The Gays and Tennis Part 106: Australian Open!

Thanks for the new thread, OP!

second round seed casualties:

(10) Hurkacz lost to Mannarino

(26) lost to Paire

in total 10 unseeded players reached round 3

WTA:

(3) Muguruza lost to Cornet

(6) Kontaveit lost to Tauson

(12) Rybakina retired against Zhang

(17) Raducanu lost to Kovinic

(22) Bencic lost to Anisimova

(32) Sorribes Tormo lost Kostyuk

in total 12 unseeded players reached round 3

so someone posted at the end of the last thread about Medvedev getting booed by the Aussie crowd and him going off on them post-match lol

is there video?

R3 He wasn't boo'd. They were doing that stupid Ronaldo "suuuiii!" thing that's managed to ruin this Aus Open.

He complained about not being able to hear what La Courier was saying to him and told them to have some respect.

[quote](26) lost to Paire

You forgot Young Grigor's name!

Here's a video of Medvedev's interview with Jim Courier

Yeah they claim it's not booing, it just happens to be a noise that conveniently sounds exactly like booing. Hopefully, now Kyrgios is out and the seat prices in the later rounds there will be far fewer of these bogan louts as the tournament goes on.

oh found the low IQ comment lol

Jim Courier has been visiting his dermatologist for fillers. He looks great, but his cheekbones are just a little too puffy. Tom Cruise would approve.

did Jim say "I'll come closer" lol I guess we can add Danil to his list

R4 What does “suuuuuiii!” mean?

R10 - it's Ronaldo's goal celebration. See link

If you are imitating someone as stupid as Ronaldo you have a big problem

Kyrgios on the crowd: "I know tennis is a gentleman's sport, but it's about time to embrace some sort of different energy in a match like this".

Ugh. Rafa has a tough, tough third match later tonight.

May the tennis gods be in good favor tonight.

this is clealry booing, not suuuui . And even if they do suuuui , doing it between first and second serve is pathetic. It is distracting anyway.They were doing it a lot in murray match too

I’m Australian and I was cheering on Medvedev (from my couch) all the way.

Hopefully now that Kyrgios is out, his bogan fans, who appear to know nothing about tennis, will disappear.

Thanks, R11.

R16 The crowd was surprisingly loud and boisterous despite the stands being less than 50% full (at least for the afternoon ESPN coverage.)

Attendance is capped at 50% because of you-know-what.

From my observation most of the noise came from Kyrgios’s supporters who were right behind the baseline so the noise got amplified by the court side mikes.

God - I hate that stupid SIUUU shit! It sounds just like boo. It sounds like everyone is doing it - I saw a guy with what looked like cerebral palsy and HE was fucking yelling SIUUUU.

That pic of Taylor in the last thread 😍 Looked like a renaissance painting… or at least MY version of a renaissance painting.

Rublev let into Australia with Covid

Andrei Rublev has revealed he was allowed into Australia with Covid despite the ugly Novak Djokovic row.

Even though he was still positive for Covid upon his arrival Down Under, he was let in and is no longer being tested.

Speaking to Sport Klub, Rublev said: “I am not being tested personally now because I just got over the coronavirus.

“When I flew to Australia, I was still positive, but the level of Covid SS, as it is called, I will not lie, it was very low and not dangerous.

“I was allowed to enter the country. In addition, I spent more than ten days in quarantine.”

Daniel reacts

Taro Daniel opened up about his shock victory over British legend Andy Murray.

Daniel said: "It's amazing, winning a match like this in front of so many people. It's unbelievable, thank you.

"It was an amazing level from me. I got a bit nervous in the third set. I tried not to make too big a deal of this match, playing Andy Murray.

"Even if it was against me, I was trying to feel the energy [in the crowd]. I felt goosebumps, it was amazing"

Rafa's hair loss could be covid related.

Lots of people have said that they lost a lot of hair after getting covid, including Alyssa milano.

Andrei Rublev is a really excellent film.

R22 His poor bald head with the few remaining hairs all frizzy and sticking straight up. It made me sad. Just shave it already.

Murray needs to retire. Despite a million wild cards, he still can't get back into the Top 100. Getting routined by Taro Daniel is embarrassing.

Azarenka makes quick work of Svitolina 6-0 6-2

Pegula def. Parrizas Diaz 7-6(3) 6-2

Lots of Russians and eastern Europeans in the AO. Everyone’s an -enko or -ova or -ina. The men are sexy but the women are unattractive, especially the 2 playing right now.

DLers happy to see that if you search on twitter "espn tennis" you'll find hundreds of people ripping them to shreds about their horrific coverage of this year's AO. If they think this is the move going forward with all the slams they're going to be in big trouble

they really should give up live broadcast rights to the Tennis Channel

Ostapenko is finally playing Krejcikova the way I've been saying everyone needs to since RG. You've got to make Krejcikova run.. She is not a good athlete. What she does very well is control the center of the court. Hitting a ball up the middle is not a tactic against her but for some reason most of the girls have been doing that

Ostapenko is no genius but she's so aggressive so doesn't waste time going up the middle on a regular basis. She'll go for the corners when the first opportunity presents itself. Even if she loses this match, she's shown what one can do. Krejcikova is not some unbeatable players

I have an irrational dislike for Barbora Krejcikova.

yes, espn is ruining tennis coverage. they want you to subscribe to the stream. they are doing it to the soccer programming as well. lots of complaints.

Krejickova's mouth is always open which irrationally annoys me - I guess because that's where the expression 'mouth breather' comes from.

Handsome umpire. I'd love to know what umpires really think of the players. Do they have faves, and so on.

of course they have favourites!

Is he top umpire?

Finally some men! Enough of these short squat pasty women.

Kecmanovic is having a good run. I wonder if he's secretly pleased Djokovic got deported or is he a good nationalistic Serb?

Is Barb the one Mugu spit cunt at after losing to her in a major?

R38 'So unprofessional!' at the net. Mugu has a bitchy side to her - Cornet gave an interview where she said that Mugu is the most unfriendly player on tour.

[quote] Mugu has a bitchy side to her

A side? That's like saying the Third Reich had a nasty aspect to it.

She has the Keys to my Wang.

CiCi Bellis has retired due to chronic injuries. Jessica Pegula is now the sole heiress left playing on the WTA.

well ATP still has heir Gulbis but he's been shit for several years now

Mouth breather has taken the granny shorts out with the trash

Tom Daley's Grecian sister is through too.

Pegula got fatter.

The split screens on ESPN is fucking annoying too

Monfils vs. Garin battle of runners with nice bodies

Badosa through over Kostyuk 6-2 5-7 6-4

[quote] Badosa through over Kostyuk 6-2 5-7 6-4

Well that syuks.

Garin has lost it mentally. He was up in the tiebreak, got distracted by a loud fan who was cheering against him and now is down a quick 0-4

It was Hila I think.

Berrettini has new sponsor...hugo boss!

I like my women’s matches like I like my men’s- best of five.

Serbs going nuts for Kecmanovic. I'm pretty sure a lot of them came to support the anti-vaxxer.

Alcaraz team or Berreteami 🐻?

The Italian

Opelka team or Shapo team?

I do not even know what the fuck Matteo sees in his gf. He can do so much better.

The American

I love Berrettini’s and Alcaraz’s beautiful brown skin. Yum. Pity that Alcaraz still has acne pockmarked skin. I hope it doesn’t become permanent like Wawrinka’s.

whoa Maddie comes through in third set tiebreak

Shapo is extra furry tonight. The legs, I mean. YUM

Alcaraz just had a nip slip. Hot.

wow he's like the right handed Nadal

down 2 sets and now seems poised to take this to a 5th set

I wonder if espn is taking notice of the backlash lol I noticed last night and tonight they stayed on later than originally scheduled

Do you know how people can complain, R65?

ESPN took down comments on the site years ago.

But yeah, the last two nights they've def stayed on longer.

Berretini/Alcaraz match is squealingly entertaining on this 5th set.

R66 lol just looked they must have taken away the email to contact espn. I clicked the faq page and it takes you back to the espn main page!

So I guess that's why people are just complaining on social media

Alcaraz is amazing for his age. He could well win a slam this year, I almost expect him to get a Masters

he came so close tonight to upsetting Berrettini

but Matteo shuts down another teen dream first Nakashima now Alcaraz. Both very talented

Maybe Alcaraz will be my next tennis obsession, no?

