The Tennis Thread

[Digger]

I am actually impressed that she didn't swear at all throughout the whole tawdry episode. . .

[Robbo66]

Leithen said:

Ali2202 said:

As I head full-pelt into the nether-years of Life I do indeed wonder where Grace has gone?

Happily Alistair Cook has given a masterclass in it over the last few days, so it does exist.

Agree entirely. I’ve a feeling that this is going to come back and bite her on the ‘assss’. It appears that the silence is deafening, from many well respected players and commentators.

[noble12345]

The cartoon has been republished on the front cover



Serena should apologize to the ref for saying he cant do his job because hes a male, that was a disgusting display of sexism! She shouldnt be allowed to get away with it OR cheating and then demanding an apollogy for being caught cheating!? simply because shes a woman? Thats sexist entitlement.

The more high profile media and celebs calling this cartoon sexist & racist the better, lets get them all out the closet. As for Nike, even in the last 24hrs using her as an example for women to look up to? Im never buying their products ever again. Maybe they will change their logo to "Just Cheat"?

[noble12345]

CoolHands said:

I think juvenile pictures that grown men have excitedly made to demonstrate their misogynistic and frequently racists views is just sad.

I think juvenile excuses that grown women have excitedly made to cover up cheating and demonstrate their misandrist and frequently racists views towards white males is just sad.

[E24man]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/45673423

This is odd; will this mean coaching allowed for girls/ladies and not for boys/men and what on earth do you decide for mixed doubles......

[Horsey McHorseface]

Qiang Wang

[tvrforever]

So who's going to the ATP Finals starting at O2 this weekend? We will be there this weekend & next as our daughter is one of the ball-kids...

[Babw]

Had tickets but ruptured my achilles so gave them away.

If anyone been watching the next gen ATP tourny, the Aussie Alex De Minaur is so entertaining to watch. His speed and athleticism around the court is ridiculous.

[BlackLabel]

It’s great that London still hosts the ATP finals but it’s never a tournament that sets the world alight. Can’t think of many classic matches over the last few years. The players are so knackered by this time of the season that it’s all just seems a bit meh.

Wonder what they could do to breathe some new life into the whole thing?

[SydneyBridge]

The tennis at the Albert Hall looks more fun.
Weren't they planning to move the ATP finals around ?

[BlackLabel]

Federer looked all over the place tonight - Nishikori won in straight sets but he only hit around half a dozen winners all match.

[BlackLabel]

5 matches so far (excluding the doubles) and 5 straight set wins including a 6-0 6-1 thrashing.

Edit - make that 7 from 7.

Edited by BlackLabel on Wednesday 14th November 15:32

[Babw]

Why is it so hard to like Djokovic playing his best tennis?

To me it seems so rehearsed and robotic; also it doesn't really allow the opponent to play their best with the metronome like consistency. It's certainly very effective but so hard to admire.

[Russ35]

Andy Murray to retire this year. Possibly after the Australian Open but hopefully after Wimbledon if he can last that long.

Looks like injuries have finally caught up with him.

[AlexRS2782]

Looks like the Spanish arm of the Armenian Mafia were doing reasonably well out of some lower tier betting / fixing / match tampering.

By the sounds of it there wasn't much in the way of classic win / loss match fixing but working around the stupidly wide range of things you're allowed to bet on in sports nowadays such as whether someone would win / lose a game in 4 straight aces, how many times an indivudal game would be tied at duece before being won, how long a 6/6 set would last for, etc.

Edited by AlexRS2782 on Friday 11th January 23:44

[Leithen]

It’s an overused word, but Murray is and always will be an absolute Legend.

Some great tributes being written. Hard to read them without a tear in the eye.

Gutted for him, but with the effort he has expended over his career, he can deservedly walk away with his head held high and hopefully leave the pain behind.

[abzmike]

No surprising, but looks like his hip has caught up with him. Really hope he can make it to SW19 for the send off he deserves. As a Scot it’s hard to think of a more important or impressive sportsman our country has produced.

[scrubchub]

I said this a few years ago and was met with raised eyebrows (not on here), but I think you could make a very strong case for him being regarded as Britain's greatest ever sportsman.

I think the writing was on the wall at least 12 months ago that he wasn't going to get back to his best. Shame that injury has finished him, 31 is fairly young, and at his best he still is as good as anyone on his day.

Just been reading the HYS on the BBC article - that was a mistake.

[Hub]

So it finally dawns on Murray what we've all known for a while.

I certainly used to regard him as a grumpy, spoilt, miserable personality void, but came to like and respect him after he upped his game and showed some humour too in the later years.

[ukaskew]

Andy Roddick summed him up well...

"unreal results in a brutal era"