The Gays and Tennis Part 58: USO part II

summary of day 4 so far:

Kenin def. Fernandez 6-4 6-3

Thiem def. Nagal easily but still some fun points. I want to see Nagal vs. Nadal in the next year hopefully

Serena def. Gasparyan 6-2 6-4

Anisimova def. Scott in 3

Pospisil upsets Raonic in 4

Stephens sweeps Govortsova

Medvedev comfy win over O'Connell

Pironkova upsets Muguruza 7-5 6-3

Rublev def. Barrere

Berrettini def. Humbert in 3 tight sets

Keys swats Bolsova

Khachanov def. Kuznetsov

Cirstea upsets Konta 2-6 7-6(5) 6-4

de Minaur def. Gasquet in 4

Tiafoe def. Millman in 5 sets. I believe his first 5 set win?

Muchova def. Kalinskaya

Wolf def. Carballes Baena in 3

Vekic crushes Tig

Caruso def. Escobedo in 4

Jabeur def. Kanepi 7-6(8) 6-0

Cilic def. Gombos in 4

Sakkari def. Pera in 3

Ruud def. Ruusuvuori 2 sets then retirement in 3rd

Cornet def. Bonaventure

RBA def. Kecmanovic in 4

Fucsovics upsets Dimitrov in 5 sets. Grigor's ranking gonna drop like a rock after not coming close to defending those SF points

Azarenka def. 6-1 6-3 surprisingly easy

looking forward to Shapovalov vs. Fritz and Tsitsipas vs. Coric tomorrow

FAA is kicking Murray's ass. Murray is definitely not the player he once was. That's why a grinder's game is not always ideal for long term. Murray like Hewitt are nothing without their movement.

Nadal and Djokovic hit harder but they're lucky they haven't had serious leg issues yet

FAA routines Murray wow

and day 5 here we go

God, the search in this page is really bad, i was looking for this an nothing appeared (i had to look on google).

Davidovich made the fourth round, not bad for someone who struggle with qualifications last year and was unable to reach second round till now. I hope he'll face Zverev, if he is inspired Zverev will get crazy.

And Alcaraz reached the semifinals on Cordenons which means that he made top 300 last week and this will he'll make top 200

Osaka survived a scare. I wouldn't be surprised if a random player won this tournament, there are parts of the draw without a single big name on them

Why Zverev-Mannarino match didn't start yet?

R6 even when you search "tennis" on DL nothing comes up? I try to put "tennis" in all the titles

R8 something going on behind the scenes but no details yet. Something about Mannarino. They said it has to do with Paire testing positive the other day

R9 I used gays and tennis and the one that appeared was the previous thread. Generally with that you get the last one without problem but not this time

Well Tsitsipas-Coric match is going to have a big big delay unless they move it to another court. It's really strange what it's happening with Zverev-Mannarino

Fritz isn't a good enough athlete to last with Shapovalov unless he can consistently get the first strike

Shapo really fought which was great to see. Damn he has great strokes, and that serve!

[quote] even when you search "tennis" on DL nothing comes up? I

The search engine has been completely busted for over a week. Threads created since it broke don’t show up when searching.

Sasha and his beard with a dog lol

Fritz choked serving for the match in the 4th set. It was a chokey match overall though. Shapovalov choked the third set.

Struff is a typical clumsy big hitter. He's not the worst mover but he's just clumsy and often caught flat footed. Djokovic just runs him around until he makes an error

Hats off to the Adidas and Asics designers who gave us these throwback shorts.

Coric is so hot.

Coric has actually raised his level for this match compared to how he's been playing. It's a shame this is only 3rd round

Tsitsipas has too much game at this point to lose if he's not making errors.

Coric once deemed baby Djokovic remains Djokovic-lite as he's never fixed his forehand and serving issues. He can have good days when both are consistent but too often he gets exposed. Still too defensive too.

Marton Fucsovics is a lot hotter than Porna.

Coric just asked the umpire for permission to remove his shorts on court.

If anyone is interested in post 228 in the thread im linking and wants some questions answered about 1986 to 2001 let me know. Threw it out earlier in year and then got Covid annoyingly, which is what I was trying to entertain folks at the time. Anyway fully recovered and hit me with any inquestions from post 228 on this old thread cos I've nothing to lose now lol

lol Tsitsipas just blew a double break lead. He had 5-1, served at 5-2 and 5-4 with multiple match points. Coric is playing better but Tsitsipas became error prone

R24 OK who were the most difficult players to deal with behind the scenes?

Biggest tantrums you ever saw?

Did you ever see any heated arguments between players?

Titsy is becoming a head case. How does one blow 6 match points against Porna?

Omg Titsy completely fell apart in the fourth set! Unreal.

lmfao from 5-1 6 match points to 5-7 that's some grade A level choketation there

R24, anything you have to share about Seles, Sabatini. Ivanisevic, Wilander, Kuerten, Grabb, Oresar, Rostagno, Blake or Krajicek? Any players other than JMG on the men's side rumored to be gay? Any rumors of doping outside of those who were nabbed for it?

Tsitsipas took 7 minute bathroom break at the end of 4th set. Coric isn't happy. They're lucky there's no handshake lol It could be a bitter racquet tap

lmfao yelling at each other after a lot of points now

earlier tonight Cliff Drysdale joked that if Yugoslavia had not broken up they'd have the best men's Davis Cup team ever right now

Go CORIC

R26 behind the scenes most were ok but had agents telling them what to do, but still lots of stories.

Number 1, the most difficult was lot so much sometimes the players but the group along them. We worked in London all year but got to go to Eastbourne and Wimbledon so only saw them for about 6 weeks a year. But full disclosure most difficult was absolutely Chris Evert. Towards the end of her career and then quit. I get it she was great but then pay of my job was getting them accredited for BBC and NBC. Extremely difficult. Nothing was good enough. She preferred the BBC commentary box on centre court as the NBC one had too much sun during the day and got in her face and effected the commentary.

R24 did you hear any reactions of the other players when Seles got stabbed? and when she returned? Were they supportive or, like the rumors, actually indifferent/cold towards her?

R26 number 2 question, biggest tantrum I ever saw? Seen more than a few. One was a player kaitlin marosi? No one famous. So at Eastbourne Ann Jones was the tournament director late 90s. This girl went utterly psycho about a point in a doubles game, her husband came down to court level about losing this point and Ann had this Labrador who just walked about the grounds and this girl kicked it on the side of the head when umpire didn't budge and then Ann just disqualified her.

She kicked the dog in the head? Jesus Christ. Was the dog okay?

R38 yes but it was an old dog as well. Her and her husband were mad

R37 omg disgusting! Her name is Katalin Marosi. I'm glad she never became a top player. What a piece of shit. Can you list the other bad tantrums you remember?

