The Gays and Tennis Part 122: Wimbledon Week the First

Shapovalov DFed on set point. First set to Nakashima!

Thank you OP!

[quote]Does DL have a nickname for Botic van de Zandschulp?

Van de Zandslut!

...and I like this nickname for Emma; Saducanu

UK tabloids are brutal. But it kind of does seem that she got lucky and took advantage of a weak WTA eta full of chokers. Hope I'm proven wrong though.

Thank you for the new thread OP.

Lovely Liam Broady takes Lil' Diego into a 5th set. Entertaining match!

I love the British tabloids during Wimbledon. The victorious return of Kimiko Date from retirement inspired one of my favorite headlines:

British Flop Katie O'Brien Crashes Out to Japanese Housewife

R4 Liam Broady has recently expressed admiration for the hairstyle of our favourite footballer slut, Jack Grealish.

There's nothing Jack likes more than praise from another fit man, so Liam can expect a drunk thirsty needy DM from the Whore of Solihull soon...

Tsitsipas is being intervewed and it looks like he has a split lip. Ouch, that's painful. He has great hair and looks better without the beard.

I thought I was able to appreciate a tennis player's looks without having embrassing reactions... until today. That pic of Giron's ass posted by saviour 297 in the past thread had my cock hard in an instant. I can't believe how perfect that ass is and he looks like he's wearing a thong as well.

R6 The Stud Of Stockport topping The Whore Of Solihull!. I'm definitely here for that!

Watching the Rafa game with my Dad, and he keeps on commenting how much it annoys him that Rafa superstitiously adjusts his shorts.

Quite a gay thing to hyperfocus on, there, Daddy.

Sequel!

Davis team or ova, Anisim team?

Svee-i-tek team or Kerkhove team?

Frech team or ova, Schmiedl team?

Flipkens team or Help team?

Coco GOAT team or Buzărnescu team?

Tamara Korpatsch's bitter and cunty posts are saving this Wimbledon.

Haha, Korpatsch posted that she'd talked things over with Tan and that Tan had explained about an injury she had. Tan won her match today despite this injury. Korpatsch probably doesn't believe that injury claim but was probably shamed into a backtrack of sorts.

Diego lost…

Giron is a beautiful man of color with an awesome, sexy ass.

Putin’s Bastard Child out. He’s not setting the world on fire this year.

Shapovalov is gone!

ShapoFLOPov!

Bye Putin Ice!

Korpatsch Sounds like a nut case. I hadn’t realized the extent of yesterday’s posts, with her going on and on and Tan’s lack of professionalism.

Poor Stevenson can pronounce the names of many top female players. That’s just basic.

Titsy's new look

Alex de Minaur is dating Katie Boulter…?

Katie “Eva” Boulter.

R22, Stevenson can or can’t pronounce names of female players?

The Shapo blond leg hair fan is distraught I’m sure.

r10, It's only suspicious if he is surreptitiously adjusting his own crotch while watching Rafa because BTW it's fucking annoying after 20 years 200, 000 crotch grabs and ZERO questions about it from the media. "Let's talk about mental health" while ignoring the elephante rosa in the room.

yay Nakashima!

Sorry. Can’t pronounce. She fucked up Swiatek and Krejcikova in the span of ten seconds

last chance

[quote]Tsitsipas is being intervewed and he has great hair

Here's Titsy's hair routine

Cmon Cressy.

Which white male players have yellow skin?

Berankis is cute - legs and butt not far off being Gironesque.

good Nadal is going to go at least 4 today

c'mon Berankis make footsy work for it

Ricardas Berankis = Cardi B.

Sock needs to do some gym work. He is too fat for tennis.

I don’t see Nadal going very far playing like this.

R9 well Liam better have some girth and especially length--Jack's got quite the sopping cavernous hole to fill yenno...

R38 he's always been a midwestern chubster

What happened to Jack Sock’s ex, Vasek Pospisil?

that dumb right winger lost first round of qualifying to Dalibor Svrcina who then lost his next match

Pospisil is too busy being NoVaxxx's little helper to be bothered with his actual tennis career.

☔️ ☔️

Kim C in the stands looking big as a house.

Here she is with Flipkens who just played her last singles match

Very moving scenes from Flipkens' last match. She probably should have won but choked massive leads in both sets (5-2 in the first one). Nice words from both afterward.

Pliskova going out in R2 in consecutive slams to Katie Boulter and Leolia Jeanjean? The end is nigh.

Swiatek was outplayed today and lucky to get through against Lucky Loser Pattinama Kerkhove. This streak is a bit inflated by what a weak era we are in.

Andreescu loses to Elena Rybakina in straights.

Jack Draper's down the line top-spin passing forehand has me ROCK HARD.

Swiatek doesn't look nearly as good here as she did at the French. She looks beatable but the person who does it will still have to play very well. Swiatek likes time and for the ball to sit up a bit like it does on clay.

Team Greek asshole or Team Aussie Asshole? that is gonna be a good match !

I’ll go with Tsitsy team. Lesser of two evils.

De Minaur is playing out of his skin. He's not missing anything. It's actually scary.

Liam Broady is great fun. He announced he's going to cash in his third round winnings and just spread it out and lie on it.

That's gross r54. Does he not know what's on cash?

I sort of think it might just have been a joke, R55. You do know what they are?

Only 38,000 attended Wimbledon today - a number not seen since 2007. Why the decline in attendance?

R57, people were so hyped for a Tan/Korpatsch doubles run. Now that it’s not happening the crowds aren’t showing up.

R57 I, as well, find it puzzling.

Because no Russian players. They are always crowd favorites!

Yeah, Federer was a huge draw. The lines are always longer when he plays at Wimbledon.

This is the year that I admit I am in love with the Greek asshole. I've tried to fight it, but I can't.

[bold] after the first 2 rounds here are the seeds who failed to reach the seed vs. seed rounds (rd32 and beyond [/bold]

[bold] men-15 upset seeds [/bold]

#3 Ruud (lost rd64 to Humbert in 4 sets)

#6 FAA (lost rd128 to Cressy in 5 sets)

#7 Hurkacz (lost rd128 to ADF in 5 sets)

#8 Berrettini (withdrawn due to covid)

#12 Schwartzman (lost rd64 to Broady in 5 sets)

#13 Shapovalov (lost rd64 to Nakashima in 4 sets)

#14 Cilic (withdrawn due to covid)

#15 Opelka (lost rd64 to van Rijthoven in 4 sets)

#16 PCB (retired against Lajovic rd128 after splitting 2 sets)

#17 RBA (withdrawn rd64 due to covid)

#18 Dimitrov (retired against Johnson rd128 in 2nd set after winning 1st)

#24 Rune (lost to Giron rd128 in 3 sets)

#26 Krajinovic (lost rd64 to Kyrgios in 3 sets)

#28 Evans (lost rd128 to Kubler in 3 sets)

#31 Baez (lost rd64 to Goffin in 3 sets)

[bold] women-16 seeds [/bold]

#2 Kontaveit (lost rd64 to Niemeier in 2 sets)

#6 Pliskova (lost rd64 to Boulter in 3 sets)

#7 Collins (lost rd128 to Bouzkova in 3 sets)

#9 Muguruza (lost rd128 to Minnen in 2 sets)

#10 Raducanu (lost rd64 to Garcia in 2 sets)

#14 Bencic (lost rd128 to Q. Wang in 3 sets)

#18 Teichmann (lost rd128 to Tomljanovic in 2 sets)

#21 Giorgi (lost rd128 to Frech in 2 sets)

#22 Trevisan (lost rd128 to Cocciaretto in 2 sets)

#26 Cirstea (lost rd64 to Maria in 3 sets)

#27 Putintseva (lost rd128 to Cornet in 2 sets)

#28 Haddad Maia (lost rd128 to Juvan in 3 sets)

#29 Kalinina (lost rd64 to Tsurenko in 3 sets)

#30 Rogers (lost rd128 to Martic in 2 sets)

#31 Kanepi (lost rd128 to Parry in 2 sets)

#32 Sorribes Tormo (lost rd64 to Tan in 2 sets)

Can’t believe Rune is already seeded

Nadal is gay

[Quote]Nadal is gay

Que??

