Love, Balls and Courting: Tennis V

[eusebius]

Everyone on the tennis forums was joking about a Fernandez-Raducanu final and now Emma is up a set and a break on Sakkari. This is crazy and I am HERE for it.

 

[quartz]

EMMA, WOW!!! Can’t wait for the final!!

 

[millyskate]

Forget unseeded… When was the last time a player actually came out of qualifying to reach the final? That’s some stamina.

 

[skatingguy]

Forget unseeded… When was the last time a player actually came out of qualifying to reach the final? That’s some stamina.

Never - it's never happened - no man or woman has ever made a Grand Slam final as a Qualifier - Raducanu has now won 9 matches.

 

[antmanb]

There are not enough eye rolls in the world for the BBC Radio 1 news segment I just heard about Raducanu making the final. They interviewed a former coach of hers who basically said "it's great to see her smiling throughout the tournament, something else about smiling and then, but off course during the matches she's very focused and not smiling".

I wonder what he thinks about Nadal or one of the other male players smiling technique and frequency

 

[quartz]

(((Felix))) well at least he won $675,000!!

 

[miffy]

I’ve never rooted for Medvedev before but if Novak beats Sasha then I will. No offence to Novak but I would rather the 21st gets decided when all 3 of the ‘goats’ are there! Of course Novak will win in Australia anyway so we’d get the same outcome

Great day for Joe Salisbury - winning the men’s doubles and making the final of the mixed! And hey, he was born in London so no one can say he’s ‘not a real Brit’

 

[skatingguy]

I’ve never rooted for Medvedev before but if Novak beats Sasha then I will. No offence to Novak but I would rather the 21st gets decided when all 3 of the ‘goats’ are there! Of course Novak will win in Australia anyway so we’d get the same outcome

Great day for Joe Salisbury - winning the men’s doubles and making the final of the mixed! And hey, he was born in London so no one can say he’s ‘not a real Brit’

Given Nadal & Federer's injuries I'm not sure when, or if we'll ever see the 3 of them in the draw at the same time again, and by the time that Nadal & Federer are back they could be unseeded.

 

[timwarpingout]

Given Nadal & Federer's injuries I'm not sure when, or if we'll ever see the 3 of them in the draw at the same time again, and by the time that Nadal & Federer are back they could be unseeded.

And even if they return Federer has about as much shot at #21 as Billie Jean King has of returning to singles and winning a slam. Nadal is pretty much done too, but still has a sort of fighting shot at RG for now I guess.

 

[quartz]

Whoa. Djokovic and Zverev go to a fifth set. This means I can’t go to bed yet so I might as well have a bowl of ice cream.

 

[skatingguy]

Whoa. Djokovic and Zverev go to a fifth set. This means I can’t go to bed yet so I might as well have a bowl of ice cream.

Bowl of Ice Cream o'clock

 

[miffy]

Grrrrr what is the point in getting to a 5th set if you just get broken immediately? And why am I still awake at 3:30am for this?

I’ll try to sleep now, I’ll only get more grouchy

 

[ЭPiKUilyam]

So Djokovic is on to the finals.... Uggh, I have a few hours to decide if I REALLY want to fly to NYC tomorrow. It's history in the making. Should I/shouldn't I.... Now is a time I wished I still lived back East.

 

[ioana]

So Djokovic is on to the finals.... Uggh, I have a few hours to decide if I REALLY want to fly to NYC tomorrow. It's history in the making. Should I/shouldn't I.... Now is a time I wished I still lived back East.

It looks like you can still get tickets with decent views online, so if you really want to, go for it. I personally wouldn't go just to sit in the 300 high-up sections, though. The few times I've been on Ashe for practice matches that are open to the public, it still got loud. I can only imagine what it's like when this is packed for a final.

 

[ЭPiKUilyam]

Well, I needed to do it before midnight, and it's passed. My back hurts anyway. I'll enjoy the final more in the comfort of my bed! Let's hope for history to be made on Sunday!

 

[quartz]

@ErikWilliam - I marvel at people who can just randomly ponder about jetting off to NYC to see a tennis match at the drop of a hat. Such an endeavour would require me at least 3 months of planning and a huge amount of stress and anxiety to be able to get my shit together enough to organize such an event!
I’ll be watching like a little mouse, afraid to leave her house.
I do have Swiss chocolate (dark) for today’s match, as it will be too early for wine.

 

[ЭPiKUilyam]

@ErikWilliam - I marvel at people who can just randomly ponder about jetting off to NYC to see a tennis match at the drop of a hat. Such an endeavour would require me at least 3 months of planning and a huge amount of stress and anxiety to be able to get my shit together enough to organize such an event!
I’ll be watching like a little mouse, afraid to leave her house.
I do have Swiss chocolate (dark) for today’s match, as it will be too early for wine.

Hehe. I'm no jet-setter!! I have free miles and a friend I can stay with, and Open tickets were only $245. Cheap!! I can't really even travel much anymore due to my chronic back injury anyway, and that made my decision for me. Traveling KILLS my back, and I was already starting off last night around 7 out of 10 pain score....

 

[miffy]

Well poor old Joe Salisbury won 2 grand slam titles in 2 days and doesn’t get so much as a mention on British news. It’s all about Emma! I feel sorry for doubles players.

 

[allezfred]

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[allezfred]

Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski both cheerleading for Raducanu. Kiss of death.

 

[allezfred]

Disappointed to see no actual goats during the kids coin toss....

 

[missing]

I want them both to win.

 

[allezfred]

Raducanu breaks!

 

[allezfred]

Question - are the six people each with a letter of L-E-Y-L-A-H on their t-shirts able to go grab a burger or take a whizz during the match?

 

[allezfred]

Fernandez breaks back!

 

[quartz]

I want them both to win.

They both have.

 

[allezfred]

They both have.

Well somebody’s going to be more of a winner by the end of tonight.

 

[allezfred]

First set to Raducanu.

 

[allezfred]

Pam Shriner talking to Tim Henman. Hasn’t he suffered enough?

 

[miffy]

Pam Shriner talking to Tim Henman. Hasn’t he suffered enough?

Poor old Tim I always wonder why he puts himself through commentating at Wimbledon. Surely it brings all those many semi finals back?