The Gays and Tennis Part 103: Year-End Thread

Any gay rumor about Carlos A.?

Link to previous thread

Shapo team or Paul team?

In the third set now.

Paul wins Stockholm Open.

I was definitely team Tommy Paul. He’s always Tommy Paul to me - Tommy or Paul sounds odd…

Oh,! thank God Pretty Paul downed Dumbo!

thanks OP

looking forward to Alcaraz vs Korda

R1 A year ago he was interviewed and they asked for a girlfriend and he skipped the question, of course that's not unusual (Carlos Gimeno Valero did exactly the same) and Musetti talked about not wanting a girlfriend only to cry over a break up a few months later.

I have the feeling Alcaraz is very mature in some things (his behaviour on court is way better than most next gens) but a child for others. He seems very focused on tennis

Tommy's coach formerly coached (and did other things) for Courier. They were a cute couple.

Yay for DL heartthrob Tommy Paul!

Tommy with his huge (ugly) trophy

And Alcaraz won!

Carlitos!

YEC day 4 results:

Sabalenka def. Swiatek 2-6 6-2 7-5 in a border batttle. Swiatek is now out of the running for SF.

Badosa def. Sakkari 7-6(4) 6-4 Badosa has clinched SF round

Year-End Tennis Invitation (YETI) featuring yeti Reilly Opelka and Lil' Diego.

WHET Patmark tennis tournament?

WHET Majda Classic tournament?

Did you guys ever went to any of those tournament?

WHET? I tried to look it up but couldn't find what that means. And it's "Did you guys ever go to any of those tournaments?"

PathMark *

God, I LOVE banana-powered Hubie!

Can Shapo tan?

A. Zverev team or Berreteami 🐻?

Team gambe di pollo!!!

Squadra Occhi Estupendi!

Poor Matteo

poor Matteo indeed. He had his best year even reaching a slam final and reached the top 8 for an event in his home country

Zverev what an ass after that first set. His new schtick of wagging a finger after winning a close set is really arrogant

I blame Tomljanovic and Pussy Of Death for this!

*her

Matteo! 😢

[quote] 😢

That's what A. Zverev drew on the camera after winning.

Justine Ena-Hardenne Shibahara

Zverev really needs an intervention!

YEC day 5 results:

Pliskova def. Krejcikova 0-6 6-4 6-4 Krejcikova goes 0-3 this week. Pliskova achieved a rare state of losing consecutive 6-0 sets in different matches (the second set against Kontaveit and first against Krejcikova).

Muguruza def. Kontaveit 6-4 6-4

Kontaveit and Muguruza advance to the SF. Kontaveit finishes in 1st place

Tomorrow Sabalenka and Sakkari will face off for the last SF spot. Badosa already clinched 1st place in that group. Swiatek will just be trying not to go 0-3 in matches

holy shit wow the rumor must be true that Venus and Opelka are dating!

he was at the premiere of King Richard. Tiafoe and his tennis player gf were also there

swipe to see the pics with Venus and Serena

R17, WHET is a Dataloungism for “whatever happened to”. As in, “WHET Kafelnikov?”

If you write “WEHT”, it would make no Datalounge sense and you’d be hounded off the site.

Opelka towering over everyone in the pix at r33. 😭

Rublev's blossoming from being a real ugly duckling. He's got a very sexy demeanour and he's growing into his looks. I used to think he was hideous!

Is Venus bearding?

WTF day 1 results:

Djokovic def. Ruud 7-6((4) 6-2

Rublev def. Tsitsipas 6-4 6-4

[quote] Is Venus bearding?

Well Opelka does have enough beard for Serena too. He’s a Sasquatch!

Tennis Channel misspells tennis as “tennnis” in a segment about which player should play James Bond. After mentioning an old-time woman player, Pam Shriver said her ex-husband, George Lazenby, who played Bond once, can play him a second time. Roddick said Berrettini looks like he would look good in a tuxedo but that Federer would have the box office appeal.

Sakkari and Sabalenka is a second set dogfight.

Re: above. The battle of the she-hulks: they just traded tiebreaks and are starting the 3rd. Loser goes home.

this is the loudest match I've seen in a while haha

Sabalenka changed her grunt. Her first few years on tour it sounded almost exactly like Sharapova's. Tonight she's not shrieking-just screaming

YEC day 6 results:

Sakkari def. Sabalenka 7-6(1) 6(6)-7 6-3 Sakkari clinches the last SF spot and will face Kontaveit

Swiatek def. Badosa 7-5 6-4 to avoid going 0-3 this week like Krejcikova

Is Peng Shui alive?

I think so, R45, but she hasn't been seen in public since November 2nd as well as all her social media scrubbed, and if anyone tries to talk about her (even if unrelated to the allegations) on Chinese media it automatically gets censored. So it's disturbing all the same. They might not have killed her but they've certainly 'disappeared' her.

At least both the WTA and ATP have spoken up that it's not acceptable.

WTA and ATP should threaten not to hold any tournaments in China in 2022

Matteo behaviour is appalling to say the least.

He just gave few hours to Sinner for final confirmation while knowing well that he is not fit to play

Cry me a river, Jannik @ R48. Matteo actually qualified for the tournament. I'm pretty sure he can take all the time he wants to make the decision, particularly as it's in front of his home crowd. You are the equivalent of a 'Lucky Loser' - with the emphasis on lucky to get to play at the event.

Sinner only needs one victory to end the year in the top 10. I hope he does, he won more points this year than Felix, and Felix is only top 10 due to the trashy ranking (with points of 2019 and 2020)

Poor sweet Hubie's having a 'mare out there tonight. I really NEED to console him. Damn that robotic ginger freak.

Sinner is well named, as in ugly as.

I’m sad for Hubie.

really not getting the love for Hurkacz from some here. He's very average looking. Good serve and backhand. The forehand can go off.

day 3 WTF results:

Medvedev def. Zverev 6-3 6(3)-7 7-6(6)

Sinner def. Hurkacz 6-2 6-2

YEC day 7 results:

SF round

Muguruza def. Badosa 6-3 6-3

Kontaveit def. Sakkari 6-1 3-6 6-3

Will Kontaveit show up like this at slams next year? Has she even made a 4th rd at a slam?

