The Gays and Tennis, Part 187 -- Wimby, On To the Bizness End

Thanks for the new thread, OP.

Always good to embrace up-and-coming talent!

He’s already dead and gone from the tourney. Utterly inconsistent with your thread title…poorly done.

A proper pic would have shown the “business end” of some hot guy still in the draw. It’s not that hard to get.

^^^^ Miss R 2 has stated her boundaries

I’m a truth seeker. In your heart, you know my post is logical where that pic isn’t.

To be fair to OP, Ollie Tarvet is probably the biggest story from this year's tournament, apart from the complete bloodbath of the seeds.

His thighs are a wonder.

R5 is joking. That’s very weak tea.

Speaking for myself, I am endlessly fascinated by Mr Tarvet's 'bizzness end'.

In other news, Flayvah is doing the Lord's Work - 2 sets to love up against Mensik... and looking mighty pretty while he does it.

Rybanka looks to be on the way out

I call dibs on comforting Pedro post-match. Muy caliente!

Rybakina should definitely be making the final with this draw and not going out to a girl with no chin.

Shehulk

Its good to see that Dimitrov realizes he has to put the pedal to the medal as he is quickly aging out of his career. Its now or never from here on in.

Yes, Young Grigor has been sneaking through the draw away from the show courts.

The Robot won easily. Boring. He's ruining tennis. No personality and boring game.

R14 Oh dear!

Let's go Emma!

The fuck is up with Krejcikova?

It's going to be hard for Krejcikova to defend her title now.

I quite like Jannick. I love that he was a competitive skier in his junior years. His personality is subtle and respectful.

This year's Wimbledon really shows how grass is the odd-man-out surface, right? Dimitrov keeps winning (former semi-finalist) even though he pulled out of the last 5 slams or whatever. Marin Cilic, for god's sake, what on earth is he still doing there? And on and on. Just a very tricky, unfamiliar surface for many of the players.

The women, too. Rybakina should not have lost, nor should have Krecjikova. Jeeeez.

I love the pic, OP. Tarvet's big hairy thighs, so hot. I'm imagining a big, hairy, sweaty cock, too.

R21 I disagree. He is boring. No personality and an incredibly boring playing style. He is like a robot on and off the court. It's a huge juxtaposition compared to Alcaraz, who has a fun and bubbly personality both on and off the court. And although Alcaraz's playing style is more erratic, I still think it's more fun to watch. The fact that Sinner was doping isn't helping matters either. I know Sinner will win Wimbledon this year, which sucks. I really don't like him.

Demon through.

Demon will play Djokovic, assuming the latter beats his Serbian opponent (ha!). Any chance, do we think?

R26 I think it's a winnable match for the Demon, but he's going to have to be really sharp. Alex is FAST, and gets every ball back. That's going to frustrate Novak a bit.

Unless Djokovic has an off serving day and Demon an exceptional one, I don't see it happening.

Cilic (aka Chili) will win the whole damn shooting match!

I like both Sinner and Alcaraz. Their rivalry makes a nice contrast between introvert and extrovert, Sinner the subtle, sinuous cat with very occasional dry, sly humor vs. eternal pup Alcaraz, big heart on his sleeve, every emotion unsubtle, but hard not to love.

Women are going to be the Carlos' downfall, just watch

The all Serb match is embarrassing.

R31 He fucks both women and men. I have seen how he looks at other men and the chemistry he has with men. There's no way he isn't at least bi.

As a former pro who's also cursed with being hyper sexual, I'm in awe of how Carlos is able to focus and win on the big occasions.

I do like Carlos a lot but he seems very childlike. It's slightly unnerving.

[quote] Sinner the subtle, sinuous cat

Red cat.

Mopsy easily brushes aside Fucks-a-bitch.

So sad that Fucksie lost to that fug

Sinner is great. He's a clever tennis player, finding the corners a la Agassi. He's relentless. He's precise. He can redirect the ball better than anyone. He has a game plan. He moves beautifully (even if he's not as graceful as Carlos).

I really like both players. Reminds me of Fed and Rafa. Both were pure genius (in unique ways) on the court and, even though I clearly rooted for Rafa, I always loved Fed's game.

