The Gays and Tennis Part 93: beginning of the USO

Billie Jean and Johnny Mc were on the Bob Costas reboot Back on the Record on HBO Tonight. I thought they had a great conversation. Check it out if the spirit moves you. Bob’s hair, makeup and lighting is getting sorted.

OK, DL. My trusty old pencil, which I thought I had lost, fell out of my cooch today when I was, well, um, er, playing tennis. Yeah, that's right, I was playing tennis.

With my pencil back in my hands I am back in the game and ready to handicap the already lame field at this year's Open. Other than Genie who am I pencilling in for the semis? Any young, blonde hopefuls in the draw?

On the bright side Serena isn't playing, so I won't have to read about her insane, rabid fans foaming at the mouth and calling me vile names every time I say anything at all about her in the commentary booth.

If Barty is the new Evonne who is the new Martina? Of course you all know there will never be a new Chrissie. I am unique and irreplaceable. People tried to make that annoying brat Tracy and the filthy druggie Jen Cap happen but they could never be the new me.

I needs me a new man, DL. I have been single for too long now. Heck I would even go back to Jimmy if he asked me. Or even Jim Courier, if he weren't so busy with his, er, "mentoring".

I watched R1. I really love hearing BJK talk. She's so damn smart.

As for the Open? Will only be watching the women's tourney.

Too painful for me to watch the mens.

Rafanatic, I made the mistake of watching some US Open 8-minute clip on YouTube which showed the number 21, representing Novaxx's quest for 21 as well as the year 2021. It was depressing as hell, especially when they showed a clip of my gorgeous and sexy DelPo from the 2018 final.

R4 Depressing but a very good video

grrrrr

R5, I had forgotten that Grampy Fed hasn't won a US Open title since 2008. That video reminded me that even Gramps' lone Roland Garros title came more recently (2009) than his last US Open win. And sweet, sexy DelPo struck the first blow by denying Gramps in the 2009 US Open final.

Federer is a very rare case, he was totally dominating the US Open, he won his five titles on a row, then he lost against DelPo and everything went south

I’ve got BJK’s new autobiography. Has anyone read it yet?

I fly to NY today. I'll be attending the first two days of the tournament.

I love BJK but haven’t read it. During Wimbledon, she and Ilana hung out with the three folks who do the Tennis Podcast, and they were describing what a blast they had with BJK and Ilana. The latter is smart and passionate.

I’ve lived in NYC for many years and seen all sorts of stars. My favorite sighting was across from Grand Central when a black car pulled to the side and BJK, in full power suit, stepped out and walked to the hotel alongside me. I was like, whoa!

Thanks OP

[quote] I’ve got BJK’s new autobiography.

How timely given Sirhan Sirhan's possible parole.

thanks for this new thread, the other one got paywalled.

Begin the Beguine team or Kuntaveit team?

The BJK autobio is terrific. All fans should read it so they get an idea of what she was up against and how she herself evolved. Stunning to know she is the No 1 player in the would in 67 and can barely make ends meet while being paid “expenses” under the table. She kind to Margaret who come off as just dumb. Great read for anyone but a must for any fan.

Current female players owe a lot to BJK

R4, agreed.

I was totally fine with Fed ending up with more Slams than Rafa. Of course, I wanted Rafa to have the most. But the fact that it's whiny, try hard Novak? Ugh.

He is a fantastic player. He's the best. But I hate his game and I hate him. Whereas I very much enjoy Fed's game.

Svitolina team or Cornet team?

Cleveland: Kontaveit def. Begu 7-6(5) 6-4 for her 2nd title

Chicago: Svitolina def. Cornet 7-5 6-4 for her 16th title

Winston-Salem: Ivashka def. M. Ymer 6-0 6-2 for his 1st title

Happy for Svitolina and sad for Ymer, who had a great run until the final. He's always fun to watch and very personable on court, while Ivashka is a surly dick like Zverev or Stakhovsky.

I like Ivashka and was glad he won. He plays well.

I was a little shocked by Ymer’s performance. Nerves or was Ivashka just that good?

I think Ymer just "went off the boil" as Fred Stolle used to say.

R23 a combo of both. Ivashka maintained his great form and Ymer seemed quite overwhelmed by the occasion, making many mistakes he hadn't earlier in the week.

My favorite Rafa moment this year was his 35th birthday when the boyfriend made a party for him in his hotel room and there was no indication of a wife. She's so private but she lets his friends stay in their hotel room.

Then, 2 days later, realizing the mistake, he sends out a "Look I'm married" tweet from 2 1/2 years ago.

How you say closet case?

R18 Novak sends his love.

^Thanks, I hadn't seen that. Did you see the next article where Andy Murray says he would date Deliciano if he was gay? Funny, I guess he and Judy have the same taste in men.

Interesting comparison between Novak/Andy relaxed attitude to Nadal/Federer uncomfortable and avoidant.

Novaxx has many faults but homophbic isn't one of them.

Novaxx, naked in the ice bath.

8/28/18- A much simpler time.

Start at 1:40

[quote] Thanks, I hadn't seen that. Did you see the next article where Andy Murray says he would date Deliciano if he was gay? Funny, I guess he and Judy have the same taste in men.

Deliciano and Jude could take turns fucking Misery. Deliciano with his dick and Judes with her dildo.

He was naked with Fucsovic, no wonder he was happy about it.

Announcer (Arias?) "The hot Hungarian changes his shirt, much to the delight of EVERYONE". LOL.

DL fave (?) Opelka making Paire look smooth as a baby's behind

[quote] Interesting comparison between Novak/Andy relaxed attitude to Nadal/Federer uncomfortable and avoidant

R29 I remember seeing Novak several years ago in a video with other famous sportsmen speaking against homophobia in sport. Neither Rafa nor Federer were in that video - I remember thinking "at least the third guy joined the campaign". Have Rafa and Federer ever participated in any similar pro LGB campaign?

R34, Fed is too busy. Admiring himself in the mirror, looking at his trophies, reminding people what a great champion he is and how gracious he is, and hiding Meerkat's food from her.

I just found this. It's old but you gonna love it. Novak seems to quite enjoy his part, haha.

^ that was back when Novak was likable and fun

*sighs*

IIRC he was called the Djoker until when? Oh yeah, he found out that Roddick couldn't take a joke, OCDNadal couldn't take a joke, and Lord Roger and all his sycophants certainly couldn't take a joke. Thou shall not criticize Roger.

Don’t let your anti-Federerism get in the way of the truth, r29.

^That's nice to see. I never thought he was a homophobe just controversy avoidant. Notice he's ALWAYS swiss and never 1/2 Austrian and 1/2 South African. Talking about that could lead to questions.

Unlike other players who are often described by their mixed heritage.

Le Monf has some dance moves!

That's just getting started, R41!

