The Gays and Tennis Part 127 - USO swing

Thank you for the new thread, OP.

Coric saved 3 BPs in the 2nd set opening game, nicely done!

damm they's some WET shorts on Porna

I need to find some barefoot photos of Coric, he has really sexy feet!

It seems like R4 not only wants some Coric feet but also some Chore-itzo.

thanks OP

yes Coric is really good looking with an unusually good body for a tennis player. He'd be even hotter though if he got rid of the facial hair (I know he let it grow this week due to superstition) and instead grew out the hair on his head. I'm beyond tired of the shaved head look. He does have the same odd hair pattern as Djokovic. I also don't like his tattoos (like Berrettini he has expanded the one on his arm too)

Chore-itch breaks on Tsitsy's double fault. 4-2.

uh oh daddy can't help Stefanos now

Coric unless he chokes has got this

oooh, Coric making ball boy wipe the court at break point, and then Titsy double faults.

very unusual that both players today are seeking their first outdoor hardcourt title. Tsitsipas has only won on clay and indoor hard

Coric has only won on clay and grass.

correction Tsitsipas won a grass event this year

One game away for Chore-itch.

Papa Tsitsy doesn't shut up!

Chore-tich victory!

Porna reminds me of Chris Evans. He has a cute smile.

Did Porna have any UE on his BH? I didn't see any.

damn coric is sexy and his "physio" is even hotter, what a slab of beefcake his physio is! whew!..

our baby's a winner!

Ominous clouds nearby. The organizers were wise to start the men's final immediately after the women's ceremony.

LOVING the chaos of last 2 ATP tournaments. No one expected PCB and Coric to come out on top. Let's hope this men's chaos continues at the USO. Hopefully we get a new male slam champ

Coric is "rough" or trashy hot. Thick with a nice ass. But who the hell is the one dude is in his box? Actually two of the dudes are good looking, but one is super hot and gorgeous.

Wait, why didn't he present hole??!

ATP without Nadal, Djokovic and Federer is going to be entering WTA with random winners at most events.

[quote] Wait, why didn't he present hole??!

Perhaps that will be done during the trophy presentation?

I certainly hope so, R24. Otherwise, I want that two hours back.

What is Borna’s skin color?

Is he still dating his sister?

[quote] Is he still dating his sister?

See R396 of the prior thread:

[quote] He does seem to be a little creepily close with his sister.

R19 Yep, just seen that it's pissing down with rain in the background of Coric's tv interview.

Borna sounds a bit like Rafa.

Coric looks like he has a cute 6 inches cut dick.

Is there Asian swing?

Is this where we talk about Granby National Bank Championships?

R34, Coric is Croatian and Catholic, so he is very likely uncut, unless some medical reason made it necessary.

I’m happy for Borna and Garcia. Borna had an incredible week and it’ll be interesting to see how he handles 5 sets.

I was going to make the exact same observation. He might be in he USO mix but one never knows how success in best of three will translate for someone with such a thin recent record.

How old Tsitsy Daddy?

[quote] How old Tsitsy Daddy?

TsitsiPapa.

I want to suck off Daddy Tsi Tsi as he covertly coaches his son over the phone.

That's weird, isn't it?

"I want to suck off Daddy Tsi Tsi as he covertly coaches his son over the phone.

That's weird, isn't it?"

Don't know about weird, but it's funny as hell, R40. Love the non to his illegal coaching.

"nod to his illegal coaching."

Winston-Salem Open on Tennis Channel. Elf playing Djere.

Hot Domi Thiem on treadmill.

R44 - they took those pics from the wrong side.

I am just flabbergasted that Coric won this thing. I mean, the feeling was that his injury was career-threatening. Just unbelievable!

The men's game is so open at the moment, right? And this is sort of a prep for the true, post-big-3 era, though Nadal isn't done yet and Novak I suspect will play for many more years. But his ranking has dropped of course, so he'll get tougher draws, face tougher players earlier on. Just fascinating.

So happy for Porna

Yay Porna! He really came through!

He also just won the DL Tennis Boyfriend Sweepstakes!

crazy times...

never thought I'd see Serena ranked #608 or Venus ranked #1445

[quote]But who the hell is the one dude is in his box? Actually two of the dudes are good looking, but one is super hot and gorgeous.

I guess it's these 'dudes'. His coach Mate Delic and physiotherapist Yianni Louizos

My gay eyes wouldn't mind having ten years of Borna/Matteo/Carlos ménage à trois in the big three ahead of them, just like we have ten plus years of Federer/Nadal/Djokovic in the rearview mirror but with some eye candy special fx added on top of the sheer rivalry. Yum!

Now Garcia was always considered a mental headcase with huge potential, just like so many other French players , à la Tsonga, Gasquet, Mladonna, but most particularly Amelie Mauresmo, so I wonder if Caroline Garcia could not have a late career resurgence, just like Amelie had in 2006, three years before she retired (Aus Open and Wimbledon titles). This could be compelling and I'm not even saying this in jest, Ben and Courtney.

Also could someone explain the joke about what is X Y or Z's skin color: I keep seeing this one in the threads and it's totally lost on me.

[quote]Also could someone explain the joke about what is X Y or Z's skin color: I keep seeing this one in the threads and it's totally lost on me.

I think it has to do with the Yellow Skin Troll (YST)

Bruna let Borna do anal after his big win. Happy for him.!

Djokovic just can’t help the nasty cuntiness. Here he is making our little Porna C look bad, just because. An oldie but a goodie.

[quote] is Croatian and Catholic, so he is very likely uncut, unless some medical reason made it necessary.

Absolutely. No circumcision in Croatia, unless in case of some medical condition or if the child is from one of Bosnian or Kosovo Muslim families.

I’ve ranged for him to get one.

Porna hit 86 BHs, had 10 winners off it and only 4 UE.

Damm. That's a solid shot.

in regards to borna and matteo and carlos, all we need now is for them to bring back the extremely snug short shorts and VOILA! tennis will again be MUST SEE TV!..

in regards to carlos, if those lips are meant for sucking I don't know whose are!...

"Chris Evert talks about the price she paid for her early success; her cancer diagnosis and chemotherapy; and how her sister Jeanne saved her life."

Judy, you in danger girl!

r 55, after 127 threads and a decade of it there is no doubt on who the real cunt is.

Porna's 'O' face?

There is something slightly camp about Porna's movement. Do we think he could be gay? I second the poster who liked his feet. Lovely to see them 😊

Porna and his team are probably virulently homophobic.

R65, because they’re Croatian? That’s an extreme assumption to make. People who travel and/or are in the entertainment business (sports are entertainment, after all) tend to have more realistic views.

Well he certainly is proud of his body and likes to show it off.

I'm not complaining!

A. Zverev has withdrawn from the USO.

No Djokovic, no Zverev....

Bye Zverev!

B. Zverev.

Reilly Opelka has also withdrawn, which means Jack Sock enters the main draw without having to qualify

given this week's rankings, here are the dangerous floaters at the USO. I have a feeling it's going to be pure chaos in both draws. There haven't been this many dangerous ATP floaters in a while

[bold] ATP: [/bold]

Kecmanovic he is next in line to be seeded if someone else withdraws

Karatsev hasn't had a good year compared to his breakout 2021 but with that power he can turn it on at any time

Davidovich Fokina has a habit of getting into long marathon matches and no seed wants that in the first 2 rounds

Brooksby

Ruusuvuori's form has improved the last several weeks and he's a solid groundstroker

Bublik aka Kyrgios-lite

Isner it's a nightmare prospect for any seed to think about the possibility of an all tiebreak set or even all tiebreak match so early on

Murray

Ivashka

Korda

Draper

Fognini

Goffin

Sonego

Nakashima

Kokkinakis

[bold] WTA [/bold] there are 6 former champs who will be unseeded! has to be a record

Kanepi is #33 and obviously the upset queen.

Zhang played well in Cincinnati and solid all around game

Cornet

Q. Zheng the 19 year old has stormed up the WTA rankings this year and hits huge groundstrokes

Bouzkova has more confidence after finally winning a title this year and is known for marathon matches

Osaka

Samsonova plays like Sharapova but less consistency. She can get hot at any time though

Tomljanovic

Andreescu

Kerber if she plays

Stephens

Kalinskaya

Giorgi

Serena

Not surprised Zverev can't play yet. He should be fine for the Australian Open.

We need Zverev to be out for few more months at least. Got to get that ranking down!

I thought novak could play the open since the u.s. had dropped covid restrictions? Or is it restrictions are dropped but you still have to be vaccinated?

Still have to be vaccinated.

I agree with R23. I can see the ATP becoming like the WTA with random winners all over the place. The top young guys can't seem to win week in and week out. Alcaraz is still trying to figure it out. Tsitsipas has a major weakness in his backhand. He's going to have to shore that up. Ruud doesn't really impress me and he just rolled over against Nadal in the French Open final. Auger-Aliassime is inconsistent. Sinner struggles with closing out matches. I can't see anyone dominating the tour. Ugh, might we be stuck with Medvedev as #1 for years.

Novak has officially withdrawn from the Open.

Yay! I’m so happy.

Yeah, post-Big 3 era will be a free-for-all. I think it will be the first time in generations that there's not consistently dominant players and no player wins more than, say, 5 Slams (if that).

Not all eras had Big-3 level dominance - or anywhere close - but there was always the clear "upper tier" and it was a big deal when those players were upset. Just like post-Serena WTA, I don't think anyone will feel that way about the ATP players that manage to set themselves apart even a little bit. It's like how Halep and Muguruza are multiple Slam champs, but no one is the least bit surprised when they lose to a lower player before they round they're "supposed" to lose in. Granted, they're past their primes now. Osaka had just reached that stage where she was going to be a dominant player, and it was a BIG deal when she lost, but then she had all of her difficulties and that's all gone.

A lot of fans claim to love the parity, but I like a clear pecking order and having an upper tier of players, and even an "established" second tier beneath. Probably not to the extent of the Big 3 era where they nearly completely dominated for such along time, but just something like the Edberg-Becker-Wilander era or Agassi-Sampras era.

people often forget the late 90s into the early 00s were quite chaotic on the men's tour. There several 1 slam wonders and even slamless #1 Marcelo Rios. Interestingly at the time some tennis fans claimed they enjoyed that more than the dominant handful of top WTA players.

Uh, Novak hasn't withdrawn from the Open yet. In fact, the organizers are meeting this afternoon to discuss creating some sort of waiver system to allow unvaccinated foreign players into the tournament since us citizens don't have to be vaxxed to play. The only two players in the top 200 who aren't vaxxed are Novak and deplorable US citizen Tennys Sandgren.

Personally, I wish the Open would grow a pair and throw Tennys out, too, to make the whole thing off limits to all unvaxxed players. But the unfortunate truth is the vast majority of players seem to think Novak should be allowed to play.