I am probably more partial to Carlos, but man do I love Sinner's game.

damm

Flayvah on fire

Sonay Kartal is so ugly...that body. no neck and ugly tats and just ewww

I'm hoping Emma N will win this!

if that's not a dyke, I'm Catherine the Great of Russia

her body doesn't look natural. Her head is tiny

Half a century ago today, Arthur Ashe sublimely dethroned unfunny clown Jimmy Connors as Wimbledon champion.

^ he was a class act

That was a brilliant performance. He changed up his game completely for that final, hoping to fluster Connors, and it was executed to perfection. One of the best strategic matches of any Slam final.

Another Sinner fan here. I started liking him off court when I saw a video of him and all the other top guys doing some chat/game thing. The others were poorly/boringly dressed and he sat there looking like a low-key fashion boy.

Plus I have a soft spot for South Tyrolean Italians.

First day of 4th round picks, please:

Alcaraz Team or Rublev Team?

Fritz Team or Thompson Team?

Jarry Team or Norrie Team?

Khachanov Team or Majchrzak Team?

I'd forgotten they eliminated Middle Sunday

R39 You will NEVER make me like Sinner. He is a boring robot with no personality. He's also a doper. No thanks.

Carlitos Team

Boss Daddy Team

I had hoped Sinner was an interesting person off the court, but when he said in a video I saw recently that if he could have one superpower it would be "playing tennis forever" I realized that no, there's probably nothing to him besides tennis.

Can someone get R33 some help? The voices are back.

Fritz dominating

Pffft... looks like we're in a for a slew of dud men's matches today on the strength of an easy Khachanov win, and what looks like heading for a Fritz trampling of Thompson.

Woobie v Carlitos might be interesting as might Jarry v Norrie. I don't think these are guaranteed duds.

I hope you're right.

Recent slams seem to have settled into a pattern on the men's sides - lots of entertaining early rounds matches, followed by duds through the latter stages (obviously there are always some exceptions), with the occasional redemption of a competitive final.

Rain

Doesn't affect the show courts, where the main matches are .

That obvious glitch in the automated line-calling in the Pav/Kartal match was troubling.

Missed it, r62. What happened?

Of course, the downside to all these early upsets are dud middle-round matches. Let's just fast forward to:

Il Gingio v. Novaxx

Carlitos v. Daddy

She-Hulk v. Boob Lady

IGA v. Andreeva

R52, same here, exactly how I feel!

Norrie team (largely indifferent)

Carlitos team

Sonay Kartel's coach is a hot bear.

If Norrie wins today, he's back in the top 50.

What is on pudgy Pav's lip?

Herpes

The Stain of Dirty Whoredom!

[quote] What is on pudgy Pav's lip?

Certainly not a penis! That being said penis is intended for procreation only not for pleasure!

The score is 𝓁ℴ𝓋ℯ-𝓁ℴ𝓋ℯ 🥰 for Andrew Garfield and Monica Barbaro as they pack on PDA at #Wimbledon!

Alphabet soup prevails.

ova, Nosk team or ova, Anisim team?

Glen Powell at Wimble-ton.

r63, Kartal hit a shot a few inches long (visible on replay) that would have given Pav the game but, for whatever reason, the system didn't make a call. The umpire -- who saw it was clearly out -- was powerless to overrule so the point was replayed. I believe Kartal ultimately won the game. (It's been a few hours, so don't hold me to that.)

Okay, Jarry wins the third set. He's a beast and Cam is not what he once was, physically. I wonder if Jarry has settled down now and can do this. I kinda think Jarry in 5.

Thanks r77

Yay She-Hulk!

Jarry is too much of a servebot for me to root for him.

I'm enjoying Sam Querrey's commentary much more than I would have expected; he's such a spazz on the "Nothing Major" podcast, but holds it together here. Probably helps that BG and JMac set such a low bar. Coco Vandewhatever is also better than I would have thought; she doesn't pull her punches.

Too bad Steve Johnson's career wasn't quite enough to get him a sniff at network commentary 'cuz he seems to be the most intelligent/well-spoken of the "Nothing Major" quartet.

I agree, R82, though I find Sam kind of sweet in his awkwardness on the podcast, he's so self-deprecating (they all are). It's fun to hear him call matches on ESPN and then on Nothing Major he's like, "I was so nervous!" or "I had to fart so bad!"

Steve is terrific, I agree with you. And I like John Isner very much on the podcast (deplore his politics); he seems like a good guy, very fair-minded. It's Jack Sock who truly does not need to be there. He is so dumb it's astounding. And he has nothing to say, and never prepares.

