The Gays and Tennis Part 150 - Road to Wimbledon

Fritz into quarterfinals in Stuttgart - nice to see him win. Gasquet beat Tsitsipas. They say he doesn't have a backhand - too harsh?

Is Alcaraz gay? This is sus.

Rune is a homophobe.

Yes, Daddy!

Thanks for the new thread, OP.

Ugh with primetime being on during the entirety of the French Open. So sad Alcaraz cramped up and lost. The first two sets of tennis were amazing to watch.

Djokovic is the last of the Big 3. I thought this year's French Open was going to be the rise of the 21 and under club. So frustrating we have to still deal with a member of the Big 3 winning Slams. Hopefully these young guys will keep rising and start taking them out at Slams, not just Masters 1000 or other ATP events.

I agree with OP. Novak is the heavy favorite at Wimbledon. That's where someone serving lights out can possibly pull and upset, though, so I hope Djokovic has a draw filled with serving nightmares.

[quote] Big 3

Pardon?

Tsitsipas said Bardosa is his soulmate hahaha

Dane Sweeney, who played Tomic yesterday, makes J.J. Wolf look like the epitome of grace and elegance. That hair.

The grass field has never looked weaker. Fritz might make it to the second week, heck, even Raonic might.

men's tennis continues to be a joke

I don't blame Alcaraz as he's only 20 and is not at his peak nor does he have the most experience. He's already done amazingly well and I'm sure he'll continue with some ups and downs.

I blame the guys aged 24-32 ranked in the top 50. They should be at their peak of fitness, technique, strategy, mental toughness and experience yet they just crumble time and time again against Djokovic.

I hope Ruud does not make any more finals. His backhand SUCKS. Way too spinny and the top 30 can really punish it.

Zverev is an asshole, alleged abuser and before the injury, a known choker. I mean he fucking out-choked Thiem in that infamously bad USO final

Thiem-after choking several times at the slams, got lucky at 1 USO since he didn't have to play the big 3 and came out the winner only to go off the deep end mentally before he had the wrist injury from which he's trying to return from now

Medvedev-he has improved on clay and grass but still is only a consistent threat to Djokovic on hardcourts. I hope he ends up in Djokovic's half at this year's USO

Tsitsipas-another headcase who has actually never won an outdoor hardcourt title. Shocking for someone who's been ranked #3. His backhand can break down

Rublev- a mindless ball basher and gets tight in big matches. He's never gotten past the QF at any slam

Fritz-has been hyped for years but especially after winning Indian Wells. SUCKS in slams with just 1 QF to his name and 1 other 4th round appearance

Khachanov-very few titles. He's been peaking this year after several years of slumping but in big matches, the forehand still falls apart with that funky grip

right now, Alcaraz, Rune and Sinner are the best bets to stop Djokovic as they're all young and still improving

Daddy is gonna need sexxx after his loss today.

R11, good analysis and I agree with your assessments. The 24-32 Next Gen club are all mentally weak. It's funny to say that about Medvedev, who makes you beat him, but he can't pull it together often enough against the Big 3 in Slams. He choked badly against Nadal twice in Slam finals despite leading in both. His one win against Djokovic at the US Open can be attributed to Djokovic shockingly crumbling and not bringing his best tennis because he was going for a Calendar Year Grand Slam. Djokovic was overwhelmed by the occasion. I'm still surprised at how he played in that final. Medvedev hasn't won a Slam since that one was gifted to him.

Tsitsipas is a total head case. He has a ton of talent, but he won't get over that hump with his mindset. His loss to Djokovic at the 2021 French Open was the ultimate choke. He was outplaying Djokovic, then he went flat after being up two sets to none. Pathetic.

The Big 3 are/were amazing these past 20 years, but I've always felt the mental weakness of the generations under them assisted them in reaching their 20 or more Slams apiece.

Stef’s great weakness is his backhand- he has an awful slice and hits it too shallow- he needs a real coach to bring his game to the next level. I believe Carlos will take over completely very soon. He will manage his physical problems with experience- Sinner and Rune are wild cards. They could go either way. Sinner need to improve in the forecourt and also slice backhand. Rune may self destruct- or maybe not. He’s sort of a Jimmy Connors.

I think Rune is for real. That doesn’t mean he will win majors but maybe. And he can challenge the best more so than Ruud, FAA, Tsitsipas, etc.

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What are the tournaments pre wimbledon and when do they start?

Go Carlos!!!

R17, upcoming: Eastbourne ("Rothesay Int'l") starts 6/26. It's a 250 tournament. Mallorca is 6/25; it's also a 250. Everything else (Halle, Stuttgart, etc.) is ongoing. Wimbledon starts on 7/3. No, there's not much of a lead-up.

Ruud not playing any run-up grass tournaments? I wouldn't be shocked if he has an early exit at Wimbledon. Also doesn't seem like a great attitude. The players who decide that they suck at grass / clay and avoid it or don't try don't have a champion's attitude.

R16, he’s a great coach. Happy to hear she is investing in a serious career.

Qinwen Zheng has great potential. All round players. She was the first one to make Iga forehead Siwatek drop a set during her run last year

Ruud's recent success has gone to his head. Note to Ruud : you're not that good. It's a miracle you made it to the Final. Novaxx made you look like a little boy learning to play tennis

No reason to watch the men's tourney. Novaxx can lose a leg and still win.

R24 yep. I'm only checking out the womens matches this year. There are favorites but not one obvious winner like the men.

Alcaraz can beat him if he treats himself right. Lots of fluids, proper sleep and a positive attitude as in I Will Win This! Carlos, baby, listen to me.

Carlos needs to calm down on tje fist pumping. All that fist pumping at the semifinals did him in. Carlos had only tied the game through what we now know was extreme effort and third set too was tied , yet there he was exhausting himself with all the fist pumping.

I think Novaxx did some voodoo on Carlos if you ask me...novaxx looks like someone who deals with the occult. I bet he and and his team were laughing at Carlos behind the scenes Think of it, Carlos easily beat Novaxx on their first meeting , novaxx has never beaten Holger and carlos is a mich better player than Holger...why would it suddenly be so difficult.

Novaxx was determined to break this record and prove something to those who slighted him last year. I bet he went beyond normal training for help to win

R20 He said he's tired after a long clay season. That's why he canceled that one grass tournament prior to Wimbledon. I doubt it would make much of a difference though. He sucks on grass. He will probably lose early in Wimbledon.

R2 Sorry but as spanish i don't find anything gay about it. It's just joking on a party. Europeans are way more relaxed about the way a man has to behave.

By the way, Paul and Dimitrov are playing qualifying because they didn't sign on time for the main draw

R9 He doesn't look like that anymore. Now he has short hair

People tend to forget that before Alcaraz cramps the match was tied and that with Nole playing better than Carlos.

Anyway, Nole is the big favourite at Wimbledon

R29 I don't doubt it but top players can take a week off after Roland Garros, then do a tournament to get used to playing competitively on grass, and then take another week off before Wimbledon.

[quote]By the way, Paul and Dimitrov are playing qualifying because they didn't sign in on time for the main draw

Yeah, I don't know if they forgot or initially planned to skip Queen's. Apparently there were no main draw wild cards available so they have to play qualies (behind closed doors, no public access)

[quote]He doesn't look like that anymore. Now he has short hair

The mullet's gone

Odd - don't they have people to do that administrative stuff for them?

Dear God that's unfortunate hair @ R9

just because

Dane is 5’7”. No future for him on tour.

R38, I remember that pic very well. Here's a larger version. Click to enlarge.

Ahhh, Andy's ass. A classic. I love him.

Novak should sail through Wimbledon (barring injury) but the US Open is another story for sure. Such a tough tournament to win. One stat that always surprises me is that Novak has "only" won it 3 times. Very tough, brutal tournament to win. I can absolutely see Alcaraz defending his title, or Meddy winning. Stef less so. And Sinner and Rune are aching to break through. Novak will have his hands full.