I should google before posting. Kontaveit has made one quarterfinal.

She's a litle younger than Kontaveit, but Cibulkova won a suprising year-end championship and then retired a year and a half later. But really nothing is suprising on the WTA anymore.

Kontaveit was really a middling player until getting with Tursunov. I had seen her play plenty of times before and never thought she was all that great. Suddenly she's been in the form of her life.

I do want to see her take on the other top players who aren't at the YEC this year such as Barty, Osaka if she comes back, a healthy Halep etc

I was happy to see ex-mole Medvedev beat A. Zverev. Med is an ass, but A. Zverev is an asshole.

I like Daniil. He's cute and he is very personable in interviews. I don't care if he flipped off the rude New York crowd and snatched a towel out of a ball kid's hands once upon a time.

Are any of you familiar with the Ballman Project?

Hubi is cute and affable. He has a very likeable personality.

My only problem with him is that he is a grand Slam flop.

His loss to Seppi in US open was inexcusable.

Anyway he is young and got plenty of time.

Thiem team.

Roger Federer collapse is complete!! He will not play AO open.

Stef has withdrawn from YEC.

Cam Noorie will replace him.

Two out. Wow!

I like Hubie because he seems genuinely sweet.

Novavax has asked the EU regulator to greenlight his covid-19 vaccine. Novavax is the first gluten-free vaccine and only contains pulverized hyperbaric eggs, boobs and unrequited love from the public. It should be compatible with a participation at the Aus Open 2022.

Norrie's totally Sinnering Ruud in this first set so far.

I really don't think that black is a nice color for tennis courts. I want flashy colors, I want pastels, I could even care for white, but black? Bleh.

China state-affiliated media has released an email supposedly sent by Peng Shuai to the WTA. You have to read it to see for yourself (and check out the cursor still on the screenshot too!)

I fear Peng Shuai is being re-educated as we speak.

R72, you’re assuming that she’s still alive. Anything seems possible.

the tennis world needs to pull all events out of China until Peng is safe

WTF day 4 results:

Djokovic def. Rublev 6-3 6-2

Ruud def. Norrie 1-6 6-3 6-4

Djokovic has now advanced to the SF so it will be interesting to see how much energy he expends against Norrie on Friday.

Rublev and Ruud will face off to determine who advances to the SF

This Shuai thing feels really sinister.

Ruud is so fucking sexy.

YEC final:

Muguruza def. Kontaveit 6-3 7-5 Kontaveit served for the second set at 5-4.

This is Muguruza's 3rd biggest title (after her 2 RG and Wimbledon) and definitely her biggest hardcourt title

She is the first player from Spain to win the YEC. Sanchez-Vicario was a finalist years ago but lost to Graf

Who was the chick she cunted at during the handshake at one of the majors and called unprofessional?

Krejcikova against whom she got revenge this week

she is alive, I think she's under house arrest.

Reilly O pings to me.

Bisexual Sasquatch?

why is no one talking about my announcement

Poor Hubie. He seems genuinely adorable in a very clean cut kinda way.

Grampy Fed needs to just retire. I guess he refuses to because he is terrified of Novaxx and Pedal getting to 21 or 22 next year and leaving him behind at 20.

[quote] Muguruza def. Kontaveit 6-3 7-5 Kontaveit served for the second set at 5-4.

What a joke of a major final. The YEC used to be prestigious but now just like the rest of the joke WTA this tournament has also become a joke.

I think Monica could train for a few months, make a comeback and dominate tennis in the current random WTA. Her grunt alone would strike fear in everyone's hearts and her double fisted groundstrokes would still be a killer. She deserves justice for what WTA and Graff did to her in 1993. I wish Moni would come back, sweep all the majors for the next ten years and retire as undisputed Goat.

[quote]Who was the chick she cunted at during the handshake at one of the majors and called unprofessional?

Not me: I don't do handshakes, yuk!

Was the world's worst tennis commentator drunk or high during the presentation ceremony? She was acting like a crazy lush. Has the long period of celibacy finally turned man hungry Chrissy insane?

Women YEC needs to go back to Madison Square Garden

Women's tennis should be sponsored by Slim Virgins.

At least there was a decent crowd in Mexico for the YEC, compared to China in previous years

[quote]Reilly O. pings to me.

same here actually (old pic)

[quote] Her grunt alone would strike fear in everyone's heart

Giggle.

No comment from Martina on Peng Shui issue.

She really doesn't want any harm for her future commenting gig.

we do not know what the truth is...only what she claims.

I do not doubt her but it's impossible to investigate coz you know why....

to me...you are innocent until proven guilty.

Martin is always out for himself

Chrissy at R95, if you are horny I can come over at any time. We can get naked and lie in bed and talk about hot men. Yeah that's right. We can talk about hot men. That's what Wendy and I do all the time.

i don't understand her statement, she was raped by the guy and then she developed feelings for him?

Sinner's fist pump after nearly every point he wins is really annoying and looks a bit spastic with his stick-figure physique.

There was a 'farewell ceremony' at the ATP Finals for a couple of players who have retired

Victor Troicki, Martin Klizan, Steve Darcis, Julian Knowle & Paolo Lorenzi

Sinner needs to see a dentist too. his teeth are so yellow

Sinner definitely needs to see a sports Psychiatrist.

His choking is getting out of hand.

Otherwise he will turn into another Kevin Anderson or worse Jean Leanard Struff.

WTF day 5 results:

Zverev def. Hurkacz 6-2 6-4

Medvedev def. Sinner 6-0 6(5)-7 7-6(8)

Medvedev and Zverev advance to the SF with Medvedev in the #1 spot

Hurkacz finishes 0-3

[quote]This Shuai thing feels really sinister.

China is such a shithole.

It's super sinister. At this point the publicity it's getting should be enough to make them relent, unless something really egregious has happened that they can't let out.

[quote] unless something really egregious has happened that they can't let out.

They had devoured her!

