The New and Improved Tennis Thread

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  1. bro

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  2. jkun

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    I want some of whatever Djokovic got shot up with during his medical timeout
     
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  3. Wendel Clark

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    BTW Shapo and FAA are playing doubles together right now
     
  4. SC

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    Been a real struggle to start the season for Sinner. Out 3-6, 4-6 to Ymer in Montpellier.
     
  5. SC

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    I love the French.
     
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  6. Wendel Clark

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    I was just watching the match. Man I love the Clay season.
     
  7. Doc Louis

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    Watching the USTA Challenger tour matches, I'm curious about who goes to these.

    Like I get there are family members and coaches and press, but then who else?
     
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  8. Doc Louis

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    Ok it feels kinda weird hearing the announcer say one of the guys is well-known for his calves and that they're legendary. Because I've never heard of Mackenzie McDonald or his calves until tonight.
     
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  9. Wendel Clark

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    I love watching them. Was watching some of the Dallas one last night and there was more people then I’ve ever seen at a challenger
     
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  10. Wendel Clark

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    I saw him for the first time ever last year when he beat Del Porto. There was some guy a couple seats behind me saying “Let’s Go Mackie” after every point
     
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  11. SC

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    Mackie won the Singles and Doubles NCAA title at UCLA in the same season. Elite college player with a big following because of it, just hasn’t translated to ATP.
     
  12. SC

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    I’ve always wondered the same. I remember seeing a stat last year about Naomi Osaka that her double bagel against Sasnovich was her first since a 25K Juniors event in Rock Hill, SC like five years ago and I’m just like, who in the absolute hell would spend their weekend watching that?
     
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  13. Doc Louis

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    I’m more surprised there's a facility good enough to hold a tournament in Rock Hill.
     
  14. Doc Louis

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    Highlights were Young yelling at his coach to move and the ball girl briefly attempting to juggle between the second and third sets.
     
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  15. Wendel Clark

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    better question is who the hell would be betting on it. And the answer would be me
     
  16. Wendel Clark

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    I only watched a little of the Krueger/Bellucci match. I like live betting tennis on people to hold their serve and I made a couple in that match
     
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  17. SC

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    Was gonna say, I know the answer to that question and it’s definitely you lol
     
  18. Wendel Clark

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    Bibi not good to go in Fed Cup
     
  19. Wendel Clark

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    Watching Tiafoe right now in the Dallas Challenger
     
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  20. Lip

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    Degenerate gambling is something to be celebrated. Cool!
     
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  21. WillySaliba

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    You think you know, but you have no idea.
     
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  22. SC

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    Ok then. Sure.
     
  23. SC

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    Yoooo, almost all of these 1st rounders are fire matchups.
     
  24. Lip

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    Meh. Aside from the Fognini match, seems run of the mill.
     
  25. scarlet_tacos

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    shapo dimitrov i'd watch
     
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  26. SC

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    FAA-Struff, Hurkacz-Stefanos, Shapo-Grigor along with KK-Fognini. Lotta fun there.
     
  27. Sub-Zero

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    If not for his injury he was definitely ascending.
     
  28. SC

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    Agreed. Injury really has held him back, unfortunately.
     
  29. Doc Louis

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    Always fun watching Diego Schwartman play. Guy is singlehandedly undoing the damage from Fred Durst and making it ok to wear hats backwards again.
     
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  30. scarlet_tacos

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    There might be less than 10 people in the crowd for this McDonald match right now.
     
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  31. SC

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    Coming off a slam win, this is such an impressive performance from Kenin.
     
  32. Wendel Clark

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    17 year old Fernandez #185 beat Bencic today. Impressive. Maybe another great Canadian female player
     
  33. SC

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    Ostapenko knocks off Kenin. When she’s locked in, there’s still a high level player in there with Penko.
     
  34. Wendel Clark

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    Garin gives Diego a bagel in the 3rd set in the finals. Wow. He was hitting Diego off the court while I was watching the 3rd set. Wasn't missing anything.
     
  35. Wendel Clark

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    How did Ryan Harrison drop down so far so fast. I see he is playing challengers now.
     
  36. SC

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    Oh, Bernie.
     
  37. SC

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    He got hurt again. Back, I believe. Poor guy can't stay healthy.
     
  38. SC

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    Sandgren follows up his Aussie QF with a 1R loss to Stevie J in New York from a set up. Ouch.
     
  39. Wendel Clark

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    Time for Jack Sock in singles!
     
  40. Wendel Clark

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  41. SC

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    Doesn’t have a tour level singles win since Nov. 2018. The anticipation is palpable.
     
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  42. Wendel Clark

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    Its still mind blowing that he became this bad this fast.
     
  43. SC

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    Giron has had double hip surgery and somehow he’s still the better mover between himself and Sock.
     
  44. SC

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    It’s almost tough to watch. He’s just got nothing unless he can get to the net and play it like a doubles point.
     
  45. Wendel Clark

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    And yet he barely goes to the net. He should be playing like Karlovic. Getting to the net every point
     
  46. WillySaliba

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    So St. Petersburg is going on now. Never forget that opening ceremony they have for every match, I need to watch later today in hopes that they show it on the replay.

    Also looking like they are switching now to Fognini/Khachanov but Putinseva was on previously and she is rocking some major camel today.
     
  47. Wendel Clark

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    I always love saying the name Kudermetova
     
  48. SC

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    This Rotterdam court is so damn slow.
     
  49. SC

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    Rublev - Bublik R2 :popcorn:
     
  50. SC

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    Dasha looks bewildered.
     
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