2024 ATP/WTA thread

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Damn, Lulu had 2 SPs in the opening breaker, couldn't close. 

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Lulu didn't win. 

Noskova joins Kressler with her maiden title. 

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Noskova didn't drop a set all tournament. She's in great form headed into the US Open, but I think the US Open courts will play a bit faster than Mexico's

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The Sun set on Lulu’s championship hopes, but she looked quite good at times. She picked up some points, some trophy wear (didn’t watch the awards ceremony) and she should ride into NYC with some confidence.

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Let's ride. 

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Sloane 'bout to party it up in Mexico, she ain't there to play no tennis. 

https://www.flashscore.com/draw/44HBwTaS/SpzyBxa4/#/SpzyBxa4/draw

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If ever there was a time for ‘Women’, this is it. Kudermetova was up 5-0 in the decider against Osorio, then this shit happened.

 

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Dani on now, looks good physically, but we shall see. 

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3 & 3 for Gadecki, may be curtains for Dani until the 2027 comeback. 

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3 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

If ever there was a time for ‘Women’, this is it. Kudermetova was up 5-0 in the decider against Osorio, then this shit happened.

 

she won 6 points the rest of the set.  yikes.

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Amanda v. Yulia in Seoul now. 

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Took her 5 MPs but amanda prevailed in straight sets. She would have probably retired in set 3 if Puti pulled out the 2nd set because Amanda was fatigued from heat exhaustion 

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Peyton v. Emma now. 

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4-all. 

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Peyton can’t serve for shit. 

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Emma breaks to 6-5. 

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Coco and Brad Gilbert splitting

 

 

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Laura Siegemund won a 4-hour match yesterday in Thailand, I saw a fair amount of it. There might have been 11 people in the stands. 

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Coco is a weak C.

Can’t imagine her winning another major anytime soon.

I watched the end of Siegemund beating the Wang. She considered giving that match away, but finally decided that she would take it.

Love seeing Chinese players lose. Especially in Asia.

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Amanda quit in the second set against Tomova. She was on the verge of quitting against Putintseva the match before, but ended up winning that one in straights. 

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10 hours ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Amanda quit in the second set against Tomova. She was on the verge of quitting against Putintseva the match before, but ended up winning that one in straights. 

If she quit because her tits are sore, I will rub them for her. 

( o )( o )

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1 hour ago, Napoleon said:

If she quit because her tits are sore, I will rub them for her. 

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Halep would have never won a grand slam if she didn’t have a breast reduction. If amanda ever wants to compete for a slam, I’m afraid she’ll have to make the tough decision.

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49 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Halep would have never won a grand slam if she didn’t have a breast reduction. If amanda ever wants to compete for a slam, I’m afraid she’ll have to make the tough decision.

Callate!

Amanda is NOT going to chop off her backup plan.

Amanda's issue is more between her ears, not between her underarms.

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Pavs quit, so Amanda got bumped into R2 with that bye slot. 

 

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27-minute bagel from Paula over JPeg, ouch. 

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Aryna v. Keys now. 

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4 & 3 in 66 minutes for Tigress. 

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Amanda v. Qinwen now. 

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QZ in 3. Amanda had her typical long MTO after 2. 

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Coco won Beijing, first woman in the Open Era to win her first 7 hard-court finals. 

 

Tonight in Wuhan... 

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Sofia out in 3, AA through in straights. 

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Tennis great Rafael Nadal will retire from the sport at the end of the year.

Nadal, 38, has enjoyed a career that has seen him win 22 Grand Slams, including 14 French Open titles. But he has been hampered by injuries in recent years, and he announced Thursday that this will be his final year playing the sport.

He will play for Spain against the Netherlands in the Davis Cup in Malaga from Nov. 19-21. That will be his final act on the tennis court, in a sport where he stood alongside Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray as four modern greats in the men's game.

"I'm here to let you know that I am retiring from professional tennis," Nadal said in a video statement posted to social media. "The reality is that it has been some difficult years, these two especially. I don't think I have been able to play without limitations. It is obviously a difficult decision, one that takes me some time to make.

"But in this life, everything has a beginning and an end. And I think it's an appropriate time to put an end to a career that has been long and much more successful than I could have ever imagined.

"I am very excited that my last tournament will be the final of the Davis Cup and representing my country. I think I've come full circle since one of my first great joys as a professional tennis player was the Davis Cup final in Sevilla in 2004. I feel super, super lucky for all the things I've been able to experience. I want to thank the entire tennis industry."

https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/41713386/rafael-nadal-retire-tennis-end-season

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Cool, cool. 

 

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Katie v. Bianca on TC now. 

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Kenin is leading up a set and a break against Katie. Kenin looks like she dropped 5 lbs this summer and I think that will help her game.

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More than 5, she was thicc.

Katie looks amazing in this kit. 

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America rides again.

Qinwen v. Shnaider in the other semi. 

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Simona got rocked in a China 250 today. 

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Coco beat Qinwen to win the Finals. 

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Team USA embarrassingly lost first round in the Billy Jean King cup to Slovakia. Neither Gauff, Pegula, or Navarro were available but even a team led by Danielle Collins should have beaten them.

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The doubles super tiebreak was funny, Slovakia blew 6 straight points from up 9-2. 

Dolehide must have been sick or hurt because Krueger had no business playing there. 

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Edited yesterday at 03:10 AM by Napoleon

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US Open finals rematch tomorrow. I expect the same result (straight sets win for Sinner)