God, Rublev looks old when in the same shot as Carlitos.

Having said which, he's doing well so far.

r83, I like Isner's commentary but he's kind of a mushmouth.

Ha! Yes, R86. Agree. Though none of them are going to win awards for elocution. Bunch of dumb American kids. But it's a nice counter-point to Roddick's podcast, which I like a lot as well, but Andy has gotten so earnest in that icky ESPN bro-y way that the Nothing Major boys are kind of refreshing.

Norrie- Jarry is turning into an epic.

[quote]That obvious glitch in the automated line-calling in the Pav/Kartal match was troubling.

I won that point by a lot!

Where have all the servebots gone? Jarry is one, but who are the others? I'm not missing them, as they were a bore, but it's interesting there are fewer if them about these days.

r90, the NYT/Athletic has an article on that very subject today (as well as the evolution of the very definition). An excerpt: "Serving fast has become so de rigueur in men’s tennis that having the ability to return the ball is the edge — and being a true bot requires a degree of ineptitude on return to go with the heavy artillery on serve."

Rooting for Jarry but it doesn't look good.

Interesting! Thanks, R91

Norrie renaissance continues. Brilliant final service game.

ooooh some chirping between Jarry and Norrie at the end. Norrie's a cunt, right? I think we've established that here at DL.

R95 That's the first time I've heard that about Norrie. I've only heard good things about him. Do you have some examples?

First I've heard that about Norrie. Jarry seemed to have an issue with his ball bouncing, about which there are no rules, so far as I know.

Is Norrie now British number 2?

Norrie is very competitive, and there's been a couple of incidents - not acknowledging Alcaraz's injury in the Rio 500 final, and I think the odd line call or disputed double bounce, but he's far from a cunt.

Also coming from whiner, doper Jarry, that's pot/kettle to be honest.

Querrey, Isner and Vanderwhatever are all MAGATS, so hard pass

Very competitive match so far between Alcaraz and Rublev. When he’s not being a total head case on court, Rublev has an exciting game to watch.

Speaking of pots and kettles....

Did someone say "cunt"?

Novaxx - conveniently timed medical time outs? TICK

Novaxx - in your face celebration / conducting the crowd? TICK

Novaxx - time wasting / excessive ball bouncing? TICK

I'll let him off aiming the ball directly at opponents as I can't think of any examples.

One of the BBC pundits for the Alvarez match (an American I think), just mentioned ' Novaxx' in passing. It's basically everywhere.

LOL r105

Woobiie crashes into the quarter final wall once more.

Poor Wubie - plays his heart out, coming off court and a bloody kid shoving an Alcaraz sign at him to sign.

Stupid little brat.

Alcaraz is looking sexier by the day

Alcaraz will eat Norrie

[quote] Yay She-Hulk!

I’m so happy.

[quote] Norrie renaissance continues.

Norrienaissance.

Demon Team or Novaxx Team?

Il Gingio Team or NSYG Team?

Mopsy Team or Bi-Lo Team?

Marin Team or Flayvah Team?

the PP has a new look

[quote] Querrey, Isner and Vanderwhatever are all MAGATS

As is Sock.

Woobie need to check those bags

I am NOT a Sabalenka fan, but I give her a lot of credit and respect. When she is down, she fights harder, often with success. Takes a lot of guts, determination, and courage. What’s interesting to me is that, even with all that power, she’s not blowing her opponents away. Some rather close sets. Gives one (a little bit of) hope.

Just saw Khachanov being interviewed on Tennis Channel. That is one handsome guy!!

He could be a Hemsworth brother.

Love seeing Anisimova reaching her potential.

She has quite a backhand.

Anisimova has humongous tits

She had mental issues and took time off, glad she is back stronger! Osaka should get the number of her therapist

R118, Khachanov is very good looking. Looks like the lost Hemsworth brother. Being Russian and not too consistent have not brought in the big money endorsement contracts he would have gotten had he been American or British and kept his ranking a bit higher. He's also not as charming as Meddy or emo as Rubie.

Fuck Khachanov.

We know R124: Khachanov and Rublev had some sort of a fallout three years ago when Rublev, asked to share his thoughts about the war, replied that it was really sad and that the loss of lives was intolerable and that peace should be the main goal for both countries and out of nowhere Khachanov came down on him like a ton of bricks arguing that Russia was totally in its rights to reestablish its former (Soviet Union) borders and how dare Rublev support the view of a foreign country. I used to find Karen Hemsworth one of the hottest player out there and now, due to his bellicose stance on the matter, not so much.

