The Gays and Tennis: Part 91 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati

notable day 1 results:

WC McDonald def. WC Nakashima 7-5 6-2

Khachanov def. (Q) Anderson 6-2 6-4

WC Murray def. (Q) Gasquet 6-4 6-4

Schwartzman def. Evans 6-2 4-6 6-3

FAA def. Fucsovics 7-6(0) 6-3

Fognini def. Basilashvili 7-6(3) 6-3

Sinner def. Delbonis 6-2 7-5

Kerber def. Sakkari 6-2 6-2

Rogers def. Collins 6-4 2-1 ret.

Badosa def. Martic 4-6 6-4 7-6(9)

Kvitova def. Keys 7-5 6-4

Ostapenko def. Zidansek 7-5 6-1

Krejcikova def. Kasatkina 6-3 6-2

Titsi’s an anti-vaxxer.

Ritchie is useless

DavFok needs a haircut urgently: he looks ridiculous. Hubie, on the other hand is looking very neat and smart today . Lovely boy!

Osucka cried when local Cincy sports reporter Paul Daugherty asked about her depression. Now calls are coming to have Daugherty fired for being 'mean' to her. Too bad Naomi is not in Afghanistan now.

R2 And idiot maybe, and anti vaxxer i don't think so. He said he doesn't have any problem if the vaccine is mandatory

R5 Osaka maybe should prepare herserlf for the questions because that question was totally expected, for a lot of people the fact that she has so many troubles with press conferences but had zero trouble with promotion and social media is something suspicious and the question was totally legit.

RBA is in really bad form lately, losing in straight sets with young Grigor is a red sign

she is pathetic. she is doing it for purpose to prove that she is being abused

[quote] Who’s gonna service Matteo?

Nice Guy Norrie suddenly looking quite studly with a buzz cut and a short beard. Plus he's currently kicking Isner's flat ass.

Why did Evans start shouting at Lil’ Diego yesterday?

Who knew being a professional tennis player was so hard! Gayle King was on the defense of Naomi this morning, so she'll be fine.

R10 probably because it was Lil Diego's birthday and Psycho Dan wanted to ruin it!

R6, refusing to get the vaccine unless it becomes mandatory sounds like anti to me. I used to like Tsitsifits but he's really gotten insufferable. between his racket throwing, bubble breaking and pity-seeking for his allegedly fragile mental state because an ATP top 3 player's life raking in millions on the tour is oh so hard.

R13 you are heartless. Titsy's granny died during the French Open. How do you expect him to be over that?

He could always consult Naomi's shrink.

With Fed facing surgery, dear Lord what is happening with The Loser, er Laver Cup?

Who keeps fucking deleting tennis threads? Why?!

[quote] Tennis threads are often paywalled at around 300-400 posts. That’s apparently done to attract more subscribers. The few tennis fans here just start another thread. Presumably the actual deletion of threads is done to more aggressively “encourage” posters to subscribe. The posts are innocuous, and it’s largely the same posters thread after thread. I doubt anyone who hasn’t subscribed by now would subscribe whatever the tactic.

I dont want get vaccine too

Are you ESL, R19?

Rumor around wet grounds at Cincy is that Naomi may pull out tomorrow before she would face CoCo. Going to claim injury.

She can't talk to reporters for five minutes without feeling attacked and vulnerable but she can roll around on the beach in a bikini in front of photographers?

Steve Weissman looks like a midget standing next to Taylor Townhouse.

Where's Genie Bouchard?

Bouchard was only on for a week. This week it's Townsend's turn

Shapo vs Schnauzer

Team Shapo!

Paire team or Shapo team?

Tiafoe team or Ugo team?

Ugo and Shapo for me.

And Ugo lost…

results so far:

Tiafoe def. Humbert 7-5 7-6(9)

Monfils def. Lajovic 7-6(0) 6-2

Opelka def. Moutet 7-6(3) 4-6 6-4

Sonego def. Alcaraz 6-3 7-6(6)

Isner def. Norrie 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4

Cilic def. Karatsev 7-5 6-3

Bublik def. Giron 3-6 6-3 7-6(5)

Hurkacz def. ADF 6-1 6-7(3) 6-1

Dimitrov def. RBA 6-3 6-4

Korda def. Djere 6-4 6-4

Berrettini def. Ramos-Vinolas 6-7(5) 6-3 7-5

Jabeur def. Kontaveit 6-2 4-6 7-5

Pegula def. Giorgi 6-2 6-2 in a rematch of their Montreal SF match a couple days ago

Kudermetova def. Paolini 6-3 6-2

Rybakina def. Stosur 6-3 6-3

Gauff def. Hsieh 6-1 6-2

Muchova def. Konta 3-6 7-6(5) 6-2

Halep def. Linette 6-4 3-6 6-1

Pera def. Peterson 6-4 6-1

Gauff is in good form. I would not be very surprised if she beats Osaka in the second round.

Benoit team. Can't stand that idiot, Shapo. Between the bouncing the ball between his legs from back to front like that deplorable Isner and the INCESSANT "come on"-ing and fist pumping on every...single...point...won, even when it is because the other player missed, he is insufferable.

