The Gays and Tennis Part 123: Wimbledon Week 2 Begins

I went out for breakfast, any drama?

video of topless musetti in the gym working out

The Garin - De Minaur match was epic. An almighty crap for the last 3 sets.

So happy Cris pulled it off in the end. He's had a shit past year and really needed this confidence boost.

Nakashima has terrible acne

As bad as Carlitos, R4?

DL Boyfriends remaing

Premier League Boyfriends: Cris Garin, Daddy Fritz

Second Division One Night Stands: Cameron Norrie, Elf Goffin, Botic VDZ

R5. yeah. Carlitos acne has healed, leaving scars but Nakashima's acne is still raging

Nakashima and Nick K going to a 5th set! let's go USA! it's the 4th of July!!

Ugh, Nick is going to win this. Can't stand him.

Nice to see Daddy Fritz playing well. And Garin-of-the-Thighs won a big match earlier. Let's find a shirtless of him.

Nasty Nick seems to have behaved himself today. Someone had a word with him?

Kyrgios advances.

Daddy Fritz through.

Nick with that ridiculous hat low on his head, acting all sullen, speaking in monotone. What a CUNT.

Fritz has those sad, droopy, wrinkly eyes, it's very endearing in a way. He kind of looks like Emperor Palpatine from the nose up.

Daddy Fritz is winning Wimbledon!

I'm watching the Tan/Anisimova match

Tanisimova is their couple portmanteau, R16.

New shirtless Matteo.

Kyrgios did seem a bit better today. He still dicked about a bit - e.g. complaining to the umpire that the back of the court was in poor condition.

Wondering if Halep might sneak in and win this whole thing. A second Wimbledon for her--would be really great.

Go Daddy

Fritz isn't gonna age well. he has sad, droopy eyes

[quote] Go Daddy

Dot com.

Nick could actually win this whole Slam, as disgusting as that would be. I could see him rattling Rafa and then Djoko to get them off their game. What a shitty Wimbledon this has turned out to be already! I agree with the decision to not allow Russian players. But honestly, I think Kyrios should have been suspended after his Tsitipas match yesterday. Kyrgios obviously fancies himself as a 'disrupter' in a sport that really doesn't need disrupting in the way he thinks it does. In the end he's just a straight up asshole that should be receiving much stiffer penalties than he has received.

nice bulge in that fritz pic

nick k is playing garin next

Very happy for cutie Garin!

Anisimova going thru and also Tomljanovic.

Bloody well about time the cunt was kicked out.

Ladies QFs:

Tomljanovic v. Rybakina

Halep v. Anisimova

Bouzkova v. Jabeur

Maria v. Niemeier

[quote]New shirtless Matteo.

He's also in Italian Head and Shoulders ads

“Nole” team or Il Gingio team?

Elf team or Norrie team?

Il Gingio team.

Norrie team but only because I'm a Brit.

Tomljanovic will probably lose to Rybakina, but it would be a real power move for her to make an unexpected run to the final after the Berrettini split and his unfortunate absence from the tournament this year.

Wimbledon organisers and Britain's tennis authorities said on Monday they have appealed against fines handed to them by the WTA, for excluding Russian and Belarussian players from this year's grasscourt events.

As part of the penalties, the LTA was slapped with a fine of £620,000 (about $753,000) while the All England Club has been asked to pay £207,000 ($250,000)

Il Gingio Team New Improved Ruthless Norrie Team

ridiculous, they shouldn't pay those fines. They are still a private club.

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It does sound like a great life, I'll be honest. But then what happens when his career ends? I hope they're investing most of the money he makes.

I don't really see anything 'daddy' about Fritz except for the actual kid he had when he was like 18 (which gives me more white trash, rather than 'hot dad'). His sunken eyes, thin greasy hair, hunched posture, mouth breathing and sinewy figure... his servebot game is also enough to put anyone to sleep.

Jason Kubler is much hotter, gorgeous skin - but he was too tired coming from qualies to do anything (and doesn't really belong at this level anyway just yet). I loved the closeup of him getting a literal butt massage through his white shorts - delicious, the trainer was squeezing the cheek so hard. I thought it was sweet when they were waiting for Fritz before the coin toss and he was talking to Mo Layhani about how excited he was to be there and what a beautiful court it was, saying it was "unreal" and couldn't believe he was actually getting to play there, even asking Mo what it was like when he first got to umpire a big court like this. A really nice guy.

Feli's commentating on the Rafa-Botic match on the BBC. His voice is giving me a boner.

So deep and and a beautiful eh-thpanith accemt.

I am unfamiliar with Zandschulp's sponsor on his shirt., never seen that symbol before...

Tomljanovic is so random, she has the talent but not the heart to be a champion. Even in the interview she said she didn't think she could actually do it and broke into tears. Nice to see her emerging in her own right and no longer just a punchline for getting screwed over by Kyrgios and Matteo.

Garin really is gorgeous. Re the Alcaraz/Nakashima acne - I think doping controls and side effects prevent them from using medications like acutane.

Nice to see Tomljanovic out from under the spell of Matteo's manmeat, tho.

[quote]I am unfamiliar with Zandschulp's sponsor on his shirt., never seen that symbol before...

It's a Dutch brand called The Indian Maharadja which focuses mostly on field hockey gear and equipment but they make tennis clothes as well

Thank you for the info!

Botic Van De ZandFLOP!

Gauff and Sock are up an early break on Cornet and Roger-Vasselin. Cornet already bringing the drama as she struggled to serve.

[quote] Fritz’s bimbo

Sock brought his bimbo too.

Botic's coach, Peter Lucassen can get it...

Oopp, forgot pic

Maria team or Niemeier team?

ova, Bouzk team or Ons team?

[quote]And Garin-of-the-Thighs won a big match earlier. Let's find a shirtless of him

N. Skupski or K. Skupski?

N Skupski - packing a punch!

Il Gingio Team

Cute Cam Team

@ R49

As my gran used to say, "She puts on her make-up with a shovel."

"I don't really see anything 'daddy' about Fritz except for the actual kid he had when he was like 18"

JFC, that's THE WHOLE REASON we call him that. Jesus, are you new here? (maybe you are)

Halep - Jabeur would be an awfully good grass court match. I hope that's the final we get. I would think Halep would win that, but who knows?

[quote] would think Halep would win that, but who knows?

She may be Onsuccesful at her efforts.

Daddy F has one of those lanky tall bodies that are always horny and usually carry a huge dong. I don't know why all these guys like those OnlyFan Instasluts.

Nasty Nick walked onto court wearing red shoes and then changed into red shoes and a red cap right after he won too. Seems petty, like something an immature teenager would do. This is the rule:

"Rule No 1: Competitors must be dressed in suitable tennis attire that is almost entirely white and this applies from the point at which the player enters the court surround."

R2 slut

[quote]Seems petty, like something an immature teenager would do.

Well considering that he is emotionally arrested at about age 12, it would appear to be within keeping with his never-ending teen-hood.

ESPN's coverage certainly merits criticism, but I do love how they use both ESPN and ESPN2 simultaneously on the second Monday each year. Feels so special. Are they doing that tomorrow again for the quarterfinals?

R40 Daddy actually comes from a wealthy family. He was just a horny teen

Deliciano's voice is absolute pornography.

Jannik was also dating an 'instagram influencer', so he's either in the closet or is also hitting the jackpot with these gold diggers.

R14 made me laugh. Good reference.

Who's the bastard that took out my sweet Tommy Paul? I will cut the bitch.

Garin is the only hot guy left in the tournament. None of the others are hot at all

Fritz' baby mama must be pissed that he's wasting money living lavishly with some social media whore. Taylor better hope his results keep getting better and better. If I were his baby mama I'd sap him for as much money as I could get for their son

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Kyrgios is tiring and trash. Fritz is very average looking.

I'm neutral about Kyrgios. He was fucking with Tsitsipas's head and it worked.

Nick is "feeling mature."

Hoo-boy.

Thx for the compliment, R69.

You're just a common sand schlut!

People LOVE Kyrgios. He's an ass, but people love that. I don't care. He doesn't bother me, but I'm not usually rooting for him. I really don't see him as some sort of massive rebel.

yeah, there is something definitely wrong with him, he was drinking at the bar until 4am, the night before his match with Nadal. He's also said that he will throw the match if his beloved Celtics lost a basketball game.

lol of all the stuff Kyrgios does that is controversial, his rebelling against the most idiotic "all white clothes only" rule is 1 thing that he should be praised for

it really is the stupidest rule in all of tennis that Wimbledon requires all white. The courts never looked so good as at the year the Olympic event was held there and we saw players in all those beautiful colors

Buzkova team

How did the feud between Tomic and NK end?

Did it end?

really impressed that Halep destroyed Badosa so easily especially given that Badosa upset an in-form Kvitova in the previous round

the top half of the ladies' draw isn't bad at all. Rybakina is a very good player-big hitter and server which translates to grass. Anisimova is having her most consistent year including an improved serve and she always had the groundstrokes. The only one who shouldn't reach the final is Tomljanovic

Agreed R42. Anisimova actually has a fantastic game. No real weaknesses. When she's on? She's fun to watch

She's had some tough Slam draws this year. I hope she can pull through.

You guys make it hard for me, considering that historically my two faves on the ATP tour are Djokovic and Kyrgios and I'm not even making that up. But wait, no, it's not your fault: Djokovic and Kyrgios make it especially hard for anyone to root for them. Kyrgios' ego keeps growing and growing and he's turning into a bully so I just have to ignore him, and with Djokovic, the MO was to turn off the TV the minute he wins so that I didn't get exposed to the ludricous boobs out twirls. Then came COVID, Nole's hallucinating shenanigans and you cannot objectively keep rooting for him, so I have to force myself to root for the opponents but you know how it goes, as the match progresses, you lose your focus and Djokovic makes it a point to come out with an absolutely outrageous BH DTL and here I am, jumping out of my couch like a lunatic (Tom Cruise's fashion) and have to regroup: "no, what are you doing? You're supposed to hate the man, not to cheer on his tennis.