I do think that the calendar Slam run from a few years back benefits Novak, he might feel looser and freer to go for it. My memory is that he was *extremely* tight in that final against Meddy.

Is this where we discuss Libéma Open?

Andy was truly photogenic back in the day

I can't wait for the Wimbledon whites and all the sweaty man panties we will get to enjoy.

R39 Lil Diego is shorter and i think Baez is shorter too

Soon you'll be an old GOAT.

Trailer for Break Point season 2 is out. It looks like mostly the same players and covers the US Open from last year. It's out on June 21st on Netflix.

R13 Medvedev might be a choker but he was never in the lead during the 2019 US Open final versus Nadal. It was a 5 set match but Medvedev lost the first two sets.

R39 got some ripped arms though. It's a shame shorties can't make it in tennis anymore. Rod Laver claimed to be 5'8.

[bold] Sunday finals set! [/bold]

Stuttgart: Tiafoe vs. Struff

's-Hertogenbosch: Kudermetova vs. Alexandrova [bold] and [/bold] Griekspoor vs. Thompson btw where is last year's hot winner Tim Van Rijthoven? He's about to drop a ton of points

Notthingham: a shock all-Brit final Boulter vs. Burrage

[bold] plus some interesting challenger results [/bold]

Nottingham: Murray vs. Cazaux

Puerto Rico: Nishikori vs. Zheng

I'm rooting for Griekspoor and Struff.

Both big boys who look like they'd be uninhibited, freaky fucks. |

Birmingham draw is out - Venus Williams vs. Camila Giorgi in the first round.

Even though Vee is a 7-time GS winner, Giorgi has to view this as almost a walkover. I don't know why they keep giving Granny Vee these wildcards :/

R3 Why does everyone say Rune was using the slurs against himself? He was clearly calling Etcheverry a faggot both times, if the translation is accurate. No wonder there's no out tennis player.

R53 Rune claims that as a defense but I doubt most people buy it. Unless you want to get very deeply Freudian about it.

R53 Do we know if Etcheverry is gay? He kinda pings.

Etcheverry would be an ideal gay player.

Nice looking, correct on court, and seems to have a nice, humble personality in interviews.

Matteo out of Queens and probably Wimbledon.

Yet another victim of Poison Pussy!

R57 victim of bearding , you meant

R57 That's what you get for being an attention whore like Emma.

R54 He got caught so he made up an excuse. Rune is despicable. He lies (for example he lied about Ruud), he cheats (ignored the double bounce, is guilty of stalling time when he's losing, using MTOs etc) and he's homophobic. How does he have any fans at all?

Katie Boulter takes her first WTA main tour title in Nottingham.

Demon's getting the pegging of his life tonight!

You're right, R48. I went back and watched the 2019 US Open final again. However, Medvedev had the momentum of winning the third and fourth sets, he had early break chances in the 5th against Nadal, and he was leading in the service game where Nadal broke but Medvedev made too many errors and couldn't get a first serve in. He let all that momentum go. Australia 2022 was even worse. The 24 and over club are a bunch of mental midgets at the Slams.

Pornstache Thompson team or Griekspoor team?

Pornstache Team

Tiafoe won his Wimbledon tuneup. Good for him. He had to come back in at least two of the matches, I believe. Good prep for him.

Tallon-ted Griekspoor Team

He delivers the thicness we all crave!

Is Matteo the one that's been having too much sex and hurt himself?

R53 People say that because that was his explanation.

After that he apologized and said he is not an homophobe (of course for someone so hyper promoted like him that will be a big no).

Anyway, that's way better than what Moratoglou and Rune's mother did, they basically blame the press (even when it was a fan the one who uploaded the video and translated what he said) and the mother went as far as saying he is a really nice and hard working kid an people has envy of him

R60 I came to the conclusion that people love spoiled brats.

Rune is talented so that seems to be a perfect excuse.

The truth is the number of complete assholes on atp is really high, Rune is special to make his way to the top of that list at such young age.

And talking about assholes, Tsitsipas is specially unbearable since he is "dating" Paula Badosa. I know people said both are divas so are perfect for each other, but Paula is pretty nice unlike him

The Tennis Podcast is never mean about anyone but they can’t contain themselves over Tsitsy-dosa. Apparently it’s way of much.

R69 Yes. I have mentioned this earlier. The number of assholes on the tour is really high... Kyrgios, Medvedev, Rune, Zverev etc. The list is long. The players who are actually nice, like Ruud, have fewer fans and are not as popular. It's so annoying. The exception is probably Alcaraz, who seems like a good kid, he's popular. But people absolutely love bullies like Kyrgios and Rune. I don't get it. I always root against the assholes, I always want them to lose. I root for good guys, like Alcaraz and Ruud.

[quote]btw where is last year's hot winner Tim van Rijthoven? He's about to drop a ton of points

It doesn't look good for him, he keeps getting injured and his ranking has dropped to #390

Tommy P. and Ole' Grigor qualified for the Cinch Championships main draw

R69 I still think he's gay. She's probably his beard.

Tiafoe moves into the top ten for the first time. He’s defending a lot of points at the Open so needs to keep it up between now and then.

DL what are we getting Daddy for Father's Day? Should we run a train?

R69 I was talking about Tsitsipas btw. I rhink he's gay. His new girlfriend is probably a beard.

In the 70s and 80s, the American tennis public loved rude and boorish players such as Connors, McEnroe and Nastase. I don't understand why other than their obvious skills, but there were plenty of other players who were decent human beings in the same era (Borg, Edberg, Wilander, etc.) who I preferred.

Griekspoor wins.

Second title of the year for my Big Buxom Blondie!

R76 I could understand that in his case, like Ian Thorpe said i was a national hero and a national hero can't be gay, that could fit Tsitsipas who is the only greek top player ever.

But it doesn't have sense for her. She is straight and she is a top player (irregular, but one of the best when she plays good), she doesn't need him to promote herself.

Anyway, i'm always suspicious about gay rumour of people who are disliked or who doesn't fit the norm, and Tsitsipas fits both cases.

I remember year ago one of the player of Sevilla (soccer) had rumours around him and i found it very believable because he didn't fit the mold at all (he had fame of being really brute on the field)

I think tennis fans have grown frustrated with the nice guys who don’t have fangs.

Everyone likes Felix, for example, but he’s let (and himself) down. Until he shows he can go toe to toe with top guys, it’s hard to pin your hopes on him. And for the record, I’d really like to seem him reverse this skid and break through.

Really hoping Kyrgios goes out in the first round in Halle.

With any luck it will mean that he'll be unseeded at Wimbledon if the guys just behind him in the rankings have decent weeks.

Yay! Pickle ball mixed doubles on Tennis Channel. I'm so happy.

I don't care about Rune but I appreciate that along with Alcaraz there's finally a younger player who believes in himself and can defeat Djokovic sometimes. At this point anyone who can defeat the biggest asshole in the history of the sport, Djokovic, makes me happy temporarily when it comes to tennis.

Djokovic will probably end up the most accomplished male player in history but I hope he is given the Margaret Court treatment forever. I hate when some commentators and tennis press members wrongly generalize the hate directed towards him. I was never 1 of the fans who hated him simply because he was able to defeat Federer and Nadal. Yes there are SOME unreasonable diehard Federer and Nadal super freak stans who hate anyone who can defeat their idol but that's not me. I actually welcomed Djokovic with open arms when he first came on tour. I was happy to see someone break up the growing monotony of Federer-Nadal dominance. My dislike for Djokovic also has nothing to do with him being Serbian and I don't think most tennis fans care where heh comes from.

