Members Faulkner Posted January 15, 2019 Members Share Posted January 15, 2019 (edited) Interesting R2 matches: Djokovic/Tsonga Karlovic/Nishikori A. Zverev/Chardy Wawrinka/Raonic Coric/Fucsovics Cilic/McDonald Nishioka/Khachanov Monfils/Fritz Anderson/Tiafoe Dimitrov/Cuevas Berdych/Haase Nadal/Ebden Halep/Kenin V. Williams/Cornet S. Williams/Bouchard Konta/Muguruza Siegemund/Hsieh Andreescu/Sevastova Bencic/Putintseva Tsurenko/Anisimova Boulter/Sabalenka Barty/Wang Stephens/Babos Vondrousova/Martic Kontaveit/Sasnovich Pavlyuchenkova/Bertens Collins/Vickery Vekic/Birrell Edited January 15, 2019 by Faulkner 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted January 15, 2019 Members Share Posted January 15, 2019 I loathe ESPN. They didn't even bother to stay on air to cover Thiem's match. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fevuh Posted January 15, 2019 Members Share Posted January 15, 2019 Not that it bothered me that much because I don't like Kyrgios...but what a rotten early opponent/match to run into. Has he fallen that far down to run into Raonic this early? I kind of only follow the slams and a couple of other major tournaments during the year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted January 15, 2019 Members Share Posted January 15, 2019 It’s the vicious cycle: they don’t get ratings for the non-superstars, but you can’t create superstars when viewers don’t see lesser-known players. Indeed he has. He doesn’t seem to enjoy tennis so I don’t know why he bothers. It may just be the only thing he’s good at. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Soapsuds Posted January 15, 2019 Members Share Posted January 15, 2019 (edited) Huh? The two matches that involved Thiem last year where higher rated than some of their pets. Has ESPN already forgotten the buzz Thiem got at the US Open last year? With everyone asking who he was. ESPN finally gushed over Thiem during that final week and poof now its all gone. This is why tennis will never grow. ESPN is hell bent on featuring the shitty male Americans who suck and those that are retiring in a few years and others who are so boring to watch yet they get on. Thiem has won the Acapulco tournament. But the tournament isn't my favorite and neither is the coverage. I am surprised both are skipping it. Maybe Juan and Thiem finally realized they have to cut some tournaments out. JM will lose a lot of points though and Thiem is probably eyeing IW and Miami where he only has 25 total points to defend from last year so he should gain lots of points and rise in the rankings. I know Thiem plays two clay court tournaments after the Australian Open. Edited January 15, 2019 by Soapsuds 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted January 15, 2019 Members Share Posted January 15, 2019 They didn’t even show the Azarenka match, which was very tight in the first set, and she’s a two-time champ who has somewhat of a profile here (sponsorships) and a compelling narrative (her custody struggles). Instead they showed a Zverev blowout over Bedene. They have gone all in on Federer (first and foremost), Nadal, Serena, and Maria (still), with a few scraps for players like Novak, Venus, Wozniacki, Halep, and a handful of Americans with limited skill sets. Sascha and Naomi are the only non-U.S. up-and-comers they pay any attention to. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChitHappens Posted January 15, 2019 Members Share Posted January 15, 2019 Unless it's Serena, the men's matches will always trump just about all of the ladies matches. They will have 2 male unknowns on your tv while a Venus, Halep, Mugu, SLOWne, etc update scrolls at the bottom of the screen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted January 15, 2019 Members Share Posted January 15, 2019 And I lost count on how many times the ESPN panel talked about Andy's retirement....Lawd please make it stop! Wasted so much time on it while live matches were going on. Just terrible! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted January 15, 2019 Members Share Posted January 15, 2019 (edited) Not a minute into their broadcast and Tennis Channel saysssssssss.....coming up a look at the great US males who have advanced to the next round and we are all hot and bothered over them and were are talking about them today....blah.....awful.....surprised they mentioned Tsitsipas. ESPN has all but forgotten about him too after his Canadian run. Edited January 15, 2019 by Soapsuds 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted January 15, 2019 Members Share Posted January 15, 2019 I think tennis screwed themselves. They haven’t positioned themselves well for the future, overinvested in Federer über alles, and they now have to create Olympics-style sob-story melodrama to make it all relevant to a dwindling number of casual fans. The game itself isn’t cutting it, so they barely show it. I was pissed there was no way to (legally) watch the Azarenka/Siegemund match. Serena is the only one who really transcends the sport on a level where Americans are interested in her life outside of tennis. It’s unique for any athlete really. That’s a LeBron/Tom Brady/ARod level of fame/notoriety. Some people will tune in just to see if she loses it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted January 15, 2019 Members Share Posted January 15, 2019 And Tennis Channel made no mention of Thiem's match last night......AWFUL!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted January 16, 2019 Members Share Posted January 16, 2019 Pavlyuchenkova takes out Bertens. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnCCorinthos4ever Posted January 16, 2019 Members Share Posted January 16, 2019 Back at the Tennis and watching the Cilic v McDonald game. My 3rd day will be Friday my time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted January 16, 2019 Members Share Posted January 16, 2019 Berdych is looking *really* good. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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