The Gays and Tennis - Part 140 Marching On

How long before this thread gets grayed out because you're so fucking boring with your one liners about how hot you find some player (hint: people don't really want to hear that, you should go out and get laid).

Jaaaaa a new thread!

omg Sloane! finally getting wins this season. I was shocked she actually won a third set tiebreaker tonight in Merida

Krejcikova seems to be coming back into form with a 3 set win over Sabalenka

Hottest player on tour

1. Jack Draper 2. Borna Gojo 3. Tommy Paul 4. Borna Coric (only with short hair) 5. Marton Fucsovics 6. Laslo Djere

Thanks for reading

sheesh, take a Midol, R1

thanks OP for the new thread

So Swiatek plays good only when the court suits her? Why she lost so early on AO? It stinks. She screams doping

Agree with r4 — but I’m adding Cressy to that list.

Fokina shows his pussy (dollface thread)

ADF is just ADORABLE.

From the kamikaze on-court diving, to the sportsmanship to animal charity stuff. He's totally usurped Hubie at the top of the Nicest Guy In Tennis rankings.

Fucking Hell, Misery just bageled on-form Lehecka. I did not see that coming.

The ATP OAPs (Gasquet, Murray and Wawrinka) really are having a renaissance this season.

[quote]The ATP OAPs

Old Ass Players?

Judy M. is also in Qatar

R11 OAPs is a Britishism - stands for 'Old Age Pensioners' - equivalent to US 'Seniors'.

"Old Ass Players' works perfectly, tho!

Someone feels vindicated today.

R6 Swiatek plays well on clay and slow hard courts, which most courts are now. Still think she will struggle at Wimbledon. Grass doesn't suit her well.

R14 I know that. Last season she dumped 1000WTA in Mexico because the conditions are bad for her. Lame.

But I'm stil thinking that she is taking that ADHD medicine , she has fake papers for it.

Swiatek is right now the best player by far, but she had a lot of things to improve because she is pretty bad when the score doesn't go her way

R17 I prefer Krejcikova, when she is on, she is better than Swiatek

R18 No, she is not.

Everybody is very good when they're on, the question iss how are they when they are not on.

And that's the reason Alcaraz is going to be great, he is able to win even when he is not playing well.

Krejcikova is an amazing hardhitting, but there are a lot of them on the wta, and most of them are terrible when they have a bad day.

Swiatek is a very solid player and the best claycourter since Justine Henin

Team Stanimal or Team Fil...et Mignon?

Big Jack D does not qualify as a DL boyfriend because I'm claiming him for myself. Back off bitches! MINE!

R21 Oh no no no NO!

I discovered the lad and brought him here. You can look but no touchy-touchy. He's fucking MINE!

R20, Stan team/Wawrinka team.

'Arthur Ass' takes the first set 6-2. Judging by most of this week's ding-dong matches the score will probably reverse in the second!

can we see that dee-lish pic of Jack D shirtless again?

R19 Everybody is very good when they're on, lol no. anyway Barbora when she is on, she is more versatile than swiatek. That's what I meant. Krejcikova is not only an "amazing hardhitting."

Krejcikova has great hands which was helped from her previous doubles success. What she really lacks is athleticism. When she gets her racquet on a ball she can usually find a way to get it back but she can't run that well. Swiatek is a much better mover

I got my PNB Open tickets!! Jealous bitches?

^ Peoria National Bank?

BNP*

R28 I hope you are going in the first few days when you can see great matches on outer courts. Please take pics and share any closeups

R31 Will be there Thurs thru Sat of the first week. Will be catching any and all DL boyfriends.

JFC

Any DL'ers heading to Indian Wells in the next couple weeks? I'll be there Wed-Sat giving DL reports from the grounds.

I went one year as a guest of BNP. They had a suite that was across the entire baseline and had a sushi chef and a spread that was out of this world. Plus, you sat on the baseline, which I love.

I'm R32 - Thurs-Sat. Will be dishing on DL as well

If you happen to see our Tommy's girlfriend, tell her she ain't nothing but a hoochie mama!

^ damm our Tommy is furry

She looks like a slut

another hawt tennis player bimbo girlfriend

*weeps into martini*

He can do better. She’s half a degree north of an Only Fans girl.

Hot boi Athur Fils beats aging and seemingly disinterested Stan the Man to make it to the SFs. Plays French compatriot Bonzi next.

Tommy Paul is overrated Cute but not stunning and he's lean but not ripped. Unimpressive body. He has bad taste too

Shapo sweating.

GOOD LORD - POOR SLOANE STEPHENS. GIORGI DOUBLE BAGELED HER. LOL. Sloth looked bored, and either hit long or short.

Which white male players have yellow skin?

so happy Murray is into a final again. I used to really cheer against him but he's won me over since his double hip replacement surgeries. Off court I like him the most of the "big 4"

probably doesn't have much of a chance against Medvedev but this is a great result regardless

Sloane...that was pathetic. Yes Giorgi played well but Sloane should have at least won a few games. She had some game points here and there. She looked tired after her marathon win the day before

R45 thinks they're a 10 but probably a 5. Ish Probably a 3

If Fils wins his semis he will be the youngest to reach the top 100 since Carlos Alcaraz (he'll be younger than Rune when he reached the top 100).

In the top 200 only Jerry Shang is younger than Fils

Fils has got every arrow in his quiver. And what a quiver.

Fils's thicc legs and ass make me quiver

[quote]If Fils wins his semis he will be the youngest to reach the top 100 since Carlos Alcaraz (he'll be younger than Rune when he reached the top 100).

I just read an interview of Arthur Fils in the French newspaper L'Equipe and he was asked if his goal for 2023 was to qualify for the Next Gen ATP Finals and Fils answers that it would be a bummer as his aim is to play the real thing, the ATP Finals. The interviewer clarifies that he only meant this for the current year, and Fils says that in 2023 his goals are to win tournaments, make at least a semi-final in a grand slam tournament and qualify for the ATP Finals.

It's like the next gen players (Alcaraz, Rune, Fils among others) have taken notice that the attitude of the lost gen of only hoping for the best and their lack of ambition certainly hasn't paid off.

