The real Tennis thread.

[BullsFan22]

This has not really anything to do with the Kalinskaya post, now, does it?

I am sure Kalinskaya is part of Kyrgios’s beef with Sinner.

 

[Brullnux]

I might be too daft but I just cannot really see what that comment was supposed to mean. Evidently something bad towards Anna if you judge the reactions but it could also be directed at Sinner.

Anyway, it's probably too much to expect that Kyrgios' trash talk should make perfect sense.

Seemed to me it was a kind of "sloppy seconds" comment, but in tennis terms. Like, Kyrgios had the better first turn/first serve, and Sinner gets the leftovers/second serve.

 

[SafeBet]

Yeah, not the best slam.

I'd say US Open is rarely the best slam of the year.
Too many injured / fatigued / burned out players. No one has won it in consecutive editions since forever, maybe Federer was the last one.

 

[tobydawq]

I'd say US Open is rarely the best slam of the year.
Too many injured / fatigued / burned out players. No one has won it in consecutive editions since forever, maybe Federer was the last one.

Yes, he was. Five years in a row and then never again.

 

[iBanesto]

It just occurred to me that Nick Kyrgios used to date Anna Kalinskaya - Jannik Sinner's girlfriend.

Could his continuous outspoken-ness against Sinner and his non-suspension stem from simple jealousy or some form of resentment relating to that?

Other than him just being a toolbag with no filter.

Just desperate to stay relevant that boy.

His tennis is gone, what does he have left?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Just desperate to stay relevant that boy.

His tennis is gone, what does he have left?

Presumable his life and a shitty twitter account.

 

[tobydawq]

Not the biggest surprise. Amazing how he scrambled two Grand Slams in 2022 where he was already quite injured.

Greatest warrior the sport has seen.

 

[tourmabet]

Rafa!!!!

 

[Tricycle Rider]

So Nadal just announced his retirement at DC

Bummer, but it was inevitable.

Thanks for the memories, Rafa!

 

[Dazed and Confused]

so we are left with Sin'ner and old man Joker....Gonna take some seriously good wine, funny pills and a genuinely nice sunny day to get that lifted off the ground.

 

[iBanesto]

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Must admit Andy Murray wasn't on my shortlist to be Djokovic' next coach

I think it's for the off-season and the Australian Open only, but even then Djoko has seen no shortage of victories in Melbourne, so what would he need Murray (who has never won the Aussie Open) for?

It sounds like they're good friends though, so hopefully they'll at least have a good time.

Australian Open 2025: Andy Murray to coach Novak Djokovic at tournament

Andy Murray will coach his long-time former rival Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open in 2025.

www.bbc.com

 

[iBanesto]

I think it's for the off-season and the Australian Open only, but even then Djoko has seen no shortage of victories in Melbourne, so what would he need Murray (who has never won the Aussie Open) for?

It sounds like they're good friends though, so hopefully they'll at least have a good time.

Australian Open 2025: Andy Murray to coach Novak Djokovic at tournament

Andy Murray will coach his long-time former rival Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open in 2025.

www.bbc.com

A very contrived arrangement.

 

[tobydawq]

Djokovic is playing his 430th Grand Slam match, surpassing Federer who stands at 429.

Mind-boggling numbers. You'd need to get to the final in all slams 15 years in a row to do that as quickly as possible.

 

[tobydawq]

Wow! After becoming the oldest tournament winner on the ATP Tour for 48 years earlier this month, Monfils just beat fourth seed Taylor Fritz which was his first Grand Slam win over a top 10 player since 2014!!! And is now in the fourth round.

If he can keep up that level, he might have a road to the semifinal ahead of him.

 

[tobydawq]

Wow! After becoming the oldest tournament winner on the ATP Tour for 48 years earlier this month, Monfils just beat fourth seed Taylor Fritz which was his first Grand Slam win over a top 10 player since 2014!!! And is now in the fourth round.

If he can keep up that level, he might have a road to the semifinal ahead of him.

And now, his wife just upset the fourth seed in the winner's draw.

What a power couple.

 

[tobydawq]

Crazy match by Rune. It would probably be better results wise if he could be a bit more consistent in a match but he certainly gives the viewers some thrills.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Allez Monfis. Lets have a couple more hoorays.

 

[BullsFan22]

The fact that a clown like Monfils, at age 38, is beating a top player tells you the state of tennis. Apart from Alcaraz and Mr Clostebol, the other top players are simply inconsistent and lack mental toughness (Rublev, Medvedev, Zverev, Fritz, Paul, Tsitsipaa, Ruud..not exactly the strongest era).

 

[tobydawq]

The fact that a clown like Monfils, at age 38, is beating a top player tells you the state of tennis. Apart from Alcaraz and Mr Clostebol, the other top players are simply inconsistent and lack mental toughness (Rublev, Medvedev, Zverev, Fritz, Paul, Tsitsipaa, Ruud..not exactly the strongest era).

Maybe also, he's not a clown?

 

[Red Rick]

It's beyond clear how Monfils struggled mentally in big matches and when coupled with not knowing what to do against a player like Djokovic it resulted in this weird junkball playing style.

It's annoying how he's even been lumped in together with guys like Kyrgios when Monfils has essentially had 0 negative incidents on Tour in 20 years and the worst you can accuse him of is having a bit of a laugh on occasion.

It's also not that surprising to me Monfils still does well because he's got such an athletic heigh to fall back from that he's still one of the better athletes on Tour at 38, and he'll never lack power to cause some trouble.

Only frustrating thing is it's only now he's learning to shorten his swings a bit and playing more consistently controlled agression.

 

[BullsFan22]

It's beyond clear how Monfils struggled mentally in big matches and when coupled with not knowing what to do against a player like Djokovic it resulted in this weird junkball playing style.

It's annoying how he's even been lumped in together with guys like Kyrgios when Monfils has essentially had 0 negative incidents on Tour in 20 years and the worst you can accuse him of is having a bit of a laugh on occasion.

It's also not that surprising to me Monfils still does well because he's got such an athletic heigh to fall back from that he's still one of the better athletes on Tour at 38, and he'll never lack power to cause some trouble.

Only frustrating thing is it's only now he's learning to shorten his swings a bit and playing more consistently controlled agression.

I never even mentioned Kyrgios. Don’t put words in my comment.

 

[Red Rick]

I never even mentioned Kyrgios. Don’t put words in my comment.

I wasn't talking about you at all.

 

[BullsFan22]

Maybe also, he's not a clown?

Trying trick shots, sandbagging, not running for easy shots. He’s literally said that he cared more for the types of shots he made than winning sometimes.

But ok…

 

[tobydawq]

Trying trick shots, sandbagging, not running for easy shots. He’s literally said that he cared more for the types of shots he made than winning sometimes.

But ok…

Yeah, he didn't do any of that in the match against Fritz.