The Gays and Tennis Part 146 - Rome

Wow Scruff looks like a giant. And he's rather unfortunate-looking.

Ciao!

[quote]Have there been any gay rumors on Feliciano Lopez? He has such a GayFace to me

He often looks a little 'light in the loafers'

Thanks, OP, for the new thread.

You can never count Nadal out, but if he does play RG, I don't think he'll win it this year. I'll wait to see how Djokovic does in Rome before seeing what his chances are at RG. It would be so great, though, if one of the younger players won his first RG, or maybe even his first Slam. I'd love to see Alcaraz win it.

Struff really showed how to upset Alcaraz's rhythm. I wonder how many players could sustain that type of go-for-broke style, though? I thought Courier made a good observation during the match that Struff was Sampras-like in his return games. He just went for it and got on top of the point right away. Alcaraz figured it out, though, and started to vary his service spots rather than hitting the kicker to Struff's backhand, which he was hammering back on the return. That was a tense match, but I loved how Alcaraz figured it out in the end.

Looking forward to Rome and Carlos taking #1 back!

Struff-Alcaraz is a great example of how match-ups matter. Struff bothers Alcaraz and takes him out of his natural game and strategy.

R3, many eons ago, when Feliciano and his wife divorced, rumor had it that one of the reasons she wanted out was because his sexual demands had become unbearable, including wanting three-ways with another man.

Bello Arthur Fils through Quallies and in to the main draw in Bella Roma.

The boy is FINE!

Rublev is adorable.

Continuing the Verdasco talk from the last thread:

I had the pleasure of sitting in a steam room with him nearly 15 years ago. He was very pleasant, and ridiculously handsome, but the humor of the conversation emanated from the fact that he felt "leered at" or "hit on" by every guy in the locker room (and apparently didn't notice me taking his body in). I don't think he's the brightest or self-aware.

I watched Rublev in an interview and really liked him. And somewhere I read that he was grateful for the friendly card because you know what country he's from. Make a self-denigrating joke of it (or Russia-denigrating)

Maybe he could talk Putin into behaving?

* card should have been crowd - and MADE a self-denigrating joke... My brain hurts, y'all....

Alcaraz is a total hottie, I'm going to be rooting for him for years to come.

It is the beginning of the end for Novaxx

Fingers crossed more losses for Iga

Why is Sakaari's chest area so wide? Is it a he?

Carlos is the best young player I’ve seen in my lifetime which goes way back- huge talent and the mind of a champion. He’s electric to watch. Lopez is not gay- he’s married now with kids I think and if you followed him over his career you’d know he was a serial babe magnet: impossibly beautiful women watching his matches etc. great fun to watch due to an all court game and in person he’s impossibly gorgeous: Olive skin, green eyes, lithe muscular upper body with legs and ass of death below.

Luca van Assche makes some funny faces when hitting the ball

^ bitch stole my look!

[quote]Alcaraz is a total hottie

Every pot has a lid.

He has pretty eyes, I'll give him that.

Nadal also had a pretty explosive start to his career.

I remember the year he won his first RG. I was at the gym during the final, and people were gathering around the TV, drawn by all the buzz about this prodigy, who’d been pegged for greater but never so soon. They all wanted to drink the moment in.

Heh I find Carlos hot too, skin notwithstanding. He has a contagious grin.

His skin is a turn off, but his body is undeniable.

Do we believe the rumor that Novaxx had a stroke? I watched the Boris Becker documentary last weekend and they interview Djokovic. His left eye is def drooping.

R9 About 10 years ago a sports photographer told me that he was involved with a male, African flight attendant and they'd hook up whenever paths crossed.

I believe to this day that Feli and Nando were fucking.

R23, he’s had that eye droop for years.

Lopez had a messy divorce a few years ago.

His wife alleged he slept with hundreds of women. He also asked for threesomes and she implied it wasn't always male-female-female.

Damn Feli and company fucked up.

Karatsev is the hottest player on tour.

Yeah, Lopez didn’t set the world on fire as tournament director.

R12 I thought I was the only one finding him hot. He is kinda ugly hot, if that makes sense. I think he has pretty eyes and an adorable smile. He looks better in motion. He looks horrible in pics, but he's very cute when I watch him play.

Weather forecast for Rome this week is terrible. Do they not have a roof? Will they be able to play at all? And people make fun of the Madrid event for being a high altitude and terribly run. At least it didn't rain during the Madrid Open. Madrid actually gets very little rain. It's usually sunny and warm, unlike Rome where it's rain and 17 degrees C.

I think Carlos is cute, too. He’ll be a knockout by his mid 20s, especially if he gets his teeth fixed.

Garin and Cachin are playing in Rome right now. Garib is beautiful but I only have eyes for cachin. Dreamy.

Just like Nadal, Carlos gets special treatment.

R34 Yet they are showing Gasquet vs Wu on Eurosport... sigh.

Luca van ShpinAssche

R34 You have exquisite taste and I will reward you with a pic of Perfect Pedro Puckering Prettily for the People!

Bublik won the first set😭 I never root for guys from gay hating countries.

Gasquet broke his racket😂

Cachín lost. Sigh.

As much as my heart breaks for Pedro, I console myself with the dream of having my head planted firmly between Garin's quads.

Garin could now be set for a good run - Tommy, who's still struggling on clay - in the next round, and the BVD or Djere in the following round - both of whom are Certified Headcases under pressure.

Great to see comely newbie Fils make it through to the second round, where he'll face uncomely droob Rune.

Rune and Mouratoglou have parted ways after six months. Does that mean Help is returning?

R43 it will be an interesting match up, for sure.

I don't think, at this point, Fils has got the consistency to mount a real challenge to The Brat; but he's pretty 'in your face' so I can imagine that he might get under Rune's skin.

All of those I root for have lost today. Why are South Americans so bad on European clay? You'd think they would win as they are all clay court specialists, yet they all lose in Europe. It's so weird.

R43 Noooo, I was rooting for Cerundolo :(

R41 I root for the hotties and they all lost today, with the exception of cutie Garin. Reminds me of someone on MTF saying Garin was so cute, a real natural beauty. Then someone replied that he's had a nose job. I nearly died laughing. That was so funny😂

Murray complaining to the umpire about a ball that was called in, it turned out he was actually right and the umpire wrong because the ball was out.

This first set has lasted forever. Murray and Fognini have both had their chances. Not much separating the two, but Murray has missed the important points. I think Fognini is playing slightly better due to home court advantage.

Fran Cerundolo's bulge in this pic... HUGE

Just a shame it's marred by the presence of a leering NoVaxxx

R48 hello, stan won

Misery team or Fog team?

