The Gays and Tennnis Part 70: Miami time!

reposting the ladies' draw

men's is later today

Naomi will win this one. Barty the joke number one will lose to some no name again.

reposting Paire's "I don't care about playing and only want to have fun outside the covid bubble" controversy

An early Andreescu/Sloane match will be interesting.

Poor Sloaney Woney. Shitty draw for her.

men's draw is out but hasn't been posted to twitter yet

Medvedev and Tsitsipas are the top 2 seeds

interesting first round matches

Lopez vs. Popyrin

Murray vs. Harris who just had his best career week in Dubai

Giron vs. Paul

Musetti vs. Mmoh

unreal how many men have dropped out. but it shows the future - Medvedev, Tsitsipas, and Zverev.

here's the men's draw

awesome to see how quickly Karatsev became a seed

Murray's pulled out of Miami.

R9, my Andy pulled out of me, I mean Miami, because he's one of the Big Four. The other three aren't playing, so my Andy had to drop out too as it wouldn't befit a legendary champion of his status to play a tournament against players of lower stature.

P.S. My Andy is the biggest of the Big Four, if you catch my drift.

Wow. I remember when they used to call Miami 'the Fifth Major'. Now nobody bothers to show up.

Miami was like the fifth major only for the women. Many of the top men often skipped Miami. JFC their honor roll shows Tim Mayotte (who?) as the first Miami champion. The fact that Rafa's never won it shows how seriously he takes the tournament.

Wimbledon >>>>>>>> US Open >>>>>>>> Roland Garros >>>>>>>>> Oz Open >>> ATP Masters >>>>>>>>>>> Miami

shame about Murray

R12 Miami is a huge tournament and always has been. A lot of the Spanish speaking players love coming to Miami too. It's a big hole in Nadal's resume second only to his lack of titles at the World Tour Finals

so glad tennis has another big event this week even if a number of top players are out. it's day 2 of qualifying for both draws and day 1 of main draw for the ladies

DL faves Kokkinakis and McDonald have qualified.

look out Pironkova qualified as well

Filled with admiration for the top players that are taking a pass on Miami. It was the only sensible decision.

[quote]What is Granny V wearing in her hair in Miami? Did Olympia do her hair?

a Wonder Woman outfit and green hair....she was probably styled by Bethanie Mattek-Sands

oh Venus. As a fan I want her to retire. She has declined so far she can lose to even Diyas who is a solid player but no real weapons or anything to hurt her with

Jedi Master Sifo Diyas is still a leading member of the Jedi Council is he not?

del Potro is having his FOURTH knee surgery! but he hopes to be back by the Olympics

A couple of the players have made references to 'something going down' at Miami. Were they talking about the extra lockdown being implemented or some kind of player announcement?

Does Venus seem a bit, well, not fat, but heavier than she used to be? I am so used to her very lean look and she seems a bit thicker to me. This latest loss is a crushing blow. I think she should skip the clay events and focus on winning Wimbledon or the USA Open where she has much better chances. No point tiring herself out trying to play on the slow dirt only to lose to some boring baseliner who will plant herself ten feet behind the baseline and hit topspin loppers all day.

R21 I mean this in the nicest way as I like her a lot, but Venus has no chance in hell of winning Wimbledon or the US Open again.

R22, the US Open might be more of a challenge because players like Osaka are great on hardcourts, but if a human backboard like Simona Help can win Wimbledon, a natural grasscourter like Venus has an equally good chance. Serena would be her biggest threat. Players like Kvitov or Mugu or Pliskov are too flashy and will lose early. Osaka is shit on grass and Barty will lose in the first round again.

Venus knows how to play on grass. The others apart from Serena don't.

Venus looks out of shape and she'd old. She's losing routinely in first rounds now. It's a shame. I can't understand why she doesn't hang it up unless it's sponsorship $$.

Delpo is so fucking hot. I want this hairy beast back on tour asap.

Did they not have night matches because of curfew?

The Kokk looking fuckable

Venus does indeed look out of shape.

[quote] Delpo is so fucking hot. I want this hairy beast back on tour asap

He has an animal-like magnetism and oozes sexuality. I find Delpo far hotter than all the ATP pretty boys like Thiem.

yeah, true, Delpo is everything.