R24 did you ever see examples of off-court bullying, head games or attempts at sabotage by players or someone in their entourage towards another player/upcoming opponent?

Coric v Titsy is absolutely riveting right now in the fifth set tie breaker.

Porna!!! Great job!

wow Coric wins!

6(2)-7 6-4 4-6 7-5 7-6(4)

Tsitsipas had 7-6(2) 4-6 6-4 5-1 lol

question is can Tsitsipas mentally recover for Rome and RG now

are they having a Year Ending Championship?

Oh come one, show them changing their shirts, you assholes.

Omg what a spectacular fucking collapse by Titsy.

Brad Gilbert's push ups were weird and it looked like he was fucking when they went into the both. Miss Cliffy looked turned on.

I stopped watching this match over an hour and a half ago; I did not know they were still playing until I checked in here. Wow, what result.

I’m so in love with Coric right now. That comeback in the 4th set was epic

I nearly stopped watching when Titsy was up 5-1 in the fourth and am SO glad I didn’t. What a comeback by Coric!

Fritz can rest easy his choke wasn't the worst of the day

Coric 's coach should speak to him about this match. Coric stopped being a pusher when he was down 1-5 in the 4th and got pissed off that Tsitsipas kept yelling various forms/translations of c'mon. Coric then started belting the ball, both the backhand and forehand with authority. It proves he can hit hard and with accuracy when he wants to. Sure, he'll never be the biggest hitter but he doesn't have to be a damn pusher. He kept being aggressive for the rest of the match and coupled with Tsitsipas increasing errors, it paid off.

Coric would lose a lot less if he played like this

R26 3rd question , sorry just chopping up replies to try and get each one lol

Lots of argument x

[quote] Marton Fucsovics is a lot hotter than Porna.

I don’t give a Fuc.

(Actually I do, but I just wanted to write that.)

g'morning, bitches!

R36 honestly they were all warm. I seem to remember some headlines about Arantxa being unhappy about the ranking situation or being demoted back to 3 or 4 and some vote among the players on where Monica should be ranked. Not the case. Decision was taken by Anne Worcester who was CEO at the time about the ranking. Monica and Arantxa had the same agent group and no animosity. Steffi's group were fine with any ranking. The big surprise at the time in the office was how long it took Monica to return. From the outside yes she'd been stabbed but we were constantly being drip fed word that she'll be back for this event or back for that event then obviously it would go quiet. It was primed for her at one point to come back in Australia 1995 and play Hopman Cup I think with Jim Courier (?) then the Australian but that didn't happen either. Very glad for her that she came back at all though. She was truly robbed in her prime.

baby got back(hand)

JJ Wolf says he 'doesn't have a racist bone in his body' after being accused of making racial hand gestures 👌

Wolf and Tiafoe are the only male American players left in the singles tournament

JJ Wolf is thick in just the nicest way, damm

the witch hunt on the left is TFOOC

JJ Wolf is a double bagger...he seriously has inbred looks but his body is nice.

I am happy Coric won. I guess Bruna treated him really well during the lockdown.

what bruna?

Bruna is his sister...the only woman ever featured on his Instagram

I was watching the highlights of Musetti-Altmaier and it's easy to understand why Altmaier was hyped. He has a nice game and without the injuries he probably would have a way better ranking. But he has a really annoyingly loud grunt.

There are only five players born in 2003 with enough ranking to be top 1000. I suppose there will be a bunch more if this wasn't such strange year

JJ Wolf looks like your local meth dealer.

the rat is gonna win

That boy is built for pleasure.

Does JJ dye his hair,? Those roots are epic

Daniil looks good before his hair gets all sweaty.

R59 does he mean that in Trumpenese or normal people English?

Can he really be naive and don't know what that sign means?

To be honest i had no idea what meant (i thought it was an ok sign) and i doubt nobody in my country knows it (unless they are white supremacist too), so what are the odds that he didn't know? and if he didn't know why is he doing the sign?

Rublev and Medvedev won very easily like in the previous rounds, but they have such easy draw till now that it's quite difficult to take any conclussion

Absolutely not. Every redneck kid in America from about middle school age knows what the fuck it means. He's full of shit.

Sloth and Serena playing now. Is Serena going to snatch Stephens' weave during a changeover?

They both got fat!

two fat black cows , who is gonna win?

I'm thinking that probably a totally random player will win this US Open.

It's obvious Serena is very far from her best form, and there are only a couple of big names on the draw

R75 At least some of my weight is due to having my daughter!

Oops it didnt take my name at R78. Never been on here before.

If you can weather Serenas first strike or two then she will usually make errors in long rallies. Also get her running. She is fit for an almost 40 year old.

It's been over 2 or 3 years since the baby, she can't keep using that as an excuse

Damn Serena can barely get the ball in the court.

Anyone think Serena will comeback? I think she will raise her level. She almost always does. Maybe more so a few years ago though.

Why is this not the night match?

The ESPN2 commentators are very disappointed that Serena is not kicking Stephens's ass.

Kiki has been forced to withdraw. So they let Mannarino play and then enforced the quarantine?

r72, I didn't read the story but I think all young players should be forgiven for acting stupid. Giving a Nazi salute doesn't make you a Nazi, for example. THough, I am concerned that he quoted Drumpf , "I don't have a racist bone in my body". True, because it's in their blood, hearts and minds.

Vamos Alex

RBA is in danger

And Berrettini just won. He really rises his level in this tournament. The Berrettini-Rublev match will be interesting.

In Cordenons Challenger there will be a spanish final Bernabe Zapata against Carlos Alcaraz

Alex team.

Popsicle team.

And Alex won, he deserves a good GS. He was in top form before Australia and then the injury happened.

I hope Roberto is able to recover

And i won Serena to win.

I really lilke Stephens but she just seems to not care enough about tennis.

I wouldn't mind Serena winning here

Have there ever been a group of former player commentators more annoying than Brad Gilbert, Chris Evert, and Mary Jo Fernandez? They should all be shot (along with Chris Fowler).

Brad Gilbert drives me nuts. He's so fucking loud and obnoxious

Pospisil! Serving for the match.

Being shot is actually too good for Fowler. He should have his tongue sliced out of his mouth and then be boiled alive.

Stephens let Serena back into the match after Serena held for 3-2 in the second set. Serena was playing very shitty tennis up to that point and Stephens had her running all over the court.

Vamos Felix.

I like Corentin's game and he seems interesting outside de court, but on the court he is annoying

Vasek takes out RBA!

R84 during Labor Day weekend, the feature matches are in the afternoon.

R86 Mannarino got to play because his team contacted DJokovic who spoke for 2 hours with NY officials and tournament officials. I guess somehow Djokovic convinced them to make it happen but yes it's not fair. Mannarino and Mladenovic were complaining about having been in an extra bubble due to contact tracing since they had been around Paire. Why these people can't understand simple science is sad though

Mannarino was allowed to play because he was already onsite when the further restrictions were put in place. Mladenovic was offsite at the hotel in Nassau County so was no longer allowed to travel. The US Open's 'bubble inside a bubble' rules were overridden.