Misery Team all the way!

Taylor Townsend, who came through qualies, won today. Glad to see her making progress in getting back after the baby.

Townhouse had a baby?

Watching Misery now, how in the world does he think he can contend for another major? He’s so slow.

Sad that Giron of the Great Ass was defeated.

I thought Serena was the only player to ever carry a baby!

I’m shocked even she carried one!

Someone needs to give Alcaraz a banana stat. It’ll keep him calm.

[quote]Fran Cerundolo's bulge in this pic... HUGE

I remember the queen here SCREAMING how huge the bulge was in Van der Zandschulp was when someone noted a couple of hours later of course he has a bulge as he still had the ball for a second serve in his pocket. I can't fathom how sobering the experience must have been for our poor old patsy when he realized he had fapped three times to a tennis ball in a pocket.

Ciao, Miseria

Nadia’s-Friedman is boooooooring. Why do they play past midnight? The place is completely empty.

^^^ Badosa —-Friedsam

Rome is taking a page out of Madrid's book and holding the women's matches in the wee hours in empty stadiums.

They are taking away my hometown Cincy Western & Southern Open and moving it to Charlotte NC!! We suspected for years Europe was trying to poach the event, so this sucks even more. F*ck Charlotte!! The event is the only Midwest stop, and this crazy expanding to 2 weeks, 128 player draws and more Pickleball courts(!!) didn't sway the new owners. I used to work at Kings Island in high school and loving/playing tennis and having them construct the site for what was then the ATP Championship was almost too good to be true. It didn't start getting great draws until the insisted on all the ATP playing (Borg never did). I even got to play on those courts for some interclub league the USTA had in the 80's. Just totally bummed out by this!!

Is this where we talk about Western & Southern Open?

I read an article and they still have to build, and I believe approve, the sports complex where the tennis center would be R67. I think it is far from a done deal.

Madrid has apologised for not allowing the women to speak after the doubles final. Still no apology for the cake fiasco.

Madrid is an awful tournament. It has always been. A clay court tournament at that altitude? Why?

The UGOAT and Ruusuvuori in a right old 3rd set ding-dong. It's break-a-palooza!

I'm sad Ruusuvuori won because he might cause trouble for Alcaraz.

Townsend sends friend Jess Pegula packing.

My beautiful tattooed Adonis, Alex Molçan, is being given a rough ride by some skanky Italian journeyman. I DO NOT ACCEPT THIS!

Sabalenka has lost to Kenin in two sets......

Sab out!

Iga must be relieved that 2 of her toughest opponents are out of the tournament

I'm glad to see Kenin playing well again. She can tattoo a tennis ball.

Proper clay court match between Lil Diego and Arnaldi. Some great long rallies. Real cat and mouse stuff.

And a great finish. Diego is not his old self, by a long shot, but Arnaldi held fire very impressively tonight. Good match.

She-Hulk posted on her Twitter she's exhausted and needs to recharge

[quote]Townsend sends friend Jess Pegula packing

It was Townhouse's 2nd top 10 win of her career and she wore her lucky yellow unitard

Saba is poor on slow clay, why is Iga relieved?

Good for T Townhouse.

It's a good win and she seems genuinely likable.

Happy for Kenin and Townsend!

I only liked Madrid when it was played on Blue Clay. At least that lecheros man isn't the owner of the tournament anymore.

Strange that the Cinci tournament is moving to Charlotte because they just remodeled that monstorous and ugly center court in Cinci.

Sad for Sab.

Go recharge She-Hulk, we need you in proper form for these upcoming tournaments.

And by proper form, R87, I take it you don’t mean her Brucila Bannerova form.

Shirtless Carlitos.

R86 I loved the blue clay year because both Nadal and Djokovic threw hissy fits threatening to boycott unless the tournament returned to "real red clay" the next year. Both complained they couldn't move well on it.

Sabalenka does not do well on slow clay. That's why she has won Madrid since the altitude makes it faster. I don't think she'll get past the QF at RG

He arrived at the court to train yesterday in a pink tracksuit. People called him gay (yawn). He is Spanish. They don't give a shit about fragile masculinity there. Spain is the most gay friendly country on earth. Anyway, it was fun to see the Alcaraz mania, fans yelling his name and following him everywhere. Damn, he is really popular. The hype is real.

I wish Nadal had played in Madrid. I'm wondering how the treatment of both he and Alcaraz would have been. Legend vs. the new it-boy both Spanish.

I hope Etcheverry at least makes Djokovic work today

…treatment of both HIM and Alcaraz… please.

I think they’d be treated fairly equally.

Cerundolo vs. Wu break fast holy shit

Here is a video. Tennis tv had another video that showed Alcaraz in his pink tracksuit.

Carlos does seem to be in love with Juan Carlos, his coach, so maybe he is on our team.

you're saying they have that ancient Greek relationship mentor and mentee?

What it is to be DL fave Legz Rune

R96 I literally said that in the Carlos thread. They seem very close, too close sometimes. It really does make me wonder. Carlos seems in love with his coach, but the coach also cried when Carlos won, so it seems like they both love each other. Whethet that is a platonic love or something more, who knows.

I appreciate their relationship. Carlos entrusted JC to help him maximize his potential and he did right by him by all accounts thus far.

Coaches have to deal with not just the strokes but the mental aspects. There is a vulnerability to that (which is why so many male coaches have been able to prey on their subjects).

I imagine that journey has built quite a bond. I don’t think JC is abusing that and I hope not because it’s nice to see.

(Then you have Emma who discards her coaches like her boyfriend’s cum on a Kleenex.)

Alcaraz won't win Rome. He will lose to Sinner.

I think Alcaraz is only playing Rome for the number one position. He did not play last year and just by stepping on the court he makes it to number one.

Good, r102. Anything to not have to see the name Djokovic next to the number 1.

Nadal out of RG?

R102 His draw is not terrible per se, but he has been playing a lot lately. The earlier rounds in Rome should be farily easy wins, but in this tournament both Djokovic and Sinner are back. That's why QF/SF/F will be very hard. I don't trust Alcaraz enough to win against those, not with the amount of matches he has played lately. Also, Sinner had the mental advantage against Alcaraz now. And Alcaraz is not consistent enough. He still plays horrible then good then horrible. I'd say Sinner and Djokovic are both more consistent. And I'm an Alcaraz fan.

R104. I read that the video is from a couple of days ago and that he practiced normally the following day. But, let's face it, the writing is on the wall.