I adore Delpo.

I always thought Tim Mayotte was one of the hotter guys in his day.

Sneaky French micro-hottie, Hugo Gaston, just drop-shotted Koepfer to oblivion! Koepfer was losing his mind by the end of the match.

Giron def. Paul

Collins def. Mladenovic

Lu def. Querrey

Hanfmann def. Johnson

Ostapenko def. X. Wang

Popyrin def. Lopez

Norrie def. Nishioka

Herbert def. P Sousa

M. Ymer def. Tabilo

Escobedo def. Lorenzi

R32, I looked up Tim Mayotte. Sexy guy back then but he hasn't aged well at all.

lmfao what the hell is Pospisil doing?

He's in a weird mood almost acting Paire

Popsicle is having a meltdown at the end of the 1st set.

OK Pospisil must be a right winger a la Djokovic

He's bitching to the umpire after he lost a point on set point as a result of code violation. He was bitching about a player meeting yesterday which has NOTHING to do with the umpire

"Do you want to default me cuz I'll sue this entire organization" Pospisil just threatened the umpire with those words

the entitlement is of the charts for a guy who's never won a singles title. No one cares you've done well in doubles

This was after Pospisil smashed a racket against the ground, demolished it after getting a point penalty, then called the umpire "a fucking asshole". Whiny prima donna needs a punch in the face.

Vasek's new mixed doubles partner...

Breaking!

Stephens FINALLY wins a match! Defeats Dodin in 3 sets. She had set points in the first set tiebreak but blew it and lost 6-8. Then was down 3-4 break point before winning the second set 6-4 and the third set 6-2

Compelling, R42.

[quote] OK Pospisil must be a right winger a la Djokovic

He was in league with Djokovic in that abortive attempt at a new players’ union. It’s no surprise Popsicle was doubles partner with fellow right winger Jack Sock.

It's a fucking MIRACLE, r42!

Other results:

Djere def. Vesely 6-3 5-7 6-1

McDonald def. Pospisil 6-3 4-6 6-3

Harris def. Nava 6-4 7-6

Duckworth def. M. Zverev 6-2 4-6 6-4 the last 2 sets were really back and forth multiple breaks

Cornet def. Kuznetsova 2-6 6-2 6-1

R44, trying to form a new union makes you “right wing”? That’s a little counter-intuitive.

Tiafoe def. Travaglia 5-7 6-4 6-2 last match of the day

I sympathize with players' efforts to unionize for those who are barely making a living on the ATP tour, but for Pospisil, who's made over $6M in his career so far plus however much for commercial endorsements, etc., or Djokovic at $147M and probably over $200M with endorsements and appearance fees, it just comes across as right wing greed and the rich getting richer.

I get so sad when Kuznetsova loses early. I remember when she was the "next big thing".

for those wondering, Collins and Mladenovic actually hugged at the end of the match!

Is young Grigor in Miami?

Jim at R52, don't you mean "dad" to your turkey baster kids and "daddy" to young Grigor?

So what exactly are the pain points between the ATP and the PTPA? And how strange is it that Djokovic flouts COVID regulations yet wants a COVD Relief fund?

he apologized at the very least

Novaxxx and his dad are obnoxious jerks but I would find it entirely believable that Fed and Nadal want to have their cake and eat it too and that they try to maintain their good guy ambassadors of the sport image by getting others to do the dirty work and face the consequences.

LOL at Gramps calling for the ATP and the WTA to form a unified circuit. The women have fought too long and too hard to get the respect they deserve and earned to fall for this. Why the hell would the women willingly agree to become a side show to the main act again?

"I'll sue?"

WTF. Not even McEnroe descended to that level of childish bullshit.

Lil' Diego with Opelka

I found a lot of trouble finding this thread, the search engine doesn't work well.

Someone posted that we'll see a lot more matches between Rusuuvuori and Alcaraz in the followin years but Nick Kyrgios doesn't seem to be a fan of any of those youngsters because he said that'll be a boredom

1) tim mayotte WAS SO HOT back in the day... i remember when ESPN showed him winning the NCAA's and he was wearing the typical short shorts (white) and better yet? he wore NOTHING but a jockstrap underneath and as the match went on, those shorts became from sweat more see thru and more see thru to where you could both easily see the straps of his jockstrap AND ass skin! obscene it was so so damn hot!.....also i remember personally getting his autograph in the early 1980's while he was in the stands watching a match and he was very very nice and signed for me...

