It was only a few years ago that we had one teenager in the ATP top 200. Really pleased to see that Duck Hee Lee seems to be happening; he got a bit of notice as a junior because he's deaf.
― lex pretend, Friday, 1 May 2015 08:01 (nine years ago) link
boy, the Madrid draw is stacked. Vika/Venus R1, winner probably gets Bencic in R2 then Serena in R3. Sharapova opens against Bacsinszky (albeit Bacsinszky's dominant form seemed absent in Marrakech this week), Pliskova or Garcia in R3. Makarova opens against Kuznetsova, winner probably gets Muguruza in R2 and a projected R3 vs Kerber, who herself opens against Stosur, then probably Keys in R2.
Still, my favourite R1 is definitely Bouchard against Strycova. Handshake lesson imminent!
http://i.imgur.com/0avw8v7.gif
― lex pretend, Friday, 1 May 2015 10:25 (nine years ago) link
Federer is totally losing this Istanbul final to Cuevas. Book it.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Sunday, 3 May 2015 00:11 (nine years ago) link
Strycova d. Bouchard 0-6 6-3 6-3.
It's official. Bouchard is not the new Sharapova. She's the new Hantuchova. Barbie <3 :D :D
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Sunday, 3 May 2015 13:56 (nine years ago) link
Impressed by the sheer variety of Bouchard's six-match losing streak.
IW QF, 76 57 46 to Lesia Tsurenko: losing to a qualifier from a double break up in the third, with a wide open draw ahead of herMiami R2, 06 67 to Tatjana Maria: getting bagelled by a #113-ranked qualifierCharleston R2, 16 36 to Lauren Davis: thrashed by one of the smallest and weapon-free journeywomen on TourFed Cup, 46 46 to Alexandra Dulgheru: self-inflicted post-handshakegate humiliation in front of her home crowdFed Cup, 64 46 16 to Andreea Mitu: ditto, except to a #104-ranked substitute and from a set and a break upMadrid R1, 60 36 36 to Barbora Strycova: handing out the bagel this time...and still losing
― lex pretend, Sunday, 3 May 2015 14:01 (nine years ago) link
can't find a working stream but I'm sure Kvitova losing a set to Govortsova is going to be some champagne tennis, right.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Sunday, 3 May 2015 14:10 (nine years ago) link
Kyrgios's attitude was so pissy today. Not the slightest danger of him even putting up a fight let alone saving 9 MPs vs Gasquet this time
― lex pretend, Sunday, 3 May 2015 15:50 (nine years ago) link
typical Sharapova today. comical DF to give Garcia BP, then she takes enough time before the next point that Garcia could have taken in a sightseeing tour of Madrid and got back in time to return - no warning, of course - and serves an ace
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 11:08 (nine years ago) link
1-5 down in the TB, Serena casually reels off 6 straight points for the set. That Azarenka DF at 5-4 was closer to the baseline...
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 13:08 (nine years ago) link
I wondered if this Serena/Vika match might be entertaining based on the score so tuned in at 5-5. It's pretty awful, though. Though Azarenka losing that tie-break from 5-1 up, 5-7 at that, was pretty funny.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Wednesday, 6 May 2015 13:08 (nine years ago) link
x-post. I mean if Serena had been a little bit less casual when she moved forward on those two service points she lost...
The hell happened there
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 14:50 (nine years ago) link
Azarenka serving at 6-5 40-0, having saved a MP down 4-5...
Serena huge FH winner, 40-15Serena huge return, 40-30
AZARENKA THREE CONSECUTIVE DOUBLE FAULTS LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
TB!
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 14:51 (nine years ago) link
lol, amazing
Serena wins 12 of the last 13 points from triple MP down
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 14:56 (nine years ago) link
loooool
― DJP, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 15:15 (nine years ago) link
Vikapaws in full effect, really sad I wasn't able to watch this live
― DJP, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 15:16 (nine years ago) link
Azarenka totally thought she'd served an ace on the first of those DFs too
And she'd served so well ALL match!
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 15:18 (nine years ago) link
So much hilarity in this fed-kyrgios match, from nick's total meltdown in the first set TB to roger declaring "we need a clown for this circus" :D
― groovemaaan, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 18:40 (nine years ago) link
Kyrgios' grunting on big points is just absurd, please stop it Nick
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 18:50 (nine years ago) link
I think Kyrgios will win multiple slams tho, so much talent with this knucklehead
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 18:51 (nine years ago) link
always taken aback by the curious hiring practices for ballkids at Madrid
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 18:54 (nine years ago) link
Fed much better than in MC or Istanbul but may lose anyway. Tough draw.
