Impressive to think there were 6 Aussie ladies and 7 Aussie blokes starting in round 1 of Wimbledon this year.
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11 US men and 19 US women in round 1. The men are all non-contenders but US womens tennis is in great shape.
Good spread for the Yanks alright, USA ladies tennis is indeed in great shape recently. Interesting stat is USA 325 Million vs AUS 25 Million population, I'm always amazed for a small big country what we participate in and at what levels.
Looks like the Murray-Williams mixed doubles matchup is indeed a thing.
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Indeed good win for young Isner. Also baffles me how grass is by far Wawa's worst surface while it's by far the best surface for his countryman
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One of the reasons Gauff is ranked so low is kids under 16 are only allowed to play a limited # of WTA tournaments per year, so it's even harder for a minor to have a good ranking since they play less than half of what adult pros play on average. She's ranked like #300 but I don't think anyone believes that ranking reflects her actual talent.
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So including Wimbledon qualifying, Gauff is 10-0 in sets played at Wimbledon. Not a bad start to her career.
What an achievement at 15 years old for Gauff's debut Wimbledon. We'll be seeing a lot more of her. I read an interesting statistic about her 300 odd ranking and kids of that age are only eligible to play around half of points ranked tournaments of the adults, so she's been hampered by her age in terms of her ranking. Her rank is about to shoot through the roof though. I like her play style too.
https://twitter.com/JacobSteinberg/status/1146708298659487744
So, Tomic was fined for not giving enough effort. Remember when Australian tennis players were known for being scrappy fighters?
So, Tomic was fined for not giving enough effort. Remember when Australian tennis players were known for being scrappy fighters?
Set all Kyrgios-Nadal. Not surprised so far. Kyrgios isn't intimidated by Nadal. Nadal has to neutralize Nick's game and force him to lose interest in the match. Nick's antics make Rafa uncomfortable.
I don't know how to feel. Kyrgios personifies pretty much everything you have to hate as an old timer tennis fan (and he's an actual douche as well)
But this is some of the most entertaining shit in a while.
It helps that he's *finally* pairing a the fucking insanity on his head with his brilliant tennis all in the same game lol
But this is some of the most entertaining shit in a while.
It helps that he's *finally* pairing a the fucking insanity on his head with his brilliant tennis all in the same game lol
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I don't see Serena beating Gorges on Saturday. Serena just doesn't move her feet enough these days
I agree. She had to reach for several backhand returns today. Her feet were flat, like she wasn't ready to move. This morning Chris Evert said when you get older you have to almost remind yourself to move. At 46, I agree. When I play, I'm constantly muttering about not moving my feet.