That’s too bad. An online pub reported he withdrew.

qualie draws out! Plenty of recognizable names including former top 20 players, up and comers and some DL faves and anti-faves

BIGGEST NAME is the return of Genie Bouchard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"people often forget the late 90s into the early 00s were quite chaotic on the men's tour. There several 1 slam wonders and even slamless #1 Marcelo Rios. Interestingly at the time some tennis fans claimed they enjoyed that more than the dominant handful of top WTA players."

Some fans did, others didn't. Plus, it really wasn't even that chaotic. The one-time winners weren't THAT much more numerous than other periods prior. There was still very clearly a top tier. 1997-2003 - Sampras wins six Slams, Agassi wins four, Kuerten wins three French Opens. Rafter and Hewitt win two Slams each and contend in a lot of others. Ivanesvic is a one-time winner, but I wouldn't call him a one-time "wonder" like, say Thomas Johnassen, as he was in three other finals and made other deep runs. And while Kafelnikov only won one in the years indicated, he was already a Slam champion, having won won in 1996. Flip side, Safin wins one during that period, but wins another in 2005. The six "one-Slam wonders" during that seven-year period (and I'm including Ivanesivic who I don't think should be included) wasn't THAT drastic. Admittedly it was a few more than normal - the previous seven years had four one-time champs. But it wasn't so unstructured and random and filled with one-time winners that it really deserves to be thought of as particularly chaotic. Maybe the "chaos" came from not knowing who would take the throne as Fed doesn't show up and win a Slam until the very end of that period in 2003.

R84 in 2004 Gaudio won RG over Coria

Also a number of 1 time slam finalists:

Rusedski, Rios, Enqvist, Andre Medvedev, Norman, Clement, Nalbandian, Schuettler, Verkerk,

personally I'm ready for a bit of chaos in the men's game. I just wanted it to happen before the big 3 were gone. I was hoping we'd get new winners at RG and Wimbledon with Djokovic and Nadal in the draw but alas no. On the other hand I'm more than ready for the women's game to level off and have more of a hierarchy

both tours have been severely lacking balance but in opposite ways for about a decade

I didn't include Gaudio in 2004 because whomever said late 90s to early 2000s. Plus, Fed established himself with three Slams in 2004 (after already winning one in 1993), so the any "chaos" was over and Guadio winning a one-off Slam didn't really change that.

R81, source?

I'm ready for chaos once Rafa gets to 25. And even then, I'd prefer it if the chaos only causes Novak to lose. And never Rafa.

R81, pretty sure USO organizers have absolutely no say in federal guidelines involving vaccination rules for non citizens traveling into the US.

But I could be wrong.

[quote] People who travel and/or are in the entertainment business (sports are entertainment, after all) tend to have more realistic views.

Yep, r66, which explains why Ivanisevic, Sandgren and Stakhovski have such progressive views on gays, women and equal pay.

R90, I didn’t say that they ALL did. Sure, some of them are assholes. But you can’t assume that they are just based on their nationality.

Whoops, I meant "after already winning one in 2003" not 1993.

R74 not yet, CDC and DHS are studying new guidelines on international travel, they might come out a new requirement or recommendation soon but I doubt it will be ready by next week, so right now international travellers to US still need the proof of vaccination, which means Djokovic is out for USO.

[quote]which means Djokovic is out for USO.

hip hip HOORAY!

Yeah there's only six days until the USO starts, four days until the draw. Not enough can happen soon enough for Novak to be able to play,

Gaudio had a big dick, though, so that's why we loved him here at DL. (Yes, I was here then.)

Winston-Salem:

Thiem scrapes by Wolf 6(5)-7 7-5 7-6(6)

it was a mix of amazing, powerfully crushed winners and wild errors from both players as expected. The momentum changed a few times including in the final set tiebreak. Thiem was up 4-1 then down 4-6 before prevailing 8-6

his reward? a date with Dimitrov in the next round

Gaston's girthy gaucho dong

DL fav muscle stud Fucsovics is almost out of top 100. Sad.

[quote]Fucsovics is almost out of the top 100

He was a 'victim' of Wimbledon not awarding any ranking points this year, he reached the QF in 2021

I gorged on the absolute meltdown of the Federer's fanboys across the tennis forums, who disintegrated successively when Nadal got to 21 GS, then to 22, then Novak to 21, which ultimately left their forever GOAT on the fold-up seat for the third guy of the only statistic that really matters to most people. What do you call that in Federer's mother tongue? Oh yes, Schadenfreude. GIANT Schadenfreude.

R97.. so so glad that Thiem won! a few years ago in his prime, Thiem would have easily ripped Wolf like 2 and 2..

can't stand wolf! seriously strutting around like a cocky rooster with that walk of his? wtf? comes across as a total spoiled individual...

and his body isn't all that either, yes, nice legs, but the upper body is blech as are his looks...

R101, it's not just the meltdowns. It's the ever changing goal posts that crack me up.

Fed fans (and the media) forever used the number of grand slams as the be all/end all for GOAT status. So, Pete was the best. Hands down. Not Borg or Laver. Pete. He had the slam lead.

Fed fans leaned into this because they knew Fed would pass Pete eventually and wanted to make sure that was THE stat. So, of course, Fed was hands down the GOAT when he did finally get to 15. All other metrics mattered not. The fact he added to that made Fed fans gloat even more: It's ALL about the Slam count. Nothing else matters.

When Rafa had an overwhelming head to head v Fed? Didn't matter. Fed had the slam count.

When Nole got the double career slam and won four in a row? Didn't matter. Fed had the slam count.

Okay. That makes sense, I guess. Slam count is all that mattered and Fed had that in his pocket. So he gets to be GOAT. No further questions please.

But then a funny thing happened on a way to Melbourne. Rafa won. Then, OVERNIGHT, the slam count became NOT the end all/be all. Suddenly, it was the beauty of the game. Or how balanced Rafa's slam total was compared to Fed's. Or it was weeks at number one. Or anything that might make Fed look like he true GOAT.

This got even more desperate when Rafa added another and Novak passed him at Wimby.

Hysterical.

Thiem's lucky he gets a date with Dimitrov. I'd love to have a date with Dimitrov.

Remember that Guido Pella interview where he said that Dimitrov was really well hung? I think about that sometimes.

Having a nosey at US Open Quallies on the hunt for potential Future DL Boyfriends.

I present French blond hot number, Alexandre Muller

Thank you, R105.

I think the whole GOAT debate is stupid anyway. How can you compare eras? Laver played when three of four Slams were on grass and everyone had a wooden racket. .Also, you can't really compare pre-Open Era (pre-1968 when only amateurs were allowed to play Slams) to the Open Era (1968 on) when everyone could play Slams. In the pre-Open Era, the best players always went pro so they could earn money and weren't allowed to play Slams.

I prefer naming GOTEs--greatest of their era. Federer straddled two eras. He went pro in the Sampras-Agassi era as those two were winding down. I don't believe Wimbledon had slowed its grass surface yet to encourage more rallies. Federer dominated from 2004-2007. Then Nadal, who is a determined and tireless worker and competitor, took Federer down at Wimbledon. Even though Federer bounced back in 2009 as Nadal was injured, that was the game-changer. Nadal was like kryptonite to Federer. Nadal's strengths played into Federer's weaknesses. It was always a bad match-up for Federer, particularly on clay where Nadal just had to pound ball after ball to Fed's backhand until it broke down completely. Credit to Federer for turning around the H2H late in his career, but also its forever a stain on his legacy that he lost so much to his greatest rival. Fed also has a losing record against Djokovic.

I also think that, as great as the Big 3 are, they benefited from the next generations being weak mentally. Usually at some point the subsequent generations start to take over. Someone comes along, or more than one person comes along, to take on the reigning generation. That simply didn't happen. You had talented players who could not sustain week in, week out winning. And they crumble versus the Big 3, particularly in Slams that are best of five sets and require more mental toughness. That was more than evident this year in the Slams as a hobbled Nadal took out one young gun after another as they fell apart mentally while an injured Nadal focused on winning despite his obstacles. Also, others crumbled to Djokovic at Wimbledon this year.

If you look at Open Era stats, Djokovic's are overall better than Nadal's. Nadal wins in Slam count, but Djokovic is all time leader in weeks at #1 and seasons as year-end #1, and has the most Masters 1000s. Nadal isn't even in the Top 5 for weeks at #1 because of his many absences due to injury. Djokovic also has the H2H advantage against both Nadal and Federer.

Overall, I really don't care about the GOAT debate or even the GOTE debate. Nadal, Federer and Djokovic are without a doubt three of the best to have ever played the game. Aesthetically, I prefer Federer's classic game. When he was on, he did amazing things and made them look pretty. Overall, I think Djokovic currently has the best stats of the three and the fewest weaknesses in his game. Nadal is the best competitor and strongest willed amongst the three. Whichever of the three you're a fan of, he's one of the greats.

R102 To be fair, even at his best seasons Thiem was fairly irregular and had bad loses

LMFAO

in another article I read the woman is a Polish medical lawyer. We know a lot of defamation cases get dismissed quickly though.

For once Nick was right, the fucking bitch was making noise when he had to serve

Ben R: "With Djokovic staying in, one fewer player will get to play at #USOpen. Next into qualies would’ve been #242 Pol Martin Tiffon, who has made only $25,434 in prize money all year. The prize money for just getting into qualies, $21,000, could have meant a lot to him. If Djokovic wants to take the selfish route and wait as long as possible to the detriment of others, that’s his prerogative. I’m just documenting this because it’s wild to see a star who can’t legally enter the US (because of his own choices) desperately clinging on like this."

r111, Exactly! He made the decision to remain unvaxxed, so accept the consequences.

I'd like to be the meat in a Domi - Grigor sandwich.

Kim Clysters pick coco gauff to win it this year and Nick K on the men's side

How would Djokovic not withdrawing effect qualies? Djokovic is ranked high enough for auto-entry. His spot wasn't supposed to go to a qualfier. The qualifying tournament will the the same size as always with 16 players qualifying for the main draw. When Djokovic withdraws or time simply runs out, the tournament will award someone with djokovic's spot - a "lucky loser" who lost in qualifying. If Djokovic had withdrawn before qualifying, they were never going to increase the size of the qualifying draw such that 17 players earned qualifier spots. Instead, they would have given a different player, who just missed the auto-entry cutoff at the cut-off date (usually weeks before the tournament), an automatic entry into the main draw.

Agreed R107. The GOAT debate is actually super fun, but ultimately silly. Novak will have all the stats (he basically already does). However, Rafa actually has some interesting stats in regards to his Slam winning percentages - he's tends to be the best in the biggest stages. And Fed paved the way for the Big 3's reign. Each is just unbelievably impressive.