Those acne scars are permanent. Unless he gets them removed by laser.

Osaka gone. Her habit of only turning up for her favourite surface is really biting her in the butt. She needs to play consistently, whether she's happy or not.

Osaka in tears after loss

R23 God, it was a boring film. But I cheer for Rublev on this tournament.

Beauty and The Beast

Adios, Carlos :-(

I know it's premature, but I can't help daydreaming about Nadal winning the tournament so he's the one who gets to 21. And Djokovic's face when he finds out. Lips pursed like a cat's asshole.

Assuming Rafa gets through Karen, he has to go through Karatsev and then likely Zverev. That's a tough draw...

Rafa got through Karen in four. Two quick first sets. Then Nadal seemed to take a siesta and forurthbset a quick 6-1

RAFAAAAAAA!

If Rafa wins the AO, that will be two grand slams a piece which makes him only the second man in history to do that.

With Woke-saka out, this is really Barty's to win.

Ostaporko had to go for winners because there was no way her lard ass was going to last in long rallies.

I guess the expectations on Opelka to win really got to him.

In live rankings, Osaka is down to 84. Even worse for her, the French Open and Wimbledon are the next slams. She doesn't like those surfaces and will probably meet good players early.

I really hope Nadal does not win. Djokovic is such an idiot to jeopardize his Slam count for his stupid vaccination stance. Nole deserves what he gets. And it's pathetic that these young guys like Khachsnov still can't take down healthy Big 3 opponents.

When I was watching the AO the other day, one of the commentators said the surface this year causes topspin to kick up high and slice to stay low. She was saying it was a big advantage for Barty given the way she plays. I say that's advantage Nadal as well.

Zverev is probably the only player with a chance of stopping Nadal from making the final.

Murray needs to stop taking wild cards away from younger, better players.

Hope Anisimova can play like that against Barty.

Kyrgios's low IQ fans were booing Medvedev between serves. They knew what they were doing.

Rusedski gets involved in the Djokovic debate.

Do we think Mannarino might be gay?

This match with Karatsev is ridiculous

better get used to it, he won't be at the french open either. FUCK HIM!

Mannarino is gorgeous.

Sorry haven't following tennis lately - what happened to the 2 teenage girl finalists at the recent US open? I thought they are supposedly the future of tennis.

R91, they both lost

I thought Leylah had some saggy tits, but Anisimova also has very saggy ones and she's still so young!

Raducanu played with terrible blisters on her hand in the last round and lost.

When do we start the equal prize money debate?

wow Nadal got lucky

he won't struggle against Mannarino

I'm just glad Nadal and Zverev are on a collision course

was really hoping for a random male winner this year

Australian Open fans stunned as Eurosport cuts away from Osaka’s match-deciding final set at 5-5 to show skiing5

TENNIS fans were left fuming after Eurosport's coverage of the Australian Open cut out.

With Naomi Osaka tied at 5-5 in her third set against Amanda Anisimova, viewers were gripped by the nail-biting action.

But then suddenly, the camera cut to the locker room at the Skiing World Cup, currently held in Austria.

Fans on Twitter were not happy, to say the least, and hit out at Eurosport for their questionable coverage.

One said: "At 5-5 in the deciding set of a brilliant match between Osaka and Anisimova, Eurosport cut away to... the locker room at the Skiing World Cup."

Another added: "Not Eurosport leaving Osaka’s match at 5-5 in the 3rd. Shambles."

One tweeted: "Eurosport 2 cutting away from the Naomi Osaka match at 5-5 in the third set to go to skiing (and moving Osaka onto its subscription only streaming service) is an… interesting decision…"

Defending champion Osaka, 24, was eventually beaten by American Anisimova, 20, whether Eurosport viewers were able to watch it or not.

Another posted: "Can you believe it -Eurosport stopped coverage of Anisimova /Osaka at 5-6 third set - appalling decision."

Anisimova said: "I'm speechless. I can't stop smiling. I'm just laughing. I absolutely love this.

"Going into this match I knew I had to be playing sharp if I wanted to give myself a chance.

"She is an absolute champion so I knew I would have to step up my game and be aggressive.

"I'm honestly so grateful that I was able to play so well today and get this win. It means a lot.

"Every single day here is an amazing opportunity. I'm just thinking about having fun and I'm looking forward to my next round."

Osaka's superstition---"For me, it's definitely the lines and the logo(doesn't step on them), but also, I need my water bottles to be completely straight," Osaka said. "I'm not sure why that is."

Good on Gaydrian for taking out Aslan. I thought he was on his way out after his injury when he was up against Federer at Wimbledon last year.

Kyrgios & Kokkinakis knocked out #1 men's doubles seeds Mektic & Pavic

Was his hair dye dripping??

[quote]Do we think Mannarino might be gay?

It wouldn't surprise me if you hear/see him talk. He said 'fuck' in his interview on court lol

I've always thought Mannarino was gay. He's super cute and shy. Incredible, dangerous game, too.

I love that he has like no sponsors. Just wearing a plain black T shirt! Amazing.

James Ward, the Brit who DL is pretty sure is gay, retired in 2021, by the way.

D'awww I never realised Adrian was so giggly. His demeanour's usually deadly serious during matches. He's actually adorable!

Mannarino is so hairy! Love him. But bummed overall because I think Karatsev would have given Rafa the much tougher match.

Love Mannarino, whereas Karatsev rarely if ever cracks a smile.

I think our resident Osaka 'like' troll will enjoy this:

[quote]Osaka said after the match, “I can’t win every match. So I just have to like take that into account and know that it would be nice to win the tournament but that’s, like, really special.”

Shapo will face german asshole in the next round.

I know the german will probably win but i'm rooting for Shapo coz the nike outfits are much nicer.

I want to eat Shapo’s ass so bad.

ESPN really is fucking up the AO for us viewers. Last night at 9 pm ET, they were showing the end of a college basketball game. The score was 60 - 49 with 3 minutes left to go. Who gives a fuck about a college basketball game in January?? The AO is currently on AND March Madness doesn't really matter until mid to late February!

Twice I’ve gotten up early thinking I can watch part of the big night matches. And twice I discovered that ESPN no longer covers them. Huh?

Karatsev showing some thigh

It'll be nice when Kyrios fucks off for good.

[quote]Was his hair dye dripping??

hair dye or maybe that fiber spray stuff

Yes. Yes, I would.

Seems to be a lot of loutish fans at the AO. More like hockey or soccer fans than tennis.

is that hair dye or is it that spray some guys wear because they're balding and want their hairlines to look lower than what they actually are?

Paire team or Tsitsy team?

Van de Zandschulp team or Daniil team?

RBA team or Fritz team?

O’Connell team or Cressy team?

Titsy

Daniil

daddy Fritz

Cressy

Teams

titsy

Van de Z

rBA

Crerry

R111: the NY Post says what needs to be said, “ESPN’s Australian Open Coverage Leaves Tennis Fans Lost And Poorer.”

ESPN has gotten incredibly greedy over the yast 5 years. Just a few years ago you could watch every court on ESPN3 and for free during a slam they had the rights to! You didn't have to sign up or pay anthing. And it was commercial free.

It was a tacky move in the middle of a pandemic. If you have Direct TV they offer you 5 matches but there's still plenty you couldn't see in the first week without ESPN plus

yeah, they want you to subscribe to ESPN plus.

same thing with soccer and NBC, you gotta subscribe to peacock to watch most of the soccer matches in USA.

all about the $$$

Zidansek team or Cornet team?

Tauson team or Collins “We’re tired of her winning” team?

Vomdrousova team or Sabalenka team?

Kanepi team or Inglis team?

Halep team or Kovinic team?

Mertens team or Shang team?

Cone Nose Cornet

Trailer Park Collins

Incredible She-Hulk

Horny Daddy Fritz

Hot Cressy

Non Help

Teams

Berrettini.

Hawt! @ R127

Berettini has shitty calves. That can’t be forgiven.

I would not want to be Danielle Collins’ boyfriend or coach after she just lost those 5 straight games.

Hopefully Tauson spends $5000 of her winnings on a chin implant.

Who's the woman commentator with the vocal fry calling that match?