Federer is fucking ugly

it's gonna be raining tomorrow. 50% chance of rain. not too hot but will be muggy.

rain on Wed and thurs due to the storm in the south. it will be in the mid 60s -70 at night all week. not gonna be hot during the day but muggy.

R44 I suspect the remnants of Hurricane Ida is going to royally screw with the schedule.

Osaka playing tomorrow night. I guess all the big names will be playing at night for the tv ratings.

I'm sorry but i fucking hate Osaka. I hope she loses.

I'm not a fan of hers either...

I wonder if any players will test positive for Covid.

I can't remember who but I saw a female player (not famous) went and got the J n J vaccine. She showed the card on her insta story.

[quote] I'm sorry but i fucking hate Osaka. I hope she loses

Don't you worry, R47. No matter how well she plays she won't be getting past the quarters this year because standing in her way will be the legendary and iconic CoCo GOAT, who has shattered records already and written her name in the history books as the greatest player to ever pick up a tennis racket. Well, ok, the second greatest. After Roger, of course.

Osaka and Barry should have just taken a hint from the smart Serena who knew that she didn't want to end up as roadkill on CoCo's inevitable journey towards superstardom. You read it here first.

1/8 Final: C. GOAT bye (Terrified opponents withdrew due to incontinence caused by fear)

1/4 Final: C. GOAT bt. N. Osaka 6/2, 6/2

1/2 Final: C. GOAT bye (See 1/8 Final)

Final: C. GOAT bt. A. Barty 6/0, 6/0

On the men's side the only prediction I am gonna make is this.

First Round: Bye bt N. Djokovic (Djokovic withdrew due to arrogance, presumption and my constant prayers)

they will close the roof tomorrow night, it's gonna be raining. Daniil Medvedev plays after the Osaka match.

Osaka got fat too. Bianca Andreescu as well.

And these players have been going out everywhere...I wonder if anyone will get covid. I'm assuming those pictured indoors in bars and clubs are vaccinated coz you're supposed to show proof of vaccination in order to drink/dine indoors.

Bianca = one-Slam wonder. Overrated.

I think many of these female players relax and become content after winning and getting sponsorships ($$$).

Sorry gays and lezes, I couldn't make the cut for the US Open. I'll perfect my tan in Mallorca instead.

Nando is still one of the most delicious guyP on the ATP tour

Bery much like him I too.

Weren't Feli and Nando a thing for a while?

Nando is a notorious pussy hound but he's probably heteroflexible since he obviously loves his OWN body so much. I never heard any rumors about him.

Find a picture of Nadal with his wife that is as intimate as this one.

I just snapped up 14 dollar COURTSIDE tickets for Djokovic/Rune. Unfucking believable best deal I've ever seen on Stubhub.

[quote]Weren't Feli and Nando a thing for a while?

Fericiano or Felando? They both sound like fellatio.

R61 they were REALLY close for a while, like inseparable. I'm pretty sure they were bumping bussies.

R60, if you get a chance then try to take autograph of that cute twink.

Also squeeze his ass for me if u get a chance.

Medvedev's attempts to look uber nice and funny because $$$ is disgustingly cringe and 50 times worse than Novaxxx's. He's an asshole who willingly hits the ball at the opponent's face rather than doing a passing shot. Lil Diego saw it right at the ATP Cup. Now his PR team is pushing his "charisma" so strongly to the point that it's annoying af. He's trying too hard - can't stands that now he adds "bro" at the end of sentences like retarded Kyrgios and keeps joking on court like "Oh look how funny I am, BRO! I'm like Novak".

^I'll be too busy looking around for Papa Tsitipas. Maybe he has a thing for fat whores 30 years past their prime.

I made a mistake, my tickets are for Armstrong so it's Riske vs. Scrabble- It's a board game! Followed by Fritz and de Minaur

Still, a grounds pass is 50 so a courtside ticket for 14 (which includes a grounds pass) is great bargain.

I have few questions about ground pass in US open

1. A Ground pass ticket holder can watch all the match outside main three show courts(Aruther Ashe, Armstrong and Grandstand) for both day and night session.?

2. An Arthur Ashe ticket holder with a ticket for the day session can also watch matches for night session. on outside courts?

1 -- you can stay for all matches deemed 'day matches' I believe, however long they go. Early on, some may go till 10 pm or so. Armstrong and Grandstand had (as of two years ago) unreserved seating available for ground pass ticket holders.

2 -- ibid

Poor Peter Gojowczyk having an on-going battle with the Umpire about the pronunciation of his name. Still raging at each change of ends into the second set. The UGOAT remains unbothered and above the fray so far.

There have been 2 last minute withdrawals by Ostapenko and Jen Brady. Brady was supposed to play the WTA's new darling Emma Raducanu, who will face lucky loser Stefanie Voegele instead

tennis players have terrible autographs, I suppose they make it really small so they can fit it onto a tennis ball. Most of them only have like a little scribble, very disappointing.

wow, emma is so lucky!

Why did Ostapenko withdraw? Did she find out that there wasn't enough for her to complain about?

Halep is through...

Feli looking Extra Deliciano today. Shorts are very short and tight; and in a flattering grey-blue. Damn I'll miss him when he retires.

Feliciano’s first marriage lasted 11 months before they separated. That’s either a lame attempt at making it work or someone had a wandering eye, hand or dick.

R68 Ugoat has an incredibly easy draw but he still is able to manage to lose on the first round. That guy has no blood in the veins he is an incredibly waste of talent.

Felix has a good draw too but he is having some trouble with Donskoy (but unlike Ugo he is not on the verge of elimination)

R75 11 months with Alba Carrillo are a lot of months, that woman is cray cray

R76 I'm very frustrated with the UGOAT. First Slam in a while where he hasn't drawn ruddy showboater Kygrios and has a relatively easy first round draw and he's blowing it big time.

Well, at least he has a little reaction it's not everything lost yet

r67 yes. For example right now there are 12 dollar tickets on top level/awful seats for Novax/Ruined, But you can enter the grounds at any time.

I'm most excited to watch some practice sessions which are now posted online in advance. Usually, it's a crap shoot.

Trust me, half the people that have tickets (80 percent corporate) only want to see Fedal/Krygios/Williams or be on TV or have bragging rights to "the hottest ticket in NY" Posers. They'll dump their tickets for 20 bucks at the last minute. Real tennis fans can get great deals especially on off nights/bad weather.

The biggest problem is finding the right caftan that can take the afternoon sun and survive the pm wind and cold and attract a silver-foxed Greek.

I'm seeing Arthur Ashe day tickets on sale for $25 in the nosebleed sections. I guess that's the best way to go as it gives you first-come first-served access to all other courts, Armstrong and Grandstand included? Do only rubes buy the $60 grounds passes?

