yep i saw that ruud hold, then ran out to the store and returned when he was down 0-5 3rd set o_o
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 26 February 2017 17:40 (seven years ago) link
sock wins delray w/ milos withdrawal
novak decides to play acapulco, will play delpo in 2nd rd if both make it
― johnny crunch, Monday, 27 February 2017 01:00 (seven years ago) link
v impressive by donskoyfirst loss by fed to a player outside of the top 100 on hardcourts since 2000
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 2 March 2017 00:37 (seven years ago) link
damn i didnt realize ruud was still alive in rio
relax, it's his son :-p
― anatol_merklich, Thursday, 2 March 2017 01:18 (seven years ago) link
(more seriously: he is the first Norwegian ATP quarterfinalist since his dad reached the Acapulco qf 16 years ago)
― anatol_merklich, Thursday, 2 March 2017 01:27 (seven years ago) link
five years in a row Federer has lost from MP up
― lex pretend, Thursday, 2 March 2017 07:53 (seven years ago) link
Tiafoe looked like a future number 1 tbh
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 2 March 2017 08:46 (seven years ago) link
Fed probably didn't prepare properly for this tournament, seemed like he was still doing photo shoots with the trophy a week ago
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 2 March 2017 08:48 (seven years ago) link
Meanwhile, Murray escapes from 7 MPs vs Kohlschreiber after a 20-18 second set TB. Wins the third 6-1 naturally.
― Michael Jones, Thursday, 2 March 2017 20:16 (seven years ago) link
Feel bad for Kohly there...
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 3 March 2017 02:45 (seven years ago) link
I feel like as many as 6 people have a legitimate chance to win the French open, something which hasn't happened since maybe 1999?
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 3 March 2017 03:03 (seven years ago) link
whos your 6
― johnny crunch, Friday, 3 March 2017 03:23 (seven years ago) link
querrey plays so well in mexico for some reason jeez
― johnny crunch, Friday, 3 March 2017 03:24 (seven years ago) link
Rafa, Novak, Murray, Stan, Thiem, Dimitrov
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 3 March 2017 03:29 (seven years ago) link
I think delpo would be in the picture if he got his backhand back to how it was last year but it seems something is wrong there
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 3 March 2017 03:32 (seven years ago) link
if raonic is healthy he cld win imo; fed will also prob be better odds to win than everyone but rafa/novak/andy
― johnny crunch, Friday, 3 March 2017 03:44 (seven years ago) link
Stan on clay is always in the mix post-2013 imo
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 3 March 2017 03:51 (seven years ago) link
Thiem will put it together someday and win a French and with how messy things are right now it wouldn't shock me
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 3 March 2017 03:52 (seven years ago) link
raonic isn't really a good bet on clay is he?
― k3vin k., Friday, 3 March 2017 03:59 (seven years ago) link
Yeah I don't think Raonic is a factor at RG yet. He's not uncomfortable on clay but he's not good enough to overcome the disadvantages there.
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 3 March 2017 04:11 (seven years ago) link
Dimitrov otoh is about as good on clay as he is on hardcourt and he's been maybe the best hardcourt player in 2017
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 3 March 2017 04:12 (seven years ago) link
i think milos got p far at the french last yr iirc
― johnny crunch, Friday, 3 March 2017 04:36 (seven years ago) link
He had a pretty bad clay season. R16 at the French where Ramos-Vinolas handled him
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 3 March 2017 04:38 (seven years ago) link
kyrgios is playing like such a maniac
― johnny crunch, Friday, 3 March 2017 04:38 (seven years ago) link
The Kyrgios talent, what can you say
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 3 March 2017 05:09 (seven years ago) link
16 aces in a set vs Novak Djokovic
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 3 March 2017 05:11 (seven years ago) link
That Murray/Kohlschreiber TB was ridiculous. About as good as I've seen Kohlschreiber play. He really only had one MP on his racquet.
Kyrgios has now beaten Federer, Nadal and Djokovic in his first meetings with all three. He's 3-1 against them combined...and 0-5 against Murray, lol.
I would probably go further than Matt A's six: if the current state of the tour persists we could be looking at a pretty random winner to back into a collapsed draw. Not as likely as in the pre-Nadal era but if for whatever reason the established winners flop, I don't think the anointed next-in-lines will take advantage. Thiem is running his career into the ground with his schedule and other than last week's weak Rio title has had mediocre results for half a year now. I don't think I'll ever be convinced of Dimitrov's mental strength in a Slam final unless it actually happens.