R106 Both he and Djokovic should retire. Nadal has declined rapidly. He is a shadow of his former self. Djokovic has also declined, though not as much as Nadal. It's possible he can play a couple of more years and still be top 10. Nadal on the other hand is injury prone, old and already down to like #35 in the world.

R98, if by "fave", you mean reviled and abhorred, then you're spot on.

Djokovic should retire? He has won Wimbledon, Season Ending & Aussie Open and climbed back to no. 1 WITHOUT Wimbledon points. I get you Djoko haters feel the way you do, but this guy comes to play, and he's determined to get one more slam than I'm Always Injured Rafa. And he will.

Is it too early to give up on Jabeur?

Stan changed his shirt today during match , anyone has a video? I' d love to see how "fat he is.

[quote] Is it too early to give up on Jabeur?

I was for a long time on Ons team, but since her involvement with the PTPA became evident, I have soured on her. It shows bad judgment to be aligned with an organization head by Djokovic and Popsicle. Had it not been for that I’d have continued supporting her even through struggles in her game.

A day of shock-ettes so far: Felix, Demon, and now Karen all going out to much lower-ranked players.

If Nadal misses Roland Garros, he'll lose 2000 points. After Rome, he'll be at 2445 points. If he loses those 2000 points, he'll drop out of the Top 100. No doubt that's why Nadal and his team are still trying to get to RG.

I agree, R109. No way should Djokovic retire. He's going to keep going to try to surpass Nadal on the all-time Slam winner list. I think Nadal wants to keep going to add to his Slam total as well. Barring injury or the young guns finally pushing the remaining Big 2 out of the Slam winner's circle, I think Djokovic has the best shot to end up with the most Slams ever.

I want Novak to keep going. And keep failing as his body falls apart and the young guns just get stronger. It'll destroy him mentally.

MUAHAHAHA....

Novak, a 43-year-old muttering, wildly gesticulating, hobbled angry wraith falling short of #23, losing in the early rounds, still cursing AO '22....

R116. Misery loves company. Literally!

Ons is Offs these days.

Who is this female commentator on Tennis Channel today? CiCi Bellis? Because she’s pretty inarticulate.

Fabio Foignini and his dad bod are so hot

Never mind. It’s Monica Puig.

Puig!

Bublik dispatches shrieking Candace Owens fanboi, Mopsy, in 3 sets.

Candace Owens? Wanna connect those dots?

He's follows her on Instagram, and Vivek Ramaswamy.

How nauseating,

I don't know what's wrong politically with so many American tennis players. With the exception of two of them (that I can think of), you're bound to bump into them at Mar-a-Lago which means they paid a $250,000 for the initiation fee with $14,000 annual fee on top of that. Disgusting. And you know Brooksby's mom paid the premium price just so that she gets a pussy grab from her Cheetos Jesus.

R127, who are the exceptions you’re aware of? Is Daddy Fritz one of them?

R105, you may be an Alcaraz fan but I don’t think you know much about tennis. Sinner is a difficult match up for Carlos. However their recent records against the rest of the tour tell the story- Sinner also does not have as complete a game as Carlos- almost no one does except the big three and none of them as early.

No the two American tennis players that I know for sure are not MAGA are Martina Navratilova and Reilly Opelka. And hopefully the Williams sisters but they don't vote, because religion. I know Chrissie was a life-long republican but she's ferociously Never Trump so she gets a pass from me and has likely changed her affiliation since 2016. She and Trump are virtually neighbors but at least she won't ever be seen at Mar-a-Lago.

Djere's white shorts win the DL day...

And to complete my thought, I don't think horny daddy is MAGA, but I have had so many disappointments that I'm not holding my breath. All I can say is that his baby mama is a Latina.

Oh, and I forgot Tiafoe. There's no way he mingles in the MAGA crowd.

R132 was that his baby mama in the crowd last tournament? The middle age, chubby latina?

[quote]No the two American tennis players that I know for sure are not MAGA are Martina Navratilova

Wrong. Martina hates Trump with a passion.

Sorry, R130. I misread -- I missed the word "not"... carry on, all!

[quote]A day of shock-ettes so far: Felix, Demon, and now Karen all going out to much lower-ranked players

Tommy P. also made another early exit.....at least he's having a nice European vacation with that Paige chick (Spain, France, Italy)

Swiatek double bageled Alphabet Soup 6-0 6-0

R105 People keep repeating again and again that Sinner has Alcaraz's number but the truth is their h2h is just 3-3. Sinner is an amazing player when he is on, and his game is naturally difficult to Carlos, but even with that he was able to win half of the matches and he has a clear mental and physical advantage over Jannik.

And he is clearly more consistent than Sinner, which is pretty obvious when he will be number one in two weeks and Sinner is number 8. Alcaraz can be inconsistent but he is resilient and he is able to win when he is not playing well, that s the reason why his rise was so fast

WTF happened in the Andreescu match? 6-0, 6-1? Does she suck on clay or what?

Yes, she sucks on clay but i don't understand why because her game seems perfect for clay

Rune looks pretty gay in those young pictures

R137 Bitch bageled russian , she had to, poles in awe, why she didnt do it in madrid?

Because Madrid did not suit her game as well as Rome.

People talked about Sabalenka and Rybakina, but in Rome they need (well Elena, because Aryna is already out) to be very inspired to have a chance against Iga

Rybakina through to the next round, where she will face Kalinskaya (who just beat her in Madrid). Battle of the Babes.

When does Tommy Paul's famewhore girlfriend dump him for being a second tier player? Does he need to drop out of the top 30 first?

R143 I know. So she is only spectacular while the court suits her? She and her team constantly are mumbling about it

Ciao, Mopsy

You still have your pecs!

No, she is pretty good at anything (she says she sucks at grass but she won Wimbledon jr so it's a question of time to do well at Wimbledon) too, but there are conditions that suit her better than others.

Sabalenka is specially vulnerable in slow courts even she can play well on clay

Iga needs to improve in the mental strenght, specially when the match doesn't go her way but she is the most consistent number one in ages

I like Shelton, he seems to enjoy play when he is on court, but he needs to improve a lot his game on clay. He is pretty bad right now

Legz breezes through 3 and 3

Iga struggles often on fast surfaces when opponents can rush her. She needs time to set up her shots. That Wimbledon jr. should have an asterisk because obviously she was more talented compared to many other young players but grass doesn't suit her at all. We shall see if she makes adjustments to win that one.

R148 I didnt say she sucks everywhere else, man. She is always naggin she doesnt get it easy or something it is not her way like balls at AO . She even wrote to them to change the balls. lol

Rune had a lot of problems with grass since junior, i suppose grass is a surface when some players need a lot to adapt while others are natural

R152 A lot of players complainned about the balls at Australia

[quote] A lot of players complainned about the balls at Australia

Including all the WTA players. All of them!