Well Humbert was able to tie the match, there's still hope

Never saw Help serving so well

Madison is playing very good after a shaky start

Muguruza won, some of the first rounds are really tough

Felix reacted just in time to avoid losing the third set

Sloane looks like a high school cheerleader in her dress and without makeup

Felix, why do you make it so difficult for your die-hard fans?

Insulting one guy in the crowd didn't help Paire and he lost his match

S Stephens got a warning for coaching.

And HUmbert is losing in the fifth set, i can't with this guy

Madison and Sloane exchanging recipes to day.

Felix won the third on the tie break.

Is Stephens losing to the Mock Turtle?

they are even right now

Stephens won

Come on Sloane! Please win the Open this year.

Greek cheat has never made it past the first round...

Tell THAT to Konjuh club!

Little Carla Suarez Navarro being cute as a button out on Court 5!

How will Jude console Misery after he loses to Titsy today?

I'm rooting for novak. I am not a huge fan of his but I hope he can make history and get the calendar slam. The weather is in his favor. I love that he embraces the pressure and uses it as fuel.

Andy Murray and Greek cheat coming up!

[quote] Little Carla Suarez Navarro being cute as a button out on Court 5!

Carlo!

Misery Team or TextyFlop Team?

Misery team. I enjoy seeing Tsitsinovaxx implode.

Mistery team.

Andy over GC

Misery team.

Cheaty's rapidly taking over Gramps's mantle as The Prissy Diva of the Men's Tour.

Check the umpire's PRIDE collar on Court 17! FAA/Donskoy

R88 wait what happened between Paire and a member of the crowd?

R96 her draw is impossible.

Except Gramps never had to run to papa or "take a shower" break to figure out his game strategy, R110.

Except Gramps never had to run to papa or "take a shower" break to figure out his game strategy, R109.

same

how many bathroom breaks for the Greek?

omg, it's only the first set but Andy looks so tired already! The heat and humidity is not helping.

results so far:

Stephens def. Keys 6-3 1-6 7-6(7) took 3 match points

Muguruza def. Vekic 7-6(4) 7-6(5) is Vekic still with Wawrinka?

Halep def. Giorgi 6-4 7-6(3)

Rublev def. Karlovic 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3

Schwartzman def. Berankis 7-5 6-3 6-3

Evans def. Monteiro 6-3 6-7(6) 6-4 6-1

Lajovic def. Paire 6-3 7-5 2-6 6-4

Kanepi upsets Putintseva 2-6 7-6(4) 6-2

Zapata Miralles def. Lopez 5-7 7-6(6) 4-6 6-3 6-3

Kalinina def. Sherif 4-6 6-1 6-1

Gojowczyk upsets Humbert 1-6 6-1 6-2 5-7 6-4

Kucova def. Li 7-5 6-1

Bagnis def. Daniel 6-3 6-3 6-3

Fernandez def. Konjuh 7-6(3) 6-2

Laaksonen def. Millman 7-6(6) 7-6(2) 6-1

Alexandrova def. Errani 6-3 6-2

FAA def. Donskoy 7-6 (0) 3-6 7-6(1) 7-6(8)

Collins def. CSN 6-2 6-4

wow, the greek cheat is playing like shit so far!

Andy's already two breaks to the good. 30-45 minutes of toilet texting with Daddy for Cheaty at the end of this set?

Tsitsipas takes a break when he loses a set. Murray will surely be quite vocal if it happens to him lol

wow, Murray is trashing Tsitsipas in the first set. Not what i was expecting

r81- Every year is different. Grounds Passes usually sell out and cheap tickets can be hard to find. This is a weird year and stub- hub has changed the game .

Here's what I'll do. I have courtside at Armstrong at 7. I'll buy a nosebleed seat for Novaxx. I'll go early and I'll put on my best caftan and earrings. At 7 I'll sit seductively at the fountain, watch the big screen and drink a 14 dollar plastic cup of chardonnay and when Novaxx wins the first set I'll go in the stadium but not to my seat. I'll wait near the exit for a drunk/cold/corporate drone or Novaxx hater coming from the "good seats". I'll smile, flash some cleavage and ask them if I can have their ticket. I'll have a 20 to slip in their pocket or even offer to buy them a drink before they leave. If I'm lucky I won't even see the rest of the match.

If I told you the real stories of how some of these evening ended up you'd all accuse of me of ETS- Elaborate Tennis Scenarios.

some of these are not sold out, you can go late and move down...

you can see the greek cheat's knob. he's wearing light shorts.

^^ Not IME. You can't get in to the section without the proper ticket.

Misery team!

Andy won the first set!

I used to be a fan of Titsi but no more..he is a cheater

Today is International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Andy Roddick’s 39th birthday.

^^ I agree it's a huge disappointment but I blame the refs/rules. It's so easy. 7 minute break after every set. No cell phones or coaching, or something else that's agreed upon.

Isner (19) down 2 sets to Nakashinma (94) on Armstrong.

Stefanos was asked by a reporter during media day, how he would stop players from cheating during bathroom breaks, what could the officials do etc. He couldn't come up with an answer. lol

Day 1 would be a great day, seeing greasy GC and servebot brain-dead Isner out.

andy's clothes are 100% soaked.

Andy makes this high pitched yelp when he serves

Fuck Isner

White shorts are an excellent fashion choice before Labor Day.

Fuck Isner with something hard and sandpapery (Kelly Shoes)

[quote] andy's clothes are 100% soaked.

And for once it’s not from my vaginal secretions.

[quote] Andy makes this high pitched yelp when he serves

As he does when I’m dildoing him.

How hilarious it would be if Murray turned out to be the one to deny Djokovic #21 and a Grand Slamwich.

who is the guy in blue in Greek cheat's camp? Is that his physio ?

I sense a bathroom break coming up for Tsitsipas

Isner is out!

Isner shits the bed

more results:

Anderson def. Vesely 7-6(1) 4-6 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(4)

Nakashima def. Isner 7-6(7) 7-6(6) 6-3

Juvan def. Watson 6-1 6-4

Rybakina def. Sasnovich 6-2 6-3

Servebot Isner out. Good.

Tsitsipas has the worst shot selection. He's way too up and down during a match. He's really capable of delivering some stinkers for sets to lose them. Murray is very dangerous. I figured as smart and tactical Murray is, this would be tough for Tsitsy since he's no scholar.

I can see Andy's six pack underneath his soaked shirt!

[quote] Isner is out!

Yay! I’m so happy.

I can see Andy's panties

I can see Andy's panties from my house!

Calm down, Judy!

Fans wait in line for hours at US Open after COVID vaccine mandate

Tennis fans were left waiting in massive lines for up to two hours Monday trying to get into the US Open — amid a mandate instituted just last week requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination.

The tournament in Flushing Meadows, Queens, officially began at 11 a.m., but by close to 1:30 p.m., thousands were still waiting to show their COVID-19 vaccination cards and go through metal detectors in order to get into Arthur Ashe Stadium — with some fans missing matches because of it.