Likewise Djokovic used to be my favorite player in the 2010s, when people were talking of the Big Three or the Big Four, but the endless shenanigans to be popular, to be loved by the public, the boobs out serenade, the mawkish interviews, the anti-vaccine stance, the lies, the manipulativeness really turned me off of his game.

It's funny how real life outside of the sport can end up reshaping the appreciation you get of the playing style of the players. But this has been my truth.

An interesting fact about Pavlyuchenkova that shocked me slightly - despite reaching at least the QFs at 10 slams (including a final and has reached at least the QFs at all slams), winning 12 tour titles and having 38 wins over Top 10 players...

She's never been in the Top 10 herself. That's bonkers.

Flayvah on fiy-ah!

Cobolli sprints to a 2 sets lead to love over Cilic. He's now won 11 sets in a row. If he wins, is he a possible dark horse for a semi final if Demon can beat, or at least exhaust Novaxx?

Doper Cilic pulls aset back

Demon team

Cobolli teamo

Sonego teamo

Il Syringo teamo

Demon Team

Mopsy Team

NSYG Team

That girl who looks like she would struggle to fold a bed sheet Team

luvs me sum Flayv

I always remember Cilic blamed his granny for giving him what he says caused his doping ban. Jarry's recent ban was down to a Brazilian herbal remedy, according to him. Weird how these elite athletes just guzzle down mysterious untested stuff

What is going on with Novak?this is a poor performance thus far.

Demon 5 1 up. Is there a God?

A set list in next to no time. Brilliant.

I love Demon! He is a set up on Novaxx. Even if he loses, which I assume he will, he still handed out that anti-vaxxer a breadstick. Amazing!

I logged in expecting more gloating. Still time, I suppose.

Demon can do it.

16 minutes for Novaxx to win a game on his own serve.

Yay! Doper Cilic gone!

YAY FOR FLAY!

Really held his nerve well in that final breaker!

Brown does it!

R1&0, you say that based on what?

I've seen this version of Novak before - if there is one thing that is a kryptonite for him, it's wind. Wind, wind, wind. He hates the wind.

We all know his overhead is (relatively) poor, but I think a lot of those misses over the years have been in windy conditions. And I think back to that semi he had against Nishikori at the Open in 2014 (?) - the wind was insane! It also allowed Cilic to get past Federer.

Had no idea Karen K was such a Russian war loving cunt. I hope Daddy kicks his fascist Nazi ass into oblivion.

Novak will take out the Demon, we've all seen this show time and again, Novaxx loses the first set adjusting to the new player, then dominates for the rest of the game.

I think so, R146, especially if he can open up the court and move Demon side to side. Demon's been successful coming at Novak down the middle of the court, especially when the wind is with him.

Djoker dropping a set, even 6-1, unless to the very top guys, just doesn't matter. AJLT he's up two sets to one.

I really don't care for de Minaur. There's really nothing to affirmatively dislike, but I just find him boring and I rarely root for him - even here over Djokovic, because I'd rather see Djokovic play Sinner.

Sonego is 30?

I'm with you, R148, Sinner-Djokovic would be really exciting. Novak just seems out of sorts today; I think he's in real trouble. He's gotta find a new gear in the fifth set.

Hope we get to see some vintage insane scarecrow looks from Novaxx from here on in. Hopefully Sinner can drive Novaxx to that level of frustration and anger.

The Demon is now 3 0 up in the 4th set, so he's still trying to do the Lord's work.

Demon making a 4th set comeback. Don't count him out just yet.

Meanwhile, Sonego takes the first set off YELLton and is really getting under Ben's skin.

While it's 0-3 in the fourth, it's only one break of serve, so I wouldn't give this set to Demon just yet.

Shelton beat Sonego at both the Australian (four sets) and French (five sets) this year. All of their four matches have been fairly close. Shelton leads 3-1 head to head but neither player has ever won in straight sets. Three of the four matches were at Slams (Shelton leads 2-1) - so best of five.

At the very least, hoping the Demon can take Novaxx to 5 sets and tire him out a bit

Sonego could be considered dirty-hot in my books

Boy Lleyton Hewitt looks like a busted old red faced drunk now. Yikes.

demon team

Demon team

Minotaur team

Hitlerstache team

Sad.