[quote] Nadal is gay

[italic] Paging Pico Monaco [/italic]

Interesting how Tsitsipas is now working with Philippoussis for Wimbledon. Obviously he was a great fast court player with a booming serve. I wonder how well he knows Thompson whom Tsitsipas beat today and his next opponent, Kyrgios.

I hate the Greek asshole... but the Nasty Nutjob must be stopped. His malevolence and arrogance will explode the further he goes in the tournament. Can you imagine what he'd be like if he wins the damn thing?

He's the Trump of tennis.

so happy for Nakashima. Bye Putin supporting piece of shit.

I'm surprised that, for the very first time in my life (and I've been following tennis since I was about 12 thirty million years ago) I can honestly say that there is not one scheduled match on today that I would bother watching. There are a few players I find interesting (Sinner, Alcaraz, Norrie, Cressy), but none who are involved in anything I might describe as "compelling" matches. TBH, I would probably only very quickly check in on Djokovic's match to see if he's losing, but I'd probably use the TNNS app for that and then watch only if he's in trouble.

Is today's Wimbledon schedule a real dud, or have we been used to a really good series of GS sessions since the 1970s?

R70 =

The Liam Broady / Jack Grealish filthy bunk-up is officially ON!

Can Cressy turn it over and win?

Jelena Oyster Pancake's shoulder ruffles are low key carrying this tournament. How has she not been fined for wearing cream? Lol.

Terrific Tim through to the second week!

Tim Van Rijthoven won in three sets

R74 Cressy could definitely 'win it' if he turned me over!

[quote]Terrific Tim through to the second week!

[quote]Tim Van Rijthoven won in three sets

It's really a pity for him there are no ranking points to be earned this year

Cressy lost 😞

Nadal is finally getting some shade in the press since the pre-approved by Team Rafa interview with Tomeu. After being completely and intentionally ignored by the media, suddenly they're BFFs. Who was Rafa's best man at his wedding? No one knows because they're private. Am i wrong? He's been in and around the friends box for 20 years and no one ever said that's Rafa's oldest friend, former player and current coach.

A recent interview spoke about the wife as "loyal" and committed to their privacy, nothing about love. Rafa has never ONCE thanked her in a speech, she didn't even show up for the biggest win of his career, or his 35th birthday, or his surgery, and that's all in the past year or so. All the candid photos from the past 20 years show the wife with the sister and Rafa with Tomeu.

Enjoying The UGOAT Vs. Goffin.

It's tennis played by Incredibly Nice & Talented Guys Neither Of Whom Quite Have The Killer Instinct.

Wasn’t Nadal’s wife supposed to be pregnant?

Time for sexy Miaow-Miaow to rise and usurp the False King Of Serbia!

damn this guy is useless. big fat bagel in the first set

Tommy Paul up two sets and a break.

Kecmanovic has fat thighs and acne scars on his face.

Can't wait for the Alcaraz match!

damn, sakkari lost.

LOL the WTA is a mess!

The very sight of Novaxx Chokethebitch or sound of ANYTHING his says in his try hard faux humility projection sends venom speeding through veins. I really hate this fucker.

DL boyfriend Tommy Paul into the Round of 16.. (swoons)

Sinner (Il Gingio) team or Isner team?

Humbert Humbert team or Elf 🧝‍♀️ team?

Otter team or Alcaraz (Garfia) team?

Norrie team or Pornstache Johnson team?

rooting for Americans! which means team Isner.

Novak match is so boring. that guy's legs are so fat.

Il Gingio Team

Humbert Team

Otter Team

Pornstache Team

Zhang team or Garcia team?

Kerber team or Mertens team?

Keber already lost

Disappointed for the UGOAT, but at least he's managed to have a run of matches where he's played well.

Great for Goffin -such a classy game he plays. His shot-making is beautiful to watch.

[quote] Kecmanovic has fat thighs

Link please.

My heart wants Otte, but my head says as Alcaraz as he's more likely to have a chance against NoVaxxx.

Kecmanovic has gorgeous muscular thighs. Not an ounce of fat.

^ ITA

He is thicc in the nicest way.

grrrrr

Grain of salt, R131, that's coming from someone who wants Isner to win because Isner's American.

On a brighter note, good to see Tiafoe with his great spirit, soul and charisma through to the fourth round.

R101, not R131

Alcaraz was incredible! He was just so solid and so impressive against Otte. I can't believe he's just 19 and already this good, especially on grass! Did not expect it.

Norrie both bread-sticked and bageled Johnson.

No more Mr Nice Guy?

What's with Norrie's hair, is he greying already?

Sinner is thru

Garcia won. anyone drug test her? she is half a man.

I like Garcia esp. if she's one of us (was that her gf in her box?) Sakkari looks way more likely to be on steroids than her.

Garcia team or Garfia team? Which one is more masculine?

Garcia team or Garfia team? Which one is more masculine?

Alcaraz is a "new" player but already has 1.5 million followers on Insta. Meanwhile Ruud, a Roland Garros finalist, only has like 300k. Poor guy.

Insane shot by Carlitos

Norway is a small country of only 6 million. Spain has over 47 million...

R116 Many of Alcaraz's fans aren't even Spanish though. I think he's just overall more popular than Ruud.

Mary Jo F got fat! she shouldn't be wearing sleeveless attire.

To be fair Alcaraz has been marketed like crazy by the tennis world. It's not quite Gauff level hype but certainly a lot more than Ruud has been given.

The lesser Murray brother really let down Granny Vee in that tiebreak. They were a mini break up.

I’m glad Il Gingio and Tiafoe advanced.

tommy paul too!

The broadcast team on ESPN, including Cliff Drysdale, was breathlessly speculating during the Alcaraz/Otte match about how many Slams Alcaraz would win. "I'd put it in the 20s!" Give me a break.

What DL boyfriends left?

R123 Tasty Tim, Luscious Liam, Cracking Cristian Garin, Titillating Tommy, Daddy Fritz, Freaky Francis

Miomir Tree Trunk Fans will be happy to know that Andrew Castle was commenting on Miomir's bod right out the gate, game one he said something like -

"he's got a squat physique, athletic, six foot tall but you wouldn't think it, he's got that Serbian lower half"

I don’t know that Alcaraz has required marketing. His game is to a point where it’s pretty clear he’s going to be great.

