This is nothing new at Wimbledon, and he knows that. 

LMAO at Stephens/Ostapenko score. 6-1, 0-6 so far in Eastbourne.

27 minutes ago, I Am A Swede said:

This is nothing new at Wimbledon, and he knows that. 

I’m not sure why the same formula isn’t applied to the women.

1 hour ago, Faulkner said:

LMAO at Stephens/Ostapenko score. 6-1, 0-6 so far in Eastbourne.

I’m not sure why the same formula isn’t applied to the women.

 

Crazy!  Stephens lost.  

Sabalenka got her first big win in a while today, even if Wozniacki isn’t the player she once was. Sabalenka has really floundered since her epic 2018. Her fall has been underreported because Naomi’s season has been even more disappointing since Melbourne.

The Wimbledon spokesperson's response seems pretty weak. 

 

If the ITF made the standards for even qualifying as a professional tennis player more exacting and rigorous, making it more difficult for many to even get a ranking, let alone qualify for Challengers, then there should at least be better prize money and facilities for those who do qualify to play. 

 

Think @VasekPospisil's suggestion that the four grand slams could help boost prize money at Challenger Tour level is an interesting one https://t.co/78XoLAguv1

— Simon Cambers (@scambers73) June 27, 2019

 

France has some of the best equipped and organized Challenger tournaments.  Many have facilities that are truly up to professional quality standard and some rival or best most ATP 250 tournaments but it's clear that Challenger tournaments in France get support from the French government.

 

In the U.S., some Challengers are located at the site of country clubs and have facilities that look nice (although some are still inadequate to support an actual tournament in multiple players that need to play simultaneous matches) but there are a few U.S. based Challengers that have poor facilities, courts that are unfit and inadequate amount of staff and I was shocked to see that some of the worst facilities in the U.S. required entrance fees from the players!

Uh-oh.

 

#FedCup, reimagined.

Introducing the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Finals 🏆 https://t.co/bc4mIN6HAx#FedCupFinals #RoadtoBudapest pic.twitter.com/kY13k2GW0o

— Fed Cup (@FedCup) June 27, 2019

Cori "Coco" Gauff, 15 just became the youngest player to qualify for the main draw at Wimbledon.  Well done to her!! 

18 hours ago, DramatistDreamer said:

Cori "Coco" Gauff, 15 just became the youngest player to qualify for the main draw at Wimbledon.  Well done to her!! 

Speaking of that...

 

 

Nadal’s path is BRUTAL, with a possible Kyrgios R2, and Novak opens against Kohlschreiber. 

 

 

Federer’s path is just eyeroll-worthy. The R4 is only potential challenge (on paper) until the semis.

 

 

Edited June 28, 20196 yr by Faulkner

Of course, SW19 would do that.  They say these draws are random but...

These draws feel... curated. And it’s funny that after complaining about his seeding, Rafa is in Roger’s half but gets all of the most threatening players (including Tsonga, who nearly beat Fed in Halle) in his quarter. C’mon, Wimbledon, you don’t have to surround old Rog in bubble wrap. Gotta protect that cash cow/golden goose.

 

Tennis industry media et al., trots out the same punditry, tired think-pieces and click-baity headlines, then wonders why the sport won't grow.

I think I'll skip reading all of it for awhile. Maybe then I'll be able to watch the sport with some measure of peace and perhaps enjoyment.

Coric has withdrawn from Wimbledon, making Roger’s path to the final that much easier.

 

And meanwhile...

 

 

Annnnd Naomi’s out in R1. Not sure when her game will click on natural surfaces.

 

Sascha out to Vesely.