[quote] WTA chairman willing to pull out of China if tennis star Peng Shuai not fully accounted for

R107 good

Pam Shriver was just on Chris Cuomo's show on CNN discussing Peng Shuai. She told Chris what a hot man he is and how her pussy leaks for him.

nothing is gonna happen. China will say things like "do not interfere in our affairs etc" or some such shit. WTA is merely pretending to do something...what the fuck can they do?

ATP should do the same, honestly. And really, forget investigations, just getting her and her family out of there would be fine.

so if she had to fuck some official...I'm assuming Li Na had to fuck a bunch of assholes too?!

[quote] I'm assuming Li Na had to fuck a bunch of assholes too?!

With a strap on!

Is the WTA trying to act like some ethical organization that actually cares about its players? It's all about the money for them and ultimately if China is willing to hold tourneys with big prize money, the WTA will shut up and play along with whatever they get told to do.

FFS, this is the organization that had a fucking cigarette company as its main sponsor for almost twenty five years.

[quote] FFS, this is the organization that had a fucking cigarette company as its main sponsor for almost twenty five years.

They’ve come a long way since that time.

When is Asian swing next year?

[quote] Pam Shriver was just on Chris Cuomo's show on CNN discussing Peng Shuai. She told Chris what a hot man he is and how her pussy leaks for him.

Is she still pretending to be straight? When she was saying "Chris, you are so hot and I wanna go downtown with you, babe" do we know she wasn't thinking of Chris Evert? Just how deep is this Repug hag's closet? Bitch used to love playing the Slim Virgins of Dallas and the Slim Virgins of Washington back in the day. Lots of closeted WASP Repug wives in the arenas, all looking for a taste of Pam ham.

Steve Simon may have good intentions but he is a smart man.

Peng Shui is not a hill he (and WTA) is going to die on.

ATP chief has also given a smart token statement. But neither organization is going to pull out of China. And they shouldn't

These two men know agenda driven Western journalists very well.

These media people are pushing for merging of ATP and WTA. In pretense of avoiding dependancy on China.. They are already shaming ATP for showing resistance for the merge.

Same media people who are now goading for the boycott of China will call these two organizations 'racist' in a year or two for the boycott.

Also CCP is not Arizona GOP which would fold fo after a slightest threat of boycott..

They don't care if there is not a single tournament of WTA or ATP happens there

The WTA will want to cash in on Emma's Chinese heritage to secure more events and prize money in PR China. They are not going to give up on that revenue potential over some D-list player who will be forgotten in about four weeks when the SJWs move on to their next topic and their next hashtag.

R119 post seems rude but he is 100% right.

R120, I guess it was rude to call Shuai Peng a D-list player. I meant that in the sense that if a Serena or Osaka just went missing they are superstars who would stay on the radar until they were heard from. Poor Shuai isn't in that league and I feel sorry that she will get forgotten when all the tweeters find something else to tweet about and feel virtuous about.

R121, I think that's a bit cynical. This isn't some "woke" thing -- in the case of the players, Shuai is someone these people know.

But c'mon...she claimed she was raped...then she developed feelings for him and they had a "relationship". Do you really do that if you were "raped"?

Just playing devil's advocate.

This is a complicated issue. We do not know what his side of the story is. it's isn't a clear cut rape incident.

Maneater Pam Shriver was interviewed on CNN about the Peng Shuai situation and she's looking scrumptious as always

Pam looks like Poppy Bush in drag.

R123, the "story" is about Shuai's disappearance. No government is entitled to cause one of its citizens to vanish because it didn't like something she said on social media.

Exactly, it isn't about whether her claims are true or not, it's the fact that she isn't even allowed to claim them and have them investigated properly. She just got effectively disappeared and censored.

Nole team or Norrie team?

What is Mirka up to these days? Gramps must be a prissy, demanding cunt to live with. I hope she has lots of money saved for her future.

WTF day 6 results:

Ruud def. Rublev 2-6 7-5 7-6(5) Rublev was up 6-2 2-1 40-15 when things turned. He was also up a break in the third set. Ruud is hitting his forehand harder than he used to

Djokovic def. Norrie 6-2 6-1

Ruud clinches the last SF spot and will play Medvedev

Djokovic and Zverev are the other SF

AO announced on Saturday all players will need to be vaccinated. Your move, Djoker.

I am falling deeply and profoundly in love with Casper Ruud.

PICTURE THAT China state TV posts new pics of missing tennis star Peng Shuai ‘from her social media’ wishing fans ‘happy weekend’

Is it just me or are those pictures a bit creepy or weird? She's surrounded by soft toys and it doesn't look natural somehow? How about we get her being able to post on her own social media, taking videos, calls, interviews with foreign journalists, being able to talk about the allegations she made?

Chinese state TV reporter Shen Shiwei posted those photos? Suuure.

Med versus Zvereva in the ATP finals. Med defends his title. Novaxx has another tantrum after losing.

Rooting for Ruud while the other three have Scanners moments arising from their massively oversized egos.

Ruud had a great year, but his chances are close to zero against Medvedev, he only won against Rublev because Andrey put a big effort on choking

[quote]Does our Mugu swim in the lady pond?

She appears to have a boyfriend now. His name is Arthur Borges and he recently divorced his wife, Finnish figure skater Kiira Korpi

China tennis player Peng Shuai will reappear in public ‘soon’ after social media post claiming she was coerced into sex

BEIJING – Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has been staying in her own home “freely” and will make a public appearance “soon”, Global Times editor-in-chief Hu Xijin, a prominent state-media journalist, said on Saturday.

Former doubles world number one Peng has not been seen or heard from publicly since she said on Chinese social media on Nov. 2 that former vice-premier Zhang Gaoli coerced her into sex and they later had an on-off consensual relationship.

Neither Zhang nor the Chinese government has commented on her allegation. Peng’s social media post was quickly deleted and the topic has been blocked from discussion on China’s heavily censored internet.

“In the past few days, she stayed in her own home freely and she didn’t want to be disturbed. She will show up in public and participate in some activities soon,” Hu wrote on Twitter.

The Global Times is published by the People’s Daily, the official newspaper of China’s ruling Communist Party.

