The Gays and Tennis Part 128 - Adios Serena!

After the 1st set escape, Keys should be able win the match

Thank you for the new thread, OP.

FFA level dropped a lot in the 3rd, it's hard to say who is going to win

Thank Christ you bitches are on it!

Tippy is through.

I love the support Thiem is getting from the crowd.

Thiem has the most beautiful, thrilling one-handed backhand I think I've ever seen. Just marvelous, I'll never tire of seeing it. He's such a sweet guy, too, I hope he comes back.

Thiem also has the most beautiful nipples on the men's tour.

Alexandra S is wearing "Muumuu by Chagall".

Vibrant!

Is that Maori paint or a Nicorette patch on Serena's cheek?

Jesus, just INSANE how ESPN just shows no tennis. Like, no tennis. Just a bunch of stupid ex-players with 8th grade educations explaining for the 1,000th time how Serena is a "legend in our sport." KILL ME NOW

Damm the Woz is showing some titty.

yeah, instead of showing live matches, we'll show some practice serves by Serena

OMG Serena, really? Look at that entrance get-up!

What? I'm alone in here tonight? Was hoping for a datalounge running commentary...

Brandon Holt has BIG nipples. Sweating thru his shirt.

Tsitsy loses first set 0-6. What the heck is up with him this year. He seems so angry, petulant, error-prone.

Rooting for Serena, but IT'S A LITTLE MUCH.

Have to give Serena props for her commitment to sparkles.

Also, that Ukranian singing group was a nice FU to the Russian players LOL

Let's play name the stars ... so far

Gayle King

She looks huge

Very cool that ESPN is running matches on ESPN and ESPN2, love to see that. And nice to hear Jason Gore and Luke Jensen on the call--nice to hear some different voices. Gore, in particular, is good.

[quote]The publication adds that Williams will around 100 guests on hand, comprising of family and friends, to watch her in action.

Is Daddy on TV?

Anna Wintour in Serena's box

Martina in black sequins too!

[quote] Anna Wintour in Serena's box

No surprise there!

City Bus stands 0-9 against Galan. 0-6 0-3.

Mike Tyson, Bill Clinton, Dr. Ruth - all in quick succession

Is it just me, or is Serena morphing into Esther Rolle?

omg Greek asshole being served bagels!!!!

Ironic that the US Open when Citybus can finally officially receive on court coaching from Daddy Dearest he totally implodes! Delicious!

Serena ain't gonna win this.

I've been watching Serena for so many years I remember when she was blonde.

Is Serena's bff Meghan there?

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Greek asshole has won his first game. 0-6 1-5.

No sighting of Meghan yet. No doubt she didn't want to upstage Serena with her scintillating royal presence!

No sighting of Meghan yet. No doubt she didn't want to upstage Serena with her scintillating royal presence!

Serena must be so hot in that outfit, it's not helping her really...

it is so HUMID out there!

Just saw the useless cunt Mayor Eric Adams, wearing a sparkly suit.

Rebel Wilson is there and glam.

maybe the greek asshole's daddy is yapping too much...

Rebel looks punctured in her new body. Like they let the air out of her. Looks very strange.

coco gauff is there watching

Sad to see Domicakes gone in the first round.

I'm so sad too. but he's playing better, hopefully next year...

Just saw Queen latifa, also seen spike lee

King Latifa

shouldn't serena's kid be going to bed already? the kid has a lot of energy at bed time. too much sugar probably

I can't believe martina navratilova brought her dog.

Is Martina gonna fuck Latifah aster the match?

greek asshole's whole outfit is wet...they are sticking to his body.

After being privileged to see the thrilling US Open final in which Thiem won, it’s a pity we won’t be able to see him replicate that magic.

Mrs. Astor

what did serena put on her hands?

Thiem should have been shown some respect, and given a stadium match, having won 2 years ago The Covid Open. He couldn't play last year.

The Gauff hype is just as bad as The Serena Goat bs. Madison Keys will blow CoCo away in a few days, and that NuBalance commercial will mercifully be shelved.

Gladys Knight, sans Pips

just saw hugh jackman with his loving wife/beard

Daddy Fritz in trouble against young Brandon Holt.

wow, Serena raised her level and is gonna win this

Serena is happy.

Serena won, so now they will show the tribute and when the fuck will Nick K play? They will be playing until 1am

Gayle King's dress is too low cut. Kids are watching. fucking gross.

ALL THIS CELEB ASS KISSING IS GROSS. GO FUCK O-PRAH, GAYLE KING. THE JAPANESE LINE JUDGE WHO SERENA THREATENED TO STUFF A BALL DOWN HER THROAT, WILL APPEAR ON COURT TO APOLOGIZE TO SERENA IN HER FINAL MATCH.

NOW BJK IS PUKING LUV TO RI RI.

CHRISSIE IS JUST PRAYING RI RI WILL STAYED TIED WITH HER FOR THE MOST OPEN CROWNS, AT 6.

Now there's a name I associate with tennis excellence; OPRAH!

Serena has def has some face moles removed, looking at this old video.

This is too much. I want to see Nick K play!!!

I cannot stand Gayle King. stfu already!

Yeah, I've switched over to Tsitsy now. Galan really fancying his chances - they're even in the 4th set now.

Tsitsy and Galan on ESPN2.

[quote] Serena has def has some face moles removed

We are glad you noticed that. Galan also has visible face and neck moles. He should have those removed.

This ceremony is lasting longer than Isner-Mahout.

I think we saw why Thiem wasn’t given a show court. God love him but he’s still a shadow of his winning self.

Glad for Serena to have this ceremony when she’s coming off a win.

I still don't really understand what went wrong with Thiem.

wow, Galan had 5 match points in that game but Tsitsy still won it.

Galan's leg has a cut that's dripping blood as well.

The Kokk has major BDF

looks like Nick K spent his Wimbledon winnings on a diamond tennis necklace.

[quote] Brandon Holt has BIG nipples. Sweating thru his shirt.

Showing Daddy Fritz and Holt on ESPN 2 now. Brief shot of Tracy Austin. I'm not seeing the prominent nips. Perhaps not sweaty enough.

big names losing today...

fritz is out. damn, another DL bf bites the dust

greek asshole is out too

There are a lot of people at Versailles today.

Citybus has left the town!

damn, i thought he was gonna play much better because he hasn't been checking his phone, staying off social media etc..

made no difference. also his gf lives in NY? probably spending too much time with her...

geez, this is Galan's first maindraw match at USO and he beat the #4 seed in the opening, not just beat him, a bagel and a breadsitck, this is unbelievable!

Nick still doing the underarm serves.

I'm so glad stinky tits lost. I can't stand that lingering bathroom break piece of shit.

Why is this match just getting underway at 10PM?

Fernandez's tits are so saggy and low for a teenager!

I come home to see Serena won - nice. Tsitsipas lost after getting blown out in the first two sets and Fritz lost to the 300-ranked son of Tracy Austin? The first day has been a lot.

I was wondering where everyone went since the last thread was only 450ish posts.

"I still don't really understand what went wrong with Thiem." He got injured and was out and the road back is a long one and isn't destined to happen.

Looking forward to the Battle of the Booty between Giron and Tiafoe tomorrow (i think tomorrow).

