The Gays and Tennis: Part 115-heart of the clay season!

Thank you, OPie.

previous thread

this week's draws:

Munich:

Zverev is top seed and he'll face either Lehecka or Rune

#2 Ruud, #3 Opelka who should have an easy openers

#4 Basilashvili opens against McDonald or Ivashka

#5 Garin vs. Krajinovic

#6 Evans vs. Cressy

#7 Kecmanovic vs. German WC

#8 Van de Zandschulp vs. Nakashima

Giron vs. Gaston

Estoril

FAA is top seed and opens against Harris or a LL

#2 Schwartzman opens against Cuevas or Caraballes Baena

#3 Cilic opens against J. Sousa or Baez

#4 ADF opens against F. Coria or Zapata Miralles

#5 Tiafoe vs. Lajovic

#7 Paul vs. Gasquet

#8 Korda vs. Herbert

WC Thiem vs. Bonzi

Rome challenger

Coric is unseeded and playing #3 Cobolli

for the poster asking about Mmoh in the last thread, his ranking should be high enough now to get into RG qualifying

I don't know if the issue has been dicussed in previous threads..

is it known to which young male umpire the suspended umpire Soeren Friemel made the " inappropriate comments and invitations" ?

[quote]The PCB dick video is paywalled on LPSG

LPSG has this weird system that lets you watch videos if you refresh the page on the minute 3 or 7 of any time (for example 11.23 or 9.37)

[quote] 9.37

Coincidentally that is my cock size in inches.

Paire was booed when he left the court after losing his match in Estoril and pulled down his pants

Paire’s pink panties match the signage…

Paire is cray-zee.

In this instance I fully support Paire's cheek.

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I thought, for some reason, that Kohlschreiber had retired.

The little homophobe Rune is so hot. I want to see him getting fucked.

wow, i'm surprised, Osaka is playing the Mutua Madrid Open!

Since she actually went to a therapist she seems to have got a better perspective on things. Should have done it years ago.

Emma splits with her coach, Torben Beltz

John Isner turns 37 today

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41? Jeeze, that's so OLD in tennis terms.

DL fave Tommy Paul down a set to balding Gasquet

[quote] John Isner turns 37 today

One day closer to his, I hope, imminent retirement.

I think Roger is going to retire at his home tournament in Basel.

He needs to go. These younger guys don't fear him. He'll still get preferential treatment in scheduling, but that's all he has going for him. He should pray that CoCo Gauff fulfills her potential, because he has a piece of her.

Joao Sousa is hot

Wimbledon was too afraid of more controversy by banning both the Russians/Belarussians and then Djokovic on top of it

Rafa’s playing Madrid.

not just the tip, Domi!

He’s confused. Where’s the foreskin?

Thiem really had chances in that tiebreak but he's still a mental flop in his comeback

you'd think on clay he'll eventually get a win.

biggest surprise today was Cressy straight setting Evans. Cressy has been struggling since leaving Australia

DL fave Mladenovic gets her first win of the year finally in winning her first round Madrid qualifying round

[quote]DL fave Mladenovic gets her first win of the year finally in winning her first round Madrid qualifying round

Let's have a Kiki

Dumb dumb Shapo is arriving in Madrid, so he posts a video on Instagram stories of his landing set to a song by Daddy Yankee, a Puerto Rican. At least the language of the song is Spanish.

ladies' Madrid main draw is out:

#1 Swiatek gets a qualifier, not that she needs an easy match at this point. She could face Kvitova in round 2 though

#2 Badosa vs. Kudermetova

#3 Sabalenka vs. Anisimova

#4 Sakkari vs. Keys

#5 Pliskova gets a qualifier and given her form she needs an easy opponent

#6 Collins vs. returning player WC Puig

#7 Muguruza vs. Tomljanovic

#8 Jabeur vs. Paolini

#9 Raducanu vs. Martincova

#10 Ostapenko gets a qualifier

#11 Bencic gets a qualifier

#12 Pegula vs. Giorgi

#13 Pavlyuchenkova vs. Sorribes Tormo

#14 Gauff gets a qualifier

#15 Azarenka vs. Golubic

#16 Rybakina gets a qualifier

notable unseeded matches:

Kvitova vs. Teichmann

WC Kostyuk vs. Tauson

Stephens vs. Kalinina

Fernandez vs. Kasatkina

Andreescu vs. Riske

@ R33

no blond leg hair :-(

....

Swiatek out of Madrid with a “shoulder injury”

I would have kicked her ass!

Holger Rune beats A. Zverev 6-3, 6-2 to reach the QFs in Munich.

Thank you r36, that pic of Shapo is dreamy. He's definitely an alpha trying to find his way, and making lots of predictable slip-ups along the way. I hope it all comes together in time, I like him and his personality a lot.

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lmfao @ Zverev

Raducanu and all these coaching changes wtf. New top players need a steady environment, not an ever-revolving door of voices

Such 'great chemistry' that she dumped him after a few matches. Sure.

There's more to this. It could either be that she's just spouting a lot of bullshit so as not to upset anyone or it's really her dad, Ian, who is running the show and decided this.

[quote] There's more to this.

They were in an inappropriate relationship!

Apparently, she went to train in Italy with Riccardo Piatti , who runs his own academy just across the French border not far from Monte Carlo. Piatti has an impressive CV that includes work with the likes of Novak Djokovic and former world number three Ivan Ljubicic. It was to his camp, where he has a large staff, that she went at the start of this month after a disappointing exit at the Miami Open that looks to have sealed Beltz's fate.

Ever since her visit the tennis grapevine has been humming with suggestions that the German was not long for his job.

Are any of you right here where you belong?

That bitch Emma changed coaches more than she won matches after her fluke GS win.

[quote] her fluke GS win.

At least she’s guaranteed to be an International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee!

Anisimova now 4-0 against Sabalenka wow

the Munich field has really fallen apart and Ruud is the clear overwhelming favorite now

Baez with an unsurprising upset over Cilic

Baez is doing really well, he is as small as Lil Diego and i think he is as brave too

[quote]Anisimova now 4-0 against Sabalenka wow

She-Hulk Sabalenka was the defending champion in Madrid so she will lose a lot of ranking points

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Well, I was molested.

Which white male players have yellow skin?

Stuttgart, draw was way better than Madrid draw.

Happy Birthday Agassi! He's 52!

Meanwhile Boris Becker has been sentences to 2 years in prison.

[italic]Former German tennis champion Boris Becker was sentenced to two years and six months in jail by a London court on Friday for hiding hundreds of thousands of pounds of assets after he was declared bankrupt.[/italic]

The idiot (Becker) actually took a cab and shopped at Harrods the day before he was sentenced. Way to show that he's a true bankrupt...

damm he looks rough

Boris is not the brightest bulb

[quote] Boris is not the brightest bulb

I’s brightest bulb!

r47 is that you Miss Fernandez?

