Seriously though, her fitness team must be negligent.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Tuesday, 24 May 2016 17:24 (eight years ago) link
lol @ the crowd laughing at her
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0n2A1gkoiA
― groovemaaan, Tuesday, 24 May 2016 17:44 (eight years ago) link
Pereira/Pliskova and Mathieu/Giraldo made for simultaneous late-night classics there. polysyllabic grunts and immense stylistic contrasts in the former, beef and hormones and the home crowd in the latter. Pereira won 9-7 in the third and Mathieu won 6-3 in the fifth
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Tuesday, 24 May 2016 19:17 (eight years ago) link
Osaka just saved Halep from Lucic-Baroni...but maybe Osaka could be the bigger problem! I'm so impressed with her. She's played two Slams, made R3 and beaten a seed in both, and this RG run is even more impressive given that she's such a red clay novice (never played on it before last month and her power game is unsuited to it to say the least). First post-Williams player of note to skip juniors entirely?
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Wednesday, 25 May 2016 10:26 (eight years ago) link
lol @ Murray, redux
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Wednesday, 25 May 2016 13:35 (eight years ago) link
Bourgue PEAKED when serving for a 2 sets to 1 lead. goodness. those dropshots and that BH DTL.
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Wednesday, 25 May 2016 14:18 (eight years ago) link
Bourgue definitely not peaking, Murray survives fuckery again
Elsewhere, Simon has retrieved a 4-6 1-6 14 deficit vs Pella to take the third set...
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Wednesday, 25 May 2016 15:21 (eight years ago) link
Pella has lost his break lead in the fourth set as well, lol
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Wednesday, 25 May 2016 16:04 (eight years ago) link
Pella served for the match and was broken, then lost the TB, lol
So Simon, this match
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Wednesday, 25 May 2016 16:29 (eight years ago) link
The Beck/Bondarenko MP was pretty special. Longest rally of the women's tournament so far.
http://video.eurosport.de/tennis/french-open-frauen/2016/french-open-2016-annika-beck-verwandelt-irren-matchball_vid788145/video.shtml
Good to see some coverage of the Turkish milestone too - http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5597927/title/turkish-delight-in-paris
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Thursday, 26 May 2016 07:56 (seven years ago) link
from 1-4 down Bacsinszky has been ruthlessly exposing every one of Bouchard's flaws. Seven games in a row
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Thursday, 26 May 2016 10:00 (seven years ago) link
Timea's backhand is such a great shot
even her forehand looks good lol
― groovemaaan, Thursday, 26 May 2016 10:08 (seven years ago) link
Nine games in a row lol
BAGEL HA
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Thursday, 26 May 2016 10:11 (seven years ago) link
I was expecting Bacsinszky to drag by bringing Bouchard to net with her dropshots and exposing Bouchard's terrible volleying but she hasn't even needed to do that
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Thursday, 26 May 2016 10:12 (seven years ago) link
all these errors off moonballs <3
― groovemaaan, Thursday, 26 May 2016 10:13 (seven years ago) link
Putintseva has started GROWLING after winning big games! I love her
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Thursday, 26 May 2016 10:23 (seven years ago) link
the #comeback is on :/
― groovemaaan, Thursday, 26 May 2016 10:28 (seven years ago) link
Putintseva wins the first point after an umpire dispute and we get three kinds of fistpump in different directions and five C'MONs
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Thursday, 26 May 2016 10:30 (seven years ago) link
Not sure what Bacsinszky thought she was doing in that last stretch but Bouchard is bad enough that it didn't matter
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Thursday, 26 May 2016 10:37 (seven years ago) link
Petko losing by that scoreline makes me wonder how terrible Robson must have played
― groovemaaan, Thursday, 26 May 2016 10:39 (seven years ago) link
Robson is nowhere near WTA level and for her own sake these protected rankings and WCs need to run out soon
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Thursday, 26 May 2016 10:40 (seven years ago) link
Gulbis in R3 without losing a set o_O
GGL-Thiem is a fun match right now
― groovemaaan, Thursday, 26 May 2016 11:14 (seven years ago) link
Thiem really peaked in the last few games, lots of great BH to BH rallies
― groovemaaan, Thursday, 26 May 2016 11:19 (seven years ago) link
lol @ Tomic, down SP with an open court, tapping the overhead literally into Coric's hitting zone
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Thursday, 26 May 2016 12:57 (seven years ago) link
Try as I might, I cannot name another tennis player who wears his or her newfound privilege so boldly as Bernard Tomic. I detest him and cheer every time he loses.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Thursday, 26 May 2016 13:53 (seven years ago) link
Imagine if Tomic and Vandeweghe started dating
― DJP, Thursday, 26 May 2016 14:17 (seven years ago) link
Opposite end of the spectrum - Serena's current opponent, Teliana Pereira.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/18/sports/tennis/brazilian-tennis-players-success-follows-a-childhood-of-obstacles.html?_r=0
Didier Rayon, who ran the academy, became a mentor to Teliana. He said he did not think anyone in the upper echelons of tennis “ever started as poor as Teliana.”
