to winning today

looking forward to Coric vs. Garin!

Malek Jaziri before the draw:

”I always get the top seed in the first round here.”

Of course he just got Novak Djokovic in the 2020 Dubai first round lol

His reaction says it all

Malek Jaziri before the draw:

”I always get the top seed in the first round here.”

Of course he just got Novak Djokovic in the 2020 Dubai first round lol

His reaction says it all

Am I wrong to want to stick my head between his thighs? Damn!

No, R45. You’re not.

[quote] Rybakina is a big girl

Wide through the hips. Roomy.

Dubai draw isn't that strong. Djokovic should reach the final. Monfils has become more consistent over the last several years but he can't get over the big 3 hump except for a few times here and there.

Santiago (I think it's a new event?) draw is out. Basically everyone we've seen the past few weeks in the South American clay swing is there except for Thiem and Coric

Home favorite Garin is the top seed.

Rain Rain everywhere. In Brazil , in USA

Rooting for this year being an addition to those few times, R48.

Delray SF #1

Nishioka def. Humbert 1-6 6-4 6-0 there was a rain delay at the end of the 1st set too

Acapulco draws are out

for the ladies Stephens is the top seed. Venus has taken a WC. In general the rest of the field is pretty weak

The men's field is actually as good as what's in Dubai. Nadal and Zverev are the top 2 seeds with Wawrinka, Kyrgios and more. Shockingly FAA is entered here as well. I wonder if he'll pull out though. He's been playing for a few weeks in a row now and must be near exhaustion

Garin leads Coric 6-4 4-4 in Rio with play suspended. Cristian was up 3-0 in the 2nd set.

R43 Hemsworth is so fucking hot in that pic.

Ugo reaaly checked out after that raiin delay

Ugo is improving, but he is not still on a place he can fully develop his game no matter what.

Rain can be tricky to some young players. Pedro Martinez was dominating his match against Atila Balacz, then started to rain and everything changed

Rio SF:

Garin tops a frustrated Coric 6-4 7-5

Mager def. Balazs in 3 sets

Delray Beach:

Opelka upsets Raonic in 3

Marseille:

Tsitsipas def. FAA 6-3 6-4

Botonic had a match point in the second set tiebreaker

Auger Aliassime yet to win a set in a final.

0-10 now.

Tough to say if it’s a final’s thing or not, but in fact he played pretty bad in all those matches

Doha:

Muguruza def. Kasatkina in 3

Pera def. Garcia easily. Garcia in a major slump

Anisimova def. Alexandrova in 2

I don't think there's any problem with Felix. He lost against players with better ranking, and right now Tsitsipas is way better than Felix.

He is doing perfectly fine, way better than anyone of his age (even he was not the only one born in 2000 who was supposed to be the next best thing)

Five finals before 20 puts Felix in fine company, surpassed only by Nadal and Djokovic. Next step, win one.

If FAA keeps playing this way and stays healthy he'll win at least 1 title this year if not more

Rio de Janeiro: Garin def. Mager in 2 tough sets for his 2nd title of the year and 4th title overall (he won his first 2 last year). We have a new consistent clay player finally. I'm really looking forward to see what he can do against the big boys during the European clay swing. I want to see him take on Nadal, Djokovic, Thiem etc. So far his best clay wins are Zverev, Coric and Schwartzman. He has beaten Isner twice on hardcourt but so far he's only a threat on clay for titles.

Delray Beach: Opelka def. Nishioka in 3 sets for his 2nd career title (first was last year). He's a bit taller than Isner, moves better and his backhand is the better shot rather than his forehand. Not an Opelka fan but I want to see how he does against the top players too.

Ladies and gays , your Delray Beach Open finalists.

Coco Gauff is the first player to make her top 50 debut before turning 16yo since Karatantcheva and Vaidisova both did it in 2005.

Sara Errani, a wild card for the qualifying (!) in Acapulco, was very impressive during the weekend to qualify for the main draw.

QR1: d. Stefanie Voegele, 6-1, 6-2

QR2: d. Nicole Gibbs, 6-3, 6-0

A few twinks aged 18-21 with career highs:

163 J.J Wolff

172 Rodionov

182 Seyboth Wild

227 Korda

228 Gaston

251 Machac

255 Nakashima

272 C.Tseng

314 Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz is 16, Nakashima & Tseng 18.

Sebastian Korda is 19 and Petr Korda's son.

