The Gays and Tennis - Part 182 Clay Continuing Currently

Da, molim.

You fucked up that first post well & good…

Fortunate to spend yesterday at the Madrid Open, with incredible eye candy matches. Tommy's mustache is a mistake, but he has lovely thighs. Khachanov does indeed look like a Helmsworth, albeit with less muscle. Musetti is lovely -- he's the only one who doesn't wear a baseball cap or a headband, presumably because it would mess up his perfect hair -- he's also tiny compared to the other blokes, although it doesn't seem to matter. The Dmitrov-Fearnley match comprised one game (leftover from yesterday's blackout); Dmitrov is, indeed, lovely, but Fearnley is a doll. Draper and Berretini are both as beautiful closeup as you'd imagine -- I don't understand why the latter retired after a set (no evidence of injury into the tiebreaker).

It's a great place to watch tennis -- no bad seats in the main stadium (unlike the Grand Slams), and Court 3 (main stadium tkts get access) is about as close to the players as you can get.

On the tennis front, I haven't been to live tennis in 6 years, and the game has changes, I think for the better -- the power, the focus, the accuracy, the shots that have no margins of error. No tedium of Nadal's OCD every serve and Djokovic's annoyance (I am already writing him off as yesterday's news). The men are much hotter, as well.

Madrid is the nicest city in the world.

Thanks for your observations, r3. Are you going back today?

Thank you, Madrid Correspondent R3

I always enjoy DL G&Ter's live reports. You are so right about Madrid - an amazing city. I haven't been for about a decade but such a fun and exciting vibe.

RFC has anger issues. I totally believe the allegations made towards him.

r3, Do you watch/listen to the "Nothing Major" podcasts? Those American boys were saying they were never able to figure out Madrid as a city. Didn't think the Caja was that Magica, either.

Happy for Ruud!

Going out in Madrid in the late 90s and 00s was a blast. Out for a dinner at 10pm - hit a first bar about midnight. Get chatting to someone at the bar - they introduce you to their friends. Leave with them en masse at 2am, and off to the next bar. Get talking to someone else at the new bar - meet their friends - leave with the new people to go to a club - rinse and repeat until you finally run out of juice/sanity at some afterparty at someone's apartment in Chueca in the middle of the next afternoon.

Unlike Barcelona, no-one cares where you're from - if you're up for an adventure you're 'new family'. Think of a European version of the 70s 'Tales Of The City' San Francisco.

Grand architecture, a beautiful park (The Retiro), a brilliant Metro system. and great food and drink. Seriously, what's not to love?

Nice.....

yes, please

Substitute his dick for that water bottle...

[quote] Those American boys were saying they were never able to figure out Madrid as a city.

What did they mean?

They can’t read a Metro map.

r13, The primary complaint seemed to be they never knew where to go to eat (and that the Spanish dining hours were a bad fit for a player's schedule). But it also seemed like they couldn't figure out where they were supposed to go for fun/tourism.

I will add that I don't have a clear sense of Madrid as a tourist destination, either. It seems to lack the iconic must-see attraction and/or neighborhood.

That’s the dumbest thing I’ve read here in a while.

“1will add that I don't have a clear sense of Madrid as a tourist destination, either. It seems to lack the iconic must-see attraction and/or neighborhood.”

Sad, last days for stupid Americans.

R15 I understand what you mean, R15. Madrid lacks the grand statement landmarks of a Paris, Rome, London, or even Seville, but... I know this sounds 'wanky'... it's more of a vibe city. You hang out, observe, and get drawn in to what's going on. It doesn't really lend itself to the experience of visiting tennis players who are looking for things to easily do and see in the few hours they have to spare during a tournament.

It doesn’t sound wanky. It sounds ill-informed and moronic.

If you had only one morning and afternoon to spare you could see three of the world’s greatest art museums within a 15 minute walk, with time to stroll through one of Europe’s greatest public parks.

Captain Jack makes short work of ODS Tommy: a 6-2, 6-2 steamroller.

Also American boys take to clay like certain politicians take to the truth. Have we had any American ATPers master the clay since the days of Agassi, Courier and Chang ?

"Good match. Lose the PP and you'll play better."

Another American clay flopper

Flopos Americans!

Young GD levels up against Not So Young GD!

Tough day at the office for my beloved Demon.

R26 I can't help but feel it was a big opportunity missed for Demon to take his first 1000 title, with the top 5 already out or absent.

Another fun day at the Madrid Open -- I can't imagine a tournament that gives you better value for your money -- no bad seats, and you can visit the other main courts if you're not feeling the match on the main court.

Draper v. Paul: They both play the same sort of game -- stand at the baseline and wait for the other handsome guy to make an error. But Jack is much bigger, much stronger (Paul would clearly be the bottom) and was not missing at all yesterday. Tommy just totally outgunned (think 8x6 vs. 5x4). After the match, Big Jack took off his baseball cap so that his perfectly coiffed here (still perfect after the match) would be just so for the interviews...

Maddy v. Iga: First set, Maddy didn't miss a thing. Iga Bageled! But somehow we knew that Iga would win. Iga looks...scrawny. But focused. The final set was tense.

The funnest match of the day was on Court 3, for dessert: Ro Bopanna, looking grandfatherly at 45, playing doubles with Ben Shelton (less than half Bopanna's age) against two veteran Argentinian fellows. I'd love to know how this pairing came about. Ben is handsomer and much smaller in person! Looks barely 5'8". But more power than the other three put together -- plays very exciting tennis, and when it works, it's amazing, but it often doesn't work...All charisma, little control. Bopanna has quite the cheering section. Doubles here they play sudden death games (no deuce/ad) and no third set -- the third set is simply a ten point tie break, which the Argentinians won 11-9. Men's doubles on a tiny court > Women's singles on a stadium court.

Those above who don't get Madrid...Really? True, it doesn't have an Eiffel Tower or a Sagrada Familiar or a gay beach, but fantastic museums, great neighborhoods, amazing parks, fantastic food, and the street vibe is just wonderful (even during the blackout on Monday). In nice weather (which can be a problem, admittedly), my favorite city in the world.

Thank you for the report, R28.

It’s doubles match!

Lorenzo... and the faintest whiff of a treasure trail.

R28 You nailed it. I don't get why Madrid gets a bad rep. Sure, it doesn't have the Eiffel Tower or the Colosseum or Sagrada familia. And it's in the middle of the country, so not exactly close to a beach (just a few hours away by train though!) On the other hand Madrid is amazing in many other ways, it has an amazing park (Parque Retiro), great museums (Thyssen, Prado etc), a great gay neighborhood (Chueca), great food, good public transportation (the metro), a good vibe and the weather is really nice (in summer, even though it gets really hot it is never unbearable thanks to the altitude, it's a dry heat). The best part is that it isn't overtly touristy. Barcelona has become horrible. Madrid is a very underrated city imo. It's very fun and can be recommended. The people are friendly and fun too.

Lore pit

*sniff*

Beautiful brown skin.

Wuud Team or Small Cat Team?

Fran C v1.0 Team or Mensik Team?

Captain Jack Team or Twinknaldi Team?

Lore Team or Diallo Team?

Wuud team

Cerundolo team

Draper team

Musettimi

Thanks ever so much for asking!

Sucks i want both musetti and Diablo to win. My inly 2 faves left

Wuud Team

Cap'n Jack Team

Fran C Team

Lore Team

A French tennis player has claimed that he was given a death threat at the net by his opponent in a Challenger tournament on Wednesday afternoon.