It's really hard, Datalounge. Go easy on me.

I miss Federer. It was nice seeing him get trotted out during the silly parade of champions. He looked good. Hopefully he can come back. Even if he's not slam winning days anymore I'd like him to end his career on his terms and not because of injury

btw for the Thiem fans ( I am not one though I appreciate his talent) he has taken a WC into the Austrian clay challenger event this week and is playing #210 Filip Misolic today

I want Carlos Alcaraz inside me.

NOW

That shot yesterday evening of Ian McKellen looking at Rafa through BINOCULARS when he was taking off his shirt and bending over to tie his shoelaces... a DISASTER.

[quote]That shot yesterday evening of Ian McKellen looking at Rafa through BINOCULARS when he was taking off his shirt

yeah that was funny, here's a video:

Lady Miss McKellen knows good booty when she sees it.

Obviously a manipulated video.

Sinner is the new face of Gucci

[italic]Tennis star Nick Kyrgios has been summonsed to face a Canberra court after allegedly assaulting a former girlfriend late last year. He is due to appear in court next month.[/italic]

Well, Kyrgios had just been charged in Australia with assaulting his girlfriend.

I hope they throw the book at him if it's true. People like Zverev and Basilashvili seem to be getting away with it (though neither case has yet been resolved, IIRC), but that doesn't mean that Kyrgios should as well.

Eldergay flashback. I remembered a 1975 interview with BJK when she was a straight, married lady who demurred to her husband and didn't like women libbers.

-Her family—"straight out of Archie Bunker," according to Larry—was solid, traditional Protestant middle class, fired by hard work and a fear of God. Even now, her parents would like to see her abandon all this gallivanting around the world and settle down and have some kids. Growing up in Long Beach, Calif., Billie Jean deviated little from the values of her happy home. Her father, a fireman, was also a devoted sports fan, and so the daughter's participation in sports was not considered aberrant any more than her deep religious conviction. After all, going back at least as far as Jo March, little girls have been tolerated as tomboys.

Prince William and his wife is there today

It puts Wimbledon in a tricky position. He's actually being charged in court and there will be a trial, unlike Zverev etc. Is it reasonable to expect an audience to sit there politely applauding him during a match? Plenty of actors/sportsmen get puled off things just after being MeToed, but this is a lot more serious.

Nick Kyrgios has been charged with assaulting his ex-girlfriend and is to face court in Canberra next month.

Oops, should have read the comments.

Yes, we know, R98 - see just half a dozen posts above, with an actual link

Is Kyrgios friends with A. Zverev? They seem to have much in common.

[quote] Sinner is the new face of Gucci

Seriously? Do they have a new line of red leather products?

[quote] How did the feud between Tomic and NK end?

As stories must when love's denied: with tears and a journey.

Well, innocent before found guilty and all that but if he has actually been charged they must think they have evidence that will stand up in court.

I wonder if that's why he was so muted during his last match...

I wonder if it was the time the cops were called to the hotel when he was with his ex in quarantine. there were things posted on insta, made the papers.

Plenty of men were removed from things purely on Twitter allegations, from which nothing ever came, R104. Entertainment and sporting bodies have a lot of leeway.

Jannik is playing well

R106 Yeah this is cops charging him, not 'Twitter allegations'.

One of them has a good looking trainer, dark hair and beard

Sinner from 1-4 down to 6-5 and a break up.

Kyrgios and Passari began dating in July 2020. They broke things off after an argument last October that resulted in a police visit at their hotel in Adelaide.

The altercation occurred after Passari accused Kyrgios of cheating in a post on Instagram, in which she shared a photo that appeared to show him in bed with a “naked girl.” Kyrgios reportedly denied the cheating claim at the time.

"ACT Policing can confirm a 27-year-old Watson man is scheduled to face the ACT Magistrates Court on the 2nd of August in relation to one charge of common assault following an incident in December 2021,”

Il Gingio team.

wow, sinner just won the first set! 2 more to go!

R113 fantastic!

I always love the 'hub-bub' noise from the Centre Court crowd just after a shock set finishes. Just something about the acoustics of the place is quite unique.

It is indeed fantastic, and from 1-4 down!

novax looks slow. he needs to wake the fuck up. doesn't look good for him.

No, it does not. He just got broken! And, is it me, or does the Wimbledon crowd are pulling for Sinner?

[quote] Sinner is the new face of Gucci

Little things like that give me hope that one day I'll be the face of Chanel N°5

Meanwhile Berrettini is the new face of Head and Shoulders shampoo! Probably Il Gingio is more interesting-looking for a high fashion brand though I'd bet Head and Shoulders pays more.

Have you seen the models on the high brand runways? Sinner fits that look to a t right down to the ultra slim build.

Sinner looks like Sigourney Weaver’s younger sister…

That good looking coach is Jannik’s coach Simone Vagnozzi.

And now two breaks down.....

Second set for Jannik!

Sinner's now won 12 out of the last 14 games.

Sinner two sets!

wow, Maria doesn't look like she just had a baby! she's about to beat the fat German.

Ons would crush either of these women but I'm worried Bouzkova could get the upset.

I totally get the Gucci appeal. Not part of my spank bank, but Gucci and Sinner were made for each other.

German mom won.

Musetti should really get his mole removed, he would get more fashion sponsor deals. he's hot!

Sinner needs to break back quickly. Do NOT let him get a foot-hold back in the match.

Ugh. The sight of Djokovic asking for the public's applause after holding serve, with Kate Middleton and Simpleton Windsor smiling and clapping their hands for him, makes me feel like puking.

R134 my reaction exactly. The self-satisfied smarm of it all.

Wimbleton

Thanks [R136]. That was helpful

Fucking hell, why are they all such mental midgets when they come up against NoVaxxx. Tsitsipas last year, Sinner this (apparently). Just crumbled.

Novak lifted his level but not significantly. Sinner's just shanking and double-faulting left, right and centre.

Oh god, here we go, Novaxx is driving the bus now.

It's so fucking annoying. Nadal and Djokovic are obviously amazing players but these twats just cant hold it together.

What is Novaxx's wife wearing? Lord!

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Tatjana Maria posted this picture of her family 6 days ago. The older kid is 8-years-old. A little surprised she didn't seem to be watching from the box.

I can no longer watch; Novak makes me ill.

If Maria wins the title, she'll be the oldest winner since 1914!

Yeah I hate seeing the smarmy Djokovic win. If a 20 yr old cant do it maybe the kids that are 10 yrs old now will beat an almost 50 yr old Djokovic in the future. Theres always hope.

Venus babysat Tatjana Maria's kid.

Teena Marie Bouzkova.

Djokovic's wife seems to be back to regularly supporting him. I wouldn't be surprised if their shared anti-vax stance against the world has brought them closer.

Il Gingio =

Good grief that last miss by Sinner. Embarrassing.

Somehow it's always worth when they give you hope.

Isn’t there anyone who can win Novak? He is arrogant again. Show is on.

Cant wait to miss the most predictable mens final ever.

I really thought Sinner was going to win that. He dominated the first two sets, but after that he pretty much lifted his caftan and presented hole.

I love Djokovic. He’s an amazing player and , I think, he’s good looking. I don’t get all the hate for him

Seems like every single time I've signed on the last few days, it was primetime but not many posts. Anyway, really disappointed in Carlos Alcaraz. Two Slams in a row he's come out flat in an important match. I hope this isn't a sign of things to come. His arm was wrapped, though, so not sure if he was dealing with an injury.

Also, the continuing disappointment of these younger generations not being able to take down Nadal or Djokovic at the Slams is endlessly frustrating. Nadal embarrassed Ruud in the French final and got through several other matches that were winnable by his opponent. Same script in Melbourne. Now Sinner loses after being up two sets to none against Djokovic. Shades of Tsitsipas in the 2021 French final.

I'd be surprised if it isn't yet another Djokovic-Nadal final. Fritz has a shot against Nadal. If he gets ahead early, though, he can't let Nadal back in. But I suspect Nadal will find a way through.

I think the only hope of someone else winning is Medvedev going beast mode at the US Open!

I need David Goffin's coach, Germain Gigounon, in my quite deeply!

Maggie's hair is epic @ R150

EPIC

Had a nap. Woke up to Novaxx winning. Absolutely disgusting. I have a feeling he will win Wimbledon. He's playing way better than Nadal, which pains me to say. Nadal also has the worst draw and Novaxx gets a day more rest. Fuck this shit. I took a break from tennis for years. Nadal's recent victories brought me back, and not to mention Alcaraz, who has shown potential. Wondering if I should take another 5 year break from tennis. Hopefully by then the disgsgusting Novaxx is retired.

R156 has just awakened from a nap that began in 2011.

I thought our Christine Marie rejected being called “Chrissie” years ago, but now I see it on her ESPN chyron.

Elf up two sets to one on Cute Cam.

Well, that's it for me, Wimbledon is over, Novaxx will hoist the trophy looking all pleased with himself.

watching Norrie now. Hope he wins the 5th set!

r156= Mrs. Djokovic.

I love me some boobs out but get real. I'm a fan but his anti-science stupidity robbed us of good tennis at a time when we all needed it.

I mean, The entire pro tennis world got vaccinated. We've all been vaccinated and a lot of us were not happy about it so STFU because you're not special. Did you see his player's box? I didn't recognize anyone but his wife. I'll bet even his brothers and parents think he's acting like a selfish asshole, which he is.

Watch , in this video he pinches a little girl and calls her a cunt in Serbian.

