Official Tennis Thread - Part 3

[Nicky91]

ATP australian open final is between

Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev


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Mixed doubles champions of 2022 are Kristina Mladenovic (France) and Ivan Dodig (Croatia) who beat the australian duoJaimee Fourlis/Jason Kubler with 6-3, 6-4

[Nicky91]

Ashleigh Barty winner of women's australian open 2022

6-3, 7-6 over Danielle Collins

itgaPNHRDew


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winner of men's doubles

aussie duo Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios with 7-5, 6-4 over another aussie duo Max Purcell, Matthew Ebden

[Nicky91]

women's doubles title goes to czech duo Barbora Krejcikova, Katarina Siniakova who beat the kazakhi/brazilian duo Anna Danilina and Beatriz Haddad Maia with 6-7, 6-4, 6-4

[arista]

Nadal still going 11PM there


3 and half hours gone

[arista]

Nadal has Won


Beat the American.

[Denver]

Nadal the history maker, he has had an incredible return to Tennis, nit sure many thought he could do it a few years back but he has

[Nicky91]

Nadal has Won


Beat the American.

Medvedev is russian, not american


:fan:

[Nicky91]

ATP Rotterdam first round draw

Stefanos Tsitsipas
Alejandro Davidovitch

Lloyd Harris
Ilja Ivashka

David Goffin
Alex de Minaur

Mackenzie McDonald
Nikoloz Basilasjvili

Hubert Hurkacz
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Lorenzo Musetti
Mikael Ymer

qualifier
Denis Shapovalov
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Cameron Norrie
Ugo Humbert

Karen Chachanov
Alexei Popyrin

Alexandr Bublik
Andy Murray

qualifier
Felix Auger-Aliassime

Aslan Karatsev
Tallon Griekspoor

Filip Krajinovic
Marton Fucsovics

Artur Rinderknech
Kwon Soon-Woo

qualifier
Andrej Rublev

[Nicky91]

WTA Dubai

top half

Sabalenka (BLR)
Kostyuk (UKR)

Kvitova (CZE) Kvitova won with 6-2, 6-0
Giorgi (ITA)

Kenin (USA)
Ostapenko (LTV) Ostapenko won with 6-1, 6-2

Kasatkina (RUS)
Swiatek (POL) Swiatek won with 6-1, 6-2

Badosa (ESP)
Ruse (ROU)

Riske (USA)
Halep (ROU) Halep won with 6-2, 6-4

Gauff (USA)
Pegula (USA) Pegula won with 6-4, 6-4

Zvonareva (RUS)
Jabeur (TUN)

bottom half

Svitolina (UKR)
Sherif (EGY)

Mertens (BEL)
Teichmann (SUI)

Kudermetova (RUS)
Azarenka (BLR)

Siniakova (CZE)
Muguruza (ESP)

Collins (USA)
Vondrousova (CZE)

Tomljanovic (AUS)
Gracheva (RUS)

Begu (ROU)
Yastremska (UKR)

Garcia (FRA)
Krejcikova (CZE) Krecjikova won with 6-4, 7-6 (7-0 in tie break)

[Nicky91]

WTA Indian Wells, seeded players received a first round bye

first round

top half

Harmony Tan (FRA)
Rebecca Peterson (SWE)

Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS)
Hailey Baptiste (USA)

Ekaterina Alexandrova (RTF)
Elvina Kalieva (USA)

Claire Liu (USA)
Viktoriya Tomova (BUL)

Dayana Yastremska (UKR)
Caroline Garcia (FRA)

Anna Bondár (HUN)
Petra Martic (CRO)

Ann Li (USA)
Madison Brengle (USA)

Danka Kovinic (MNT)
Jil Teichmann (SUI)

Clara Burel (FRA)
Anhelina Kalinina (UKR)

Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA)
Sofia Kenin (USA)

Katie Volynets (USA)
Arantxa Rus (NL)

Zhang Qinwen (CHN)
Vera Zvonareva (RTF)

Ana Konjuh (CRO)
Harriet Dart (GB)

Robin Montgomery (USA)
Kaia Kanepi (EST)

Anastasia Potapova (RTF)
Misaki Doi (JAP)

Alison Riske (USA)
Catherine McNally (USA)
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bottom half

Heather Watson (GB)
Tereza Martincova (CZE)

Océane Dodin (FRA)
Kaja Juvan (SLO)

Amanda Anisimova (USA)
Emma Navarro (USA)

Nuria Parrizas Diaz (ESP)
Shelby Rogers (USA)

Wang Qiang (CHN)
Marie Bouzkova (CZE)

Sloane Stephens (USA)
Naomi Osaka (JAP)

Magdalena Frech (POL)
Maya Sherif (EGY)

Kristina Kucova (SVK)
Elena-Gabriele Ruse (ROU)

Katerina Siniakova (CZE)
Irina Begu (ROU)

Camila Osorio (COL)
Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BTF)

Marta Kostyuk (UKR)
Maryna Zanevska (BEL)

Daria Saville (AUS)
Zhang Shuai (CHN)

Magda Linette (POL)
Andrea Petkovic (GER)

Alison van Uytvanck (BEL)
Dalma Galfi (HUN)

Ashlyn Krueger (USA)
Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)

Katie Boulter (GB)
Jasmine Paolini (ITA)

[arista]

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[Zizu]

1501718816476344327


Good

Can’t abide the guy


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[Nicky91]

WTA Indian Wells

quarter finals

Simona Halep beat Petra Martic with 6-1, 6-1


Iga Swiatek beat Madison Keys with 6-1, 6-0



todays matches

Paula Badosa vs Veronika Kudermetova

Maria Sakkari vs Elena Rybakina


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ATP Indian Wells

quarter finals field

Carlos Alcaraz vs Cameron Norrie

Rafael Nadal vs Nick Kyrgios

Miomir Kecmanovic vs Taylor Fritz

Andrej Rublev vs Grigor Dimitrov

[Nicky91]

this week

WTA qualifyings for the Billie Jean King Cup


Netherlands vs Spain (8)

Italy vs France (2)

Kazakhstan vs Germany (6)

Czech Republic (4) vs Great Britain

Poland vs Romania (9)

Canada (7) vs Latvia

USA (3) vs Ukraine


Belarus, title defender Russia are suspended



Switzerland, Australia, Belgium and Slovakia are automatically qualified


and after this week, the ITF will hand out one wildcard to one of qualifyings losing countries

[Nicky91]

seeded players for 2022 WTA Mutua Madrid Open

01) Iga Swiatek (POL)
02) Paula Badosa (ESP)
03) Barbora Krejcikova (CZE)
04) Aryna Sabalenka (neutral)
05) Maria Sakkari (GRE)
06) Anett Kontaveit (EST)
07) Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
08) Danielle Collins (USA)
09) Garbine Muguruza (ESP)
10) Ons Jabeur (TUN)
11) Emma Raducanu (GB)
12) Jelena Ostapenko (LTV)
13) Belinda Bencic (SUI)
14) Jessica Pegula (USA)
15) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (neutral)
16) Coco Gauff (USA)

[Alf]

seeded players for 2022 WTA Mutua Madrid Open

01) Iga Swiatek (POL)
02) Paula Badosa (ESP)
03) Barbora Krejcikova (CZE)
04) Aryna Sabalenka (neutral)
05) Maria Sakkari (GRE)
06) Anett Kontaveit (EST)
07) Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
08) Danielle Collins (USA)
09) Garbine Muguruza (ESP)
10) Ons Jabeur (TUN)
11) Emma Raducanu (GB)
12) Jelena Ostapenko (LTV)
13) Belinda Bencic (SUI)
14) Jessica Pegula (USA)
15) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (neutral)
16) Coco Gauff (USA)What does neutral mean? Does it mean Russia?

