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7 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

Opleka played Thiem in Madrid last year or the year before and took him to three by just acing him...although Madrid plays faster and the match was on outside court...funny that opelka got injured during the match. Yes Cilic is tough...third round is either Ruud or Tommy Paul again...4th round Stan, Murray or Felix again with his easiest match could be in the Quarter...I don't see monfils doing much.

No doubt a tough draw on paper but in 2020, with those players, he could see a lot of good breaks. He’ll have to be sharp from the jump, so hopefully he’s completely healthy.

25 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

Thiem got a crummy draw..lol

Outside of drawing Rafa in the semis, admittedly bad enough on its own, I don’t think it’s *that* bad. Worse than the other top players, but still. Cilic is a tough out and has played Dominic close, but on clay? Opelka? Stan’s form is a big question. Ruud is a solid clay courter, but on Thiem’s level? Will Schwartzman have enough in the tank?

Almost all ratings, primetime and daytime, have been pretty terrible for the past few months, so in relative terms, soaps are doing ok. The Masked Singer got a 1.4 demo rating for its premiere last night, and that’s a hit outside of live sports.

Speaking of sh!tty draws:

GH has so much deadweight. They really need the likes of Ryan Chamberlain to come in and clean house. 

The guy who plays Brando, Johnny Wactor, is *such* an attractive guy, and he just looks kinda wan and lost on the show these days. 

From NYC  
 

1 minute ago, I Am A Swede said:

lot of artists I've never even heard of.

Growing up, those lists were how I learned about music, so I loved seeing a lot of unfamiliar artists. At my old job, I oversaw a similar music list, and I really pushed for lesser-known artists to get their due, even though we got a lot of pushback from people who were screaming, “How dare this nameless band be higher on the list than this world-famous icon?”

This show is a shambles. Lots of production mistakes (cuts to empty chairs where people should be, cameramen stumbling into frame). And Tyra has no rapport with the judges, dancers, and stars. She was practically shooing Artem out of her shot when he appeared to give the update on Kaitlyn. She’s trying to steal the spotlight on a show that’s by definition an ensemble piece.

There’s zero time for the judges’ comments yet time for Tyra’s inane questions.

From Maryland  

Clay isn’t Daniil’s best surface, but Ugo Humbert was ballin’ out there.

Right now, Matthew Atkinson looks like Jason Momoa from The Game. Not a compliment, even though JM is hot af.

I only see Victor and Nikki’s 1984 wedding, yeah.

From Dubai  
 

20 minutes ago, Cruising Soaps said:

I enjoyed Liam and Steffy today.  Today's show actually made me watch it. lol

It was totally ridiculous and campy (JMW was a hoot today, not always intentionally lol). But it makes you realize how Y&R’s just not even trying to be interesting.

18 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

Outside of screwing his aunt

So vile.

Bryton also pulled a Bryan Dattilo: knew he wasn’t going to be accepted as a conventional soap leading man, so he hit the gym. I saw him in passing today. Dude is still filling out those shirts quite nicely.