SESIL!
Karatantcheva outgrinding Puig to make a rare SF and the prospect starts to brew of a Karatantcheva/Sharapova rematch, 11 years after "I'll kick her ass off"...
― lex pretend, Friday, 27 February 2015 00:41 (nine years ago) link
great play by fed
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 28 February 2015 16:33 (nine years ago) link
wow @ scoreline last night of ferrer/harrison 46 60 60
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 28 February 2015 21:02 (nine years ago) link
berlocq is dictating v nadal in this tiebreak
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 28 February 2015 21:09 (nine years ago) link
& he has the home ct advantage here, will be a good test for rafa to have to comeback if he drops this
omg berlocq chokq
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 28 February 2015 21:13 (nine years ago) link
really amazing dfense by nadal props
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 28 February 2015 21:17 (nine years ago) link
nishikori being outgritted by ferrer
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 1 March 2015 04:31 (nine years ago) link
kei losing so many bhand to bhand rallies is prob a deathknell
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 1 March 2015 04:45 (nine years ago) link
Nicole Vaidisova, now ranked #370, got a WC into Monterrey qualies and got bagelled in the first set of her opener by #531 Makoto Ninomiya...but she came back, won another two matches to qualify and is in her first WTA main draw since Feb 2010. Where she will play...Ivanovic in R1!
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 3 March 2015 19:01 (nine years ago) link
I am pretty sure Vaidisova is a selectable player in one of my old tennis games
― DJP, Tuesday, 3 March 2015 19:03 (nine years ago) link
isner and these interminable matches is the worst
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 7 March 2015 00:52 (nine years ago) link
davis cup is kinda cool but id honestly jst like let a bryan bro play singles or w/e over having to watch/root for isner
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 7 March 2015 01:01 (nine years ago) link
― DJP,
Top Spin 3 is a classic
― abcfsk, Saturday, 7 March 2015 09:06 (nine years ago) link
So excited to see Hsieh in another SF, presumably Peng and Mirza dumping her in doubles within six months of each other motivated her
― lex pretend, Saturday, 7 March 2015 10:09 (nine years ago) link
sam querrey went on bravo's millionaire matchmaker
― johnny crunch, Monday, 9 March 2015 02:42 (nine years ago) link
wow I didn't notice that Mayer and Souza played the longest David Cup match ever yesterday. 15-13 in the third after 6h 43min!
― groovemaaan, Monday, 9 March 2015 15:41 (nine years ago) link
*in the 5th, rather. Argentine TV is still all over it.
― groovemaaan, Monday, 9 March 2015 15:44 (nine years ago) link
First girl born in 2000 has acquired a senior ranking, just in case you're feeling young. Claire Liu (USA) is your new world #1221.
I remember feeling old when the first girl born in 1990 (Cornet!) got a ranking :(
― lex pretend, Monday, 9 March 2015 16:58 (nine years ago) link
Serena's Indian Wells return happens this week. I love that her opponent in the most anticipated and historically significant beyond the sport match of the year could be...Niculescu
― lex pretend, Monday, 9 March 2015 23:37 (nine years ago) link
(It'll probably be Krunic though)
so glad that they are finally streaming first round matches
― groovemaaan, Wednesday, 11 March 2015 16:51 (nine years ago) link
I'm woefully way behind on other tennis news, but my 2009 self is extremely happy that Delpo and Cilic are playing doubles together this week. <3
― Roz, Thursday, 12 March 2015 02:23 (nine years ago) link
what the hell, jack sockhttps://twitter.com/TennisTV/status/576517600009678849/photo/1
― johnny crunch, Friday, 13 March 2015 23:10 (nine years ago) link
would cherish forever a nicalescu upset here
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 14 March 2015 02:02 (nine years ago) link
tennis channel has all but created an animation of serena as jesus rising from the dead 4 this return
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 14 March 2015 02:05 (nine years ago) link
serena is p shook
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 14 March 2015 02:25 (nine years ago) link
Would laugh if she lost this to troll. Should really have gone down a double-break there, like if Niculescu had aimed 1mm higher on that volley..