Jill Craybas!

She's awful and that's that I can't bear to listen to Chanda either.

I don't often get to read/comment until much later because I tend to watch on tape delay and it takes forever to catch up. But I couldn't believe that no one commented on Berretini thanking Immodium on the camera signing glass? Can you imagine how stressful it must be playing with the trots?

I hope Matteo doesn't get any more tats

wow Tauson is just 19 but has the loose neck of a 50 year old

Actress Ruth Sheen - a Mike Leigh regular - is her future.

Collins is such a drama queen.

These are some dumpy-ass lookng white women.

Go Danielle!

Collins is fucking annoying. I know "come ons" are coming for all players but I would die of alcohol poisoning for all the times she screeches it. Cant wait for her imminent defeat.

Collins seems like the type who would vote for Trump and refuse to get vaccinated. Someone better check the validity of her vaccine ID.

To clarify if I was doing a drinking game. Hoping Halep gets through to the semis from that section. She is by far the best player in that quarter of the draw.

Alcaraz looked so hot last night the in tank top, absolutely sizzling hot! But since he lost, I'm done with the Australian open this year.

I'm lost. I check the schedule for what time who is playing and they're never there.

Sabalenka isn't getting destroyed like I thought she would.

Daddy Fritz won the first set at love! Wow! RBA comin' back tho....

There's a hilarious twitter thread about if tennis players were college student stereotypes.

Some gems: "zverev- business; is on academic probation but his dad paid his fraternity to not kick him out. goes around asking "where's my hug at". certified creep and no one in his fraternity likes him. is paying child support through his tuition reimbursements. Menace to society"

"shapo-geology; felix's best friend, is doing geology but uses quizlet because he actually doesn't care about geology. says he wants to open a jewerly store but in reality wants to do music. works part time at mcdonalds and puts his mixtapes in the kids meals"

[quote] There's a hilarious twitter thread about if tennis players were college student stereotypes.

Haha!

[quote] roger-global affairs graduate student; graduated valedictorian of his high school class, parents were diplomats so he grew up everywhere. chairman of the environmentalist club. doesn't like novak. helps out with the kitchen ladies. broke his knee and all the girls signed his cast

[quote] matteo-pre-med; is Italian but tells people he's mixed. you meet him at a bar and take him home and he never texts you back. wants to become a doctor because his great-grandma died of atherosclerosis and he saw her in the hospital when he was 9.

Can't believe there are 4 American women left in the draw at this point (and none named Williams or Gauff)!

PCB and RBA are such tough outs on hard court. Fritz would do well to win this, but I don't think he will.

ESPN coverage was supposed to end at 11:30p but ...is still on. I guess they heard the complaints.

Man, RBA is fucking CLEAN. Rooting hard for Fritz, but wow.

Meddy, too, playing nicely.

6-0 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-3 Fritz upsets RBA what a weird scoreline

whoa FAA means business today! 6-4 6-1 6-1 beatdown over Evans who last year had trounced him in a final

Oh sweetie, if it had been another final, Evans would probably have trounced him again.

Yep, FAA studly solid with sixteen aces against his former nemesis Evans. It was beautiful to watch.

Fuck off, R157. FAA is looking like a champion this year. No doubt he'll get a title soon.

Go, CoCo! The GOAT of tennis along with Fed God!

Anyone watching Channel 9 news coverage?

I'm trying to figure out who the American (Canadian?) commentator is who has a purse falling out of his mouth anytime he speaks. Is it Jim Courier? When he's on the court interviewing players, he sounds nothing like the guy I'm listening to comment on the games. Does he butch it up on court? Is it someone else I'm hearing? I've done some googling and can't figure it out.

Also, Krejcikova is the only Czech player to make it to the fourth round! :(

Daddy Fritz, bitches!

Cilic takes out Rublev in 4 sets. Cilic.. a guy who never really lived up to his promise though.

Good to see Cilic playing so well and holding it together to take down Rublev. If he and Monfils can hold this kind of form (big if) I could see at least one of them going through to the semis.

Ah, Cilic - caught doping and blamed his granny.

Rublev is still recovering from covid...

Daniil's on-court interview was charming. He said, in regard to the Australian crowd, "Every good relationship has its ups and downs." Perfect. He also has a very easy smile which is unusual with the top players.

Greek asshole's shirt is so ugly! hate those colors.

Daniil seems like he’d be loads of fun to grab a beer and talk shit with

Commentators were saying that Danielle Collins is known to be aggressive on court, but I am surprised that every other woman player doesn’t complain about how loud and disruptive and downright rude she is. Tauson seemed shell shocked at the handshake. At that point Collins was literally screaming “come on” after every single point.

She’s well past the line of bad sportsmanship.

Will Novaxx lose his top ranking now to Medvedev? Not sure if the math is correct in the linked article, and the live ATP ranking doesn't look like his AO points have been subtracted yet even though everyone else's 2021 AO points have already been subtracted.

What a cunt

I would like to see Medvedev and Vika win.

It would be a great story if Vika won after all that shit she went through with the babyfather.

That would be a last LMFAO for Vika.

I really like Vika. She always comes across as so thoughtful and gracious.

R169 It could be worse - Adidas also released a brown version of it which looks... well, like shit has been smeared on it. Not too unsurprisingly I have not seen a single player wearing the brown version. I believe that they can at least choose what version to wear.

Sorry, I meant to tag R168 there.

Vika always carries herself with such reserve and elegance on the court.

Vika has always driven me nuts. The sound of her screeching makes her matches tough to watch but she also has a very annoying personality. It's like a nerd trying to be cool. And the whole wearing of the sunglasses she has adopted at this tournament just compounds her try hard disposition

At least her heart's in the right place, which is more than can be said for a lot of former #1 players.

I hate Tsitsy’s shirt all the more bc of his black shorts - it clashes 😝 What is Felix wearing? I know white shorts. He always look fabulous…

Also not a fan of Nike’s red and maroon looks.

Azarenka seems nice enough off court but I find her grating on it.

Sabalenka's screaming makes Vika's screeching seem demure.

Bald Adrian Team or Bald Rafa Team?

A. Zverev Team or Shapo Team?

La Monf Team or Kecmawhoever Team?

PCB Team or Lovely Matteo Team?

Mannarino team

Shapo team

g.e.m.s.life team

I'm undecided (or torn) between PCB and Berretteami. I like them both.

Bald Adrian team Zver team Kecmanović team Pablo team

Although Shapo is nice too.

I want Shapo to win but I think Zverev will win.

I like Mannarino but want to see Nadal take #21.

Shapo over Zverev but a fan of neither

La Monf over Miomir but a fan of both

Happy/sad with either PCB or Matteo winning

Gaydrian, Shapo, Ah Mon Dieu! and PCBulge Teams

1. Bald Adrian over Nadal any day

2. Like asking mother which child she preferes

3. Miomir K.

4. PBC

Mother wishes she had aborted Zverev.

Wow. Did not expect Keys to routine Badosa.

Sort of apropos of nothing, but I think Sakkari is such a hot lady. She’s beastly on the court owing to her absolutely jacked physique, but I bet that when she’s in a cute little dress with some makeup and her hair blown out, she’s gotta be an absolute smoke show. Great bone structure and well proportioned.

But I’m a “cis yt gay assigned male at birth”, so what do I know…

Vamos, Rafa!!

some interesting women's matches today

2 of them are between 4 title winners this year

Keys demolishing Badosa was impressive since both looked strong when they won their titles last week as well as in this tournament

later we have 2 other title winners Barty and Anisimova facing off

Azarenka had a neck issue and wasn't that competitive against Krejcikova

Team Rafa | Shapo | Monfils | PCB

heiress Pegula upsets Sakkari 7-6(0) 6-3

wow, I'm surprised Sakkari got beat by that fat cow.

Shapo vs Sascha coming up.

Denis looking hot in warmup.

Pegula is a solid, if unexciting player. Sakkari is a bit of a headcase.

McEnroe is so unprofessional. “I’m trying to think of a way Mannarino can win this match and I can’t think of one.” Asshole.

Yeah I want Mannarino to win at least a set just to stun these assholes.

[quote] McEnroe is so unprofessional.

Which one?

R205 John. He’s commentating on the Nadal/Mannarino match. He’s totally biased toward Nadal.