Misery team or Daniil team?

I’m Misery team though I am almost certain he’ll lose. Good for him for making the final. I’ve always been a fan.

Misery fighting back in the second. Back on serve. What a mensch!

Medvedev doesn't look good with that skimpy beard.

Banzai Bonzi says "Pas si vite, Arthur!" and takes down Fils in straights to get to his second ATP Final of the year!

ova, Krejcik defeats Svee-i-tek in straight sets.

Daniil defeats Misery, but great match.

Fils is "hot" and rocketing up the rankings, but he did just lose to Bonzi (who isn't bad at all, but isn't some top player) and he's played these two ATP tournaments where he made the semifinals because they're in France and he got a wildcard. I think he has tremendous upside (and backside, zing!) and he'll get plenty of wildcards in the future. But, eventually the "grind" will come. He'll have to qualify for regular tour events or get his ranking into the Top 50 to avoid that. After this tournament he's at 104 which is noteworthy because he's right on the cusp of the ranking he needs for auto entry into Slams without qualifying. He'd be given a wild card to the French no matter I assume. But if he can play Wimbledon and the USO Open this year without having to qualify, that would be huge. He basically can't lose that many points for the rest of the year since he only has some challenger results to defend. Should be Top 100 soon enough. Will also be interesting to see how he does in Best of 5 matches, which is an entirely different physical and mental challenge.

Alcaraz strikes poses like he's got an OnlyFans to promote.

It's a fine line between Calvin Klein and OnlyFans.

US tennis star Jessica Pegula reduced to ‘sitting eating doritos at midnight’ after birthday ‘bagel’

ome parts of being a professional tennis player aren’t glamorous.

And world No. 3 Jessica Pegula revealed the unglamorous side of the sport in a funny tweet after losing 6-1 5-7 6-0 to Barbora Krejčíková in the Dubai Championships semifinals on Friday.

“Everyone: “What is it like playing on tour? It must be so amazing!”

“Me: gets bagled on your birthday, sitting eating Doritos at midnight, waiting to get on a 16 hr flight home,” the American tweeted, alongside a selfie of her eating the crisps.

As well as reaching the semifinals in Dubai, Pegula reached the final of the Qatar Open last week, where she was defeated by the in-form Iga Swiatek.

“In all seriousness, “Pegula added in a follow-up tweet, “proud of my efforts the past two weeks. Time for some rest.”

Pegula has emerged as one of the top players on tour in the last two seasons, rising to a career high ranking in singles and doubles.

But, although the result on Friday didn’t go her way, at least she still celebrated her 29th birthday with Coco Gauff, the world No. 6.

“Our (mostly mine) terrible vocals of your birthday song,” Gauff tweeted in response. “But at least the cake was good.”

Cyrano De Zapata Miralles Team or Nozzle Team?

Carlitos Team or Marry-Me-Jarry Team?

MJ Fernandez recommends Coco take 6 months(!) off to re-tool her forehand. She would miss the French and Wimbledon, which I'm sure her PR team and sponsors would just love. Has MJ lost her mind? Fed and Tony Gosney (Mr. MJ) have a piece of Coco, so I wonder if this is a not so subtle warning.

Viva Zapata team

Alcaraz (Garfia) team

Thanks very much for asking!

People have been saying for. While that Coco needs time off to fix her forehand.

Zapata and Norrie head to a third set.

Who is annoyed with the nicknames? *raises hand*

"MJ Fernandez recommends Coco take 6 months(!) off to re-tool her forehand. She would miss the French and Wimbledon, which I'm sure her PR team and sponsors would just love. Has MJ lost her mind? Fed and Tony Gosney (Mr. MJ) have a piece of Coco, so I wonder if this is a not so subtle warning."

Interesting. Even at only almost-19, with the hundreds of thousands of balls she's hit, it is tough to retool a foundational tennis shot. The player can obviously understand stroke mechanics and could easily make the adjustment in a routine practice for a few shots. But to really "fix" it, have it ingrained so that the old forehand never reappears - that's difficult. And a side effect is that now there's this element of doubt once she tries to integrate the new forehand into tour-level play.

Not at all saying it can't been done. Many players have tweaked and reworked their strokes. I'm just saying that it could be a lot harder than MJF seems to think; more than just going away for six months and reappearing with a "fixed" forehand that will ostensibly take Coco to the Top 5 and Slam titles.

LOL at the Pegula post. He self-deprecation makes me like her.

@ R62 -- I just can't see Carlitos as hawt. Those terrible teefs, the bad skin, the guppy mouth, the weird chest & nips. Nawt hawt.

Not many players are, heh, crazy enough to start changing some details of the tennis shoe. Same thing goes for the forehand.

Pliskobot tweeted her support for fellow Czech athlete Jakub Janto after he came out

Pliskbot Team

Norrie advances to the final at Rio.

Now that Federer is gone, who is closest to being deemed one of the "Big 3"?

Alcaraz, I guess. Possibly Medvedev if he continues his resurgence. They are the only two that look as if they have the cojones and talent to cinsistently get to Finals of majors.

Sinner and possibly Rune could get there but still have a lot to prove. I think Tsitsipas could go the way of Zverev and Thiem. They had the talent but not the mentality to stay at the top.

A. Zverev?

There is no big 3 until 3 separate themselves from the rest- Carlos has talent on the level of Rafa, Roger and Novak. No one else except Kyrgios who is a blockhead although fun to watch when not self destructing

I think Alcaraz has sexy potential but he needs to keep growing into his frame more. I know they say strike while the iron is hot but I think he'll look better in underwear when he's 22-25 than now

Unless Kyrgios gets a complete mental overhaul and a serious dose of discipline, he'll never approach Big 3 status. It's already too late in his career anyway. At best he'll be a late career phenom like Muster, but Muster had a good reason for not making it until late in his career. Kyrgios is just a mental car crash.

To each his own. I'd take Fils and Alcaraz over Wonder Bread bland Shapo and Rune any day.

Which white male players have yellow skin?