Alcaraz has that kind of charisma on court, and he made incredible points in every match. He is a way more exciting player than Ruud (and i like Ruud).

The fact that he is the first teenager in a lot of time who is a real threat on GS helps the hype.

The atp hyped Rune way more than Alcaraz (specially when Carlos results were always better on the pro level) but Rune is too unlikeable to really get massive appeal. In fact i think he will be the player everybody loves to hate.

Serbian players against Nole is always a boredom. Nole is amazing but it's like they don't even try it

Alcaraz is the only young player who not only has the game to compete with Rafa and Novak, but also has that hard-to-define fighting spirit. That's why he's rocketed up to the top in terms of popularity. I'm on all the tennis forums, and he's the heir apparent. Most of us agree. Which is exciting for tennis fans. Because the next gen has just been one huge bust after another.

(I say this as Rafa fan who I hope wins the next ten slams!)

Granny Vee and Jamie Murray win, in front of an uproarious crowd.

Judy looked ecstatic in her box. It's funny that all the hype was about Serena and Andy just a few days ago.

Jamie and Vee had great chemistry on court. That looked like loads of fun.

There seems to be a great bond between the Murray brothers and the Williams sisters. They've always had each other's backs

With Big Three fatigue, and the departures of at least two from the stage fairly imminent, fans naturally are looking to the next generation.

Alcaraz is a reason to be excited about what’s to coming over the next decade-plus. I’d really like others, such as Felix, to show they have the talent and fangs to win the big matches.

Nice to see that Rafa's back in the Big Three.

Alcaraz may become great player in future but right now he is over-hyped way beyond his performance.

Good thing is that unlike Coco he has kept it together and has not allowed the hype inside his head.

When do we get to see Tommy again?

A. Zverev from his hospital bed.

Is DL fave Tommy Paul still in? He wears nice man panties.

yes, he's in it!

When is the men's round of 16. I wanna see his man panites.

Is Kokkinakis twink?

I love Tommy Paul. I bet he's slutty

Best part about Alcaraz in Wimbledon is that we get to see more of his coach Ferrero😍

Why have I not seen this before? They have amazing chemistry! That hug was so sweet.

Kokkinakis is also in the mixed doubles with Asia Muhammad. It's actually a cool draw, Jack 'fat' Sock with Coco 'GOAT' Gauff, Sam Prehistosur is playing it too with another Aussie. Oyster Pancake with Lebanese Colombian hottie Robert Farah (amazing ass), Sania Mirza with Mate Pavic, Nicolas Mahut & Zhang Shuai.

I just looked it up and Granny Vee has somehow never won the mixed here at Wimbledon, only made one final with one of the Bryan Brothers in 2005 (but she has 11 Wimbledon titles across singles and doubles). Venus has won mixed at the AO and the French, while Serena has won Wimbledon and USO in mixed - strange because Venus' best slams are Wimbledon and US Open. I hope she and Jamie can go all the way so she can finish the Wimbledon boxed set.

R133 No, he is not. He is a top 10 player, he has two master 1000 and he defeated Rafa and Nole (and a good bunch of top players). He is exactly as hyped as he deserves

And Harmony Tan keeps winning

They aren't airing tennis yet on tv. Was Tan really that good or was Boulter terrible? 6-1, 6-1 is a beatdown

Boulter wasn't terrible, but she just couldn't get a read on Tan's game. Tan was Santoro-esque in her trickery.

Bonkin' Broady Team or Speed Demon Team?

Team Broady, so we eventually get Jack Grealish in the players' box.

R147 yeah one of the commentators called Tan a poor woman's version of Jabeur.

I NEED Cristian NOT to crack up against Brooksby:

1/ I need to have even more views of Garin's quads flexing as he slides. 2/ There's something unlikeable about Brooksby - he's just too intense - he looks like he could burst into tears if he doesn't win a point.

[quote]one of the commentators called Tan a poor woman's version of Jabeur.

Ouch....pretty accurate though

[quote]There's something unlikeable about Brooksby - he's just too intense

His grunt is really annoying

Ostapenko posed with some fans...and a bagel

R127 It's because he's very hot and masculine looking, has the game to back it up and is also marketed like crazy. He's a sort of male Sharapova. After a few good results this year he was already put on the cover of Men's Health with his tanned abs out, massive jawline and muscular frame to be admired. He's tall, dark and handsome, just 19, girls and gay men drooling over him. Rune and Ruud cannot compete with him considering all of this.

R106 That's because he's a walking pharmacy.

Minotaur team.

Guh-reat for Garin!

For a clay-specialist he plays really well on grass. He's one of the players who must be the most frustrated that there are no ranking points this year, as he's slid doiwn to 56. This run would've put him back into the Top 40.

For the Shapo blond leg hair troll.

Poor Gasquet's run out of gas

Sock team or Kubler team?

Kyrgios team or Tsitsy team?

Sonego team or Nadal team?

Kubler Khan, Titsy (Kill Kyrgios) and Bi-Sonego Teams

We now have a possible Kubler-Elf final.

I love you, R160.

Is Sonego rumored to be bi or gay?

R162 we had some gossip on a recent thread that a male Italian pro that someone knows had schtupped Lorenzo.

Fat Sock out!

On center court, Coco the GOAT is losing to some random Russian chick.

American chick!

Anisimova isn't random. She's a ranked big hitter.

And there are no Russian players at the tournament, genius.

Someone better check on Mary Joe to make sure she hasn't slit her wrist .

"You people need to stop trying to make Frech happen" (Si-moaner Halep)

Svee-i-tek team or King of the Dead from Lord of the Rings team (see pic below)?

Martic team or Pegula team?

Badosa team or ova, Kvit team?

Zheng team or Rybakina team?

Horny Daddy through

Cornet took first set against Swiatek. Iga doesnt look nearly as good on grass.

Coco Gauff collapse is complete!!

Harmony Tan DRAGS some British scrub with two French breadsticks 6-1 6-1. Serena is the only one who took a set off her so far.

I'm sick of Iga's tactical toilet breaks and gamesmanship.

What's wrong with a toilet break?

Cunty Cornet is doing a great job of making Swiatek hit those extra shots

After this match =

"Qui était cette cunt?" (Eager Iga)

her streak is coming to an end!

I love an upset.

Swiatek probably should've played a grass tournament or two coming into this. If she wasn't injured, maybe a bit arrogant not to.

What happened to Iga? Is it the time of the month?

cornet said she's like wine, good wine always ages well lol

she's 32

I'm picking Harmony to win the whole thing. she's still new, nobody can figure out her game yet.

or that manly turkish woman.

R183 that would be a travesty for the sport

can't wait for the greek asshole match! I want to see what kind of meltdown Nick K will have! You know he's gonna lose his mind.

did you see Nick K is wearing basketball shoes?! how can he get away with them? they are too colorful!

Nick K's tats are just tragic, they are just black patches...can't even see what the fuck they are !

I want Kunt Kyrgios to meltdown so badly he gets at least a year's ban.

Finally, the hot Greek asshole has taken to the court. It's very much past my bedtime here in Australia. There'd better be drama to make staying up so late worth my while.

Nick's girlfriend is a real low rent Kendall.

The hot Greek asshole needs to make the Kunt run as much as possible in the first set. If he's out of condition as much as he usually is he'll probably crumble.