2) popsicle: so over the top ridiculous and jimmy courier and "cough cough" flamboyant bret haber making excuses for him (among their constant talking, babbling non stop!).. OH so so tough a life! OH so so tough of a struggle to go to meetings about possibly starting a new ATP union...

YEAH, FUCKING TALK TO BILLIE JEAN KING ABOUT HOW TOUGH IT IS! NOT TO MENTION billie jean actually being a top player and all time great unlike you popsicle! you know BJK had to worry about STARTING a woman's pro tour AND playing deep into the draws and winning grand slams!.UNLIKE YOU POPSICLE!.... add in chris evert and martina navratilova who were PRESIDENT of the WTA throughout their careers for the most part and also were having to worry about winning grand slams!....

but sure, popsicle going to a few meetings and winning only a match or two at at tournament is so so difficult a struggle mentally and physically! UH HUH...

R57 Rog has a piece of Coco Gauff and I'm certain that is HIS greedy motivation for a unified tour.

Wawrinka had to undergo a small procedure at the hospital and posed in a caftan

LITTLE BIT HIGHER with that gown stan please!

i wonder if they had to put stan out for the procedure and if so, if he TENTED that gown while he was under with a nice ole healthy erection! lucky doctor!.... laugh!....

early results today:

Kokkinakis def. teen prodigy Mochizuki 6-3 6-3 Mochizuki was the 2019 junior Wimbledon winner and reached #1 in the rankings. He's 17 years old

Azarenka gets walkover from Siegemund

Bencic destroys Diyas 6-2 6-1

Svitolina def. Rogers 3-6 7-5 6-3

Konjuh upsets Keys 6-4 6-2

Fratangelo def. Verdasco 6-4 6-4 I think Fernando could well retire this year if results like this keep happening

Or, he can play wheelchair dubs with Granny Vee.

some oddball matches:

Barty def. Kucova 3-6 4-6 .7-5. Kucova served for the match at 5-3 and even had a match point. Shocking that Bar.ty almost lost to her

Sabalenka def. Pironkova 0-6 6-3 7-6(9) Pironkova was up 3-1 in the 2nd set and 5-2 in the 3rd set. Both had match points in the tiebreak.

Kerber def. Zarazua 6-0 6-0

Kudermetova sweeps Collins 6-3 6-2

Konta def. Linette 6-4 .7-5

Ostapenko def. Flipkens 6-2 5-7 6-3

Swiatek def. Krajcikova 6-4 6-2

Which do you like better: European swing or Asian swing?

Barbora Strycova is pregnant.

a bastard baby out of wedlock, what a sinner

I'd rather be watching Young Grigor than this baby voiced girl.

M Court at R71, when you take a dip in Wendy Turnbull's pond, do you have your clothes on or do you go down in the state the Good Lord created you?

R73 isn't that really a question about Pat Walkden Pretorious?

[quote] Barbora Strycova is pregnant.

That’s one stryc against her.

Has Olympia started defeating Granny Vee in their matches yet?

Dimitrov goes down to Norrie wow that's a sorry loss

Popyrin with the routine win over Opelka quite unexpected but nice

Fritz demolished Giron I thought that was going to be closer too

Duckworth def. Goffin 6-3 6-1 is the shock of the day so far though

so far no surprises on the women's side

ANYONE ELSE sick of prakash amritraj!... comes across as both "smarmy" and "stupid" which is quite the combination... NEVER MIND more importantly, utter UTTER nepotism due to his last name! he's another patrick mcenroe, a below average player but because of his last name now he is a PAID tennis commentator, correspondent who gets to travel the world and comment on matches? because his qualifications are? journalism/broadcasting degree? years of working his way up the ladder? great long knowledge of the sport's history? nope, nope and nope!.. the guy was a failure as a player with a grand total of 53 matches as a pro, losing 33! and only playing a couple of years, highest ranking in the mid 150's... but hey, he's a former pro, so let's hire him TENNIS CHANNEL!...

sickening, that pretty much everyone here on this site and who posts comments on any tennis thread KNOW MORE AND ARE PROBABLY MORE EXPIENCED AND QUALIFIED than prakash amritraj!.. alexendra stevenson is another one commenting on the u.s. open last year?! WTF!..

and like many whose lives have been gifted and spoiled, their sense of narcissism and entitlement knows no bounds!..