I hate that I'm forced to root for douche Zverev against Putin, Jr.

[quote] I hate that I'm forced to root for douche Zverev against Putin, Jr.

Which one is better looking though?

Which white players have yellow skin?

What’s the deal with Nadal and his little OCD tics and rituals? He has 2 water bottles perfectly lined up on the ground, takes a sip from each one before placing them back exactly in position. And the towel he uses to mop his face then carefully places it back over the chair, all lined up and perfectly straight. Is the guy OCD or what?

And those rituals he goes through with his hands before serving the ball. And digging his shorts out of his ass, he’s done that one multiple times. So freaky.

Yes, we know about his ocd and his tics.

What’re you gonna do? Just ignore them and enjoy this match.

That tiebreak was insane

Mannarino typical French choker!

that last set point was pathetic. He had the WHOLE OPEN COURT and yet he hit it back to Nadal!!!

now we know why he's only won 1 title

he has some fun sneaky angles but he chokes when it counts

Shapovalov 6-3 first set over Zverev

I wish Mannarino would just serve the ball at Nadal mid-ritual and watch him lose his shit. Why wait for him to go through his little tics before serving? Can’t stand this creepy-ass guy (and that combover he’s sporting just adds to my ire.)

Sascha smashing racquets. Not gonna help his 2nd serve.

Mannarino's nipples are giving me life.

Holy shit. Just looked at the Rafa/Mannarino score.

So glad Rafa is winning. But the first set score looks like it was touch and go for a while.

R210

This is news from 15 years ago. And I could swear I've seen this post before.

Shapo's ass in those white shorts, damn.

Shapo doesn’t have much of an ass.

are you nuts, R221? It's a big bubbly thing. Covered in blonde hair that gets darker in the crack!

Mannarino should have won the first set. Nadal has gotten very lucky.

Mannarino is a nobody, I have never even heard of him before.

pathetic from Mannarino! On break point, Nadal runs to the net and slips. Mannarino then misses the put away so Nadal breaks

Is Mannarino journeyman?

The Mannarino effect.

Mannarino was the one who got lucky in the first set… Rafa was playing very safe and waiting for Mannarino to make an unforced error. Maybe Rafa is trying to save some energy.

this second set between Zverev and Shapovalov is a fucking mess lol

2-1 break for Shapovalov

5-3 for Zverev

now 5-5

Nadal is lucky he didn't have to play Karatsev

Nadal’s bald spot seems to expand by the day.

Yes! Rafa!!

Shapovalov now up 6-3 7-6(5)

Rafa was deliberately playing his B- game for most of the first set. Understandably. He didn't think he'd need to do more than that.

Boy, I picked Zverev to win the whole thing. I'm stunned at this Shapo result so far. Shapo is great--I love him as a player--but he can get so wild and inconsistent. Zverev looks flat.

That first set tiebreaker was tense as fuck. But my Rafa pulled through.

I'm shocked that Shapo is handling Zverev the way he is. Truly shocked.

I wonder if Shapo is finally reaching his potential? Or just playing a flat Zverev?

R223

Nadal is not "lucky". Just a great player who doesn't lose his cool at critical moments.

I thought it would be Zverev and Meddie in the final. Guess not.

RAFAAAA! He's going to be in the final!

Let's not get too ahead of ourselves, R239.

If it's Shapo in the quarters? That's not an easy match. At all.

c'est fait

Shapovalov def. Zverev in straight sets

the chosen one Zverev denied a slam AGAIN

Shapovalov can play top 5 1 match and then outside the top 200 in the next

Is this year for net gen?

R240

Respectfully, I do not agree. Dennis has won no grand slams; Rafa has won 20.

It may be a hard-fought match but I believe Rafa has more talent.

Zverev and his sponsors are gonna be PISSED if a younger guy than him wins a slam first

he's been hyped up as THE ONE for years now and still FLOP

I bet Felix, Sinner, Alcaraz, Tsitsipas or Shapo wins a slam before Zverev does.

How did Pega-hula-hoop beat Sakkari? Wasn't Jessica going to retire after getting the ring on her finger?

R244, of course Rafa has more talent. He's either the first, second, or third (depending on who you ask) male tennis player of all time.

But Shapo won't be an easy match. When he's on? He's as dangerous as anyone. He's just massively inconsistent.

(I'm also a Rafa fan and very, very superstitious with him. I downplay every match.)

^^^Er, R240^^^

So happy to see the self-proclaimed new big 3 Zverev lose.

Who's the stone cold hunk in Monfils's box? And I'm not talking about Elina.

Barty def. Anisimova 6-4 6-3

I know Anisimova lost, but damn I like her game.

Barty is playing flawlessly right now. Don't see how anyone beats her.

Gael pulls it off in 3 against a very competitive and competent Kecmanovic. Only one short patch in the match where Gael's mind went walkabout. Could be a great Quarter in store.

Woot! Ash and Shapo and La Monf and Rafa

Even a small woot for Tippy the Turtle

BIG dick PCB is out. Sad.

#gams

I'm shocked German asshole lost, he's a little too skinny, he needs to eat more.

If Rafa gets to the final, Mirka will need to be put on suicide watch because Gramps will not be a happy camper. By the time they retire it is very likely that Gramps may be third on the all time Slam list for men and that will piss him and his fanboys off.

R258 He hasn't a drop of German blood. 100% Russian.

lol

[quote] #gams

Life.

If it were Novaxx getting to 21, Mirka would have to escape with the kids to a panic room.

Roger will just have to accept that he is the Princess Diana of Tennis, i.e. the people's GOAT; while either Rafa or the Serbian Menace will the statistical GOAT.

If Rafa wins, Fed's officially third, R264. I agree.

Novak has all the weeks at number one stats, more slams (eventually), a career double slams, more Masters, and a slightly better head to head.

Rafa will have more slams, a career double slam, more Masters, and a crazy better head to head.

Fed will have more year end titles. And a gorgeous game. That's about it.

R248

And apparently he's been very consistent during the AO. I agree, Shap is a dangerous chap.

One thing about Rafa is that he has the ability to go to a 5-setter. I hope it doesn't come to that.

I was surprised that Keys won so easily and that Berrettini got through PCB in straight sets.

mannarino and nadal match you could see through nadal's shorts because of the sweat and light. I paused it and looked. he has a nice bump in his shorts. I think he tucks down there but it was nice to see he has something. for years i thought he had nothing but it's nice to see he's at least average size .

The Kokk wore rainbow sweatbands to support AO Pride Day

R261 wow Nick really grabbed and massaged Thanasi's ass

^ wouldn't you?

Demon Team or Sinner Team? (tough one!)

Med Team or Maxime Team?

Titsy Team or Daddy Team?

Marin Team or FAA Team?

I can't decide between Hitler-stache team or Sinner team. It is indeed a tough one.

Medvedev team.

Tsitsy team.

FAA team.

I want a new champion, so I'm on "whomever can beat Nadal" team.

Demon, Max, Daddy and FAA all the way!

Demon, Mad Max, Daddy, Chillout Teams. Underdogs R Us!

[quote] wow Nick really grabbed and massaged Thanasi's ass

Thanasi is blazing hot.

Between Tilley's screwups and the poor AO scheduling, Tennis Australia is a bad joke. Why did they schedule three of the men's quarterfinals at the same time during the day session when they could have staggered them throughout the day or night session times?

three of the men's round of 16 matches*

Team Demon | Cressy | Fritzy | Felix

I like Med and will be fine if he wins (which I’m sure he will) but I think Maxime is 🔥🔥🔥

I'm rooting for the American

Think Kyrgios and Kokkinakis have had sex?

They probably had orgies

[quote]I'm rooting for the American

Danielle Rose Colllins?

it would be fun if Kyrgios and Kokkinakis just casually hooked up from time to time due to boredom or "bro affection" whatever

Mertens team or Collins team?

I had a feeling Mertens vs. Collins would be a real scrappy affair

the same could happen with Halep and Cornet

Instead of retiring from Tennis, maybe Nick K should just become a double specialist. He seems to really have a lot of fun, and does pretty well.

it seems Aussie male tennis pros are either:

A) super hard workers and professional like Rafter and Hewitt

or

B) talented but lazy and have mental issues like Cash, Philippoussis and Kyrgios

God, but I loathe Collins. Everything about her is just so trailer park trashy. I still can't wrap my head around the fact that she went to UVA.