Tiafoe with a nice comeback win.

Herr Becker, would you like to check those bags ... under your eyes?

I wonder what jails are like in the UK

well Capriati can rest easy that there's another former champion who has a messier and more embarrassing post-tennis life than her

Who was the girl who became a nun? Andrea somebody. The anti-Jen.

men's Madrid draw is out and it's quite interesting:

top 8 have byes:

#1 Djokovic will likely open against Monfils unless he loses to a Spanish WC

WC Murray vs. winless Thiem

#5 Ruud will open against either RBA or Coric who is fresh off a first round Rome challenger loss this week

#3 Nadal is back and opens against either Kecmanovic or Bublik

#7 Alcaraz opens against either Fognini or Basilashvili

#11 Fritz vs Brooksby

#4 Tsitsipas opens against either Khachanov vs. WC Pouille

#8 FAA opens against either Garin or Tiafoe

#10 Sinner vs Paul

#15 Opelka vs. Korda

#2 Zverev opens against either Cilic or Ramos-Vinolas

R68, Andrea Jaeger.

Thank you R70.

Damm I'd love to see Casper and Borna get it on in the locker room.

What about DL boyfriends Hubie, Tommy Paul and Marty Fucsovics?

[quote]well Capriati can rest easy that there's another former champion who has a messier and more embarrassing post-tennis life than her

Arantxa: Detenga mi thervetha.

^ que chocho mas absurdo!

Just in case you want another reason to hate Kyrgios. Guess what? He's a spoiled man child on the basketball court too.

Are any of you on Seb Korda team?

Not really. He's a promising player but there's nothing 'spectacular' in his game and I hate the nepotism and the kind of push he's had from Tennis Channel etc. when his father was a filthy drug cheat. He also had a pro Trump tweet scandal a few years back but his people at IMG scrubbed it.

Also, the HAIR BAND thing bothers me irrationally. He looks like he's wearing a tiara on court.

Korda totally destroyed FAA

FAA has been struggling. Unsure what’s going on there.

[quote] He also had a pro Trump tweet scandal a few years back but his people at IMG scrubbed it.

Info please.

R77 everything you said plus they act like he's the chosen one since his sisters are top golfers. On top of that he's got an ugly, old face.

Only just seen this new thread! Cracking semi final going on between Tiafoe and Korda. Both playing some inspired tennis as they move into a final set.

Seb Korda would look fantastic as a 50 yo lesbian. But as a 20-something guy he does nothing to me.

Korda's forehand has broken down and Tiafoe is more consistent while still being flashy. This is similar to how the match started

Our little homophobe Rune will play tomorrow his first atp final

What is Seb Korea’s skin color?

Frances pulls it out. Good for him. He’s only won one title. Good opportunity to add to that.

Frances wins!

finals set:

Estoril:

Tiafoe vs. Baez Tiafoe is seeking his second title while Baez is looking for his first

Munich:

Rune vs. Van de Zandschulp both seeking first title

This thread is not paywalled yet.

Great to see Tiafoe in the final.

Rune's personality falls somewhere between Zverev's and Kyrgios'.

Why does Ruud such so much lately?

suck*^

R91 I think h e might be overplaying. He enters a lot of tournaments but only in the last year started to go deep in many of them.

Rafa being cute at the Real Madrid match when they won La Liga.

Whether or not Gauff pulls this old, I don’t see her as a world beater in waiting.

A couple years ago I thought she might be ready to win a Slam in a couple years but she almost seems less threatening now.

modest Holger Rune believes he can beat Rafa's record

Madrid results:

Halep who now has Patrick Mouratoglou as her full-time coach upsets Badosa in a beatdown 6-3 6-1

Gauff def. Putintseva 6-1 2-6 6-4

Azarenka def. Zidansek 3-6 6-1 6-3

Jabeur def. Gracheva 7-5 0-6 6-4

Bencic def. Muchova 6-3 4-6 7-5

Rafa's face has not aged well.

I'd still fuck him , tho.

Badosa needs to be more assertive. When she was going for her shots against Halep she was faring much better. She gets too passive.

Isn't Rune's homophobia ok because he's young?

No R100, It is ok because he is cute.

What is Seb Korea’s skin color?

Yellow, just like his father Petr Korda and mother Petra Kvitova

Thanks, R103. I meant to ask “ What is Seb Korda’s skin color?

Rafa with his first bf

So happy for my husband Van Der Slurp. He has improved a lot since the qualifiying rounds at slams of last year. Hope he beats the Danish brat.

R100, you were addressed on the previous thread. Don't be a repetitive dumb fuck like the ass who kept going on about Chris Evert's pencil.

R107 here.

Rune is an egotistical shit, though, and nothing really to back it up yet.

Rune reminds me of young Hewitt. Insufferable. He keeps complaining, does unnecessary teasing faces when he wins a point, every single point there's an issue. This kid's ego is something else. Zan Der Slurp gets broken and has a respiratory crisis.

It's a pity that he is such a spoiled brat because he is very expressive, his expressions are funny to watch.

It must be hard for him that he is doing amazingly well but the fashes are for Alcaraz who is doing even better

He's like a male Ostapenko with all the expressions. And probably just as bratty.

I saw Botic on M*rg*r*t C**rt Arena at the Australian Open from about three rows behind where he was returning, and his ass was amazing.

Botic retires and Rune wins 4-3. It seems he had a worrying cardiac issue and he was breathing heavily. Poor guy.

Drooliscious Jack Draper crushes Sonego in Madrid.

Godverdomme Botic!

I want Jack Draper to sit on my face

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I think the jail looks quite nice! better than the ones in USA at least.

Becker has been given his own cell, but he is likely to be moved to a shared one this week, a prison source said. It will be 6ft by 12ft with a concrete floor and a toilet with no seat or privacy curtain.

The mattresses on the bunks are made from blue plastic so bodily fluids can be cleaned up easily.

Mr Atkins said inmates 'mostly appear to be either severely mentally ill, off their heads on drugs, or both'.

He added: 'What do they do all day? Smoke spice and watch Cash In The Attic on TV.' For most, the day begins at 7.45am. Those who are employed will work, often as kitchen workers and cleaners. For the rest, most of the day is spent 'banged up' in their cells.

Too bad Boris is more of a talker "The tennis star may get extra perks if he becomes a listener – those trained by the Samaritans to support other inmates to reduce self-harm and suicide rates. Listeners are eligible for larger cells.

However, when Mr Atkins was a listener, an inmate told him to sing a song, 'or I'll slit your throat'."