After a few years of him on tour we just started seeing his terrible behavior and attitude. He had frequent outbursts, screaming at umpires, his annoying parents did the same. His worst behavior has shockingly been in the last 5 years as he's gotten older. His ego and sense of entitlement have gotten out of control. From hitting a lineswoman after taking a temper tantrum to his outburst at the Olympics, I was done. Then the biggest offense of all was his behavior during covid. From his stupid exhibition in 2020 during which he did not take any precautions and ended up getting the virus plus plus being a super spreader to his continued antivaxxer stance, just gross. Then the very worst part that the press and commentators mostly ignore which was his plot to play at the 2022 AO. He either got a Serbian doctor to falsify a positive covid result (which would mean he got the virus twice in about 16 months) all to try and enter Australia without vaccination, claiming the new antibodies he developed would be enough OR he really did get covid for the second time but was nonetheless shown at multiple events that week in Belgrade around other people maskless, once again being a super spreader. From the moment he was rightfully deported, he has taken on this martyr complex and it is beyond nauseating. The way he reacted to winning this year's AO and RG you'd think he was wrongfully jailed for 10 years. Just a disgusting person

happy Tiafoe is finally starting to win titles. He went several years after getting Delray Beach with nothing. Now this year he's won 2 more, Houston and Stuttgart. Unusual for a player's first 3 titles to all be on different surfaces. If he keeps playing like this he'll likely win 1-2 more titles this year and could well end up the top American with a shot at being at the YEC. I much prefer him to Fritz so that'd make me happy

Struff I hope wins a singles title at some point. He's among the best players of the last 10 years not to win anything.

Murray won the Nottingham challenger so he's on a good run for Wimbledon. Hopefully he stays healthy

I hope Jack Draper is fit for the grass season. He is so perfect.

R71, Medvedev does not deserve to be included in with that list of lowlifes. He gives charming interviews and obviously has some intelligence. The other three you mentioned should all die in grease fires post-haste.

Medvedev is totally obnoxious on court but he can be very charming on interviews

Too bad FAA is quickly fading from the Tennis spotlight. He had so much potential, WTF happened?

I thought Badosa was dating Sabalenka

[quote]Too bad FAA is quickly fading from the Tennis spotlight. He had so much potential, WTF happened?

He's kind of an 'indoor hard court specialist', that's where he's had most of his succes. He has withdrawn from Halle, so now A. Zverev will play Thiem in the 1st round

This is nothing new for Felix, R89. For every step forward, he takes a three-quarter step backward. As R91 stated, his best results have been on indoor hard courts, though he's been to the quarters or semis of all the slams but RG, where he took Nadal to five sets in the fourth round last year. At least he has no pressure at Wimbledon since Cressy took him out in the first round last year.

I think Felix rise was too fast for his own good. He went from outside the top 100 to top 20 in 9 months and then he stalled. Only Alcaraz and Rune went up faster than him.

The hype was just too much, i remember people talking him being one of the favourites to Wimbledon (before he lost against Humbert in third round)

FAA is only 22 he has plenty of time to turn things around. He had his best year last year but has been slumping so far this season

Which white male players have yellow skin?

R71 I was once in the locker room with all of Connors, Nastase and McEnroe. That’s a high % of assholes!

Champion Griekspoor jumps into a nearby pond (?) after winning the Libema Open

Novak is probably the best player ever. But he knows most fans don't like him. It's why he can't control his anger when they start cheering for his opponent. I fucking LOVE that it gets under his skin.

Tiafoe has to fully rid himself of the habit of employing the flashy, high-risk shot. His love of playing to the crowd exacerbates it.

But he keeps making strides.

I’m not convinced Uncle Toni is the right coach for FAA.

I've always thought he would be so much better if he toned it down. He's is nowhere near as chill as his buddies Paul and Fritz.

Griekspoor has a great fucking body, damn.

R96, that's a story that requires details, please? It'd be difficult to breathe with all that obnoxiousmess in the room.

....

men's Wimbledon runner-up curse?

2022 finalist Kyrgios struggling to come back from injury

2021 finalist Berrettini struggling to come back from injury

2019 finalist Federer retired

2018 finalist Anderson retired

2017 Cilic currently injured

2016 Raonic just coming back from long injury layoff

R96

I was in college; it was the early 80s. There was a local, well-known, men’s tour stop sponsored by a major financial company, and my mom happened to worked at their corporate hdqtrs — in HR.

She arranged for a gig where I volunteered as a towel boy in the locker room. which entitled me to two free tickets for each night I worked…that alone made me popular with my fraternity brothers’ parents looking for seats.

The locker room was pretty low key, as players came and went. THE story: late in the tournament, Connors was coming back into the locker room, all sweaty after winning, when Nastase popped up in the doorway and “jumped” Connors from behind (as a joke). Jimmy did NOT laugh…he was so pissed that he kept cussing out Ille for several minutes. 🤷🏻‍♂️ I did get many autographs, and a few sneak peeks.

R103 that was for you ^

hopefully you saw someone attractive in the flesh. Connors, Nastase and McEnroe ain't it

One among the others I remember

Thanks, R106! That experience would make a fascinating thread. Wilander, Pecci, or Noah would've been my third in that wishful trio.

Another…he had great hair

R103. I worked the gig twice. First time, McEnroe beat Connors in the final. The next time, Lendl beat McEnroe in the final. I saw it all…

[quote]Katie Boulter takes her first WTA main tour title in Nottingham

She's only the 2nd woman since 2002 to win a WTA title without defeating a top-130 player,

Any truth to the rumor that Lendl let it all hang out in the locker room, R112?

That’s *my* secret 🙃🍆

R113 Looking at her draw, it's almost like she was playing a British championships. She played a Brit in the first round, a Brit in the QFs, a Brit in the SFs and yet another Brit in the final. Terrible, but I guess you can only play what you get.

Lendl was never all that much to look at, but JFC

Speaking of Brits, poor Emma. New interview - she even got trolled by King Charles -

“Sometimes I think to myself I wish I’d never won the US Open”

“You have to be on guard because there are a lot of sharks out there”

“The King asked me, ‘So, have you found a coach?’"

Back when shorts were shorts, Lendl was far easier on the eyes.

R119 that’s me in the corner; I’m hiding behind the door, like Boo Radley. /R106

Hilarious, though it's high time Lendl retire this title.

Lendl has the body he deserves now

R120, I suspect it was much more pleasurable for you than Boo.

R106 Did you fuck any of your fraternity brothers?

R84 Interesting, to your point, I was listening to the French Open live radio feature as the tournament was going on, and the various tennis broadcasters were coming up with all kinds of imaginative bullshit when talking about Djokovic. My favorite was the smug correspondent Chris Bowers, who kept insisting that the reason Djokovic is unappreciated is because his talents are so stealth and cleverly disguised and unshowy. Which is false to begin with, and leaves out oceans of other context for why he's so hated.

Made me ill for the tennis journalist class: A whole bunch of power-worshipers, cronies, and ass lickers. And you watch, in ten years, when Djokovic is elected president of Serbia on a full MAGA platform, these same weaklings in the tennis media will clutch their pearls as if they weren't present for the worst of it.

R125 every tennis fan has a right to prefer or dislike certain styles of play. Murray who is similar to Djokovic is much more popular despite not being nearly as accomplished. Why? I don't think people care that he's British. His personality off-court is much more likable and he's shown himself to be a reasonable person. Djokovic is a megalomaniac and many people can see it.

It has been a real issue for years in tennis commentary that so many of the commentators will be practically cheering for the same top players to reach the final over and over again. Some of them don't pretend to hide their bias Every day of every slam we hear about the possible record(s) that could be broken.

I'd love nothing more than for Djokovic get knocked the fuck out of Wimbledon in round 1 with a full meltdown on center court causing people to pearl clutch as they did during the trashy encounter between Tsitsipas and Kyrgios last year.

R124 what’s that saying: don’t shit where you eat!?

I found plenty of dick on campus without sullying my home turf.

Barbora Krejcikova has highly underperformed

Siwatek isn't listed for any of the pre wimbledon tournaments

McEnroe says Iga is not the favorite to win Wimbledon

I don’t remember Iga before 2021. She was not memorable at all. Looking at past statistics every player was beating Iga it seems. What changed in her game?

Also, Rybakina started playing better once she lost a few pounds. Watching her match with She Hulk from 2021 Wimbledon, Rybot used to be far chunkier

Why is Eurosport showing Halle instead of Queens? So dumb. Alcaraz and Rune are both playing Queens.

