Tennis 2020

[Jerloma]

Anyone else think this is weird?

[A_B]

Eh. He's european.

[BSF21]

Yea. Nothing weird there THB. Kiss on the boo-boo for getting drilled. That's a dad play.

Also what a gritty match from Federer this morning, Serena might be done, and Coco Gauff might be next up. Discuss!

[Jerloma]

It didn't hit her left cheek.

[Jerloma]

Wow I just saw that Federer score! He's good.

[degenerasian]

Yea. Nothing weird there THB. Kiss on the boo-boo for getting drilled. That's a dad play.

Also what a gritty match from Federer this morning, Serena might be done, and Coco Gauff might be next up. Discuss!

Coco is really good and I like her game.

But of course, ESPN is going apeshit that Osaka and Coco might be the rivalry for the ages that women's tennis needs since Serena never had a rival. Totally ignoring the fact that the current number 1 Barty is only 23 and the reigning US Open Champion Andreescu is 19.

[rass]

The male announcers remarking on how embarrassed she was and the "if Rafa kissed me, I'd get a little flushed" comment is maybe a tell that it was maybe just a little weird. Should have gone with a fist bump.

[Ryan]

His bald spot makes it weird for me

[Jerloma]

The male announcers remarking on how embarrassed she was and the "if Rafa kissed me, I'd get a little flushed" comment is maybe a tell that it was maybe just a little weird. Should have gone with a fist bump.

And she pulled away the first time he went in for it.

[EdRomero]

According to ESPN scroll, no man born in the 90s has won a major. The great 3 have prevented a generation of players from winning in most of their prime years.

[degenerasian]

According to ESPN scroll, no man born in the 90s has won a major. The great 3 have prevented a generation of players from winning in most of their prime years.

Yes that is true. A women born in the 2000s (Andreescu) has won a major before a man born in the 90s has.

There are also many great players born in the 80s who never won a major. Berdych, Tsonga, Naldandian, Gasquet, Ferrer, Baghdatis, Nishikori.

[Joe K]

According to ESPN scroll, no man born in the 90s has won a major. The great 3 have prevented a generation of players from winning in most of their prime years.

Yes that is true. A women born in the 2000s (Andreescu) has won a major before a man born in the 90s has.

There are also many great players born in the 80s who never won a major. Berdych, Tsonga, Naldandian, Gasquet, Ferrer, Baghdatis, Nishikori.

Dominic Thiem is now 0-3 in Grand Slam finals. His opponents in those three matches are now a combined 40-0 in the semis and finals of the tourney where he played them. (He's lost twice to Nadal in the French final, and now to Djokovic in Australia.)

[degenerasian]

He needs to play Federer at Wimbledon.

[degenerasian]

[degenerasian]

Monfils is 0-16 lifetime against Djokovic.

In Dubai currently, took the first set 6-2 and had 3 match points in the 2nd set tiebreak and blew it.
Heading towards 0-17.

[EdRomero]

This is a fun follow and Federer is commenting on a lot of videos. And Roddick makes a comment:

[A_B]

Venus and Serena playing against one another right now in an event literally less than two miles from my back door.

ETA: I just double checked it and as the crow flies it's less than a mile.

[Giff]

How does the crow know to go the quickest way there?

[BSF21]

How does the crow know to go the quickest way there?

He's a ball-hawk.

[Baloney]

Novak Djokovic has been defaulted from the U.S. Open after hitting a line judge with a ball

[Nonlinear FC]

Bizarre.

[Rex]

I take it you're not supposed to do that?

[degenerasian]

[Joe K]

According to ESPN scroll, no man born in the 90s has won a major. The great 3 have prevented a generation of players from winning in most of their prime years.

Yes that is true. A women born in the 2000s (Andreescu) has won a major before a man born in the 90s has.

There are also many great players born in the 80s who never won a major. Berdych, Tsonga, Naldandian, Gasquet, Ferrer, Baghdatis, Nishikori.

Dominic Thiem is now 0-3 in Grand Slam finals. His opponents in those three matches are now a combined 40-0 in the semis and finals of the tourney where he played them. (He's lost twice to Nadal in the French final, and now to Djokovic in Australia.)

Thiem ends the drought for men born in the ‘90s. He really earned it too as he had been the best non-major winner the past few weeks, lost his first three major finals to Nadal/Djokovic, and had a huge comeback today. The pressure definitely got to Zverev today but he’ll likely have more chances.

[degenerasian]

Swiatek from Poland, unseeded 19 year old, just won the French Open without dropping a set, never even faced a set point, in 7 matches.

[Joe K]

Swiatek from Poland, unseeded 19 year old, just won the French Open without dropping a set, never even faced a set point, in 7 matches.

No one even got 5 games off her in a set. She played some pretty legit competition, too. She destroyed Vondrousova (2019 finalist); Halep (seeded #1, former Champ and 3-time finalist), and Kenin (reigning Aussie Open champ).

[degenerasian]

Nadal could win 13 more French Opens

[Joe K]

Nadal could win 13 more French Opens

Honestly it’s pretty damn boring at this point. I watch a lot of tennis and I don’t think I’ve even watched a Nadal match at the French Open since 2007.

[BSF21]

I’m too lazy to start a new thread.

Death. Taxes. Nick Kyrgios acting like a complete ass and blowing his career.

Watching this dude implode never gets old. Strikes me as someone who has never said “I’m sorry” or “I was wrong” in his life. Always someone out to get him.

[degenerasian]

Success for a Pegula!