New career highs on WTA Top 100

5. Kenin

17. Rybakina

20. Sakkari

44. Jabeur

45. Brady

49. Gauff (top 50 debut)

52. Ferro

81. Tig

New career highs on ATP 100

18. Garín (top 20 debut)

47. Bublik

48. Nishioka (top 50 debut)

65. Gerasimov

66. Paul

72. Ymer

76. Kwon

77. Mager (top 100 debut)

79. Balazs (top 100 debut)

Acapulco update:

OUT: Thompson

IN: Bolt (won the LL draw against Daniel, will play against Auger-Aliassime)

Hot Staniel

Hot Staniel

R67: Not a good precedent, both seemed destined to big things only to fade away pretty soon

Musetti has a beautiful one handed backhand

Acapulco update:

OUT: Opelka

IN: Daniel (LL, will play against Kwon)

Acapulco update:

OUT: Opelka

IN: Daniel (LL, will play against Kwon)

Acapulco:

Kecmanovic upsets De Minaur 3-6 6-4 6-3

Watson def. Vandeweghe 4-6 6-4 6-4

Wawrinka team or Tiafoe team?

Stan team or Francis team?

Just thought I'd leave this here...

Was the linesperson at R81 in The Matrix?

Gilles Simon's bulge is legendary, true.

Borna is out 7-10 days with a wrist injury.

Rome masters is likely to be canceled this year due Corona. Official are considering this very seriously

Rome masters is likely to be canceled this year due Corona. Official are considering this very seriously

The Japan OLS would seem to be questionable because of Corona.

Why cancel whole Olympics? Just ban Chinese players

Rome masters is in may

It's too soon for this ridiculous overreaction. The fucking corona virus is not more dangerous than a flu

[quote] The return of Popsock?? Indian Wells here we come 😎

Popsicle and Fat Sock. The sunshine double?

I saw that, R90. Our Popsicle has been doing very well in singles lately, and won the doubles last week with Mahut--not a bad choice.

Not true, R89. Just had the lead story on the NBC Nightly News. The coronavirus mortality rate at the epicenter is 2.3% and the normal flu mortality rate is 0.1%. That's a huge difference.

Jungian loss at the hands of A. Zverev.

Venus had 7 match points but flopped in 3 to Juvan(?)

Stephens with another horrifying loss. This time to#270 Zarazua in straight sets. I just don't know what to say anymore. She's really in abysmal form

Dimitrov def. Dzumhur in straights

FAA striaght sets Bolt. FAA is quite the energizer bunny. Timezone change not affecting him

Nick Krygois collapse is complete.

Nick Kyrgios retires down 6-3 to Ugo Humbert.

Left wrist pain.

Will lose 500 points and drop to #38 at best.

Well deserved

Cilic was a mess today against Paire. He served for the match 6-2 5-3 40-15 then complete collapse. He had match points again at 6-5 in the 3rd but blew it then lost a tiebreak.

OMG R97,

I would try to understand if the opponent was Nadal or Nole or even Federer. But against Paire?? Whom he has beaten in Aus Open less than 1 month ago

Sloane is 0-4 in 2020.

- Two of the losses were against players *outside the top 200*

- Three of the losses against players *outside the top 100*

- The other was from MPs up

Sloane is 0-4 in 2020.

- Two of the losses were against players *outside the top 200*

- Three of the losses against players *outside the top 100*

- The other was from MPs up

A Paire win coupled with a Kyrgios collapse is a good tennis day.

Breaking: the JPN-ECU Davis Cup tie -- the return of Kei Nishikori -- will be played without spectators in Miki because of the Coronavirus.

R102 As if anyone would have turned up to that anyway

R92: No dear, that's not true, coronaviurs rating deaths are lower than flu. Corona virus is dangerous for elder people who had other problems and in zones were medical care is not good, that's all.

The media like to act like this was the beginning of Station eleven or The stand, but that's not the case. The virus is contagious, but barely lethal, this is not AIDS or Ebola

And i know Kyrgios is annoying but the crowd reaction was annoying too

R104 Chinese are hiding actual death numbers

AIDS is not a communicable disease .

And Yes till now Coronavirus is far more dangerous than H1N1 , Obola .and Mirka

for detailed info refer to that Corona virus thread on datalounge . That is a surprisingly informative thread despite occasional cunting

R106: That's ridiculous nonsense. The virus is in Europe, and no, this is not Ebola.

Spreading lies is ridiculous in a civilized country

Bublik is a low cost version of Kyrgios. He even gave an interview saying he hates tennis.

I would love if someone tells this players who hate tennis that they can go a fuck themselves and do a normal job if they want

Sharapova just announced her retirement.

oh no

Will Bouchard follow suite?

