Tennis Thread

[RobMCFC]

Haven't we already got a tennis thread?

Tennis Thread

Might be a short lived thread but Raducanu's about to start her 4th round match v Shelby Rogers on Amazon Prime. Raducanu hasn't dropped a set yet, she's had to play 3 qualifying rounds as well, so she's won 6 matches 2-0. She's up against an American in New York, who's just knocked out the No1...

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[PolarBearCub]

I don’t know much about tennis but Emma Raducanu has had a number of injuries. I just hope the media don’t pressure her, Luke Littler and other young stars we have.

When Raducanu won the US Open, we had the last game or two on in the pub late and everyone stopped partying (they had DJ / karaoke on) to watch.

Old Billy was going “How on earth can you be half Romanian and half Chinese?”

Simple. Romanian guy shags a Chinese bird. Baby is born. They went 50-50.

 

[Gaz76]

Haven't we already got a tennis thread?

Tennis Thread

Might be a short lived thread but Raducanu's about to start her 4th round match v Shelby Rogers on Amazon Prime. Raducanu hasn't dropped a set yet, she's had to play 3 qualifying rounds as well, so she's won 6 matches 2-0. She's up against an American in New York, who's just knocked out the No1...

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Do you answer all yer own questions? It didn't come up when I searched it, hope you can rescue your day

 

[RobMCFC]

Do you answer all yer own questions? It didn't come up when I searched it, hope you can rescue your day

Fair enough. Was just trying to help with the housekeeping.

 

[dennishasdoneit]

To be fair, she was wretching into a towel mid set, I don't think it's an excuse.

Having watched it, it was a very physical match with lots of long games. Tough one to play when you're coming back from many injuries and probably not 100% match fit.

I didn't see this but I did notice a pic of some male pro tennis player wretching into a bin .no idea who it was or which tournament...

 

[smevchenko]

I didn't see this but I did notice a pic of some male pro tennis player wretching into a bin .no idea who it was or which tournament...

That was Jack Draper in the 1st round. Obviously the brits are just massive fannies.

 

[Crooked_rain]

That was Jack Draper in the 1st round. Obviously the brits are just massive fannies.

True

You wouldn't see Novak throwing up!

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Do you like tennis…?

 

[ColinBellsjockstrap]

 

[AliBobbyJ]

England once went to war with France because they sent a young Henry V a box of tennis balls as a mocking gift.

 

[stablemcfc]

True

You wouldn't see Novak throwing up!

Djokovic was the king of claiming injuries or pulling out whenever losing earlier in his career - he doesn't seem to pull out so much anymore, but he's still always "injured" when losing the miraculously recovers and finds a way to win!

Federer however never pulled out during a match or during a grand slam tournament in his entire career - pretty rare.

 

[normskih]

Djokovic was the king of claiming injuries or pulling out whenever losing earlier in his career - he doesn't seem to pull out so much anymore, but he's still always "injured" when losing the miraculously recovers and finds a way to win!

Federer however never pulled out during a match or during a grand slam tournament in his entire career - pretty rare.

Federer was and will always be a class above Djokovic.

 

[urban genie]

like golf it is a hobby not a sport, shouldn't even be on TV

 

[Crooked_rain]

Federer was and will always be a class above Djokovic.

Not a better player though

 

[bluemoon32]

Not a better player though

On grass he was, Djokovic is the better all surface player.
Federer was like watching prime Brazil, Djokovic is like prime Germany, both hugely successful but only one of them gets the masses excited

 

[Crooked_rain]

On grass he was, Djokovic is the better all surface player.
Federer was like watching prime Brazil, Djokovic is like prime Germany, both hugely successful but only one of them gets the masses excited

Federer only ever beat Djokavic once on grass

 

[bluemoon32]

Federer only ever beat Djokavic once on grass

Federer was the best grass court player ever, Nadal the best ever on clay & Djokovic the best on hard courts & possibly the best all round player.
All imo of course

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Good game at the moment between Rybaking and Blinkiva.

18 points all in the deciding tiebreak.

I watched the game between Ryvita and Blinking. Wasn't up to much. Bit dry!

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I watched the game between Ryvita and Blinking. Wasn't up to much. Bit dry!

Sounds like a cracker.

 

[Haaland94]

Federer only ever beat Djokavic once on grass

Yeah. Lost all 3 Wimbledon finals vs Djokovic, so it's hard to make a case for Federer. You can make the case for the "more entertaining to watch" argument, but it's so subjective. In South America, North America (split with Fed), and Central and Eastern Europe, Nadal is the most popular player. In Eastern/Southern Europe and Asia, it's Djokovic. In Western Europe and North America (split with Rafa), it's Roger. Tennis-wise, Federer basically doesn't have any meaningful records left. Of course, Nadal is the greatest player ever on clay, and it's difficult to imagine anyone will ever come close to him, but Djokovic is the GOAT, no doubt about it.

Anyway, I am a Nadal fan, so I hope Rafa has one last run at the French in him. Such a shame he got injured again in Brisbane because I thought he looked very promising otherwise.