[quote]Why is Eurosport showing Halle instead of Queens? So dumb. Alcaraz and Rune are both playing Queens

Queen's will be aired live on BBC 2 in the afternoon, if you can receive it

R100 Of course he is not the right coach for him.

Toni is in his high horse but the truth is he is an average coach who was extremely lucky his nephew was an extraordinary player

Alcaraz drew Fils in R1. Nightmare for him. I fear an early exit in Queens.

[quote]Siwatek isn't listed for any of the pre wimbledon tournaments

She's playing Bad Homburg (a 250 tournament) which starts June 25th.

R132 I checked the Eurosport schedule for tomorrow. Apparently they show both tournaments tomorrow and Wednesday, but only Queens today.

[quote]I don’t remember Iga before 2021. She was not memorable at all. Looking at past statistics every player was beating Iga it seems. What changed in her game?

She won her first Roland Garros in 2020, at the age of 19. She only started playing on the WTA main tour in 2019, at 18 years old. Before that she played ITF and was a junior and did win Junior Wimbledon singles.

[quote]Really hoping Kyrgios goes out in the first round in Halle

He won't be playing at all because he withdrew, lucky loser Karatsev gets his spot

I'm watching the Djere - Otto match and they're complaining about loud kids in the stands. The umpire keeps telling them to shut up

Holger Rune is such a homophobe. He calls opponents faggots. It wouldn't be surprising to discover that he belongs to some sort of organization that hates gays. If not "hate" gays, then at least ridicule or make fun of them. He goes out of his way to do this no matter what he might say, including his handlers. Every backhand, forehand, any shot, is hit with a nasty smirk, a smirk that seems to be cooking up a gay slur against his opponent. Some say that he's secretly gay himself, projecting, whatever. Maybe that's true, but it's a shitty way to go t thorough life.

R130 steroids

What is that tournament called in which Sabalenka , Coco etc are playing this week?

[quote]What is that tournament called in which Sabalenka , Coco etc are playing this week?

It's the Bett1 Open in Berlin

All the top girls have these playful, personable IG posts/ stories. Iga's IG seems dull, mostly paid sponsorship and strategic posts.

Damn, is that what you're reduced to now?

Shapo won! Yay!

Nobody has the tv rights for WTA here in Norway. I googled it and nobody has in all of Europe. Sad state of affairs when nobody gives a shit about women's tennis.

R146 Canal + has in Poland

R146, same here, men' s tennis all over the TV here and unable to see any of the women's games

Tsisipas is struggling against a no name nobody

R149 you forgot to sign your name: John McEnroe

If you have ad blocker this site is amazing. Very good quality streams of all matches.

Barrere isn't a no name, R149. But yes, Tsitsipas should be winning.

R151 Thanks but I'm watching on Eurosport.

R153 Wasn't posting it for you but for people who say they can't get some matches even if they pay for it. Did you miss that?

Barrere takes the first set.

If anyone wants to see tennis's own [italic]Sunset Boulevard[/italic], Granny Vee is on v. Camila Giorgi now. Giorgi is a choker which does gives Granny a chance.

Cute smile from Tsitsipas when he got the break back in the second set.

[quote]If anyone wants to see tennis's own Sunset Boulevard, Granny Vee is on v. Camila Giorgi now

uh-oh after playing 5 games Granny Vee is already having a medical time out

Yep, it must be genuine since she was 3-1 up. She's just too old to be playing on this level in general.

Tsitsipas in trouble now. Barrere wirh 3 BPs.

And he saved them all.

If Giorgi wins, her next match would likely be against Ostapenko, which would be a cuntest among the two cuntiest cunts who ever cunted on a tennis court.

Granny seemed to be crying during the changeover. I don't think I've seen her cry before. Someone close to her needs to tell her to go play with the Legends. She can barely move, let alone run.

I knew Tsitsipas would win when it went to tiebreak.

Wow, Norma Desmond narrowly gets the first set in the tiebreak. Giorgi just seems determined to play like crap.

OK, this made me laugh. Bitchy claws out all around.

"@rennaestubbs

Camilla Giorgi just yelled Si when @Venuseswilliams just fell over and screamed! I mean wtf !!! I honestly think that could be the lowest moment of her career!!!! And you NEVER want to see this face coming at you now! Come on Vee!"

Medvedev is not that great on grass, is he?

Medvedev is kind of like a dog just constantly running and retrieving. Grass gives him a lot shorter time to retrieve. He needs to look to end points quickly more.

R166 Renae stubbs sounds unhinged

R151,.thank-you

I can't bear the grunting from Venus, turning this off

Giron is kinda cute. I like his fat ass too.

Cerundolo tugs his dick even more than Nadal picks at his ass. I wonder if the two are linked?

Cerundolo has BDF for days

No-one wants to hold serve in this match.

Someone needs to tell them it's fucking grass!

Does anyone know why Nada picks his ass?

Granny Venus is leading in set 3. Surprising she's still playing competitively.

R175 the sweet aroma of Cerundolo's seed on his fingers inspires him!

R134 Please, Fils is light years behind Alcaraz's level.

Maybe there's a surprise becasue there's surprises on grass but even as junior Alcaraz was better on grass than Fils

Quite a frosty handshake at the net between Shelton and JJ wolf

R143 Some people have a life outside social media.

Cristina Bucsa doesn't even have sponsors and she only has a facebook to contact with other players to play doubles.

And i don't know if Shelton is an ultraconservative like some people say here but i like him on court, he is always smiling and enjoying the game

Venus won!

[quote] R143] Some people have a life outside social media.

But that is exactly my point. IGA doesn't seem to have one

In these IG posts the girls post videos and photos of their lives OUTSIDE tennis with mates, significant other, family, travelling, clubbing, out eating etc

Iga's IG is about working in the gym . She doesn't seem to have a life or friends outside tennis

Tommy with his pornstache

yay Venus! living legend! I was worried going into the match she'd get double bageled after her choke last week against a random unknown 17 year old

so glad she beat that fucking puttana today. Giorgi is entertaining but horrible sportsmanship. Can't believe she yelled "si!" when Venus slipped earlier. Ostapenko wouldn't do that

Giorgi è una fica

R153 and others: Eurosport is part of David Zazlav’s ‘empire’…i.e., owned by Warner Bros Discovery…be careful out there.

Giorgi and Rune should play mixed doubles at Wimbledon

Iga is too boring to not be a lesbian

*Zaslav

Cerundolo finally dicks down Tommy after 3 error-strewn sets.

Watching that match was like having teeth pulled.

Andy Roddick has shaved his head!

Oh no, R192. He looks so much better with longer hair.

R175 Maybe someone needs to tell Nadal about Lume?

Is this where we talk about Terra Wortmann Open?

Anett Kontaveit will end her career after Wimbledon

What a Kont!

Going back to yesterday, as a Venus skeptic (at this late stage of her career), I have to say I’m quite impressed.

Playing a three-hour-plus match for someone so out of match shape is something.

Legz on grass

R199 Why do you post that homophobe? I blocked you. Stupid fuck.

grrrr

@ R200

Oh, you beast! You've positively RUNED my day!

I can't stand that homophobic asshole Rune. Please stop posting pics of him. He makes me sick.

^ this is not your personal blog, hun

there is a block function, feel free to use it

He’s a top player. You don’t have to like him but he’s part of the discussion.

Hoping Big-Penised Hunk, MAXime Cressy, whoops The Brat's ass six ways to Sunday. Match about to start...

Nice gesture from the UK's tennis authorities - every Ukrainian player who plays singles or doubles at a grass court tournament this year has been offered accommodation of up to two rooms per player for free throughout the entire grass court season and they get courts, balls and so on to train. It's thought the package will cost up to £250,000.

“Those players will also be offered the opportunity to practise at either the All England Club’s courts or via the LTA at the Surbiton courts between their last match at Roland Garros and the Saturday prior to Qualifying week at Wimbledon,” AELTC chairman Ian Hewitt said.