R167 Preach👏👏👏👏

R168 That little girl is a cunt for wasting his time and insisting he sign all that shit. Fuck her.

R156 It's because most DLers think Covid is a deadly plague with 75% death rate, therefore he's hated because he didn't want to get vaccinated against it.

Looks like No-vaxx will win this. Sucks! He's a fug troll!

I don't get the Ons love. She's ungraceful, fat, she looks like a more likable and skilled Bartoli. I miss proper elegance in women's tennis. It's like she wants to be a fat Martina Hingis, but just isn't able to.

[quote]Wondering if I should take another 5 year break from tennis.

You mean coming back when the slam counts of Nadal-Djokovic-Federer stands respectively at 31-29-20.

Sorry Fed fans, I can predict things but I cannot change them.

Yea no, R170, Djokovic has been unlikeable since at least 2016.

I think we're going to get that eagerly-anticipated Bouzkova/Rybakina final!

Lol at Chrissie praising Jabour’s skill at the net WHILE Jabour commits two successive errors there.

It's her consistency that's most impressive.

Well, R176, she is the World’s Worst Tennis Commentator.

Chrissie is fighting ovarian cancer...

Come on Ons! A Halep-Ons final would redeem this cursed tournament.

Why are they showing an extended Novak interview when there’s a match going on???

Has the BBC started calling that hill Norrie's Nob yet?

yay! Norrie is thru!

Cool to see a brit in the semis. Djokovic will destroy him but still a great result.

omg, is that his mommy crying? so touching !

Wow well done to Cam Norrie!

oh my, Norrie is emotional too, he's teary eyed...

Ons made some beautiful shots. There was a service return drop shot that was spectacular.

Once her game got going, there’s been lots to appreciate.

R182 It's Norrie's Knoll now.

Funny how the Brit they didn't hype up has done so well. Where are Raducanu and Murray?

[quote] Once her game got going, there’s been lots to appreciate.

Ons her game got going, there’s been lots to appreciate.

I know it won't happen, but if he beat Novaxx it'd be better than winning the final.

Perhaps Novaxx will contract Covid.

No-one was expecting Murray last long, R189. It was just nice to see him again at Wimbledon.

My favorite slam is definitely the US Open for the men cause statistically I think it's the worst for the big 3. They dont dominate it nearly as much as the other 3.

Like Novaxx would admit it and drop out if he had COVID, R192!

Ons keeps tugging on her crotch like Nadal.

Raducanu is early in her career. Despite her USO breakthrough, it’s unrealistic to expect too much from her for another year or two.

As for Murray, he’s clearly fighting retirement. Not realistic to expect him to contend on a major at the age after his hip surgery.

Evert had to correct Patrick McEnroe on air about he pronunciation of Ons’ last name… yet he continued to mispronounce it.

Is it me or does he often come across like a dolt?

Ons is fun to watch because she's not a baseliner.

Ons showed beautiful variety and tired Bouzkova out with the dropshots and sharp angles. Huge serving, strong defence, and a charming interview to boot. I hope she wins the title. It seems a lot in the tennis community (and even that one poster in this thread) want the skinny / conventionally attractive / 'glamorous' types to win slams (a la Raducanuu and Sharapova and Anisimova), but at least this girl has some personality and a spectacular game.

Speaking of Hingis, she and Clijsters had a 6-0 6-3 win over Schett and Dechy. They will probably win the legends title. It was also fun to see big hitting Ivanisevic and Pierce team up for the mixed legends, especially since no players on the current tour have any real star quality. Is this the first slam to have a mixed legends event?

I'm a big fan of Djokovic's game, so I'm pleased he won.

Goffin has a fucking hot, tight little body. Norrie looks like he's got the bigger cock, tho.

Cerundolo literally thirsty thanks to ATPhotplayers.

[quote]Goffin has a fucking hot, tight little body. Norrie looks like he's got the bigger cock

A true fan of the game

Meanwhile at the Salzburg Challenger Thiem won his 1st round match against qualifier Misolic

men's tennis is just SO COMPELLING!

INCREDIBLE how middle aged chronically injured Nadal and antivaxxer Djokovic keep outlasting guys 10-15 years their junior in marathon slam matches!

From the 2021 RG final to the 2022 AO and now today's Wimbledon QF

those young guys are SO impressive! They sometimes can win a set or 2! wowzers!

I look forward to another 10 years domination when Djokovic will have gone all gray and Nadal will be totally bald!

let's praise the young guys for having the COURAGE to step on court with them!

I DEMAND at least one upset on the men's side. Cristian Garin: I'm looking at you... and your perky pectorals.

Please spare us a Kyrgios semi! He'll be fucking unbearable if he makes it.

Another wild card for Murray, he is set to compete on the grass of Newport at the Infosys Hall of Fame Open (is this where we'll talk about it?)

Norrie doesn't get enough on his shots to really bother Djokovic though he's improved his serve somewhat. Sometimes his groundstokes are too "spinny" which is going to hurt him against the best of the best.

I think if Fritz can shorten points he'll have a shot against Nadal but obviously the match is going to be a big test of his consistency and stamina. He has the same build as Sinner, long and lanky

Check out this serve from what I assume is the junior event. Kalin Ivanovskii

Well, it seems we'll have another clown on the circuit soon

With Kyrgios facing domestic abuse charges, I wonder how rattled he will be tomorrow.

Not as rattled as his girlfriend’s skull.

Like I needed another reason to dislike him.

None of you are talking about how subdued Novak was, though.

I was wondering if he's ill with corona.

Not much roaring and even when he rose up out the crypt in the third set, it was a marginal improvement in his demeanour.

Well, I didn't see the entire fifth because of the channel swap...

I really hoped that big cheer Jannik received at the start of the fifth would inspire him.

But anyway, point is Novak didn't seem himself, and although he can do without crowd support, the Brits were utterly electric for Norrie today and will be absolutely enflamed for the semi-final... Novak will get crumbs from them, if he's lucky. They certainly won't tolerate any antics. Don't count out the upset just yet.

Daddy Team or Rafa Team?

Krazy Kunt Team or Thighs Garin Team?

I want Rafa in the final for guaranteed Deliciano commentary all week.

Although they had him on the Novak match today ... Sue Barker must have made some demands ... hopefully she'll demand him as her replacement.

R213, I think that was Djokovic in energy-conservation mode. He didn’t look very pressed for some who had just played a five-set match. No one was saying, wow, that must have taken a lot out of him.

You’re horny for Sue Barker, R215. Must be a WTA player.

Daddy Fritz team.

Garin team (by far).

Does T. Maria have a baby?

R219 she has 2

Horny Daddy team

Help Team or Assassinova Team?

Whoosis Team or Whoosis Team?

Help team.

Tomljanovic team.

Help is scary when she's on. Didn't she make like 4 UE's in an entire set when she beat Serena?

in my wild tennis fantasy I'd love for Garin to win the title but he'll be lucky not to get embarrassed tomorrow.

the domestic violence charge against Kyrgios is too much. Cleary there's evidence or they wouldn't be going to court. This is now THREE active ATP guys. The sport needs to take a stance

Really hard to pick where this is going... I think Nole gets to the final, Norrie should be no problem, but I really could see Rafa lose to Kyrgios.

A Kyrgios-Djokovic final would be something, wouldn't it? Nick hates Novak, yet defended him during the affair in Australia, which Novak recently credited him with, once again. Maybe it's Nick's destiny to win one Slam and then be done with the whole thing. He did say the other day that he told friends he was motivated to go to Wimbledon this year and win the whole thing just to shut everyone up. He's so talented--when he puts his mind to it, he can win!

That said, Garin is an Iron Man. Won't be that shocked if he grinds Rafa down. Daddy Fritz has no chance, I fear. (Though he won Eastbourne!)

As NoVaxxx went through I can't gamble on Daddy, so I'll have to plump for Rafa Team.

Thighs Garin Team morning night and 2X nightly, please!

Plump? Is that a reference to his “famouse ass”?

You know R73 would still suck off Daddy

Titsy looks hot here (first pic).

I like Titsy's Jesus look better; not that he looks bad at all with no facial hair.

well, maybe if Nick K offered $$ to the ex, she would drop charges and don't cooperate. In the US, if the victim doesn't cooperate, then there is no case...

[quote] In the US, if the victim doesn't cooperate, then there is no case...

In addition, if it doesn't fit, you must acquit.

I love this from the Guardian. Maybe they're not all all that bright?

"After being informed that Henman Hill is now being referred to as Norrie’s Knoll, Norrie laughed. “I don’t even know what a knoll is,” he said. “I would say it doesn’t roll off the tongue as well as Henman Hill. But, yeah, I don’t even know what a knoll is. I’ll take it.”"

and Norrie is 1 of the ones who went to college

It is an old fashioned word. I wouldn't expect your average young person to know what it is.

'grassy knoll'

I wonder if Cam has a hairy knoll?

He has a neck beard, so you’d have to assume so.

I've never heard the word either

What happened to Milos Raonic? Is he still playing?

Tomljanovic has started surprisingly well. She's completely handling the pace of Rybakina. And her coach is HOT, how have we not noticed him before?

[quote] What happened to Milos Raonic? Is he still playing?

From Wikipedia:

[quote] [The porcine] Raonic struggled with calf and right leg injuries for most of the year. After losing in the fourth round at the 2021 Miami Masters to eventual champion Hubert Hurkacz in three sets, he took a hiatus that lasted for three months when he returned at the 2021 Atlanta Open in July. As the top seed, he lost in his opening match against eventual finalist Brandon Nakashima in three sets. After the loss, he once again took another hiatus due to his injuries.

My God Caroline's voice is hideous to listen to. When does Daddy play Rafa?

[quote] When does Daddy play Rafa?