R32 they're both idiots. Paire's frequent meltdowns are immature and pathetic

lmfao Paire def. Shapovalov 6-3 4-6 7-5 Shapovalov was up a break in the third too

this follows his opening round loss in Montreal too

How embarrassing.

DL fave Tommy Paul won

WTA drama! Yastremska seemed pissed the crowd was mostly cheering for local favorite McNally and of course took a MTO when she was 2-5 behind in the second set. Afterwards she managed to turn things around and win the match but there was no handshake at first. When McNally walked away she was mouthing something like 'fucking bitch'

Isn't McNally a MAGA darling?

Both tours really need to crack down on these “medical” time outs. They’re ridiculous.

[quote]Isn't McNally a MAGA darling?

I have no idea, but she plays doubles with Call me Coco(vid) a lot...I doubt Gauff would be ok with that

Thiem out for the rest of the season. Is his heart really in it anymore?

he came back too soon

Maybe Thiem can get some therapy along with Osaka.

Maybe being worked like a dog by his coach since childhood wasn’t the best idea. He accomplished what many haven’t/won’t (albeit with an asterisk by it) and hasn’t seemed the same since. He’s probably burned out mentally and physically…

Also, probably doesn’t want to lose first round at the USO after winning it.

Thiem's alleged injury in Mallorca was so lame that Mannarino rolled his eyes when Dominic defaulted to him.

If Osaka loses to Call Me Covid CoCo today how much prize money will she earn? I hope she donates at least a couple million to the Haiti victims.

Has Taylor Townhouse retired from the pro tour?

^ well she's large and in charge on the after-hours broadcast with Steve Heisman or whatever his name is

I um am playing um another black girl like um me today. Um black lives um matter.

Misery out! Well done Hurkacz on sending that whiny bitch packing.

no more big 4 at this year's Cincy :(

R37 Yastremska is known for gamesmanship and getting under her opponents' skin. Most of the tour hates her guts

Osaka ousts Coco GOAT!

R53, this is just the Cincinnati Open. No one cares about it. Coco 🐐 is focusing on the USA Open where she will destroy Tokyo just like King Kong did. Wait, was that King Kong or Godzilla? Anyway Coco is guaranteed to win the USA Open without dropping a set. She is a legend and already the 🐐

USA Open predictions 1/16: Coco bt Bianca 6/2, 6/1 1/8: Coco bt Tokyo 6/2 6/2 1/4: Coco bt Iga 6/0, 6/0 1/2: Coco bt Serena 6/4, 6/3 Champion: Coco 🐐 bt Barty 6/1, 6/0

Jesus, how embarrassing for Shapo. He just plays wild groundstrokes sometimes and racks up the errors. Imagine losing to Paire, who has barely been able to keep a ball in the court this year. I still love the blonde fur on his legs, tho.

I haz sexy leg hairs!

Tiafoe team or Lil’ Diego team?

This Mark Petchey is annoying. He is getting on Davenport's nerves.

Korda!!!

results so far today:

Schwartzman def. Tiafoe 6-1 4-6 6-4

Monfils def. de Minaur 6-3 7-5

Isner def. Sinner 5-7 7-6(4) 6-4

Sonego def. Paul 7-6(9) 6-2

Zverev def. Harris 7-6(3) 6-2

Ruud def. Opelka 6-7(5) 6-0 7-6(4)

Medvedev def. McDonald 6-2 6-2

Rublev def. Cilic 5-7 6-3 6-1

Hurkacz def. Murray 7-6(4) 6-3

Pella def. Fognini 6-1 7-5

FAA def. Khachanov 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4

Dimitrov def. Bublik 6-3 7-5

PCB def. Koepfer 6-4 6-2

Jabeur def. Swiatek 6-3 6-3

Muguruza def. Garcia 6-4 6-3

Krejcikova def. Yastemska 6-1 7-6(5)

Badosa def. Sabalenka 5-7 6-2 7-6(4)

Bencic def. 7-6(1) 6-1

Pegula def. Halep via walkover

Azarenka def. Riske 6-2 7-5

Barty def. Watson 6-4 7-6(3)

Ostapenko def. Brady 6-7(2) 5-4 ret.

Teichmann def. Pera 6-1 6-4

Osaka def. Gauff 4-6 6-3 6-4

Kvitova def. Kudermetova 6-2 6-4

Rybakina def. Mertens 6-3 6-2

Kerber def. Svitolina 7-5 2-6 6-4

Muchova def. Andreescu 6-4 6-2

Seb team or Tsitsy team?

Fuck Tsitsy and his breaks. He has made me hate him!

Korda reminds me of that idiot Peter Doocy from Fox News. I can't unsee it, no matter how good Korda is on court.

I'm not posting a photo simply because the guy's such an arsehole.

That's a bizarre association, R63. Doocy is grotesque. Seb K reminds me of his dad, reinvented as a Valley Boy.

I know, R64. I wish I could break that association. Korda has sexy legs that I'd like to watch more of.

fugly face

[quote] Korda reminds me of that idiot Peter Doocy from Fox News. I can't unsee it

[quote] I wish I could break that association.

Korda looks like a blond version of a guy I used to work with who was an ass. I can't unsee it or break that association. I know what it's like, R63. Seb seems like a good guy though and is much better looking than his ugly-as-sin father.

Who's the blond ball boy?? Maybe he'll be helping Tsitsi and Korda in the showers post-match.

Titsy won.

So both DL faves Hubie and Young Grigor are still in?

Watching Hubie against Misery was truly a Beauty and the Beast match up. Not to mention the cunt Misery doing the exaggerated moaning and grunting after every shot. It's clearly a distraction tactic and blatant gamesmanship masquerading as effort. Bitch trying to pretend it takes that much effort to hit a slice backhand.

I watched the Sonego match for a little bit. Boy is a screamer! WTF is that grunt? It is mildly amusing at first but, after a while, I had to switch channels.

oh no!

who's gonna console poor Tommy?

*lifts caftan*

Deplorable crowd in Cincy on its feet for deplorable icon Isner. Puke!

Tennis Channel is starting a rebroadcast of the Tsitsi / Korda match now. I must say -- they both look better wearing wet clothes.

do you ever get tired of hating, R74?

that rain is fucking irritating

It's a deplorable downpour.

US Open main draw wildcards:

[bold]MEN[/bold]

Jenson Brooksby

Ernesto Escobedo

Brandon Nakashima

Emilio Nava

Max Purcell

Sam Rifiice

Jack Sock

Zachary Svajda

[bold]WOMEN[/bold]

Hailey Baptiste

Ashlyn Krueger

Caty McNally

Emma Navarro

Storm Sanders

CoCo Vandeweghe

Katie Volynets

Venus Williams

I really like Daniil. Besides being great at tennis, he is cute and very personable. He has FAR more personality than any of the big three. He is a natural smiler and has very relaxed body language in interviews. He should be more popular here. I don't care if he flipped off the crowd in New York or yelled at a ball kid once.

lmao Vandeweghe got a WC why? what form has she shown this year?

[quote] lmao Vandeweghe got a WC why? what form has she shown this year?

Her form is what she’s shown.

We'd really appreciate it if you did something about that mole, Daria/R80. Your hubby also throws coins really well.

results so far:

Paire def. Isner 7-6(1) 6-7(2) 6-1 I'm not a Paire fan but THANK YOU. I'm dying at his randomly good form now lol after months of suckage

Medvedev def. Dimitrov 6-3 6-3

Kerber def. Ostapenko 4-6 6-2 7-5

R84, As I recall, Paire said that he hated COVID restrictions and having to play without a crowd. He might have been telling the truth, since his level of play really improved after the crowds returned.

He is gay

R84 Paire and Monfils are showing signs of being in good form just once the protected ranking dissapeared.

Barty demolishes Azarenka 6-0 6-2

[quote]We'd really appreciate it if you did something about that mole, Daria

Daria's mole is even more prominent than Musetti's

yeah but Musetti is HAWT and she's NOT

Barty kicked Vika's ass into Kentucky. Damm.

Prominent Cock Bulge tops Hubie! And I'm down for it!

^ pics pls

I agree r80, Daniil is a fun personality on the tour and is good-looking in his own way.

Good-looking in a balding, scowling, cursing kewpie doll fivehead sort of way...

Medvedev has a big mole on his cheek too but it's the same color as his skin so it doesn't always show on camera

r95, chaque son gout, mon ami

More results:

Ruud def. Schwartzman 6-4 6-3

PCB def. Hurkacz 7-6(6) 7-6(3)

Zverev def. Pella 6-2 6-3

Rublev def. Monfils 7-6(2) 7-6(5)

Krejcikova def. Muguruza 6-1 6-7(5) 6-2

Kvitova def. Jabeur 6-1 6-2

Ruud over lil Diego is a good result for Ruud -- did anyone see it? Was lil Diego gassed from his last match or did Ruud give him a beat-down?

Petra over Ons was just cruel.

[quote] Medvedev has a big mole on his cheek too but it's the same color as his skin so it doesn't always show on camera

It’s evident at R89. It has also been prominent the past few days.

Pliskova gets her first win over Pegula 6-4 7-6(5). Pegula had previously beaten her the other 4 times they played, all this year

Ruud can give me a beat off, frankly.

I like Daniil, too. I think he's cute. Long skinny dick, I bet. Stamina for hours, too.

I’ve always liked Med. I got a little pissed with his “novaxx is the greatest of all time so…” interview. I’ll get over it…

His mole really came out of nowhere! Did it exist before Toronto? I don’t think I saw much of him at the Olympics and don’t remember it before that!

Team Sonego.

Teichmann def. Osaka 3-6 6-3 6-3

Badosa def. Rybakina 6-2 7-6(5)

WTF is going on with Osaka?

Will she be able to defend her US Open title from last year?

It's not looking good!

Tsitsipas def. Sonego 5-7 6-3 6-4

Felix breaks first.

Tsitsipas reiterated that he won't take the COVID vaccine unless the tour mandates it. He says he's young and healthy and therfore does not need it. The Greek government then criticized him, calling his views ignorant.

clearly another dumb right winger...sigh but not surprising. It seems most of the white players are regardless of country

Tsitsipas also said he would rather get the virus naturally and achieve immunity that way rather than through the vaccine.