Baez beats Tiafoe in Estoril. The kids are taking over!

In early 90s Becker married that woman not because he loved her but wanted to piss off his family and friends.

lmao I don't feel bad for Becker at all. He got this punishment because he committed a similar crime in Germany with just a slap on the wrist years ago so the Brits brought the hammer down on him.

time is a kunt

Watching Alcaraz play doubles....and yowza, so freaking hot. Someone has done his job right.

Anyone for a bit of Lajovic?

Looks like a lot of Lajovic to me!

That's Krajinovic, doll

oh, no

Il Gingio is about to go two breaks up on DL fave Tommy Paul

Il gingio is injured! But he is fighting for the third!

WTF with Tommy Paul? He was 2 points away........

Sinner saves 3 match points to beat Paul.

The Italians tennis hasn't been all that impressive this spring but he’s an excellent competitor.

He actually showed some personality in the interview at the desk on TC. It's funny hearing him speak with an Italian accent (even though he is, of course, Italian) because it doesn't match the look with the big mop of red hair.

Does Tommy Paul need a hug and comfort?

I think Tommy finally broke up with the OnlyFans gf because he seems to have deleted all pictures with her from his Instagram

Benny Paire seriously needs to get rid of that beard. The whole hipster beards thing ended about 4 years ago!

Knowing how perverse he is, he probably keeps it to piss people off.

Murray def. Thiem 6-3 6-4 in a comfortable win Thiem still winless this year and 0-4

Halep def Gauff 6-4 6-4

Jabeur def. Bencic 6-2 3-6 6-2 in revenge for Charleston final

Dimitrov def. Cressy 6-2 7-6(4)

Goffin def. Karatsev 6-2 7-5 Karatsev falls to 8-10 this year in what appears to be a sophomore slump despite winning a title in Australia earlier this year

Basilashvili upsets Fognini 7-5 6-4

Lajovic def. Coric 6-3 4-6 6-4 Coric has just 1 win so far this season in his comeback from injury

I feel sorry (and many other more primal things) for Borna. He' s playing very well - gone 3 close sets in nearly all the matches he's played sine he came back but keeps getting really tough first round draws.

just imagine if Thiem and Coric draw each other first round in Rome lol someone will have to win!

Borna needs to post more vids of his ass. That was ... compelling.

R134 serves that balloon titted slut right for trying to entice and pervert our sweet, wholesome innocent Tommy.

she was a skank ho

thanks for the LPSG tip upthread, I finally got to screengrab PCB's beautiful cock. *SIGH*

Boris is expected to serve only a year of his two-and-a-half year jail term for hiding millions after his 2017 bankruptcy.

He is then likely to be freed with a tag.

Tennis champ Novak Djokovic, 34, who was coached by Boris, said he was “super sad for him”.

In UK they release even hardcore criminals and terorist once they serve half of their jail time. So it is only fair that if Boris get released after serving one year.

Delicious, Dreamy Jack Draper STREAKS....

...to a first set 3-0 lead over Rublev.

our Domi in powder blue

R145, Now I know who to blame for losing money.

Shut up Serena. Noone needs to imagine about you taking poop.

And you are not the first women to give berth.

I assume R148 is talking about this tweet from Serena:

[italic]When you are a mom I’m convinced you gotta learn how to poop faster- or else your name is being yelled over and over again… 30 seconds or less. Thoughts?[/italic]

Kevin Anderson announced his retirement

La Monf letting NoVaxxx get away with murder, comme d'habitude.

Triste

FAA and Dimitrov win their first doubles match together.

Opelka team or Seb Korda team?

Van de Zandschlup team or PCB team?

Misery team or Shapo team?

Basilashvili team or Alcaraz (Garfia) team?

Meh on Opelka Vs Sebi

Pretty Chunky Bulge Team

Misery Team

Alcopops Team

One for the Hubi stans. Made me laugh.

I'm getting the hots for Miomir.

He's not conventionally handsome, and he's got bad skin, but he's thiq and sexy and has a lovely game. He's got the X-factor.

What is the preferred DL spelling for “thick” (the spelling we eldergays use)? Is it “thicc” or “thiq”? Do they have different shades of meaning?

R157 yup, I'm with you. Miomir's got gorgeous eyes, a rocking body and looks like he'd be really intense in bed.

R158 I use 'thiq' just b/c I like q's and I like to piss people off sometimes.

Most DLers write 'thicc'. And some are most protective of it.

grrr

oss.

Cute Shapo pic, R161.

[quote] Kevin Anderson announced his retirement

I’ll miss his style of play. He was underrated in my opinion.

Shapo looks like he could be Angie Kerber’s little brother. Not an insult, I’ve just always picked up on a resemblance since I first saw him.

Flopovalov FLOPS again!

Dennis should be ashamed of himself.

Shapovalov's worst surface is clay since he's such a ball basher.

Kalinina now defeated 3 slam champs in a row (Stephens, Muguruza and Raducanu)

....

Jabeur just played an amazing match to destroy Halep 6-3 6-2. Probably the most exciting player to watch on the womens side.

Thanks, r169.

[quote]Jabeur just played an amazing match to destroy Halep 6-3 6-2. Probably the most exciting player to watch on the womens side

She's also the highest ranked player left in the draw. All the seeds dropped like flies again

I love Ons she has a great personality

How very dare you!

I am also an Onsfan! Our casper is not doing very well either....he was supposed to be the new clay prince....

Ole' Grigor is still the clay crown prince(ss)

Ons team.

Ruud lost again. FFS! He needs to get a grip. What is up with him lately?

Shirtless Alcaraz at the end of this short video.

Rafa’s outfit is pretty ugly. It does not look very good on him either. It looks way too small on him. Not a good fit

Nalbaldian still looks great.

Some great matches in Madrid so far today - Cokehead Nutjob Evans Vs RBA; and currently Hubie against ADF which looks like its heading to a tie-break in the final set.

So, Team Misery of Team Novaxx? Just an innocent question.

Misery team.

R178 he's either feeling the effects of overplaying/burnout or he has a minor injury that's bothering him but he is trying to feel through and doesn't think will get worse.

I don't like him but imagine how annoying it must have been for Medvedev to play for a few months with a hernia?

Musetti looking HAWT today. Just won the first set.

Really curious about Ruud, too. I love him. He needs to bounce back.

Foki's big, beautiful white thighs were on full display today.

I’m surprised young Grigor beat Lil’ Diego.

Minotaur team or Sinner team?

Seb Korda team or Musettimi?

Poo-hey team or Tsitsy team?

FAA team or Garin team?

Musetti is getting hotter with each passing month. He'll achieve Superman levels of hotness by the time he's 23.