Corentin Moutet was taking part in the Open Aix Provence Credit Agricole in Aix-en-Provence this week, playing his first-round tie against Pavel Kotov.

A place in the second-round remains in play for both players, with bad light having suspended their tussle at 7-5, 3-6 to Moutet, and with the third set at 5-5.

But the 26-year-old could yet be unwilling to return to face off with his Russian opponent, having alleged that Kotov said that he would 'kill him' if he returned to face off with him at the net.

In a post on social media which was later deleted by the player, Moutet claimed that Kotov had told him: 'Next time you come to the net, I'll kill you.

'One day, someone will kill you.'

Directing the remainder of the post at his followers, and the ATP, Moutet added: 'There wasn't even a warning. Apparently, those words are allowed on court.

'How do you (the ATP) expect me not to get involved if you don't do your job?'

After deleting the social media message, Moutet later returned to the platform to reshare a report of the events, adding: 'I'm going to have trouble sleeping...'

World No121 Kotov has not responded to the allegations publicly.

The pair were forced to continue their clash on Thursday, with Moutet taking the match 6-5. 3-6, 7-5. The pair refused to shake hands at the net.

Moutet has often courted controversy on the tennis tour, most recently embroiling himself in a showdown with world No75 Alexander Bublik during which the Kazakh star offered to 'meet (Moutet) in the car park'.

'You want to fight? The French kid is speaking and he doesn't want to fight.' Bublik said after both players had shaken hands with the umpire.

'Let's go. We meet in 10 minutes outside.'

Last year's Madrid Open also saw Moutet engage in a battle of words with the umpire after she denied him the opportunity to drink a coffee during his four-hour epic against Shang Jungcheng.

'It doesn't matter where we play, we don't provide coffee,' the umpire said in an attempt to placate the Frenchman. 'I cannot bring it to you.'

Moutet instead went into furious detail about the other refreshments on offer at the tournament, before adding sarcastically: 'Am I asking for caviar?'

I didn't realize Diallo is so tall (6ft8). He's another player who can't stop shouting and fist pumping

Is this the real life? Is this just Fran-tasy?

Cerundolo outlasts an ailing Mensik to join Casper in the semi finals.

Frantastic!

r40, the article on the ATP site doesn't mention Mensik being injured. Was he hurt or just fatigued?

R42 The Sky TV commentators mentioned several times that Mensik had been nursing some kind of virus all week. He definitely looked fatigued from the middle of the second set.

Big Jack D is now sporting the most delightful highlights in his hair.

Yesterday Jack grabbed Tommy at the net to give him a big hug

Coco NO choke-o. …whips Iga’s ass on clay.

A very demure, very mindful Captain Jack takes care of business - 6-0 6-4 over Twinknaldi.

Today at the Madrid Open...

Neither Ruud nor Coco crumbled. The latter was VERY impressive: Calm, collected, unrattled, the serve and forehand working beautifully. Totally dialed in. Even after the first set during the "toilet break," (I love it that they actually call it that), while Iga went potty, Coco practiced her serves. Beautiful. Ruud's game isn't flashy, but his shots hit the lines today just a few more times than Medvedev...

Wonderful doubles match with Americans Harrison (yum if you like Abercrombie boys with abs) and King (yum if you like handsome African American men) firing on all cylinders and making the semis. Again, open access to smaller courts makes this a fantastic tournament for spectators. Couldn't be easier to get to the Caja Magica by metro (which is immaculately clean, calm, polite)...A lovely place, this.

Thanks for the entertaining updates R48 - eres una estrella!

Iga always takes a “bathroom break” when she loses the first set. Odd how that happens. Shades of Citybus.

Christian Harrison and Evan King

Cap'n Jack!

luverly Lore

Impeccable taste R51!

Frantastic Team or Wudd Team?

Cap'n Jack Team or Luverly Lore Team?

Wuud team.

Hard to decide for me as well between Jack and Lore. I’ll go with Lore.

Thanks so much for asking.

Coco v She Hulk should be a great final. Coco plays Saba tough for some reason.

Wuud and Lore. A visual feast tomorrow.

Non-white/yellow final, per favore. Grazie mille.

[quote] Non-white/yellow final

What does this mean? You don't like predominantly white clothing like Agassi at Wimbledon?

I'm actually happy whoever gets through to the final - nice to have a bunch of non-asshole players - who are all pretty easy on the eye - at the sharp end of a tournament.

R61 Completely agree. I will watch both matches and let the best win.

[quote] Non-white/yellow final, per favore. Grazie mille.

You want Cerundolo to win because he has a yellow and black kit?

I love the Frangomint color on the ballspersons.

If coco wins the MO, she takes the World #2 spot from Iga .

I hope Coco takes the trophy tomorrow just to see her unseed Iga from the #2 spot

Anyone can ein but Draper

My God, that was a sloppy match.

On the evidence of that match whoever wins out of Draper and Musetti should walk the final.

Happy for Casper!

Casper was apparently nursing a rib injury during the match so I doubt his maiden 1000 title is gonna happen this weekend.

First set to The Captain.

Good match so far. Both players playing better as the set wore on.

R45 got me hard

Into the Madrid final, Draper knocks Novaxx out of the top five.

Boo! white/yellow final is no fun

Wow, that second set was a doozy. Lorenzo finding his groove and starting to outplay Jack, who really dug deep, stepped up, and pulled out the tie-break.

[quote] Boo! white/yellow final is no fun

What does this mean?

Just ignore it, r75. It won't go away but let it have its pathetic little fun and carry on with your life.

It’s satire—aren’t you familiar with DL theories of race?

[quote] It’s satire—aren’t you familiar with DL theories of race?

I thought it was a reference to the colors of the players’ kits.

So who is white, and who is yellow?

Yes, do tell R77. I'm sure it will be hilarious.

Cap'n Jack, bishes!

luvly, forlorn Lore

Lore in flight

R81 Saint Lore!

I hope Iga loses Madrid, Rome and RG

^ well aren't you a lil ray of sunshine

R89 just read the tennis & gays threads…we are not your reference librarian. It’s replete with references to Brits and Scandinavians vis-a-vis Italians and Latins/South Americans…not hard to parse out.

R79^

What a boring MO Men's final - 😴

Exactly!^

So very tired, unoriginal stereotypes is 'satire' now, is it?

Well, back to putting you on 'ignore', I guess.

Cap'n Jack will be in the top 5 as of Monday

Pity Musetti has tattoos. They are blemishes on an otherwise nice body.

[quote] Boo! white/yellow final is no fun

Is Draper white and Ruud yellow? What's the reasoning behind that?

She-Hulk team or CoCo team?

I have yet to watch tennis this season which is odd to me. Has Djokovic retired yet?

Replacing Novaxx, r91

R95b Djokovic hasn't retired, but he's started making hints that it might not be too far away.

He said that i might be the last time he plays in Madrid during his press conference after his second round loss earlier this week.

Challenger Hotties: An Occasional Series

A reminder that long, cool glass of water, Andrea Pellegrino, is still very much alive and looking ripped. A semi-finalist in this week's stacked Estoril Challenger.

Oh no Coco

She-Hulk over CoCo.

CoCo choko or noko? She-Hulk bludgeoning the ball.

It's doubles match.

Wuud Team or Captain Jack Team?

Wuud team.

Thanks ever so much for asking!

Captain Jack (Cultist) Team

White team or yellow team?