Rafa, Fed and Novak are the best ever by miles and miles. Picking your favorite among those three is more about style and personality. (Rafa is my favorite because he just never gives up. I love the tortoise way more than the hare by nature.)

because if djokovic withdraws, the person next on the list gets a main draw entry, and that frees up a new spot in qualifying. That person would get $21,000 as well as a chance to qualify that they would not have got otherwise.

As his refusal to get vaxxed demonstrated, he cares about no one but himself.

Can’t wait to see what Australia does about last year’s stunt.

[quote]As his refusal to get vaxxed demonstrated, he cares about no one but himself.

MARY!

r118 's assessment is exactly correct

I just saw Casper R. On park Ave. He was with 2 other men and looks like he went shopping at bergdorf Goodman. I noticed him coz he was wearing long sleeve knit top in this hot weather, he paired it with white jeans. They went into a Japanese restaurant for dinner. He isn't very tall at all but not bad looking

r121, do tell, how was the bulge?

R121... Ruud needs to get back and stay on the practice court until the Open starts!

seriously, how the fuck does a top 10 player lose 3 and 3 to a amateur NCAA champion! beyond embarrassing!!...

How embarrassing. How embarrassing.

Griekspoor team or Van de Zandschlut team?

Van de Zandschlutty team

R122, it was very normal looking. nothing spectacular...

Serena Williams will be practicing tomorrow at 10am and Rafa at 11am. I'm heading there to watch. I hope to get a good seat!

What is Ruud’s skin color in person?

[quote]it was very normal looking. nothing spectacular...

or, in gay-speak, 'disappointing'

R127 have fun! If you feel inclined to take pics and share, that'd be great lol btw could you look at Serena's box? Who has she been working with now that Mourataglou is with Halep?

R130 I was watching ESPN today, and they mentioned Renee Stubbs was advising her as a friend. She was on court with her most of the afternoon.

so Thiem advances 0-6 4-2 ret. over Dimitrov

Stubbs is an interesting choice. Does she have much coaching experience? Obviously great at the net which Serena will need to do if she hopes to win some matches. Her movement in rallies just hasn't been there this summer

Dimitrov had trouble standing and walking at the end

A fan on Twitter had video of Serena and Sakkari hitting today with Stubbs looking on. Eric Hechtman's still in charge, at least on paper.

Dimitrov had other symptoms besides just difficulty breathing (like dizziness), but it's disturbing that he's repeatedly struggled with breathing since getting infected during Djokovic's idiotic COVID-spreading vanity tournament.

USO qualies day 1 notable results:

GENIE BOUCHARD def. Naito in straights

Fratangelo (Keys' bf) def. Bautista Torres in a third set tiebreak

Wu upsets former top 50 Berankis in straights

Moutet def. Serdarusic in straights

Brandon Holt (Tracy Austin's son) def. A. Muller in a third set tiebreak

Ethan Quinn upsets Escobedo in 3 sets

[quote] Ethan Quinn upsets Escobedo in 3 sets

Quinn is a Sinlev or Rubinner.

Who is the baby-voiced female commentator on the Tennis Channel?

"because if djokovic withdraws, the person next on the list gets a main draw entry, and that frees up a new spot in qualifying. That person would get $21,000 as well as a chance to qualify that they would not have got otherwise. "

But, it doesn't matter. It will happen anyway. The lucky loser who takes Novak's place in the main draw will make more money than a hypothetical additional qualifier who gets a "chance to qualify." There's no change to how many people make in the main draw or qualifying and there's no change in the number of people who get paid one way or the other.

Serena will be practicing with Ons tomorrow from 9am-1030am, Nadal right after them from 11am-1230pm. Medvedev will be practicing with daddy Fritz at 1pm on Ashe stadium.

R139 You still don't get it. Him not withdrawing before the qualifications still means that someone misses out on the extra place in the qualifications that it would have opened up.

We have our first openly gay couple on the ATP tour! 3:55.

BEARKING! Angie UP THE DUFF!

Hot turkey baster action?

r142, Confirmed via man bag.

Kvitova engaged to coach.

@ R142

grrrrrrr

I wanna get inside those thicc thighs

r142, I think that's Casper Ruud with him. They are scheduled on the practice court together today at 4:30. If I see them I'm going to ask them if they're a couple. I planned on leaving earlier but it might be worth it to stick around. I love that they publish the practice schedules in advance.

Just to be clear Rune is the one we hate and Ruud is the one we love, right?

R147 We love both. We forgive Rune because he is a cute twink.

r128 You forgive Rune. Don's speak for the rest of us.

R138... CeCe Bellis... a former top world junior, who did nothing in the pros and I think no longer playing....

she's a moron as well, knows nothing, (just like alexandra stephenson that for some strange reason is brought out every year at the U.S. Open to "commentate" and give her opinions)...

just last night, on the tennis channel, CeCe couldn't even get where to look with the camera....

I swear ANY former player no matter how lowly or someone with connections and nepotism (looking at you smarmy Prakash!) can get a job at the tennis channel if they simply ask for one!...

CiCi is dreadful. You’d think they’d at least train her for a while before putting her on air on a regular basis.

Maybe she’s doing it for free.

Thank you, R150.

[quote]BEARKING! Angie UP THE DUFF! Hot turkey baster action?

Apparently Mangie has a 'Freund' whose name is Franco Bianco

Porna manspreading like a champ...

well sadly tennis isn't 1 of the most popular sports in the US. That means Tennis Channel doesn't get nearly as many viewers as say, ESPN. That means they can't afford to have all former top players as commentators. If you notice they only bring out the big names for slams, masters and other big events. Smaller tournament weeks like this one they leave to the likes of Bellis, Nick Monroe and other players who didn't achieve much.

Personally I think the standard should be commentators should have been at least top 20.

R155, that’s why I’m looking forward to the series Netflix is doing about this season. It’s said to use the same formula as “Drive to Survive,” the Netflix series about F1 racing. Barely anyone in the US followed that sport before the series started. It’s now filming its sixth season, it’s pulled in many new fans, and, yes, it’s on ESPN.

why do commentators have to be top former players even? There are plenty of other people who can commentate perfectly well.

I'm going next Weds and Thurs, bitches! Very excited. Weather looks great, too.

R157 because they know what it takes to win. It sounds weird hearing from people who never won any titles about what it's like for a top player trying to win a slam or masters

I went this morning and saw Serena practice with Ons. Ons looked fat!!! her ass is wider than Serena's!!!

However, she could move faster and better than Serena. Serena looked slimmer but she was quite slow and didn't move well.

apparently Xisca has been admitted to the hospital in Mallorca for observation. She's 31 weeks pregnant.

R160 are Serena's legs still taped? It seemed her body couldn't handle 2 matches in Toronto. She looked good in her first round but was clearly not ready for Bencic in round 2. She was taped up against Raducanu in Cincinnati a week later

Nadal looked great at practice and he has a huge entourage...like 8 people! Carlos Moya wasn't doing much really. The older guy with grey hair, I forget his name, did most of the talking to Nadal.

Not sure CiCi Bellis knows all that much about winning. Not criticizing her, because her body failed her at a very young age, but it wasn’t much of a career.

I hope Taylor Townsend gets behind the mic. I thought she was terrific when they tested her earlier this year. She’s smart, fun and immensely likable.

I only saw 1hour of practice for Serena coz they open to public at 10am. I have to check my pictures, I am not sure if her feet were taped. she was wearing long black leggings.

Carlos Costa, R163?

He's a hawt silver daddy.

ah ok she had her legs taped in Cincinnati so you probably can't tell with the leggings she had on.

I don't want Nadal to win but I hope Xisca is OK and the baby waits until after he loses at the USO. I don't want him to pull out of the tournament

after Nadal, I left to get some food/drinks. Came back to catch the last 10 min of Russian asshole and daddy Fritz. Danii practiced great, from what I saw. Nick K practiced with Jack Sock after. It was OK. It got really hot and I was quite bothered by the heat...

Nick was serving great and Jack Sock changed his shirt 2 times. He changed his shirt after just 10 min of play. He wasn't even sweaty. I think he just wanted some attention or something...they took breaks after just 10 min of play. Nadal would play for 20min before sitting down and he wasn't doing much of his OCD stuff until the last half hour of the practice.

Also their two girlfriends were just standing at the back of the court for a long time, then they found seats and sat down. Nick got lots of cheers and he wore a Kobe Bryant tshirt. Next on the schedule was Diego S. but he came on court early, he just stood in the back watching and then he walked onto the court 10 min early. Nick K was sitting down resting. I couldn't hear what he said but he was bitching about something to his team for over 5 min. He sat there looking at his phone until it was his time to leave. Jack Sock left 5 min early and signed autographs etc.

Is Sock still fat?

I just checked my pictures, Serena has her left ankle taped.

R169 thanks for the recap of your day. Did you find any players to look hotter or less hot in person? Any you passed by off the practice courts?

The young fella practicing with Nadal was quite good.

I walked past Ajla Tomljanovic while she was walking to her practice at Armstrong stadium. I wished her good luck and she turned back to wave and smile at me. She was very nice. she looks great.

I didn't think Daddy Fritz was anything special in person. He wasn't smiling and sorta has a poor posture when walking like Nick K. they hunch.

I saw Nick's VPL. he kept lifting his shirt to fix his clothes/shorts etc and he looks like he's above average. He was wearing a black compression shirt or something under a tshirt, he must have been so hot.

lol why is it always the crazy ones

R166, yes, that's him.

Carlos Moya looked very good too.

[quote] Azarenka’s participation in the US Open Fan Week event had received criticism from Ukrainian players, most notably Marta Kostyuk, who objected to Russian and Belarusian athlete attendance.

I am sorry but Marta whom? some bitch took herself too seriously, frankly there shouldn't be such event to begin with.

Took herself too seriously???

Her country is being blown to smithereens, you fuckhead.

I forgot that after (towards the end of the practice)Nick bitched at his team for 5 min, he was looking at his phone for a long time. I don't think he wanted to leave. His gf came over to talk to him and after that, he started to pack up his shit to leave. so maybe this gf is a good influence on him.

R180 Just go fuck yourself!

If they want the help, let others help you, do not dictate on how others will help you!

who wants to bet there will be at least 1 first round match between a Ukrainian and Russian or Belarussian?

Cici Bellis’ father is a very, very wealthy private equity investor. I’m sure she wouldn’t be on the tennis channel without his string pulling.

Yuck, r148. No, he isn’t, and we don’t.

Why would someone oppose Vika being there? She has zilch to do with Putin invading Ukraine.

At the very least, I want a tennis commentator to know tennis history!

Not that long ago, Wozniacki live on the tennis channel when commentating on some match,when told that Martina had the greatest win/loss season in history that being her 1983 record of 86-1... wozniacki out loud said "really? was that in a couple of seasons?"...

R187 that's not history, that's stats, even knowledgeable commentators can't cite such stats without researching first

r175 Regarding posture, John Millman has an awesome strut and swagger. Fun to watch him just for that.