Minotaur, Mussettimi, Packin' Poo-Wee, and Gorgeous Garin Teams for me, thanks for asking!

Happy to see FAA breezing through 6-3, 6-0.

per favore

The fact that 40 year old Andy Roddick refuses to be seen without a baseball cap in public is pathetic. We all know you’re bald Andy.

Demon Team.

Musseysetti Team.

I'm surprised at the beat-down FAA gave Garin.

What's up with Garin? Lazy? Crazy? Dude is inconsistent AF.

Poor Elf is gonna have his Keebler cookie crumbled tomorrow.

[quote]So, Team Misery of Team Novaxx?

Murray has withdrawn due to illness so Djoko gets a walkover

Misery is such a wuss.

for fuck's sake.

I was looking forward to them playing after 5 years

And that's why he should not be given anymore Wild Cards. It is over. Imagine if you are at the stadium and you have paid $$$.

BTW, Djoko on TC just said "the idea was to get a haircut before I get out here and sit with you (Prakash Amritraj) because I wanted somehow come closer to your looks but that is not possible and I will be the second good looking man on the table." WTF? I have the video.

[quote]WTF? I have the video

The interview is on Youtube too but Novax was just saying that in jest

He’s such a cunt, r201.

“What a guy! What a guy!” squeals and cackles Amritraj, as if Djokovic’s “I wanted to be the second-best looking guy on [sic] this table” was in any way amusing or funny.

How these “anchors”/“journos”/“presenters” are such brown-noses.

Italian Open wild cards are out and they have refused to give wild card to Misery even though he asked for it.

Misery earlier told that he would be happy to play qualies at Rome.

However, after this sudden "illness" I don't think he would play there.

Nadal team or Elf team?

Nadal always

Goffin Team

Hubi's through in an easy two over Lajovic, who had a meltdown attack of his tennis bag after losing the first set and arguing with the umpire over a call that was a ball that he clearly hit out. Hope Hubi gives Novaxx a severe beatdown tomorrow.

I like Lajovic but so glad Hubie got through.

You just know that Dusan would've folded facing Future Serbian President Djokovic.

R196 was spot on. Nadal is once again taking down a young gun in Goffin. Goffin has had his own injury struggles. I want to see Alcaraz-Nadal next, so I hope Carlos beats Norrie. I still think at this point Nadal beats Alcaraz, but it will hopefully show Alcaraz what he needs to work on AND motivate him to do the work to beat Nadal in the future.

Hmmm....Goffin young like Grigor?

[quote]Hmmm....Goffin young like Grigor?

haha pretty much. Goffin is 31 (but looks 21!)

Goffin is the next generation behind Nadal (i.e., the failure generation--or is that the first failure generation?), so I always think of him as "younger" in the sense that he was behind the Big 3. Also, he does look younger than 31! Is he a DLer?

Goffin steals the second set. Don't think anyone saw that coming.

^Wow, amend to that. I'm just periodically checking the scores and Rafa was up a break in the second. Very surprised Goffin took that set.

^amen, not amend. Stupid typos.

Fuckastic Felix flattens Il Gingio. Today is slowly getting better!

Wow, Felix is recovering from his slump quite nicely, 6-1, 6-2 over Sinner after bageling Garin yesterday.

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Poor Elf

*sad trombone*

Not quite enough magic.

That was an amazing tie-break. Goffin definitely did not 'lose' that. Rafa had to dig deep to get that over the line.

I actually like Rafa more, but Elf Goffin was the better player today and he really should have closed him out on that match point. In this form, I can't see Nadal getting through Alcaraz, maybe not even a peaking Tsitsipas or Zverev in best of 3 (I still don't know about Djokovic).

Also glad Rome refused to waste a WC on Misery.

Ons is in the final! The other SF (Teichmann/Pegula) is still to be played.

Rafa escapes! Great effort form Goffin. Rafa was just a little too much. Those drop shots were crazy scary!

Doctor of good PEDs more like.. that's the subtext. Collagen peptides, turmeric.. what a lot of bullshit.

Roma is owned by the italian federation so all wc are italian

R225 I thought so too.

Krejcikova has now withdrawn from Rome as well. Wonder if she will even be able to attempt to defend her RG titles.

Kim Clijsters has had to close her Academy in Belgium (where Elise Mertens and others train) due to financial issues. It seems like those rumours, that her failed comeback was due to money problems, may have some credence. She wouldn't be the first tennis player with bad finances.

R227 That is some juicy gossip. I'd have thought that she and her husband would have made a lot of money but who knows how they spent it indeed.

I think Clijsters and her family have been mostly living in New Jersey for some time now, that's where her husband is from.

glad the oldest daughter doesn't look like Fiona from Shrek at least.

wow a Jabeur vs. Pegula final

Pegula has never done well on clay until this week. I think the high altitude leading to faster conditions helped her though

Both are seeking their second singles title

Pegula is a billionaire heiress. She must really like tennis to grind it out week-after-week on the tour.

[quote] haha pretty much. Goffin is 31 (but looks 21!)

[quote] Also, he does look younger than 31! Is he a DLer?

31 is 2 in elf years.

“Nole” team or Hubie team?

Nadal team or Alcaraz (Garfia) team?

Rublev team or Tsitsy team?

FAA team or A. Zverev team?

Hubie, Nadal, Rublev and FAA

so Federer's target return date is now not until Basel which is in October! His original goal was Wimbledon of course but clearly that won't happen

Team exactly the same as r235…

Only one DL boy friend. (Sad Face)

R234

Nole

Alcaraz

Rublev

Sasha

FAA and Alcaraz are major DL boyfriend contenders, R238.

I'll have what R235's having!

What I want:

Hubie, Alcaraz (Garfia), Rublev, FAA

What I’ll probably get:

Djokovic, Nadal, Tsitsipas, FAA (at least this one will make me happy)

I want the teams R235, R237 and R241 want with the exception I want Alcaraz over Nadal. I’m with R242’s teams.

I love FAA and Hurkacz, detest Zverev and Djokovic. Also a fan of Alcaraz, Rublev and Nadal in that order. Tsitsipas...Depends.

The Kokk.

And Kyrgios withdraws from the French Open.

235 here, I would also like Alcaraz to win.

Hubie, Stacked Carlos, Rublev, FAA

Teams

[quote]Misery earlier told that he would be happy to play qualies at Rome. However, after this sudden "illness" I don't think he would play there.

yeah, he's going to skip Rome altogether

It's annoying that Kyrgios isn't playing, after the big news story the local Aussie media made about him playing because his girlfriend wants to visit Paris. It's been nauseating. I'm already dreading the media whoring when he and Osaka play Wimbledon mixed doubles together this year.

R250 It's only annoying when Kyrgios IS playing any tournament.