Sports scholarship, I guess.

Is Nick a bottom?

R289 I’d leave Hewitt out of the “super hard workers and professional” category. In my view he was the first of the fucking Aussie dickheads who opened the floodgates for Philippoussis, Kyrgios etc.

Someone upthread talked about Kyrgios focusing on doubles - I wish that he’d retire to some island to enjoy his millions and his influencer girlfriends and just disappear.

Look at our journeywomen Pegula and Collins getting into the final 8. Keys, too.

Philippousis was on tour before Hewitt.

R293 oh Hewitt was an asshole and a racist no doubt but he was professional in the sense that he was very fit and always gave his all in a match. His personality was terrible

I never liked that James Blake let him off the hook for his blatantly racist remark about the black linesman.

Help team or Cornet team?

Blake is a pacifist and nice guy. He always takes the high road. Spadea is the only player I've ever seen/heard badmouth him

Cornet is going to make Halep be the aggressive one. Sometimes Halep hates that. When she's in form and confident she can be aggressive though

Blake always took the high road even when Hewitt deserved a swift hard tennis ball in the nuts.

And Hewitt continued to lie about it. We all heard the sound too it's not like it didn't happen right on live TV

Where is Blake?

Blake was briefly on Tennis Channel but a couple years ago he switched over to ESPN. He's been doing commentary during this AO too

he still looks pretty much the same as when he retired

Blake was/is a beautiful looking man.

Why is Kyrgios grabbing that dudes ass?

Cilic breaks Felix early. He also had the umpire measure the net which was a bit weird.

oh please, guys slap asses all the time, you ever watch basketball/football games?

R308 Not like that they don’t. Kyrgios grabbed a handful of that ass and gave it a couple of hard squeezes.

am I remembering this wrong or didn't an ex of Nick's say that he was gay or bi? i have a vague recollection of that but can't swear on it.

Women's seeds seem to be getting their butts whipped by the lower ranking players.

Is tennis tradition, no?

Claro

Cornet is an amazing pusher.

Halep and all her dramatics are fucking annoying. She must be bffs with Murray.

Help Misery!

It's Pride day for the Tennis.

Krygios & Kokki wore rainbow head and wrist band in honour of the occasion.

The Two K's

Clearly Kyrgios took the inspiration a step farther.

It's amazing how Help always manages other players to fold for her. Is this bitch a witch?

Damn Cornet just fell apart at the end of set 2.

CORNET is one of the biggest cunts who've ever cunted. She has fans?

Let's picture Kyrgios topping and bottoming. Delish!

How big do you think his penis is?

Apparently there was some sort of dust-up after Kokk & Nick took out the #1 seeds.

Cornet being a cunt and Halep being a ridiculous drama queen can both exist in the same universe.

scrappy match for sure!

Cornet vs Collins would be an annoying fucking match to watch!

Cornet advances.

R327 you get your wish!

Cornet upsets Halep 6-4 3-6 6-4

I remember her infamous choke against Safina years ago here

This bottom section of the womens draw has fallen apart. If Swiatek and Sabalenka lose then it will be another random finalist lol.

It took her a hell of a long time to get to a quarterfinal.

omg Jelena

her weight is so sad

God Halep has trouble getting out of her own way.

Cornet's relentless pushing at the cuntiness of Collins should make a magical quarter.

Cornet's fight and defense is damn impressive. And it is odd to see someone who was a fit pro athlete gain so much weight. Usually they remain somewhat in shape. Some weight happens but Dokic is so large.

[quote] lol

LoL! :)

it is a shame that we never got to see Collins play the likes of Sharapova and Jankovic. Those would have been hilariously feisty matches.

I want to see Collins vs. Andreescu and Collins vs. Ostapenko this year

clearly Tiley cares more about Chinese sponsors remaining at the AO than the welfare of Peng Shuai

I didn't know asking about her whereabouts counted as "political speech"

oop! Cressy has made Medvedev cranky. From complaining about getting aced on the deuce side repeatedly to thinking the umpire is not calling Maxime for time violations, Danil is unhappy to be a in 4th set

FAA def. Cilic 2-6 7-6(7) 6-2 7-6(4)

FAA has now reached QF at Wimbledon, SF at USO and at least QF at this AO. 3 straight great slam results

his ranking is going to keep going up

Very disappointed with Maxime's shorts today. They really weren't displaying the goods in a pleasing way. He was bound to lose!

Nice to see Felix join Shapo in the quarters. One of the Spanish guys on this board, who I believe is a big ADF supporter and is always is quick to criticize FAA, has grown strangely silent.

Here's a nice AO Pride endorsement from some of the players including La Monf, Ash, Matteo and Demon.

I need Shapovalov to fuck me right now!

This WTA GOAT era is like so interesting and like so much depth. Anyone from the lower half can get to the final. Anyone. It's just like so compelling or whatever. Compelling.

Is ginger daddy Cames Jourier celebrating pride too?

Daddy bossing Shits-his-pants so far.

Dare we dream of Quarters without the Turdulent Trio of NoVaxxx, Slasher and Sissypiss?

Honestly, who give a shit about the women's draw.

OMG

Daddy up two sets to one!

dick nosed polish is annoying

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I guess they are good stories with Cornet and Kanepi but if they get to the final or win it makes womens tennis look very weak. Maybe it is. Now I want Barty to win even more.

Sabalenka is the new FLOPOS. Pathetic.

I think womens tennis is interesting in that no one is seemingly intimidated by anyone else. In her heyday, Serena used to scare her opponents right off the court before the match even started. Now, anyone can beat anyone and even the lessers like Raducanu and Kenin can win Grand Slams if they get a favorable draw.

My Canadian men have come so far in this tournament! their upcoming matches with Nadal and Medvedev will almost definitely be the end of their run, but its been great to watch their successes this AO.

Taylor lost to greek asshole

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Good for Martina. She has stated her boundaries!

Tiley needs a serious punch in the face.

Novak who?

Martina is a cunt and a half, but I love her, and we need her. Bitch was not afraid back when it cost her big, and she isn't afraid now.

R341 I criticise Felix when he plays badly, here it's playing very well, so nothing to say but well done

the top half of the women's draw is quite decent. 2 slam winners and a slam finalist. It would only be random if Pegula reached the final

the bottom half did fall apart and it will be interesting to see if slam winner Swiatek can get to another final. Collins, Cornet and Kanepi would all be random despite their ability to sometimes upset the top players

I had a feeling Sabalenka would be in for a rough night if she didn't serve well and I see she ended up with 15 double faults. Kanepi is 1 of the most aggressive players on tour and in good form, she can be tough to beat.

Tiley really hasn't been reading things well lately has he? He's coming across like he's a slave to the corporate lords. WTA and ATP are united over not caring what China does so Tiley must be worried about Chinese sponsors - isn't there a prominent Chinese liquor being advertised at the AO?

I'm an elder gay who's watched the progression of women's tennis since the era of BJK/Evert/Court/King. After the King/Riggs match, and for several years, one could fill in the final 8 at a major tournament almost flawlessly. Upsets of the top 4 before the semis was very rare. The criticism then was there was no depth. Go back and look at most of the scores during the opening rounds, and there were often very lopsided scores. That was the norm.

Overall, with some notable exceptions, the women players today are much more physically fit. Yes, it's true they often capitulated to Serena, but Serena was a very strong athlete, particularly with the serve. So, I guess this is progress. The men's big three or four has been a constant thing until maybe lately, and still with extenuating circumstances. Nadal might still even win the AO.

Personally, I'd like to see SOME consistency at the top most of the time, but I think it's excellent to see a rank and file player break through in a big tournament.

For the last 8 years I've been hoping for more inconsistency from the men and more consistency from the women

in the early 00s WTA critics were whining that Serena and Venus always won with Henin, Clijsters, Capriati and Davenport the next tier and everyone else a walking bye. During that period was the ATP's most inconsistent period and the game was called "exciting because you never knew who would win". Now the roles have reversed and the women are still getting bashed while the men still praised

Ah, yes.

[quote] The Australian Open has a five-year sponsorship deal with Chinese liquor brand Luzhou Laojiao. The deal is one of the biggest in the tournament's history, with the Open even renaming a Melbourne Park court 1573 Arena after one of Luzhou's signature products.