Best abs in tennis!

Whaddya think, gurls?

I hear you about Amritraij. What shocks me is how great Andy Roddick is as a commentator.. I used to label him an overgrown frat boy, but he's funny. One of Brad Gilbert's funniest comments recently was a quote attributed to Roddick, re; Sebastain Grosjean, calling him 'big pants' .

Evans is like seeing a giant earwig on the court.

Is Young Grigor upset? Is he still in Miami?

Daddy Cames at R82, young Grigor is being comforted by his young boyfriend. He is not interested in older men, especially not married closet cases. Just mentioning that in case, you know, the "fan" you're asking on behalf of is an older, married man.

I'm so confused. I feel like young Grigor has been young for 10 years. Is he older than Joel?

He’s young compared to Cames.

Isn't Cames in his sixties now? He's older than everyone in tennis except Miss Pencil Evert and Mr Howard Shriver.

[quote] He's older than everyone in tennis except Miss Pencil Evert and Mr Howard Shriver.

How quickly the sinning homosexuals of this board of iniquity forget the GOAT.

Margaret, we didn't forget you. We heard you were rejuvenated, revitalized and decades younger since you started swimming in Wendy Turnbull's lady pond.

Young Grigor misses Dani V, Wawrinka stole him

And Musetti defeated easily Paire, 63 63.

Probably Paire will say that he didn't put any effort but this was probably his last chance to defeat the italian.

Garin vs Cilic: damn, Garin's thighs and legs look damn muscular and sexy in his snug camo stretchy shorts! nice! only in the middle of the 1st set and his ass is soaked! i hope they get him to bend over during the changeover so we can really see that ass!..

Garin reminds me of Superman with that kiss-curl.

For Shapo leg and arm hair fans, the match on Tennis Channel is focusing quit a bit on them while he's serving.

Shapo has lovely legs.

[quote] quit

Quite.

Who the fuck is Ivashka and how long has been hitting the ball like this? Another Aslan?

Interesting how these Russian//Belarusian players in their late 20s are suddenly performing so well out of the blue. I wonder what it could possibly be??

Kokkinakis Vs Fucsovics: I seriously can't decide where I want to lay my dick!

[quote] I wonder what it could possibly be??

Heart conditions.

Shapo's leg hair advanced to the next round.

R91 Martina was totally channeling her inner Courier and Jon McEnroe today. She said about Garin "look at the quads on that guy. He's built". I couldn't believe it but yes she was admiring his physique

thiq

R101, Martina used to say she was bi. She has been with at least one or two guys in her youth. Maybe she ain't entirely immune to the charms of the male body. Unlike her former girlfriend Pam Shriver who is deep inside the closet but a total lez.

I found funny that in some forums said De Miñaur slump is due to dating Katie Boulter, she destroyed Sock first and Alex is her new victim.

People are really mean, i heard that kind of things a lot but never blame a guy for the fails of a female player

Women are nothing but distraction. Male athletes should just resort to gay men for sexual release.

i do find it INTERESTING that john mcenroe DOES frequently comment on a guy's body, and physique....guess he's just confident in his sexuality and himself to do so...

speaking of such things, berrettini needs to start donning the see thru white shorts with light blue bikini underwear look he sported at the u.s. open again! commentators were actually commenting then on his "looks" (i.e. hinting around his shorts being see thru from sweat)....

[quote] but never blame a guy for the fails of a female player

Fuck you.

Fucking Isner serves himself to yet another 2 set, 2 tie-break win. Wish his serving arm would just fall off. The most boring player ever.

yeah really pissed that shitty Isner defeated FAA again in 2 tiebreaks. Oddly, FAA had more chances to win when they played 2 years ago which makes no sense.

Hopefully RBA will take him out next round

just realized Kyrgios and Berrettini aren't in Miami either. Are they injured?