[Nicky91]

What does neutral mean? Does it mean Russia?

belarus and russia, yes

because of sanctions they cannot play under their respective flags

[Zizu]

belarus and russia, yes

because of sanctions they cannot play under their respective flags


So any majors won when world No 2 Daniil Medvedev and world No 8 Andrey Rublev aren’t allowed to play are meaningless .. this is not the same as missing due to injury


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[Alf]

AOAtz8xWM0w

[Nicky91]

welcome to the top 10, Jessica Pegula after this years Roland Garros :cheer:

very well deserved for such a consistent player, love her style of play a lot, even in early career days when she was ranked below top 300/400

and she is one who doesn't have to play for money, but just for love of this sport :love:

[Zizu]

Travisan looks as though she needs to lose a bit of timber


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[Nicky91]

lot of changes of in wta top 10 after RG

Anett Kontaveit either 2nd or 3rd place, depending on Pegula's further results here, if Jess wins RG, Anett will be 3rd, if Jess doesn't win RG, Anett will be 2nd


Pegula hitting top 10 for first time in her career, lots of hard work got her here :clap1: either 9th or 10th

Leylah Fernandez going to climb couple places too in the ranking


Trevisan is going to make a leap upwards in the ranking


Raducanu will drop few places

Badosa will drop few places

[Nicky91]

Slay Jessica :cheer:

strong mental win for her over Begu, now up next the world no.1 Swiatek in her 3rd QF of her career (1st one in RG, other two were at australian open)

[Nicky91]

wta roland garros singles semi finals

Iga Swiatek vs Daria Kasatkina

Martina Trevisan vs Cori Gauff


let it be Swiatek vs Trevisan in the final then, Gauff needs to save her energy too for the more important doubles, where she and Pegula have more chances than in singles against super swiatek

[Zizu]

Fabulous last night watching Nadal crush Djokovic :)

If Nadal wins this competition he will have 22 grand slams to Djokovics 20 meaning Djokovic will have to win another 3 slams to be the best of all time ( on paper)


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[MTVN]

What is it with tennis majors and ridiculous night games, expecting these athletes to play past midnight and then be on court again 36 hours later is crazy. No good for spectators either

[Nicky91]

you just have to be able to handle that otherwise retire from this sport :fan:

[Nicky91]

not everyone can be as perfect as Iga Swiatek ;)

polish serena williams :clap1:

[Zizu]

What is it with tennis majors and ridiculous night games, expecting these athletes to play past midnight and then be on court again 36 hours later is crazy. No good for spectators either


Yes .. especially starting a mans game with those two which was always going to go on for ages


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[Nicky91]

https://twitter.com/JLPegula/status/1532118918122377218?cxt=HHwWhMC4xbuCl8MqAAAA

what i call having the right attitude :love:

still in with a chance of winning her first slam title, in doubles

[Nicky91]

so looking forward to tomorrow

Gauff/Pegula vs Keys/Townsend

all-american clash

[Nicky91]

40 minutes till first women's doubles semi final

Gauff/Pegula vs Keys/Townsend are up first


afterwards the second match

Kichenok/Ostapenko vs Garcia/Mladenovic

[Nicky91]

Coco making two slam finals here at roland garros, such a kween :clap2:

am ******* delighted for Jessie though, so deserving for her to still be in a slam final after all :clap1: :clap1:

hopefully this power duo will go and win it all

[Zizu]

Did I just hear that they are gonna play the men’s semi finals INDOORS !?

Surely that plays heavily against Nadal’s style of play !?!


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[Zizu]

What’s the deal with Xverev playing with a gold necklace in his MOUTH !?

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[Zizu]

So as I want Nadal to win this grand slam..
Which of Ruud or Cilic would be his easiest opponent ?


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[Nicky91]

Jessie Pegula no.1 american in the wta rankings now, ahead of danielle collins on 8th place, with same points but better results at some of more important recent major and slam tournaments

:dance: whew slay my queen

[Nicky91]

ATP Queen's final

Filip Krajinovic (SER) vs Matteo Berrettini (ITA)


ATP Halle final

Daniil Medvedev (RUS) vs Hubert Hurkacz (POL)


WTA Berlin Final

Ons Jabeur (TUN) vs Belinda Bencic (SUI)


WTA Birmingham semi finals (delayed due to rain of yesterday to today)

Zhang Shuai (CHN) vs Sorana Cirstea (ROU)

Simona Halep (ROU) vs Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA)

[Nicky91]

men's wimbledon, for team gb

Andy Murray to play australian James Duckworth

Jay Clarke to play american Christian Harrison

Cameron Norrie to play spanish Pablo Andujar

Ryan Peniston to play swiss Henri Laaksonen

Jack Draper to play belgian Zizou Bergs

Liam Broady to play slovak Lukás Klein

Paul Jubb to play australian Nick Kyrgios

Daniel Evans to play australian Jason Kubler

Alastair Gray to play taiwanese Tseng Chun Hsin

women's, team gb

Sanay Kartal to play montenegrin Danka Kovinic

Harriet Dart to play spanish Rebeka Masarova

Katie Boulter to play french Clara Burel

Katie Swan to play ukrainian Marta Kostyuk

Yuriko-Lili Miyazaki to play french Caroline Garcia

Emma Raducanu to play belgian Alison van Uytvanck

Heather Watson to play german Tamara Korpatsch

Jodie Burrage to play ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko

[Nicky91]

am not sure about Emma today against Van Uytvanck


Alison really got more match rhythm (better grass prep) in than her recently, more experience too and Emma just returning from some injury problems



Burrage against Tsurenko will first match for women's of the day :)

i see chances for Jodie, Tsurenko well she's not exactly the most tricky opponent and Burrage has got a strong win under her belt in the grass prep, over a top10 player Badosa recently


Watson and Korpatsch, hmm don't rate Heather that high, but same goes for Tamara more of a unknown for me haven't seen games of her that much, i expect a 3 set there and could go either way

[Zizu]

Emma is playing against Brienne of Tarth as we speak !


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[Nicky91]

Emma is playing against Brienne of Tarth as we speak !


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lucky Emma, she didn't play good at all, only lucky that Alison was a huge embarrassment for belgium by playing like an amateur rather than her usual strong self, in smaller tournaments she would've smashed Emma to bits and pieces


but hopefully Caroline can do lords work next round, whom has more slam experience :fc:

[Nicky91]

omg Pegula's win :cheer: i was so nervous for her, with everything going on around her now, with her mom being ill, and such a solid straight set win over Vekic :o

also i notice her having improved in long rally's + having such a simple yet effective game


zero grass prep whatsoever and still slaying :clap1: also her first match as a top 10 player and she handled that like another day in office

[Nicky91]

Swiatek against our dutchie Pattinama-Kerkhove today

even if Lesley doesn't win that, she should enjoy herself against currently one of most consistent players




Pegula now against british Harriet Dart, well sorry for Dart but if Jessie plays like she did yesterday, nothing you can do against her, i mean Vekic played great but not great enough against such a solidly consistent player with very little errors

[Lewismacfarlane]

Murray and raducanu out

[Nicky91]

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/1629417/Wimbledon-Jessica-Pegula-richer-Federer-Nadal-Djokovic

:flutter:

still remains sooo impressive, her making a name for herself now, earning her own bit of money rather than just relying on family wealth, and now to be known as a wta top 10 star rather than just a billionaire heiress

could've easily afforded not to work a day in her life, but this shows her passion, commitment towards this sport


also kinda smart i think, considering into her new marital home, she also bought clay court and hard court practice fields with it


she is a entrepeneur herself as well, co-owner of a food truck service with her sister, as well as being the founder and owner of her skincare line (of which she got other tennis alumni as clients, among those Kim Clijsters)

[MTVN]

Lots of Brits having a great tournament actually despite all the focus on Emma and Murray

Watson through to the third round earlier and Boulter and Dart giving good accounts of themselves. Watson might never have had major success but she's carved out a very solid career really over the years

[Nicky91]

Jessie through against Dart


phew, was quite a scare in set1 but thankfully she decided to wake up for set 2 and 3

[Denver]

Lots of Brits having a great tournament actually despite all the focus on Emma and Murray

Watson through to the third round earlier and Boulter and Dart giving good accounts of themselves. Watson might never have had major success but she's carved out a very solid career really over the years

We have 2 women in the 3rd round for the first time in a long while and have a strong chance of 3 men

[Denver]

Its just a shame there is no ranking points on offer as our brits would have had some big rises

[Nicky91]

also quite some arrogance from Dart saying that Pegula cannot ask for a challenge

:idc:


that was clearly in, so good on Jess for feeling confident with her shot


only her 2nd match on grass this year, this is just wow, clearly this long rest break since RG has done her legs good to get 100% fit

[Denver]

Broady becomes the 3rd brit into round 3

[Denver]

Draper wins today we will get atleast 1 man in the 4th round, Norrie also has the potential to go far

[Nicky91]

Boulter's win over Pliskova, well not very surprising, Pliskova is very beatable these days

[Nicky91]

Badosa and Kvitova for a round 3, i can see Petra winning that, i find Badosa extremely overrated, one of those unworthy of a top10 if you ask me in terms of inconsistency

[Denver]

Jack Draper hasn't taken the first set, he is the future of British Men's Tennis

[MTVN]

Some great games today. Pliskova didn't play well but can't take anything away from what a performance that was from Boulter especially after losing the first set

Pleased Halep got through as well, had to fight really hard to beat Flipkens

[Denver]

Heather Watson makes the 4th round of a Grand slam for the first time

[MTVN]

A game too far for Boulter really, I thought she might get taken apart if she ran into someone playing well. Tan looks a great player though, played really well against Serena as well

[Beso]

https://twitter.com/therealmrbenn/status/1542567881053028352?s=20&t=BQjibXiAZgO8zHQSBaHK0w

[MTVN]

Swiatek being knocked out is pretty mad, makes it so open

Would love Halep to go far, played really well for most the game today but would need to cut out the errors against a better opponent

[Zizu]

Emma Raducanu will be kicking herself now


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[MTVN]

Kyrgios is a legend

[Mystic Mock]

I hope that Norrie can win the men's half.

