Tennis: All Purpose Tennis Thread XI

[kihei]

Laver Cup has been fun. Amazing how involved these guys get in an even contrived team competition. But invested they are. Anderson, playing clutch tennis throughout, just upset Nole in a third set tie breaker (third sets here are expanded tiebreakers) to make the Cup a contest again, 7-3

 

[kihei]

Kontaveit comes from a set down to defeat Sloane Stephens in the first round at Wuhan. I really like Anett's game, so this kind of win against a quality opponent is good to see.

 

[MsMeow]

Was the Laver Cup on tv? I didn't notice.

 

[Tuggy]

Felix ended up getting into Chengdu as a LL and took advantage by winning his first round match and getting another tour victory!

Tough matchup though in R2 against Chung.

Vasek is also there and won his first round match in straight sets.

Denis is in Shenzhen and is leading his first round match in the 3rd set but it's suspended at the moment.

Denis finished off his match in the 3rd.

 

[Tuggy]

Vasek lost in a 3rd set tiebreak.

Both Felix and Denis are just underway in their 2nd round matches.

Really bad loss for Denis against Nishioka. Should not have lost that match.

 

[Tuggy]

This was MP that he missed...



Was broken then lost the 3rd 7-5...

 

[Tuggy]

Well some good news...

Felix serves out the match against Chung! Great win!

 

[kihei]

Felix in God mode defeats Hyeon Chung 6-4 in the third set. Yes, folks, this is the future #1 tennis player in the world, barring catastrophe. I only saw the third set, but Felix's groundies were deep, powerful and precise, and he was serving with real authority. Adding preternatural quickness in the backcourt to the mix along with ease of execution, and you get one jaw-dropping tennis player.

 

[Tuggy]

Felix in God mode defeats Hyeon Chung 6-4 in the fifth set. Yes, folks, this is the future #1 tennis player in the world, barring catastrophe.

He's big, strong, athletic, big serve, defends well and attacks. He has all the tools. Health is the only thing that can hold him back.

He's got Tomic next in the QF, so a real chance at an ATP SF.

 

[kihei]

This was MP that he missed...



Was broken then lost the 3rd 7-5...

Ouch.

 

[Elvis P]

I started a thread on the men's Mt Rushmore if anyone would like to post there > https://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/mens-mt-rushmore.2548287/

 

[MsMeow]

Denis is so up and down.

 

[Tuggy]

Denis is so up and down.

Definitely slumping right now.

But he is right there in the matches he is losing and most times it's on his racket. Just needs to clean up a bit.

 

[Tuggy]

Not the performance today that Felix was looking for.

But still a successful week to take advantage of the LL and move closer to the top 100.

Challenger event next for him.

 

[kihei]

Happy birthday, Marin. And now for an incredible statistic (and article) from fivethirtyeight:

There Are Officially Zero Men’s Grand Slam Winners In Their 20s

 

[Hadoop]

Happy birthday, Marin. And now for an incredible statistic (and article) from fivethirtyeight:

There Are Officially Zero Men’s Grand Slam Winners In Their 20s

Incredible indeed! The perfect storm of having the GOAT generation now all in their 30s and one of the WOAT generations following it.

 

[kihei]

Sabalenka beats Kontaveit in straight sets in the Wuhan Open final. Can't complain; that makes sense. Aryna is rising up the charts.

 

[MrFunnyWobbl]

There Are Officially Zero Men’s Grand Slam Winners In Their 20s

Turns out Dinosaurs aren't extinct.

 

[MsMeow]

Milos and Denis both won their first round matches overnight.

 

[Tuggy]

Denis serves it out against Stan! Held his nerve this time

Raonic also won today, so both into the QF. They could potentially meet in the SF.

 

[MsMeow]

What a great win for Denis!!

 

[kihei]

Last night in a match between comparables, de Minaur came back from one set and eventually four match points down to defeat Gilles Simon. Alex continues to look like a potential tier-two elite.

 

[Tuggy]

Shapovalov into the SF!

Raonic lost though to Medvedev. So that's Denis has next. Should be a good one.

 

[MsMeow]

I stayed up and watched Denis' match. The quality from both players was fantastic. Somehow Denis is really toughing it out after digging himself in a hole.

I watched a couple of Milos' games but it was pretty late and pretty boring. I hope Denis' match is on at 11 again.

 

[kihei]

Awful first set from Denis as he commits 21 unforced errors in a 6-3 loss. With Medvedev serving very well and Denis in a funk, the next set does not look promising.