“Somebody screwed up,” Yonkers hairstylist Helen W., 59, told The Post.

She and her two daughters waited at the East Gate for nearly an hour as the line “hardly moved” before they were directed to the South Gate around noon, “where the line stretched a ridiculously long way!”

“A little over 45 minutes on that line, and we are finally are getting in after missing the first two hours,” she fumed. “Something went wrong!”

One tweeter — responding to the US Open posting footage of the match between players Kristina Kucova and Ann Li — wrote, “Sadly missing because of this insane line.”

At the South Gate, around 12:30 p.m., the line of some 5,000 fans stretched about a quarter-mile, past the Unisphere. About 3,000 fans stood before the East Gate, in a line going back roughly 300 yards around the same time.

Staffers were alerting ticket-holders to have their vax cards and bags handy when they finally reached the front of the queue.

“It was never this bad,” said Brian Schopenhauer, a 44-year-old jeweler from Connecticut.

While one of his buddies got to the stadium early and breezed through security when the gates opened around 9:30 a.m., Schopenhauer and scores of others weren’t as lucky.

“At 10:30 a.m., it was like a cattle call,” the fan said. “A big crowd at the main entrance and everyone pushing for the [East] gate.

“We all milled around for over an hour before they started getting organized,” sending some of the group to the South Gate, he added, noting that it still took him more than a half-hour to reach the metal detectors.

By around 2 p.m., the lines were easing up — after more staffers were put on to man the entry checkpoints.

The US Open is the first tennis tournament to go full capacity since the pandemic.

The USTA on Friday announced that only vaccinated fans with documentation will be allowed into Flushing Meadows despite tickets going on sale two months ago with no restrictions.

The organization, in a statement Monday, partly blamed the long waits at the gates on fans bringing “an inordinate number of bags this year” and crowds arriving “later than they generally have in the past.” The agency claimed the slowdown mostly affected the bag-check area.

“The USTA is exploring ways to improve this process to ensure quicker entry for the remainder of the tournament,” the statement said. “The process to check proof of vaccination seems to be working smoothly and is not a major contributor hampering entrance to the site.”

[quote] One tweeter — responding to the US Open posting footage of the match between players Kristina Kucova and Ann Li — wrote, “Sadly missing because of this insane line.”

Sadly so because that match was SO compelling.

Andy's wet clothes is getting me hard

Has Coco won the tournament yet?!! They should just pass her on to the final

Misery's body is still HAF.

Those thighs!

Misery, win one more set.

Danny Vallverdu got his hair did!

Oh I miss Dani V

he used to post here!

Misery and Tsitsy into the fifth set.

Does Andy get his hip oiled between sets?

He's moving like a fucking gazelle.

[quote] Does Andy get his hip oiled between sets?

You don’t get oiled like that shopping at Sears (you Yanks know what I mean). He got oiled thanks to me!

Tsitsy advances.

Gonna be a late night at the Open. Bouzkova is staying with Osaka so far and then we have Daniil.

[quote] and then we have Daniil

After his tennis career he can star in a Netflix dark comedy, fish-out-of-water series with that name "And Then We Have Daniil!" It could be an update of Perfect Strangers except Daniil (the Balky character) would curse every few words. "Don't be ridiculous, American cunt!"

It would be like Perfect Strangers meets Child's Play. Daniil goes Chucky whenever he doesn't get his way, slashing through yet another cousin by the end of every episode.

Did you see Osaka's fat legs? She must have put on at least 15 pounds.

Did coco grow taller? She has long legs but I noticed she doesn't have much of a neck.

Um, Osaka's fit as fuck.

Young Grigor won his match but he almost fell into the stands during a rally. Fortunately some virile men were able to catch him

The match won't even start until after 11pm.

Fuck the Greek cheat and his bathroom breaks! Did he get any boos after winning?

Tiafoe is through

Osaka is through

God Evert is full of herself, sheesh. Great player, tho.

Other results today:

Gauff def. Linette 5-7 6-3 6-4

Ruud def. Sugita 6-3 6-2 6-2

Azarenka def. Martincova 6-4 6-0

Kerber def. Yastremska 3-6 6-4 7-6(3)

Svitolina def. Marino 6-2 6-3

Dimitrov def. Riffice 6-1 7-6(3) 6-3

McHale def. Navarro 6-1 7-6(5)

Rakhimova def. Mladenovic 2-6 6-2 6-3

Alcaraz def. Norrie 6-4 6-4 6-3

Giron def. Hoang 6-3 6-4 7-5

Danilovic def. Parks 6-3 7-5

Andujar def. Kukushkin 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-2

Vondrousova def. Ruse 7-5 6-0

Rybakina def. Sasnovich 6-2 6-3

Osorio Serrano def. Jorovic 6-2 6-2

Anderson def. Vesely 7-6(1) 4-6 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(4)

Trungelliti def. ADF 5-7 6-3 7-5 6-7(3) 6-4 drama at the end of the 5th. ADF started cramping in the last game. He limped off court. His quad was the culprit

Garin def. Gombos 6-3 4-6 6-4 7-6(4)

Molcan def. Ilkel 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-1

Grammatikopoulou def. Blinkova 6-3 6-2

Mannarino def. Herbert 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-3

Kohlschreiber def. Cilic 6-7(2) 6-7(3) 6-2 6-1 2-0 ret.

Krejcikova def. Sharma 6-0 6-4

Petkovic def. Begu 6-2 7-6(3)

Ruusuvuori def. Majchrzak 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-1

Martinez def. Duckworth 4-6 4-6 7-6(7) 6-2 6-2

Popyrin def. Albot 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3 6-3

Garcia def. Dart 6-7(6) 6-4 6-2

Van de Zandschulp def. Taberner 2-6 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-3

Jabeur def. Cornet 7-5 7-5

Tiafoe def. Eubanks 7-6(8) 5-7 6-3 6-4

Osaka def. Bouzkova 6-4 6-1

Sabalenka def. Stojanovic 6-4 6-7(4) 6-0

Mertens def. Peterson 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(5)

Zidansek def. Pera 6-4 7-6(4)

Rinderknech def. Kecmanovic 6-7(10) 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-4

Kasatkina def. Pironkova 6-2 6-1

Masarova def. Bogdan 6-7(9) 7-6(2) 7-6(9)

Koepfer def. Halys 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4

Paolini def. Shvedova 6-3 6-4

Daniil team or Gasquet team?

Cute RBA destroyed Nick Krygois.

Murray is such a sore loser. He and Cheatipas truly deserve each other.

Misery isn't exactly the paragon of sportsmanship either. The cunt grunts and moans after every shot as though he is lifting 200 tonnes. This bitch was moaning after hitting frickin slice backhands during a match in Cincinnati. It is clearly gamesmanship and an attempt to distract the opponent, so the nasty Misery can just shut the fuck up about how others are cheating.

Stefanos Cheatstipas

Cheatsipas is also a staunch anti-vaxxer and that really turned me off even harder.

Murray trashed him during his post match interview and said he’d lost respect for him.

Funny how quickly our formerly beloved Tsitsi has traveled the DL with most DLers proclaiming love or lust or both and he is now targeted as an object of scorn and shade. Not undeservedly. But man you can fall quickly around here. Not undeservedly.

Dammit. I missed TseTse fly.

Was Hot Greek Daddy there?

I want that man to do bad things to me.

I've said in other threads and will say again the USO has the BEST highlights of all the slams by far! Just go onto the scheduled play and you can find highlights for almost every match day 1. Night session matches aren't on yet but almost every day session, even on more obscure courts are there. None of the other slams come close

the night matches on day 1 were bad. The day session had so many quality matches.

Tsitsipas beat Murray fair and square in a thrilling match. Murray should stop being such a sore loser and stop making unfounded insinuations. This will not age well.

R180, Tsitsipas is not a "staunch anti-vaxxer", he has simply said he does not want to take the vaccine himself. I disagree with his position, but he's not campaigning against the vaccine and trying to dissuade people from being vaccinated. This is just his own personal decision, he's not trying to impose it on anyone else.

R171, if you'd actually watched the match you'd know he played brilliantly and absolutely deserved to win. So, no boos at all for an amazing victory.

lmao Murray's post-match interview

the press kept asking about the bathroom breaks. Even when they moved on to other topics the final question was back on it again. Murray clearly isn't a fan

Tsitsipas post match response: I've done nothing wrong

he also denies the accusation Zverev made in Cincinnati that he was texting with daddy in the bathroom saying it takes a real imagination to come up with something like that

this is going to be a very rough tournament for Tsitsipas unless he wins all his matches in straight sets. All the opponents are going to be on the umpires about it and the press will ask over and over again in the press conferences

I think they need to tighten up on the rules .One 5 minutes off court break max for a 3 set match, 1 additional 5 minute break if a match goes over 3 sets. Points lost for any mid-game breaks taken?

I'm presuming r187 didn't actually watch the match because there's no way anyone who saw it would imply that Tsitsipas is not the deserved winner. The only people who might give Tsitsipas a rough time are those who haven't watched his matches.

R188, that's pretty much how it was in the Tsitsipas-Murray match. Two toilet breaks in a 5-set game, both during the breaks/before the start of a set, the second 7 minutes long (just 2 minutes more than 5), all within the rules.

R189 you presume wrong but I'm going to presume you're being overly defensive of Tsitsipas.

No one is saying he didn't deserve to win the match. What is off-putting to a lot of players and fans is his tactic this year of long bathroom breaks whenever he loses a set. If he loses more sets in this tournament and keeps taking long bathroom breaks, the other players will get annoyed and the press will hone in on the topic. That's all there is to it.

Not overly defensive of Tsitsipas r191, just fed up with the bullshit.

I doubt that when someone is sweating gallons they need a toilet break. It’s sportsmanship. It’s designed to throw your opponent off. Until the tennis authorities deal with it the likes of Titsipas will use it.

Lol, the one who whined and made a big deal out of sweating yet stupidly only had one pair of shoes with him was Murray. Maybe Tsitsipas just wanted a shit.

Funny how Murray never learnt from the time when he had to send someone to his house in the middle of a Wimbledon final to get him a spare pair of shoes.

Kyrgios new sponsor- Pampers.

Misery-Titsy was a thrilling, excellent match. Kudos to the USO scheduling people on day 1; a lot of times the opening matches are complete duds, but not this year!

Misery was beyond grouchy at losing. I'm sure it stung. He really has to wonder if it's over for him. Still has that bangin' bod, tho.

Stefanos is not vaxed another reason to hate him

it's not just him, R197

so you can hate a lot of people -- as you seems to prefer

Did he take his phone with him to the bathroom? If so, why?

He needs to do sexting with his dad in between sets.

I became a fan of Titsy because of his beautiful game and...he's beautiful. Of late, I'm not a fan because of his..."bending" the rules. I wonder if he'll use it like Medvedev did a couple of years ago.

Kyrgios got bageled in the third? Did he just tank?

Shitsipas certainly has some conveniently timed bouts of peristalsis if those breaks are so frequently necessary. Maybe being down in a match brings on a case of Athens trots. At the very least he should leave his cell phone(s) with the umpire and show his empty pockets if he wants to quiet the naysayers. But of course he won't because...άπληστος απατεώνας

Osaka looked really good. Better than I’d expected.

Murray played much better than I ever thought him capable.

Nick was such a disappointment. He's more interested in his stupid Nintendo games.

He was having a meltdown about having to walk side to side to get the towels.

But Kyrgios’s biggest gripe was the placement of the towels inside the vast Louis Armstrong Stadium, and needing to walk “too many steps” to wipe down as he sweated profusely in the stifling midnight heat on Monday.

The global pandemic has led to officials no longer allowing ball people to handle players’ towels, prompting Kyrgios to rant and rave with chair umpire Carlos Bernardes after receiving a code violation for exceeding the shot clock between points.

“So I have to walk back to the box to wipe my arms because I’m sweating and I get a time violation but someone can go to the bathroom for 20 minutes and it’s OK? Explain it to me. It doesn’t make any fucking sense,” Kyrgios said.

“My job is to come out here and play, for the people. Not to walk back and forth to my towel. It’s not my job. It’s my towel. I should be able to put it wherever I like on the court, really.”

When Bernados interjected to remind Kyrgios that “it’s part of the game”, the hot-head erupted.

“It’s not part of the game,” Kyrgios said. “So texting someone’s part of the game, too? Taking 20-minute bathroom breaks is part of the game? That’s part of the game. Everything’s part of the game. I need to take a shit. Ah, part of the game. It’s fucking stupid.”

Despite pulling out of his last event with a knee injury, Kyrgios had started the match promisingly enough. Displaying an unusually steely focus, he dug in to put Bautista Agut through an eight-minute opening service game.

He was unable to break but, mixing explosive forehands with exquisite drop shots, Kyrgios had the former Wimbledon semi-finalist under the gun. Alas, he dropped serve for the first time immediately after his first changeover exchange with the umpire.

After conceding the first set, Kyrgios began muttering about the speed of the court and “playing at fucking midnight”.

The Australian inevitably dropped serve again early in the second set before receiving a second official warning for belting a ball into the stands in the first game of the third.

No r199, he didn't take his phone into the toilet with him. He went off court empty-handed and chaperoned.

Discussing his exit from the US Open, Kyrgios took nothing away from his Spanish opponent.

"I just got outplayed, to be honest," Kyrgios said.