Hu said he had confirmed through his sources that photos shared on Twitter by a journalist working for Chinese state media, purportedly showing Peng at home, depicted her “current state.”

Reuters was not able to verify the authenticity of the pictures independently.

Amid growing concern about her whereabouts, the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has threatened to pull tournaments out of China and the men’s ATP has demanded clarity from the Chinese authorities.

R139 she looks so akward, she is pathetic

[quote]she looks so akward,

lol, yeah she does

The things a beard has to do to get paid r142

To be honest, here it's the only place i heard anything about Muguruza being a lesbian

R144 And to be honest, this is the first time when I see her boyfriend, because she had no any.

Of course this Mugu person is a lesbian. They all are. The WITA is crawling with sinful lesbians and bad role models. Evil! Filth!

As I was telling Wendy when we were in bed last night, praying, women's tennis has turned into Sodom and Gomorrah since I retired. Thank our dear Lord that the beautiful, God fearing Christine Evert Lloyd Mill Norman is a decent heterosexual like I am and of good West European stock.

Look at the sport now. Full of lesbians, ethnics and (gasp!) negresses. Oh Lord!

wow, he's cute. He left his wife and kids for her?

What a homewrecker!

R147 No, he didnt leave his wife for her, what you are talking about? anyway who would ? she is fugly as fuck

Mugu vibes as straight (and bitchy) to me. The WTA does have plenty of lesbians and bis though - Stosur, Minnen, Kasatkina, van Uytvanck (sp), Schuurs, etc. It seems more acceptable for the women to be out, maybe partly because Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean have been out for decades. The ATP is another thing though...

She pings a lot

Would be very fun playing triples with Mektic and Pavic. Joe Salisbury can join in as well.

Remember that questionnaire the ATP sent out asking about gay players? Did anything come of it. It felt like they were fishing for what it'd take for gay players to be able to come out?

Mugu gives off mean girl vibes. I could see her being really bitchy.

I’m proud of the WTA/ATP for standing up to China in a way other sports and the Olympics haven’t. Good people.

And same goes for Serena, Naomi, and even Novaxx. No hesitation to do the right thing, no worrying about Nike pressure.

Fuck the IOC.

Nole team or A. Zverev team?

Nole Team.

Novaxx

Will Pedal be seeded third or fourth and possibly face Novaxx in the semi at the Australia Open?

R159 There's no way Rafa will be a top 4 seed in Australia. They don't change seeds and right now he is number 6. Moving Rublev could be a thing but there's no way they do it with Tsitsipas

Gramps versus Nadal in the first round of Garros would be fun.

R151 Gramps will have his protected ranking so i doubt that's a possibility. Anyway Federer is saying there are a lot of probabilities of not playing even Wimbledon

And surprisingly both Nadal and Federer talked too about the Peng Shuai's situation

The douche fumes are wafting off of my screen while viewing this post.

On which channel in the US is the A. Zverev/Djockovic being shown?

Rafa should draw Zvereva in the quarters at the Australia Open and kick his ass in straight sets.

If Federer doesn't play Wimbledon, doesn't that mean he's basically retired?

[quote]If Federer doesn't play Wimbledon, doesn't that mean he's basically retired?

He recently said [italic]'My ambition is to see what I’m capable of one last time. I also wish I could say goodbye in my own way and on a tennis court. That’s why I give my all in my rehabilitation.'[/italic]

A. Zverev defeats Djokovic.

wow Sascha

so it's a Medvedev vs. Zverev final. On hardcourts those seem to be the new "big 2"

Sah-sha.

Novak

Mahut/Herbert vs Ram/Salisbury is the double final

Team Daniil. Can't stand Zverev.

Roger needs to dégage.

i always assumed Mugu was lez

R177 Because she is . Dont mind those fraus here

MISSING tennis star Peng Shuai has been reportedly filmed having dinner with her friends after she was reported missing amid sexual assault allegations.

It comes after Chinese state media said the 35-year-old, who hasn't been seen since November 3, "will show up in public soon."

The tennis star has reportedly vanished after accusing a former top Chinese government official of sexual abuse.

Photos of the former Wimbledon doubles champion have been posted on social media showing her holding a glass of wine and making a victory sign. –– ADVERTISEMENT ––

The footage, posted on Twitter by the editor-in-chief for the official newspaper of China's ruling Communist Party, the Global Times, Hu Xijin, shows her having dinner with her friends and coach in Beijing.

He had previously said that new photos on social media showing Peng surrounded by cuddly toys are real despite her followers fearing their legitimacy.

In the clip, Peng can be seen sitting with a man and two women but she doesn't speak.

Meanwhile during the conversation, there are repeated mentions to the date, with the man asking "Tomorrow is the 20th of November right?" while a woman responds "No, it's November 21st."

He continues by discussing Peng's performance and the upcoming tournaments.

He adds: "We had two matches in the past. But we were not happy with the results.

"The match tomorrow is the conclusion of the nine matches in the past three months.

"The end of November is the end of the year. We must try our best." 'INSUFFICIENT'

WTA chairman and CEO Steve Simon said the video is "insufficient" evidence of Peng's safety.

He said: "While it is positive to see her, it remains unclear if she is free and able to make decisions and take actions on her own, without coercion or external interference,"

"This video alone is insufficient... I remain concerned about Peng Shuai's health and safety and that the allegation of sexual assault is being censored and swept under the rug."

Chinese state media shared an email allegedly sent from Peng claiming she is fine but doubts were cast over the email's authenticity

The published email said: "Hello everyone this is Peng Shuai.

“Regarding the recent news released on the official website of the WTA, the content has not been confirmed or verified by myself and it was released without my consent.

“The news in that release, including the allegation of sexual assault, is not true.

“I’m not missing, nor am I unsafe. I’ve just been resting at home and everything is fine.

“Thank you again for caring about me. If the WTA publishes any more news about me, please verify it with me, and release it with my consent.

“As a professional tennis player, I thank you all for your companionship and consideration.

“I hope to promote Chinese tennis with you all if I have the chance in the future. I hope Chinese tennis will become better and better.

“Once again, thank you for your consideration.”