They knew the rules going in, but of course they thought they'd never be enforced.

Amazingly, the French Open has no plans for a bubble and actually wants 20,000 spectators a day. The head of the federation said the virus was just the flu.

RG is going to be a fucking mess if there's no bubble. They need to isolate players, coaches, teams and staff.

Are they going to test the fans I mean if not then hopefully no one fucking coughs or sneezes

dumb from the French

the USO rules are necessary and working

aww little Olympia is a cutie.

R102 but the match almost didn't happen. Zverev said he was initially told the match wasn't going to be played but to stay there in case things changed. In the meantime Djokovic was advocating on behalf of Mannarino and it worked out.

and why are the winners hitting the tennis balls into the stands? there is nobody there!

So now Djokovic is the Don Corleone of the renegade players? He gets more obnoxious by the day.

Wait. When did Serena have a. baby?

R108 yes check these comments (ignore the weird ads). Djokovic is using this to bolster his attempts at a separate player's union and to cast doubt on coronavirus protocols

he's an asshole

I bet he'll love that RG won't have such a tight bubble

R108 He defended a player who has the right to play.

He didn't test positive, so there's no reason to exclude him

People at home most be wondering "who da fuq" is Alexandra Stevenson?

R111 did you read the article? He's spewing conspiracy theories "how do we know Paire wasn't a false positive?"

and Mannarino and Mladenovic were complaining about the extra bubble they were placed in. I agree if they were negative and following the rules of their extra bubble they should be able to play. The point is they shouldn't complain about it

Pam shriver needs help. Can one of the gays help her? Please.

R113 It's not a question of spreading rumours, Paire himself said that he tested negative on a second test after withdrawing the US Open.

I don't agree with Mannarino or Mldenovic childish complains, i think the US Open is doing a good work, but i still think there was no reason to eliminate Mannarino without playing

The Nassau County authorities got involved when it was made clear they were still allowing players to play despite them having come into contact with a positive case. Yes, they were put into a 'bubble within a bubble' but those restrictions didn't match up with the official restrictions. Mannarino's match was delayed while they negotiated but with Mladenovic offsite and having to travel, the restrictions forbade her from competing.

I'm not suggesting that's necessarily fair, but the US Open's rules weren't in line with official rules.

Felix is on fire

Yep, FAA's tweener and run up to the net to hit a conclusive winner and go up 5-0 in the second set against Moutet was a highlight reel leader.

omg is Pironkova going to win the tournament?

Felix is destroying Moutet. Maybe this is the tournament he finally ups his level

[quote]Vasek takes out RBA!

A.k.a. Vasecrobertomy.

From the article posted by r110:

[quote] “I was also trying to get to the people that are in the highest positions in New York state. Trying to get to the governor of New York. Because I understood he was the only one who could revert the decision.”

[quote]”[…] There are quite a lot of false-positive tests in sport I’ve been hearing.”

Governor of New York? Planting unfounded seeds of doubt? Sounds like he’s running for president or something, and using exactly the same playbook as Trump.

WOW, they just showed Tiafoe shirtless! never knew he had that body underneath! nice very nice! and of course he has that SPECTACULAR BUBBLE BUTT THAT DEFIES GRAVITY! man would love to see that all wet and in the shower! whew!!!!!!

R112.... INDEED! WTF is alexandra stevenson, i got to the wimbledon semis 21 years ago and won 1 doubles tournament and LITERALLY NOTHING ELSE to be commentating ANYWHERE much less on ESPN and the U.S. open! does her famous daddy have that much pull?... talk about nepotism! and she's a complete idiot, talks like a child and knows nothing! she's embarrassing but seemingly has not a ounce or shred of integrity or self awareness!..

ESPN that hard up to find a 3rd wheel female commentator?! it's bad enough they have butt kissing compromised mary jo fernandez commentating...

Alex Stevenson also dresses like a Palm Springs Eldergay shopping for antiques on the main strip.

R107 The players are firing balls into the stand, and trying to hit specific targets on Ashe and Armstrong. Every time they hit a target the sponsor donates money to a charity.

Maybe Paire's second test is a false negative

R119 that would be hilarious. No insult to her if she did but it would be so random

[quote] aww little Olympia is a cutie.

Who?

[quote] Alex team. Popsicle team.

Yay! I’m so happy.

Alex team.

Popsicle team.

R129 Selena's daughter. Havent you heard that she gave a birth?

Serena's , fuck

I like FAA's grunt. It's not annoying but it sounds quite intense.

great tournament for him so far. Into his first rd16

solid win for Tiafoe. Fucsocivcs was awful but Tiafoe has found his game. He had a horrible start to the year but is now into another rd16 of a slam

Tiafoe shook that guy's hand...that's a no-no in this pandemic.

Is that greek player Sakkari out? She is so butch!

Sakkari won easily today.

Tiafoe mumbles...

Is that DL icon CSN at 136?

Former Greek player Eléni Daniilídou was even more butch

[quote] Havent you heard that she gave a birth?

No. Thank you for the info.

[quote] In Cordenons Challenger there will be a spanish final Bernabe Zapata against Carlos Alcaraz

¡Viva Zapata team!

I always assumed Eleni's mouth worked overtime as a carpet cleaner.

[quote] I always assumed Eleni's mouth worked overtime as a carpet cleaner.

They all do!

Madison Keys is such a grotesque. She’s a really solid and successful athlete, god love her, but I’m actually repulsed whenever they show her face in closeup. Between the horsey gums and the keloids and the bulging eyes. Sad!

Keys injured AGAIN and has to retire

Nice paycheck moving into the last 16, 250k!

I wonder if any taxes are taken out...

Song this player is so fat!!!

Jabeur really looks like Conchita Martinez

I’ve been wishing and hoping for years that we’ll eventually see a Bertens/Mertens ladies’ final matchup. Seems like potential for commentator comic gold.

Omg, thiem' s hair!

Team Thiem

Domicakes Team

R151, it looks like he has straw coming out of his head.

Jabeur is bursting out of her too-right tennis whites. Ons is showing mons.

Has Thiem been looking through old issues of McCall's?

Sofia Kenin has a big face.

Cilic has really lost his game over the last 2-3 years. Just not a contender anymore

R155 Yes

Cake walk for thiem

I love Thiem but I wish he wouldn't shave his legs. He used to have such nice hairy legs.

R136 No, and it seems greeks would love if she dates Stefanos.

Sakkari is butch but beautiful, the same with Sabalenka

R142 Zapata was mexican not spanish

I love watching Pironkova. She's got tons of touch and handle pace really well. As usual, basher Maddie Keys drives into the ditch.

