The Tennis Thread

[DramatistDreamer]

And with two roofs too! Oof, the schedule is going to be messed up unless there are no more rainy days for the rest of the tournament. I to become more engaged in the tournament but so far, I don’t know…the enthusiasm is just not there for me.

[Fevuh]

Did catch Dan Evans whoopin tho. That was awesome

[DramatistDreamer]

I saw the score. He has an idiosyncratic game, he should be interesting to watch but he’s so insufferable, it undermines all else. And perhaps due to the number of British commentators, we tend to get an overload of focus on the Brits during this tournament, which sometimes I don’t mind, but when I don’t care for the athlete, it makes it hard to take.

[Soapsuds]

Spot on!

Tomorrow we have more underachieving Brits in the two show courts. These Brits have done nothing to deserve such an honor.

[Faulkner]

What a logistical disaster this tournament has become.

[Faulkner]

The rain delays seem to stifled momentum for some underdogs who were outplaying the favorites. Also, this. Have we learned nothing from what happened to Monica Seles?

 

[DramatistDreamer]

My guess would be no. Tennis hasn’t even learned how to market itself properly.

[Soapsuds]

Alexander Zverev will play his first round tomorrow while some are in the third round already.

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Thiem vs Tsitsipas was the match of tournament so far yet ESPN didn't bother showing the match. Instead showing lack luster matches.

But tomorrow we'll see Tsitsipas because Andy is his opponent. God forbid an over the hill washed up Murray isn't shown.

[Soapsuds]

https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/jenson-brooksby-tells-the-ap-he-accepted-a-provisional-ban-for-allegedly-missing

One maybe but to miss three??

[DramatistDreamer]

Can’t fail the doping tests if you never take the tests, I guess.

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[Faulkner]

Both Sloane and Danielle were a set and a break up but both lost (to Vekic and Bencic). Vekic is a great grass-court player and absolutely tireless, but I heard Sloane unraveled on the brink of capturing that second set.

[Fevuh]

I feel like Collins somewhere has a slam in her - kind of a Mary Pierce type of player that goes for broke.  But she went down hard in the tie break - when she's over it, you can see it on her face.  I'm from Virginia so I'm a fan - she tends to look a little bratty at times, and a little temper, but I like her.  I loved that one tournament during COVID when she yelled at her then-boyfriend.....something like - 'Do you HAVE to sit THERE?  You literally have the whole stadium. MOVE."   It cracked me up.

Edited July 6, 2023 by Fevuh

[DramatistDreamer]

Whoever was the American commentator for the Ymer match against Fritz had me chuckling. Right up to almost the end of the match when Ymer was serving for it, he kept insisting Fritz had been in control of the match. Peter Fleming, or whoever it was “Uh sir, Fritz was in control for half the match, at best”.

Fleming or whoever that commentator was seemed so confused and deflated that Fritz lost. He seemed loathe to give Ymer the slightest modicum of credit. It tickled me that he was so deflated.

[Soapsuds]

I heard it too!  These American commentators are so bias. It's beyond ridiculous. I could hear his utter disappointment in Fritz losing.

[Fevuh]

Was it Brett Haber?  He's terrible. Didn't have to be him, but sounds like it could be...he was in the DC area for awhile, sports commentator and was the worst, then somehow, some way - bam he was into the Tennis spotlight.  I cannot figure it out.  Practically no one can.  Maybe he had dirt on someone and scraped his way to the top.