Kyrgios joined Logan Paul for an interview on his podcast....that's a whole lotta douchebag

Kyrgios is all BRUH, no GOAT.

"Alcaraz, I guess. Possibly Medvedev if he continues his resurgence."

"Big 3" IMO means consistently competing for and winning Slams. Granted I would never expect players to win Slams and make finals and deep runs at the rate Fed-Nadal-Djokovic (and for a while Murray) did. But, still, a Big 3 (or 4 or whatever) has to be doing it considerably more than the rest of the pack. Medvedev has won a Slam, almost another, but ever since 2022 AO, he's been very much part of the pack in terms of Slams.

So I agree that Alacarez and Med are candidates for "Big X" status, but they both have work to do in solidifying themselves in that status. And post-Fed-Nadal-Novak Big 3, the ATP could very likely move to the WTA post-Serena (and briefly Osaka) vibe where there's really no entirely clear upper tier of players - lots of random players making deep runs, no one is really surprised when most top players are upset, etc. I guess Swiatek has established herself as the "Big 1" but the roots of that status aren't THAT deep - yet.

'edgy' Opelka with a handbag. He dropped out of the Top 100 because he's been injured for quite some time now

I think the ATP will enter into a WTA-like phase of a very turbulent top-ten and where anybody can lose to anyone.

Carlitos and Jarry head to a third set as well.

Alcaraz (Garfia) through to the final to meet Norrie.

I don't like the bag, but I like Opelka's outfit.

Tommy Paul has a rockin body. Who is the queen that thinks its basic?

ova, Siniak team or Giorgi girl team?

I know I played all my career looking like a frumpy old bag but now that I am blonde like Isabelle Demongeot, Regis de Camaret is either going to want to hit that or it was just lies, lies, and more lies.

next week's men's draws have some interesting potential

in Santiago the only fascinating first round is battle of fallen WCs Thiem vs. Garin both need a win so badly!

in Dubai:

Hurkacz vs. Murray

Coric vs. Evans

Zverev vs. rising Lehecka

FAA vs. Cressy

happy to see Djokovic and Medvedev are in the same half of the draw.

Acapulco is going to be a fucking mess:

Alcaraz vs. McDonald

DL faves Giron vs. Mmoh

Fritz vs. Isner

Shapovalov vs. Kecmanovic

Tiafoe vs. Nishioka

Norrie vs. Mannarino

Ruud has surprisingly skipped the Latin American clay swing and is playing there on hard instead

Hubie wins in Marseille.

What happened to Jensen Brooksby? Drugs? He was a no-show at Dallas and Delray Beach. No one is talking about him. He was going to be the new Jimmy Connors, lol. All those TC commentators said he was a can't miss. LOL.

This university basketball player, Trey Galloway, reminds me of Daddy Fritz.

R99, I’ve long thought the exact same thing!

R98 he has some injury

R99 they really do look like they could be related.

If Taylor had another 20 lbs on him

Rune plays Shelton in Acapulco, It's a very interesting first round match.

I doubt Alcaraz will play Acapulco, he just came back and playing five week in a row seems a bit too much

Wow, Cute Cam is up a break against Carlitos after being down a set and 0-3. Great fight! I hope he can close it out.

Alcaraz (Garfia) team or Norrie team?

Cute Cam Team

Norrie is cute? since when? he's decidedly average

and he's only competitive now because Alcaraz has an obvious thigh strain

Norrie likes like a hedghog or a badger. Which can be cute animals. But he isn't hot.

Neither one is hawt. But at least Cam is cute. Carlitos is ugly.

Give Alcaraz a few years. With his body already decent, in a few years he'll likely be a stud.

I don't see how Alcaraz can play Acapulco. At most he might be granted a Wednesday start but it's hard to see a thigh strain going away by then

Carlitos posing in underwear.

^ nawt hawt

correction it's hamstring not thigh

Who is the queeny Hacks guy?

WTA has a debut event in Austin this week

the most interesting first round match is Stephens vs. Townsend

Based on the draw I'd say Collins has the best chance to win here though AO quarterfinalist Linette is the top seed

In Monterrey the draw has more names

Garcia, Mertens, Vekic and Giorgi

pobrecito Carlitos :(

dirty Saudi money Norrie takes the title

Cam wins 7-5 in the 3rd!

Norrie beats Alcaraz (Garfia).

White guy beated brown guy.

What a asshole prick Norrie is! Beats Alcaraz whose injured the last 2 sets, literally playing on one leg, and Norrie has to exalt as if he won wimbledon! Talk about no shame, character, integrity....

Being that Carlos is better than him, and as I stated was playing injured playing on one leg...Instead of being professional with humility and quietness and sorry bad luck for Carlos, Norrie acted like beating a 1 leg player was a true 100% win!

Sorry but that's a dick move and attitude!...Even in his post match interview just now, he says NOTHING about Carlos being very injured when the reporter asks him about it!

Norrie is a classic vulture winning tournaments only when no one prominent shows up or when the top players are injued.

[quote]Being that Carlos is better than him,

Norrie has the singular charm of a dial tone.

[quote] injued

R124 =

Neither Cam nor Carlos is as HAWT as that black fellow with 3 names, his name escapes me now, seems he doesn't win much this year.

Felix Auger Aliassime, R127.

Jo Willy Tsonga

Have to give Norris credit. Seems to have a much lower ceiling than those more ballyhooed yet is consistently deep in majors. He and Ruud are outperforming.

R121 and R122 preach

Norrie is average looking with a very mediocre, unimpressive game. He's gotten much better at grinding out wins but when top 20 players are in good form he's helpless

[quote] Norrie is a classic vulture winning tournaments only when…the top players are injued.

Eet hurt so mush!

Is it me or does Norris look so awkward on all his strokes and his ball toss?

That’s why it seems a miracle that he does so well (and hats off to him) because he doesn’t seem a natural.

Are Nadal's supporters right about Carlos doping? These injuries have me wondering. He runs like the devil, covers drop shots like no one can. I know he is young, but the rapid improvement, and then the injuries make me wonder. You never hear Nadal complain when he is injured, and beaten. Carlos seems to have built in excuses.

