The Gays and Tennis Part 111 - Indian Wells Finals and Beyond

Old thread.

Which brown guy will win?

Thank you, OP!

I hate and find it sad whenever I see this big tournaments on TV knowing that the best seats are filled with "connections" and/or just wealthy who dont' give a damn about tennis the other 50 weeks of the year, while the TRUE 365 days of the year 24/7 tennis fan can only afford to sit in the rafters! It's like this I suppose in every professional sport, it just REEKS more in tennis because tennis is and always will be seen as a wealthy man's game unlike other pro sports except maybe golf...

Garbine.

I was surprised a few years ago when a rich cousin treated us to a week at Indian Wells with incredibly expensive tickets and the seats were not good.

Fritz is still yet to equal his mom's highest ranking on the tour.

"it's becoming hazardous to the players and the fans' ? SAY WHAT? OH PLEASE! shut up motor mouth courier!...

boo hoo, professional athletes having to play in a strong wind! unless i see huge objects falling on the court and lighting, get over it!..

[quote] i see huge objects falling on the court

There was a white paper towel!

R9.. did trump throw it??...

Courier has always been a big wuss. Davenport out-alphas him easily and she's actually straight!

pussies and wusses!

years ago, 1980 to be exact evert vs goolagong at eastbourne, they had gusts of 40 mph throughout their match and they played the entire match and didn't have all this bitching and moaning!

Did Seles lock her elederly billionaire husband in a retirement home somewhere? She disappeared for a decade. Now she's making all sorts of appearances sans the husband.

Omg! Metal pole from net on court! I repeat, metal pole from net on court.

what's up with the female players marrying billionaires?

At this point, whoever holds will win the set…

Tommy Hass is married with kids.

He doesn't like to wear underwear.

damn, how many chances dos alcaraz want?

Interesting, how NOW Nadal isn't double faulting, when he was double faulting every match in the tournament? Now in this horrible weather he isn't double faulting non stop??

The wind is doing a number on Rafa's hair.

Tio Tony is there.

[quote] The wind is doing a number on Rafa's hair.

What's left of it.

joder, he has more hair 'down there'

old man with such a bad foot he could have to default is going to outslug a 18 year old kid? really?....

Does courier ever shut up! geez, someone stick a big ole dick in his mouth already!...

I’ve turned the volume down so I don’t have to hear Courier's nitwit comments.

R23 if his foot was as bad as it sometimes is made out to be he wouldnt be winning as much as he is. I know hes a fighter but hes human. Nadal definitely has niggling injuries but he definitely uses them as excuses.

Tennis Tv = No Courier for moi 😏

[quote]Does Courier ever shut up! geez, someone stick a big ole dick in his mouth already

Jimmy I'm still free, take a chance on me!

Courier doesn't talk any more than any other analyst. God knows I'd rather hear him than that idiot Chris Evert.

R29... at least chrissie doesn't non stop yap, yap, yap....

How I wish i could somehow get British commentators on the tennis channel! old school ones i'm talking, who knew less is more and when to talk and when to let the play speak for itself...

could be worse, we could have prakash amritraj... the network's nepotism connections hire....

Little brown boy fell.

Has carlos never heard of a topspin lob now that it's less windy...

nadal is literally on top of the net, he could hit those volleys with his handle of the racket....

Rafa wins.

Not surprised cause these courts are as clay like as hard courts can get.

And with this win Nadal knocks Zverev out of #3 and any right to talk about Zverev's place in the new Big 3.

and carlos mentally gives up the last 2 games.... still has much to learn he does, but what a talent... i would bet for him the next time he plays nadal on a faster court..

carlos loses to his dad...

on a serious note, i think carlos backhand went downhill from the beginning of the match, besides the wind, he was smoking the backhand early on....

as we know that nadal is a freak of nature and all natural (sarcasm) i do wonder who has more endurance 18 year old carlos or soon to be 36 rafa?..

rafa better be worried the next time he plays carlos especially on a fast surface as carlos is improving by leaps and bounds, last year the first time they played carlos won only 3 games on clay, here less than a year later, he goes 3 sets and had many chances in the 3rd set as well..

Isner/Sock deplorable team or Gonzalez/Roger-Vaseline team?

so last year at this time we were complaining about Djokovic's domination of the tour

This year out of nowhere Nadal has filled the void created by Djokovic's antivaxx-induced absence

does that mean 2023 will be a rebirth of Federer?

the young guys just aren't bringing it ever

I don't fault Alcaraz who is only 18. The other guys at the AO and IW this year should be ashamed for letting Nadal off the hook repeatedly

Rafa doing GOAT things.

Monica really was that bitch when she first arrived on the tour. I remember Navratilova lost to (teenage) Seles at Rome, 6-0 6-1 or something and said she felt like she'd been hit by a truck. The first woman to really viciously attack a player's serve from the first shot, the delicious sharp-angled winners, the famous match with Capriati at the US Open that changed the way women hit the ball.

To assume she wouldn't have done more had she not been stabbed is frankly ludicrous. Steffi was winning 3-4 slams per year in 88 and 89. She only won three IN TOTAL over the next 3 years from 90-92, and then in 1993 was back to winning three slams per year. Gee, I wonder what happened in 1993 to change things back around for her......... of course Monica was going to continue snatching her wig. It's literally the reason Gunther stabbed her. I think people also forget that she was only 19 and just getting started. I'm not saying she would have won 35 grand slams but it's revisionist history to assume she wasn't almost guaranteed for more success.

Her life after tennis has been a bit strange. She seems to have some kind of orthorexia or eating issues still, and who knows what happened with the billionaire.

I like Nadal but I'm not an uber fanboy like some. Hope his fan boys are enjoying his domination. In typical Nadal fashion this probably wont last too long.

I love Seles and she looks great. Those two matches with Graf and Capriati are at the top of women's tennis. She was just a victim of sad fate.

Great post r41 ! Spot on.

R41 it's the women's game today. Bash the first ball to the last. Both Seles and Capriati were fantastic ball strikers. Hit the ball flat like a pancake. Lindsay Davenport had a similar stroke.

I've locked my billionaire husband in the VIP wing of Shady Pines and I've thrown the key to the alligators. Good luck!

I love Daddy Fritz and his horniness.

Gay GOAT Team or Daddy Fritz Team?

GOAT Team......

Team Goat 🇪🇸

I do like Taylor a lot and I’m glad he made it to the final. He really stepped up his game against Rublev.

Fritz team. I want new blood.

¿I beat white boy today no? ¡Vamos!

SO nearly 36 old rafa with the oh so day by day painful foot who had had 3 very tough 3 set matches in a the span of a week, including one just last night is going to be able to run like a deer, outslug and outlast taylor fritz 11 almost 12 years his junior who has not had any long 3 set matches this week either! what a amazing SUPER BEING rafa nadal must be! (sarcasm!)...

R53 it is unbelievable but he is a freak of nature

R54.. i tend to believe he's a freak of gamesmanship and E.P.O. among other factors...

what is rafa going to be 50 winning french open number #28 and outlasting, outslugging guys young enough to be his sons in 3 out of 5 sets in 7 matches on red clay and no one will bat a eye and wonder privately or outloud?