We have to put up with his boorish, immature, narcissistic antics for as many rounds he plays before the inevitable full-blown meltdown.

^Unfortunately, when it happens it will be the most exciting tennis story of the day. What will set him off and how will it end? Stay tuned for live Twitter updates. I predict that he will attack a spectator. "Hey Nick, hate to tell you but Reynaldo fucked your girlfriend", or some other vulgarity.

I'd like wins by Alcaraz, Rublev and FAA. Really hoping Nadal/Alcaraz isn't a letdown.

Djoko beats Hubi 6-3, 6-4 without facing a single break point. It's his 1st top 20 win of the year, but no boobs out for the crowd!

R227 I can't understand how a multi-millionaire Grand Slam winner has financial problems. She most likely spent everything in that academy. What a cloud-headed.

Her comeback was the most embarassing thing ever in the history of tennis. You would expect that a player of that level would have top fitness condition for her age to attempt a comback at 36... nope. She showed up fat like a cow. Then covid, if anything, helped her by giving her more time for fitness, but NOPE AGAIN. She appeared in Cincinnati even FATTER, morbidly obese. And then "Oops, I failed because covid". Bitch, please.

R255 And not winning a single match. Yikes.

Kokk gives off major bi vibes,

Waking up to Djokovic's defeat of Hurkacz is a very bad way to start a day.

Alcaraz won the first set 6-2, but then he rolled his ankle with a bad fall at the beginning of the second while on serve. After getting his ankle taped, he came back and he's clearly rattled. Carlos was down 3-1 with Rafa serving at 40-15 when someone in the stands fell ill. Match currently suspended until the EMTs take the person out of the stadium, so even more delay. Rafa must have a four-leaf clover.

Is Xisca Mery in Rafa's box again?

2-6 6-1 between Humbalito et Alcaraz. A WTA scoreline for even more compelling tennis. We're enthralled.

These types matches would do harm to David Goffin and Carlos Alcaraz than benefitting them.

Noone actually "learn" from these matches.

I saw lot of people were telling that Goffin is back .

No he is NOT back. Yesterday soul crushing defeat, where he missed an easy Forehand at one of the match points would haunt him whenever he would play a big close match.

Just ask Berdych. Gasquet or Anderson. Kyle Edmund ,PCB or Karen Hemsworth.

They type of defeat creat a big and lasting mental block in the loser minds.

I really hope I am wrong. Specially in carse of Carlos A since French Open is very near.

Apparently ESL is back.

Pretty sure Xisca is in Rafa's sister's box.

Is coach Juan Carlos Ferrero’s t-shirt related to pride? Kind of looks like it.

[quote]Apparently ESL is back.

Or someone is drunk.

Never mind. That shirt is advertising his tennis academy. Looks gay!

YES!!!! Alcaraz makes an impressive comeback from that ankle turn and wins 6-3 in the third! Finally a player who isn't a pussy and takes down Nadal, and on clay no less, although not Rafa's favorite clay surface. This should boost Alcaraz's confidence even more. I hope he takes down Djokovic tomorrow and that there's no problem with his ankle.

Not today Satan

I can comfort Hubie

Alcaraz is definitely the heir apparent. I absolutely love watching him play.

But Rafa never plays well at Madrid. I'm actually glad he lost, but got in some tough matches. He seems injury free and that's what really matters at this point.

Rome is really the best tuneup for Roland Garros. Very similar conditions. And the draw just came out. It's Rafa's first decent draw since birth it seems.

I remember back then in the 80s, people were saying that Chrissie wasn't actually as fast as a lot of the other WTA players, but what she lacked in speed, she could make up with a terrific sense of anticipation. And so after having watched the Nadal-Alcaraz match, I found Nadal to either be slow or really lack his usual sense of anticipation but he found himself wrong-footed time and time again.

Either way, I don't feel he's where he's supposed to be if he wants to be considered the favorite at the FO but Madrid is not your typical clay tournament, and he never was really comfortable there, with the ball flying away in the air at this altitude (2,200').

Why does Nadal still plays Madrid is beyond me. Having said that, I agree with R272, today Nadal was very slow to react, borderline worrisome. That first set was very telling. Now, Alcaraz has some amazing shots and tomorrow's match with Djokovic will be interesting to watch.

R272, find some youtube clay matches (or other surfaces) with Chris Evert. She was very fast. A lot of critics might have compared her speed unfavorably to Navratilova, Mandlikova, Court, King, Goolagaong, maybe Casals, etc., but she could move swiftly.

R273, you do know that Rafa just started practicing and training again a couple weeks ago…

Nadal needs matches, it's as simple as that. The be in top form at Roland Garros he needs to play.

Probably this defeat is the best for him in the long run

Even King Felipe of Spain was at the Nadal-Alcaraz match, sitting next to Deliciano

[quote] Her comeback was the most embarassing thing ever in the history of tennis

Hi.

[quote] Apparently ESL is back.

I don’t think ESL ever left.

Id rather have Alcarez taking on Novaxx

Very cool that Rey Felipe was there. Vamos!

Oh, dear. FAA is getting crushed by Zverev.

WTF? I thought FAA was playing well and had great wins...

Fuckin' hell

Well at least FAA fought back in the second.

Nole Team or Stacked Carlos Team?

Titsty Team or A. Zverev Team?

R285,

Stacked Carlos team

Tsitsy team

Stacked and Titsy

Rome draws out today and some fun matches lined up

[bold] ATP [/bold]

top 8 have byes

#1 Djokovic opens against either Karatsev or Harris

DL fave Coric draws a TBD qualifier

#14 Opelka vs. Wawrinka

#12 Schwartzman vs. Kecmanovic

#8 FAA opens against ADF or Ivashka

#3 Nadal opens against Isner or TBD qualifier

Basilashvili vs. Evans

#13 Shapovalov vs. Sonego

#11 Hurkacz vs. Goffin

#5 Ruud opens against Korda or. Van de Zandschulp

#6 Rublev opens against Tiafoe or Krajinovic

Thiem vs. Fognini

#4 Tsitsipas opens against Dimitrov or TBD qualifier

#7 Alcaraz opens against Garin or Italian WC

#16 RBA vs. de Minaur

#2 Zverev opens against TBD qualifier

[bold] WTA [/bold]

top 8 have byes

#1 Swiatek opens against Rogers or Riske

#16 Azarenka vs. Golubic

#10 Raducanu vs. Andreescu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Osaka vs. Sorribes Tormo

#5 Kontaveit opens against Muchova or TBD qualifier

#3 Sabalenka

Keys vs. Kalinina

#13 Pegula vs. Samsonova

#7 Collins opens against Halep or Cornet

#8 Muguruza opens against TBD qualifier

Giorgi vs. Tomljanovic

#9 Jabeur vs. Cirstea

#15 Gauff vs. Kerber

#4 Sakkari opens against Stephens or Alexandrova

#16 Pliskova opens against Teichmann or Paolini

#14 Pavlyuchenkova vs. Fernandez

#2 Badosa opens against Kudermetova or TBD qualifier

R285 Nole team

Sasha team

Carlos team.

