The Gays and Tennis, Part 193 - The Rest of the Season

Thank you OP!

Lightning reflexes OP!

Lorne Michaels with Trump it looked like.

Paris Bercy and the coolest trophy in tennis.

[quote]Cankles looked pissed!

He wants to be like Princess Kate.

[quote] Cankles looked pissed!

Because the illegal immigrant terrorist-looking guy won!

One of Trump's special random hates is Spain so I'm sure he's unhappy.

Trump was pulling pissed-off faces in the stands. What a piece of shit.

LOL @ "Cankles"

Cankles would never have been able to get up and down those stairs to the podium

Thanks, OP.

Sinner's hair looks even redder.

And it clashes terribly with his rust colored outfit.

Sinner needs braces, his teeth

The Koch-McClaves bello coppia.

Oh thank God Trump's not presenting the winner's trophy. The coward is scared of the boos.

Lendl looks pretty good. He was a sloppy mess pushing maximum density a few years ago.

He looks like shit

Valhaly getting in a squeeze with Carlitos.

Good game, good game.

5 MILLION smack-a-ponies, damn.

🫨😮‍💨

[quote] One of Trump's special random hates is Spain so I'm sure he's unhappy.

Why does he hate Spain?

Safin looks terrible for 45!!!

Bet Jim courrier was happy to see his mcdreamy, he was slobbering all over him once

I prayed it wasn’t Trump. God sent Lendl instead?!

Oh, what a cruel world ;)

Was that really Lorne Micheals with Trump?

Safin was hawt back in the day.

What was wrong with Carlos thigh?

R20. Eee Uuu

I'm digging this hair on Carlos

It wasn't his thigh. They had to strap his massive cock down because the flop was just getting in the way, R25.

Safin looks like shit!

Does he have the usual Russian glug-glug problem?

R20, he’s been fighting with them over NATO issues and their general failure to grovel. He’s currently threatening them with huge tariffs, of course.

While I'm happy with who won etc, I think the US Open really fucked up this year and was, all-in-all, organised embarrassingly badly.

I’d fuck Safin. With a Yaltan dildo.

R31 Yeah, it definitely wasn't a vintage year. Very few entertaining matches - particularly on the men's side - after the first few rounds.

Men’s tennis needs to get it together. Why is million-year-old Novak Djokovic cruising to the semifinals in Slams? The men’s tour is filled with flops.

I really thought Sinner would take this. Carlos played great, however.

What a rivalry we have on our hands!

I'm very happy that my boy Carlos won, but I cannot believe that they decided to start with so many people still waiting to get in They made a bad situation even worse by doing that.

Speaking of which, I suspect today is going to be repeated at almost every major sporting event from now on. Trump will, no doubt, pop up at one of the games in the World Series, the Superbowl, the Stanley Cup final, etc. for as long as he lives. And he will no doubt show up multiple times at the LA Olympics (opening ceremonies, at least one or two gold medal matches, probably the football final, closing ceremonies, etc.) if he's still around. And as someone who doesn't buy into the DL thinking that his death is necessarily imminent, that's extremely disheartening. He is in full dictator mode this time around. He demands to always be the center of attention. I think he might even force himself into the next Oscar ceremony just to show his power.

Trump got booed loudly as he stood there smiling and waving.

It's nice that he gets booed, but I'll bet he shows up again at the US Open next year. It's about showing his power and getting back at people who hate him this time around.

Anyway, I so hate that man.

R36 I agree wholeheartedly with you and it is soul destroying. R37 Please tell me that is true.

Two is half of four and not as impressive.

[quote] The men’s tour is filled with flops.

Flopos ATP!

I think I saw the lovely Pam Bondi with the Orange clown and grimacing at the boos.

Why Wimbleton not called British Open and why USA Open not called Queens Club?

0paa

The big 3

Intriguing images.

Creepy picture.

I watched the ABC coverage and counted three times Trump was shown, a few seconds each time—once during the national anthem, once toward the end of the match and once as Alcaraz was heading into the stands, the stadium was cheering and applauding and, no surprise, Trump looked unhappy and unpleasant. The commentators noted his presence at the beginning and then, except for showing the people still waiting at the beginning of the second set to get in, because of security, he went unmentioned. No one in the closing ceremony acknowledged his presence, including both players. Boos he can live with, but being mostly ignored, not so much. I’m not sure we will see him next year.

R45 = The Omen 7: Satan's School for Boys

On the other thread it was mentioned he had left by the 4th set. So maybe he wasn’t around anymore to hand out the trophies.

