The Gays and Tennis Part 79: fin de Roland Garros and start of the grass season!

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today in Stuttgart

Rodionov (he was an indoor challenger specialist in 2019 but is now on the pro tour) upset de Minaur 3-6 6-3 7-6(4)

Shapovalov won the third set of his match with Lopez that was interrupted on Thursday but then lost to Cilic 5-7 6(3)-7

FAA def. Humbert 7-6(5) 7-6(8) nice to see him with some clutch wins for a change

Querrey def. Stricker 6(4)-7 7-6(4) 6-3

In Nottingham Konta is the clear favorite as she, Davis, S. Zhang and Stojanovic reach the SF

Who’s the screaming dickhead in OP’s photo?

^ Yeah, I’m not a very good tennis gay.

R3 the world #1 Novak Djokovic

Medvedev will have another shot at reaching #1 if he has a strong grass season. He lost in the Rd32 in 2019 at Wimbledon. I could definitely see him becoming a slamless #1 lol

You know that Nadal is going to withdraw from Wimbledon following "injury". So he won't have to show up on what could be his worse surface nowadays and point finger as to why he really lost in the end. It never fails.

Great match. Djokovic with his laser-like focus:

Thanks R8 even though I had to use NordVPN to view the video from France.

Yesterday only I was going to post that Nadal would cite an injury and withdraw from Wimbledon in 3....2.....1

Titsy and his beeYOOtiful purple booty!

Cilic in the final

Hopefully ladies final will be good. Few minutes to go

[quote]Cilic in the final

...of the Stuttgart tournament, where he'll face FAA (who was runner-up in 2019)

Krejcikova's story is quite moving.

At 18 she was lost and went to seek advice from Jana Novotna, and Novotna said to her "Turn pro. I see something special in you, nven thought people are around you don't. Keep working and one day you'll shine".

5 years later Kejcikova was World No. 1 in doubles with 5 slams in doubles, and now she's playing the final in singles. Yesterday she thanked Novotna who died some years ago.

I want this Roland Garros to be fucking wholesome. Go unknown Czech girl!

Felix has a nice opportunity to win his first title.

And i remember Krejcikova talking some years ago about how influencial was Novotna for her

Does anyone know how the points for last year's French Open are being treated in the men's rankings? Will they be adjusted after this tournament or will they not roll off until the fall when last year's tournament was played? If they roll off after this tournament, if Tsitsy wins he will overtake Nadal and move to #3 while Nadal moves to #4. If they don't roll off until the fall, I think Tsitsy will move to #4 whether he wins or loses.

Thanks for the new thread! Also - many thanks on our coverboy!

Come on Tsitsy! I’m sending positive datalounge energy (is that an oxymoron?) your way!

Also - Team Krejcikova (only reason I could spell that is it was up on screen 😭)

Pavlyuchenkova is the Russian Taylor Townhouse. She's massive. She looks like a blowsy frau.

No, Palyuchenkova is a big girl, she is tall and she has a tendency to be fat, but she never was as overweight as Taylor (not even close)

who is that tatted man in the stands?

According to ATP Live Rankings, if Titsy wins tomorrow he'll demote Rafa down to #4 in the rankings. Must be the first time that both Federina and Rafa have been outside the Top 3 for a very long time?

The tattooed man is Pavlyuchenkova's brother and coach.

Thank you R23

yes, I see her saying "ok, ok" to her coaches as she is sitting down. that is so wrong.

First set to the Czech 6-1 Second set to the Russian 6-2

Pav seems to have the momentum right now and that bullshit medical timeout she took at 5-2 was a really low move.

Krejcikova taking yet another break after losing a set.

Why would she take a bullshit timeout if she was up?

Well Pavyluchenkova took a medical time when the czech had to serve to stay in the match (afte losing her serve)

I am thin and gorgeous

Pav had just failed to serve out the set after holding a set point. Bitch couldn't wait until the end of the set for her medical timeout?

Is anyone on the planet rooting for Djokovic tomorrow besides Serbians?

Marion at R30, thank God I never got that fat even during my binge eating days.

Marion is so cute but those floaty dresses are definitely a tactic. :P

I can't believe this is the women's final. Meh with a side of meh.

Why aren't K and P grunting? I thought all women were required to grunt loudly on every point these days.

Someone said from the last thread that he thought Djokovic was crazy. I rarely watch him play beyond a final here and there. I'll admit he was the better player when it counted yesterday but I do believe he is insane.

That ball bouncing... I remember when he used to do it more than he did yesterday and it was all the media talked about but that 4 set he did it more and more, and that had to be to fuck with Nadal's head. Who needs to do that?

This stare without blinking. He is so razor focused in his stare, his eyes are wide open and not blinking.

That end of the 3rd set when he made a motion to his ear to hear the cheer of his name. What it the incredible fuck? What kind of desperation for applause is that. Does he realize what a douche he is?

I wish he would use some hair product or get it styled. He always looks like a toilet brush end. Anyway, yeah I think he is insane or a robot.

Here he is malfunctioning

I am not fat, I'm big-boned.

Krejcikova a game away. One slam wonder in the making?

^It is likely whichever one of them wins today will be a One Slam Wonder.

Fairly flat reaction for just winning a grand slam.

So one of Kova's won. I honestly don't know her. Or either one.

I'm ready for Wimbledon. Both these girls will probably be out by round 3.

Barbora is such an on-court interview pro. She's the anti-Osaka!

[quote]I'd like to dedicate my victory to Novotna who I know is watching me up there.

Novotna is not up there in heaven, she's down there in hell for being a lesbian. Just like they all are.

something wrong with her mouth, she can't close it.

Poor Alphabet Soup looked shattered at the end. She'll never get this close to a Slam title ever again.

Looking at the replay of that last shot online the ball looked in.

Margaret at R45, aren't you down there too right now? By "down there" I mean deep in Wendy Turnbull's pussy, eating her out.

I'm looking forward to the men's final tomorrow and watching the hot Greek.

What channel is it on?

[quote]something wrong with her mouth, she can't close it.

Hey, 'een there, done that.

[quote]something wrong with her mouth, she can't close it.

Hey, 'een there, done that.

[quote]something wrong with her mouth, she can't close it.

Hey, 'een there, done that.

[quote]something wrong with her mouth, she can't close it.

Hey, 'een there, done that.

I'm sorry, flaky internet in 'alm 'each I guess.

Why aren't they asking them about Coco Gauff?

Swiatek must be kicking herself for losing to Sakkari. She could have beaten both Ova, Krejick and Ova, Pavlyuchenk easily.

Look at Johnny Mac! His eyes are red. late night?

The picture they are using of stefanos is him with short hair and no beard, he looks so different lol

Krejčíková she is clay court specialist, no?

So happy for Barbora

R61 in singles so far right? Has she had good results on grass or hard outside of doubles?

Ikr r60? I saw that and was like “baby Tsitsy!” He hasn’t looked like that in a couple of years...

Not a single change on WTA Top 10 after #RolandGarros

1. Barty

2. Osaka

3. Halep

4. Sabalenka

5. Kenin

6. Svitolina

7. Andreescu

8. S. Williams

9. Swiatek

10. Pliskova

[quote]Look at Johnny Mac! His eyes are red. late night?

He's been up all night doing coke.

100% of Roland Garros 2019 points drop on Monday

100% of Roland Garros 2020 points drop in october, that's way players like Kenin, Swiatek, Podoroska, Kvitova don't fall in the rank

How many points Iga wil lose?