I couldn't care less team.

Team Carlos

All the way Team Carlos....up one break in the first set....4-2

Carlos Team

Hope-An-Earthquake-Hits-And-Swallows-Them-Both-Up Team

Whenever I am forced to look at the unsightly visage that blights Djokovic's skull, I am reminded of the only comic in Mad magazine that I dislike.

His hair looks like a helmet. If I were him I'd try out some different hair styles.

Carlos! He ties is one set apiece. He lost that first set because he couldn't find his first serve. I hope this is his comeback. Fingers crossed!

First two sets of this Djokovic-Alcaraz match have been mindfucking gold. Moonballs, drop shots, playing to the crowd by both guys (one of them looks delusional doing it).

But most importantly: Carlos appears to have invested in some skin care.

The last game of the second set was glorious. Carlos looked very negative after losing the first set though, so I was worried he'd let it get to him.

SIIIIIIIIIIII! Carlitos did it! Great match - I hate Djokovic but have to give him plaudits for hanging on in there right to the end.

Madrid is fast for clay so I think this is a bad sign for Djokovic. At some point age inevitably catches up with you and makes you slower.

Alcaraz takes it after 3:37 minutes of unbridled suspense. Oof! Not sure if it's really a bad sign for Djokovic as he hadn't played in what, 7 months before?

Something tells me the other final won't be as good as the first one. As for tomorrow, I hope Carlos takes it all the way and trashes Titsy in the process.

God bless Djokovic's creepy little heart trying to look classy and supportive at the net after losing a classic to Alcaraz. He'll be breaking things later when he lets his actual self out.

What a great match. Djokovic was playing better than Nadal and yet Carlos still took him down. This kid is incredible! It's so nice to have a new star. I hope he takes the French. I wonder if he wins the final if he'll skip Rome? I don't want him to be worn out for Roland Garros.

7 months, R301? Djokovic lost in the semis of the ATP Finals, played Davis Cup in Madrid in December, flopped in Dubai in February and in Monte Carlo last month.

Carlos should definitely skip Italian Open irrespective of tomorrow result if he really wants to do well in the French Open

Okay R304 so Djokovic played what?, four matches in 6 months? Less than he would usually play in a single tournament.

I think it's age catching up with him. I won't be shocked if he never wins a slam again. He was stupid to throw the AO over because of a vaccine. Which, incidentally, is also the reason why he hasn't been able to play much.

I'll just leave this here.

PHWOAR!

Good all-rounder American Jessie Pegula or exciting but inconsistent Tunisian Ons Jabeur for the final?

How did Ons snag a husband like that?

Team Ons

Ons team

I was sure Alcaraz would lose the final tiebreak. Djokovic thrives in moments like that. Great sign that Carlos elevated his game.

He knows how to construct points, seems to enjoy pressure situations, can right his game when it flags… lots of very good signs for the future.

Ons.

Damn I wish Alcaraz had been 3 years older. It's great to see someone finally beat Nadal and Djokovic back to back at a clay event but it's taken far too long. Even more annoying that Nadal lucked out at the AO this year. IT would have been so poetic if the Big 3 all ended their careers with 20 slams each

What happened to Ons? That second set was bizarre.

[quote]Ons

Ons got bageled by Pegula

Holger Rune already lost in the 1st round of qualifying in Rome, the Kokk didn't make it either

Good for Alcaraz beating that asshole Novaxx. It's good to see another Spanish player ready to follow in Nadal's footsteps when he retires. I'm sick of this sport being dominated by Eastern Europe.

not sure if there was something physically wrong with Jabeur but she was garbage in that 2nd set

It's much easier for me to support players from gay friendly countries like Spain than players from homophobic shitholes like Serbia or Russia.

Ons.

Ons team.

What a bizarre match.

weird score lol 7-5 0-6 6-2

Jabeur finally gets a second title and what a big one

I had a feeling she'd loosen up after getting her first last year but she still gets tight

she'll be a contender at RG even though it's much slower. I think she might pull out of Rome

time for a trashtastic match!

I love that Tsitsipas and Zverev hate each other.

i wonder how many toilet breaks he's taken ever since they changed the rules.

I don't know if I can muster the energy to hatewatch Cheaty Vs Slasher.

Hahahah Novaxx.....how's that working out for you?

I'm not Tsitsy fan, but pitsy he lost the first set.

I think the faster conditions are helping Zverev

Zverev's sneer is something else. It's like acid.

and a code violation lol

drama haha

I hope Alcaraz trashes Zverev in the final.

Cannot stand the abusive asshole

Alcaraz all the way, hopefully.

I love how the announcer laughs at this.

Someone check on Ben Rotherberg

One of the commentators mentioned that Carlos has "good sportsmanship, "always," and that will now dictate who I root for because that is precisely what so many of these top tennis divos lack. Fuck Zverev up tomorrow Carlos!

There's nothing surprising any more about Zverev's lowest level of assholery and abuse. What's galling is that the ATP barely slapped him on the wrist and let him stick around for the clay season when they should have booted his scrawny ass out for a good six months. Also astounding that we have posters on here who still stan him.

Was there a MTF trans lines person at the Djokovic/Alcaraz match?

R307, what's worse for Novak, is that he doesn't have any huge weapon (like Rafa's forehand or Fed's serve) that can still win him a few matches as he ages.

His entire game is based on supremely consistent shot making off both wings. If he really has a lost a step? That won't happen as much. And he just doesn't have the big shots to counterbalance that loss.

That said, I don't think Novak is done by a long shot. He just won't be as dominant day in and day out.

You know the rest of the field is hoping for Djokovic, Nadal and Alcaraz to be in the top half of RG just like this week in Madrid. If they are spread out in 3 of the 4 quarters then most likely they will be 3 of the 4 semifinalists

I could tolerate a dirty, loud ,selfish powerful fuck from Zverev if he went away after

Ons!!! Yalla habibiiiiii. She still has issues closing out big matches but the talent is there. I would love to see her win a slam this year.

Alcaraz just became the de facto favourite for RG (even if the courts are slower than here, the WAY he defeated Nadal/Djokovic can't be overlooked). But he has one more important job to do in the final. I want to see a lashing.

I wonder what's going on with Murray. You don't pull out of Rome because you had one night of food poisoning in Madrid.