Monica at R107, are you gay? Why are you married to a grandpa?

R107 Oh Monica, i was thinking on a boyfriend not on a f*** psycho

R109 Felix is a headcase, unless he is able to improve his mentality he is bound to fail no matter how talented he is

Kyrgios is lazy. He probably won't play until Wimbledon again. Berretini is injured but was with his girlfriend, Tomljanovic (Kyrgios' ex), in Miami.

Sinner sunburn?

R112, you're always talkiing about Felix being a head case when he actually has a very positive, constructive approach and outlook. What he needs to improve is his consistency.

At least as of a month ago, it seemed unlikely that Kyrgios was planning on traveling anywhere as long as COVID-19 was still a factor (i.e., if there are no crowds, he’s not going).

Pegula now owns Pliskova 3-0 all this year. Today their match was close though

Sorribes Tormo has been on a tear since Monterrey. I think she'll be in the mix throughout the clay season. Her grunt is hideous

Osaka got a walkover from Stojanovic today

Kyrgios was confirmed to play Conde de Godó in Barcelona. I found it a little odd because he hates clay

that was some match from Sinner and Khachanov. Sinner on the brink in the second set but survived and won in 3

Medvedev's attempt at a mustache somehow makes his forehead look even huger.

Agree R119. Jesus, talk about some clean ball striking, it was something. And Sinner hits his groundies harder than Karen, unreal.

I think Popyrin is kind of cute. Tall, big nose, seems like a sweetie.

Wow I didn't see the Popyrin match but it was tighter than I expected!

Popyrin has really upped his level this season and it's nice to see some younger guys start doing that. He gave Medvedev a very good match today and came up just short

Andreescu def. Anisimova in 3 long sets but seems to be injured again lol. It won't surprise me if she pulls out of her match against Muguruza tomorrow but I hope she can play. That would be a fun match

Great comeback by Tiafoe over Lajovic after being down 5-0 in the first set.

Is Andreescu Lez? She looks butchtastic

[quote] Is Andreescu Lez?

They all are. All of them!

Monday has a load of potentially good matches lined up

Really looking forward to Barty v Azarenka.

How did Kenin-Kardenne lose to the Jabore woman? Is Andrescu's body fucked up due to overtraining that she gets injured after playing two matches? Rena could have won this tourney if she had entered.

Has Bibi pulled out of Monday’s match with Muga yet? I’m afraid her back might be injured. Great match between Bibi and Anisimova btw. Super tight for most of it.

Yeah, good looking matches on Monday.

Team Musetti

Team Shapo

Team Seb Korda

Team Rublev

Shapo is Putin's bitch I always root against him

Methinks Margaret Court at R128 doth protest too much. Everyone knows that the Wimbledon roll of honor changed the heading from Ladies Singles to Lezzies Singles in the Alice Marble era and it has remained that way since with the 0.2% of straight players like Miss Pencil Evert identified via asterisks. It will come as no surprise to anyone if it was revealed that Margaret is in a throuple with Wendy Turnbull and Spam Shriver.

TeamLilDiego

TeamAslanTheLion

TeamUgo

TeamHoCash

Musetteami

Shapo team

Korda team

Rublev team

🦁 team

Team:

HH (Shapo lost me at Putin, bad rap, and court bellows)

Rublev

Seb

Kei

Diego

DEG

Ugo

tossup between Marin and Musetti

Please, Shapo made those comments while at a Russian tournament, his parents are Russian emigrants, he likely has some family still in Russia, the Russian tennis organization was likely trying to get him to play under the Russian flag, and Putin poisons people on the regular. I would have said the same things as Shapo did in his position to stay in everyone's good graces. Flatter your host.

Will towel-boys ever come back?

Shapo's caramel-colored henley is a good color for him.

R83 who is that young boyfriend?

why is it when Shapovalov yells after losing points on court, his scream sounds like he's still going through puberty? It doesn't sound like a fully formed man's voice. Very odd

Uh, no, R139--it's the same as Isner and DJT. There's a difference between accommodating hostile political reality to the least extent possible, and embracing it with "my dream is to meet Vladimir Putin".