Supposedly 11:45 Eastern.

Sorry. I meant to write 9:45 Eastern.

Juicy Ass'd Joe through to the dubs semis!

The Help through.

Camera focused on blond boy in stands with two unsightly forehead moles

The Kazakhstani Rybakina advances.

Russian cunt won.

Daddy Fritz is playing Nadal....

so sad one of them gotta be a loser

The Wimbledon interviewer *repeatedly* asking her about what a big day it was for Khazakhstan and Rybakina completely ignoring her every time... lol. Also the excessive closeups of one person in the crowd with a Kazakh flag. She was born in Moscow, lives in Moscow, trains in Moscow, pays taxes in Russia (literally funding the war), and played for Russia until 2018. As much as Wimbledon and the BBC try and cover up the awkward truth that a Russian player has a strong chance of winning this title, they can't avoid it.

In an interview from earlier in the week when asked about the ban, she said (quote) "I hope everyone will forget about the whole thing next year." It could get very awkward for Kate Middleton potentially handing the Venus Rosewater Dish to her. And I think she has a chance, she hit 15 aces today.

I definitely don't like Rybakina for that. Kazakhstan have clearly helped her financially and with coaching support (the captain of the national team, Yaroslava Shvedova, has been in her box throughout Wimbledon). Too bad people are going to wank furiously over it if she wins and she isn't helping matters. There are a number of players who moved nationalities for money but the country expects to get national pride from it.

Tomljanovic, who was playing Rybakina is another example - Croatian originally, has lived in the U.S. for years and has an American accent, but plays for Australia.

Nadal is playing like shit. NID.

Djokovic to win Wimbledon. Nadal will lose to Fritz.

Assertive start from Cris. Kyrgios already chuntering away.

I knew it😭 Rafa is losing😭 I can't believe that asshole Djokovic will win Wimbledon.

Can anyone hear what Kyrgios keeps bitching about? He’s bitching and kvetching nonstop today, at his box, the chair umpire, anyone within earshot.

R254 Speaking as an Aussie - Tomljanovic is about as Australian as Zhang Shuai. And it's always a bit of an elephant in the room when at the AO or Fed Cup they try and promote her as one of our Aussie girls (even on the news this week) and then the crowd watch her and hear her American accent and Croatian coaching. But it's not the same issue because Croatians are not banned from Wimbledon. If Rybakina wins, a lot of her prize money from this week (incl. sponsors) will go directly into Putin's pocket, through her taxes. Samsonova on the other hand was banned for having the Russian flag, but lives and grew up in Italy, speaks Italian as a first language, etc. It's just a bit awkward.

Nick's loud talking when Garin is about to serve is shameless gamesmanship. I hate that sexy thighs is already choking.

Fritz let Nadal back into this match. He should have concentrated on making sure he held serve. Instead he plays an error-strewn game to hand Nadal a break. I'd be surprised if Nadal loses this set.

[quote] Tomljanovic is about as Australian as Zhang Shuai

And I’m like, um, Japanese, you know. I’m even. Send after a, um, Japanese city, um okay. Black Lives Matter, um, yeah. That’s all.

Just saw David Beckham in the crowd, can't stand him

Camera just showed a really fey looking guy in the stands. ESPN commentators said he’s a Formula 1 driver. They then showed Beckham, who looks like a dirtbag.

R253 Rybakina didn't even go to a tennis school. She went to a regular high school and was training on her own at the Spartak Club at afternoon between homework and without a personal coach, all this when she was already 18. Then Kazakhstan stepped in and helped her. It's thanks to Kazakhstan if she has a career at all. Ungrateful.

R260 How did Tomljanovic get the citizenship if she wasn't even living there to begin with? I'm not familiar with Australian citizenship.

The absolute WORST in terms of nationality is Osaka anyway.

R265, Before 2014, Tomljanović played for her country of birth, Croatia. She began competing for Australia at the 2014 US Open after obtaining permanent residency in Australia. For the next four years she was required to represent Croatia at all non-Grand Slam events,[4] until she was granted Australian citizenship in January 2018, allowing her to represent the country at all events on the WTA Tour.[5]

Tomljanović was born in Zagreb to Croatian father Ratko Tomljanović who played handball professionally (winner of the 1992 and 1993 handball European Cup) and Bosnian mother Emina.[6] Her elder sister Hana played tennis for University of Virginia.[6]

She began playing tennis at the age of six and moved to Florida for training when she was 13.[7] She is coached by Fernando Martínez and Rene Gomez.[6] She is also a fan of basketball.[6][8]

R265 Tomljanovic I think had an Australian coach at the time and he arranged it.

Osaka at least was born in Japan and is half-Japanese. She didn't get support from the U.S. either which is why she moved but at least she's somewhat patriotic about being Japanese and makes an effort.

Who was the Formula 1 driver?

I spotted Nadal's wife. That was her, right?

I think you can obtain AU PR if you have special talents...same in the USA.

They didn’t say. He looked prissy. I think it had a white pinstriped suit, if I recall.

I think it would be hilarious if after banning Russians the winner ends up being Rybakina.

Rooting for Halep

[quote] I spotted Nadal's wife. That was her, right?

R269 = Nadal

No, not little rabbit gnome

Thanks, R271.

[quote] Her elder sister Hana

Lesbian.

[quote] No, not little rabbit gnome

?

Help^

Help team.

Thanks, R279.

I found out who that F1 driver was. it's George Russell. a brit. F1 driver for mercedes.

this is his picture.

Thanks, R282.

Nick K is winning so far

R260 Zhang Shuai doesn't represent Australia or any other countries, she was born in China and plays for China, I think you are mistaking her with someone else.

What's wrong with Nadal? his foot bothering him?

Nadal with an injury, but Fritz can't break him. Nadal did fire off a string of winners in his last service game, though.

Kyrgios has the oddest body. Zero muscle tone and a slight hunch back.

Kyrgios has the uglies tat. just black patches, can't even see what the fuck it is.

Quite a big hunchback for a young man I'd say. That's gonna get worse.

R288, or “injury.” This could be the second time he’s tried to break an opponent’s momentum. (The first was that weird pause to lecture Sonego).

Apparently Nadal plays better with an abdominal injury.

Fritz handed Nadal that set. Pathetic.

Fritz always looks sleepy

it's his eyes and his body language as well.

Kazakh Rybakina team or Help team?

Ons team or Maria team?

I'm for a Halep-Ons final.

Halep vs Jabeur could be good the way they both are playing.

DL fave Sebastian Croft in attendance

Who is the old ahold in Kyrgios’s box who whistles whenever he wins a point? I’d punch him if I were sitting by him. Course Nick might punch him if he were female.

So a Kyrgios/Djokovic final will be interesting. Two spoiled assholes. I hope the temper tantrums are other-worldly in that match!

Is Sebastian Croft white?

R303 He’s Greek Cypriot.

Looks like No-Vaxx will definitely take Wim. Sad.

Poor Rafa.

Novaxx winning again. So thrilling. Zzzzzzz.

Daddy Fritz up two sets to one against Nadal.

Daddy Fritz team.

Maybe trying to get a CYGS at the age of 36 isn't such a good idea after all? I'm a Rafa fan and lbr, it's Rafa's own fault. He should have gone for it 10 years ago. Way too late now that he's older and injury ridden.

R305 like Nadal was going to beat Djokovic at Wimbledon. Kyrgios or Fritz have better chances.

Yeah, sure injury. It was just a ready made excuse in case he got rolled. He looks fine now.

Djokovic will slaughter Fritz or Kyrgios. What an exciting ending. Zzzzzzz.

[Quote] Kyrgios or Fritz have better chances.

Ha, Sure Jan. Those two will fold. Another dull final.

Kyrgios's antics are tiresome. He acts like he's some tennis rockstar but he just comes across as bratty, annoying and a total asswipe.

Ugh. If Kyrgios makes it to the final then at least Novak will hopefully kick his ass. The tantrums could be entertaining. But he’s ugly inside and out.

Kyrgios acts like he’s won 30 Slams and everyone should n bow to his whims.

So bummed Kyrgios won that match. Garin is HAWT. But a great result for him.

Now rooting for Fritz! If Nadal wins but is injured, that means Kyrgios goes to the Final with ease, which would suck.

Nadal won't be winning anything today.

who's that really old guy wearing a baseball cap in Fritz's box? His daddy? grand dad?

Fritz is choking

Now set 5.

Embarrassing for mens tennis.

And Nadal breaks for 4-3 in the 5th. This one is likely over. What is it with these young guys not being able to get across the finish line? Agree with R322 that this is embarrassing.

Fritz has an issue with his thigh as well, it was wrapped in bandage.

Even again. Wow. I still expect Nadal to pull it out.

R325 Pics please. TIA!

Both now battening down the hatches.

C'mon Fritz, you've made it this far don't blow it now.

Rafa is a Force of Nature.

Taylor has nothing to be ashamed of, he made Nadal work for his win.

Rafa is a faker. He was only in pain he was losing.

Yes, Rafa!!!!!

Fantástico !!!!!!

🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

Rafa will take down Kuntios. He'll get inside his head and drive him insane. Kuntios will be taken off the court by The Men In White Coats.

Taylor's long, hairy thighs couldn't get him over the finish line.

This is just all so maddening.

Kyrgios team or Nadal team?

“Nole” team or Norrie team?

Nad-ANAL Team Norrie The Quiet Assassin Team

Fat Sock and Coco GOAT out to Ebden and Sam Stosur.

I beated skinny white boy, no? Even with sore foot.

does... Rafael have any chance? I want to believe.

Daddy Fritz seems awkward

Fritz's girlfriend looked like a Barbie.

As does Fat Sock’s wife. Bimbos galore!