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Thursday, 26 May 2016 14:29 (seven years ago) link
Cornet is such a ridiculous person. The time-outs, the staggering, the exhortations, the drama, the falling to the ground as though she'd just won the RG final rather than the RG R2. Would love to know what Maria said to her on the handshake to accompany that stern finger-wag
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Thursday, 26 May 2016 19:04 (seven years ago) link
NAOMI OSAKA
First set over Halep! Doing to her exactly what Lucic would have done.
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Friday, 27 May 2016 09:50 (seven years ago) link
Osaka fell off but goodness, that was her seventh red clay match EVER and she pushed a former RG finalist to three sets.
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Friday, 27 May 2016 10:59 (seven years ago) link
*ignores Petra forever*
(BAGELLED BY SHELBY ROGERS??????)
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Friday, 27 May 2016 11:53 (seven years ago) link
0-6, 7-6, 0-6
Of course
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Friday, 27 May 2016 13:14 (seven years ago) link
aaaaan Rafa's out, wrist injury
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Friday, 27 May 2016 14:52 (seven years ago) link
rafa out!
― mookieproof, Friday, 27 May 2016 14:52 (seven years ago) link
https://twitter.com/rolandgarros/status/736205516314005505
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Friday, 27 May 2016 15:47 (seven years ago) link
Tsveti <3 this run came completely out of nowhere!
also lmao @ stephens
― groovemaaan, Friday, 27 May 2016 16:49 (seven years ago) link
Pironkova always peaking with no warning, lol
Stephens plays so reactively for someone who actually has power
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Friday, 27 May 2016 16:58 (seven years ago) link
That point was better than advertised
― DJP, Friday, 27 May 2016 20:55 (seven years ago) link
damn tsonga has to retire up 5-2 first set
going 3rd venus/cornet
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 28 May 2016 16:57 (seven years ago) link
So, out of Granollers - Thiem, Gulbis - (Goffin or Almagro), one will make the semis... And, of the five, only Gulbis has a major semifinal to his credit. Huge opportunity here. I had predicted Goffin to lose to Nadal in the quarters, so I suppose I'd stick with him, but this seems like Thiem's spot to lose.
Venus putting Cornet out of everyone's misery is much appreciated.
― jon_oh, Saturday, 28 May 2016 17:42 (seven years ago) link
I read on a disreputable site that Kvitova blamed her loss on her period. Smh, why am I a fan of this woman.
Serena/Mladenovic was the first match I have seen in full this year, and it was very good. If Granollers makes a semi, I will quit watching tennis, he is gross.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Saturday, 28 May 2016 17:45 (seven years ago) link
I hadn't read that about Kvitova, but I know Jankovic did exactly that a couple of years ago. And if Petra is taking cues from Jankovic...