New career highs on WTA Top 100

15. Krejcikova (top 20 debut)

23. Gauff

26. Pegula

32. Badosa

40. Podoroska

47. Zidansek (top 50 debut)

65. Kostyuk

66. Fernandez

86. Gracheva

87. Paolini

90. Martincova

94. Osório Serrano

R68 I think she will lose around 1500 points in October

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Has Misery's "groin injury" healed?

R51, it's on NBC at 9 a.m.

The BIG FOUR are back!!!

Queen's Club draw has some interesting sections

Big Sexy Berrettini is top seed and opens against countryman Travaglia

Murray opens against Paire with the winner probably facing Berrettini in round 2

Evans vs. Popyrin

de Minaur vs. Djere

Opelka vs. Millman

Cilic vs qualifier

Karatsev vs. qualifier

Norrie vs. Ramos-Vinolas

Bublik vs. Chardy

Sinner vs. Brit WC

Sonego vs. qualifier

Tiafoe vs. Bedene

Lopez vs. qualifier

Shapovalov vs. qualifier

Birmingham draw is out too

Mertens is top seed and faces Tomljanovic

Stosur takes a WC and makes her return to the tour.

Osatapenko vs. Davis

Jabeur is #2 seed

this is the weakest Birmingham field in years. I thought more top 20 players would be there following their early exits at RG but it seems more are going to play in Berlin instead

Jude at R74, do you mean the biggest 4 twats in UK tennis? You, Andy, Jamie and Kim.

Great to see Herbert and Mahut triumph in the doubles.

I’m glad the Frenchies won.

[quote]Andy Murray will face Benoit Paire in the opening round at Queen's

I'm happy he gets a bye in the first round.

Martina looked unimpressed during the final. She was probably thinking "If I had got to play such shitty also rans instead of America's Slut Chrissy Evert, I could have won 13 Roland Garros titles just like Pedal."

Back in 1989 I was at a Women's Tennis Event in D.C. working as a volunteer. I essentially just refilled the water cups for the players on the court.

Martina Navratilova was playing that event, and though I had never been sexually attracted to her before, I have to say that in person, she is mesmerizing. Kind of like Nancy Kulp meets Kiki Dee. Anyway, I was filling up Pam Shriver's water when she asked me if I could run into the locker room and get her Movado watch that was lying on a towel on a bench next to her locker. So I ran in there, feeling a little bit funny in my downtown lips at the opportunity to see "backstage" of the Women's tennis tour. And let me tell you right now, it didn't disappoint, as I walked in there was Chris Evert doing lunges in the buff. The only thing I can say is that it looked like she was hiding a bear cub down there. I was just about to suggest that she take some Nair to her whisker biscuit when out of the shower she came. Yes Martina Navratilova!! Wow, I had never felt so funny down in my grey clam in my life. She had a great rack, maybe a 34 C but the best was her porkchop sandwich. She had trimmed it ever so fine and it was actually in the pattern of a rooster!

Martina could tell I was checking out her goods, and she winked at me and pulled at a little string hanging from her nice piece of hair pie. She then said to me, "Do you want to earn your red wings?". Not knowing exactly what she meant but willing to do anything to be closer to this icon I nodded in agreement.

Well, the next thing you know I found out exactly what she meant, Martina's girl was bleeding like the Serenghetti and my face was slopping it up like Hattie McDaniel at an all you can eat jumbo fried shrimp buffet. I earned my red wings all right, the sides of my mouth to my cheeks were crimson with her rotted girl eggs.

Wow Martina!

Say hello to Miss Seboka for us, R82!

Mahut tearing up here is kinda nice.

Halle draw is out

Medvedev is top seed and opens against Struff

Pospisil somehow got into the draw and will face a qualifier

FAA vs. Hurkacz !

Federer is the 5th seed and drew a qualifier

#3 Zverev vs. spitting fanatic Koepfer

Humbert vs. Querrey

Nishikori vs. qualifier

RBA vs. Korda

Goffin vs. Moutet

Kohlschreiber vs. Rodionov

Rublev vs. Khachanov

Monfils vs. Harris

Tsitsipas is entered as a WC and #2 seed I wonder if he'll pull out but he has drawn a qualifier

Federer, presuming he makes it through Halle's first round, then plays either FAA or Hurkacz next.

Thank you God for not letting Nadal break my Roger's record. I already went through six whole cakes and eleven family size packets of cookies in this past week, dreading the tantrums, snipping, yelling and nastiness I thought I was going to have to put up with after Sunday evening. Thank you Lord for sparing me for at least a few weeks.

I promise you Lord that I will pray five times a day and give up fattening foods and sugar if you somehow get my Roger a 21st win at Wimbledon and then also magically end the careers of Rafael and Novak immediately so they can't catch or overtake him. Otherwise my life is going to be one of agony, putting up with the worst kind of mental and emotional abuse and overeating.

I beg of you Lord. If you do me this one favor I'll starve myself and lose 60 pounds to become as svelte as Serena Williams. No wait, Roger hates black women and especially Serena. I meant, as svelte as the gorgeous Angela Merkel.

Amen.

French kiss

I did a search on Wendy Turnbull, but couldn't find anything on her being a religious nut like Margaret Court. But why else would Margaret be going down on Wendy?

R87 Prepare to eat yourself to death after NOVAC breaks Federer's record at USO.

R90 are you suggesting that Novak is going to complete the Grand Slam this year? LOL. I know no one will realistically overtake my Roger until next year at least. Why oh why could the Frenchies not cancel their tournament last year like Wimbledon did? You have no idea what kind of rage and hissy fits I had to put up with.

r82, I laughed like hell. Thanks for making the effort. I can't believe that you didn't get more WW. These threads are so fucking boring. I posted the NYT article on Martina (who deserves her own thread), which generated zero discussion.

Do the people listing scores and draw information REALLY think than any of us interested enough in tennis aren't on ATP sites?

Newsflash for the ladies- No man here cares about women's tennis outside GS or LGBT news or if Serena has a baby.

The paywall obsession is embarrassing, as are the OTT Djokovic haters. I wonder how they scored on the Dark Triad test.

Doesn't anyone know how to have fun anymore?

^ I read it and thought it was gross

It's NovaK, r90.

R92, that awful R82 story has been posted many times before in tennis threads on DL. Not even an attempt to change it a bit. The poster just reposts the same text repeatedly.

And quite a few of us here care about women's tennis and not just the Slams or Great Auntie Ree's baby or Granny Vee's chunky look.

R90 Not going to happen.

Novak was unable to win the whole GS even in his most dominant years, and he is very far from that right now.

In fact he didn't won more than two GS since 2015

R92 You are very wrong, a lot of guys here like women's tennis

I read it and thought it was completely stupid, r92. And, as r97 said, a lot of guys on DL like women's tennis.

Let's take a poll.

r97/r98. FYI- There's a GS women's final going on AT THIS MOMENT and there is literally zero discussion about it. NO ONE has mentioned it, no one cares, not even you.

[quote] a lot of guys on DL like women's tennis.

I agree 100%. Women’s tennis was my first passion, and I still watch it as much as I can (even though we’re well below the incredible standards set by the WTA in ‘80s, ‘90s, and part of the naughts). I watched the RG girls’ doubles yesterday (very good match), and am really enjoying the women’s doubles finals right now (much as I loathe BMS’s jockeyness).