Nadal knows these young guys don't have the resolve that he, Djokovic and Federer had/have. With Federer injured and 40 years old, it's unlikely he'll be coming back to his Slam winning form. And Djokovic with his stupid anti-vaccination stance will miss much of the year. The #1 ranking is wide open for Nadal to snatch, but more importantly he can increase his Slam lead over Djokovic. Had Djokovic been in Australia this year, I don't think Nadal would have won.

Most of these young guys just don't have the mentality to take on someone like Nadal or Djokovic on a consistent basis. Sure Medvedev won the US Open, but he wasn't facing a top form Djokovic, who just couldn't muster his best tennis when he needed it most. I think the pressure of going for the calendar year Grand Slam got to him.

I do think it's going to be the young guys just under Zverev, Tsitsipas and Medvedev who will push Nadal and Djokovic out of the winner's circle. Alcaraz is only going to get better. His shot selection yesterday wasn't that great at times, and he didn't serve as well as he needed to, and still he pushed Nadal. At 18, he'll get more experience and learn. I think Sinner is a possible winner at some point. He's learning the same things as Alcaraz. Auger-Alliassime is another I could see getting there. It's those guys from 18-21 who I think will start winning Slams and kick the Old Guard out.

R53, it's totally you cool you aren't a Rafa fan. But you come in here and write the same thing, over and over.

Why don't you read the various articles on his foot injury? It might help you answer the incessant rhetorical questions you posit (oddly enough in a very similar manner to Rafa's own OCD rituals).

I'll break it down quickly: The foot won't really get better. It's a congenital condition. It's called Mueller-Weiss Syndrome. It's never going to "heal" in the way other injuries heal. He has good days and bad days. When it flares up in a serious way? He can't walk, can't play, can't practice. When it's not flaring up? He can play without pain or with little pain.

Doctors have confirmed this.

You are free to still think Rafa is cheating or gaming or whatever. But here's another alternative to ponder.

R56, great analysis. I actually don't think Med, Zverev and TsiTsi will do much damage to Nadal and Nole. They'll win a few slams for sure. But I think, baring injury, so will Novak and Rafa. It's going to be Sinner, Alcaraz, and FAA that finally put the nail in the Big 3 (er 2 these days) coffin.

Even Rafa, who is winning, isn't really dominating. He's showing his age big time. He's just smarter on the big points and won't give up no matter what. Novak is the exact same. That's an intangible that Med and Co just don't possess. Which is shocking, frankly.

[quote]Isner/Sock deplorable team or Gonzalez/Roger-Vaseline team?

Jizzner and Sock won

Thanks, R58. What do you think of Sebastien Korda's chances of getting in the Slam winner's circle? I think he could, but when he was up 5-2 in the third and let Nadal off the hook I just shook my head. To me, that was a Tsitsipas-at-the-French moment that makes me worry about his mental ability. He's got the game, though.

Svee-i-tek team or Sakkari team?

R57... okay, then so rafa has this condition, that comes and goes... Does he have any inclination when he'll get it and when he won't? I find it hard to believe that someone with this condition can be a world class athlete, AND at his age and wear and tear on his body all these years, AND it this condition doesn't come up let's see 3 weeks in a row in Australia (the tournament before the aussie and the aussie he both won), and now this 1 week of very tough long 3 set matches indian wells tournament, and then the back to back to back tournaments on clay he'll play soon...

SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT "condition/issue" to have! when he starts suddenly defaulting in tournaments with no warning, they'll i'll buy it...

It is odd but maybe since he has lived with it for so long he manages it super well or just plays with a lot of pain? Several factors make you think it cant be that bad.

R63... i thought this was a new condition of nadal's? with the way he plays, his age, and so much wear and tear, i find it hard to believe he or any world class athlete could play their sport so well with "alot of pain"...

it's like when he was playing wawrinka when stan beat him at the aussie... supposedly rafa hurt his back really bad for stretches in the match, I have no doubt that rafa DID hurt his back during that match, judging by how he served and moved for a time, but here's the thing? if ANYONE hurts their back as much as rafa allegedly did, they couldn't even MOVE AT ALL, much less be playing even 50% world class ability in a sport!..

don't tell me rafa is some super human being who could play world class tennis with such a injury that everyone else, regular joe or pro athlete themselves couldn't move it would be so painful! No, rafa's "injuries" are never truly that bad, it just means he's not 100%, so there is hyperbole in his injuries, if he's 95% healthy he has a MAJOR Injury mindset..

[quote]t's called Mueller-Weiss Syndrome. It's never going to "heal" in the way other injuries heal. He has good days and bad days. When it flares up in a serious way? He can't walk, can't play, can't practice. When it's not flaring up? He can play without pain or with little pain.

[quote]Doctors have confirmed this.

Thank you for that information r57.

Unfortunately people like r62 aren't going to change their mind or listen to any collaborative scientific evidence. They don't like Rafa, so to each their own I guess.

But you are right, r62 is a victim all the conspiracy theories that are trotted out time and again; he's basically the FOX News of the tennis threads, lol

[quote]Horny daddy Fritz team. I want new blood.

Even if that blood mostly works towards turgescence?

Let's see how Sakkari's nerves are in her biggest final

R65.. i could say the same thing about people like you, that you WILLINGLY ignore what could be seen as glaring questions about Rafa... As I stated before, when he starts pulling out of tournaments suddenly with no warning, only then will I think his condition is truly that bad and unpredictable.....

it'd be hilarious if Nadal turned into a hardcourt specialist and after dominating the 1st quarter, flopped in the clay season

wow it's still windy today. Not as crazy as during the middle of the Nadal-Alcaraz match but it's still going to affect play

R69 that would be funny, but doubtful. Hes so good on clay, particularly the french open.

Serving in the wind fucking sucks. Some are better at it than others but even pros understandably get so frustrated.

According to a Spanish newspaper, Fritz is injured (ankle) and might not play.

Apparently, He injured his right ankle during his warm-up session.

R64, he's always had the foot condition.

I hate playing in the wind. The only positive thing I can say about it is, it makes you really concentrate on your footwork and position. But godDAMN it's frustrating.

R68 he pulled out of Wimby, DC, Canada, Cincinnati, the Open, Shanghai, Paris and the WTC last year because of his foot.

It healed and stayed healthy enough to play from early January until now.

Have you had sufficient?

(If you were making this claim on Rafa's knee? You might have some merit to your paranoia. But not his foot.)

He fucked it up in the last game in his match yesterday against Rublev.

Fritz injured his ankle during the end of his match against Rublev as was discussed

it is a bad sign that it hasn't gotten better today though

totally called it in the last thread that it's very Nadal-like to get lucky with an injured opponent after getting all these gifted chokes throughout the tournament

ATP continues to be a disaster in terms of the young guys

Iga serving for the title.

Sakkari is the new Bouchard. 1 small title and loses in all the finals, plus most semifinals since then

The way Iga is playing she might be the favorite for the French. Maybe even more than Barty. Still need to see how they play throughout the clay season.