R153 before the AO?

R155 Yes, there were complains about the balls before the tournament started. From wta players and from atp players too

Did anyone see Stanimal v Grigor? I'm surprised at the result. I thought Stanimal was regaining form, and he has the strength to hit winners on slow clay.

R157 He had some amazing winners but overall too much UE. Dimitrov too solid and his FH.

^ TY

Chrissie is probably more liberal than you think. Abortions, drug use, many men kind of change you. Yet she had an image to protect. She's always been gay friendly, and non judgmental. I can see her voting for Ford and Bush, but I doubt she voted for Reagan.

Tommy tummy

vid of Lore

Videos of Shor.

I can't stand Djokovic, but he's looking kinda fluffed in the shorts during the match against Etcheverry. Does Novaxx have a thing for good looking Argentinians?

R164, he had some good chemistry with Delpo. Their matches were entertaining.

Love that Etcheverry has never thrown or broken a racket. That makes him DL boyfriend material (along with being hot, of course).

It's a pity Chrissie wasn't at Mar-a-Lago to see the "macho" Former Guy, r130:

I remember Trump and Ivanna sitting in Evert's box for final US Open matches in 1989. He loved to insert himself. Poor Andy Mill had to keep up a conversation with him.

just remember Swiatek is only 21 but achieved a lot already

she doesn't like the conditions in Madrid but reached the final and only lost to Sabalenka in 3 sets. She didn't like the balls or faster US Open conditions but still won the title

she's got plenty of time to improve on all surfaces

I can't stand Novax. Sadly he is still winning and will be winning for several years to come if the younger guys don't step up.

Alcaraz is playing not before 1 pm today. If he gets to play at all. Terrible weather forecast today, rain all day long. Why doesn't this tournament have a roof? Utterly pathetic.

R166 Most of the South American players are hot. I'm shocked they're all doing so badly though. Isn't clay supposed to be their favorite surface? Then why do they all suck on European clay? Most of the South American players have been eliminated already.

[quote] Why doesn't this tournament have a roof?

To emulate the oculus in the Pantheon!

Gaudio and Guillermo Coria were the last clay court specialist top players from South America

Del Potro and Nalbandian were at their best on hardcourts though from time to time got great results on all surfaces

Garin looked to be heading in the direction of a new top player clay specialist but the last 2 years he slumped/stalled. Plus in an early interview he actually said hardcourts were his favorite

Here is the video I was talking about yesterday. Alcaraz arrived in Rome in his pink tracksuit and some of the comments on the video used gay as an insult. I personally think he looks great.

It’s more ashes of roses than pink.

R161 - hawt

Carlos trained with Stef yesterday. Looks like they are great friends. I seriously don't get why Stef is so hated? I'd much rather watch him play than that asshole Kyrgios, or worse, Rune. I remember Kyrgios saying Stef was "soft", as that was some kind of insult. Tells us everything we need to know abouy Kyrgios. It also makes me wonder if he knows something we don't? Soft is clearly code for gay. Does Tsitsipas have gay rumors? Just wondering.

R178, I’ve always thought that Tsitsipas is gay; I’m also equally convinced he’ll eventually be given a girlfriend, more or less the same sort of plastic bimbo we’re used to seeing in players’ boxes.

R174 Even stranger, Garin's best tournament last season was at Wimbledon on grass! He's really suffered by not getting points for that run.

Poor HAWT Felix losr again. What is with the slump? Al that pressure for winning those Mickey Mouse no one was there tournaments last year must be weighing on him. Or he just sucks.

Venus for Paper Magazine!

All matches suspended due to rain. Told you this would happen. Actually it's a good thing. I have a ton of stuff to get done today. Now I won't get distracted watching tennis. Also, Alcaraz will get a day extra rest if he doesn't play today, which is needed because he's been playing a lot lately.

R181 I know. It's infuriating. Why is he losing again? I thought he was supposed to be good on clay.

Love this guy's tennis commentary. He is so cute too.

They have started playing again. Rublev won first set 6-3. He seems like a good guy. It's such a shame he's Russian. Can't stand Russia, it's a gay hating country. Also, there's the Ukraine war. I can't root for players from gay hating countries.

Rublev got a warning from the umpire! Lol

As much as I hate the Russians I have to admit Khachanov's Spanish is very good.

Fucking hell it's raining again.

He probably trained in Spain

R190. He trained in Barcelona for a couple of years, I believe

R159 she won US because her opponent played like shit, that was the worst final as far as remember

Carlos being obsessed with his coach again, pointing to a pic of him from 2001.

R186 You hate americans too because they used to kil children in Syria ? Why didn't you hate ukrainians ? They have been killing ukrainians since 2014.

R181, you have a really ugly way with words.

I can't believe the weather is better in Norway than in Italy. It's 20 degrees C and sunny here today.

R186, Russia is an autocracy. Someone like Rublev—who immediately protested the invasion of Ukraine—can’t influence on politics.

He did not protest the invasion. He wrote something vague on a camera lens about peace once. Then he complained he was a victim of Wimbledon.

R198 Did you protest when you had invaded Iraq or Vietnam ?

My passionate 'leave it all out on the court' Mister Lover Loverman, ADF, is through against Pella.

This should mean Mega-MAGA Mopsy doesn't get seeded at Roland Garros.

YET ANOTHER REASON TO LOVE ADF!

R198 And I want to remind you that Ukraine is the only country in Europe and maybe on the whole world that glorify nazizm - UPA and their heroes- Bandera and Szuchewycz.

play canceled the rest of the day

making for a packed Sunday schedule

In case some of you are interested:

Hewitt's son Cruz who is 14 just won his second ITF title

[quote] Hewitt's son Cruz who is 14

Intriguing. Tell me more.

Probably it won't get that bad as Leo Borg, but probably Cruz will get his own (undeserved) hype just being the son of Lleyton.

His results are not bad, but Thjis Boogaard was born the same year and he is already top 40 in the juniors

dafuq

It's supposed to be sunny and lovely in Rome in mid-May.

[quote]Probably it won't get that bad as Leo Borg, but probably Cruz will get his own (undeserved) hype just being the son of Lleyton

Richard Krajicek's son (Alec Deckers) is also trying to make it as a pro, but without much succes so far

Tiafoe is best friends with Tommy Paul and Daddy. There's no way they are MAGA.

I thought T. Fritz and Tommy were BFF's with Opelka. Reilly's uncle Mike Opelka is some sort of conservative radio host?