Disappointed.

Why can't Djokovic just retire already? So sick of him.

Obviously he keeps playing just to annoy you

Do we think Federer got a hair dye job? Nary a grey hair in sight at what 43? 44? I mean that's biologically possible but I found his hair to be more maroon at times than regular brown depending on how the sun was hitting him. And until we see a L'Oréal commercial that he's worth a shade of marron glacé hair color (a big hit among grannies I'm told) it will all be pure conjecture.

R166 yes definitely. It looks good though, no box dye for him!

Heathen Orthodox wants to top me.

Roger is always going to look aces.

His big nose will become more pronounced, however

FLAYVAH

Djokovic is such a devious weasel that it wouldn't surprise me a bit if his Mad Scientist company has found a way to add undetectable PEDs and God knows what else to his "pyramid water".

Električni Orgazam!

I think this Andreeva girl is going to win Wimbledon. I can see her making She-Hulk implode in the final.

Mopsey is lovely when being interviewed, but looks hideous when playing. Strange.

It was lovely to see Ben fall on his ample lovely backside a few times in the match.

And his PP certainly looks a lot like her father.

Saw Ben play up close and personal in Madrid. 1) Much better looking in person, for some reason, 2) much shorter than the other guys (maybe 5'9" or 5'10" on a good day), 3) super fit body, 4)seemed like a lovely really nice guy both during the match and after (e.g. applauding opponent's good shots, nice interview). Gives intelligent, friendly interviews, and his gf isn't just an influencer puppet. I am rooting hard for him. (And would gladly fuck him senseless, of course.)

I think Shelton is super Jeezoid though.

I'm 51 and have no grey hair yet. (Well, at least not on my head.)

R177 get in line.

Uncle Grigor takes the first set against Doper!

NSYG rolls back the years!

He'll pull off the miracle upset here only to retire after one set in his next match.

I want to see a Sinner-Alcarez final (with Alcarez winning, of course).

...and then breaks Sinner to love in the opening game of Set 2.

I'm so conflicted. Would love to see Grigor win, but 'Never Novaxx' rules kick in at this stage of the tournament.

I'm hoping this chinless chick beats Swiatek.

Yeah, no way does Dimitrov not roll over for Djokovic, like he has a hundred times before.

Why does Sinner look 42 years old?

the drugs don’t work

but hair plugs do!

Sinner off popping pills.

R177 Ben is 6'4"

Absolutely nuts to see Grigor playing like this against Sinner. Like the guy pulled up lame at his last ten Slams or something... incredible

I often feel it's mental with Grigor; he's just not a giant-killer.

Grigor needs darker manderwear.

Grigor is (much) hotter so he should win.

Wow. This would be a monumental upset. Let's see if Sinner comes back now that this thing will be indoors.

Dimitrov's brother is hot.

Get up Il Gingio - we love you.

Or some of us do.

My sincere wish is that someone beats Novaxx.

"Saw Ben play up close and personal in Madrid. 1) Much better looking in person, for some reason, 2) much shorter than the other guys (maybe 5'9" or 5'10" on a good day), 3) super fit body, 4)seemed like a lovely really nice guy both during the match and after (e.g. applauding opponent's good shots, nice interview). Gives intelligent, friendly interviews, and his gf isn't just an influencer puppet. I am rooting hard for him. (And would gladly fuck him senseless, of course.)"

Ben is that short? He's listed at 6'4" - so in sports that means 6'3" or 6'2.5" He really doesn't strike me as only 5'9" - 10".

R199 Ben is definitely 6-4. I was him at Indian Wells, and he was a big boy.

I was Stefan Edberg.

Filing up. Draper.

(swoons) - ^

Oh no. Oh no no no. And Grigor's pecs are so beautiful. They're perfect.

Ugh, I'm tearing up here. Grigor is such a sweetie, could not be more unfortunate. 5 straight retirements in the Slams, unreal. This might be career-threatening.

What caused the retirement?

The poster who “saw Ben up close” was at a Schwartzman match.

The Grigor situation is so sad. And it sucks that we don't get to see if Sinner can finally work his way out of a deficit in an early round match. Ugh.

I think he tore or otherwise injured his pec muscle on a serve, R206.

GAH! I meant I "SAW" Ben Shelton. My dyslexia strikes again!

