Go go go
― abcfsk, Sunday, 11 May 2014 18:03 (ten years ago) link
Need to find a stream stat.
― Michael Jones, Sunday, 11 May 2014 18:12 (ten years ago) link
just wow
― groovemaaan, Sunday, 11 May 2014 18:19 (ten years ago) link
He hasn't won a point since I start watching.
― Michael Jones, Sunday, 11 May 2014 18:21 (ten years ago) link
And hasn't lost one since I moaned about it.
― Michael Jones, Sunday, 11 May 2014 18:24 (ten years ago) link
didn't really even contemplate Nishikori being an exciting player to watch until a couple of months ago. This is great though
― cerealbar, Sunday, 11 May 2014 18:29 (ten years ago) link
Painful to watch now.
― Michael Jones, Sunday, 11 May 2014 19:03 (ten years ago) link
yeah such a shame
― groovemaaan, Sunday, 11 May 2014 19:17 (ten years ago) link
You get the idea that this will forever be the story of his career. He's very breakable.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Sunday, 11 May 2014 19:22 (ten years ago) link
Such a bloody shame, Nishikori was peaking in the first set. Rafa never came close to playing well himself. What an irritating tournament.
― lex pretend, Sunday, 11 May 2014 19:29 (ten years ago) link
:-(
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 11 May 2014 21:43 (ten years ago) link
Fran turning back the clock and giving a clay tennis masterclass to Bouchard, who looked mostly hapless. Only Fran's 4th win of 2014.
― lex pretend, Monday, 12 May 2014 14:15 (ten years ago) link
wow the end of this Cibulkova/Giorgi match is so dramatic but so bad
Giorgi gagging hard, Cibulkova not doing a thing except yelling POME after basic missed returns
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 12:25 (ten years ago) link
Deserved win for Giorgi. Good to see her hit through her choke. Baffling by Cibulkova - first that she was so passive and nothingy, then her collapse in the TB against a nervous opponent.
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 12:29 (ten years ago) link
Puig d. Hantuchova 60 46 60. Peak WTA scoreLiNa <3
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 14:29 (ten years ago) link
It's basically got to the point where I'm surprised when any given Kvitova shot lands in the court, and when she misses by inches rather than miles I immediately think "oh, her form is improving!"
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 18:26 (ten years ago) link
This Schiavone/Muguruza match is brilliant. Third set TB!
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 14 May 2014 11:44 (ten years ago) link
Fran wins, capers around in delight <3
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 14 May 2014 11:54 (ten years ago) link
lmao @ simon trolling nadal
― groovemaaan, Wednesday, 14 May 2014 20:13 (ten years ago) link
this match is quintessential simon hilarity. speaks for nadal's form that he let himself get sucked into this.
― groovemaaan, Wednesday, 14 May 2014 20:17 (ten years ago) link
no discredit to simon btw, he's playing really well and more agressive than usual
― groovemaaan, Wednesday, 14 May 2014 20:39 (ten years ago) link
something really dreamy about claycourt tennis at night
― cerealbar, Wednesday, 14 May 2014 20:48 (ten years ago) link
yeah i want this match to go on and on
― groovemaaan, Wednesday, 14 May 2014 20:50 (ten years ago) link
I haven't seen a lot of Haas this year because he hasn't lasted long enough at many events, but watching him beat Stan today, I'm baffled that he was slumping at all.
Stan's FH was a mess though.
― lex pretend, Thursday, 15 May 2014 12:16 (ten years ago) link
haas' shoulder is bothering him again. he said in munich that he won't have another surgery and that he just hopes he can finish the season more or less in one piece. i don't think he'll play for much longer.
― groovemaaan, Thursday, 15 May 2014 12:28 (ten years ago) link
Errani has an insane new service motion that has made the actual serve no better. Li is atrocious.
― lex pretend, Friday, 16 May 2014 11:21 (nine years ago) link
I really love Radwanska's new outfit.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Friday, 16 May 2014 15:54 (nine years ago) link
Sure enough, out goes Haas after a set vs Dimitrov.
― Michael Jones, Friday, 16 May 2014 15:55 (nine years ago) link
looks like a Venus design
― cerealbar, Friday, 16 May 2014 17:10 (nine years ago) link
MURDAL TIME GUYS. hope this isn't horrible
― cerealbar, Friday, 16 May 2014 19:19 (nine years ago) link
hah
― cerealbar, Friday, 16 May 2014 19:57 (nine years ago) link
pretty good match even if the conclusion was NID. andy looking better on clay than he has in ages. rafa peaking right at the end
― cerealbar, Friday, 16 May 2014 22:07 (nine years ago) link
I was out and was surprised to see it still going on when I got back (the last three points anyway). What happened in the first set? Rafa still below-par or is Murray finally, perish the thought, regaining some semblance of his usual form?
― lex pretend, Saturday, 17 May 2014 08:23 (nine years ago) link
Murray resembled his "good" clay court form, but what is that really? IIRC he's never made a clay final.