Coric-Thomson is the fap match of the day. Grrrr.

Popsicle needs to sit on my face.

[quote] Team Thiem Domicakes Team

Yay!

Thiem team

Domicakes team

!

Mangie Kerber in big trouble.

DJOKOVIC DEFAULTED

I get a Trumper vibe from him. He's a dick.

So deserved. Nole is increasingly becoming a very nasty piece of work.

Well, ok, then. Who will win this?

Borna will win USO for his gay fans!

Serves him right!!!

Vamos! The voodoo Nole doll works, no?

I hope that lady is OK, she was hit in the throat!

Novak didn't do it on purpose and it wasn't even super hard. Yes, he should have been defaulted, but don't make him out to be some psycho that he isn't. If this had been Serena, you can sure as hell bet there would have been a lot more screaming and crying. Novak was very professional about it all.

If they got rid of all of the lines people like they should, this would also not happen as often.

Novak moves ahead in the GOAT rankings*

Ahead of Karadzic and Mladic, but still trailing Milosevic.

I'm guessing Thiem v Zverev in the final. I don't really care who wins because we're finally going to get a new Grand Slam champion.

Djoko defaulted!

I wish he'd hit Brad Gilbert in the throat. Hard.

Novak is a tremendous player, but he's such a disingenuous brat. He simply will never be loved by Nadal or Fed. Even if he outlasts them and passes their GS totals.

A week and a half ago, they said he threw his racket and didn't hit anyone.

You saw him hit the ball in anger a few points ago...

He did it again and it hit that official.

FUCK THIS CUNT

Couldn’t have happened to a nastier piece of work than Djokovic. This has not been his year. Karma really is a bitch.

No, he's a psycho. Tried to kill fellow players at his Coronafest on the Adriatic, and now firing balls at linespeople's throats. HashtageWorseThanHitler

That's huge. Big ups to the umpire for not bending the rules. She's always very strict (Aurelie Tourte), but it's nice to know that NOBODY is above the rules, as much as this hurts the tournament in a big way.

Novak trying to convince the senior umpire by saying "you're going to default me in this situation? My career, GS, center stage?" and arguing that the lineswoman "doesn't have to go to hospital for this"?? Disgusting.

Who is the favourite now? Zverev? Medvedrug? Thiem? Berrettini? I will honestly take any of them except Sascha.

Roger and Rafa must be giggling. Meanwhile, on Louis Armstrong, Kvitova is in another dogfight with Shelby Rogers (lost to her at RG once, the score was 6-0, 6-7, 6-0). First set ended in a TB, looks like they will go three.

Djokovic came to my house once and kicked my dog.

It wasn’t Serena. It was Novak. The same Novak who is hated more than he’s liked. The same Novak whose cavalier attitude led to players getting COVID.

Serena threatened to slam a ball down a line judge’s throat. Novak came closer to actually doing it.

I hope the line judge is okay.

Medvedev the favorite now? Zverev better take advantage of this default with Djokovic being on his side of the draw. Also does this hurt the tournament like a poster above says? I'm far more interested now in the tournament. I thought Djokovic was gonna cruise to the title.

I wish there was a crowd there. The booing would have been EPIC.

Brad Gilbert needs to shut his hole. It's like he is sticking up for Novak. Love James Blake and he is the only who keeps saying how dangerous it is to hit a ball like that and not even look where you are hitting.

I wonder if nerves are gonna hit a lot of these guys more than usual now that most of them have a chance at this title.

From what I recall, Serena has only been verbally abusive. Either way, she lost that match against Osaka because of her big mouth, and the fact she wasn't playing that well. But that big mouth did her in. Novak has been pushing his luck for months.

I can't fucking believe that Brad Gilbert is defending Novak. They are such a bunch of cunts on ESPN.

Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy!

Pam Shriver!! She needs a makeover. terrible hair!

Renee Stubbs is clearly annoyed with Brad Gilbert's absurd apologetic stupid talk. I hope he gets hounded on Twitter.

Foreshadowing. Bye, asshole.

lmfao

I do hope the woman is OK

so for those who missed it, Djokovic was having a tough match against PCB. Djokovic earlier had smashed a ball where no one was standing or sitting.

Then at 5-5, Djokovic fell, put his left hand down to break his fall and it seemed like his left shoulder might have been impaired

Then he loses the game getting broken. He turns his head and hits a ball that then strikes the female lineswoman in the throat. We could hear her gagging but the camera wasn't on her at the time as they were going to commercial. They decided not to cut away and we see Novak running over to the woman. She's sitting upright still gagging. I knew then he'd be tossed out

The tournament referee took way too long to decide. It should have been under 5 minutes to default him

I wish I could read lips, the camera did zoom in on Novak talking to officials on TV

We just heard last night that Cilic at 32 is the youngest active slam champ

now that's going to change

I'm happy we're getting someone new but obviously it sucks that DJokovic was an asshole and got defaulted and it sucks that Nadal, Federer, Wawrinka, Monfils and Tsonga are absent.

Personally I don't want Zverev, Medvedev, Thiem or Shapovalov to win. They're all idiots too.

yeah, fuck Brad G. he said the lineswoman moved into the path of the ball...in the replay, she clearly did not.

FUCK HIM TOO!

Ball out. Djokovic out. Now he’s the only boob out.

I can't wait for Djokovic's press conference

There will be a new champion...

They just showed him leaving the stadium. He did not give a press conference.

R196 I feel the same, they are all assholes, but you have to assume one of them will take this. The only other player who has some big stage experience and good H2Hs over the bunch is David Goffin. Berettini and Rublev are both on fire, but will play each other tonight. Perhaps one of them has an outsider shot with the form they're in.

[quote] Who is the favourite now? Zverev? Medvedrug? Thiem? Berrettini? I will honestly take any of them except Sascha.

Thiem team? Domicakes team?

Flopos team?

Has Nick Kyrgios commented yet? 🤣

I'm rooting for Berettini but not sure if he can do it.

Those on Twitter. Let loose on the fucking scatterbrain chatterbox Gilbert. His constant excuses stated feeling insulting to the game and the person who was hit. Renee seemed appalled.

A really stupid mistake but that's what happens when you are unable to contain your rage.

There will be a new champion

R204 No, but he'll do it for sure

[quote] one of them will take this.

One of Thiem will take this.

did you see when they asked Zverev about this in his press conference? He seemed more concerned about "bad luck" for Djokovic than the woman who was hit

[quote] Personally I don't want Zverev, Medvedev, Thiem or Shapovalov to win. They're all idiots too.

I iz smart.

They showed the default by Shapo too.

the lady looke pretty terrified

Hoping for Jimmy Arias' prediction to come true!

Is it time for another call to the governor of New York, Novaxx?