USO qualies day 2 notable results

finishing up round 1

former top 20 Seppi def. Horansky in 3 sets

Pospisil def. Nagal in 2 tight sets

retiring Simon comeback win over aspiring DL bf Mmoh 2-6 7-5 6-1 sigh...down goes 1 hottie. Mmoh had double break and served for the match at 6-2 5-2 then faltered. At this point he just needs to open an OnlyFans. He doesn't seem to have it mentally despite the talent and athleticism.

Struff def. Klahn in 3

former top 10 Verdasco def. Mager in 2 sets

Bonaventure def. former top 25 Mchale in 2 quickies

16 year old Bejlek def. DL "fave" Mladenovic in 3 sets

G. Lee def. former RG finalist Errani in 3 sets

former top 15 Wickmayer continues comeback to tennis with quick win over Komardina

former top 15 Q Wang easy win over Hovde

Winston-Salem:

Draper comfortable 6-1 6-4 win over Thiem. Draper faced no break points

In the case of Seb Korda, I'm glad the apple fell some distance away from the tree.

[quote] Is Sock still fat?

Fat Sock with his bimbo wife!

Pegula has done well for herself and doesn't come off as a rich brat even thought she's literally the daughter of billionaires. Granted chasing a tennis career, which is very expensive, can easily be done when your parents are rich, but still. Plenty of players have had funding, but had anywhere near as good careers as Pegula. She seems to have worked hard and she's the epitome of "no drama." In fact, she's pretty boring.

This is the ultimate "rich girl" thing from her Wiki bio:

"In 2021, Pegula married Taylor Gahagen, a corporate executive for Pegula Sports and Entertainment and animal philanthropist." Either he works for one of her parents' companies or that's a company that Jessica started, probably with a nice donation from her parents. "Animal philanthropist" seals it. Lol.

the plot thickens!

Rumor has it Djokovic got a visa waiver and he will play USO, unconfirmed by any official channels but some "insiders" swear it's true!

Hmmm, is this plot in your fantasy novel, R195? Yahoo Sports also says he has zero chance of playing at the USO after CDC clarified their vaccination requirements today for overseas visitors :

Novak Djokovic's chances of playing at the US Open appear dead and buried. Novak Djokovic's hopes of playing at the US Open appear dead and buried after a key change on the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Djokovic is currently barred from entering the United States because he is unvaccinated against Covid-19, while US border rules still requiring overseas visitors to show proof of vaccination to gain entry. However there was a chain of thought that those rules could soon be relaxed, allowing Djokovic to enter the United States and play in the final grand slam of the year. The CDC website previously said under the 'travel' section: "The CDC is reviewing this page to align with updated guidance." That came after the CDC changed a number of domestic rules which saw unvaccinated citizens granted the same rights as those who are vaccinated. The message had Djokovic fans holding out hope that he might be allowed into the US after all, but on Wednesday the message disappeared. The website now states that overseas travelers must be fully-vaccinated in order to enter the country, which appears to rule out any chance that Djokovic will play. "One day before the US Open draw, the CDC has removed all reference to the review it is holding to bring the international travel rules into line with the domestic rules (vaccinated and unvaccinated people being treated the same). Probably it for Novak Djokovic now," journalist Sam Street tweeted.

He wishes everyone well

It never ceases to amaze me how many Novaxx fans defend all of his actions during the last two years. And prior to that, he never came across as a very nice human being, let alone his political views on Kosovo . . .

[quote]Rumor has it Djokovic got a visa waiver and he will play USO

This is the United States of America, where there is laws for you and me, the pedestrians, and there is laws for the rich and famous who will give you "Do you know who I am?" if you tell them off.

So, yeah, I would be disappointed if that rumor turns out to be true but not utterly surprised.

Andy Murray is set to undergo sweat-testing in a bid to resolve his cramping issues with the three-time Grand Slam champion desperate to 'get to the bottom' of his latest fitness problem ahead of the US Open

He said: 'I'm doing sweat testing in these conditions to see if anything has changed in that respect because the sports drinks and the electrolytes is made specifically on my sweat tests, but I haven't done sweat testing for quite a number of years.

'I don't know if anything has changed in that respect but we'll try and get to the bottom of it.

'Because let's say if it was purely from hydration, then obviously after I got cramp like in Washington I made sure that I was not dehydrated going into the next matches.

'And if it was eating related then I made sure all of those boxes were ticked. It's not just been as simple as changing how much I've been drinking or what I'm drinking so I need to get some answers.'

Murray has failed to claim an ATP title this year for the first time since 2019 - despite reaching finals in both Sydney and Stuttgart.

The 35-year-old is also attempting to reach the second week of a Grand Slam for the first time since 2017 in New York next week, yet the Scotsman does believe that the tournament is the 'most open' it has ever been.

He added: 'I would imagine some of the guys who you would expect to go deep, will do. [Daniil] Medvedev, Rafa [Nadal], [Carlos] Alcaraz and [Stefanos] Tsitsipas - these guys.

'I do think there will be an opportunity for Cam [Norrie]. He's been very consistent against the guys ranked beneath him for the most part this year.

'He's definitely got a chance of a good run. When it's hot and humid that can help his game and the courts here are quite fast.'

He added: 'Physically I feel pretty good in terms of discomfort and pain and everything but then I've been having the cramping the last few weeks so that's been frustrating.

R199 I don't see it's happening, there are only two days left and he is not even in the US, but there are a few insist he will be there on Monday, but how?

R195 What are your sources? Someone asked the poster who said that there would be a meeting to discuss giving Djokovic a waiver (which made no sense since the US Open doesn't have the power to decide the vaccination policy for non-citizens traveling in) for their source and the poster didn't reply there either. Not sure if you're the same poster but the US Open doesn't have that power. It's the CDC/government.

R202 Who are those people and what are their sources?

For the person who says that Djokovic may get an exemption because he's rich and famous, look at how that worked out in the case of Australia. If the government is pro-vaccination they will hate sending out a message to the public that there's one rule for them, another for a rich athlete.

R188... stats aren't record, and thus history?

I stand by my post, I knew this as many others do (about martina's 1983 record) , i expect a top professional tennis player whose commentating and just recently retired to know this information!

same as jim courier who stated that martina lost that 1 match in 1983 to kathy rinaldi! No, it was kathy horvath....

guess it's me, but if I was a professional tennis player i would know and be in love with the entire history and records of my sport especially since we are not talking 1883!...

The draw is tomorrow. So it's gotta happen by then. The draw, not the start of the tournament on Sunday or Monday, is the cutoff if he hasn't officially withdrawn from the tournament. I think the visa waiver thing is just a rumor and his fate has already been sealed.

Oh dear, how sad, never mind...

R206 He can still stay in the draw and turn up for his first match or not. That's what happened in Australia - he stayed in the draw but when he was not able to turn up for his first match it screwed up the seeding (which is another good reason why he should do the right thing and withdraw before the draw is made).

That's a good point, R208. But at the AO, wasn't it all still technically unresolved with the Australian government and Tennis Australia - I remember all the last minute hearings and shenanigans.

In this case, it sounds like the basis for keeping him out of the US is clear and resolved. Therefore, I'd assume that the USO will not place him in the draw tomorrow unless there really is some crazy last minute thing that allows him to be in the U.S.

Novak just tweeted his official withdrawal.

yeah, he said he's not coming to NY this year

Best news all day.

'NoleFam' (cringe) have a conspiracy theory that he's not allowed a special waiver (the only one he would potentially be eligible for is that it's 'in the national interest' for him to be able to enter the U.S. unvaccinated) because Moderna is one of the sponsors of the U.S. Open. Moderna are a sponsor but it just underlines that the government's official position is to be pro-Covid vaccination so I don't see them thinking it would be in the national interest to give a waiver to a prominent anti-vaxxer.

yes, i went yesterday and i saw the Moderna sponsor sign at Ashe stadium, among the rest like J.P. morgan, Chase etc. they were still painting the stadium floor grey. we were asked to move from our seats from the baseline. I moved to courtside unfortunately sat next to annoying as fuck kids with big tennis balls ( $48) who were not even watching the practice, they were looking at their phone and talking and blocking the aisle and begging for used tennis balls.

Jack sock the dumb jock. at the end of his practice, the kids were begging "here, here, etc" He didn't throw it their way, instead he hit one with his racket all the way up to the nosebleeds where it was empty...what a stupid American. not a fan.

These two need to walk down the aisle together to the strain of wedding bells. D'awwww!

brackets are out on us open insta page

Kecmanovic lying on that couch snuggling with Ruud just made my whole week. Wow. what sweet guys they are. I love sweet, good-hearted, straight European boys. American guys can be such homophobic assholes.

That said, we seem to have a nice batch these days, Reilly and Daddy seem pretty cool. And of course Andy Roddick, my all time fave. Tweeting anti-Trump stuff, good for him. Love me some Andy.

reilly opelka also withdrew...hip injury.

"brackets are out on us open insta page"

Oh wow. Thought the draw was tomorrow. Thanks.

it's also on the website now R219.

Nadal will be playing a WC

Nadal playing Rinky Hijikata first round.

they raised over 1 million for Ukraine.

Thanasi Kokkinakis is playing Nick K first round. I just went on his social media page for the first time and he pings to me. Definitely gay.

Happy to hear that no special consideration was given to Novaxx.

Serena Williams is handed a first-round tie against world No. 80 Danka Kovinic at the US Open as 23-time Grand Slam winner heads into her last ever tournament, while Raducanu faces Cornet and men's champion Medvedev takes on Kozlov

Kokkinakis is definitely not gay r223.

Naomi Osaka faces a tough test against No. 19 seed Danielle Collins.

Nick does like to squeeze his ass.

I would, too.

Medvedev also has Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios and No. 12 seed Pablo Carreno Busta in his quarter of the bracket.

Meanwhile, world No. 3 Rafael Nadal will play Rinky Hijikata, while his countryman Carlos Alcaraz is to face Sebastian Baez.

Nadal faces a brutal potential path to the final.

The Spaniard could face No. 32 seed Miomir Kecmanovic, 14th-seeded Diego Schwartzman, No. 7 Cameron Norrie and No. 3 seed Carlos Alcaraz - where reigning champion Medvedev could be waiting.

10th-seeded American Taylor Fritz is in the same quarter as No. 4 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and No. 13 Matteo Berrettini, and could face No. 12 Casper Ruud in a potential Round of 16 matchup.

Gasquet - Fognini could be an entertaining 'battle of the vets' first round.

Of the top 4 seeds section to land Kontaveit isnt too bad for Serena. Kontaveit is playing terrible right now, but will still probably win if they face off in Rd 2.

Tiafoe plays against Giron in another first round USO match.

Nadal looks to have a fairly easy draw. If he's healthy, he should get to the quarters I'd guess. I think he's slated against Alcaraz in the semis if the draw holds. I suspect Nadal will win his third Grand Slam of the year unless his injuries plague him again.

