Members DramatistDreamer Posted May 21, 2017 Members Share Posted May 21, 2017 How do you feel about Novak working with Agassi? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted May 21, 2017 Members Share Posted May 21, 2017 (edited) Lord, where to begin? I thought Sasha played well and so glad he won. I am shocked that he is the first of the younger group to win a 1000 title. He beat Nick and Thiem who I thought would get one before Sasha. And Sasha is now number #10 in the world and will be seeded #9 in Paris. Could they have given him a shittier trophy? This is a 1000 tourney and the trophy looked like a junior tournament trophy made of plastic. IMO clay is not even Sasha's best surface. I think he is far better in hard court and fast indoors. Novak Please register in order to view this content ..he is dr jekyll and mr hyde. He looked awful from the beginning from double faulting to shanking balls all over the place. Where was the yelling? Where was his pimp thrusting? All we got today was pure obscenities with a warning. He actually should have gotten a point penalty as he continued to curse. I had to LOL at his brother Marko and his wife in the stands. Marko looking at Jelena with the look of here we go again and she was of the look of WTF? But the best part was seeing Marko react to a bad shot by Novak by laughing...priceless! And news that Novak will announce Andre Agassi as his new coach on Wednesday. Nice try Boris but he isn't hiring you back....LOL Oh Novak...bye bitch! Breaking news.... Andre will work with Novak starting at the French Open. Edited May 21, 2017 by Soapsuds 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted May 21, 2017 Members Share Posted May 21, 2017 Lord...Brad Gilbert still has Novak as the second favorite behind Rafa. Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted May 21, 2017 Members Share Posted May 21, 2017 Andre and Boris have history and it is loaded with beef, so it's going to be interesting to see those Nolé- related tweets from Boris from now on. Please register in order to view this content If anything, and I said this ages ago, Boris should've tried to work with Sascha Zverev. Oh well, doesn't look like that will be necessary. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted May 21, 2017 Members Share Posted May 21, 2017 Ah didn't know there was bad blood. Boris was still licking yesterday by posting on twitter on how great Nole played. I think Sasha is fine for now. I usually find the FO dull and my least favorite major but I am looking forward to it this year. So many good storylines this year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted May 21, 2017 Members Share Posted May 21, 2017 I thought that the FO was wide open for the Women and I still feel this way. You can't discount Rafa on clay but I don't see frontrunner on the Men's side either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted May 21, 2017 Members Share Posted May 21, 2017 I think it's brilliant. I honestly can't think of a better fit in terms of game, success level, and temperament. Agassi had a way more severe career slump than Novak ever did, so he knows how to bounce back from adversity to achieve great heights. Unlike Andy, Novak seems to be slowly but surely finding his way. He's back in the mix on the Race to London. And I like his chances in Best of Five matches at Roland Garros. I think I can agree with SS that this will be a really exciting RG. Too bad I'll be traveling in SE Asia for the duration of it, but hopefully I can catch some matches. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted May 21, 2017 Members Share Posted May 21, 2017 Tennis Channel is currently re airing the 2011 men's final of the French Open between Rafa and Roger. It is the NBC feed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChitHappens Posted May 22, 2017 Members Share Posted May 22, 2017 Love it! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted May 22, 2017 Members Share Posted May 22, 2017 We knew this was bound to happen but last week Sharapova's people announce that she will play Qualifying for Wimbledon and lookie-lookie... ESPN Adds First-Ever Televised Wimbledon Qualifying 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChitHappens Posted May 22, 2017 Members Share Posted May 22, 2017 As long as she has to qualify, everything else means nothing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted May 22, 2017 Members Share Posted May 22, 2017 I thought it was going to be on actually tv.....LOL Watching the Swiss Open and now FO Qualifying on Tennis Channel. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChitHappens Posted May 23, 2017 Members Share Posted May 23, 2017 Nicole Gibbs gives the 411 on the financial costs of being a pro tennis player: http://tennischannel.com/featured/mytennislife/blog-nicole-gibbs-on-the-actual-costs-of-financing-a-pro-tennis-career 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted May 23, 2017 Members Share Posted May 23, 2017 Easy solution Nicole...start winning.....LOL. I guess it's easy for the Trumpsters like Ryan Harrison to continue playing tennis since they are loaded with money off court. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted May 23, 2017 Members Share Posted May 23, 2017 (edited) The costs to a tennis player will ensure that many of the hungriest (and perhaps some of the most promising) athletes will go to more accessible sports. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why except for a few players, American men have been languishing in the rankings for pretty much a generation. Lord. Please register in order to view this content Edited May 23, 2017 by DramatistDreamer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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