The US Open is always the messiest slam.

I'll never forget Serena threatening to shove balls down Shino's "fucking throat" and getting defaulted for it in the semi-finals against Clijsters in 2009. But this might even top that!

R212 Poor Brigitte Nielsen, I hope she's okay.

Novak fans are blaming her. If she was paying attention nothing would have happened and all that jazz.

He made a newbie mistake and he is going to pay for this.

And everybody thinks Nadal is going to win RG but i'm not that sure, the preparation this year will be different

Wonder if Novak will send the woman he hit some lovely flowers?

Probably not since he was defaulted.

And then to add insult to injury, he puts his hand on the lineswoman and breathes and talks in her face.

That woman is so suing.

Genie pumped $10 million out of the USTA for getting concussed in a hot tub in the locker room. This lady is seeing millions!

I don't think so. ¨She should have pay attention, the ball was not that fast, and being hit with a ball is a possiblity in her job.

But of course that would stop her in other country not in the USA

Come again in English, R220?

She was DOING HER JOB.

The PTPA to ban all line judges.

[quote] They showed the default by Shapo too.

He defaulted too? For what reason?

I like lines people who don't get hit by balls

R224 He hit a ball main judge. Very hard, harder then Djoko

She was definitely where she was supposed to be, so that can't be an excuse. I'm sure Novak will send her flowers, etc. He absolutely didn't do it on purpose. I'm sure he's embarrassed and disappointed hence no press conference. I'm not one of his haters at all. Thank God there were no fans there!

I'm hoping for Alex or Elf or even PCB. After that, it would be for Daniil or Domi. I imagine it will probably be Daniil.

Wow that half is wide open. BTW Elf-Shapo could be very good tonight.

R224, they showed his default when he broke the umpire's eye socket. It was davis cup.

Pasty white rapper almost blinded an umpire in Davis Cup a few years ago.

Of course, deplorable Popsicle defended him and he's now VP of Novaxx's new non-union union.

the empire should have given him a warning when he hit the ball in anger a few points ago before he struck the official.

Two things: - the chair should have warned him the first time he smashed the ball into the stands, which was really hard - why is Pam in the closet, which served as half library and half tacky shrine to her doubled glory? It makes me think she’s living in some hovel that ESPN dare not show lest it inspire a GoFundMe

Pam is in Los Angeles. I assume that’s her home. That also explains her amateur make up job.

Well now he won't have to be in that bubble he was so critical of.

LOL, He will lose all ranking points and he will be fined accordingly...according to statement put out by US Open.

[quote]Poor Brigitte Nielsen, I hope she's okay

no no, it's Bethanie Mattek's mother

[quote]LOL, He will lose all ranking points and he will be fined accordingly...according to statement put out by US Open.

And no prize money either

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Djokovic's surly imperious sneer, arms akimbo when he spoke to the umpire about getting defaulted, pretty much sums up why he's so hated.

Ok well the ump WAS a little bit of a drama queen, wasn't she?

No, R240, I think Djokovic wins that title hands down.

Number two seed Dominic Thiem becomes the new favourite for the tournament.

He's always been a temperamental diva, but puts on these humble airs and gestures to try and be loved by the fans (who see through him, and always have).

He's also an asshole to have argued the way he did. Bitch, you slammed a ball and caused a human being damage. The rules state you are defaulted.

Don't smack the ball if you want to be sure you don't assault someone. He's lucky she didn't die (a crushed larynx would have been entirely possible in that situation); he'd be fighting the default in handcuffs then.

He may be the Greatest CUNT of all Time now. This makes Serena's default look like afternoon tea with the Duchess of Kent.

I hope FAA shocks the world and wins it this year.

[quote]Number two seed Dominic Thiem becomes the new favourite for the tournament.

in your little mind, cunt

Elf team.

FAA and Berrettini are the two playing with the intensity to pull off a stunning first GS title.

And, seriously, don't count out Jordan Thompson. He's playing great and has nothing to lose (no pressure, unlike Thiem and Sascha).

I think Medvedev is the favorite. Hard is his best surface and these courts have been sped up.

Djokovic's pr team has a LOT of damage control to do this year:

-coronavirus exhibition disaster

-attempted breakaway player's union

-hitting lineswoman in the throat with a ball

I wonder what kind of reaction Djokovic will get during the clay season in the coming weeks

I thought men don't get penalized according to Serena Williams.

Shapo team.

"BUT I'M A FATHER!"

Martina comments

btw lmao she goes by @Martina on twitter. You know her ego was thrilled she gets that username, not Hingis or Martina McBride

Former British No1 Tim Henman said: “It’s a massive shock.

“It’s the right decision. It happened to me at Wimbledon in 1995 in a similar scenario.

“That moment of frustration when I hit the ball away when not looking. I hit a ball girl in the ear.

“You look at Djokovic. He was frustrated. He wasn’t aiming for her. But you have to be responsible for your actions.

When you look at the facts, there is no alternative than to be defaulted.

“He has hit that ball aiming for the back fence, he’s not aiming for anyone. He has hit the line judge in the throat. It only leaves one option for the referee.”

According to the rulebook, “players shall not at any times physically abuse any official, opponent, spectator or other person within the precincts of the tournament site”.

It adds that “physical abuse is the unauthorised touching of an official, opponent, spectator or other person”.

Djokovic was seen driving away from the venue in his car without attending his post-match press conference. And Henman told Prime Video: "Unfortunately he’s compounding the error. He needs to face up to it, apologise and accept he made a mistake.

"By, in essence, running away, it’s going to go on longer."

Greg Rusedski, the 1997 US Open finalist, said: “I am absolutely shocked. I never saw this coming. But it was the right decision.

“Those are the rules. But when someone is injured or hurt, you have to feel sorry for the lines woman.

“You are wondering how can this happen at this moment? You feel bad for the tournament and bad for the lineswoman and Novak. But that is an automatic.

“It’s a terrible feeling. It’s a tough decision as you are kicking out of the No.1 player in the world. The decision took too long.”

[quote]They just showed him leaving the stadium. He did not give a press conference

That's another $20,000 fine

Kvitova has had her chances against Rogers but it's a tough match

3rd set tiebreak here we come

Djokovic can't even convincingly pretend to care about a woman he's just hit in the throat.

Federer and Nadal after seeing Djokovic getting disqualified

elder tennis fans in this thread, where would you now rank Djokovic in the biggest tennis assholes of all time?

out of these other notable names:

Nastase, Connors, McEnroe, Kyrgios, Lendl, Roddick etc?

I'd put Djokovic at # 3 in the sequence you just listed, R259.

omg Kvitova wtf

she had so many chances against Rogers. Nothing against Shelby but damn

And Kvitova threw it away in the last 3-4 points

R260 what in your opinion puts Nastase and Connors ahead of Djokovic in terms of assholery?

wow, the American won!