"All credit to him; he's a hell of a player. I had a break point in the first set, unfortunately I didn't take it, and little things like that can turn a match when you play a world-class player like Roberto."

He was using tactics to delay the game, ruin his opponent's momentum.

R209, I would never do that!

The Greek Cheat said he didn't understand why young people should take the vaccine, that they should get the virus, they would then have immunity. He actually said he wanted to get covid...

Nick got pissed at his own people too.

With the opening set slipping from his racquet, Kyrgios turned on his team.

“You’re the only two in here wearing a mask. I’m f**king looking at you and all I see is a mask. I can’t even understand what you’re saying,” he said.

“How the f**k am I supposed to understand what you’re both saying when I’m down that end and you’re wearing a f**king mask. Like, use your brain.”

yes but maybe Stefanos had a burner phone in the locker room to text his dad.

Where did he say that, r211? I read his comments about the vaccine and they contained nothing about wanting to get Covid or recommending young people catch it. I think you made that up.

He was chaperoned, r213. Surely the chaperone would have noticed if he picked up another phone and everyone else would have noticed if his dad was texting while Stefanos was in the toilet. Dad didn't appear to be texting.

Okay, so what on earth was Stefanos doing in there for so long? How long does it take you to take a piss?

I will become a lifelong fan of anyone who manages to deny Novaxx this win.

I hate Kyrgios with the heat of a thousand suns and it was great watching him implode and lose big like the big loser he is. What a horrible person. Has he noticed that everyone else is walking over to get their towels as well? I don't know why people were cheering him on and pretty much ignoring RBA.

In an interview with Greece’s SDNA, the world No 3 gave a detailed explanation for his decision, saying: “I am young, I am in the under-25 category.

“For me, the vaccine has not been tested enough, it is new. It has some side effects, I personally know some people who have had them.

“I’m not against clarifying this, I just see no reason for someone in my age group to need to be vaccinated. I think the concept was to be given to older people, if I’m not mistaken.

“It is not something we know too much about and so far it has not been given to us as a must on the tour. So there is no reason. I did not say anything strange. Everyone has their own point of view. If it is to play it diplomats and not be able to express our views on something specific, what is the reason for doing these interviews.”

The ATP has so far only advised and encouraged players to take the vaccine and Tsitsipas insists he will cross that bridge when he gets there, but believes it is “good to pass the virus and build immunity”.

“Everyone has the right to decide what they want to do. If you want to protect yourself with the vaccine, your problem, go and do it,” he said. “For us young people, I think it is good to pass the virus, because we will build immunity. I do not see it as something bad.

“As I said, it is not obligatory, everyone has the freedom to decide for themselves what is right and what is not. At some point we should all do it, I’m not saying the opposite. The time will come when we will not be given many options, but until then I want to see a better version of the vaccine that gives us more pluses than minuses.”

Kyrgios is an amazing talent but he's nuts. That sorta holds him back.

If there is a will, there is a way. He could have hid the phone in a towel and grab that from his locker and go into the toilet. Of course, too much scrutiny on his dad now but he could have lined up another coach who is watching on TV elsewhere?

Who the fuck knows. The damage is done. He's lost a lot of fans. I'm one of them.

Stefanos Tsitsipas: Covid-19 Vaccine Not Been Tested Enough

Stefanos Tsitsipas, who rocked the tennis world earlier in the week with his admission that he has not received the vaccine, said on Wednesday that although he is not against the shot, he believes it has not been tested enough.

Speaking after his win against American Sebastian Korda for the round of 32 at the Cincinnati Masters, Tsitsipas said that he sees no reason for vaccination, especially for young people.

“I am young, I am in the under-25 category. For me the vaccine has not been tested enough, it is new. It has some side effects, I personally know some people who have had them. I want to clarify, I’m not against it. I just see no reason that someone in my age group needs to be vaccinated,” the world number three opined.

“Everyone has the right to do what they think is right. No one can force you to vaccinate. Everyone has the right to decide what they want to do. If you want to protect yourself with the vaccine, your problem, go and do it. For us young people, I think it is good to pass the virus, because we will build immunity,” he added.

He also expressed frustration at journalists’ questions on the subject.

“Everyone has their own point of view. If it is to play diplomats and not be able to express our views on something specific, what is the reason for doing these interviews?” he said.

His admission earlier in the week that he hasn’t even received his first dose of a vaccine and is waiting for it to be mandated for all players on tour, caused strong reactions in Greece and the tennis world.

Tsitsipas was the face of Greece’s “Stay Home” campaign last year as Covid-19 was spreading at its peak.

Adonis Georgiadis, the Greek Minister for Development and Investment, said he has “saddened” by the announcement.

“Tsitsipas is a model athlete whose thoughts and behavior affects a lot of people,” Georgiadis noted.

Leading tennis coach Brad Gilbert labelled Tsitsipas’ stance on the vaccine “very selfish.” Grand Slam winners Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have expressed the importance of vaccination in the fight to get out of the pandemic.

“The only way out of this nightmare is vaccination. Our responsibility as human beings is to accept it,” Nadal said.

“I know there is a percentage of people who will suffer from side effects, but the effects of the virus are worse.”

R214, still think I'm making it up?

What blows my mind is that these people are almost certainly taking PEDs but a vaccine is beyond them.

Hmmm, what are the contraindications for PEDS and the COVID vaccine?

Absolutely r223. The articles you posted make no reference to your complete lie at r211, where you lied and said that Tsitsipas said that young people "should get the virus, they would then have immunity. He actually said he wanted to get covid"

He never said young people should get Covid and he never said he wanted to get Covid. You're a liar.

R221, he didn't have a towel, he was chaperoned and observed, he didn't text anyone, he didn't text his dad.

R226, you can't read between the lines? He didn't think it would be a bad thing if you got the covid.

zverev's match is next!

R227, there are towels INSIDE the locker room, he has a locker in the locker room, he could have placed a phone inside there, gone there to get it?! Omg, so fucking dumb. I'm done arguing with you cunts.

My point is, if you want to cheat, you can find a way.

R226, “For us young people, I think it is good to pass the virus, because we will build immunity. I do not see it as something bad.

This statement here says it all, he thinks it's good for young folks to get the virus, they will build immunity. He thinks they getting covid would be good coz they will build immunity. including himself.

except the young fat cunts who have all kinds of medical issues will probably get very sick and be hospitalized or maybe even die from covid.

*their (typing on mobile)

Tshitsipas is a stupid whiny ass who apparently has a death wish. Good riddance, hope it happens soon so that you don't take out others along the way.

During Murray/Tsitipas match I was watching hirsute, Argentine, journeyman Trungelliti d. 29th seed Fokina Davidovich in 5 sets.

Trungelliti dressed in whimsical shirts stayed focused while FD sped up/slowed down/called for trainer and got treatment on match point for cramps.