Sakkari has been terrible in this second set.

[quote] Svee-i-tek

she looka lika man

Not sure why Swiatek isn't a bigger deal. She's backed up her (teenage) French Open win with several titles. She's only just 20. Very impressive.

Well she's ugly, for starters, R86. I'm sorry, but that's the truth.

Shes not ugly. Very plain though. Not one of the beauties that rack up endorsements.

Nadel is not like a normal person, he has superior genes. A few of his uncles used to be soccer players etc. He is gifted in the physical fitness department.

remember Nadal's ultimate gifted title in Madrid several years ago? Nishikori was kicking his ass but got injured in the second set and had to retire

The trophy is cool.

Nadal really has to be one of the luckiest players. So many situations like the ones previously mentioned just swing his way. I know you create your own "luck" but come on.

Annacone saying after treatment following the first practice, Fritz' ankle is feeling better and he was able to practice a second time for 25 minutes

I saw him tweak it against Rublev.

Just please God don't let this one be another mental case!

[quote] he was able to practice a second time for 25 minutes

Almost the length of a match.

Nadal team or Fritz team?

Why does Taylor wear what can only be described as 'smocks' on court? He'd look so much better with something a bit more form fitting.

Taylor should always be motivated by the fact that he must make child support payments. Was he married to the baby mama too? If so then he's likely paying spousal support since their breakup too

[quote] Why does Taylor wear what can only be described as 'smocks' on court? He'd look so much better with something a bit more form fitting.

One would think that caftan-wearing DLers would be more supportive of this.

[quote]that you WILLINGLY ignore what could be seen as glaring questions about Rafa...

Willingly ignore?

No, but make decisions based on evidence. You, and all of Rafa's detractors, have only presented speculation.

surprising start. Will Fritz choke a double break lead a la Korda though?

Daddy Fritz Team

R101 probably. Many players do against Nadal. Especially lately

Nadal is looking just gassed after his match against Carlos yesterday.

[quote] Nadal is looking just gassed after his match against Carlos yesterday.

I think it's his foot condition.

If Daddy F pulls this out, I'm on the next flight to PS to blow him.

yes, Fritz did marry the baby mama.

first attempt failed!

let's see if he can do it next game

Evidence please r105,

I think Novax is a transexual!

I think all of Roger's slams resulted from match fixing!

I have no need for proof, I'm on the r105 train!

Daddy takes the first!

first set in the books

6-3 Fritz

did anyone here ever watch when his mother played? What was her game like? That was before my time

clearly Nadal is injured which is unfortunate especially in a final.

That said I don't feel bad for him given his history of lucky incidents on court

Rafa's still not right after the med time-out.

the comeback begins! broke for 2-1

NEWSFLASH: nadal is now 100% cure from his back/shoulder/foot issues, amazingly they just went away after a few minutes of treatment! uh huh!

ULTIMATE bullshitter! when he can't move literally and has to default, then i'll believe he has REAL injuries....

it's one thing to not be at one's best 100% physically, but the way everyone include the ass kissing commentators go on and on and on you would think nadal was 10% and nearly paralyzed!....

i'm sorry if you are really injured you could not play world class tennis! no matter what!.....

Embarrassing that a crowd in the united states and california, are so much for nadal! you think if they were playing in Spain, ANYONE would be cheering for fritz??

I understand wanting to see a good match but that's it, nothing more....

Fritz is from CA too lol

r115, you sound like an incel. Are you involuntarily celebate? Is that what makes you so unhinged?

Yeah you would truly think this match was in Spain based on the crowd reactions.

R188... sorry if the truth hurts because what I say is true.. deflection and insults are never a argument, much less a stance!...

Rafa is one of the greatest. They’d cheer like this for Roger too…

But the lack of much support for this kid from California in California is odd.

Fritz one game away from a win.

R122. it's shameful, yeah, clap on a great point, clap because you want to see a good match, but for the entire stadium to cheer for nadal is just wrong! Like I said if they were playing in Spain? a TOTAL opposite reaction would be going on!...

meanwhile, jim courier earlier " rafa isn't playing like the man we all know and LOVE" ... what a fop courier is...

If I lose to white boy it because I hurt so mush. If I win it because I GOAT.

That audience should be ashamed of themselves... course many are plastered and are not even the true 365 days of the year 24/7 tennis fans...

Still waiting for you to trot out the evidence r120

Daddy Fritz wins.

Ahahaha. Bye, Mr. Twitchy.

Why he called Daddy Fritz?

Me hurt so mush.

Now Nadal can go pick his butt as much as he wants in his long break before the clay season!

R130 he is actually a dad

wow. congrats!

he has hooded eyelids, looks sleepy

Holy shit! I can't believe Fritz won! Finally someone who wasn't a pussy. And Fritz was injured, too, so Nadal can't rely on the injury card. Fritz just played a better and more aggressive match.

R127... right back at you... I can't stand nadal, never have, but at least I admit it... what say you....

once again, nadal's idea of being injured and what everyone else considers being injured are polar opposites.... funny, how Fritz was injured, but did you see him stalling? using gamesmanship? asking for the trainer and doctors TWICE? NO!....did you see taylor started to loudly grunt while he was injured like nadal? did you see taylor started shouting and emoting loudly when he won a point like nadal? no!

[quote]If Daddy F pulls this out, I'm on the next flight to PS to blow him.

Daddy F has no idea what's coming on to him. When he realizes a potbellied caftaned or muumuued datalounger is trying to service him, he's going to regret the chances he had to lose the match.

Like Taylor a lot and I’m happy he stepped up his game recently. Hope Rafa is back in form for the clay season though.

That being said - you were some fucking cunts today. Didn’t enjoy this at all. The constant Rafa bashing was annoying as fuck…

Not to sound superficial but Nadal has some bad crows feet for a 35 year old.

I wish the BNP Paribas guy would just shut up.

R138... as if the gamesmanship nadal has gotten away with for years isn't worthy of bashing? yeah, he's great off the court and after a match, but during? not so much!...And I also think he's on something as well... i've said my piece....

just happy that a next gen player didn't choke!....

"I grew up watching you" aka you're old

Holy shit. Was not expecting Rafa to lose. Good for Fritz though. Huge for him.

Now Rafa can focus on clay and Slam 22.

Miami will be a nice look at how tennis will be fairly soon with the big 3 out of the game. Whether anyone thinks that is good or bad doesnt matter, its inevitable.

Looks like the meanderingly incessant rants of ESL are back like bad pennies.

When is next half of Sunshine Double start?

[quote] Looks like the meanderingly incessant rants of ESL are back like bad pennies.

Which rant(s) were ESL's?

Apparently Tommy Hass texted La Courier today to ask if he had his kit with him in case Fritz couldn't play and they had to play an exo match.

R146 I think qualifying starts tomorrow. Main draw starts later this week.

Thank you, R149.

