Imo miami should just switch to clay and indian wells should be sped up. These two hardclay events add nothing to the season.
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 26 March 2015 21:05 (nine years ago) link
impressed by 18yo Hyeon Chung's ATP debut - 60 46 64 over Granollers - and his game, he hit some fantastic BHs, though Granollers will make anyone look like a world beater
The glasses bother me
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 26 March 2015 21:06 (nine years ago) link
Gavrilova is fun to watch
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 27 March 2015 01:29 (nine years ago) link
Saw the first set, she has moxie! Strutting around like she expected to win. Thought she'd blown it after failing to serve it out but Sharapova descended badly in the tb. Good win for my betting account
― lex pretend, Friday, 27 March 2015 06:58 (nine years ago) link
Some v tantalising R2 matches on today's schedule...Halep/Vaidisova, Jankovic/Azarenka, Stephens/Keys, Serena/Niculescu pt 2
― lex pretend, Friday, 27 March 2015 08:26 (nine years ago) link
Vaidisova showed flashes of the old talent against a very subpar Halep but totally collapsed in the third set. Don't think she's that far off Tour level though.
Azarenka ultra-sharp right now, albeit Jankovic isn't providing much resistance. Her dropshots have been especially immaculate.
― lex pretend, Friday, 27 March 2015 18:40 (nine years ago) link
lol the first 6-1 set lasted 29 minutesthe second 6-1 set lasted an hour, most of which was a ludicrous final game in which we all aged about a decade
― lex pretend, Friday, 27 March 2015 19:14 (nine years ago) link
unsure why Thiem's results have been so bad this year, he looked great beating F-Lo there
― lex pretend, Friday, 27 March 2015 20:40 (nine years ago) link
Didn't he fire bresnik
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 27 March 2015 21:08 (nine years ago) link
I agree he looked very good there, encouraging.
If thiem could consistently take the ball early like he did today the sky's the limit imo. Can't keep playing behind the baseline so much.
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 27 March 2015 21:10 (nine years ago) link
She's very funny and easy to root for imo
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 27 March 2015 21:11 (nine years ago) link
Horrible winds and rain all day, this tournament is the worst masters 1000 by a mile
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 27 March 2015 22:46 (nine years ago) link
Tatjana Maria's slicing and dicing currently lead Bouchard 6-0. WHY IS THIS NOT BEING STREAMED
― lex pretend, Saturday, 28 March 2015 16:36 (nine years ago) link
(Tatjana Maria is formerly Malek, she got married and her name change induces so much confusion, not least if you just refer to her surname and her slicing)
― lex pretend, Saturday, 28 March 2015 16:37 (nine years ago) link
(She also had a baby hence her absence for a while, came back at this time last year and is already on the verge of the top 100)
― lex pretend, Saturday, 28 March 2015 16:38 (nine years ago) link
klizan is playing a good 2d set v novak
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 29 March 2015 01:21 (nine years ago) link
wow some really good hitting o_O
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 29 March 2015 01:31 (nine years ago) link
genuine headline on the WTA official site:
Bouchard: How To Take A Great Selfie
― lex pretend, Sunday, 29 March 2015 07:06 (nine years ago) link
Are we ever going to get to the point where Radwanska looks like a slam winner or are we going to be watching her lose to Watson and drop sets to Begu forever like.
Also I'm going to be in Paris for two days in May so I AM GOING TO ROLAND GARROS HELL YES. Anyone got tips?
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Sunday, 29 March 2015 09:35 (nine years ago) link
Wear a hat! My god, it gets brutal up high on Chatrier on a clear day. And if you're walking the grounds, don't decide to hug the Musketeers statue. The staff don't like that.
― Michael Jones, Sunday, 29 March 2015 13:25 (nine years ago) link
woo! I suppose this is a good time to mention that I'm gonna be in the UK from mid-April to early July so I am DEFINITELY going to Wimbledon and maaaaybe RG too if I have time to make it over to Paris.
― Roz, Sunday, 29 March 2015 16:14 (nine years ago) link
this is awesome news roz, you should come with us!
― lex pretend, Sunday, 29 March 2015 17:17 (nine years ago) link
would absolutely love to! I don't have any proper plans in place yet but I'll def shoot you a msg once I'm there. super duper excited!
― Roz, Sunday, 29 March 2015 17:52 (nine years ago) link
Another great Thiem performance, getting my hopes up
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 29 March 2015 19:44 (nine years ago) link
Serena shut down the Bellis hype train with a quickness huh? Still, all top players got thrashed by the previous generation's top players...