Thiem had 2 issues. The first is he's always been a headcase. We saw it took him a few finals to finally get a slam and just barely because Zverev out-choked him. Then after winning. Thiem didn't handle the pressure well and started bombing out of most tournaments he entered. Then he suffered a wrist injury which needed surgery so he's just coming back.

He showed flashes of good form in Winston-Salem last week but was gifted the 2 matches he won thanks to Wolf choking and then Dimitrov having to retire. The fact that he even won a set today is a good sign but the bad news this is only his second loss to PCB, Thiem is now 8-2 against him. I assume he'll play in the fall Euro indoor swing now

Fritz' social media influencer gf looks so trashy especially her nails tonight. I know his baby mama/ex-wife must be pissed that he's blowing so much money on this girl.

Nick k's box has to stand up to cheer for him or he will lose his shit

Are we going to endure this waaaaaaaaaaaaaay overblown worship of serena after every match she wins?

it was beyond embarrassing and overblown! You do the tribute when she loses or if she wins the whole thing, not after a damn 1st round match!

sickening attention seeking celebs only there to be seen when they don't give a shit about tennis, don't know the game and don't know serena.. all of them left after her match! yeah, TRUE tennis fans with their free tickets to the best seats! uh huh..

gayle king? enough said....

I'm happy tonight and tomorrow espn and espn2 will be on at night but I wish they'd extend it through Thursday. There are so many potentially good matches not on Ashe for the first 2 rounds

this Kyrgios-Kokkinakis match is predictably a dud. I get it they know Kyrgios likes to put on a show and he is the Wimbledon finalist but Kokkinakis just doesn't have enough game to bother him.

Kokkinakis just lost to Duckworth of all people last week in Winston-Salem final set tiebreak

[quote] You do the tribute when she loses or if she wins the whole thing, not after a damn 1st round match!

They did it tonight in case she didn't make it past the first round.

remember as posted in the last thread, the USO is the BEST of the slams when it comes to highlights. I've started working my through today's action. I think they're doing just about every single's match so if there's a player you didn't see on tv you can see something on their site

I knew Kovinic was a winnable match for Serena. She's an inconsistent player. Kontaveit will be much tougher and probably Serena's last match

So next year, Venus gonna retire right?

Yeah, Kovinic was awful (a brainless player) but Anett should end this thing at least.

"You do the tribute when she loses or if she wins the whole thing, not after a damn 1st round match!"

She's going to get a tribute no matter what. Much easier to just schedule it and hold it it rather than having the people in place and on call at each match. I don't see the problem.

Roddickanu, future International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee.

Damn Greek asshole lost to a qualifier and so did Taylor Fritz....maybe a qualifier will win the men's this year! who knows?

matt damon was at the serena match. I didn't see him

[bold] Day 1 upset seeds [/bold]

[bold] ATP-6 seeds [/bold]

#4 Tsitsipas lost to #94 Galan 0-6 1-6 6-3 5-7

#10 Fritz lost to #303 Holt 7-6(3) 6(1)-7 3-6 4-6

#16 RBA lost to Wolf 4-6 4-6 4-6

#24 Cerundolo lost to Murray 5-7 3-6 3-6

#30 Cressy retired to Fucsovics 7-6(4) 5-7 1-5

#31 Basilashvili lost to Wu 3-6 4-6 0-6

[bold] WTA-4 seeds[/bold]

#7 Halep lost to Snigur 2-6 6-0 4-6

#10 Kasatkina lost to Dart 6(8)-7 6-1 3-6

#27 Trevisan lost to Rodina 5-7 1-6

#30 Teichmann lost to S. Zhang 4-6 2-6

Greek asshoole flipping out and trying to kill Daddy Dearest.

Talk about Greek Tragedy. It's going to end in murder-suicide, I swear!

Where Tsitsy Daddy staying tonight? Hope very far from Tsitsy.

wow espn really hardballing tennis channel...first slam I can remember during which they won't let tennis channel replay the day's action overnight and in the morning. All tennis channel is doing each day is a 2 hour live show from 9 to 11 recapping the previous day and previewing the upcoming matches

Ons' husband is so fucking hot. I thought she's a lesbian.

Hola! My wife, the only woman I ever loved and my unborn child may die but I'm out with my gay friends. Don't ask me any questions about her because I'm private.

bye, Kokk!

[quote] Are we going to endure this waaaaaaaaaaaaaay overblown worship of serena after every match she wins?

Yes. I think she’s a mother now.

Jumping Jack Flash bringing guns and intensity. Slurp!

Well my bracket fell the fuck apart…

R116 it's hard to predict where the upsets come but they always do

You mean Ons isn't lez?

I am on Ons team.

Is that what I think I'm seeing in the third pic at R111? 😳

R120 I think so as it would be an odd place for a crease to appear.

Benoit Paire's beard makes me ANGRY.

He used to be so cute!

Grigor giving a nice VPL display today.

Paire's beard always looks like it has mange.

I hope Osaka loses tonight

I don't think that is an erection. They are from conservative country, they would not post something like that.

Alcaraz already wasted an opportunity to break against Baez🤦‍♂️

Ferrero looks hot as usual😍

And here comes a DF from Alcaraz. NID.

Yikes... 2 DFs now!

Nerves

Gay Tsitsipas lost yesterday? Sad.

I think the pressure is getting to Carlos.

R133 Same. He is not playing well today, making way too many errors.

He finally managed to break. Alcaraz won first set 7-5.

Wow Muguruza won a match. Good for her.

Billionairess Pegula is through to the 2nd round

Alcaraz gets the break in the second set.

I think he will win this...

Baez gets the break!!!! Wtf was that? Holy shit that game was messy. Alcaraz spraying errors again.

This Alcaraz vs Baez match is insane! These shots are crazy!

I love Baez. He's a pocket dynamo. Big heart and big balls. Like Lil' Diego.

Alcaraz double faults and Baez gets the break lol!

Now Baez double faults and Alcaraz gets the break back!

Baez has gorgeous thighs

And then Baez hits the ball and then the other one hits the ball and then it's the other guy's turn and then HE hits the ball hard and they run around and keep hitting the ball until one of them hits it into the net or it goes out. And then they keep doing that for (four?) It's crazy!!!

Djere soaked white shorts alert, Court 5.

Nice job from old warhorse, Dicky Gasquet, against Taro Daniel. Also entertained with soaked white shorts. Should be made compulsory in sultry conditions.

This match is over now. 7-5 in the second set too. No way Alcaraz loses this.

R146 Why do you watch if you hate it so much?

Djere should be awarded a bonus set for being a wet sexy ass motherfucker.

Cressey retired :(

Loved this tweener!

Baez can't move, he's gonna have to retire. cramping up bad. trainer is out here

I am not seeing Stef's press conference video on the US Open website. I wonder if he skipped the press afterwards? What a disappointing year he has had. Just seems so grouchy and out of it. I think the criticism that he took last year about the extended bathroom breaks really got to him, mentally.

In other news Fritz was bulging pretty good last night, so we get a sense of what baby mama saw in him when he finally was legal. (I'm sure he was boning her before that, of course.)

Alacaraz with a nice sweaty bulge today, too.

Poor Baez. I just want to give him a massive hug. That was painful to watch.

