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 (eight 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 (eight years ago) link
(Bertens has already missed 5 mp's)
― Le Bateau Ivre, Saturday, 28 May 2016 18:52 (eight years ago) link
10-8 for Bertens
― Le Bateau Ivre, Saturday, 28 May 2016 18:53 (eight 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 (eight 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 (eight years ago) link
Muguruza's BH today >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Sunday, 29 May 2016 10:13 (eight years ago) link
RAONIC OUT YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!
― oh, boy, .GIF! That's where I'm a Viking! (edwardo), Sunday, 29 May 2016 11:33 (eight 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 (eight years ago) link
massive inside out DTL BH for gasquet to take set 1 off kei
― k3vin k., Sunday, 29 May 2016 16:17 (eight years ago) link
damn richard!
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 29 May 2016 16:49 (eight years ago) link
gasquet a game away from the quarters
― k3vin k., Sunday, 29 May 2016 18:04 (eight years ago) link
what a horrible final game from Kei, not even trying to make him play
― groovemaaan, Sunday, 29 May 2016 18:14 (eight years ago) link
weirdly for someone who's only fairly nerdy about tennis I can remember watching Shelby Rogers' run in Bad Gastein a couple of years ago, beating CSN and Errani. funny to see her reaching a slam QF after apparently not having done much since
― cerealbar, Sunday, 29 May 2016 19:54 (eight years ago) link
Stosur is feeling it this year, huh
― DJP, Tuesday, 31 May 2016 14:00 (eight years ago) link
also what's going on with Pironkova
I wish I was at home watching all of this
― DJP, Tuesday, 31 May 2016 14:01 (eight years ago) link
I didn't see Sunday's play so the mystery to me is how Radwanska went 6-2 3-0 up on Pironkova in the first place if Pironkova was playing anything like this. Well, Aga finally seemed to get into it at 0-4 down but it's too late now I think.
Very pressed about the prospect of a Stosur run.
Djokovic struggling so much about RBA!
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Tuesday, 31 May 2016 14:13 (eight years ago) link
about? with
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Tuesday, 31 May 2016 14:14 (eight years ago) link
this rain is so lame
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 31 May 2016 17:33 (eight years ago) link
enjoying CSN/Putintseva very much right now! angles and spins and passes <3
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 09:57 (eight years ago) link
I love Putintseva so much
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 10:29 (eight years ago) link
Bertens is cruising, beating Keys 7-6, 6-3
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 1 June 2016 10:34 (eight years ago) link
Bertens and Bacsinszky served those matches out so well
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 10:40 (eight years ago) link
Agreed!
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 1 June 2016 10:44 (eight years ago) link
PUTINTSEVAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!! First Slam QF!
I have seen her blow a gazillion leads through becoming too passive so serving out to love with clinical and calm tennis was a bit of a curveball
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 11:19 (eight years ago) link
lmao Djokovic down a break to RBA in the fourth.
Women's QFs set:
(1) Serena Williams vs. Yulia PutintsevaKiki Bertens vs. (8) Timea BacsinszkyShelby Rogers vs. (4) Garbiñe Muguruza(21) Samantha Stosur vs. Tsvetana Pironkova
Three first-time Slam QFists, two players out of the top 100. IMAGINE a Putintseva/Bertens/Rogers/Pironkova SF line-up!
Williams 2-0 Putintseva (1-0 on clay, 1-0 this year)Bacsinszky 1-0 Bertens (via retirement while trailing)Rogers 0-0 MuguruzaStosur 4-1 Pironkova
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 11:29 (eight years ago) link
RBA is now 0-6 in Slam R4s - highest number of R4 showings without a QF among active ATP players. Mathieu and Troicki are next with 5. Llodra, Monaco, Seppi, Goffin and Granollers have 4, though the latter two can change that if they win today.
The equivalent record on the WTA is held by Goerges with 4 R4s. Cornet, Daniilidou, Dellacqua, Razzano and Vesnina have 3.
