7 hours ago, ChitHappens said:

Took long enough!  
 

 

 

If they insist on keeping those slow as molasses grass courts, then they'd better offer players and spectators an 'escape hatch' from the misery of points without end.

Still having to go to 12-12 before the tiebreaker? Ridiculous!!

2 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

Still having to go to 12-12 before the tiebreaker? Ridiculous!!

 

So after 6 sets, a tiebreak. But I'm good with it because it's better than infinity, which disrupts the tourney. 

Gulbis defeated Isner in three sets in Stockholm to reach his first ATP final in four years and meets Tsitsipas!!!! That should be a fun one.

 

Kasatkina debuts in the top 10 with her Kremlin Cup title. Jabeur really had an amazing week, though.

 

You know who had a disappointing year in spite of a maiden title? Mischa Zverev.

Edited October 20, 20187 yr by Faulkner

Tsitsipas makes it into the top 10 at the beginning of  next year. He has very little to defend. 

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Bad form from Kvitova today against Svitolina, who hadn’t beaten her since the first time they played FOUR YEARS AGO. The errors just kept coming, as they often do with Petra, but some of them were truly shocking, like an easy overhead blasted long with a BP on Elina’s serve.

Edited October 21, 20187 yr by Faulkner

Hate that I'm missing this  

People are complaining about the slow Singapore court.  Some have been calling it quicksand, which is a name that I've used consistently to describe Singaporean courts over the past two years.

Blanco will no longer coach Thiem.....

 

http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2018/10/thiem-co-coach-blanco-concentrate-new-davis-cup-role/77616/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral

I haven’t been able to give full attention to the Osaka/Stephens match, but apparently Cicak made two dodgy overrules that Naomi didn’t challenge and cost her games.

That was as messy as I’ve seen Naomi play in a while.

 

Meanwhile...

 

 

 

An interesting comparison because they are around the same height (shorter than most players). If only Kei had a more effective serve with all his other gifts (movement, backhand, return of serve). Free points would also help him preserve his body.

 

 

Meanwhile, Hyeon Chung has ended his season, which started so promisingly on the heels of Milan.

Edited October 22, 20187 yr by Faulkner

Congrats to Kyle Edmund and Stefanos Tsitsipas for winning their first tournament although I thought they already had...LOL

Another day, another Kei match going three sets when he should have easily closed it out in two. He routed Frances in that decider, but he had served for it previously.

 

This is interesting given Tiafoe’s strong first half of 2018: