The New and Improved Tennis Thread

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  1. CC_Nole

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    What a horrendous fucking miss from Nadal
     
  2. CC_Nole

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    This wind is insane
     
  3. CC_Nole

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    Alcarez’s movement is incredible
     
  4. WillySaliba

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    So I know we’ve seen some flashes in the pan but this dude is incredible.
     
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  5. SC

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    IGA! Number 2 in the live rankings after today. Unbelievable.
     
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  6. SC

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    Fritz is the one who had to cut practice short this morning due to his ankle, but Rafa is the one barely moving out there.
     
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  7. CC_Nole

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    This is the most negative I’ve seen Rafa on the court in a looong time
     
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  8. SC

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    The body language is not great, to say the least
     
  9. SC

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    My goodness this is compelling tennis
     
  10. CC_Nole

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    Nadal channeling his inner Federer for all the wrong reasons. Huge props to Fritz though. Can’t imagine how good he feels right now.
     
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  11. SC

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    Taylor!!!
     
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  12. WillySaliba

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    Wow, good for Fritz. Pretty sure he mouthed, “No fuckin way!” while not knowing how to celebrate.
     
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  13. SC

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  14. WillySaliba

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    Is this made up? As far as I know he hasn’t spoke to anyone yet.
     
  15. SC

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    Idk what feed he was talking to but I’ve seen multiple people tweet it out. Seems like maybe they did an interview post match with the world feed.
     
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  16. WillySaliba

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    40 second mark, lol.
     
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  17. Baron

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    Rafa out 4-6 weeks with a rib injury :tebow:
     
  18. WillySaliba

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    Crowd really impressive in Miami, it’s wild there tonight.
     
  19. SC

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    Ash Barty has announced her retirement from professional tennis. Holy shit.
     
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  20. Sub-Zero

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  21. paulski

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    WTF :idk:

    I'm thinking there's some not so great news coming, but I still struggle to understand how this can be real.
     
  22. WillySaliba

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    Freddie Mitchell Krueger beat kevin Anderson in a Miami qualifier, lol.

    Also Shelby beat Anisimova, a shame and short lived.

    on Barty, she already quit tennis a few years ago, doesn’t seem to be her thing, I respect it.
     
  23. SC

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    Ash was an absolute thrill to watch, as good of an all-around game as we’re likely ever going to see in this era. That moment of winning the Aussie and storming to the title over those two weeks is such a neat way to go out.

    She’ll do great things outside tennis, but man will the sport miss her.
     
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  24. Fran Tarkenton

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    yea I never got the vibe she truly truly loved the sport despite stretches of being dominant
     
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  25. SC

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  26. Doc Louis

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    Yeah even though women's tour is insanely deep and competitive, it still sucks that she's walking away. Who knows maybe she'll return in a few years.
     
  27. ohhaithur

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    She was never going to win the US Open right? So close to the career slam, I'm surprised she quit before giving that a go
     
  28. Wendel Clark

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    She is certainly the most mysteriously woman ever

    I always said this about her. I think there might be about 10 woman out there that have a better A game than her but we see those womens C game way too often. You rarely see Barry below her her B+ game. Her consistency was amazing
     
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  29. paulski

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    The sad part is that almost none of us would be surprised if this was Naomi, given her struggles of the last year or so. As much as I respect her decision, I just don't get it considering how dominant she currently is against most of her opponents. And 25 is very, very young to give the game away.
     
  30. SC

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    This is wild.
     
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  31. SC

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    Osaka match about to start on TC. Interested to see what we get from her today.
     
  32. Baron

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    Playing with sunglasses on is just so weird to me
     
  33. scarlet_tacos

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    I never wore sunglasses when I played as a kid or in college. But since becoming a teaching pro I wear them all the time even if it’s cloudy. Feels weird to play with out them now.
     
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  34. Baron

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    I understand that, more unusual that a pro is wearing them during a match is what I was getting at.
     
  35. WillySaliba

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    Miami sucks so far.
     
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  36. Lip

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    Are you calling scarlet_tacos a non-pro?
     
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  37. scarlet_tacos

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  38. WillySaliba

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    Actually some competitive tennis on.
     
  39. Fran Tarkenton

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    he's right, you know.
     
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  40. SC

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    Osaka beats Kerber 2 and 3, and it was even less close than the scoreline indicates. An ass-kicking.

    33 winners, 13 errors.
     
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  41. SC

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    Brooksby just tossed his racket and hit a ball kid in the foot but isn’t getting DQ’d somehow. Coria is apoplectic and I don’t blame him one bit
     
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  42. SC

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  43. Wendel Clark

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    Yeah that’s 100% a DQ.

    especially stupid being up a double break in the 3rd set
     
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  44. Henry Blake

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    Seems like someone is going to have to get seriously injured before players are suspended.
     
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  45. WillySaliba

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    If it even comes near anyone else they should get suspended and not allowed to play a tournament or two. I don’t even get how it’s a discussion here, so fucking stupid.
     
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  46. scarlet_tacos

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    Just throwing it period should be a dq. It’s fucking dumb. Umps have every right to dq them. It will stop if they get dq’d. In that clip Brooksby didn’t even seem to care he threw it at a ball kid.
     
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  47. SC

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    Raducanu won the first set, was up a break in the second and the third sets but just lost to Siniakova.

    Her forehand is broken.
     
  48. paulski

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    Re the racquet throwing incident:

    Betcha 2020 Djokovic is pretty annoyed right now.. :awesomeface:
     
  49. WillySaliba

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  50. SC

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    Fun one starting now in Miami with Kyrgios and Rublev
     
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