The Tennis Thread

[Soapsuds]

Yes! 3 for 3 today.....Novak loses.......Dennis loses and Trumpster Isner loses too!

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[ChitHappens]

Super happy I get to see the rest of Nadal/Wawrinka! 

[Faulkner]

Venus is clearly in distress with her injured knee, but, man, does she compete. 

[DramatistDreamer]

Two matches in one day for a 38 year old told me all I needed to about how that match would turn out.   These tournaments need to construct a plan for how they will deal with climate change because these types of weather patterns are here to stay and they will continue to affect tournaments.

 

[ChitHappens]

 

I'm on the fence here because in tennis this happens.  Baseball has doubleheaders and some of the same players have to get out there and give it all they have.  Because Venus is 38, it's going to be harder AND she has an injury.  Not sure the rules need to be changed here.  

[DramatistDreamer]

 

I'm not talking just about Venus and tournaments' schedules.  Washington D.C. had the same issue.  Andy Murray was the most vocal (for obvious reasons) and was criticized for it but a bunch of players just decided to withdraw or lose quickly just so they could move onto the next tournament.  This included plenty of much younger players.

Montreal handled the rains much better than Washington but my point is, that we can expect tournaments to get backed up, especially those that don't have roofs and run on consecutive days. 

 

There were quite a few lower level tournaments this year and last year that were totally washed out due to chaotic weather events.  Everyone had better get used to this and have a plan in place for how to deal with it.  Also, I've heard from people who attend tournaments that they'd rather know in advance what the cut-off time for the last match is.  They don't want to be sitting around in the damp after 9pm wondering whether they're going to see tennis.

 

I didn't mean to connect the issue of Venus' health with all of this.  They are two separate issues but it all came out in one abbreviated stream of consciousness.

[ChitHappens]

Gotcha!

[Soapsuds]

At least Canada tourneys started at 11 am but the late starts at Washington is unacceptable considering the bad weather all week. 

[Soapsuds]

What a horrendous performance by Grigor. Just awful

Edited August 10, 2018 by Soapsuds

[Faulkner]

That Tsitsipas/Zverev match certainly took a turn...

BTW Sharapova out of Cincy.

 

Buzarnescu out of Cincy and USO, understandably.

 

 

[ChitHappens]

Zverev and racket abuse.  Second to AltRyan Harrison.  

 

 

[Faulkner]

Did he get a warning for that? I remember when Sascha smashed a racquet in the match against Goffin in Rome during a game and was allowed to pause play to get another one. No warning at all, and it totally changed the momentum in his favor.

[ChitHappens]

I'm only watching a replay on Twitter but I didn't see where he was warned.  It was right after he gave the 2nd set away.  

[Faulkner]

Wow, Tsitsipas pulls it out. Sascha didn’t challenge an out call that would have given him game point?

 

Meanwhile, Tsitsipas will break into the top 20, and Delpo will move to a career high No. 3.

Edited August 10, 2018 by Faulkner

[DramatistDreamer]

Someone on my TL referred to Tsitsipas as her "little baklava".

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