[quote] You never hear Nadal complain when he is injured, and beaten.

Haha. He does that so frequently it's become an inside joke on DL tennis thread. See R132.

Nadal and Uncle Toni have said in the past that he's the most injured player ever!

He's always "extremely injured" to quote MS.

R133 he's got unusual stroke production but decent timing. If you compare his "spinny" forehand for example to that of fellow lefties Nadal and former top player Verdasco, Norrie really lacks their power. Nadal and Verdasco at their best can rip the ball with a lot of spin and push their opponents back.

And yet Felix has been winning more this year than Tiafoe, beloved by R127, who swears Frances will be first or second in the rankings by year end.

When is Sunshine Double?

R139.. Indian Wells starts I believe March 8 and then the Miami Open March 22....

R134 Are you kidding? Nadal hasn’t shut up about his injuries in years.

Patricia Arquette always looks like an unmade bed.

[quote]Patricia Arquette always looks like an unmade bed

Does she play tennis?

^Yikes wrong thread

Merida final:

Giorgi def. Peterson 7-6(3) 1-6 6-2 for her 4th singles title

[quote] WTA has a debut event in Austin this week. The most interesting first round match is Stephens vs. Townsend

Why does the WTA website has Sloane Stephens playing Alycia Parks in Round 1? Every other source tells you that indeed Stephens and Townhouse are playing each other, so what gives?

On a side note, wtatennis.com is a mess and always has been: it's like they take a look at atptour.com and tells whoever develops their website to do the same and somehow it always gets a messy, unintuitive implementation. And a particular pet peeve of mine: what with the use of capitalized bold font pretty much everywhere on the website: it's so ugly to look at. Also last week I wanted to check the h2h between Mary Jo Fernandez and Evert, Graf, and Seles. To no avail as the wtatennis system has no idea who Mary Jo Fernandez is.

R146 I think that's the doubles draw. Stephens and Parks are playing together as they did in Merida last week

Mary Joe never beat Evert, Graf or Navratilova. She beat Seles once, when Monica was 15. She could occasionally beat Sanchez, Novotna and Martinez, and at one time she was a real obstacle for Sabatini, but she never won a GS and was really a weak link. When Capriati arrived, MJ was pretty much forgotten.

Ha, Norrie barely beats a hobbled Alcaraz, who pretty much couldn't run the last set and a half. Had Alcaraz been healthy, it would have been straight sets to Alcaraz. I agree, R121, that Norrie acted like he won a Slam or Masters 1000, when he won a clay court tournament in Rio only because the better player got injured.

^ it just kills you that Norrie beat Carlitos, doesn't it?

Not really, R150. If you watched the match, Alcaraz was having trouble moving. It's actually embarrassing for Norrie that Alcaraz kept it so close. I'm not sad Alcaraz lost. I'm impressed that Alcaraz came so close to winning despite being injured and not even close to being his best because of compromised movement.

R134 Rapid improvement? Yes, the rise in the rankings is impressive, but he always played that way. I remember watching him playing with ten years and he crashed the ball with his forehand and ran like a rabbit. His problems in juniors (he was always a top player) was that sometimes he outhit the ball and made too many UE.

There's nothing weird on his stamina, he is very young

And frankly, he injuries are not that different of the problems other young players had

Yesterday he was winning clearly till he started to have problems to move, and even with that he was on the verge of winning

And what about Parks, she has a big serve but she seems to be one of those Jesus freaks

Shelton team or Rune team?

Two DL boyfriends, Shapo and Daddy Fritz, face each other next at the Mexico Open.

Acapulco:

Shapovalov actually wins a match 6(4)-7 6-0 7-5 over Kecmanovic. Shapovalov choked the first set after 5-2

Fritz out daddies Isner 3-6 6-3 6-4

Mmoh outbodies Giron 7-6(3) 6-1

shocking that Acapulco gave 41 year old currently unranked Feliciano Lopez a WC he's playing Eubanks now. Eubanks actually beat Lopez in 3 sets last year

Hispanics sticking together by giving a WC to Lopez, R156.

holy shit anyone watching the Rune Shelton match? The camera panned to a profile shot of Mama Rune...bitch has LEATHERY skin. She looks almost 60 years old wrinkles and sagging everywhere!

If Holger isn't wearing sunblock regularly he'll look like shit by 30

R158 she fits in well in Acapulco then.

Holger Rune is such a brat, but I cannot deny he has great legs.

[quote] Mmoh outbodies Giron 7-6(3) 6-1

Too bad Giron of the great ass is out.

Rune's legs are his only plus. His constant grimacing, fidgeting and cap adjusting makes Rafa look like a stoic. And serious Hingis head.

unsurprisingly after a long week in Doha, Murray pulls out of Dubai with a right hip injury. Hopefully he'll be OK for Indian Wells

so far Alcaraz has not withdrawn from Acapulco and is scheduled to face McDonald tomorrow night

Shelton and Rune head to a third set.

ok I guess Feliciano was checking DL during a changeover

I eat my words now as he wins 7-6(3) 6-4 well done!

Nishioaka team or Tiafoe team?

Tiafoe wins.

Feli only won one match last year. His record was something like 1-11. Awful loss for Eubanks.

Andrea Petkovic is commentating on the matches on Tennis Channel tonight. She is very blunt. No sugar coating from her.

I wondered who the female commentator was. She is good.

Rune advances.

I think now that Townsend is back on tour, Tennis Channel had openings and hired both Puig and Petkovic

Davenport's bff Corina Morariu seems to be long gone. Haven't heard on he channel for several years now

Puig!

Didn't even know that Petkovic retired last year? She looked quite pretty at the tennis channel desk tonight..

Just watching replays of today's matches. Mmoh Vs Giron is hot gay porn!

[quote]Holger Rune is such a brat, but I cannot deny he has great legs.

And he wears short shorts to show them off

....

Rune needs a good top to dominate him.

Kerber has given birth to a daughter.

I wonder if Serena will ever do the same.