Jeez, the draw has really widened open for the ladies. Literally Halep is the only slam winner left in it. I wouldn't bet against there being yet another new slam winner.

Sorry, forgot about Penko, she's still in. That would be funny.

Sneaky prick. I wish they'd ban the underarm serves.

Oh here we go. Fucking shut up, you obnoxious prick.

Kyrgios having a tantrum over a call and said "fucking." Doesn't that come with a verbal warning?

It's starting...

that was the correct call. this guy is seriously mental

I like that from the Greek asshole: if you're going to start fucking around, I'm going to make you wait.

And as per usual, as soon as the going started to get tough, The Kunt blew it.

HOT TSITS!

greek asshole is impressing me lol

Pissypants is doing a good job of not getting distracted by Kyrgios's sideshow antics

It's hot Greek asshole, thanks R201.

Kyrgios is sort of scary.

Kyrgios is a douche.

Kyrgios is dirty douche water.

Why does he have to act out his internal monologue on court?

40-0 up on his serve, the Kunt starts showing off, loses 4 points in a row. What a Kunt.

LOL now he wants Titsy defaulted.

what happened?

For hitting someone in the crowd.

greek asshole didn't mean it. it wasn't done out of anger or whatever...

Nick's sister is looking quite porky.

I'd stress eat if that monster was in my family.

That moron wastes so much energy yammering at the umpire.

What a hypocrite. Always the double standard with this dick.

drama!!! it's so unfair!!!

greek asshole is right, Nick has zero respect for the game and zero respect for the opponent! he's made me become a fan of greek asshole.

This match is heading for an on-court fist-fight.

This match has become a total shit show

Nick took a bow...what an asshole.

Meh, I turned the match off. Have no interest in watching that clown.

Tsitsipas too rattled. Kyrgios got to him.

ugh...Nick is winning.

nick fell down, he slipped and is staying down...GOOD!!!

looks like his right hip. he's up now...

Hope the Kunt drops again and breaks his hip.

Shtephanosh Shitshipash

poor geek asshole, 2 double faults in a row...he ain't winning

Come on, hot Greek asshole. I can't stand to see Kyrgios advance.

Stef has had so many chances in this set. He really goes into his shell on the important points (doesn't help that Kyrgios has been servebotting). Mark Philippoussis still looks kind of sexy to me. Interesting that he is in Stef's box even though he's Greek Australian like Kyrgios.

Dying @ Queen Vee dragging the clueless tennis journalist.

I'm old enough to remember when the crowds at Wimbledon were admonished if they made noise.

Who is a better match up for Nadal? Kyrgios or Tsitsipas?

Nadal will defeat any of them.

Tsitsipas is not that good on grass, and Kyrgios doesn't have the mental and physical strenght to defeat Nadal

it's gonna be interesting in the locker room later...

Nick won. fucking hate him. disgusted by him.

Nick is the Happy Gilmore of tennis.

Kyrgios is such a trashy asshole. Always complaining about everything when he’s losing. Can’t stand him.

now he's saying he loves greek asshole. he's really crazy.

I hope he gets covid

To be fair, both are trash

Nick plays Brandon Nakashima next.

I hate both of them, but Nick takes my hate to stratospheric levels. He's just so fucking nasty and manipulative as fuck.

Why is NK constantly arguing with an invisible man between points?

Brandon Nakashima is a cute girl but there's no way she's beating this nasty Kunt. Especially if Nick starts his antics. Brandon will shrink and wilt like Tracy Austin's breasts circa 1995. So he will probably make another QF. Someone NEEDS to stop him, or they at least need to be taking him to 5 sets to wear him down.

People here mentioning Halep as a potential champion as if this slam doesn't have Harmony Tan written all over it. We should know the WTA by now. It's Harmony's world and we're all just living in it.

I find it hard to believe that fans actually enjoy watching Kyrgios play

Who’s the white haired guy next to Phillipousis in Kyrios’ box?…

Why did Nadal stop Sonego at the net? What did they discuss? Nadal did NOT look happy.

[quote]@BenRothenberg Somewhat relatedly, as several agents agree, whomever the first ATP player to come out is is gonna find a pot of gold at the end of their rainbow. This is something the market is very, very primed for, and there's a huge gay fanbase in tennis which remains largely untapped.

Thoughts on this? It goes against the received wisdom that it's bad for stars to come out in terms of money-making opportunities but I can't deny that companies have become a lot more woke since. I am guessing that only a really big star might benefit from it but most of them have invested in the wife/gf and kids thing.

R248, that stemmed from something that happened earlier. not sure coz I was watching the other match.

Nadal spoke to the guy in spanish and he also spoke to the ref? I guess the guy was trying to explain himself or something...nadal said to talk in the locker room at the net end of match.

Nadal was complaining about Sonego's 'delayed/extended grunt', he thought it was hindrance

[quote]Who’s the white haired guy next to Phillipousis in Kyrios’ box?

Nick's father Giorgos?

R251 Thanks. I thought it was because Sonego was bitching about closing the roof.

Kyrgios has an easy path to the SF now with only Nakashima, De Minaur and Garin in his way.

R247 Phillippoussis was sitting next to Stefanos' dad Apostolos.

R231, that's why I love Granny Vee: "Are you gonna write a good article or a halfway decent one?"

Then a big smile.

Super shady, and deservedly so, but also good humored.

Garin is kinda cute. Happy for him and for Chile to reach the 4th round.

[quote]I thought it was because Sonego was bitching about closing the roof

Maybe Nadal was annoyed with that as well lol, Sonego kept complaining about the roof not being closed even when there was still enough light

[quote]Phillippoussis was sitting next to Stefanos' dad Apostolos

Yeah you're right, I thought Mark P. was with the other Aussies

I want Greek asshole's dad in my asshole VERY deeply and VERY often.

Even worse that Krazy Kyrgios's on-court bogan behavior is the fact that he's fucken UGLY.

U-G-L-Y

He aint got no alibi!

R253 I think Kyrgios may come a cropper at De Minaur. He's pretty unflappable, will get serves back and make Kyrgios run and run.

Interestingly they've never played competitively before.

Il Gingio Team or Stacked Carlitos Team?

Novaxx Team or Dutch Nobody Team?

Cute Cam Team or Dreamy Tommy Team?

Elf Team or big Foe Team?

Alcaraz (Garfia) team (although I do like Il Gingio).

van Rijthoven (Red Baron) team. He’s cute.

Norrie team.

Elf team (though I do like Tiafoe).

Go, Daddy

Stacked Carlitos, Tasty Tim (8 straight matches on grass undefeated!), No More Nice-Guy Norrie, and Elf Teams... thank you for asking!

Does Tim have a chance against Djocovid?

ova, Bouzk team or Garcia team?

Maria! team or Ostapenko team?

Watson team or Niemeier team?

Mertens team or Ons team?

Garcia; Ostapenko (for the shit and giggles); It's Elementary My Dear Watson; and On An Ons To The Final Teams

This guy got a selfie with Ostapenko and a bagel. A real bagel.

Is Nick Raonic at R268 a Gays and Tennis poster? Is he related to porcine-faced Milos Raonic?

not only that but Nick spat at a person! that is fucking disgusting! covid is still around! his parents must be so proud

R269 He says in his profile that he's Raonic's no, 1 fan so I would assume it's more likely that he's a fan co-opting the name.