[quote] And Yes till now Coronavirus is far more dangerous than H1N1 , Obola .and Mirka

The Mirka virus is unusual in that those infected actually eat more during their sickness. The more you know!

[quote] Sharapova just announced her retirement.

Must be the strain of her heart condition.

And the value of Meldonium just plummeted on the stock market.

I bet Serena's on the phone with her as we speak.

Do we think Sharadopa should enter the Hall of Fame. I mean she only has four Meldonium-tainted grand slams, hasn't she?

[quote] I mean she only has four Meldonium-tainted grand slams, hasn't she?

And one non-tainted one? Isn’t that enough for you, Andy?

damn I was hoping to see her continue getting beatdowns this season before her retirement.

lmfao Tsitsipas is clueless he said in an interview that after Serena, Sharapova is the best. I know he's young and probably doesn't follow women's tennis that much but damn. Even in the last 20 years Henin and Venus have 7 slams to Sharapova's 5

lmfao Tsitsipas is clueless he said in an interview that after Serena, Sharapova is the best. I know he's young and probably doesn't follow women's tennis that much but damn. Even in the last 20 years Henin and Venus have 7 slams to Sharapova's 5

Today Felix is clearly exhausted, R94.

Take it up with NBC then, R104; you're not contradicting me, you're contradicting their official reporting. Also interesting that you apparently don't believe that the elderly or people with other underlying medical problems really count as deaths. NPR had a report just late this afternoon stating that there have been 80,000 confirmed cases with around 2,700 fatalities. Do the math.

Maria is richer than just about all other female tennis players. She doesn't need to grind anymore. And she can't win anymore. I actually saw her play. She's not my favorite (I'm a Venus fan) but she was so impressive. Now, that may have been the PEDs playing, but still...

Zverev upset in straights by Paul

earlier today Jabeur upset Pliskova in 3

nole!

I love ones Jubor. I like her playing style

Young Grigor is barely surviving against light weight like Adrian M. How will he deal with Nadal then ? He turnouts to be such a disappointment

Young Grigor is barely surviving against light weight like Adrian M. How will he deal with Nadal then ? He turnouts to be such a disappointment

Adain is another french pussy

lmfao Calgary challenger rd2:

after a bye, top seed Pospisil loses in rd2 to #361 Kacper Zuk 4-6 6-4 4-6

He was tired. He had very hectic few weeks. He should have never played that challenger in the first place . I think it is good for him that he lost. It will give him some much needed rest

He was tired. He had very hectic few weeks. He should have never played that challenger in the first place . I think it is good for him that he lost. It will give him some much needed rest

Did Rafa win? That's all I care about.

I'm happy that obnoxious Zverev lost to new DL fav Tommy Paul.

Crackhead chav D.Evans won in 2 sets.

R121: I couldn't care less about what NBC says, i believe in doctors not in journalists trying to sell alarming news. And of course elder people count, but they are exactly the same victims of the flue every year.

And going back to tennis, it was obvious that Felix was exhausted. Even Tsitsipas looks tired.

On the other hand it was a very bad defeat to Zverev who seemed recovered after Australia

It was huge win for Timmy paul. I think it is his biggest win. Even bigger win than his Aussie Open win over young Grigor. Also Sasha played decent. His serve was good but in rallies he was passive. Tommy took the initiative and punched it hard at every opportunity he got

Petra vs Ones going on . It will interesting to watch with their contrasting styles

Tsitsipas can't stop coughing during on-court interview.

Isolate him now! Before it is too late for rest of Dubai

Is Ones one singular sensation?

Doha: Barty def. Muguruza in 3

Kvitova def. Jabeur in 2 tiebreaks

Kuznetsova upsets Bencic 2 tough sets

Sabalenka def. Zheng in 3

Dubai:

Djokovic blasts Khachanov

Monfils routines Gasquet

Evans upsets Rublev straights

Tsitsipas def. Struff 3 tough sets

Stan team or young Grigor team?

Wawrinka team or young Grigor team?

wow Dimitrov finally gets another win over Wawrinka. He lost so many heartbreakers to him these last few years

wow Dimitrov finally gets another win over Wawrinka. He lost so many heartbreakers to him these last few years

Tsitsipas defeated Evans 62 63

Jesus, Monfils. Three match points against Djokovic. Two on your own serve and you collapse.

Mental. Always.

HAHA what a choke from Monfils. He had 3 MPs in that tiebreak. No wonder he was 0-16 against Djokovic before this match.

and that's why the Big 4 is the Big 4 and everyone else is everyone else.

The Big 4 refuse to lose.

Everyone else refuses to win.