Winston-Salem Open

Saucy Marinara team or Cressy team?

Bonzi team or van de Zandshlut team?

Djere team or Gasquet team?

Draper team ir Huesler team?

"Tiafoe plays against Giron in another first round USO match."

Ass Fest 2022. They're both sporting thick asses. Slightly different types of ass, but both very nice.

Yeah, this is Rafa's easiest draw in a long, long time.

Fognini or Karatsev might give him trouble in the R2. But only if Rafa's still a little rusty and they play their absolute best.

But beyond that, he's avoided all other tough wildcard players until the SF. I guess Norri and Shapo have the potential to give him trouble on paper in the QFs. But an in form Rafa should win against either.

R236, please compare the Tiafoe and Giron asses.

R238, Tiafoe's is a little more shelf-y - somewhat higher and a little narrower (probably has nice ass side dimple), and a bit firmer/more muscle-y. Giron's is broader (he has thicker legs) and a little more fleshy over the muscle, but still shapely and hot.

All of this is based on the asses in shorts of course. I's love to see the nude versions. Lol.

Thank you, R239.

Compare and contrast both in the link and its following page. Giron coincidentally comes right after Tiafoe.

Van de Zandshlut advances.

The court lighting at Winston-Salem is unforgiving. It makes all the players look washed out.

tiafoe and garin... tiafoe has that classic bubble butt high and tight, garin has that big shapely booty.... tiafoe wears his shorts shorter and garin for some stupid reason wears under armour like shorts underneath his tennis shorts....

would love to see both in see thru (when wet with sweat) white shorts and see ass skin and jockstrap straps (don't think any players wear jockstraps anymore though)......

imagine seeing both of them nude, wet from a shower walking away from you and strutting away walking side by side...

R244, Garin or Giron?

Here's the Giron thread R241 (Cal Ipagus) referenced.

Tiafoe and Giron have big, full and round asses which are more common among persons of color such as them.

the draws are meh for me. I was hoping more of the players I don't like would get screwed but as usual they didn't.

the most competitive first round matches on paper:

[bold] ATP [/bold]

Kyrgios vs. Kokkinakis

Humbert vs. Bonzi

RBA vs. Wolf

PCB vs. Thiem

Draper vs. Ruusuvuori

ADF vs. Nishioka

Cressy vs. Fucsovics

Cerundolo vs. Murray

Dimitrov vs. Johnson

Shapovalov vs. Huesler who has done well this week in Winston-Salem

Schwartzman vs. Sock

Tiafoe vs. Giron better be on a big court. Those 2 glorious asses deserve prime scheduling

Fognini vs. Karatsev

[bold] WTA [/bold]

Stephens vs. Minnen

Anisimova vs. Putintseva

Kenin vs. Niemeier

Ostapenko vs. Q. Zheng

Muguruza vs. Tauson

Bencic vs. Petkovic

Raducanu vs. Cornet

Collins vs. Osaka

Venus vs. Van Uytvanck

Keys vs. Yastremska

Sakkari vs. Maria the junk baller

Muchova vs. Tomljanovic

Serena vs. Kovinic

USO round 2 qualifying complete:

notable results:

38 year old former top 20 Seppi def. Pospisil in 3 sets

Arnaldi def. Simon in 3 sets

Couacaud def. Struff in 3 sets

Verdasco def. fellow old man Kukushkin in 2 sets

Jarry def. Fratangelo (Keys' bf) in 3 sets

Moutet def. Misolic in 2

Holt (Tracy Austin's son) def. Gomez in 3 sets

Snigur def. former top 15 Wickmayer in 3 sets

Hibino def. former top 20 Q. Wang in 3 sets

Noskova def. Bouchard in under an hour shocker!!!!!!!

some good news, because Tennys Sandgren is a dumbass deplorable, he lost much of his ranking due to not playing because he's not vaccinated. He therefore wasn't ranked high enough to get into the USO

for giggles I checked his twitter and 1 of the most recent complaints was his nutjob ass whining why was there a search warrant against Trump but not Hunter Biden? lmao let's hope he never gets back into the top 200 or at least not top 150

Are any of you on Draper team?

Who do Daddy and Tommy play in the 1sr round?

Fritz plays a TBD qualifier

Paul plays Zapata Miralles

"tiafoe and garin... tiafoe has that classic bubble butt high and tight, garin has that big shapely booty.... tiafoe wears his shorts shorter and garin for some stupid reason wears under armour like shorts underneath his tennis shorts.... "

Not getting on you, I know it's a typo. But, you mean Giron (Marcus). Garin (Christian) is actually a player also highly ranked - from Chile.

Saw Mark Knowles say on the Tennis Channel he spoke to Djokovic 4-5 days ago...he said Djokovic was hoping to "use his connections" to somehow be able to play at the USO

clearly that didn't work! lmfao the delusion. I'd love to know which contact(s) he pinned his hopes on. If it was someone at the USTA, then that proved ultimately fruitless because unlike the Tennis Australia debacle, the USTA was not going to try and sidestep the government

It really annoys me that almost everyone in the tennis world apart from a small number of journalists have overlooked or ignored just how far Djokovic took this in Australia. Some say "even if you don't agree with him you have to admire him sticking to his principles". They forget or refuse to mention how he tried to find a loophole in the Aussie policies. He either got infected just before the deadline and hoped to use "having antibodies" as a way to override the requirement to get vaccinated (while at the same time going to a tennis kids' clinic and exposing them all) OR he got a corrupt doctor to say he tested positive when he in fact was negative to try and gain entry to Australia with the lie that he had built up antibodies from his fake infection. So he was trying to lie and scam his way past the rules there. That part gets left out which annoys me.

If Djokovic really accepted the consequences of not being vaccinated he never would have tried that stunt in Australia. He also wouldn't have waited until the day of the USO draw being made to withdraw. Clearly he keeps hoping to get special treatment and avoid following science, medical advice and the rules of governments.

No one should feel sorry for this asshole. Yes as a super fan of tennis, I want all the title contenders to be at every slam and masters, even if I'm not a fan. Djokovic did this to himself. He could have played in Australia, Canada and the US if he just got the fucking vaccine. He chose not to because he's a nutjob but still expects everyone to make special exemptions for him. So glad he's being treated like a regular person instead. Hope he never wins another slam

I saw pictures on social media that tommy paul was practicing shirtless. Don't blame him, it's so hot.

[quote]Don't blame him, he's so hot.

FTFY

our Tommy

R245 and R254.... sorry, Yes, i meant Giron NOT Garin in regards to the great ass, Garin though is quite a handsome looker...

Saucy Mannarino team or van de Zandshlut team?

Huesler team or Djere team?

I just walked past Matteo B. on fifth ave. in midtown around 57th street. He was with another man, not sure who. It wasn't very bright but I could tell it was him and I turned my head to say "good luck matteo!" and he turned around to say thank you. He is very tall and striking and good looking in person. super hot!

R261, was the other man possibly his white-looking brother?

R262, I don't think that was his brother. that man was wearing a baseball cap and he has long hair down to his jaw/chin area (not tied back) He was matteo's height. I didn't see his face coz I was focusing in on matteo.

Surprised that Draper doesn’t get more love here. He’s super pretty. Hopefully there’s not some background story that I’m unaware of.

I am Draper fan. I am on Draper team.

#backthebrits

USO qualifiers list and draw placements:

[bold] ATP [/bold]

Alexander Ritschard 28 year old journeyman #185 draws FAA

Gijs Brouwer 26 year old journeyman #181 draws Mannarino

Tomas Machac 21 year old #126 draws Van De Zandschulp

Facundo Bagnis 32 year old j#106 journeyman draws Korda

Pavel Kotov 23 year old #113 draws Nakashima

Daniel Galan 26 year old #94 draws Tsitsipas

Enzo Couacaud 27 year old #194 journeyman draws Coric

Nuno Borges 25 year old #105 draws Shelton

Zhizhen Zhang 25 year old #138 draws Van Rijthoven

Nicolas Jarry 26 year old #120 draws Berrettini

Brandon Holt (Tracy Austin's son) 24 year old #296 draws Fritz

Federico Delbonis 31 year old #136 journeyman draws Isner

Norbert Gombos 32 year old #114 journeyman draws Ramos-Vinolas

Yibing Wu 22 year old #178 draws Basilashvili

Christopher Eubanks 26 year old #147 draws P. Martinez

Maximilian Marterer 27 year old #157 journeyman draws Cilic

Lucky Losers

Corentin Moutet 23 year old #112 draws Wawrinka

Fernando Verdasco 38 year old former top 10 draws Kwon

not sure which 2 players withdrew

[bold] WTA [/bold]

Erika Andreeva 18 year old #131 draws Kvitova

Elisabetta Cocciaretto 21 year old #100 draws Sasnovich

Sara Bejlek 16 year old #194 draws Samsonova

Catherine Harrison 28 year old journeywoman #239 draws Sabalenka

Fernanda Contreras Gomez 24 year old #201 draws Krejcikova

Leolia Jeanjean 27 year old journeywoman #149 draws Gauff

Elina Avanesyan 19 year old #138 draws Krunic

Cristina Bucsa 24 year old #119 draws Juvan

Daria Snigur 20 year old #125 draws Halep

Viktorija Golubic 29 year old journeywoman #88 draws Pegula

Clara Burel 21 year old #132 draws Rybakina

Linda Fruhvirtova 17 year old #158 draws X. Wang

Viktoria Kuzmova 24 year old #182 draws Sorribes Tormo

Linda Noskova 17 year old #87 draws Bouzkova

Ashlyn Krueger 18 year old #244 draws Azarenka

Yue Yuan 23 year old #142 draws Fourlis

Lucky Loser

Kamilla Rakhimova 20 year old #90 draws Garcia

Can someone post DL boyfriends playing Day 1?

btw kudos to the USO site for being the best of the 4 slams in terms of highlights.

If there is any qualifier you're curious about, the USO has taken the time to post highlights of every qualifying match! UNHEARD OF and amazing. They're getting my hopes up for posting highlights of the outer court matches in week 1 of the main event

I was curious and looked up how Bouchard played...she actually wasn't bad at all in her second round qualie match but her opponent Noskova just played very well. She could cause some real damage in the main draw

link to videos page with the qualie matches below. Just keep searching down until you find what matches you want

OMG GO-GO GAYDRIAN!!!!

Cornet will play the 63rd consecutive Slam appearance, surpassing Ai Sugiyama's previous record

Wish Novak could've played.

I won't define Leolia JeanJean as a journeywoman.

She was a huge prospect child prodigy, but she had injuries very young. Her career never took off and she decided to study. She ended her studies and decided to give tennis another try and this year she is getting very good results

Lovely Laslo

grrrrrrrr

JFC I had this weird dream starring Shapo as She-Ra Princess of Power. Full toga dress get up with his medium long hair cut, wide shoulders and lanky frame. It was surreal. If he ends up kinky my subconscious called it first.