Glad he was gone regardless and glad he was completely ignore at the end.

Sinner and Alcaraz would have been advised by the tournament to not acknowledge Trump in any way what so ever.

And now they spray champagne in locker room....

I thought I saw him when the match ended and was horrified he might present the trophies. Thank god for that.

Funny - MAGAs on X arguing he received a huge ovation when he was shown on the jumbo screen and how much America loves him. They seem a little desperate.

[quote] On the other thread it was mentioned he had left by the 4th set. So maybe he wasn’t around anymore to hand out the trophies.

Someone posted that, but he was there at the end of the match.

Oh. ☺️

Okay, R55

R55 Not only was he there at the end of the match, but looked pissed the brown boy won. Everyone was smiling and clapping. Trump looked pissed. I can't wait until he strokes out.

R57, he was back in his seat at the end; he had that blank dead-fish look. Seeing Alcarez get so much love from the crowd may have hurt him, to the extent he feels anything anymore.

R58 it was beyond a blank dead-fish look. He was pulling disgusted faces. What a nasty man.

Thought it was just me

NYT reporting he was mostly greeted with booing.

He was pissed at the adoration Carlos was receiving Hopefully he will be either dead or too incapacitated to attend next year.

VAMOS CARLITOS!!!!!

On the 6pm news, Ch. 4 in NYC also reported — and showed — Trump being greeted with boos.

Streisand effect.

Jim courrier did a good job actually and he looked good.

Who were the browns, yellows and whites on the men’s side at this tournament?

The U.S. Open is the worst Slam.

Until this year, I ranked USO above AO. But it has slipped to the bottom of the list after this year's tournament. Thank god Wimbledon and RG are holding the line.

But Oz Open is Happy Slam!

[quote] Not only was he there at the end of the match, but looked pissed the brown boy won. Everyone was smiling and clapping. Trump looked pissed.

Shades, so to speak, of Hitler at the 1936 Olympics with respect to Jesse Owens, and not too long until the Olympics Trump will open.

Was enthusiasm down this year?

I've been in NYC for over 20 years, and the number of friends/co-workers who went to/posted on social from the Open is significantly down from last year. I've also noticed a lot of empty seats.

(I watch every day on TV; I can't do humidity — although this year had perfect weather — or afford the sky-high ticket prices, otherwise I'd attend.)

I love the fact that a brown Spanish speaking boy (okay, man) won the USO when the orange shitclown was in attendance. I know Alcaraz isn't Mexican, but it's not like the orange shitstain knows the difference.

I think we will remember how great Carlos was looking wearing that pink tank top and the accidental hairdo also helped.

Trump hates Spain because their Prime Minister said no to him.

One question. I follow some players' IG accounts. Sometimes they post about their hotel (thank you for a great stay type of thing). Does the organization choose their hotel or do the hotels sponsor the players?

Both.

R67, the US Open is now Coachella.

Tis true^

And every third person in Manhattan walks around in that damned blue ball cap.

Carlitos, and Sabalenka, are on the TODAY show this morning.

Sad..

They both looked hot—they are quite the charmers.

…they’d actually make a good tennis couple

Those thighs!

Can someone post the link to Trump's non appalause of Carlos winning USO. Please and TIA

Here you go, R82

It’s EVERYWHERE

[quote] It’s EVERYWHERE

Like Billie Jean.

He has no idea who these tennis players are I bet. He was just angry the white guy didn't win.

He likes G Meloni. He hates P Sánchez. That is all..

Trump looked like someone who was just told he couldn't deport Alcaraz.

Is this shit for real?

Trump looked like someone who was just told he couldn't re-open Alcatraz.

FIFY

TennisCENTEL is a parody account. Sometimes very funny, but quite a few misses.

This^

Will Wuud play the 250s in Chengdu and Hangzhou, or will he be at Laver Cup?

WTA 125! If they’ll take it

Good article at R76. I think all the Slams have their set identity at this point. US Open is the gaudiest and craziest. I still like it, but man the article hit the nail on the head. I know celebs have always had access and there are genuine tennis-loving celebs like Ben Stiller. But the USO and sponsors recruiting certain celebs and influencers to sit in certain locations. Wild. I guess I shouldn't be surprised at all. Everything must be corporatized and monetized to the maximum. The Honey Deuce cocktail as status is just ridiculous. Not that vodka and lemonade isn't a good generic refreshing cocktail. But the name, the price, the fact that people want to post pics while drinking it.

Well done. ^

From the bush leagues in 10001: Ben Stiller? Really! The mighty have fallen…

I’m going to Laver Cup and Wuud and Wuun are both listed for Team Europe. I’m looking forward to seeing Wuud in person.

