Tennis
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Strayan Open time.
Can someone tell me how Andy Murray beating some random Italian I've never heard of is a "major upset"?
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Strayan Open time.
Can someone tell me how Andy Murray beating some random Italian I've never heard of is a "major upset"?
Strayan Open time.
Can someone tell me how Andy Murray beating some random Italian I've never heard of is a "major upset"?
Where have you been? Berretini is #13 in the world and is a GS finalist IIRC. Having said that, Murray is a nightmare draw for a seeded player. Far better than his ranking
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Gauff-Raducanu was a good match to watch. They should have a good rivalry in the coming years.
An enjoyable match. Raducanu had chances to force a third set but made some poor shot choices, especially when Gauff slowed the rallies down. Played well but there are learnings there
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Gauff-Raducanu was a good match to watch. They should have a good rivalry in the coming years.
You'd hope so, but Raducanu is looking more and more like a one hit wonder. She's never followed up at all on her US open triumph with a string of poor defeats against people she shouldn't lose to. Really hope I'm wrong.
My wife is always a bit suspicious of my motives when I watch her play. And she's 100% right to be.
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@MajorRage said in Tennis:
That Andy Murray match was something else!
Far out. I was up at 5 am and thought I was watching a replay of his first match but realised scores were slightly different. Couldn’t believe it was live. Good sporting start to the day.
Comments after gold
AM “I have a big heart”
Interviewer “Well done, you have a big everything”
AM “My wife might not agree”
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@MajorRage said in Tennis:
That Andy Murray match was something else!
Far out. I was up at 5 am and thought I was watching a replay of his first match but realised scores were slightly different. Couldn’t believe it was live. Good sporting start to the day.
Comments after gold
AM “I have a big heart”
Interviewer “Well done, you have a big everything”
AM “My wife might not agree”
Yeah Murray looked completely toast and was clearly not happy with the interviewer being a bit of a dick. But managed to crack a joke.
Fair play!
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@ARHS said in The tennis:
Is anyone watching the mixed doubles final at Roland Garros? Venus in ascendancy looking close to a grand slam title.
Watched. Venus falls at the last hurdle, his team lose in the final super tiebreaker after winning the first set and losing the second
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So this will again stir up the debate about who is the greatest male tennis player of all time
Novak Djokovic wins the US Open for his 24th Grand Slam title
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First NZ woman to win any GS title. I didn't even know who she was until she played and beat Leyla Fernandez in an earlier round
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So this will again stir up the debate about who is the greatest male tennis player of all time
Novak Djokovic wins the US Open for his 24th Grand Slam title
He's right up there, aside from the fact he has the most GSs. In recent times I'd say he and Nadal had the most versatile games, able to win on all surfaces in all conditions. IIRC Djokovic had the better head to head record on every surface except clay. Roger was a beautiful player to watch, but didn't have the clay court game anywhere close to the other two
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So this will again stir up the debate about who is the greatest male tennis player of all time
Novak Djokovic wins the US Open for his 24th Grand Slam title
He's an absolute penis but unquestionably the GOAT IMHO. He'd like have another 2-3 slams if not for Covid.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Tennis:
He's an absolute penis but unquestionably the GOAT IMHO. He'd like have another 2-3 slams if not for Covid.
With that beard, Sylvester Stallone will try to play him in an action biopic in 10 years.
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Although they were definitely competing I think the careers of Federer, Nadal and Djoc overlapped more than directly parralleled.
Federer is 5 years older than Nadal and 6 than Djoc.
He was winning slams for 5 years before Djoc and 5 before Nadal won outside Paris.
On clay Nadal is unparalleled. His first Roland Garros title was only two years after Federers first.
You can make an argument for any of the three being a contender as the GOAT but you can't argue against Nadal being supreme on clay. His record is most skewed towards one surface though.
The longevity of all three is amazing. I get that they drove each other to greater heights but you have to wonder how immense any of them would have been without the competition. At times they each prevented one of the others from completing a grand slam.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Tennis:
So this will again stir up the debate about who is the greatest male tennis player of all time
Novak Djokovic wins the US Open for his 24th Grand Slam title
He's an absolute penis but unquestionably the GOAT IMHO. He'd like have another 2-3 slams if not for Covid.
Haven't really followed tennis, so I don't know if he is a penis. But since he bucked the Covid narrative I'm in his camp. Perhaps should be talking about 25 or 26.
Erin Routliffe having fun playing with Coco Gauff at Italian Open
