The New and Improved Tennis Thread

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  1. Wendel Clark

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    That was Bibis chance to put this match to bed. Letting Sakkari stay alive
     
  2. Wendel Clark

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    And then Bibi has a mental break and loses 7 straight points
     
  3. Wendel Clark

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    Bed time. I can't stay awake for a 3rd set tonight
     
  4. Wendel Clark

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    She’s done. She had the chance to go up the double break and then missed that net point when she would have held and still been up a break. Just couldn’t get it done
     
  5. SC

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    Bibi! What a bonkers match, one of the best of the tournament.
     
  6. Wendel Clark

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    Jinx works! BIBI MY QUEEN!

    I don’t know she fucking does it time after time.
     
  7. SC

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    Sinner comes from a set down and a break down in the third to beat RBA and get into his first career Masters 1000 Final.

    First teenager to make the Miami Final since some guy named Djokovic.
     
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  8. paulski

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    Clearly going to be a good one. :angrycorn:
     
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  9. WillySaliba

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    Not sure if anyone is watching but the crowd in Miami was quite lively and loud tonight.
     
  10. SC

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    Hubie-Sinner is not what I expected, but what a fun final.
     
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  11. SC

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    Bibi-Barty time.
     
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  12. SC

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    Early break for Barty. Bibi’s had such a weird struggle this week on what to do with short volleys and overheads up at the net
     
  13. Doc Louis

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    Yeah they really surpassed the sparse crowds of earlier in the week
     
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  14. SC

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  15. Wendel Clark

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    Damn what happened to Bibi
     
  16. SC

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    Rolled her ankle midway through the 2nd pretty badly, got it taped with the physio and tried to give it a go, but was clearly struggling. Ended up pulling the plug.
     
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  17. Doc Louis

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    Barty happened.


    And then she tweaked her ankle.
     
  18. Doc Louis

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    Her watch making that ring look bad...
     
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  19. pratyk

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    Holy hell this is batshit insane..

     
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  20. SC

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    Lauren Davis beats Kenin in Charleston. She has really just lost the plot.

    Couple of fun all-American matchups tonight in Madi-Sloane and Rogers-Anisimova.
     
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  21. WillySaliba

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    Watched 90% of it. Not sure if it's real or an excuse but Kenin did have a medical timeout to work on her back and he leg was all wrapped up. Not sure if it's her head or body but she did look like shit.
     
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  22. SC

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    French Open delayed a week.
     
  23. SC

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    Holy shit.
     
  24. WillySaliba

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    I just hope what they’re doing won’t disrupt grass. Grass and Wimbledon specifically, just has such a short window with the climate in the UK. If you’re going to start pushing dates just throw them back like last year. Pretty obvious that a week to fix Rona is more a cry for help or a plea of insanity.
     
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  25. SC

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    A couple of the smaller grass tournaments are going to get screwed, I’m afraid. Schedule is already condensed, especially with the Olympics on the docket this year.

    I’m with you, one week is impossible to make a noticeable difference. And the situation in France is not great to begin with.
     
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  26. WillySaliba

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    Anyone have any ideas as to why tennis channel is showing 2019 final and not live tennis? It’s annoying.

    Edit it’s pouring there.
     
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  27. SC

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    Karatsev with a really nice win over Musetti in wet and rainy conditions. He's come out of nowhere but he's legit.
     
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  28. WillySaliba

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  29. paulski

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    I think it's madness, but typically selfish of Roland Garros TBH. Didn't they do the exact same thing last year and reschedule the French just 3 weeks after the US?

    Seriously, if I was an average claycourter but half decent on grass, I'd be extending a big ol' middle finger to Paris & skipping it for extra practice on grass. They're just being completely stupid here.
     
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  30. WillySaliba

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  31. SC

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    Has to be worrisome for Nadal too.
     
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  32. WillySaliba

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    He was allowed to practice today.
     
  33. SC

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    With the incubation period after an exposure being so long, I guess you just have to let him play and hope the testing protocol catches anything if it pops up. Tough deal.
     
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  34. WillySaliba

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    Yeah I genuinely do not get it, people make their own shit up.
     
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  35. WillySaliba

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    Have Casper/ Diego and sinner/djoker tomorrow. Nadal as well.
     
  36. SC

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    Novak on his game today. Sinner having to work so hard within points.
     
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  37. WillySaliba

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    Sinner just too many unforced errors to stand a chance. Just killing himself.
     
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  38. SC

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    He’ll learn from this one. You can’t try and outhit Novak because he’s better than you at it, and it gets you into errors.
     
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  39. SC

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    That’s a really nice win for Casper Ruud over Schwartzman. Kid is a good one.
     
  40. WillySaliba

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    Totally forgot about him until I looked last night. Did not expect him to beat Diego, slept through the match.
     
  41. SC

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    Dan Evans 6-4, 7-5 over Novak Djokovic.
     
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  42. SC

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    Rafa-Rublev just getting going. Rublev up an early break.
     
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  43. SC

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    Rublev is no longer up said break, lol.
     
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  44. SC

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    This is wild. 5 DF’s for Rafa, broken 3 times. Bizarre.
     
  45. SC

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    Going 3. The tennis is really dang good
     
  46. SC

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    Monte Carlo final starting now on TC. Rublev-Tsitsipas
     
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  47. Wendel Clark

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    I think Fognini just got DQ'd
     
  48. Wendel Clark

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    Verbal Abuse

    Cant wait to see this video
     
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  49. Wendel Clark

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    Also today. FAA comes back from a set down and beats Musetti bageling him in the 3rd. We get a Shapo/FAA matchup
     
  50. Wendel Clark

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    Nadal down a break to Ivashka early on.