^ aka Legz?

When Asian swing start?

Tommy Paul & B. Shelton have dropped out of Laver Cup

Pussy power prevails

Draper is out for the rest of the season with an arm injury

No one cares…

Has Zuh-veh-rev withdrawn from Laver Cup as well?

Hotel sponsors the players. They or their agent make the approach

I forgot Laver Cup was in San Francisco. And Davis Cup still exists in a shorter format, though I think it's lost a lot of prestige.

Tommy paul is gonna play an exhibition match in Dec at MSG.

Their main sponsors coordinate with the hotel sponsors. FIFY …lower-ranked players benefit from large discounts negotiated for the week(s), with USTA assistance.

If you drew a map of Manhattan with pin drops for who stayed where, it would be quite obvious.

No MSG!

Don’t fuck a Dolan…ever!

From a Laver Cup attendee, very sad to lose ODS Tommy, and to a lesser extent Shelton. Europe is so stacked over World it’s laughable.

That PP is clearly consuming ODS Tommy. The sooner he kicks her to the curb, the better will be his results.

Pussy is as pussy does peen

PPP

R111 a gay tennis UNICORN!

[quote]Carlitos, and Sabalenka, are on the TODAY show this morning.

Here's the interview

Sabalenka rides Carlitos

—thank you ever so much

Captain Jack looks like he's turning into the New Porna - talented and mighty purdy when he plays... but injuries are going to blight his career.

^^^^ heaven forfend :-(

Thank-you R115. I was looking for the interview for my mother who is the biggest Aryna fan. She was upset that she missed it

Carlos is adorable

In Wta News Quinwen is coming off injured list after almost 6 months off just in time for BJK cup and Asian swing

Legz apparently doesn’t know the word “she” is an option, but he's not going to use “he.” It’s consistently “they” throughout.

Any other linguists want to chime in?

[quote] Any other linguists want to chime in?

That’s how it is in Danish!!!

Thank you r83

wow, both champions have the same birthday!!!

Was looking at the list of celebs who attended Saturday and Sunday's matches. Is it me or that must be the highest number of A list I've seen at USO

Zzzzz list, in real terms.

Bruce’s daughter looks a lot like her mom, of course.

Did y’all see Courtney Cox give Bruce a big ol’ hug? That was a sweet moment.

Read The Guardian article at R76, R126. A lot of it is "curated."

Loved Courtney and Bruce too. Sweet.

I have watched the interview with Sabs and Carlos. Boy, does that Carlos have charm. If he could improve his English diction (or just slow down when he speaks), he could be everywhere. I do not think I have ever seen someone on a tennis court who radiates so much happiness. I find it impossible not to cheer for him. That tiktok where he dances with Sabs....I cannot get enough of Carlos.

fix dose TEEFS

In French we have an expression for people who, just like Carlitos, seem to always have a radiant smile: "avoir la banane". I'm not sure what would be the English closest translation as "having the banana" definitely doesn't work: something along "permasmile" or "sunny disposition" maybe? Anyhow, it does make him irresistible to me. Also, I think he can keep the buzz cut as his head is perfectly shaped just like his body. Just sayin', Attaboy!

There were sooo many past champions! Jimmy Connors, Agassi, Safin, Lendl, Martina N., Billie King, Evert, Graff, Maria Sharapova etc...lots of top players, Tommy Has, Brian bros,

It factor

It-girl Pam was there too, with her sister

Where is the dance vid? Its not that silly wiggling clip on Youtube is it?

That’s her brother!

Sinner will be the male Evonne Cawley. A brilliant record of making GS finals, and then losing most of them.

[quote] It-girl Pam

And former Bond girl.

I’m pretty sure: if you asked any player if you could win a single Slam, what would it be? —Wimbledon.

If you wanted to go on to make history. or just prove your mettle, what would it be?—US Open.

r141 = Pete Sampras

Every player. Thank you so very much for asking

Sinner can cook! Wow, he's the complete package!

Alcaraz has dyed his hair blond.

Cook PEDS!

Tennis star Anna Kalinskaya: Holger Rune tried sliding into my DMs ‘10 times’

Russian tennis star Anna Kalinskaya couldn’t help but laugh as she claimed she ignored 10 messages from Denmark’s Holger Rune.

During an interview with the First&Red channel on Tuesday, Kalinskaya claimed that Rune was one of “a couple” tennis players she ignored advances from because he “thinks too much of himself.”

