2016 Tennis Thread

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Originally Posted by CofR

And as Serena pointed out, the Women's final at Flushing Meadows last year sold out long before the men's did.

But only because the great American hype was attempting to complete a calendar slam on US soil and people just assumed Serena would be in the final. When she crashed out in the semis, the re-sale prices on tickets for the final cratered 80% in a couple hours. I don't even know how low they finally got.

I get what Serena was trying to say, but that was a unique situation that certainly did not represent the norm.

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Jon Wertheim, senior writer at Sports Illustrated, hates hot takes.

But he couldn’t help himself when Dean Blundell asked him whether Milos Raonic will ever win a Grand Slam. The Canadian, Wertheim said, “is going to win Wimbledon. This July.”

Wertheim joined Blundell and Co. on Sportsnet 590 The Fan Monday morning to talk about Raonic, who was beaten in two short sets by world No. 1, Novak Djokovic, at the Indian Wells final Sunday. Wertheim made the point that Raonic, now sitting at No. 12 in ATP rankings, tends to have trouble maintaining his performance at the tail end of tournaments, when he has to play back-to-back matches. In Wimbledon, he would have a day off between matches, which Wertheim thinks would make a big difference.

“His serve is, as far as I’m concerned, the best in men’s tennis,” Wertheim said. “I can’t remember a player whose movement has improved as much as his has… I think his serve, plus a day off between matches, and the overall improvements in his game, his movements especially, he’s very well coached… on a grass surface, I think he’s winning Wimbledon.”

http://www.sportsnet.ca/tennis/milos...imbledon-july/

[polak]

Can't see anyone stopping Djokovic.

[lazypucker]

Re: Novak commenting on pay equality on Grand Slams

I am surprised that Women and Men got the same prize money when women plays Best-of-3 where men plays Best-of-5

[CofR]

Vasek is on TSN2 from Miami right now

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Vasek and Diego Schwartzman are going to a 3rd and deciding set (Diego took the first set 6-2, Vasek took the second set 6-3)

[GirlySports]

sigh, Vasek should be killing these challenger players..

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Originally Posted by GirlySports

sigh, Vasek should be killing these challenger players..

Yeah, he should but his confidence can't be great these days. A break for Vasek to start the 3rd set though.

[CofR]

Genie losing her first set 5-2

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Well, if Vasek wants to win this match, he'll have to do it in a 3rd set tie-breaker.

Edit: Tough to win when you double fault 10 times.

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Vasek prevails in the tie-break...Way too close for comfort.

[CofR]

Genie down 1-0 in the 3rd set

[polak]

fading fast.

[CofR]

Vasek gets Sousa on Friday

[calgarybornnraised]

Vasek loses 7-6 6-7 2-6

When is Milos supposed to play?

[CofR]

Should be Tomorrow at 8:55 Mountain

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Originally Posted by calgarybornnraised

Vasek loses 7-6 6-7 2-6

Serving for the match up 6-5 in set 2 and gets broken at love and that was essentially it for Vasek today. He has all the shots, but the mental toughness and closing out a match is still elusive.

[Resolute 14]

Raonic hasn't looked all that great so far, but he still managed to take the first set from Kudla in a tiebreak.

[Resolute 14]

7-6 6-4 win. A little better in the second set, but still a struggle.

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Yeah, a little loose on some shots today, didn't look like he was serving quite as hard as he was in Indian Wells (Avg. first serve speed in the opening set was 112 mph which is pretty pedestrian for Milos).