Bawz retires😭

Such a sad end to a fun match!

R155 I saw his bulge earlier.

City Bus did a press conference. They were discussing it today on the Tennis Podcast, just how it sounded like he felt defeated going in.

ah thanks R160, I'll try to find it

I think his dad needs to get out of the way. Let him enjoy good coaching without interference.

Kecmanovic team or Tien team?

I've never heard of Learner Tien before (his ranking is #1042) but he won the first set

How does the ginger playing Venus keep from bursting into flames within two minutes of stepping on court?! I've never seen anyone that pale other than an albino. Maybe she will; that would be good TV!

Tien is but the learner not yet the master.

[quote]How does the ginger playing Venus keep from bursting into flames within two minutes of stepping on court

It's Belgian lezzie Alison van Uytvanck (AvU)!

Brandon Holt on the ESPN set just now rocking his tan, hairy legs and some nice feets.

Seriously, tho, what a sweet young man he is. Great attitude, friendly, smart, enjoying himself. Humble. Not surprising, as his mom Tracy Austin is supposed to be great. She's got a great reputation and everyone seems to like her in the tennis world.

Elf team or Musetteami?

Update from Court 11:

Porna's shorts are now sopping wet and his French twunky opponent, Couacaud, has a very nice round ass.

Elf Team. For old time's sake.

R164 Tien was Wimbledon jr quarterfinalist (he lost against another 16 yo, spaniard Martin Landaluce)

[quote] spaniard Martin Landaluce

I loved him in Mission Impossible!

Granny v lost

And, R174?

What the hell is your point?

It's really not about V now is it?

Holger Wune

Battle of the Booty:

Giron team or Tiafoe team?

Giron Glutes Team!

Tiafoe classic high bubble team.

The last time Granny Vee won a match was over a year ago. They have to stop giving her wildcards sometime. Surely?

There are many who contend that former champs should always be permitted to enter.

I’m not a huge fan of that myself, but Venus really was a star who did a whole lot for the sport.

I guess it boils down to whether she's still a draw or not so they probably cynically figure that she's more of a draw than your average 1st round scrub.

Porna's pushed into a 5th set against Couacaud, who has the momentum at the moment.

The Battle of the Booty has begun.

Wonderful great-ass diversity. I feel Tiafoe's ass will age better and will remain relatively high and tight later on. I think Giron will get more middle age "spread" and get flabbier. But let's focus on the youthful hotness of both asses.

Shouldn’t we all be supporting Van Uytvanck as one of only a very few openly gay players on the WTA tour?

Shapovalov's ass and legs look amazing.

Altmaier is a SCREAMER. Cute and talented but wow is he loud.

Lol, one of the guy's calling the Tiafoe match said. "People try to surreptitiously take pictures of a shirtless Francis Tiafoe. We see you. We see you." Not sure if that was in reference to Tiafoe or the picture takers. It was all very funny because he purposely put a little "creepy" in it.

Wimbledon champ Rybakina and Nike star Anisimova have lost in the 1st round.

Gay fashion icon Ostapenko out in 3 sets... :(

Wimby champ Rybakina surprising loss to Burel

Stephens through in 3 over Minnen

Pliskova survives 3rd set tiebreak

Badosa comes back from the brink of defeat

I thought Mattek-Sands was Sharon Stone!

I think Sinner should not be underestimated.

what's going on with Nadal?!

Nadal lost the first set

He's distracted, he's going to be a father in like 2 minutes, he's freaking out as anyone would. Hope he holds it together and gets through this tournament.

What did Ostaporky wear?

Musetti is through

I just learned that the term “tennis bracelet” was coined by our Chris.

Tiafoe walks like he spent the entire previous day get dicked down. Or, like he has incredibly short and/or tight hamstrings. But the first option is more fun.

The surgeon who performed Cornet’s nose job must be languishing in the basement of some French prison, where he sits in a dark room 23 hours a day.

Looks like Raducanu will be out in the first round. Her finger is fucked up from blisters and is in pain, the physio came out to treat it.

I'm glad Kenin dropped off.

why did they close the roof?

Maybe the radar shows approaching rain and they want to be cautious and not have to close it and stop the match if it comes.

R204, there is an increasing likelihood of rain tonight.

Raducanu is out.

omg, townsend is too fat to be wearing that outfit!

Cornet's boyfriend is cute.

Cornet looks so much older than 32

She really does. But I have a feeling she doesn't care for some reason.

Shapovlov is through

What’s with Nadal and the hot pink accessories? Pink shoes?? Old balding twitchy ass.

Ostapenko’s outfit

Rafa's Nike kit, is again, resplendent. Burgundy, with hot pink accessories.

Everytime they show Carlos Moya, well you know where my mind goes .....

damn, this is gonna go all night. Naomi is gonna be playing until 1am.

Raducanu fell back to Earth tonight. I think she needs more time to develop her game. Cornet is 1 of those players who either gives top players hell or she gets blown off the court. Her game is different and scrappy.

Tiafoe and Giron should have flip fucked at the end of their match. They both looked hot. Nice to see Giron in sleeveless for a change.

McEnroe said tonight that Shapovalov "is like a young stallion who needs to be reined in" lol

Fognini came from 2 sets down against Karatsev

Raducanu is young and hopefully makes the necessary improvements. Seeing people online completely write her off is ridiculous. No one knows how she will develop as a player. She is still so new to the tour and I truly think her dream win last year came too fast, too soon. However, better to win one than not do so.

Well right now Raducanu is the worst of the WTA's random slam winners. Kenin and Stephens made a slam final within the next year. Pennetta was a regular top 20 player for a decade. Ostapenko floats around the top 25. Rybakina and Krejcikova however might provide some stiff competition.

Maybe she shouldn't have immediately fired her coach after winning a slam.

I get that some find the media circus around Serena retiring to be over the top but she is undisputably one of the best to ever play. Considering the WTA post-Serena is going to be a dumpster fire, especially if Osaka calls it quits like I expect, then lavishing all this attention on her makes sense becuase there's nothing else left.

And I have to give Serena credit for not dragging out this retirement tour. She could've said she'll retire next year but she clearly hates losing and doesn't want to tarnish her legacy unlike her sister who clearly could not give a shit about losing to anyone these days.

Once again that coach couldn't travel with her or commit to her. He was with her just for that tournament because he works with his son who is a teen playing tennis competitively. People need to stop bringing that up. She couldnt keep him as a coach.

Sam Querrey has officially retired. It feels like he's been around forever although he's still just 34.

Don't worry gays! You still have me to cheer for!

Rafa has the best outfits

R224, he takes risks. But always calculated ones. Smart.

are players allowed to simultaneously play the pro tour and senior tour? I ask because I happened to flip on 1 of the lesser sports channels over the weekend and they had on the champions league. It was taped back in the spring. Who was on? It was Tommy Haas playing against Querrey!!! I was shocked. I know Querrey just retired tonight but he was still pro then. I didn't watch the whole match because I don't like Querrey but that was weird

Come on, Danielle! Put Miss Naomi out of, like, her misery.

