The Official 2014 Tennis Thread

[Marc]

Hello all

[MTVN]

When is the Aussie open then

[Black Dagger]

I was going to make it, I had the lovely schedules sorted.

Hello <3.

[BigSister]

Brand new shiny thread

[Black Dagger]

http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tournaments/Event-Calendar.aspx (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tournaments/Event-Calendar.aspx) (how do I make it so the link is like a clickable word like 'ATP 2014 Schedule)

http://www.wtatennis.com/tournaments (And the same for WTA 2014 schedule)

[Drew.]

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[Marc]

I was going to make it, I had the lovely schedules sorted.

Hello <3.

you don't deserve to sorry x

[Black Dagger]

you don't deserve to sorry x

http://www.phoenixtv-distribution.com/files/product/xlarge.184LiNa.jpg

[Drew.]

http://www.tennisforum.com/

Chop chop, sign up ladies

[MTVN]

2014 will be Sharapova's year, am I right Marc?

[Marc]

http://www.tennisforum.com/

Chop chop, sign up ladies

I'm already on that I think..

Also I should infract you for advertising on this forum!!!!!!!

[Novo]

Might as well list our top 10 faves for the 2014 season

1) Vika
2) Aga
3) Ula
4) Kiri
5) Cornet
6) Mugu
7) PicaPower
8) Domi ( all is forgiven for knocking Vika out of the french open a couple of years ago after her great hosting skills on WTA Access all areas this year)
9) Tsurenko
10) Petkovic

Donna has been relegated outside the Top 10

[Drew.]

I'm already on that I think..

Please add Wizard Of Woz

[Novo]

Might as well list our top 10 faves for the 2014 season

1) Vika
2) Aga
3) Ula
4) Kiri
5) Cornet
6) Mugu
7) PicaPower
8) Domi ( all is forgiven for knocking Vika out of the french open a couple of years ago after her great hosting skills on WTA Access all areas this year)
9) Tsurenko
10) Petkovic

Donna has been relegated outside the Top 10

[Marc]

Might as well list our top 10 faves for the 2014 season

1) Vika
2) Aga
3) Ula
4) Kiri
5) Cornet
6) Mugu
7) PicaPower
8) Domi ( all is forgiven for knocking Vika out of the french open a couple of years ago after her great hosting skills on WTA Access all areas this year)
9) Tsurenko
10) Petkovic

Donna has been relegated outside the Top 10

http://a.mod-site.net/s/appl.gif

[Drew.]

Asking me to put Caro, Genie and Donna in an order, i dont think so

[Novo]

those 3 are all my passovers, Caro was one of my faves back in the day and Genie and Donna are just names you heard from me.. go and scout your own players you horrible bastard

[Black Dagger]

I don't even think I have 10 female faves, I only like Li out of the top stars (and appreciate how good Serena is)

[Locke.]

Lisicki's year

[Drew.]

Andy the united fan of tennis, picking every single player as a favourite

[Marc]

1) Ana
2) Aga
3) Simona
....
Jankovic - if she's in the same form as post-US Open
Stosur - always love her
Lisicki - jolly german
Robson - gotta
Tsurenko - yep

[Marc]

I'll keep an eye on Maria too :suspect:

[Black Dagger]

I will do a top 5 for both ATP and WTA who can appreciate my support.

WTA

1) Li Na
2) Laura Robson
3) Sabine Lisicki
4) Simona Halep
5) Shuai Peng

ATP

1) Juan Martin Del Potro
2) Andy Murray
3) Kei Nishikori
4) Jo Wilfried Tsonga
5) Gael Monfils

[Novo]

Top 5 ATP are Ryan Harrison, Donskoy, Tsonga, Gasquet and Jerzy

Raonic is growing on me a bit as well lately, he almost killed Aga the other day with one of his serves though

[Black Dagger]

Raonic can **** off. Orrible cheating tosspot.

[Marc]

Murray, Lleyton, Ferrer, Roger, Berd,

[Black Dagger]

Ferrer :sleep::sleep:

With any luck he'll be out of top 10 these year.

[Marc]

Go back under your rock

[Black Dagger]

I love you too bbz x

[Drew.]

- Caro, Genie, Donna, Sharapova, Robson.

- Murray, Ferrer, Federer.

[Novo]

Tsonga and Cornet, the greatest Hopman cup pairing ever.

[Marc]

Stosur/Tomic ftw

[Marc]

Oh I just remembered I really like Flavia

[Novo]

that Spanish team are just dire, you would think they'd be able to get a better male to play at least

[Marc]

And Anabel is old and ****

[Novo]

http://instagram.com/p/ikQpLfjLTv/

**** sake :joker:

[Marc]

can't see that?

