Long match,some nice rallies,happy for Badosa,she had a great year and had a big win like this coming.
Now who is playing the Mens final again...? ***grins***
Now who is playing the Mens final again...? ***grins***
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I'm loving the Murray resurgence recently, even if he seemingly gets knocks out after a gruelling match more often than not.
Anyhoo, bad news.
I am not a happy chap about this, given how strict Australia has been with their COVID policies:
www.theguardian.com
Anyhoo, bad news.
I am not a happy chap about this, given how strict Australia has been with their COVID policies:
Unvaccinated tennis players could be allowed to play in Australian Open, leaked email says
Women’s tour players told they may be able to compete after 14 days quarantine, contradicting previous advice
www.theguardian.com
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I'm loving the Murray resurgence recently, even if he seemingly gets knocks out after a gruelling match more often than not.
Anyhoo, bad news.
I am not a happy chap about this, given how strict Australia has been with their COVID policies:
Unvaccinated tennis players could be allowed to play in Australian Open, leaked email says
Women’s tour players told they may be able to compete after 14 days quarantine, contradicting previous advice
l didn't expect Australia to have a vaccine mandate, but I am hoping that vaccinated players will be afforded several privileges like avoiding the 14 day quarantine. It's going to eat players like Djokovic alive knowing his competitors are on the practice court preparing while he's locked down in his hotel room
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I only caught the last few games of Tiafoe/Diego. I thought it was going to go 3 sets when Diego was serving for it at 6-5 but Tiafoe smashing his racket seemed to help his game from then on out. Lol
Now to face Sinner. 0-2 against him (which was his record against Schwartzman too before this one).
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Tiafoe with his first win over Sinner today! He'll face Zverev in the finals tomorrow. We're all Tiafoe fans in that one
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Damn. Though not too surprising given their opponents.
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Andy Murray said some nice things about Brooksby a couple months ago on Twitter, and now they get to play each other for the first time today in France. Should be a fun match
edit: Brooksby withdrew 😞
edit: Brooksby withdrew 😞
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On the subject of Murray, once again:
www.theguardian.com
I bloody love this man! I hope he progresses deeper into the Stockholm Open, as he has a knack of being knocked out not long after a prior physically long and demanding match.
Looks like Emma Raducanu's season ended with a whimper, after a defeat against Wang Xinyu. At least she has a decent coach in Torben Beltz for next year.
Andy Murray stuns top seed Sinner to reach Stockholm Open quarter-final
Andy Murray rose to produce perhaps his best result of the year, defeating Jannik Sinner, 7-6 (4), 6-3, in the second round of the Stockholm Open to reach his second quarter-final of 2021
www.theguardian.com
I bloody love this man! I hope he progresses deeper into the Stockholm Open, as he has a knack of being knocked out not long after a prior physically long and demanding match.
Looks like Emma Raducanu's season ended with a whimper, after a defeat against Wang Xinyu. At least she has a decent coach in Torben Beltz for next year.
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Right on cue, Murray follows up his win over Sinner with a loss to Tommy Paul. Paul v Tiafoe in a rare all American semifinal in a European tournament
A storm is brewing…
If Federer decides to speak up about this, then it'll become even more unavoidable, even if he's not turning up:
www.tennisworldusa.org
And Nick Kyrgios is speaking up about it too, albeit backtracking on his 'cancel the Australian Open' comments.
On the subject of next season, I can see Daniil Medvedev winning a Grand Slam or two, on his preferred surface at the Australian Open and US Open.
Annddd Djokovic will win the World Tour Finals with ease, I reckon.
If Federer decides to speak up about this, then it'll become even more unavoidable, even if he's not turning up:
Rafael Nadal against No-Vax: "They are selfish!"
To Marca, Rafa held a virtual interview where he spoke not only about his conditions and his return to the field but also and above all about the vaccine situation
www.tennisworldusa.org
And Nick Kyrgios is speaking up about it too, albeit backtracking on his 'cancel the Australian Open' comments.
On the subject of next season, I can see Daniil Medvedev winning a Grand Slam or two, on his preferred surface at the Australian Open and US Open.
