The Tennis Thread

[Faulkner]

Getting old sucks in a lot of ways. Hard to watch. Still, he made the QF off two knee surgeries (which is both an indictment of his competition and a testimony to his skill).

ESPN is lame, of course. We’re missing the tight Berrettini/FAA match while they chatter on and on about Roger’s defeat.

[Soapsuds]

The match is on ESPN2.

[ChitHappens]

A bagel?!

[Faulkner]

Oh thanks!!

Denis Shapovalov is looking soooo much better. He cleans up well, even with the sun-burnt face lol. Not quite as effortlessly stylish and elegant as his compatriot FAA…

[Soapsuds]

So everyone is waiting on Roger press conference and nothing yet.

[Faulkner]

The FAA/Berrettini match is… not good. What a disappointment of a return for Wimbledon.

[Soapsuds]

Berrettini is a pure serve bot. I hate his game. 

[Toups]

Disappointed FAA lost but it was definitely a great step in the right direction for him.  Happy for Shapo but it’s going to take Novak playing at his worst for Shapo to win.  No matter what happens this was a huge tournament for Canadian tennis.  

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[Soapsuds]

Your thoughts on Roger.

[DramatistDreamer]

It'll be funny if Hurkazc wins the men's title. Actually, it might be the best case scenario. I stopped caring about this tournament last weekend but, maybe that clip of Hurkacz being utterly ignored by the press in the press conference room has been fueling his run. His journey to the final is the least yawn inspiring run of the players left in the draw, imo.

[Soapsuds]

Oh I missed it. Where can I see it?

 

Matteo can't win the big match. He hasn't been able to do it this year. 

Shapo is still to green to win a major.

I like Herbie but his game is so wooden and I loathe his coach. He's coached all the Trumpster rejects.

Novak takes it over Matteo in the finals.

 

The women...flush them all...don't care.

[Toups]

I didn’t see the match but there’s nothing really to say.  He’s still able to make it to the quarters just shows how, at an old age and his body breaking down, he’s still pretty decent.  

[DramatistDreamer]

Welp, I was trying to put a positive spin on things but I am indifferent, tbh.

I think I posted that clip of Hurkacz not being asked any questions in the press conference room some time ago. It happened before Wimbledon, at another tournament, don't remember which. You can probably find it somewhere on Twitter, if you search.

 

I'm a believer that people and players should retire when they decide. Tennis is an individual sport, so it should be the decision if that individual. Viewers can always change the channel, spectators another match, if they'd rather not see.

[Faulkner]

Kerber effed that up big time trying to serve out that second set.

[DramatistDreamer]

I clicked on, just in time to see Kerber play an awful tiebreak, lol. I almost felt sorry for Angie (I said almost

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) until I remembered that, had it been Venus or Serena, Angie would've been playing 'balls to the walls', relentlessly ruthless tennis. Oh well.