Love, Balls and Courting: Tennis V

[eusebius]

Lorenzo but I think he was not really physically ready. Still struggling with his injury from Roland-Garros. Sad to see Denis out too. But a good win for Victoria Mboko over 25th-seeded Magdalena Frech, on Canada Day no less

 

[skatingguy]

You'd think tennis players are accustomed to the heat. I can't imagine it's hotter in Wimbledon than it gets in Melbourne for the Australian Open.

I don't think it was the heat as much as the surface, and some injury issues that were the cause of the upsets - many of the players who lost, Gauff, and Zverev, for example, are not strong grass-court players.

 

[peibeck]

Woah, the ladies seeds continued to decimated in the first day of second round. Last year's runner-up, Paolini, being the biggest upset.

 

[vgerdes]

You'd think tennis players are accustomed to the heat. I can't imagine it's hotter in Wimbledon than it gets in Melbourne for the Australian Open.

Well... players expect extreme heat in Melbourne. Not so much in London. It just seems like there have been a rash of early upsets this year, so I was speculating that at least some of it might be due to the heat.

Lorenzo but I think he was not really physically ready. Still struggling with his injury from Roland-Garros. Sad to see Denis out too. But a good win for Victoria Mboko over 25th-seeded Magdalena Frech, on Canada Day no less

Mboko and Felix Auger-Aliassime both lost today. No Canadians left in the singles draw for either the men or the women. Of course, my favorite Canadian is Denis so yes, I was pretty sad to see him out in the first round.

 

[peibeck]

Well... players expect extreme heat in Melbourne. Not so much in London. It just seems like there have been a rash of early upsets this year, so I was speculating that at least some of it might be due to the heat.

Maybe? But day 3 was not as warm with a lot of upsets too. Today was 26C/79F which is kinda perfect.

Today was a bit brutal for both the Brits and Americans in the tourney. (((Draper fans)))