For those curious what this liquor is like:

[quote]Luzhou Laojiao is a complex, premium baijiu of the "strong aroma" (nóngxiāng) class. It is a strongly alcoholic (more than 50% alcohol), clear liquid with a sharp aroma of fermented peaches. It is fermented in old cellars (fermentation pits), whose walls are coated with a unique clay composition that gives the spirit its aroma and palate

Barbora Team or Tippy Team?

Shapo Team or Rafa Team?

Ash Team or JPeg Team?

Tippy, Balding, BartyParty and MonfMagic Teams!

Oooh, how did I miss La Monf and Lovely Matteo?!

La Monf Team!

La Monf and Rafa....

Maddy, Rafa, Ash, La Monf please

Team Rafa!

SHAPO!

I love this golden god.

i saw a 9 year old shapo meeting nadal online. soooo cute!

Shapo is hawt. He just is. That face. And the body.

Rafa used to be super hawt and his body still rocks, but the face...

Just put a paperbag over his head! problem solved!

Or fuck him doggy style, that works.

Anyone but Pega-hula-hoop, Trailer Trash Collins and 🐢 Keys, please God! Please send all the hideous Yankettes back home on quarter final day.

^ well that's just a lot of negative energy

Shapo could model. I don't know why some fashion brand hasn't put him in a campaign yet.

Beauty!

He has amazing bone structure in his face, plus gorgeous eyes and hair.

Ok I'll shut up now about him. But yeah, he's a beauty.

The Shapo troll in here is so fucking boring. We know. We got it.

lmao the 1 day espn starts early, there are no matches!

not until 8:30. They started at 7 PM so just chatter

And the Shapo troll also apparently has a thig for muppets because that's what he looks like in the face. He also has the intelligence of fur-covered foam. And his incessant "come on!" after every...single...god...damned...point is so annoying it doesn't make up for his nice legs.

Cornet must read DL.

"I can't hide my true nature," Cornet said, laughing. "If I'm a drama queen for the people, then I am.

remember Cornet is 1 of the players who tweeted "#IStandWithNovak" because she feels he "always supported the other players on tour". Then she got massive backlash and added "don't call me antivaxxer please". I mean obviously she's vaccinated but her support of Isner puts her in the same camp as Isner

It figures that the day ESPN decides to actually start their coverage at 7pm (instead of 9), it's doubles matches.

ESPN is seriously fucking everyone over.

I assume they're going to show the whole Nadal-Shapovalov match

they did stay on late last night until Sinner vs. de Minaur was over

I didn't realize until recently that ESPN didn't send all of their announcers to Australia. Everyone is calling the matches from Connecticut or where the fuck ever. No wonder they didn't bother with live overnight coverage and pushed it all to the shitty app. They really half-assed this AO in all ways.

The Shapo is sexy troll is out of control.

It’s doubles match.

R390 the only espn commentators there are Aussies Cahill and Stubbs

Is that why Chris Berman seemed so out of it last night as he tried to figure out what time of day it was on the U.S. East Coast?

Junior Putin looks like a dweeb who barely has the cognitive ability of a goldfish.

and Courier who usually is with Tennis Channel is in Australia because he's with the Australian networks for their coverage

Tippy team

Shapo team

Ash team

I’m torn between g.e.m.s. life team and Berreteami because I enjoy both their games and find Berrettini quite good looking.

What happened to the psycho forehead chick that is likely to poison an opponent before a match at some point in her career?

Team Rafa | g.e.m.s. life | Ash

Fernandez lost in round one, R398

Thank you, R400. Hopefully the girl that beat her made it home after the match.

I've had ESPN+ since last summer and they mostly show doubles, kids, and wheelchair matches. This streaming service sucks, IMO.

Why are they showing the high profile singles matches this year?

Is this going to be a permanent thing, or just because of Novaxx and wanting higher streaming ratings?

ESPN doesn't even have an entirely free website anymore. I was on there the other day trying to read an article and they make you sign into + to get more than a paragraph.

Cheap asses.

So bummed for Taylor Fritz, he's a cutie. But a nice breakthrough.

Shapo, yes. Yum. Furry legs, Yum.

But watch Sinner win the whole damn thing. I'm starting to feel that...

Dropping them as soon as the men's final is over or sooner if Felix, La Monf, Mateo or Rafa doesn't make it that far.

Krejcikova really hangs her damn mouth open like a fucking fish.

Krejcikova calling for the trainer when she is losing. I'm shocked I tell ya. Shocked! I wonder when will she take her super long bathroom break.

Is she being unprofessional again?

Will Kyrgios man handle Kokkinakis's ass again today or will he cup and pull his sack instead.?

Yummy!

Krejcikova is is mainly struggling against the power of Keys. Unlike Ostapenko who has big groundies, Keys has a serve. Of course Keys also has the biggest forehand on tour

I wonder how Keys has felt the last few years seeing the rise of Osaka. Osaka plays like Keys except a tad less power but more consistent. Maybe it's motivated her hot start this year. There is no reason why Keys can't dominate on fast hardcourts and grass if she cuts back on errors

Keys in the semis! Good for her.

yay Maddie!

6-3 6-2 crushing

This is the most in control I have seen with Keys. She still will go for a huge shot, which she mostly makes, but her average shot has more shape and control.

I'm so glad Krejcikova lost.

it'll be interesting to see if Nadal can get Shapovalov to litter the court with errors

there were some messy patches in the Shapovalov-Zverev match the other day

Keys hasn't been in a Slam semi since 2018. She's practically giddy. I like her.

Swiatek hasn't been past the 4th round at the AO, but she's the most likely to make it to the final in the bottom half of the draw.

Wish the final could be Barty v Keys.

Is it also 3 min max bathroom break for the women?

[quote] Shapo could model. I don't know why some fashion brand hasn't put him in a campaign yet.

I find Shapo good looking but his many facial moles detract from his model potential. They are not distinctive or striking like Cindy Crawford single mole.

I want Shapo to win tonight because I want a new Australian Open champion, but I normally wouldn't root for him given that, as R384 mentioned, he "has the intelligence of fur-covered foam" and is also an ignorant Putin supporter.

yes, he's a dumb dumb. There is nothing upstairs.

He couldn't even spell Canada....

wild game from Shapovalov to hand an early break

RAFFAAAAAAA!

Set one goes to Rafa. The service games seemed to move very fast, with both players holding well.

Denis just insulted the umpires.

No Shapo Doo is turning into a whiny bitch.

[quote] Denis just insulted the umpires.

What was that about? I couldn't make it out.

he was upset that Nadal was taking too much time and complained that the umpire doesn't enforce the time rules. 'You guys are all corrupt.' He has a point about the rules but that line was cringe.

Thank you, R428.

Shapo trying to follow in the footsteps of a certain missing player...

Then later he was staring down the umpire and the umpire said what do you want me to do, he has 8 seconds left. Then Rafa and him went to the net and Rafa said something to him. We don't know but the commentators think he said, he knows what he's trying to do and cut it out.

Shapo looks like a jerk trying to get into Rafa's head and take him off his pace.

Rafa is going to try and take every second he gets.

For a hot minute I thought that they were going to get into an actual brawl when they walked towards each other to the net!

Those bottles can't straighten themselves, and that ass crack can't be picked alone!

Nadal does annoyingly take forever between points. Won't miss that when he retires.

I watched the women's matches last night and they were not calling time at all. They were giving them plenty of extra time due to the heat and no one was complaining.

R432 Nadal would never blow a chance at a slam or any tournament to fight with someone and ruin his reputation

I find Nadal's OCD annoying but he's not going to act trashy

Shapovalov is a brat. Remember when he first came on tour he took a tantrum and hit a ball that accidentally nailed an umpire's eye. The guy needed surgery

I can't stand Shapo but in his defense, that ball he struck that injured the umpire was in celebration of a win.

This balding OCD freak is getting on my nerves.

Rafa's ass is huge and totally fuckable!

Shapo has a nice body but his mug is fug!

really dumb game by Shapovalov to get broken. Just like in the first set

Just like Mannarino, he had Nadal at net in a weak position and hit the ball to him! What the fuck is wrong with these guys? Stop trying to get cute and wrongfooting Nadal.