Thats why I always say that MENTAL STRENGTH is everything in tennis. Your tennis skills can be good but it wont make you win GS, you need sth else.

Thats why I always say that MENTAL STRENGTH is everything in tennis. Your tennis skills can be good but it wont make you win GS, you need sth else.

Doesn't change that Djokovic is the most annoying and unpleasant #1 since Rios.

R147: You can refuse to lose as much as you can, but they only end winning because their rivals are unable to finish the work.

The big 3 (or 4 because Murray kept a very high level of play for years and years) are amazing, but they only keep winning GS because generation after generation the players who came after them didn't rise the level. There are a good bunch of players with enough game to defeat them but they are not strong mentally.

People mock the next gen, but the truth is the big 3 doesn't dominate the circuit like they used, but they keep their reign at GS. Once the youngster realize that playing at the best of 5 sets could get used in their favor instead against them, things will change

A big BIG shout out to R147!!!

pathetic but predictable choke from Monfils. I no longer feel bad for the older and middle aged players. #NextGen is our best hope. Middle aged Thiem is improving but he's still stuck when it comes to slams.

Indian Wells update:

OUT: Federer

IN: Kohlschreiber

Next: Paul

Miami update:

OUT: Federer

IN: Herbert

Next: Sinner

Who will get Miami wc this year?

I know Alcaraz sign with IMG so he'll get on wc for the qualification

R147 You stole from Dimonator!

Fritz overcomes a set and a break deficit to defeat Isner 2-6 7-5 6-3

Grigor is struggling

Alcaraz recevie a wc for the qualification of Indian Wells, i fear he will became the new Gasquet or worse, the new Donald Young.

Receiving wc is very tempting but in the end it could be bad for your career. Hopefully he'll be back to playing challengers after Miami (but i suppose he will receive wc for Barcelona and Madrid too)

Dimitrov didn't even play badly but Nadal still routined him lol

hot daddy Fritz

Another week, another title for Djokovic and Nadal.

Tsitispas has a lot of fight, but made too many errors, while Djokovic was able to summon some brilliant shots when he needed them.

Awesome comeback by Fritz, who was down 2-6, 2-4 and had to fight off two break points that would have allowed Isner to serve for the match.

Doha final:

Sabalenka def. Kvitova 6-3 6-3 this is Aryna's 6th title

Monterrey draw is out and it's loaded for a small event!!! wow

#1 seed Svitolina

Stephens has taken a WC and drew a WC American teen

Venus has taken a WC and drew a qualifier

Azarenka is #7 seed making her 1st appearance this season and will play Zidansek

#2 seed Konta has drawn WC Clijsters!!!

When Sabalenka smiles she reminds me of Andy Roddick. Do any of you see it?

Cutie Casper Ruud won his second title. He is top 30 now.

R168, No, he only reached final. Tomorrow he will face either an Italian Oliver Renzo or some barely legal twink from Brazil named Thiago Seyborn Wild

Fokina Davidovich on the other hand won his first ATP doubles title in Santiago

R168, No, he only reached final. Tomorrow he will face either an Italian Oliver Renzo or some barely legal twink from Brazil named Thiago Seyborn Wild

Fokina Davidovich on the other hand won his first ATP doubles title in Santiago

R170/R171, it’s Renzo Olivo, and he’s Argentinian. The other player is Thiago SeyboTH Wild.

R171 No I'm from the future. Wait and see.

Tiafoe has added Wayne Ferreira to his team

I'm a Rafa fan. I love it when he wins on hard court (assuming he will). But even I am getting sick of Rafa and Nole winning everything.

Djokovic grows increasingly Squidward, Nadal has plateaued, and Federer just had his last week sustaining the Big 3. Probably ever. Those days are finally over.

[quote]Djokovic grows increasingly Squidward

Whuh?

Yes, R168.

blame Monfils for Djokovic winning Dubai. On Monfils' 1st match point he hit a good serve and had a backhand-down-the-line available. He missed it because he went too close to the lines. If he had just gotten it in he likely would have won. Then he double faulted to lose the tiebreak and was a complete flop in the 3rd.

Hopefully Djokdal won't win Indian Wells or Miami.

look out for Canada's 17 year old Leylah Fernandez. She impressed this week by reaching the Acapulco final and showed grit in the second set despite not winning the title. It took 10 match points

Watson was too tough and gets her 4th title after a long dry spell these last few years.

of course Nadal overwhelmed Fritz. When Fritz was able to shorten the points he did OK but he was hopeless once Nadal got him moving

It's curious how much Leylah progressed, i watched parts of last year's Australian Open junior final and Clara Tauson was way better than her, but Fernandez is doing way better right now.