Camila Giorgi has now hit 131 DFs in her 13 matches this year.
― lex pretend, Sunday, 29 March 2015 21:54 (nine years ago) link
Rafa really going down with a whimper these days
― lex pretend, Sunday, 29 March 2015 23:07 (nine years ago) link
ive noticed his service game is not really what it used to be, esp on hardct
― johnny crunch, Monday, 30 March 2015 03:12 (nine years ago) link
Rafa has not looked good since Wimbledon for more than a set at a time.
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 30 March 2015 07:02 (nine years ago) link
It almost seems like his shotmaking ability is still there but his defence at crucial points is not? like in the last couple of games last night he just didn't retrieve a few Verdasco shots that would have been nothing for peak Rafa. Clay will be interesting.
Ivanovic really acting like 2014 never happened, huh. She trashed Lisicki 0 and 1 a couple of weeks ago.
― lex pretend, Monday, 30 March 2015 07:24 (nine years ago) link
I actually have the opposite take, the defense is still elite but he routinely has no depth on routine shots in rallies. Those balls sit up and people are teeing off.
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 30 March 2015 07:30 (nine years ago) link
They showed a graphic that 42% of his rally balls were in the service box vs verdasco, some very shallow
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 30 March 2015 07:31 (nine years ago) link
I'm glad more prominence is being given to stats like that - in the last few years there's really been an undue focus on winners and UEs without acknowledgement that most rallies are decided by poor decisions or weak shots before the one that actually ends the point
― lex pretend, Monday, 30 March 2015 07:39 (nine years ago) link
so from 3-5 down in the second set Venus plays nearly three games' worth of impeccable, patient aggression, totally and casually owning Wozniacki. And then at 5-5, 40-0 she serves three straight DFs, hits a BH five miles long and then another BH into the bottom of the net for no reason. WHY?
― lex pretend, Monday, 30 March 2015 16:43 (nine years ago) link
Venus peaked again in the TB :)
― lex pretend, Monday, 30 March 2015 16:55 (nine years ago) link
Venus should really make the final, right? Biggest threat remaining in her half is probably, like, Pliskova
― lex pretend, Monday, 30 March 2015 16:56 (nine years ago) link
it's really a damn shame that Dolgopolov turned out to be a homophobic moron
― lex pretend, Monday, 30 March 2015 17:17 (nine years ago) link
I didn't realize that Venus's record against Woz is now 7-0
lol
― DJP, Monday, 30 March 2015 19:18 (nine years ago) link
God I know, I kept hoping he would at least back off a little.
I was thinking the other day that some elements of his game are kind of revolutionary and junior coaches should think about them especially the serve.
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 30 March 2015 19:40 (nine years ago) link
dolgo takes 1st set off novak, real nice aggressive play in the tb
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 31 March 2015 22:09 (nine years ago) link
700th win for Serena. Marion is very excited in the commentary booth about the imminent cake.
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 1 April 2015 19:20 (nine years ago) link
That was a brilliant game from Thiem to serve out the set from 0-30 down
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 1 April 2015 20:17 (nine years ago) link
So happy for CS Navarro, iirc she won her first career title about 6 months ago. Beautiful game.
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 1 April 2015 22:04 (nine years ago) link
Stupid time zones making me miss a Serena/Simona match that went 7-5 in the third
Fuck is this Isner revival bullshit
― lex pretend, Friday, 3 April 2015 06:30 (nine years ago) link
Isner has done this before, he looked incredible in IW last year. I think he has this mental block where he has 2 or 3 matches in a row where being aggressive doesn't work and he loses his commitment to it.
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 3 April 2015 06:34 (nine years ago) link
Fascinated by the way Halep's fans have become one of the year's stories though, when was the last time there was this kind of vocal support following one player around the world? If they're a bit OTT as new fans they'll learn but it has to be a great thing for the WTA
― lex pretend, Friday, 3 April 2015 06:37 (nine years ago) link
V happy that CSN breaks the top 10 with this run too!
― lex pretend, Friday, 3 April 2015 06:46 (nine years ago) link
isner did destroy kei, but ill be really surprised if he can do it to novak
serena/halep match was not that amazing - serenas unforced forehand errors were the only reason it was close; halep really needs a better serve to threaten serena more consistently imo
― johnny crunch, Friday, 3 April 2015 12:00 (nine years ago) link
super ugly first set
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 5 April 2015 18:22 (nine years ago) link
novak looks tired but andy keeps hitting errors
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 5 April 2015 19:10 (nine years ago) link