I would definitely add Tsonga to the list of serious contenders though, with the start of the year he's had and his historic peaking at home.
― lex pretend, Friday, 3 March 2017 07:41 (seven years ago) link
meanwhile very interesting to see the new head of the FFT come out with such a strongly worded statement against a potential Sharapova RG WC...
― lex pretend, Friday, 3 March 2017 07:42 (seven years ago) link
Thiem is still essentially a clay specialist and he's won his only clay event of the year so I think it's viable.
His scheduling is a curiosity and Bresnik said they're finally going to stop it.
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 3 March 2017 10:17 (seven years ago) link
A real wild, chaotic, 90s/early 2000s fluke slam winner pick would be Goffin
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 3 March 2017 10:19 (seven years ago) link
the more I think about it...I think RG might be the least likely to have a rando winner atm. Like, a LOT of established clay-proficient names have to flop for that to happen and if Nadal, Wawrinka and Djokovic are still around at the QF stage they're probably in good enough form not to lose to anyone.
But at Wimbledon you can definitely envisage carnage à la 2013 and someone like Delpo peaking. PLEASE GOD NOT RAONIC.
― lex pretend, Friday, 3 March 2017 12:41 (seven years ago) link
watched the re-air end of kyrgios lmao @ him firing tshirt cannons into the audience after the win
― johnny crunch, Friday, 3 March 2017 23:18 (seven years ago) link
rafa looks good
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 4 March 2017 01:42 (seven years ago) link
wow @ rafa
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 4 March 2017 02:18 (seven years ago) link
cilic has actually come back and played better this set and pushed him, he looks kindof incred
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 4 March 2017 02:20 (seven years ago) link
nadal / fed / novak (plus delpo, kyrgios, sasha zverev) all in the bottom qtr of indian wells
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_BNP_Paribas_Open_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Singles
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 8 March 2017 13:44 (seven years ago) link
I cackled when I saw that quarter
I'm worried about Serena, there are way too many "imminent retirement" alarm bells ringing right now
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 8 March 2017 15:08 (seven years ago) link
rolling list of players speaking out against Sharapova getting WCs:
MurrayKerberKyrgiosTsonga
and NID that Cornet is piping up https://twitter.com/alizecornet/status/839825720356528128
― lex pretend, Thursday, 9 March 2017 13:13 (seven years ago) link
ahahaha that is fantastic
― Rachel Luther Queen (DJP), Thursday, 9 March 2017 14:20 (seven years ago) link
Tomic's footwork in this match is identical to mine when I try to play through a hangover, it's uncanny
― lex pretend, Thursday, 9 March 2017 20:02 (seven years ago) link
General attitude for that matter
Tiafoe's W/L record in ATP MDs falls to 3-13 with this loss to Lajovic. Not great for someone touted as the future of US tennis
― lex pretend, Friday, 10 March 2017 07:04 (seven years ago) link
come through Caroline
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C6q9XxeU0AAIKuL.jpg
― lex pretend, Sunday, 12 March 2017 07:50 (seven years ago) link
pospisil played soo great yesterday
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 12 March 2017 21:39 (seven years ago) link
Fritz takes out Cilic from a set and a break down. Seems like he might be pulling himself back up to Tour level.
― Michael Jones, Monday, 13 March 2017 11:21 (seven years ago) link
sock/grigor has been v entertaining
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 02:45 (seven years ago) link
impressed w sock to not crack there, & malek jaziri his opponent next rd
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 02:49 (seven years ago) link
Indian Wells really lends itself to messy chokes, huh? Bertens/Bacsinszky, Kerber/Parmentier, Young/Pouille and those are only the ones I've seen (missed Nishioka gloriously beating Berdych from 1-6, 2-5 down). Cackling that Dimitrov has reverted to his usual chokey self though.
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 07:14 (seven years ago) link
Novak Djokovic post-RG16
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 16 March 2017 00:13 (seven years ago) link
Djokovic beats Delpo and loses to Kyrgios in b2b tournaments. Didn't see Acapulco but here he really looked like he had no idea how to counter Kyrgios's weird junk x power random variety. Actually, seeing Kyrgios bring out so many changes of pace and rhythm against Djokovic, completely makes sense how Murray is the only one of the big 4 he struggles against
― lex pretend, Thursday, 16 March 2017 00:13 (seven years ago) link