Team Nick, and he will fuck with that Spanish faker prick. Nick will mess with Rafa's towels, and the minute that Rafa pulls his bogus foot/abdomen/inner ear ailments, he'll call him on it. Nick is not wimpy Taylor, he won't crack.

Taylor fucked it up himself in the 4th set.

Nadal doesn't seem to be playing high quality tennis which I've come to expect from him...maybe he's not 100% who knows

Nick is not 100% either.

However, I hope Nick will be OK with his legal case in AU. I hope it's not serious. I want to hear the details. I remember she mentioned that she had to quit her job or something to follow him on tour and he called her a bum...she complained that he's stingy, few gifts etc. So maybe she's trying to get some $$ from him, after putting up with his shit for 2 years. He moved on so fast with this new gf and even bought an apt together and says he wants babies with her etc. The ex must be seething with jealousy.

R345, it’s not a lawsuit for money, it’s a criminal assault charge. In theory, he could face two years in prison. He’s certainly not the last guy on the tour you’d think was capable of behaving violently.

Rafa is playing so bad. It's just his utter refusal to quit that's keeping him in matches. He's SO epic. Even when he's not playing epically.

Still, if Nick plays his A game? Rafa doesn't stand a chance right now.

With that in mind, I shall be praying to the tennis gods for the next two days so that my dear Rafa can up his level. Just two more matches. Please!

I'm rooting for Norrie

Tuning in late her. The reason Rafa won was because of his will. He hates losing. Novak is the same. The will to win of these two is something you can't teach.

Help is playing excellent, clean tennis.

erm, late HERE

Someone upthread said he may take a break from following the game. If it's another Nadal-Djokovic final, I may do just that and only follow online until someone other than those two win all the Slams. The inability of the young guns to take down even a hobbled Nadal or an out-of-form Djokovic is just embarrassing for tennis.

The will of the Big 3, especially Nadal, is amazing. However, the lack of it from the younger generations is hurting tennis. That's why there was so much excitement around Alcaraz this spring, but he's so far turned out to be another dud in the Slams.

Fritz's girl is a proper old-fashioned WAG.

Norrie team.

I’m not a Nadal fan, but I much prefer him to Kyrgios.

More than the all-important champion's mindset, the younger players don't even really have a MAN's mindset.

Watching the semi-finals in Paris, it was painfully clear that Ruud/Rune were boys, and Nadal/Djokovic were men.

It was in everything - the play, the presence.

It's not just about age, because Nadal, Djok and Fed didn't seem so boyish even in their early twenties, neither did their contemporaries - there's just a lot of infantilism across the board for young men these days that shows up on court ... anyway I don't know whether you'd all agree with that or whether I should articulate further or is this controversial...

I'm actually starting to believe Nadal could get a calendar year slam.

grand slam, that is

At the very least, they need to STOP announcing that they had Nadal posters in their bedrooms as children.

Best of 5 is such a great format for Rafa and Nole since the rest of the year all the matches are best of 3. There's a bit of a psychological let down when a younger player, having won two sets realizes that they still have to win one more. Add to that, their awareness of all the times Rafa and Nole have come back. It's very intimidating, especially since both those guys grind and will not give any points away. Rafa and Nole know this and its a huge psychological obstacle for younger guys.

Ons Team or Tia Maria Team?

Help Team or Whoosakina Team?

Ons Team and IDGAF Team

Ons team.

Help team.

I prefer getting the clap to Kyrgios, R353.

I'm still predicting a Novaxx/Kyrgios final, even though I'm a huge Nadal fan.

Watching the match now.

Incredible that Rafa won. 😳

He’s amazing.

As I noted above, I’m not a Rafa fan on court, although he seems like a decent, likable guy off court. However, I wouldn’t mind him winning Wimbledon this year because:

1. I’d rather have anyone win other than Djokovic and Kyrgios

2. I’d like to see someone, whether Rafa or Serena, get closest to reaching or exceeding Margaret Court’s total majors record.

3. I’d like to see a men’s grand slam in my life time rather than just the same man holding the four major titles at once (non-calendar year). I remember Steffi getting hers, and it was anti-climactic because it was so expected and she had no serious rivals at the majors that year.

I adore Rafa.

Yes, hun. But it's ok.

Something I've been thinking the last while is - another way for Nadal and Federer to protect their records from Djokovic would be to coach younger players to defeat him.

Well, they probably don't have any faith in the younger players to get the job done...

But still, Rafael [italic]will[/italic] retire before Novak, you could imagine him coaching Alcaraz ... if Alcaraz is willing to kick his beloved Juan Carlos out of bed.

Roger taking on a grass protégé would certainly have been a better use of his time than gathering dust the past two years.

Normally you'd say they're so rich and accomplished, they'd have no desire to coach, and that their fees would be so much higher than other retired players, but as long as Novak's out there, they'd have a personal investment.

[quote]another way for Nadal and Federer to protect their records from Djokovic would be to coach younger players to defeat him.

Rafa has a tennis academy in Mallorca. Some of the younger tour players are training there now.

I don't mind the prospect of Rafael winning Wimbledon so much because I associate him with disappointing failures there over the years.

I'd watched Wimbledon before 2008, but somehow that final is my first memory of watching a match.

Well, enough has been said about how beautiful that was.

Had to wait a whole year to see him again, we didn't have channels showing any other tournaments, but of course he was a no-show in 2009.

In 2010, I was away on holiday, so because I didn't witness it, that second victory just didn't happen as far as I was concerned - for years afterward if you'd asked me, I'd have sworn he only won once.

Then of course came years of crashing out in early rounds, and even though he made semi-finals in '18 and '19 - I still always think of him as a disappointment on grass. Been expecting him to crash out at any moment in this tournament.

I still had an interest in watching Rafa until the last year or so, finally have become fatigued like most. It'd be a shame if he won now and I couldn't muster up the enjoyment I would've had watching him win another Wimbledon all those years ago, so I'll try to gear myself up to get in the spirit for that ... and already I have to admit, when faced with the prospect that he'd lose today, my stomach did sink...

men's tennis continues to be pathetic and embarrassing but commentators will just orgasm about Nadal and Djokovic

as many critics have said, there's nothing wrong with those 2 still being strong contenders for slams. What looks HORRIBLE for the tour is that both are closer to 40 than 30 yet are still the 2 overwhelming favorites for every fucking slam. Then you see these old men physically outlast guys 10-15 years their junior in a best of 5 time and time again. Then you see opponents choke form winning positions. There's no excuse why the guys from age 23-29 can't dominate the tour but they're just damn mentally weak. Fritz should be ashamed of himself today

I won't be surprised if Kyrgios has a shoulder or leg injury in the next match retiring against Nadal then Nadal gets a walkover in the final after Novaxx Djokocovid tests positive for covid. That's how lame the men's tour has been

I absolutely hate Novaxx and Kyrgios, but I'd rather see Kyrgios win the tournament over Novaxx.

R368 lol, an excellent player =/a good coach, just because you are a talented player, it doesn't mean you can transfer your talents to others by coaching them. On the contrary, the successful and accomplished tennis coaches are generally not very good players themselves, most came from a background of lower ranked Top 100 level, rarely a good coach was ever ranked in top 30, they might not be the top ranked players themselves but they do know how to coach others to become better, far better than themselves.

Rafa's ass in white shorts = Heaven

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I hurt sooooooooo mush.

Are Rafa's knees still crumbling?

yeah, I knew he wasn't well...he played terrible against Taylor....and Taylor still fucking blew it. so disappointing.

Rafa is tender to the touch!

I have no doubt that Rafa is ailing, but his camp does tend to present worst case scenarios so that if he has to default or does play but doesn't play well, it doesn't look as bad since they planted those seeds of disappointment.

they said that Nadal's dad was gesturing from his box to tell him to stop playing in the 2nd set.

He might not play which is a shame because that mean Nick will go to the final.

I already hate the winner of this slam

I don’t follow tennis anymore besides glancing now and then at the posts here but Rafa should buzz his hair or something.

So happy Nadal won. I think it was pure adrenaline and will power that got him through the match. He was clearly injured. He might not even be 100 % fit for the Kyrgios match. It's funny that his haters are saying he faked it. Dude, his own dad fucking signaled him to stop playing!!! I doubt he would have done that if he was faking it.

I still think Djokovic will win Wimbledon. Nadal is injured and even before he got injured he didn't look that impressive tbh, and this is coming from a Rafa fan. And then you have the fact that he might not even make it to the final. Kyrgios is a horrible match up for him. He always struggles against the big servers. And Kyrgios plays dirty tricks. I don't trust him. He is a bully. Hopefully Nadal and humanity wins, but I fear Kyrgios might just pull it off.

A comment from the Daily Mail article:

[Quote]Interesting to hear big mouth Djokavic say post match that the toilet break allowed him to also get a pep talk. How unsportsmanlike is an act like that. Nothing is ever said about his history of taking toilet breaks when he's losing I wonder why?

One more reason I can't stand Djokovic.

the men's tour is sad enough these days that even an old, injured Nadal could still win.

Nadal and Humanity??????? LOL what a loon. Gamesmanship is Nadal's strength. He will play that semi. His body is falling apart, he doesn't have much time. Now he's going to be a father. Who donated that sperm? Can Xtina can maternity time off from the bank?

I think people get too harsh on Alcaraz. The truth is he had a better result at Wimbledon than Nole, Rafa or even Roger at the same age. He only played two GS being a top player.

In juniors there are two americans in quarterfinals, one macedonian, one croat, one player from hong kong, one swiss and two spaniards (one of them is the youngest in the competition and he won 14 consecutive matches on grass)

The people who say Nadal is faking his injury are so dumb.

The guy could barely serve. He let a lot of balls go, instead of chasing them like he normally does. He made so many errors, missing shots he'd normally make.

