The Gays and Tennis, Part 171 - Wimbledon...and Beyond

Thanks AWFULLY for the new thread OP!

Thank you

Great! That smug asshole loses again.

Hope NoVaxx has a gooooooooood flight back home.

🎻 🎻

I know you have a thing for Giron (at least I think that's Giron?), OP, but that angle is just bad.

damm Juaco looks good

I'd hit that over Carlitos seven days a week

can I be in the middle?

Alcaraz and Ferrero look like a couple here.

That’s hot, R8 and R9.

My gosh, Ferrero has aged well.

Ferrero is still so hot! Ferrero and Alcaraz - the dream team.

I just read the JCF used to coach Zverev. That's a trek out of a black hole into the warm sunshine.

Now is the winter of our discontent

Made glorious summer by this sun of Murcia;

And all the clouds that lour'd upon our house

In the deep bosom of the ocean buried.

Now are our brows bound with victorious wreaths;

Rod Laver is the GOAT.

Some really nice male ass and legs in the mixed final. Jan Zeilinski from Poland who won the title with tennis icon Su-Wei Hsieh, and Santiago Gonzalez from Mexico whose partner was Giuliana Olmos.

Aw coulda been Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu but she had to flounce.

GOSSIP:

Legz+ may have split up with Siniakova. I clocked that he wasn't in her box for the Women's Dubs finals. Apparently Toma has deleted a bunch of posts featuring her on Instagram and has unfollowed her.

I wonder whether his upcoming form indicate with her pussy was perfumed or poisonous?

R10 Yes. I love how Spanish men are so touchy-feely with each other. It's probably why my gaydar is so messed up when it comes to Spanish guys, lol. Even the heteros hug and show affection!

Barbora gave an interview early in the tourney, apparently, where she was asked if she has a message for her lgbt fans.

She called them amazing and brave. As they noted on the Tennis Podcast, most players would have avoiding answering that question.

She’s such a quiet person that one doesn’t line up behind her, but she seems lovely.

Good observation, R16. I started to notice Zielinski a few months ago. At first I wasn't sure I liked his demeanor, but then I noticed that ass and his interactions with Hsieh. He seemed to be having the time of his life with her, getting such a kick out of her skills and personality to the point that he was often smiling and laughing....and then that ass, too.

What next tournament? Newport?

A quadruple header of 250s this week: Newport, Hamburg, Gstaad, and Bastad

[quote]

Thank you. Is Wune playing in any of them?

Oops. I meant to ask: Thank you. Is Wuud playing in any of them?

Wune's pwaying in Hamburg, Wuud's pwaying in Bastad.

Hamburg's a 500.

Wuud won woubles with Wafa.

Ahem. Sorry.

Barbora's Rhubarb Bar!

Whubarb.

Chris Eubanks, recently cratered in the rankings - now out of range of auto entry into Slams, Masters, 500s, and even some 250s - is playing Newport. His Cinderella story is over. It was great, but he didn't do anything with his year of being able to play any tournament without qualifying. That said, at least he had his run (Miami QF, Mallorca win, Wimbledon QF) and got to not live the journeyman life for a year. We'll see how much longer he continues, or whether he retires and becomes a commentator - as he had talked about before (and he's been broadly complimented for his commentating). Or, as he had been doing before his run, he may continue to plug away AND do commentator work.

Is he going to be commentator?

I have to say, Newport really does look shabby - like they've randomly stuck a grass court in the middle of a field.

The court stands and seating look they've not changed since the mid '70s.

I think that's always been part of the charm, R33. Anyway, this is the last year of the Newport tournament.

Is this where we discuss Hall of Fame Open?

Yes.

[quote] Anyway, this is the last year of the Newport tournament.

Did not know that. I guess it loses money?

Not sure, R37. They've made a lot of changes to the calendar lately, especially at the 250-500 level. Newport IMO was an easy target because it's a grass court tournament AFTER Wimbledon, so not a tune up. And since a few years ago they increased the weeks between The French Open and Wimbledon from two weeks to three weeks, I can seeing Newport as even more unnecessary as the time between Wimbledon and the USO is decreased by a week. That said, they play on clay right after Wimbledon even though the season is generally turning to hard courts for the summer, so having a random grass court tournament doesn't seem any worse. Newport had a following. It was like a throwback in time and coincided with Hall of Fame induction ceremony. I'd think there were enough sponsors to continue, but I don't know.

Pancakes BARBORA!!

wow, i saw pictures of carlos and the other winner dancing lol

r40, where? I saw the pictures of Carlos' post-French party - it looked like a blast!

Oh, sorry, just saw the 'dance' vid on youtube; cute; but I thought that you might have found pictures of the family party - they threw a big blast after RG. Mostly family and friends I heard.

Willage party.

Our Queen Peppa. Bow the fuck down bishes!

From the prior thread.

Time warp - Nadal v. Borg.

French players taking a much needed pause between shooting scenes of their latest gay gangbang porn flick.

See second pic!

I miss Wimbledon! We're having a shitty (rainy) summer where I live, and tuning into the Championship on the BBC every afternoon (with those familiar soothing commentator voices) at least evokes a feeling of summer.

I'm of the Edberg/Becker/Sampras/Capriati generation and didn't watch live tennis for years, but I've come to like, and root for, some of this generation's players.

R38: very informative post, thank you.

R49, you won’t have to wait long; it’s less than a year away!

R46 I know he wasn't exactly playing the "right" Borg, but Rafa looked amazing.

Hot, R47. I'm imagining GMP topping Fils among many other combinations of positions and players.

"Tennis DL" is a lot friendlier than the rest of the board.

We're queens who love tennis and hawt tennis players.

What could go wrong?

R53, don't be fooled. We're total cunts here too.

But when we don our tennis whites we can't help but keep it light and breezy.

Reading these threads revived my interest in tennis *bows*.

I take it the Tour de France and other cycling events are even more of a niche interest here on DL.

Casper flops again in Bastad... ON CLAY! Another giant-killing performance from Tiago Monteiro.

'Flava' Flavio Cobolli and Luciano Darderi looking like something out of an 80s catalogue

Darderi handsome and hawt.

Flava has beautiful eyes and sandy brown hair and lovely olive skin.

Poor Wuud. I’m available if he needs succor, natch.

On top of Wuud, Wubie's just gone out to ATP ranked 121 player, Thiago Tirante.

Is there anyone our tortured Wussian won't lose to this year?

She's a ginger mess.

Wubie implodes in Bastad. What the fuck?! Seriously lost his way. Wasn’t he top 5?

[quote] I don't doubt Thiago will be very good in a future, but right now he is not. And he didn't won against Wublev making great points, he won because Wublev implossioned. The Argentinian was the best in the first set.

Down 65+ spots after Wimbledon to No. 125 range, Chris Eubanks wins his first round in Newport. Since the entry cutoff was weeks before the tournament, he was ranked high enough for auto entry. And he's actually seeded 4 since Newport started the week after Wimbledon, so they would have done the draw last Friday or this past weekend, and Eubanks' dropped ranking wouldn't be official until this Monday (two days ago). A couple of players seeded lower than him or unseeded are ranked higher than him now. Would be cool if he won the tourney after this up and down rankings journey.

These two are the cutest!

Zverev getting booed by the crowd in Germany - he's just lost the first set against Hugo Gaston and is throwing his toys out the pram.