Hijikata is cute and has spunk. He needs to develop more weapons though. He caught Nadal by surprise to start the match but after that wasn't able to bother him enough. He did blow a couple chances to get back on serve at 3-4 in the 4th set. I think he should model his game after De Minaur who is a similar shorter speed demon

WTF has Sands got on? She looks like a clown.

did anyone else see Davenport's oldest is now a 15 year old junior player? He is being used as a hitting partner for Tracy Austin's son at the USO

I can't remember a time when we saw more current players who come from tennis families, either former players themselves or coaches

Tsitsipas, Zverev, Shapovalov, Sakkari, Mandlik, Fritz, Holt, and others

also Mary Joe Fernandez' 17 year old son Nicholas Godsick got a WC into doubles by winning Kalamazoo

I'd like to see Giron and Tiafoe wearing Jack Sock's ridiculously thin, transparent shorts - with tighty whities or a jock. Sock is wearing compression shorts underneath so no dice.

Sock appears to be wearing an A-Line skirt!

Yeah, his shorts are very flow-y. He's transitioning to Jacqueline.

Schwartzman def. Sock 3-6 5-7 6-0 1-0 ret.

Sock had a back issue. He still needs to lose weight

Danielle was FIERCE. No mercy.

Collins def. Osaka

Collins played well but Osaka was dumb. Too many balls to the Collins rock solid backhand and also a lot of brainless errors

I wonder if Osaka will play any more the rest of the year or she won't come back again until Australia? She seems burnt out.

Collins will probably lose Rd 3. She will have a match where she can barely keep the ball in like usual.

Collins is the most intense person ever and I bet she's pretty much bitchy or cold to most around her - but if you KNOW her, she's probably fun as hell.

[bold] Day 2 upset seeds [/bold]

[bold] ATP [/bold]

None but several scares

[bold] WTA-5 seeds [/bold]

#11 Raducanu lost to Cornet 3-6 3-6

#16 Ostapenko lost to Q. Zheng 3-6 6-3 4-6

#24 Anisimova lost to Putintseva 3-6 3-6

#25 Rybakina lost to Burel 4-6 4-6

#32 Mertens lost to Begu 6-3 2-6 3-6

so after day 2, 6 ATP seeds failed to get past round 1. 9 WTA seeds failed to get past round 1

US Open star tanks so badly he packs his bag to leave BEFORE the match even finishes - after not trying at all for two sets in embarrassing effort he'll be paid $116,000 for

French player Benoit Paire has tanked his US Open match against Brit Cameron Norrie so brazenly that he had his bag packed before the match had even finished.

Norrie breezed to a 6-0, 7-6, 6-0 victory on a sweltering court where his opponent Paire hardly seemed to try, with the first set lasting only 18 minutes and the third only going one minute longer.

Paire was so dispirited at 0-5 down in the third, he packed his equipment bag - despite having one more game still to play.

The Frenchman, who has a history of tanking matches and was warned for not trying at Wimbledon in 2021, will receive $80,000 (AU$117,000) for his 98-minute appearance.

However, the Grand Slam board could strip him of his prize money if they decide he deliberately stopped playing to win.

Norrie suggested after the match that maybe Paire's behaviour was related to the heat.

'Obviously it was really hot, and maybe towards the end of that third set he was playing really quick and trying to make the points really short, and maybe the heat was getting to him,' said Norrie diplomatically.

Ranked 173 in the world, Paire has had just four wins in 2022 and admitted after the match that he didn't want to be out there.

'It's not easy since the beginning of the year,' he told reporters. 'I feel bad on court and it was the same today.'

The veteran also suggested he might not play tennis again this year.

'I took a little holiday. Now I'm going back on holiday, so it was just a little break between my holidays. I did what I could.

'I was winning 5-3, I should have been able to take the second set. It would have done me good in the head, but my demons are back again.

'The double faults and that started again, always the same. I do what I can. I'm 167 in the world [he's 173rd], I let myself go, we'll see where it goes.

'I'm not sure to continue this season, maybe to stop here and see if I start again next year.'

Tennis fans were quick to criticise Paire's disgraceful effort on social media.

'Benoit Paire gets 80,000 US Dollars despite making zero effort in his first round match against Norrie. Shocking really, hope they give him a huge fine,' wrote one Twitter user.

'Cam Norrie beats the barely trying Benoit Paire in 6-0 7-6 6-0. First set took 18 minutes, the third 19 minutes. If it was a horse race there would be a stewards' inquiry,' commented a second.

'In Benoit Paire's defence, I too turn up at my job everyday with the attitude of someone that would rather be anywhere else in the world,' joked a third.

Rinky Hijikata's dad is also a tennis coach

so sick of Paire's entitlement. There are hundreds of players who'd love to be able to play on the pro tour. If he's not happy playing then retire from the game. His schtick of tanking matches just to earn a first round check is nauseating and he should be fined heavily. I won't miss him when he's finally gone from the sport.

[quote] Sam Querrey has officially retired.

Good!

[quote] Collins def. Osaka

Are we tired of seeing her winning?

Cornet.

[quote]Sam Querrey has officially retired.

Andrea Petkovic lost her match against Bencic and I think she will retire too? (maybe 1 last tournament in Germany/Europe)

Qualifier Gijs Brouwer beat Winston-Salem champion Mannarino, 63 64 64

.,.,

some very intriguing matches for Wednesday:

(2) Kontaveit vs. Serena

(20) Keys vs. Giorgi

(6) FAA vs. Draper

(15) Haddad Maia vs. Andreescu

(5) Jabeur vs. Mandlik

(29) Paul vs. Korda

(14) Fernandez vs. Samsonova

(5) Ruud vs. Van Rijthoven

(18) de Minaur vs. Garin Wimbledon rematch

ADF vs. Fucsocvics

I am so happy that Emma and Naomi lost. I hate these two bitches so much.

1 of the big knocks on Raducanu is that while it's obviously very impressive to win the USO in her debut and having to go through qualifying (so 10 matches consecutively) she did so without playing the top 10 players. Last year had so many upsets in her half of the draw. Now certainly that wasn't her fault but there was a stark contrast between her path to the final and the number of title contenders Fernandez had to go through. So critics said Raducanu would have to prove herself in the following year. She has struggled since then and still has hardly faced any current top players. This year the only top 20 players she faced were Rybakina, Swiatek and Pegula-they all beat her in straight sets. Since her ranking was inflated due to the USO win, she faced mostly players between #40-80 and would win here and there but mostly lose before having to face anyone in the top 30. Now her ranking might plummet down to the low 70s. I hope she plays a decent fall schedule. I don't love or hate Raducanu and think she needs more time to develop but she has to deal with both massive hype and massive criticism. Her situation is unique. It'll be interesting to see how she fares now that she can draw a top 10 player in the opening round of tournaments.

GOODS MORNING from Lorenzo

This is the best thing to happen to Raducanu.

She has good potential but I think last year’s title run was bad for her in so many ways, especially that she thinks she’s so special that she doesn’t really need a steady coach. That means she doesn’t really have to listen to them.

That’s all going to change now. The hype has run its course.

I've decided to officially add Giron to my stable of ATP boyfriends. Mmoh has been one of my favorites, so I'm afraid his winning habits (lack thereof) will rub off on Giron.

[quote]so sick of Paire's entitlement.

He creeps me out. Looks dirty.