Emma Raducanu is left in TEARS during US Open practice session as she struggles just days ahead of her first-round match

The defending champion admitted to not feeling comfortable during the session, but played down fears that there was a threat to her participation.

'I had a few small things, got a couple blisters, a bit of a niggle here and there,' she said later.

Practising with Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, Raducanu hit for 40 minutes before taking a prolonged break and pointing towards the lower part of her right arm.

She appeared to be tearful.

However, she then resumed and ultimately completed her allotted time in what were hot and steamy temperatures, while not looking entirely happy, especially when it came to serving.

R268, first-day matches starring DL boyfriends, more or less:

FAA v. Ritschard

Berrettini v. Jarry

Paul v. Zapata Miralles

PCB v., Thiem

Fritz v. Bolt

Draper v. Ruusuvuori

Ugo v. Bonzi

Ruud v. Edmund

Garin v. Lehecka

Cressy v. Fucsovics

de Minaur v. Krajinovic

Kokk v. Kyrgios

Murray v. Cerundolo

Tsitsipas v. Galan

Wawrinka v. Moutet

Shelton v, Borges

ADF v. Nishioka

Gaston v. Bublik

Sonego v. Thompson

Khachanov v. Kudla

Korda v. Bagnis

Wolf v, RBA

Millman d. Nava

Andujar v. Etchenberry

Van de Zandchulp v. Machac

Rinderknech v. Halys

R277 Great list.

Glad you've featured some of our less heralded DL Boyfriends like Gaston and Andujar!

Does the USO start on Sunday now? A couple of Slams recently have gone to Sunday starts - probably just due to the massive draws and giving the tournament more scheduling leeway when inevitable rain or heat delays restrict play to the few courts with roofs.

No, it starts on Monday.

I wonder what they’ve got planned to honor Serena. And is it insensitive to have it ready to go after her first match because she’s looked so uncompetitive?

Not insensitive at all, R281. I'm sure they have the full presentation/ceremony, whatever they're gonna do, ready for the first round or any round in which Serena might lose. I'm a big Serena fan. I get saying goodbye to the USO, but I hate watching her play now. It's laughable. Most historically great players don't retire at their peaks, but Serena let it go to long IMO.

Venus and Murray too. If they needed the money, I'd get it but they don't.

Venus is older, shouldn't she retire first?

I saw Serena at her hotel a couple of days ago. She was with 2 men, probably her employees. She was in a hurry to go somewhere, I said, "good luck Serena!" The rest of the people in the lobby chimed in and also wished her good luck, she said thank you and left. I was really there to see if I could bump into Nadal but no luck so far.

I don't think it's about the money, i think it's about them loving the sport too much to leave it.

Venus almost seems to do it out of boredom. She's gets to travel the world, engage with a community that she knows, play a little tennis, and, until now, support her sister. She never seemed to care about being an ex-Slam champ and No. 1 who had substantively decreased results. Athletes have talked a lot about difficulty for some in transitioning to post-playing life. For us, it seems ridiculous - we'd have no problems with all that money finding things to do or NOT do. I wonder if Venus is going through that a little.

R287, yeah I think Venus just loves being on tour. More than actually playing.

williams sisters playing doubles together! one last time!

The sisters are playing doubles.

R290, I never would have guessed that especially after reading R289.

R142 Lol! That is Casper Ruud and he is very straight. He has a girlfriend named Maria. He has that in common with Rafa.

Meet Matteo Berrettini, the model tennis player bringing his good looks to New York

It was love at first sight.

When Matteo Berrettini competes at the US Open Tennis Championships in Flushing on Monday, there may be a few new fans making a racquet in the stands.

The 26-year-old, 6’5″ Italian powerhouse, who models for Hugo Boss, is serving up some serious heartache — and his admirers aren’t shy about putting the ball in his court.

“Someone help me out how do I start watching tennis for my new husband Matteo Berrettini,” one smitten fan tweeted.

“I’ve never watched tennis a day in my life but might start watching now because Matteo Berrettini,” tweeted Magge Chrstine.

But Berrettini isn’t stringing anyone along.

“I don’t really know what to say about that,” he told The Post. “Hopefully, they start liking my look, I guess, and then they eventually like the tennis as well.”

The Roman native made history as the first Italian male to make it to the quarterfinals of all four Grand Slam events.

His runway career took flight when a Hugo Boss exec saw him being interviewed after losing at Wimbledon in 2021.

“I think one of the reasons why they chose me is also my personality. I hope it is, that’s what they told me,” he said. “So I’m glad this thing is coming out when I play.”

Although Berrettini, who is No. 15 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, never considered modeling as a side hustle, he said there was one person who was always did — his grandmother, Lucia.

“But I thought she was saying it more because you know, I’m her grandkid, so for your grandma, you are always the most beautiful person on the planet,” he said.

Although Lucia can’t travel much, her friends take photos of her grandson on billboards around the world and she sends those to him.

“In the beginning it was weird, but now it’s funny,” he said.

He was unaware of the 10″x9″ billboard with his image in the Time Warner Center. He won’t get the chance to see it for himself, he said, “I’m gonna send my mom to take a picture.”

But he did have time for pizza.

On this New York trip, Berrettini made sure to stop and eat at Ribalta on East 12th. “A really good friend of mine is friends with the owner and he brought me there,” he said. “And I have to say, the pizza was really good … I feel like in New York, it’s not that easy to find good Italian food, but when you find it, it feels like Italy.”

His father, Luca and mother, Claudia will be at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center cheering him on as they typically do. “When they can, they always come to big tournaments especially,” he said.

The accomplished athlete, who in 2021 was the first Italian to play in the Wimbledon singles finals, falling four sets to Novak Djokovic, made headlines at the fourth round of the Open last year for his kindness on the court.

When he defeated Germany’s Oscar Otte — who suffered a wrist injury and fell over the net during the match — he gestured for the crowd to applaud Otte instead of him.

“I try to be as fair as possible, it’s true that it’s your opponent, but that doesn’t mean he can’t get injured or he’s gonna fall and I’m not gonna help him,” he said.

Matteo in his underwear

Tennis in the Land!

Man on the Land!

[Quote]Just to be clear Rune is the one we hate and Ruud is the one we love, right?

R142 Yes.

Go Go Gaydrian Team Or Luscious Laslo Team?

lmao the Italian Americans in NYC are going to be pissed that Berrettini said "it's hard to find good Italian food in NYC"

he's gorgeous but he annoys me because he doesn't take care of his skin. It's clear he doesn't wear sunblock and you can see lots of wrinkles forming already before he's 30. Then you have his increasing number of tattoos which ruins his look further. He'll always be very good looking but I fear he's going to look withered and have more tats in a few years

Saucy Mannarino team.

Samsonova could likely be a dark horse at the USO. I hope she doesn't win the title. She's talented but today in her speech after winning Cleveland she said of herself and finalist Sasnovich "we were both without a flag. We are good people".

bitch you're not a victim. You're playing without a flag because of Putin and his regime's despicable actions

Interesting Berrettini pimped Ribalta, which was a 20-something posing scene last time I was there but once you got service, you got served up undercooked pizza, supposedly top-shelf drinks that tasted like swill, and a lot of attitude.

I wonder which pizza he got. Likely the parma. None of them look that impressive

I know though that Italians often get possessive about their food and don't like it when Americans come up with more creative versions/options

Dang that story about Djere's parents both dying within months of each other from cancer was sad 😢

Team Mannarino and his bitch strut.

Lovely Laslo Team

Bitch strut?

Mannarino team.

Laslo just totally checked his penis out after getting broken. Pulled the waistband of his shorts out and looked down.

Loving this match so far.

Gaydrian's shirt off. Much better bod than I expected. Really sculpted pecs and flat abs.

He always wears such shapeless T shirts. Someone give the lad a make-over!

Why USA Open not start on Sunday?

b/c it starts on Monday

R298, yes, I think I saw a big tat on his arm just a few days ago.

Mannarino wins.

Stoked for Adrian. Great to see him have a bit of a late career renaissance.

He's always had such a unique game, and always looks like he just enjoys being out there playing.

Good for Gaydrian but I don't want him to sit on my face.

I think his "unique game" - basically those ground strokes with such an abbreviated back swing developed due to injury. Basically he once had longer, more traditional strokes. I bet his racquet is heavier than most players due to the short strokes and he's often blocking back the pace of the other player.

The winners and runner ups trophies appears to be models of viruses.

I don't think I've ever heard Mannarino speak.

Alcaraz is hitting the big time! who knows if someone just picked this up or his agent is actively sending photos to outlets but Just Jared coverage is good for a tennis player

justjared

Tennis player @carlitosalcarazz is the hot new star who will be making a splash at the U.S. Open. He went shirtless during a practice session on Saturday!

Not "just", Clarice.

Alcaraz was the hot star during the spring hardcourt and clay season, now he's dropped off and it's me, bitches!!

they are gonna allow coaching during the matches?

check out this video I found on insa of Casper. he is wearing the EXACT same outfit when I saw him last tue, I posted about it in R121. It was very hot that day and it was also very hot today! Damn, I bet he just sprayed a shit load of cologne to cover up the smell. You can judge his bulge for yourselves...he popped his collar too when I saw him.

video of him starts at 1:30 min. where he walks out to be interviewed. it was an it outdoor event at rockafella center.

For those of you who are making fun of Naomi Osaka, here is an interview of, um, you know, Chris Evert, I think, um, talking about like how she's, um, trying to put, I think, some top spin, you know, on her backhand.

You don't become worst tennis commentator out of thin air, you know: there are years and years of hard work beneath the skill. And quite a lot of sex too as far as Chrissie, the man eater, is involved.

Chrissie's interview would have cult status if she had just finished her remarks with "Also...", a little nod and back to you Mr. Interviewer, à la Sarah Palin.

[quote]quite a lot of sex too as far as Chrissie, the man eater, is involved.

And weed, too.

Those synapses aren't going to decimate themselves!

Sarah Palin has a BA degree in journalism, donchaknow?

Poor Chris, that's another thing that made Martina so much more interesting. She had opinions on everything and wasn't shy about sharing them, even in broken English. Also, players didn't have media training like there is today, responses were much more genuine and off the cuff.

I heard that Osaka was something like the second favorite among oddsmakers.

I find that bizarre. It’s almost as though she’s just going through the motions these days.

Are there others who think she may never again win a tourney, let alone a Slam, at least unless and until she rediscovers some passion for the sport?

I watched the match between Mannarino and Djere, and I came to the realization that Mannarino's game is about as powerful as the average top 20 WTA player. At most! But it's nice to see someone sprinkling puff balls all over the court finally win a tournament. I wonder if he always played like that, or if he adapted his style (as in softened his strokes) to the fact that he was sidelined and essentially done for the sport by a perpetual wrist injury.