Steve Simon said the message “only raises my concerns as to her safety and whereabouts”.

Not good enough Xi!

The WTA and ATP aren't satisfied. I bet they want a live chat at this point

They need to get her out of the country, they should insist on an unchaperoned meeting somewhere they can offer her asylum.

If you could add a fifth major to the tennis Grand Slam, which tournament would it be? Virginia Slims tournaments excluded.

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Nole won't skip Australia, it's his best GS and maybe by Roland Garros it'll be too late to win another. There are young players who are clearly getting better by day, and if Rafa is in good form he'll be the favourite at Roland Garros anyway, it's simply too risky for his legacy to not play the Australian Open

Tommy Paul by Bruce Weber

I zoomed in on the tattoo

Looks like Zverev will be a two time YEC winner. But will he win a slam? Hes just not as good in best of 5.

A. Zverev

AZ--Supreme Asshole of the ATP

Herbert/Mahut won. They put Baby Herbert in the cup

I just knew Tommy Paul was a little slut

He's so fucking hot. Is he still banging that basic big titted Instaho?

[quote]AO announced on Saturday all players will need to be vaccinated. Your move, Djoker.

If he has to, he'll pretend to get vaccinated and simply buy a card. I'm convinced that a big percentage of NFL/NBA players have done this, with full knowledge/assistance from their team (looking at you, Antonio Brown).

yeah Zverev unfortunately seems primed to win a slam next year . The only things working against him are

A) he hasn't shown an ability to win multiple marathon best-of-5 matches.

B) while he's won huge titles such as YEC, Olympics and other Masters, he hasn't won the 2 Masters with the biggest draws Indian Wells and Miami

C) it doesn't seem like he's going to win Wimbledon any time soon as he has no grass titles and has only reached the RD16 of there twice

Personally I hope he keeps landing in Djokovic's half of the draw so they can tire each other out in the SF if both get there

All men's matches should be best of five.

R183

I can't name an existing tournament, but I like to imagine fantasy tournaments.

Like an October Slam held on a Mediterranean island or in North Africa; on the coast, so close to the sea the players can hear the sapphire waves crashing on the white sand; lazy palm trees in the breeze; the main courts in the design of Roman colosseums, gleaming white marble adorned with statues; lower courts like little Greek temples; clay surface; emperor's box becomes the players' boxes; and the trophies like relics from antiquity, maybe shields similar to the Venus Rosewater.

Or a grass tournament in New Zealand, among meadows carpeted with flowers, with great snow-capped mountains encircling the courts ...

... am I the only nutcase who does this?

Yes, r197.

Giron is playing in some awful World Team Tennis match again an A. Vuki,c and they have horrid, loud music playing in the background. At least Giron is hot.

Giron reminds me of DL fave Tyler Hoechlin.

Ash Barty just announced her engagement to longtime boyfriend. I wish her all the best.

Has Ash said anything about Peng Shuai? She seems like one of the few high-profile players who hasn’t.

Can I just say Musetti needs to quit tennis and come sit on my face?

Mole.

T. Pau l

Tommy Paul @ R186

Australian swing calendar announced

It's absolutely ridiculous how all the top players who are "speaking out" for Peng never dare to mention China in their posts as if she was abducted on Mars or in Antarctica. They want to virtue signal but at the same time not hurt their business with Chinese investors and sponsors, because these fuckers have the big money. Just like when they act so gay friendly and progressive to get more fans and yet you see them every year playing in Dubai or shaking hands with Saudi sheiks. Fucking bunch of whores. Imagine working your ass off since childhood to be a successful tennis player and then you end up whoring yourself out to the Islamists and commies.

Gratuitous hunky Liam Broady arse and legs to kick off the off0-season.

Alcaraz tested positive on covid, so spanish chances at the davis cup go from low to zero

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Shirtless Titsi post elbow surgery.

R186 little shit is fucking hot. Be still my heart Cock tease.

Sinner defeated Isner 62 60

It's Isner's worst defeat ever

Isner can't even hold his serve any more! God is great!

Nick Kyrgios blames ‘sexual frustration’ for tennis struggles

Being away from a significant other early into his tennis career affected Nick Kyrgios in a very specific way.

Speaking recently on his “No Boundaries” podcast, the Australian tennis star explained how his “sexual frustration” played a role in his athletic performance.

“With my first girlfriend, I was away from her for six months at a time,” Kyrgios said, according to news.com.au.

“When you’re trying to perform at the highest level, you start missing someone like emotionally, physically and it becomes a sexual frustration.”

Kyrgios, whose former flames include Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya and Croatian-Australian tennis player Ajla Tomljanović, further detailed that spending a significant amount of time away from a loved one can impact “your work, your mood, everything.”

“I’m on court and I can’t play because I’m a bit horny, if you know what I mean,” he said.

Krygios was once ranked as high as No. 13 world in 2016, but has plummeted to 91 this year. Kyrgios, known for his frequent on-court outbursts, has hinted at retirement in recent interviews.

Although Kyrgios didn’t specify his lady in waiting at the time, the 26-year-old — who was most recently linked to Chiara Passari — said he was “the moodiest motherf—ker when [he] was away from [his] missus for that long.”

Kyrgios and Passari were involved in an incident last month in which the police were involved, though “no offenses were disclosed.” Passari seemingly posted a photo on Instagram of Kyrgios in bed with another woman, sparking an argument between the two.

In addition to his love life, Kyrgios said that time apart from his family also soured some relations.

“My relationship with my family wasn’t great a few years ago because I was always away and didn’t have my family around me,” Kyrgios said.

He later added, “I pushed everyone who was close to me away and I fell out with people and that’s something I’d never want again.”

he doesn't seem like the relationship type. I thought he'd be someone who prefers groupies he could bang in every city he travels to

Nick Kyrgios falls out with people. Colour me SHOCKED! He seems to so chill and easy-going.

Nick Kyrgios needs to look in a fucking mirror.

Poor Nick is cray. Legit cray.

[quote]I can’t play because I’m a bit horny

Oh the humanity! Imagine if I hadn't been able to play when I was horny, I never would have been able to play! Martina used to say that that's it good that I have legs, otherwise I would have left a trail on court like a slug.