Haas' hairline is going going soon to be gone

the women's draw for Miami is out

Krejcikova has withdrawn again

there are a number of Ukrainian players in qualifying. I really hope, should any of them qualify that they don't fall into the sections with Russian and Belarussian players. That would be so awkward. As it stands now, the top 16 section already has Sabalenka, Sasnovich, Kasatkina and Ukrainians Svitolina and Kostyuk.

the big news is Osaka will face Sharma in rd 1 (should be a straight forward win). The seeded player waiting for the winner is Kerber with Fernandez the other seed. I for one would love a Naomi-Leylah rematch.

Azarenka who left IW in tears is playing Miami. Also her twitter is back and I see on March 2 she posted a response to the invasion (see below)

Winless Kenin has taken another WC and will play Kalinina

Pegula might play Stephens in rd 2

Ostapenko drew some bad luck as she'll face either Anisimova or Rogers

R147, look for the missing upper cases and overabundance of ellipses.

DL's favorite Daddy did it. Good for him. We all make fun of him because he was a horny teenager but he had a great tournament. Those two 3rd set aire breakers gave him confidence. He played great tennis.

[QUOTE] Krejcikova has withdrawn again

Yay!

R130 he had a kid with a girlfriend when he was a teenager. And you know DLers. He got married and then divorced the mom. Seems like a nice guy though.

in all seriousness I hope Nadal quickly recovers from his injury and can play a full clay season. I want him to lose while healthy. It's not fun having a top player injured

Who are top player at Miami Open?

women's top 8 seeds

Sabalenka, Swiatek, Kontaveit, Sakkari, Badosa, Pliskova, Muguruza, Jabeur

men's draw comes out tomorrow

Daddy Fritz!

Which players are most likely to be chronic, compulsive masturbators?

nice paycheck for Fritz! over 1 million bucks!

R161 Is your question directed to only active players?

Not necessarily, R163.

I think Fritz is kinda hot. He looks like one of those tall lanky guys that have a huge dick.

R162 yes the ex-wife and kid say thanks daddy!

Why does Kenin keep getting wildcards? Seems like she deserves to qualify to prove some actual mettle.

for now she gets the benefit of being a slam champ and finalist. She did have her appendix out last year and hasn't been the same since

I think if she doesn't start getting results by the end of clay season the WCs will stop

haha! Taylor using 1 of Nadal's own lines

I'm all for new blood, but Fritz does nothing for me. His gangly body, sunken eyes, and droopy mouth. He always looks weirdly like he's in extreme pain but also overdosing on ketamine. There's also nothing at all about his game that really stands out for me, sometimes he goes DTL well, but I liked the way he managed his nerves this week (if only he couldn't have kept it together when he was 2 sets up on "extremely injured" Djokovic at AO 2020!!).

I just hope he can continue to improve and won't be another Jack Sock or Karen Hemsworth Masters winner whose form takes a complete nosedive. Even defending Miami champ Hurkacz hasn't done too well aside from his Wimbledon run. Norrie seems to be handling it okay but it's early days.

and Fritz vaults into the top 10 reaching the #8 ranking

it's been a while as far as Americans are concerned. Interestingly he ties both Sock (in 2017) and Isner (in 2018) who also reached the #8 ranking. Fritz has chances to go higher than that as the year progresses though

Daddy!

*slurp*

Looks like one of the computers or statisticians at the ATP went on the blink. Fritz's points are overstated by 1,000. Add up the points in his rankings breakdown. He should be at 2875, not 3875. That puts him at #14. Feel free to check my math since I'm in the middle of insomnia here in California.

didn't he hurt his ankle? I'm sure he fucked it up even more by playing...

Most American players (especially the men) are rubbish on clay so he could probably stand to take a few weeks off anyway and come back in Rome, Madrid etc.

Nadal: "I feel pain even when I try to breathe. It's like I have a needle inside. The thing that worries me now is what I have to do to recover and how long it's going to take" That guy is a joke

Maybe it's just me, but I just figure out who Taylor Fritz reminds me of.... to me he resembles a young robert taylor? that's what i see or maybe a old robert taylor?...

speaking of fritz, did/does he come from a wealthy family? as nearly all tennis players do, if not wealthy certainly upper middle class..

yes, he's from a rich family.

from his wiki-

Fritz was born the youngest of three boys to Guy Fritz and Kathy May. His mother Kathy May Fritz was a top-10 player, and his father Guy Henry Fritz also played professional tennis and was named US Olympic Development Coach of the Year 2016.[4] He is the great-great-grandson of David May, founder of The May Department Stores Company, which merged with Macy's, and the great-grandson of Morton D. May.[5]

Fritz has two older maternal half-brothers, Chris and Kyle.[6][7]

Fritz grew up with his brothers in Rancho Santa Fe in the San Diego metropolitan area. He attended Torrey Pines High School, where he won the CIF singles title in the San Diego section as a freshman. A few months into his sophomore year, he switched to an online high school to play ITF junior events full-time.[8

THANK YOU R179 for this information...

I remember Kathy May from back in the day, ....

SO he did, taylor, came from both wealth and "connections".....

Here's Taylor with his mother Kathy

I hope he's not one of the MAGA clown circus like Isner or Brooksby.

^who cares what his politics are?!

Kathy May "reached three Grand Slam quarterfinals, once at the US Open in 1978 and twice at the French Open in 1977 and 1978. She won seven WTA singles titles during her career, and achieved a career-high ranking of world no. 10 in 1977". She married 3 times and has 3 sons.

I'm sure he is r182. Seems like most of the American players are these days.

Can someone explain to me why Sabalenka is still ranked so high when she is playing shit?

I assume it's because of the way she played last year.

Yeah Sabalenka did well last year and she hasnt lost those points yet. She won Madrid and got to the semis of Wimbledon and the US Open. The way she is playing lately she will be out of the top 10 soon.

Yes, she has already dropped from a clear No. 2 to No. 5...

I remember that Mladonna got to the top 10 for the first and only time of her career after, what?, six or seven losses back to back, so Sabalenka can stay up high for a while.

I hope that you're wrong, R185. Just because a few American ATP idiots have made some MAGA remarks shouldn't apply that political persuasion to most of the American players.

When do Miami draws come out?

Here's the men's draw.

I think Taylor is super cute and sweet. Seems extremely dumb, but that's par for the course with American male tennis players. But I bet that dick is long and he has full pubes.

[quote] Seems extremely dumb, but that's par for the course with American male tennis players.

Canadians not be extremely dumb!

don't forget me

Nothing wrong with a dumb, horny jock.

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Ben Stiller is a hollywood "heavyweight"?...

Courier stating Ben stiller is such a great supporter of tennis and this BNP tournament! WHY? because he got incredible great seats FOR FREE and had nothing better to do than watch tennis all day long! Courier thinks THAT"S supporting a tournament and tennis?....

Tell ole Jim, that when Ben PAYS for those great seats, and gives money to the U.S.T.A. and attends other tournaments when he's not working, maybe then he can be considered "supporting tennis"!...

well, he's been in lots of successful movies. he writes and directs as well.