Who is “white” and who is “yellow”, and why?

....

Big Jack D team

Jack and Lore from Tennis.ATP.Hot on Instagram.

^^^^ they'd make beautiful babies together

Gays of Tennis, does your sport have a "serious pickleball problem"?

Which one is white and which yellow?

R112 "Just read the tennis & gays threads…we are not your reference librarian. It’s replete with references to Brits and Scandinavians vis-a-vis Italians and Latins/South Americans…not hard to parse out."

WE HAVE (NOT) BEEN TOLD!

[quote] WE HAVE (NOT) BEEN TOLD!

Yeah R86 tells us nothing.

Wuud wins first set. 7-5. I thought he was going to lose it, but he came back.

First blood to Casper!

Ruud's really tightened things up since the semi with Cerundolo and seemed to be really getting under Draper's skin towards the back end of the set.

[quote] Draper's skin

But is it yellow or white?

Angry Draper is so hot. Fuck!

Angry Draper levels up.

This could definitely go either way.

Is white ahead or yellow?

R120 I know but if I told you I'd have to kill you.

Did white win or yellow?

CAPTAIN COOL & CONSISTENT CASPER GETS FINALLY HIS 1000!

Great match!

[quote] CASPER GETS FINALLY HIS 1000!

For Wuud that's like winning four tournaments at once!

Casper is cute.

Yellow 1000

Nice moment at the net. Follow up in the showers later.

Happy for him. He has said that he is consulting with a therapist for his mental health. How can someone not like Casper?

Captain Jack shaved his chest :-(

Tacky

[quote] Yellow 1000

Why "Yellow"?

It's 'satire', allegedly. Not sure I'll ever stop laughing...

So so happy for our Wuud.

Wuud team.

Wuud winning.

^^^^ WTF with that trophy? It looks vaguely like a flamenco fan but only vaguely.

Will Wuud win Wome?

R126 That trophy...it’s almost yellow AND white!

Possibly Wome followed up by a win at Woland Gawwos R138

[quote] That trophy...it’s almost yellow AND white!

Representing what?

That's weawy impwobabwe.

The two finalists…maybe. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Which ATP players are white and which yellow?

I'm very happy for Casper!

[quote] I'm very happy for Casper! —Norwegian

Is he yellow though? Are any other Nordic male athletes yellow?

This has become an off-color thread.

Time for willage party.

This is a big accomplishment! Norway is a tiny country with only 5.5 million people. A Norwegian winning Madrid Open is huge!

Not really, Norgie.

R150 Sweden has twice the population.

What does population have to do with winning ATP 1000 events?

Yeah, you're so right R152, Sweden has 1.85 X the population and not twice the population *eye-roll*

Seriously, you are such a pompous JERK.

You’ve lost the thread. This is a fun thread for tennis fans, not for unrelated angry rants…there are other threads for that.—chill out in one of them.

Oh, the irony. All you ever do is mock other people's likes and contributions, without ever contributing anything positive yourself.

[quote] Loyola High School tennis star, ‘a shining presence,’ killed in Manhattan Beach crash; DUI suspect arrested

Meanwhile, the contenders' field to take the men's singles title this year looks more open than for a long while: rusty Sinner, Carlitos physically ailing, doddering Djokovic, wobbly RFC. Top contenders in terms of results so far, making a dent in more than one clay 1000/500 event: Alcaraz-Monte Carlo title & Barcelona finalist, Ruud-Madrid title & Barcelona QF, Musetti-Monte Carlo finalist & Madrid SF, Cerundolo-Madrid & Munich SF, Fils-Barcelona SF & Monte Carlo QF, Demon-Monte Carlo SF & Barcelona QF, ADF-Monte Carlo SF & Barcelona QF, Tsitsipas-Monte Carlo & Barcelona QF. Plus Draper's Madrid final leading the freak runs of RFC to the Hamburg title over Mopsy, and Rune taking Barcelona. We need Rome to give us a better idea of what's what and who's where.

FIrst round Rome matches likely worth a watch: Diallo-Giron, Navone-Cina, Marzipan-Fonseca, Cobolli-Nardi, Hijikata-Moutet, Comesana-Altmaier, Djere-Etcheverry, GMP-Thompson; and potential second round clashes: Carabelli-RFC, Navone-Sinner, Berrettini-Fognini, Fonseca-Rublev, Arnaldi-Paul, FAA-Borges, Demon-Cobolli, Comesana-Rune, Alcaraz-Struff, Musetti-Medjedovic.

RG contenders, that is.

UVA recruit killed

Flayvah in Rome

Team Italia

Italia team

Squadra Italia

For fans of white.

For fans of yellow.

I have a question whose answer I should know, but don't.

Watching the Madrid Open last week, it occurs to me: Why do the players wear the exact same outfits every day? I mean, they wash the shirts between days, of course (I suspect...). But Jack D wore the exact same blue and white (not particularly flashy or flattering) shirt every day. When he (thankfully, it was lovely) changed shirts several times during a sweaty match, the replacements were exactly the same model of blue and white shirt.

I understand that they shill for various corporations, but you could still have your corporate logo on different colored shirts -- say, blue and white one day, green and white the next, etc....Is this a tennis tournament rule? A strict contract with the corporate donors (Jack, you will only wear that blue and white model day in and day out)?

That’s too dumb to even answer—but, so you know, it’s not the same pieces of clothing…just the same kit. And they wear/rotate kits as they’ve arranged with their sponsor(s). Duh.

[R167] As I clearly wrote, "When he (thankfully, it was lovely) changed shirts several times during a sweaty match, the replacements were exactly the same model of blue and white shirt.]] Your polite response doesn't answer the question of why he can't wear a different color with the same logos, or a different style...

It did answer: And they wear/rotate kits as they’ve arranged with their sponsor(s).

…mean, they wash the shirts between days, of course (I suspect...).

You suspect? That they wear the same clothing day after day? It’s fast fashion —one and done. New out of the package for each match.

R166 a player's "kit" remains the same during the each tournament. It's almost like wearing a "jersey". Most top ten players will then have a new kit for the next tournament.

It makes a statement. For players like Serena, it was meant to be fashion.

Rafa is probably the most famous male player known for his colorful kits. And him (or anyone) wearing the same kit over and over helps sell tennis outfits all over the world. It's all preplanned and the kits are revealed a week or two before the big tourneys. It's kinda a big deal for certain players.

Also, here's actually tennis fans who rate kits, obsess over kits, criticize kits, etc.

R268 you can always watch golf instead….

They have outfits for each round—with a focus on Sat & Sun for TV. Why do you think Tiger wore red on Sunday?

R168^

Sunday the Golfer Wore Red

So mightn't it attract even more attention -- for the player, for the designer, for the corporate sponsor -- if the player did as golfers do, and, e.g.. kept the same design and same logos but changed colors every day? Is there an actual rule against that?

No.

No.

R175 we've answered your questions. Thoughtfully (at least on my part) and repeatedly.

You're just being annoying now.

Porna wins a massive nipple ring at Sunday's Challenger at Aix-en-Provence!

Porna's shorty-shorts are much appreciated.

Kvitova has put on weight.

R180...she had a baby.

She had a baby?

I don't know if you know, but I had a baby.

I'd never seen this booty cam angle before. Jack and Casper are not ATP Best Buns candidates, but there are certainly some other players I'd love to watch from this angle.