Thiago Seyboth Wild is very good, still has some junior mistakes but he has a huge forehand. Today, Ruud is the favourite, but i won't be surprised if the brazilian end having a better career

World No. 220, 31 year old Ernests Gulbis beats World No. 1039, 29 year old Jerzy Janowicz to win Pau TeregaOpen Challenger organized by World No. 59, 33 year old Jeremy Chardy

Ernests Gulbis played his first ever pro match in June 2004 at Zell Challenger against Teimuraz Gabashvili.

This week Ernests Gulbis beat Teimuraz Gabashvili en route to winning Pau Challenger.

Sexy JJ Wolf wins yet another challenger in Ohio. I hope he gets a wildcard to IW. Still to play in Calgary, another sexy American, Cressey.

JJ Wolf has legs and booty for dayz

Link please, R186.

R186 and wears his shorts short enough and snug enough to show them legs and butt off too!

PLEASE can we get back to short shorts in men's tennis! asap!.. oh yeah and "old fashioned" jockstraps and nothing else underneath them too?!..

Santiago final:

Thiago Seyboth Wild def. Ruud 7-5 4-6 6-3 to win his 1st title at the age of 19. First Brazilian since Bellucci several years ago I think.

R173, how's life in the parallel universe?

R173 Casper won! Yay!!!

JJ's best side

Will Smith's been shooting scenes for the biopic 'King Richard' with his on-screen daughters playing Venus and Serena Williams

Who is Playing white turkey?

There's a new gay man on the podium..

Congratulations Domi on becoming World No.3 for the first time!

New career highs on ATP Top 100

3. Thiem

24. Frtiz

28. Evans (top 30 debut)

42. Humbert

67. Ymer

69. Kwon

76. Balazs

85. Novak

Also 57 Tommy Paul

[quote] There's a new gay man on the podium..

Gay?

107. Thiago Saqyboth Wild.

They are also planning to give him wildcard in in main draw of Miami. Nothing finalized yet

[quote]Sharapova just announced her retirement

Swedish lezzie Johanna Larsson also announced her retirement a couple of days ago

Will Gulbis get a WC?

No, Earnest will have to earn it Probably he will get wild card in qualies at best

No, Earnest will have to earn it Probably he will get wild card in qualies at best

R199: Thiago is getting a lot of hype after being the first player born in 2000 to win a title.

I'm not FAA biggest fan and i like Thiago's game a lot, but right now he is miles away of Felix's level.

Thiago has game, and a great forehand but he is very inconsistent and he gets upset too easily. To be honest i see him pulling a Ruusuvuori (or even Felix at the end of 2018) and having some trouble to get into the top 100 for a while

FAA: 52 match wins, 0 titles

TSW: 7 match wins, 1 title

FAA number 20 of the atp ranking

TSW number 113

And Felix is some months younger.

Let's be serious, it's not the same defeat Tsitsipas or Monfils than defeat Ruud

I'll take FAA's prize money, ranking, players beaten, Challenger titles won, and endorsements over TSW's. And Felix is younger.

omg Venus please retire. It's not enjoyable seeing her lose to journeywomen like Schmiedlova for the second time.

Is Schmiedlova clay specialist?

Schmiedlova is not a bad player. She has defeated Venus in straight sets at French open six years ago . She was very promising and has been in top 32. her career has been plagued by strings of long term injuries. But no doubt she is very talented

Schmiedlova is not a bad player. She has defeated Venus in straight sets at French open six years ago . She was very promising and has been in top 32. her career has been plagued by strings of long term injuries. But no doubt she is very talented

But, R210/R211, is she clay specialist?

Stephens finally gets a win to start her season

6-4 5-7 6-1 over #497 18 year old Emma Navarro

looking forward tomorrow to seeing Azarenka make her debut this season

also Clijsters vs. Konta

also at the Indian Wells challenger Tiafoe vs. Mmoh they're good friends. Tiafoe won their 2 matches from a few years ago

also Fat Sock who is now ranked #768 (up from 0 for the last several months) won his 1st round and will now play Humbert

r213, clay is her favorite surface but not exactly clay court specialist

i don't see why Venus keeps on playing? simply for the love of playing? does she not think or care about her legacy or reputation? i mean BJK was playing until she was nearly 40 because she HAD to...

if it's all for the love of the sport do exhibitions or commentate or whatever... and i say this as a fan of Venus...

She should play doubles with Kim Clisters

She should play doubles with Kim Clisters

Should she play doubles with Kim Clijsters?

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