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Saturday, 14 March 2015 02:28 (nine years ago) link
Expect like 6-3 6-0 now she's got out of this,
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Saturday, 14 March 2015 02:35 (nine years ago) link
so happy I got home for the second set of this!
I <3 Niculescu 4eva but it would feel odd to root for a Serena upset in this context so I'm happy that a) Serena seems to have got a good crowd reaction b) Serena is doing this return-to-IW on her own terms as a can't-tell-me-nothing bow-down-bitches all-time-great (which seems to me the point of the timing) c) Niculescu is getting well-deserved worldwide attention
― lex pretend, Saturday, 14 March 2015 03:37 (nine years ago) link
Also, somehow this is the first time Serena's played Niculescu, so regardless of the context it makes sense that she'd find it a challenge (but obv win)
― lex pretend, Saturday, 14 March 2015 03:39 (nine years ago) link
I don't think I've ever seen Niculescu play. She's fascinating.
― DJP, Saturday, 14 March 2015 03:41 (nine years ago) link
I stan for her so much
― lex pretend, Saturday, 14 March 2015 03:41 (nine years ago) link
shes def unique
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 14 March 2015 03:44 (nine years ago) link
This is a good interview with Niculescu from this week
http://www.si.com/tennis/2015/03/13/monica-niculescu-forehand-slice
AND THAT PASS SHE JUST HIT
― lex pretend, Saturday, 14 March 2015 03:44 (nine years ago) link
serenas reactions are like this is a grand slam final
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 14 March 2015 03:50 (nine years ago) link
If Niculescu is troubling one of the greatest of all time this much, you can imagine how beautiful the matches in which she carved up lesser-brained bashers like Lisicki were.
Niculescu does much much worse against the solid retriever types whom she can't goad into errors than against players who can technically overpower her.
― lex pretend, Saturday, 14 March 2015 03:52 (nine years ago) link
I'd also love to know from a player's pov whether it's significantly different to playing eg a left-handed Vinci...
― lex pretend, Saturday, 14 March 2015 03:53 (nine years ago) link
serena is trying to win this match and an oscar simultaneously
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 14 March 2015 04:05 (nine years ago) link
Niculescu eliciting an error off a moonball instead of a slice just to switch things up
― lex pretend, Saturday, 14 March 2015 04:06 (nine years ago) link
Apparently Sam Smith said Sharapova should take lessons from Niculescu on how to play Serena. Incredible shade
― lex pretend, Saturday, 14 March 2015 04:10 (nine years ago) link
It was funny seeing people try to snark on Twitter that Niculescu looks self-taught. She literally IS self-taught and she's made a goddamn top 100 pro career out of it.
So good to see Serena get such a rapturous reception after winning.
― lex pretend, Saturday, 14 March 2015 04:17 (nine years ago) link
Niculescu is a bad-ass
― DJP, Saturday, 14 March 2015 04:25 (nine years ago) link
Slices have always been a good tactic vs serena because she has trouble bending for low balls and has mediocre balance.
Her on court demeanor tonight was slightly more disgraceful than usual.
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 14 March 2015 08:25 (nine years ago) link
First time I've seen Jabeur play. She's v fun! Don't think Caro knew quite what to make of her. Particularly enjoyed the overhead drop shot she pulled out at one stage. Good match.
― pandemic, Saturday, 14 March 2015 22:30 (nine years ago) link
the magnitude of ppl watching the bouchard match vs watching coco's match is really crazy
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 15 March 2015 03:46 (nine years ago) link
like wtf go to court two and sit 2nd row vs being in the back of the fifth tier
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 15 March 2015 03:47 (nine years ago) link
Loved Jabeur's game too, real natural flair. That dropshot/smash was crazy. Level really dropped in the first set TB though.
First set of Harrison/Nishikori was soooooo bad.
― lex pretend, Sunday, 15 March 2015 07:20 (nine years ago) link
dias hit 1 winner in losing 1st set to serena in :28
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 15 March 2015 23:00 (nine years ago) link
*diyas
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 15 March 2015 23:01 (nine years ago) link