The Tennis Thread

[ChitHappens]

 

Can't wait to catch that match on YT later!  Complete WTA Doha matches are on YT and I could not be happier.  I work so I would not be able to watch live play anyhow.  This is so great!

[Soapsuds]

Kvitová beats Barty

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Monfils once again plays too much tennis and can't close joker and is now injured...same thing happened last year. Did his team not tell him not to overplay? 

Edited February 28, 2020 by Soapsuds

[Faulkner]

That’s it. I’m gonna splurge for yoga classes.

 

 

[Faulkner]

 

[Soapsuds]

Gawd...can't stand Fritz. He's such a shitty player.

[Faulkner]

Sabalenka and Djokovic won their titles within seconds of each other.

[Soapsuds]

 

 

 

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Edited March 4, 2020 by Soapsuds

[Soapsuds]

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/murray-targets-miami-2020-return

[ChitHappens]

An out of shape I don't give 2 sh!ts sloppy Sloane Stevens is Kamau Murray's karma for his crappy treatment of Monica Puig, Taylor Townsend and others!!!!!

 

She lost to Laylah Fernandez, an up and coming teen who has no serious weapons that I can see.  

[DramatistDreamer]

R'oh, roh.

 

 

Also, not far away, there are students on the campus of UCLA who are already in self-quarantine. It is voluntary and there are no reports of coronavirus on UCLA's campus.

[Faulkner]

If events are cancelled, what happens to points players are defending? Do they simply hold them until the next event or just drop them?

 

Meanwhile:

 

 

[Soapsuds]

https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/05/sports/tennis/05reuters-health-coronavirus-tennis.html

[DramatistDreamer]

Says the tournament that could barely contain a spread of gastrointestinal viruses a few years ago. Hand sanitizer is better than nothing, I guess.  There is no substitute for actually using soap and water and washing your hands and wrists for 20 seconds minimum though. I just don't trust most people to do this.  I don't want to rain on anybody's parade though.

The mixed messages-- I'd expect no less of tennis organizations.  At the same time, the message is clear, your health is your responsibility.

[Soapsuds]

If your sick..cough whatever ..you shouldn't be at a tennis tournament. Seriously watch it on TV.  I wonder if they considered moving it to July during the summer hard court season?

[DramatistDreamer]

 

People can transmit viral infections without even getting sick. That's the thing that no on seems to want to discuss. Some people are carriers but never exhibit symptoms.  If you are close enough to be able to smell someone's breath that you can tell what they had for lunch, you are close enough to ingest this particular viral strain. And most health professionals seem to agree that masks don't really help, unless you already have a cold/are sick, in which case, you should not be near others.  

Still, it's not true that only "sick" people can transmit a virus. 

One thing at least, is that LAX, according to their mayor, is disinfecting the facilities every hour on the hour. IW should definitely be doing this with the restrooms and food courts and between the day and evening sessions.  It's the least the tournament can do. 

Edited March 6, 2020 by DramatistDreamer