Straight up delicious!

I love Gaston. He's the guy who seemingly did three lines of coke before playing Sinner at the French - was so hyped he was coming out of his shoes and played WAY beyond his normal level for 1.5 sets (winning the first set handily and having no fear) before he came off his high and simultaneously Sinner got his game together.

R68 I like Gaston, too. I know he's done some questionable stuff in the past, but he's one of the most entertaining players on the tour. You never quite know what you're going to get.

The Brat retires halfway through the second set whilst being totally monstered by a feisty Fils. No obvious reason for the retirement.

Hilarious that Ruin considers himself to be part of the new Big 3 with Sinner and Alcaraz.

Big Four.

Halys in Wonderland Part 2.

Hits a winner sat on his ass in the clay in Gstaad

r71. I know you guys don't like him. But Zverev may be the one. BTW, the lawsuit about his probably mayhem at his then girlfriend and daughter of his child ended in a comparison. Obviously it was all about as much money she can get from.

Two days after the so called mayhem they were seen partying together on a boat in the mediterranean.

^^ mother ^^

I’ve written this before here: I don’t like A. Zverev but find him sexy.

(Hangs head in shame)

We don't know what Zverev did in Germany but we do know what he did to the umpire in Acapulco. That shit should have gotten him banned from the ATP for good.

Arthur in motion

Arthur in motion 2

Does a DLer work at Tennis Tonic? Fils looks best in white shorts.

r77. John McEnroe?

LOL R80 -- and Luvly Laslo in a bathing suit!

day gotsa a GURL up in dare

[quote] Does a DLer work at Tennis Tonic?

I don’t know, but I am the founder of Toxic Tennis.

McEnroe was obnoxious with the umpires and infamously got defaulted from the AO for that, but I don't think he ever took it to a physical level like Zverev did.

R85, no he didn't, but I do recall there was an occasion or two where his opponents attempted to go after him physically because of his behavior.

McEnroe is particularly known for his outbursts, especially "YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!" But Connors was probably just as bad.

Connors was worse because his antics were a tactic to unnerve his opponents and of course there was the time that he ran to the other side of the court to erase the mark with his foot back in the day at the U.S. Open when it was on clay. McEnroe's outbursts were completely self-focused and spoke to his own perfectionism and self-centredness. Connors' were the manipulative ploy of a nasty competitor.

Guys! Guys! You're ALL cunts!

Chris had an abortion.

Nadal into his first final since FO 2022.

Fils seems to be finally realising his great potential - building on a strong Wimbledon showing, he reaches his first ATP 500 Final in Hamburg - up to 23 in the live rankings, and will go Top 20 if he takes the title.

FYI, Zverev’s settlement was his second for abuse. Where’s there’s smoke there is fire. And cash settlements don’t happen when someone is innocent. Ask a lawyer.

grrrr

Giron of the Great Ass

Chris had an abortion...only 1? She probably had more

Chris would get an abortion on every changeover.

Chris has had more abortions than Jiz!

r93 Google comes up with only one trial, beginning 2020. May be you have a better source.

Ratface abuse claim #1, claimant Olga Sharypova....

Ratface abuse claim # 2, claimant Brenda Patea

Thicc beats thin!

Giron through to the Newport final, beating Chris Eubanks. Career high ranking of 41. If he wins the final he'll break into the top 40.

Michelsen team or Giron of the Great Ass team?

r100. Link is not available in Germany, due to a court decision

Poor Banksy really was a flash in the pan.

Or he and Michelsen are the same player.

r100. Okay I' ve found an article about that case. Sascha won two trials and also the ATP closed that case. It was all about her and her social media. She came around the corner the day he found out the second one, Brenda, was pregnant.

It doesn't matter, R107. With rare exception, the most positive response "Sascha" inspires around here is being hatefucked.

What exactly happened in Acapulco? Did Sascha hit someone?

This

Abuse accusations aside, everything about Zverev screams asshole.

unforch that won't play for me, R110

but I think I do remember that be broke open a water bottle the ump's chair

It was a lot more than that, R112. He didn't like a call that the umpire in Acapulco made. At the end of the match, he stomped up to the umpire and smashed his racket into the umpire's chair several times demolishing the racket and either hitting the umpire's foot with the racket or just barely missed it within a fraction of an inch. Screaming obscenities, meanwhile scowling and grimacing like an insane serial abuser who wouldn't have a shred of impulse control when needed in other situations.

Also from our tennis thread back then, AZ scored the dubious honor of cover boy for the incident.

Omg! The International Tennis Hall of Fame induction ceremony is on Tennis Channel now! The new Andy Roddicks:

[quote] Leander Paes, Vijay Amritraj, and Richard Evans will be formally enshrined in the International Tennis Hall of Fame

How do you pronounce it:

Titsypas

Sit-seh-pas

Sissypas

Citybus

Beyond will be The Olympics. Starting soon, I'm eager and not just for Tennis but all of it.

Sissypas.

I really enjoyed watching Alcaraz and Krejcikova dance together at the Wimbledon ball or gala or whatever they call it. Really cute.

He seems to know what he's doing and she's hopeless! She puts her right hand under his left (which is wrong) but after he spins her around, he manages to sort of correct the hand positions. Boy's had some ballroom lessons? or some kind of experience dancing anyway.

I also love her dress!

Instagram link:

Euro Finals Day:

Berretteammi Team or Halys In Wonderland Team?

Nadal Team or Nuno Team?

Ratfaced Cunt Team or Fils Team?

Is Martina Hingis 2024 (here pictured at Wimbledon earlier this month) a DL-style frau?

Schade!

Fils Team

Nuno Team

Berretteami

I do like 'Ratfaced Cunt' as a moniker, tho. RFC for short!

Nuno team

A Fils team

Thanks ever so much for asking!

Borges spanked Nadal.

Brilliant Borges bests Beast Rafa in Bastad! His first ATP title!

Borges ousts Nadal 6-3 6-2, on clay, in the Båstad final. Nadal will probably play the Olympics and then retire—or at least he should. It was sometimes hard and sad to watch today’s Nadal.

You could show a movie on Martina's forehead.

This Fils / RFC match is shredding my nerves!

I know, r129. Fils is playing his arse off, and that ratfaced cunt won’t roll over and die. It’s been such a good day of clay finals, and I don’t want ratface to ruin it now.

OMG it's getting spicy!

C'mon Fils, two more points!

My god, Fils is a STUD!

Fils team.

I. CAN'T. BREATHE.

BREATH.

ARTHUR FILS YOU BEAUTIFUL MAN!

Zverez cunts his way off court .... loser

Hope his cunt hurts like hell, the nasty loser cunt.

What a nasty little cunt ratface is. I hope he never wins another match on tour.

Zverev received the ugliest trophy I've ever seen.

Nuno Borges being low-key ADORABLE.

Someone who looks like Cameron Norrie was in the stands today at Hamburg.

Kudos to Fils!!! I love what he's bringing to the ATP. He, Machac, and Navone are the three most charismatic players breaking through this year.

Kuntos to Ratface, sullen and dour as ever. Such a poor sport.

I only saw the highlights reel on ATP.com. Why was the RFC so especially cunty at the end? Was there some mid-match controversy? Did it not like the way Fils was engaging the crowd?

Have Doumbia/Reboul split? (And which one is the gay one, anyway?) Reboul was just runner-up in Hamburg with Roger-Vasselin.

