ILE rolling non-slam Tennis thread

cilic has actually come back and played better this set and pushed him, he looks kindof incred

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

I cackled when I saw that quarter

I'm worried about Serena, there are way too many "imminent retirement" alarm bells ringing right now

rolling list of players speaking out against Sharapova getting WCs:

Murray
Kerber
Kyrgios
Tsonga

and NID that Cornet is piping up https://twitter.com/alizecornet/status/839825720356528128

ahahaha that is fantastic

Tomic's footwork in this match is identical to mine when I try to play through a hangover, it's uncanny

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

come through Caroline

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C6q9XxeU0AAIKuL.jpg

pospisil played soo great yesterday

Fritz takes out Cilic from a set and a break down. Seems like he might be pulling himself back up to Tour level.

sock/grigor has been v entertaining

impressed w sock to not crack there, & malek jaziri his opponent next rd

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.

Novak Djokovic post-RG16

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

I cannot believe what I just saw

nick k pulling out of his match w fed for food poisoning is interesting

My favorite tennis photo in a while

https://www.instagram.com/p/BR9Taj8A90G/

Tiafoe looked like a future number 1 tbh

― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, March 2, 2017 8:46 AM (three weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

ok you're going to have to explain this one. I keep tuning into his matches in the hope of seeing what the Future Of US Tennis hype is about and every time I see horrible, clunky movement and horrible, clunky technique. The wind-up on his FH makes me wince. And so many errors. It's like watching the male Bouchard. He's currently struggling against Challenger-level nonentity Kravchuk.

fed/kyrgios

~10 min hold by nick

nick using the sab(r)

wow rog

from set pt down, 3 unreturnable served from kyrgios

wishing this shit was best of 5

that point @ 7-7 in the tiebreak omg

fed returning these serves is incred

its 9-9 rn

epic first set

holy shit at that forward-tweener winner from kyrgios. disrespectful almost?

wow that serve and volley to hold from fed

hes done that before a bunch, hes just insane m/l xp

this is def going to second tiebreak

omg that point!!

not that theres been a ton of opportunities but nick is a lil too content to play rallies / doesnt go for winners enough maybe

he almost reminds me of monfils a little with his questionable showmanship skills and general demeanor. though kyrgios is way angrier

i can see that

god this match is sick

nick has served sooo well when needed

this match

i want a 3d set so bad

yes those 2 break points earlier this set and now in tiebreak when down mini break

holy shit

whoooaaa

omg

w a 3rd set like the first two, this is like an alltime classic nonslam match basically

this chair umpire has kind of an obnoxious voice

great hold

kyrgios just spun what was probably a <70 mph second serve in