Any player who's at 1 side of the net HIT TO THE OTHER OPEN SIDE OF THE NET

I can't believe the level of stupidity of Nadal's opponents 2 matches in a row

Shapo going to implode soon. He is yelling to his coach I guess about his dumb shot selection

Just keep losing it, Shap. Rafa will keep his cool and wait for his opportunity.

Interestingly, I read an interview in which Shap said he knew he had to play it cool in order to beat Rafa. Seems like he's not sticking to the game plan.

Shapo doesn't have enough synapses firing to stick to a game plan.

R441

Well, this is what they say about him. Playing his best, no one can beat him. But he's consistently inconsistent.

Shapo doesn't have enough synapses firing.

he's definitely 1 of the dumbest tennis players ever

really if you took Shapovalov's physical attributes of speed, power and stamina but gave him a tactician's brain transplant, he'd be top 3 for sure

But he's stupid. nobody's home upstairs.

Well Rafa has the first two sets. It's uphill battle for Shapo, but I'm happy he took out Zverev.

Rafa takes the second set 6-4

What few seem to realize about Rafa is that he has a very tactical mind. He's always planning his shots.

I bet even he didn't imagine how easy this was going to be. I thought Shap would get at least one set.

He looks great in those white shorts.

oh no doubt Nadal is not a stupid player

but lucky for him Mannarino, Shapovalov and others are

I would fuck Rafa 24/7.

[quote] I would fuck Rafa 24/7.

I would cover his face while doing so. I love his ass.

Shapovalov celebrating a double fault! TRASH!

¿Me beat white not easy, no? ¡Vamos!

¿Me beat white boy not easy, no? ¡Vamos!

Shap just lost two chances to break Rafa. At deuce.

R459

Dumb statement. Rafa's beaten quite a few white boys in his time.

Rafa has a gorgeous bottom.

R462, me mean to say “ ¿Me beat white boy easy, no? ¡Vamos!” Sorry. English not berry goo.

I wonder how many white boys have beat off Rafa and been inside him?

wow 0-40

4 sets!

Nadal's nerves got tighter than his underwear

shocking

Rafa que pasando?

Shapovalov now up 4-1

trainer!

Shap will win this but god he's so fug! The Shapo troll needs glasses and taste.

Sad for Rafa. This will be like the womens side a dull boring ending.

el medico esta aqui!

dolor de estómago

se tomó una pastilla

Which white male players have yellow skin?

damn I don't like seeing injury or illness be the cause of a loss.

5 sets here we come

Pisses me off Rafa won't get another title just to piss off novaxx.

Medical evaluation for Rafa off court.

he never double faults this much

clearly the stomach is still a real issue

Me no beated white boy as easy as me thought.

Kokk and Bi-Kyrgios through to the doubles semis...

LMFAO

Shapovalov is a real dumb fuck

he might just lose to stomach ached Nadal

what a horrific dumb game he played to break himself

Shapo will not go far in his career. There's nothing special about him.

I wish there is a dick pic of Rafa somewhere.

he missed about 4 backhands in the last game, all put away shots. He really should be back on serve now

what a fool

[quote] There's nothing special about him.

His proponents here may say his blond leg hair is special.

I’s special!

attempted and failed an overhead on a ball that was likely going out

This is what people think is hot?

Shapo is a hot twink with a great ass but I'm distressed by the total lack of bulge.

Shap is HOT.

Imagine seeing this at the foot of your bed.

Shapo’s ass is flattish.

Those arms!

stomach ached Nadal is up 4-1 in the 5th

None of you bitches would kick this out of bed.

5-2

Shapovalov wasn't ready for Nadal to start playing better

this is very much like last year's Djokovic vs. Fritz match

Shapovalov is fugly russian looking. no.

lmao

Shapovalov dumbest tennis player in history

broke his racquet after losing too

now Nadal gets 2 full days to rest his tummy

he really should beat Monfils or Berrettini

I actually think tomorrow's men's matches are going to be quite tough

Thank god Rafa won! Fuck foul looking Shap!

Shaps does seem to have a nasty temper. I can see him getting into bar fights.

And it makes me cringe when I see players breaking what, $200 rackets.

Rafa is a charmer.

Shap is passionate. He's not nasty. He was gracious to Rafa and the ref at the end.

He is someone to watch.

I'm not sure if he's smart, but he FIGHTS. His AO and US Open matches were some of the best, most well-played tennis matches I've seen in recent years.

I'd love to see Rafa win the damn thing just to watch the NoleFams heads explode.

This is a great opportunity for Rafa but I still can't see him getting past Medvedev. It's an age thing, he's just slower now on top of that the AO is his weakest slam.

No he's not, r506 but you know that. Troll.

R509, isn't Mother calling from the other room for you to rub the liniments on her gaping bedsores? No more computer time tonight!

My dear sweet Rafa scared the fuck out of me.

For that, I will have to pound his sweet culo hard and fast later.

How can you look on that bald head with the pathetic non-combed-over combover and lust for it? Yuck.

How did Tippi 🐢 suddenly improve after years of bad form? I wonder if certain "supplements" are being used.

A man in his mid 30s who BALDS, R512?

The fucking nerve of that asshole.

Yes, he must be tossed into the fire immediately!

I beg to differ, R483.

Proud of my Rafa. Reaching another semifinal is huge. He will probably lose, but still... just reaching the semi is better than I expected before the open. Semifinals are valuable when talking about GOAT qualifications.

This tournament has illustrated how boring mens tennis is going to be once the big 3 sign off. Is anyone going to care about Medvedev/Zverev finals? It's going to be a bleak few years for the sport unless they can find some players who will provide box office entertainment. The womens side is also lacking great players who will draw crowds.

We need Psycho Forehead Canuck to spice up the WTA by going Tonya Harding on a victorious opponent or trying to poison her or claw her eyes out. Compelling.

Not bleak at all, R517. Many of us have been waiting for years for Djokovic to go away. Federer hasn't been a real factor for at least two years and Rafa's been intermittent. Alcaraz and Felix are stepping up, and Medvedev is growing on a lot of us. Bleak was having to suffer and cringe through Novaxx's megalomania and Jekyll/Hyde tactics these too many years.

Did Rafa really have a medical time out? Is he injured? Or did he just use it to buy some time when Shapo was in the lead?

Krejcikova seems like a nice girl. But boy, does she need a makeover. She’s frumpy… like the first half of a movie in which Streisand’s character hasn’t realized her beauty.

Her DL gays could give her a hand. Better yet, let’s send in the drag queens from Here We Come to unleash the temptress inside her.

RAFAAAAAA!

But why did it go to 5 sets?

Still, Rafa is patient. He also has stamina, But now he'll be tired for the semi final.

I believe he will get to the final.

Bye Shapo. Come sit on my face if that'll help.

I wonder if there's any justification for Shap's accusation that Rafa is always given a pass for things like taking too long to serve?

Because, let's face it, he does take forever. And a six minute toilet break?

I believe that perhaps he does get a pass. Because he's a champion but also because he's so darn nice.

He very rarely has lost it in the 20 years of his career. He's humble and always compliments the other players. Surely this endears him to the umpires, too. He's one wily player, using every advantage.

Agree, R524. I think he's won the ATP Sportsmanship award like 6 times or something like that. The other players clearly respect him. And he's an unbelievable fighter. Still wants it insanely after all these years.

Poor JPeg must think she was run over by a Melbourne trolley.

I know Rafa has OCD, but it's fun to watch him act like a little princess when he has to wipe his face and then lay the towel down just perfectly; and make sure that his 2 water bottles (one is chilled, the other room temp) have to stand side-by-side perfectly with the label facing the side of the court he is playing on; and tugging at his ass (and all those face touchings) before every serve. Love that he is wearing white short even though he's sweating right through them and we can see his panty lines. You go, Rafa!!

Rafa is an artist who has to have things "just so."

I don't even think he's that OCD. OCD people are compulsive. Rafa is just very methodical.

I iz mad

R526 I think Rafa knows he has a lot of gay fans. Rafa was a gay fave since the beginning, when he played in sleeveless shirts.

I can't believe I found it. I still remember this, even though 10 years have passed. Gays love Rafa.

Rafa may win this thing. Medvedev is the favorite, to be sure, but he's had a couple of four-set matches in the AO so far.

