The real Tennis thread.

[Red Rick]

Djokovic once again just beats Alcaraz by sheer mental strength. And maybe coaching. His best match since 2023 in my opinion.

Honestly, Alcaraz lost the plot after the first set. Disappointing performance from him once again.

 

[tobydawq]

Djokovic once again just beats Alcaraz by sheer mental strength. And maybe coaching. His best match since 2023 in my opinion.

Honestly, Alcaraz lost the plot after the first set. Disappointing performance from him once again.

Unfortunately, the injury his sustained was too much and he just pulled out after losing the first set against Zverev who conducted himself quite well during the interview afterwards, I have to admit, admonishing the crowd for booing at Novak when he left.

 

[Red Rick]

Unfortunately, the injury his sustained was too much and he just pulled out after losing the first set against Zverev who conducted himself quite well during the interview afterwards, I have to admit, admonishing the crowd for booing at Novak when he left.

Me checking result

 

[tobydawq]

Me checking result

That was exactly Murray's reaction when Novak pulled out.

 

[tobydawq]

Madison Keys beating Elena Rybakina along the way, Swiatek in the semi-final and Sabalenka in the final to win her first Grand Slam more than 15 years after turning pro and eight years after her first and only Grand Slam final is just insane. And also quite touching.

 

[Red Rick]

Always comedy when Keys outbludgeons the worst shriekers with comical power without making a sound.

 

[BullsFan22]

LOL

 

[Tricycle Rider]

So it's Sinner v. Zverev in the final, I have no clue but I guess I'll go with Zverev.

 

[KZD]

So it's Sinner v. Zverev in the final, I have no clue but I guess I'll go with Zverev.

Wrong guess.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Wrong guess.

Oh crap, thanks to your post I realized they already played and I'm watching a replay!

Sinner it is then.

 

[Red Rick]

Modern tennis strategy is wild

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWWybyKHjg0&ab_channel=AlfredoL2

 

[tobydawq]

Modern tennis strategy is wild

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWWybyKHjg0&ab_channel=AlfredoL2

What was the video?

 

[Red Rick]

What was the video?

Bergs bodychecking Garin at the changeover in Davis Cup

 

[tobydawq]

Sinner suspended for three months. He will be back in time for Roland Garros. Kyrgios must be fuming, but I honestly think that a longer suspension wouldn't be fair considering the transgression. But yeah, that's probably just me who's soft.

 

[BullsFan22]

Sinner suspended for three months. He will be back in time for Roland Garros. Kyrgios must be fuming, but I honestly think that a longer suspension wouldn't be fair considering the transgression. But yeah, that's probably just me who's soft.

Another slap on the wrist. Maybe if they get enough of those slaps, Sinner will be given a proper ban. "Suspended" just after Australia and will be back just in time for Paris. Ridiculous.

 

[Red Rick]

Sinner suspended for three months. He will be back in time for Roland Garros. Kyrgios must be fuming, but I honestly think that a longer suspension wouldn't be fair considering the transgression. But yeah, that's probably just me who's soft.

It's just absolutely asinine how obvious the double standards are between different players.

 

[tobydawq]

Another slap on the wrist. Maybe if they get enough of those slaps, Sinner will be given a proper ban. "Suspended" just after Australia and will be back just in time for Paris. Ridiculous.

It's a bit more than a slap on the wrist. He will miss no less than five ATP 1000 tournaments.

 

[tobydawq]

Also, given how vocal Kyrgios has been against Sinner, and the fact that having the opposite opinion to Kyrgios is generally a good indicator for sensibility, this doesn't seem ridiculous to me.

Then again, I can't say I know all details in all tennis doping cases

 

[Red Rick]

Also, given how vocal Kyrgios has been against Sinner, and the fact that having the opposite opinion to Kyrgios is generally a good indicator for sensibility, this doesn't seem ridiculous to me.

That's just not how logic works.

 

[tobydawq]

That's just not how logic works.

That was a bit tongue in cheek, but not entirely untrue.

 

[yaco]

The bigger issue is why WADA appealed to accept a three month suspension. A waste of resources.

 

[BullsFan22]

It's a bit more than a slap on the wrist. He will miss no less than five ATP 1000 tournaments.

Considering what he was charged with last year, it’s very much a slap on the wrist. Convenient to be able to play the gs’s plus the Rome masters.

 

[tobydawq]

Considering what he was charged with last year, it’s very much a slap on the wrist. Convenient to be able to play the gs’s plus the Rome masters.

But what should a fair punishment be of something he was neither responsible for, didn't fo on purpose and didn't get any performance enhancement from? It seems ridiculous to kick a guy out for years for that. I get that it seems a bit contrived that he won't miss any slams and that it sounds weird that a settlement can be reached in a case like this, but the crime really wasn't that bad.

 

[BullsFan22]

But what should a fair punishment be of something he was neither responsible for, didn't fo on purpose and didn't get any performance enhancement from? It seems ridiculous to kick a guy out for years for that. I get that it seems a bit contrived that he won't miss any slams and that it sounds weird that a settlement can be reached in a case like this, but the crime really wasn't that bad.

Wasn’t his fault? Hmmm

 

[BullsFan22]

Jakub Menšik’s first career title is a Masters 1000 in Miami, over none other than Novak Đoković, denying the Serb his 100 career title.

The Czechs have a number of talented youngsters right now, Menšik, Mahač, and Lehečka. Could be a real force for the Davis cup.