In addition £1 will be donated to a Ukrainian aid fund for every spectator at the Championships in 2023, a donation expected to be worth around £500,000.

Thing is, Rune is not a homophobe. The same fucking PANSIES create something out of NOTHING!

He's a brat, so far, period. I often root against him, but for reasons of brattiness and decorum, NOT for some trumped up charge. The match from the challengers is not representative. IF he now or in the future displays true homophobic remarks (like Goran Ivanesivic), THEN you've got a case, and the rest of us are wrong.

I think some posters here, in 1964, were pushed into a mud puddle by some jocks, and the taunting they received back then has caused them to lash out at all injustices, real or perceived, since then. It's not Rune's fault that you were bullied long ago.

R206 Sadly Cressy is losing to the homophobe.

If you defend Rune, you will get a block. Sorry not sorry. He's a homophobe. The fact that gay men actually defend this homophobic brat is mind boggling.

If you block me, I won't get to see some of your other viewpoints, many of which I'm sure are fair and lucid, sometimes helpful.

BUT...you are incorrect about Rune.

I love that the Bett1Open is sponsored by a mattress company. The backdrop ad on the court has pictures of mattresses and the English translation one has "We are mattress" above it.

Self-loathing faggots united for Rune!!!

R207 Privileged nation, pathetic. They are realize that money won't go to help people? Ukraine is very corrupted country. They sell what they got from other countries. UK isspreading their legs for nothing.

Carlos looks so much better when he grows his hair out... parted to the side a bit, nice and thick and healthy shiny, lower on his forehead.. sexy look and he looks handsome...he needs to keep his hair this length. Now he needs to get his teeth sparkling white, and of course I hope he grows out of the acne phase without too much lasting marks...

Self-loathing faggots united against Rune.

I can't believe that Vera Zvonareva is still playing as well. She was in the US Open and Wimbledon final back in 2010. Thirteen years ago. She's going to play She-Hulk right now in the Bett1Open.

Oops, *finals

They don't have money ,but they do for building nazi monument of Jewhey Konowalec. They are gonna build another nazi one in Lwów. USA send them hundreds of millions as humanitarian aid which covers food and nutrition, but they send (mostly to Poland )MILLIONS tons of FOOD, poisoned with pesticides , illegal in European Union. I dont know how to name it. Pure corruption. Polish farmers are losing billions and we eat shit.

Alcaraz is struggling on grass in Queens. NID. He is never winning Wimbledon. His serve is too weak.

Rinderknech takes the first set against Carlitos.

Is Alcaraz entering his FLOP era?

Alcaraz in trouble

R221 This is grass. The result was NID.

I couldnt help but laugh throughout the Venus /Giorgimatch.

Venus gave it her all and Girogi played a stinking game. At one point Venus was all the way to the back of the court and Griogi had an opportunity to smash the ball but, se smashed it into the net. To say Venus looked relieved is an understatement.

Venus looked so exhausted after the match, she barely had enough energy to celebrate. She was gracious in her post match comments and said Griogi should be #1 in the world 😂

Why is Nike making their guys still wear those horrible Roland Garros outfits that make it look like the tails of their shirts are hanging out the bottom back of their shorts? They are atrocious.

DL icon Ostapenko is struggling against a no name nobody

Peppa.

Peppa Pig.

Oh dear, V will play Ostapenko next

Alcaraz has no serve. He is too short. He will always struggle on grass.

legz and booty

Peppa looking fetching as evah

Don't bother debating with R211, R210. He's omniscient and will never concede anything. Somehow the fact that it happened in a Challenger a couple of years ago lets Rune off the hook, and all of his other offensive behavior is overshadowed by his legs. Makes perfect sense. Rune is just a poor, put-upon, sadly misunderstood boy whose every misstep can be rationalized away.

Halle:

A. Zverev team or Thiem team?

Chore-itch team or Bublik team?

Eubanks team or Hubie team?

Queen’s:

Young Grigor team or Ruusuvuori team?

Minotaur/Hitlerstache team or Misery team?

Viva Zapata team or Daddy Fritz team?

Team Thiem Team

Porna Team

Eubanks Team (Ex-Hubie BF Who Believes He's Gone To The Dark Side)

Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Team

Misery Revival Team

Viva Zapata Team

Kiitos kysymästä!!!!

It's a total mystery to me why Armani (EA7) are the kit sponsors of Bublik. He's the antithesis of everything the brand is supposed to represent.

He looks like a syphillitic scarecrow on court.

R232, I didn't SAY his deeds can be rationalized away. I said I often root against him. Don't be such a wimp.

You're hilarious, R237. I'm just referring to your unwavering condescension. Point conceded.

Rats, you got me.

Demon routines Misery 3 and 1

Eubanks levels up with Hubie!

R220 I remember people saying the same about Nadal (even Guilles Muller said it after defeating himi in Wimbledon) and he won 2-

Some players learn how to play on grass others don't do (by the way, Federer lost in first round in his first two wimbledons)

R242, good point. And Pete Sampras lost in the first round of his first two Wimbledons as well. We all know how Fed and Sampras did at Wimbledon after a few years.

Some of you are truly unhinged. Ah, DL.

What do we think of Mopsy's new kit?

He's had it through the entire clay season and will have to change it for Wimby. Kills the arch sadly.

yeah I guess you're right

here is the sleeveless version

They slowed down the courts at Wimbledon so Nadal could win.

Guadagnino’s new film, _Challengers_, looks like a very interesting roman/film à clef on the tennis world (and includes a cameo by Mary Jo Fernandez, I presume as herself). The female lead seems to be based on Giorgi (at least physically and how she moves on court), but I wonder about the two male players. From the trailer, it seems there’s more than a bit of male-on-male and m-m-f threesomes—enough to make me wonder whether Guadagnino is a DLer.

they really should have picked 2 hot guys for Zendaya. They often do that though...basic guys with beautiful women

and what's up with the stupid cigarettes?

Alcaraz is already improving on grass. It's not his best surface but he has a good shot to win Wimbledon some day. He didn't do badly last year when he debuted

Yes R248 "they" slowed down the courts so that Rafa could beat Fed.

Fed, the biggest, most beloved player in the world at the time. The total cash cow.

Sure, Jan.

Lehecka will win against Alcaraz tomorrow. Mark my words. Lehecka is a good player and decent on grass, unlike Alcamug.

R252, there’s no doubt they slowed down the grass courts, not only at Wimbledon, but for the entire grass season. They may not have intended to favour player X or Y, but they certainly revolutionised grass court tennis. They were horrified at the prospect of having an entire men’s tournament, dominated only by huge serves, without any rallies to speak of.

Remember that the move to slow down grass (and get rid of carpet) began just after Ivanisevic was booed at the Paris event because the match more or less came down to Ivanisevic’s aces or unreturnable serves and the spectators got very little in the way of tennis.

TPTB at Wimbledon saw that, had a pink fit at the prospect of noncompetitive matches and dwindling international tv audiences.

Struff is playing VERY well right now. He will go far in Wimbledon.

Shelton vs Musetti on Eurosport now. I still think Shelton pings, despite having a girlfriend.

Struff hitting his peak at 33, when many players have already retired, is remarkable. Has any other player peaked at such an old age for tennis?

This threesome came to mind first when I saw your post, R249...

They slowed down the court way before Rafa. That's one of the main reasons Hewitt won at Wimbledon

Alcaraz played pretty well last year at Wimbledon with the exception of his match against Sinner but we know that Sinner always put him in trouble and Jannik's game really suits grass courts

R253 Lehecka is two years older than Alcaraz and he didn't achieve 1/8 of what Carlos did. We'll see if he is really that good on grass tomorrow

Interesting comments during the BBC commentary between Andrew Castle and Feliciano Lopez watching the Alcaraz match yesterday - he spent time in Ibiza after his exit from Roland Garros said Castle. Yes agreed Lopez. I don’t think that involved much training said Castle. No, no training replied Lopez.

Ahead of Wimbledon it’s difficult to understand why he would not be hard at work on his grass game.