What exactly does he gain from playing at 50% while "faking" an injury? An Oscar?

oh absolutely it's absurd to bash Alcaraz at this stage. He's already achieved so much this year and will be a contender for the USO

btw I have a friend who sat directly behind Tsitsipas' father in the Kyrgios match. He said it was impossible not to see how often Stefanos was looking at his father and getting coaching from him. The ATP tour either needs to allow coaching or get stricter on enforcing it being illegal

[italic]Fabio Fognini appears to question whether Rafael Nadal was injured in his Wimbledon quarter-final win over Taylor Fritz. The Italian posted an article on his Instagram Story showing Nadal's perseverance through injury during his dramatic four hour and 20 minute triumph. Fognini appeared to take exception to the headline and posted: "For sure. Guys stop believe in what you read. Please."[/italic]

R393 I guess he must be blind. He was clearly injured. As for how he got through it, like I said; adrenaline and will power. He never stopped fighting.

Did Fabio said a thing when Djokovic did the same thing (since round three) in Australian Open 2020?

It's hilarious ... or sad ... that Cameron hasn't even been mentioned in the above posts of rage and despair.

He'll be in the best position at least psychologically to take on Novak. He'll have been inundated with support from other British athletes, celebrities, the public, the press, William and Kate probably spoke to him in person.

Court No. 1 for his quarter-final seemed to have more energy than any court I've seen at Wimbledon in [italic]years[/italic].

Centre Court will be an absolute ZOO on Friday... Novak is an iron fortress but the Brits will be raining down cannonballs.

I don't know what Cameron's like as a player, if the game isn't there it isn't there, but if anyone in this tournament has a shot against Novak, it's him.

That bitch BEST be in shape to take down Krazy K or I'll be chasing her down and beat her with an over-grip!

Martin Landaluce is the first semifinalist on the junior tournament. He is very tall for his age (he is 16 the youngest of all players in quarterfinals), has a very good backhand and is very calm on court (nothing like throwing raquets or screaming). This is his 15th consecutive win on grass

Is M. Landaluce another blond Spaniard like Fokina?

Fokina is actually Swedish Russian though.

There are some 'natural blonds' in the north of Spain -- Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria and Catalonia. Don't remember seeing any in the Basque Country, but maybe there, too.

There are not many blonds in Spain but there's not that unusual.

I'm from Galicia and our ancestors are celts.

Unlike Alejandro, Martín has spanish parents.

Spain has pretty good players born in 2006, apart of Landaluce there's Roger Pascual and Rafael Segado (Segado seems destined to be a very handsome man)

To paraphrase Martha Sharapova, "Isn't he back in Italy already???"

I love Fabio's game but he also has a history of drama on the court, overacting when he's hurt (he's basically the male Alize Cornet). And he's also played doubles a lot with Djokovic, so it's no secret where his allegiances lie.

I'm not a Rafa fan and I wish the big 3 would all retire tomorrow (who cares about Margaret Court's fake record? She won those slams against the local librarians). But it was pretty clear he was hampered last night. The serve motion looked very weird and you could tell he didn't trust his feet as much.

Mili Poljicak and Pedro Ródenas are the other semifinalists in the junior competition. Spain is doing way better on Wimbledon junior than in RG (where Daniel Mérida was the only one who reached the quarterfinals)

Rafael Nadal misses scheduled practice at Wimbledon amid fears he may be forced to miss crunch semi-final clash with Nick Kyrgios through injury he suffered in quarter-final comeback win

Watching Jabba and Maria in their semifinal and I'm like, is this in slow motion? My grandma can hit the ball harder than that. Zzzzz....

R406 it's not always about how hard you hit it. I guess you want Rybakina to win since she definitely hits it the hardest out of these final 4?

More reports from my old uneducated bumpkin Dad: “bit of strange set-up, ain’t it, Labeur babysitting for Maria...”

Yeah Da, well weird that...👭

Rafa is practicing this morning, hitting serves very cautiously. He was said to be grimacing from the pain in both his foot and his stomach muscle. He stopped the practice to ask for privacy, and it was granted. Someone from the press did snap some photos and there is great worry among those who saw it, that there is no way he can stretch and run if Nick is going to serve bombs at him. He is such a fighter, he has gotta try.

I was just thinking, r406, how refreshing it is to see slicing, dicing, short angles, court craft and tactics being used instead of the boring, mindless ball-slugging that’s been the norm in women’s tennis for over 20 years. Rybakina, e.g., is completely unwatchable compared to these two.

Ia R410! This is classic and sportsmanlike matchplay, not just grunting and smacking projectiles. There’s mentality here, and creativity, and an unpredictable element. In gripped, where normally idgaf about Womble-don.

lots of people bought tickets, he doesn't want to disappoint them and the organizers.

Honestly, I really don't give a fuck who wins as long as I get my Deliciano commentary.

In five more minutes...

I want play berry much but my doctor tell me no.

Awww Ons pulling Tati on court for her ovation💗

Ons team.

R387, in all fairness, Djokovic said he got a pep talk from the mirror, not a coach…

I can't stand Nadal and never could, but I agree there was no way he was faking his injury yesterday. The real complaint should be that 24-year-old Taylor Fritz, 12 years Nadal's junior, couldn't take down a hobbled Nadal.

With the physicality in which Nadal plays the game, we've all been waiting for him to succumb permanently to injuries. I think he's just about there with the foot, knee, and now abdominal strain. If he keeps playing, he'll probably be permanently disabled in some way. Yet he'll still probably win five more French Opens.

R418 Nadal would play with a broken leg. Dude is gonna or already has fucked up his body for the rest of his life.

Why is Patrick Mouratoglou so unpopular?

R420 coz he's a fame whore.

Good start for Rybakina. Her serve is the bomb.. if she keeps serving like that, I don't see how Halep can win.

R422 if Rybakina doesnt fall apart with giving more errors I bet Halep starts to read the serve better.

Djokovic's mirror pep talk...

Rybakina is bullying Halep around that court.

Djokovic probably told himself that he's the most loved player ever and that everyone is cheering for him.

the russian has a very high forehead, it's hidden by her visor but half her face is that forehead...

anyone drug test the russian? never trust these cunts

I don't think drugs will help you hit the ball like that. You either can hit like that or not.

You need good genes for sure but drugs definitely can help too - with strength, endurance and even reflexes.

who knows? maybe she has heart problems like maria sharapova

Do you remember someone released all the meds the players were on? It was a hack. Serena was on something too. I don't think Nadal was on that list. I can't remember.

R432 Nadal was part of that hack.. they are all doing it really.

The absolute best thing about Rybakina is that she doesn't make a sound when hitting the ball. It is so refreshing not to have incessant grunting and screaming.

R434 she is also an example of not needing to grunt to hit the ball hard. Rybakina is pummeling the ball and Halep is shrieking with shots that look like they have a lot less sting on them.

Grunting is a tactic to put off other players, it's bullshit and bad for tennis's popularity too, they should enforce the rules more (yes, there's actually a rule against it..)

I've only just learnt that Rybakina essentially means 'fisherwoman' in Russian - so that's where her 'Fish Queen' nickname comes from!

Rybakina's backhand technique is nearly perfect, also her down the line backhand slice is marvellous. Very clean shots, typical Russian school. Halep was an absolute emotional mess.

After seeing that I'd fancy Fish Queen to win the final... that was a demolition against one of the best returners on tour.

I am rooting for the other one, the one from Africa.

[quote]Nadal and Humanity??????? LOL what a loon. Gamesmanship is Nadal's strength. He will play that semi. His body is falling apart, he doesn't have much time. Now he's going to be a father. Who donated that sperm? Can Xtina can maternity time off from the bank?

r389. seriously, get help, you're mentally disturbed. And they talk about Rafa having OCD; r389, hon, you're the poster-child!

I don't think Xtina works at the bank. I think she now works at his foundation.

Rafa's giving a press conference in 10 minutes (19:20 GMT) - guess that means he's pulling out.

Fucking Kuntios getting a walkover to the Final.

Kind of mad at Nadal for carrying on against Daddy. I know that he might have believed there was a possibility he'd be fit enough, but it really fucks up the tournament in these late rounds.

Rafael Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon with injury

There will be no Grand Slam for Rafael Nadal in 2022.

Nick Kyrgios, Grand Slam Finalist. A stain on the world that can never be cleansed!

I hate to say it but I'd rather Kyrgios than Djokovic - is there any chance?

Can't wait to hear posters claiming that Rafa is STILL faking his injury and this is his master plan to win Wimby 2023. Or something equally moronic.

I [quote] is there any chance?

I am that chance?

[quote] is there any chance?

I am that chance?

Fuck me. 😩😩😭

He’s not getting this chance again.

TWO victories. 😫

gee, i'm torn.

I like Cam but don't think he has a chance. unless Novaxx slips and hurt himself...I don't see him winning.

If Kyrgios meets Djokovic in the Wimby finals, that'll be the most obnoxious match at AELTC since Connors met Nastase in the '72 quarters.

I didn't realize that Kyrgios is 2-0 in his H2H with Novaxx.

Yes, but that was when Djokovic was in very bad form.

I think Kyrgios will underperform big time in the final

Devastated for Rafa. I've been a fan for 15 years. I don't understand why he couldn't just fight through it? Take painkillers ffs! He was 2 wins away from another slam and then missing just USO for the CYGS. This was his last shot at a CYGS. He should have just pushed through, won Wimby, taken a few weeks off, then USO. Then he could retire. He will never get this opportunity again. Fuck this. I'm sad and pissed. And those who said Rafa was faking an injury: kindly fuck off.

R454, he can’t push past something that might cause permanent injury. Athletes are always very guarded as to what they reveal about their physical condition, so we may not know the real nature of the problem.