Rune and a few others need to REALLY bring back short shorts like those of the 70s/80s! I'm talking shorts that barely cover the cheeks and ass creases! laugh!.....oh yeah and in white shorts no damn under armor like shorts underneath either! i'm talking jockstraps! and white shorts that when they become wet from sweat are see thru! laugh!.....

anyone old enough to remember handsome Tim Mayotte? I remember very very well when he won the NCAA championship in 1981and it was televised before he turned pro, he wore these white shorts that were COMPLETELY see thru as the match wore on and you could clearly see his ass skin and his jockstrap straps it was obscene and pornographic and beyond hot!!...

Smelling salts for R180!

Speaking of 'smelling salts' - NoVaxx extravagantly sending his bottle up to his team for his Magic Potion.

I may be being thick but why doesn't he just have them pre-prepared and down with him courtside before the match?

R180, I’m old enough to remember Tim Mayotte but only from his professional days. I do remember the see-through shorts though.

His team are now trying to pass something - looks like drug 'wrap' - down to him mid-game.

It's just weird!

I'm really enjoying Tomas Machac. He's not intimidated by Novak at all. Just playing freely and coming up with some incredible shots.

Probably not going to win this, but really showing others how it should be done.

Austin:

Stephens rebounds from the disastrous double bagel she received at the hands of Giorgi a few days ago with a comfy 6-3 6-3 win over Townsend. Stephens did not get broken!

Acapulco updates:

Both Alcaraz and Norrie withdraw

Berrettini deff. Molcan 6-0 1-0 ret.

Santiago:

Garin tops Thiem 6-2 7-6(2) Thiem could not penetrate Garin's serve at all and Garin faced no break points

[quote] tops

[quote] penetrate

Dubai:

FAA survives 27 Cressy aces but accepts 25 Cressy double faults in a 7-6(4) 3-6 6-3 win

Coric def. Evans 2-2 after Evans suffers right ankle injury

both Djokovic and Hurkacz grind out 3rd set tiebreak matches

Monterrey:

Giorgi's momentum is over as she goes down 4-6 5-7 to qualifier Ruse

Ruse team or Rune team?

R179 Mangie isn't lez?

Also, BTW, in passing, Djokovic passes Graft on all time number 1 list and he didn't need anyone to stab Nadal to do it.

And speaking of substantiated heterosexual Nadal, he loves show tunes, especially Phantom. Too bad the wife couldn't make it 7 times, but, you know, because of her busy schedule. Good thing that his physio was able to fill in for her.

Rafa is truly demented.

unfortunately Nadal has pulled out of the Sunshine Double with a continued left hip flexor injury. He's rehabbing now. I'm sure he'll be OK for the clay season

[quote]Too bad the wife couldn't make it 7 times, but, you know, because of her busy schedule

You didn't hear it from me, but Xisca has a chronic problem getting her till to balance.

r194 Seles wasn't close to as good and as mentally fit and stable to be a top player and even a regular contender for top spots and big titles as Graf. Typical dl idiocy, craziness, PR dreck and delusion, Germans hatred and disrespect as well; it's tiring.

(Allegedly) Bi-talian Sonego takes down Felix in straight sets in Dubai.

He is such a sexy Bitalian, though, r199, that we can forgive him for depriving us of more television coverage for FAA.

r198, Dear Steffi, Facts matter, and you're a moron. If you're looking for ethnic hatred, her stabber admitted he hated Serbs and Serbia, where Monica was born.

Seles became the youngest woman to win the French Open in 1990 when she defeated No. 1-ranked Steffi Graff in the finals. In 1991, Seles, replaced Graf as the top-ranked women’s player. At the time of the 1993 attack, she had won eight Grand Slam titles and was ranked No. 1 in the world. She was 19 years old, you stupid Nazi cunt

I loved Monica, but she would never have more than 1 Wimbledon title, had she not been stabbed. She might have tied Chrissie for French crowns, but the Williams sisters would have shut her down at the USO & Australia.

Monica was stabbed in 1993, Venus won her first Wimbledon in 2000. Anyway, the point is Graff got to 377 weeks because the Serb-hating, German, who was given a 2 year suspended sentence and NOT jailed, wanted Steffi to be number 1 again, which she was. She had about 250 weeks IIRC, at that time.

Novaxx got to 378, without Wimbledon points and only playing 11 matches last year.

Borna takes the Kokk out in three long sets.

[quote]Porna edges the Kokk

pics, please

Man, Rune has incredible legs.

Man, if only he had the brains, temperament, and looks to match.

I'm surprised Coric needed 3 sets against Kokkinakis

didn't expect him to have Tipsarevic in his box either

lmao at the crazy score in Dubai today

Rublev def. Davidovich Fokina 1-6 7-6(6) 7-6(3) ADF had a 6-1 lead in the second set tiebreak and let 5 match points slip away!

Love. love love that sweet sexy Fokker but he HAS to get his head sorted out.

He's choked away so many matches when he gets in a winning position against top players.

Frustated Foki kept lifting his shirt

R211 he definitely needs to keep doing that, but for happier emotions!

R198 Sorry but that's simply not true.

Seles wasn't the best athlete but her talent is undeniable. People who didn't watch her at her prime think she was always the overweight player without killing instinct that came back in 1995 but that's simply not true.

She defeated Graf several times at GS finals, she was the clear leader of the circuit at the time she was stabbed.

It's true that sooner or later Graf would be back, she had rough years outside the tennis court at the same time Seles was rising, but Graf had a lot of trouble against Seles from the very beginning.

The 1989 RG semifinal is a prime example of that. Back then Graf was a way better player, Seles was barely a 15 yo and she had a tendency to moonball and even with that she was able to make play Graf to the best of three sets.

The truth is 1993 was going to be a great year with Graf wanting her throne back and Seles ready to defend it but that psycho spoiled everything when he stabbed Monica

Couldn’t agree more, r213. The 1993 January AusOpen final was a clear statement of intent—Seles would almost certainly have won Paris and the USOpen, and probably have made a great attempt at Wimbledon, had Parche not stabbed her.

the thing is Rublev is a huge headcase himself so it's surprising he was able to be clutch after getting blown out in that opening set. ADF is 1 of the most talented players not to have a singles title yet but he's even more of a headcase than most on tour

Santiago:

Musetti's slump continues with a 4-6 4-6 loss to Munar

And Munar was not even playing well lately.

