My favourite Grand Slam is here!! I love it because of the night matches. Hopefully we'll see a lot of 5 setters that end around 12am.

Buzzard and Stanimal both knocked out of Monte Carlo!  

Serena says she will be returning in 2018.

 

Andy's upset earlier this morning made me

 

Novak should have lost again. I had to LOL at TC comments on his playing and how some of his shots were WTF moments....hahahahaha.....I am thinking Goffin will beat him tomorrow....I was hoping for a Thiem win but oh well....

 

I knew Cuevas was going to beat Stan.

43 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

I knew Cuevas was going to beat Stan.

 

Yeah, me too, lol and I didn't see the match but with Stan, you always know it's a distinct possibility. He's never been known for consistency, especially outside of the Slams. 

Has Stan ever won a Masters?  I am asking but I genuinely don't know.

45 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

 

Yeah, me too, lol and I didn't see the match but with Stan, you always know it's a distinct possibility. He's never been known for consistency, especially outside of the Slams. 

Has Stan ever won a Masters?  I am asking but I genuinely don't know.

Stan has to be motivated and probably didn't give a damn...LOL.  Cuevas has been playing good ball lately and he is a dirt baller. He can be out there all day if necessary that's why I picked him to win over Stan.  Stan won Monte Carlo back in 2014...his only 1000 masters win.

Edited April 20, 20178 yr by Soapsuds

Oh, okay. 

Yeah, Cuevas can be a very tricky opponent especially on clay, where he has no chill. I could see Stan being like "F*uck it, where's Donna?" 

15 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

Oh, okay. 

Yeah, Cuevas can be a very tricky opponent especially on clay, where he has no chill. I could see Stan being like "F*uck it, where's Donna?" 

And he's won Monte Carlo already. I think his next prize is Wimbledon. I am sure he will be motivated for that one. The only major he hasn't won.

 

 

Speaking of motivation....it sure looks like Novak is totally out there just to be there. His game is all over the place and seems not to care anymore. He should retire if he doesn't want to be out there anymore.

Edited April 20, 20178 yr by Soapsuds

The readers of the ATP tour website(a poll) have Goffin beating Novak tomorrow.

And it happened!

27 minutes ago, ChitHappens said:

And it happened!

With the win Goffin moves back into the top 10 at #10. Tsonga drops to #11, Grigor drops to #12 and Berdych to #13.

Can someone now beat Nadal? I am so sick of him!

Some of Novak's fans are out of control on social media, seizing on other players to verbally attack. Why not take the high road??

 

Ilie Nastase is getting dragged for his disgusting behavior at the draw ceremony for Fed Cup (Romania vs. Great Britain) even hitting on a pregnant Anne Keothavong (GB's coach) and making coarse remarks about Serena's unborn child.  

He's been doing this kind of thing for decades, from what I've read...why is he still allowed to persist?!

They get all over Kyrgios but they can't get a hold of Nastase???

Racism, sexism, fondling... a not so englightened Ilie Nastase ahead of Romania Fed Cup tie https://t.co/o8r9tRhCwZ via @MailSport

— Martha Kelner (@marthakelner) April 21, 2017

Edited April 21, 20178 yr by DramatistDreamer

14 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

 

 

Ilie Nastase is getting dragged for his disgusting behavior at the draw ceremony for Fed Cup (Romania vs. Great Britain) even hitting on a pregnant Anne Keothavong (GB's coach) and making coarse remarks about Serena's unborn child.  

He's been doing this kind of thing for decades, from what I've read...why is he still allowed to persist?!

They get all over Kyrgios but they can't get a hold of Nastase???

That's why his nickname has always been Nasty.....LOL  I never cared for him as a player or person.

14 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

Some of Novak's fans are out of control on social media, seizing on other players to verbally attack. Why not take the high road??

 

 

What are they saying? FYI..Novak is going to be a dad again.

38 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

That's why his nickname has always been Nasty.....LOL  I never cared for him as a player or person.

What are they saying? FYI..Novak is going to be a dad again.

 

Yeah, I heard quite some time ago that baby #2 is on the way.  

A few #Nolefam were basically saying "Who cares whether or not Serena comes back?" trying to attach their remarks to some remarks that Vesnina and another player made about how at 35, Serena couldn't be at the top forever. Vesnina joked (supposedly) that she wished Serena would stay in long enough for Vesnina to beat her (keep dreaming, girl). These sourpuss fans took their remarks and ran with it- to state that nobody cared if Serena returned or not.

Some fans responded that, well, ticket buyers and many fans care since Serena often fills stadiums and sell lots of tickets.

 

I get that these fans are in a foul mood- it never feels good when your fave loses, and to boot, the crowd seemed to be with Goffin more- but what does Serena have to do with any of it? Why throw her in the mix? These folks sound so bitter and ridiculous.

Edited April 22, 20178 yr by DramatistDreamer

1 minute ago, DramatistDreamer said:

 

Yeah, I heard quite some time ago that baby #2 is on the way.  

A few #Nolefam were basically saying "Who cares whether or not Serena comes back?" trying to attach their remarks to some remarks that Vesnina and another player made about how at 35, Serena couldn't be at the top forever. Vesnina joked (supposedly) that she wished Serena would stay in long enough for Vesnina to beat her (keep dreaming, girl). These sourpuss fans took their remarks and ran with it- to state that nobody cared if she returned or not.

Some fans responded that, well, ticket buyers and many fans care since Serena often fills stadiums and sell lots of tickets.

 

I get that these fans are in a foul mood- it never feels good when your fave loses, and to boot, the crowd seemed to be with Goffin more- but what does Serena have to do with any of it? Why throw her in the mix. These folks sound so bitter and ridiculous.

Ha...the few fans Nole has are awful. I see them popping up on social media. Without Serena women's tennis is going to suffer. I hope Venus can take Wimbledon and the US Open this year. Vesnina sucks...her winning IW was a fluke. She hasn't done squat since....losing in the first round....LOLOL. I wish someone would tell her to shut with those noises she makes when hitting the ball. Even Tennis Channel has made fun of those noises she makes.

 

As for Nole...he is playing/acting like when he was ranked #3 in the world. Losing matches and out of breath....LOL

1 minute ago, Soapsuds said:

Ha...the few fans Nole has are awful. I see them popping up on social media. Without Serena women's tennis is going to suffer. I hope Venus can take Wimbledon and the US Open this year. Vesnina sucks...her winning IW was a fluke. She hasn't done squat since....losing in the first round....LOLOL. I wish someone would tell her to shut with those noises she makes when hitting the ball. Even Tennis Channel has made fun of those noises she makes.

 

As for Nole...he is playing/acting like when he was ranked #3 in the world. Losing matches and out of breath....LOL

 

From your lips to God's ear!

 

Even though I was happy for Goffin, I actually felt, gasp, a bit sorry for Nolé at times, when he fell on the court and had to stoop over by a ball kid who was pouring water into his cupped hands to wash off the clay, he looked like a character from a Dickens novel!

But the sour grapes comments had me quickly shaking off my sympathy.