The Tennis Thread

[Faulkner]

Hurkacz was serving incredibly. He probably would have been any other player.

Eubanks with the break in the fifth set!

If Eubanks takes it, he’ll play Medvedev, a winnable match for him on grass.

Edit: He did it! Stefanos was lucky to get this far. If that Murray match hadn’t been suspended and continued the next day, he probably would have lost, as Murray had all the momentum. Eubanks can definitely take Medvedev. He might even have a road to the final, but Alcaraz or especially Berrettini (who seems back in form) would be huge challenges, no doubt.

Edited July 10, 2023 by Faulkner

[Faulkner]

I did not expect Jabeur to obliterate Kvitova like that. When were these ladies’ matches played?

 

Edited July 10, 2023 by Faulkner

[DramatistDreamer]

This article is backing up my point that tennis, unlike other industries could use a bit more AI, especially the intelligence part as the lines judges at Wimbledon are not making good calls. I only saw parts of Venus’ first round match so I didn’t realize that a bad call essentially cost her the match, but this isn’t the first or even second time bad calls cost her a match at Wimbledon.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/10/sports/tennis/wimbledon-line-judges-hawkeye.html

[DramatistDreamer]

No disrespect to Swiatek but Svitolina played Iga the way I had been thinking that the other WTA players should’ve been playing her, the way most players used to play the #1s, put her game under consistent pressure and see if it gives way, and in this case it did, to the point that Swiatek was making errors, seemingly out of nowhere at times. Serena used to proclaim that when players faced off against her, everyone brought their best game against her. I got the sense, at times that this wasn’t the case in some matches against Swiatek. I don’t know if this was Svitolina’s best (she also made some questionable shots but knew when to clean up her game) but she knew that in the era she started playing professionally, the pressure was usually on the higher ranked player and the challenger played that principle for all its worth.

[DramatistDreamer]

Naomi Osaka has had a baby girl. I am not sure what exact date but understand this to be a recent event. Congratulations to her and Cordae.

[Fevuh]

Gotta look up the time of tomorrow's matches, wanna see when the Keys smackdown and kickball around the court and aimless shrugging/looks of "I don't care" begins.  

[Faulkner]

Jabeur got her revenge on Rybakina.

[Faulkner]

Eubanks is having such a huge breakout Wimbledon. Really delivering on the biggest stage. Of course, Arthur Ashe has been on people’s minds, as he would have turned 80 on Monday.

[Faulkner]

I guess the Eubanks fairytale had to realistically end at some point, but still who had him making the quarterfinals, even after his grass-court title? And no doubt his star will rise and $$$$ will be coming in. He’s a great advocate for himself and tennis in America when the sport desperately needs one, especially on the men’s side.

[Fevuh]

Eubanks is kind of the story of the tournament - along with Svitolina - similar whether or not she pulls it off.  Ugh with Medvedev - he's so lifeless.  Constant Constipation is playing (that's what I say).  Or dude with perma-lipcurl.  

[DramatistDreamer]

Eubanks was noticeably crestfallen at not being able to pull off the victory but when he’s had a few moments to recover and really think about what he’s accomplished this Wimbledon fortnight, I mean his first main draw tournament at Wimbledon to the Quarterfinals, that is quite an achievement, hopefully this spurs him onward.

[DramatistDreamer]

Please register in order to view this content

https://apnews.com/article/larry-nassar-gymnastics-coach-stabbing-4ab34526e30c09194e33ee2bd59eb652

[Faulkner]

Marketa whooped that ass. 
 

 

Svitolina can now see Harry Styles concerts at her leisure.

[Soapsuds]

Marketa vs Ons?

 

Please register in order to view this content

[Faulkner]

Huge for Jabeur (as well as North Africa and the whole Arab world) and she’ll likely win her maiden GS title on Saturday. She beat four GS winners to get there: Andreescu, Kvitova, Rybakina, and Sabalenka. That’s some draw.