I think Musetti believed too much in his own hype. Rune is a spoiled brat but he is really focused on tennis

The number one ranking is the worst metric. It absolutely is great for seedings and to prove who's the most consistent over the course of a year. But so many other factors go into play other than simply winning tourneys, such as how other players happen to be playing at any given moment.

Good for Novak, but his slam total and the fact he's won each masters twice is a thousand times more vaulted.

Monic was the mentally toughest player I’d ever seen. She could be down in a tiebreak 0-6, but she’d just lock in and Will herself to win the school point.

Maybe not Wimbledon but she’d have won tons of titles. And I’m not taking anything away from Steffi.

ic, Mon team

Daddy v Shapo in Puco should be fun.

Frances and Feli are making it very difficult to focus on their tennis.

Daddy Fritz team or Shapo team?

Battle of the DL Boyfriends

so upsetting

just as he was building momentum and rising up the rankings

Mmoh suffers some kind of injury today against Paul and retired 4-6 2-2

can't tell what is though. Hopefully it's not long term. Maybe a groin strain? He grabbed that area

the handshake as these 2 obviously know each other well. Same age group and played a lot several years ago in challengers. Mmoh actually has the winning h2h

Ruud struggling. He barely got by a nobody in the first round

now he loses in a third set tiebreak to Daniel

last year he seemed burnt out in the end by playing too much

this year he seems to be having a hard time from lack of match play. He decided not to play the Latin American clay swing and appears rusty/lacking confidence

on the plus side, he seems to have gained some muscle in his arms, legs and butt

Ymer team or (M) Berrettimi?

Borges team or Rune team?

Minotaur/Hitlerstache beat (J) Berrettimi.

Various DL boyfriends at Acapulco.

Daddy Fritz defeats Shapo.

No.l love for M. Berrentini on DL?

On the Tennis Channel tonight Andrea Petkovic mentioned Rune's "bratty" behavior and said it may have a competitive advantage by getting under the skin of his opponents.

Woon Wins first set against Borges 6-0.

Is Shapo over?

Apparently--last win was in the 2nd round of this year's AO.

Oh, plus a tight win over MeowMeow in Acapulco first round.

Looks like Nadal is going to drop out of the top ten for the first time in EIGHTEEN years.

When Rune was still a whining baby screaming at his mother.

Can Nadal crash out of the top 30 before May? I can see him as the most dangerous floater ever in a grand slam draw at RG. Could it be possible to serve some Djokodal realness in Round 1?

Reading upthread about poor Monica Seles reminded me that when she was voted off Dancing with the Stars, the song they played for her goodbye dance was "The First Cut Is the Deepest"

R239 omg don't tempt me with a good time. That would be a hilarious and fun first rounder

in Austin, Stephens gets a confidence boosting win over an opponent who has long troubled her throughout their careers, defeating Watson 6-4 6-4

Santiago:

Jarry's sudden good form and Schwartzman's horrible slump continue as Jarry wins 6-4 4-6 7-6(2) lil Diego was also bothered by the loud crowd cheering for the local boy

Move over Shapovalov and Moutet!

Sonego is the most successful rapper on tour...he and his friend released a Reggaeton style song but in Italian last year. It has recently surpassed 1 million listens on spotify

here's' the music video

R239 probably not. He doesn't have many points to defend after Indian Wells and all signs to him being healthy for Monte Carlo and the rest of the clay season. If he has even an average to normal Rafa clay run (MC, Madrid, Rome), he should be top 8 by the French.

Where did the rumors that Sonego is bi come from?

he comes off as very broish in the music video

R246 someone who runs in Italian tennis circles said that they'd heard Sonego had a fling with another male (low profile) tennis pro. I think it got posted in the autumn last year - so probably about 10 threads ago!

R248 thanks!

I'm actually liking Petkovic as a commentator. Her style is similar to Navratilova's in that she gives you technique, tactics and thought process but she has the benefit of being younger so she knows more about locker room talk.

Tonight she was correctly saying how Shapovalov needs to improve his second serve ball toss/timing and overall shot selection if he wants to return to the top 10

in Dubai it's quarterfinal day!

Pick your teams!

Zverev vs. Reggaeton Sonego

Rublev vs. van de Zandschulp

Djokovic vs. Hurkacz

Medvedev vs. Coric

in Santiago the most compelling match on paper today is:

Baez vs Garin

in Acapulco it's also quarterfinal day!

Paul vs. McDonald

de Minaur vs. Daniel

Fritz vs. Tiafoe

Rune vs. Berrettini

Unless Shapo can pick up some decent points in the next few weeks he could really struggle through the rest of the season. Clay isn't his natural service and he could realistically be out of the seedings for the French and Wimbledon.

Getting tough first round draws baked in for all but ATP 250s could make a comeback on the hard court season in the fall very tough going. He honestly doesn't seem to have the hunger to sustain a consistent push. He's still young (tho it seems like he's been around forever - like Tsitsipas - so he has plenty of time yet, I guess.

Las Vegas event organizers and fans must be bummed

they had to cancel a pre-Indian Wells exho featuring Nadal vs. Alcaraz but both are now injured though Alcaraz is still hoping to play the Sunshine Double and Nadal has withdrawn from both

legz

clearly something going on there!

Is it just me, or is Zverev coming across as nicer, more humble... and less of a massive asshole since his comeback from injury. Has he *gulp* matured and learned from his fuck-ups?

I'm still pissed he just took out Sonego but might have to move him into the 'Pending' section of my Official ATP ShitList.

Just you, r258. He still comes across as an enormous dick to me, and not the good kind.

R259 that's fine! I was just checking!

Must've been a moment of uncharacteristic charity on my part.

