great match
― InfoWarriors (Spottie), Wednesday, 5 September 2018 06:07 (five years ago) link
After Fed’s fall I was really hoping for a last four with none of the old guard. Del Potro-Thiem/Nishikori-Millman would have been ideal. Nadal only won seven points in that first set.
― Michael Jones, Wednesday, 5 September 2018 08:48 (five years ago) link
well, millman made him work a bit
― mookieproof, Thursday, 6 September 2018 03:59 (five years ago) link
I'm worried Serena doesn't have any real friends, because a real friend would have talked to her about that dress
― strong deutan (rip van wanko), Friday, 7 September 2018 00:04 (five years ago) link
serena has transcended all these things
― mookieproof, Friday, 7 September 2018 00:28 (five years ago) link
stoked for Osaka, hopefully it's a great final!
― monotony, Friday, 7 September 2018 05:42 (five years ago) link
I loved the dress. It's like when Usain Bolt turns and smiles at the camera before he crosses the finish line.
― Yerac, Friday, 7 September 2018 11:07 (five years ago) link
delpo chokin away a service game for the first set
― mookieproof, Friday, 7 September 2018 21:12 (five years ago) link
So what's the feeling? I'd like Serena to get another slam but can't help feeling that I'd like Osaka to do it as well.
Delpo to win on Sunday would be sweet, but he's never beaten Djoko in a slam and I can see heartbreak.
uk ppl what's the stream you are using for this if any?
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 8 September 2018 18:51 (five years ago) link
*whispers* cric hd dot com
― imago, Saturday, 8 September 2018 19:01 (five years ago) link
scroll down the list of channels until you find one that'll be showing the tennis, probably eurosport idk
― imago, Saturday, 8 September 2018 19:04 (five years ago) link
Its on amazon prime in the uk (they got the rights from sky/eurosport)...don't know if that's gonna do it.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 8 September 2018 19:08 (five years ago) link
Anything to detract from Margaret Court's legacy is a win.
― Yerac, Saturday, 8 September 2018 19:11 (five years ago) link
Only seeing this thing through tweets but Osaka is dominating and has won the first set.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 8 September 2018 21:08 (five years ago) link
Listening on the radio. Epic game 4, Serena breaks!!
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 8 September 2018 21:21 (five years ago) link
What happened with the coaching thing! I missed it!
― Yerac, Saturday, 8 September 2018 21:30 (five years ago) link
This is bullshit!
― Yerac, Saturday, 8 September 2018 21:31 (five years ago) link
Dude. Serena IS the game. The first thing I thought of was McEnroe getting away with years of this bullshit.
― Yerac, Saturday, 8 September 2018 21:34 (five years ago) link
She received a warning for coaching, she denied she was being coached, but the replay showed Mouratoglou was in fact giving some kind of instruction.
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 8 September 2018 21:36 (five years ago) link
Fucking fine the coach.
― Yerac, Saturday, 8 September 2018 21:38 (five years ago) link
That happened in the second game of set 2, and she’s been unravelling ever since. Osaka got under her skin big time (with her fantastic playing, I should add)
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 8 September 2018 21:39 (five years ago) link
xp Yes, the game fine is weird
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 8 September 2018 21:40 (five years ago) link
I would burn that place down. With all the shit they put on Serena, especially this year.
― Yerac, Saturday, 8 September 2018 21:41 (five years ago) link
Osaka win is totally deserved though
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 8 September 2018 21:42 (five years ago) link
Both of these things can be true.
― Yerac, Saturday, 8 September 2018 21:44 (five years ago) link
This was extraordinary. Osaka was ice cool throughout to wrap it up. What a player!!
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 8 September 2018 21:45 (five years ago) link
I need to find out what happened before. we tuned in way late.
― Yerac, Saturday, 8 September 2018 21:46 (five years ago) link
The umpire was wrong but Serena was weirdly channelling McEnroe to get herself going against an opponent who had all the answers.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 8 September 2018 21:47 (five years ago) link
Never forget the Serena rant against Ramos (its hard to believe he will ever umpire a slam final again).
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 8 September 2018 21:50 (five years ago) link
Yeah, that umpire is done. Especially if all other coaches are coaching every single point in his matches.
― Yerac, Saturday, 8 September 2018 21:56 (five years ago) link
That was very emotional. We are so teary here. She has had to get through so much shit recently ( I mean her entire life).
This is by far the most upsetting match I have ever seen. And this awards ceremony. We are crying.
― Yerac, Saturday, 8 September 2018 22:03 (five years ago) link
this is all very crazy and amazing
― the bhagwanadook (symsymsym), Saturday, 8 September 2018 22:04 (five years ago) link
Holy shit, if every single coach is out there making hand gestures or talking to themselves or whatever, remove the coaches from the court.