I used to like Paire - loved his talent, flair and potential, and he could be quirkily amusing. The past few years, tho, he's just become very tiresome. Seems to just put in the minimal effort and picks up the pay cheque. A real waste of talent.

Smashing his racquet AND a courtside bench in Washington in 2018, a spitting scandal in Argentina and taking his anger out on a wall in France... Benoit Paire was accused of 'tanking' in his latest US Open loss, but meltdowns are nothing new

March 2021 - Argentina Open

This was a shameful episode from Paire.

Paire crashed out in Buenos Aires, losing 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 to Francisco Cerundolo - but this was all about his conduct - or lack of - on court.

Paire, then world No 29, was furious at a line call that awarded Cerundolo an ace in the second set.

The Frenchman contested it, arguing furiously with the chair umpire before spitting on the mark when it wasn't overturned.

By this point Paire couldn't be bothered and was docked a point in the same set for spitting for a second time. Down 5-1 in the third, he made what looked like two deliberate double-faults to tank the match.

Remorseful afterwards? Not quite, he posted a screenshot of his £6.1million career earnings. 'In the end it's worth it to suck,' he wrote.

January 2021 - Interclubs match in France

Back in his native France, Paire was apoplectic with rage at an indoor Interclubs event.

In footage captured by a stunned spectator, Paire launches his racquet at the wall to the bemusement of courtside staff after a botched serve against Pedro Martinez.

'In tennis, you go through all the stages, it's a rollercoaster, but it's something I love, also when I get crazy,' Paire told Society Magazine in 2019. 'Having said that, I think that now I am calmer than before, I am progressing.'

He must have a different idea of progressing towards calmness based on this episode.

August 2018 - Citi Open

This is perhaps the biggest meltdown of Paire's career to date.

Paire was booed off court after a petulant performance that saw him lose his mind as he smashed his racquet several times on court, before kicking out at the court-side bench seating.

Down 6-3, 3-6, 2-4 in the final set, Paire lost his footing trying to pull off an overhead smash volley.

He was furious and proceeded to smash his racquet onto the hard court four times before getting back on his feet and launching the racquet.

Paire wasn't done at the change of ends though, kicking out at a bench and proceeding to smash the new racquet out of his bag onto the court.

Marcos Baghdatis was able to hold serve to win the match and Paire proceeded to break another racquet before congratulating his opponent.

A $16,500 fine felt a let-off in the grand scheme of things.

Rafael Nadal hits back at John McEnroe and insists he DOESN'T receive 'different treatment' from umpires... after US legend said the Spaniard should be 'penalised' for repeatedly exceeding the 25-second shot clock

Nadal says he's gonna talk with John in private later.

Brandon Holt is still going well. Just won the first two sets...

When does our sweet Tommy play?

Jack Sock's ass has gotten even more huge, incredibly. Did he have Covid? I'm curious about his inability to finish these matches. It's like he has some long-lasting immune thing. I fear the same for Dimitrov.

Giron sleeveless last night --> SLURP

Draper V FAA tonight...fest for the eyes

Adidas still with their weird prints. Is that ketchup stains or blood on Sakkari?

It seems like a strategy they have.

Murray about to lose the first set

Holt is not cute.

Looks like Sakkari might lose to a Chinese player Wang. it's 3-6 7-5 5-4 so far

sakkari lost. 3rd seed falls

Cachin is swarthy hot.

Cachin is sexy. Those smouldering eyes and lips.

First dibs on DL Boyfirend!

Holt's dream about the come crashing down...

And Cachin has given us a lot of crotch watching. Madre de Dios bendita! I even took pics.... that crotch was the best part of the US Open so far.

I love Misery

Patrick McEnroe just said Andy’s long been a leader in the locker room.

So what exactly is he leading? “Hey, guys. Our wives and girlfriends will never know. Time to spread some boy batter!”

Draper said he grew up idolizing Murray

Isn’t it boy butter, Andy?

Murray's section has really opened up ow with Tsitsipas and Fritz gone

Can't stand the King Latihoh commercials.

McEnroe is correct that Nadal often gets special treatment. We know there are plenty of times he tests the limits of time permitted between points. Some umpires call him on it and others don't. Obviously if it's a super long point then you can cut the players some slack. There are times when he does it repeatedly though and then gets pissed when he does get warned

Murray or Berrettini should make the QF with Paul or Ruud being the players of note in that section to the SF

Is Tommy playing shirtless today?

Cachin is very, very hot. Bulging big today, too. Sorry for Holt, but nice story for Cachin.

R265 same I was disappointed. Thought spawn of Tracy would be cuter

[quote] Looks like Sakkari might lose to a Chinese player Wang.

Well that’s the closest a WTA player has gotten to a Wang in years!

sad for Garin :(

Misery team! Yay!

Tim Vs Casper = SexFestMax

DO NOT TOUCH THAT DIAL!

Keys vs. Giorgi giving us what we needed! Fun match with a third set tiebreak!

Galan team or Pornstache Thompson team?

Tabilo team or Mullet Wolf team?

Kyrgios team or Bonzi team?

Paul team or Seb Korda team?

Van Rijthoven Red Baron team or Ruud team?

ADF team or Fucksovics team?

K. Hemsworth team or Monteiro team?

Borges team or Wu team?

Draper team or FAA team?

Medvedev team or Rinderknech team?

Keys survives.

Galloping Galan, One Calorie TaB, Bonking Bonzi, Pretty Paul, Red Baron, a tie between ADF and Fucks, K Hemsworth, Borgia Orgy, Jumpin' Jack and Grindrknech Teams!

I'm not sorry for Holt. He's a bore. Only reason anyone cares is because he's Tracy Austin's son, so he's a tennis legacy. Plus he had a two set lead. If he can't close it out, there's no reason to feel sorry for him.

Fuck boy Bonzi is playing Kyrgios.

Korda went from big hype to super meh relatively quickly. He'll have a successful career - he already has - but I'm not seeing Slam titles.

strange that brandon holt is a dud in the looks department... tracy was attractive when she was young and her husband was a pretty boy hunk back in the day as well..... brandon plays like a college player, a steady backboard no weapons and his 2nd serve is about as bad as his mother's was! .....

Makes sense, he was a college tennis player, and outside of beating Fritz here and almost winning a second round, he hasn't done much at all before this USO. He's been a Challenger/futures level (the AA and AAA levels of tennis) player and was ranked 300 in the world coming in. He needed a wild card just to get into qualifying. Good for him for making the most of it, but I don't really see this being a huge springboard where he'll be in the Top 100.

Wow, you guys seem really nice. Holt I guess is a total nobody and has no future, LOL.

Bonzi, however, is very sexy and I'd like to be on my knees servicing him.

The bore is CoCo mania. Keys will likely beat her next round, she has the power CoCo can't handle, and Keys will be keyed up to do it. That moron Chris McHendry told some guy we are blessed to have CoCo. Way to be objective.

Ugh, just seeing now that ESPN2 is running WNBA tonight, not Louis Armstrong. So I gotta suffer thru the Serena show on ESPN. Maybe I'll stream Armstrong instead. I like Serena, but it's all a little much.

Dont think there will be a show like yesterday. But if she loses I'm sure there will be an interview.

I should say if she wins or loses I bet theres an interview.