R100

[quote] There's a GS women's final going on AT THIS MOMENT and there is literally zero discussion about it. NO ONE has mentioned it, no one cares, not even you

I very much doubt that anyone outside of Europe is actually being shown the doubles match. That’s a broadcasting problem.

R96 Well he already did the most difficult part of winning 4 GS, eliminating Nadal at RG. Obviously he can still lose today. But if he wins RG he will also be the heavy favorite at Wimbledon. USO is quite difficult these days of course but him getting 21 this year is definitely possible.

Krejcikova completes the Garros double, the first player to do so since Mary Pierce 21 years ago. She also became the first Czech to win the singles since Mandlikova 40 years ago. It's probably the most successful weekend she will ever have in her tennis career.

Watching the Women's Doubles trophy ceremony. Siniakova and Kreijcikova have bigger calves than Ttsitsipas and Berrettini. LOL

Fine, I concede the point, you all love women's tennis. You proved me wrong.

But still an incredible feat, r104. And great to see Navratilova courtside watching the final.

I'm just glad Titsy will start on time.

How many times did Martina win both singles and doubles at a major?

11 times, r109. They just said it on Tennis Channel.

Awful tie break from Felix.

He recovered from a break just in time but failed on the tie break

Some of the best posts on the tennis threads are about women's tennis, because the posters actually talk about styles of tennis.

R100, doubles, whether women's, men's or mixed, tend not to get big viewing figures and I'm not by a TV right now.

Cilic serves for the match

Cilici won 76 63 and Felix still didn't won a single set in all his finals

What has Mary! Pierce been up to? I read once that she had become very religious and was part of some sect or order. Is she going to become a nun too?

If Benneteau wants his record to stand he will have to come out of retirement to reach and lose a few more finals. Because FAA ain't stopping at 10.

Bad comparison R117. Benneteau lost a lot because he was a lousy player. FAA loses because of the institutional racism that plagues tennis and keeps promising young POC players like him down.

It's super hot in Paris today. Novaxx is gonna hate it. It could definitely help Titsy if he doesn't mind the heat.

She was commentating earlier this week for French TV r116 and she looked amazing.

Tsitsy all the way!

TeamBigTits!

Titsy served very well! By the way, I want him deep inside me and I want my tounge deep inside his hole.

Here's Mary in Paris last week avec Michaël Llodra, Sébastien Grosjean, anorexic Justine Henin et Julien Benneteau

Grosjean looks like a middle-aged lesbian. Speaking of, why was Amelie Mauresmo not invited? Homophobes.

Couldn’t watch the women’s doubles but very happy for Barbora and EVEN HAPPIER that BMS didn’t win.

Team Tsitsy! Run your Greek booty all over the court and win this!

R126 Yeah! Team Tsitsy! His butt looks delicious, a joy to watch

Well Joker took a tumble. This so far is not as exciting to watch. Usually, I skip the first two sets and then come into the match to catch the rest. The semi-final was exciting from the first sent but this is kind of zzzz.

Tsitsy needs to get in to Djokovic's service games more.

Novaxx is religious as well (big cross necklace)? That seems.. in line with his antivax views.

Tsitsipas didn't won a single point with Nole's serve (and frankly Nole is not Isner)

Oh that was a nice point.

joker arguing with the chairwoman about time.

Argh! Tsitsy waste set/break points then loses his serve the next game. Djokovic looking likely to take the first set. :-(

Depressing watching Stef get in his own head after the lost set point. Here's hoping he breaks back and gets this train back on track!

Tiebreak! Djokovic played a bad game to lose his serve. Yay!

Hold Serve Tsitsy!!!

If Tsitsipas lose the first set i think the final is over.

You can't waste so many opportunities against a player like Djokovic

I said HOLD serve. Damn.

yay, Tsisty got the first set.

Tsitsy!

wow! Nice first set from Tsitsipas! You'd never know it's his first slam final

Yes Tsitsipas needed that 1st set so much more than Djokovic.

Yayyyy!!!

I was getting so pissed off. It looked like Djokovic was going to find a way as he saved set point at 4-5 30-40 then dug out of a 2-5 hole in the tiebreak but Tsitsipas held his nerve and shockingly Djokovic got tight at 6-7

Wow, that was some first set. So glad Tsitsy took it. I was afraid he'd wasted too many opportunities. I hope he starts strong in the second and keeps the momentum.

bummed about FAA. I thought he had a great chance this week given his clutch wins in earlier rounds

still good to make another final. He's no Benneteau. FAA is still so young he'll eventually win something

crowd was chanting his name

it's truly incredible that Djokovic is not dead tired from the last 3 matches and a grueling tough set he just lost

nadal fans are very happy here lol

Djokovic looks unwell

I don't know...maybe it's his diet.

yes I agree. Novaxx is playing like shit.

R151, he likes to play possum.

GO Tsitsy, don't let this asshat get in your head with falsities.

tsitsi is so cocky and arrogant , i dont like him, but djoko is too.

I just hate that Mouratoglou is part of Tsitsipas' camp. He is the MOST overexposed individual in all of tennis. I was too young for the heyday of Bollettieri so I don't know if he was annoying back then or not. Mouratoglou while he is a great coach just strikes me such as an opportunist and famewhore

Stefanos played in Mouratoglou's school for 1 year and I think his younger sister is playing there too.

Mouratoglou supposedly has greek roots.

Stefanos is tall. His 2 younger brothers are short! It's almost like that Matteo's situation. Maybe his brothers will grow taller.

Novak has a dark moment and Tsitsy is pressing, of course

Tsitsi’s forehands are killing Novak so far. Fascinating to watch.

the those stefanos masks are so ugly (the ones worn by his team)

Wow. Novak seems totally out of it. Beating Nadal takes so much out of a player.

the winner only gets 1.7 million, runner up about 900k.

No wonder osaka isn't playing this

Tsitsipas about to serve for the second 5-2

Another picture of Mary Pierce, with new champion Krejcikova. Pretty crazy it's been 21 years already since she won RG

Double break!

I don’t think Djokovic can claw this set back from 5–2 down. But the match isn’t over yet.

Wow. Didn’t see this coming. Tsitsy!

Pierce seems like a nice person and she looks better now that she lost weight but the religious shit is off-putting. She's been running a religious-based tennis academy in Mauritius since retiring

something is wrong with novaxx.

Djokovic is definitely affected by his win over Nadal and the effort that took. But Tsitsy is moving beautifully and I love his shot selection. Tsitsy playing well and Djokovic struggling. Go Tsitsy!

I saw Pierce on french stream the other day and she looks good, no botox either.

Novak gave up last points. Naturally he is leaving for whatever reason

I hope Djokovic is tired. I mean damnit he should be. Musetti was 5 sets, Berrettini was 4 with 2 tough sets and of course Nadal is always a marathon

Go Tsitsipas it's been BEYOND time for a new men's slam champ. Hopefully he can keep it together for a third set

Tsitsipas has hit some incredible shots in this match and hes moving around the court like a bullet.

Djokovic basically just gave up on that last game. I don't think it's likely he can climb out of the hole he's got himself into, not with Tsitsy playing so well.

Stefanos Tsitsipas is just ONE set away from his first Grand Slam title!

I met Tsitsipas once at one of the Slams. Super sweet guy. And very tall. Rooting for him.

R178 when and which slam?

R178 nice. I envy you a bit

2018 Aussie Open, I think.

is he still making those philosophical traveling vlogs? I used to watch here and there a couple years ago then forgot about them

hmm I like this idea of Djokovic-Nadal slam SF. Putting in a request now to the Wimbledon organizers that they're in the same half again!