What does the BFF possess?

They're all friends but Opelka plays a lot of European events. Foe, Tommy and Daddy are all tight.

I actually really like hearing this because too many DLers wanna paint every American player as a MAGA. The younger set is not MAGA. They wanna paint everyone with Isner.

The liberal tennis players are friends with the MAGA types but that's out of necessity as there aren't a lot of liberals on tour.

I highly doubt these athletes spend much time together discussing serious topics

[quote] The liberal tennis players are friends with the MAGA types but that's out of necessity

What's the necessity?

Danielle Collins has a toilet bowl brush in the shape/image of Trump, so I don't think she's MAGA.

[quote] Danielle Collins has a toilet bowl brush in the shape/image of Trump, so I don't think she's MAGA.

[quote] sections of tennis twitter randomly deciding Collins was a Trump supporter based on absolutely nothing has been wild for a few years, I presume I'll be seeing them take it back?

Picture of it below.

Most of the young US players are more liberal. Why the fuck do you feel the need to call someone a MAGA?

The best matches tomorrow:

Ruusuvuori team or Medvedev team?

Hanfmann team or Daddy Fritz team?

Fog team or Brat team?

Djokovic team or Young Grigor team?

Fucksovics team or Norrie team?

Ruud team or Bublik team?

Elf team or A. Zverev team?

Shevchenko team or Il Gingio team?

The rest:

Popyrin team or Safiullin team?

RBA team or Cecchinateami?

Barrere team or Cerundolo team?

Dere team or Garin team?

Musetteami or Arnaldi team?

R193, not at all- must be fun for him to see that pic. Carlos comes off as a nice guy.

R219 ignoring the women?

[quote] ignoring the women?

Of course. I usually do until the quarterfinals or so. Before then it's usually predominantly ova vs. ova. Not compelling.

and watching a subpar Djokovic still beat Dimitrov is compelling? Dimitrov is like Gasquet-flashy shotmaker but never good enough to be a slam champ or even a consistent threat to beat the best players

Rybakina vs. Kalsinskaya is an interesting rivalry

Azarenka vs. Keys

Krejcikova vs. Ostapenko

can't wait to see the crazy rude Italian fans boo the hell out of Rune tomorrow against Fognini

That's a bit presumptuous, Miss Cleo/R223.

Ben Shelton pings like crazy in this video. He has to be gay. Will he be the first gay ATP player to come out?

Ben has a girlfriend.

R226 is seeing things that aren't there (again?)

The ATP producer in that video on the other hand ...

R227 But he has a gay voice and gay mannerisms. He's kinda effeminate. He pings like crazy. The girlfriend might be a beard.

his girlfriend is very Amazonian.

R229 yeah I love that the producer is definitely gay and seems to have good relationships with the players

I like Alcaraz. I'm a fan. But he looks like a hobo with that facial hair. He really needs to shave.

Daddy Team

U-boat Team

Legz Team

Il Gingio Team

(not so) Young Grigor Team

Cute Cam Team

Ruus (I ain't spellin' the rest of that); Hanfmann; Fog; Young Grigor; FUCker; Ruud; Elf, Il Ginge; Pop; Fran; Quads Garin Teams

Arigato, Mister Roboto!

I had to turn off the tv. I like watching tennis, but I just can't stand Rune. The way he made up lies about Ruud was fucked up. Rune is an asshole and a crybaby. I'm aware he is very talented, that's why it's such a shame that he can't behave like an adult.

Garin just starting against Djere.

Cristian's third HOT match up in a row - following Tommy and Pedro Cachin in the previous rounds. THE TENNIS GODS ARE SMILING UPON US!

FUCKING TENNIS CHANNEL not showing Fogs-Rune, instead another BORING woman's match. Iga Swiatek is sleep inducing. The idea of missing what the Italian crowd will do to Rune, not to say what Fabio will pull is just STUPID. But I guess we have to clear everything so we can watch Coco later.

^ LOL, ITA

There's a good possibility for fireworks between Fog and Legz, and that would be fun to see.

R238 and R239 You're not missing much, to be honest. It briefly got 'hot' in the first set after Bratty-cakes lost his serve, but Fog's fading badly and has already gone 2 breaks down at the start of the second.

Meanwhile, Laslo's beautiful backhand down the line takes the first set over Garin in what has the be the prettiest match of the tournament.

R241 the camera was just trained for 2 full minutes on Garin manspreading, looking sad, at the change of ends between sets. Conversely, my mind went to a very happy place!

Who is this Danni Kleppinger bitch? Who is she fucking that allows her to travel to Rome, Monte Carlo, Madrid? She knows nothing about tennis. Maybe she helps to make 'P' look better?

Legz is taking Fog to the woodshed

Love Luscious Laslo!

R238 Eurosport isn't even showing any women's matches. They never do. I don't think they have the rights, which is fine by me. I prefer to watch the men anyway.

Rune winning his match is disgusting. I can't stand him. Oh well, at least Rusouvori lost his. I actually think Medvedev is a better match-up for Alcaraz, he struggled against Rusouvori recently. I'm less nervous about Medvedev actually.

Hubie Looky-Likey Hanfmann gives Daddy a THRASHING - 6-4, 6-1. The Germans - with the exception of Zverev- have been having an excellent clay court season.

Djokovic has lost the second set against Dimitrov. Actually, yesterday on Tennis Live, La Courier made a comment on how beautiful Grigor is and how difficult it must be to play him.

And Gauff loses again. Patrick M. not looking happy.

R235, who is U-boat?

Patrick is fine as long as he can get his face in front of a TV camera

Euch. Bublik has the trashiest fans. They never shut the fuck up. Casper must feel he's at a dog fight.

[quote][R235], who is U-boat?

Ruuusuuuvuuori

Bublik just destroyed his racquet and got warning for racquet abuse.

Dang it, Kalinskaya. I was looking forward to this match, too.

Disappointed for Daniel Altmaier. He should have won. He's cute, too.

Tennis Channel is showing Elf vs. A. Zverev.

Kalinskaya with the injury, but Rybakina is the one who is shitting the bed.

Looks brisk in Rome this evening.

Goffin is aging nicely. Zverev not as well.

R246 For once i wanted Rune to win. I found disgusting that the crowd booed Holger since the start. One thing is cheering for your player and other very different booing his rival for no reason.

Alcaraz seems to struggle against players who hit to ball early, flat and hard like Ruusuuvuori and Sinner (that doesn't mean he doens't find a way to win). Medvedev on clay should be no rival for Carlos

Coco looked great against Putinseva, I wonder what went wrong? Forehand and serve?? Again, Coco tell her fat father to go home.

