1 hour ago, Faulkner said:

 

Wonder if he'll just give up singles. Who is going to give him a wild card?

Did he look like this at Laver Cup? In terms of weight, I mean.  I'm not trying to be insulting, I'm genuinely curious as to whether he's gained weight since then. LC was not that long ago.

 

 

After losing the first set, Jack Sock started showing pain in his back in the second and soon retired against Bangoura.

Two years after being in Top 8 to reach World Tour Finals, Sock will ne without a ranking Monday.

Here’s the scene, called by @MikeCTennis and @Noahrubin33 pic.twitter.com/XWiB9E8AwK

— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) October 30, 2019

He is not in tennis shape. He refuses to put in the hard work. He thinks just showing on court is enough. Good riddance!  Never cared for his game or his persona.

Edited October 30, 20196 yr by Soapsuds

I know I sound like a broken record, going back to the same point over and over again but I do think this is a preview of what we can expect in her career.  A career full of injuries.

 

 

Andreescu: "My knee twisted, I heard a crack, she validated me that it’s my mensicus. I can't bend my knee at all. It's cracking every time I walk and it friggin' hurts.”

Bruneau: “Don’t push it.”

Andreescu: “I don’t want to stop.”

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— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) October 30, 2019

So Roger isn't playing the ATP Cup. Wasn't he the one all for it or am I mistaken? Can he just retire already?

4 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

So Roger isn't playing the ATP Cup. Wasn't he the one all for it or am I mistaken? Can he just retire already?

 

I'm not sure whether he actually cared about the ATP Cup, I think it had more to do with less conflict with the Laver Cup.  From what he said, he's skipping to spend more time with his kids before the season starts.  Stan wasn't playing, so Switzerland really had little chance anyway.

 

And Bertens just retired from her match with Bencic. These ladies are beat.

 

Speed up the damn courts, WTA, you're breaking your players, some of whom won't even have long careers as it is! 

Serena must feel justified in skipping this clusterf&ck!

 

 

When are those players going to learn?  A bounced or deliberately dropped racquet is one thing, but hurling it where it can injure someone is so stupid, especially when the consequences by now are well documented.

1 hour ago, DramatistDreamer said:

Speed up the damn courts, WTA, you're breaking your players, some of whom won't even have long careers as it is! 

Serena must feel justified in skipping this clusterf&ck!

 

 

When are those players going to learn?  A bounced or deliberately dropped racquet is one thing, but hurling it where it can injure someone is so stupid, especially when the consequences by now are well documented.

I just laugh when they say Petra isn't playing well. Umm...its the super slow courts. That's why she isn't winning. 

 

So sick of seeing linemen and umps injured by stupid players. Ban them for a year. Make it a point penalty if player throws raquet or hits ball in the air in anger. Second offense should be game penalty. These only warnings are ridiculous.

And Sasha just threw his racquet after losing point and ump takes a while and then just gives him a warning....just terrible.

Edited October 31, 20196 yr by Soapsuds

When playing well, Novak/Fed/Rafa just completely outclass everyone else. 

4 minutes ago, Faulkner said:

When playing well, Novak/Fed/Rafa just completely outclass everyone else. 

 

Yep!  It's a joy to watch.  Had myself a YouTube marathon last week of Novak and Rafa's greatest hits.  AO 2012 will always leave me mesmerized.  One of the greatest matches ever.  Six hours of my life I don't even need back.  

 

Meanwhile Darren Cahlil to Simona:

 

Novak crushed Tsitsipas....ouch!

 

Cahill and Simona....lolololololol

 

I don't know why Darren puts up with her mood swings.

Edited November 1, 20196 yr by Soapsuds