Cincy has vaccinations on site - on Instagram I've seen Nishioka and Thiago Monteiro get vaccinated there. Plenty of other players like Sabalenka and Rublev also said they will definitely not be getting vaccinated.

Berreteami team or FAA team?

Felix!

[quote] It seems most of the white players are regardless of country

Are you blaming Tsitsy’s white half?

[quote] clearly another dumb right winger...sigh but not surprising. It seems most of the white players are regardless of country

Is this supported by any data? For example, can it be shown that Federer, Thiem, Nadal, Berretini, etc. who are all from different countries have not been vaccinated? I think we know or highly suspect Djokovic, Tsitspas, and likely several American players are not vaccinated, but is it "most"?

Federer said he was vaccinated months ago.

R109 I wasn't saying every right winger is anti-vax as some of them support vaccines. My comment was in general it seems the majority of white tennis players from around the world are right wingers so from time to time will express ignorant, problematic views. Obviously some are dumber than others. Some of them might not take the right wing stance on every issue.

FAA def. Berrettini 6-4 6-3

Munchova retired. I hope it is nothing serious and hope she plays US open w/o any problem.

Felix is looking solid and studly.

There's now a Tennis in the Land women's tournament in Cleveland? Are they seeking inspiration from MichFest? Wait until Margaret Court hears about this.

Laver Cup roster announced

Europe: Medvedev Tsitsipas Zverev, Rublev, Berrettini, Ruud

World: Schwartzman, Shapovalov, FAA, Opelka, Isner Kyrgios

will be in Boston Sept 24-26

first time without any big 3

Not understanding how Medvedev and his punchable face get a pass on here: Sneering at the Olympics press who dared question Russia's integrity. Flipping off the crowd and scaring the hell out of ballboys at the USO. Throwing coins at Jewish umpires. Challenging Tsitsipas to a fight. Hitting the umpire's chair when he doesn't like getting a well-deserved code violation. Ranting, berating and yelling at his coach so much that he leaves the stadium. Kyrgios, Zverev and Djokovic would (justifiably) get slaughtered on here for that kind of stuff.

Osaka is fat now. she must be eating her feelings

R122 I think it's 1-2 posters who are fans of him. I'm not a fan but I get that different players appeal to different fans.

I get that, too, R124, just like Connors, Nastase and McEnroe had their fans back in the day. They like that sort of entertainment. Some people like Spam and Velveeta too.

Med is an asshole, but he has charisma. Not enough to compensate, in my opinion. But sometimes, enough to forget what a huge asshole he is.

Disappointed in how dumb Titsy is. In his plastered-down outfit, he looks like a superhero. Great from beneath the cranium, I guess.

Happy for FAA!

Didn't he beat our Grigor? Fuck him

Rotcher is such an es-hole.

That Laver Cup roster is so fascinating. Opelka! My goodness, how cool for him.

I'm thinking there are two key guys to watch: Shapo and Tsitsy. Shapo has to get his wild groundstrokes under control, esp when he gets pumped up (and nervous). And Tsitsy is so emotional, he's got to keep his head on straight.

It'd be more entertainng if the Laver Cup set teams based on level of assholery. FAA, Diego and Opelka could switch over to Borg's Good Guys team, trading places with Zverev, Medvedev and Tsitsipas, who'd be part of McEnroe's Douchebag team.

Kyrgios loves the format of Laver Cup and he is obsessed with the Celtics so no surprise he wanted to go to Boston. Surely he'll make a pilgrimage to visit where the Celtics play and practice

Berrettini will likely get some support from local Boston Italians

[quote] Kyrgios loves the format of Laver Cup

Why do you think that is?

R130, that's a brilliant idea.

R132 he loves the team atmosphere, the fun aspect of it in that they can call out to each other and there aren't all the same rules as a regular match. Kyrgios is also an entertainer and he can put on his exhibition skills freely. He really seems to be more about entertaining, having fun rather than trying to win titles which is a shame given his obvious enormous talent

Thanks, R134.

Price of tickets for Lavers Cup is way too high.

Some ticket cost as high as 1200$ and higher

Who the hell pay that much for a pointless exhibition?

Stan the Man at R128, what about Meerkat Federer? You get along very well with her, don't you? 👿 👿 I think she wants you because her Rotcher is too busy preening and telling himself "You are the greatest, most iconic tennis player ever" to pay her any attention.

Tickets are not selling for Laver Cup. COVID, disinterest without Roger? Will he show up on crutches for an ego boosting SO?

Nadal out for the rest of the season. I think we're now officially in transition to the next era in men's tennis. Possibly a year or so of 'The Big One' until a new competitive order emerges.

Oh no! USA Open without Rafa is going to be a bore!

We will see what you tell when those vaccines will get you cancer or something like that.

You may already be dead of Covid by then, R141. Or suffering too much from long-term lung damage to care about whether the vaccinated people had any health issues or not.

R142 I don't know any peoople with lung damage after covid, but i know people how died of covid vaccines.

R142 anyway, I prefer be dead because of covid than cancer. Less suffering.

ITA R139. And TBH I'm ready for it. Excited to see who raises their game to win the majors.

Please, boys, step up!

I know people who got covid being vaccinated and still recovering from covid lol . It got them hard. So I don't care about vaccines.