Goffin was always cute and Zverev has always looked like a tall rat.

[quote] Zverev has always looked like a tall rat.

Although to a lesser degree than the Berrettini brothers, A. Zverev and M. Zverev don't resemble each other much.

What is Ruud’s skin color?

SO COMPELLING to see Djokovic win third set 6-1 over Dimitrov! NOT PREDICTABLE AT ALL

Rune said he wants to win a GS this year. The guy doesn't know what modesty means but at least he is clear.

And he has a commitment to the sport that a lot of other players lack

I think he'll embrace being the villain of the circuit (something Nole never wanted)

Mischa and Sascha have the same deep set eyes. They have the same teeth, too. It's just their different hair colors and styles make them look diferent. Sascha also has smaller, pointier facial features.

Legz is good for the game. Talented, ambitious, and arrogant. Love him or hate him, he's interesting.

As usual looks like he's wearing makeup at R268.

LOL

DL's collective head would explode if he announced he was non-binary

Any signs that Rune is gay? Besides wearing make up and being ultra close with his domineering stage mother.

Among the many reasons I can't stand watching Rune: he has more tics than Rafa, even on Nadal's absolute worst OCD day. Does Holger have Tourette Syndrome?

You're Ruud to mention Rafa's OCD, you should be Runed.

Wood.

Woon.

Carlitos Team or Marzipan Team?

Titsy Team or Sonego Team?

Lore Team or Big Foe Team?

Ruby Team or ADF Team?

Porna Team or RCB Team?

Marzipan Team - this kid looks really interesting. Great match against Lehecka today

Bi Sonego Team

Lore Team

My Diving Hero ADF Team

Porna Team

Hvala vam!

OK, Ima say:

Marzipan, Sonego, Lore, Ruby and Porna -- Teams

Ostapenko is also good for the game.

Maybe no one you know roots for her (safe assumption) but it’s a whole lot of fun watching her and/or rooting against her.

I actually love that she’s such a tenacious competitor that she embraces being a jerk.

Rune's mantra: At least I'm not as bad as Kyrgios.

Rune's form is really coming into shape.

Dimitrov has new beard, some actress and model.

I'm so glad Casper won his match. He needed this win for his confidence. Bublik is not a bad player either, so it was a good win.

R260 They booed him because he's an asshole. Everyone hates him. If he doesn't want to get booed maybe he should stop being an asshole.

Disappointed in how Babrora is playing lately. I alsays have high expectation fornher and she lets me down. Ostapenko demolished Barbora in second set.

Coco needs a reset

Fabio walks lazy

Alcaraz (Garfia team, although rather Marzipan gay face.

Sonego team

Musetteami

ADF team

RCB team

Thanks so very much for asking!

And though you didn't ask:

Cecchinateami

Viva Zapata team

Undecided between Wolf team and A. Zverev team.

Mean to write:

Alcaraz (Garfia) team, although Marzipan rather has gay face.

Alcaraz looking cute in his pink Nike hoodie. I wish he would shave though...

I don't know if the female commentator on TC was trying to be funny when she said the crowd was standing for Iga at match point, but the stadium was less than half filled, and not one person was standing. Iga is a nice person, I'm sure, but the women don't have many players who can get people excited. Serena and Venus are gone, Coco is floundering, Garcia is circling the drain from pressure. Sabalenka is a riot, She Hulk wants to be a diva, and embraces it. The Ova Army is sleep inducing. Women's tennis needs something.

I've never seen Marzipan play. Looking forward to that match.

Kinda surprised JJ Wolf got by Hubie, but Hubie is a hard-court specialist, I guess.

R290 who are/ is " ova"? Also aren't sablenka and she Hulk the same person?

To add to your point, the commentators get on my last fucking nerve when Iga plays. Their comments sound like Iga is the best female player to ever play the game of tennis in the history of the womens game. I just can't stand it.I know women's Tennis just couldn't wait to replace the Willaims sisters with a white face but sheesh.. they need to relax, Iga is not there yet.

I rather a Sabkenka or Rybakina to replace the Williams sisters .I watch iga play to see the opponents win. I turn her matches off when she's winning. Too bad Ash Barty retired

Sabs is SHE HULK, and I was saying she loves being a Diva, and she's funny. I wish she served and volleyed, she would make a mess of Iga then. Jabeour is fun, too, when she's healthy. Emma Radacanu has a diva attitude, but no work ethic. Talk about a one trick pony. Garcia could do it, too if she gets inspired at the French, but I fear the Mauresmo Syndrome for her there.

Alcaraz is tanking on purpose so he gets more rest before RG. NID.

^I agree. He's already sewn up the number one spot.

Marzipan, bishes! Takes out Carlitos in straights.

Porna next for him.

Exactly as it looked, so much for wanting to play Novakk in the final.

I couldn't watch the match. Was it obvious he was tanking or just assuming cause he looked like he wasn't giving much effort?

No ,he wasnt tanking, dont believe it , hungarian played amazing

Obviously losing to a qualifier isn't great but Alcaraz has played a lot of tennis lately. This will give him plenty of needed rest before the French Open.

R299 Maybe not on purpose, but he looked slow both mentally and physically. He has played A LOT of tennis lately. No way would he lose to a journeyman otherwise. He was not himself at all. Anyways, as sad as this is to me as a fan, it's really a blessing in disguise. He will get plenty of rest before Roland Garros and he needs it. He has secured #1 anyway.

R300 Exactly. Maybe he didn't tank on purpose, but it's clear to me that he was tired, at the same time the journeyman was playing out of his mind. Alcaraz had a bad day. Easy as that. I'm not too worried. It's a blessing in disguise because he has played a lot lately. He can finally get some rest now, and train. He needs it. However, if this continues, then yes, we can get worried. But one bad match is not proof of anything one way or another. We will see how he fares in Roland Garros.

I think Alcaraz has a lot to learn yet. He is not a complete player, he lacks consistency. Sometimes he needs a better gameplan, especially on his "off" days. He needs to win even if he plays bad and his opponent plays well. That is what is missing sometimes. He is still so young though. He needs more experience. I think the consistency will improve with age, as will his tennis iq, so that he manages to win even on bad days.

R301 I think he looked ok, he didnt looked tired at all, especially in first set ,what are you talking about? Maroszan's shots were huge, just like alcaras's. He didnt expect that. He looked worse mentally in tie break ,in the end yes, because he couldn handle hungarian's name. I would say he looked nervous in second set..stop making excuses

The same was with Emil in Madrit. He played good so alcaraz looked against him like pussy. Emil started shitted his pants ,then Carlitos suddenly plays good

Just jesting?

