All-purpose tennis thread (5 Viewers)

[stupot07]

Brilliant performance from Jack Draper to demolish Rune 6-2 6-2 to win the Indian Wells ATP 1000 tournament and move to 7th in the world.

 

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[thekidfromstrettoncamp]

Just watched tennis for first time in ages Jannick Sinner world no. 1 demolished Casper Ruad ranked 7.in the italian open.Such was his domination the Italian crowd gave Ruad a big ovation just for getting the game he got.He looks a class above anything out there at the moment.A ranking that includes Djokovic back in a distance 6th

 

[OffenhamSkyBlue]

Just watched tennis for first time in ages Jannick Sinner, drug-assisted world no. 1, demolished Casper Ruad ranked 7.in the italian open.Such was his domination the Italian crowd gave Ruad a big ovation just for getting the game he got.He looks a class above anything out there at the moment.A ranking that includes Djokovic back in a distance 6th

Edited for you.
Is it coincidence that Djokovic's form has fallen off a cliff since he had Andy Murray on his coaching team?

 

[stupot07]

Djokovic has played some amazing tennis tonight against Zverev. They've just had a 41 shot rally.

 

[stupot07]

WOW! WHAT A FINAL, WHAT A WIN by Alcaraz.

Coming back to win from 2 sets to love down for the first time in his career, saving 3 Championship Points and against the World No. 1 Sinner. 5 hrs 29 mins.

 

[wingy]

WOW! WHAT A FINAL, WHAT A WIN by Alcaraz.

Coming back to win from 2 sets to love down for the first time in his career, saving 3 Championship Point and against the World No. 1 Sinner. 5 hrs 29 mins.

Had a look a couple of hours ago and decided it was done!🫣🫣

 

[chiefdave]

This is pretty horrific, what the fuck goes through peoples minds?

Katie Boulter: British tennis player reveals social media abuse she has received

Britain's Katie Boulter speaks exclusively to BBC Sport about the levels of social media abuse she receives.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[wingy]

Ostensibly about match fixing,not.

 

[chiefdave]

Fucking hell.

Emma Raducanu: Stalker blocked from applying for Wimbledon tickets

The man who was given a restraining order for stalking Emma Raducanu has been blocked from applying for Wimbledon tickets.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[chiefdave]

What a day for the Brits, our most successful day at Wimbledon ever. Huge win for Boulter, played some incredible tennis today.

While Raducanu was playing there was shouting from the stands and the BBC said there was a 'disturbance', hope that's not related to her stalker.

BBC have some appalling commentators, Castle is bad with his waffling on but Navratilova is Matterface levels of bad.

 

[wingy]

What a day for the Brits, our most successful day at Wimbledon ever. Huge win for Boulter, played some incredible tennis today.

While Raducanu was playing there was shouting from the stands and the BBC said there was a 'disturbance', hope that's not related to her stalker.

BBC have some appalling commentators, Castle is bad with his waffling on but Navratilova is Matterface levels of bad.

Clare Boulding,the royal box is a bit empty at the moment but it's extremely hot,a
There'll no doubt be taking some refreshments!🫣

 

[stupot07]

FFS

British tennis player Jodie Burrage tells of online abuse after Wimbledon exit

British No 7 says some abuse appears to be from gamblers who have lost money as she calls on companies to ban trolls

www.theguardian.com

 

[stupot07]

That was the best Raducanu has played since the US Open win. Brilliant.

 

[chiefdave]

That was the best Raducanu has played since the US Open win. Brilliant.

She was on fire today, and a great win for Norrie as well.

Not so much Boulter, never got going at all.

 

[no_loyalty]

Draper crashes out in the second round, was a tough draw for him to be fair.

 

[chiefdave]

We could be very thin on the ground going into the second week. Incredibly tough game coming up for Raducanu, Norrie's is a good match up he should probably win but could go either way. Only really Kartal you'd expect to win.

 

[OffenhamSkyBlue]

We could be very thin on the ground going into the second week. Incredibly tough game coming up for Raducanu, Norrie's is a good match up he should probably win but could go either way. Only really Kartal you'd expect to win.

It would be great if she could carry her performance against Vondrousova into the Sabalenka match. Centre Court will be right behind her.

 

[wingy]

Liking this approach from the Kartal girl going through her games in a no nonsense manner,not your Archetypal long legged six foot,but with power galore!!

 

[chiefdave]

Kartal made that look very easy

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Kartal made that look very easy

Winnable next match too

 

[chiefdave]

Great performance from Norrie, hoped he would win but wasn't expecting a performance like that.

Huge game for Raducanu coming up. Going to need to be at her absolute best and even that might not be enough.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Great performance from Norrie, hoped he would win but wasn't expecting a performance like that.

Huge game for Raducanu coming up. Going to need to be at her absolute best and even that might not be enough.

He’s got a winnable match next too

 

[chiefdave]

what is going on with the constant changing of rackets this year. they take 5 or 6 out in their bag but this year there seems to be a constant flow of new rackets being sent down from the coaches in the stands.

 

[chiefdave]

The way this game is going there's a chance that just as its reaching its climax the Wimbledon curfew will kick in. Sightly ridiculous when they're playing under a closed roof.

 

[stupot07]

However this match finishes, Raducanu has been brilliant tonight, and can take so many positives from her performance against the world number 1.

It's also one of the best matches Sabalenka's played this year, she's been very up and down.

Edit. Lost 7-6 6-4. She'd have beaten pretty much any other player tonight

 

[chiefdave]

No shame in that, brilliant performance from Raducanu. She's getting better and better after a horrific run of injuries and three surgeries that led you to fear for her future.

If Savalenka plays like that next week there's a pretty good chance she'll win the title. When you've made the world number one and top seed pull out her best tennis to win you're doing something right.

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

However this match finishes, Raducanu has been brilliant tonight, and can take so many positives from her performance against the world number 1.

It's also one of the best matches Sabalenka's played this year, she's been very up and down.

Edit. Lost 7-6 6-4. She'd have beaten pretty much any other player tonight

Agreed. Must admit, I got a bit annoyed that a lot of people mocked Radacanu when she was struggling post the US grand slam victory. She clearly had a lot of injuries, and as a youngster, had fame thrust on her from obscurity. Hope she can stay healthy and fulfil her obvious potential.

 

[chiefdave]

Agreed. Must admit, I got a bit annoyed that a lot of people mocked Radacanu when she was struggling post the US grand slam victory. She clearly had a lot of injuries, and as a youngster, had fame thrust on her from obscurity. Hope she can stay healthy and fulfil her obvious potential.

The abuse the female brit players get is absolutely disgusting. We've got a number of player doing pretty well and towards the top end of the rankings, and improving but the abuse is relentless.

Radacanu gets the worst of it, not to mention some serious issues with a stalker. There's a lot of people desperate for her to lose and pick up further injuries. Just can't understand some peoples mentality.