R197 is VERY angry she couldn't afford tickets.

interesting early round sections in the men's draw:

possible Medvedev vs. Murray assuming Murray gets by Delbonis

hot but majorly slumping Garin could play Martinez

Basilashvili could possibly play Brooksby in what would be 1 of the biggest contrast of styles ever lol

possible flashy rd3 between Shapovalov vs. Evans

look out for German newcomer Altmaier and that grunt of his...he could face Tsitsipas

Tsonga has returned via protected ranking and will play Thompson, winner to get de Minaur

young gun Musetti vs. Popyrin

DL fave hot match Fucsovics vs. Giron with winner to face Alcaraz

Fritz is in the draw and being a seed he wouldn't have to play before Friday or Saturday

should be entertaining match Korda vs Davidovich Fokina

WC Kyrgios has drawn Mannarino with winner to play Rublev lol

Nakashima vs. Kwon with winner to play Tiafoe

Coric is playing again and faces a tbd qualifier winner gets Zverev

I get Garin and Giron mixed up until I remember Giron is the one with the hot ass.

Garin has nice legs too

R199... R197 here... YOU'RE right I am angry as are 99% of true tennis fans who can't afford to shell out thousands of dollars for a week of watching, not counting hotel, food, rental car, parking lot fees, etc.....and have to sit in the rafters....and the powers that be of tennis don't give a shit as long as those who ARE wealthy and sponsors are around.... AND because I love Tennis so much, it makes me mad and sad, and it's them the powers that be, and this very reason (besides the lack of great rivalries, a top american champion, etc) that is making this sport even MORE of a "rich mans' game" and a "niche sport" whose popularity is dwindling...

Fritz is officially #13 on the ATP ranking but with Miami points removed pre-tournament he's #12 in the live ranking.

Without even going into the whole COVID thing about going to the event to watch the matches in person, I'm just glad that we can see so much more tennis now virtually than was ever available 25 years ago. Back then we were lucky to catch whatever was available on cable TV, and the selection was whatever match the broadcaster chose. Before cable we were lucky even to have Slam semis or finals available on network TV if it wasn't preempted by some other sports event or whatever the network felt like broadcasting instead.

R173 wow good catch. I think this is the first time they ever messed up a new rankings update. Weird how they put Fritz at #8 originally but it's now corrected.

in other news

time for some mess

Becker's bankruptcy trial begins. Imagine winning as many big titles as he did and have nothing to show for it

not too sure about 'nothing' - he's been living in a v. expensive penthouse flat and still has the trappings of wealth. Which is part of the problem.

[quote] Before cable we were lucky even to have Slam semis or finals available on network TV if it wasn't preempted by some other sports event or whatever the network felt like broadcasting instead.

Sometimes the sports event was whatever the network felt like broadcasting.

Becker hid his wealth. He's not really broke. But he has been very stupid with his money, bad investments etc.

Genie Bouchard is coming back!!!!!! Pencil her in as a surprise winner.

We've awarded @geniebouchard a Wild Card for the U.S. Pro Women's Clay Court Championships!

Is Bouchard clay specialist?

Jesus H Christ, the Pampers Shriver picture at R28 made me go blind. Martina, Amelie, Hana, Fatty Wenders and all the other tennis lezzies saw the picture too and they all now identify as straight or asexual. Pampers must be the ugliest, most disgusting hag ever to wear a tennis skirt and scare tennis fans everywhere.

R188 actually it was more than 5 matches. Mladonna made the top 10 on a string of FIFTEEN consecutive matches lost. It is actually a record losing streak at the WTA level, even others who had such slumps were able to win at ITF tournaments in between.

Have we discussed that her old nemesis Sharadopa is about to be charged with fraud? Anybody surprised?

^ OK, well real estate projects are one thing I HAVEN'T seen Serena hocking.

Props on her judgment there (so far).

I think Serena prefers big cock to business. Sharapova keeps trying to make it in business (even went to Harvard Business School) but isn't very good at it.

And yet no one is able to yet really ask the one question of doctors as to what could have caused this in an elite athlete.

R217.. pulled pec muscle? really bad heartburn? will we ever know?

It was gas.

Rafael Nadal is set to be out for four to six weeks after suffering a stress fracture in his rib and will miss the Monte Carlo Masters... despite bravely playing on with the problem in the Indian Wells final

Rafa Nadal has suffered a stress fracture in his rib and will be out for up to six weeks, the Spaniard's team said on Tuesday.

Nadal, the winner of 21 Grand Slam singles titles, complained of a chest issue during his run to the final of the ATP 1000 event in Indian Wells, California last week.

The Spaniard bravely battled on against American Taylor Fritz despite struggling with his rib problem before losing 6-3, 7-6 - and later claimed he had breathing difficulties throughout the match.

He was also suffering from the same issue in his semi-final win over Carlos Alcaraz - being forced to battle to a 6-4 4-6 6-3 - but the three-set victory took its toll and he wasn't able to pull through in the final.

Confirming the news on Twitter, Nadal wrote: 'Hello everyone, I wanted to announce that I have returned to Spain and I immediately went to visit my medical team to do the tests after the Indian Wells final that I played with discomfort.

'As it turns out, I have a stress crack in one of my ribs and will be out for 4-6 weeks. This is not good news and I did not expect this. I am sunk and sad because after the start of the season I have had such a good time.

'I reached a very important part of the year with very good feelings and good results. But hey, I've always had that fighting and overcoming spirit and what I will do is be patient and work hard after my recovery. Once again thank everyone for the support.'

His loss to Fritz ended his 20-match winning streak and after the match he explained how a feeling like a 'needle' hampered his performance and led to breathing issues, before discovering the problem was due to the rib stress fracture.

'When I'm breathing, when I'm moving, it's like a needle all the time inside. I get dizzy a little bit because it's painful. It's a kind of pain that limits me a lot. It's not only about pain, I don't feel very well because it affects my breathing.'

Nadal had already decided not to play in the Miami Open over the next fortnight and will instead have a short break before the clay-court season begins next month.

He said of his first defeat of the year: 'I wanted to make it perfect before clay. It has been very, very, very beautiful. Honestly I am sad because of the way I was not able to compete. It's tough to have these feelings, every day, but in the final it's very, very ugly.'

The wingnuts on twitter were really fast to chalk Nadal's breathing pain to the jab. Oh the Schadenfreude from the Djokovic's fanboys!

I'm excited for Novak to win Monte Carlo and Roland Garros!

I love perusing these tennis threads. This is where DL’s true bitchery truly shows itself.

Lol!

I'm excited to see the crowd react to Novaxx in the near future. And his reaction to that reaction.

[quote] Lol!

LoL! :)

Who is the number one player in the world right now?

Djokovic's numbers aren't all that impressive when you consider his lack of competition. Oh, wait, what, never mind.

What should Medvedev and other Russians do?

I'm looking forward to Djokovic showing that the losses to Vesely, PCB and Medvedev were the first signs of a swift decline and demise.

Who is current top player on ATP?

Joe Salisbury, R230

Joe can top me anytime he wants.

that stinks about Nadal and the rib injury. I hope he can play at least 1 warmup event before RG. I want to see him healthy and dethroned, not just absent

[quote] What should Medvedev and other Russians do?

