The Tennis Thread 2014

[Julio]

Originally Posted by dash_pinched

Canada draws Japan (maybe Calgary could host it?)

http://www.tsn.ca/tennis/story/?id=462070

Nope...not this time. It's the same weekend as the finals of the Brier.

[Resolute 14]

Well, at least that's a valid reason to ignore Calgary this time around.

Crummy news about Li Na.

[GirlySports]

They could play in Calgary at WinSport.

[Resolute 14]

They could play in Calgary at the Corral. But Tennis Canada wouldn't want to limit potential audience by competing directly against another major competition.

Hopefully Calgary gets a later round tie next year though. We were there for Tennis Canada when the country was lost in the tennis wilderness. Would be nice to get a chance to see the fruits of that labour.

[GirlySports]

Polak can you translate?

Sounds like Janowicz proposed to his girlfriend (a WTA player) while at a volleyball match.

[polak]

Yeah the headline reads: "Janowicz proposed to Domachowskiej?" and then the little side headline thing says "and the witness was the president of Legia (Warsaw soccer team)"

Oh and in the top corner it says that he did it at a volleyball game.

Poland won the Volleyball World Championship yesterday. Great day.

[GirlySports]

what's the word for volleyball? these words are so long

[polak]

Well if you were to translate "Tenisowa para na meczu siatkarzy" exactly then it says "The tennis pair were at the match of volleyball players" then under it "Czym Jerzyk tak wzruszyl marte?" means "How did Jerzyk move Marta like this?" (as in how did he get her so worked up).


Siatkarzy actually means Volleyball Players. The polish word for volleyball is siatkowka. The root word "Siatka" literally translated means "net". You only use "net" for sports like volleyball, tennis and badminton. For example if you said "Shoot it on net" during a soccer or hockey game in Polish people would have no clue what you're talking about. The word for a goal/net like a soccer or hockey net is "Bramka" which actually translates to "Gate"


Polish lesson for the day.

[dash_pinched]

Vasek Pospisil loses to Juan Monaco at the Shenzhen Open (it was Monaco's 300th career ATP match win).

/For perspective, Feds has 979 career ATP match wins (next closest on the active list is Rafa at 702).

[Mango]

Nice little run here for Genie Bouchard. She's off to the Wuhan SFs.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Yes reading about her play online it sounds like this is the best she's looked since she was in Europe. She'll just about qualify for the year end tournament if she can win this week.

[GirlySports]

considering Li Na retired, Bouchard should get in comfortably.

[Mango]

Bouchard v Wozniacki is just beginning on Sportsnet One.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Genie into the final with ease, 6-2, 6-3. Kvitova awaits, obviously should be very interesting to see how Genie does in that one.

[Mango]

Wimbledon final rematch, eh?

[Inglewood Jack]

http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2014/.../#.VCWw6fldXOF

''I hope tomorrow I can kind of do my thing more on the court and not get, I don't know, maybe pushed around so much,'' she said. ''I need my revenge. I'm going to try really hard to get that.''

"I need my revenge"...that's what I like to hear. you go serve up a nice big dish of it, Genie.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Genie-Kvitova goes at 1am MST tonight for those wondering.

[calgarybornnraised]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

Genie-Kvitova goes at 1am MST tonight for those wondering.

I'm guessing SN1?

[Senator Clay Davis]

Correct, even though on your Shaw box it says 2am, it will be a 1am start.

[Mango]

Looks like the match was closer than last time. It's on the PVR and will need a look.