A. Zverev gave Fils a hug and drenched him in champagne during the trophy ceremony.

HOF inductee Vijay Amritag has me shaking my head. He never won a slam, never got past a qf, and though he was personable and beat the greats, why then isn't someone like Dianne Fromholtz, Sue Barker or Virginia Ruzici in?

R145 The tension was mounting all the way through the third set. Fils was kind of clinging on in his service games which was frustrating Zverev.

Towards the sharp end of the set, Fils started to come back strongly - I forget which game it was: 5-5 or 5-6, but Fils served underarm on game point down. He faulted, but won the point on his second serve when Zverev hit long. Zverev was clearly pissed about it - the underarm serve - then made comments directly to Fils as he was walking back to his chair at the end of the game (which Fils won). Apparently, Zverev was saying "Zero respect!"

At this point, the underarm serve has become an accepted tactic, so Zverev really can't complain. It's typical of his weak mentality that he lets these things constantly derail him.

Giron of the Great Ass is playing now. I hope DL hasn't jinxed him.

Fils also stated that he was cramping badly so that his best option was the underarm serve. He not only beat Zverev, but also the Hamburg crowd blindly supporting their hometown boy.

Even Zverev is being passive aggressive here with the bottle, forcing Fils off the pedestal. That said, there's some undeniable erotic undertones.

I thought the Hamburg crowd was not fully supportive of Zverev based on applause and cheers. Perhaps they just wanted a continuation of a good match?

Nope.

Zverev then says "zero respect" to Fils at the changeover, to which Fils responds. Tennis Channel, as usual, gets it wrong.

[quote]How do you pronounce it: Titsypas? Sit-seh-pas? Sissypas? Citybus?

Chichi Butch. Alsho hizh drag name!

How do you pronounce it:

Guy-ron?

He-rohn?

Gee-rohn?

Third and final set at final Infosys Hall of Open.

Barb is lez right?

More shredded nerves!

Giron of Great Ass wins third and final set of final match at final Infosys Hall of Open.

[quote] Giron of Great Ass wins third and final set of final match at final Infosys Hall of Open.

Finally.

He beated white boy!

sweet jesus

Lard ha' mercy!

Son of a...

[quote] Lard ha' mercy!

Fat Sock is no longer on the ATP tour.

So happy for Fils and Giron. I hope to celebrate they both have someone special on hand to provide anal destruction.

I's with doge!

[quote]Barb is lez right?

I'm not sure, there are rumors Babs is dating her coach Pavel Motl

entry list update ;)

Has Roddick talked about his skin cancer before?

He had skin cancer?

He said on his podcast recently that he just had skin cancer treatments. He was urging tennis players to use sunscreen.

Thanks, r173.

Barb's not lez, she's Central European!

Happy Monday!

'Sex on legs' Camillo Ugo Carabelli is back on the main ATP tour in Umag this week, bitches! He's tThrough to the second round so hopefully he'll get some exposure on telly over the week

r151 Zverev got a bad start in the first set. He had problems with his blood sogar, as he is suffering from type 1 diabetis, and he could not stand the heat and humidity in Hamburg. Set 2 went better and he won And then the epic drama unfolded. He got 20! break chances and could not win one! One single break point, and he would walk away as the champion. They played 3:30 for a best of three. It was pure adrenalin in every game of the third set. It is labelled as one of the tightis set in the history of the ATP tour ever. Fils got the better end by dominating the tiebreak.

Zverev basically handed the match to Fils after that 'zero respect' comment. Fils went on a tear in the tiebreak and won easily. Don't poke the bear, you'll get the claws. I'm so happy for Fils!

Zverev so desperately wants to see himself in the Novak mould - the same chip on their shoulders about other players, officials, crowds etc. 'owing them' respect and support. Zverev just loves mouthing off to opponents during matches, and his aggressive and/or patronising 'lectures' at the net post match.

As irritating and arrogant as Novak is, at least he can bring the receipts in terms of achievements. The RFC? Not so much.

R177, it's not clear whether you're being an apologist for Zverev or what. Yes, he deserves some credit for overcoming type 1 diabetes to get near the highest ATP echelon. But that doesn't excuse his RFC MO.

r188. I am probably the only person in the universe, or at least on DL, supporting Zverev. He is for sure no sunny boy like Alcaraz. But I like his performance on the court and watch him playing. For his size of 1,98 he has an outsstanding body feeling.

I do also not like his attitude on court some times.

But I also don't like the notoriously repeating calling him an abuser on DL. There were two women, who wanted to destroy him. They both got their lessons from the Junge.

Okay, this is the last time I'll beat this dead horse.

We don't know what happened with Zverev and his baby mama or the previous GF. We do know that he attacked an umpire in Acapulco. The ATP did almost nothing in response (a default and a fine for what to him is chump change). That's inexcusable on both Zverev's part and the ATP's. RFC should have been booted out of the ATP entirely.

Omg, who cares???

What about Nick k.? He threw a chair! Do you go on and on about his bad behavior?

Are you the ex? Get over it already

Like I said, dead horse. Buh-bye.

Tennis up until Connors and Nastase had players who were good sports. For the most part, it still does. Enough so that the exceptions get mentioned unfavorably. Often.

As for Nick K, he's gotten plenty of bad bogan posts in these threads. Now not so much because he's a has been and never made much of a dent anyway beyond one Wimby final and a few GS quarters. More notoriety for his behavior than for his accomplishments.

If you don't like my posts, feel free to skip over them. Please.

Actually, whenever Nick Kyrgios is mentioned, we tend to go an and on and on about his bad behaviour.

Basically, we hate psychos. I think you'll find most normal people do.

the luvly Arthur Fils cracks the top 20

"And then the epic drama unfolded. He got 20! break chances and could not win one! One single break point, and he would walk away as the champion."

Unless all the break points were on match point, there's no guarantee that converting a break point would win him the match.

r187. Yes. But he missed the chance to make a break in the third set. One break ahead to Fils would have changed the game. So it was only the tiebrake which brought Fils the victory. Every game before was very tight with deuce and advantage on both sides. So nearly 20 break chances for Zverev and he brought none of them home.

What next big tournament?

Nice try, but Fils took that tie break and turned that hostile crowd into the Walking Dead by the time he got to 7-1. I've never seen so many sour Hamburgers.

You've never been to Jack in the Box!

R189, next "big" tournament is the Olympics - lots of stars, lots of coverage. After that, the back to back Masters in Canada and Cincinnati, which are both in August after the Olympics. Washington DC which will be played during the Olympics always has a decent field, but it's not "big big" - an ATP 500 - minus some players it might usually have because they're playing the Olympics.

Thanks, r192.

What tournament this week?

Is this where we discuss Mubadala Citi DC Open?

R193, this week is just a handful of smaller clay court events which are serving as warmups for the Olympics next week - Kitzbuhel, Umag for the ATP; Romania and Prague for the WTA. Plus, Atlanta, an ATP 250 hard court event - with a bunch of players who either didn't qualify or who chose to skip the Olympics and who will stay in North American until the US Open.

R194, it doesn't start until next week.

Thank you, R195.

The Olympics will be Murray's last tournament

Put him out of his misery!

So sad

Our Beautiful HRH King Camillo currently holding his own against Wubie in Umag.

I NEED him to take it to a third set, just to have more ogling time.

