ILE rolling non-slam Tennis thread

Strycova with her second classic post-handshake gif <3

https://picload.org/image/rrigowgw/barareactionhandshake.gif

bouchard was really in distress during that match, dunno what was up

glad del potro got the auto wc for the open (also happy that ram did)

wau @ the scoreline of coric over rafa

also stevie johnson over tsonga, johnson leapt isner as the highest ranked us male i believe w that

im @ nhaven qualies some good stuff

kozlova played some great dfense, but doesbt have weapons to hurt kontaveit really and immed after getting back onserve 3rs set dumped the match at love ouch

16 yr old kayla day v flipkens

day looks ok - lefty, good serve, good ct coverage just think flipkens is prob crafty enough to not let any16 yr old beat her

its really cool the scores app updates in real time pt by pt so i can know whats up on the ct behind me ~40 feet

kd took a medical timeout at 4-all second set, came back looking fine and flipkens is p pissed

i can see how qualies can b super frustrating thereve been sum iffy lines calls

kd up 4-1 3rd set!
flipkens cursing in german rn

konjuh looks imposing, has a real serena-esque thickness to her

lucic baroni looks .... bad :(

keys w/draws :(
i saw her practice for a sec yesterday, looked fine but i get it

Keys gets minor injuries at the worst times...

jealous, qualies are so much fun

Kerber is one win over Pliskova from becoming world #1! (And if they gave points for the Olympics she'd probably have made it already)

Went to Cinci for the women's SF yesterday. Grounds are pristine, and the staff are friendly and committed to putting on a good show.

Pliskova d Muguruza was even less competitive than the score line suggests. Muguruza's play was sloppy and indifferent to the outcome. The majority of her shots that stayed in the court landed halfway between the service box and the baseline, which allowed Pliskova to set up and crack winners at will. When Muguruza missed, she sent the ball sailing feet past the baseline: She reminded me of Capriati whenever J-Cap came out flat and unable to keep the ball in the court. She had no plan B, and Pliskova was unfazed by springing the upset.

Kerber d Halep was odd. It's impressive to see how Halep generates power off her forehand, because she is even more slight in person. She lost the match be cause she kept pulling the trigger too soon and over-hit when she did. Particularly after the rain delay, she was struggling to find the range on her shots. She rallied late, but Kerber was too consistent to let the lead slip. Kerber's backhand looks incredibly awkward in person: it's not like the capoeira dance move Jack Sock does on his, but it's an unnatural-looking shot. She definitely played more of a defensive match, but she used some surprise power and changes of pace off her forehand side to crack some winners. She'll need to do that today to beat Pliskova.

pliskova 4-0!

could watch pliskova all day. such an effortless game

So Serena is now guarantee to tie Graf's record of consecutive weeks at #1. Kerber's still within striking distance, but stoked for Pliskova today!

long piece on nick k

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/28/magazine/tennis-us-open-electric-infuriating-nick-kyrgios.html

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ct7R_o1UAAEVWH6.jpg

I'm the biggest Sharapova fan around but as I said when this thing first rolled out obviously some blame should be placed on her. The celebratory mood over a punishment that is still being executed and still will affect next season is a bit much. I think the CAS marks a solid line between negligence and intentional 'doping' - while maintaining that negligence is still the player's responsibility. Even though the ITF is rightly criticized for _their mangling of the whole process.

A final ruling is good to have, anyway, and I hope for some more years of tennis.

goffin is just a difficult matchup for cilic but that match gave me a whiff of cilic as berdych-ish, abt the worst thing i could say abt a ~top level player

just when u it seemed nick may'ev been maturing

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2016/10/12/kyrgios-booed-during-listless-effort-in-shanghai/91935680/

I was just coming in here to mention that Mischa Zverev is outstripping his kid brother for once! Older Zverev took out Granollers too and now plays Novak in the QF - only his second ever last-eight appearance at this level (Rome, 2009 being the other), and as a qualifier ranked 130-odd.

Younger Zverev lost to Tsonga 7-5 in the 3rd, last 16.

I do wonder just when Mischa started losing regularly to Sascha on the practice court. Maybe only in the last year or so.

sock/zverev is p fun to watch

i know he's a petra fan and that he doesn't seem to be posting much but i'm sure lex of all people would have enjoyed niculescu's play in the final y'day. v v cool to watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=matjqiSKupY

#TeamSveta

big win for struff !

Cilic maintains his recent form to take out Nole. Murray, two wins from #1, wins first set over Berdych from 1-6 in t/b. Up a break in the second now.

Raonic tears a quad, Murray gets #1. It would compound the sense of anti-climax if he proceeded to lose in two tie-breaks to Bloody Isner tomorrow.

We are going to have another WTFinals where everyone is knackered, aren't we? Can we parachute Roger in? I'm sure he's better now.

crazy that andy got to #1, good for him

We are going to have another WTFinals where everyone is knackered, aren't we? Can we parachute Roger in? I'm sure he's better now.

― Michael Jones, Saturday, November 5, 2016 11:01 AM (five days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

hoping for some gd matches but ya def
cant believe bautista agut is the final alternate lmao

also the murray group is much harder than novaks

3.5 hrs for this murray/raonic match

murray hit some great angled serves and v good service returns late in that tiebreak

i like kei a lot but i wanna see novak/andy in the finals tbqh

this looks like it'll be a quick one

lol yup

so happy for andy finally getting to #1 btw ^_^

what an epic comeback for delpo

ivo/delbonis for the cup !

Cilic - Delpo was a bloody great match, best 5 setter I've seen in ages. great standard of tennis, great drama, great Maradona reaction shots. Cilic should've really won given his high level in the first 2.5 sets, wouldn't call it a major choke though.
so much love for JMDP

kinda bummed out Karlo is losing this. otoh Argentina deserve a Davis Cup

yeah felt badly for ivo.. so hes retiring?? was that his last match ever?

oh i guess not... thought i heard the commentators say something abt it but i think it was just something abt coming back to the national team cuz of coric being injured

Horrifying news. Petra attacked in her home, sustained knife wounds to her left hand: http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/38379952

hopefully it won't derail her career cf. chakvetadze

surprised that nishi changed his shoe deal from adidas to nike!

1st legit tragedy of 2017, my current cable provider is in a dispute and isn't carrying tennis channel!!

what a way to lose a davis cup tie!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38876048

Pretty much how Henman started his top-level career (ball girl on that occasion), so expect the kid to get over it and go top 5...

(So much worse if the match vs Edmund had actually been tight)