I looked it up and ATP website says that Stefanos is 6ft4. Yes, that is tall.

damn, novaxx is stepping it up.

suddenly Djokovic is coming alive. I wonder what happened in the break after the second set when he went to the bathroom

Roid rage?….

They showed a few seconds of crazy novaxx the other night against Berrettini on nbc. his "venting".

novaxx looks malnourished. more than he usually does.

Just get your serves in and don't spend a lot of energy trying to break Joker in the 3rd.

tsitsy is trying to tank it here so he can server first in the 4th but joker isn't letting him.

Well Tsitsipas almost blew it against Zverev in the SF so it appears the same could happen here

5-2 ugh

If Djokovic wins this in 5 it will be so disappointing

nah tsitsy in 4. He's got to not run for anything in this last game. Start the 4th serving and be rested

of course Joker knowing that he wants to server first in the 4th could just fuck himself up her and not close the set , trying to make Tsisty work

hopefully Tsitsipas keeps it together mentally.

stefanos asked for a trainer and bathroom break!

It will r194, but Djokovic wins a lot of matches like that. It's not uncommon for him to lose a set or two at the beginning of a grand slam final and then win the next three. I suspect he wants this one more than most as he only ("only") has one French Open title.

ugh trainer makes me nervous

could be lower back...

he got a little booty massage.

Titsy getting a hard-on being 'manipulated' by the trainer

Shirtless and butt massage. Nice

oh no. He got broken first game. There goes his advantage. He needs to break right back here or he is in big dog shit.

Welp doesn't look good for Tsitsipas

miserable start to the 4th

ugh Djokovic is like the cockroach you just can't kill

this is not good. Stefano is playing shitty now.

Novak is dominating, Tsitsy needs to pull himself together

what's wrong with him? I mean physically? cramps?

I think it's just some lower back issues. Maybe back had seized but the physio said it wasn't a medical issue. Joker has just raised his level out of the gate. So Tsisty needs to hold here.

2 breaks in the 4th set. This set is done. He needs to conserve but get some momentum back. So he can't just tank it.

Hello 5th set

un-fucking-believable

34 year old Djokovic 3 long matches in a row then goes down 2 sets in the final and is now playing fresh as a daisy while Tsitsipas is wilting

Tsitsy's level dropped just as Djokovic's raised. Bad timing for Tsitsy, and now down a double-break. Yeesh. Hopefully there will be another momentum swing in Tsitsy's favor.

R214, that bathroom break did it..

but djoko is not zverev , he will not give up

My husband asked why there is so much moonballing on clay. I faked an answer (having no clue) but can one of you bitches explain it? Merci.

Stefanos needs some good service games, got to get his mojo back to have confidence in the 5th

Yeah, 5th set gonna be fun!

novaxx eats dates for energy during matches. that's all I know.

novaxx eats babies for energy during matches. that's all i know.

I don’t know if I can watch the 5th. Novak is running the game. Tsitsy was s close to win but now.

Djokovic will unfortunately take this now.

R218 on clay the ball can definitely bounce a lot higher, especially if it hits an area of clumped dirt or on the lines making it harder to return. Nadal's looping forehand really kicks up too in a way that it doesn't on hard or grass

novaxx has a boo boo on his finger...looks like a blister.

crowd is pulling for the Greek, they are chanting his name.

Great he held. He needed that hold.

R218 just another point. When hitting second serves, a kick serve is much more effective on clay. Serena has an excellent kick and Stosur when she was briefly a top player had a nasty one too. Venus never developed a great kick but she has a natural slice second serve that is really effective on grass. Same with Lopez who can really slice that serve

That felt like an important hold, at least he is still in this.

He needs every hold. A break could be the title.

wow how the fuck did he get that drop shot and then hit an even better one in the 5th set? wtf

Well this fucking sucks.

for fuck's sake

it's like Djokovic absorbed Nadal's clay invincibility powers

Titus team or Nole team?

God, another boobs out display coming up soon.

i hate to give up on him but Tsitsy is not playing well enough to win this.

I'm afraid that Titsy is toast

Tsitsipas was getting a lot of free points on his serve in the 2nd set. From the 3rd on that hasn't happened

What is joker arguing with the chair about. All I heard is 4 hours daylight. Did they want to put the roof up?

R218 Clay is a very slow surface. It's perfect for tricks like dropshots or moonballs to move the game around a lot an to work points. The ball already bounces naturally higher compared to hard or, worse, grass, where the ball really stays low.

He's annoyed that the lights were turned on when it's still daylight

If he loses it's his serve that will have undone him in this match. It just hasn't been there since the end of the second set.

In other news

Konta wins Nottingham easily with 6-2 6-1 beatdown over S. Zhang. Konta has struggled to get wins this year so this is a welcome turn of events for her

Berlin draw is out and the field really upstages Birmingham

Sabalenka is top seed. After a bye she'll likely face Keys

Pliskova, Pegula and Kerber are all there too

Azarenka opens against WC Petkovic

Muguruza vs. Cirstea

Rybakina vs. Rogers

Andreescu could face Anisimova

Bencic, Martic and #2 Svitolina in the bottom quarter

Tiafoe def. Kudla to win the Nottingham challenger

body language doesn't look good

the french crowd did a "wave" lol

he had to break then. Joker with 5 will be all in on the return and if needed his service game.

it just makes you wonder what the hell does it take to beat this guy. He's invincible

it's over....stefanos missed his big chance!!!

Tsitsy is just 22. He has many years to play. His butt will always be a real winner of this year’s RG.

it's ok Stefanos, 900k for a few weeks' work ain't bad!

I wonder if Stefanos is supporting his whole family?

I really want to like Tsitsy, but then I see the unctuous Patrick Mouratoglou in his box and it all goes away.

I hope someone besides can win one of these in the next 2 years. But those 2 especially Djokovic are just invincible.

C'mon, Stefanos. You can't let that whiny little bitch beat ya.

at least he made Joker serve it out and didn't just go away.

r254, he is just a parasite. Wants to ride the coat tails of those doing well before him.

I think Nole will be regarded as the GOAT after all is said and done.

cant even watch his celebration, I hate him so much.

What a dissapointment

I hate this. That’s all.

I hope Stefanos wins Wimbledon.

Agreed, R147, it's just a matter of time before FAA wins a tournament. How many other players have reached eight 250 or higher finals before they were 21? And it'd be a higher number if not for COVID. For some reason there are a couple of Felix bashers on this site, which I don't get. He's respectful, intelligent, articulate, funny, humble, and behaves well on court, which is more than can be said for many of the players in the ATP.

r258, no because the goat cannot be hated.

So disappointing but Tsitsipas made too many errors.

most disappointing outcome in a men's final in ages

I need to know what changed for Djokovic following his bathroom break after dumping the second set 2-6

Even at deuce in the last game, Tsitsipas had him off balance TWICE yet Djokovic still could control the ball. Just incredible. It's a shame he's so unlikable because his tennis is amazing

He won fair and square...Stefanos is now crying like a baby in his towel. that is the difference between those 2

That's the GOAT title sealed for NOVAC. Getting his second RG by beating Nadal on his way is huge.

how boring!

At this point it was not physical, but mental. Novaxxx is able to clear his mind and find the inner focus in a way that is almost scary. Plus, the way he builds up points tactically is just wonderful. Tsitsi still needs to grow mentally as he didn't lose on endurance.

R267 I'm volunteering to comfort him.