"ReggaeSonego", lol

The song isn't bad actually.

just watched on youtube, alcaraz, playing junior tournaments at 10, 12, 14... great stuff, even one tournament where he played doubles with Rune...

R237, I was going to post that yesterday, but after I hit post I got "primetimed" yet again. Anyway, amazing that Nadal hasn't dropped out of the top 10 in so many years given his injury woes. He's in the sunset of his career, though, and I see these younger Next-Gen players as far hungrier and less intimidated than the generations that came before them. They think they should be beating Djokovic and Nadal and play like it, even if they crash and burn in their attempts. At least they keep trying and don't roll over like the previous generations.

As R245 points out, though, Nadal may soon be back in the top 10 by the time Roland Garros starts. Nadal had a less than stellar clay season last year. I was sure he'd lose before the final last year, but a favorable early draw and opponents who rolled over to Nadal's indomitable will (how many times have we seen that?), including Djokovic, gave him yet another RG title. I for one would like to see someone else win RG this year, as long as it's not Djokovic. We need new blood in the winner's circle.

Go Daddy!

I'm happy that these young guns are aggressive and athletic, and therefore will cause ol' Nole to tire out.

Just seen this on Twitter - there is definitely some manlove potential in Signor Sonego!

Wow, today’s Medvedev could push Djokovic very hard, if not beat him. Impressive, very impressive against a gorgeous Coric.

R263, sorry but Rafa had one of his toughest FO draws in recent memory last year. FAA (who played lights out for most of the match), Novak, Zverev just to reach the final? Nah. He earned that 14th. I give you Ruud in the final. That was a cakewalk. But the rest of his draw was difficult.

To follow on from r267.

Yep, Coric was just getting crushed in the longer rallies. Medvedev was like a metronome.

anyone know what Porna has tattooed on his tummy?

[quote]anyone know what Porna has tattooed on his tummy?

It says ‘though miles may lie between us we are never far apart.’ I think it's an ode to his sister-wife Bruna Coric

R258 I want to hear your ATP shit list (I'm pretty new back to watching tennis)

Kyrgios, Rune, Zverev, Djokovic?

Is Rafa a little sweetheart?

And the girls - so Halep is a cheat. The only one?

R273 With pleasure. In order least to most hated:

Bublik - annoying, lazy, a slightly more amiable Kyrgios when push comes toi shove)

Isner - no game outside the serve, boring personality, MAGA politics, ugly AF)

Zverev - nasty streak, arrogant, just generally 'up himself'

Brooksby - I just look at him and want to punch him in the face, gamesmanship, snivelling brattishness

Rune - I look at him and think 'Scrappy Doo'. End of.

NoVaxxx - I think he's possibly Satan. He scares me.

Kyrgios - human garbage. Everything about him is trashy.

Excellent list, R274.

Closely aligned with R274's list, though I'd switch goofy Bublik with snide bigot Medvedev, and bland Brooksby with Putin-loving, godawful wannabe rapper, shouty Shapo.

I don't like Medvedev but damnit I want him to beat Djokovic tomorrow. Saying I'm beyond sick of Djokovic dominating is just not strong enough. I cannot believe he's close to 40 but in his prime. I hope to see another Djokovic meltdown and embarrassing display of tantrums

Hell I'll even root for Zverev if he gets to the final and Djokovic is there and I hate Zverev

That's 1 area I disagree with Petkovic on-she said the other day Djokovic was in the best form of his life at this year's AO. I think he played decently but had an incredibly lucky easy draw. No one who could have challenged him made it far enough in the draw. Even Rune had an inexperienced choke to Rublev of all people

R272 Borna has really weird/creepy fixation over his sister, you can see it on several on his IG posts.

I hate how Coric and Berrettini ruined their bodies with trashy tattoos.

R279 when you lie down with skanks you get inky!

What about this classy gal, Andreea Prisacariu from Romania

Fun Fact: Hubi's middle name is Jessica

here he is sharing his favorite cookie recipe, or something.

THANK YOU so much R274. I want to get back into tennis - it does seem like the players are interesting or maybe my life just opened up enough to get back into it.

I like the way the little Greek guy looks - Stefanos Tsitsipas, but I hear rumblings that he's an asshole too? Oh and Taylor Fritz !! He and Tiafoe both give me hope for an American -- well, not resurgence -- but at least 'something' though I'm not really a nationalist when it comes to tennis. But god, please retire Djoko. I'm sick to death of him and so agree with you R277.

Did everybody hate on Serena? did the Japanese-American girl lose her mind? I do like the looks of Swiatek - I like the way she plays. And there seem to be a lot of big hard-hitting girls around 6 feet tall. Oh I know -- Ostapenko!! She's hilarious. Love her and her clownish clothes and her 'I don't give a fuck' attitude. Tennis needs some personalities, especially the women.

DL boyfriends Tommy and Mackie are next up in Puco

R283 Yeah, Stefanos can be asshole-ish. Definitely prissy and arrogant, and who knows what fucked up shit goes on with his parents... but he's not Totally Evil... yet.

What’s with Tommy’s chains? Not a good look.

R286, I know that in other sports players get very into chains; they think certain metals have positive health benefits.

not a good day for the Cerundolo brothers as both go down in 3 sets in Santiago

Mackie has great legs. It's a shame those shorts are down to his knees.

poor Mackie just didn't have it too

gets thumped 2-6 2-6 by Paul

Minotaur/Hitlerstache team

Tiafoe team (though I prefer Daddy Fritz for the eye candy)

Berreteami

Thanks so very much for asking, R253.

Santiago:

Baez def. Garin 6-4 6-3

Baez is on the rise for sure but Garin is still i n a bad slump, just not as bad as Thiem's

I'd like to see another Ruud vs. Rune match

their testy Nordic exchange last year was amusing

de Minaur comfy 6-2 6-2 over Daniel

first set to Fritz 6-3

Daddy Fritz wins first set against Tiafoe.

Tiafoe is too "jumpy" today

lots of nervous energy and he's overhitting on the forehand side

Fritz is a very pretty boy. When was the last truly good looking American player? Young Agassi?

not understanding why Tiafoe keeps hitting so many shots to the Fritz backhand. That's his best shot by far. His forehand is the shaky side

at least Tiafoe changed into a tank top in the second set for us

Does he have those psychedelic colors on again?

