*** Official Tennis Thread Pt. 2****

[euron]

not well....

[euron]

Di Minaur wins another 250. Solid for him, but kinda starting to doubt that he'll start to threaten the top20 anytime soon.

Djokovic is action at Tokyo today. Not really sure why the fuk he's playing besides keeping Nadal from #1, he has Shanghai to defend but besides that he should fairly easily outperform Nadal during the indoor swing. It's his favourite, and Nadal's worst part of the year.



Also updated Medvedev season.

His season so far:
Brisbane F (loss to Nishi)
Aus Open r4 (loss to Djoker)
Sofia W
Rotterdam SF (loss to Monfils)
***** r1 (loss to Fucsovic)
Indian Wells r2 (loss to Krajinovic)
Miami r3 (loss to Fed)
Monte Carlo SF (loss to Lajovic)
Barca F (loss to Thiem)
Madrid r1 (loss to Pella)
Rome r1 (loss to Kyrgios)
Roland Garros r1 (loss to Herbert in 5)
Stuttgart r2 (loss to Pouille)
Queens SF (loss to Simon)
Wimby r3 (loss to Goffin)
Washington F (loss to Kyrgios)
Montreal F (loss to Nadal)
Cincinatti W
US Open F (loss to Nadal)
St Petersburg W


Ridiculous.

[Trudope]

Medvedev has been showing Big 3 consistency in the last few months. Absolutely ate up the competition in St. Petersburg.

In other news, Bianca back and won her first match in Beijing. Had her usual hiccup in 2nd set

[Jayarbie]

Sup tennis brahs,

I'm hoping to get some input on preventing tennis elbow. I have recently noticed the outside of my elbow/forearm feeling kinda tender and well used. If I open my hand and push against anything with the ends of my fingers, I can really feel my forearm (whereas before, I would not notice/feel the muscles being used at all). No pain or anything yet, but, it just feels like it could be the start of something. It's not affecting my tennis yet, but once again I just wanna get some helpful input/advice to avoid it developing into something more serious.

Been playing tennis for just over 2 years now and this is the first time I've noticed a tender elbow/forearm.

This is how you can tell if you have tennis elbow for sure:

* Hold your arm straight out with the palm DOWN. The bony point of your elbow should be pointing out horizontally.
* The is a bone just above the bony point of the elbow that is aligned vertically if your palm is facing down.
* Push on that bone just above the bony point.
* If that hurts like hell, you have tennis elbow.

These are a couple more simple tests:



I'll leave the medical advice to medical professionals (the only medical thing that has helped me is rest - not playing for a couple months...), but here are some tennis related things you can do:

* Use softer strings, not polys (e.g. luxilon). Instead use natural or synthetic gut. The stiff poly string transfer the shock of hitting to your arm. Softer strings absorb some of it.
* String looser. I personally string my rackets super loose (40 lbs), but if that's too loose, at least go near the lower end of the recommended tension, and never over 60. Again, looser tension absorbs shock.
* Look for a head light racket. Every racket will have a balance in the specs (e.g. "3 points head light" or "5 points head heavy") that indicates how the weight is distributed (head heavy = in the frame, head light = in the handle). Head light rackets reduce the stress on the elbow. For best results, look for at least 6 points head light.
* Look for a HEAVY racket. This may seem to contradict the above, but you want a heavy racket that is head light. In other words, heavy but with the weight in the handle. This stabilizes the racket in your hand and absorbs shock.
* Look for a flexible frame. More flexible frames absorb more of the shock/vibrations from hitting instead of passing them up your arm. A stiffness rating of 65 or lower is good for reducing arm troubles.
* Lift weights. It should go without saying on this board, but strengthening your arm prevents injury. Add wrist curls to your arm day.

Unfortunately, all of these items (except stringing looser and wrist curls) that are good for your arm also tend to reduce the power in your shots, which is why the pros who don't have arm issues do the exact opposite, but if it's the difference between being able to keep playing and being in pain all the time, you gotta do what you gotta do.

[euron]

Muzzah beats Berretinni, a top 15 player. Come on lad.

Plays Norrie next.

[oe7Leo]

Di Minaur wins another 250. Solid for him, but kinda starting to doubt that he'll start to threaten the top20 anytime soon.

Djokovic is action at Tokyo today. Not really sure why the fuk he's playing besides keeping Nadal from #1, he has Shanghai to defend but besides that he should fairly easily outperform Nadal during the indoor swing. It's his favourite, and Nadal's worst part of the year.

Probably the $1mil appearance fee...although i don't think he really needs it. Also, i think he wanted an easy tourney to test out the shoulder. if it didnt feel well, he'd probably get surgery and shut down the season

Di Minaur will crack top 20 for sure, but he's basically a Schwartzman. Too small to be a big contender

Medvedev is the real deal tho.

[Trudope]

Andrescu won her #17th straight match.

vs. Osaka next. Should be juicy

[euron]

Yeah. Osaka vs Andreescu match of the day.

Thiem vs Murray was good too. Bejing in general has been quality. Likely SFs is Thiem vs Khachanov and Tsitsipas vs Zverev. Not bad for a 500.

[Trudope]

Future of women's tennis right here. Looking much better than the mens

[nvrstopworking]

Rough draw for Bianca. That should have been a final. Osaka bringing it so far in Asia.

Rafa out of Shanghai with a wrist injury. Unless Joker bombs out first or second round that pretty much seals the #1 ranking for him.

[Trudope]

Rough draw for Bianca. That should have been a final. Osaka bringing it so far in Asia.