Hot Frenchie, Harold Mayot, takes down a very frail looking Porna in Atlanta.

[quote]Our Beautiful HRH King Camillo

I think I'd call him 'His Thiccness'

Kokk and Foe are playing doubles together in Atlanta. Will Kokk ride Foe's bubble ass?

It’s doubles match.

Call me Coco will carry the flag for Team USA at the Olympic Opening Ceremony (with LeBron James)

USA team

TOP seed Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics after being diagnosed with tonsillitis

Google “Taylor Fritz Golden Key” and you’ll find a video where other players ask Taylor questions to try and embarrass him. He replies to the question “Why are you nicknamed The Golden Key” and he blushes and says “I don’t want to give much context to this but let’s just say I’ve been very fortunate, very blessed”. Hmmm.

Rune just withdrew.

Wune.

These boys are so fragile. Rublev, Sinner, Rune...

Hmmmm

Italy's Mattia Bellucci (playing in Atlanta) seems fuckable ...

Quite (shirtless pic in the link), and he just took out second seed Meannarino.

Taylor's mom is part of the May department store fortune. That's the Golden Key, most likely.

But fun to think about our Daddy having a huge cock as well!

It could explain why his movement is so bad.

Many top players are pulling out of the Olympics. Sinner, Rune etc.

How is top player?

There's not shortage of rich boys in tennis. I think they mean the cock when speaking of Daddy's huge golden key.

What's golden about it?

Maybe it's quite well liked and sought after.

You just know Daddy throws a good fuck. He's been practicing a long time.

Dollface Camillo

It's about money, not dick. His package seems completely normal to me

The nicknname probably emanates from being able to afford the top acommodations, restaurants, and team even in his younger, less proven years. Living like a top 10 slam winner.

Tommy in Paris

^^ Haha, all the bimbo girlfriends can't live in the Olympic Village. The guys are free to cruise for some side action!

He needs a nip implant.

Hopefully some partner 'upgrades' will come out of their olympic experience.

Yeah, that makes sense now about the golden key stuff. Was confused when I saw the video.

The Olympics start tomorrow!

No shit? Sherlock!

FYI I've started a general Paris Olympics thread if anyone wants to post about Olympics tennis stuff there... tho I'm sure most of us will want to stay here at 'Base camp'

Those Ralph Lauren outfits for Team USA always look pretty similar

R233 posting from 1996

[quote] He needs a nip implant. —Chewy McNip

Sez you!

Yes, that’s what I said. Duh

The Battle of The Little People just started in Kitzbuhel: Baez Vs Gaston.

Promises to be entertaining.

Daddy's bulge is fairly prominent here. Maybe he tucks it during matches.

I want to see Giron’s ass in jeans.

Another setback for Rafa

Oh my. Poor Nadal.

Do you think young dumb hung stud, Carlitos, got over-excited and broke Rafa's ass?

HUGO GASTON YOU TINY GENIUS!

3-set thriller. 7-5, 5-7, 7-6 (8-6)

He was fighting from behind all the way in the 3rd set. 2 match points down in the breaker and then surges to the finish. Great match!

The HUGOAT!

Mackie lost in Houston :-(

He's fuckable.

What is this?

Tommy Paul looking hot!

ODS Tommy is so lean. Like, zero body fat.

That PP is sucking the life out of him, I tell ya!

I hope he fucks some other pro from a different county in the village. that would be so great.

Reilly Opelka is back, bitches.

The caveman who went through the taffy machine.

It'a not looking good for Nadal.

Well he and Misery are both playing it without much of a chance.

Tommy gettin' his tits out for the USA!

In re Opelka: I listened to the latest edition of Andy Roddick's podcast and he had John Isner on. They talked about a lot of topics, including life on tour, making friends, etc. They were reminiscing a little about people they hung out with, how there's some guys they got a long with but really didn't hang out with. Isner was saying how he had nothing in common with some of the guys coming up when he was in his career, including Opelka. He was talking about how Opelka likes fashion and art, as where Isner likes to fish and do other outdoor stuff. He related how Opelka's the one guy if asked what was the score of last night's Super Bowl, he wouldn't know, since he doesn't watch sports. They discussed the Isner-Mahut match, retirement, college tennis, how Tommy Paul completely turned himself around as he used to be a big partier. Isner talked about how Paul was set to go to Georgia but it was probably for the best that he didn't as Isner "knows Athens" and the party scene. Isner said how "the ladies love Tommy" and it would have been "very hard for Tommy not to go out." It was all pretty funny.

Is deplorable Isner somehow trying to imply that Opelka is gay?

I think Daddy Fritz and Chewbacca Opelka are close friends.

It actually didn't come across at all that Isner was implying that Opelka was gay - and Roddick talked about Opelka too. Isner was just saying that the younger guys coming up behind him, specifically Fritz, Opelka, Tiafoe - he got along with them just fine but didn't really hang out with them. The "little in common" also applied to Fritz and Tiafoe. None of the conversation was derogatory or malicious. It was in good spirits and everyone they talked about they complimented. Isner was pretty self-effacing throughout.

Nobody in the tennis world has a bad thing to say about Isner. He's universally liked.

Of course, here on the DL ...

I think it's his politics and support for Trump, R257, not so much how he is personally (I know, "duh"). Isner seems like some white guy Republicans I know - "on the ground"/in person they're relatively cool, nice, friendly people. You just question their politics in this age of extreme politics. Like sure, I get you like Trump's unabashed personality in an era of extreme image management, but do you really understand what he stands for and how it could be destructive.

Opelka pings to me...I always thought he was gay.

Musetti looking so sexy

Challengers II: zendaya meets Novak

Someone is gonna run a train for the 3 American boys in the Olympic village. (fans self) They're all smoking

Don't forget me, the fourth American boy!

[quote] Is this where we discuss Mubadala Citi DC Open?

I's also talking about Mubadala Citi DC Open!

No. 1 seed Shelton goes down to Shang in Atlanta. He's now 0-3 vs. Shang.

The men's teams from Argentina, France, Italy and Spain give the US boys stiff competition.

Haha. You said "stiff".

Jack Draper pings to me.

R268 Really? I'm British, and Draper comes across as the archetypal upper middle class English straight guy. He has a gentleness and politeness in interviews that could read gay-ish from an American perspective, I guess?

What about him pings for you?

R265 That Shelton-Shang showdown was shuper!

Why did Alcaraz like this? Lol.

[quote] Lol.

LoL! :)

Finally the Norway boat!!!!!

R269 he sounds inane. There you go…

R273 wrong thread!

[quote] Finally the Norway boat!!!!!

Wuud on boat?

Casper Ruud on the Norway boat

and Jack D. on the British boat

Wuud!

R278 Gorgeous! Why have I never noticed him before?

[quote] Wuud!

Wuuuuuuuuuud.

RAFA!

What kind of Wuud doesn't float?

Natalie Wuud

Jacque de Strappe-Draper 🤭

Shang must have some game to beat Mopsy on a hard court.

Has anyone seen him play?

Djokovic not on the Serbian Athlete's boat on the Seine and not staying in the Olympic Village. He only wants the gold hardware. I pray he's somehow thwarted. Actually I hope he gets the silver medal. He's probably at his fancy digs in Paris chanting to his crystals while sleeping in his oxygen chamber..

