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Should just use the Gasquet excuse
perfectchaos007
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Didn't Hingis and Capriati fail the cocaine test too? Coke seems like the non-PED drug of choice in tennis.
John Dunbar
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federer takes the first set, but this khachanov fellow has some power. might actually win something at some point.
Diprosalic
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i'm not convinced of Shorthairerer yet.
have faith
Diprosalic
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hopefully!
Diprosalic
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Young buck ain't ready for this.
John Dunbar
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no bagel, disappointing.
Diprosalic
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Yes.
John Dunbar
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yes, djokovic is seeded 2 and federer 4.
Diprosalic
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I hope Shorthairerer is in Nadal's half and avoids Wawa in quarters.
I wouldn't be surprised if only one of the big 4 makes it to the semis.
I wouldn't be surprised if only one of the big 4 makes it to the semis.
Good. Hopefully it happens, because I never want to see another final between those two.
Diprosalic
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The age difference between Federer's youngest kids and Zverev is about the same as the age difference between Zverev and Federer
Diprosalic
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you guys think 100 titles is doable?
he's at 92 that's still 8 to go.
gonna be hard if he doesn't just grinds out 250s.
he's at 92 that's still 8 to go.
gonna be hard if he doesn't just grinds out 250s.
I think he's going to have to do a lot of the work this year. Considering how relatively weak the field has been, seems like a good time to pick up another three or four if he can sustain this level of play and get decent draws. Though I do think he's at least going to play another two years, and always has a strong chance to win tourneys like Cincinnati, Basel, Halle, and Dubai at least. Depends on how long he can sustain his level of play though, of course.
Diprosalic
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i just can't see him winning much more this year.
absolute best case is wimby and basel, realistically just basel.
that would leave 6 for 2018 and beyond which is just not possible.
absolute best case is wimby and basel, realistically just basel.
that would leave 6 for 2018 and beyond which is just not possible.
John Dunbar
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100 titles is only meaningful to people obsessed with useless round figures. the only numbers that matter are 94 to catch lendl and 109 to catch connors. 100 means nothing.
Diprosalic
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i don't think anybody truly cares about 100 just a round number.
94 will be achieved easily, no chance for 109
perfectchaos007
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Wawa struggles on the grass about as much as Nadal.
Also, it's kind of surprising to see Djokovic playing in the tournament before Wimbledon (Eastboune). You rarely see a top player play in the lead up tournament to a slam.
Wimbledon qualifying begins tomorrow. Is it still going to be televised even though Sharapova is no longer playing?
And Federer's loss against Haas was a blip. He's in form now.
Damn I had no idea Connors was the singles titles leader. You would think he would have more slams than he does...
Diprosalic
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yeah but this is the year of Wawa at wimby according to the prophecy.
also it's more that i don't want him to play Federer and not because it would be a hard match.
I wonder why not? We don't really have anything to make Fed predictions for the rest of the year given his clay rest.
I'd say this is the year we can let ourselves finally be optimistic about Fed
Slams are a crapshoot but without knowing the schedule I guess he takes one of Cincy/Canada, Basel and Paris if he plays it. WTF too.
perfectchaos007
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Go back flashing your ass in a bikini for the paparazzi's Genie...first round defeat again in Eastbourne,to Strycova,jesus Christ...
Good luck for Wimbledon
You won't get a complaint from me! Worked out for anna kournakova to quit tennis to pursue modeling
Go back flashing your ass in a bikini for the paparazzi's Genie...first round defeat again in Eastbourne,to Strycova,jesus Christ...
Good luck for Wimbledon
No shame in losing to Strycova! Not only is Strycova a higher-ranked player than Bouchard, but she's also a good grass-court player.
Regardless, I'm personally fine with Bouchard staying where she is. I used to feel kind of bad for her, but not anymore.
Diprosalic
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this whole men vs women debate in sports is so tiring.
of course men are gonna beat women in any physical sport, nature gave them a huge advantage. it's not a knock on women, doesn't make them any less great. if you gave the top women the same natural advantages the field would be even. a woman could also be the greatest tennis player ever same as a lighter boxer could be the best boxer ever despite having no chance against a bad heavyweight.
that being said, #700 was quite generous, the difference is much larger.
of course men are gonna beat women in any physical sport, nature gave them a huge advantage. it's not a knock on women, doesn't make them any less great. if you gave the top women the same natural advantages the field would be even. a woman could also be the greatest tennis player ever same as a lighter boxer could be the best boxer ever despite having no chance against a bad heavyweight.
that being said, #700 was quite generous, the difference is much larger.
Kotetsu534
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I just look at it as manufactured publicity. Good way of getting women's tennis in the headlines ahead of a Wimbledon where Serena won't actually be playing. Anyone with any tennis knowledge whatsoever is aware that comparing the women's level to the men's is pointless.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
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Serena and Wozniacki both going nude today...well that's me done for Women's tennis today.
They do have a format to work out the seeds and tbh whether he was 3rd or 4th shouldn't make too much difference.
and what format is that? on the women side they followed the rankings for the seeds.
IIRC, they count grass season results for seeding. Not sure if it's just the current year or last year also.
Who's making the OT?
Speaking of Serena, apparently Patrick didn't even know about the pregnancy in AO.
Basically the previous years grass results are multiplied by 1.5 I believe and the every other result is counted as normal.
#KerberComeback
We'll never know that exact difference, but yeah, no need for an outrage. After all, top female athletes could beat 99% of men out there, so in a way they already surpass that physical gap.
I feel that there wasn't too much of a backlash after what McEnroe said though.
If nobody's up I can do the Wimby OT, but I wouldn't want people to think I have some kind of monopoly over them (I made the last two).
John Dunbar
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it really makes very little difference where you're seeded if it is in the top 4, since you won't have to play another top 4 player until semis anyway. particularity in this case since the top 4 would be some order of murray, djokovic, nadal and federer no matter what.
if anything wawrinka is the one who got screwed. but that's what you get for being rubbish on grass. won't stop DESTINY RUN though.
Diprosalic
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4 is the best seed as it's the only seed that guarantees no Grasserer before the finals.
perfectchaos007
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Marcus Willis is one match away from qualifying for Wimbledon
Diprosalic
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#blessed
More like it is what you get when you only turn up for slams.
perfectchaos007
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Who's the young girl? Can't be Bencic
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