Djokovic overcomes double whammy of Nadal RG curse and DL coverboy curse

at this rate he could fucking win the calendar slam which would really kill men's tennis

I'm hoping someone, anyone else in the men's field outside Djokovic and Nadal wins Wimbledon. Hopefully Djokovic has to go through a gauntlet of monster servers who are in the zone.

Novaxx has had an incredible life...all those life experiences makes him the champion that he is. He went through very tough times, war etc. I am interested in reading more about him.

bad enough that novak won, but to have to listen to mcenroe and carillo for HOURS!.... aargh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Novak has the career Grand Slam twice - neither Nadal or Fed have that.

I have the French feed. He's speaking French now.

So 34 year old Djokovic outgrinds his opponents in 4 consecutive brutal matches. Insane that the younger guys just don't have the mental or physical stamina

So dull.

R277 its crazy!

Boobs out!

Tsitsipas was good for two sets, but in the end he was never close to win.

Nadal and Nole are beatable but the new generation is mentally and physically weak (even if they are talented).

In this kind of match the younger players should have a big advantage and Stefanos even started serving in the final set

not watching the ceremony. Yes his multiple languages are impressive too but he's just such a jerk.

Hoping grass finally brings a new male slam winner, not asterisk Thiem USO result

was something really wrong his stefano's back?

so weak! he's crying to his mama and papa now.

r266, he watched Tsisty getting a butt massage. He knew he was going to start the 3rd set a little slow and pounced. After losing the first in a tie breaker, Joker was a bit off and got to a slow start, and just TANKED the set. Not saying he lost on purpose but he didn't extended extra energy trying to come back from a double break. They saw his opportunity at the start of the 3rd and took it.

I hate the cunt too but I really admire his mental toughness, that can't be coached!

[quote] I think Nole will be regarded as the GOAT after all is said and done.

[quote] I think Nole will be regarded as the GOAT after all is said and done.

There is only one GOAT. I am GOAT!

Surprised to know that Nole becomes the first man in the Open era to win each Grand Slam singles title twice. Federer only won the FO once and Nadal the AO.

I did like hearing Carillo criticize Federer for his bs withdrawal from RG but other than that yeah she was annoying today

they are showing some French cunt in space with a tennis ball now.

r277, he is juiced. We just haven't figured out how. He sleeps in oxygen chambers to help him recover. Then he drinks the blood of children.

men's tennis is just in a sorry state. Not the quality of tennis but the excitement. It's just not exciting to watch an older guy dominate everything year after year. This is misery

I admire how good he is but still can't stand him. Hes at 19? Hoping he doesnt get near 25.

well, maybe there really is something to his special diet. I do think him being lean and skinny helps, less stress on the joints.

Are you watching Serena? fat cunt.

[quote] I'm volunteering to comfort him.

R271 = Cames Jourier

oh look, it's fucking Jim C. and Borg

Djokovic wins because he wants it more than anyone else.

I wouldn't mind seeing an older guy continue to dominate the Slams if he had none of the personality traits that make us hate Djokovic.

they haven't showed Stefanos on the french feed at all. is he in the bathroom fixing his hair? too vain.

So glad we're onto the grass season now. Maybe just maybe someone else will step up for a change

I was hoping for Tsitsipas to be the first #nextgen to get a slam. instead of the "chosen one" Zverev

Thiem already won the US open.

he was crying alot, his face is RED esp the nose

Thiem is not #nextgen he's in between them and the big 3

It's a tough loss but Tsitsipas can only improve and come out of this stronger

I am digging the purple outfit. my partner thinks it's ugly.

Thiem won USO because Fedal didn't play and NOVAC got defaulted. That final was a shit show from both him and Zverev. The big 3 would eat them alive in that final.

Thiem is not nextgen, he flopped big time in the final (after a great tournament) and he didn't do a thing right since them,

If Nole wasn't such drama queen, probably he would have won the US Open too.

And i know he is amazing and the big 3 blah blah blah, but this is boring as hell, knowing that all the big titles are going to have Nole or Rafa as winners.

And this kind of dominance last more than 15 years

I've looked and looked but Stefanos doesn't have a bulge anywhere. He's average at best. Same with novaxx

A win is a win is a win

Novaxx has greenish brown eyes. He's the devil.

Tsitsipas has to pull out of Halle. It would be crazy and could lead to injury if he plays there now

Bartoli's hair is terrible!

stefanos need chap stick, lips are DRY

[quote]Tsitsipas has to pull out of Halle. It would be crazy and could lead to injury if he plays there now

They gave him and his brother Petros a(nother) wildcard for the doubles tournament, so maybe he wants to go there for him

[quote]I've looked and looked but Stefanos doesn't have a bulge anywhere. Same with Novaxx

R307 in front of the tv:

[quote]Stefanos Tsitsipas is just ONE set away from his first Grand Slam title!

So close and yet so far.

it would be amusing if some other young gun won a slam before Tsitsipas, Zverev or Medvedev who have been the closest.

If you want bulge you need to watch PCB or Simon. These two are always bulging.

Hopefully Tsitsy will learn from this. He's got the ability. His loss today was due to mental lapses. He did the same thing against Zverev in the semis. He needs to figure that out. I hope he maybe wins a Slam this year. I still see an upside for him, but this was a disappointing loss. Pete Sampras's loss to Stefan Edberg turned his career around. He knew he should have won that match and it motivated him. The next year he won Wimbledon and the USO and became #1. I know Sampras already had a Slam at the 1990 USO, but it took him nearly three years to get his next one. The point is losses can be learning experiences.

Although I'm disappointed, thank God Nadal didn't win another one. That would have been beyond dreadful.

I would love to somehow do a time travel and have peak Djokovic vs. peak Lendl. Just for the cuntery of it all. They would hate each other

Titsi isn't really all the strong mentally, he doesn't want it bad enough..he is kind of a brat but I love him.

Yes, I hope Stefanos really learn from this, he's still only 22, very young and immature mentally. He has his family around him which is important.

I hope he doesn't develop a back problem coz once you have a bad back, you're fucked, it never gets better.

so Wawi is still better then those pussies

Pete Sampras's loss to Stefan Edberg at the 1992 US Open turned his career around. Forgot to add the tournament. Still sleepy from getting up early to watch the match. So not worth it!

Djokovic is the GOAT and Roger is a cunt. Fuck him for his pussy move, pulling out and then playing on grass JUST to avoid Novak.

R288... mary carilllo? enough said!.. lucked into a career by her association with mcenroe and being in the right place at the right time! love it (monumental sarcasm) when she goes into her "i'm so knowledgeable and so intelligent and thoughtful "deep voice when she's talking about something..

meanwhile on the tennis channel early this morning, they showed a brief clip of serena practicing ON CLAY at patrick "blood sucker, grifter, bullshitter, con man" patrick whatever his last name academy...

why in the hell is she practicing on clay? clay time is over!...

R324, yes, I saw those clips on Patrick Mouratoglou's instagram. At least she's moving her fat ass.

R324, she saw the women's final and figures she could win it next year, so she's getting some extra practice.

I miss Kyrgios. He withdrew this week too though

I wonder when he'll ever be back. I just loved seeing him piss off Nadal and Djokovic

R324, Mary Carillo is a goddess and perhaps has grown a little bored with age but still knows more about tennis than almost everybody else.

I hope he plays the US Open, the crowd will be back.

I hope more people call out Prissy Queen Federina for his BS withdrawal. The bitch had nothing wrong with him.