Sinner now saying he'll get an MRI on the right elbow. Shelton walkover to the semis?

Have we decided that Trinity is a PP?

....

I feel bad for NYSG. One of the most talented guys not to win a major.

But looks-wise, he hit the wall HARD.

I never got the Dimitrov hype. Good looking enough but not the knockout people acted like he was.

does that mean he's out of US Open?

I don't find him attractive.

Tursunov thought he was hawt.

Young Grigor

There's a slimy quality to grigor, in my view

fresher than springtime

and TWICE as exciting

Cute Cam Team or Carlitos Team?

Boss Daddy Team or K Hemsworth Team?

Funny, I saw Nicole Scherzinger last weekend in Sunset Blvd. and have been thinking about her and the show all week, but completely forgot that Grigor was once her boy toy.

Carlitos team

Boss Daddy team

i;m with r223

Time for Grigor to be put out to stud

Roger and Mirka certainly are serving billionaire ... as they should

The luck of the doper is unreal. Gross.

Novak must have Satan in his corner, so fucking lucky. He would have lost today...if not for his opponent's injury. He was putting ice on his belly and doing breathing exercises lol

Fitness is part of the game. If you can't maintain fitness for the whole tourney, you deserve to lose - even if it is sad and unfortunate that your body gave out rather than your actual tennis game.

Was Demon injured too? As well as Thompson and Dimitrov?

Sinner is injured.

WE'RE BACK (after Muriel's latest nervous breakdown)

Impressive from Daddy - in spite of the third set walkabout.

Looking like Siegmund might actually outcunt Big Babs 0- break up in the final set (as i type)

Daddy Fritz advances beating K. Hemsworth.

Siegemund colon tied 3-3 with Sabalenka in the third set. She was up 3-1 and played a super loose game at that point. Now it looks like Sabs may come back, but Siegemund has a break point right here.

Siegemund is totally inside Sabs' head. Reminds me of Coco at RG but with more cuntitude.

Imagine if Taylor won it?

COME ON SABS!!!!

Grigor's one of the most beautiful men on tour; DLers are like, "he's fucking disgusting."

Never change, DL, never change!

SABS FTW!!!!

great win for Big Lenka. Siegemund had her on the ropes at times but she managed to adjust her game/mentality and find a way to win.

Beautiful Boy

Thank god Fritz won and not the Putin lover.

Thank god we have at least two hot players left, Fritz and Alcaraz.

Norrie is attractive.

R244 Yes. I think he's cute.

*coughs in Italian*

Ugh. Bummed that shrieking Belarusian bitch and her duck lips escaped.

R247 She's being pushed hard in every match. Hopefully, she'll not make it to the final - ditto Iga.

Anisimova shouldn’t be underestimated.

[quote]Anisimova shouldn’t be underestimated.

Quite large tits!

Norrie getting annihilated on second serve and looking flustered.

Norrie is way outmatched.

Neckbeard should be packing his bags.

Coverboy, Ollie Tarvet, did it better against Alcaraz.

Vamos!

Our 'Carlitos is struggling and will go out in the next round' troll has gone very quiet.

R256 Well, he's playing better now than he was in the earlier rounds.

Yeah, and it was pointed out that he normally starts out slams slowly and gradually builds up form, and still our friend was cheerfully predicting he was going out each round.

Vamos, Carlitos!

R258 I still don't think he's gonna win Wimbledon though.

Sinner skipped practice today. Concern about the elbow.

oh no, who will slay Novaxx then?!!!

surely not Shelton or Fritz, and I worry about young (and hot Af) Alcaraz rising to the occasion

Although far from inevitable, I think a third Carlitos win is looking more likely:

- Sinner weakened: looking as though he was heading to defeat against Grigor and now possibly injured

- Novaxx, pushed by Demon, who doesn't possess the weapons Alcaraz can bring.

- Fritz on good form, but definitely beatable

- Shelton and Cobolli - neither has played a slam final and big questions as to whether they would be overwhelmed by the occasion.

It's far from a certainty - especially while Novaxx is still in any tournament - but I think the odds are moving in Alcaraz's favour.

I'm hoping for a heavier flying thermos this time.

R264 If Alcaraz plays Novaxx he will lose. Novaxx got into his head. He has had a few really bad losses to Novaxx lately. He has the psychological upper hand.

That's pure conjecture, R266.