[Marc]

Oh I see it on my iPhone

She should spend more time training

[Black Dagger]

Li Na won :dance: She's going hard for her only 2014 trophy <33.

[Marc]

Use that energy now before her old muscles and bones stop working

[Black Dagger]

Rude. Serena and her are the same age :hmph:

I'm going to stop watching WTA when she retires, :sad:

[Marc]

You know you won't.

[Black Dagger]

I could :hmph:

[Novo]

Asian people tend to be fitter and live longer then anyone else, that is why Date Krumm is still competing at the highest level, she is still as fit as a 28 year old caucasian, Li Na has another 10 years of jobbing to do yet

[Marc]

28 yo Caucasians aren't very fit in tennis these days. It's all about the 16/17/18 yo's

[Novo]

Rosol has just broke Nadal in the second set at Doha and serving for the set now

[Drew.]

She's gone, gone forever..

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bc2JER2CAAANXEl.jpg

[Marc]

Horrid ring

[Drew.]

Straight from the Christmas cracker last week

[Marc]

You could do better Drew

[Drew.]

I will do better

[Black Dagger]

You've got me, you don't need no better. xo

[Drew.]

That'll do for now

[Marc]

Always set your sights low Drew.

First insult of 2014 <3

[Novo]

Domi v Serena could be interesting if Domi is at her best

[Novo]

good old Kanepi

[Novo]

https://twitter.com/alizecornet

fall back drew

[Drew.]

Some would say she looks like a young Michael Jackson

http://i.imgur.com/FHoKiWh.png

[Novo]

My Cornetto wipes the floor with Donna and Genie

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BSD1cbkIgAALqsI.jpg:large

[Drew.]

Reply from Genie and Donna and a favourite from Donna

Retweet from Donna and a retweet from Cornet

it is now 3-2 to me, you are catching up.. i must gain some more ground

[Novo]

Reply from Chrissie Evert counts as 10 because she is a grand slam champion
Reply from Donna before you counts as 10 as well
Retweet from Donna when she reached he first WTA final counts as 10
Retweet from Alize and changed her header to the picture as well counts as 10

so i make that a washout

[Drew.]

Chrissie Evert is an ancient jobber and isn't even playing anymore so technically its 3-3 then, soon to be 10-3 to me. :xyxwave:

[Novo]

Chrissie Evert is bigger then Donna and Genie will ever be 40-3 to me

[Drew.]

Ex players dont count, she is irrelevant now she was seeking attention from Donna. 3-3

[Locke.]

I got a retweet from The Situation who has more followers than all these people put together

100-40-3 to me

[Drew.]

Sammy Ameobi sent me some of his signed clobber 1,003-100-40 to me

[Novo]

Kevin Nash > The Situation and Sammy Ameobi

[Novo]

And this is the Tennis Thread, The Situation belongs in one of the pointless reality TV threads somewhere

[Drew.]

looks like Andy loses

http://i.imgur.com/nZSGeQ2.png

[Locke.]

The Situation > Chrissie Evert

pls confirm

[Drew.]

Confirmed

[Novo]

Chrissie Evert = Tennis Legend
The Situation = The guy everyone knows as the thick one from Jersey Shore and the Big Brother reject

[Locke.]

http://i.imgur.com/4lvH9GT.jpg

[Drew.]

:joker:

[Novo]

you have made him look more successful in one post then he has actually been in his whole career

[Marc]

Drew pls stop disregarding Chris Evert as if she's nothing; what you're saying right now is a crime against tennis.

[Marc]

Looks like Jelena will be giving Vika a spanking tomorrow

[Novo]

5-4 Vika in H2H but Jelena won the last match at the yec, should be a good one,

[Drew.]

Drew pls stop disregarding Chris Evert as if she's nothing; what you're saying right now is a crime against tennis.

She old and no longer interesting

[Drew.]

Bit like Michael Owen

[Black Dagger]

Michael Owen was interesting?

[Marc]

Well Donna's old and didn't tweet you a birthday message so...

[Drew.]

You got me

[Marc]

Some might say she is evil tbh I mean it was your birthday.. Does she not care?

[Novo]

http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me5w92bf091qm9rypo1_1280.jpg

[Marc]

Looks a bit like Vika there

[Drew.]

My Vika

[Novo]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/03/article-1217876-06AF6818000005DC-103_468x460.jpg

or

http://www.tennisearth.com/photos/Petra_Kvitova/Petra_Kvitova6950.jpg

[Novo]

jelena has got the message, never breadstick vika.