IS THERE A SEPERATE OLYMPICS TENNIS THREAD?

Is this where we discuss the Olympics?

Coco Puffs is going to exhaust herself playing mixed, double and single! Gurl!

The a separate Olympics thread, generally, but not tennis specifically. So, discuss tennis here and/or there. I'd opt for here, but to each his own.

Aya!!!!

So basically, Carlos is one of the most eligible bachelors in the Olympic Village, given that his earnings by the time he's 35 will likely be huge, like 150+ million huge. He'll definitely be a popular one to add to a girl's body-count, if nothing else. Rafa better keep him on a leash!

If you include all income - endorsements, brand ambassadorships, appearance and exho fees, etc. - he'll probably reach $150 million by age 25. He's already above $30 million just for prize money.

R294 didn't he just sign a huge deal with Nike? I think it's like 20 million a year for a decade or something like that.

Remember tennis is huge outside the US. After soccer and Formula One maybe the biggest sport. His endorsements will be ridiculous if they aren't already.

Giron is fucking hot. My goodness the American boys are hot. I would do all of them in the same day.

[quote] Giron is fucking hot.

[quote] My goodness the American boys are hot.

Are Fritz and Paul playing doubles?

Do we think that with no PP in the Olympic Village some of these horny dudes are going to hook up with some hot female athletes? Is the smoking Italian with the nympho girlfriend that wore him out from playing in the field?

Of course some of them are. And some with hot male athletes. Those cardboard beds are going to be a flimsy cum-soaked wreck.

Athletes are generally really horny from all the workouts.. They also jerk off a lot

[quote] They also jerk off a lot

How do you know this? Examples please.

^I was in a frat with a bunch of college athletes. They talked about jacking off all the time.

The finals for this 2 of this week's tournaments are set:

Kitbuhel:

BerretTEAMmi or HUGOAT Team?

Umag:

Musetti Team or Cerundolo Team?

I think Alcaraz might be a Kinsey 1 or 2, mostly straight, but with some same-sex tendencies. His interactions with other guys makes me suspicious. He is very touchy-feely. His close relationship with Ferrero too. It's the way they look at each other and hug each other, they seem close. Alcaraz is young, horny, hot and Spanish. Many Spanish guys are bi. I wouldn't be surprised at all if he dabbled. But sure, I've no doubt he is mostly into women.

HUGOAT Team

Cinderello Team

I remember back in the '80s there was a bit of scandal with Boris Becker because he was apparently wearing himself out with all the sex he was having and his form took a dip. Would be interesting if Carlos struggled at the Olympics because he was having too much sex in the athletes' village.

R308 He would be struggling anyway because this is BO3, not BO5.

Berrettini won the Kitzbühel final and poor Gaston was in tears

The uniform worn by the Brits are so fucking ugly. That light blue colored pants make them look like hospital workers

I'd be happy to cry if it meant being consoled by El Aynaoui, who's aged much better than his opponent in the link.

Cerundolo team

'NADALCARAZ' is a thing, and it's about to start!

[quote]Are Fritz and Paul playing doubles together?

I think they are and have to play against FAA/Raonic in the 1st round

[quote]My goodness the American boys are hot. I would do all of them in the same day

Here they are, Mary (sans Chris Eubanks)

Fran and Lore are level at 1-set all in Umag. Just starting the final set.

^and they both have to play in Paris tomorrow!

Most of today's matches at the Olympics were rained off and will have to be played tomorrow, so they might get a day's reprieve.

IT'S FRAN THE MAN!

Epic third set. Fran kept coming back from behind - great shot-making from both. Cerundolo needed this; he's had a crappy year so far.

Lore's had a pretty good year, even, surprisingly, on grass.

I wish I could find even one moderately hawt pic of Nadalcaraz to post.

:-(

Francisco

Wuud screen.

Good to see matches taking place in the sunshine in Paris today.

So far, a good day for the Brits and the French: Draper, Evans, the UGOAT, and Moutet through the first round.

Bad day for the USA: Giron (of The Great Ass) and Stretch Eubanks out. Although, ODS Tommy up in the first set against Darderi.

I don't see Olympics tennis being shown anywhere on television in the U.S. Any ideas where it's being shown? Currently watching Cerundolo/Musetti.

Sorry, I'm in the UK - we have it streaming via Discovery+/Eurosport.

I Googled streaming for the US and only option seems to be via Peacock, if that helps?

Thank you, r326.

Great to see Team United States going with short shorts!

Me and blonde leg hairz are in weelchair!

Click to embiggen pic!

Shapo is soooo sexy, I can't help it, sorry DL. Love him and all that blonde fur.

"This is not professional, especially on a tennis court at the Olympic games." An umpire just told a player this after giving him an obscenity warning. Who do you guess committed the obscene gesture?

ODS Tommy?

Our Dear Sweet Tommy / Our Dumb Sweet Tommy - pick your fighter, R332

Dumm! He's a dumm dumm!

Shapo in a wheelchair vibes

Timmeh!

Possibly Misery's last match just starting.

Doubles with Crack'ead Dan facing Japan's Kei and Taro.

Legz+ through against ZZZ.

It's doubles match.

Eubanks unsurprisingly out in the first round; a bad day for Portugal.

[quote]Legz+ through against ZZZ

Misery doing Misery things - coming back from 5 match pints down in the final set tie-break to win!

Legz+ needs to sit on my face.

Nadal/Djokovic Monday, not before 1:30 local time

oaky you witches, start placing your hexes on Novaxx now, its never too early

Fils lost to Arnaldi :-(

R344 I have my voodoo doll out right now.

I'z with doge again!

R344 I'd do anything for Rafa to win, but he is really just a shell. He'll be lucky to win four games.

Still, I have my Novak voodoo doll out regardless.

Happy to see Nishioka win the title in Atlanta. Possibly the ulitimate journeyman: seems like he's been ranked between 50 and 100 for about 200 years.

R321 I like this pic of 'Nadalcaraz' - quite a few knocking around on Getty images from Saturday's dubs.

Novak has a lot of parallels with Joe Biden. Both too old and stubborn to get out of the game. He has no chance to win the Ols on clay with Carlos around, especially in a best of 3 scenario.

Big Jack

luvly Lore

I am surprised that Rafa is playing. I thought after the 3-set win over Fucsovics he would be tired or injured. I hope he wins but....not holding my breath.

Rumor is that Rafa will retire after the match.

Nail-biter going on between Cerendulo, and homeboy, The UGOAT. 1 set all, 5 all.

R355 What about the doubles with Alcaraz?

Zverev/Siegmund has got to be one of the cuntiest mixed doubles team ever.

Smug asshole Djokovic pulled the violin antics after his win over Nadal. Sorry, but that's just straight up disrespectful.

I know he's saying that he does that because his daughter is 'learning to play the violin', which is just a pile of bullshit.

He's really just another vulgar piece of shit from Eastern European. I look forward to the next decades when Roger and Rafa are consistently held in far higher esteem by his tennis peers, irregardless of his title record.

I would have thought Novak would have been taught a lesson after the whipping Carlitos gave him at Wimbledon. His hubris is off the charts.

Where can we buy voodoo dolls?

[Quote]alcaraz is lowkey gonna be the biggest tennis star ever,. He got the gay appeal of nadal n the establishment pr of federer plus genuine likeability

Still think he's ugly with yellow teeth!