Marton must be really really tired of finding Rublev everytime, the only young top player who is regular and gives his all in every match.

Musetti needs a lot to develop a game on hard courts, from the very young guns he is the most clay courter of all by far

R145 In their last match in Dubai, at the end Fucsovics joked to Rublev that he hoped it was the last time he saw him for a while lol

Fucsovics has been in his best form this year but has been unlucky to keep running into Rublev. He will likely win at least 1 title this year if he keeps his form up. Rublev won't be at every tournament he plays

R144 pretty much everyone on tour says Isner is very nice guy, and treats everyone with respect.

Your political obsession is tiresome.

That's nice, R147. Call it obsession if that floats your boat. I just happen to believe that people's politics and support of despots does to a great extent reflect their level of "niceness". And if you've ever read Isner's tweets, you'd see that he's not all that nice. However, it's not my intent to derail this thread into a political discussion, so I'll just leave it at that.

Great win by Seb K, looking good in straight sets over Karatsev 6-3, 6-0!

I hate Isner because of his game...and then the politics don't help

[quote] Shapo's caramel-colored henley is a good color for him.

Why do you think that is?

And Bibi knocks out Mugu in 3. Bibi is looking a bit injured so let’s see if she can keep going. Hope so — she’s playing really well and is fun to watch.

Muguruza came out firing in the first set but then Andreescu just got better and better as the match wore on. Muguruza was unable to do anything about it

Andreescu looks like a chubby Jenn Brady

I think frostbite would have set in if Mugu had been any icier when she met Andreescu at the net to concede Bianca's victory.

R154 LOL So true. Mugu doesn’t like losing and she is an ice queen.. She also iced Naomi HARD at the AO when she lost to her. You could see Naomi literally blanch at the iciness.

[quote] Andreescu looks like a chubby Jenn Brady

Sure, Jenn.

I prefer Mugu's ice queen bitchiness to Naomi's fake ass nice girl act.

Why do you think it's fake? So you think those are crocodile tears?

R158, I find her a bit too earnest and too nice to be true. I think that deep down all players, male or female, are bitches who want to win at any cost and would slit an opponent's throat if they had to do it in order to win a major title. I prefer the players who are open about their desire to win instead of pretending that they just want to be BFFs with everyone on the tour.

My favorite player is Granny Vee who comes in, plays her match and gets out, without any of the BS drama about how her opponent is her best friend. I find Naomi's nice girl act completely fake.

[quote] slit an opponent's throat if they had to do it in order to win a major title.

Some of us were slit in order to make us never win another major title.

Titsy gam

grrrr

tsitsipas shorts were clearly see thru with sweat as is match went on....and he is developing a nice shapely "pert" ass too...

his father is still better looking though! lol!...

I still love you, Monica Seles at R160. You used to be so cute.

Thiem still fucks Ricardo Bellotti?

Oh, the JOY of seeing Isner get broken! Out of interest, has he ever won a point on a rally that's gone over 3 shots?

thank goodness

RBA slays the dragon 6-3 4-6 7-6(7) Isner had 1 match point at 6-5 in the tiebreak. They both traded a couple minibreaks

hurray! can you imagine Isner if he had arm problems and NO huge serve anymore? be lucky if he was ranked in what number?

Taylor Fritz will be the new American #1, unless Tiafoe wins the title in Miami.

Isner is now sliding out of the top 40. Hopefully this mens no more seeding at the Slams, and an even faster decline into retirement.

R159 her faux awe shucks act gives me a tooth ache too. It's way too deliberate

Love Bublik.

Bublik team.

I would quite like to be destroyed physically and emotionally by Raonic and Hurkacz.

Are you porcine too r173?

R174, he’s a pig fucker.

Team LilDiego. VAMOS EL PEQUE!

Korda played well 6-3 4-6 7-5 to win against Schwartzman. Korda actually served at 5-4 but choked

This morning on Tennis Channel Andy Roddick was discussing the International Tennis Hall of Fame's reopening. I like his self-deprecating humor and ease. He could be a petulant ass when he was a player, but he makes a relaxed, insightful commentator.

R178 — I wholeheartedly agree with you re Andy Roddick. I’m finding him to be delightful on TC LIVE and kind of unexpectedly— as like you I found his personality to be petulant and pouty. I like what he has to say.

