Tennis: All Purpose Tennis Thread XIV

[kihei]

Yeah, just one of those bad days at the office for Shapo. I wouldn't even bother to look at the tapes if I were him. Just turn the page and maybe take a week off.

 

[Incubajerks]

Now I understand why Shapa lost to Simon. Stunning demonstration of what kind of head Sinner has on his shoulders.

 

[MsMeow]

Milos withdrew from his match today with an abdominal strain.

 

[Tuggy]

Felix beats Nishioka finally.

Another SF.

 

[kihei]

Nishioka and Felix traded service breaks for the first four games and the match looked close for awhile thanks to Nishioka's service returns and passing shots, but Felix played typically aggressive tennis from the backcourt and it eventually wore Nishioka down. Felix played some stunning points along the way.

 

[kihei]

Now I understand why Shapa lost to Simon. Stunning demonstration of what kind of head Sinner has on his shoulders.

Simon has probably played more 30+ stroke points than anyone in tennis history. After the first set, I thought Sinner would be the best in the world in about a week. Then he got bagled in about 30 minutes. Then what a comeback from love-two in the third. Hope we get to see a Felix/Sinner final but that seems pretty unlikely.

 

[Tuggy]

Well Felix managed to force a 3rd set but couldn't get it done.

 

[kihei]

Felix has to have the wristiest forehand since Laver.

 

[Tuggy]

Vasek qualifies in Vienna.

 

[kihei]

Humbert wins the title in Antwerp over de Minaur in straight sets 1 and 6. An interesting dissection of Alex's game. His insane speed gets him to a lot of shots, but his strokes, especially his backhand, break down under consistent pressure. Humbert, executing his game plan well and just simply stronger, was clearly the better player today.

 

[kihei]

I like Schwarzman over Zverev in this because of the slow bounce off the court.

Could not have been more wrong if I tried. Zverev played powerful, often brillliant tenns, Diego never came close to finding a rhythm and looked dejected most of the way, and the slow court only made Diego's perennially weak service game more vulnerable. The end result was a 2 and 1 blow out. One of Sascha's most impressive performances.

 

[Uncle Rotter]

Vasek qualifies in Vienna.

And will play Felix.

 

[discostu]

With France hitting ridiculous case highs right now, is there any talk of impact on the Paris Masters? Given they went forward with the French Open while cases were increasing, I'm assuming they won't cancel this, but, curious if it's even raising a dialogue about it.

 

[Tuggy]

Leylah and her sister Bianca (16 years old) playing together

 

[Tuggy]

Rough loss for Shapovalov...

 

[Tuggy]

Vasek takes out Felix in Vienna.

 

[discostu]

Vasek takes out Felix in Vienna.

Good for Vasek. To miss most of 2019 to injury, and then 2020 to the pandemic, hes done a great job of clawing his way back in the rankings.

 

[kihei]

Another desultory showing from Felix, though, 5 and 5. He served to get to the breaker both time, and wasn't up to the task in either case.

 

[kihei]

Skinner with another nice win, this time over Ruud, 6 and 3. How can this kid not be #1 in two years or so? He still has the body of a boy; he hasn't even filled out yet.

 

[Tuggy]

Djokovic and Shapovalov just a couple of names that are skipping Paris.

Pospisil will face Medvedev today.

Sinner/Rublev should be a good one too.

 

[discostu]

Djokovic and Shapovalov just a couple of names that are skipping Paris.

Pospisil will face Medvedev today.

Sinner/Rublev should be a good one too.

They were both in the finals last year, so, with the way the rankings work right now, not much upside to going.

 

[Tuggy]

They were both in the finals last year, so, with the way the rankings work right now, not much upside to going.

Yup. Djokovic already confirmed another YE #1.

 

[MsMeow]

I saw video of Bianca practicing on a twitter account yesterday. Hoping she can bounce back.

 

[Tuggy]

I saw video of Bianca practicing on a twitter account yesterday. Hoping she can bounce back.

Saw that too, nice location in Monte Carlo

She looks fit.

 

[Tuggy]

Vasek takes the first set off Medvedev.

Medvedev takes the next two sets.