The Official Tennis Thread (Vol. 2024 US Open)

[frink85]

Saw the first two sets before going to bed...so many shots into the net damn rafa

 

[proshares]

Always good to see Hewitt win one nowadays

 

[flashout01]

saying Rafa is tired was good excuse... you cant be that tired if your that young

its just like his extraordinary movement in clay, when it comes to grass, its about a couple of notches lower which is enough for most to compete in the same level with him. besides, i think he played three straight tournament in clay before this game and the ample adjustment is wasnt there.

 

[Sinner]

No, I don't buy the "tired" argument. He just played poorly.  His backhand was not working and Stevie D was on-fire.  There were a lot of times where Rafa ran around his backhand (even when the ball landed deep in his backhand corner) to hit his forehand, only to spray it past the doubles-alley. He was that unsure about his backhand.  

His knee was also visibly bothering him, but credit to him, he didn't want to talk about it and credited his opponent instead. The grass courts in week-1 tend to bounce a bit lower, while in week-2, when there's less grass and the courts are harder, the balls will bounce a bit higher.  With Rafa's knee issue, the lower bounce made it a bit more tricky for him.  

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

Yeah, I just remembered all the clay-courters being nonexistent at Wimbledon... Emilio Sanchez, Sergi Bruguera, Alberto Berasategui, Thomas Muster... and so on. 

Whole different game now with the grass the way it is.

 

[flashout01]

any sites i can get racquets thats a lil bit under retail?

 

[djexpanium]

any sites i can get racquets thats a lil bit under retail?

Have you tried looking on Amazon?​

 

[djexpanium]

Via Troll Tennis

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[firepower]

Get in Laura! 

 

[champcruthik]

Laura has played poorly since Australia.

Good for her.

Imagine Laura vs. Kerber in the quarters.

 

[Sinner]

Laura's so hot-cold. Sometimes she'd unleash her powerful groundies consistently, sometimes she'd spray all her shots everywhere. She's got another new coach, so she'll need a bit of time to get back into the rhythm of things. 

When she's on though... her power can be very impressive.

 

[aepps20]

I've never been impressed by Laura. She has potential but I think a player like Madison keys has more upside

 

[champcruthik]

Her name sounds like she works in a different industry.

Serena's opponent was attractive.

 

[shogun]

Mandy Minella was looking good. Wouldn't even tell her to shower after a match. She'd be good as is.

 

[champcruthik]

Yes, sir.

Would smash harder than a vintage Andy Roddick serve.

 

[shogun]

If nadal was tired then so is Ferrer but he made it past the 1st round.

 

[Sinner]

Yeah, Mandy's a doll... seen her on the tour for a few years already, but she rarely plays well enough to make in the big tourneys. 

Why Serena in R1? 

 

[Sinner]

Wow.

Wimbledon chiefs outlaw Federer's flash shoes and demand change for second round.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/te...nge-shoes-banned-Wimbledons-second-round.html

 

[shogun]

Yeah, Mandy's a doll... seen her on the tour for a few years already, but she rarely plays well enough to make in the big tourneys. 

Why Serena in R1? 

Yeah, I was surprised to see that she was 27. I thought I would've seen her at least once before today. She's only played a few matches at majors.

 

[Sinner]

^ My most memorable match of her was when she played Venus a few years back at the US Open... she was all smiley and rather delightful. 

 

[sircharles2ol3]

a Serena vs Sharapova final will be nice and epic this year at Wimbledon.. Maria kinda needs a win though over Serena.

 

[aepps20]

Sad for Vika

 

[proshares]

Dropping like flies out there :x Cilic, Isner, Stepanek, Darcis & Azarenka.

 

[djexpanium]

Dropping like flies out there

Cilic, Isner, Stepanek, Darcis & Azarenka.

Injuries taking them out. Wozniacki just had a moment, but she's playing again now.​

 

[proshares]

I know, that's what I meant

 

[Sinner]

a Serena vs Sharapova final will be nice and epic this year at Wimbledon.. Maria kinda needs a win though over Serena.

Especially considering their spat! 

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