Why can't he go the the dentist? Get a cleaning!

Novak will never be beloved as Roger and Rafa are and that just burns him. His thirst for love is sad.

Other than his ass and possibly being gay, what’s Nadal’s gay appeal?

[quote] Why can't he go the the dentist? Get a cleaning!

Oh, FFS. Teeth are bones, and not everyone’s bones are eye-blindingly white. His look perfectly clean and naturally irregular. Who wants fake American teeth on everyone?

Why are they Yellow?

His teeth are fine - I'm watching him as I type this.

They're just not that freakishly blinding white that only Americans and the shallow, plastic Instatrash crowd seem to think is attractive.

Peacock Announcer: “No one has won more Grand Slams than Novak Djokovic. 24” what would they call it if he won 4 majors in a single calendar year? When did a grand slam become synonymous with Major? None of the big 3 (4 per Judy) won an actual grand slam. Maybe splitting hairs here - I know what is meant - it’s just incorrect.

R370, I think we discussed this in the last thread as well.

That’s why Rod Laver is the GOAT.

R366 I've also never got Nadal's sex appeal to gays other than his ass, cause his face is such a NO-NO.

I could name dozens of other pro-tennis players way hotter and with more gay appeal than him.

His ocd is too much for anyone

I mean he has to call his mom 3 times a day

Rafa was HAF back in the day. Joli-laid, as the French say. Plus that insane body.

How many times a day does he call his wife?

R371 yep we did discuss in last thread. I have to let it go LOL. I just find it irksome but I promise not to bring it up again.

You’re irksome to the tennis world, as the rest of us have no problem understanding the terminology—in context.

peak Rafa

still hawt in 2010

peaks Rafa

[quote] ‘I thought Murray would be a disgrace’: Inside GB’s tennis flat-share in Paris Six tennis players, four bedrooms and some 'strange' habits

Win at Mubadabalaba Open!

Is anyone really surprised that Novaxx follows Andrew Tate on Twitter/X?

Yes, I used to think there was at least a little Jekyll to offset the Hyde. Now it looks more and more like Djokovic is all Hyde.

Legz+ v RFC today

Boss Daddy v Big Jack

Daddy Versus Big Jack D currently on. Choose your fighter.

Geez, CoCo blew it again??? Bye bye Brad Gilbert. Something is really wrong. I know her forehand and second serve are horrible, but her hype alone should intimidate other players.

Legz+ bringing the heat against The RFC

Maybe Coco should poach Pam Shriver from Vekic, she seems to have the magic touch...

Boss Daddy came back after losing the first set to beat Big Jack

RFC takes out Legz+ in straight

and Baby Jesus wept

ODS Tommy through in straights

Bodacious Babs is on a 10-match winning streak

These two

Misery and Crack'ead Dan crack on in Paris - through to the Quarters.

Taylor Fritz and Coco Gauff play against FAA and Gabriela Dabrowski tomorrow in the mixed doubles quarter finals.

Dabrowski ranked #3 in doubles this year!

Wow I don't think I've ever seen Boss Daddy play dubs. Coco will be wearing the pants!

Never seen Misery so deliriously happy. Nice he gets a good send-off to his career, especially as he was a great Olympian. It's going to be strange if it ends up him vs Nadal (maybe that can't happen - I haven't looked at the draw).

There will be hell to pay if Coco chock-o yet again

Choke-o*

I would love it if Nadal and Misery leave this Olympics with medals.... and Novak doesn't.

Is Boss Daddy the only player left in the tournament who has a chance for three medals?

R405 - I think so - Legz+ is still in both doubles, but went out the singles today, and Alcaraz is not playing in the Mixed.

R404 - let us pray.

R406 Probably least likely to happen in singles, but it would so cool if he could pull it off. I think he'll avenge his loss to Musetti at Wimbledon but will probably be stopped in the QFs but Ratfaced Cunt.

Daddy Puffs

More like Puffs Daddy

How is Babs not lez?

Current junior world #1 Kaylan Bigun is definitely family. His flamboyant playing style reminds me of Jan Michael Gambill and he has a straight twin brother name Meecah.

[quote] Kaylan Bigun

[quote] name Meecah

Has he begun the Bigun?

R412 There's nothing about that kid that sets off my gaydar. JMG had a two handed forehand most of the time. THAT was gay.

Such a shame his first name isn't 'Ivor'

Good win for Tiafoe in DC.

I was just thinking that Woobie won Olympic gold in mixed doubles with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in Tokyo in 2020. He'll always have that.

Lovely Lore dispatches a dejected Daddy!

The Biguns are nice Jewish boys. (Ukrainian)

Is Anna-Karolina Schmiedlova this year's Monica Puig?!

Legz+ through to the doubles semi-finals.

Dare we dream of a medal for our Czech cherub?

Well, so much for Coco and JPeg...I thought they were a shoo-in for a medal.

Angie Kerber bows out of the Olympics and ties a bow on her career.

I';ve always had a big soft spot for her. A real fighter, and a player who absolutely maximised her opportunities.

Kerber was up to breaks in the third set. What happened?

R423 So true. She was never flagged as a potential 3-time slam winner and #1. Out of that cohort, most were focused on Azarenka, Wozniacki, and Radwanska.

FAA takes out Medvedev... who promptly smashes a racquet and leaves to a chorus of boos. Not very Olympics, Daniil.

R426, the French crowd chanting “Felix! Felix!” after the end of the match was so nice.

Baby Danny hates clay, I know why he subjected himself to the Olympics on clay but he would have been better off just heading off to U.S. hardcourts where he traditionally thrives...

R428 And the worst thing was he subjected himself to the humiliation of not being able to return Sara Errani's serve.

Waaahhhooooo! Felix!!!

ODS Tommy takes out Crazy Corentin in straights, faces Carlitos next

ODS Tommy and Daddy are through in doubles! Hopefully they put an end to Misery's career in the next round.

A great win for Felix too since this is the first time he's taken Medvedev out.

Daniil is just a small cat.

Poor Danielle had to retire in the third set vs. Swiatek. That must have killed her. I would not be surprised if Danielle had prioritized a gold medal above any other win.

Danielle Rose hit Iga right in the gut.

I'm fine with Russians losing. I have nothing against Medvedev, but I support a Russian ban in general, especially at the Olympics.

Fritz lost to Musetti! He's one of my favorites who seems to be crapping out. But he's still alive in men's and mixed doubles, so there's that. And Tommy Paul got past Moutet in France. And I'm happy about Wuud getting past Cerundolo.

Cewundolo

Could be Rafa's final ever game. Nadalcaraz are 1-set, 4-5 down...

I played D3 college tennis in the early '90s. My old college coach used to tell us that better doubles strategy will beat better singles players 95% of the time. That match was a perfect example.

Day of disaster for Daddy! Fruitful frolics for Felix!

FAA/Debrowski beat Taylor and Coco in a thrilling final set tie-break.

Nadalcaraz OUT

American women were a disatstah! At this year's Olympics and all of emded on a drama filled note. Coco Puffs with her pabting and crying Emma Navaroo finding beef with Queen Weng, Collins berating Iga Forehead...

R436 good gor DC, should have hit her in the cunt Cant stand Iga

Iga was busy dancing trying to distract her opponent as she always does, or raising the racket to ruin her opponent’s serve.