Which one of you is this?

"@Dubstep1988

Nick Kyrgios is so unlikeable he has me - someone with a lisp - cheering on a man called Stefanos Tsitsipas."

R272, that’s Lizsha. Dubstep. Shtepping Out.

Someone's gotta take down Kyrgios, stat.

Nick is such a manipulative, narcissistic cunt. Acts like an asshole the entire match, then manages to make it sound like Stef was the problem. I've known so many people like that in my life, it's maddening. His "Who, me?" act is really getting stale. Total sociopath.

Good for Stef for calling out Nick as the bully he is. "He was probably bullied as a kid." That's absolutely correct--and we know that Nick was bullied for being fat (he used to be chubby) and for being a person of color. So the bullied becomes a bully, as usual.

I've been not loving Stef in recent years--the bathroom break stuff, etc.--but I really have new respect for him after this match. If Nick wins Wimbledon this year, I'll plotz.

I actually predict Nick will pull out of the next round with the hip injury he sustained during his match with Stef. Nick cannot go the distance and will find a way to pull the ripcord before he has to actually put up or shut up. God I hate him.

R275 Think you may be right. Just seen that Kyrgios said this in his after match interview. Kyrgios on Tsitsipas: "He's got some serious issues. I'm good in the locker room, I've got many friends...he's not liked. Let's just put that there."

the Kyrgios-Tsitsipas match was fun. Why are prisspots so mad about it? Surely some of you were around for the Nastate, Connors and McEnroe years. I don't like when Kyrgios goes too far and gets himself dq'ed but some drama is fine. Too bad the match wasn't on center court

Tsitsipas is no angel and I love how he started to hit all his shots at the net directly at Kyrgios after the conflict started.

Nadal has some nerve to tell Sonego to stop grunting lol. Nadal has 1 of the loudest most obnoxious grunts in the game but of course the media won't call him a hypocrite

[quote] Surely some of you were around for the Nastate, Connors and McEnroe years.

I was around (a kid) for the final Connors and McEnroe years. I didn’t like them then and don’t like their ilk now. Then I was a fan of Edberg and Wilander and am a Federer fan now despite his not currently playing.

Enjoy this pic of baby fattie Nick K.

"@jon_wertheim

Hearing Nadal - now tuning Sonego - is being exceptionally Covid-cautious here. Often wearing a mask, even sometimes outdoors; requesting his team not eat out...If nothing else, suggests how serious he is about giving himself every possible chance to win a 3x Major."

GOOD. Hope Nadal does it. Please crush Djocovid's dreams.

R278 Exactly. I've been calling out shitty behaviour since I first started watching tennis in the late 70s. The whataboutists are so tedious.

R249 I agree with him, but the problem is that it would inevitable create a big distraction for the player (especially considering it's an individual sport). I can see someone of this generation coming out, but only after becoming established as a champion. Or if they end up being flops and have not much to lose. The only player who I think would truly benefit from it right now (if he were gay) is Zverev. Closet cases who compromise to the point of wife/kids usually die in the closet, so I don't even consider them. The ones with gfs can always say, later, that they are bi/fluid/pan/whoresexual.

R277 probably considers this one of the high points in tennis history.

[quote] Or if they end up being flops and have not much to lose. The only player who I think would truly benefit from it right now (if he were gay) is Zverev.

Flopos Zverev

F. Zverev

Zverev is one of the most obvious straight players. Forget him.

Here's Tom Daley and Dustin at Wimbledon from the official wimbledon instagram account.

*inevitably

It might be beneficial for Rune, if he is gay.

Martina Navratilova said that Rafael called Lorenzo up to the net to complain about grunting right after Lorenzo had scored, I think, his only break point of the match, and had some momentum. She implied it was a deliberate strategy for Rafael to fuck with his head before breaking back and winning the match.

Their extended animated argument hilariously managed to be the Peak Med moment in a night of passionate Med antics.

too bad Gambill is too old

he would have raked in endorsements given that he looks like a model with an actual nice body too (unlike most tennis players)

it's clear Nadal engaged in gamesmanship today and shame on him for that. Shame on Sonego for getting distracted but the press needs to stop the bullshit that Nadal is some saint

he is 1 of the loudest grunters and waited to comment on Sonego's grunt until just before the last game? pathetic

let's hope van de Zandschulp makes footsy dance for hours on Monday

Zverev is hoping to play the US Open but I have my doubts. He had surgery one month ago and not sure if that's even too soon for an orthopedic boot. He could very well be still in a cast.

How awful if already two of the greatest ever players are gay, and the world will never know.

... well, honestly, I used to believe it about Rafael, who had all the hallmarks, but not so much the last few years. The fact that he put off kids for so long - despite Roger and Novak and lower-ranked, less-wealthy players proving it was possible - especially after the tenth French victory, just makes him seem like more of a cold-hearted bastard than anything else.

The older, handsome guy with white hair dressed in all white sitting beside Phillipousis isn’t Tsitsipas’ father, but I don’t know who he is.

so nice to have Chris Evert back on espn. She's getting so emotional when the other commentators greet her

Seems like Kyrgios got into Tsitsi’s head and rattled him with his antics. I hope he sticks around for awhile now, I’d love to see him try that shit with Nadal or Djocovid.

If Rafa can fuck with these mental midgets by just talking to them, then more power to him...

Fuck Rafa. All that Mr Nice Guy bullshit. Patronizing Sonego, who is beautiful and likes the cock. How dare Nadal go after our boy.

Hoping Nole takes the whole thing and shuts everyone up.

So that whole prolonged conversation at the net after the match was Rafa bitching at Sonego about his grunting? Really??

Djokovic is the worst of the worst. I'd rather see Kyrgios take it, grisly as that would be.

Nadal:

[quote] From the bottom of my heart... I feel really bad now if I bothered him, so I feel sorry for that.

[quote] First of all, I have to say that I was wrong. Probably I will not - I should not call him on the net.

[quote] So apologise for that. My mistake in that. No problem. I recognise that.

[quote] Then after that, all the stuff during the match that I don't want to comment, because is something that I spoke with him in the locker room and it stays there.

[quote] Only thing I can say is I saw him personally. I apologise for that.

Wow, what a dick!!! He's x1000 worse than Novax!!! I hope they have to amputate his foot!!!

Sick of the ass thwarts that slam Novak constantly. Go back and jack off to your images of Roger sucking Rafa. Novak has paid the heavy price for his stupidity, so get over it. Roger and Rafa are no angels, their diva antics are worse than Bette and Joan.

look Djokovic deserves all the shit he gets

but today Nadal was throwing his weight around in a pressure moment which was completely uncalled for and hypocritical. Again Nadal is a loud grunter and his grunt gets louder when the score is tight. Secondly why didn't he say something earlier in the match if Sonego was annoying him?

interesting to note in watching the Tennis Channel-Courier and Annacone are much more critical of how Tsitsipas reacted to Kyrgios than the ESPN crew

R302 - THANK YOU! I wondered what geezer John McEnroe saw, his incredible non stop criticism of Nick, while either not realizing what Stef did, was idiocy on his part. Stef, should have been GONE when he did what he did with that ball. He AIMED for that section of the crowd.