I’ve missed our Porna

R185 Porna's been winning or making finals in several Challengers so far this year, and has got his ranking back up to c. 80-ish. This should mean that he starts to get direct entry into 250s again. Dropping down to Challengers seems to be a good policy for a lot of players who have suffered a loss of form. The UGOAT did the same thing back in 2023 after falling to around 150: got his confidence and momentum back.

I like Porna with longer hair and more ass.

I'm with doge and gurlfrend!

My boyfriend Camilo has a lovely ass.

Link please, r189.

R190 Yes, he does. But as R189 well knows, Camilo is MY boyfriend, not his!

For you Captain Jack fans.

For Wuud fans.

White and yellow respectively.

Our smiling, swashbuckling sleeveless Adonis, Fran C...omesaña gets off to a flyer in Rome: 6-1, 7-5 over Altmaier.

Question: who is prettier - Fran C or The Princess of The Pampas: Gabriella Sabatini?

Fran C (Francine?) is a cutie.

Is his ATP nickname 'the shark'?

R196 Fran comes from Mar Del Plata - their local soccer team's nickname is 'The Sharks' - Fran does a 'shark fin' victory celebration in their honor.

Why, thank you, R197

R198 I think I'm starting to know far too much about him. A Wimbledon 'stalk' of his matches at SW19 might be in the offing later this summer...

Watch out, r191, they're still holding my earrings.

Our beautiful boyfriend, Camilo UC , safely though to round 2! 3 set win over PCB.

DL fave Ugo won!

SO happy for Ruud. Love him. And Draper, too. Awesome guys and fucking hot.

Looks like the Fog is headed for the barn.

He was a hawt piece back in the day.

The Fog

Fog.

Fog team.

tousled Fog

che bello

I don't find him attractive

Sad for Etcheverry who lost.

He could teach Lady Nicholas a thing or two about brow werk.

Etch is sketch!

Our Giron of the Great Ass is through first round and Iga has re-opened her bakery.

Boss Daddy goes sleeveless

Put the sleeves back on

Papa Leone is a tennis fan!

“As a self-described amateur tennis player, Pope Leo XIV has expressed a longstanding passion for the sport. In a 2023 interview conducted by the General Curia of the Augustinian Order, then-Cardinal Prevost stated that he had fewer opportunities to play since leaving Peru. Reflecting on his years there, he expressed a desire to return to the court, suggesting that tennis had been a regular part of his routine during his time in the country.”

Some interesting and/or eye-candy match ups in Roma today:

Captain Jack Vs Darderi

The UGOAT Vs Mad Dog Moutet

DL Fave Ugo Carbelli Vs The RFC

Fils Vs Griekspoor

Pope Leo Vs JD Vance

Daddy looks hot

A. Feast over Talon in straights

....

Holy shit Alcaraz is bulging in those shorts!

Another Big Bulger: Otto Virtanen, who just went out against Musetti

Luvly Lore

Raging She Hulk

Raging She Hulk

[quote]Holy shit Alcaraz is bulging in those shorts!

he can't help it; he's just a well hung dreamboat

Our deeply lovely Francisco ComeSEXY takes the first set over the Dumb Brat, who spent most of the first set bitching to the umpire about the clay.

Jack Draper is playing now. He's so hot!

Newbie Vilius Gaubas is into the third round, wearing it well. Quite well.

Jack Draper won the first set 6-1. Vamos!

[quote] Vamos!

How about “Go!”?

Errrm... we say "Let's go!" in English

Why you say "Vamos"?!

Sara “Gnome” Errani

Godspeed!

A bit of wobble in the second set, but Captain Jack comes through 6-1, 6-4.

Jack won!

Pic of the year....

Vibes...

I knew the disgusting homophobic brat would win. He is gross. The players I hate always win... RFC, Novax, Homophobic Brat etc.

Win or lose, Fran C is the Prince of Hearts, in our hearts...

Next up to attempt to slay a monster (The RFC), Camilo Ugo.

Ab Fab.

Maybe Mom will nod off chain smoking, Maybelline and Marlboros spontaneously combusting into a hotel room blaze while they're asleep.

Man oh man was Carlitos bulging today. That thing must be one big hairy horsey cock.

R244 Literally! I noticed too. It looked huge!

He's Hung like a MOFO!

Legz and his mother belong on the next season of The White Lotus.

JFC: RFC v. CUC = CF

C'mon. It's not easy battling the forces of Satan!

Eye candy battle:

Daddy Fritz team or Giron of the Great Asz team?

At least Camilo achieved meme status as a result of his endeavours in that match.

Captain Jack

Legz

That photo of mama Legz -- Love it

Coco survived

Carlitos needs to strap that monster down. That flopping must hurt a bit.

So much coarseness here!

Guardian article quote from Big Jack Draper:

“I think I’ve got certain strengths that are good for a big guy, and all the skills I had when I was younger, when I was scrapping, I can still do that but at the same time I’m big now so I can also rip the ball quite hard and use my serve and use my size. It’s an interesting one,”

In your wet dream…

"Speak softly but carry a big stick"

Fearnley vs hottie Berrettini right now. Berrettini is obviously sexy, but I think the brit is kinda cute too.

but I think the brit is kinda cute…said the Martian

Why is Tennis Channel showing this dreary women's match when we would be watching Boss Daddy and GOTFA?

Flopos Wubie. Flopos Big Foe.

GOTFA downs Flopos Daddy.

IGA lost to Collins..... so delicious

Collin’s is not getting tired of winning!

Oops:

Collins is not getting tired of winning!

Obviously not a Gays and Tennis poster:

New pope is a tennis player and it's his fav sport!

DC!!!

R266. So so so delicious

Fritz out- yes

Poor wubie- he 's been down and out lately

Get up Rubie! We love you..

FAA withdraws, ADF may as well have, out 6-0. 6-2 to....Jesper de Jong. These two seem on a perpetual roller coaster.

Dynamic doubles duos to play in Rome over the next several days: Camilo Ugo Carabelli (CUC?) & Fran Cerundolo, the Berrettini bros, Musetti & Sonego, Arthur Feast & ADF...

The only bad thing about Collins beating Swiatek today is that Ostapenko will now have to wait until the French to potentially increase her H2H against Iga to 7-0.

Do you prefer Giron of the Great Ass with or without facial hair?

'Soft' Ben YELLton has his shorts whipped down and is roundly spanked by Jaume Munar: 6-2 6-2.

R277 Looks good with, actually!

Actually Mopsy got unstrung even worse by Munar, 6-2, 6-1.

And Sinner serves notice that he's not rusty at all, beating our Sunshine Boy Navone 6-3, 6-4, even more impressive since Navone's strongest on clay.

R280 FLOPSY!

Instaho Oliver Muhl “interviewing” famous ATP players.

DL fave Peppa looking radiant as usual.

It's all getting a bit 'extra' in the City bus / Fils final set. Arthur is being very over the top in amping the crowd up, and Stefanos has just obliterated a racquet. Spicy.

Just saw a FB reel of Comesana changing his shirt. (Sorry, I'm too old to know how to link that here, as if the Facebook reference wasn't enough of a tell.)

Anyway, A) YUM! and B) why the hell is he wearing a sports bra?

Mad Dog Moutet outcunts Rune in The Battle Of The Cunts!

R286 That's a lot of cunt!

A. Feast

Luvly Lore

Limber Laslo Team or HUNGcaraz Team?

Alcaraz (Garfia) team.

Djere is very hot.

How come we haven't discussed the Joao Sousa nudes?

