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

[JPeeper]

Andreescu is 10/10 unlike bum Genie.

If only Genie would focus on tennis and not getting slain by guys in the clubs, Canada could have two female tennis stars.

Today is a great day for Canadian Tennis.

[ohiostate124]

Strong 2 drop shots in a row

[Dominik]

Shades of the 2018 final. Couldn't close. 2/11 on BP.

No one is immune to the loss of clutchness with age including the guy who has won more than anyone. With age comes more pressure thinking about fewer opportunities.

Congratulations to Thiem. This is what is supposed to be happening — 25 year old beats 37 year old. HC is far more competitive than his favorite surface so this should give him a lot of confidence.

[nvrstopworking]

Oh ffs Fed..... wasted opportunity.

Kudos to Thiem though. Showed some balls (finally) and closed like a champ. About time he won one.

[ohiostate124]

Typical Fed wasting break points match

[Dominik]

About time he won one.

Long overdue. If someone told him he'd win his first Masters on HC he would have laughed.

Nadal has won 3 HC tournaments in 5 years. That tells you how much harder they are to win.

[nvrstopworking]

Long overdue. If someone told him he'd win his first Masters on HC he would have laughed.

Nadal has won 3 HC tournaments in 5 years. That tells you how much harder they are to win.

Should be a boatload of extra confidence for him going into clay season too. Will be interesting to see if he can win a title on his best surface.

[Jayarbie]

Oh ffs Fed..... wasted opportunity.

Kudos to Thiem though. Showed some balls (finally) and closed like a champ. About time he won one.

Fed's level was ridiculously high in the first set, but unfortunately, he can't sustain that for a full match now like he could in his prime. Kudos to Thiem, though, he played great and earned it.

[nvrstopworking]

Fed's level was ridiculously high in the first set, but unfortunately, he can't sustain that for a full match now like he could in his prime. Kudos to Thiem, though, he played great and earned it.

Fed needs those fast courts where he can take advantage of his serve and his quick 1-2 ball-striking. Not sure what his plan is going to be for clay....

[Jayarbie]

Fed needs those fast courts where he can take advantage of his serve and his quick 1-2 ball-striking. Not sure what his plan is going to be for clay....

His plan is going to be to stockpile QF level points to improve his Wimbledon seeding. That's what I would guess anyway. Rafa pulled out of Miami and is defending champion points in every clay tournament, so anything Fed gets is catching up even if Rafa sweeps the season again.

[nvrstopworking]

His plan is going to be to stockpile QF level points to improve his Wimbledon seeding. That's what I would guess anyway. Rafa pulled out of Miami and is defending champion points in every clay tournament, so anything Fed gets is catching up even if Rafa sweeps the season again.

True.... hope he gets some decent draws. That’s going to make a difference too.

[Dominik]

All Federer would care about going into the slams is that he's one of the Top 4 seeds. With Nadal out he'll be seeded 4th in Miami.

Getting back to Thiem it's probably gone unnoticed that he had former pro Nicolas Massu working with him in Indian Wells and they arrived 10 days early. It can't be a coincidence his form turned around. I also think the signs were there at last year's US Open against Nadal. All he needs is a little more self belief and he's winning those big matches.



After years of ATP's lost generation coming up short we're finally seeing some promising signs.

Madrid — Zverev
Paris Masters — Khachanov
ATP Finals — Zverev
Indian Wells — Thiem

And Kyrgios going through Seppi-Nadal-Wawrinka-Isner-Zverev in Acapulco showed that he's capable of another strong run at a Masters like Cincy 2017. I've seen Masters won with much weaker draws than what he faced.

[Dominik]

Stan is cursed.

[Dominik]

[tightteeshirt]

new stadium at the Miami open this year right? there's always some hecklers in the crowd in Miami too it seems lol

[nvrstopworking]

Stan gets Fed third round lol.... guy gets NO luck with draws at all lol.

Kyrgios vs Nishikori too.... that could be interesting....

[Jayarbie]

Cilic has to go through Cheug, Shapo, Tsitsipas, Zverev, so he has to run the gauntlet of next genners.

[Berries1]

So Tsonga is knocked out. Plus what’s with the ball
Boy/girls being 50 years olds and not teen/kids

[Jayarbie]

So Tsonga is knocked out. Plus what’s with the ball
Boy/girls being 50 years olds and not teen/kids

50 is the youngest they could find in FL.

[ohiostate124]

So Tsonga is knocked out. Plus what’s with the ball
Boy/girls being 50 years olds and not teen/kids

Have you never watched the US Open?

[ohiostate124]

Wtf happened to Petkovic? Used to really enjoy watching her play. Her little dances when she won weren’t bad either. Now, she’s getting wrecked by a 17yo and it seems like you rarely ever see her anymore. Sad.

[Berries1]

Have you never watched the US Open?

it’s on at like 3am and I only recently got pay tv where it is shown in Aus so no

[Dominik]

Any bets on when Lendl will pull the pin on Team Zverev?

Just lost in the 2nd round to #155 David Ferrer serving up 12 double faults. 600 points from last year's final went up in smoke and is defending around 2500 on clay.

Won't get any easier when he's seeded outside the Top 4. Look at his losses this year. Ferrer. Struff. Kyrgios. Raonic.

Anyway the bottom of the draw is now wide open.

[ohiostate124]

Any bets on when Lendl will pull the pin on Team Zverev?

Just lost in the 2nd round to #155 David Ferrer serving up 12 double faults. 600 points from last year's final went up in smoke and is defending around 2500 on clay.

Anyway the bottom of the draw is now wide open.

He definitely wont last through the year.

[Dominik]

He definitely wont last through the year.

[JPeeper]

After being beaten for the second time in a week, Kerber called Andreescu "the biggest drama queen ever" after she lost to her.

lol @ the salt.

She tweeted out a congratulations tweet (for PR obviously) and no one is having it. LOL


You just got played by an 18 year old, give up. Andreescu gonna win dat major this year.

[Dominik]

Spoiler!

The Hunchback of Canberra triggering salty Rafa fans never gets old.

[Dominik]

Meanwhile in Mallorca...

[ohiostate124]

Spoiler!

The Hunchback of Canberra triggering salty Rafa fans never gets old.

That’s fukin amazing lol

[Dominik]

Some interesting matches tomorrow.

FAA looking to reach his first Masters QF.
Joe Kovic seeking revenge for his Doha loss to Agut.
Kyrgios vs. Coric.
Tsitsipas vs. Shapovalov.
Federer vs. Medvedev under lights.