I want Nadal to win this tournament. He's still the best that ever was.

well it's beyond the first ball Tsitsipas hit. When Kyrgios hit that underarm serve in the third set, Tsitsipas purposely just whacked it as hard as he could and it went flying out somewhere. That should have gotten him in trouble too

I get it Tsitsipas was annoyed and unnerved by Kyrgios but you don't start hitting balls like that into the crowd. The fact that he did it twice was quite poor sportsmanship. I had no problem when he started hitting the ball at Kyrgios during points but don't put the crowd and linespeople in danger

What an erudite and measured post, R301, worthy of Connors and Nastase. Not liking Djokovic does not equate to fandom of Nadal or Federer.

The hell it doesn't, R306. Are you new here? Or just...special?

Hardly new here and not going to engage in your level of pejoratives. Have a nice whatever.

lol this handshake

I'm glad other cameras caught it though. When the match finished live, the main camera was too busy showing the crowd and player boxes. I couldn't believe they made that stupid mistake. Everyone wants to see the handshake after a tense match

I want the fat chubby chick with the attitude and fabulously tacky tennis get ups to win. That little butterball will cut a bitch.

Nick is crazy and I guess there is a method to his madness. He succeeded in getting to Stefano's head. Stefano's serve let him down.

Johnny Mac was not happy that the ref didn't call out Nick for talking when greek asshole was serving. It was really something lol, to hear a famous headcase talk about mental case Nick! Look who's talking lol...

I mean I heard Nick said to the ref, " are you dumb?!" That is so disrespectful! How can he get away with this shit??? And he spat at someone in the other match! Disgusting human being, utter trash.

What did Tsitsipas say after the match?

Who, R310?

Tsitsipas, who repeatedly tried to hit balls at Kyrgios and twice hit them into the crowd, claimed: 'It's constant bullying. He bullies opponents. He was probably a bully at school himself. I don't like bullies. 'I don't like people that put other people down. He has some good traits in his character, as well. But he also has a very evil side to him, which if it's exposed, it can really do a lot of harm and bad to the people around him.' Kyrgios laughed in response and said: 'I'm not sure how I bullied him. He was the one hitting balls at me, he was the one that hit a spectator, he was the one that smacked it out of the stadium.

'I didn't do anything. Apart from me just going back and forth to the umpire for a bit, I did nothing towards Stefanos that was disrespectful, I don't think. I was not drilling him with balls.

'I was just competing at Wimbledon, and I did it. It was successful. Everything I did worked. I'm not going out there to be his friend. Do you want me give him a lot of respect, and say "Beautiful shot, Stefanos?"

'No, that's not what I'm going to give to him. I'm just going to be myself.'

Tsitsipas added: 'I have to say it was really bad from my side. I have never done that before, throwing the ball outside the court in that way. I did apologise to the people. I don't know what went through my head at that time.'

The Greek star also called on fellow professionals to form a collective to stop Kyrgios from constant sniping at umpires and officials as he believes the Aussie uses it as a tactic to distract opponents.

He said Kyrgios turned the match into a circus, insisting: 'I didn't hit any people. It hit the wall, thank God. For sure I'm never doing that again. It's my responsibility, for sure. But there was also something that created that behaviour that I'm not used to see myself.

'I wish we could come together and put a rule in place. Something about talking. Why would you be talking while playing? It makes no sense. Every single point I feel like there was something going on the other side of the net. There is no other player that does this.

'I really hope all us players can come up with something and make this a cleaner version of our sport, have this kind of behaviour not accepted.'

On his second code violation for hitting the ball out of the court, Tsitsipas said: 'I was aiming for the body of my opponent but I missed by a lot, by a lot.'

Kyrgios was asked why he thought his opponent was so upset and responded: 'I would be pretty upset if I lost to someone two weeks in a row. Maybe he should figure out how to beat me a couple more times first and then get to that. We really need to stop putting us on the same level of behaviour today.'

Kyrgios also refused to apologise for his on court antics - as Tsitsipas did and explained: 'I'll get fined for that. Why would I need to apologise? I'm getting fined for it. I always get fined. I'm very keen to see what he will get after today. The circus was all him.'

Kyrgios saved his biggest laugh at the suggestion that his fellow players will rally behind his beaten opponent.

He said: 'I just think he's making that match about me, like he's got some serious issues, like serious. I'm good in the locker room. I've got many friends. I'm actually one of the most liked. I'm set. He's not liked. Let's just put that there. 'He's that soft, to come in here and say I bullied him, that's just soft. We're not cut from the same cloth. I go up against guys who are true competitors. If he's affected by that, then that's what's holding him back.'

The Osterpanko flakes girl.

I love SoneGOAT (and was rooting for him against Nadal) but I have to admit his grunt (and gamesmanship) is ridiculous. Rafa's isn't great either, but Sonego's is really used on purpose to distract opponents. Even Gael Monfils had to have a word with him at the net in their last match about showing some more respect.

Nick repeatedly calling Tsitsipas 'soft' is exactly the kind of underhanded homophobic language that makes me dislike him. The reason Nick is more liked in the locker room than Stef is because the tour hates the sensitive, effeminate kid and worships the toxic masculinity of Nick. They all walk on eggshells around him, even Daniil, Flopos, Novak, etc. because they know the press storm that comes with it.

Also pretty outrageous for him to say that Stefanos was the one who made it a 'circus'. Really? I always feel like the tour needs a good villain (Soderling, Hingis, Lendl, even pre-stabbing Seles in some way) but there's a difference between having a personality, and just being arrogant. It *IS* distraction and delay tactics. And the worst part is that Nick is so whiny about it and still plays the 'poor me' game. Bye.

Dennis Novak?

Was Lendl ever villainous?

Lendl definitely wasn't the villain in this exchange.

[bold] now that we've reached the rd16 here are some updated seed stats [/bold]

[bold] men [/bold]

6 unseeded players including 1 WC and 1 qualifier

10 seeded players in total

4 lower seeds (17-32 who should have lost in rd32)

6 top 16 players (the seeds who were supposed to reach the rd16):

[bold] women [/bold]

9 unseeded players

7 seeded players in total

3 lower seeds

4 top 16 seeds

Lendl had his moments lol

Tennis is a battle of personalities now? Fuck that. The winner wins and no sour grapes please. Even If the winner is not the favorite. Fair is fair.

this wouldn't be allowed today for a player to stick his finger in his opponent's face and then the opponent pushes him away

"same stupid lady as last time!"

towel diva!

They need to bring back those 80s white shorts.

Kyrgios is such a cunt. Does he think he's impressing anyone?

Colonel Daley Mustard did it in the Gentlemen Members' Dressing Room with the Venus Rosewater Dish!

R317 I was just about to say "soft" is code for f*g. Kyrgios is clearly a nasty homophobe. I'm wondering if he knows something though? I doubt he calls all his opponents "soft". Is Tsitsipas actually gay? Is he the first gay ATP player?

I don't think Kyrgios is homophobic at all. Homophobes don't have gay friends. And AFAIA, he is on friendly terms with Ben Rothenberg and even had exchanges with winks and heavy (homo)sexual innuendo.

Also I disagree with R234 who wrote

[quote]Kyrgios doesn't have the mental and physical strenght to defeat Nadal

Kyrgios-Nadal h2h is 3-6 so Kyrgios definitely has what it takes to beat Nadal, especially at Wimbledon, where he sent him packing back in 2014.