Djokovic looked great this tournament. He's doing what pros over the age of 30 do--and Federer has done so brilliantly--which is pace himself. He is rightfully pissed he lost today, but he must be feeling like he can contend for Slams again after this week.

No, R306, Djokovic played 21 matches from November until May and would have played more had he not lost in the first rounds. Face it, he's older and slower and soon won't be a factor at all. He couldn't even win his own 250 tournament.

You may not like Novak, but you don't win 20 Slams without having any weapons. His game isn't flashy, but he's rock solid in every aspect, has remarkable fitness, doesn't wilt under pressure, and rarely gets overpowered.

Nobody's denying his weapons or glory days. It's just that the former are fewer now and the latter are behind him.

After being criticized for recieving so many wild cards (and then losing early) Murray defended his wild cards by claiming he would happily play qualifying in Rome if he was not granted a wild card there because he just loves tennis. Well, Rome didn't give him a Wild Card and Murray won't play in qualification because of extended food poisioning.

Gilles Simon and his Big Swinging Dick to retire at the end of the year

I've never seen someone so explicitly on doping like Alcaraz. And nobody saying anything. That guy took 10 kg from November to January, coincidentially a standard steroid cycle of 3 months. Everybody talking about Russia when Spain has an equally tentacular state sponsored doping program. Has everybody forgotten about Operacion Puerto? It seems so. When blood sacks of dozens of tennis players, cyclists etc were found positive for all kids of steroids and then were made disappeared? When journalists leaked that Nadal was about those? When Ferrer, Errani, Safina were brought to court?

Russians and Spanish should be banned from tennis until those two Federations are totally drained from the filth by and international organization. So, no, I'm not team "Stacked Carlos" aka Cheating Carlos.

R349 It's a pitty you don't use your real name to let him sue your ass

LOL R338. I saw them, with that incandescent henna dye job.

Oh, please, R349. His musculature is nothing unusual. Easy to pack it on at that age.

You don't know how muscle development works. R352 Go look at him at the Next Gen in November 2021 and then how he showed up at the AO. Veiny, capped, hard delts, sudden increased level of energy and magically becoming a de facto Top 3 from being around 30 in a couple months. That is NOT a normal physical and tennis development.

Well, his game is not normal either.

And that happened several times before, there are people who are precocious, it's as simple as that

I think you guys defend him because he's hot and new. On Novaxx, PEDal, Serena, Medvedev and every Russian I've read all kinds of accusations.

Mary's tin foil hat is on so tight.

I did notice his muscles and that thought did wonder into my mind...

Sasha was 21/25 at the net in the semifinals against Stef.

In MonteCarlo he was 1/16 against Stef.

So I think that was the difference

He needs to be that good (as he was yesterday)at the net if he wants to have a realistic chance against Carlos

R349 LOL I can’t lie, i’ve also had this thought about Alcaraz (though I like watching his play). I know he’s young, but he just looks like he’s done about 20 lines of cocaine during and after every point. Plus the typical acne, vascularity, teeth/hair side effects of steroids.

Maybe Andy Murray is selling him his Meldonium supplement that was posted about upthread? My meathead bodybuilder brother (who has used steroids before) said he was probably ‘on a cycle’ when he saw him at the Australian Open this year. Anyway, I hope he beats Zverev.

[quote]God bless Djokovic's creepy little heart trying to look classy and supportive at the net after losing a classic to Alcaraz

I wonder what Novak said to Carlitos...'better watch your back, kid' ;)

R349 I agree with you but I assume that every top athlete is doing it. It's almost the nature of the game. But I like that you're still willing to call it out (NO sarcasm). A lot of people are naïve and don't believe it just because they 'like' the person.

Alcaraz vs. Zverev starting in about 10 minutes. I hope Carlos wins this one. It'd be a shame to take out two all-time greats back-to-back only to lose to Zverev.

I watched the Zverev-Tsitsipas match last night. All I kept thinking was how much lower the quality of that match was compared to Alcaraz's matches with Nadal and particularly with Djokovic, which was one of the best matches I've seen in a while. Tsitsipas was really off on his ground strokes and kept looping mid-paced balls into Zverev's strike zone. Tsitsi also could not make his slice work and it frequently caught the top of the tape. Zverev's first serve percentage was ridiculously high in the first set. Zverev won but neither player reached the levels we've seen Alcaraz, Nadal and Djokovic reach at this tournament.

I think the consensus on DL is Alcaraz team for the final, so let's discuss who we prefer purely in terms of looks (not personality or game). In terms of looks are you:

Stacked Carlos team or A. Zverev team?

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Choices have consequences fuck knob.

[quote] LOL R338. I saw them, with that incandescent henna dye job.

"Them" is back today. I don't know why Spanish women (or in this case "woman") use that coloring on their hair. It doesn't look good on them (or "them"). I've seen it often when I've visited Spain.

Awful final in Madrid :(

Slasher totally being taken apart by Carltos.

Dull match but delicious.

Yeah not a good match but I love the result!

Zverev is the mother of all lolcows.

Well that was fast.

Flopos Zverev.

F. Zverev.

[quote]Well that was fast

....and NOT very compelling

Carlos wins! Zverev was completely outclassed. As I suspected from the Zverev-Tsitsipas level of play, Alcaraz was a cut above. Zverev made a lot of errors, but when he was going toe-to-toe with Alcaraz in a point, Alcaraz usually won it because of his superior skills. Very impressive from Alcaraz!

definitely doping.

double LMFAO

LOVE that Alcaraz destroyed Zverev but wish it had been a double bagel. Well, they're in the same section of Rome this week so there's hope

and the British tabloids can be so fucking funny. The description of Becker hating the food and then the fact they took the time to describe what his gf was wearing during her visit LOL

We can speculate ad nauseam about who's doping and all of the ostensible telltale signs. Keep in mind though that two of the most infamous documented cases, Petr Korda and Sharapova, fit none of the PED stereotypes.

In the meantime I'm going to celebrate that we have a new player with phenomenal talent and court sense, that he's absolutely professional with impeccable behavior on and off court, and that he's wiping the floor with players whose antics have been excruciating at best and criminal at worst for way too long.

Charlie is just so, so great. Unreal what he's doing.

Those teefs, tho. Lord.

He’s not doping- when I was 15 by the time I was 16 I put 25 pounds on a 6’2” frame. I was a local tennis champ as a kid- good enough to fill the draws at the big National events where Gerulitis and his were the stars. Guys regularly put on muscle all of a sudden, their games took off and In those days we did not work out and train like Carlos does. He’s not doping.

r379 I guess most of them did a lot of doping growing up, and I guess most of them did and do doping during their pro careers.