I've always liked Roddick. He's definitely one of the more intelligent players and doesn't take himself too seriously. He had a very impressive career considering the era he played in and who he was up against. I think a lot of people expect him to be some brash arsehole cos he was always compared to the more 'genteel' players of his day but he actually seems like a nice bloke.

plus he was cute when he was younger and had a great ass

Did Daddy Cames ever get to feast on RodDick?

Something is going very wrong with Osaka v Sakkari.

maybe she has period

Looks like set 2 of Osaka v Sakkari is going to be as lopsided as set 1. I think Osaka is still going to win this, though.

make no mistake-Roddick was a real asshole as a player. He would get very sarcastic and rude towards umpires, even linespeople and sometimes his opponents. He seems to have mellowed out in his retirement though and I don't mind him on Tennis Channel

Is it singles match?

Osaka out!

Naomi got toasted!

damn I was hoping for Osaka vs. Andreescu

Naomi was horrible today

Sakkari is solid

[quote] Osaka out!

[quote] she's toast!

I’m, like...you know...I’m, out and, so I’m, like...you know...toast.

Does Sakkari like the bearded clam?

Asking for a friend.

funnily enough, Ash Barty is married to a man. Sakkari no idea, but I get very slight Michi 'sausage' Rodriguez vibes but my gaydar is mediocre. The greek media likes to ship her with Tsitsipas.

^^ sorry, meant to say 'getting married to'.

She'll figure it out.

[quote] She'll figure it out.

They do. They all do!

Sakkari is actually quite pretty but her physique is all man baby

R197 It's steroids, isn't it. Most of them are on PEDs, I'm not singling her out.

R198 That might just be her build?

No one is gayer then Iga

than

Sorbet Tormo has a awful 'grunt' when she hits

Ugh. Completely agree. That Sorribes Tormo grunt is RIDICULOUS. Just awful.

I hate it too but I fully expect Sorribes Tormo to be a factor in the clay season. She has no serve but the rest of her game should be well suited to clay.

Is she clay specialist?

Andreescu really got testy with the umpire about the shot clock lol I haven't seen her go at an umpire before

This grunting bitch sounds like that little troll Sara Errani.

Fucking awful.

[quote] that little troll Sara Errani.

Is she a troll or a gnome?

Mother Andreescu is everything! Bringing glamour back to the players box.

RBA scores again! Medvedev OUT! 6-4 6-2 RBA now 3-0 against him

so now the top section is RBA vs. Sinner

bottom half is Rublev vs Korda and Tsitsipas vs. Hurkacz

at this point Rublev is the favorite followed by Tsitsipas but I wouldn't count anyone out except Hurkacz

women's SF:

Barty vs. Svitolina

Andreescu vs. Sakkari

Good matches in the men's SF today! I don't know which teams to be.

R193 There's nothing better than a lavender relationship.

I find surprising that even now male players are pressured to have a girlfriend as soon as possible. I remember a journalist questioned about girlfriend to junior players (Alcaraz and Gimeno Valero) and some fans had a bad reaction when Musetti said he was too busy to have a girlfriend (but to be honest some fans seem to not like when young players are totally focused in the game, which is weird)

Barty is getting married to a guy? I thought she was carrying on the grand tradition of lezzie Aussie players like Wenders Turnbull, Sam Stosur and Margaret Court. Was Yvonne Goolagong the only straight Aussie player?

[quote] make no mistake-Roddick was a real asshole as a player. He would get very sarcastic and rude towards umpires, even linespeople and sometimes his opponents. He seems to have mellowed out in his retirement though and I don't mind him on Tennis Channel

Totally agree. Roddick was an entitled, arrogant douchebag when he was playing and a complete cunt. Let's not whitewash his past behavior just because he seems to have now come to terms with the cold hard truth about his true standing in the game. He lucked out by somehow winning his USO before Fed and Nadal started to dominate, otherwise he would be another journeyman like Pat McEnroe getting commentary gigs without any actual tennis accomplishments to back them up.

Aaron Rogers and Barty should just beard for each other.

