Jump to content

The Tennis Thread


Toups

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 12.7k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • Soapsuds

    4184

  • Faulkner

    3003

  • DramatistDreamer

    2409

  • ChitHappens

    1615

Top Posters In This Topic

Posted Images

  • Members

I thought Nadal was going to win. I was surprised by the result. I am so sick of Roger winning. I can't believe no one can beat this 86 year old man.  Del Po should have beaten him in the semis. The next gen needs to step up in 2018 because I am sick of the same old Roger, Nadal, Murray and Nole.....enough!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

@Hunk Chandler Massey You really thought Nadal would win?  The courts were so fast though. I think Federer excels on fast courts.

 

Nadal's hard court game has come a long way since his early days but he's still not as confident on fast courts as he is on the slightly slower ones and Shanghai looked much faster than the USO this year, in terms of speed.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

I wasn't sure how fast those courts were. I don't recall if they mentioned it during the matches. It is becoming obvious to me that tournaments are speeding up the courts to favor Roger. The only one that wasn't speed up was Canada and US Open and he lost those and didn't even make the finals.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

I must preface this to say that I'm not a Federer fan, I don't hate him but I'd love for other guys to come up and win big titles.  Having said this, I hate how slow some of the hardcourts were this season and the USO was one of them.  

When you have too many slower courts, you get lengthy grinding matches, which can be one of the factors that lead to injury (according to some tennis pundits there are other factors like the strings). 

Also, I don't ever want to see another 6 hour final like the one that Nadal and Djokovic had several years ago.

The men's tour is being decimated by injuries. If we want to see players actually fulfill their potential, having them grind themselves down to multiple surgeries and constant injuries is not a way to achieve this.

 

 

Edited by DramatistDreamer
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

IMO there is way too many tournaments thus all the injures. There is really no break in the season. The last tournament is in November and the players have all of maybe 4 weeks to rest before the Aussie stretch begins.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

I think the calendar has something to do with it but I also think lack of surface diversity, and Renée Stubbs made an interesting point when she stated that she thought the texture and the way racquets are strung are leading to a lot of wrist, elbow and shoulder (even in rare cases, the back) injuries now.

I'm seeing quite a bit of wrist and elbow injuries, even on the WTA Tour, in the last two years. And with the wrist is seems like players are out multiple times.

On the women's tour, many of the players seems to be getting multiple surgeries at earlier and earlier ages. I was shocked to find out how many surgeries Madison Keys has had on the same wrist and she still had to withdraw from two tournaments in the past month and she's still in her early 20s!

I think I read somewhere that the ATP Tour planned to tackle the issue of injuries during their off-season (what there is of it) but honestly, it's also a problem on the Women's Tour too, although this has been camouflaged by some of the feel-good stories that happened this year in the WTA.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Looks he's trying to save himself for the Paris Masters and then the Year end Championships/WTF.

 

Something tells me that Nadal is none too anxious to play in Federer's hometown of Basel.  In fact, I can't remember the last time he played that tournament since he seems to routinely skip it.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

I noticed that Grigor ended up holding several items for Juan Martin. I guess he's used to carrying around other people's stuff since he dated Sharapova and had to carry her bags.

 

I hate how slow the Singapore courts are.  They're like Rio Olympic Games slow! 

Please register in order to view this content

  This tournament is definitely going to favor the Pushers like Svitolina and Wozniacki.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Please register in order to view this content

 

I am wondering why does Grigor sometimes kiss the guys after the match but sometimes doesn't? Fear factor?....LOL   Just love to see a Juan Martin and Grigor smooch.....LOL....A Grigor and Thiem.....LORD....I'd be on the floor......

Ha...the pushers....LMAO.....

 

I am already looking forward to the Aussie Open. I loathe the indoor season and rarely watch if any tennis. I have been watching very little so far.

Edited by Hunk Chandler Massey
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.



