Tennis

[pakman]

Sinner may not be hungry enough. Has game to play like the Joker. Would be great if it develops into a rivalry at the top.

[MajorPom]

BBC yesterday: Murray hoping for no long matches.

Nek minnit …

Feel a bit for him. Britain’s best and a superb player. But played in the Fed / Nadal / Djok era.

[canefan]

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/525576/tennis-erin-routliffe-wins-cincinnati-open-doubles-title

[voodoo]

@canefan said in Tennis:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/525576/tennis-erin-routliffe-wins-cincinnati-open-doubles-title

“ winning 3-6, 6-1, 10-4 in one hour, 20 minutes”

The old “win by 6” rule in play for the 3rd set eh?

[canefan]

@voodoo said in Tennis:

@canefan said in Tennis:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/525576/tennis-erin-routliffe-wins-cincinnati-open-doubles-title

“ winning 3-6, 6-1, 10-4 in one hour, 20 minutes”

The old “win by 6” rule in play for the 3rd set eh?

No. In non-GS tournament play there is no third set in doubles, they play a super tie breaker first to 10 wins

[voodoo]

@canefan yeah I kinda figured :winking_face:

[1kiwi]

Anyone watching the US Open?
Djokovic down two sets to one and currently down 5-2 in the fourth set against Australian Alexi Popyrin

[canefan]

Some big upsets already, and some great matches. Alcaraz went out to some Dutch guy three straight the other day. The draw is opening up big time

[1kiwi]

Djokovic out in third round. Popyrin prevails 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4

2002 the last year none of the 'big three' (Nadal, Djokovic, Federer) won a grand slam.

Fourth seed Alexander Zverev has lost the first set in his third round match currently in progress.

Just gone midnight in New York and Women's second seed Aryna Sabalenka has just started her third round match.

[canefan]

I wonder if the extra load of the Olympics is a factor? Both Djokovic and Alcaraz just seemed flat, with due respect to their opponents who both played well

[1kiwi]

@canefan said in Tennis:

I wonder if the extra load of the Olympics is a factor? Both Djokovic and Alcaraz just seemed flat, with due respect to their opponents who both played well

You have to think so.
2024 is also the first year since 2017 that Djokovic hasn't won a major.

[Cyclops]

Sabalenka wins, but a very swingy second set - she won three straight games to be 0-3 up, then dropped 5 straight games to be trailing 5-3 only to win 4 on the bounce to close out the title in straight sets. I wonder how often you win 5 straight games but still go down in straight sets?

[canefan]

Good on her, after a pretty trying year. Pegula fought hard, but she strikes me as being a bit of a Wosniacki type player; super solid and consistent which accounts for the vast majority of players on tour, but lacking the killer shot to take her to the next level. She had a good tourney and should take a lot of positives away. Despite losing the final she pushed Sabalenka close and served for the second set

[canefan]

Rafa has retired. Another member of the GOAT trio hangs it up

https://www.espn.com.au/tennis/story/_/id/41716721/rafael-nadal-retirement-roger-federer-coco-gauff-carlos-alcaraz-reaction

[Bovidae]

Chalk one up for the old fellas. Gaël Monfils has just won the ASB Classic so becomes the oldest ATP Tour winner ahead of Roger Federer. He won his first title in 2005.

[1kiwi]

Rafa received a tribute at the French Tennis Open overnight.