The Tennis Thread

[Faulkner]

 

Edited January 20, 2019 by Faulkner

[Faulkner]

Wow, Kafelnikov and Mary Pierce finally got in!

 

 

 

Edited January 21, 2019 by Faulkner

[DramatistDreamer]

Well, if the ATP/ITF is going to try to overlook and finesse the Justin Gimelstob affair, what moral high ground could they now possibly stand on to prevent Kafelnikov from getting in?

Wow Li Na must've gotten in the first time she came up for nomination.  Some people are shoo-ins given their legacy.

[Soapsuds]

@DramatistDreamer  what affair? With who?   Not surprised..

[Faulkner]

Svitolina just beat Madison in a bizarre, topsy-turvy match to make the Aussie QFs for the second straight year. 

 

Meanwhile, if Osaka is to advance to meet Svitolina, she’ll have to come back from a set down again, this time against Cryface Sevastova.

[DramatistDreamer]

 

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  I meant the assault case and criminal matter. 

 

The tennis PTB continue to try to ignore and minimize the whole thing so at this point, they no longer have the moral standing (they never did, in the first place but at least before, they could pretend) to try to keep Kafelnikov out anymore.

 

Nobody's trying to have a physical affair with Gimelstob, lol.  He'll never be that rich or powerful.

 

That's a regular scoreline for one of Madison's matches, it happens so frequently.

[Faulkner]

What is going on with Sascha Zverev?

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[Faulkner]

Zverev falls again in a Slam. He didn’t show up in those first two sets, but once he actually exerted some effort in the third, it was too late, and Raonic took advantage.

[Soapsuds]

Sasha sucks. How is he #3 in the world?

[Faulkner]

 

[Faulkner]

Pliskova looks lethal.

[ChitHappens]

Serena 6.1 first set against Halep in 20 minutes. 

[Faulkner]

OMG Kei!

 

Wins with an ace! PCB was PISSED. Didn’t shake umpire’s hand at the end. Thought a point in the super TB that was overruled and awarded to Kei should have been replayed.

 

Full TB posted to YouTube:

 

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Coric out to Pouille! Zverev out to Raonic! 

 

Novak has split sets with Daniil, losing the 2nd in a TB.

Edited January 21, 2019 by Faulkner

[Faulkner]

Novak is up two sets to one now. Medvedev looks depleted, but still dangerous, and Novak is in a 0-30 hole in his first service game in the 4th set.

[Faulkner]

Novak gets through a fading Medvedev in four.