When did Sanchez become so less unattractive? Good for her.

[quote]the Joao Sousa nudes

link pls

Are you referring to that TikTok Instagram thing called jwow_sousa, R292?

The link to Joao in a towel fresh out of the shower is the closest I could find for our tennis Joao, though he does dabble in Instagram too, link in the next post.

Joao at the beach

Luvly Lore

[quote]Joao at the beach

I'd hit that

One more--Joao and Domi, 2018

Down a Joao Sousa rabbit hole...

He's hawt. Those obliques. Not an ounce of body fat. I hope someone is pleasuring that bussy.

This thread has taken a compelling turn.

R302 is Ben and Courtney not Jim.

Laslo is very handsome.

Legz+ and ODS Tommy into a 3rd set...

Peyton Stearns makes Danielle Collins look like the Queen of England.

Terrible collapse from Osaka especially with Stearns cramping and puking. Pathetic for Naomi.

Battle of The Bel Ami Twinks;

Mensik Team or Marzipan Team?

Ostaspenko, serving peak cuntitude against Paolini. Hands on hips, long stares at the ref, she is EVERYTHING!

God, 2 double faults on serve for Ostapenko to lose the first set. She gonna come back to the second furious. Of course Tennis Channel is switching to the snorefest Gauff/Raducanu

Hottie Cerundolo is playing now against Ofner.

Did the announcer just say Peppa has committed 46 UEs????

Peppa receiving praise for today's on-court couture!

You can put lipstick on a pig…

Jack smashed his racket yesterday when he couldn't convert a billion BPs, lol.

New interview with Jack. He is so cute here.

Which one of you made this video? Lol.

[Quote]Is Jack Draper gay? Tennis fans speculate amid early Miami Open exit

Good win for Jaume Munar over Korda - he's gradually been building momentum over the past 12 months. Hoping that he can push on to break the top 50 for the first time.

Berrettimi or Wuud team?

R318 Spanish tennis could use a break. It's bleak behind Alcaraz.

Berrettini retires... again. Not clear why, no obvious sign of injury, just appeared to run out of energy.

Walkover. Wuud wins. Wome.

My laugh for the morning. The Italian Open website men's draw translates some of the men's names into English literally: Musetti = The Little Snouts, Navone = Rutabaga, Altmaier = Old Maider, Sonego = I'm Singing, Menzik = Monthly, Cerundulo = Cerundulous, Barrios Vera = True Neighborhoods, Tien = The Hold On, Berrettini = Caps, Gigante = Giant, Dellien = Of the Lord, Bu = Well, Darderi = The Darts, Kopivra = Cover, Fils = Son, PCB = Carreno Envelope, etc.

Is another horny nympho PP making Matteo work overtime fucking?

R323, I think the translation feature of your browser automatically kicked in when it detected all the Italian names in the draw. Because it didn't do it for me until I clicked on the translation tool in the address bar to manually enable it and then the Italian names became... Meaningful. And hilarious.

Matteo has a huge entourage

now serving cuntitude

Queen of the Baltics

The second set of She Hulk vs. Kostyuk was great.

Big Jack team or Moutet team?

K. Hemsworth team or Carlitos team?

Hoobie team or Mensik team?

Musettimi or Small Cat team?

Il Gingio team or Cerundolo team?

Fils team or RFC team?

ODS Tommy team or Demon team?

Munar team or Wuud team?

Big Jack

Carlitos

Our Hoobie

Musettimi

Il Syringio

RFC

Demon

Wuud

Thanks so much for asking!

[quote] RFC

Why?

I just watched the footage of him breaking his ankle at RG and it kind of broke my heart. The episode of the Netflix series about him showed how hard he worked to regain his strength. He’s number 2 in the world and I wouldn’t be mad if he won a masters. Not discounting the battery allegations. Not discounting he’s a RFC but I just wouldn’t be mad if he won.

It's not uncommon for players to work hard to recover from injuries like broken bones or other temporary debilitations, even someone as common as RFC.

BJD

Mr. Ed Carlitos

Hoobsik

Small Cat by a hair

Cinderello

Feasteam

Demon

Muud

Captain Jack Team

HUNGcaraz Team

Mensik Team

Musettimi

The OG Fran C Team

Fils Team (tho he needs to start dialling it the fuck down from YELLton levels of on-court obnoxiousness)

Demon Team

Munar Team

Captain Jack looking all at sea against Moutet in the first set. Sinks to a 1-6 scoreline.

Misery and Novaxx split

Captain Jack evens it up with Mad Dog

Go, Captain!

I never saw what was in that relationship for Murray. Novak wins and he gets the credit and confirmation of his GOAT status. He loses/declines and fingers point at Murray. If Andy wanted to build his credentials as a coach, much better to work with an up-and-comer, surely?

On other news: Jack knuckles down and levels up by taking the second set; while Karen K does the same simultaneously in his match against Carlitos.

The Captain comes thru!

[quote] Misery and Novaxx split

Inevitable. Such an odd pairing.

Jakub and hubie are twinning

Lore/Small Cat duh-rama!

Play gets suspended on MATCH POINT as the thunder starts cracking overhead!

[Quote]why do tennis players always look like they want to kiss each other

Lovely Lore comes back after a 3-hour break, plays a point, wins!

Cerúndolo's crotch is always very itchy. That, or that horse cock that he possesses bothers him.

Fran tugs his cock as much as Rafa used to finger his buttcrack. That thing's gonna fall off, I swear.

I'm relieved to see that Il Gingio isn't exactly blowing the field away on his return.

Man, Mensik loses to Hubie. Didn't expect that. It was close in the 3rd Set TB, tho.

^^^^ yeah a bit of a surprise there

Il Gingio over Francie in straights. Francie is playing very well, so that's a quality win.

ODS Tommy tops our Demon. Happy and sad at the same time.

Pretty comprehensive win by Tommy. Is the PP back in California?

R331, RFC won today, so your wish came true. I have written before about being disgusted at myself because I find him sexually attractive. So I can see why others might want him to win albeit for different reasons.

Captain Jack Team or Carlitos Team?

Luvly Lore Team or RFC Team?

Carlitos team.

Lore team.

Thanks so much for posing the questions!

I want The Captain but I think 3 tournaments on the bounce is catching up with him. I can't see him winning tomorrow.

Lovely Lore/ Never RFC Team

Brown team over white team in each instance.

If Peyton Stearns weren’t a professional tennis player, she has perfect looks to be a diner waitress.

^ Not a fan of someone who shrieks in self-congratulation at the opponent’s error.

Y’all can’t take the Texas out of the girl

[quote] Brown team over white team in each instance.

I agree - I want both browns to win. Are there no yellows playing tomorrow?

It’s binary day tomorrow

Munar team or Wuud team?

Brown. Can’t you read

[quote] It’s binary day tomorrow

Not on the women’s side apparently. Black, yellow (Asian) and two whites.

You’ve misunderstood the DL meaning of yellow. Do not pass go, do not collect $200.

Clara Tauson Is engaged to Woon?

ODS Tommaso Paolo is a joy to watch. Not as ebullient as Alcaraz, but he plays with such positive energy, applauding when his opponent hits a great shot and generally has a cheerful demeanor. That said, I've only seen him live a couple of times and otherwise watched highlight reels, so I may be missing something. Does he ever get pissy?

R369 both = yellow

R470 pissy pussy is his kryptonite. Have you learned nothing?

^r370

Is Ruud white or yellow?