Soooooooooooo sick of the worshipping altar or Serena, a combination of martin luther king and harriet tubman in a dress!

martina, steffi, evert and court all have records comparable to serena, greater than serena and more than serena!...

of course, that destroys the narrative doesn't it! morons on espn morning shows who know nothing about tennis (one actually called chris evert, chris evert lloyd!) shocked that ANYONE could even think to argue about OTHERS as the greatest! James Blake's brain actually goes brain dead and it doesn't compute when someone brings up martina and steffi and evert....

People stating how serena is different because of what had to endure? Oh really? Want to talk about Althea Gibson? Even more so want to talk about someone who had the claim to greatest of all time, Martina Navratilova! Someone who had to DEFECT FROM HER COUNTRY at 18, at a time when if it was found out she wanted to defect would have literally been kidnapped, taken back to czechoslovakia never to be seen or heard from again, and then had no family or friends or coaches and didn't see her parents for years!...

"Stand down" r298

Isner withdraws which is GREAT news for tennis fans everywhere. The bad news is it gives Brat Rune a bye to the 3rd round.

NUTJOB ASSHOLE INCARNATE Kyrgios is on now! bitching as usual because his box isn't encouraging and cheering him on enough!

WTF is he a 5 year old! a grown man complaining about this! Talk about beyond embarrassing!.... And his box obviously don't mind because he's paying them and/or they get off on the verbal abuse!...Anyone else with self respect ( AND NOT ego attention by association whore) would have said "FUCK YOU WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TALKING TO?!" long ago and walked out of that box forever..

Kyrgios is such a fucking baby. He's seriously Trumpian. You can imagine him pulling the "WHY IS EVERYONE SO MEAN?" post.

yes, he's acting up again

[quote] Isner withdraws which is GREAT news for tennis fans everywhere.

Yay! I’m so happy.

Eeet hurtz soooo bad....I hopz I can play tomorrowz....pleaze send me healing vibrashuns....I am champion zo I will do my bezt

I can't stand Nick The Dick. The backwards hat, the hunched posture, the forced brashness, the bitchy attitude. Too much purpose in all of it. He is downright grating to watch.

Hardly and straight set matches on the men's side. It'll be a Demolition Derby by the 4th Round.

Bonzi is from "France, Rheims" is that like Florida, Miami?

I can't watch the Bonzi-Kyrgios match, which is a shame because Ben is as cute as a button, and has such a nice-looking game.

He'll just get overpowered in the tie-breaks. It's like watching Bambi's mom getting shot between the eyes by the hunter.

I can't believe they are not showing Tommy Paul/Seb Korda. Interviews about Serena, with Serena's new lezzie coach, TOO MUCH!! I pray she loses tonight,

God Jehovah has blessed me and I shall win. He also approves my tennis outfits.

What is Nick's problem. He's up two sets to none, yet every point is some major crisis and he's bitching and moaning.

Maybe he needs to wear looser underwear.

Maybe his team isn't cheering enthusiastically enough for him, who knows?

Flip fuck Quarterfinals

1. Tiafoe-Giron

2. Bonzi-Coric

3. FAA-Draper

4. Cachin-Paul

Lucky Loser (if someone has to pull out due to sore ass) - Zapata Miralles.

I cannot stand everyone at that espn desk.

Find a different feed then.

I really cannot stand Bethanie Mattek-Sands. why even wear that low cut dress when you have no boobs

coco has nasty trashy nails

Tommy should not be wearing a shirt

R309... and yet many in the audience thinks he's "entertaining"....Maybe it's just me, but those people have FUCKED UP definition of entertaining!....

Tracy Austin only looked good from a distance. Now close up...

You guys should see how beautiful my children are ... their father is James Bond.

Come on, Benji!

omg, they had Queen Latifa introduce Serena...that intro is too much!!!

ESPN DESK:

MCKENDRY: A ASS KISSING IDIOT

WOZNIACKI: BRAIN DEAD MONOTONE VOICE WHO KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT TENNIS HISTORY

MATTEK-SANDS: DRESSES LIKE A HOOKER, THINKS SHE'S A "STAR"

JAMES BLAKE: THE TOKEN BLACK MAN WHOSE HANDSOME AND A FORMER PLAYER SO HE MUST BE HIRED TO COMMENTATE, MAJOR BUTT KISSING SERENA LOVER...

CLIFF DRYSDALE: STILL THINKS IT'S 1970 AND IS A POMPOUS ASSHOLE

JOHN MCENROE: THINKS HIS OPINIONS ARE FACT AND GETS OFF ON TALKING AND SHOULD HAVE HIMSELF BANNED FROM THE SPORT LONG AGO, BUT LIKE A-ROD HIRED FOR HIS MOUTH AND HIS CONTROVERSY KNOWING PEOPLE SOME AT LEAST ARE ATTRACTED TO ASSHOLES...

PATRICK MCENROE: SOMEONE WHO SHOULD GET DOWN ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES THANKING GOD HIS LAST NAME IS MCENROE! OTHERWISE HE WOULD BE TEACHING AT SOME UPSCALE CLUB IN UPSTATE NEW YORK...

MARY JO FERNANDEZ: TOTALLY NOT IMPARTIAL DUE TO HER AGENT HUSBAND'S BUSINESS DEALINGS

CHRIS FOWLER: SIMPLY A FOWL ASSHOLE WHO THINKS HE KNOWS MORE THAN ACTUAL PLAYERS. AND WHO ALWAYS ALWAYS HAS TO HAVE THE LAST WORD.

PAM SHRIVER: NULL AND VOID WITH ANY PERSONALITY OR BRING ANYTHING TO THE DESK.....

CHRIS EVERT: TALKS TOO MUCH LIKE TENNIS IS A FICTION BOOK....

Boy, you must hate every person you meet.

At least GAYle King and Orpah aren't talking......yet.

Tiger woods in serena's box and Anna Wintour again

QUEEN Dionne is there!!!!!!!!!

Dionne Warwick in the house

Pussyhound Tiger Woods there today at Serena's match.

Zendaya is there too

Tiger's probably scoping out Kontaveit

Serena is wearing that ugly outfit again. Venus looked so much better.

Spike Lee in the house again.

He abhors attention.

Tiger is sitting next to his gf. but we all know he's a cheater.

Damn she is looking more like vintage Serena this match.

First time ever that Tiger's been in a black woman's box.

Kontaveit looks so cute in her outfit.

Serenas worst service game just had to happen when serving for the set

I am not so sure if Serena can win this, her fitness is not great, she's probably gonna be tired soon.

She's won fatter. Albeit younger

Our sweet Tommy Paul through

Sorry R329... But everything I posted is true in my personal opinion about the ESPN desk of "commentators".

Without being too conceited, I'll bet anything I have that I know more about tennis history and records, than all of the commentators put together.

Serena took her whole bag into the bathroom. What is she doing?

Kontaveit just hit an ace to win the game and set and…dead silence, but standing ovations every time Serena wins a point. These people suck. Fuck them.

yes I know, I was just telling my partner, the whole place was quiet, nobody clapped for her

what percentage of the crowd are 1) true year round knowledgeable tennis fans and 2) drunk already? 3) there to be "seen"....

Something tells me Serena has one more highly awkward and uncomfortable on-court meltdown left in her.