R325..you're comparing 16 year old Evert who was still in high school and had not yet won anything of importance to a 4 time grand slam champion Osaka whose now 24 and won her first slams at the age of 20 and 21.... bad analogy....

Agree, R325. The Evert/pencil/worst commentator never was accurate nor funny.

I don't mind Chrissie any more. Maybe I've gotten used to her. Alexandra Stevenson is by far the worst commentator working today.

R328 it’s a wide open event and she’s won it twice before. Historically at hard court slams she usually flops in round three or goes all the way, so it’s hard to rate her odds.

R333 yeah if Osaka makes it past rd 3 maybe she can win it all. Her draw is kind of hard though.

Evert's at least smart enough to know what she doesn't know, effusively praising players who focus on education and lamenting her own intellectual limitations.

What have you seen from Naomi in the past two years that gives you any confidence she can make it to the second week and be a credible force?

The women’s game would be much stronger with her at the top of her game, but I haven’t seen any evidence that she’s capable of replicating it these days.

She looks disinterested… almost content to give a token effort.

Agree, R331. Evert is one of the greats to have played the game. She understands tennis. Her record of going 13 years winning at least one Slam per year is hers alone. Her consistency at the top of the game was remarkable. She weathered many great rivals and still kept winning Slams. Unlike today's players both male and female, she, Martina, Graf, and pre-stabbing Seles had the grit to win week-in and week-out and always showed up in the later rounds of Slams.

Another astounding stat that Evert has is that she reached the semifinals or better in 52 of the 56 majors she played, including 34 consecutive majors from 1971 to 1983. I don't think Evert gets nearly enough credit for how damn good she was.

^Martina is one of my favorite people in LGBT;alsjdflj;skd history but I have to agree. Speaking of Martina, I refuse to watch the Rhousewife shit, is she still on it? I'm afraid to see it.

Caroline Woz is by far the worst commentator. With her boring lifeless voice.

R339 it absolutely is Woz v Stevenson as to the absolute worst.

Chrissie is Vin fucking Scully in comparison.

[quote] it absolutely is Woz v Stevenson as to the absolute worst.

Surely CiCi Bellis wins as "Worst Newcomer".

Naomi on Serena:

[quote] "That's not intentionally trying to, like, make Federer or Nadal smaller. I just think she's the biggest thing that will ever be in the sport. It's just really an honor just to watch her play. She's giving us a chance to, like, watch her more." Osaka

Why are they showing volleyball on Tennis Channel?

No tennis today as we wait for the Open to begin tomorrow.

[quote] No tennis today as we wait for the Open to begin tomorrow.

I'd rather watch the women's 1979 French Open final.

TC don’t have the rights.

R337.... also highest winning percentage in open history... greatest one surface winning streak of all time, 125 on clay... has won 2 of the 4 grand slams the most.. that being the french (would have won 10 at least if she had played every year) with 7 and the U.S. open (tied with serena with 6).....

not to mention the MONUMENTAL task of switching from wood to graphite that I don't believe she or martina get remotely enough credit for, and doing so later in their careers...

R339, yes, she needs to be hired for those insomnia apps, she could put millions to sleep with her voice

WHY AGAIN is Stevenson hired to "cough cough" commentate again?... The only time she is on TV is for the U.S. Open, so her qualifications are???

can't wait to see thiem play!

Novax is a fucking idiot. Glad he's banned from entering the US.

JFC you bitches are hateful. Let it go.

A few years ago ESPN posted a picture of their crew at Wimbledon and it was all white except LZ Granderson and Twitter went wild. So we got Alexandra Stevenson now in the commentary booth on occasion.

Who are favorites at USA Open?

R353.. LZ Granderson was a HUGE joke too, imagine not being a former player, not a tennis historian, only some generic writer for Sports Illustrated and then being hired and thinking it's deserve to commentate on the tennis world and matches! Ego must know no bounds!... the guy was a idiot and i'm sorry but he couldn't even TALK.. Obviously he was hired because he was both black and gay....a win win for diversity, who cares if they aren't qualified to do the job!

LZ is actually a pretty smart guy.

I just think they mishandled it. They should have gradually introduced him but they sprung him on the audience with us understanding why he was on the set.

James Blake, Chanda Rubin and Nick Monroe do commentary for Tennis Channel on occasion. Blake is awful. Rubin sounds too much like a soccer mom. Monroe, though being unknown to even most die-hard tennis fans, is very good. ESPN should hire him if they need some more diversity.

The USO betting favorites: top 10

[bold] ATP: [/bold]

Medvedev

Nadal

Alcaraz

Kyrgios

Tsitsipas

Sinner

Fritz

Berrettini

FAA

Coric

[bold] WTA: [/bold]

Swiatek

Halep

Garcia

Gauff

Jabeur

Sabalenka

Rybakina

Osaka

Raducanu

Bencic

[bold] now if you want to go by stats and momentum, here are the USO series hardcourt title winners and finalists: [/bold]

Atlanta: De Minaur def. Brooksby

DC: Kyrgios def. Nishioka

Los Cabos: Medvedev def. Norrie

Canada MASTERS: PCB def. Hurkacz

Cincinnati MASTERS: Coric def. Tsitsipas

Winston-Salem: Mannarino def. Djere

you can see every tournament this summer had different winners and finalists. No one got to more than 1 final

[bold] WTA [/bold]

Prague: Bouzkova def. Potapova

San Jose: Kasatkina def. Rogers

DC: Samsonova def. Kanepi

Canada MASTERS: Halep def. Haddad Maia

Cincinnati MASTERS: Garcia def. Kvitova

Cleveland: Samsonova def. Sasnovich

Granby: Kasatkina def. Saville

here we can see Samsonova and Kasatkina both won 2 titles but neither won the 2 Masters. They are the only 2 to have reached more than 1 hardcourt final this summer

I think Chanda is really good on TC.

Blake is good he's just too nice. He' not on Tennis Channel anymore. He moved to ESPN a couple years ago

I like Chanda too. Like Blake she is more than qualified having been in the top 10 with deep runs in slams and some titles

Stevenson is good when she gets technical about serving because that was her biggest strength and got her into the top 20 as well as that Wimbledon run. The rest of her commentary is blah.

ESPN needs to ditch the odious Chris Fowler but they never will. They love his love of drama and need for attention.

Gun shots were fired outside of the hotel where nadal, Serena, Osaka are staying. It happened a few hours ago, suspect drove off, details are sketchy.

I wonder what is the motive? They want to intimidate the players? Steal nadal's million dollar watch? They want Osaka's LV x Nike Collab shoes?

Chris Fowler is the Ted Baxter of tennis commentators.

[quote] ESPN needs to ditch the odious Chris Fowler but they never will

Quite.

R361 probably a deranged Djokovic stan who's mad his idol wasn't given a special exemption to play

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Whatever the result on Monday night, the US Open will put on a farewell ceremony for Serena Williams as she brings the curtain down on her glittering career.

Williams will play Danka Kovinic on Arthur Ashe in the evening session, the standout tie in the first day of the US Open.

The 40-year-old Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam winner, is expected to retire after her home major, meaning Monday's match could feasibly be her last in singles competition if she were to lose.

And according to the New York Post, the 23,800 sell-out crowd will watch on after her match as US tennis pays tribute to her stunning career.

The publication adds that Williams will around 100 guests on hand, comprising of family and friends, to watch her in action.

Williams heads into Monday's match with a 1-3 record since returning to action at Wimbledon earlier this year.

US Open stars divided as tournament bosses allow coaches to guide players from the stands for the first time... with British number one Cameron Norrie saying he won't use it and Taylor Fritz admitting he 'hates' the rule change

Coaching from the stands is to be allowed on a trial basis at this year's US Open, a move that has split the locker room.

Whatever an individual's view, it is a major departure from the sport's founding principles that a player is out there on their own and has to think for themselves about tactics.

Stefanos Tsitsipas, who has been regularly called for coaching violations, is unsurprisingly in favour. British No 1 Cam Norrie is among those against.

'I would say I prefer the traditional way of one versus one,' commented Norrie. 'But it doesn't change much for me, I'm not going to use it too much.'

Top American Taylor Fritz went further, declaring that he 'hates' the trial: 'I think that figuring it out for yourself on the court is a massive part of our sport. You have to change things up for yourself, figure out yourself what's going on, adjust to what the opponent's doing.'

Top American Taylor Fritz went further, declaring that he 'hates' the trial: 'I think that figuring it out for yourself on the court is a massive part of our sport. You have to change things up for yourself, figure out yourself what's going on, adjust to what the opponent's doing.'

The idea, dubious at best, is that it will add interest for TV viewers. Certainly the coaches with king-sized egos will enjoy the attention.

The timing is strange after the 2021 US Open proved to be one of the most engrossing tournaments in history, and not just because Emma Raducanu caused a sensation.

Hopefully Wimbledon, mindful of the game's traditions, will have nothing to do with this latest innovation.

Norrie's general view that the effects of its introduction will be limited may be right, at what looks the most open event for both men and women in years.

In the absence of Novak Djokovic defending champion Daniil Medvedev probably justifies being the bookies' favourite. However neither he nor his closest challenger, Rafael Nadal, have much in the way of form coming in. Nick Kyrgios definitely has a chance, although he may not react well to the pressure of expectation.

The mercurial Australian has a late match on the opening evening against his close friend and compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis.

World No 1 Iga Swiatek is one of those admitting she finds the ball harder to control at Flushing Meadows, making the women even harder to pick.

When does Daddy play?

daddy fritz plays tomorrow at 6pm grandstand court

Matteo's new arm tat. he's topless in the picture linked below

[bold] slam champs in the draw [/bold]

[bold] ATP-6 players[/bold]

Nadal

Murray

Wawrinka

Cilic

Thiem

Medvedev-defending champ

[bold] note [/bold] all of them have won the USO

Nadal and Cilic in the bottom half. The rest all top half

[bold] WTA-15 players [/bold]

Serena

Venus

Osaka

Azarenka

Kvitova

Muguruza

Halep

Swiatek

Ostapenko

Stephens

Andreescu

Kenin

Krejcikova

Raducanu-defending champ

Rybakina

[bold] note [/bold] Serena, Venus, Osaka, Stephens, Andreescu and Raducanu have all won the USO

Serena, Halep, Andreescu and Krejcikova are in the bottom half. The other 11 are all top half.

Yay! Can't wait for the USO tournament! I have been very depressed lately. I hope this can help get my mind off stuff. Sometimes it helps to be distracted. As long as my faves don't lose that is😂

What is this I hear about Nadal's wife? Did something happen with the baby? I'm so confused.

Can someone who’s done the research tell us in the US how to watch? Mostly ESPN with TC replays? NBC on the weekends? TIA.

Garcia ranking third among the betting favorites? Seriously? I hope I'm wrong, but I'm afraid she's going to fold like a cheap 2CV bumped by a Rolls Royce on a church place in the third round at best.

