2016 Tennis Thread

[GirlySports]

The crazy ending of the Girl's Final
https://streamable.com/s9xi

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

The crazy ending of the Girl's Final
https://streamable.com/s9xi

Ha ha ha that was pretty nuts. I was expecting on that last point another challenge as she kept putting those serves in the exact same spot.

[GirlySports]

TSN is showing Shapovalov now if you've never seen him play.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

The crazy ending of the Girl's Final
https://streamable.com/s9xi

I'm impressed how she was about to go full teenage meltdown after the second challenge then reigned it in almost instantly.

[GirlySports]

After Wimbledon tennis continues.

With many players in Davis Cup this week or just taking a break, it's a good opportunity or lesser players to make points in two 250 level events. The highest ranked player playing this week is #22 Kohlscheiber

Vasek is now one of those lesser players because he is ranked #99 this week. He's the 5th seed in the Newport 250 on the grass.

Diez has qualified for the Hamburg 250 on clay.

Dancevic is trying to qualify for Newport (needs to win 1 more match)

[GirlySports]

Dancevic has qualified for Newport, Pospisil has withdrawn (back injury)

[Resolute 14]

Poor Vasek. Just can't stay healthy, can he?

[CofR]

Hope he's good to go for Rio...

[Hot_Flatus]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

In many other years Andy would be on a calendar slam himself. Novak just happens to always be there. Andy is playing like this because as soon as Novak was out his window was opened. Credit to him for taking it.

That's the thing many people are not realizing/talking about. Tennis is being absolutely dominated by 2 players the last 18 months or so. No one else is even close to the level Murray and Djokovic are at and Milos has quietly put together the third/fourth best season on tour thus far.

Raonic has nothing to hang his head about in the final imho. He got out maneuvered by the best returner/defender in the world - a guy that has been at it 4-5 years longer than he has. The fact he has even been able put himself into the second tier below these guys is incredibly encouraging as he enters the prime of his career.

[Hot_Flatus]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Poor Vasek. Just can't stay healthy, can he?

I start to question a player that consistently has this many health issues. He's either not putting in the work necessary to stay healthy or he needs to change what he's doing entirely. Either way, its a poor excuse for the fact that he's simply been playing awful tennis for almost a year now and reflective in the fact that he's essentially out of the top 100 tour players and now struggling to stay even remotely relevant on tour.

When you hold him up against the arc that Milos has followed, you have to wonder what has gone so wrong for a player that was at one point considered to be a similar talent.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus

That's the thing many people are not realizing/talking about. Tennis is being absolutely dominated by 2 players the last 18 months or so. No one else is even close to the level Murray and Djokovic are at and Milos has quietly put together the third/fourth best season on tour thus far.

Raonic has nothing to hang his head about in the final imho. He got out maneuvered by the best returner/defender in the world - a guy that has been at it 4-5 years longer than he has. The fact he has even been able put himself into the second tier below these guys is incredibly encouraging as he enters the prime of his career.

Roger was more dominant last year, Andy more dominant this year. It's still really hard to win a major when you have to beat 2 of those 3 guys. If not for Sam Quarray, Milos would have had to beat all three which would have been a monumental accomplishment. Wawrinka having won both his beating #1 and #2 (Nadal/Djokovic and then Djokovic/Federer) makes his major wins some of the best in recent history.

[GirlySports]

Diez lost in Hamburg

Dancevic def. Harrison in Newport woohoo

Also I just discovered this week there is a challenger event in Winnipeg! Lots of Canadians there.

http://www.protennislive.com/posting/2016/7542/mds.pdf

live stream http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/atp-challenger-tour

[Mango]

Genie may pull out of the Olympics:

http://www.sportsnet.ca/tennis/genie...till-withdraw/

She's says she is excited for the Rogers Cup though. It's in Montreal this year for the women. She probably wants the monkey off her back after what happened last time in Montreal.

[GirlySports]

Karlovic def Dancevic 36 76 64 booo

[Hot_Flatus]

Originally Posted by Mango

Genie may pull out of the Olympics:

http://www.sportsnet.ca/tennis/genie...till-withdraw/

She's says she is excited for the Rogers Cup though. It's in Montreal this year for the women. She probably wants the monkey off her back after what happened last time in Montreal.

This strikes me as a major red flag as far as her psyche at the current moment. She honestly seems like she is still lacking a ton of confidence on and off the court considering she has no real reason for potentially pulling out of a major international tournament at the last minute.

Someone like her should be itching to represent her country after a couple of rough seasons on tour. Very little tour/sponsor related implications at an event like this - go have some fun playing on the world stage.

[Hockey Fan #751]

Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus

This strikes me as a major red flag as far as her psyche at the current moment. She honestly seems like she is still lacking a ton of confidence on and off the court considering she has no real reason for potentially pulling out of a major international tournament at the last minute.

Someone like her should be itching to represent her country after a couple of rough seasons on tour. Very little tour/sponsor related implications at an event like this - go have some fun playing on the world stage.

Makes you wonder (a little bit) if there's a PED reason, too (kind of like with the golfers).

[Inglewood Jack]

or fear of catching zika while being mugged at gunpoint?

[troutman]

She has disclosed that she is dealing with an eating disorder?

[CofR]

Originally Posted by troutman

She has disclosed that she is dealing with an eating disorder?

Yep, I remember posting about it earlier in the thread

[Hot_Flatus]

Originally Posted by troutman

She has disclosed that she is dealing with an eating disorder?

That story was debunked by Genie a few weeks ago.

The media blew it out of proportion to make it sound like an eating disorder when she was actually just saying she was having trouble keeping food down before matches or something to that effect.