2020 ATP/WTA thread

[Bullneck 19070]

On 7/9/2020 at 10:21 PM, ss13 said:

Don't believe so, have at it. 

I was staying at some kinda trendy hotel in west Houston back in 2004/5ish.  I was having breakfast the next morning and a guy walks in and I thought, "Damn, that really looks like Goran Ivanesovic."  But I thought nothing of it.  Then this balt headed dude walks in who looks like Murphy Jensen.  Now I'm like "WTF is going on.  That's gotta be Murphy Jensen."  

Upon further reviw, the Delta Seniors tour was in town.  Had I stuck around I might have seen Courier or Johnny Mac.  

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Kontaviet is the best looking woman in the tournament. Thankfully she's in the finals.

Ferro is approaching Dude Looks Like a Lady status.

Ferro's coach looks like he plays in the Grateful Dead.

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Ferro beat the hottest girl in the semis, Miss Camila. 

[Bullneck 19070]

12 minutes ago, ss13 said:

Ferro beat the hottest girl in the semis, Miss Camila. 

Camila Giorgi

 

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[ss13 1832]

Miss Genie just delivered a fucking bagel in the first on TC. 

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Playing WTT really was the right decision, she got a lot of match play while most sat. Early to tell, but she’s looking good. 

[perfectchaos007 6625]

No night tennis at this Kentucky tournament. No lights!

[ss13 1832]

Sabalenka gonna throw a fit if she blows this breaker. 

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Fat Sloane is super slow. lost in straights to Canadian 17 year old Fernandez for the 2nd time this year

[Napoleon 8660]

Giorgi vs Mertens on Tennis Channel and I am fully on board the Giorgi train. She beats the living shit out of the 🎾 but as a result, makes a ton of unforced errors. 

Arguably the tightest stomach on the tour. 

She looks like she is boiling over with teen angst. Also there have been about a million deuces and it is only the 7th game. (5th Deuce in this game alone)

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How much is TC loving life later today? 

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Bouchard is into her first WTA quarterfinal since.....Idk but probably years 

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6-4 in the 3rd for Serena. Richard made sure everyone followed the script. 

Little CiCi up a set on Pegula now. 

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3 & 2 for the lithe one. 

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Both defending champs out. 

 

 

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Genie playing 3 against Mertens on TC now. 

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Not that it really matters for attendance, but highly doubt the Lexington organizers were banking on a Teichmann/Brady final. 

Prague gets Simona/Mertens though. 

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Serena better not screw this one up. 

 

 

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Simona wins Prague, sucks she won’t be at USO. 

Edit: Not sure she’s withdrawn just yet. 

Edited August 16, 2020 by shadow_operative2.0

[perfectchaos007 6625]

Jen Brady just dominated everyone in Lexington. She’s playing top 10 level tennis right now 

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Cincy/NY draws are out. 

Men

Women

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Decent chance for our first Serena v Coco match in the 3rd round

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Sakkari is low key hot. Never realized that when she had her hair up in a bun 

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Nothing low key, she’s rocked up. 

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Venus, an absolutely incredible career, but it’s time. 

It’s time. 

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Little CiCi playing 3 against hot Oceane Dodin on TC now. 

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Sloane is now 1-7 on the year, very impressive. 

[Napoleon 8660]

Bony a fan of Tsitsipas. 

I think that he’s just such an awkward human being that he seems like a poorly programmed Android and that bugs. 

EDIT: He also appears to be part hippopotamus. I suspect this because he frequently tilts his head back so that it is the highes point of his head so that he can breathe. 

Edited August 23, 2020 by Napoleon

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Sheesh, Sofia breadstick’d by Cornet. 

[Bullneck 19070]

40 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Sheesh, Sofia breadstick’d by Cornet. 

Cornet was in control but you knew she'd blow it.  Now tied at 5-5.  

I'd bet on Kenin now.

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Yep, Alize gonna pull a Sloane. She’ll get boatraced in the 3rd. 

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I'm actually surprised Cornet made it to 4-2 in the tiebreaker but she's pushing now.  Kenin has 20 mph more than her on every shot.

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From 4-1 in the breaker to 4-6. 

6-all now though. 

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It's a Festivus miracle.  

 

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Damn, Sofia! 

Top two seeds out (Karolina is other). Women. 

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Alize was really working that last point or two. 

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Kenin brought her checked luggage to the court.

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Sofia & Jen Brady both lose in straight sets in the first round. 

Hmmmm...

I’m not pulling for Serena at all, but if she can’t win the US Open this year, she’s never winning another major. 

[perfectchaos007 6625]

13 hours ago, Napoleon said:

Sofia & Jen Brady both lose in straight sets in the first round. 

Hmmmm...

I’m not pulling for Serena at all, but if she can’t win the US Open this year, she’s never winning another major. 

She’s struggling against Rus right now. Not a good sign for big mama

[Napoleon 8660]

4 hours ago, perfectchaos007 said:

She’s struggling against Rus right now. Not a good sign for big mama

If the field agrees to make her run side-to-side Andy then sprinkle in drop shots, she won’t make it to the final, much less win it. 

But if each girl tries to conserve her own energy by going for winners and keeping points short, then Serena has a chance... especially if she gets night matches. 

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Sakkari serving for the 3rd set breadstick to Serena on ESPN now. 

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And delivered. 

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Serena keeps saying she's fit, but clearly her body disagrees

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Mary Joe, one of the biggest Serena fangirls alive, basically said she should have quit after the second with how embarrassing her ‘effort’ was in the third. 

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Naomi is bailing out of her SF match with Mertens tomorrow. 

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Edited August 27, 2020 by perfectchaos007

[HoustonFrog 368]

Such bullshit. Why should the ATP and WTA be concerned about an American issue? The tour is like 10% Americans at most. Are we going to stop playing forever because there are Chinese players in WTA? Where actual genocide is happening?

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And of course Naomi is back in now.