[Novo]

Vika v Serena final at Brisbane
Ana v Venus final at Auckland

2 blockbuster finals

[Black Dagger]

Don't forget Peng vs Na.

[Novo]

i forgot all about the jobber asian one being on

[Marc]

Li Na, Ana, Vika

Our girls are perfoming well :love: (if they all lose now...I'll cry)

[Novo]

I am trying to figure out which horse wins in your Gif, the one with the ****zy head makes a late surge and the one in the middle that is all over the place stays on well in the last furlong but i reckon the dancing two legged one hangs on for the victory

[Black Dagger]

Monfils vs Nadal
Hewitt vs Federer

Not a bad set of finals that for the start of 2014

[Marc]

Nadal Fed final would be grand.(slam hehee)

[Novo]

Who did Monfils beat in the Semis?

[Novo]

Oh they are the Doha Semis aren't they.. thought you meant them as two seperate finals

[Marc]

http://cdn.thisisbigbrother.com/customavatars/avatar10930_268.gif

[Black Dagger]

Oh they are the Doha Semis aren't they.. thought you meant them as two seperate finals

Oh I thought they were two separate finals lol

[Novo]

Putin will be giving that torch to Kiri as a present when she wins Wimbledon

[Novo]

i think they are two seperate finals actually because Federer is playing in Australia i think, Stop being confusing Marc :idc:

[Marc]

I too thought that... stop being confusing Lucas :idc:

[Novo]

great win for ana against an in form venus

[Marc]

http://anaivanovic.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/w250/news/1526319_10152464249956102_1601140029_n.jpg

[Marc]

Vika letting the side down

[Marc]

http://i44.tinypic.com/2w3ronp.jpg

[Marc]

They've grown

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/08/article-2170579-13FB332C000005DC-673_634x459.jpg

[Novo]

first time Vika has lost in Australia since 2011, some record that was

[Marc]

Records are meant for breaking

[Drew.]

When did Monfils get rid of the locks

[Novo]

Points gained already this season, just a few more to defend this month and #1 will be achieved again.

[Marc]

When did Monfils get rid of the locks

Dunno but it seems to have helped

[Drew.]

I miss the locks

[Novo]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdJm5SUCcAIluY1.jpg:large

Cornet and Tsonga win the Hopman cup :worship:

Aga and Panfils did amazing considering he's about 260 in the world and beat Raonic and took a set from Tsonga

[Marc]

Points gained already this season, just a few more to defend this month and #1 will be achieved again.

Few? Lol

[Marc]

Bit of a messy court. How did they manage to play on that

[Novo]

well it's pretty much guaranteed she will win it for the 3rd time in a row, today was just a warm up

[Marc]

If Serena is defeated yeah, possibly. Will need to have a look at the draw

[Drew.]

Theres no beating Serena this year i'm afraid, maybe for the exception of Caro

[Marc]

I do think Serena will fray this year, hopefully retire next year

[Novo]

Caro will be less interested in Tennis then ever before now that she is Engaged

[Drew.]

She will need to win as many matches as possible to help fund her multi million pound wedding.

[Marc]

Speaking of which, when do you expect your invite in the mail?

[Novo]

Rory thinks he can win 2 majors this year.. so he can pay for that easily. Off Course Scotty will crush his dreams and he'll have to settle for a budget wedding in Copenhagen

[Drew.]

I'm Rorys best man

[Drew.]

♥♥♥♥♥

[Marc]

It'll be a registry office jobby

[Marc]

Aw Roger.

But yay Lleyton!

[Drew.]

Fed :( but Hewitt is a hero so I'm happy for him

[Novo]

Fed trying to deal with those lobs.... dear god

[Novo]

Genie and Aga both knocked out by BMS

http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/25/54/61/5688391/3/628x471.jpg

[Drew.]

Australian Open couldn't come soon enough

[Black Dagger]

Has my boyfriend started his tournament yet, go and check.

[Black Dagger]

Urgh 3am.. why so ****ing late. I didn't even get to see Li Na win her trophy.

[Drew.]

There are too many matches and events going on i cant keep up with it

[Marc]

http://i39.tinypic.com/65wjev.jpg

Swoosh

[Black Dagger]

****ing hell. Del Po jobbing in the first set to Mahut of all people, least he won :dance:

[Novo]

http://distilleryimage9.ak.instagram.com/b320dc7c778f11e397151213a45ad6b9_8.jpg

Vika and Monfils, the greatest friendship in tennis.