The relationship between Nick and Ben Rothenburg is more like the gay nerdy kid in school who has a crush on the bully jock (who makes fun of him repeatedly, but keeps him just close enough to make the poor sod still worship him). Nick is a narcissist. I love his tennis, but let's call a spade a spade.

Calling Stefanos "soft" repeatedly and saying "we're not cut from the same cloth, I go up against guys who are TRUE competitors, he has no friends in the locker room, i'm well liked." Is bullying with homophobic undertones. He has always made fun of Stef's sensitive qualities, his youtube videos, tweets, etc.

The only other players who do like Stefanos are also a bit effeminate and less traditionally manly - Thiem, Ruud, Hurkacz, Dimitrov, Qureshi (an older Pakistani doubles specialist who Stef calls his closest friend on the tour). It's sad. I'm not saying he's been an angel on court himself (although I don't know why he's the only one is called out for using delay tactics/coaching), but there's definitely an element of picking on the 'different' kid, the "SOFT" kid.

And you wonder why no player wants to come out?

R332 Preach. There is clearly a homophobic and toxic environment on the ATP tour which makes it hard for players to come out.

Rothemberg is right about the gay player. Times changed and if a player comes out (specially if he is young and a promising player) he'll get a lot of sponsors. Unfortunately coming out comes with a lot of attention which is not good for the development of a player.

Kyrgios-Tsitsipas was a duel of drama queens. I'm happy they continue to bitch about the other after the match and at least they don't pretend they are friends anymore

R331 He was the new kid on tour in 2014. He never defeated Nadal on GS again (not even on Wimbledon).

Kyrgios lacks the physical strength and he gets easily distracted when the match don't go his way. He is very talented, but lacks a lot of attitudes that make a big champion.

He defeated Nole the two times they played, but if they face each other on a GS final, Nole will destroy him

I can't believe the doubling down of ESPN's McEnroe Brothers, determined to slam Nick and ignore what Titsypaws did with the ball. I guess Evert had brain cancer, because her comments were just as stupid. Thank God the Tennis Channel crew figured out that Stefano should have been booted. Patrick McEnroe, beneficiary extradionnaire of his big brother's largesse, made sure to agree with Big Bro all the way. When Johnny Mac has to pick his Fed, er, Laver Cup team I am sure he won't want Nick on the World Team he coaches with Lil Bro.

R336 But it's a little rich that Kyrgios has a problem with it when Stefanos 'could' have hit someone with the ball, but not when it was him ACTUALLY hitting a young fan in the stomach with the ball?

Give me a fucking break. And notice his spray-on hair to cover his baldness melting down his forehead in the pic.

Titsypas KNEW where he was hitting that ball when he did it. What happened to Davidovitch Fokina when he got a point penalty that defaulted him against Vessely, and he was stunned, but mature enough to accept it with a minor protest. You could see Jiri felt bad about it, too. Tits looked sheepish for the rest of the match BECAUSE he knew he should have been gone.

Kyrgios’ behavior at times seems Trumpian.

What Tsitsy say after match?

'Lucky' Heather Watson used to get to regularly tap this.

Luscious Liverpudlian, Lloyd Glasspool, currently to be soon overpowering Mektic and Pavic in the dubs.

The 100th year celebration of Centre Court is going on right now (on the BBC). Just witnessed DL fave Pam Shriver dance to Cliff Richard again. Sadly, Martina won’t be able to take part in the parade of champions, because she just tested positive for COVID.

The parade is starting now.

Penko is still getting away with wearing a skirt that is a suspiciously cream offshoot of white but at least it looks way better without the hideous colors and patterns.

[quote] The parade is starting now.

Parade of lesbians and other assorted perverts!

Another small cunty thing Nick did you may not have noticed -

At one point Titsi walked over to his towel box, and not only had Nick piled his own box up with used towels - it looked like an overflowing dirty laundry basket - but he'd placed another one of his towels on top of Titsi's.

I don't think the 'soft' comment was homophobia, it's just to undercut him.

But really the fact Nick spat at a spectator and wasn't thrown out of the tournament is unbelievable.

I’m going to miss Sue Barker during the Wimbledon coverage. I wish the unbearable Andrew Castle and John Inverdale would have retired instead.

I hope you are all watching the 100 years of central court ceremony with all the fossil previous winners. Including Margaret Court.

Sue is utterly irreplaceable.

I wonder who they'll hire. I do love Clare Balding, but Sue is just so unbelievably joyful, warm, welcoming, grandmotherly. There's no one else like her. Growing up, Wimbledon was tennis, and Sue Barker was Wimbledon.

It seemed to me that M Court’s entrance was decidedly muted in applause…

Regarding homophobia on tour keeping players in the closet - I actually think if a player came out they'd all be on their absolute best behaviour around them so as not to be seen to be homophobic - and I'm not talking behaviour in terms of outright homophobia, I'm talking in terms of 'gamesmanship', tantrums, antics, et cetera.

Venus and Petra looked the best, emerald green is definitely her colour. Bartoli has ballooned once again. Kerber also dressed quite nicely by her standards, lesbian-chic.

Goran has been so offputting since he became Novak's coach but he looks great with the salt and pepper hair. I was a kid when he won Wimbledon and I remember him taking his shirt off and revealing that sexy hairy chest. One of the first moments I realised I might be gay.

Niemeter is a cow. so fat

NIEMEYER THE NEW SHE-HULK!

She looks like a stout German milkmaid

She a modern Fraulein Schweiger from The Sound of Music

If Jabeur doesn't get through this weak section it will be such a disappointment for her.

R349 Agreed, Sue retiring is the end of an era. She's got a great rapport with pretty much all the main tennis players and is warm and charming. I've got a really low tolerance for TV presenters (they almost all end up annoying me) but I've always loved Sue. She'll be a tough act to follow.

I hope they give her a good send off - preferably on Centre Court after the men's final.

[quote]The 100th year celebration of Centre Court is going on right now

Here's a video of the entire celebration. You can see Cliff Richard and Pam Shriver at about 11.00 minutes in and the parade of champions starts at 17.50 minutes

I'm still thinking about Nick's press conference. Him saying that Stef is "soft" is really so toxic. Nick is clearly the victim of some trauma, some event in his childhood--likely bullying--that causes him to have no empathy for others, much less any professionalism. The belief that good men are "strong" and weak men are "soft" just shows how very immature he is. It's just pathetic and he's a lousy role model for boys. Really toxic stuff.

Kyrgios bringing up the guys he plays basketball with and how tough they are is so annoying. No one gives a fuck about your pickup basketball games asshole.

It’s disturbing how everyone coddles Nick. This is the second slam he should have been ejected from.

Sue Barker was always there for Wimbledon when I visited the UK. I’ll miss her.

So he thinks acting like a complete asshole is what makes him manly? Tragic.

Why was a pic of non champ CoCo Gauff inserted with all the Wimbledon champs of the past? Mary Joe?

R365 weird, right? She was the only non Wimbledon champ in the video.