But realistically I feel like Djokovic is gonna win as he has the best track record on grass, although if I was to tip a dark horse I'd go for Alcaraz, he looks like a really good player.

[jet]

Kyrgios is a legend

Not to me. I think he's an bad tempered,bad mannered brat. :hee:

[jet]

I'm really liking Harmony Tan's game. Her unconventional play seems to confuse her opponents. I hope she comes through tomorrow.

[rusticgal]

Not to me. I think he's an bad tempered,bad mannered brat. :hee:


Me too…he needs to reign it in. His behaviour is disruptive to his opponent…maybe his intention…however it’s slightly entertaining albeit unacceptable.

[arista]

The Lowest Turnout
on Wimbledon, seats being empty
have made the bosses sack staff.


Some Corporate group Tickets wasted
as, they test positive for Covid-19.

From the Sunday Paper Review "headliners"
One Hour, 11AM only on GBnewsHD every night.

2nd showing 5AM

[jet]

Me too…he needs to reign it in. His behaviour is disruptive to his opponent…maybe his intention…however it’s slightly entertaining albeit unacceptable.

Have to agree with that....what is the knob going to do next? :laugh:
Did you see him throwing his open water bottle at the spot where Tsitsipas's sits between games and spitting at the crowd in an earlier match?

[rusticgal]

Have to agree with that....what is the knob going to do next? :laugh:
Did you see him throwing his open water bottle at the spot where Tsitsipas's sits between games and spitting at the crowd in an earlier match?

No we missed the first 2 sets….from what we saw and heard he was disruptive and seemed to have wound his opponent up to the point he became frustrated..then actually started playing some tennis. That’s why I judging from what the commentators were saying I saw his behaviour as deliberate. His opponent showed some unacceptable behaviour but I saw that as a result of his behaviour. He clearly needs to control his frustration…it’s really unsettling for the opponent and is perhaps deliberate and part of his game…uncalled for and unacceptable.

[AnnieK]

No we missed the first 2 sets….from what we saw and heard he was disruptive and seemed to have wound his opponent up to the point he became frustrated..then actually started playing some tennis. That’s why I judging from what the commentators were saying I saw his behaviour as deliberate. His opponent showed some unacceptable behaviour but I saw that as a result of his behaviour. He clearly needs to control his frustration…it’s really unsettling for the opponent and is perhaps deliberate and part of his game…uncalled for and unacceptable.

Its a tough one as part of me can't stand him, but the other part is waiting to see what he does next :laugh: He was shouting at his box and blaming them for stuff. He must be a nightmare to play against but his opponents should be professional enough to zone him out and ignore him. The more he sees it riles them, the more he ramps it up. Its not the behaviour for a major tournament, he even tried to have the umpire changed.

[AnnieK]

not following this woke sport anymore :idc:


Harmony Tan the winner of the women's tournament

Cameron Norrie the winner of the men's tournament



woke wimbledon who cares

Why is it woke?

[Nicky91]

yesterday was a day of mixed results for me

Halep winning comfortably was good one


would've liked to see Pegula having her revenge moment on Martic but i knew Martic would win this, as more of a grass specialist vs someone who had zero grass prep whatsoever this year, understandable considering her mom's illness and everything, and i hope we can see Jessie shine again on hard court season next and for home crowds in washington and at US Open, 3rd round is still not bad here considering grass has never been her ground anyway, 2022 is still an amazing year for her of strong improvements, worthy top 10 star still if you ask me



as for who i can see being contenders now

wouldn't surprise me if we ended up

Cornet vs Martic

Halep vs Tan

Garcia vs Jabeur

Maria vs Niemeier


a very open women's tournament now, and i think no points to be earned has also something to do with many seeded players doing lesser well now, sad about those lower ranked they earn no points so basically will remain lower ranked even if they win




today Van Rijthoven vs Djokovic, omg i am soooo hoping for an upset here too but of course Novak is the heavy favourite here


Alcaraz and Sinner, hmm could be another tough one i think



good on Goffin being in round 4 as well, bit of a late blossomer this one



two dutchmen in round 4 is amazing :clap2:

[Nicky91]

whew, did not expect that win from Bouzkova over Garcia though

[Mystic Mock]

I hope that Norrie can win the men's half.

But realistically I feel like Djokovic is gonna win as he has the best track record on grass, although if I was to tip a dark horse I'd go for Alcaraz, he looks like a really good player.

I cursed poor Alcaraz.:joker:

Seriously though the potential is there for him to be a star player in the future.

A shame about Watson getting knocked out, but tbf she did the best she could do so you can't ask for more than that.

And for me Norrie is having some really good matches this Wimbledon along with Nadal & Kyrgios for me.

I do like Djokovic normally, but his matches this Wimbledon have felt a bit flat so far for me, it's probably because he is so much better than his opponents that it stops feeling like a match.:joker:

[Beso]

Norrie has an easy tie in the quarter final

[Zizu]

Is there any chance of anyone beating Djokovic this year ?


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[Mystic Mock]

Norrie has an easy tie in the quarter final

I tend to find with British athletes that they lose these events when you least expect it.

Goffin may not be the toughest opponent to go up against, but he is more experienced than Norrie at this stage of the competition.

[Mystic Mock]

Is there any chance of anyone beating Djokovic this year ?


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I personally don't think so.

[Nicky91]

Norrie has an easy tie in the quarter final

:umm2:

definitely not


Goffin has proven he is quite the fighter i think, winning in that tough match over Tiafoe

[MTVN]

Great day so far, Kyrgios through and Halep absolutely smashing it, think she'll be pretty unbeatable playing like that

[Zizu]

Great day so far, Kyrgios through and Halep absolutely smashing it, think she'll be pretty unbeatable playing like that


I’d hoping either Nadal or Kyrgios stop Djokovic from getting another slam


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[Mystic Mock]

I’d hoping either Nadal or Kyrgios stop Djokovic from getting another slam


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Realistically I agree that they're your best shot of stopping Djokovic.

Tbh though Djokovic will probably win again as he is basically the new Federer at Wimbledon.

[Denver]

Our British players having personal best tournaments when the rankings points are not eligbke is crazy

[Nicky91]

Our British players having personal best tournaments when the rankings points are not eligbke is crazy

you can blame the government for that mess :laugh:

[Nicky91]

currently Sinner 6-5 ahead in set1 against Djokovic



and in women's

Maria vs Niemeier currently 4-6, 5-2

[Cherie]

what a great name

are ;you a sinner, yes i am

[Mystic Mock]

you can blame the government for that mess :laugh:

Or the ATP for being corrupt.

[Nicky91]

Or the ATP for being corrupt.

not just ATP though, women's also do not earn points here


this will make the rankings look sooo messy


Raducanu had a round 2 exit but will still get into the top 10 instead of Pliskova who is losing lots and lots of points despite getting one round further

[Nicky91]

but i guess in case of a unseeded win, i think ATP/WTA can make ''protected ranking'' exceptions for these players, into tournaments to come, that they won't have to go through qualifyings etc, or easier to give them wildcards into main draw for next year

[Beso]

I’d hoping either Nadal or Kyrgios stop Djokovic from getting another slam


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Kyrgios is a woman beating scum bag.

[Beso]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/62052323

[Zizu]

Can Sinner beat Djokovic now or has he blown it


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[Zizu]

Djokovic gets the easier passage to the final PLUS an extra days rest !!

Nadal and Kyrgios must be pizzed


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[Beso]

Well that was a bit nerve wracking..even prince william looked like he was doing a bit of swearing..

Norris through though..

[Zizu]

Well that was a bit nerve wracking..even prince william looked like he was doing a bit of swearing..

Norris through though..


I’m confused - the guy represents England but was born and raised in South Africa .. born in Johannesburg moved to the uk at the age of 16 and is a supporter of South Sydney Rabbitohs (Australian rugby league club) and the New Zealand All Blacks national rugby union team .


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[Mystic Mock]

what a great name

are ;you a sinner, yes i am

:joker:

I've got to say two fantastic games today.

I hope that Norrie can pull off a miracle in the Semi-final.

[Mystic Mock]

The guy was born and raised in South Africa .. born in Johannesburg moved to the uk at the age of 16 and I s a supporter of South Sydney Rabbitohs (Australian rugby league club) and the New Zealand All Blacks national rugby union team .


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Tbf I'd say his matches have been some of the best matches this Wimbledon.

Whether you see him as British or not.

Oh to answer your question, he has British parents I think.

[Zizu]

Tbf I'd say his matches have been some of the best matches this Wimbledon.

Whether you see him as British or not.

Oh to answer your question, he has British parents I think.


Well let’s hope he derails Djokovic !!


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[Beso]

I’m confused - the guy represents England but was born and raised in South Africa .. born in Johannesburg moved to the uk at the age of 16 and is a supporter of South Sydney Rabbitohs (Australian rugby league club) and the New Zealand All Blacks national rugby union team .


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His dads sperm was 100 percent Scottish.