Trungelliti was the whistleblower who reported match fixing a couple of years ago and was then ostracized for it.

I hope he gets it, develops Long Covid, and it fucks his lungs and career up. Daddy's entitled Princess with the long golden hair!

Fuck Titsi! He is a moron

Ugh that cave man American server is so gross.

Girls, girls, perspective please! Some of you are just wayyyy too invested in Tsitsipas.

zverev won the first set

ESPN kinda sucks this year. Last year they would allow you to view a couple of the outer courts on the app without subscribing to ESPN+. Now you can't view anything but the national broadcast without subscribing. Major bummer.

Um, I like won last night. And um I like gave a little girl an um pin. She was like um so cute.

That pin giveaway was so staged, the little girl had credentials for the fucking act.

I can't believe Osaka is continuing to speak in that fake soft voice in press conferences.

Oh she's so sensitive, there was a moth that flew onto the court and she didn't want the ball girl to kill it, but it was killed...awww she's so sensitive and authentic said the fraus at ESPN this morning...

they are really trying hard to help their cash cow.

yes, I think you have to subscribe to ESPN plus now. They have all the la liga matches on there too. it sucks but if you watch soccer, it might be worth it.

We are missing Hubie because that mix sucks.

Is Bel Bencic a scissor sister too?

You just know that it would never enter dear sweet, innocent Hubie's beautiful mind to take an extended bathroom break.

Even during the Osaka love fest last night Chrissie still had time to talk about Coco.

I giggle at all the Mary Jo Fernandez gushing about Coco here, but last night I actually paid attention. Those posters here aren’t kidding - she may as well have her tongue up Coco’s back gash.

Also it took Hubie about as much time to down his first round opponent as one of GC's bathroom break lasts, R246.

Jesus can’t even read the tennis board at dL anymore without it becoming political and a vaccination discussion. Chill sis - people have different points of view. Survival Rate in general population is 99% whether you are vaccinated or not. If you are a young 20s professional athlete I’d say you are pretty much safe to take your chance if you’d prefer natural immunity. Who fucking cares. Live and let live.

The irony, chastising us for criticizing a player's stance before diving into a litany of political opinion.

[quote]Is Bel Bencic a scissor sister too?

She's dating her fitness coach, who is 15 years older

Andy Murray on Twitter: [italic]Fact of the day. It takes Stefanos Tsitipas twice as long to go the bathroom as it takes Jeff Bazos to fly into space. Interesting.[/italic]

Karen lost

There are some tiresome discussions and lame, overused jokes (Chrissie and Euginie, Margaret Court, etc.), but for the folks on here who actually talk tennis, it's still an interesting board, except for the extreme haters. I mean, we all have players we prefer or we don't, but some people are rabid haters who seem to need meds or intense therapy.

As for talking tennis, the Murray-Tsitsipas match was very high quality. I couldn't believe the pundits who were saying Tsitsy in three. I figured Murray, who is a tactician, would give Tsitsipas fits and he did. Tsitsy has all the talent, but he's not much of a thinker out there and seems to figure out ways to lose, not win. His recent loss to Zverev in Cincy was very disappointing and part of a trend. Murray really channeled some of his old form, which was nice to see, but I was happy to see a younger guy win. Most tennis fans are dying to see the new blood start winning and taking their place at the Grand Slam table. I don't see any of them dominating or winning anywhere near 20 Slams, but Federer-Nadal-Djokovic are anomalies. I'm glad to have watched the era of the Big 3, but I'd be happy to see it end. It's gone on too long.

Sinner really has a problem when he serves for set

the electronic line system went down, there is a delay!!!

Shapo is leading in the first set. so is matteo.

The questions they asked coco after the match were just terrible, not even match related, something about steve nash and some other olympian.

I heard James Blake said Tiafoe took a bathroom break too, but he only needed less than 2 min to change his clothes. You don't need 8 min. He was abusing the rules. Cheating is if he used the phone but I doubt he would risk doing it at a grand slam.

I'm rooting for Barty to win the Open.

Emma Raducanu is through to the 2nd round

Maria Sakkari is through

Monfils's shorts are giving me a migraine.

On my other screen I'm watching Moutet Vs Travaglia for no other reason that I'd like to see them both naked.

Some of these female tennis players really throw off my lezdar. Bencic and Bart seem quite butch to me. Next thing Coco will end up being dick hound.

Bencic doesn't ping to me. Maria Sakkari pings to me.

R264 But being butch and being lesbian are not the same thing.

Sakkari and Sabalenka give lez vibes but maybe they are only butch

Alison Van Uytvanck and Greet Minnen are out. they are dating. both from Belgium.

R254, the Big 3 era ended a couple of years ago with Federer's Wimbledon loss in the finals. With Fed past 40 and Nadal injured and past 35, I think that we can safely say that era's not coming back. It was nice to see a resurgent Murray for a couple of sets. The old guard is quickly disappearing and only a hand's count of players over 34 are left in the draw, barely into the second round. Of those few we'll probably only see Novaxx make it far, though dark horse wild cards Monfils and Fog still can't be counted out.

It's nice to see new blood, but not new brats. Zverev, Medvedev and Tsitsipas expect their bad behavior to be ignored, but I'm not having it. We haven't seen that collective level of boorishness on tour among top 5 players since the days of Nastase, Connors and McEnroe. And it was great to see those 3 eventually gone.

It's quite a big thing for Murray to speak out, as a senior pro and one who is generally well-respected and liked by other pros (even Djokovic). I suspect he is deliberately speaking for a lot of other players in calling Tsitsi out.

Did we already talk about Coco losing to Trevisan?

Lopez changed the shorts on court yesterday.

It should be in the ATP Rulebook that Lopez HAS to change shorts on court.

[quote]Did we already talk about Coco losing to Trevisan?

Coco V, the other white meat

[quote]Lopez changed the shorts on court yesterday.

He covered himself with a towel, you couldn't really see anything

Little cock tease. I miss Feli

Coco GOAT plays Sloth next

R234 AFD took a MTO during a match point for Trungelliti?! What a shithead. Calling the physio for cramps is also forbidden but whatever.

Poor Zvonareva played an amazing second set against Barty. She deserved that tiebreak.

Shapo is up 2 sets.

Monfils is also up 2 sets

I disagree with you, R268, about the Big 3 era ending at Wimbledon with Federer's loss in 2019. Who beat Federer? Nadal. Who won the US Open in 2019? Nadal. 2020 Australian? Djokovic won, going through Federer in the semis then Thiem in the final. 2020 French? Nadal won over Djokovic in the final (Fed didn't play). 2020 US Open? No Nadal, no Fed, Djokovic defaulted. That opened the door for one of the worst finals I've ever watched. Zverev and Thiem couldn't figure out which one of the two wanted to LOSE the match more.