Keep in mind Osaka has had her leg strapped since pulling out of the final last week

if her leg gets worse or she has a day, that means that Brady, Putintseva or Rogers could be in the women's final

We might fucking get Brady vs. Pironkova Putintseva vs. Pironkova Rogers vs. Pironkova

or Muchova instead of Pironkova

Not r260, but off the top of my head I'd say Nastase and Connors were both vile human beings. Not sure Djokovic is much more than a dumb manchild with a platform.

lmfao Kyrgios has awoken in Australia. It's 10 AM now I think?

[quote]Swap me for jokers incident. ‘Accidentally hitting the ball kid in the throat’ how many years would I be banned for?

Why is Jimmy Connors so bad? I always hated him so I’m delighted to hear he’s an awful person.

djoko has a car like batman

menstennisforums is predictably on fire. 18 pages already for the result thread

Patrick McEnroe laying into Djokovic

he's right but careful buddy given who your brother is and how he behaved back in the day

[quote] hits a ball that then strikes the female lineswoman

Oh Dear!

fortunately he missed both the male lineswoman and the female linesman

He is such a phony and every now and then his true self comes out.. he’s been a nasty piece of work this tournament

r269, here's an article reviewing his memoirs. By his own account, Connors is a prick.

Yes, R267, there are too many incidents to single any outwhen Nastase and Connors competed for top assholery. R263, it's because both seemed to take such great pleasure in being jerks. Djokovic is just an incurable megalomaniac.

[quote] the empire should have given him a warning when he hit the ball in anger a few points ago before he struck the official.

But then the empire struck back.

JFC enough

Show Porna and Thomspon!

[quote] Djokovic came to my house once and kicked my dog.

R184 = former Eastbourne tournament director Ann Jones

Watching the Brad Gilbert footage after the whole incident. It's SOOOO obvious how stupid he is when speaking about anything other than how to hit a yellow ball. Bethanie and Chris are simply talking logical circles around him.

Thank you, R230 and R231.

So will Rafa be number one after all this?

[quote]So will Rafa be number one after all this?

I'm not sure....because of the unusual circumstances this year Djokovic will keep the ranking points from his best performance between 2019 and 2020, so he keeps his 2019 Round 4 points.

wouldn't it be wild if this event led to the permanent decline of the big 3 and RG also is won by someone else?

And suddenly the US Open becomes interesting. I started to watch the Djoko/PCB match but lost interest; had I only watched longer ...

so glad Coric shaved

Vika is my pick in the women’s side and FAA I want to win on the men’s.

As hot as Borna is I can't listen to Brad Dilbert. My God he's annoying and this bitch never shuts up.

It was an 'honest' mistake, every player has smashed a ball in frustration, which is why it's especially stupid of Novak to not show up at his presser.

Anyone with any emotional intelligence would have gone through the presser saying - "Yes I was frustrated, yes I feel terribly, yes my first concern is for the lineswoman, and yes I understand the rules and understand the default".

The difference is its Djoko. Psycho-Diva.

Jumping in to his car and leaving was stupid. Rafa or Federer would have gone to presser and said all of the above. And you would have believed in their sincerity.

Even if Djoko tries to give lip-service to his actions in the next few hours, the sincerity is out the window now. His prime concern in this incident, obviously, is himself. Not doing the presser confirms that.

With all his gurus for hire, Djokovic still hasn't conquered his demons.

And of course he wants to speak to his legal counsel before saying anything...

Coric chokes serving at 5-4

Thompson plays very poor game to gift break back to Coric

Thompson then proceeds to hit ball out into the stands

Did he not see what just happened with Djokovic? He better be careful

I think the lines person he hit is Aunt Joanie from the Geico commercial, after her hair dye washed out.

7-5 for Coric

R273 well in this age you never know! We might get a transwoman linesman or transman lineswoman

He posted a message on insta.

djokernole's profile picture djokernole Verified This whole situation has left me really sad and empty. I checked on the lines person and the tournament told me that thank God she is feeling ok. I‘m extremely sorry to have caused her such stress. So unintended. So wrong. I’m not disclosing her name to respect her privacy. As for the disqualification, I need to go back within and work on my disappointment and turn this all into a lesson for my growth and evolution as a player and human being. I apologize to the @usopen tournament and everyone associated for my behavior. I’m very grateful to my team and family for being my rock support, and my fans for always being there with me. Thank you and I’m so sorry.

R249 [quote] I wonder what kind of reaction Djokovic will get during the clay season in the coming weeks?

The French crowd at Roland Garros are well known for their warm and welcoming reaction to jerks. He’ll be bathed in rapturous applause, of the sort reserved in the past only for the likes of Martina Hingis.

I can’t wait.

You will refer to them as linestrans please

And even in his apology he couldn’t resist adding a bit to show how magnanimous he is—“I’m not disclosing her name to respect her privacy.” How big of you.

It isn't like he did it on purpose. This shouldn't be a big deal at all moving forward. His apology at R297 is appropriate and appears heartfelt. People just want to rag on him and make him out to be a villain when he isn't. He is just someone who is desperate to be loved.

is novak going to play the french now? or will he be suspended and not allowed to? isn't the french only 2 weeks after the open?...

does anyone think the fact that the u.s. open is the last major, towards the end of the year, played on hot hard courts, everyone is tired and cranky mentally and physically, huge crowds, new york loud crowd (especially late at night when everyone gets drunk) and so on all contribute to the wackiness and weirdness of the open every year?..

LOL Djokovic kept the comments open!

Guaranteed he's paying an assistant to tally up the ratio of positive to negative comments over the next 48 hours

remember he's always in pr mode

R300, you're one of those insufferable types who can find something to bitch and moan about in every situation, aren't you?

Is Thompson always like this? I've seen him several times before and don't remember him yelling constantly after making errors, hitting a ball out into the stands, taking his racket and hitting the ground or throwing his hat on the ground

you'd think he'd tone it down after the Djokodisaster

the aquamarine color looks great on Coric

shapo made any comment about the incident yet?

R307 surely they'll ask him after the match

Shapo team or Elf team?

I'm sure they will ask every player about Djokovic after their matches.

Elf team all the way. Love him. He's like a cute hobbit with normal size feet.

¿I think that it was bad luck, no? You cannot do this, but of course, I think that Novak never, never wants to hit the line umpire.

[quote] Elf team all the way. Love him. He's like a cute hobbit with normal size feet.

Proudfeet!

[quote] the aquamarine color looks great on Coric

What is Coric’s skin color?

Why don’t they play the ladies match on Armstrong tonight? There’s no audience either way, so what difference does it make which court they use? The men’s match is going to be very long unless little Shopofolives finds another gear to get it done in three sets.