R328... NO, mary carillo does not! maybe compared to whatever moron NBC inflicts upon us to commentate and perhaps more than loud mouth should have been BANNED from the sport mcenroe, but i dare say that more than a few on this board including myself know more about tennis than carillo would ever hope to know, at least in regards to tennis history!...

I like Carillo as well and prefer her infinitely to Chris Evert…

don't be surprised if in 10-15 years Djokovic becomes the president of Serbia. I'm not kidding. While he's reviled in most of the world, he is considered a god in Serbia. His ego would love it too. I could see him running on a platform to increase Serbia's presence on the world stage

novaxx tries to improve his image and win more fans by giving his racket to a boy in the stands...the kid went nuts with happiness.

Novaxx is a cunt but he's managed to beat Pedal twice at the French and Federina three times each at Wimbledon and USA Open.

[quote] I like Carillo as well and prefer her infinitely to Chris Evert…

Filth! Evil! Mrs Christine Marie Evert Lloyd Mill Norman is a staunch heterosexual, a God-fearing Christian and of good Western European stock.

That Crazillo creature is not only a filthy, degenerate lesbian but also of the inferior Southern European races, who might as well be, well, you know, (whispering) Negroes.

Please do not denigrate or insult the lovely, God-fearing, staunchly heterosexual Christine like this. That Crazillo creature shall burn in hell for her sinful lifestyle.

R334, that kid LOST it when Novak gave him that racquet. It was sweet.

[quote]That kid LOST it when Novak gave him that racquet

Here's a video:

r333, if not president UN Ambassador. He's obviously one of the most intelligent players. For sure, he is the only one whose coach made him listen to classical music and learn a 3rd language. And there's no question that he faced more challenges and carries more responsibilities than the other guys. The Serbian pizza boy wasn't exactly welcomed to the big boys table and had to give some sharp elbows to those who deserved it; Andy Roddick, Fed and his Hollywood agent, Uncle Tony and the Spanish federation.

He's the only player who would invite a gayling who proposed to him on the court to play and give him a hug. Start at 1:30

Signed off like with all of the dichotomy and willful blindness of a typical Djokovic fan, R339.

Love the time he invited McEnroe down to play.

[quote]Konta wins Nottingham easily with 6-2 6-1 beatdown over S. Zhang

Jo Kunta's the first British woman to win a WTA singles title on home soil since old Sue Barker in 1981

Is the kid who got the racket an Aspie? His reaction is a tad "special".

R342, the Brit press will now hype Kunta up as a favorite to win Wimbledon.

R343, he's cute. Autistic kids don't show positive emotions so I think he's just a normal, excited, kid.

Given the finalists we had at RG this year in the women's, the Brit press may be on to something.

R346, Roland Garros always has some oddball women's finals. Wimbledon will be different. I think Serena is going to get #24 there. The Brit press and that delusional cunt Judy will be hyping up Kunta and Misery. I hope Misery, Kunta, Evans and Federbitch all lose in the first round.

R339 Djokovic can certainly have nice moments especially when someone shows him love by announcing they're a fan. He is the same guy who can berate umpires, linespeople and ballkids though.

I don't think Serena is winning anything...she's heavier than novaxx

He's also this guy...

yes and of course the whole anti-science stance on coronavirus safety protocols and vaccines

a few nice moments don't outweigh all the worst he's shown us

He was right though, r350. Osaka should learn to respond to stupid questions like that.

No comparison, he's a mentality giant.

R351, yes and he also organized a tournament in the middle of a pandemic where people got infected...

Djokovic was left for dead after last year's FO final. No one thought he would beat Nadal this year, yet he did, decisively. He went on to play a five-set final against an incredibly gifted player who is twelve years younger than he is, and won. That's astonishing. And it's almost nine hours of tennis over a 48 hour period. He finally did look tired at the end; it's probably going to take him a while to recover from that.

Djokovic is now 19-10 in slam finals, Here is his record against the only players he's lost to

vs. Federer 4-1

vs. Nadal 4-5

vs. Murray 5-2

vs. Wawrinka 0-2

So now in the men's game we have a bunch of slamless finalists:

Anderson 0-2

Medvedev 0-2

Tsonga 0-1

Nishikori 0-1

Raonic 0-1

Zverev 0-1

Tsitsipas 0-1

In the next year or so I wouldn't be surprised if Rublev, Shapovalov and Sinner got to a final as well. Given their weapons it seems like a matter of time

What are you talking about, R352? He was so "right" that his cavalier, dismissive attitude very likely cost him the USO several years later when he got defaulted for beaning the linesperson.

[quote] vs. Federer 4-1

Was it necessary to post this R356? Back to the cake tin and cookie jar I go. Sigh.

Well, it seems that Tsitsipas didn't like Djokovic's visit to the lockerroom, he said that after that break he didn't seem the same player

Novaxx will pass Fed and Nadal in Grand Slam wins. Most likely this year.

What will the cheerleader cunts over on ESPN say when their precious Fed is replaced? Will they now call Novaxx the GOAT?

They started this with the person who has the most slams is the GOAT. I guess they never thought that anyone would surpass Roger.

R360, the GOAT debate is solved by the number of slams—until it isn’t. That’s what happened on the women’s side, isn’t it?

[quote] What will the cheerleader cunts over on ESPN say when their precious Fed is replaced? Will they now call Novaxx the GOAT?

Sampy will be chilling in his California home laughing when the cheerleader cunts bend over backwards to still anoint Fed the 🐐 and come up with some bullshit "Slams aren't everything" explanation.

Well, the debate is very different on women's and men's and that's for a reason.

Graf, Serena, Navratilova, Evert and Court (with the exception of Martina and Cris) doesn't belong to the same era.

If Martina and Cris didn't miss so many Australian Open and Roland Garros they will probably be the ones with more GS.

And GS is not a good meassure for Court because half of her Australian open were more Australian championships than anything else.

So there the GS are very important but not the meassure for all.

But Federer, Nadal and Djokovic belong to the same era, so the GS debate there is quite conclusive because they competed for them.

If Nole get the 20, there won't be debate, he has more masters 1000, he has nitto finals (something that Nadal lacks) and he has more weeks at number one (and of course a positive h2h against both his rivals).

It's difficult to say that Federer is the best when he has a losing h2h against both his rivals

Djokovic came into RG in subpar form relative to past years, which makes this win all the more remarkable.

If Serena hopes to win another major, she needs to get serious about her fitness. I know she has a thick build but she is far from peak fitness. (And the bathing suit shots that surfaced today prove it.)

R363.. i think the fed losing head to head with rafa and novak is usually explained away by 1) most of nadal's wins have been on clay and they have played on that surface more than any other? and 2) novak leads roger only because the started playing alot AFTER roger had reached his prime and past his prime...

i'm NOT saying I agree with this, but i think that is the argument?....

R323 Nole's DL fans let's unite, we are an endangered species.

R367 you are definitely the minority.

R366 The truth is Nadal (till very recently) always was a bad match for Federer even in his best surfaces.

He lost to Rafa on clay, he even lost their first match 63 63 when he was number one and Rafa barely a teen.

Djokovic had bad h2h against both and it has a lot of merit he was able to turn that around

Who do you think has the biggest penis out of the 3 of Rafa, Roger and Novak?

R370 I ask myself that question constantly!

R370 Federer

I also think that the GOAT discussion has ended today. And r370 I think Nadal. There were some pics

[Quote] I think Nadal. There were some pics

Where, please!