2021 Australian? Only Djokovic in the semis from the Big 3--Fed didn't play, Nadal lost to Tsitsy in the quarterfinals. French Open 2021? Djokovic goes through Nadal in the semis to win the title over Tsitsy. Then Djokovic is the only one of the Big 3 at Wimbledon, but he wins it. Still the Big 3 winning unless they're not there. Not surprising, though. I've thought for a couple years that it would take injuries to take down the Big 3. Nadal and Federer have already succumbed. Djokovic had an elbow injury a few years ago that set him back. Something else will come up next for Djoker, I'm sure. I don't think this new generation can take down even the last remaining Big 3 without help of age/injury.

^Meant Djokovic beat Federer at Wimbledon 2019.

Matteo is through

No! If Fucsovis pulls off the fifth set he will get Hubie next. We don't want DL fave on DL fave crime. We need both studs in the tournament both weeks.

[quote]Lopez changed the shorts on court yesterday.

link pls

Both of my future husbands Alcaraz and Musetti easily through. Alcaraz routined Norrie -- a surprise to me.

Is Cressy cute too?

We agree that 2 of the big 3 have conceded to age and injury, R278. Even (debatably with his 2019 loss in the USO quarters) conceding that the big 3 lasted until Fed had to go out last year for knee surgery, it's certainly over now. And I think that the 2020 FO was the last Slam championship for Nadal, who's closer to 40 than 30 now and has put his body through the wringer. Speculating about who would have won had they all been healthy and present is as speculative as the debate about how much longer Seles would have dominated if not for misfortune.

Cressy is cute

Seppi!!

Seppi beat Fucsovics!

[quote]Both of my future husbands Alcaraz and Musetti easily through

A plural marriage with 2 teenagers, sounds very Mormon

wow, that Seppi-Fucsovics tiebreak was a thriller

Seppi is one of us, isn't he?

I wish, r290, but he’s married to a woman.

Seppin and Sinner aren’t real Italians

fuck yeah

Sinner (name) doesn't sound Italian.

[quote] Has Coco won the tournament yet?!! They should just pass her on to the final

I agree. In fact she is sure to win the title, so they might as well just declare her the winner and give her the trophy.

On the men's side I think they should do what everyone thinks is right and name Roger the winner. So what if he isn't actually playing? Slams are about more than just winning. He has a certain je ne sais quoi that makes him the greatest of all time and that should be recognized by giving him the Open title this year.

Who will be comforting Fucovics tonight? He seemed sad. I hope he will ok.

Why does PCB look Amish?

Not even Errani would serve that horrible thing that Carreno did on the match point

Moutet and Travaglia going at it at each other at the net in the third set tie-breaker. The match has now ended and they're still going on while the fans are lining up for selfies. It's quite surreal.

Carreno out.

Cressy is nice to look at, and his game is a lot of fun to watch. I'm a fan of pure serve & volley players since I'm one myself.

Cressy is cute.

[quote]Cressy is cute.

link, you lazy hos

Also, did anyone notice PCB smashed his racquet at the end? He was PISSED!

Cressy only has over 2000 insta followers, bet he's gonna get a lot more very soon!

Cressy needs a haircut and a shave, he'll be even cuter!

Sinner is ethnic Austrian. Seppi is more mysterious. He is German mother tongue and his parents have German names but the surname is a typical Italian surname, so I guess he has at least an ethnic Italian grandad.

LOL, R297! What is with PCB's look? He needs a stylist.

Cressy is cute, and won an incredible match against PCB.

[quote]Is Cressy cute too?

[quote]Cressy is cute

[quote]link, you lazy hos

He's a tall French-American (I think?)

Franco-American

Sinner and Seppi are from Tyrol which until WWI was part of Austria. Italy gained it because the country was on the winning side of the war and Austria on the losing side. Very beautiful part of Italy and almost everyone living there is bilingual.

I would be very interested to check the betting flows on the Otte-Sonego match

Has anyone seen the DirectTV commercial with Serena Williams and John McEnroe they are showing on ESPN? Serena is dressed as Wonder Woman and they obviously avoided shooting her below her short skirt line to make sure they didn't show her huge thunder thighs. Makes me chuckle every single time I see it, and they're showing it A LOT!

Here it is R314

yes, they are showing it a lot on ESPN as well. There is even an ad with Osaka some business ad, I didn't even catch the name.

Cressy has huge, hot legs. Jesus, he's beautiful.

And he's 6"6. I bet he's packing too

DL voice: he was born in France so he must be uncut.

Sweet God, my bracket is in shambles after today. I had Korda and PCB winning multiple rounds. Also had Fucsovics, Karen, and ADF. I am screwed...and not in a good way.

I’d expected Korda to make some noise this year. Sounds like he had a stomach bug.

Sad to see Seb Korda leave. I’m becoming fond of his game.

Korda seems like the real deal… more so than other Americans like Fritz and Paul. (Opelka will make some noise due to his serve but serve-bots are the worst.)

Nole team or Rune team?

Fog team or Popsicle team?

Brooksby team or Ymer team?

Ymer in full Karen mode vs. Brooksby. Long delay because he kept complaining and demanded he speak to the supervisor.

The NY crowds have been huge the first couple of days. Much bigger than I thought they would be.

What is going on with Novak ?

They keep showing that old hag, is that the kid's mother?

The old hag is definitely his mom. I love how the crowd is backing Rune with a prolonged "RUUUUUUUUUUUNE." Even Blake Griffin was joining in.

What's the deal with Ymer? Seems to be quite the little bitch. Is he normally this way?

[quote] Ymer in full Karen mode

K. Hemsworth?

Vanilla Popsicle comes back from 2 sets down to beat Fognini. Pathetic loss for Fabio. Popsicle is so slow.

Ymer is normally very laid back and stoic, R331. I stopped watching early on when he fell behind Brooksby. What happened?

Ymer smashed his racket which injured himself. He then stopped playing and was given a time violation. He then started arguing with the chair and recieved a point penalty for another time violation and then another time violation which resulted in a game penalty. He then argued with the supervisor. Almost defaulted. Heavy booing from the crowd.

Good lord theose rolex commercial are so utterly pretentious and cringeworthy. I cannot abide the narrator. Please make them stop!

Kid is cramping, it's not even that hot.

Was shocked when I put on the Brooksby/Ymer match and Ymer was pouting and refusing to play. I really thought he was about to be defaulted.

PCB losing was a shock! Cressy though - those legs! Funny seeing Pablo smash his racquet. I remember that scene a few years back when he went full psycho and threw his entire bag across the court. He’s normally so mild mannered. Lol

Who is that hot silver-daddy they keep showing? Rune's coach? Rune's dad? Step aside Mr. Tsitsipas.

R339 That's Rune's coach Lars Christensen. During the quallies the commentators were joking about his stoicism compared to his mom's cheerleader vibe.

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