The Official Tennis Thread (Vol. 2024 US Open)

The_Isomotion31 · May 9, 2016

The kid Zverev is beating the brakes off of Gregor right now.

I don't even want to talk about Madrid.

otakuant · May 9, 2016

Light reading material.

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Nole has a pretty tough draw in Rome. Rafa, Raonic, Monfeces and Scumbag Kyrgios are all in his quarter.

I don't think Grigor has won a match since having that meltdown.

thadangerousmind · May 11, 2016

Jesus Christ. Looks like the WTA is back to normal.

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ahuangtoronto · May 12, 2016

When was the last time Nole got bageled?

The_Isomotion31 · May 12, 2016

I was so happy. Then the second and third set happened.

I hope Rafa sleeps early tonight. get all the rest. 4 hour best of 3 set match coming up. lol.

Sinner · May 13, 2016

ahuangtoronto said:
When was the last time Nole got bageled?

I think I read that it was Cincy 2012.

But Bellucci was unplayable... blasting be ball left, right and center.

If Nole plays like this again, it'll make things interesting for Rafa.

And also Berdych...

otakuant · May 13, 2016

SinnerP said:
And also Berdych...

Didn't watch the match (was he hurt/sick?), but that was really disappointing to see from a top 10 guy like Berdych. This isn't the first time he's been in this situation, either (Nole was one point away from giving him a double bagel a couple years ago in Beijing, but luckily for Tomas, Chokovic showed up)... Anyway, 2016 has not been a great year for him.

#RIPBerdycH&M

kdawg · May 13, 2016

Serena Williams gets sick after eating room-service dog food - http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/15520053/serena-williams-gets-sick-eating-room-service-dog-food

Williams says of the doggy menu: "I don't think it's consumable for humans. They should have wrote that!"

Is she actually suggesting that all pet food should also list the things you shouldn't do with it? Labelling it dog food wasn't clear enough?

Sinner · May 13, 2016

OtakuAnt said:
Didn't watch the match (was he hurt/sick?), but that was really disappointing to see from a top 10 guy like Berdych. This isn't the first time he's been in this situation, either (Nole was one point away from giving him a double bagel a couple years ago in Beijing, but luckily for Tomas, Chokovic showed up)... Anyway, 2016 has not been a great year for him.

#RIPBerdycH&M

I didn't watch it, but check out these stats.

Berd only won 35% 1st serve points and 7% (seven?!) 2nd serve points. That's ridiculous.

Then the winners/UFE... yikes.

The_Isomotion31 · May 13, 2016

serving for the second set 5-4 and you blow it. Common Rafa.

The_Isomotion31 · May 13, 2016

SinnerP said:
^ Happy cuz the bagel kicked some life into Novak's game which helped him put in 2 routine sets for the victory?

Sinner · May 13, 2016

Rafa shoulda held there, but Nole winning some insane points.

aepps20 · May 13, 2016

TheWindScar31 said:
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Excellent motivation for Nole. Keep up the good work. You and I are some of the only Nole fans on NT.

Sinner · May 13, 2016

Rafa will be thinking about that setpoint with the missed dropshot, but he played well. Nole was pushed and came up with the goods. Just too good.

otakuant · May 13, 2016

Really good stuff from both players. Roland Garros is going to be very interesting this year...

Sinner · May 14, 2016

What a battle between Nole and Kei. Did not realize Kei could be this good on clay. Very impressive. But with Nole playing a long night match and a quick turn-around time before the final (20 hrs I think), as well as Murray's relatively easier path to the final (let's face it, it was a cakewalk draw), the final will be very interesting.

The_Isomotion31 · May 15, 2016

What a great tournament!!

otakuant · May 15, 2016

Congrats to Andy. I'm really impressed with how well he's been playing on clay. He's starting to look like the biggest threat to Nole in Paris this year.

Nole's bad attitude has resurfaced this week... I wonder if the pressure of winning RG is getting to him?

champcruthik · May 15, 2016

Muzz's first victory against Nole on clay, was 0-4 previously. Also snaps Djoker's 17-match winning streak against top-ten opponents, courtesy of the ESPN ticker crawl.

Surprised there was no mention of Kyrgios' between-the-legs shot against Nishikori last week.

thadangerousmind · May 15, 2016

Djoker tried to get the match postponed. We've seen women play in worse conditions lol.

Sinner · May 16, 2016

ChampCruThik said:
Surprised there was no mention of Kyrgios' between-the-legs shot against Nishikori last week.

Yes, forgot to post that. Candidate for shot of the year!

The_Isomotion31 · May 16, 2016

thadangerousmind said:
Djoker tried to get the match postponed. We've seen women play in worse conditions lol.

The man slides on hard courts without hurting his ankle. wet/damp clay should be nothing.

Sinner · May 16, 2016

TheWindScar31 said:
The man slides on hard courts without hurting his ankle. wet/damp clay should be nothing.

It's different. As a member of #NoleFam, you should know that with hardcourts, the slide is more consistent and predictable.

With the rain, it was causing the clay to lump up. After a while, divots would form with bigger chunks forming.

I think it was Rio last year where they also had heavy rain and a part of the court had started to break. What they ended up doing was putting several bags of new, dry clay on it to patch the hole.

Andy moves around the court differently from Nole, so it likely didn't affect him as much.