Christmas realizes that she didn't actually DO anything to win, right? She just didn't get selected for a long time and then just stood there.

R316 Christmas is on Big Brother AND playing the US Open?

[quote]the aquamarine color looks great on Coric

are you sure its not Seafoam-Green?

Sea-foam green

aquamarine

I hope Coric can knock out Zverev. He's done it before

that match will be about whose forehand holds up better

Yes, R317, and she has no shot of winning either.

Shapovalov is as dumb of a player as Thiem. Both great athletes and very powerful despite being average (in tennis terms) height

but very stupid tactics. They both have numerous brainless points. They can hit a winner on the most difficult ball or make an error on the easiest put-away

[quote] lmao she goes by @Martina on twitter. You know her ego was thrilled she gets that username, not Hingis

Why shouldn’t she? She is THE Martina.

omg Djokovic is actually reported to have said these things during the exchange with the tournament officials when they were considering to default him:

“She doesn’t have to go to the hospital for this,” he was heard saying as the world No. 1 tried to protect his place in the draw.

“You’re going to choose a default in this situation? My career, grand slam, centre stage?

“If she would have gotten up right away …”

Let alone his previous comments coming back to haunt him...

crazy how the majority of Djokovic fans are saying in his IG comments that he's humble and such a good guy...others are saying he shouldn't have been defaulted

the delusion!

R326 wow

that's what makes his boobs out celebration and calculated pr moves so nauseating. He'd almost be more likable if he just embraced the fact that he's an asshole. Stop trying to be a fake nice guy when you're not

R325 meet R183.

[quote]the delusion!

of course, most of his followers are followers/disciples/fan-gurls/simps

My head says Daniil, my heart wants FAA.

I'm willing to cut Novak a break with his latest apology, which seems to encompass his unintentional mistake and his asshole behaviour after that. Still dislike him though. And it shows that the general assessment of his character is fairly accurate. It's just in this particular instance at least the original offence was unintentional.

it'll be interesting to see how he reacts to the press asking him about this at his next tournament

one would think his pr team would coach him not to snap at reporters but that's his natural instinct

That would make a fantastic USO, R331--Freude for FAA, Schadenfreude for Novaxx.

I hope the lady sues Djokovic.

remember when Nalbandian angrily kicked the box where a linesperson sat?

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Nice way to wake up. Elf really is very cute, especially when he's all cleaned up.

Shapovalov has the momentum after a dismal first set tiebreak

Does Goffin have a gf?

Why yes, and she is gorgeous, who knew!

Shapovalov up 2 sets to 1 now

let's see if he can be consistent enough for another set

ROFL at R317!

Shapovalov up a break in the 4th now

everything's clicking now for Shapovalov. He's like the new Wawrinka/Thiem with brute strength blasting flashy winners from the back of the court

I didn't know Evert's younger tennis player sister died earlier this year

Shapo's light blond furry legs

impressive from Shapovalov. He's a moron but he's very talented and athletic

also quite fit

Shapovalov said his parents and gf push him to be a better player and person

who's the gf? Is she hot?

Wow Shapo played very very well. Wasn't really expecting him to win this one. He's got really nice eyes... nicer than the rest of his face, so a face mask really suits him.

R348 Here's his girlfriend. Mirjam Bjorklund

[quote]Shapo's light blond furry legs

Stop trying to make Shapo's legs happen, Gretchen

[quote]also quite fit

most athletes are quite fit, Ons Jabeur

R350 she's pretty. Didn't know she was a tennis player

R351 some players are just clearly more fit. Others are stickly thin and some are fat like Sock. Shapovalov looks like he trains quite hard.

IMO the worst influence Djokovic's success has brought to the tour is that some of the guys try to mimic his underweight aesthetic.

ooohh, somebody's got a little bit of Shapo envy, huh Regina?

Cornet vs. Pironkova is going to be a forehand hack match lol

I still can't find the right word for Cornet's peaked nose.

oh wow Kontaveit has Nigel Sears as his coach. He got a lot of criticism for his stints with Hantuchova and Ivanovic. Some thought he influenced them to get too thin. I hadn't heard his name for a while

Is Goffin a Tolkien elf or a Keebler elf?

[quote]I still can't find the right word for Cornet's peaked nose.

Cornet's cone

Osaka is playing decently. Kontaveit is a mess though

R356, how about peaked?

R326, are you also R193?

No, I missed that upthread.

Kontaveit played much better in the second. She gave Osaka a tough time on break points

Naomi is in good form. I think the big question is if her leg holds up.

[quote] R326, slumped, head hanging

No reason to feel shame.

Monday has some good matches lined up

The woman who got hit looks like a butch lesbian. I love her over-the-top reaction to get Novacc defaulted.

great matches today bithes, eh?

FAA-Thiem, Lil Hitler v. Popsicle, Tiafoe-Daniil

even some women's matches that look good

FAA team or Thiem team/Domicakes team?

Shap is such a stud. It'd be fun to just watch him strut around the court, but his tennis is good too.

Cornet needs a nose job stat. I'm surprised she hasn't gotten one yet.

FAA team all the way. Not sure he has the experience to beat Thiem but I'll be rooting for him.

Canadian Shapovalov, who made his way into a first grand slam quarter-final with a four-set win over David Goffin, has had a similar experience, having hit the umpire with a ball during a Davis Cup tie with Great Britain in 2017.

“First of all, it’s just super unfortunate for everybody,” Shapovalov said. “I mean, I’ve been in that situation so I know exactly how Novak is feeling.

“Of course, he had no intentions to go after the lines woman. Thankfully she’s OK. It could have ended up very, very bad.

“Luckily everybody is OK. Like I said, it’s just super unfortunate for everybody.

“Hopefully Novak can shake it off and move on. I mean, of course, he needs to grow and learn from this.

But it’s super, super unlucky as well. The ball could have went anywhere. It’s just super unfortunate.”

The 21-year-old, who now meets Carreno Busta in the last eight, has a chance to benefit from Djokovic’s exit as his half of the draw is now wide open.

“It’s definitely super exciting to be in my first quarter-finals of a grand slam,” he added.

“Obviously I had the run I think it was three, four years ago making fourth round. To kind of get over that hump, make my first quarters, it’s a huge boost for me to see that my hard work’s paying off.”

All in here for Felix along with Berrettini, Azarenka and Tiafoe.

was just checking Agassi's twitter...his son plays baseball lol.

Auger-Aliassime and Thiem--I'm not sure who to root for. I'd like to see Thiem take his first Slam, but I think Felix is likely to win Slams in the future, so maybe the future is now?

On the men’s draw, are there any white players with yellow skin remaining?

Wow, think that Pospisil's hockey-butt is hot, but sadly cooked after that tie-break.

New mother Serena up now!

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'He's got a lot of things going for him, but this is a stain that he's not going to be able to erase,' said McEnroe, who was known for his own volatile behaviour on the court.