[MTVN]

I’m confused - the guy represents England but was born and raised in South Africa .. born in Johannesburg moved to the uk at the age of 16 and is a supporter of South Sydney Rabbitohs (Australian rugby league club) and the New Zealand All Blacks national rugby union team .


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He represents the UK not England and both his parents are British

Half of our best sportspeople are mixed background tbf lol

[Mystic Mock]

Well let’s hope he derails Djokovic !!


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Same here.

I actually like Djokovic as a player, but Wimbledon does need a shakeup imo.

[Zizu]

He represents the UK not England and both his parents are British

Half of our best sportspeople are mixed background tbf lol


Yeah true ..


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[Beso]

Well.....

You dont often turn over the tv from a serving pm making his resignation speech to the tennis, to be met by 3 old women talking about slow motion replays, white shorts and periods.

[Nicky91]

Jabeur won set1 with 6-2


Maria currently ahead with 3-1 in set2

[Nicky91]

4-1 Maria

set 2 looking to go to the unseeded german


so we might very likely be getting a 3rd set

[Mystic Mock]

Halep looks in a lot of trouble here.

And there was me thinking that the women's Tennis was boring this year.:joker:

[Nicky91]

Halep is never in trouble lol

[Nicky91]

Halep wins set1 with 6-3


:clap1:

[Nicky91]

1-0 Halep in set2


continuing to dominate wimbledon



Simo and the dreamteam cult of Mouratoglou

[Nicky91]

women's final will be between

Simona Halep and Ons Jabeur

[Nicky91]

think Halep will edge it over Jabeur on saturday

[MTVN]

Urgh so pissed off with that, 9 double faults Simona?? Really?

Fair play to Rybakina though, played great and kept her head

[rusticgal]

Nadal has withdrawn…Kyrious gets a bye to the Final..

[Zizu]

Nadal has withdrawn…Kyrious gets a bye to the Final..


Excellent.. a well rested Kyrious may just have a chance against Djokovic


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[Mystic Mock]

Urgh so pissed off with that, 9 double faults Simona?? Really?

Fair play to Rybakina though, played great and kept her head

It happens unfortunately.

There's always the US Open.

[Mystic Mock]

Nadal has withdrawn…Kyrious gets a bye to the Final..

That's a shame for Nadal.

A Norrie vs Kyrgios final on the cards?:fc:

[MTVN]

It happens unfortunately.

There's always the US Open.

:fc:

Still been great to see her back to almost her best this tournament

[MTVN]

Very frustrating for the crowd tomorrow, can't Fritz play Kyrgios instead? Seems wrong to get a bye in the semi final

[Mystic Mock]

:fc:

Still been great to see her back to almost her best this tournament

Agreed.

Especially with Serena on her way out, and Raducanu running herself like Manchester United, it's been good having a big name get so far in the tournament.

[Mystic Mock]

Very frustrating for the crowd tomorrow, can't Fritz play Kyrgios instead? Seems wrong to get a bye in the semi final

I personally wouldn't mind seeing that showdown.

[Zizu]

That's a shame for Nadal.

A Norrie vs Kyrgios final on the cards?:fc:


The crowd will be behind Norrie for sure and that may unsettle Djokovic a little but realistically he’s got no chance of beating the gluten intolerant Serb


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[rusticgal]

Very frustrating for the crowd tomorrow, can't Fritz play Kyrgios instead? Seems wrong to get a bye in the semi final

Considering how close their match was it would have been a fair shout. Having said that Fritz lost…so I guess it just wouldn’t be right.

[rusticgal]

That's a shame for Nadal.

A Norrie vs Kyrgios final on the cards?:fc:

That would be great…but I cannot see Norris winning tomorrow sadly.

[rusticgal]

Anyone see the lovely Chris Evert being interviewed by Sue Barker?….she looks fab…she was my Tennis idol back in those good old days…she was so classy…always so cool and never once lost her composure and always looked stunning on court..

[Zizu]

Anyone see the lovely Chris Evert being interviewed by Sue Barker?….she looks fab…she was my Tennis idol back in those good old days…she was so classy…always so cool and never once lost her composure and always looked stunning on court..


One of my crushes ...

I always hoped she’d marry one of my heroes .. Jimmy Connors


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[rusticgal]

One of my crushes ...

I always hoped she’d marry one of my heroes .. Jimmy Connors


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Awww…me too lol.

[Mystic Mock]

The crowd will be behind Norrie for sure and that may unsettle Djokovic a little but realistically he’s got no chance of beating the gluten intolerant Serb


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I agree with you in all honesty.

But there has been shocks in Sports over the years, maybe this Norrie vs Djokovic match will be one of them.:fc:

[Mystic Mock]

Anyone see the lovely Chris Evert being interviewed by Sue Barker?….she looks fab…she was my Tennis idol back in those good old days…she was so classy…always so cool and never once lost her composure and always looked stunning on court..

It was good to see that she was okay after all she's been through lately.

[arista]

Nadal Pulled out

Over Injury

[Rafael Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon
before Nick Kyrgios semi-final with injury]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/62082405

[arista]

Today UK's Norrie is to lose.


Novak Djokovic will thrash him.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/62087374

[Zizu]

Today UK's Norrie is to lose.


Novak Djokovic will thrash him.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/62087374


Norrie is talking big this morning .. says he’s gonna come out all guns blazing and go for the jugular.

Brave move


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[jet]

Nadal Pulled out

Over Injury

[Rafael Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon
before Nick Kyrgios semi-final with injury]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/62082405

What a shame. This would have been a great match and I wanted to see Rafa in the final.

[Beso]

Anyone see the lovely Chris Evert being interviewed by Sue Barker?….she looks fab…she was my Tennis idol back in those good old days…she was so classy…always so cool and never once lost her composure and always looked stunning on court..

Was she one of them talking about periods?

[Nicky91]

sorry about my fake news posts in here


yes Halep lost, but ok also nice for a change we get a new wimbledon champion and a new slam champion in women's game



https://photo-assets.wimbledon.com/images/pics/large/b_20210711_skupski_krawczyk_0993_sb1_3273-143213-1626029497717.jpg

the winners of wimbledon mixed doubles

Neil Skrupski and Desiree Krawczyk, the british Skrupski and the american Krawczyk defeated the aussie duo Matthew Ebden and Samantha Stosur in 6-4, 6-3

[Nicky91]

women's doubles semi final

Krejcikova/Siniakova defeated Kichenok/Ostapenko in 4-6, 6-2, 6-2


now

Mertens/Zhang vs Collins/Krawczyk



and later on today

Djokovic vs Norrie

[arista]

Norrie is talking big this morning .. says he’s gonna come out all guns blazing and go for the jugular.

Brave move



But he was Thrashed
last time
they met for a match

[Zizu]

But he was Thrashed
last time
they met for a match


He said he ‘saw’ something ...


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[arista]

Norrie Losing Bad

BBC1HD Live

He just smashed his racket like a baby



Djokovic Thrashing the not very good Brit
AGAIN.

[arista]

[Ch5HDnews Live just told utter rubbish
saying he has the home crowd backing him]

But he is Losing FAST, LIVE

[arista]

Novak has Won.

[Zizu]

Novak has Won.


At least Norrie took him to 4 sets ..

That’s four sets that Nick Kyrgios didn’t have to play through


I hope Kyrgios slaughters him on Sunday


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[rusticgal]

It was good to see that she was okay after all she's been through lately.

Yes…I didn’t realise. She spoke about it.

[Zizu]

Novak has Won.


Strange to see Djokovic dropping sets to mediocre players ...

He looks so thin ... especially his face


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[rusticgal]

Norrie Losing Bad

BBC1HD Live

He just smashed his racket like a baby



Djokovic Thrashing the not very good Brit
AGAIN.


He started well…and played some good Tennis. Well done Norrie…

I really would love to see Kyrious beat him on Sunday.

[arista]

He started well…and played some good Tennis. Well done Norrie…

I really would love to see Kyrious beat him on Sunday.


For Not Winning?

[Mystic Mock]

Today UK's Norrie is to lose.


Novak Djokovic will thrash him.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/62087374

Well he didn't quite thrash him, apart from the third set.

Going into the US Open Norrie will need to get better at serving aces, especially if he wants to make a Grand Slam final.

But regardless he has had a fantastic tournament, and he did have Djokovic on the ropes in the first set, which going into the tournament nobody would've predicted that Norrie was gonna even do that well, let alone being competitive with Djokovic.

[hijaxers]

Strange to see Djokovic dropping sets to mediocre players ...

He looks so thin ... especially his face


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Cameron Norrie is not mediocre player ~ He did well gettng to semi's.

I hope Djokovic gets thrashed in the final. whatever happens it will be a good match.

[Mystic Mock]

Cameron Norrie is not mediocre player ~ He did well gettng to semi's.

I hope Djokovic gets thrashed in the final. whatever happens it will be a good match.