Well, that's what he's doing now, isn't it? Obviously it's healthy to take some time off but he's back training and playing matches now.

It's hot in Halle. Laslo Djere's white shorts are drenched. Delicious!

Rune-a-tic is playing against Ryan Peniston later today. (Will Holger call him a 'dick'?)

Pork Chops will have a meltdown at the mention of that surname r263

I love Laslo.

This is hilarious😂🤣

What a Sissypants!

Wimbledon winner Rybakina has an early exit to Porna's bff Donna Vekic. She couldn't seem to return Vekic's serve.

The first batch of Wimbledon wild cards are out - David Goffin, Elina Svitolina, and yes, Granny Vee! get one.

Glad Goffin got one after his run to the quarters last year. He's really suffered from not getting the points. Garin, also.

What a Sissypants!

If I recall, Wimbledon slowed the courts after Goran won it in an incredibly boring, one-dimensional match.

This bored you, R272?

Wimbledon changed the composition of the grass in 2000, the year before the Rafter-Ivanisevic final.

lovely

What does it mean to " slow the courts" wtf does that mean? How can they slow the courts??

Happy for Jarry. He deserved that win. He worked hard for it.

They changed the type of grass.

[quote]They changed the type of grass.

Yeah, I think it's something like 100% ryegrass now. Also they try to keep the soil as dry and firm as possible to make the ball bounce higher. They started using bigger tennis balls too

I do remember Wimbledon being quite dull when Sampras was dominating in the 1990s. It started to just become ace, service winner, if a return maybe a 3-shot rally. Federer's classic win over him in 2001 was such a joy to watch, as was Agassi's win in 1992. I do prefer there be more rallies. It does suck currently, though, that Djokovic has become so dominant at Wimbledon. It would be nice to see a new winner this year.

I just watched the first episode of Break Point Part 2.

The screenshot picture is Tsitsipas's ass (in underpants) at about 08:38.

Tsitsy has a kind of a hot daddy masseur.

Kyrgios with his annoying "I know I'm not really accepted" thing but at least the ep does a decent job of showing his assholery as well (like spitting in the direction of a line judge, putting his towels in his opponent's box).

Both Andy Roddick and Tsitsipas do not like Kyrgios and show it.

Ajla Tomljanovic's dad is genuinely entertaining.

Chris Evert says that Ajla is her surrogate daughter (Chris has 3 sons and 0 daughters) and that when she doesn't have a bf, Ajla plays better lol (technically true).

All of the courts have been slowed down allowing for more average players with weaker serves, etc. a chance to compete. Show me what you can do when you have less time to react.

2000s & 2010s were peak tennis. The Big Three and Serena. If Break Point had existed back then, I would've watched. Now, both the ATP and WTA are weaker.

Sorry, but Wimbledon in the 90's was a boredom. Ace after ace after ace

Agreed, I much prefer the slower courts that require more strategy and fitness to win a point, particularly on clay. Big serves/boom boom tennis is monotonous.

Halle is pretty fast

R254 that's a very reasonable breakdown of what may have happened.

But to think the Wimby PTB would do anything to help Rafa win over Fed is utterly ridiculous. That was what stuck in my craw.

Rafa earned his beloved status by slowly winning over the tennis the world. Nothing was handed to him. Certainly not his two Wimbys and three other final runs.

I like some rallies but I don't want all the slams to favor 1 type of player

the 2002 final between Hewitt and Nalbandian was 1 of the worst ever

Hairy guy!

R284 It used to be different strengths and styles of play were best suited for each GS surface. The greatest champions had the best all around game to win on each surface. Now, there's no real variety because every court has been made slower regardless of surface. It pushes mediocre ball bashers to the front. Thankfully, the different associations are trying to balance it back out again.

I wish three of the majors were still played on grass or at least two.

I’m disappointed to see Shapo lose solely for the loss of eye candy. I’m glad Seb Korda won not only because I like his game but also for the eye candy.

Korda is ugly

eye candy where?

low standards, bro

Korda at least looks better without his sister's hairband on.

[quote] Korda is ugly eye candy where? low standards, bro

I may be weird in my opinion, but I actually find Seb sexy. I acknowledge he is an acquired taste. In contrast I think his father is the most unfortunate-looking tennis player I've seen. Fortunately Seb got some of his looks from his mother.

[quote] global world

Oh, Seb is definitely cute. Sexy young guy, good player, too.

I've been thinking about it and I really think this might be one of those Wimbledons like the old days when one player (Sampras, Federer) was very, very heavily favored and we got an interesting finalist like Pioline or something. I think Novak is going to cruise to the finals and I would not be at all suprised if it's Jan-Lennard Struff or someone like that--someone dangerous on grass who's having a great season. Because Stefanos, Meddy, so many of the others just seem out of sorts. Alcaraz not great on grass, nor Ruud, so forth. My pick is Struff vs Novak. Depending on the draw of course.

The US Open is a totally different story, though. Esp if ND is going for the calendar Slam (again).

R281 this explains why Xhris had such grand praise for Aijla after she beat Serena at US open quarters last year.

Racist Chris must have been celebrating. Also she probably coached Aijla hard for her to beat Serena.

Korda looks like a middle aged lesbian

Any DL BFs playing at the end of the week?

[quote] Any DL BFs playing at the end of the week?

Rublev and Sinner at Halle. I kid! I kid!

At Queen’s there’s Daddy Fritz. Is the Brat/Legz a DL boyfriend?

I definitely think there's a good chance of a surprise finalist this year. Along with Struff; Jarry and Griekspoor both look like they're getting into some great form, and their games work well on grass.

I also think (or hope) that an unexpected final might take place at Wimbledon. If Novak gets to the final, he wins in three probably; but as R301 writes, there might be a surprise. And tennis needs surprises and needs to get the larger audience interested again. I doubt that we will ever witness the Fedal level of interest but, as a tennis fan who watches TC all day long, it is no longer interesting.

Zverev was good against Shapo. He is one of the top contenders for Wimbledon. Except for Djokovic a number of players can go far in Wimbly: Zverev, Sinner, Rune, Felix... even big servers such as Fritz and Jarry could do well there. I have a huge question mark behind Ruud (sucks on grass), Alcaraz (game not suited for grass) and Medvedev (not impressed by what I saw of him yesterday).

R301 It toally forgot about Struff. He will be dangerous at Wimbledon too.

I miss players like Sharapova. Players these days are so boring.

oh please tennis draw gods

put Struff, and Korda in Djokovic's quarter

a bunch of potentially interesting matches today:

Fritz vs. Mannarino

Alcaraz vs. Lehecka

Dimitrov vs. Cerundolo

Venus vs. Ostapenko

Sinner vs. Sonego

Bublik vs. Struff

Hurkacz vs. Griekspoor

Gauff vs. Alexandrova

Sabalenka vs. Kudermetova

Can't stand struff .

DL is rating him higher than he deserves

He is not that good, not on the level of even the z list players

Highly recommend Break Point ep 9, featuring Tiafoe and Swiatek at the USO (I skipped ahead).

He’s so incredibly likable and has the right coach.

In contrast to his magical run, which was fun to revisit, we see how Iga struggles with the noise and commotion of New York as a total introvert.

Fun moment in the locker room after Frances loses to Alcaraz when, after a hug and congrats, Frances is walking away when Carlos calls out to remind him to never forget he’s amazing.

Yikes. Coco's worst performance yet. A total tank from 4-all in the 1st. Coco has no fight. I hope she's investing well, because all the hype has turned to tripe, and her endorsements are nothing but charity. Maybe she should try politics.

@ R300

Legz cleans up OK. He's not a double-bagger by any stretch of the imagination.

Lastbyear Jabeur had such a great run:

Several clay court wins

Finals at Wombledon where she won the first until she choked

Finals at US Open, where she played really well and could have won if not for Iga's antics

Now this season she is underpeforming drastically and losing to world #120 in straight sets

What gives?