Take one guess—context is everything

We’re just thankful she’s earning a living.

[quote] Take one guess—context is everything —A Skarsgard

Why mention Skarsgard on a tennis thread?

I’m sure you know quite well—don’t play coy here

[quote] I’m sure you know quite well—don’t play coy here

What does this have to do with Skarsgard?

he lost today but BIg Jack's had already had a much better clay season than I expected. this is the first year he's got past the first round of any significant clay tournaments, he's already got a clay M1000 F & QF to his name, and still has clear room to improve.

I really hate his blue nike kit though

When DL threads collide!

So happy and overjoyed that Alcaraz beat Draper!!

R380 Jack had quite a few missed chances in that second set, but yeah, overall a very good clay season... so far.

Nike will probably be refreshing their kit choices for the post clay season - they normally do it three or four times a year. Of course, virgin white for Wimbledon.

Papal White is the Pantone color for this year’s tourney.

Navone is a swiftie

So today thus far is it one instance of brown beats white and another of white beats brown?

She-Ra shits, badly. WWW?

'Dark Lore' enters the chat...

Musetti needs to sit on my face—stat.

Post-match I presume?

"I'm gonna ram this ball down that RFC's throat"

I know this is a website for the men and the (straight, bisexual?) frauen, but I want a The Lesbians and Tennis Thread.

[quote] I want a The Lesbians and Tennis Thread.

They all are Lesbian and Tennis threads!

🤔 Are there lesbian frauen? I'm kinda frauen.

Is the current match a battle of brown vs. white?

No

Lore just hit one-handed backhand winner down the line that was Gasquet-esque in its beauty to bring up break point, which he duly coverts.

[quote] No

Then what is it?

Luvly Lore, bishes!

I'll take a cunt-free Alcaraz, Sinner, Draper, Musetti, Ruud Year End Top 5, thank you for asking!

Could Lorenzo and Carlitos do a solid and film an OnlyFans prior to taking the court Friday?

RFC yellow

R383 there's only RG left for the big clay tournaments and even if he loses in the first round he'll still have equalled his best ever performance lol. I think it's fair to say he has a lot more potential on clay than I thought

[quote]Are there lesbian frauen?

[quote]No.

Is that a good thing? I bring up the frau thing because I'm a StealthLez (tm). I'm never on anyone's gaydar or so it seems.

Oh…there’s more than one on the DLON DL….for sure.

DL on DL*

Hoobie team or ODS Tommy team?

Il Gingio team or Wuud team?

Is it an all white set of semifinals?

Of course not

Hoobie

Tommy Paul

Sinner

Ruud

All white.

Good luck, Adolf

Ruud doesn’t fit your profile.

I want Hubie AND ODS Tomasso to win.

I want Il Gingio AND Wuud to win.

I know I know but I love all of them for different reasons.

Besides Rune and Zverev, are there many other Caucasian men in the ATP tour who have yellow skin?

R414

R415,🖕

Absolutely R415

R404 Had Kim Clijsters been a lesbian, she definitely would've been - aesthetically - a lesbian frau.

Hélas, she doesn't appear to be a lesbian.

The RFC being a sore, delusional, disrespectful loser... yet again.

Zverev: "I think he (Musetti) plays similar when he plays on clay all the time. He depends a lot on defence. He depends a lot on the mistakes from other opponents."

Actual match stats - Musetti hit the same number of winners as Zverev (20/20), had an 89% success rate at the net to Zverev's 57%, and won 54% to 46% of total points.

Man, Zverev is so fucking delusional and so unlikeable.

R419, RFC also complained about the balls during the match, saying they were obviously unacceptable because he wasn’t hitting enough winners. He is such a cunt.

R420 Yeah, strange how he wasn't complaining about the balls during the previous rounds when he won. Funny how that works.

Medvedev and Zverev are the biggest whiners in this respect - always complaining when conditions don't exacyly favour their preferred game style - while other players just get on with it and try and adapt as best they can. One reason why i think they've never been able to take their careers to the next level.

grrrrrrrr

A swashbuckling Tommy parries his way past Hubie to sweep into the semis!

ODS Tommaso Paulo

[quote] Besides Rune and Zverev, are there many other Caucasian men in the ATP tour who have yellow skin?

A just question.

Thank you, R415

R415, That Joke Was Never Funny.

Did Stearns’ nerves get the better of her or did Paolini step it up after Stearns was up two breaks in the first set?

Did you think a Texas steer was going to stop —la donna italiana—from reaching the Italian final?!

Blimey, Casper's won exactly 1 point out of the first 13...

Is it white team or white team?

Which player is pink with green polka dots?

SERIOUSLY IT'S NOT FUNNY, IT'S NOT INTERESTING, IT'S FUCKING LAME.

R432 These threads have become so embarrassing. It's a shame as they used to be really good.

Draper on his match against Alcaraz yesterday.

R434 Zverev could learn- if it was constitutionally possible for him to learn - a thing from Draper. Jack acknowledges the areas his opponent was better than him, and reflects on areas where he could improve his own game. Doesn't make excuses, doesn't belittle his opponent, doesn't whine like a fucking little bitch.

What’s up with Wuud today? He just bageled the first set.

Sinner's kind of unplayable at the moment. There's not much Casper can do. At least he;'s starting to get multiple points in most games!

HANDS UP IF YOU'RE HAPPY CASPER'S WON A GAME!

One bagel, one bread stick.

Damm. That was a beat-down.

Two bagels are better than one.

Alcaraz (Garfia) team or Musettimi?

Il Gingio team or ODS Tommy team?

Luvly Lore Team

Il Gingio Team (even tho I like ODS Tommaso)

[quote]I'm a StealthLez (tm). I'm never on anyone's gaydar or so it seems.

Even with those shoes on? Really?

Sad toes, very sad.

ODS Tommaso

Cocoooooooooo!!!LET'S GO!

Good luck to Tommy Paul, lolz. Sinner is a machine right now

Jannik took Casper to the woodshed for a beat down

What a match! What a fighter the mighty Pao Pao is!

r432, I recommend you take advantage of the ignore function. I just discovered it today. It's just a couple of people crapping up the joint with that... crap.

Its all the silly names that make these threads unreadable

R452 I agree completely. I've been here for years and a huge tennis fan, but when I click on these threads it's become a chore to try to work out what's going on. They've become comparable to those nonsensical threads about Heartstopper or Nicholas Galitzine. I wouldn't be surprised if they were the same posters.

The yellow skin shit was never funny nor of any interest.

Here to forth I guess that the solution for the grown-ups in the room is to simply start blocking posters that use the childish and silly nicknames. I mean what value could the post have if they insist on using the stupid names, and anyway, this is just a message board after all, who cares if you miss a few nonsense posts ... none of it is life changing.

He’s a’waitin’ on Mrs. Drysdale…

Oops!

R453, I actually like the stupid nicknames. It's very DL.

But the yellow skin troll has always been tedious as fuck. And he's been around for AGES. He's only recently wormed his way into our tennis threads. Just ignore it. It does go away.

R448 that's because he's on juicy steroids.

[quote] He's only recently wormed his way into our tennis threads.

I've posted on and created tennis threads for decades, and I can attest that YST has been on the tennis threads for years. I don't think the recent "brown/white/yellow" poster is the YST, though the YST may have responded in kind to the other poster.

[quote] I actually like the stupid nicknames. It's very DL.

