Cilic certainly put up a good fight, especially in the 4th set. Fed looked like he was done for. Suddenly, Cilic didn't know the ball from the racket. 

 

Anyhooooo, congrats Fed on #20!  

I missed this article from last year, and its conclusions aren’t exactly surprising, but the median age of all viewers of men’s tennis is now above 60, only surpassed by PGA golf among the major sports. WTA tennis skews slightly younger at 55 median age. (NHL viewers are aging the quickliest while the NBA has maintained its youthful demo over the past 18 years.)

http://m.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2017/06/05/Research-and-Ratings/Viewership-trends.aspx?

7 hours ago, DramatistDreamer said:

I wouldn't be surprised if Roger catches Serena's 23 major titles.

Ugh at him winning again. Not that I wanted Cilic to win either. His game was all over the place early this morning. The first and last set Cilic played mirrored themselves. As some have said Roger has been helped a lot by Murray and Novak being out. He could no longer beat one yet both. Also, the courts have been speed up to help his game out. All of his matches were played on Rod Laver and most at night. His crying during the ceremony. As for reaching Serena...I doubt it this year. I only see him winning Wimbledon. He doesn't even try in Paris and the US Open courts are too slow for his game. So I can see Roger crying after 21 at Wimbledon but that's it for the year.

I actually think this year that RLA court was slower than last year. Perhaps after the heat wave and players playing over a fortnight, it might have sped up a bit but on a faster RLA court (like last year), I don't see Wozniacki winning.

1 hour ago, DramatistDreamer said:

I actually think this year that RLA court was slower than last year. Perhaps after the heat wave and players playing over a fortnight, it might have sped up a bit but on a faster RLA court (like last year),

ESPN mentioned how much faster Australia had gotten. The noted the match of Cilic/Roger that would have lasted 5 hours instead of the 3 it did last.

1 hour ago, DramatistDreamer said:

I don't see Wozniacki winning.

Me either. And I think the tennis media feels the same way because why would they harp on how she accomplished everything now. I kept thinking is she going to try to retire again?...LOL  The media knows she won't be able to win another one.

15 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

ESPN mentioned how much faster Australia had gotten. The noted the match of Cilic/Roger that would have lasted 5 hours instead of the 3 it did last.

Me either. And I think the tennis media feels the same way because why would they harp on how she accomplished everything now. I kept thinking is she going to try to retire again?...LOL  The media knows she won't be able to win another one.

 

No, I definitely thought her winning this year was likely, I even told a friend so after the first two days when a bunch of seeds tumbled out of the tournament.

 

I meant that if RLA had been as fast as it was last year, I wouldn't have seen her winning. 

This year, the first day, I immediately noticed the surface was playing faster on MCA than RLA and I saw Wozniacki having a better chance than anyone left in the women's draw, given the fact that RLA, especially in the early days was playing similar to Singapore, where the WTA Finals were held last season.

Edited January 29, 20187 yr by DramatistDreamer

Happy for Roger! #20!  It's amazing, at his age, that he's still winning grand slams. 

I have a feeling, between this and Tennys Sandgren, racism in American tennis will finally become a major conversation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 13, 20187 yr by Faulkner

When will Harrison be sanctioned for his behavior?  This is not the first time, nor will it be the last unless the sport's authorities step in.

 

 

He said if that was on a football field there would be a 15 yard penalty. So he did say something? With his history of on court comments such as that Hanfmann match in Brisbane I don’t know. I hope they both talk man to man and figure it out! https://t.co/cQZmsVVuZD

— sascha Bajin (@BigSascha) February 13, 2018

 

Also, I remember his altercation with Thanasi Kokkinakis a few years ago. Apparently, Kokkinakis believes that Harrison said something like "All you Greeks are the same..." referring to him and Nick Kyrgios.

Edited February 13, 20187 yr by DramatistDreamer

If you are not a white American, Harrison is automatically against you.  He's a bigot and his on court behavior needs to be dealt with severely!  Folks are saying that Donald Young is a sore loser so he's lying.  Donald has been losing for years and there's no end in sight...he has no reason to make this up!  

6 hours ago, Faulkner said:

I have a feeling, between this and Tennys Sandgren, racism in American tennis will finally become a major conversation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 hours ago, DramatistDreamer said:

When will Harrison be sanctioned for his behavior?  This is not the first time, nor will it be the last unless the sport's authorities step in.

 

 

He said if that was on a football field there would be a 15 yard penalty. So he did say something? With his history of on court comments such as that Hanfmann match in Brisbane I don’t know. I hope they both talk man to man and figure it out! https://t.co/cQZmsVVuZD

— sascha Bajin (@BigSascha) February 13, 2018

 

Also, I remember his altercation with Thanasi Kokkinakis a few years ago. Apparently, Kokkinakis believes that Harrison said something like "All you Greeks are the same..." referring to him and Nick Kyrgios.

 

49 minutes ago, ChitHappens said:

If you are not a white American, Harrison is automatically against you.  He's a bigot and his on court behavior needs to be dealt with severely!  Folks are saying that Donald Young is a sore loser so he's lying.  Donald has been losing for years and there's no end in sight...he has no reason to make this up!  

I read this on FB. I was watching the match when it happened but of course Tennis Channel downplayed it. Of course there is sound bites. Considering how much the tennis media praises Ryan Harrison as a good man off the court....I am sure they will sugar coat this. And as for the other loser ....he went to Argentina to qualify for the clay court tourney only to lose in first round in qualifying. I am sure we won't be seeing much of Tennys anymore.

Edited February 13, 20187 yr by Soapsuds

Harrison knows damn well that the audio on changeovers is inaudible, nobody could hear sh*t online/T.V. The crowd was almost non-existent.  Yet Harrison swears the video will clear his name.  Oh brother.

 

I don't have much faith in the process but...

 

 

Told that ATP is investigating ...stay tuned. Tennis being tennis, Harrison and Young are a round away from meeting in doubles. https://t.co/w4j8lNCpj2

— Jon Wertheim (@jon_wertheim) February 13, 2018

7 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

Harrison knows damn well that the audio on changeovers is inaudible, nobody could hear sh*t online/T.V. The crowd was almost non-existent.  Yet Harrison swears the video will clear his name.  Oh brother.

 

I don't have much faith in the process but...

 

 

Told that ATP is investigating ...stay tuned. Tennis being tennis, Harrison and Young are a round away from meeting in doubles. https://t.co/w4j8lNCpj2

— Jon Wertheim (@jon_wertheim) February 13, 2018

They moved the tourney from Tennessee to NY and to me there were more fans when it was held in Tennessee. I still remember Ryan Harrison also being upset with the Atlanta crowd for not supporting him during his match against Kyle Edmund last year. He pretty much said what awful fans they were for not supporting him.....I had LOL at that one.

Edited February 13, 20187 yr by Soapsuds

Stan is out! Losing to some guy ranked in the #200 while Steve Johnson was up 5-0 in the first set to some guy I have never heard of only to lose in three sets...LOLOLOLOLOL

Watched the Dimitrov match.....in the second set he proceeds to go to the corner and cover his anatomy with a towel. Who knows what he is doing...LOL.  The announcer says he sure is having issues with his anatomy....LMAO.....it happened several times.....hmmmm....so was Grigor having hard ons during his match?