R146 quite obviously does not know how vaccines work- and why they work. Gosh there are idiots on DL.

R153 does not know anyone who died from a Covid vaccine. Troll.

R143- typo

R147 I know how they work,frau. But it would be the same without vaccine

PS, Stefanos is a good looking guy and an exciting player, but he’s a blooming idiot and by his example he is causing harm and death- literally. Covid vaccines are harmless, effective and the only answer to the pandemic and returning to normal business.

Frankly I was stunned by his position. I know Novak’s family and wife are off the beam- I guess the same is true of Stefanos- makes me admire the class and good examples of Fed, Nadal and their support systems and families even more.

R151 what Pfizer/Moderna is selling to us is highly experimental gene-therapy treatment. All positives and negatives (benefits/consequences) of this treatment will be known in 5-10 years .

Rafa and Roger do not want to be in the USO draw if Novak pulls off the GS. It's all about their egos.

Rafa and Roger are injured bozo-

If Novaxxx pulls off the GS and gets number 21, the Gramps fanatics and his ass kissers in the media will never stop reminding everyone that Gramps didn't play the USA Open due to his knee surgery.

We have a real wing nut on this thread. R152’s post is nonsense. Both vaccines work by creating humoral (learned) immunity- classic medicine using a benign facsimile of Covid . Such immunity is different from inmate immunity which is how most bacterial infections are handled (neutrophils). Learned immunity is mediated by T cells which produce antibodies to the virus, hence the antibody test for exposure and infection. Quick and dirty explanation. NOT gene therapy at all.

Damn, I was so looking forward to Nadal at the US open.

R156 maybe on paper, faggot, because in reality it doesnt work. People vaccinated get covid and hits them hard as well.

R158, you're incapable of basic English and you're now compounding your ignorance with bigotry. Can I have your stuff when you keel over from COVID?

R159 try to post something in basic italian or french, moron I don't have to be scientist to argue with you , I know all of it from my own experience and people around me. You dont have to repeat propaganda stuff from TV.

Sorry to be hall monitor guys but this is gay and tennis thread.

Here we should only argue about whether a male tennis player is a bottom or not.( We already know most of male players are closet homosexuals.) And whether he has a nice asshole

There are too many other threads for vaccines argument.

R158, I think you have unmasked yourself. 99.9% of hospital admissions right now are the unvaccinated. I am kept informed by my colleagues in major medical centers all over the nation. I was just on a Zoom meeting with half a dozen last night- in TX, CA, IL and NY. Yes a few who are vaccinated develop symptoms, usually mild. But that is true of almost all vaccines from flu to shingles. You are either very poorly informed or a troll. I hope you don’t get sick assuming you are taking your own very bad advice.

PS, Stefanos, if gay, is probably a top R161! Cannot help myself on the vaccine. Colleagues of mine risk their live for idiots like R158 who are prolonging the pandemic- willful ignorance.

Apologies for feeding the trolls, R161. One last aside: news flash, R160, this is a thread in English for those who are fluent enough in English to communicate effectively. I work for a large hospital group and speak from experience as welll. The COVID casualty rate far exceeds the detriments of the vaccine. Mais c'est inutile quand on parler avec un imbécile.

Back to the thread content: On teams FAA, PCB, Rublev, Ruud, Barty, Badosa, Kvitova and Bencic to make it to the semis.

on parle*

R163 lol risk their lives?lol more people die of lung cancer than covid in my country, idiot.

There are TONS OF PEOPLE , TONS who are NOT informing hospitals when they got covid (last year when there weren't any vaccine or now). Because they dont want to be self quarantine. And they spread covid to others , everywhere. and you blame me for risking you friends live?And now vaccinated people can spread covid with blessing because government lets do so.

Is ESL back?

If so, he apparently has suffered an even worse brain injury.

R154 you seem....a bit dim.

R163, What country are you from? 650,000 have died from Covid in the US in less than 2 years, including several of my colleagues early in the pandemic. Those dying now as I said above are the unvaccinated and much younger which Stefanos seems to disregard.

If you tell me what country your from I can easily check your statements. I suspect you are a troll.

Who is ESL?

Charlie at R170, was that intended for R166?

R170 Poland

ESL is (was? was hoping to be?) English Second Language, a right-wing troll who blighted these tennis threads for years with his rants and bad English.

Yes 172. Sorry

20,000 deaths per year in Poland due to lung cancer (a lot, must be many smokers) and 75,311 from Covid since Mar 2020.

It’s funny when you pop back on a thread and see a long (one-sided) argument. I have the antivax loon blocked already. 😂

Roger, Rafa and Halep have said they’re vaccinated.

I’ll miss Rafa - But I hated seeing him limp around and miss balls he would have run for before.

The best thing about Poland...

I can't stand Naomi Osaka. She sounds so fake in the interview after she lost.

R179, yes I agree. she sounds so fake.

Naomi's act has grown tired.

Benoit is rocking the popped-collar, hot pink shirt today with the nice white shorts (and legs). God, I wish he would get rid of that stupid full beard.

Rublev team or Paire team?

such a shame that neither Federer nor Nadal will be at the USO

this is what I didn't want-the idea that the next generation would only start winning or reaching finals if some of the big 3 were absent. As much as I dislike Djokovic, I'm glad he's playing and hopefully someone will beat him.