He's not as dominant as Djokovic.

La Monf / Berrettini turning into a bit of a thriller. Going into a 5th set with all the momentum with Gael.

Rafa seems like a good-hearted, simple, uncomplicated person, which is kind of strange for an elite athlete. I used to wonder if he used PEDs, but as time goes by, he seems to be aging naturally (turning into a skinny old guy) and struggling with injuries and recovery times in a way that seems natural too.

Putain de merde, why did I open my mouth? The wheels coming off La Monf in the final set quite spectacularly.

So it will be the Spanish Bull taking on the Italian Stallion in the semi.

R418 Let's hope not. Bitch doesn;t deserve that. She had laughable opponents. Others more deserved that. Cornet bet Mugu, Kanepi - Sabalenka. She only uses other achievements.

*beat

Netflix will have a series about the AO. Greek Asshole and American Fitz is in it!

"Around eight men and eight women are targeted for filming that has started in Melbourne as the sport tries to emulate the success of F1’s Drive To Survive.

Five of them progressed to the fourth round of the season’s first Grand Slam, which has already provided producers with plenty of material. ‘I’m very privileged to be in it,’ Tsitsipas said of the series, by London’s Box To Box Productions.

Others to win were Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime, Australian Alex de Minaur and women’s second seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus."

Shapo doesn't nothing for me. Bland as fuck

Typical of the young guns. Shapo had all the momentum then starts off the 5th, when Rafa is clearly struggling, with a pathetic 3-error service game to hand it over. Shapo is 13 years younger than Nadal but can't outlast him? Pathetic. I hope Berretini brings it in the semis.

I'll be curious to see who wins the Sinner-Tsitsipas match. Sinner and Alcaraz are getting. better and better. There is a lot of young talent on the tour now, but they still seem to struggle with the Big 3. I hope younger players sweep the Slams this year.

Rafa seems completely asexual. I just can't imagine him being interested in it with anyone.

Which Big 3, R540?

R542, I wouldn’t celebrate Djokovic’s demise so soon.

I agree, R543. Djokovic is far from over. But he is an absolute idiot for refusing to get vaccinated. He would have had a great shot at winning the AO this year and reaching #21. Instead, only Nadal has that chance.

I wonder if Wimbledon will implement a similar rule like the French Open has. If so and Djokovic continues to double-down on his stupidity, he may not get to play three of four Slams this year. I doubt the US Open will implement a rule like that, but you never know.

Djokovic entered Dubai ATP 500 next month

you have to be vaccinated to play in NY. Just look at Kyrie Irving...he can't play in NY coz he is not vaxxed, can only play road games

so what was wrong with Rafa? His tummy ok? something he ate?

Maybe it's wishful thinking on my part, but regardless of the vaccine disaster, the cracks are starting to show with Djokovic having lost his Golden and Grand Slam opportunities last year. In upcoming Slams he'll be closer to 40 than 30. He couldn't have chosen a worse time to be hoisted with his own petard. I wasn't claiming Djokovic's demise, just Djokovic's debacle.

R547 nothing was wrong with him , he just lost 2 sets, so he had to give excuses because he cannot say that he played worse. The pattern of big3- they have big ego.

Oh poor trolly at r510.

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For sure Djokovic is on the downside of his career, but he still has the goods to win Slams. He won three of them last year. There is no shame in him losing at the Olympics where it was best 2 out of 3 and losing at the US Open where the moment got to him and he just couldn't muster his best tennis when he needed it. Serena suffered a similar fate when she was staring at the calendar year Slam a few years ago.

For the Big 3, Roger has succumbed to injuries. Nadal, who always struggles with injuries, is getting worse yet here he is in a Slam semi. Djokovic will likely start to go down that road at some point, although he is naturally very flexible and may not struggle as much as Roger and Nadal. But also there is a critical mass of young players who are coming into their own who can stop Djokovic. Sinner and Alcaraz like I mentioned above are two to watch out for. They both have that belief that they belong, something the previous younger generation never had. Medvedev now knows he can win Slams. Zverev and Tsitsipas have the goods, but I'm not sure about their mentality. Berretini and Auger-Alliasime are now consistently getting to the later rounds of Slams.

If Djokovic doubles down on his vaccination stance, he may just piss history away. These young guys are happy to have him absent.

R544, it’s not actually clear that Djokovic would be barred from Roland Garros. As for the U.S. Open, it almost seems possible that the Supreme Court will strike down all vaccine mandates under any circumstances by then.

damn I wish Berrettini had won in straight sets. He's had a few long matches at this tournament and we know he's injury-prone. At least he has a day and a half to rest

Berrettini is so fucking handsome.

Nothing against Rafa, except that he cheats with the help of the officials.

it is true that some umpires give Nadal special treatment

that said, Shapovalov has no one to blame but himself. He had chances in both of Nadal's first 2 service games in the 5th set but he blew it. Then on his own first service game he played like a moron so he went down 0-3 and never recovered from there.

[Quote] umpires give Nadal special treatment

How would that benefit an umpire? Wouldn't that look bad on them?

"I do stand by my side." There's no way this guy has a triple-digit IQ. ESPN showed a comparison between Shapo and Nadal of average time to serve. It was a difference of two seconds.

Novaxx won’t be allowed to enter the U.S.

[quote] You must be fully vaccinated to travel to the United States by plane if you are a non-U.S. citizen, non-U.S. immigrant (not a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, or traveling to the United States on an immigrant visa). Only limited exceptions apply.

I think the exemptions are not as strict as Australia...he might get his friends in his govt to produce whatever paperwork needed.

His best hope is that restrictions will have been lifted by the time RG and the USO come around.

We saw how well that went for him last time.

Rafa has a history with Bernardes, IIRC Rafa said "you'll never call another match with me" or something like that. Bernardes is afraid to confront Rafa.

Shap doesn't have the mental game of Rafa if he can't handle a few extra seconds of time.

Bernades and Nadal are friends again now.

They're not supposed to be friends. But it is not Rafi's fault if the umpire doesn't call out the time violations.

I just hope Berrettini is ready to go. He'll need to consistently pound in first serves and forehands to beat the baldy

Agassi used to bitch when Sampras would take the full time to serve. Sampras would drag his feet just to piss him off, while Agassi would visibly spazz out on the other side of the net. This is a tale as old as time.

OMG 😳

Rafa barely escaped!!! 😳😳😳😳

I went to bed and he was up 2 sets . Mom yells thru my door and says he lost the third set.

Didn’t even know he won till just now, when I ventured into this thread and the ESPN web site.

😲😧

today's lineup: starting in 3 hours

(27) Collins vs. Cornet

(7) Swiatek vs. Kanepi

(4) Tsitsipas vs. (11) Sinner

(2( Medvedev vs. (9) FAA

The men's matches tonight should be interesting. I've tried to watch some of the women's matches, but most have been deadly boring.

[quote](27) Danielle Rose Collins vs. Cornet

COME ON!

I'm afraid of Cornet's nose.

[quote] I'm afraid of Cornet's nose.

Little-known fact - Cornet played the King of the Dead in the Lord of the Rings movies.

What IS the deal with Cornet’s honker? I just assumed it was a nose job gone wrong…?

OMG, which one of you DL'ers did this?

Titsy Team or Il Gingio Team?

Med Team or FAA Team?

Tits and Mee-d.

(Song from "Chorus Line")

Tossup & FAA

^ bought myself a fancy pair!

Il Gingio and FAA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LAA Teams

From the match preview tape it looked like Cornet's team were wearing rainbow 🌈 sweat bands. Is she gay?

Margaret Court need not reply.

Kyrgios and The Kokk were fun to watch in dubs today. Really fun.

And I don't love Nick.

Matteo

I wish Matteo wouldn't wear the cap, I love his hurrs.

I love one of the comments on that last video posted to twitter about Matteo. "He's hot from the knees up" lol

Yeah, shame about the calves. Nobody's perfect.

brahs

omg we survived getting paywalled!

when was the last time?

for when we finish this in 10 posts, here's the next thread

yum!

Full face in!

Huge!

Thanks R590 !

Cornet team

Indifferent between Swiaek and Kamepi

Sinner team

I would normally be on FAA team, but I want a new champ so that means beating Nadal. So I’m Medvedev team for this match.