Hubie v Griekspoor should be good

Gaydrian v Daddy, too, if Gaydrian is on

Coco is overrated and not on the level of the top girls. She should focus on doubles

Coco seems to be more of a solid Top 20 type of player. She needs to fix her backhand. Daddy is her coach though..

[quote]Now this season she is underpeforming drastically and losing to world #120 in straight sets What gives?

It seems to be the WTA curse. None of them are able to be consistent - a lot of mentally weak players. With possibly the exception of Swiatek but even then she has only really proven that on clay.

The Brat is NOT a DL Boyfriend.

He has 2, maybe 3 fans on here at most, but many, many more detractors. Clearly no-one gets universal love on here but DL Boyfriends need to have a decent level and a more positive balance of support.

R326, sabalenka seem to be an exception. Looks like a tough one

Lovely BiLo Sonego takes the first set against Sinner in the tie-break. Good match so far.

Sabalenka (so far) is one of the chokers. She's only got to one slam final because even though she has the talent, she's choked in a few semi-finals. Time will tell if she'll be yet another one or two slam wonder.

@ R319

Good for BiLo! He's showing a lot of game.

Sablenka may choke but she never allows it to affect her game and always comes back next match to either win the title or reach the Finals unlike a Jabeurfor example, who goes on a downward spiral

Sabalenka's game is to good and imposing to only win one or two slams. The French open choke was bad but clay is by far her worst surface. I think she will keep it together enough to at least win a couple more slams on faster courts.

Legz has a few fans in spite of traumatized hall monitors.

Regarding Wimbledon, US Open, and, I guess, ATP tour events, how will those of you without cable be watching the events? ESPN + doesn't seem to have its own app whereby one can bypass traditional cable. I'll be investigating more on my own, but am curious as to some of your viewing habits. (I think cable is practically has relevant as a landline. Why do cable companies dangle it as a perk?)

Besides Struff, I'm also considering Jarry as a dark horse deep run candidate. Shapo has legs and a smile, but so does Jarry.

BBC's iplayer is always good for the grass season - they have Queen's, Birmingham, Eastbourne, Wimbledon, so I'll watch that (I have a TV licence). No ads, which is nice at least.

4-1 for kudermetova, lol

R326 The consistency is awful in general on the WTA. Maybe she can turn it around but it's pretty normal for the WTA. I'm only posting this so I have an excuse to say.. Cootermetova!

Manarino is schooling DL boyfriend Taylor Swiftrz

Swiatek is smart. Bitch is gonna have 250 points winning with nobodies and saba and ryba end up with nothing. Iga would be destroyed in Berlin.

And they wonder why Iga is so hyped, duh..because she is consistent!

Come on Adrian!!!

Adrian plays very smart tennis

Gaydrian tops Daddy!

HAWT!

YESSSSS!! TAYLOR FRITZ OUT!!!

Manarino made it look so easy

Fritz is such a dweeb.

R374, you can access ESPN+ directly through the "ordinary" ESPN app. Since this is an anonymous board, I'll admit that I also pay for TC Plus.

[quote] What gives?

PTPA, R312.

Sabalenka out

R338, que?

R340 as soon as a player becomes a NoVaxxx Bitch and joins the management of the PTPA they turn Evil and/or Shit.

See also: Popsicle, Hubie etc.

Who is the gorgeous man on Lehecka's box?

Pic please, R342.

This is him!

^funny that his name is Radek Stepanek, just like the former player (who dated half the WTA)

Alcaraz with a quick win. 6-2,6-3.

Thank you, R344.

Ostapenko struggling against V , 3rd set and V leads 2-0

Great match between Hubie and Tallon - both players firing off spectacular winners from all corners of the court.

My big bouncy Dutch boy prevailed - in spite of a twitchy groin!

My God, had V pulled that out, I don't know how she could play 3 more matches, let alone games. She is a riot. She earned that wild card.

Peppa. Peppa Pig.

Shapo blond arm hair.

Ruud ass video.

Porna - such a thirsty ho'bag!

Except that's Bolelli, R354.

Here's Djere in this week's Halle match against Medvedev.

R355 It's Borna. Unless Borna's posting Insta stories featuring Bolleli's thigh on his Insta Stories... which seems somewhat unlikely.

Sorry, R356, my IG is wonky. Or something else is.

Maybe your IG's dyslexic!

Demon Team or Gaydrian Team?

Lore Team or Legz Team?

Carlitos Team or (not so) Young Grigor Team?

Sebi Team or Cute Cam Team?

Peppa, bishes!

Gaydrian Team

Lovely Lore (NEVER Brat) Team

Carlitos (Cinderello's Revenge) Team

Cam Team

Asante kwa kuuliza!

Another retirement for Il Gingio (against Bublik) in Halle

With Khachanov pulling out of Wimbledon today, and Kyrgios looking increasingly unlikely, will Sinner be the next to drop?

Get UP, Il Gingio!

We love you!

Gaydrian's nipples are so perky!

What is going on with Sinner??

The Ostepenko match is live on YouTube.

Khachanov pulled out of Wimbledon? I didn't see that--I'll have to go find that.

Meddy just lost.

I really think W will be Novak vs some breakthrough unknown who will get whipped. Unless it's someone like Rune or Sinner who surprises with a breakthrough. That can happen on grass for sure, like Maria d. Serena, or Kraijcek years ago...

RBA in absolutely blazing to form to take out Medvedev in straights. His usual consistency plus firing winners from everywhere. Very impressive.

Is Rune still young enough that his toxic homophobia is still passable and forgivable?

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

I can't stand Rune - his antics, his gamesmanship, his general demeanour on court - and I don't condone the 'faggot' comment - but I take it more as a sign of his weak character and immaturity than a sign that he's definitely homophobic. I'm not saying he's not - just that I don't think a single remark in the heat of the moment is conclusive.

I also think it's a reasonable position not to give him the benefit of any doubt.

Ciao, Lore

There have been actual studies that found that homophobic people are more likely to have same-sex attraction (these studies linked up genital response to images shown to the person). So I always side-eye homophobic people and wonder if they're gay.

Legz

It was a couple of remarks, but agreed that Rune's multitude of character defects and court hijinks makes it easy to root against him regardless of his opinion of homosexuality.

R374 the handsome thicc-ness that is Tallon Griekspoor does NOT approve!

Retirements in the lead-up to a major can be deceiving because top players will retire if they feel the slightest twinge, not willing to chance their participation in the major.

Confirming.

I prefer to believe that Karen's yet another victim of Poison Pussy!

Demon takes down Gaydrian in 3

Korda is only 2! He looks early 30s

Bublik looks weird , something about his face

Yay Rune won!!

[quote] Korda is only 2!

Intriguing. Tell me more.

Alcaraz (Garfia) team.

R369

Yes

He's an asshole regardless of his alleged homophobia, same as Kyrgios. I just watched the Break Point series. I always wanted to give Nick a break because of what he brings to the game but what a cunt he is, admitting that he acts that way in order to disrupt his opponents. At least Rune has potential for maturity, that ship has sailed for Kyrgios.

Demon Team or Legz Team?

Sebi Team or Carlitos Team?

RBA Team or Ruby Team?

Sascha Team or Bubbles Team?

Hitlerstache/Minotaur team (Brat/Legz team for the eye candy)

Alcaraz (Garfia) team (Seb team for the eye candy [yes, I’m the weird one who finds him sexy)

RBA team

I don’t like either A. Zverev or Bublik. Is death team an option? A. Zverev is better for eye candy, so I’ll go with A. Zverev team.

Thanks so very much for asking!

^ I find Demon kinda sexy, so whatevs!

Our L'eggs Are Your Legz Team Escape from Alcaraz Team (one of Brad Gilbert's better nicknames) My Dinner with Andrey Team Meh As for the women, anytime she's playing, it's always Team Peppa Pig

Our L'eggs Are Your Legz Team

Escape from Alcaraz Team (one of Brad Gilbert's better nicknames)

My Dinner with Andrey Team

Meh

As for the women, anytime she's playing, it's always Team Peppa Pig

Formatting!