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 12:05 (eight years ago) link
Thiem into his first QF :)
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 12:42 (eight years ago) link
Goffin into his first QF :)
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 13:07 (eight years ago) link
given that my platonic ideal of a tennis match is a little player dismantling a bigger, more powerful player with defence and smarts and placement, I v much enjoyed Goffin beating Gulbis.
Men's QFs at last.
(1) Novak Djokovic vs. (7) Tomas Berdych(13) Dominic Thiem vs. (12) David GoffinAlbert Ramos Vinolas vs. (3) Stan Wawrinka(9) Richard Gasquet vs. (2) Andy Murray
I'd far rather have Thiem/Goffin there than Nadal.
Djokovic 23-2 Berdych (2-1 on clay, 2-0 this year)Goffin 5-2 Thiem (1-1 on clay, Goffin 1-0 this year)Wawrinka 6-0 Ramos Vinolas (4-0 on clay, 1-0 this year)Murray 7-3 Gasquet (2-1 on clay)
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 13:16 (eight years ago) link
lol @ Murray
go richard
― groovemaaan, Wednesday, 1 June 2016 14:09 (eight years ago) link
lol @ Gasquet's collapse after that net cord
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 14:36 (eight years ago) link
second bagel set of the tournament for Murray, lol
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 15:08 (eight years ago) link
Stosur's game is a goddamn eyesore even when it's working
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 17:16 (eight years ago) link
Thiem and Goffin playing in front of a 95% empty Lenglen, though the Lenglen line-up is unquestionably the better one day
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Thursday, 2 June 2016 11:49 (eight years ago) link
lunch time in paris, I presume
really want to see a thiem-nole semi, their match in miami (?) was great
― groovemaaan, Thursday, 2 June 2016 11:52 (eight years ago) link
yeah Thiem/Djokovic would be more popcorn but Thiem's written before about how much trouble he has with Goffin's game, as evidenced by that hidden bagel Goffin dropped on him from 2-4 down I guess
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Thursday, 2 June 2016 12:13 (eight years ago) link
xp yea I think that was Miami, thiem had sooo many break chances that match I recall
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 2 June 2016 12:17 (eight years ago) link
Thiem so agitated out there. Did so well to turn up the power from a set and 3-5 down but just dumped a smash into the net at 5-3 up in the TB...
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Thursday, 2 June 2016 12:52 (eight years ago) link
Djokovic's attempts to be likeable are so awkward
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Thursday, 2 June 2016 13:28 (eight years ago) link
Berdych has now lost 25 straight sets to the top 5, and 29 of his last 30 matches against them
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Thursday, 2 June 2016 13:29 (eight years ago) link
Very impressive mental victory for Thiem. He was being talked of as the pre-match favourite - against an opponent he was 1-5 against (in finished matches), and for his first major SF. Ran away with it at the end.
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Thursday, 2 June 2016 14:08 (eight years ago) link
Putintseva!
Once she realised Serena's BH was off she targeted it relentlessly, and her passes were very on point
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Thursday, 2 June 2016 14:48 (eight years ago) link
Serena responds to going down a set by...stopping moving her feet altogether in the next game.
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Thursday, 2 June 2016 14:49 (eight years ago) link
Moving her feet again and hitting actually good dropshots.
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Thursday, 2 June 2016 15:02 (eight years ago) link
Kiki's in the semi's :)
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 2 June 2016 16:18 (eight years ago) link
KIKI
― willem, Thursday, 2 June 2016 16:18 (eight years ago) link
picked a good day to miss the tennis, huh
excited about the Serena/Garbiñe final at least!
― the hallouminati (lex pretend), Friday, 3 June 2016 16:34 (eight years ago) link
so clutch from Garbine so far
― cerealbar, Saturday, 4 June 2016 14:25 (eight years ago) link
apart from all the double faults...
― cerealbar, Saturday, 4 June 2016 14:26 (eight years ago) link