2018 ATP/WTA thread

[perfectchaos007 6780]

Sloane decided to win her match today though. Maybe she likes the tank top.

[satyanash 15549]

Good start for Djokovic in Rome. And a poor display of sportsmanship from Nishikori.

 

[satyanash 15549]

New rules have been announced for the ATP Finals (NextGen) in order to speed up the pace of play.

IMO they're total garbage.

[satyanash 15549]

Down goes Dominic Thiem! Fognini with the early upset in Rome.

 

[satyanash 15549]

A+ racquet smash from Thiem

 

[spystud13 2371]

Didn’t see it live, but apparently a terrible call pissed KP off. 

 

 

 

[perfectchaos007 6780]

Damn! Apparently her coach flipped off the camera too. I wish we knew what pissed her off.

 

https://twitter.com/returnofserve/status/996737008742621184

 

 

Edited May 16, 2018 by perfectchaos007

[perfectchaos007 6780]

Ah here we go

 

 

[gsoda3 3362]

that was closer to the line than i thought at first glance, but still pretty obviously in.  man that is a terrible call especially on clay.

[satyanash 15549]

Yeah the line crew fucked up badly. Line judge wasn' even paying attention, and called "out" on instinct. Pliskova's ball was so far inside the line that they couldn't see a mark, and the umpire didn't have the balls to overrule and didn't even bother to search for a mark. Hawkeye doesn't work on clay courts either so Pliskova had no further recourse.

They should allow for TV replays in such a situation.

Edited May 16, 2018 by satyanash

[spystud13 2371]

The lefty twin has her sister’s back. 

 

 

[spystud13 2371]

 

[perfectchaos007 6780]

DelPo was leading 5-4 in the 2nd set and then retired. I wonder what happened. I hope he's good to go in time for the French.

[satyanash 15549]

 

[satyanash 15549]

Go Fognini!

 

[satyanash 15549]

and Nadal is now crushing Fognini... so much for that.

[satyanash 15549]

Good grief, Nishikori.

 

[satyanash 15549]

Nadal vs. Djokovic and Zverev vs. Cilic tomorrow. Should be a great pair of semifinal matches.

Can't see anyone other than Nadal winning the tournament at this point, though.

 

[satyanash 15549]

Good match from Djokovic, but not enough to stop Nadal in the end.

 

[spystud13 2371]

Simona/Maria taking the court now. 

[satyanash 15549]

This first set between Zverev and Cilic is fucking insane. 6-6, 12-all in the tiebreak with both players having saved multiple set points.

[satyanash 15549]

Zverev takes it! 15-13 and the German collapses in exhaustion.

 

Edited May 19, 2018 by satyanash

[spystud13 2371]

World #1 Simona got fucking bageled by Svitolina in the first. 

[spystud13 2371]

Elina wins in straights.

 

Can she bow up in Paris?

[satyanash 15549]

This final is insane. Zverev leading 5-0 in the second set after getting breadsticked in the first.

[satyanash 15549]

Fuck. Zverev up a break in the 3rd set with momentum, and there's a rain delay. Perfect timing for Nadal to regroup.

[satyanash 15549]

And just like that, Nadal uses the rain break to regain momentum and win. Ugh.

Edited May 20, 2018 by satyanash

[spystud13 2371]

About damn time. 

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A Czech Republic court has ruled a suspect in a knife attack on two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova be taken into custody.

Zuzana Buresova, a spokesperson for the county court in the city of Prostejov, says the court issued the ruling on Thursday. Buresova declined to give any further details.

Police have not commented yet, and declined to confirm the man's arrest, citing an ongoing investigation.

After the attack in her home in Prostejov in December 2016, Kvitova had surgery on injuries to her playing left hand.

It took her more than five months to recover.

In a message to local media from Paris, where she is getting ready for the French Open, Kvitova called it "good news."

 

[satyanash 15549]

 

[satyanash 15549]

 

[spystud13 2371]

French thread 

http://www.surlyhorns.com/board/index.php?/topic/2402-french-open-2018/

 

[satyanash 15549]

Nadal poking the hornet's nest...

Rafael Nadal thinks viewership should determine men's and women's tennis earnings

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Q: “In tennis, should women earn as much as men?”

Nadal: “It’s a comparison we shouldn’t even make. Female models earn more than male models and nobody says anything. Why? Because they have a larger following. In tennis too, who gathers a larger audience earns more”.

 

[perfectchaos007 6780]

cue the angry feminists. 
But honestly thats always the way I thought it should be handled. Give pay based on attendance and ratings. Honestly, they aren't that far off its not like females will earn half the $$ as the men. Maybe 20% or 30% less tops

[satyanash 15549]

Federer survives his first match on grass this year. He definitely struggled, though. Not good seeing Fed drop so many break point chances.

 

[satyanash 15549]

Federer is just one win away from the No. 1 ranking against Kyrgios on Saturday. If he doesn't win tomorrow though, he won't have another chance at it until the late hard court season.

Heck, Federer would have been No. 1 this entire season since Rotterdam if he hadn't blown three match points against del Potro... He and Nadal are extremely close in the rankings.

 

[satyanash 15549]

Death, taxes, and Fed vs. Kyrgios going to tiebreaks

[satyanash 15549]

Wow this match turned quickly. Kyrgios wins the first-set tiebreak, only for Roger to dominate the second set.

One set left between Federer and the No. 1 ranking.

[satyanash 15549]

Kyrgios is servebotting now. This looks bad for Federer.

[satyanash 15549]

Federer takes Stuttgart in straight sets!

 

[satyanash 15549]

In Halle, Federer saves two match points against Benoit Paire to advance in a tight thriller. Federer's not in his best form, but now he (should) have a relatively clear draw the rest of the way.

In other news, Djokovic absolutely crushed No. 2 seed Dimitrov in Queens. He's getting better and better by the tournament.

 

[spystud13 2371]

Petra wins Birmingham, what an amazing year she’s had. 

[spystud13 2371]

Eastbourne draw

 

[perfectchaos007 6780]

Coric beat Fed

Cilic beat Djokovic

 

What an incredible day for the Croatian fans

[satyanash 15549]

Federer's collapse aside... 😞

Cilic played a terrific game to steal the Queen's club trophy from Djokovic. Saved a match point in the 2nd set in the process.

 

[spystud13 2371]

Genie won 3 matches to qualify for Wimbly, that’s actually pretty impressive. 

[spystud13 2371]

Draws are out, thread is up. 

http://www.surlyhorns.com/board/index.php?/topic/3123-2018-wimbledon/

 

[satyanash 15549]

 

[perfectchaos007 6780]

Serena Williams most likely schedule
Folga Folga Folga Folga Folga US OPEN

[satyanash 15549]

Open letter from Novak Djokovic

http://novakdjokovic.com/en/news/media/novaks-wimbledon-letter/

[spystud13 2371]

Olga Danilovic v. Anastasia Potapova, two 17-year olds, in the Moscow International final tomorrow morning. First time that’s happened since ‘05, Vaidisova v. Golovin, two hotties that flamed out rather quickly. 

Danilovic has a nice lefty game, already decked out in the good Nike swag.