I'm losing hope that Ostapenko could beat Iga.

The pollen floating around these courts makes my eyes itch.

The Alcaraz fans have quickly learned how to excuse and rationalize his losses -- he tanked; he's exhausted; it just wasn't his day. Another way Alcaraz is just like Nadal: It's never because he was simply outplayed by his opponent.

R309 just like Djokovic fans too. In fact most fans of their fav athlete do that.

Is JJ Wolf transitioning? He has a mullet and a fat ass

Not really a Tiafoe fan but I am hoping he wins just to piss off the unruly Italian crowd

He would be 2th italian out today ;)

R311, I don’t know if he’s transitioning, but he really looks like someone who doesn’t know how to use toilet paper properly when they take a dump.

Rabid Italian crowd. I won't be surprised 8f they start sending banana peels onto the court. I see a few Karens in the crowd

They were not so rabid when other " local boy" Fabio played against Rune. Let's see how they act against Tsitsipass

Ostapenko looks like she has lost some weight

Rome looks like a washout of wet Wimby woes with a full week of rain ahead.

How long are these suspended matches gonna take? Do they go to the next day if they have to?

It's getting ridiculous.

Ha ha Alcaraz btw.

Alcaraz most certainly did NOT tank the match. Marzipan was just better -- better on serve, better from the back court, better on the fucking drop shot. It was amazing to see.

don't love the samurai hairdo but I'm down with the rest of it

Ruby shines

R309 Fed fans were even worse in that respect.

Love, love, Rublev

Me too. I'd been looking for a favorite - bored to death of Djoko and Rafa. Love that Rublev's spoken out against the Ukraine War, despite it probably being risky to do so. And his interviews are charming, despite the iffy English. Very self-deprecating and funny.

I hope he lives somewhere other than his hometown Moscow - indeed, outside of Russia. I'd be interested if any of the big Russian tennis stars still live there.

He is not outspoken against the war. He wrote he supports peace on a camera lens once a year ago - that was it!

Well, I thought he did. I did find this:

After beating Alexander Zverev at the 2023 Dubai Championships, Rublev expressed his concern for the innocent citizens who are suffering and dying as a result of the conflict. Rublev spoke against the war also in the past and he continues to promote peace also now

"You cannot act like nothing happened because it's horrible. Like I was saying all the time, it's crazy that so many just normal citizens suffering, dying. Is just not easy."

R327, Rublev has twice commented on the war. (This article restates what your post says, but adds the earlier camera-writing). You can say it’s pretty tame stuff, but he and his family live in Moscow.

[quote] The Alcaraz fans have quickly learned how to excuse and rationalize his losses -- he tanked; he's exhausted; it just wasn't his day. Another way Alcaraz is just like Nadal: It's never because he was simply outplayed by his opponent.

Perhaps his fans have said that, but I don’t think he uses excuses in the same manner Rafa does (e.g., “eet hurts so mush”) when he loses.

I hate to be a pest, but does anybody know who this guy is (on the Tennis Channel) who is interviewing Rublev today?

R330, Prakash Amritraj who is the son of a former player Vijay Amritraj.

Thank you R331! That's a sweet interview. Prakash says to:

"You're affecting a lot of people in beautiful ways."

I had no idea he was catching on.

I just had this horrible image of Rune and Ostapenko making babies.

R333 love her

Ostaporko did slim down. She looks merely obese now not morbidly so.

Jelena Ostapenko needs to be elevated to DL con status immediately. She is utterly fabulous; the very embodiment of all that is DataLounge!

And she's a muumuu fashionista in her own right.

She really is just everything.

I bet she can wear the hell out of a caftan too.

R331 he briefly played too but was a journeyman. Best result was reaching the final of Newport. His high ranking was #154 but he looks great now as a bodybuilder

[quote] The same was with Emil in Madrit. He played good so alcaraz looked against him like pussy. Emil started shitted his pants ,then Carlitos suddenly plays good

The same was with djoko.

Is he clay specialist?

Novak and his antics get on my nerves. Can't stand him

Casper v Laslo now

grrrr

Good to see Casper finally getting his shit together this season!

^ mmmm

Cerundolo is really fucking HAWT, my goodness.

I love Cerundolo, too. Here he is coming in for the kiss...

It's not surprising both Alcaraz and Sinner lost. These guys on the tour are all good. If a big hitter is landing his shots, he can beat anyone on any given day. Marozsan was both hitting the ball well and feathering drop shots over the net that were even better than Alcaraz's. Every top player is vulnerable to these types, although I bet Marozsan can't sustain that level match after match.

I haven't had time to check out the Sinner match. How'd he play?

Sinner ran out of steam in the final set. Looked like he lacks match fitness after his illness. Cerundolo definitely won it, tho - his forehand was lethal all match.

Hanfmann just dispatches Rublev. Is he this week's Struff?

Looking forward to Medvedev v Zverev. Medvedev made some comments recently distancing himself from Zverev.

[quote]Novak and his antics get on my nerves.

Novaxx was not happy with his opponent's (Cam Norrie) behavior:

[italic]"Norrie has the right to take a MTO before I serve, to hit me with a ball and to shout 'come on' in my face. Tennis isn't a fair game. All the things that he did are permitted, but not correct. That's not how you should behave. He is a nice guy, I don't know why he does that on court?"[/italic]

I'm happy for Cerundolo. Argentina too. The country hasn't done well on the tour since Delpo retired. Cerundolo a true clay courter. I feel like Sinner is better on hard courts. Cerundolo was simply the better player today. I wouldn't call this a big upset. Cerundolo is a solid player, especially on clay. Alcaraz losing to a journeyman on his best surface is much worse imo and I say this as an Alcaraz fan.

R347 Of course he is. He is Argentinian after all😏

I don't get the love DL has for some of these milquetoast players from eastern Europe. Especially those from gay hating countries. I'd much rather root for a hot Latin American guy. There's just something about them. They're so sexual, sensual and hot. Also, Argentina is gay friendly and has gay marriage🥰

The German dude is quite handsome. Happy for him.

Alcaraz needs to learn to start the matches more concentrated. When you play against a lower ranked player you should never give him an early advantage or maybe he'll believe it's possible to surprise (just watch Nadal's matches at RG, in almost all the matches from the last seasons he started every match ahead on the score).

Anyway, it seems that Marozsan is able to play at a very good level and he is winning right now against Coric

[quote] Alcaraz needs to learn to start the matches more concentrated. When you play against a lower ranked player you should never give him an early advantage or maybe he'll believe it's possible to surprise (

This!