Fritz wins 6-3 6-4 and will now take on Paul

what I would pay to see tiafoe's ass nude and wet strutting around after a shower in the locker room!

I wonder if his gf grabs it

let's see how well Berrettini can protect his backhand tonight

obviously Rune will target it

Will brown guy beat white boy?

Rune looks better with a hat on backwards. His hairline is a bit high and makes his face look bigger when the hat's off

Rune's best look would be a ski mask.

Berrettini has to be thrilled about this rain delay

he was getting killed 0-4

Berrettini not pleased with his play in this match.

Berrettini quits match.

Paul team or Daddy Fritz team?

Rune team or Minotaur/Hitlerstache team?

"Nole" team or Daniil team?

A. Zverev team or Rublev team?

compelling Rune Berrettini match

loads of retirements this week

WTF Zverev is back to wearing sleeveless? He really shouldn't

Rublev is the only likable guy left in Dubai

I'm going to Dubai!

Team Service Sweet Tommy or Team Service Horny Daddy? What say you gays?

Tiafoe seems mentally deficient. Something off with him. The need to 'hug' everyone, lol. Props to him for knowing Brooksby's shit.

Ima say Daddy Team. I like them both a lot, but Daddy today.

Here's some Mackie legz

Tommy's baby blues

Rune legz

Something tells me that the boobs out serenade is going to be canceled. Fingers crossed.

YESSSSSS! bring it, DANIIIL!

Boobs OUT!!!!!!!

Boobs Out out!!!

Yay! I’m so happy.

Thoughts and prayers to Our Resident Rogue DjokoLoon at this difficult time...

Med is just a bad match up for Novak. And I love it.

NO Vaxx!

Daddy Fritz and Tommy Paul head to a third set.

Excellent match. Daddy Fritz vomited and bared his abdomen for an extended period. Now 5-1 Paul in the third-set tie break.

Our Tommy wins against an exhausted and dehydrated Daddy Fritz. Minotaur/Hitlerstache and Rune up next.

I asked this on the prior thread and wondered the same thing tonight:

[quote] Why does Holger Rune always look as if he's wearing makeup on court? It's as if his face is caked with foundation while the rest of him is natural.

Tommy and Daddy had some ridiculously good rallies.

The sweat glistening and running down Rune's legs is admittedly hot.

That slut better not make an exhausted Tommy have sex tonight, She should utilize her oral skills for the sake of the title.

Minotaur digs in and battles back against The Brat and snatches the second n 'Pulco!

Even if he doesn't win, it would be good if Alex can make sure Rune's not fresh for the final.

Credit where it's due; Rune could've easily thrown in the towel at the start of the third set with the cramping. Props to him for fighting through it and giving De Minaur a 'proper' win.

r334, sunscreen

Medvedev stabs Tsissypants

As much as I loathe Daniil, that shit is funny r341. I hope Andrey has more success than the both of them since he is eons beyond them in terms of being a decent human being.

Paul team or Minotaur/Hitlerstach team?

It's very rare to get a Final where I really like both players. They're 18th and 19th in the rankings - 35 points apart, both in great form, neither has won a 500 before - almost inseparable.

I'll go with Paul Team - only 1 title so far (Stockholm in '21) - he definitely deserves another.

Petkovic during the Paul/Daddy Fritz match:

[quote] You know how players are - selfish.

Taayloor Friiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitz.

eva, Grach team or Volleynets team?

Collins team or Kost Yuk team?

Pam hanging out with the girls in Austin. I'm sure they'll talk about the mens after the match.

Misery shirtless. Hot or not?

Pretty hot (for a tennis player)

Pretty Tommy Team

Paul has really been hitting the ball well the two matches I've watched so far. Clean and flat.

[quote] Clean and flat.

Like Daddy Fritz's ass.

I am on Minotaur team.

Third set.

0-0 third set.

40 all.

Advantage Minotaur.

3-0 Minotaur.

5-0 Minotaur.

5-1, 40-0 Minotaur.

Minotaur wins.

Pam is coaching Vekic.

good for Demon but the hat is ridic

Jarry wins second set. Now on to the third set.

Jesus, these nicknames are so infantile and tiresome.

Jarry and Vekic win.

R362, Pam's fingered Vekic for number one and hopes to eventually go all the way with her and then write a book about it.

Jesus R365, silly nicknames are DL Tennis Thread lore.

Let people have their fun, Hall Monitor.

here, R365

you can thank me later

Garcia has been losing some matches lately she shouldn't. The one to Parks in France, and she choked the 3rd set vs. Vekic, who seems solidly dull. Garcia will have enormous pressure on her as the FO gears up. I wonder how she'll handle it. Her net approaches were really slow, and the ball went flat on her racket.

[quote]Garcia will have enormous pressure on her as the FO gears up. I wonder how she'll handle it.

She'll probably peter out in round 2 or 3. Been there, done that. Thank God for Wimbledon and the Aus Open.

Don't like Garcia. Walks around like someone with a chip on her shoulder. Weird for someone has not won a major.

Novak out of Indian Wells. Makes stupid personal decisions, win stupid prizes.

^ link pls

Link below

TY R375

Nadal team or Seb Korda team?

Thiem team or Federer team?

The Kokk advances in qualies, that's good.

Three of my Best Boys: Marcos, Ugo and Pedro through in the first round so far.

Which Pedro? Andujar?

Wow, Nakashima just took down Big John in straights.

OMG check out this dubs match

Felix and Shapo v Rune and Shelton

*cums*

It's Indian Wells. I always enjoy the Sunshine Double.

Djoko sucks. And since finding out his father is pro-Putin, I've hated him even more. I don't even want to try to find out if Novak is also a Putin-lover because I don't want to get even more furious about the jackass. I look forward to him retiring.

R381 Pretty, Poutin' Packin' Pedro Cachin

*Also, Andujar is a Pablo

^ you're right, thanks!