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 19:00 (nine years ago) link
what a match
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 19:32 (nine years ago) link
stunning tiebreak
― groovemaaan, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 19:37 (nine years ago) link
Kyrgios deserved that for the dropshot that brought up his first mp alone, what a shot
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 20:12 (nine years ago) link
Also, he beat both Fed and Nadal in his first meetings against both!
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 6 May 2015 20:16 (nine years ago) link
fyi Kyrgios just lost to Isner
― DJP, Thursday, 7 May 2015 19:23 (nine years ago) link
yeah, I expected a comedown of sorts - mirror of his Wimbledon win over Rafa only to lose to a more experienced servebot in the next round.
― lex pretend, Friday, 8 May 2015 07:15 (nine years ago) link
Sveta EXPOSING the Claypova myth there
― lex pretend, Friday, 8 May 2015 10:44 (nine years ago) link
Oh god Petra, gets the early break, then 3 DFs in her own serve.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Friday, 8 May 2015 11:30 (nine years ago) link
She's been amazing apart from that game. That sick dropshot switch-up >>>>>>>
― lex pretend, Friday, 8 May 2015 11:39 (nine years ago) link
Another one, on the FH this time!
― lex pretend, Friday, 8 May 2015 11:48 (nine years ago) link
DEAD at Petra's amazing play, especially grabbing a third break in the set.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Friday, 8 May 2015 11:49 (nine years ago) link
I mean Serena's second serve is up to crap but you know, you gotta take it where you can get it.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Friday, 8 May 2015 11:54 (nine years ago) link
thought she was about to blow it with that missed FH for a double break...but she got the double break anyway. She's so good right now.
― lex pretend, Friday, 8 May 2015 12:03 (nine years ago) link
That ace to save BP :D :D :D
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Friday, 8 May 2015 12:07 (nine years ago) link
Well let's hope that massive shank at 30-30 doesn't cost her. I don't think it will.
― lex pretend, Friday, 8 May 2015 12:13 (nine years ago) link
Today's tennis has been my silver lining
― lex pretend, Friday, 8 May 2015 12:24 (nine years ago) link
In their last matches before Madrid, Petra and Sweta got straight-setted by Brengle (!) and Zhang (!!) respectively. Then they struggled through two and three 3-setters respectively en route to their SFs. Then they thrash Serena and Maria with near-flawless performances wtf wtf
― lex pretend, Friday, 8 May 2015 12:32 (nine years ago) link
Murray! :)
― cerealbar, Sunday, 10 May 2015 18:46 (nine years ago) link
Murray played so well <3 So aggressive and taking returns so early
A few vintage Rafa points here and there but when he wasn't shanking hilariously he was landing everything so short. Is he FINALLY in decline even on clay? He's done fuck all since last year's RG.
― lex pretend, Monday, 11 May 2015 08:57 (nine years ago) link
Also, hoping Kvitova and Murray haven't peaked too early in a tournament that doesn't play much like RG.
― lex pretend, Monday, 11 May 2015 08:58 (nine years ago) link
M-Nav dragging Azarenka in the commentary booth. "She can recover pretty quickly from near-death experiences."
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 12 May 2015 15:47 (nine years ago) link
SO HAPPY I managed to negotiate the Roland Garros site and pick up tickets in the last minute sale. If only I could have got another week off to do Wimbledon as well :(
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Wednesday, 13 May 2015 08:53 (nine years ago) link
In a not-at-all predictable development, Ivanovic v Gavrilova is comically erratic
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 13 May 2015 11:41 (nine years ago) link
lmao Ivanovic saved seven MPs just to do THAT on the eighth
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 13 May 2015 12:15 (nine years ago) link
Knew Dasha would pull it off in the end. She's actually tough mentally, like she really relishes the fight!
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Wednesday, 13 May 2015 12:57 (nine years ago) link
yeah Gavrilova's fun to watch, and even when Ivanovic saved triple MP twice you never felt Dasha would collapse. Her actual talent level is nowhere near as high as her mental strength though, half her shots look like accidental shanks whether they land in or not and her shot selection gives every impression of being completely random
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 13 May 2015 21:12 (nine years ago) link
that second set of murray-nadal was maybe the worst set of tennis Nadal has ever played on clay.
on the other hand, murray winning two clay titles out of nowhere is no joke. Clearly something good happening there. IIRC he had never even made a clay final until 2 weeks ago?
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 13 May 2015 21:20 (nine years ago) link
Where are the people crediting him for making astute choices in his coaching team?
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Wednesday, 13 May 2015 21:48 (nine years ago) link