I use the nicknames, have created a few and like them for the same reason - they're very DL. They sort of occur spontaneously on these threads and become part of the fabric and uniqueness of how we discuss tennis.

The nickname troll is older and, frankly, more annoying than the yellow troll—the current “y” troll is not an original, AFAIK—a poor imitation

nickname troll(a) are

*cortected

corrected*

There's nothing wrong with a bit of levity--after all, it's only tennis. The nicknames and shtick may strike some as too twee, trite or tedious, but so what. Talking about our love of the game, celebrating our favorite players' wins and commiserating over their losses, ogling their assets, sharing Schadenfreude over our villains' faux pas and foibles. It all reminds me of the Swedish saying: "shared joy is double joy; shared sorrow is half sorrow".

There will always be the trolls and the hall monitors. Live and let live. Post and let post.

It’s annoying! JHC

Tennis fans are not idiots—don’t condescend. TIA

The International Tennis Integrity Unit (ITIA) informed players of the new rule on Friday, which will see drug tests conducted immediately after matches.

However, taking a shower is not a right. For this reason, the ITIA kindly requests players to shower while remaining in clear view of the chaperone observing them at all times.

“If a player feels uncomfortable being watched during their shower, we suggest considering whether it is necessary to shower before providing the doping control sample.”

I always piss in the shower. How does that work for testing?!

Giron of the Great Ass from atp.tennis.hot on Instagram. Marcos himself even posted in the comments.

R442 Alcaraz, but I think Musetti wil win.

I'm oddly torn on Casper's reaction to the beatdown. He was laughing at the handshake and was very clear-eyed in his post-match about the fact that he just ran into a much (MUCH) better player at the top of his game. All of that points to him having a good sense of perspective and that will probably help him have a happier life. (Compare that to the RFC's pouting about not being good enough a few months back.)

And yet...

I can't help feeling Casper lacks competitive fire, and I suspect that costs him matches he could/should win. Sometimes makes it hard to be a fan. (Then again, have *I* ever been #2 in the world. Uh... no.)

R470 Casper is great. But he does not have the game to bother the elite of the elites - especially when they're playing their A game.

So when Rafa destroyed him at the '22 French or Novak at the '23 French or Sinner yesterday?

He knew he had no chance. Might as well lose with grace and humor.

Looked like Coco was trying to show Pere whatsisface that he clearly picked the wrong horse when he left her to coach Zheng. Coco fought and won. Her new team is clearly clicking on all cylinders While I do like Pao Pao, I hope Coco can win this thing on Saturday.

Is She-Hulk suffering the same mental breakdown as Iga? Both looked like shit this tournament. Perhaps it was a bad idea for S-H and her team to post that pic of her and her team appearing to piss on the 2nd place trophy from the AO. She hasn't quite been the same since.

Our comely Camilo Ugo update: through to the semi finals of the Challenger in Turin.

One more win and he should break the Top 50 for the first time at the end of the week. He's halved his ranking in a year - pretty impressive.

Musetti already got broken by Alcaraz.

First game - doesn't necessarily mean much against Carlitos, who can be streaky to say the least.

I'm going to need some self-care time while I watch this Alcaraz/Musetti match ...

At certain angles, the piercing Roman sunlight is making Lorenzo's white top and shorts see-thru. Just lovely.

The nicknames on here are childish and unfunny. It’s why many of us avoid these threads.

I am the elite of the elites at 250s.

Zverev's wilcarded at the last minute into Hamburg next week.

[QUOTE] Is She-Hulk suffering the same mental breakdown as Iga? Both looked like shit this tournament. Perhaps it was a bad idea for S-H and her team to post that pic of her and her team appearing to piss on the 2nd place trophy from the AO. She hasn't quite been the same since.

I think She-Hulk is fine. She "recovered" from that incident to reach four big finals in a row, winning two of them, and extending her lead as #1 by 4,000 points. You could tell she was a bit mentally fried during that Zheng match.

I'm conflicted because while I want Coco to win. I need Jasmine to win just to see Iga's ranking slide lower

These girls have a long way to go to catch up to Sab- points wise- in the race to the WTA finals

Its going to be a great final, much better than 2 Italians in my opinion. I hope Alcaraz can put up a good fight with Sinner despite the crowd. I love them both, but it will be delicious for Sinner to prevail at home coming off the ban.

Duly noted, R478.

TOMMY GOES 4-0 UP.

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON????

One set each. I hope for a Tommy win.... I cannot stand Sinner (and he has two of Novaxx characters in his box, I believe)

Sinner went 3-0 up in the third but is now struggling with an injury and Tommy pulled 2 games back. Sinner's just managed to eke out another break : 4-2.

If Tommy can pull this off I will fellate him to completion.

Tommy clearly caught a whiff of PP and rapidly deflated. Shame.

Ciao, Lore

*sobs bitterly into hands*

Did Il Syringio get an injection after Set 1?

CoCo team or PaoPao team?

I love the nicknames here - I think they are hilarious most of the time. If they bother you so much why are you hanging around these threads?

Eiza Gonzalez Calls Grigor Dimitrov the 'Man of My Dreams' in Birthday Post After Attending First Event as a Couple

Eiza Gonzalez is professing her love for boyfriend Grigor Dimitrov!

The hot new couple stepped out for their first event as a couple while attending the Red Sea Film Foundation’s “Women In Cinema” Gala at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on Thursday (May 15) in Cap d’Antibes, France.

Eiza, 35, took to her Instagram account the next day to share photos from the event and wish Grigor a happy 34th birthday!

“Happiest bday to the man of my dreams. @grigordimitrov you’re one of one. You’re truly my absolutely favorite human ever, and I can’t believe I’ve been lucky enough to find you. You’ve restored so much in me I didn’t think was possible. To the kindest most thoughtful man, I admire every inch of the human you are and you are becoming. I cannot wait to celebrate many many more forever. I love you G. ❤️,” she wrote.

Bitch

R472, She Hulk just won Madrid (the other clay Masters) two weeks ago!

I give it 6 months.

Christ, Grigor must be bolting for the door to get out of that relationship!

[quote] Christ, Grigor must be bolting for the door to get out of that relationship!

PP.

"You have restored so much of... my bank balance"

I thought Grigor was gay?

I think Tennis Twitter's current orthodoxy is that he's bi. Make of that what you will.

^^^^

Monday thru Friday, and on weekends, he's gay. Any other day of the week, he's straight.

Grigor is one of Europe's most eligible and good-looking straight bachelors. He's got it all goin' on.

It’s doubles match.

Doumbia/Reboul just made the Rome final, taking out the #2 seeds (after beating the #3 team in the QFs). I don't follow doubles that closely so I didn't realize their ranking had dipped a bit. Hope our maybe-'mo(s?) can get some mojo back.

Doumbia reminds me of James Blake.

Doumbia/Reboul celebrate by immediately going shirtless.

Gay, Gay, Gay, GAY!!!!!!!

CoCo/PaoPao starting. How many of us will fall asleep?

No r510. Its a gripping match. My 2 fave gals

R512 I have to agree with you. Always entertaining to watch two players who really love a good scrap.

Coco got smoked.

I was rooting for her. Though I love Pao too and am thrilled for her.

POW-LINI!!!!

That was a real beat down!

[quote] POW-LINI!!!!

Yay! I'm so happy.

Pow!

Bang!

Crash!

What a disaster for Coco. No first serves, double faults, spraying balls. How in the world did she get to #2 let alone into the top 10?

I (perhaps inexplicably?) find Steve Wissman kind of hot.