Chrissie did crave the peen. Love that about her.

Who all did Chrissie fuck? Connors Ashe Gerulitias Gorman Jack Ford Trey Waltke Burt Reynolds John Lloyd Adam Faith Judd Nelson Warren Beatty Andy Mill Greg Norman

Who are we missing???

R224 Me!

r224 Our Chrissie had sexual relations with Arthur Ashe? Spill the tea please!

She also banged Desi Arnaz jr.

[quote] She also banged Desi Arnaz jr.

She’s got some ‘splainin to do!

were the tabloids crazy when Evert and Connors were together? I can't imagine what it would be like now if 2 top players became a couple

DL needs Tommy Paul's phone hacked and we need to see the dong. Bonus if there's a jerk off or fuck video.

229 That is so fucking rude.

I don't know who this Ajla is until she wins a title

Who is top player?

I'm sure she banged at least 1000 men.

Pam was probably pissed she had to hang out with lesbian Martina and bi-coach Nancy Lieberman-Cline rather than man-eater Chrissie.

Chrissie was more in the mold of a Bond girl, but Pam became the actual Bond woman.

R231 Ajla is a journeywoman and Matteo is a top player but for some reason he is far from being that popular (which is curious because the man is gorgeous)

Is she journeywoman?

yikes look out for the next screamer on the ATP

just watched Altmaier in the Puerto Vallarta challenger SF. VERY loud. He cracked the top 100 so he'll be on the main circuit next year for sure

R234, you seem to be getting Chrissie confused with us.

If you could see one player fully nude (every nook and cranny)... who would it be?

For me... Deliciano

^ That's really a tough one.

Ima put Musetti, Tommy Paul, Alcaraz, Ruud and Joe Salisbury in my top 5

Lopez, Garin, Djere, Fucsovic, Gaston

Tommy Paul, Djere, Fucs, Garin, Ruud and Lopez.

R243 here. Would still take darling boy, Hubie, as my husband, of course.

R241 Delpo

Five (times two): FAA, PCB, Hoang, Monfils, Hurkacz, Popyrin, Mmoh, Djere, M. Ymer, McDonald

And pretty close to the bottom of the list. Here's to Novaxx skipping AO.

Amazing, so is Novaxx really, really going to skip the AO just because of .. a vaccine? He's dumber than dirt.

R249, it’s possible that this is a blackmail attempt, with plausible deniability: “Really? You believed my father? What about Srdjan Djokovic says ‘this guy is totally credible’?

And Rublev's collapse is complete after losing to Feliciano López. He is lucky Alcaraz has covid

What the fuck is Mardy Fish smoking? The USA has three players who are playing well right now (Tiafoe, Paul and Fritz.) But he selects Isner for the Davis Cup roster (and not Paul or Fritz) and then plays Isner twice where he has won just 6 games over 4 sets.

Did Paul and Fritz want to play? Sometimes players take themselves out of the draw for various reasons.

I don't think Mardy is sucking Isner's cock.

Or Tiafoe, obvs -- should've included him

Paul is playing WTT - he has a contract.

I don't like our sweet wholesome Tommy Paul with that Instaslut

Taylor had pulled out of Davis cup 10 days ago.

Tiafoe was his replacement.

Me neither, R256.

I'd make him much happier than that cheap skank ho.

Jo Konta (30) has retired

That's pretty random. She has been in awful form lately (not helped by her injuries) but won a title just this year in Nottingham. I know she had some vaccine hesitancy, so I wonder if that has anything to do with it too? I never liked her as a player. All the nervous tics and mechanical looking strokes. Some of the most hideous volley technique you'll ever see (super choppy).

But she was toiling away in ITFs until her late 20s, so she can be very proud of the breakthroughs she had (SF at 3/4 grand slams, Miami champion). Honestly I just always go back to her outburst in the match against Barty to the umpire: "No you listen to me!! We are out here busting our chops like no other!" I quote that all the time lol. There's a bit of Catherine Tate or French/Saunders to her mannerisms.

Konta is so damn weird bye

Cunta.

Haha.

Cunta.

There was an article recently (Simon Briggs in the Telegraph I think) saying she had unofficially retired a while back, seeing as all she seemed to be doing these days was TV appearances.

Konta had a respectable career. Why all the hate? Wishing her the best.

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I haven't followed this intently but good for the WTA.

Considering how much emphasis and investment the WTA had put into the Chinese part of the tour in recent years, this is huge.

finally some action

hopefully the ATP will follow

Kevin Anderson says it like it is.

KA is kewl.

When is Asian swing next year?

This is great for all parties involved. Brave move considering China gives them close to half their revenue, but it also works out for them because the holes in the calendar from the Asian swing (due to ongoing COVID) were a nightmare to organise around. They probably realised they had over-invested in the Shenzhen YEC (10 year contract) and this is a great way to sever ties with a part of the schedule that was never really working anyway.

The only ones who will probably miss out are the Chinese tennis players who may never play a tournament again (if the government orders them not to). Qiang Wang hadn't played in months already since the Asian games, and neither had some others. I wonder if Zhang Shuai will ever return at this point? Zheng SaiSai and Qinwen Zheng too.

Our favourite little homophobe Rune is not happy he was not nominated to newcomer of the year

who are the nominees?

Baez, Brooksby, Cerundolo, Gaston and Nakashima.

Rune has reasons to complain because he went up more than 370 positions, but the nominees are all top 100 and Rune is number 102.

To be fair without the frozen rankings he'd be top 100 and at a very young age. He has the bad luck of being the same age Alcaraz and all the focus are on the spaniard but insulting (himself) apart, he did a great season

Rune may be a cunt but he has nice thighs.

That Rune was using the phrase as an insult/epithet is the point, not whether he was directing it at himself or someone else.

Now looks like a good time to be in Morocco.

So Djokovic and Krajinovic lost the deciding doubles to Mektic (grrrrr) and Pavic, sending Croatia into the Davis Cup finals. The other semi is between Germany and the Russian Tennis Federation team.

Mektic is quite shaggable.

Speaking of Mektic.