RBA is my perennial, journeyman favorite. His goal in life was to be top 30 and he was briefly top 10. His parents died, he has 7 horses and as far as I know, was the first top player to wear 🌈 on his shoe and speak about equality.

DL fave Peppa never disappoints

agreed, R393

RBA is cool

Peppa. Peppa Pig.

^Seriously, what could be nicer?

I'm glad RBA took out Medvedev but I'm always for Rublev. Zverev I guess because he's hotter than Bublick. Rune & Korda because I'm already bored with Alcaraz.

But never with Penko! But I'll be contrarian and go with Zhu. Rooting for Frenchwoman Garcia at the German Open but mosly - Don't know these women! How the hell did both Rybakina and Sabalenka just lose? Jabeur too but I never rated her.

Zverev and The Brat both go down IN FLAMES!

GOD IS GREAT!

[quote]What do we think of Mopsy's new kit?

That he would like to show it at the people at Mar-a-Lardo.

Why does Bublik look like that?

Who the fuck is Mopsy?

La Wintour likes Legz!

....

No chance she likes Demon? Well, she was always shallow so I'd buy that for sure.

Come on Carlos, kick this bandana wearing lesbian in her cunt bone!

R404 Demon's bitchboy. Only good for fluffing him before he nails Katie Boulter.

R406 paging Conchita Martinez!

Why are twitter fans accusing Tsisipas of being racist against homophobe kyrios?

[quote]Demon's bitchboy.

[quote]Why are twitter fans accusing Tsisipas of being racist against homophobe kyrios?

He said something like that Kyrgios brought basketball culture to tennis and basketball is mostly Black men. It's a stretch for sure but that seems to be why.

There is nothing racist in that. People are so sensitive nowadays

Yes, it's annoying. Bad behavior / poor sportsmanship isn't a race thing. Have Venus or Coco or Tiafoe or Felix ever had that kind of issue? Nope!

Tsiteipas said Nick is bringing basketball theatrics to Tennis and implied that basketball players who are BLACK are uneducated, have poor sportsmanship and have rowdy fans

Tsitsi knows he fucked up and has apologized for his " words"

So you Klan Grannies can stop right there and stop defending him

[quote] Klan Grannies

Yuck. I stopped taking you seriously then.

Go Rublev!

Carlitos gives that bandana'd lezzie a good fisting!

Automatically equating basketball with any race is specious. And pointless since we have so many other reasons to dislike both Tsitsipas and Kyrgios anyway. They're both full of themselves, full of shit, and always above the rules.

I am so happy for Rublev. Hope he wins against that odd looking Bublik person

Is Alize Cornet not exhausted? This woman has played 4 tournaments in 2 weeks

So Carlos can win on grass…he sends his best “fuck you” to the DL.

Going to be such a fascinating Wimbledon on both sides--I really think we'll have a surprise or semi-surprise finalist against Novak. Zverev is a good pick. I think he can beat Carlos on grass. And then we watch for guys like Bublik, Struff.

I also think Rublev can get to the Final, but I don't think he can beat Novak in best-of-5.

Sure, R422, Djokovic vs. Zverev in the final sounds utterly fascinating.

I've seen enough of Bublik . Please go away

Bubos.

I don’t think you know much about tennis R422.

R425, what is this???

Bublik looks like a redneck

Alcaraz just won the first set. And who the hell thought that it would be idea to have the three grass finals at the same time?

Bubbles beats Rubbles - in spite of serving 3 double (dubble) faults in his last service game!

He's kind of massively annoying but I am happy to seem him finally win a big tournament, given his talent and amazing shot-making

Peppa. Peppa Pig.

Daddy and Lehecka in the doubles final at Queens. They'd actually make a cute couple (IMHO)

Aww my wublev lost

Elmer. Elmer Fudd.

Just seen the photos - that Queen's Cup is massive!

[quote] that Queen's Cup is massive!

Grazie!

Peppa, bishes!

Porky Penko always has this smug kind of bitchy-knowing smile. She's a real character, I'll give her that.

2 of my fave girls were at the Brimingham Final, Osta and Barbora

The Wimbledon qualifying draws are out. Looks like a potential meeting between Kokkinakas and Paire. Popsicle is in the draw, as is Mmoh, Kekmanovic, a few others who maybe should have been given wildcards.

Kecmanovic is in Quallies? He's still ranked in the Top 50!

R437 I fucking love that crazy fat bitch!

Sad last qualifier days…

Kek! :)

I have no idea how or why I wrote Kecmanovic. I meant Kovacevik, the American cutie.

Vasek "tripod' Pospisil lost in the W qualies, so did the Kokk.

The Saudis are trying to buy tennis, now!

Maybe time for The Tripod to hang it up. He's 33, and has only briefly troubled the Top 100 for a short spell over the past 5 years.

Still, fluffing NoVaxxx to get him in the mood before each match is probably a lucrative gig...

Who is The Tripod?

aka Popsicle

Vasek Pospisil

Why didn't Novaxx invite him into his box for Roland Garos final then?

Thank you, R450 & R451. I know some of the nicknames but not the lesser players - I'm pretty new to following tennis. I'll try to get with the program.

Don’t get with it. Fight it. The moronic nickname freaks continue to detract from a worthy tennis discussion.

^^^^

One reason to love the grass court season is that it throws up more opportunities to ogle luscious Liam Broady and Seriosly Great Hair!

Link to new thread

Pickleball injuries may cost Americans nearly $400 million this year

A strange pairing but hey....he looks hot. Alcaraz and Louis Vuitton

Wow, r459, they really had to work hard to get that "elegancia" part right with Carlitos—all those soft dissolves and out-of-focus shots from the mid-distance.

I love him to death, but he's anything but elegante.

Wow, r459, they really had to work hard to get that "elegancia" part right with Carlitos—all those soft dissolves and out-of-focus shots from the mid-distance.

I love him to death, but he's anything but elegante.

I agree R459, a strange brand ambassador. He is rough, exciting, young, accessible...nothing that goes with the high-falutin LV.

Me again. Although in the ad, Carlitos looks like the kind of model, northern African, that they use for some of their print ads. He has the body and the look for it.

Moroccan? Tunisian? Mauritanian? Libyan? Algerian? Egyptian? JHC

[quote] It’s a dream for me to now be a part of the Louis Vuitton family.”

I’m sure when he was a kid practicing on the courts, he was dreaming of being part of the Louis Vuitton family.

The make-up on him! Looks like he trans-ing!

I'll be honest, I found that ad a bit cringe. He always wanted one of those Louis Vuitton bags? It's such a tacky brand to me - however, if they paid me what they're probably paying him, I can't say I wouldn't do the same!

On the women's side, Swiatek had a tough start in both of her first two matches but then appeared to hit her stride for the remainder of the time. I am really hoping that she doesn't just decide that she sucks at grass and gives up but her attitude seems quite good so far.

And Penko is doing well, 7-win streak on grass now.

Peppa. Peppa Pig.

He was too busy WangKeys.

Coco is playing her buddy and doubles partner Pegula at Eastbourne quarters tomorrow

Girogi vs Ostapenko at Eastbourne quarters tomorrow

Shapo:

[quote] Super excited to be an Ambassador of the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society!

Eastbourne:

Cerundolo team or Zhang team?

McDonald team or Ymer team?

Kecmanovic team or Barrere team?

Wolf team or Paul team?

Mallorca:

Harris team or Kotov team?

Rinderknech team or Eubanks team?

Hanfmann team or Lopez team?

Mannarino team or Moutet team?

Eastbourne women:

Tippy Turtle team or Martic team?

Pegula team or Gauff team?

Kasatkina team or Garcia team?

Peppa Pig team or Giorgi girl team?

Turtle team

Pegula team

Kasatkina team

Peppa all the way

Cinderello Team

Mackie Team

Llanky Lloyd Team

Peppa Team

Yes! Yes he can.

Peppa doesn’t have a team. She ate them.

Peppa Pig team.

....

Peppa. Peppa Pig.

Against who Gaudio saved two match points?

Poor HAWT Felix crumbles again. LOL.