2025 Tennis thread

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Originally Posted by cam_calderon

Wouldn't have beaten Charlie but you'd expect him to get past Struff. Oh well, hopefully he can do better once he gets on hard.

I don't think anything is going to change unless Felix dumps Fontang and brings on a new coach to totally overhaul his game. That would likely mean a pretty big tumble down the rankings, but it's not as if he's exactly setting the world on fire currently.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by dash_pinched

I don't think anything is going to change unless Felix dumps Fontang and brings on a new coach to totally overhaul his game. That would likely mean a pretty big tumble down the rankings, but it's not as if he's exactly setting the world on fire currently.

If anyone hasn't noticed, Diallo has some solid coaches in his box these days and it's probably no coincidence that he's trending up. Has any player ever tanked their entire career with the same coach? Just bizarre what's going on in the Auger-Aliassime camp. I knew the match was over when he casually blew that 2nd set tiebreaker after being up 6-3 to a guy that had won 4 matches all season. What a waste of potential.

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The other thing to keep in mind is it would be very difficult for Felix to make the type of changes required as the muscle memory in his stroke mechanics are quite engrained at this point. Maybe that's the real issue, change is not easy and can be uncomfortable as opposed to staying the course and hoping that it will somehow work out.

All I know is as more time passes, more respect should be attributed to Milos Raonic as he got all the way to #3 in the world during the Big 3 era (you could argue that Fed and Rafa were both trending down a bit, but they were still competing for grand slam glory).

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Young guys continue to drop like flies at Wimbledon - Tommy Paul earlier and Jack Draper just now losing to old man Marin Cilic.

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Originally Posted by dash_pinched

Young guys continue to drop like flies at Wimbledon - Tommy Paul earlier and Jack Draper just now losing to old man Marin Cilic.

Only watched the last couple games. Did Draper crack under the pressure of being an Englishman seeded fourth?

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Originally Posted by cam_calderon

Only watched the last couple games. Did Draper crack under the pressure of being an Englishman seeded fourth?

I think it was just one of those days where Jack was off right from the get go. That said, Cilic did play very well today and aside from the 3rd set didn't give Jack many chances today.

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https://twitter.com/user/status/1940841217597861889

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I don't think the Stef and Goran relationship is going to last much longer...

https://twitter.com/user/status/1941065840335757700

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Nicolas Jarry just eliminated Joao Fonseca in four sets. Nice moment with his family (including his young son) after winning the match.

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Charlie had just enough of the right Struff to take out the German in four sets.

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It really is the most unpredictable slam...One of the following will win the ladies singles title:

Aryna Sabalenka
Elise Mertens
Solana Sierra
Laura Siegemund
Linda Noskova
Amanda Anisimova
Sonay Kartal
Nastia Pavlyuchenkova
Mirra Andreeva
Emma Navarro
Ekaterina Alexandrova
Belinda Bencic
Iga Swiatek
Clara Tauson
Liudmila Samsonova
Jess Bouzas Maneiro

https://twitter.com/user/status/1941539165306565102

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Not sure if it's the greatest, but it's pretty good...

https://twitter.com/user/status/1941765410371637421

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Damn I miss tennis Baryshnikov

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Gaby and Erin are into the quarter-finals of ladies doubles at Wimby. They face the duo of Mertens and Kudermetova next.

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De Minaur is playing a heck of a match versus Novak today.

Edit: Novak takes a 2 sets to 1 lead though. He looks like he's entering don't miss mode on the big points.

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Can I just add that the announcing team of Patrick McEnroe and James Blake are really great to listen to? So much better than Fowler and the other McEnroe.

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De Minaur was up a break in set 4, now Novak is up a break and serving for a place in the quarter-finals at 5-4 in set 4.

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Novak won this set (and match)

https://twitter.com/user/status/1942252226153779261

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Cobolli is kind of an interesting player. I didn't expect his game to translate to grass. He finally lost a set today taking out Cilic.

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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Cobolli is kind of an interesting player. I didn't expect his game to translate to grass. He finally lost a set today taking out Cilic.

Yeah, he hits hard off both wings and has a pretty good serve as well for not being a big guy. Good wheels as well, the Italians continue to develop very good tennis players.