― jon_oh, Saturday, 28 May 2016 18:05 (seven years ago) link
Bertens vs Kasatkina now 8-8 in third set. Bertens was finished but Kasatkina suddenly can barely move. Serves like a child does and plays Chang vs Lendl type high balls. Both absolutely knackered.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Saturday, 28 May 2016 18:48 (seven years ago) link
(Bertens has already missed 5 mp's)
― Le Bateau Ivre, Saturday, 28 May 2016 18:52 (seven years ago) link
10-8 for Bertens
― Le Bateau Ivre, Saturday, 28 May 2016 18:53 (seven years ago) link
so disappointing for Kasatkina, she had such a great shot at the SF!
Thiem making a Slam SF was only a matter of time, Goffin's reached two Masters SFs this year too. Those two would be far from random SFists.
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Saturday, 28 May 2016 19:32 (seven years ago) link
your last 16s!
(1) Serena Williams vs. (18) Elina Svitolina(12) Carla Suárez Navarro vs. Yulia PutintsevaKiki Bertens vs. (15) Madison Keys(9) Venus Williams vs. (8) Timea Bacsinszky(25) Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Shelby Rogers(13) Svetlana Kuznetsova vs. (4) Garbiñe Muguruza(6) Simona Halep vs. (21) Samantha StosurTsvetana Pironkova vs. (2) Agnieszka Radwanska
That's really not a bad line-up at all. Predicting Serena, CSN, Keys, Venus, Rogers, Muguruza, Halep, Pironkova.
(1) Novak Djokovic vs. (14) Roberto Bautista Agut(11) David Ferrer vs. (7) Tomas BerdychMarcel Granollers vs. (13) Dominic Thiem(12) David Goffin vs. Ernests Gulbis(8) Milos Raonic vs. Albert Ramos Viñolas(22) Viktor Troicki vs. (3) Stan Wawrinka(5) Kei Nishikori vs. (9) Richard Gasquet(15) John Isner vs. (2) Andy Murray
so 12 of the top 16 made their allotted second week spot and 2 of the 4 who didn't were injured. Men's tennis! Predicting Djokovic, Berdych, Thiem, Goffin, Raonic, Wawrinka, Nishikori and Murray to continue the lack of excitement.
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Saturday, 28 May 2016 19:43 (seven years ago) link
Muguruza's BH today >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Sunday, 29 May 2016 10:13 (seven years ago) link
RAONIC OUT YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Sunday, 29 May 2016 11:33 (seven years ago) link
Also while I don't want it to happen I have this idea that Troicki might beat Wawrinka.
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Sunday, 29 May 2016 11:35 (seven years ago) link
What a beautifully angled shot near the net for 4-1 in the 3rd - if you are going to dominate the men's game and make it a borefest play the game like this.
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 5 June 2016 15:05 (seven years ago) link
Novak holds all four slams - even if he doesn't beat the all-time slam record of Federer's (and given the state of the tour its looking shaky) this is a unique, perhaps once in a lifetime achievement.
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 5 June 2016 16:26 (seven years ago) link
Four in a row on three different surfaces is the greatest ATP achievement of the open era imo
Match was pretty dull aside from a fire start by Murray and the dramatic wobble at the end which obviously didn't matter. I don't think Djokovic was unplayable by any means - occasionally excellent but Murray was barely competitive for most of the last hour.
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Sunday, 5 June 2016 17:02 (seven years ago) link
Roll of honour -
Men's singles: Novak DjokovicWomen's singles: Garbiñe MuguruzaMen's doubles: Feliciano López & Marc LópezWomen's doubles: Caroline Garcia & Kristina MladenovicMixed doubles: Martina Hingis & Leander PaesBoys' singles: Geoffrey BlancaneauxGirls' singles: Rebeka MasarovaBoys' doubles: Yshai Oliel & Patrik RiklGirls' doubles: Paula Arias Manjón & Olga Danilovic
ESP with the women's singles, men's doubles and girls' doubles; FRA with the women's doubles and boys' singles; SRB with the men's singles and girls' doubles; SUI with the mixed doubles and girls' singles. Danilovic is the first 2001-born Slam champion, her dad is a famous basketball player I think. I saw her at Les Petits As last year and she was impressive even then.
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Sunday, 5 June 2016 18:35 (seven years ago) link