[Novo]

Muguruza and Allison Riske seem like ones to watch this season, Riske finding some form out of nowhere on Hard Court all of a sudden and Muguruza seems to be developing as well

[Marc]

I really like BMS she really digs deep. I really hope her retirement this week won't affect her in the Aus Open.

[Marc]

So many retirements over the past couple of weeks

[Marc]

Brisbane - 3 retirements/walkovers
Shezhen - 1 retirement
Chennai - 6 retirements/walkovers
Auckland - 2 retirements/walkovers

Everybody is either being really cautious or are rubbish sports people :laugh:

[Marc]

And five more this week throughout the tournaments

[Drew.]

How great is Pironkova

http://cdn.ph.upi.com/sv/b/upi/UPI-52611389183192/2014/1/9f4f9a88bc8f7fb2d7f1b43cbc2c4555/Upset-win-has-Pironkova-in-Sydney-semifinals.jpg

[Marc]

Didn't realise Madison Keys pretty much destroyed my poor Simona

[Marc]

Loved Pironkova in Wimbledon 2010

[Drew.]

She's facing Kerber in the final tomorrow

[Marc]

Hope she can win. But I don't mind Kerber and really like her game so if she won it wouldnt be the end of the world!

[Marc]

Watch how Tsvetana and Ana flop early on in AO

[Drew.]

Fingers crossed.. just as long as Caro makes it further than Ana, Li, Lisicki and Vika.

[Marc]

What a horrible git

[Marc]

Ouch! The way Kvitova lost today :joker: silly bint challenged a ball on the baseline and it was in, cos she stopped play she lost the point. GSM lol

[Novo]

Kerber is having a bit of an under the radar great start to the season

[Marc]

Her defensive half volleys across court are beautiful

[Novo]

Mugu in the Semi finals at Hobart, it would be amazing if she won it

[Marc]

Mugu in the Semi finals at Hobart, it would be amazing if she won it

http://www.madrid-open.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/muguruza-640x356.jpg

[King Gizzard]

Tennis, a fine sport

[Novo]

http://www4.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Elena%2BVesnina%2BHobart%2BInternational%2BDay%2B9 %2BYsngh-Yhxu6x.jpg

[Marc]

What's she doing there

[Novo]

simply enjoying her first wta singles title

[Novo]

what time is the draw tomorrow? hopefully it's live and exclusive on youtube again

[Drew.]

Was just about to ask the same thing

[King Gizzard]

Did you see Redfoo has had an invitation

[Drew.]

Redfoo was the highlight of last years AO

[Marc]

http://sports.ndtv.com/images/stories/vesnina_eastbourne_300_title.jpg

This is bigger

[Novo]

All the LMFAO crew were there last year, Sam must hate those clowns being around

[Marc]

Which Sam

[Novo]

her coach Sam Sumyk

[Marc]

I thought you were on about Stosur. Was gonna say

[King Gizzard]

Need someone to support in the mens

[Novo]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BB64bBbCAAABR9-.jpg

I was going to give Redfoo a chance but this was the final straw for me

[Drew.]

The tennis sig will be coming out on Sunday, it is all ready to go.

[Drew.]

that picture :joker:

[Marc]

RedFoo should date Jedward instead.

[King Gizzard]

is there going to be a sweepstake for fun or is it just the sweepstake/prediction game these days

[Novo]

remember when Vika dated Sergi Bubka's son and he somehow managed to fall out of his apartment window and break his legs, ffs what a story

[Marc]

Here's your sweepstake Nathan; Alona Bondarenko and Tim Henman

[Drew.]

Yeah go on do a sweepstake for whoever is taking part in the prediction game for the top 10 seeds for both male and female or however many people are taking part (just for fun ofc)

[Novo]

don't be silly

[Drew.]

Andy is in charge.

[Novo]

Is it just me or has Ula not played this season yet

[Novo]

****, she has actually pulled out the Aussie Open

[King Gizzard]

Here's your sweepstake Nathan; Alona Bondarenko and Tim Henman

yes

[Drew.]

I'm going to have to go shopping on Sunday to get some food supplies for this, i always get hungry at about 3am and i've never got anything to eat.

[Novo]

http://donnavekic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/china.jpg

v

http://www.wtatennis.com/javaImages/7b/e6/0,,12781~11069051,00.jpg

[Drew.]

Shame Lesia is a jobber because shes quite a GIP

[Novo]

Can remember the Tennis Forum exploding last year because she nearly reached the Brisbane final after getting a lucky loser spot

[Drew.]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2YCVhvzh0to/ULuH2hGEKOI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/l49lbVcrLMg/s1600/tsurenko16.jpg

[Drew.]