R441. Your coach was no Genius. We knew that on the JV team in 9th grade of CIF-SS 2A (that would be the mediocre leagues of So Cal high school teams).

Gotta love DC:

So apparently Collins was injured and wasn’t able to finish the game with Świątek, but she’s ok to play double after two hours? Ok lol

Yeah Collins retired because she was losing and wanted to play doubles. And she's got the nerve to call someone else "insincere".

Not her finest moment at all. As her final moment, it's not going to go down well.

Legz+ could take home two medals. Still in doubles and mixed. Medal+

R447 I also played in So Cal, and was ranked in the top 50 in boys 16's and 18's in the late '80s and early '90s. My point was not for you, but for some of the fans on here who may not know a lot about doubles tennis. But continue on with your bitchy self. I wouldn't expect (or want) anything less from this thread.

Time for Nadal to retire.

I'm glad she called out Polish cunt, knew she was a fake fuck. Zero personality.

I know its almost a virtual impossibility, but I wish Felix could get a medal, even bronze, it would do so much for his confidence.

R451 you were no Jeff Tarango, for sure.

R454, Felix is that guy I always want to see even though I know he’s going to let me down. He’s just so damn charming.

Felix and his partner Gabriela are in the mixed doubles semi-finals tomorrow - so he has a good chance at a medal, no? She's ranked #3 in the WTA for doubles so I assume she's pretty good at it.

Carlos would have won if his partner hadn't been a mummy.

I's still at Mubadyabadabado Open!

R455 Jeff was a few years ahead of me - 5 years maybe, but the same age group as my brother. He was a complete prick. I watched him play Ojai and witnessed tantrums even back then. Geoff Abrams was our big fish. He was playing boys 18s at 15 years old, and killing.

R461 Pretty much the same era. I was playing 18s when he won that Ojai title. I lost horribly in sectionals that year - scarred me for life.

Also, I was not really a fan of the Bryan's - probably out of jealousy. We all knew they were going pro. I was lucky to make my college team as a walk-on.

But hindsight being 20/20, they were nice and respectful. Their dad was a total hoot. I got the feeling everyone liked him. He was so supportive to everyone. He would clap for good shots no matter if it was his sons, or his opponents.

[quote]Collins berating Iga Forehead...

What did Collins say?

Mopsy at the Mubadala

Iga is a game away from Lodi g her semi!

*losing

IGA LOST HAHAHA

And she is GONE! Zheng wins

Iga litters the court with unforced errors and goes down to Q.W. Zheng in the semis. She was her usual dour self and only gave Zheng a cursory handshake and didn't shake the chair umpire's hand, after the umpire wouldn't overrule a call on match point.

Iga first, Novak next, please!

Good lord. Girls, girls, behave!! oh and the little cat as well.

At least it's a Polish girl instead of the typical bratty American (except you Jessica).

ODS Tommy Team or Carlitos Team?

Cute Casper Team or FAA Team?

The Great Satan Team or Citybus Team?

Lovely Lore Team or The RFC Team?

I love both Casper and Felix so damn.

Guess I'll go with Tommy for the hell of it - Lore - and never ever the Djoke (go away, Andrew Tate lover!) so run over him, Citybus! Find a backhand!

[quote]What did Collins say?

I guess Iga said she was sorry Danielle had to retire because she was injured but Danielle felt she was being insincere because her behavior in the lockerroom isn't so nice

That's a petty thing for Danielle to call out Iga on to her face. She may be a fake, but many players are different people on the court and in the locker room. Just curtly say "thank you" and move on. Although, maybe she has been a raging cunt in the locker room all this time and the animosity that's been building up on the tour is now boiling over. Regardless, there are better ways to signal that. I wonder if that interaction rattled Iga and contributed to her loss today?

Chrisdie was a stone-cold bitch on court, and a party chick in the locker room.

Chris E.*

I’m not an Iga fan but I can’t root for the Chinese. Fingers crossed for Donna Vecic!!!!

Day of upsets! First Iga and now Alcaraz is losing to Paul!

USA USA USA!!!

FUCK ME GENTLY WITH A CHAINSAW!

Carlitos breaks ODS Tommy- and saves the set - with a running passing shot that defied all known laws of physics.

I love it, r475! Danielle is definitely at a point in her career when she's just gonna say exactly what's on her mind (even more so that she did in the past).

BELLISSIMOOOOOOOOO!!!!

DING DONG THE RFC IS DEAD!

Hang it in the Lo(uv)re!

Suck that Tommy lost but at least Musetti took out that douchebag. Now all that I ask is that Daddy and Tommy put a fork in Misery's career.

Casper does look hot in the Danish kit. Looks like he's going down to an inspired Felix - a set and a break up.

The women are straight cunting this Olympics.

[quote]Casper does look hot in the Danish kit

It's Holger (P)Rune who's Danish

Casper's kit looks like a Mondriaan painting

Oops, thanks R489. Norwegian!

Not Dutch!

Felix!!!

Fucking Citybus - 40-0 up... 3 set points... blows every one of them - his errors, not Novak winners... then loses the game.

Mental midget.

Citybus is such a flop.

R494 Yeah, that was pretty pathetic. 4-0 up in the second set, and just let it slip away. Novak was really not playing particularly well.

Just hope that Novak plays at the same level tomorrow and Lorenzo can keep riding the wave of form he's on.

Yay, Daddy and Tommy have not only entered the medal round but also ended Misery's career!

Ah, Andy. I love him. So sad to see the end. What a great player, wow.

Lovely pic.

Lovely to see the crowd chanting Andy's name.

He's incredibly popular, influential and a really nice bloke. The whole "Misery" thing is so disrespectful.

So at least one of the American men's doubles team wins an Olympic medal, averting a shut-out!

To be fair, I think Andy would see the funny side of it. He's never taken himself too seriously, which is one of things that have made him such a mensch. If you've ever followed his social media banter with Liam Broady he can clearly take - and give - a joke.

R501 Which makes the whole "Misery" thing so ridiculous.

Either it applies to him or it doesn't.

I think he would agree that his on court demeanour is often the epitome of anguish and 'misery'. As I said, he doesn't take himself too seriously - I'm sure he's aware of how he comes across, and is self-assured enough not to care - unlike a certain Mr Djokovic.

Exhibit 1

Legz+ onto next round in Mixed. He really does like flaunting those gams.

It's the finals! He's guaranteed a silver or gold. So proud of Our Boy!

So it's Vekic Vs Zheng in the Women's final. How very Puigian!

The 'Misery' moniker refers to his on-court demeanor. He's famous for 'chirping' at his box, berating himself, and looking like he'd rather be anywhere else than on the tennis court. It's strange for a guy who so obviously loves the game. Off court, he's witty, self-deprecating, and pretty progressive. People love him for that. On court, he's often miserable.

nice moment

He's concentrating. Would you call a player of any other nationality "Misery" about a player giving their best focus? Or is it your xenophobia?

I live in Scotland. A common greeting here to a good friend is "Ya cunt!"

Please, please, believe me, he wouldn't be upset abut the 'Misery' moniker and would find it funny.

here, R510

Maybe watching this might help understand Scottish humour

Andy Murray humour

LOL

that's how he looked!

Tennis fan newbie here. How do they determine who gets the bronze medal in men singles? When both Musetti and FAA lose their semi-final matches, who gets the bronze? Am I being stoopid here?

