The Tennis Thread

[Soapsuds]

The match was a blowout!  Kerber didn't have the fight in her today.

The match didn't last an hour.

[Faulkner]

Wow. These young girls are coming for the crown.

[Soapsuds]

So now they have an hour left till the men's match with Borna vs Anderson. I am assuming they will replay the Serena vs Venus match which did really well in the ratings. Oops...nope they are going to show Federer.

 

Btw...just saw the ratings for the men's final of the Aussie Open and they were awful. Almost 50% off from last year's final between Rafa and Roger. These Cilics and Andersons making the finals has not been good for tennis ratings. They have no fans....LOLOL

Edited March 15, 2018 by Soapsuds

[Faulkner]

I mean, it still had Roger. I think there’s some Fed fatigue as well, at least when he’s not being challenged by an equal. When the result is a foregone conclusion, why bother watching?

Edited March 15, 2018 by Faulkner

[Faulkner]

 

 

[Soapsuds]

Yeah, I am pretty tired of Roger.

 

And congrats to Borna!

[ChitHappens]

Well, Venus continues to defy all that makes sense in tennis. She beat Ralph Macchio yesterday!  

[Faulkner]

Ha. I always thought CSN resembled Alfred E. Neuman from Mad magazine. In any case, I’m glad Venus is still in great form. She looked totally out of sorts at that MSG match and her form late last year was not up to standard.

 

I see Raonic got past Querrey. I normally thought Milos was just a servebot, but I saw things in the Sousa match that looked promising. EDIT: I heard Querrey choked the match away.

 

Here’s to hoping that Coric has a gear that can test Roger. I dunno. I don’t think Fed looks invincible. Chung had him going for a while but collapsed in the 2nd set. As others have said, if Chung works on his subpar serve, I think he could get multiple Slam titles.

 

Man, that was a lethargic first set for Delpo against Kohlschreiber.

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[Soapsuds]

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You all are mean....mean mean mean.....LOL

Yup, I watched the match and Querrey handed it to Milos. The match was so boring with lackluster playing from both players. The commentators were so bored that they made a comment on how chubby Milos had gotten. That he looked fat and how there must be more donut eating in Canada going on....

 

I think Milos is still a serve player only. He should've lost the match.

Kolshcreiber played well and he could've won but Delpo pulled it together to get the win. He will beat Milos on Saturday.

[ChitHappens]

 

Seriously, did you see that ridiculous Karate Kid head band with that equally (if not more) ridiculous hair?  

[Soapsuds]

Yes I did and thought it was horrible but she's never been known for her fashion or great hair on the court. I feel bad for her. She needs Venus or Serena to help her out with her fashion sense.

[Faulkner]

Yeah. It’s sad because she seems very nice, and she’s talented. Just could use a bit of a makeover.

[Soapsuds]

And is anyone playing Miami next week?

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All the top players are dropping like flies. No one is playing it.... Poor James Blake....no one wants to go to his tournament.....LOL  Although he did get roasted on Twitter by Vickers for not getting a wild card.

 

And to think they already had Serena and Pimp Mama playing the night session on Wednesday...not going to happen now.

[Faulkner]

Wow, now that you say it...

 

 

And Pouille debuts in the Top 10 on Monday. I know he’s won a title and made two other finals so far this year, but his Indian Wells performance was less than stellar. Yet there’s a vacuum at the top of the game, and Federer’s partying like it’s 2004-07.

 

Maybe Andy Roddick should come out of retirement...

 

 

[Soapsuds]

I didn't know Pouille had pulled out nor Ramos-Vinolas. Cuevas is out next week even though he was just playing doubles.....LOL   I heard Goffin is playing but I am thinking the rest on your maybe list might not play either except for maybe Nishikori. This is the last year it is being played in that awful stadium. Next year it is relocating to a new area.