Dayum, Felix!

R281 these doubles players know how to work their angles. Robert Farah is constantly stretching his taint out on camera too (sometimes in slow mo lol). They're all a bit underrated compared to the singles players, there's even something cute about his partner Pavic.

Doubles is also the reason Croatia is constantly able to snatch wigs in Davis Cup. Hopefully King Porna Coric can properly return next year to action and bolster the team even more.

It’s doubles match.

R278 good to see Felix show some personality

hopefully he finally wins some singles titles next year.

R277 True, but it's not the same to insult yourself than insult others, anyway the only way to deflect the effects of the insult would be coming out (something he obviously didn't do).

He is a little spoiled diva (the behaviour of his mother shows why) and he is going to give us a lot of akward moments specially if he has to live at Carlos Alcaraz's shadow for long time, He is not born for being the number 2 (unfortunately for him i think Carlos is more talented)

Alcaraz is immensely likeable and seems to have a good spirit. Neither is true of Rune.

But to be fair, Rune is more or less like Tsitsipas, Zverev, Medvedev. Yes, he put his foot on his mouth once, but his bad behaviour is nothing new on the circuit.

I'm all for different kinds of tennis players and guys with personality, the problem is 99% of them seem to have awful personalities, for every Ruud you have five Tsitsipas. It'll be difficult enough to replace the big three but unless they found someone likeable and with charisma they are toast

Only about a dozen guys in the ATP top 100 are rotten sports. Unfortunately four of them happen to be s(h)itting at the top.

Russia wins the Davis Cup! So now we wait til after the New Year and the Aussie swing, right? (Or there's some exhibition with Andy Murray?)

Jesus I don't even know who they defeated. Who did they defeat?

Croatia, nevermind.

Can’t say I like this new DC format. It seems to be a series of mini mini tournaments for people with problems concentrating.

The ITF decides not to follow the WTA in boycotting tennis tournaments in China—they don't want to "punish 1.4billion people."

We needs some new Porna ass shots.

Andreescu won't play in Australia

why not?

Here's her statement. I wouldn't be surprised if she's not vaccinated though

The chubby one?

Bibi, hun -- you're over-sharing

What I notice is that she sure is trying to throw in a lot of stuff about covid but never once mentions that she's vaxxed or that people should get vaxxed.

COVID really is the asshole-meter we always wanted...

You can read through the antivaxx lines.

looks like another mental case.

Yeah I think Bianca may be a lil cray.

I mean who can blame her, look at her mother -- she's fabulous but omg she must be work.

well remember after the Miami tournament this spring, she spent weeks going out in Miami. She then tested positive for covid and had to miss the clay season. From there, whatever momentum she built up in Miami was gone and she flopped the rest of the season

She's copying Osaka. Everyone is now a mental health advocate.

I think she might be vaccinated. I remember her going out to a club and she even went to a baseball game the night before a match in in NYC during the US open. You have to show vaccination card in order to get in...

Maybe she just porked up again and was embarrassed.

LOL she really is [as Angie Kerber called her] 'THE BIGGEST DRAMA QUEEN EVER."

She saw Naomi miss a few tournaments for 'personal reasons' and had to one-up her, by doing same but adding in that she's *going to spend her time actually doing charity work.*

Patrick Mouratouglu's fine ass.

Yup, I'm a sexy tennis coach!

Serena isn't playing the AO.

Serena is in a very similar situation to Roger Fererer, really close to retirement

Without Serena and Bianca what will we do for DRAMA?

Benoit Paire better step it the fuck UP.

At least WTA still has Ostapenko for some drama in every other match. Kyrgios and Paire for ATP. Even Novaxx, Zverev for negative drama.

Medvedev likes to bring a bit of fun too.

Serena's insta page doesn't even say she's a tennis player. She's retired already. She's too fat to win anything.

- I hope Venus can compete and do well in her absence (like she did most of 2017, so close to a big result) but she has her own broken old body to deal with.

- Wawrinka is also out, it feels like he hasn't played in forever. This is definitely a transitional period for tennis.

- ITF refuses to remove tournaments in China despite the WTA doing so.

- Guy Forget is no longer the tournament director at Roland Garros. Rumours are that Amelie Mauresmo is one of the top names being considered to replace him.

Why is Forget out?

no, waw no out

disappointed by the number of early big name AO withdrawals so far. Hopefully everyone else is healthy and ready to go.

Pierre Hughes-Herbert totally loses le plot!

He won't get vaccinated but he'll run around in the freezing snow without a shirt or shoes?

r320 I don't know. I forget.

Better sponsor: Dove Men+Care or Virginia Slims?

Momo it is.

I wonder if Mary Pierce was considered? She actually won RG (in singles and doubles) and has a long history of organising tournaments, even in small countries with minor sponsors like the Marshall Islands and Mauritius. She's also on most of these committees. Still, Amelie is a great choice.

luvs me some Amelie

Pierce is still a loon. Don’t hire crazy.

Entries for first WTA tournaments of 2022

Adelaide WTA 500 Sabalenka, Muguruza, Krejcikova, Sakkari, Badosa, Svitolina, Kvitova, Gauff, Azarenka

Melbourne WTA 250 Osaka, Halep, Raducanu, Mertens

Mary Pierce n'est pas une vraie francaise!

She was a true french when she won (canadian when she lost)

Last week Musetti posted a picture on his IG story with fellow Italian player Gianluca Mager that said 'F*****'. I guess people asked him if he posted a homophobic slur because he deleted it and posted the same picture with 'FAMILY' instead. As if that's a word that needs to be censored

^maybe Musetti is a pig-bottom cum dump?

That hair tho...

yes it's bad hair

would much rather see him presenting hole

Oof! That hair…

Venus said she's not dating Opelka

It's quite dissapointing first Rune, now Musetti, you expect better from young players

Why would Musetti censor the word Family like that?

I dunno, I get pillow-biter vibes from Musetti.