Why should they have to say or do anything? They're tennis players not political spoke-persons.

former Russian turned Australian Daria (Gavrilova) Saville today wore colors of the Ukrainian flag during her win

if you read her twitter she's quite vocal

OMG Barty retired. WTA is gonna be even worse.

Oh fuck's sake, it's true. She's just 25. And was playing so, so well. Nobody could touch her at the Aus Open. Why?

wow just bizarre. I wonder what the reason is

well remember she left the sport when she was younger and came back

maybe she'll return in a few years

So Swiatek becomes #1. At least she just won IW and has previously won a slam. First Polish #1

Will Arantxa Rus be unfairly maligned because of her last name?

R239 Does that happen - a retired player is taken out of the official rankings? I thought they were just left in until they drop off.

R241 I think it's a choice by the player but not sure. Here's what Jose has to say

The conspiracist in me is thinking "shadow ban" à la Henin but I don't get those cagey vibes from Ash.

Did she get married yet?

Wtf is wrong with her?!? She is gonna regret this.

It really is shocking she is quitting again (and as a pretty clear #1).

Barty is a talent for sure but she never dominated the tour. She didn't just win everything she entered these last few years

It makes sense looking now that she didnt play the sunshine double. Her reason was cited as physically not being ready which was bs cause she won the Aussie fairly comfortably and it was over month ago before the start of Indian Wells. I'll miss her variety that many women dont have but if the desire isnt there then no reason to keep going. Shes only 25.

Who is current top player on WTA?

R248 Swiatek is currently number 2 but it depends if Barty immediately withdraws her spot from the ranking. Other players just let their ranking fall over time.

What about Incredible Hulk Girl?

Thanks, R249.

Incredible Hulk girl has been having serving problems recently and dropped down. Bit unlucky for her since she was a strong No. 2 for so long but it's better that a slam winner is No. 1.

I wonder if our resident DL Rafa hater thinks he faking this injury too?

A bit stunned about Barty. But also not stunned.

I'm sorry but if Henin's sudden retirement was suspicious, Ashleigh Barty's retirement is suspicious. Hopefully, she won't come back on tour in two years, as if everything's A-OK, saying that she feels she can bring more to women's tennis. Like Henin. Ugh!

When Henin left I figured she went to film a Haley Joel Osment movie. You never see Justine and Haley in the same place at the same time.

R253 Of course he is faking this injury. He was never going to play Miami. He will be back in Madrid acting like he is a fucking hero. I won't be surprised if he takes these few week to take some more steroid so he can win RG.

It's not nearly as suspicious as Henin's retirement, lol. She retired one week out from her favourite slam RG, she had won 4 of the last 5 (and three in a row) and specifically mentioned they were not allowed to bring up PED allegations in her press conference and immediately took her name off the rankings. Then she came back exactly one year (silent ban?) and 3 months (the amount of time needed to re-enter doping controls) later.

Barty has always hated the grind of the tour, and actually retired once before. Frequently pulls out of big events. She probably wants to have kids and play golf. Good for her I guess, but it's a loss for the WTA who finally had a consistent #1 who wasn't a complete bitch. Sometimes I wonder if the huge prize money increases have stunted the girls' motivation to keep winning and compete with themselves. None of them seem to actually like playing the sport, entering tournaments is apparently a huge burden, and once they have one good result and rack up the endorsement $$ they tend to flop for a year or two afterward.

R256, but he's missing Monte Carlo. A tournament he owns. And Barcelona - his home tourney. And another tourney he owns. So he's going to sacrifice two very possible victories just to rest up. Makes sense. Perfect sense.

Oh, Rafa hates playing in Madrid. The altitude kills his topspin. That's the tourney he'd skip, btw.

Also, he pulled out of Miami two weeks ago. Way before the injury.

Unless it was all a long game?

it's a bummer as a couple years ago I was REALLY looking forward to a developing rivalry between Osaka, Barty and Andreescu. Osaka and Barty are 2-2 while both Barty and Osaka are 1-0 against Andreescu

now Barty is gone and Andreescu is AWOL while Osaka has not fully recovered mentally but at least she's playing

The Barty retirement is really strange. She was a great player and had a great personality. She also seemed to be struggling with mental health-related problems but.... I do not get it. Her sponsors might be so happy!

*smothered sobs*

I'll miss her beautiful all court game, her athleticism, her wicked slice BH, and her delightful, self-effacing personality.

But I remember hearing once that she'd been on the road like 7 months and thinking NFW I'd want to do that.

interview here

She's pregnant.

R263, that was my first thought as well. If she's not pregnant I hope this isn't to placate the schlubby fiancé.

She is not pregnant now but she is planning to have a lot of kids. She looks like a breeder.

[quote] I feel pain even when I try to breathe. It's like I have a needle inside.

Eet hurt so mush.

oh, no boring iga with her boring game and boring cups will be no1 of WTA. WTA is in terrible state now. TERRIBLE. I bet she wont defend all those points

Rafa is not faking his injury, unless by injury you mean marriage.

Clarey's perspective here seems a little clearer than....others.

It's also a bit awkward for Hologic, who just became a title sponsor for the WTA. What must they be thinking when their #1 player and winner of 2 of the last 3 grand slams retires three weeks after they announce the partnership.

I think there is a major shift in the mentality of these players. The history of most sports is the best hate to lose and want to win at all costs. Tennis is no different. But even starting as far back as Serena and Venus Williams, you could see they did not have the singular focus that Graf, pre-stabbing Seles, Navratilova, Evert, Billie Jean King, Margaret Court (yes, even that homophobe) had. The past greats wanted to be #1 and win all the titles, with the Slams being their main target, but they wanted to consistently win all titles on the tour and be #1.

Serena and Venus, after winning Slams, came in and out of the tour. They had interests outside of tennis. Then the next generation felt when they achieved their goals, they sort of lacked motivation. They didn't have that killer instinct. You see it on the ATP tour as well. Think about Dominic Thiem who won the 2020 US Open then pretty much went away after that. I think that's a big reason Nadal, Djokovic and Federer continued to collect Slam after Slam. The Big 3 all developed that single-minded focus, probably no one more so than Nadal, but they never really had to face that mentality in the younger generations.

I think the younger generation grew up with terms like work/life balance. They don't want to be all about one thing. Barty seems to have that personality. She was able to focus the last year or so and committed to being away from her home country to do so. I think it took a toll on her. Steffi Graf would have stayed away from Germany for 3 years if it meant winning titles. Not so this younger generation.

It's an interesting shift in perspective and values. I don't know that the single-minded focus of the past is healthy. It seems like every autobiography I've read of past tennis greats touches on this and how they all had to make a lot of sacrifices to achieve their goals. I don't think the younger generation is really willing to make those sacrifices.

Steffi Graf would have gnawed out her uterus if it meant winning titles.

Steffi Graf went after titles like she had to pay off an abusive Nazi who was holding her mother for ransom.