Rafa out of Shanghai with a wrist injury. Unless Joker bombs out first or second round that pretty much seals the #1 ranking for him.

as much as i like laver cup, i wish rafa sat out if he knew he had a slight injury. who knows, maybe he doesn't care about #1. the GS race is all that maters

[oe7Leo]

as much as i like laver cup, i wish rafa sat out if he knew he had a slight injury. who knows, maybe he doesn't care about #1. the GS race is all that maters

it's not a maybe. he doesn't care about #1 . he has said it many times, and also shown that he won't chase #1. that being said, he does value being one of the top 2 seeds, to ensure avoiding the #1 player until the final.

[nvrstopworking]

Osaka beats Barty to take China. Heck of an asian swing for her.

Thiem beats Tsitsipas to take the men’s title. First significant win in a while for Thiem I think... maybe since clay?

[Trudope]

Yeah back to back wins for Osaka and she beat Andreescu and Barty along the way. Her and Andreescu could be the rivalry in women's tennis for the next 10 years.

Excited for Shanghai even though Rafa isn't playing. Really looking forward to seeing how Medvedev does

[engscott]

Yeah back to back wins for Osaka and she beat Andreescu and Barty along the way. Her and Andreescu could be the rivalry in women's tennis for the next 10 years.

Excited for Shanghai even though Rafa isn't playing. Really looking forward to seeing how Medvedev does

When was the last time there was ever really a long term women's rivalry? One of them will fade into obscurity soon enough

[nvrstopworking]

When was the last time there was ever really a long term women's rivalry? One of them will fade into obscurity soon enough

Serena and Justine Henin. In 2007 (just before Justine had to retire due to injury) she had 7 slams to Serena’s 8. And Justine wasn’t afraid to play her (beat her a few times too).

Since then? Nothing. And that’s been the problem with the Women’s game. Too many weak-willed players like Muguruza, Wozniacki and Sloane Stephens who win a slam or two and then follow it up with a string of first round exits.

Osaka and Andreescu seem to made of sterner stuff.

[engscott]

Some good matchups coming up in Shanghai

Medvedev v Fognini
Djoker v Tsitsipas
Zverev v Federer
Berrettini v Thiem

[nvrstopworking]

Medvedev through to the semis... along with Tsitsipas! Beat Joker in 3 sets. Wow.

[iabs]

Fed out.

It’s looking more likely that 2020 will be his last season.

As a Rafa fan, I honestly have nothing but respect for Roger, and it will certainly be a sad day when the Swiss maestro finally hangs up his racquet.

[nvrstopworking]

Figured Zverev was gonna beat him. Laver Cup gave him new confidence. Prob the best match that he’s played all year. Even when he choked away that second set it didn’t bother him. Just got right back to it.

Chitty outcome for Fed. A Shanghai win would have put him close to Rafa for that #2 spot.

Berretini beats Thiem in another mild surprise.

Looks like this tourney is Med’s to take... but we’ll see how it plays out.

[nvrstopworking]

So we’ve got a Zverev vs Medvedev final.... if Zverev wins this it’ll be a heck of a turnaround in what has been a lacklustre season.

[iabs]

I’m watching the replay of the Berrettini vs Zverev match and good God... is this what we have to look forward once the big 3 retire?

RIP tennis.

[Trudope]

zverev leads h2h 4-0, but i'm picking medvedev.

[nvrstopworking]

Med takes it. Fairly easily too in straight sets. The kid’s a machine.

[Trudope]

Med takes it. Fairly easily too in straight sets. The kid’s a machine.

he is winning a slam next year. aus or usopen, take your pick

[nvrstopworking]

he is winning a slam next year. aus or usopen, take your pick

I certainly wouldn’t bet against him.

Coco Gauff also wins her first tournament (Linz, Austria). Beat Ostapenko in 3 sets. Good for her.

[euron]

pissening again from medvedev

[Trudope]

Pretty sure Dominik wrote this article

Rafael Nadal pulls out of wedding with knee injury

TENNIS star Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from his wedding with Maria Francisca Perelló due to a knee injury, it has emerged.

Once again, an injury has caused Nadal to pull out of a significant event, but this time it isn't Wimbledon; it's his own wedding.

The 18-time slam champion was due to marry his longtime sweetheart "Xisca" on his home island of Mallorca this month, but sources say the Spaniard's knee tendonitis, a condition that has plagued his career, flared up during an intense salsa lesson he was taking in preparation for the traditional "first dance" following the wedding ceremony.

Perelló is no stranger to Nadal's injury woes, having attended many of Nadal's matches throughout his entire career. But having waited patiently and gracefully for the "Matador" to put down his racket, get down on one of those brittle knees and ask her to marry him, surely even she is pissed off.

Speaking at a press conference earlier in the week, Nadal said: "I arrived back home a few days ago and started some light training for the wedding. Just a couple of three hour dance sessions a day, an hour or two on the treadmill and some high intensity circuit training, nothing too crazy.

"But after two days I started to feel pain in the knee, especially when executing the right pivot turn in the salsa dances, so unfortunately I have to withdraw. I apologise to Xisca and I hope I will be healthy and ready to marry her sometime in 2020."

It's not clear when Nadal will be fit enough to attend his own wedding, but if his tennis injuries are anything to go by, expect a lengthy layoff involving vigorous training sessions and fishing trips on his luxury yacht.

https://www.thesportrag.com/single-p...th-knee-injury

[iabs]

LMAO

I wonder how Dominik’s psychotherapy is going, I mean Rafa reaching #19 after Roger’s 40-15....

Poor bastard.

[Trudope]

LMAO

I wonder how Dominik’s psychotherapy is going, I mean Rafa reaching #19 after Roger’s 40-15....

Poor bastard.

He is 100% lurking this thread