Pierre-Hugues Herbert chose not to participate in the 2022 Australian Open due to his singles ranking and his desire not to be vaccinated against Covid-19 before the first Grand Slam tournament of the year.

well he still has great legs and I'd suck him off

Please tell me someone saw the behind-the-scenes Turin show on Tennis Channel. Hubie got even more adorable if that is possible. Casper was cute but a bit stiff :/

They MUST find a way to clone him so we can all have a Hubie as a husband!

I used to think PHH was cute, but he really isn't anymore. Being anti-vax just means he is also deplorable as well as not cute.

Yeah the right wing nutters are not hot

Not surprised Musetti is a little shit like Rune either. You've got to remember most of these players, especially the young phenoms, are often ignorant and entitled. They've lived most of their lives being told they're going to be the next big tennis sensation and haven't had good educations including respect for others

Is Musetti going to show up in Australia with rainbow acessories like Fognini?

Emma Raducanu has tested positive for COVID-19 and has withdrawn from the Abu Dhabi event this week.

all's forgiven if he presents hole

Emma is trans?

Emma doesn't practice. She is all about exhos.

How is Portuguese/Brazil swing going?

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I'm available, Tommy!

Tommy needs to lose that trashy mess he bangs. She looks like a dirty cum dump.

I'll be his cum dump, and I'm fastidiously clean.

Rafael Matos from Brazil. Cutie.

[quote]Rafael Matos from Brazil. Cutie.

Good lord, what are his pronouns?

Nadal is back and he lost to Murray.

The final of the Mubadala exhibition will be Rublev vs Murray

Rublev team or Misery team?

Rublev.

How do exhibition matches actually work? Do the players decide beforehand who will win? They are not aiming to win or are they still? Or are they aiming to play really well, or to be entertaining?

don't they get paid more money if they win in addition to an appearance fee?

Rafa was just being charitable.

Misery team.

I love how Nadal is always healthy for the clay season and exhibitions

Regarding exhibitions, I often read that as far as the women were concerned, they'd often split sets intentionally, then play an honest third.

I know Venus and Serena did this same one a few years ago and they were laughing at the net and slapping each other on the back because they both weren't expecting to go in so hard for an exhibition. Serena was like 'gurl you didn't have to do all that.' The Serena/Osaka Adelaide one was godawful though.

I assume sometimes they have a winner in advance if the players are close (and especially if one is playing at his/her home country), but depending on how good the rallies are going they might get swept up in the moment and try a little harder (definitely to try hit more trick shots).

Pliskobot will skip the Australian swing after injuring her hand and she has turned into Bo Derek

^ can't she just unscrew it and put on a new one?

supply-chain problems?

Rublev beats Misery in straight sets.

[quote]I love how Nadal is always healthy for the clay season and exhibitions

Uhm, its called strategic planning and every world-class athlete can't afford not to do it.

Rafa says Australian Open is not certain for him. He must be saving up for the French and some more exhibitions.

lmao right on cue. After the exhibition he's injured again?

He is not injured but he is clearly miles away of being competitive for Australia

Shapo!

where's the blond leg hair?

:-(

What is Shapo’s skin color?

Shapo has a face mole and now has an abdomen moe. Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

Sascha

That’s the face of a narcissistic sadist, r381.

Nadal has tested positive for Covid.

^^^^

Dear god, not Rafa.

What do we think of Peng Shui’s latest statement that she never said she was sexually assaulted?

R386 It feels natural and not forced at all (at all)

I'm actually surprised she moved back to China. I remember there was a time she was living and training in Florida

[quote]What do we think of Peng Shui’s latest statement that she never said she was sexually assaulted?

I was molested.

Peng Shuai’s panic-filled eyes in this latest video scream “I cannot fuck this up” once she realises she’s being questioned and filmed by a “journalist” and surrounded by at least two goons.

“So many questions, can you repeat please?” She asks a couple of times, a desperate ploy to buy time and work out what’s happening and what she should say.

Truly frightening.

Exactly what did she think was going to happen to her when she posted that statement originally?

Well, she got it out there and I think most people believe her because it would be a weird and elaborate fantasy to post about a CCP politician otherwise. Yeah, she may be forced to pretend it wasn't true now but she got it out there in the first place.

She really took one for the team when she made the Weibo post in the first place. The WTA have an excuse to get out of the soulless China tournaments, and the players themselves don't have to make the trip that so many of them were open about hating.

She has garnered so much attention they probably won't be able to kill or 'disappear' her, at least. I wish her the best.

The OCD clay court one trick probably fakes covid so he doesn't have to be humiliated in AO.

One trick? Silly me, I didn't realize that all four GS are on clay!

Rafa is dickmatized by whoever arranged that "intimate" dinner for his birthday!

Bencic and Jabeur both tested positive for Covid.

Rafa is a pillar of integrity, he isn't going to fake covid. But hang on to your doping delusions if that's what keeps you in lala land.

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I wonder if Wimbledon has carried on paying insurance and what their premiums are now. Media reports suggest that they got about £114m for the cancelled 2020 tournament from paying in £25.5m in insurance over 17 years. The French Open, who did not have insurance, re-scheduled their May 2020 tournament to September the same year and still incurred a loss of about €130 million.

Barcelona prosecutors are requesting a four-year prison term for former tennis star Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, and a similar term for her ex-husband Josep Santacana, over allegations of fraudulently transferring assets to avoid paying a large debt.

Juicy. The Spanish have been giving no fucks about going after celebs for tax fraud - Shakira, Cristiano Ronaldo, Montserrat Caballe, etc.

Tee hee!

AO WCs so far

Sam Stosur is still playing?

I think she'll retire soon. She had a great career

She's never played well at the AO, at least in singles.

Aside from Li Na, I've never seen a top player produce such shit tennis on a regular basis as Sam Stosur. She'd often play the Bank of the West tournament and I'd always wear helmet when watching her play as she couldn't go two games without shanking the ball into the stands.

Shapo looks cute in this pic.

Shapo has tested positive for Covid upon his arrival in Sydney.

Abu Dhabi seems to be another superspreader event.

Mubadala!

Fingers crossed...no Novaxx at AO.

Apparently this thread’s been paywalled, and the few of us still trying to talk tennis have moved on to the new thread.

Thanks for the heads up R414 . I thought it had gone quiet.