R215.. exactly! pat mcenroe and mary carillo (due to her relationship with pat and john) should BOTH every morning when they wake up, get on their knees and look upwards thanking the universe, their last name is mcenroe and in mary's case, she was in the right place at the right time and won a french mixed doubles titles with john waaaaaaaaaaaay back in 1977....

add smarmy and stupid prakash amritraj to the train of nepotism in the tennis world...

Except, R217, Mary Carillo and Pat McEnroe are both excellent broadcasters.

R218 = Pat McEnroe, who fancies himself "an excellent broadcaster".

Mary Carillo is great. I've only ever heard her on podcasts as she doesn't present in the UK but she knows what she's talking about and seems good fun.

As an aside, Daniela Hantuchova is an excellent broadcaster.

When Mary comes out of the closet I’ll respect her a little more.

And I wish she’d stop chuckling at her own jokes.

And LAY OFF the tooth whitener!

Bitch is blinding.

mary carillo is great? in what way? she doesn't describe tactics, thinks she's funnier than she is, and just love (sarcasm) her deep sincere voice when she is talking about something "important'... never mind, she also DOES NOT know tennis history.. regularly she gets her facts wrong..

pat mcenroe is great? in what way? doesn't add anything to any broadcast and like his brother john, loves to yap, yap and yap some more....

you want to know what's great in tennis broadcasting? the late great maskell! john barrett! virginia wade! all who are EXTREMELY knowledgeable about tennis past and tennis present and WHO KNOW WHEN TO TALK AND WHEN TO SHUT UP! THEY KNOW IT'S NOT ABOUT THEM BUT THOSE PLAYING! unlike every other tennis commentator here in the u.s.!

why thank you r223, your thoughts are duly noted and will be taken in to consideration

R223 is slightly insane and/or a bit stupid.

And Tsitsipas is OUT.... in three sets he lost to Hurkacz. Who will Win this Miami Open?

Tsitsilas never fails to disappoint

Speaking of broadcasters I like Martina

I'm hoping RBA can win this one. He's been playing consistently well all year and deserves this one. Really got under Medvedev's skin yesterday.

I would love for RBA to win also. He deserves it. Have we decided if Korda is a trumpster? The way his mother and father wear the mask makes me suspicious. I like his game a lot.

^ because god knows, the first question we have to answer in tennis is a player's politics

R230, because we don't speculate on other aspects of players that have nothing to do with their game like......mmm, I don't know....their sexuality?

you just want to inject hate

It's not hateful to wonder what players think or feel in addition to how they play, nor is it hateful to agree or disagree with them.

We have no right to talk about their sexuality anymore, straight fraus own this forum.

HI R225.. R223 here.. do tell how i am either slightly insane and/or stupid because??

Team Seb or Team Rublev?

I'm seriously torn.

Tsitsipas has a very up and down season in terms of mental toughness this first quarter of the season. He survived choking moments during his AO match against Kokkinakis and came back from a losing position against Nadal.

In his last 2 tournaments though, he completely fell apart after starting off in great form. He was absolutely owning Zverev in the Acapulco final for the first 5 games and had a chance at a double break then, ended up losing in straight sets. Today he was up a set, a break and a chance for a double break before things fell apart.

Maybe changing over to clay will give him a chance to reset mentally.

Rublev has to be the clear favorite now

Why does Med have such a problem with RBA? Because RBA is so fast?

R238 Medvedev seems to have more trouble against the very fast, consistent counter punchers than he does power players and shotmakers. He owns Tsitsipas and Rublev but struggles against RBA, Nadal and while he's beaten Djokovic, lost in a big way at the AO to him.

Medvedev himself is capable of hitting the ball hard but most of the time he chooses not to. He has almost a Murray style of play (minus the good net play). When he's the one forced to go for winners, he's not comfortable.

BREAKING DL fave Danielle Collins withdraws from Charleston due to upcoming surgery for endometriosis

Endometriosis. That's some girl thing, right?

Barty trounced Svitolina, who looked like she was on the verge of tears several times.

Excellent. Rain delay in Miami might push Andreescu match to tomorrow. She needs the recovery time.

Rublev had a bit of a brain fart closing out both sets but he gets it done

So men's SF are RBA vs. Sinner and Rublev vs. Hurkacz

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