I think Nadal's clay results this year kind of speak for themselves. Without Nishikori's injury he'd be riding one title in Rio. Now he's dropping sets to Youzhny and 2014's version of Andy Murray.
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 17 May 2014 08:30 (nine years ago) link
Really funny to remember how Murray said clay was his favourite surface at the start of his career.
It'll be disappointing if RG isn't crazy tbh. None of the usual favourites are peaking, all have form/injury question marks. But I can actually see them just ~fighting through and ending up with a normal-looking SF line-up.
― lex pretend, Saturday, 17 May 2014 08:39 (nine years ago) link
Just looking at results these past few weeks you can say the edge is off Nadal's game but he is still a fierce competitor, and I expect that to carry him through in Grand slams for a little while yet.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 17 May 2014 08:54 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, same applies to Djokovic and Sharapova (and maybe Azarenka though I can't see her entering with NO clay warm-ups under her belt?). It'd be disappointing though, I don't want to see the same old names coming through just on scrappiness alone.
― lex pretend, Saturday, 17 May 2014 09:13 (nine years ago) link
LOL @ JaJa
― lex pretend, Saturday, 17 May 2014 12:09 (nine years ago) link
Djoko wins in Rome - Can't wait for the French Open. Nadal's so so form opens a couple of possibilities.
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 18 May 2014 21:05 (nine years ago) link
Nadal's worst clay season in a decade. Certainly seems logical to conclude that this is up for grabs.
Nadal isn't a favorite vs. the field on the books. Can't imagine that's happened since 2006?
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 19 May 2014 00:17 (nine years ago) link
The rapid actual break-up of Wozzilroy is going to make me feel rather positive and sympathetic towards Wozniacki until the point at which I have to watch her play again. Which at this point might be a long time. Help.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Wednesday, 21 May 2014 12:05 (nine years ago) link
I don't really know much about him other than as Wozniacki's bf/fiancé but what an awful little weasel to actually go ahead an issue an "it's not you, it's me" public statement after jilting your fiancée almost at the altar
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 21 May 2014 12:30 (nine years ago) link
http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/10957117/top-seeded-sloane-stephens-loses-first-round-strasbourg-international
lololololol
― On-the-spot Dicespin (DJP), Wednesday, 21 May 2014 13:41 (nine years ago) link
lol @ taking a last-minute WC into a small tournament and then bomb out in R1 visibly giving no fucks, though will she ever top losing to Puchkova in Washington last year or losing to Duque Marino in Bogota a few weeks ago
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 21 May 2014 14:37 (nine years ago) link
Wasn't McIlroy seeing someone else when he started dating Caro too? He always seemed like a douche.
Excellent interview with Ernests Gulbis: http://tennis.si.com/2014/05/20/ernests-gulbis-interview/
― Roz, Wednesday, 21 May 2014 17:16 (nine years ago) link
That's a great interview, I always assumed he was entertaining but kinda douchey and that makes him seem more thoughtful at least.
I always assumed Serena's "black-hearted" comment was about McIlroy/Wozniacki, not Dimitrov/Sharapova (I don't believe she ever dated Dimitrov! There is literally no evidence that this ever happened) and recent events are bearing this out. The way he dumped his ex is reason enough for Serena to judge his black heart, and she's been very quick (and sweet) to support Wozniacki publicly today.
― lex pretend, Thursday, 22 May 2014 13:53 (nine years ago) link
Yeah I don't know if they were serious or anything, but I def remember seeing pictures of Serena and Dimitrov seemingly on a date at an amusement park a few years ago. And she was spotted at a couple of his matches at around the same time.
Rumour has it it was a love triangle between Serena, Dimitrov and Mouratoglou (who was Dimitrov's coach then), cause right around the time Serena and his coach went public, Dimitrov abruptly left Mouratoglou's academy and started dating Sharapova shortly after. LOL tennis drama.
― Roz, Thursday, 22 May 2014 14:24 (nine years ago) link
yeah I saw those pictures but even at the time I just thought people were jumping to conclusions off nothing, they didn't look loved-up or anything, just like friends hanging out
― lex pretend, Thursday, 22 May 2014 14:31 (nine years ago) link
I think they prob dated but briefly - Dimitrov didn't exactly deny it when asked, he just told the reporter to "ask Serena". also re the black heart comment, I'm not sure she was talking about McIlroy because she was bitching about the player as well. The actual quote:
"She begins every interview with 'I'm so happy. I'm so lucky' – it's so boring," says Serena in a loud voice. "She's still not going to be invited to the cool parties. And, hey, if she wants to be with the guy with a black heart, go for it."
^That doesn't sound like Caro - whatever we think about her, Wozniacki is pretty popular on the tour. (Sharapova otoh isn't really friends with anyone else.)
― Roz, Thursday, 22 May 2014 14:55 (nine years ago) link
Hingis / Zvonareva doubles team at wimbledon
― abcfsk, Wednesday, 11 June 2014 12:54 (nine years ago) link