We don't need another Thiem asterisk type win.

Barty maintains her top form and sees off Krejcikova 6-2 6-4

Will Barty win the USA Open too this year? Or will Osaka recapture her form to defend? If either of them wins, the winner will be the POTY.

Where is Great-auntie Rena? Is she expecting to just show up at the USA Open without any match play since her Wimbledon exit?

Barmy Benny's making a decent fist of it so far.

Team Pablo, Felix and Casper.

I probably jinxed them now though…

I should NEVER bet on tennis!

Kerber def. Kvitova 6-4 3-3 ret

Rublev def. Paire 6-2 3-6 6-3

you just know Zverev will be pissed he's not on Center court today

Daniil team or PCB team?

PCBBB

Wasn’t PCB banned, at least in the US, back in the 70s?

Packing Cock N Balls!

Is Barty a scissor sister?

She has a boyfriend.

She's the only straight Aussie player.

R197 = Margaret Court

Barty is on fire. No one can handle her right now.

Good for Rublev, I really like him even, if he's not hawt.

oops my comma was stoned

R197, she pings for me. She seems to be following the grand tradition of lez Aussie players. Margie Court, Wendy Turnbull, Nick Provis, Al Molik, Sam Stosur, Rennae Stubbs, Jelena Dokic. Even the adopted Aussie players like Hana Mandlikova were lez.

bitch has a fierce game

R201, several of the players you mentioned have been or are married to men.

FAA team or Tsitsy team?

We weren't lezzies

FAA all the way. I hope someone super glued Titsy's ass to the toilet seat with those ridiculous breaks.

Starting to wonder if Zverev is the second-favorite for the US Open, after Novak. Tho Daniil is really strong, too.

Nice to see seeds 1-2-3-4 in the semis of Cincinnati.

R206 The young gentlemen who are our sport's "top guns" are under so much pressure, it's natural that they need a few minutes for themselves between sets to release the tension.

One of my friends used to volunteer at the Cincinnati tournament, in the locker room. It was decades ago. He said he saw many players naked in there. He gave me some names, but at my age I can't remember them now. I would have jumped at the chance to assist him.

Has anyone seen any of these guys naked? Description? There must be someone here who has gotten up close and personal.

Not really, R207. If we're stuck with Medvedev, Zverev and Tsitsipas as the next GS contenders along with Djokovic, that's about as obnoxious as it gets.

R210, Don't forget my gorgeous and sexy lover, I mean son, Andy. One of the Big Four, but if you ask me, the "biggest" of them, if you catch my drift.

He is the top contender (and he always wants to be on top [italic] everywhere [/italic], my Andy does) .

[quote] and he always wants to be on top everywhere , my Andy does

That’s a surprise, Judy. I always took your dildo and you to be the top.

R203, marriage to a man is not a confirmation of heterosexuality. Heck, Pam Shriver has been married to three or four guys and she is clearly a case of the lady protesting too damn much. Bitch is so butch that she makes Bully Jean King look like dainty Miss America in comparison.

Spam once said that her favorite surface to play on was carpet. She knew what she was saying. It was a coded message for the other WASPy Rethuglican lezzies she wanted to bed.

[quote] That’s a surprise, Judy. I always took your dildo and you to be the top.

I usually am but my dildo is on loan right now to Mirks. She begged me to let her borrow it. I wasn't really paying attention, besides she was talking with her mouth full of food and with that strange foreign accent of hers, so I didn't really understand everything she told me. Something about trying to win Rog back and convince him to go to bed with her and how that would only work if she used my dildo.

Now that I think about it I did find it a bit strange when she kept asking me if she could tell her so-called husband where that dildo has been before. Something about how excited he would get. Strange people, those Continental types.

Med Team or Andrei Team?

Titsy Team or Sascha Team?

Ash Team or Angie Team?

Andrei, Titsy, Angie team.

Loathe all four men's semifinalists but Rublev and Titty don't seem as repulsive as Med and Zverev.

Like Angie and always root for her. Given that this is the WITA, it wouldn't surprise me at all if Teichmann ended up winning the tournament.

Rublev always seems to implode against Med.

Also - everyone I root for loses - I am betting on Medvedev and Zverev!

Team Ash.

What a coincidence that all four men’s semifinalists are either Russian or or Russian descent.

who is the bigger asshole? Medvedev or Zverev ?

Who is the bigger es-hole? Medvedev or Zverev?

Hmmm Danil can be charming when he wants. There seems to be nothing appealing about Zverev. And then there are the abuse claims.

Andrei Team

Titsy Team

Ash Team

I think for Medvedev, what you see is what you get. I like that about him. He is not fake...unlike many, for example Osaka.

Some Mouratoglou ass. Be sure to open the bottom right pic!

R213 Being butch and being a lesbian are not the same thing

I'm kinda like Medvedev, he can be an asshole sometimes but he has personality. I prefer Rublev who seems a nice guy, but his colleague is not a good match up for him and even less right now in Medvedev's current form.