I think it proves how authentic Rafa is, in that he has been saying that the number of Slams he wins is not a big issue with him, he plays for his own passion for the game.

Desirae Krawczyk and Neal Skupski won again the Mixed title

I like Neal and Desiare as a pairing. She's got a whole 'good time gal' vibe going on. They're fun to watch.

By the way, Ivanosvsky, the junior who did a Kyrgios serve on match ball on second round did a Kyrgios handshake after losing agains Pedro Rodenas today. It seems there was as much tension as in Kyrgios/Tsitsipas match. It's curious but there are a lot of divas on the junior circuit

Don't blame Rafa one bit, he arrived at the right decision, and any way who wants to even be in the same stadium as the Australian uber-clown Kyrgios to play a circus match.

I'm sure that Kyrgi-clown will turn this around and say that Rafa was afraid to play him, which might be true, but not for the same reasons Kyrgi-clown is thinking.

I know Fritz didn't deserve to be in the SF since he couldn't close it out anyway, but it's a shame he can't at least give Kyrgios one more match before the final just to push him.

Sad that Prehistosur lost the mixed final, but she was dragging her poor partner down anyway. Krawczyk could be a bigger star if she had stronger results, she's quite pretty in a conventional All-American kind of way. Weird that only the winners got to speak.

They showed another mixed legends match before this one (Cara Black & Todd Woodbridge vs Mansour Bahrami & Conchita Martinez). Cara Black could honestly come back to the doubles tour today and compete for titles again.

I hope Rafa gets the last laugh watching Kyrios cave under pressure by shoving him in to a Slam final against Novaxx.

Kyrgios is due for a letdown or to throw in a clunker. I expect that to happen in the final.

haha, it also sticks it to Novak, as in "here Novak, you play this clown, I can't be bothered"

An abdomen tear for a tennis player is a non starter going forward in just about every single instance. The core is involved in every single shot. Mostly the serve. I think Rafa still plays if the injury couldn't get worse. But it 100% can get worse. Much worse. (Yeah, I know Novak did in the Aussie a couple years back. But that was in insanely big risk.)

So to break it down:

He probably couldn't win with it.

And it could hurt his career going forward.

And he only has a year or so left in that career as is. He wants to be able to play the USO and the slams next year.

It's the absolute worst for him. I'm crushed. But he's doing the right thing.

Whoever loses the men's final, it will be delicious.

If he makes it to the final, I hope Cam Norrie doesn’t lose.

Maybe Kyrgios will be arrested before the final?

Then who would replace him, R468?

He wouldn't be replaced. It would be a w/o for Cam Norrie.

If Zverev wasn't injured, he'd probably be in the place of Kyrgios now.

so pissed we're only getting 1 men's SF.

Fritz is just another pathetic ATP player for losing to injured old Nadal. An ab strain is serious and no player wants to end up with a tear. Hopefully he'll be able to play the USO

I want the big 2 to be healthy and lose, not get injured or retire.

The state of the men's game has never been worse when only injury can seemingly can take out someone who's almost 40.

What a lousy Wimbledon it has been this year.

Rybakina is the worst finalist since Natalie Tazuiat.

Where are we putting Labeur on the Butch/Femme scale ladies? I've got her somewhere around 7.5-8.5.

Rafa is faking his withdrawal! Stop believing in what you read, sheep!

I might be in the minority but I'm looking forward to see a Kyrgios vs Djokovic final. And I would'nt mind either one of them winning.

Anybody but Djokovics. Except on the other hand, I want to see Kyrgios humiliated if possible.

“Nole” team or Norrie team?

The only acceptable outcome is both Kyrgios and Djokovic have injuries in the final match, at the exact same time.

The whole tournament is screwed up and diminished because they excluded the Russian players. Whoever wins should have an asterisk by their names.

Also, I would choose anyone in the world to win over Kyrgios. Can't believe that piece of trash made it to the final.

R481 How do you figure? Which Russians would have 'saved' this tournament? Medvedev isn't the greatest on grass (his best Wimbledon result is a 4th round).

It's funny how Djokovic's fans have been swearing up and down that Rafa has been faking his injuries. Didn't he say he had a 2cm ab tear at the 2021 Australian Open? (IIRC he was also two sets down to Taylor Fritz). Then *magically* fought through the pain and won the title? Well this is what a REAL ab tear looks like, fools.

How will the elitists of the Wimbledon committee feel if this year's champs are Russian Rybakina and possible domestic abuser Kyrgios? What a champion's ball photo that will be

has the British press been asking Rybakina about the war at all? she's about to get more attention than ever before in her life leading up to this final

Rybakina is playing for Kazakhstan and I think that's all that really matters. I mean, the British have effectively 'bought' tennis players themselves like Rusedski and Johanna Konta. It's a political decision so it's the flag that matters.

[quote] An abdomen tear for a tennis player is a non starter going forward in just about every single instance. The core is involved in every single shot. Mostly the serve. I think Rafa still plays if the injury couldn't get worse. But it 100% can get worse. Much worse. (

Eet hurt so mush!

Is it possible Rafa could never pick his ass again, from this injury?

I was hoping Halep could keep it together and win this tournament. I like Ons a lot and would be happy to see her win it, but if past is prologue, it seems quite likely that she’s going to choke.

This is setting up to be the least compelling ladies final since Dementieva / Myskina. It’s boring to have a “big two” or “big four” or whatever, but I think it’s even crappier to have a bunch of one-slam-wonders like Ostapenko and Raducanu and Krejickova. I know lots of folks here have moaned and groaned about Serena being GOAT for so many years, but it’s actually kind of nice to have a couple reliable champions who can sometimes lose in a surprising upset.

The Dementieva/Myskina final only happened because Capriati showed up flat against Myskina who she had never lost to in the semifinal. She had just straight setted Serena in the quarters and had a huge letdown after a good convincing win. She became the favorite running away and had another Capriati moment/meltdown. Pam Shriver had her all but accepting the trophy then and there.

My favorite recent era in the ladies game was when Justine Henin was in top form and consistently giving Serena a run for her money. You also had a very athletic Clijsters who could go deep and even win slams, as well as Azarenka who could hang with them when she was fit.

Since then, the only women who’ve made me excited to tune in were Kerber when she had like a year and a half run of winning everything, and then Barty. If Barty hadn’t retired prematurely, we’d probably currently be able to enjoy a compelling rivalry between her and Swiatek that would be akin to graf/seles.

Not one of Justine and Serena's matches were as great as the Serena-Capriati matches. I don't think their matches were ever all that dramatic and well played. Even the one when Justine cheated. Capriati-Serena have at least 4 or 5 classic matches. I think they played 17 times and were 10-7. All but two went 3 sets and most were deep into the 3rd. Not many players at that point had that many wins against Serena.

By far the worst men's Wimby in recent memory. Last year held that distinction until this year.

Can't wait for what new horrors 2023 brings!

That was an easy payday for Kyrgios. I dislike Djokovic but I loathe Kyrgios, so the final (assuming it’s Djokovic) will be a hate-fest for me. I will be watching in the hope that trashy Nick gets humiliated and has a meltdown.

What's in Novak's bottle?

In his whole professional career, Kyrgios has never had a coach. Yeah, I think it shows.

Nick Kyrgios is a brilliant tennis player who appears to be focused for maybe the first time ever in this tournament. The level of his antics against Tsissypants this time around were no worse than the gamesmanship typical of Tsissy himself, or the decades of nonsense by Nadal for that matter. Hoping Kyrgios doesn't melt down and gives it his all in the Final--win or lose it's gonna be excellent tennis entertainment if Nick stays cool and keeps his focus on the tennis. I'm with R477--Kyrgios and Djoker are potentially a great matchup and I'll be happy to see either one take it.

Kyrgios could have likely beaten Nadal even if he were healthy as he did it 8 years ago right at Wimbledon. He had his chances in their Indian Wells match this year too but mentally imploded

there's just no defending the men's game right now that 2 guys in their mid 30s physically outlast everyone (provided they're not injured) and are more consistent. The guys in their mid to late 20s right now are just pathetic with their inability to win slams. You can admire the level of skill and stamina that Nadal and Djokovic have which I do but the rest of the top men (except for teenagers and early 20s guys) are an absolute joke.

Just this year alone, Nadal almost lost about 6-7 times but the opponents found ways to choke and come up lame (and then there was Zverev's freak injury). So we have Nadal not in dominant form but still dominating the tour. That's how bad things are

Now maybe if Berrettini hadn't tested positive for covid this tournament could have been different but we'll never know

Djokovic vs. Kyrgios in the final? My two faves? Count me in! But no, remember, these two are the most unsavory characters on the tour: count me the fuck out!

Geez it's the worst best thing that has actually ever happened to me. I feel like flying in a chaos of utter cognitive dissonance. How could this not have happened back in the early 2010s, when my relationship to these players were not as complicated as they are today?

Berettini getting COVID was the killer.

Djokovic is deeply unpleasant to watch in comparison to Nadal and Federer, who both play under the same pressure without blowing their tops. Kyygios is a bampot, as we say in Scotland.

My only hope now is Kuntios goes on a drug-fueled bender on his extra day off, shag a rough old skank, and catches monkeypox.

I actually think there's a 40% chance of this happening.

Kyrgios would be the most disgusting GS winner ever. Even Zverev would be a better winner than him.

[quote]Maybe Kyrgios will be arrested before the final?

[quote]Then who would replace him?

Ryan PENISton!

NADAL WITHDREW DUE TO ABDOMINAL INJURY.