R332 I also think it wouldn't be a sponsor problem (maybe in conservative countries in Asia and Africa), as all the biggest multi-billionaire corporations and firm jump on the Pride bandwagon every year. If anything it will attract too much attention. I think that to bear that figer always pointed at you, the player must have the game and results to make it become a side thing. I fear the environment is like high school, where you are afraid of being target just as "the gay one" and being subsequently humiliated in your professionalism. It's quite a perverse situation.

Btw, do we have any rumour of Tsitsi being actually gay?

This match is already over. Alcaraz is playing VERY bad now.

Rewatched the video and they show Lisicki crying too. But at least she made a Wimbledon final.

Non-champ Coco is the GOAT. She's slated to be inducted in the Hall of Fame next year.

Will Il Gingio beat Carlitos?

Tiafoe looks tired

Tiafoe and Elf into a fifth set.

tommy Paul lost first 2 sets

Elf advances.

Elf off the shelf!

Alcaraz (Garfia) in trouble. Lost first two sets to Il Gingio.

Well that does it then, Djoko will win Wimbledon this year. I don't think Rafa will stop him unfortunately.

The back of Norrie's hair really needs a trim!

Poor tommy lost. Not a good day for the Americans

Not sure why Kyrgios get's the 'traumatic childhood, possibly bullying' comments. Any evidence for this? He was a fat kid, but plenty of pudgy kids are massive bullies themselves, always barging through the little ones and younger ones. Kyrgios just sounds like a classic bully. 'Stef has no friends, no-one likes him, so it's ok to chuck his stuff in the pool' sort of thing.

I know, it's so high school! He's not liked in the locker room, I have more friends than him. They like me better than him etc

Il Gingio advances.

Our boy Alcaraz sent packing by Sinner

sinner grew taller!

The new beauty in tennis, 19 year old Carlos Acalaraz.

Jamie Murray is adorable.

R387 Shame he's got Venus dragging him down. She's long past it.

Just started watching Novaxx. Already a break up. Ugh.

Unfortunately J. Muwway looks like Judy.

Of course Alcaraz lost. Fucking pathetic. He's a fucking mug, a mental midget. ZERO break points won today. He even double faulted TWICE to break himself. What a fucking idiot. Even when Sinner was choking, he was making stupid mistakes and basically outchoking him. I'm no longer a fan. He's a fucking idiot. Can't stand him anymore. Fucking overhyped shit player.

I BELIEVE in Tim. This is Tim Time.

Is John McEnroe being shady calling him "Joke-ovich" on the BBC commentary?

van Rijthoven team.

Van Rijthoven is playing Djokovic and his shorts looks like a tent. Its poking through. On ABC now.

Van Rijthoven has a relatively nice ass.

Mac must be constipated. He has been making one stupid comment after another. He won't let the Kyrigos thing go. I think it's early dementia.

R390 Take your pills

Maybe because Nick Kyrigos is an asshole.

At least Ons won. That part of the draw is a joke (not that the other one is that stronger anyway)

Tim Rigthoven NSFW

R396 Did you hear Andrew Castle bring up Kyrgios during the Norrie match earlier? It was obvious the other commentators didn't really want to dredge it all up again, but he kept pushing. He's a dickhead.

ABC just showed the video at R400 and I did a double-take, like WHAT did I just see?!?

[quote]like WHAT did I just see?!?

You saw a tennis ball in his pocket, sorry hon.

Van Rijthoven’s ass was made for eating. What a feast that would be!

Oh good, Williams/Murray were knocked out. Makes her defensive reply to that journalist quite laughable.

Venus' age was showing throughout the match, but Jamie played a bizarre and horrible tiebreak. I thought Andy's return of serve was weak but Jamie just puffballs it back every time? They had 5 match points including one on his serve that he completely bottled, and they lost 18-16. It reminded me of that Olympics final when her doubles partner let her down in the tiebreak. He was always crossing at the wrong times.

Oh well, at least she lasted longer than Serena in the tournament for a second year in a row. I just found out there is a legends mixed event this Wimbledon?? Wtf?

Fucking hell, Tim. GET IN!

"JAAAAAA!"

Tim is playing a great match. Fearless!

Tim's brothers in the box are HOT!

Ja. IS THERE HOPE?

I'll say that I didn't much like how Tim struggled to take break points and to serve the set out but he can play really well on grass, very enjoyable.

Hi Judy at R387!

Red Baron.

At least Kyrgios is on first tomorrow. There should be far fewer drunken bogan idiots supporting him in the crowd for him to feed off.

OMG -- Martina Hingis

WTF is she wearing? A nightgown and blazer?

Bitch has a receding hairline!

The ever-chic Margaret Court dazzles in drapes, wrinkles, and a haircut by Flowbee.

bye, Tommy

Boobs out.

Il Gingio plays Novaxx next. Anyone think he has a chance? I do.

Thighs Garin Team or Demon Team?

Kray-zee Nick Team or Nakawhoosis Team?

Kubler Team or Daddy Fritz Team?

Vandy Zandy Team or Rafa Team?

Minotaur (Hitlerstache( team. I wouldn’t mind Garin either though he doesn’t have the Giron ass.

Let’s go Brandon team.

Daddy Fritz team.

van de Zand Schlut team.

King of the Dead from Lord of the Rings team or Tomljanović team?

Rybakina team or Martic team?

Badosa team or Help team?

ova, Anisim team or Tan the Betrayer team?

R400, the pic was removed. i didn't see anything

Daddy Fritz is still in it!

Go Daddy

Dot com.

Vee and Bartoli having a laugh

R416 That homophobic old sow was invited?

Sure was. No sign of Steffi or Andre or Pete, though.

Daddy, Demon, DeZand and 'Don Teams.

Go the Big Ds!

Wonder if Court and Hingis swapped lesbian jokes.

Penko threw a water bottle and knocked a chair down when she lost and the crowd booed her.

Oh, I adore Ostapenko. She never disappoints. The game needs her.

Ostapenko playing mixed with Robert Farrah. Beauty and the Beast.

Stefan Edberg and Bjorn Borg were stunning in the parade of champions. Dream-Daddies both of them.

Where was Serena?

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Cash was speaking after he'd been on centre court for the centenary parade of former champions but he's evidently concerned at the prospect of how Kyrgios might conduct himself there.

Three-time Australian Open champion Wilander told Eurosport: 'I've never seen anything like it.

'I'm not sure I want to see something like that again, to be honest, because I don't think this is what we want to promote in tennis. We want to not promote it as entertainment.

'We want to promote it as inspirational, educational, but this is what people maybe want to see. I'm not sure I'm a big fan of what's going on to be honest.'

The greatest irony was McEnroe's attack while commentating for ESPN. 'It's embarrassing. He doesn't need to do all this,' said the man once dubbed 'Superbrat' at SW19 for his behaviour but is now one of its favourite fixtures.

'It's scary how good he is - that's what's sad in a way.'

Not on the practice court, R435.

R436, Cash is absolutely right, I’m glad he said this.

Rotchger is such an eshole.

Just seen that Nicolas Kicker is back playing tennis at ITF level after being banned for match fixing for 3 years.

Demon up a set and a break against Thighs Garin.

Demon and Garin playing an awesome third set. Both hurling themselves all over the court.

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Ugh. Fucking asshole Kyrgios is going to win his match.

Kyrgios came close to being beaten. Hope it happens next round.

Vamos, Rafa!!

If VDZ is straight, he does a good job of hiding it on court.