I don't know if it's fair to classify Serena and Venus as the turning point. They had interests outside of tennis, but at her peak Serena feasted on winning like a fucking vampire, and would never throw in the kind of tank jobs and excuses we see from Osaka, Anisimova, Andreescu etc. Hated losing so much she called her own sister a 'fucking bitch' on camera in a GS final, and last year took a wildcard to the Parma 250 in the worst form of her life to try and grind out some clay court wins with her 40 year old body before the French. You would NEVER see Barty or Osaka doing this.

Venus loves the sport like no other, she does Q&As on tennis tips once per week on IG and actually asks fans to send/tag videos of their tennis queries so she can critique them. She's still grinding it out in rehab and the gym trying to come back to play the game she loves at 42 or so. At her last AO she was so injured she needed to use her racquet as a walking cane to stand up. But she still tried to fight through the match and accepted her bagel from Errani. She's even at the current Miami Open with Seles, and attended Newport Beach to watch the mens tennis.

I think the prize money is just too high with this current generation. There is no incentive to try win titles week in and week out, or viciously battle for the #1 ranking like Hingis and Lindsay used to. You win one big tourney or slam, and immediately feel free to slump (Sloane, Thiem, Kenin). They also don't seem to actually care much about the game or sport, I think their parents tried to copy Richard Williams and forced them into it, but it didn't work because the kids actually didn't care. Naomi says she wants to play as few tournaments as possible and her sister said she never enjoyed tennis. Hopefully determined players like Sakkari, Badosa, Swiatek, Alcaraz, Sinner etc. can usher in some passion once more.

Say what you will, R274, but Serena and Venus never consistently exhibited the kind of year-in, year-out commitment that the old guard did. They were the first not to have that, then it went WAY downhill from there in the next generations.

Lust. Pure lust.

Dreamy Jack Draper dispatches 'tripod' Gilles Simon in straight sets in Miami. PHWOAR!

Please send Mark 'Petch' Petchy back to England, or some remote island. He can take vapid blonde Dani Kleppinger with him.

Another match with a Daddy/Twunk vibe about to start - Porna Vs Verdasco. The Miami Tennis Gays are being spoiled today

Hubie

Hubie team

Ugh....Hubie is playing doubles with Isner tomorrow.

Oh Hubie., my love. Please don't disappoint us. I know it's because you're so goddamn nice and always see the best in people, but that wingnut will drag you down!

Borna is so smokin' hot!

Borna is monetizing his best assets, I suspect.

Borna knocking out that fucking psycho, Zverev, in the next round would be AWESOME. Yes, please!

I’ll be at the Miami Open tomorrow. Fuscovics vs. Giron. Top that, tennis bitches.

Anyone know if it’s possible to sneak into the grandstand court with grounds passes? Kerber is playing Osaka which could be fantastic.

SO how does one get a fracture rib (nadal) in the first place??...

[quote] Hubie is playing doubles with Isner tomorrow.

That’s unfortunate.

Maybe it's a show of American - Polish unity.

Naomi Osaka: "I don't know if I'm allowed to say this, but I finally started talking to a therapist after Indian Wells. It only took like a year after French Open.Yeah, I don't know, she kind of like told me strategies and stuff. I realize how helpful it is."

I'm stunned it's taken her this long. Didn't the people around her give a shit about what was very publicly happening to her (unless she was refusing to see someone)?

R290 Like most tennis fans, we just tried to ignore her and hope she'd go away.

Borety obviously retired because she is AFRAID. She knows that the writing is on the wall and CoCo GOAT is ready to take over and DOMINATE tennis.

CoCo is going to win every single slam until 2040. She is already greater than Serena, Graff, Monica, Chris and Martina. Her only competition is herself.

R292, on a more serious note (but not that much more serious)... that moron who knows nothing about tennis on the Tennis Channel, steve weissman, predicted that coco would win a grand slam title this year! because???

r293 MJ, Roger and NuBalance told him so.

R293 Tbh with Barty out and the rest of the WTA being the headcases they are, I bet we'll have a few new slam winners this year so it doesn't seem that crazy.

And today was the day I fell for Davidovich Fokina.

R296 He and Garin need to choke me to death with their thighs.

Regarding Osaka, you can't force someone to seek help if they don't want it or think there is a problem. It wouldn't work.

Seb Korda destroyed Davidovich Fokina 6-1, 6-1.

r297... can you leave Garin's ass for my face (and hands and manhood!), after you're done with him? laugh....AND Giron too!

Muchova def. Fernandez 6-4 7-6(3)

Collins def. Bondar 6-3 3-6 6-4

The UGOAT finally wins a match on tour this year.

Mark my words, he's now got momentum and will end the year #1

Is that Wozniacki commentating again? God, she’s the worst.

[quote]Is that Wozniacki commentating again?

That's the Woz. She's mumbling incoherently.

God, she desperately needs a voice coach. It’s almost cavewoman.

Fucsovics Vs Giron: this match should really be played in the nude.

Siniakova has the ugliest fucking serve motion I've ever seen.

Hothead Brooksy threw his racket which hit a ball kid (not severely) but only received a point penalty

He was on set for the Tennis Channel and started by proactively apologizing profusely for his behavior.

Is Woz cavewoman?

it was funny yesterday hearing Wozniacki commentating on the end of the Coric-Verdasco match since she used to date Verdasco and didn't disclose it. She was talking about him like he was just a regular player she only knew from afar lol

annnnnnnd Raducanu loses again!

served for the match at 6-3 4-6 5-4 , lost it 6-3 4-6 5-7

to Siniakova of all people

Rinderknech's white shorts have sweat right through.

Women's tennis is so stupid.

[quote]annnnnnnd Raducanu loses again!

Pliskobot and Svitolina are also out already. Halep & Muguruza had to withdraw so it's quite messy again on the WTA side

R315 yeah the top section is wide open. The highest seed? Sabalenka. The semi finalist will be so random. Raducanu choked at the end. Siniakova can be decent but isnt a player that she should've lost to. Raducanu might put it all together in a couple years but she needs more experience. She has lost lots of matches recently being up in the final set or serving for it.

At least Caroline is so pretty... whose better her or genie?

Kecmanovic def. Sock 7-6(3) 6-4

Murray def. Delbonis 7-6(4) 6-1

Fucsovics def. Giron 6-3 6-4

Thompson def. Tsonga 6(1)-7 6-4 6-4

Is ESL still on the tennis threads? If so what indicates his presence?

So much drama on the WTA side. The mediocrity is deep. Happy for my fave Iga, though. If she stays healthy, she can walk through the FO.

Svee-i-tek

ooh some very interesting Friday matches on schedule:

Gauff vs. Q. Wang

Zverev vs. Coric

Rublev vs. Kyrgios

Tiafoe vs. Nakashima

Stephens vs. Pegula

Badosa vs. Bouzkova

Dimitrov vs. McDonald

Schwartzman vs. Kokkinakis

Ostapenko vs. Rogers

Li upsets Kontaveit 6-0 3-6 6-4

Begu upsets Sabalenka 6-4 6-4

Has the world's worst tennis commentator chimed in on Eugenie Bouchard's chances of winning Miami? So what if she isn't in the draw? Minor details like those don't matter to Chrissy whose pencil hasn't seen much action lately.