Carlos *may* lose - and the recent losses to Novak *may* be a factor - but there are dozens of other considerations at play: relative fitness, momentum within the tournament, recent form - Carlos winning 4 big titles in the past 4 months, Novak's relative age etc. Saying he *will* lose is pretty... extreme.

This year's Wimbledon is really a mess. I fear that sab and Iga will meet in the finals and Iga wins. Arghh

Lord ha' mercy, the PPs have made The Times.

Flayvah Team or Novaxx Team?

Il Gingio Team or Mopsy Team?

FLAYVAH Team

Cobolli team (anyone but Novaxx team)

Il Gingio team

Have Cobolli and Novaxx ever played?

Lamentably

Iga looking strong

Andreeva team or Cilic team?

She’s playing Cilic?

I hope Iga loses this match. She is the only one left in the tournament that I do not want to win

Is it me or has this Bencic- Andreeva match been at 5-6 for the past 45 mins??

Compelling.

Svee through.

Bencic disposes of Andreeva in straight sets. Impressive.

Bencic wins

Bencic seems like a very sweet and composed woman in her on court interview. I know who I'll be rooting for should she teach the final.

Samsonova follows me on Instagram for some reason.

R285 Ben Rothenberg would be so jealous.

I follow Samsonite on Instagram.

We were hoping for an all-Russian/Belarussian final. Now that would've been compelling!!

Wow. Ben collapsed in that tie-break - lost 7 points in a row.

I dont like Bencic. She has cunt face

Andreeva was my pic to be in the final with Sab. Guess it will be a Bencic Sab finals then

Cobolli is a beautiful man, whew. Looks like a Bel Ami porn actor.

the commentators are saying Sinner is showing some signs of injury (I don’t see it myself), which is Shelton’s only realistic chance in this match

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder if you believe the photo chosen by the BBC, R292

The commentators are PRAYING for a sign of injury.

Beautiful brown man.

Cobolli

I didn't realize how huge Cobolli's serve was, damn. Can he keep this up?

That’s a piss poor example of any hotness. That haircut is an abortion.^

An abortion, Michael!

FORZA FLAVIOOOOO!!!!!

Don't care what he looks like. He took the first set off Djokovic

He needs to take the last set in order to win.

Thanks, Chris Evert / R303

Meanwhile, Mopsy FLOPsies against Sinner. Wilted in all the key moments.

Flopos Mopsy!

As if anyone is going to look good with the grimace chosen by R294....

R304 unsurprising. Shelton had a very easy draw up to the QFs (not his fault and good for him for making the most of it) and he never looked good enough to take down the doper

Have you guys seen the leaked locker room video of Cobolli and a pal toweling off? It's hot. Cobolli has a nice dick. And a nice everything else.

R308 no but I would like to!

Shelton got schooled

With just a little imagination, Cobolli's groin massage was indeed a Bel Ami dream sequence.

Love the way in which Sinner disposed of Shelton

Link to the Cobolli leak?

Watch it be a Anisimove/Bencic final

--An*

Novak is such a disingenuous jerk

He's going full Empress Dowager now. I particularly hate that

I wonder if Novaxx is autistic to some degree

Some people are just assholes, r318

Hoping Flavio can at least take Novaxx in to a 5th - knacker out the crotchety old scarecrow for a career-ending humiliation by Sinner in the next round.

And speaking of crotchety old scarecrows...

What an injury-ham Novaxx is.

Novaxx reassuring Cabolli in the final hug at the net that Cobolli was privileged to have been able to play him....

Grazie, Flavio.

You were a breath of fresh air - great run and welcome to the Top 20!

I want Daddy Fritz to pull of a miracle and win the whole damn thing. She-Hulk too.

Hugh Grant seemingly caught sleeping during Novak Djokovic’s Wimbledon match

Novak won...ugh

Good for him I guess

Fognini announces retirement

Fog. Fog team.

Flayvah

So pissed that Novaxx won

R322- this is exactly what it looks like. His net hugs are so fake. Disingenuous asshole

Hope Jannik destroys Djokovic. I'm hoping for a 6-0, 6-0, 6-0 result

Her Maj looks rather frumpy at R320.

🙏 that Sablenka wins this year's Wimbledon

How is it thaf the men get a day off before the semis, and the women don't

Well the women only play 2 of 3, so ...

R310. I love that Shelton got schooled

This year's Wimbledon is not turning out as I expected

WimbleTon.