[quote] I (perhaps inexplicably?) find Steve Wissman kind of hot.

Why does he have those weird protrusions of hair on each temple?

So so happy tp see iga slide down the rankings pole

Is this where we talk about the Geneva Open?

I think Paolini is adorable, but I honestly thought last season was an anomaly, so good for her for winning big and winning at home!

Carlitos Banditos Team

or

Il Gingio Syringio Team?

^ I’m torn. Either is just fine with me — hope it’s a good match. Dare we hope for 3 sets?

Alcaraz (Garfia) team

Thanks every so much for asking.

R519 It's called an uneven trim.

R509 I am NOT mad at that.

Alcaraz.... I find Sinner's tennis impecable yet so, so boring.

He’s dope, as the kids say today.

Jasmine sweeps—she and Sara win the doubles title in Rome.

Italian Open organizers want to make the tournament a 5th Grand Slam…

sinner's tennis is boring coz he IS BORING! zero personality!

I love Sinner, far more to him than meets the eye. Wethere he wins or loses today, I'm loving his 'I have zero fucks to give' redemption tournament that is Rome. And he isn't a pretty boy for sure, but he cleans up nicely off court. He's challengeed with a 6'2" gangelly frame, but he tries to make the most of it. Dark solid solid monotone outfits suit him bestI Alcaraz can wear freakin' tie-dye and all he has to smile to make you love him, the things I would do to him ... I love both Alcaraz and Sinner, I'm excited for this match regardless of the outcome - please let go to 3...

Men’s final not looking good.

Tie-break

Carlitos takes the set.

First set to Carlitos -just sneaks it in a breaker. Both playing well, but a bit lacked my in inspired shotmaking... so far.

R532 indeed. At least, Carlos has won the first set in the TB. I hope Carlos wins because there is so much love and so much expectation for the Syringio.....

Wh is Thighz+ in Alacaraz's camp? Damn.

No dope hope on this Sunday.

Sinner should have been banned for at least 1 year!

Jannik Sinner is a drag on Italian tennis.

Well that was fast.

Major BDE from Carlitos in that second set. VAMOS!

Loved Carlitos giving notice that to JCF that he's going off to paaaaaaarty for the next few days in his on court interview with SkySports.

R539 I think I may be too old to understand your post.

R546, just add an "o" to the first word of the post from R539.

Yeah, it was supposed to be "who"?

What do you think the intelligence levels of various ATP players are?

So happy for Carlos! I thought Sinner would win considering his form, but I guess Alcaraz is still the better claycourter.

Is this where we talk about Bitpanda Hamburg Open?

R549 - of the current top 6: Ruud - seems eloquent and culturally well-rounded. His fiancée has a Masters in something - so not your basic influencer groupie. All point to Casper having a fairly high basic intellect Djokovic - clearly intelligent in some respects - speaks eloquently, gifted at languages - but there's also the pseudo science stuff Sinner - also eloquent and seems culturally well-rounded. Alcaraz - seems like a big kid who wants to have fun. I think he fits the basic tennis player profile - schooling took a back seat to tennis so not a lot of worldly knowledge. Draper - I would imagine he was the classic B minus student Zverev - pretty dumb

Apologies for the formatting mess! ^

How would you rate the intelligence of the following American players?

Seb Korda

Taylor Fritz

Tommy Paul

Apropos of nothing it occurs to me I’d like to cuddle with Big Jack D. I don’t want him to pound me as much as I’d like to be the little spoon.

Remember when James Blake was asked who the smartest tennis players were on tour? Todd Martin was the only name he could come up with.

That was Stanfurd sucking off Northwestern.

James Blake is Harvard

The Carlos/Sinner rivalry is starting to resemble Rafa/Fed from 2005-07 or so. Fed beat everyone on tour quite easily during that stretch. But he couldn't seem to beat Rafa (except at Wimby).

(Obviously, not a perfect one-to-one analogy, but it rhymes. )

I stand corrected! My point is still taken

Todd Martin went to Northwestern

Yes we know 561

I think Johnny Mac is pretty smart. He knows music, art, tennis...

He was a dropout!

WTF, doesn’t DL fave Tommy Paul earn enough to buy a truck outright?

He was kidding, ya know.

Johnny Mac IS very intelligent. Went to Stanford, albeit on a tennis scholarship, but dropped out after his first year because he was already doing so well on the men's tour. He was an A student at the Trinity School in NYC and despite being a pain in the ass in a lot of ways, he is articulate and witty, which is why he's probably the only male player who has retained a relatively high public profile for so many years after his career ended. I think Agassi is now attempting to return to the public eye, it will be insteresting to see, since when he was on tour he was not regarded as particularly bright; however, his ghost-written autobio is highly regarded and while he obviously didn't write it, he certainly provided the content. For whatever reason, I've always thought Steffi Graf was somewhat intelligent (maybe because she so infrequently spoke, she never demonstrated a lack of intelligence) and I assume she wouldn't remain with an idiot for all these years, but who knows/

He didn’t play on the men’s tour in college. He was not a star student, anywhere.

RG qualies start Monday, with over a dozen former ATP big/biggish shots looking to make their mark once more before retirement: Cilic, Fognini, Evans, Tomic, Mannarino, Ramos-Vinolas, Kukushkin, Basilashvili, Lestienne, Coria; along with Coric, Garin, Eubanks, Lloyd Harris, Mmoh now in their late 20s, so either twilighting or just slumping for a while.

Flip side, we'll see which youngsters (21 and under) break through to the main draw: Gea, Blockx, Buse, Mochizuki, McCabe, Basavareddy, Pacheco Mendez, Butvilas, Wayenburg, Moller, Quinn, Wong, Rocha, van Assche, Landaluce, Malige, Gaubas, and Moise Kouame, who just turned 16.

Steffi was witty.

I did much better than that cold hag.

[Quote]I have to admit Carlos is more fun and entertaining to watch with more magic in his game

You know it's bad when even Sinner's fans point out the obvious.

[quote] How would you rate the intelligence of the following American players?

Seb Korda – not bright

Taylor Fritz – dumb as a box of hair

Tommy Paul – truly intellectually challenged

How about Shapo compared to those previously mentioned?

new thread here when this one is done

Musetti is having another baby with his wife. Congrats to them!

"TOMORROW BELONGS TO ME!"

In a big shock ATP #333 German blond twink, Justin Engel, tops Daddy Struff in Hamburg!

Artillery arrives from the Argentine armada Tuesday in Hamburg. It'll be Comesana vs. Etcheverry and Carabelli vs. Baez. Also on the marquee: Monfils vs. ADF, FAA vs. Altmaier, Tiafoe vs. Bu, and GMP vs. Bublik.

Musetti is married?

I do think Agassi is particularly smart. He's not very articulate... average at best but he still sounds smarter than the average NBA or NFL meathead

*DON'T think...typo

[quote]Musetti is married?

He has a girlfriend but they're not married

Slut

Partner—they’re European. ;)

[quote]Slut

R583 = Margaret Court!

Twink Justin has some arms on him

Missing some arms… FIFY

^^^^ whuh?

Those aren’t any type of “guns” —he’s a child-like

Tennis players aren't body builders. His triceps look great.

He’s no Serena.

Arms look fine to me.

Why do they look like a couple here.

Ferrero needs to lose the beard.

JCF’s woman won’t go easily.

577 love your post

Shapo

Wune

Wuud

New thread. Thanks to OP of new thread.