Is Tennis etiquette dead? crowds cheering faults and double faults, yelling constantly between and during points and so on....

Serena's husband just yelled "FUCK" ! with the camera on him/his face....Classy!...

Tiger looks like he's on something...

^^ Tiger’s rocking the backwards baseball cap look now that he’s practically bald.

It feels so important that Kontaveit got that break of serve back.

she keeps adjusting that stupid headband

Kontaveit is choking big time. All she has to do is make Serena run and wear her fat ass out.

I knew it!

R354, US Open crowds are like this all the time.

Serena looks more like a woman with every passing day.

Obviously the crowd will overwhelmingly support her in what could be her last match. They dont want her career to end. Btw Serena is moving pretty darn good and that is when she is scary to play.

Serena has not played this well in years. Major props to Kontaveit for as well as she's played with the crowd against her.

Now maybe they’ll finally let Medvedev start, now that the Queen has finished her match.

Oh god, and here we have Oprah. JFC.

When will Will Smith attend a Serena match?

Leyla forgot to poison Samsonova

Krejčíková also out. Women's seeds are falling like flies.

just incredible by Serena to be over 40 and beating the #2 player. Hopefully she can stay physically healthy for her next match

Kontaveit seems like a nice person but she's severely over ranked. She's never done well at the slams or even come close to winning a Masters. She is mostly an indoors specialist of mid-size events. She really shouldn't be more than #8 to #12

lol the camera is panning the crowd after the 2nd set in the FAA-Draper match while they take a bathroom break. A gay couple just sat down after getting refreshments and they're double fisting with beer.

It’s so funny that old friends Dionne Warwick and Gladys Knight were both at Serena’s match, and not only were they not sitting together, but Dionne was in grandstand and poor Gladys was up in the nosebleeds. Meanwhile Spike Lee is sitting courtside looking like he’s on a supervised visit from his convalescent home.

Better looking: Medvedev or Rinderknech?

They’re both so loong and lanky. Rinderknech is 6’5 and Medvedev is 6’6.

Mary Carillo is annoying the fuck outta me tonight…

R374, is it because she reminds you of your fifth grade gym teacher?

I find Med kinda hot. I like long and lanky with cuteish face

Sad to see Seb Korda go because I think he's cute despite having traits of his ugly father. Also didn't want to see van de Zandschlut leave because I like his name.

dull Ashe 2nd match. Rinderknech just can't finish points consistently enough against Medvedev unless he gets into net

FAA has really dropped off the past 5 months.

composed match by Draper to win. He's really surging up the rankings

FAA continues to disappoint. I really thought once he finally got that title this year he'd start playing consistently like a top player but nope. He's so up and down still.

Fun watching Draper struggle to put his jacket on.

Weird thing about FAA, is he seemed to be on the rise. Good Slam results last year, great Australian Open this year, then finally wins his first title after 8 finals losses. But from Indian Wells onward, except a decent French Open, he's been pretty bad and getting worse. Slam season over - FAA needs to reassess.

Draper is cute.

Drama at the US Open as Nick Kyrgios complains a fan is smoking MARIJUANA, is warned for spitting - and takes a HUGE swipe at America after the match: 'Very different to the way we live Down Under'

Kyrgios somehow found new grounds for complaint as he told the chair umpire during the third set that he was being affected by marijuana smoke in the air; which commentators said 'they'd never heard of before'.

'It was f***ing marajiuana. It was smoke. Obviously I'm not going to complain about food,' Kyrgios could be heard saying in the on-court microphone.

'When athletes are running side to side and they have asthma, it's probably not ideal.'

He was then issued with a code violation for abusing his own team, and could be seen releasing a huge spray of spit; earning a conduct warning and disgusting fans in the stadium and those watching from home.

After the match, Kyrgios then took a huge swipe at New York - despite the 'Big Apple' being regarded as one of the great cities of the world.

'It's very different to the way we live Down Under (in Australia). It's a crazy place, I don't know how anyone can live here,' he said in an interview on-court after his win.

The wheels were well and truly starting to come off and despite being able to close out the second-round match, Channel 9 commentator Todd Woodbridge said it was high time a coach ended his self-destructive tendency to lash out at others whenever he was not playing well.

'At some point the people who are sitting in his players box need to take some action,' Woodbridge said on the broadcast.

'That action should probably be standing up and walking out. They've got nothing to do with what goes on on the court. That is up to Nick.'

Kyrgios insisted during the post-match press conference, however, he was the consummate professional.

'Every day I come in, I watch what I eat, I try and get sleep …every practice session I try and have good intent,' said Kyrgios, who can often be seen canoodling and playing around with girlfriend Costeen Hatzi during training.

'I almost don't know who I am anymore, to be honest, because that's not me. I'm trying to balance so many different things out (there) … it's just a lot.

'I feel like I'm really professional right now,' said Kyrgios, in a comment that will no doubt raise a few eyebrows around the tennis world.

This isn't the first time Kyrgios' has caused a stir at the US Open with remarks about marijuana.

Six years ago, he responded to a Twitter follower confirming that players on tour were allowed to smoke it.

The comment earned the ire of sports doping organisation WADA, with a spokesperson later confirming marijuana use is in fact banned during competition, though it is not prohibited when used outside of competition.

Kyrgios admitted it has been 'stressful' for him during the lead-up to the Open, and is relieved to have advanced.

I was literally hanging by a thread. His (opponent Benjamin Bonzi) level today was incredible. I was not expecting an absolute war,' Kyrgios said of his stoic opponent.

'It could have gone either way early in the fourth but I got there. I played some really risky tennis late in that fourth set to win.

'I'm just really happy to get through. It's been really stressful time I have high expectations to go deep this week.

'I felt like he was eating up my serves with his returns. To serve 30 aces helps a lot. When my serve's going my game follows,' said Kyrgios.

The animated Aussie has now booked his spot in the third round, where he will take on cult US star JJ Wolf.

Medwed through.

B. Andreescu is still playing...

What makes JJ Wolf a cult star?

[quote] What makes JJ Wolf a cult star?

Is he a cult star? I must not have been initiated.

R388 see R384

Thank you, R389.

[bold] first half of round 2 upset seeds [/bold]

[bold] ATP-2 seeds [/bold]

#6 FAA lost to Draper 4-6 4-6 4-6

#21 van de Zandschulp lost to Moutet 4-6 6-1 2-6 4-6

[bold] WTA-5 seeds [/bold]

#2 Kontaveit lost to Serena 6(4)-7 6-2 2-6

#3 Sakkari lost to X. Wang 6-3 5-7 5-7

[bold] so after day 3, 6 ATP seeds failed to get past round 1. 8 ATP seeds failed to get past round 2. 9 WTA seeds failed to get past round 1. 14 WTA seeds failed to get past round 2. Let's see how many upsets on Day 4[/bold] #14 Fernandez lost to Samsonova 3-6 6(3)-7

#15 Haddad Maia lost to Andreescu 2-6 4-6

#23 Krejcikova lost to Krunic 6-2 4-6 2-6

[bold] posting error let's try that again [/bold]

[bold] first half of round 2 upset seeds [/bold]

[bold] ATP-2 seeds [/bold]

#6 FAA lost to Draper 4-6 4-6 4-6

#21 van de Zandschulp lost to Moutet 4-6 6-1 2-6 4-6

[bold] WTA-5 seeds [/bold]

#2 Kontaveit lost to Serena 6(4)-7 6-2 2-6

#3 Sakkari lost to X. Wang 6-3 5-7 5-7

#14 Fernandez lost to Samsonova 3-6 6(3)-7

#15 Haddad Maia lost to Andreescu 2-6 4-6

#23 Krejcikova lost to Krunic 6-2 4-6 2-6

[bold] so after day 3, 6 ATP seeds failed to get past round 1. 8 ATP seeds failed to get past round 2. 9 WTA seeds failed to get past round 1. 14 WTA seeds failed to get past round 2. Let's see how many upsets on Day 4 [/bold]

OMG everything is leading to CoCo, GOAT to BE, having to see the one to put Serena down. And God forbid, if the lanky teen NuBalance superstar, loses to a 40 year old, her career is over before it really gets started. It's inevitable.

