Will Serena have a moment like this?She hasn't had that same comeback ability since giving birth. Not everyone can be as great as Kim Cljisters
Will Serena have a moment like this?She hasn't had that same comeback ability since giving birth. Not everyone can be as great as Kim Cljisters
If it happens, fuck tennis you can have it back.Djokovic is low-key going for his 2nd career Nole Slam. I actually give him a fighting chance at getting it.
Why do the French crowds get pissy when play is suspended due to darkness? It's their own damn fault for not wanting lights so they can "preserve tradition" and keep the local neighborhood free of light pollution. I guess complaining about something that's your own fault is peak French. How about just move the slam out of France and in to Spain and see if that makes the French happy.
Honestly in terms of pure tennis population, France deserves a slam.
10 out of the top 100 are French players and it's been consistent for years, if not decades.
Coaching fails to bring out top 10 players for some reason, and France probably is the country that has the biggest gap between the average number of professional players and the number of players who make it into the top 10.
Now do you know what other country has 10 players in the top 100 but nearly 4 times the total population of France and a lot more money?
Let me break it to you: the US.
With Spain and Serbia, these 4 are the biggest countries in terms of proportions in the ATP top 100.
The French love tennis and love their slam.
You don't get this kind of numbers with shit coaches unless you have a very dedicated population of fans.
The French Slam needs to be modernized, it has needed to be modernized for at least 20 years.
But there is a reason it remains there.
Does Spain deserves its own slam?
Yes, yes it does.
Now, is your personal hatred of the French Open reason enough to make it go away?
Thinking objectively, what country would least be impacted by the loss of a slam? Wouldn't this be a question worth examining?
No.
What's most important is to do what is best for the sport of tennis. For the last couple of decades, the French have not been treating their slam with the respect it deserves, and therefor it may be best for the sport to move the slam elsewhere.
What is best for the sport of tennis is never going to be ruining it in one of the countries it's been flourishing in for a century, and continues to gather people's interest to this day.
Pressuring institutions so that they do what's necessary to make the French Open the interesting tournament it should be?
Sure.
But moving it altogether? Come on, that is ridiculous. Numbers.
The courts are getting renovated now, should be complete by 2021, so they will have floodlights and what not. While PC will have a roof. The floodlights may even be on for next year.Why do the French crowds get pissy when play is suspended due to darkness? It's their own damn fault for not wanting lights so they can "preserve tradition" and keep the local neighborhood free of light pollution. I guess complaining about something that's your own fault is peak French. How about just move the slam out of France and in to Spain and see if that makes the French happy.
There has been pressure on the French Open for a long time to modernize, and they resist. The pressure that they need, is the threat of moving the tournament out of France. Give them a deadline, and let them control their fate.
Her previous coach seemed good. Why'd she fire him?
Yeah I knew they had a roof and maybe lights in the works but I'm to the point of "I'll believe it when I see it". Knowing what I've heard about the neighborhood, it would not surprise me if they complete the lights/roof project and they vote to not turn on the lights, or pull some other shenanigans.Fair enough.
There are things in progress though; central court should have a retractable roof by next year and even proper lights by 2021! Imagine that! Lights!
Now it might be a hay roof and a bunch of candles, you never know.
At least that's a step in the right direction.
As for clay as a surface, though, it's synonymous with identity with a number of tournaments, the flagship of which is the FO. I don't think it's going to go away anytime soon. Personally, I don't want it to go away either as having different surfaces is one of the defining characteristics of tennis as a sport and losing that would be net loss.
How many other sports are defined by the ability of top players to perform on a given surface?
You want to know what's worse?
I grew up in France, and no one I ever knew played on clay.
I literally knew only one place that even had a couple of clay courts (along with a ton of Hard courts).
Now I haven't been back to the country but sporadically for the past 20 years, so things may have changed - but somehow, I doubt that.
Looked in from a down the line slow mo angle.wowww what a matchpoint! looked out tbh. they need to implement hawkeye on clay already!
I dunno the replay they showed on Eurosport looked terrible and they only showed it once from one angle so I can't say for sure. why is this still a thing in 2019? with all the cameras they have they can't even show a decent replay ffs
There has been pressure on the French Open for a long time to modernize, and they resist. The pressure that they need, is the threat of moving the tournament out of France. Give them a deadline, and let them control their fate.
Which is ridiculous because late in a set when the court is terribly scuffed, it's really tough to determine the mark and if its even the correct mark at all. smhThey have Hawkeye installed. They just don't use it. Commentators check in on it during a controversial call.
I hope he is. :>All Swiss quarter final. Hope Wawrinka isn't too tired by this epic match.
Which is ridiculous because late in a set when the court is terribly scuffed, it's really tough to determine the mark and if its even the correct mark at all. smh
I really wish there was a night session in Roland Garros. Would be much better for people who have to work from 9 AM to 6 PM. And it would be less hot in the evening.There has been pressure on the French Open for a long time to modernize, and they resist. The pressure that they need, is the threat of moving the tournament out of France. Give them a deadline, and let them control their fate.
I have seem some Hawkeyes that don't match the mark at all, so I don't think it is a perfect solution either.
it's Monday 1PMI'm always amazed at how few people are in the stands in these earlier matches. The number 1 ranked player in the world is playing at center court in the 4th round of a slam and ~70% of the seats are empty?!
it's Monday 1PM
it's rainy weather
a French player is playing over at another court
Paire is so frustrating to watch. he'd hit some amazing shot and miss the easiest onesinteresting scoreline in the nishikori-paire match. nishikori won 2 sets 6-2, paire won 2 sets 10-8 in tiebreaks.
either one will get crushed by nadal.
and down goes Paire...
although I see no reasonable reality were Nishikori isn't pummeled into the clay by Nadal tomorrow
Halep just destroyed an 18 year old today, I don't think she'll have trouble with the 17 year old. Anisimova's clay game is really impressive for her age and height though. Usually the clay is tougher for the taller players
Konta into the semis after beating Sloane in straights. Great win for her and she will be favored in the semis
Konta lost 1 point on serve in the second set I'm pretty sure.