The Official Tennis Thread (Vol. 2024 US Open)

[Sinner]

Last year's champion kicking things off...

Ana!

Pippa in the house as usual.

Spoiler: Warning%3A%20Spoiler!

 

[aepps20]

Not looking good for Rafa

 

[Sinner]

Oh dear.

 

[shannonscrooks]

 

[gunna get it]

Uh oh ... I can hear the wimbledon closing day bell music playing for rafa...

 

[awwsome]

Remember dudes in here saying Rafa was the greatest ever after the French

 

[awwsome]

Nadal got treated.

 

[S4L]

Nadal out...

 

[gma 11]

Nadal out

 

[Sinner]

...

 

[awwsome]

Fed vs Djokovic in the final

 

[Sinner]

Lets see Andy make a strong run

Hi Kim.

 

[aepps20]

Just shows once again just how different grass is from clay and how hard the French/Wimbledon double is

 

[awwsome]

Trust Andy to self destruct at Wimbledon just like last year

 

[proshares]

Yikes

 

[quell]

Son

Darcis?

DARCIS?

Wow!

 

[Sinner]

Rafa's backhand was so &%*$.  Missing so many shots.  

Darcis was good though.  Take nothing away from his performance.

 

[Sinner]

Just shows once again just how different grass is from clay and how hard the French/Wimbledon double is

2 weeks between just isn't enough.  Especially for players that go deep into week-2 of the French. 

The grass right now is still relatively soft and the bounces aren't that high.  Takes a bit to adjust.

 

[aepps20]

SP, do you remember back in the 90s when clay court specialists from Spain would skip Wimbledon every year because of the surface.

 

[proshares]

Muster was one of them I think. Guga skipped a few too, right?

 

[aepps20]

You're right pro.

 

[flashout01]

the grass makes Nadal an ordinary player

 

[champcruthik]

No words.

This is worse than the Rosol upset.

I knew Rafa wouldn't win this tournament, but to go out opening round in straight sets is baffling.

Please rally for the US Open.

 

[metsn13]

the grass makes Nadal an ordinary player

I don't agree.  He's won twice at Wimbledon (2008/ 2010).  He looked tired today leaving everything short with his groundstrokes barely making it past the service line.  Any pro can wipe you out when you leave shots that short on a fast surface like grass.  With only a 2 week break between the French Open and Wimbledon, it's just not enough time to recover from the stress of the clay court season.  I think this makes us appreciate Roger's consistency at grand slams all that much more.  This is truly a great era in tennis, I just wish we had an American in the mix to make it that much more interesting.

 

[gunna get it]

SP, do you remember back in the 90s when clay court specialists from Spain would skip Wimbledon every year because of the surface.

I think that was to avoid Becker, Ivanisevic , Sampras & Agassi. Guys literally didnt stand a chance vs their power and speed