Roger's shaft is fully loaded. How many men produce 2 sets of twins? He's the GOAT!

R373, there were some photoshopped pics; I don’t know about real ones.

And I pay attention to this sort of thing.

Bitches I shut the men's final off after the 4th set. I knew it was going south for Titsy and I couldn't watch it.

tomorrow's ranking is the cut-off for the Olympics

The Oceania continental places will be vacant and re-allocated through the general ranking because the New Zealand players didn't have the top 300 requirement.

Safwat (Africa), Istomin (Asia), Menezes (America 1) and Barrios (America 2) are qualified through continental places on Men side.

Sherif (Africa), Wang (Asia), Podoroska (America 1) and Cepede Royg (America 2) are qualified through continental places on Women side.

Wang and Podoroska would have been qualified also through the direct ranking but by rules they will use the continental place card. Caroline Dolehide was the second American qualifier in the continental competition (PanAm Games) but as USA have 4 spots through direct ranking, the continental place goes to Paraguay.

Europe continental places goes to the best ranked in ATP/WTA from Europe after the direct qualifiers are accounted for.

^That's hysterical r371.

Novak 8 UC, Roger 71/2UC , Rafa 7UC but Rafa may win on girth.

Rafa is more my physical type but I imagine him with 326 different rules for sex and they all end with him finishing into a lace handkerchief which he then burns or something equally disturbing.

I've always thought of Roger as kind of the perfect man because anyone who likes men could find something hot about Roger. For me he's a butterface but he has great legs and body.

R367 all are welcomed here. It would be boring if we all loved and hated the same players. I just prefer if posters don't bash each other too harshly

For a long time I was a Federer fan but appreciated he had a foil in Nadal. Then briefly I was happy to see Djokovic emerge to challenge them both but his personality turned me off. I was never a Murray fan in his earlier years but now I kinda like him. Really though I'm sick of the same guys winning and desperately want the younger guys to emerge vas slam winners

Roger has/had amazing legs. It's really a crime that he didn't show them off more.

I think they are all average only...between the legs. all uncut so no thank you!

[quote]I hope Misery, Kunta, Evans and Federbitch all lose in the first round.

What an arbitrary list of players, r347. I think you might have a few issues and need professional help.

lol R384

bitch b cray

federer has the most "manly" body of the 3...

nadal for all of his grinding and working hard like he does body, surprisingly does NOT have a 6 pack, carries around a small layer of stomach fat even and his arms while in motion look ripped and muscular, when NOT in motion, are surprisingly quite normal and average....great legs and butt though....

novak, simply is very wiry and way too lean everywhere...at least he can grown hair on his chest and stomach unlike rafa...

on a sidenote, i wonder of these 3 what their faces look in orgasm, their orgasm faces? anyone care to guess what their facial expressions and vocal reactions when they are cumming look and sound like?

Oh Mirka honey r375, weren’t your children all courtesy of Mr T Baster?

Federer definitely has the smallest dick. As much as I hate NOVAC, I reckon he would be extremely fun in bed.

R386 Nadal eats a typical Spanish diet rather than one geared towards fitness and nutrition. From shrimp to Spanish ham to chocolate...

Djokovic used to have a nice body the first few years on tour then he went with an extreme diet around 2012 and has been emaciated ever since

I don't know what Federer eats but I'd be interested to find out. He has a very average upper body

Nadal doesn't eat tomatoes and he doesn't like cheese either.

Novaxx is gluten-free and dairy-free

Not sure about Federer. He likes pasta.

Novak actually looks better and a little heavier than he did a few years back when he was REALLY emaciated. He has great legs.

yikes Venus is now down to #103 in the rankings. I hate seeing her fall like this and unable to win matches. If she can't do something on the grass or summer hardcourts I hope she retires. She's too much of a legend to be losing to journeywomen every tournament

Serena Williams flaunts beach body in one-piece swimsuit

Is that Serena's husband? He's packing out those shorts! God damn!

Serena looks nice in those photos. Her husband is kinda ugly.

Mirka's twin pack of Doublemint twins were all conceived through IVF, weren't they? Fed fans claiming he has a big dick because his wife had two sets of twins is funny. In any case I think my lover DelPo has a bigger, thicker dick than all of these 🐐 players.

Tsitsy writes in his Instagram how he had found out right before the game his grandmother had passed away.

[quote] 2) novak leads roger only because the started playing alot AFTER roger had reached his prime and past his prime...

I've seen this argument from Fedheads before. It is easy then to ask them if that only confirms that Fed in his prime had only a bunch of second and third tier players to compete against. Safin, Hewitt, Ferrero, a 36-year old Agassi, overrated one Slam wonder Roddick and Kuerten for a bit. As soon as Djoko and Nadal reached their prime Fed was already past his prime, according to his supporters.

I don't buy that argument. IMO a more convincing one in Fed's favor is the slowing down of the playing surface at the grass and hard court Slams but Roland Garros keeping the same slow clay. If Wimby grass had been as fast as it was in the 80s or 90s, Nadal would have never won it and even Djok would have struggled to get to three titles, let alone five.

Wow, so the grandma died and his dad was completely normal in the stands!?

What's the point of telling him his grandmother died 5 minutes before his big match?

I know right? Who the fuck does that?

He thinks he's a greek philosopher, even though he lost, he's gotta write something deep and meaningful...just like when they ask him to sign the camera, he's gotta chime in with some "advice/wisdom" etc.

Did the dead grandma affect him only from the third set onwards? What a crock of shit.

Dear God. Alexis Ohanian looks like a blob of rising sourdough.

R403, between him and Patrick, Serena isn't in a good environment.

Tsitsipas like himself better naked because it makes him true to himself.

He's right: from now on we would like to have a naked Tsitsi on court instead of him relying on that fake dressed up persona.

^That's hot except that he posted it himself on IG. Save that shit for your girlfriend or the Vanity Fair interview with the Annie Leibovitz photos.

Serena looks svelte next to her husband. Damn. He looks like a white af Patrick from Spongebob.

R406 his beard, you wanted to say

Serena looks great - for any woman not trying to become a GS champion. She needs to dump Patrick. He's done nothing for her since becoming her coach. As for her husband, it must be true love for her, because...yeeesh.

British twunk Jack Draper downs Sinner in the first round at Queens.

I didn't realise but he also models

Great minds! I was literally looking at that!

Completely agree, R409. She looks really good. But the bar is higher for athletes. There’s no way Novak could have won the title with the extra weight she’s carrying.

With all the conflicts in tennis (including too many relationships between those who cover the sport and those who coach, play and manage), no one during the RG coverage dared go near the topics of Serena’s conditioning or how her coaching relationship is working for her. Were she Nick Kyrgios, they’d have gone to town.

[quote] Serena looks great - for any woman not trying to become a GS champion. She needs to dump Patrick. He's done nothing for her since becoming her coach.

She's almost 40. For a top athlete who has been playing on the pro tour for over 20 years, she looks terrific. I disagree about getting a new coach though. She has 23 Slam titles to her name, is going to turn 40 later this year, and might retire in the next few years.

At this stage of her career what is any coach going to tell her that she hasn't heard or doesn't know already. Whoretaglou is a grifter and hanger-on, yeah, but it's not like any other coach is going to offer her that much more advice. She's also too old to retool her game entirely. And I don't think she even needs to. She still plays well enough that she needs a good draw to win more titles. No one on the tour is able to consistently play better than everyone else.

r323, Roger is not a cunt. He pulled out of Roland Garros because he is an older man and it was too much on his body. He wants to win one last slam and it's not going to be the French. Wimby is his best chance and why break his body the fuck down when he knows he has no chance

Serena doesn't need to retool her game. But in no way is she fit enough to go the seven rounds it takes to win a GS. Someone on her team needs to get real with her because I'd love to see her get #24.