Asked whether he thought Djokovic should have been allowed to continue to play, Carreno Busta shrugged and replied: 'Well, the rules are the rules. ... The referee and the supervisor (did) the right thing, but it's not easy to do it.'

It comes four years after Novak Djokovic bullishly dismissed concerns over his on-court frustrations in an angry exchange with a reporter.

The Serbian had hit a ball into the crowd during his 3-set win over Dominic Thiem. Months early he nearly hit an official after throwing his raquet in the French Open and he was asked if he feared his behaviour would one day 'cost him dearly'.

He laughed off his question and said: 'You guys are unbelievable. You're always picking these kind of things.'

When informed he could have seriously hurt a spectator, he replied: 'It could have been, yes. It could have snowed in O2 arena, as well, but it didn't.

'I'm the only player that shows his frustration on the court? That's what you are saying? It is not an issue for me. It's not the first time I did it.'

Djokovic had looked extremely likely to add to his seventeen Major titles before his disqualification at the US Open and had been in imperious form, boasting a 26-0 record for 2020 which may have extended to the end of this strange season.

The disqualification is a massive blow to his hopes of usurping Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, both absent from Flushing Meadows, who stand on nineteen and twenty Grand Slam titles respectively.

At the age of 33 he can hardly afford to spurn such opportunities, and being fined his £123,000 prize money is the least of it.

One upshot of the drama is that there will be a long-awaited new Grand Slam champion in men's tennis for the first time since Marin Cilic won in New York six years ago.

There appears little question that Djokovic's angry swish of the racket did not mean to injure anyone. Immediately that he saw he had hit his unintended target he gestured his apology, knowing that he was in deep trouble.

Tim Henman, who was defaulted from Wimbledon 25 years ago for a similar mishap, said Djokovic's expulsion was a 'massive shock' but 'there's no doubt it's the right decision'.

'It's the right decision. It happened to me at Wimbledon 1995 in the same scenario, You have to be responsible for your actions, when you look at the facts you have to be defaulted,' Henman said.

This time it was borne of someone who sometimes acts as if he is above the sport, as he tries to cement a legacy comparable to that of Nadal and Federer.

Djokovic has sailed close to the wind many times before, with instances of him thrashing balls away in anger that have gone into the crowd, or snatching towels from ballkids in an aggressive manner.

There was a notable incident in 2016 at the French Open when he played Czech Tomas Berdych. He hurled his racket into the clay in the direction of a line judge, and when it bounced up it was only thanks to the official's reflexes that is missed his head. He could have been gone there as well, and not gone on to win his solitary title at Roland Garros.

In a way this is an appropriate end to a lockdown summer that has badly tarnished the reputation of a highly intelligent, driven and complex man who is, without doubt, among the greatest players ever.

Breaking News: Novak is a hothead.

R380 omfg I hate how some people are really that evil and shameless. The fact that some hardcore Djokovic stans tracked down her instagram, issue death threats and make fun of her dead son is disgusting. Someone should expose their identities publicly

Once again, Novak should have gone to the presser and demonstrated the requisite concern, apology, and humility.

While every player has lunatics in their followers, Novak taking ownership of the entire incident would have gone a long way to shutting down the hate being directed at line judge.

I like this Greek chick. She's butchtastic.

Why is this Greek bitch not letting me win?!?!? I'M A MOTHER!!!!!

My SJW colleagues are tweeting about Djoko’s male privilege and violence and it’s clear this is the first time they’ve paid any attention to tennis.

Thiem needs to go back to the salon and do something about that awful frost and tip job he's sporting.

And it's not like the headband and pink shirt are doing him any favors..

"Isn't Thiem just begging to be served under handedly?"

Berrettini team or Rublev team?

Tiafoe team or Daniil team?

On the men’s draw, are there any white players with yellow skin remaining?

Pironkova doesn't even have a ranking.

Ubers of nadal and roger would do the same. Nadal once hit a girl and kissed her at the cheek and that was all. Nobody touched him. Later he met with her and her parents.lol

FAA is not very inspired today. he is really off. Sad, I wanted him to win. Not a Thiem fan anymore (and those highlights, gurl!)

Same here, R395--hoping now for FAA to raise his game a notch and pull a Coric...

R394, it is not the same case at all. Nadal was returning a serve, Djokovic had finished playing. Completely different scenarios. Video:

Was that the first time Rafa kissed a girl?

Oh, dear. FAA shit the bed, didn't he?

Berrettini team.

disappointed by FAA's level today after the first set but he's only 20. He had a good tournament reaching his first rd16

Pironkova's squash shot forehand is as wonky and junk ballerish as Dementieva's 2nd serve. Not much pace on it but deceptively tricky spin. It's not expected at this level in tennis so it catches a lot of players off guard.

Her backhand is world class and decent first serve

Despite the long marathon with Cornet, I think Pironkova will give Serena trouble on these courts. They're conducive to shots that stay low

Domicakes hot body was showing through his sweaty shirt. It was amazing. I'm picking him to win the whole thing.

I love Pironkova, I have to say. I thought she'd fold after losing the 2nd TB but, no! She wants it.

Serena played great today. Vintage Serena. The problem with players her age is summoning it consistently.

Should be fun to watch.

I'm so stuck on who to pick for the tournament now. I suppose Medvedev, who was awesome last year and looks great this year. But Thiem could take it, too--he's been knocking on the door for a while.

Shapo looks great. And no one is talking about Zverev?

Berrettini likes the FH, right?

FAA really did poorly. Thiem was the overwhelming favorite but FAA should have done a little bit better. After the very competitive first set, he just withered. I love the way Berrettini plays, reminiscent of Del Potro. I really would like to see him live, those huge forehands are so awesome.

The Berrettini outside fan is a riot. Let him in!

Rublev is going to win. Berrettini's BH is too much a liability.

[quote]The Berrettini outside fan is a riot. Let him in!

[quote] Domicakes hot body was showing through his sweaty shirt. It was amazing.

What precisely do you like about his hot and amazing body?

Last hopes: Tiafoe, Berrettini, Azarenka, Osaka.

^suck my cock!

Rublev just broke Berrettini in the fourth. I am very surprised.

Rublev looks unformed

And Rublev takes it. Medvedev will probably win in 3

This thread has been paywalled.

Domi really is hot AF. I will forgive him that horrible highlights.

Barty has withdrawn from the French, so won’t be defending her title.

Anne Murray wore that hair better.

If he put on a skirt, Domi could join the women's tour.

Am I alone in thinking that Domi has a very strange body? He's got birthing hips and that ass is just out of proportion.

[quote] If he put on a skirt, Domi could join the women's tour.

Why?

He has the upper body of a 14-year old girl, and the hair of Miss Clairol, circa 1972

New thread.