R359 I also work in gyms and thought the same as your brother. I'm seeing that other DLers are connecting the dots especially after such a final. His recovery, stamina is all of a sudden just too much. If he had done professional bodybuilding he'd be already in the IFBB.

His stamina is pretty normal for someone who is 19. And frankly, acne is pretty normal at that age too

Krajinovic is bulging nicely

Krajinovic is bulging nicely

Stacked Carlos, damm. He took Zverev to the woodshed.

R345, you very succinctly listed Novak's great weapons: Fitness and focus under pressure. (I'd add his other worldly flexibility to the list.)

But when you lose a step? Any fitness starts to get mitigated by the weakened reaction time and burst. (Btw, we see this in Rafa for sure.)

I can't see his focus waning, that's for sure. So that helps.

But those two assertions mean, to me, that he'll still win often. He'll still win Slams or be in contention just about every time for the time being.

But he won't dominate. If he had a huge forehand? Or a top serve? I could see him compensating with those shots for his missed step.

I am not a Djokovic fan, but it is amazing to me that people are speculating about a precipitous decline after he made it to all four Slam finals last year and won three of them.

In a couple of weeks Djokovic will be closer to forty than thirty. He's at that age when tennis players, even the greats, have historically begun to fall off the map. He's lost a third of the matches he's played so far this year, which is as bad as his 2018 season when he didn't rebound until the grass season. The element of mystery is greater this year since he missed the AO and IW/Miami, but resurgence at 35 is almost a tennis oxymoron. Only Rosewall, Federer and Nadal have accomplished that among the men. Whether Djokovic joins that select club remains to be seen, but my bet is that he won't make it a quartet.

Alcaraz has withdrawn from Rome.

Zverev has to be very happy about that. They were slated to meet in the QF

This is so shady. I love it. 😂

Although shouldn’t it be 42 slams in r391?

R392: 21 + 20 + 0 = 41

Where 0 is the operative word haha!

ooooh, gurls

Lovely Laslo and Porna are going at it right now in Rome.

I have to admit I only have basic knowledge of the Zverev abuse scandal, mainly because I'm not tremendously motivated to go into the weeds. It does seem, though, that there is some "there" there. Ben Rothenberg certainly believes it's true.

That's why I really enjoyed Rothenberg's coverage of Zverev after his finals loss to Stacked Carlos. Overall, it appeared as if Zverev was feigning joy, and noting how Madrid is his favorite tournament, period. Then, during his press conference, he totally slammed the ATP scheduling.

I think he was right about the scheduling, but I was also intrigued by Rothenberg's reporting. It's clear he's out to take down Zverev, so the shade he threw at him was very clever. He also noted that Zverev had a point about the scheduling, but made a point to note the abrupt tone of it all. Is that shade? Am I misinterpreting?

This is all to say that I often appreciate Rothenberg, but I find some of his overzealous positions grating, and that's why many players attack or mock him.

Even if he doesn't win this match, there's something so satisfying about watching Lorenzo Sonego torturing Shapovalov on Centre Court in front of a packed house in Rome. Some unbelievable points, and Shapo constantly about to blow a gasket.

There's something kind of sexy about Lorenzo to me. He has great long legs, I like that little gay strut he does. He seems like he would be bossy in bed...

Glad I'm not the only one who thinks there's something raw and sexy about Sonego R397. I think that goatee doesn't do him justice, but his face is handsome, great proportions, plus he's tall with a nice built and a bossy yet not bratty attitudine.

Meh.

Too funny from tstsi

classy Shapo screamed 'shut the fuck up' at the crowd.

Yeah R393 I had a temporary memory lapse and thought Zverev had won a slam.

-392

I thought that was very mature from Tsitsipas. Especially admitting that it's just another obstacle for his generation to win big titles (after they weren't able to really break the big 3). If Alcaraz is as good as he seems, the odds of Tsitsipas, Zverev, Rublev, Berrettini etc. winning a slam only get smaller. They could go the way of that Nishikori/Tsonga/Berdych/Dimitrov/Nalbandian/Davydenko generation.

Aww Rafa is so sweet. Love that he supports Alcaraz. This is why he is so well liked and so popular, meanwhile people hate Novax, and for good reasons.

Was this a discussion about why he loves Putin so much, R401?

I don't understand Shapovalov's rage. Sonego is Italian and they're playing in Italy. What do you expect?

It seems like Shapo needs some sheltering at Shapo shelter.

Shapo synapse shutdown shambles.

all's well that ends well

Shapo seems like a nice guy overall. Just dumb.

It's a fine line between dumb and willfully ignorant.

dumb guys can be great lays

He should start a podcast called Shelterin’ wid Shapo.

With a rappin' ode to Putin as the intro.

dumb guys can be great lays

Shapo has to be one of if not the dumbest guy on tour. Just watch some of his interviews.

Shapo should know it's against the rules to cross the net

What a complete dumbfuck. He also should have been penalized for audible obscenity. He and Zverev would make an interesting doubles team.

[quote] He and Zverev would make an interesting doubles team.

Shapo/Flopo team.

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I like, uh, can't like, um play this week.

R420 Osaka had drawn Sorribes Tormo again - for the first round no less. I think she was scared of that. Sorribes Tormo is a huge pain in the ass to play especially on slower clay like Rome is.

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Apparently nobody asked Zverev why he thought he had any business being there to begin with after his Mexico meltdown.

Ugliest outfit goes to Fognini. Yikes, what are they thinking. It is ugly and unflattering.

I hate Zverev, but he's totally right.

Maybe they should actually put that players union to good use. What happened to it anyway? It seems to have lost steam but they appear to still be carrying it on since they put a lot of nothing statement out about Russian and Belarussian players being barred from Wimbledon that also supported the Ukrainian players, so I wasn't sure what the point was.

Zverev is big baby

DL fave Tommy Paul took out ARV in staights -- a good win.

And R426, I agree with you. The matches started too late.

[quote]Ugliest outfit goes to Fognini. Yikes, what are they thinking

But it's Armani! (they often come up with ugly stuff for him).

rusty Wawrinka got his first win in 15 months (over Opelka)

lmfao at Shapovalov's meltdown and point penalty today. Yelling "shut the fuck up" to the crowd when you're playing a local opponent is really dumb. To his credit he apologized to the umpire at the end of the match though.

Zverev well tough shit it's part of the sport. He has a point but every job has its pros and cons. If he had won his SF in straight sets he'd have gotten more rest

Alcaraz had to go through 2 marathons against Nadal and Djokovic so he could have been excused for being tired too but he wasn't in the final.

The Fog has great legs and needs to show MORE of them.

It's not the ugliest outfit I've ever seen.

It's a cross between a London banker's suit and pajamas, but very form-fitting.

This thread has been paywalled. See new thread linked below.

Thanks OP of the new thread.