R320 so you thought saba was gonna win with iga? sabalenka is headcase now

Poor Sabalenka. She must be a total wreck right now. She should take 6 months off to regroup and clear her head.

What is going on with Kontveit? This loss is mind boggling.

Both coached or formally coached by Dmitry Tursunov. Was he with Kontaveit last night in Miami? Sabalenka feel apart after their split. I wonder if something’s up with him and Kontaveit.

loved how that commentator during the sabalenka match finally said was needed to be said for so long.... she had no plan b, much less a plan c..

loved how he out loud said he couldn't understand why someone like her kept on playing the same way, point after point, game after game while losing and why she couldn't understand to at least try something different, do something different...

it's because she and the other 99% of the players on the wta can't! they all play the same way, slug from the baseline and hope they do it better that day than their opponent and vice versa....

and this goes back as far as sharapova.. losing badly to serena every time, every year, ( so called rivalry) and she never did ANYTHING to change, improve, etc....

I was at the tournament yesterday and watched Sabalenka practice before last night’s match. She hit every ball as hard as she possibly could with a grunt/scream with every swing. Every player was hitting as hard as possible during practice but nobody was putting in the emotional and physical energy that Sabalenka was.

By the way, Baoudosa is almost as big and strong as Sabalenka is in real life. She’s extremely intimidating looking on the court. She was practicing with Swiatek. Juan was hanging around Baudosa on the practice court in a tank top doing nothing but looking sexy.

My favorite was Casper Ruud who is really handsome in real life. FAA is elegant and polite but more withdrawn with fans. Both signed lots of autographs.

11/13 seeds from the top half of the womens draw are out after yesterday. Lemmeguess... "the depth of the womens game?"

These new girls just don't have it. Venus, Serena, Lindsay, Martina, Amelie, Justine, Jennifer, Monica, Mary and Kim would never let this happen.

[quote]Venus, Serena, Lindsay, Martina, Amelie, Justine, Jennifer, Monica, Mary and Kim would never let this happen.

Speaking of Kim, I don't think her comeback is gonna happen anymore?

I wonder if the DJ will play 'Don't Cry for me Argentina' before the Osaka match.

R331 I don't know to where you're referring, but she's been coming back here daily.

Casper Ruud tickles my gaydar. Maybe it's just because the guy is introverted, but who knows: this is the Datalounge after all.

We'd be happy to have him. I'll comb his hair for him, and rim him.

Come on Porna and Hugo! Time to put out the trash!

I hadn't heard Wozniaki's commentary until today. She really is dreadful.

Callipygous Gaston takes out the MAGA trash.

I LOVE Gaston when he's on it like today. Totally exposed Isner's weaknesses. Gaston got so many returns back in you could see it totally undermine Isner's confidence in his own serve in the second set.

super-callypigous-fragilisticexpialidocious Hugo

women earn too much

OMG Kyrgios took Rublev to the woodshed.

*sighs*

Kyrgios was lights out today. I expected him to have a letdown in Miami after choking against Nadal but he's handled 2 tough opponents in a row.

The next match against Fognini should be really fun

Fog team

in a real WTF result today, both Cerundolo brothers are into the 3rd round! They were until this tournament clay specialists. Francisco defeated Griekspoor and then was up 6-1 3-1 on Opelka before Reilly retired. Juan Manuel defeated Lajovic and then today Anderson in 3 sets

more upsets

Haddad Maia def. Sakkari 4-6 6-1 6-2

Rogers def. Ostapenko for the second week in a row

polish dick nosed whore wins again, lol the worst 1 in history

R346 no that would be Pliskova her record is by far the weakest

YAY, IGA!

R348 You meant GAY,IGA!

Swiatek's No.1 at just 20, with a slam under her belt and has reached the last 16 or better at all the slams. That's pretty impressive these days.

R350 it would be impressive in 2010-2017

R351 Please elaborate.

krygios vs fognini... a psychiatrist dream match! ....

R352 you dont know how to read?

the super cute McDonald upsets Dimitrov 6-1 6-4

Keys' Australia form is gone in a sorry 6-3 3-6 4-6 loss to Kalinina

Imma gon win Miami, haters!

R346 & r347, you’ve both forgotten Safina?

R357 Right? She was a terrible #1.

Fuck you R357. I am the GOAT of bad number ones and a gay icon.

R357 Safina had a better record than Pliskova too. Pliskova has only 2 big titles to her name (Cincinnati and Rome). She's a 2 time slam finalist

Safina has 5 big titles (Berlin, Canada, Tokyo, Rome, Madrid). She is a 3 time slam finalist and is the 2008 silver medalist. Safina also backed up her 2008 clay season by doing better the next year. Pliskova had 1 brief part of a season when she got hot and hit #1. Neither was a good #1 but Safina's record is way better than Pliskova's

That Californian cunt Tracy Austin is obviously the worst and luckiest number one. All her wins were flukes and she only won because Martina was exhausted after endless nights of passion with me and Chrissy was having her weekly visit from Auntie Flo. Chrissy, Marti and moi are the three greatest players of all time.

Jelena, you weren't even the #1 forehead on the WTA.

Marti at R362, does your butt still hurt after all the kickings it got from Vee, Ree, Lindsey, Moni and Steffi? How does your trophy shelf look with the empty slot for the Roland Garros trophy which you never won?

Ree may have beaten me 50 times but at least I managed to get a career Grand Slam which even Vee, Moni, Lindsey and Juju couldn't do. And I did it all with a weak heart.

Medvedev team or Misery team?

Anyone catch Garin's shorts slit all the way up his thigh in his match against Martinez? New men's trend?

Here's a picture of Garin's slit

[quote] Here's a picture of Garin's slit

Slit? Did someone say slit?

Dan Med, always.

Misery, never.

Small Cat wins easily.

Jingo Cat is insufferable.

DL Fave Queen Collins up next on Stadium

Felix and Matteo in slumps...I wonder if they've both split with their cousin girlfriends and need to console each other.

A little airbrushing would make things just right.

Au revoir, Ugoat!

Daddy Fritz v Kukushkin is a brilliant match!

Who is called “Daddy” Fritz?

Why is called “Daddy” Fritz?

Coz he is a single dad.

Hi Sveta

Daddy Fritz wins!

He plays DL fave Tommy Paul in the next round. Let's hope Tommy plays in a jockstrap.

Korda team or Ramos-Viñolas team?

Korda Team.

Love the way he won that TB from match points down!

And for his grand finale he'll stop a clock.

we'll he not hawt, I grant you

but neither is ARV, he's something from the Addams family

Seb team.

I like them both but I've been a longtime fan of ARV, no matter where he fits in the Addams family.

Korda comes through!

Basilashvili team or Brooksby team?

Nico. Hot n hairy.

Wife beater or spoiled brat? Nope. Neither.

Wait, Nico is a wife-beater?

[quote] Wait, Nico is a wife-beater?

She was.

Apparently, R391.

Unless you're referring to this.

Tsitsy team or 🐺 team?

This thread has been paywalled. Thanks, OP of the new thread.

Has our sweet innocent Tommy Paul gotten rid of that nasty big titted Only Fans chick?