In the US, ESPN in the exclusive provider (including ESPN2 and ESPN+). Tennis channel will have preview shows each day before ESPN’s broadcast window.

If you want to subscribe ESPN+ for a month, consider Disney+, you pay a bit more but it includes ESPN+ and HULU too.

I think Eurosport has the rights here in Norway.

I’m thinking any Serena ceremony will be held after she and Venus lose a doubles match, so don’t be surprised if they get a night session.

I just pray the opening night ceremony won't be the cheesy, maudlin spectacle is usually is ... I usually have to turn it off, it's so cringe-inducing.

Wondering how many times they'll state Serena has won the open 6 times and how that is the all time record, conveniently forgetting or on purpose not stating that Evert has the same number?

Will anyone bring up the how many incidents of Serena's bad behavior at the Open. Sorry, but the praise into worship of her is way overboard. What other players has had this send off? I credit it to today's culture of over the top spectacle, everyone is a Superstar, and so on.

Oscar Otte clearly very comfortable about the rumours of his touchy-feely relationship with Max Marterer.

r373, Sra. Rafa is having a difficult pregnancy and may need an operation at 31 weeks. The papers report that Rafa's sister is with her. No one can ask Rafa about it because, he's private. If she were his real wife he would be at her bedside, not his sister.

They are honoring Serena tonight even if she wins, she has invited over 100 friends tonight. She is on the cover of time mag

If you're a big tennis fan and want to watch everything, be careful about ESPN+. ESPN+ is the hub for all streaming ESPN content - from all ESPN-owned channels. An ESPN+ subscription does not allow you to watch all the content on the platform unless you have a cable package that has all the channels on the platform. So, if you JUST have an ESPN+ subscription, it will allow you to watch content that is designated ESPN+ or ESPN3. All games and shows on ESPN+ will very clearly designate the content - ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN+, Longhorn Network, ACC Network, etc. Occasionally, content will show up twice - designated as ESPN and ESPN+, for example.

For tennis Slams, ESPN+ (standing alone) usually gets you a ton of content that is designated ESPN+ and ESPN3, a lot of matches to choose from. But the final rounds - SFs and final are sometimes designated ESPN or ESPN2, which, again, you can't watch on ESPN+ if you don't have a corresponding cable package with ESPN and ESPN2. This is how it was for Wimbledon this year; not sure what the US Open will do.

But, in those circumstances, there is often an ESPN+ workaround. ESPN+ will usually allow you to watch the ESPN Deportes Spanish-language feed of content that is being broadcast on ESPN or ESPN2. This is how I watched the Wimbledon semis and finals on ESPN+ without having a cable package with ESPN. If you don't mind not having English speaking commentators, this is a good option. An ESPN+ subscription for a month is significantly cheaper than YouTube TV or Sling - which would have ESPN and ESPN2 as channels.

Obviously none of this matters if you have a cable package with ESPN. But just a heads up if you were going to get ESPN+ to watch the US Open. And, again, I don't know for sure if they'll designate the later rounds as ESPN content, but there's a good chance they will.

McEnroe is on Eurosport spewing his antivaxx bullshit. Saying it's so sad that Novaxx can't play, he respects his choice blah blah. Clijsters is there too and she is SO done. She is just rolling her eyes. It's so funny.

R383 Exactly. I think Rafa cares about his public image and he wants a family. He married his childhood friend, heck maybe they did date at one point but I doubt they are together now. Sure, they're married, but they have the weirdest relationship ever. I saw candid pics of them together in public... walking several feet apart. They didn't look close at all. I think Rafa is gay, they're not having sex, maybe they used a turkey baster. But they're both getting what they want out of this arrangement, Maria gets fame and money, while Rafa gets a family. Rafa is a good guy and will probably be a wonderful dad as well. Many gays marry women and have kids. Sure, it was more common before, thankfully it's not common anymore. But some still do it, and you have to remember he is famous. Take Hollywood for example. In high school who is in drama class? Gays. Then why are so few actors in Hollywood gay? Well... Hollywood has a ton of gay actors, it's just that most are closeted. Some are even married with kids. Some are bi. There are many stories. Nobody is the same.

Since the year after 9/11, the opening ceremony has been too militaristic. The Open isn’t about patriotism or the armed forces. It’s tennis. Cut the crap.

I'm watching ESPN now and I can't believe James black is wearing suit and tie in this heat.

Andy Murray won the first set so far! #backthebrits

Murray won the 2nd set but he looks so tired

Andy looks cute today

What do we know about that muscular American Wolf? His walk is kinda fem.

Andy Murray. Ugh.

JJ wolf should just shave off that pathetic goat tee...he can't grow it out properly, there are blank spaces in his goatee.

JJ looks like a redneck. nothing special in his looks.

Zapata Miralles is a tight little package.

how did ben stiller manage to get on court and play yesterday? so unfair.

r394 is the prettiest gal in the class and such a pill.

damn, Murray looks like he can barely walk...he's winning this one though....

He should have been given a night match!

Cerundolo is fucking HAWT.

Tommy choking serving for the match against Big Nose/Big Dick BZM

Ben Shelton isn't attractive.

BTW, he's an American youngster who got a wildcard after winning the NCAA title this spring. His dad is Bryan Shelton, a former pro tennis player who had a modest career, and the only college tennis coach to win both women's (at Georgia Tech) and men's (at Florida) NCAA titles.

Shelton is very cute and has a great body. And anyone who follows tennis knows who he is by now.

But a lot of people don't follow tennis beyond the big tournaments and the stars. Plenty of more casual fans aren't going to know who he is. Great, you think he's good looking. I don't.

I don't think he's great looking either

Snigur (currently up a set against Halep) sounds like a character from a children's show.

Coco is quite butch. She looked very lez in those shots they put up of some kind of photoshoot with make up and all.

Thicc Tim comes from 2 sets down to defeat Zhang.

Beatriz Haddad Maia is going to win the US Open, isn't she?

No that woman who won Cincinnati.

I'm watching the Theim vs PCB match. Domicakes seems to be playing well the first few games. This match has more of a 4th round feeling than a 1st round meeting.

[quote]What do we know about that muscular American Wolf? His walk is kinda fem.

He's close with his sister too but not as extreme as Borna and Bruna. I didn't expect him to beat RBA in 3 sets

Wawrinka and Cressy both retired

Why did Stan retire?

Filip Krajinovic's bulge is so big I'm pretty sure it's slowing him down against Speed Demon.

SERENA, SERENA, SERENA for hours on end is way past the point of nauseating! you would think she was a head of state or a female martin luther king!...ESPN "commentators" falling over themselves "the excitement has never been like this, never been this great ever before" oh please!....

Once again, there IS and ALWAYS will be a argument on who is the goat... martina, steffi and chrissie each have records over serena if not more records than serena... these commentators expressing serena is the goat as FACT but it's just their simplistic follow the crowd comment..

i would laugh so hard if serena lost tonight to a 'nobody"...

[italic]Serena Williams will wear a figure skating-inspired Nike dress at the US Open that she designed — made of 6 layers to honor her 6 past titles at Flushing. Her NikeCourt Flare 2 shoes include a diamond-encrusted Swoosh and solid gold lace deubrés with 400 hand-set diamonds.[/italic]

Lol. I love Serena and loved some of her tennis fashion (the Nigerian soccer kit, the leather and denim), but I'm sure she'll ridiculous in this.

Halep out already, who was the 2nd fav. I bet someone random will win again.

Serena's late-career kits sometimes have a Robert Aldrich film vibe.

[quote] Serena's late-career kits sometimes have a Robert Aldrich film vibe.

Whatever Happened to Serena’s Baby Ohanian?

#1... serena wasn't welcomed when she came on the tour (by whom?) says alexandra stevenson (who says she too wasn't "welcomed"..

#2:...serena had to go thru so much? Like What.... the whole myth of how she and venus left compton and started their pro career with NO HELP from anyone, and stayed in compton 24/7 is I guess not the right story?

Yes, she and venus were a rarity in a mostly white sport but otherwise, these people commentating are acting like she's freaking harriet tubman!

coco gauff: "she is unquestionable the greatest of all time" says who? it's fact because why?

sakkari: "she is the greatest female athlete in any sport not just tennis since the open era started? oh really, I think someone like jackie joyner kersee would have something to say about that among others..

Damn. I think I jinxed Domicakes'. He's not shitting the bed. I hope he comes back.

*Now shitting the bed.

Ruud won! I'm happy.

I agree with posters upthread about Chris Fowler on ESPN. He is the absolute worst. I hate it when he argues with former Slam champs or disagrees with them. Shut the fuck up!

@ R425

I'm happy, too!

^Chris McKendrick drives me up the wall too

Camila "I don't follow women's tennis" Giorgi is on to the next round.

Poor Domicakes.

Maybe he should just give in, hang up the racquet, and become the next great power-bottom.

Fowler - who could easily sit on his football work and make millions - specifically sought to be a tennis host because he loves tennis. I never thought he was great but never thought he was awful. He's been around so long and is known by the players that I think he's a little bit bolder with arguing/disagreeing with them than he used to be.

Shelton is fug. Who the fuck said he was cute?

I said he wasn't attractive. Someone upthread disagreed. People like different things.

Love his short shorts, tho.

And some people think Fritz looks like a dilapidated Shar Pei, R432.

Ruud will play thicc Tim next

Ima say Ben wouldn't have a career in Hollywood.

He's still a teenager. Without the acne and a nice faded haircut he'd probably look a lot better, but still not great.

he will look better with a different haircut

Damn, Simona was playing so well leading up to the US Open.

....

I am sole GOAT!

Misery and Fat Ivan.

Damm, Misery still has the gams.

Misery and Misery the Original at R443.

Sadly Ben is falling apart in the fifth set, but he has his good points.

Nuno Borges

Ben is a double-bagger.

Fritz is a doggy downer.

Theim's shorts are soaked 100%

This thread has been paywalled. All hail the new thread (linked below). Thanks to OP of the new thread.

Not sure I buy the whole “unwelcomed” story. Does she mean fans or other players? We know Hingis was a cunt, but who else? Capriati? Jen just didn’t let her intimidate her. If she means fans, that’s different. But we also know Serena is a diva and a bit of a baby and kind of expected other players to just let her win like Venus did.

Domicakes won the 3rd 7-5, bitches!

Oh Lord, La Wintour is there looking skeletal as ever.

Whats up with Wolfs religiosity he is full on MAGA...he is hideous

I find Lendl so hot, R443. Not hot like good looking. He clearly isn't attractive.

But he's hot in that dirty old man guy kind of way. You just know that fat slob will fuck the hell out of you and not give a shit about your feelings in the process.

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R455, whatever rocks your boat. Personally, I don't find him attractive.

You do need help, R455.

Lendl supposedly well hung