Isn't Norrie also the world number 12? I agree with you that he is clearly a very good player, he just isn't good enough to compete with an exceptional player like Djokovic.

[rusticgal]

Was she one of them talking about periods?


I don’t think so…it wasn’t in the studio it was around centre court…she had a red dress on though :hehe:

[rusticgal]

For Not Winning?


For giving it his best…he was never going to win imo..

[arista]

For giving it his best…he was never going to win imo..

Fair Enough

[rusticgal]

Djokovic has never beaten Kyrgios…

[Jordan.]

Choosing between those two in the final is like choose the new conservative leader it's gonna be trash either way.

[Zizu]

Choosing between those two in the final is like choose the new conservative leader it's gonna be trash either way.


Kyrgios is my guy !!

So charismatic and largely misunderstood...

I’ll never trust the claim that excluding gluten from his diet allowed Djokovic to become superman practically overnight


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[Zizu]

A little background info


Djokovic was convinced to switch to this diet, which is gluten-free, after a doctor suggested the Serbian star has food allergies.

In 2010, Djokovic met with Dr. Igor Cetojevic, a Bosnian Serb, who believed Djokovic's frequent physical breakdowns in matches were the result of a wheat allergy, Borden wrote.

According to Borden, Cetojevic told Djokovic to put one hand against his stomach while holding the other straight out with his palm up. Cetojevic pushed down on this hand and told Djokovic to resist the pressure, which Djokovic easily did.


Cetojevic then told Djokovic to do the same thing while holding a piece of bread against his stomach, Borden reported. This time, Cetojevic easily pushed Djokovic's hand down.

"He was clearly weaker," Cetojevic told Borden. "It showed that his body was resisting the wheat."


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[Beso]

Fantastic game in the mens wheelchair doubles. Well done the Brits.

[Beso]

I don’t think so…it wasn’t in the studio it was around centre court…she had a red dress on though :hehe:

Just incase you think I'm talking twaddle...

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/wimbledon-white-dress-code-periods-b2118820.html

[rusticgal]

Just incase you think I'm talking twaddle...

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/wimbledon-white-dress-code-periods-b2118820.html


Yes..I have seen that lol.

[rusticgal]

Been watching the wheelchair singles and Doubles today…wow they are just amazing…

[Mystic Mock]

Been watching the wheelchair singles and Doubles today…wow they are just amazing…

I think that Hewitt made the singles final didn't he?

[rusticgal]

I think that Hewitt made the singles final didn't he?

Yes he did…then he went on to play the Doubles Semi….I mean how amazing is he :shrug:….he must be well and truly exhausted. The stamina to move around court alone…let alone play the tennis they did is just heroic.

Tbh…I have never watched the wheelchair tennis before. Apparently Hewitt said after winning the Quarters that they should play on the main courts…the Officials phoned him last night to say the Semis had been moved to Court one….he didn’t sleep a wink. He will sleep well tonight and I am delighted that they have this well deserved exposure.

[arista]

Djokovic has never beaten Kyrgios…



He is below the high level
and has a Potty Mouth
that gets him fined..................................

[hijaxers]

Fantastic game in the mens wheelchair doubles. Well done the Brits.

Yes didn't they do well and so nice they got to play on Court 1 to a full house.

[Nicky91]

one advantage for Kyrgios, an extra rest day :)



but today

Jabeur vs Rybakina, well i hope Ons will win it



also Rybakina is born russian, but has been living almost entire life in Kazakhstan and has kazakhi passport now and no longer russian passport, very useful now, even more considering russian/belarusian players are banned here due to invasion of ukraine

[Nicky91]

https://media.nu.nl/m/7elxbhua0hrv_wd1280.jpg/rolstoeltennisster-de-groot-wint-wimbledon-en-pakt-achtste-grand-slam-titel-op-rij.jpg

women's wheelchair title for Diede de Groot, her 8th grand slam title in a row :cool:

she defeated japanese Yui Kamiji with 6-4, 6-2


and she can go for her 9th in a row, if she wins women's wheelchair doubles with partner Aniek van Koot, set to face the japanese, american duo Kamiji, Mathewson

[Mystic Mock]

Yes he did…then he went on to play the Doubles Semi….I mean how amazing is he :shrug:….he must be well and truly exhausted. The stamina to move around court alone…let alone play the tennis they did is just heroic.

Tbh…I have never watched the wheelchair tennis before. Apparently Hewitt said after winning the Quarters that they should play on the main courts…the Officials phoned him last night to say the Semis had been moved to Court one….he didn’t sleep a wink. He will sleep well tonight and I am delighted that they have this well deserved exposure.

Imo the Wheelchair Tennis players do phenomenal to play at a high level, especially in this heat.:joker:

And hopefully with Hewitt doing so well at this Wimbledon, hopefully it'll have grown the Wheelchair version's popularity in the UK to be put on Centre Court.

[Mystic Mock]

https://media.nu.nl/m/7elxbhua0hrv_wd1280.jpg/rolstoeltennisster-de-groot-wint-wimbledon-en-pakt-achtste-grand-slam-titel-op-rij.jpg

women's wheelchair title for Diede de Groot, her 8th grand slam title in a row :cool:

she defeated japanese Yui Kamiji with 6-4, 6-2


and she can go for her 9th in a row, if she wins women's wheelchair doubles with partner Aniek van Koot, set to face the japanese, american duo Kamiji, Mathewson

God her stats are impressive.:laugh:

[Nicky91]

God her stats are impressive.:laugh:

yes, on same levels of another wheelchair tennis icon of ours Esther Vergeer, whom btw now currently is chef de mission for our paralympic team :D

[MTVN]

Well done to Rybakina, great player and she seems lovely

Ironic that in the year Wimbledon bans Russian players we get a Russian born winner though lol

[Mystic Mock]

yes, on same levels of another wheelchair tennis icon of ours Esther Vergeer, whom btw now currently is chef de mission for our paralympic team :D

Well done to Vergeer.

[Zizu]

Well done to Rybakina, great player and she seems lovely

Ironic that in the year Wimbledon bans Russian players we get a Russian born winner though lol


I was wondering about that .. but she was adopted by Kazakhstan in 2018

I thought she would win after watching the 5 minutes warm up .

She was moving so much faster and smoother and looked like an athlete... her opponent just didn’t look fit enough .


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[rusticgal]

The mens doubles final was so close…great match. Well done Australia :cheer2:

[hijaxers]

Prince George enjoying his 1st mens final with William & Kate.

[Mystic Mock]

Tough luck for Hewett, he came so close.

And the final between Djokovic & Kyrgios was memorable.:joker:

[Cherie]

Tough luck for Hewett, he came so close.

And the final between Djokovic & Kyrgios was memorable.:joker:

Certainly was for the woman who had 700 drinks :joker:

[Mystic Mock]

Certainly was for the woman who had 700 drinks :joker:

I loved that comment.:joker:

[Zizu]

Certainly was for the woman who had 700 drinks :joker:


Why didn’t he just walk over to her and point her out to the officials ?


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[hijaxers]

Why didn’t he just walk over to her and point her out to the officials ?


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The woman in the dress ???? there were thousands of woman in dresses there.

[Nicky91]

rankings post wimbledon

ATP

1. Daniil Medvedev (RUS)
2. Alexander Zverev (GER)
3. Rafael Nadal (ESP)
4. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)
5. Caspar Ruud (NOR)
6. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)
7. Novak Djokovic (SER)
8. Andrey Rublev (RUS)
9. Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN)
10. Jannik Sinner (ITA)

WTA

1. Iga Swiatek (POL)
2. Anett Kontaveit (EST)
3. Maria Sakkari (GRE)
4. Paula Badosa (ESP)
5. Ons Jabeur (TUN)
6. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)
7. Jessica Pegula (USA)
8. Daniella Collins (USA)
9. Garbine Muguruza (ESP)
10. Emma Raducanu (GB)

[Nicky91]

https://www.tennisforum.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.tennisforum.com/attachments/c06838d6-9547-4c2b-93ff-d397904a7574-jpeg.222456/

wimbledon royalties

[rusticgal]

https://www.tennisforum.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.tennisforum.com/attachments/c06838d6-9547-4c2b-93ff-d397904a7574-jpeg.222456/

the talentless kazakhi ugly bitch & the anti-vaxxer



:laugh3: :laugh3: :laugh3: what a flop for wimbledon to have some kazakhi unknown as their winner, and a anti-vaxxer

I would not call the Wimbledon Ladies Champion 'Talentless'

[Nicky91]

I would not call the Wimbledon Ladies Champion 'Talentless'

this years wimbledon means nothing though



so good on Iga, Pegula, Raducanu going for early exits, and extra rest for the season that matters more, Hard Court season, where there are points to be earned anyway


shame on british government for making wimbledon this year so dead

[Zizu]

I would not call the Wimbledon Ladies Champion 'Talentless'


She’s not a bitch and certainly not ugly either https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220711/c1d03ab28bd910b65650fe8e8060ae95.jpg


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[Zizu]

I would not call the Wimbledon Ladies Champion 'Talentless'


She’s not a bitch and certainly not ugly either https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220711/c1d03ab28bd910b65650fe8e8060ae95.jpg


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[AnnieK]

https://www.tennisforum.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,height=192 0,fit=scale-down/https://www.tennisforum.com/attachments/c06838d6-9547-4c2b-93ff-d397904a7574-jpeg.222456/

the talentless kazakhi ugly bitch & the anti-vaxxer



:laugh3: :laugh3: :laugh3: what a flop for wimbledon to have some kazakhi unknown as their winner, and a anti-vaxxer

Calling a woman a bitch again Nicky :nono:

[Cherie]

She gave a lovely humble interview after winning and is a stunning young womab

[Mystic Mock]

I wouldn't say she's ugly either.