[quote]Kontaveit just hit an ace to win the game and set and…dead silence

But you have to understand that tennis fans believe that a career like Serena's deserves a fairy tale ending like they once had in 2002. Seeing a former star of the game, obviously American, who hasn't won three matches in a row for years, and pretty much long relegated to the dustbin of history, suddenly wins seven matches in a row and ends his career on an unbelievable climax. It was Pete Sampras' back then and they think it should be Serena's this time.

My sexuality is Jack Draper's jawline!

R394 Sampras didn't deserve it in 2002, and Serena doesn't now. They are 2 of the most selfish champions ever. Someone count the number of times they both bailed on tournaments they didn't want to finish. They both had the biggest serves of their heyday, that is true. Serena had been a thug, pure and simple. She threatened to shove a ball down the throat of that lady line judge. The shrieking that accelerates during a critical point, and the loud COME ON! are pure gamesmanship. No wonder Billie Jean King loves her. I saw Sampras tank a match in brutal heat in Cincy some years ago, he barely tried. He did that in numerous non GS events.

Kyrgios is a pig, but I have to laugh at him criticizing New York. It's become part of the tournament ritual that players are basically required to fawn all over the city and the fans.

I can hardly wait for his inevitable meltdown. I hope it happens at night under the hate.

Yes, I can't wait to see Nick k's meltdown. You know it's coming.

Do you think Serena gonna beat Ailja T?

I have no idea if Serena can beat Ailja. I don't know what to expect of her. Kontaveit may be, historically, one of the weakest No. 2 seeds at a Slam. But, she's a good player and was still surprised Serena beat her. Serena is SO far past her prime and looked like shit in Canada and had such a weak opponent in the first round. I'm a fan, but I just never expected Serena to do anything at the USO. Of course the rumblings have started that she's going to go out in a blaze of glory, winning her last Slam, tying Margaret Court's 24 Slam record, and riding off into the sunset. I'd love to see it, but IMO it's just not happening. I don't see her beating anyone who can consistently move her like Andreescu or Swiatek. She's have to serve amazing to keep a lot of points short and not be on the run. Maybe she wins one more round and then goes out to someone like Gauff who just gets a lot of balls back.

I laughed when Kyrgios complained about the marijuana, because I’m sure he was right. That skunky smell is all over the city now.

ESPN needs to cut down on the on-set chit chat while matches are on progress. They could simply start an hour earlier and they’d have some time before the matches get started.

The world #1 is playing and they’re reminiscing about Forest Hills, which once hosted the tournament.

r401, It must be said. You are practically forced to buy weed now that smoke shops outnumber Starbucks by 5 to 1, and I'm not exaggerating. It's a buyers market everywhere. Flowers, gummies, pens? What's your pleasure? What you spend extra on rent you save on weed!

Are the Wiiliams sisters 'close'? I mean does Serena open up to Venus about everything? Or is it like most siblings in adulthood where your siblings are just about the last people you'd share your troubles with.

I get the feeling they're close, but I have no basis to really know one way or the other.

Is there any gay tennis player who came out of the closet?

There are no self-identifying gay male tennis players. There are a small number of out lesbians.

Venus is always at Serena's matches, but I mean she's travelling on the tour and away from home, so it's either the hotel room or in the stands watching her sister. I don't think they are particularly close, probably more that they just live the same lives day in and day out.

Is Brooksby MAGA?

R409 His mom definitely is - she posts 'stand for the flag, kneel for the cross' shit on Twitter

'Slava Ukrani' Norrie Team or Joao Wow Team?

Carlitos Team or 'Fed Or Dead' Team?

Brooksby is lurchy and weird and gross and probably MAGA (he can take over the reins from Isner and Querry). Nice win though.

R412, you forgot blander than a Wonder Bread Velveeta sandwich.

Ugh, so much for Porna. Time to move on to Jack the Draper.

Bye bye Badosa and her hot boyfriend. Martic played amazing and now the no. 4 seed is out. It's still just the second round...

Cornet should really really do blow. With those nostrils I bet she can snort an 8-ball in a matter of seconds. She would be higher than anyone else in the room and by room I mean Artie Lange's living-room at 4 am on a Saturday night.

Lil’ Diego team or Popyrin team?

Young Grigor team or Nakashima team?

Shapo team or Carballes Baena-Schwarzenegger team?

Kecmanovic team or Gasquet team?

Kubler team or Tiafoe team?

Hubie team or Ivashka team?

Fog team or Nadal team?

Lil Team

Young Team

CBS Team

Dicky Team

Fatassy Team

Hubie Team

Foggy Team

I find Brandon Nakashima sort of cute/hot.

Big Dicky G rolling back the years in the first set against Miaow-Miaow. Can't help but wish it was the best of 3 for the old warhorse.

Oh Denis, ooh-bee-do, I'm in love with you

R421, are you one of the Shapo blond leg hair lovers?

Another reason I love Vika Azerenka is how she sometimes presents on court as if she raced to the laundry room at the last minute and pulled together an outfit from the dirty clothes hamper, flips her hair around, anchors it with a scrunchie, and proceeds to produce amazonian birdcalls with every stroke.

Yes, R422!

He has a beautiful ass and legs.

Yum, Shapo's blond leg hair glistening in the sun. And thank you Nike for FINALLY starting to find him shorts that fit this season.

I was just noticing Shapo's shorts. I feel like they could be a bit shorter. Are those 7-inch or 5-inch inseam?

Grigor's Nike gear fits him perfectly. Plenty of leg.

Venus used to live with Serena in FL. I remember watching a documentary about them and they showed them living in FL, traveling etc.

Ohhh DL fave Fernandez playing the GOAT CoCo ln doubles!

What is Venus wearing? She is too fat to be showing her middle...

Good fucking lord; what is Mateck-Sands wearing? Or not wearing?!!!! Oh, I see, she's trying to show off her tatts. And tits. Yeah Bethany, the tatts give you street cred at Flushing Meadows Tennis Center.

Bastards at ESPN switched from the Shapo match to the Serena/Venus doubles match. So much for eye candy.

^stream it

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R431, Shapo’s match is streaming on ESPN online. It’s not on ESPN+, I don’t think you have to pay to access it.

Shapo won and the camera basically went up his hole as he bent over to pack up.

Kicking off Friday with some more Musetti Victory Bulge