― Yerac, Saturday, 8 September 2018 22:08 (five years ago) link
I get that but there is something entitled about her behaviour (lol "we'll get through this"). The umpire made a mistake but there was such a loss of control here.
Williams was getting beaten by a better player on the day, and now hearing Osaka she can't even enjoy it. I hope she will in time.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 8 September 2018 22:09 (five years ago) link
Poor Osaka. That umpire is an ass.
― MrDasher, Saturday, 8 September 2018 22:09 (five years ago) link
Yeah, but they have been after Serena for awhile (she gets treated like shit). No one can withstand that forever. How dare they imply that she has to cheat. I would tear shit up.
― Yerac, Saturday, 8 September 2018 22:11 (five years ago) link
And yeah, Osaka. I was like the stupid interviewer needs to just move along. Osaka can't even feel good about anything that just happened. And fuck Chris Everett too. She came off like trash.
― Yerac, Saturday, 8 September 2018 22:13 (five years ago) link
It was upsetting. Those rules are stupid to begin with, are obviously discretionary and inconsistently applied, and it appears violations may not be well communicated to the players during the match. To employ them in this way at this time was BS. He was not only unfair to Serena, he took a big dump on Osaka's achievement and her moment. And yeah, why did the interviewer ask that question about how the reality compared to the dream.
― MrDasher, Saturday, 8 September 2018 22:52 (five years ago) link
And of course all the anti-Colin Kap racists are so gleeful everywhere right now. What a shitshow. Osaka apologizing for winning. Christ.
― Yerac, Saturday, 8 September 2018 22:57 (five years ago) link
holy cow
― He said captain, I said wot (FlopsyDuck), Sunday, 9 September 2018 00:25 (five years ago) link
Yeah, Serena's racist haters are so happy about this outcome and to blame Serena and praise the umpire. Ugh.
― MrDasher, Sunday, 9 September 2018 00:37 (five years ago) link
Congrats to Osaka. To beat Williams in front of a parochial home crowd is a stunning achievement. Some really embarrassing behaviour from Williams tonight.
― triggercut, Sunday, 9 September 2018 02:35 (five years ago) link
― Yerac, Saturday, September 8, 2018 6:11 PM (five hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this is not really the implication...
serena honestly should be ashamed, but she is bigger than the sport and she knows it. feel awful for ōsaka who played a stellar match and had to endure this BS
― k3vin k., Sunday, 9 September 2018 03:17 (five years ago) link
It is the implication. If you are not a woman (especially not a black woman) you have absolutely no clue.
Serena should feel however she should feel. I don't know how she has been this gracious for the entirety of her career. But I also feel horrible for Osaka. It was a shitshow. Tennis needs to get itself together.
― Yerac, Sunday, 9 September 2018 04:40 (five years ago) link
ffs I felt for her so much in that moment. She knows how to lose. But to give her that violation. I would lose my shit on top of the year she has had ON TOP OF BEING A BLACK WOMAN IN THE U.S. WITH TRUMP.
― Yerac, Sunday, 9 September 2018 04:44 (five years ago) link
I'm old enough to remember when tennis was actually a major sport and also in the era when McEnroe was fuckin wildin out all the time so forgive my if I roll my fuckin eyes at your pearl clutching kev
― The Desus & Mero Chain (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 9 September 2018 04:50 (five years ago) link
whether the implication was that she was “cheating” has nothing to do with gender tbh. whether there was a different threshold for men vs women is a different, fair question however. do you watch much tennis?
she got a warning for the coaching btw. no penalty. she then proceeded later in the match to smash her racquet in frustration and impugn the character of the umpire. she’s 37 fwiw.
― k3vin k., Sunday, 9 September 2018 04:51 (five years ago) link
I watch a lot of tennis. I played varsity tennis in high school even though I sucked and I have been to the US open. I live 30 minutes away from the stadium. I am glad analysis are being done about the umpire's calls and how other men have been little bitches too recently And we ALL immediately thought of McEnroe going on a performance art monologue. He was celebrated for being a bitch.
― Yerac, Sunday, 9 September 2018 04:58 (five years ago) link
She's 37 . Wtf does that have to do with anything.
― Yerac, Sunday, 9 September 2018 05:00 (five years ago) link
yup, I was right
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 9 September 2018 22:40 (five years ago) link
he had what 7 BPs in that epic game? god fuck this.
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 9 September 2018 22:41 (five years ago) link
He "only" had 3 BPs in that game (8 deuces). 95min, 99pts, what an insane set of tennis. Oh well, it's bed for me. Hope I wake up to an extraordinary story.
― Michael Jones, Sunday, 9 September 2018 22:43 (five years ago) link
alas. Not sure why Del Potro played in a Brazil shirt anyway.
― Ludo, Monday, 10 September 2018 06:38 (five years ago) link