I haven't really paid my attention to her interviews, has she been bitchy in them?

[Zizu]

I wouldn't say she's ugly either.

I haven't really paid my attention to her interviews, has she been bitchy in them?


The exact opposite


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[Zizu]

so what, a putin supporter is what she is


every russian is a fan of putin :idc:


Errrr no


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[AnnieK]

so what, a putin supporter is what she is


every russian is a fan of putin :idc:

Whatever Nicky :bored:

[Nicky91]

Queen of Wimbledon Elena Rybakina



first kazakhi wimbledon win :flutter: kazakhstan my fave nation EVER EVER EVER :love:




shame there wasn't anything to be earned, otherwise she would've been so in the top 10 :(

[Nicky91]

this week we got Budapest and the Swiss open, for the WTA Tour


some bigger names in Budapest are: Krejcikova, Tsurenko, Sasnovich, Trevisan, Kozlova-Baindl

some bigger names in Swiss Open are: Collins, Bencic, Sorribes Tormo, Begu, Niemeier, Martic, Maria, Garcia

[Nicky91]

Andy Murray to play his quarter final match in Newport today vs the kazakh Alexandr Bublik


the winner of that match faces one of the aussies Kubler or Duckworth



yesterdays QF winners are

Maxime Cressy (USA) who defeated fellow american Steve Johnson 6-7, 6-4, 6-4

who will face John Isner (USA) after defeating Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) in 7-6, 6-7, 7-6 typical Isner-Style

[Mystic Mock]

The exact opposite


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So the attack sounds really harsh then.:laugh:

I'm gathering Nicky is judging her for being born in Russia? Which imo isn't the way to go about judging someone.

And even if she does support Putin, yes I personally think that's a really horrible viewpoint to have (if she even does support him) but there's so many facets to someone that I always find it personally childish when people are like "oh I don't like you" because we don't agree on one issue.

If it's something really ****ing heinous (say it turned out she was a paedophile) then I would completely understand judging her off that one attribute, but Political views normally have so much depth to them as to why people hold certain beliefs that I personally don't try to judge too harshly.

[Nicky91]

So the attack sounds really harsh then.:laugh:

I'm gathering Nicky is judging her for being born in Russia? Which imo isn't the way to go about judging someone.

And even if she does support Putin, yes I personally think that's a really horrible viewpoint to have (if she even does support him) but there's so many facets to someone that I always find it personally childish when people are like "oh I don't like you" because we don't agree on one issue.

If it's something really ****ing heinous (say it turned out she was a paedophile) then I would completely understand judging her off that one attribute, but Political views normally have so much depth to them as to why people hold certain beliefs that I personally don't try to judge too harshly.

judging her? :umm2: anyone who would've won here i would've criticized for winning a irrelevant tournament

Rybakina won't be in the end of year finals or she should drastically win a whole load of points asap, but madame withdrew from a recent upcoming tournament which is a mistake :facepalm: no time for rest especially not after a irrelevant wimbledon year without points

[Mystic Mock]

judging her? :umm2: anyone who would've won here i would've criticized for winning a irrelevant tournament

Rybakina won't be in the end of year finals or she should drastically win a whole load of points asap, but madame withdrew from a recent upcoming tournament which is a mistake :facepalm: no time for rest especially not after a irrelevant wimbledon year without points

Tbh I wish Wimbledon had've been allowed to have points too, but apparently standing against Putin is a bigger offence than what the Australian Open was pulling with Djokovic, go figure.

[Nicky91]

bad luck for Murray against Bublik

losing in straight sets 7-5, 6-4

[Nicky91]

no british players in action this week

[Nicky91]

men's title of Gstaad went to Norwegian Caspar Ruud defeating the italian Matteo Berrettini with 4-6, 7-6, 6-2


women's title of Hamburg went to american Bernarda Pera, the unseeded defeating the no1 seed estonian Anett Kontaveit with 6-2, 6-4




currently ongoing men's hamburg final

Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) vs Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) 3-4



and still to play

women's final in Palermo

Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) vs Irina Begu (ROU)

[Nicky91]

Laver Cup 2022 in London's The O2 Arena it'll be held 23–25 September 2022

Team Europe first 4 names revealed

Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Roger Federer by coach Bjorn Borg, other two spaces will be filled in bit later on


Team World with coach John McEnroe

so far revealed its first 3 names: Felix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz, Diego Schwartzman

rest of their participants to be also filled in later on


https://lavercup.com/news/2022/07/22/novak-djokovic-joins-dream-lineup-for-team-europe-at-laver-cup-2022

https://lavercup.com/news/2022/06/17/felix-auger-aliassime-taylor-fritz-and-diego-schwartzman-first-to-line-up-for-team-world

[Nicky91]

Emma Raducanu easily won her round 1 match in Washington's Citi Open, against Louise Chirico with 6-4, 6-2

[Zizu]

Emma Raducanu easily won her round 1 match in Washington's Citi Open, against Louise Chirico with 6-4, 6-2


Hallelujah


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[Nicky91]

WTA is very much enjoyable for me again


Swiatek is a worthy #1


Pegula finally in the top 10, although not in her usual strong form currently which is sad but i can never get mad at this inspirational hard working queen


Raducanu working hard to live up to those expectations, stunning two tie break win in the Citi Open, one round of that

Kanepi getting older but still remaining very much a force to be reckoned with


Halep also nice to see her being a steady top 10-20 player





Kontaveit, Badosa are only unworthy of top 10 for me personally at this moment



we got a new dutch talent upcoming as well, Arianne Hartono, also quite talented from what i've seen from her so far

[Nicky91]

cannot wait for next month when i'm unbanned on tennisforum again :love:

[Nicky91]

Toronto WTA third round matches

Iga Swiatek

Beatriz Haddad Maia

------------------------
Belinda Bencic

Garbine Muguruza
----------------------
Maria Sakkari

Karolina Pliskova
-----------------------
Bianca Andreescu

Qinwen Zheng
----------------------------
Jessica Pegula

Camila Giorgi
----------------------------
Alison Riske-Amritraj

Yulia Putintseva
---------------------------
Aryna Sabalenka

Cori Gauff
--------------------------
Simona Halep

Jil Teichmann

[Nicky91]

YAY Jessie Pegula in semi finals of toronto where she will now face Simona Halep


what a year for Jess :clap1: onwards to place #3 in the WTA Race to end of year finals



and deservedly semi finalist again, her backhand slices can be such strong weapons

[Nicky91]

good win from Halep, oh well Pegula in the doubles final anyway so :hee:


Halep - Haddad Maia singles final


Gauff/Pegula - Melichar-Martinez/Perez doubles final

[Nicky91]

WTA US Open draw

Swiatek
Paolini

Minnen
Stephens

Davis
Bronzetti

Stearns
Alexandrova

Anisimova
Putintseva

Kenin
Niemeier

Liu
Potapova

Zheng Q
Ostapenko

Muguruza
Tauson

Fruhvirtova
Wang X

Pera
Kalinina

Andreeva
Kvitova

Mertens
Begu

Yuan Y
Fourlis

Cocciaretto
Sasnovich

Golubic
Pegula

Badosa
Tsurenko

Gracheva
Martic

Sherif
Kostyuk

Krueger
Azarenka

Pliskova Karo
Linette

Bouzkova
Noskova

Siegemund
Cirstea

Petkovic A
Bencic

Raducanu
Cornet

Townsend
Siniakova

Juvan
Bucsa

Osaka
Collins

Rybakina
Burel

Van Uytvanck
Williams V

Kanepi
Martincova

Harrison
Sabalenka

Halep
Snigur

Frech
Marino

Podoroska
Schmiedlova

Zhang S
Teichmann

Keys
Yastremska

Giorgi
Bondár

Ruse
Saville

Jeanjean
Gauff

Haddad Maia
Konjuh

Tan
Andreescu

Peterson R
Kalinskaya

Rachimova
Garcia Caro

Riske-Amritraj
Yu E

Li A
Osorio

Parry
Wang X

Maria
Sakkari

Jabeur
Brengle

Mandlik
Zidansek

Kuzmova
Sorribes

Rus
Rogers

Kudermetova
Vekic

Vandeweghe
Zanevska

Párrizas
Gálfi

Dart
Kasatkina

Fernandez L
Dodin

Bejlek
Samsonova

Avanesyan
Krunic

Contreras
Krejcikova

Trevisan
Rodina

Muchova
Tomljanovic

Kovinic
Williams S

Cristian
Kontaveit

[Nicky91]

us open women's final

Iga Swiatek vs Ons Jabeur



men's semi finals

Karen Chachanov
vs
Caspar Ruud

Carlos Alcaraz
Frances Tiafoe

[The Slim Reaper]

cannot wait for next month when i'm unbanned on tennisforum again :love:

Can't leave us hanging like that. We need to know what you got banned for :laugh:

[Nicky91]

am i dreaming, am i seriously dreaming


Jessie Pegula in with a HUGE chance of making her debut at the end of year finals


wow, i mean from below top 700 to where she is now ranked #5 and being a super solid player in both singles and doubles, 3 Slam QF results this year (all times losing to the eventual winner too :fan:)


pinch me https://thumbs.gfycat.com/SilentPerfumedGodwit-max-1mb.gif

[Nicky91]

ATP Seoul

Quarter final results

Yoshihito Noshioka defeated Caspar Ruud 6-2, 3-6, 6-2

Noshioka will now face winner of MacKenzie McDonald or Aleksandar Kovacevic



canadian Denis Shapovalov defeated moldovan Radu Albot 6-2 6-2

Shapovalov will now play Jenson Brooksby, whom got through after Norrie gave up before the match


--------------------
ATP Tel Aviv quarter finals field

Djokovic vs Pospisil

Rinderknech vs Safyulin

Lestienne vs Cressy

Broady vs Cilic

---------------------------------------------
ATP Sofia quarter finals field

Sinner vs Vukic

Ivashka vs Rune

Struff vs Musetti

Majchrzak vs Husler
---------------------------------------------
WTA Parma semi finals

Sakkari vs Kovinic

Bogdan vs Sharif
---------------------------------------
WTA Tallinn quarter finals field

Kontaveit vs Bonaventure

Muchova vs Kanepi

Krejcikova vs Haddad Maia


currently ongoing Vekic vs Bencic

[Nicky91]

2022 Billie Jean King Cup Finals (the world cup of wta tennis)

competing are

Australia
Belgium
Canada
Czech Republic
Great Britain (Hosts)
Italy
Kazakhstan
Poland
Slovakia
Spain
Switzerland
USA


Date: 8–13 November 2022
Venue: Emirates Arena, Glasgow, United Kingdom

https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/61713418

[Nicky91]

World Tennis League line up

Location: Dubai, UAE (United Arab Emirates)
Date: December 19-24


World Tennis League: Djokovic, Swiatek and more top stars to compete in Dubai

Spectacular tennis extravaganza planned for December

Dubai: Tennis royalty will descend on Dubai in December to compete in one of the most exciting sporting and music events ever to be held in the Emirates.

The World Tennis League will not only showcase many of the best men and women players in the world, but will also offer a fun-filled format featuring epic two-set battles across both singles and mixed doubles matches, with 10-point tie-breaker set to decide the final outcome if needed. And after play each evening ticket holders for ‘The Greatest Show on Court’ can experience a thrilling concert featuring top artists from around the globe, including Dutch DJ superstars, Tiësto and Armin Van Buuren.

Novak Djokovic, arguably the best player that tennis has ever seen, heads the men’s field, with world number one Iga Swiatek leading the women’s entry list. With many more of the most famous names in the sport also taking part at the magnificent Coca-Cola Arena between December 19-24, both tennis and music fans alike can look forward to an unforgettable experience.

New format

Rajesh Banga, Chairman of World Tennis League, said: “The World Tennis League will be an event like no other. It brings a unique and engaging new format to the game of tennis, offering a spectacular mix of sport and entertainment together. We can’t wait to welcome fans from around the globe for this momentous event that hails a new era for tennis.”

Djokovic is no stranger to success, with 21 Grand Slam titles including nine Australian Opens, two French Opens, seven Wimbledons and three US Opens to his name, in addition to his together with five ATP Tour Finals titles. Swiatek, a WTA fan favourite, comes to Dubai following her Grand Slam victories at the French Open and US Open in 2022.

“This new event is exciting, there’s no doubt about it,” said Djokovic. I absolutely love playing in Dubai, I’ve had a lot of success there over the years and really enjoy the fans. This is something different, and it’s going to be great being a part of it.”

Iga Swiatek, the reigning French Open and US open champion, added: “I like it most when tennis connects people and when it’s true entertainment. When it’s combined with a great show and music, it’s even better, so that’s the reason why I’m excited to join this year’s World Tennis League. I’m happy that together with other top players we’ll introduce tennis as fun to new audiences. I can’t wait!”

Joining the men’s field are Alexander Zverev, a rising star who reached a ranking of two in the world this year, and the resurgent Nick Kyrgios, one of the most colourful characters on the ATP Tour. From the women’s field, former world number one, Simona Halep and current Wimbledon champion, Elena Rybakina add to a world-class line-up of tennis talent.

A player lottery will be held on November 1st, where the 16-player line-up will be split into four teams of four players each, and a Round Robin format for matches across the tournament. The top two teams will then face off in a final day of matches to determine the overall winner of the World Tennis League in Dubai.

True fusion

The World Tennis League will bring a true fusion of international talent to centre court at Coca-Cola Arena in an incredible sporting and music extravaganza, with the stage set for the world’s best artists also set to perform after the final match of the day.

Organisers have confirmed that additional award-winning international artists will be announced for the post-match concerts over the coming weeks.

With many of the world’s best tennis players on court and top music acts to thrill ticket holders, The Greatest Show On Court has something for everyone.


https://twitter.com/ReemAbulleil/status/1575812693155536897

[Nicky91]

2022 Guadalajara Open

second round


Badosa
vs
Azarenka

Tomljanovic
vs
Keys

Siniakova
vs
Trevisan

Cocciaretto
vs
Gauff

Pegula
vs
Rybakina

Andreescu won against Kvitova with 3-6, 6-2, 6-0

Bencic
vs
Stephens


Caro Garcia won against Marino with 7-6, 3-6, 7-6

Kudermetova
vs
Vekic

Bouchard
vs
Ostapenko

Collins
vs
Frech

Sakkari won against Kostyuk with 6-4, 6-4


Kasatkina won against Zhu with 6-1, 6-2

Mertens
vs
Kalinskaya

Osorio
vs
Bouzkova

Samsonova
vs
Sabalenka

[Nicky91]

GO ON Jessie Pegula :cheer: :cheer:


her stunning win over wimbledon champ Rybakina (2-6, 6-3, 7-6)


now currently 3rd place in the live rankings :o :o :o

[Nicky91]

so far qualified to the finals are

1. Iga Swiatek (POL)
2. Ons Jabeur (TUN)
3. Jessica Pegula (USA)
4. Coco Gauff (USA)
5. Caroline Garcia (FRA)
6. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)
7. Daria Kasatkina (RUS)

final ticket is between Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) and Maria Sakkari (GRE)


doubles finals so far qualified are

1. Krejcikova/Siniakova (CZE)
2. Dabrowski/Olmos (CAN/MEX)
3. Gauff/Pegula (USA)
4. Kudermetova/Mertens (RUS/BEL)
5. Kichenok/Ostapenko (UKR/LAT)
6. Xu/Yang (CHN)
7. Krawczyk/Schuurs (USA/NL)

final ticket here is between Melichar-Martinez/Perez (USA/AUS) Daniilina/Haddad Maia (KAZ/BRA) and Garcia/Mladenovic (FRA)



finals will be held: October 31 – November 7

Prize money $5,000,000

Location: Fort Worth, USA Dickies Arena

[Nicky91]

FINALLY a major 1000 title for Miss Consistency Jessica Pegula


beating 4 former slam champions and a title, perfect prep i could've hoped for en route to YEC

:clap1:

[Nicky91]

Iga Swiatek vs Caroline Garcia for the 2022 WTA Finals - Final

in fort worth

[Nicky91]

Group A

Canada
Italy
Switzerland

Group B
Australia
Slovakia
Belgium


Group C
Great Britain
Kazakhstan
Spain


Group D
Poland
Czech Republic
USA


the teams

Australia[4]
Player SR DR
Ajla Tomljanović 33 136
Priscilla Hon 151 340
Storm Sanders 237 10
Ellen Perez 363 20
Samantha Stosur 539 113
Captain: Alicia Molik

Belgium[5]
Player SR DR
Elise Mertens 29 5
Alison Van Uytvanck 54 183
Maryna Zanevska 81 177
Ysaline Bonaventure 96 299
Kirsten Flipkens 241 30
Captain: Johan Van Herck


Canada[6]
Player SR DR
Leylah Fernandez 40 76
Bianca Andreescu 45 380
Rebecca Marino 64 357
Carol Zhao 163 564
Gabriela Dabrowski 1012 7
Captain: Sylvain Bruneau