Annddd Djokovic will win the World Tour Finals with ease, I reckon.
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The AO needs a vaccine mandate for all players and attendees. Novaxx and Tsitsipas can cry and gripe all they want but there's still no players Union so they would be SOL and at the mercy of tennis Australia and the local governments
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Federer already is out for the first 3 slams next year. He didn't rule out the US open but don't hold your breath. His 40 year old body is telling him to hang it up.
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Federer set to miss Wimbledon, won't play Australian Open
Roger Federer does not expect to return from his latest knee surgery in time for Wimbledon next June, the tennis great said in an interview published Wednesday by Swiss media. "The truth is that I’d be incredibly surprised to play Wimbledon,” the 40-year-old Federer told the Tribune de Geneve...
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Pulling for Kontaveit tonight in the WTA Finals final ;),she has been just incredible in the last few months...going to be hard against the Mug and the home crowd though.
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Aside from speaking the same language as most fans in attendance, the Venezuelan born Spaniard is no where near home in Guadalajara
Federer already is out for the first 3 slams next year. He didn't rule out the US open but don't hold your breath. His 40 year old body is telling him to hang it up.
Federer set to miss Wimbledon, won't play Australian Open
Roger Federer does not expect to return from his latest knee surgery in time for Wimbledon next June, the tennis great said in an interview published Wednesday by Swiss media. "The truth is that I’d be incredibly surprised to play Wimbledon,” the 40-year-old Federer told the Tribune de Geneve...
Really sad to read but not unexpected. I hope he can retire on his terms.
That is kind of what I meant lol ,thanks for the correction ;) and yeah,Kontaveit got beaten pretty hard...grats to Muguruza.
Sometimes saying the same thing over and over again works!
Australian Open rules Novak Djokovic and all other players must be vaccinated against Covid to play
Tournament chief says world No 1 knows he will have to be vaccinated to compete
www.theguardian.com
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Nice. Although my only concern is that he'll buy a fake vaccine card off the black market. I believe vaccine records are national, not international, so it may be possible to forge Serbian vax documentation to tennis Australia. He now knows he has a couple months to devise a planSometimes saying the same thing over and over again works!
Australian Open rules Novak Djokovic and all other players must be vaccinated against Covid to play
Tournament chief says world No 1 knows he will have to be vaccinated to compete
Let's say Djokovic did that, and won the AO and then afterwards someone from Serbia disclosed that his Vaxx documentation was forged. Would his AO title be stripped and his 21 slam record also be stripped away from him?
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Nope. They would only potentially strip titles if an athlete took something performance enhancing. If Djokovic won't under any circumstances take the vaccine, he has little to lose by attempting to forge his vaccine status. (only maybe some sponsors that are embarrassed by his actions, but they've stuck with him thus far so )
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Yeah I also am wondering about Tsitsipas. Both are probably kissing the feet of tennis Australia to give them an exemption. Hopefully Tennis Australia doesn't give in to them
would be pretty hilarious if djokovic being an antivax piece of shit is what kept him from breaking the slam record. alas, i fear it can only delay the inevitable.
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Hopefully the other 3 slams follow suit with vaccine mandates but I'm not holding my breath
I so miss the Auckland Open. Loved tuning in at midnight Eastern to watch the first rallies of tennis of the year instead of the ball drop nonsense.
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ATP cup is going on right now! I know it's technically an exhibition, but the level of tennis is still pretty high
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Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but I don't think this is confirmation he was granted an exemption into the Australian Open, just the country. If the Australian government caved, then I'm sure tennis Australia will as well, but it doesn't seem official yet
He'd look like a right plonker standing next to several bags of tennis rackets if this were indeed the case.
I literally shouted 'oh, fuuccckkkk off!' when I saw this on the news at lunchtime.
If he plays at the Australian Open, I would like to think the Australian crowd treats him in kind.
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Medvedev prevented Djokovic from becoming the all time slam leader at last years US Open. Now Djokovic has a chance to break the record at a slam he shouldn't be eligible to play in. Awesome
Yeah, it is what it is. But I definitely won't be "tuning in".