^History shows that he spent he hates Novak more than all of DL put together (except that 1 psycho).

He spent his whole career trying to box out Novak. Mostly by winning but also with a lot of help from all sides, especially GS scheduling and the slobbering media who never criticize him for more than 2 seconds. When Djokovic fucks up every story lists his whole history. Roger has acted like a little bitch on the court and the commentators don't even mention it. Any long time tennis fan has seen it.

He never recovered from Novak blasting winners at him the USOPEN.

His pull out was designed to help Novak lose. The fact that he was practicing the next day was on purpose to get under Novak's skin. IMO- THAT was the translation of Novak's scream. "FUCK YOU ROGER".

Djokovic OWNS him.

They have contested 50 matches between 2006 and 2020, with Djokovic leading the head-to-head 27–23. Djokovic leads 13–6 in finals and 11–6 in Grand Slam matches. Novak owns him.

The stands in Halle are almost empty but Mirka is there

Is Mirka on suicide-by-donut-consumption watch?

R400, I don't think that Tsitsipas learned about his grandmother's death until after the match. His Instagram post doesn't claim otherwise. He was just trying to make the usual "other things are more important" claim athletes always make when they lose. They don't say that when they win.

R363, there's something else that's in Novak's favor: He has won two career Grand Slams. This is something that neither Federer or Nadal have been able to accomplish.

To be fair, Mirka fills an entire section on her own.

Bronx at R422, any truth to the rumor that your husband only fucks you in the ass and that he takes out his career frustrations on your wrecked hole in bed? We heard that he yells out "Fuck you Roger" and "Take that RodDICK, Rafael" when he's about to shoot his load. The spokesperson for Pampers adult diapers, Pampers Shriver, tweeted that you are now their customer due to the damage inflicted.

No, dear. Of course we all know that you have accumulated quite the strap-on collection since marrying. The big question is what do you do when your husband is "mentoring" young male players?

Sweetie at R424, my husband is all man and he still had a full head of hair unlike the bald rodent you got hitched to. Jim is very generous and gracious, so no need to insinuate anything about his mentoring. In fact he did not even mind when I told him I was responding to the wife of a fluke one Slam wonder who looks like the lookalike pet rat of that creepy pedo pimp Seann William Scott.

Diva Roger, as you know, won't let Mirka talk to any wife whose husband has won fewer than 14 Slams.

So Mirka doesn't speak to you then?

Jim used to have the hots for Frank Schiavone!

Lordy there are a lot of angry trolls on this thread- perhaps they think they’re witty? Pathetic bullshit mostly: no wit and no knowledge of professional tennis.

Francesca brought a lot of joy to the court. I miss her. Did she ever come out publicly? She wrote a book, did anyone read it?

Speaking of tennis lesbians...

Bychkova... *snickers*

You sound a bit obsessed about Federer's motives, R417.

I hope Tsipsitas doesn't cut his hair in despair. I'll cry!

I think it's likely that Djokovic will have the all-time Slam record for the men. I see him still winning Slams in the next couple years, although the gap is closing. Tsitsipas's level dropped in those last three sets, particularly his serving. He's there. He just has to get over the line in best-of-five Slam match finals. I think he's learned and has said as much. I'd love to see him do well at Wimbledon. He's up to #4, so will avoid Nadal and Djokovic before the semis.

Roger and Rafa can still win Slams, particularly Nadal at RG, but I think they need a bit of help with their draws. Roger's best chance is of course Wimbledon. If a draw fell apart like the 2017 and 2019 US Opens did for Nadal, Roger could take another one as could Nadal. Roger's time is the most limited of the three. Once the knees start going, it's close to over.

I think we'll hopefully start seeing tougher and tougher draws for the Big 3. There is a critical mass of good players who can beat any of the Big 3--Tsitsipas, Zverev, Medvedev, Rublev, Berrentini, and the younger generation from them--e.g., Sinner and Musetti--will be challenging as well. Also, like this RG, we're going to start seeing the Big 3 in each other's half of the draw more and more and they will take each other out at earlier stages. It's too bad Thiem has gone on a mental walkabout because he was another one that would have added to the draw difficulty for the Big 3. Maybe he'll come back, but anyone who reacts to winning a Slam by saying how hard it is and it's too much pressure doesn't really have the right mentality to be a consistent winner at that level.

r431, I was the first one to congratulate Roger on the power move. He earned the right to do it.

"After discussions with my team". After discussions with my team WHAT? Giving NO reason. So Roger can't even OWN the decision to pull out he has to blame his team which is a bitch move.

I filled in the blanks because no one else would. He gets to make a one sentence statement and that's it. Thou shall not question Roger.

I would love to see Djokovic parody himself like he used to parody Federer and Nadal.

I just looked at Brad Gilbert's twitter feed to see what he had to say about Roger's withdrawal. He re-tweeted it WITHOUT COMMENT.

When's the last time BG didn't have an opinion about something? Not "sad", "too bad for the tournament". Not a word because If you don't have something nice to say....

I'll make a prediction here and now. Every time Djokovic goes to the bathroom he will be booed and Kyrgios/other morons will tweet about it.

Which will only make him stronger.

I just watched watch that 5th set USO 2011 SF. 25k out of 30k people cheering against him coming back 2 sets down, 2MP (for the second year in a row) against Fed and then came out and beat Nadal in the final, again with the crowd against him.

That "desperate need to be liked" seems to really work for him.

Fed gets a free pass from the tennis suits and the media regardless of what diva stunt he pulls. They might have let Nadal get away with this too, but players like Serena or Djokovic would have been ripped to shreds. Cunts like McEnroe and the evil Chrissy Evert would have repeatedly questioned the legitimacy of Serena's health concerns.

Does Novaxx do boobs out when he makes you come?

R417, you sound slightly disturbed and obsessed. It’s just a sport, and they’re just players.

Lucky for me I don't care what I sound like to you. I'm Just making conversation.

Next time, If you want we can talk about something else, like the paywall or uncut cock or lesbians. I love lesbians.

Well, my three days of mourning after Rafa's loss to that strange Serbian fellow has ended. I can only look forward to seeing Rafa once more, resplendent in his Wimbledon whites. May the draw-gods look favorably upon him.

I would love for Titsi to take Wimbledon!

Since Djokovic seems destined to win the Grand Slam this year, I pray for heat in London. The best I can hope for out of Wimbledon is the view of Feli Lopez's jockstrap through his sweaty white shorts.

Actually, yesterday Delishiano Lopez was sweating and that thing was flopping a lot. It looked like he was going commando. And about the GOAT discussion, it has been settled. It is or will soon be Novaxx. Does Federer have any records left? Nadal will always have RG but Fed?

Seriously, R445? I'm not even a Federer fan but can tell you that he's still grass GOAT with 8 Wimbledon titles vs. Djokovic's 5.

the sunlight in Eastbourne is illuminating Shapo's blonde leg hair at the moment, and it's a thing of beauty.

So is his big muscle ass, surely covered in blonde hair.

Felix!

Fes is out. FAA!

Fed, not Fes. Sorry.

Granny Vee should call Gramps to team up in the wheelchair mixed dubs.

Grand slam glory!