R497 Don't make me laugh. They played several times at GS after that match and Nadal always won

I doubt Kyrgios will be able to give a fight against Novak because he is amazingly good at destroying himself

And i think the Krejcikova- Palyuchenkova final was way less interesting than this one. At least Ons is a top player and Rybakina was hyped to be a to too. And of course there's a clear contrast in their styles

Tyrone Mings was in the crowd at Wimbledon yesterday🔥🤳👑🌊

Unless Norrie pulls off an amazing upset. I'll be skipping this final just like I did back in the days when ugly mean old sods Connors and McEnroe sniped and snarled at each other on the grass.

R508 no one will miss you.

Thanks, R509, I'll take your definitive word that you speak for no one.

Seven-time champion Serena Williams snubbed the Centre Court centenary celebrations after Wimbledon officials allegedly refused to let her keep her five courtesy cars for the whole tournament.

Williams is understood to have asked for the use of five vehicles, for herself, her husband, her sister, and mother and her coach. While ordinary players are allocated a single car, some top players are granted an additional vehicle for their coach, although Federer is among the very few believed to have the use of five cars at the championships when he is competing.

A Wimbledon source said Serena was disappointed when Wimbledon rejected her request to extend the use of the cars past the normal limit of 24 hours after a player is knocked out.

“She wanted to use the cars for the whole two weeks because that’s what happens at the other grand slams. She was told that was not possible because they had to be used by the other players.

I love me some Serena, but that is ridiculous behavior described by r511, especially considering how much money she has.

Not only that, her husband is a fucking billionaire! he can't rent his own car?

"Wimbledon organisers have asked players to rein in maxing out their food allowances, it has been reported.

Those playing in this year’s championships, including tennis legends Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, are given a £90 ($108) daily food allowance at the All England Tennis Club’s (AELTC) restaurants.

Coaches are given around half that amount, to spend on food and drink using accreditation tags that can be scanned.

Players can use their daily budgets at six places, including two restaurants, two sandwich bars and two coffee shops.

But there have been reports that some are maxing out their daily allowances, leading to concern that Wimbledon could run short of supplies, according to the Guardian.

The publication reported that one coach bought 27 probiotic yoghurt drinks in a bid to spend their full daily allowance, prompting the AELTC to email players and politely ask them to rein it in.

The email is believed to have asked competitors to be more “judicious” when spending their allowances.

This is thought to be in a bid to prevent potential food shortages as opposed to saving money, as meals have already been accounted for in event budgets."

yes, I read about that a few days ago, someone took like 27 yogurts! it was a coach but didn't name the person. probably halep's coach. can't stand him

A glass of Pimms is nearly £10 this year though, it's a bit ridiculous.

At the US open, a Honey Deuce (official drink) is $20, you get to keep the plastic cup. But that was last year's price. Probably gonna be more expensive this year. everything is.

is that sunblock on Norrie's face?

There's nothing remotely entetaining about Kyrgios and his trashy behavior.

Today's match features the nightmare pairing of Patrick McEnroe and Chris Fowler. Jo-burg? Fowler is such a douche.

Jo-burg, Seth Efrica.

Come on, Super Cam!

Yeah, that's sun block. You can tell he's got quite a lot of sun damage already.

Cam is off to a sensational start. I wonder if he can keep this up.

haha, Djokovic looked pissed. He's going to have to give himself another mirror pep talk isn't he?

IT'S H A P P E N I N G.

Crowd is a bit lifeless though ... Sue Barker should've spiked the Pimms.

Seeing a Kyrigos-Djokovic final would make me recall Kissinger's words on the Iran-Iraq war: too bad they can't both lose.

R524 I love how Sue is compelled to remind the audience, guests, and the other commentators that she did actually used to play pro. She's done it every other time I've seen or heard from her this tourney.

Why must ESPN subject us to Chris Fowler?

Rybikna doesn't grunt or constantly scream and fist pump after every point...she's so calm and composed and even when she beat Halep there was no major victory dance like you see from so many others. If she can stay this emotionally relaxed in the final she will win. Ons can crumble fast once she feels pressure.

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R529 hmmmm he sounds like an Avoidant personality, speaking as one.

If he actually got a coach the coach would see it as part of his job to try to give Kyrgios some tough talk and explain/motivate.

It seems like a waste of talent.

R529 Well as if we needed more proof that he's actually stupid and with a sub-par IQ. Not everybody is born intelligent you know.

Video games can be very addictive and given that Nick was a fat kid, it seems that he probably is prone to addiction. It'll be interesting to see what happens when his tennis career is over..

Cuntovich.

Corrie choking already?

How sad that the final is likely to have two vile personalities playing for the trophy.

Djokovic in the bathroom like Narcissus looking at his reflection.

God I fucking hate that pinched looking anti vaxxing arrogant cunt. He is despicable.

^^Norrie

Djokovic reminds me of Celine Dion. They have the same gaunt, angular face.

R538 It’s the little close-set eyes that are so unpleasant to me. That and his head is shaped like a bullet.

noavxx slipped and fell. too bad he got up straight away

ooh, I enjoyed that fall a wee bit too much.

Well, this is depressing. It was always a very long shot.

Doubtful that Djokovic has any reflection, R537.

Crowd obviously rooting for Norrie. Novaxx gets polite applause when he gets a point, Norrie gets cheers. Might not make a difference in the end though as Norrie seems to be choking.

Who is the man in the pink jacket?

Norrie is not good enough

I think it's his agent or business partner?

Especially in moments like these, R541. Not pretty.

IT'S

[bold]O V E R[/bold]

Honestly, once Novak puts that cap on, you know you're totally BARBECUED.

Neck Beard not setting the world on fire.

Honestly I blame this crowd ... WHERE are the traditional English sunburnt beer bellies bellowing out boorish chants and obnoxious tabloidy jokes??

Where's Günter Parche when you need him most?

We need to talk about this sassy umpire.

Not really fair to say that Norrie's 'choked'. He's just not been able to cope with Djokovic raising his level. He's fought all the way through.

Norrie is 26 and he's only ever been to the 3rd round of slams before this one. He was never really capable of it.

Cam's giving us some nice bouncy VPL, irregardless of the final outcome. I think we should be grateful.

ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Small comfort in that even if Boobs takes the W, he'll still be # 7 in the rankings.

yeah I'm not watching this final. They are both massive smarmy assholes. Can they both somehow lose?

That was over too fast!

Nasty Novak always bubbles up to the surface in the end.

between the 2, I would prefer Nick K.

There hasn't been a winner from AUS for a long time. Nick K is a very fucked up person. he's damaged mentally. he's far from perfect, so I guess I will "cheer" for him to win it. I pity him.

I am really curious about those charges against him. I wonder how bad it is.

If Djokovic wins yet another one I hope its his last. He is so fucking smug. He has such a punchable face.

Uhm, Novaxx, they're only clapping to be polite.

I'll back Kuntios in the Final if he promises to retire immediately afterwards and never darken any tennis ever again .

*court

[quote] Cam's giving us some nice bouncy VPL, irregardless

[quote] ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh -

I agree with the “ugh”. “Irregardless” has the same effect on me.

Nick K has never lost to Novaxx....

Dr. Evil v. Quasimodo

Novak started so tight, reminded me of last year's US Open. Medvedev, of course, so much tougher than Norrie.

I think back on Boris Becker, Novak's former coach, who late in his career used to drop the first set almost as a matter of form. Just took him some time to get into a match.

Norrie played so well in the first set, but then the errors crept in and Novak got his mind into it. During the on-court interview, I felt Novak's mind drifting a bit--he wasn't looking at the interviewer at all. I think tennis is very, very mental for him, perhaps more than other players.

That will give Nick an advantage, I think. Nick is the "disrupter" as the ESPN guys put it, and that sounds right. Novak has never won a set off of him and Nick has gotten into his head with his criticism of Novak. (Total cunt, that Nick.) I think Nick has a serious shot. And it would be interesting in Wimbledon history to see it happen, reminds me of other interesting one-off champions like Ivanisevic or Krajicek. (Though those guys were both much more consistently at the top of the men's game.)

Just checked the quant odds and Kygios is expected to only have a 19% chance against Djokovic.

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Has DL icon Collins always had such a paunch? Turned on the doubles and yikes!

I didn't even know Danielle Rose made the SF with Krawczyk, I thought she was back home already

I hope the ratings on Sunday are bad. I will definitely be doing something else than watch these two knobs.

the ratings will be good. Australia will be watching and the younger generation love NK.

Billy Nick Kyrgios.

Which ever one loses, I hope they are irredeemably humiliated and never darken the sport of tennis again.

Every time Chris uses “aggressive” as an adverb I want to punch her in the mouth.

Ironic that Wimbledon banned Russian and Belorussian players. I was so hoping for Ons. And fuck tomorrow's final.

What a letdown. Poor Elena gets no points, either. Stupidest Wimbledon ever.

Ebden/Purcell team or ic, Mekt/ic, Pav team?

Mektic/Pavic.

I'd bang Mektic.

What is Kyrgios ranting about now? It's his box's fault that he lost the set?

The English weather, R587.

one guy got thrown out. not sure what was said. the cunt was screaming something in the middle of a point.

is Nick trying to rattle Novaxx's cage? he's speaking to himself or to him before serving?

Nick wants the kid in the crowd thrown out. and he was complaining about a guy in the front row who has had lots of drinks and keeps talking to him, distracting him

Kyrgios complaining about distractions? That's rich.

Wimbledon final: the ultimate test of cerebral fitness.

I think it was a woman in the front row. It sounded like Kyrgios said "she looks like she's had about 700 drinks."

the crowd is pro Nick. so many people are shouting "c'mon nick!"

I get that Novaxx is divisive and it's great to have a new champion, but Kyrgios? He's such a clown.

[quote] the crowd is pro Nick. so many people are shouting "c'mon nick!"

It's a choice between an asshole and a cunt.

[quote] It’s almost like Kyrgios has this fear of winning, so he finds ways to self-sabotage.

We are...

Done here.