I would have root for Tsitsipas but lately he is reaching Zverev's levels of douchebagery, so i couldn't care less. In fact i even prefer Sascha to win (he is not being so assholish lately)

Rublev really has trouble with how consistent and retriever-ish Medvedev is

R221 He is an asshole, but those abuse claims need to be made on court or shut the fuck up. The theme is too serious to make those kind of claims just on internet to damage your ex

Barty def. Kerber 6-2 7-5

R. Daniil Olivaw team or Rublev team?

has anyone seen the Winston-Salem draw? It's nice for a small tournament just before a slam

WC PCB is top seed

#2 WC Goffin

all 16 seeds have a first round bye

interesting first round match WC Murray vs. bff Kyrgios with winner to face Tiafoe

Virginia Slims of Winston-Salem

There are players like Cerundolo and Altmaier who are going to play a challenger next week just the week they should play the US Open qualifying. I don't understand that schedule

[quote] US Open main draw wildcards: Ernesto Escobedo

I'm surprised they're still giving him wildcards.

Medvedev's mole seems to have diminished this weekend. Why is that? Has he applied makeup to cover it?

R234 Why not? He is 178 in the world, way better than most americans who receive wc

And Andrey just won his first set against Daniil in five matches. Maybe he can win the whole thing after this

lol that medical time out hahahah why losers has always health problems when they the main rival has chance to win a game

The same was with djoko.

And another medical time out now that Rublev broke Daniil's serve

Medvedev ran into the camera in the second set, hurting his hand. Never seen that before

of course he kicked the camera after as if he didn't know it was there when he ran into it and it's the camera's fault for always being in that spot

Is ESL posting in other threads or just this one?

Rublev defeats Medvedev.

Mole begone.

Pliskbot team or Teichmann team?

Hoping for Tecihmann

Badosa was kicking Pliskova's ass last night 4-0 until her shoulder started hurting. Then she retired 5-7 0-2

Pliskova has definitely become 1 of the luckiest players on tour, often avoiding players in early rounds who trouble her or getting injured opponents.

[quote] Medvedev ran into the camera in the second set, hurting his hand. Never seen that before. of course he kicked the camera after as if he didn't know it was there when he ran into it and it's the camera's fault for always being in that spot

Didn't Medvedev make the ball boys move an unused camera a couple of days ago, too?

[quote] Didn't Medvedev make the ball boys move an unused camera a couple of days ago, too?

Yes.

#charisma

btw this new Spanish umpire is like a cuter version of Nadal

the crash

[quote] btw this new Spanish umpire is like a cuter version of Nadal

He does look somewhat Nadal like.

Rublev is superstitious about what he eats when he wins. The first day in Cincinnati he had a fried egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast. Since he's kept winning, he's had that every morning and will again before the final

Med threatening to sue? Is he taking the "When in America...." part too seriously?

Genie basically retired after she got that massive settlement from the USTA for knocking her head coming out of a hot tub at the US Open.

How many settlements has the USTA paid out? Didn't Zena Garrison also sue them for racism and get a settlement?

On what grounds would Medvedev sue? Obstruction of Assholery?

Barty will comfortably beat Teichmann or Pliskova. She is playing so solid right now.

My curiosity is killing me - I wonder what’s up with Nacho’s neck. He had a huge bandage and every tournament it gets smaller - but still bandaged. Unsolved Mysteries…

Changing the subject - my jinx worked! Rublev won and all I had to do is say that Med would win. Come on Zverev!

Yay Andrey! Glad for him.

Btw - The Nacho I mentioned is the Spanish umpire…

I'm with Daniil on this. Move those fucking cameras. Goffin's career is basically ruined by those placards in France or wherever. Enough is enough.

Rublev is cute in an odd way. Have we seen shirtless yet? Is he hairy?

Rublev looks like he's on the spectrum.

[quote] Yay Andrey! Glad for him.

I'm so happy.

r253 simpler to pick his underwear out of his crack? No?

Teichmann def. Pliskova 6-2 6-4

so Teichmann has now defeated Osaka, Bencic and Pliskova in the same tournament. That is crazy. When I first saw her play a few years ago I thought she'd be a clay specialist given her super spinny forehand

She's on fire. I'm sure she's got SO much confidence now. But Ash is a really tough out right now. Hope it's a good match!

Is she clay specialist?

Bart pings big time.

Whoa. Zverev accused Tsitsipas of getting illegal coaching via cell phone during his “bathroom breaks.”

DRAMA!!!!!!!

I was only half listening but after Zverev took the first set, Tsitsipas went the bathroom. I think Zverev spoke to the umpire in angry fashion basically accusing Tsitsipas of bringing his phone into the bathroom to text with his father for illegal coaching.

the best part while Zverev was arguing with the umpire, the camera panned to Tsitsipas' father and sure enough, he was texting a lot lol

not a fan of Zverev but if this accusation is true, and it seems quite likely, then Tsitsipas and his father are real dicks.

oh dear God is this what the men's tour has become?

what a fucking loser!

They replayed the clip-Zverev accused Tsitsipas of doing this at every tournament!

I can't wait for the handshake. I hope they exchange words. I also hope they play again soon this year, though preferably not in finals as I don't want either to win

We know Tsitsipas considers himself a philosopher. I'd like for a snarky reporter to ask him in a press conference what's the philosophy of texting with daddy in the men's changing room? Then again maybe he'd answer it's the Spartan mindset of winning at all costs

A. Zverev team or Tsitsy team?

I guess there won’t be any pretense of friendship between the next set of rivals!