The two losing semifinalists compete in a deciding match for the bronze.

R516 yes—you are

Ah, both semifinalist should get Bronze, or at least the one the Gold medalist beat.

I see, that would make sense I guess. I've never paid attention to Olympic tennis in the past.

It’s not just tennis—same for most (or all?) events that are “elimination” type tournaments.

In Boxing bronze medals are given to both semi-finalists.

When tennis first came back the Olympics in 1988, bronze was awarded to both losing semifinalists. The same in 1992. Starting in 1996, they've played a bronze medal match, so only one player or team wins a bronze.

[quote] How very Puigian!

!

Mubadala Mopsy

Paolini's magical year keeps on keepin' on - she's through to the doubles final with Sara Errani. After two consecutive Slam finals where she lost, would love her to get a gold medal here.

Felix Team or Carlitos Team?

Andrew Tate Fan Club Team or Lovely Lore Team?

I weep for Felix.

I adore Carlos.

I really do not like Novak.

Kecmanovic is playing the Mubadala Citi DC Open and visited the White House

Congrats to Swiatek on her bronze. She certainly deserves it.

R530 ≠ Danielle Collins

Yikes, what happened in the Felix v. Alcaraz match?! I thought that Felix could at least make it interesting, maybe losing in straights but only a break in each set. Did anybody here watch the match? Was it a bad combination of Felix having an off day and Alcaraz being in the zone?

Alcaraz just has too much game. Felix was winning only half the points on his first serve and Carlitos was bullying him around the court.

Power, precision, and that drop shot... TMG

I just hope Carlitos can continue in exactly the same form if he faces Novak in the final.

Boss Daddy and ODS Tommy lose in the SF :-(

Keep hope alive —for a bronze^

I cannot believe Ruud lost to FAA, who got breadsticked by Alcaraz🤦‍♀️ He lost a possible bronze medal. We still havw ZERO medals. I'm pissed.

Don’t you have a slalom canoe guy, or a steeplechase guy..or anything? Iceland at least has a swimmer, as did Sweden. Go commiserate with Denmark.

Carlos at his best is better than everyone. He has a perfect record this year vs top 5. He is mad with talent and happens to be as delightful as he is talented. Hope he can stay healthy because he is on the level of the big 3, even more successful than all 3 at the same age.

Slumping.

Not such a bad day for Felix after all. He has a bronze now and a chance for a second one.

Musetti’s second set was a bit of a dumpster fire but my goodness is he purty.

Headcase stand-off - Woobie vs Tiafoe at Mubadala today. Shapo v. Mopsy too.

[quote]Shapo v. Mopsy too

They'll break the fistpumping record

Legz+ really serving up some gorgeousness right now. Particularly nice view when he sits in between games. Maybe the cameraman is also an admirer?

Was Tommy wearing those slutty shorts the whole Olympics?

Yup

Blue is my favorite color

R548 = Joey Luft

Legz+ wins mixed gold with girlfriend or former girlfriend Siniakona (not sure if they're together. Siniakova is coming off women's doubles titles at both the French and Wimbledon with two different black American women - Gauff and Townsend. Kudos Legz+ and Siniakova! You're golden.

Siniakova told the press a couple of weeks ago that she and Legz+ were no longer together but remain very good friends.

Lovely moment.

Bitch must be cray to let Legz+ slip away.

grrrr

I said grrrr, sir!

The Aussies, Ebden/Peers, take gold in the dubs over Ram/Krajicek of the USA

Denis Shapovalov was defaulted from his Citi DC Open quarter-final against Ben Shelton after appearing to swear at a member of the crowd – before turning his ire onto the tournament supervisor Roland Herfe

Part of the rant was inaudible, but at one stage he clearly said: “I’ve worked hard all my life…f**k you.”

The Canadian will be stripped of the prize money and ranking points he had earned in the US capital – a significant blow for the world No 139, who is looking to restore his ranking after a wrist injury.

Canadian Nice.

R556, that's ridiculous, because the rules are enforced in a completely arbitrary way. Medvedev should have been DQ'd earlier this year for the same reason, yet he wasn't.

Gold to the chick from China

"[R556], that's ridiculous, because the rules are enforced in a completely arbitrary way. Medvedev should have been DQ'd earlier this year for the same reason, yet he wasn't."

I'd agree, it can be arbitrary. BUT, all the players would know this, so it's doubly important to not be an ass - since you don't know when a code violation will result in a warning, point penalty, or something more serious. Shapo did something that under the Code CAN be grounds for default - that's all he needed to know. He doesn't have much of an argument just because it doesn't always result in default.

[quote]The Aussies, Ebden/Peers, take gold in the dubs over Ram/Krajicek of the USA

Taylor and Tommy won bronze

Lore and Felix in to a final set in the singles Bronze medal match.

Holy shit they are sweating a lot. Must be humid as hell in there!

FAA is serving great.

I weep for my Felix.

LORE WINS THE BRONZE!

[quote] LORE WINS THE BRONZE!

Yay! I'm so happy.

Lorenzo the Magnificent takes the Bronze.

He is so gorgeous, I could just swoon.

Good job Lorenzo. Beautiful tennis.

At least Felix got the Bronze in Mixed Doubles. And Fritz in Men's Doubles.

Better than a shut out.

Will "Lore" now get his chin mole shaped and contoured to look like his medal?

Tommy is soooo cute.

mmmmmmmmmmm

ditch the PPs and have a smooch, boys

who wears short shorts?

new thread here

Novak's team passing the word he has severely re-injured his knee, and doubts he can finish the final. So we may see a set to Carlos for good measure, then a default.

Karma!

Flayvah over Mopsy to the Mubadala final

I had a bad feeling bexore the match. Sadly I was right.

Satan's bad knee, my ass.

R581, we know the story by now -- the worse the injury, the bigger the victory.

"injury"

Every time Alcaraz gets cocky he loses. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. Remember when he was asked about the sleeveless shirt at the USO? He said he was happy playing with it because so did Rafa and he won, so it was a good omen. Then he lost. This time he said he was gonna win the gold for Spain. Not "I'll try my best". No. He was gonna win it. So of course he lost.

He was pretty sloppy today. Novak's level was relentless, and I think anyone at their best would've struggled to beat him - but there were half a dozen pretty crucial break point opportunities that Carlitos just fluffed.

Novak is just gross.

Posing away at center court ... please retire at your earliest opportunity.

The arrogant asshole won. I feel sick. I have never hated someone as much as I hate Djokovic. He gets on my nerves. He is just so utterly disgusting. Anti-vax and anti-science. He's basically a redneck idiot. Don't even get me started on his comments on Kosovo. Cannot stand him. This result makes me sick. Gonna take a break from tennis now.

At least Felix doesn't have to share the podium with this snake.

He’ll be gone from the scene soon enough. We will have our Carlos for another 15 years +-.

Fear not. The future is ours…er, his.

Novak still doesn’t come close to either of our combined records of major titles and Olympic medals. He could play for another decade and never catch up.

—Jointly, Helen Wills Moody and Serena Williams

Il Gingio

Misery

Peppa. Peppa Pig.

Daddy Fritz

RFC

ODS Tommy

Giron of the Great Ass

LEGZ

Carlitos

New thread.

Thanks to OP of new thread.

Eat the Rolland Garros applause up Novak, likely (hopefully) it will be last time ever that you receive accolades on Chatrier