Carlos almost always loses first set or gives opposing player a huge lead, then Carlos has to fight to win first set

Damm Marzipan is up a set on Prona.

Marzipan's cute in a Bel Ami Big-Dicked Bottom kind of a way.

His entire match with Porna could be brought to us by Bel Ami.

I like Laslo's blue panties.

Prona gams

Indeed, R363, Djere's been sporting that look for a while now...

Novaxx Team or Legz Team?

Peppa Team or Badosa Team?

Cute Casper Team or Cinderello Team?

IGA Team or Rybakbot Team?

NoVaxx/BRAT - I'd like a nuke to drop on Rome, per favore!

BadOSSER Team

Cinderello Team

Rybakbot Team

Spasibo!

R365 Djere's a dirty slut - and i'm so here for it!

Legz Team

Peppa Team

Cinderello Team

Rybakbot Team

Titsy Team or Lore Team?

Marzipan got iced in that last set!

bye Marzipan

so Prona plays Med, right?

No, Med plays Hanfmann - who took out Rublev.

Fun fact: Hanfmann is hearing impaired - since birth. He also played college tennis at USC.

James Courier just said that Musetti's game has "real heft" -- "it's not just eye candy."

James Courier knows what he's doing.

Sinner is not in Rune's or Carlos's class, as a tough competitor. He choked from the home crowd support. This will haunt him.

^ yes, so far you are right

The very definition of hate watching: watching Rune play Djokovic. It’s hard to know who to root against. If push came to shove, I’d have to root against Djokovic.

Oh, my.

Rune–Djokovic 6–2.

The only time I'd ever want Rune to win would be against Djokovic and maybe Kyrgios (who's withdrawn from RG).

Novaxx having a meltdown in the third set trailing 0-4 and insisting that the umpire remove court spectators. In Rome, as if.

I’m on Rune/Brat team today and not just for his “Legz”.

If NoVaxxx falls here that's three tournaments on the bounce he's gone out before even getting a sniff of reaching the Final. He's a few years older now than he was during his last 'lean period'.

Could this be the start of the progressive decline that hits all players in the end?

#23 is for me, no?

Novaxx out. I do not like either, but Legz is very good when he is on.

I went out on top, bitches.

And no cares or remembers you Pete. The truth hurts.

Doubles specialist Coco won today.

Ostapenko through. This tournament’s getting more and more interesting, if not compelling.

So, apparently Tsitsipas is not popular with the other players. Was it something that we already knew? Was there a sense of that? I know the source is Kyrgios but Kyrgios is not infamous for telling BS, he's infamous for saying out loud things that are better left unsaid. The general feeling I get is that yes Tsitsipas can be quite haughty out there and dismissive in his post-match pressers (with such utterances as "he won with the few tools that he has") but apparently he carries that attitude into the locker room as well.

Rafa has announced a press conference for tomorrow. The R word?

Or just that he's skipping the French Open and maybe Wimbledon?

Word is Rafa plans to play the FO. He practiced with no pain today.

Casper and Cinderello - another hot pairing this week in Rome. This year's tournament has been a veritable fap-fest!

R390 it has to be retirement.

I'm seriously losing it. Knew the day was coming. But still.

Perhaps he'll announce he'll retire after RG?

Reports are saying he's not playing RG.

Speculation

Fucking Rybakina! Get it together

This woman commentator is creaming her panties over Iga, barf, stfu

"If NoVaxxx falls here that's three tournaments on the bounce he's gone out before even getting a sniff of reaching the Final. He's a few years older now than he was during his last 'lean period'.

Could this be the start of the progressive decline that hits all players in the end?"

It's already started. It's probably not enough at this point to prevent him from winning Slams, but if he does, it will be harder than it was. Also, with men, there's the whole other dynamic of best of 5 sets at Slams - that favors more mature players who understand the ups and downs. Plus, it's just harder for an upstart to stay hot over the course of five sets. That along with the occasion and pressure of Slams makes it hard to predict who can beat or almost beat Novak based on who beat or almost beat him in a best of 3 set match. Still, I think the decline has begun.

There as a time when most tour finals for men were best of five sets - after playing best of 3 for all the other rounds.

Pan face cruising today. Don't like her, but can't deny the talent.

So happy Novak is losing

Tsitsipas strike me as a spoiled mommy 's boy

Rybakinnnna! Let's go!

Is she though r400?

These commentators are so bias. Obviously want siwatek to win.

Please 🙏 Rybakina , win!!!!!

[quote] bias

Something wrong with what I said R406?

Iga retires during the third set.

Hoe so she’s good for RG.

What is going on with Novaxx? Is it just old age and the young guns are out playing him? Or is he just ill? His reaction almost make it appears like something is medically wrong? Is it the lean diet?

Yes, per Marca, he will not play RG.

Apparently, this thread has been paywalled and people have moved on to the new thread linked below.

Thank you, OP of new thread.

Why haven't we heard anything about Big Jack D and why isn't making out with or dear Tommy right now?

Big Jack D is scheduled to play on the grass at Surbiton. Not sure whether he's skipping the French. It does concern me that he can't seem to do more than two tournaments in succession without an injury. Whether it's a growth thing, I don't know, but it does seem to be impacting him more than other players of the same age.

r415, some players are more prone to injuries than others. Del Potro is another example, and, from the Olden Times there was Mecir who was one of the classiest of players but seemed to come up with an injury by just looking at a court.

I really, really hope Draper isn't one of those.

Iga is always retiring against Rybakina

been away for a few days, but I gotta say:

LEGZ, bishes!

I kid you not. There is a thought of renaming Wimbledon's Centre Court to Federer Centre Court, to honor the 8 time champ. I'm sure purists would be horrified. It could happen next year. Can't reveal the source, things will amp up as this year's tournament starts. One of the Members will propose it.

Federere Centre Court

What an obnoxious initiative. I've already had enough of Roger's post tennis career mugging for any and all cameras. Christ, he'll be commentating for the rest of our lives, that's quite enough glorification thank you very much.

Show some dignity and at least do it posthumously!

Honor him some other way. Federer Center Court? That sounds terrible. Something like Court Roger Federer would be better, but I'm against it. I know, courts and venues are named after people regularly, but branding Centre Court seems like a bit too much. I bet he's greasing palms behind the scenes. I'd assume that Roland Garros will name something after Nadal eventually - but his stature there is way more than Fed at Wimbledon, even if they both hold the records for titles at the event.

Fun fact: Federer, FAA, and I all have an August 8 birthday. However, while I played varsity tennis, I didn't make it to the pros.