I was hoping this could go 3 sets. I want more drama

Davenport just channeled all of us: "I'm just here for the handshake"

the commentators don't think Tsitsipas is aware of what happened while he was in the bathroom

Net gen

A. Zverev team of course!

The ATP is full of Karens. Everyone wants to speak to the manager these days. When McEnroe and Connors were cunting up the courts, they were at least fighting over line calls.

R283 haha Zverev does talk to the umpires and tournament directors often

WHET M. Zverev?

Tsitsy asked for another bathroom break during the changeover and was denied by the umpire.

B. Zverev

For once I'd like to watch the post-match interviews.

Haha! Finally they tell the little bitch NO! This shit has gotten out of hand and I’m glad the umpire put a stop to it.

I can’t WAIT to see the handshake!

It was hilarious seeing his dad texting after the accusation. Lol

evert and navratilova played for over 20 years, both won well over 1000 matches and NOT ONCE IN ALL THIS TIME DID EITHER EVER EVER take some damn "bathroom break"!....

Zverev has really beautiful skin coloring.

[quote] evert and navratilova played for over 20 years, both won well over 1000 matches and NOT ONCE IN ALL THIS TIME DID EITHER EVER EVER take some damn "bathroom break"!....

But neither of them had cell phones with which to text their fathers.

C. Zverev

D. Zverev

6-5 Zverev in the deciding set.

E. Zverev

Tsitsipas served for the match at 5-4 but blew it

F. Zverev

haha yes the finish this match deserved-a third set tiebreak! add to the drama

boy I cannot wait for the handshake

Laver Cup teammates in Boston.

R300 lmao well they won't be pairing for doubles

G. Zverev

Tsitsipas has no idea what awaits him in the post-match press conference and in his instagram comments. People are going to go hard on him for the long bathroom break and texting with daddy during a match

K. Hemsworth

The blond twink ball boy from the other day is still there. Yum.

H. Zverev

handshake is a letdown!

it was friendly and both smiled

Beater d. Cheater

Tsitsipas choked a double break lead in the third yikes

R308 sad but true

well I hope Rublev wins his first Masters here

I. Zverev

Not surprised - Tsitsy was clueless and Sascha happy he won.

Go Rublev!

Zverev told Tsitsy something like "Unbelievable how you played" at the handshake.

The handshake was friendly cause Zverev won. It wouldnt have been like that had he lost but maybe I'm wrong.

J. Zverev!

A. Zverev team or Rublev team?

Yet another case of Tsitsipas blowing a match with a commanding lead. I was high on his prospects earlier this year. Now all I see is a determination to fail. Another young gun who disappoints. Sigh . . .

Oops

K. Zverev

Best match since Wimbledon.

If I were enough of a tennis purist, I'd watch solely for the quality of play, but I didn't watch because I can't stand either of them. Rooting for Rublev tomorrow.

Definitely a head-to-head rivalry for the future.

I can't get over how well Daniil plays on hardcourts, wow. Def a threat to Novak at the Open. I'm rooting for Novak--the calendar Slam would be so neat! I never thought I'd see it in my lifetime, esp among the men. But these guys are so good.

Zverev has had a very good year, he's been playing really well. I think he wins easily tomorrow.

Now I'm curious who gets seeded in Novak's quarter and half.

A. Zverev basically saying that Tsitsy is a cheater and that he never cheats. He just beats. (Credit to R308)

[quote] I never take a medical timeout when I don't need it. I never go to the bathroom when I don't need it. I always try to play as fairly as possible and by the rules. Some people use it for their advantage. I mean the rules are you know very bendable I would say. Sooooo yeah. I was a little bit frustrated because it did happen at the French Open already before the fifth set. It did happen in Acapulco as well. So it was a little bit of frustration, but it's all good. At the end of the day we're two competitors and you know we're trying to beat each other.

L. Zverev

It’s doubles match.

r328 & r329, STOP, I can't even breathe, your humor is electric, good gawd your genius!

This thread is paywalled. Thanks to the OP of the new thread linked below.

was rooting for tsitsipas (nice shapely pert ass he has on him) but when he took that damn ridiculous bathroom break and YET AGAIN alleged coaching and cheating, that turned me off of him and perhaps forever....

one thing i always always admired about chris evert, that NOT ONCE did she ever look to her husbands/boyfriends/ mother/father/ coach for help in the stands.. NEVER! she herself stated that she felt it was a sign of weakness and that no one can help you/her on the court, she has to figure it out herself!" totally agree, it makes players' today both men and women look like children when they do this! pleading, yelling, making faces, in tears looking at their box at their coaches, friends, loved ones, whoever....I personally would be EMBARRASSED if i was a grown adult professional athlete doing this!...

Titsii is a baby and mentally weak…I used to be a fan of his but he is a cheater

Dorinda is playing tennis?

Akexandra Stevenson is back at USO Qualies. Already a dozen howlers. She is an affirmative action hire, obviously. Tayler Townsend, Chanda, Zina would have been better.