  • Recent Posts

    • Dante STFU!! Gawd this Gio hate is so forced. Dante blame your idiot son! He's responsible for landing in the hospital.
    • I think Steve and Chase (with Adair) are dropped fairly quickly into John Whitsell's run as EP. I didn't think Tomlin wanted those characters out especially given how much effort was put into resetting Chase, a character Tomlin didn't create, and Adair by placing them at the paper, testing Adair with Ryder, and then having Chase discover Estelle was alive. Steve got an actual onscreen goodbye, but Chase and Adair later go an offscreen exit to San Francisco or somewhere else in California.  They chem tested Steve Kendall and Suzi in September, 1983, just as Elizabeth Swankhammer started as Suzi. Steve saved Suzi drowning in a lake on location. I felt that Suzi / Steve was meant to be the post-Suzi/Warren story with Stephanie possibly manipulating Suzi and Warren to keep both Warren / Wendy and Steve / Suzi apart. I assumed the plan was (at some point) Stephanie / Lloyd. Or it should have been.  I don't think Bela should have lasted beyond the circus story. If I had to sit through some sort of triangle, I would want to see it end with Bela dead. Even in a bad recycled plot, but ultimately I don't think Bela had any real story potential and should never have been paired with either woman. Under Mayer/Braxton, Sarah became more conservative and judgemental over the course of the last month or so of their run. I don't think Tomlin's version was as layered from what I remember.  @DRW50 I think Conroy lasted a full year June, 1984 - July, 1985. I always assumed he left, but that was just speculation. Phillip Brown's Steve just seems to have disappeared.     
    •   Vanessa is bordering on nasty ho territory. Normally I agree with you @Soapsuds but not on this. Dani opened up to Andre about her insecurities since the end of her marriage, and Andre listened and supported her. Their booty call hook ups are so turning into love.
    • 5-13   Hmmm. That was a little bit better.   I admit that it did appear that Damian and Lily are dancing around each other. I don't mind it tooo much because I like them together. But there is only so many times they can have issues around trust. But at least he decided he might be willing to work with her against Dumas.   I actually enjoyed Giggly Heffa/Billy/Sally. This time at least. I would have liked to see Phyllis continue to be introspective and form an obsessive bond to Sharon...which was where their storyline appeared to be going...because it felt like it was going to lead to something new. So sad that does not seem to be the case. That said...Phyllis scheming is something I can get behind and MS does give good scheme face. Bonus that it will move the Dumas storyline right along by her taking things into her own hands.    Phyllis...and Victor? Well...hmmm. I have to giggle at these Summer mentions.  I agree that Damian definitely has his own style. For the most part, I love it because it does help him stand out. Though he appears to be going through an all brown phase that has been kinda hit or miss. I preferred when he came on, and his style was mixed up a little bit.    When I think of Holden's style...he definitely looks L. A. or a big city. And I also think metrosexual off his clothes and general vibe. Which at least I feel suits him and is still very much different from Damian.   Thank you! Yes. It really has been very plain when it comes to the men's wardrobe over the years. So it is part of the reason the changes are standing out so much more with them. Now she needs to do the same with the women. I love leather is being tried...because Goth...but I feel it works perfectly with some characters' styles over others where I see it and think it's just there to be there or a lame attempt to be edgy.  
    • @VelekaCarruthers thank you, but was not Katherine who had feelings for her friend Joann because she missed her deceased husband and felt lonely and tried to kiss her and Joann ended their friendship? I have not seen anything on You Tube and I don't know if the kiss was aired or not. I still have to consider the kiss between Bianca and Lena on AMC in 2003 as the first lesbian one on US soaps.

      Please register in order to view this content

      @dc11786 thank you for the detail about Azure and Bernardo's sex scene which I ignored - or, better said, I know Azure comes out to Bernardo right after having sex when he want to know the true after reading the scoop by Jared Chase, but I didn't know their first time was showed on TV. Now I really want to see this episode. I'm reading on Wiki that Another Life went on air on Christian Broadcasting Network and maybe that is the reason for which Tony was an unseen character as Stanley Walker in Will & Grace. @j swift thank you too for the answer. Very helpful. ✌ It seems this storyline was a mess and very bad. What a shame and missed big opportunity.    
    • I don't care.  I feel that murderers and rapists shouldn't be romantic leads.
    • https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/7th-heaven-reboot-cbs-studios-jessica-biel-1236401017/ Sources say that the new show would focus on a diverse family, and that none of the original cast members would appear.  Anthony Sparks will serve as executive producer and showrunner on the reboot.  Jessica Biel, who starred in the original series, is executive producing under her Iron Ocean banner along with Michelle Purple.  DeVon Franklin will executive produce via Franklin Entertainment and his overall deal with CBS Studios. Sparks was previously the showrunner on the critically-acclaimed OWN series “Queen Sugar.” He also worked as an executive producer on “Bel-Air” at Peacock and the Mike Tyson biographical series “Mike” at Hulu. His other TV writing credits include “The Blacklist” and “The District.” Franklin is best known for producing faith based films like “Miracles from Heaven” and “Heaven Is for Real.” He previously held positions at Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment as well as MGM and Sony’s Colombia Pictures. In his time as a studio exec, he worked with Smith on films like “The Pursuit of Happyness,” “Hancock,” and “Seven Pounds.” His other credits include the animated Biblical film “The Star” as well as “Flamin’ Hot” and the BET+ original series “Kingdom Business.”
    • I think both of them have been given balanced, nuanced, and honest writing about who they both are, flaws and all, for months now. It's not so basic or black and white.
    • Grant Aleksander talks a bit about Capitol 50 minutes into this interview. He says he did the show because he was under a hold due a pilot he made for Aaron Spelling and only had limited choices in what he could do. John Conboy agreed to hire him at Capitol for six months but told him he would only really have two sets - a pool and a bed.

      Please register in order to view this content

       
    • The Gio apology tour is getting very annoying and boring really fast.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy