2016 Tennis Thread

[Mango]

Milos Raonic is off to a good start in 2016 at the MWTC. He beat Wawrinka 7-5, 7-5 to set up a meeting with Nadal in the final.

Seems like a fun exhibition tournament to get things going:
http://www.mubadalawtc.com/

Here's to a great year for Canada's talent on the courts!

[dash_pinched]

Happy New Year to all the tennis fans who frequent this board and I sure do appreciate all the updates from posters like Mango and GirlySports as well as the photos from tennis venues around the globe.

[dash_pinched]

Milos has added Carlos Moya to his coaching staff.

http://www.tsn.ca/raonic-adds-moya-t...staff-1.416739

[Inglewood Jack]

is this the year for redemption?

[Inglewood Jack]

Originally Posted by dash_pinched

Milos has added Carlos Moya to this coaching staff.

http://www.tsn.ca/raonic-adds-moya-t...staff-1.416739

kind of like with Roger and Ljubicic, kind of an odd clash of styles on the surface but maybe it'll work out on more of a mental fortitude level. or heck maybe Milos is saying to hell with that Wimbledon trophy, I want me some Coupe des Mousquetaires instead.

[dash_pinched]

Nadal beat Milos 7-6(2), 6-3 in the final.

[GirlySports]

and it begins! Raonic enters the year ranked 14, Pospisil 39. Bouchard is ranked 49!

this week Raonic is the 4th seed in Brisbane 250

http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/score...bane/339/draws

Pospisil is the 7th seed in Chennai 250

http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/score...nnai/891/draws

Bouchard is the 6th seed in Shenzhen 280

http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-A...6/1063/MDS.pdf

maybe we should assign roles on CP for other Canadian players to report

[Mango]

Genie won her first match of 2016 in three sets over Donna Vekic at China's Shenzhen Open.

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/euge...open-1.3389790

[troutman]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

maybe we should assign roles on CP for other Canadian players to report

Felix:

http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/pla...erid=100202212

[GirlySports]

Pospisil is out, lost in straight sets to the Slovenian traitor Aljaz Bedene

[Mango]

Straight sets win for Genie today. She's advanced to the quarter-finals of China's Shenzhen Open.

[troutman]

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/eh...071430199.html

There was much to like about the way Bouchard played and competed.

She served at 73 per cent in the first set. In the second, that dropped to 52 per cent, but she was more effective on second serve, and she didn't face a break point.

[Mango]

Genie lost in straight sets to Babos: 6-4, 6-4.

Milos beat Dodig in three sets: 6-7(2), 6-1, 6-4. He faces Pouille next.

[troutman]

http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/genie-bou...open-1.2727097

Bouchard connected on just 58 per cent of her first serves, and failed to convert five break points.

[troutman]

Jack Sock tells opponent to challenge bad call in great moment of sportsmanship

http://www2.tsn.ca/bardown/Story.asp...ship&id=569755

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by troutman

Jack Sock tells opponent to challenge bad call in great moment of sportsmanship

http://www2.tsn.ca/bardown/Story.asp...ship&id=569755

hahaha the funny thing is that Sock doesn't have to tell Hewitt to challenge, he can just give the point, or offer to replay the point. It was the when the ump said 'first serve' that's when Hewitt went wait a sec, that's not fair either, lets just look at hawkeye to make sure.

[Mango]

Milos is in the semifinal of Brisbane after beating Pouille 6-4, 6-4. He'll face either Nishiroki or Tomic next.

[dash_pinched]

Tomic upsets Nishikori 6-3 1-6 6-3 and will be Milos' opponent in the semi-finals.

[Resolute 14]

That's a big break for Milos, frankly.

[dash_pinched]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

That's a big break for Milos, frankly.

Yeah, although Tomic will have the home crowd support behind him. Good luck Milos, the other semi-final between Fed and Dominic Thiem should be very interesting (the master vs. the young apprentice).