Sky Sports News ‏@SkySportsNews 49s
The draw for the Australian Open is on the way - details of who plays who coming up

sooner than i thought

[Drew.]

Its in 25 minutes

[Novo]

get onto youtube quick!!!

[Novo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QMqg-viy9Q

[Drew.]

Thanks jobber

[Novo]

**** sake that tram before :joker:

[Novo]

Projected quarterfinals: Serena-Errani, Li-Kvitova, Jankovic-Sharapova, Radwanska-Azarenka.

[Novo]

Poor Aga will have to be Sacrificed in the Quarters

[Drew.]

Easy route for Serena

[Novo]

Robson getting Flipkens :joker:

[Drew.]

Wozniacki v Dominguez Lino

[Black Dagger]

Robson going out first in the slams again </3.

And Li has an easy enough route to the QF's. Bitch better not **** it up.

[Drew.]

Bouchard vs Tang Hao Chen, No. 431.. Exxxxcellent.

[Drew.]

Genie could come up against Errani then.. what a great draw

[Novo]

always dangerous getting a Q in the first round, you know they are on some kind of form already because they almost certainty have to win 3 games

[Novo]

Bet Marc is drooling over the thought of Tsurenko v Halep in R2

[Drew.]

Nadal v Tomic and Djokovic v Lacko.

[Novo]

Nadal and Tomic in R1 :worship:

[Drew.]

Murray v Soeda and Federer v Duckworth

[Black Dagger]

Who has Del Boy got?

[Drew.]

ahh i remember Soeda, Go Soeda

[Drew.]

Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro in one quarter and Andy Murray and Roger Federer are in the other quarter of his half

[Novo]

Nadal and Delpo would be legendary

[Black Dagger]

Del Po destroying Nadal again :love:

[Novo]

Delpo begins against a Qualifier

[Drew.]

Murray and Ferrer with alright draws

[Novo]

Cornetto might have a good little run here looking at the draw

[Novo]

****ing hell, Hampton is lurking in Vika's quarter as well.. this is a disaster

[Novo]

oh ffs i have just noticed Kuznetsova lurking in there as well, it gets worse.

[Drew.]

Quit crying

[Novo]

oh dear oh dear there is a chance Heather Watson might face Donna

[Drew.]

Excellent, I've never been a fan of Watson, time for Donna to break her heart.

[Drew.]

http://i.imgur.com/SE8WhG1.png

[Black Dagger]

Aww.. Kimiko and Li might meet in the 2nd round :sad:

[Novo]

lets have a 2 minute silence for Kiri and Ula

[Novo]

just sent out the tribute tweet

[Novo]

421442656959340544

[Novo]

get him Drew

[Drew.]

:joker: wow

[Drew.]

retreat

[Marc]

Pironkova with a cheeky first title

[Marc]

Imagine a shaky start by Nadal and Tomic knocking him out

[Marc]

If Tomic does wonders we could have a Tomic/Hewitt 4th round

[Marc]

This is Novak's to lose.

[Black Dagger]

Imagine a shaky start by Nadal and Tomic knocking him out

I ****ing hate Tomic, but that would be wonderful.

[Marc]

Makarova/Venus first round. Juicy

Lucie going to take Li Na to the cleaners in the third round

[Novo]

the Cornetto to get to the QF

[Drew.]

Pironkova :worship:

[Novo]

took her long enough to finally play good on Hard Court, there is hope for Lisicki yet

[Drew.]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdoNSubCMAAFv0M.jpg:large

[Marc]

Looks a bit chunky there

[Drew.]

I think Donna might be doing a webcam Q&A tonight, my questions are in.

[Marc]

'Will you marry me' is not an acceptable question

[Drew.]

I made sure i included my twitter name in them :pipe2:

[Drew.]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdnQHqLCcAAKAB2.jpg:large

[Drew.]

Someone needs to teach Donna how to do a bloody webcam stream, her website is amazing though.

[Novo]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdmlnB8CIAE6p8A.jpg:large

[Novo]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BE3nanrCEAEEIxt.jpg:large

think Ana was a bit Starstruck in this one

[Black Dagger]

Makarova/Venus first round. Juicy

Lucie going to take Li Na to the cleaners in the third round

shut up!

[Novo]

Mugu wins the Hobart title 6-4 6-0 against Klara jesus christ.. i predicted she would have a good season but this is amazing so far :worship:

[Novo]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bdqx7xPCcAAiEqk.jpg:large