Czech Republic[7]
Player SR DR
Barbora Krejčíková 21 3
Karolína Plíšková 32 329
Kateřina Siniaková 47 1
Markéta Vondroušová 99 119
Karolína Muchová 149 498
Captain: Petr Pála


Great Britain[8]
Player SR DR
Harriet Dart 98 120
Katie Boulter 124 –
Heather Watson 133 115
Alicia Barnett 817 60
Olivia Nicholls – 63
Captain: Anne Keothavong

Italy[9]
Player SR DR
Martina Trevisan 28 244
Lucia Bronzetti 56 585
Jasmine Paolini 59 141
Elisabetta Cocciaretto 65 397
Captain: Tathiana Garbin


Kazakhstan[10]
Player SR DR
Elena Rybakina 22 442
Yulia Putintseva 51 314
Zhibek Kulambayeva 438 204
Anna Danilina 517 11
Captain: Yaroslava Shvedova

Poland[11]
Player SR DR
Magda Linette 49 45
Magdalena Fręch 116 525
Katarzyna Kawa 261 75
Martyna Kubka 608 313
Alicja Rosolska – 34
Captain: Dawid Celt

Slovakia[12]
Player SR DR
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 100 1276
Viktória Kužmová 146 89
Rebecca Šramková 316 550
Renáta Jamrichová 881 –
Tereza Mihalíková 984 48
Captain: Matej Lipták

Spain[13]
Player SR DR
Paula Badosa 13 190
Nuria Párrizas Díaz 72 335
Cristina Bucșa 107 151
Rebeka Masarova 132 189
Aliona Bolsova 193 59
Captain: Anabel Medina Garrigues

Switzerland[14]
Player SR DR
Belinda Bencic 12 133
Viktorija Golubic 77 90
Jil Teichmann 35 106
Simona Waltert 120 399
Captain: Heinz Günthardt


United States[15]
Player SR DR
Coco Gauff 7 4
Madison Keys 11 56
Danielle Collins 14 287
Caty McNally 94 21
Taylor Townsend 131 33
Captain: Kathy Rinaldi

.

[Nicky91]

Entrants

1. Greece
2. Poland
3. USA
4. Spain
5. Italy
6. France
7. Australia
8. Croatia
9. Switzerland
10. Germany
11. Brazil
12. Belgium
13. Czech Republic
14. Great Britain
15. Argentina
16. Norway
17. Bulgaria
18. Kazakhstan


Groups Draw

Group A
1. Greece
2. Belgium
3. Bulgaria

Group B
1. Poland
2. Switzerland
3. Kazakhstan

Group C
1. USA
2. Germany
3. Czech Republic

Group D
1. Spain
2. Australia
3. Great Britain

Group E
1. Italy
2. Brazil
3. Norway

Group F
1. France
2. Croatia
3. Argentina


29 December 2022 –
8 January 2023


prize money: US$15,000,000

[Nicky91]

it will be first edition of the united cup, first one to include both men's and women's tour players

host nation is Australia

[Nicky91]

Greece - Bulgaria currently 2-0


Switzerland - Kazakhstan currently 2-0


USA - Czech Republic currently 2-0


Australia - Great Britain currently 0-2

Italy - Brazil currently 1-1

France - Argentina currently 2-0

[Nicky91]

and the Pegula train keeps marching on, highest seed left in the australian open :clap1:

playing like a real #2 :cheer:


am so incredibly proud :love: i can almost cry :hug:

[Nicky91]

semi finals of WTA Charleston

Jessica Pegula vs Belinda Bencic

Daria Kasatkina vs Ons Jabeur


meanwhile in WTA Bogota

semi finals:

Peyton Stearns vs Kamilla Rachimova

Francesca Jones vs Tatjana Maria

[arista]

Emma Raducanu is ruled OUT of Wimbledon

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-12042921/Emma-Raducanu-ruled-Wimbledon-French-Open-wrist-injury.html

[Zizu]

Jees how times have changed !

Just after she’d won the American Open championship she was being proclaimed as the saviour of tennis and she would behind the richest sportsperson EVER !!


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[Crimson Dynamo]

Emma Raducanu is ruled OUT of Wimbledon

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-12042921/Emma-Raducanu-ruled-Wimbledon-French-Open-wrist-injury.html

and to think she got a medal from the Queen

ridiculous one hit wonder

[arista]

Emma on the Right
of this paper
in Hospital/

https://liveblog.digitalimages.sky/lc-images-sky/lcimg-afeffad4-3c89-4949-92d5-c153f2954b20.jpeg

[Nicky91]

ATP top 10 (post roland garros

1. Novak Djokovic (SRB)
2. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)
3. Daniil Medvedev (RUS)
4. Caspar Ruud (NOR)
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)
6. Holger Rune (DEN)
7. Andrey Rublev (RUS)
8. Taylor Fritz (USA)
9. Jannik Sinner (ITA)
10. Karen Chachanov (RUS)

WTA top 10 (post roland garros)

1. Iga Swiatek (POL)
2. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)
3. Elena Rybakina (KAZ)
4. Caroline Garcia (FRA)
5. Jessica Pegula (USA)
6. Ons Jabeur (TUN)
7. Coco Gauff (USA)
8. Maria Sakkari (GRE)
9. Petra Kvitova (CZE)
10. Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA)

[Nicky91]

Wimbledon as of this week :D

british opponents

ATP:

George Loffhagen (GB) vs Holger Rune (DEN/6)

Arthur Fery (GB) vs Daniil Medvedev (RUS/3)

Andy Murray (GB) vs Ryan Peniston (GB)

Cameron Norrie (GB/12) vs Tomas Machac (CZE)

Daniel Evans (GB/27) vs Quentin Halys (FRA)

Liam Broady (GB) vs Constant Lestienne (FRA)

Jan Choinski (GB) vs Dusan Lajovic (SRB)


WTA:

Harriet Dart (GB) vs Diane Parry (FRA)

Katie Swan (GB) vs Belinda Bencic (SUI/14)

Jodie Burrage (GB) vs Caty McNally (USA)

Katie Boulter (GB) vs Daria Saville (AUS)

Sonay Kartal (GB) vs Madison Keys (USA/25)

Heather Watson (GB) vs Barbora Krejcikova (CZE/10)

[arista]

It's about time
the Bloated BBC put Live in the corner of a screen

They have 2 Channels, running BBC1HD and BBC2HD

If you go to them
there is no way of knowing it is Live
until the Camera pans back to the Clock on the Wall


7PM is Live on BBC1HD tonight
According to Sky EPG

[Crimson Dynamo]

well done Andy

[Zizu]

well done Andy


Hope he knocks out Djokovic somewhere along the way


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[Cherie]

well done Andy

great British player :fan:

[bots]

great British player :fan:

he will be scottish in a few days time :laugh:

[Cherie]

he will be scottish in a few days time :laugh:

:laugh:

[Alf]

Team Novak the unvaccinated.

[Zizu]

Team Novak the unvaccinated.


The gluten free superhero !!

I think that loads of stuff will come out after he retires … I think he’s far too good to be true


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[MTVN]

G'wan Andy!!

[Crimson Dynamo]

come on you Dunblane Hibs c+nt

lets do this

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/tennis/2023/07/06/TELEMMGLPICT000341809101_16886770408520_trans_NvBQ zQNjv4Bq0dSepg8bL9bE3gQSaC-UoKbLW86UVH-TlVEbjj6inhw.jpeg?imwidth=700

[MTVN]

He was brilliant last night, hopefully that injury he suffered at the end wasn't anything serious

[Nicky91]

well done super solid Jessie :hug: advanced into round 3, simple 6-1, 6-3 win over Cristina Bucsa from Spain

https://www.wivb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/97/2023/07/AP23187662542122.jpg?w=1280

[Zizu]

I caught the end of an exhilarating game yesterday .. a Croatian was a set down to an and 5:2 down to an American and started to fight back just as I switched on to it ..


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[arista]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/07/07/18/72973869-0-image-m-2_1688750839034.jpg

[Alf]

I can't see anyone beating Novak. He's too good. Pretty much the greatest ever. I think he surpasses Federer, Sampras, Borg and Laver.

Wimbledon is the greatest tournement and the greatest player usually dominates and wins. That's why Borg, Sampras, Federer and now Djokovic dominated their era's and usually won. It's quite rare you get an upset. It can happen but it's rare.

Maybe if the next great thing who will eventually take over from Djokovic can produce, then that could end the Novak era. But I don't know who that is yet. Novak is still king as it stands.

[bots]

Scotland's Andy Murray blows it again :laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

great British player :fan:

he is Scottish tomorrow

:skull:

[Alf]

Scotland's Andy Murray blows it again :laugh:To be fair to him, he did well in his career. He won Grand Slam titles in the toughest era ever. When Federer, Nadal and Djokovic were on the scene. So he had some great achievements to compete and sometimes conquer those guys. I think he's past his peak now though.