“Tennis players — more often before,” Kalinskaya, 26, who previously dated Italy’s Jannik Sinner, said of players asking her on dates. “Now I’m older. I don’t know, for some, it’s just no chance at all. No need to write. Someone wrote like 10 times and then gave up

“I’ll say it now, but Holger Rune. He writes to everyone. He deserves all this. Thinks too much of himself. But he’s not the only one. A couple [more].”

The World No. 11 Rune replied to the interview clip — which had one million views on Tuesday — saying Kalinskaya took things out of context.

“Ha ha ha. We might have cultural differences that make Anna read a comment on a story as an invitation to a date,” Rune, 22, wrote, adding a winking emoji. “If I want to go on a date, I ask for a date . Don’t worry.”

The Russian interview was translated by Pro Football Network.

¡Dios mío!

BLOND!!!

Bitch stole my look!

Report from a redditor who attended:

"I’ve gone to the US Open men’s final every year for the last decade. It’s a tradition I look forward to all year. But this year’s final was absolutely ruined and not because of the tennis.

Trump decided to show up. As soon as that happened, the Secret Service took over. Thousands of us were stuck outside for ages, missing large portions of the match we paid thousands to see. When we finally got inside, it was chaos all over again as people tried to find seats mid-play. The atmosphere was completely destroyed.

What makes it worse: the USTA and broadcasters knew about this in advance. They claim they “warned fans.” I received no such notice and I’ve been a loyal ticket holder for years.

Meanwhile, the final itself felt stripped of what usually makes it special: no icons like Billie Jean King, no focus on the history of the game. Instead, everything revolved around accommodating one divisive figure.

The USTA constantly talks about inclusion and community. But this year, they excluded their most loyal fans. The message was clear: one man mattered more than thousands of supporters.

I’ve never left a US Open final, or any event really, feeling this bitterly disappointed. Loyal fans deserved better."

Tell us what we didn’t know two days ago yawn…

I'm aware, r152. But I appreciated reading a report from someone who was there that it was in fact as disruptive for them as it appeared on TV. And they weren't able to get over the feeling once they got in. It ruined the atmosphere completely for the whole damn thing. I hope people ask for their money back.

Just thought I'd share.

We’ve had sufficient of Trump Tennis.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sky Sports Tennis was reporting from the queues and people had no idea why it was delayed or what was going on. There were people who'd spent thousands on tickets who didn't get to their seats till halfway through the second set. That's outrageous.

I'm thousands of miles away on the other side of an ocean and I seemed to know more about why there were delays better than those in the queue did.

Wimbledon has Royals turning up every year. Foreign Kings and Queens too. No delays. No nonsense.

The US Open has really fucked up.

WHy the fuck didn't they get there early?

R156 From the reporting I saw, the people being interviewed hadn't been told to do so. How true that is, I don't know, but the facts kinda speak for themselves - it was organised so badly half the crowd was still outside the stadium when they started their warm-up. That's not down to the crowd. They didn't turn up late.

^ who’s they? I don’t know the answer to this but I do know if attending a slam final was maybe on someone’s bucket list and/or cost thousands of dollars they should have been clearly informed of probable delays in advance. The USTA did not know for certain Dump was attending until a couple days before final.

If you knew beforehand one would assume you’d make extra time.

Bad clockwork, Rolex!

R158 That's the point. There were people who had tickets and were queuing to get through the increased security who had no idea what was going on. They didn't know why it was taking so long. They hadn't been told to get there hours earlier than they otherwise would have.

As I said before, I'm thousands of miles away and didn't have any tickets, but I seemed to know more about the potential delays than the ticket holders. That's a massive failure on the part of USTA/US Open etc. They could have sent out an email to ticket holders.

Generally speaking, from a PR point of view, this US Open has been disastrous. It's become The Worst Slam.

I hope fans can do some sort of a class action against USTA. The value of their tickets evaporated as they were stranded outside. In the very least USTA should offer rebates.

He kills every single thing he touches. As if we needed further proof.

Rolex Time 😵‍💫

A Clockwork Orange

Carlos is pissed at Jannik. And he’s not holding back

Carlos Alcaraz has been revealed as the tennis superstar who is dating Sports Illustrated model Brooks Nader - after she denied talk of a romance with his on-court rival Jannik Sinner.

PP.

R166, I’d never heard of her, but it turns out that she and her sisters have a reality TV show.

She's a SI model. She's a slut who fucks all the celebs. fame whore...

^^^^ hey that's MY gig!

From national hero to “traitor”: Novak Djokovic’s fall from grace in Serbia

Why Serbia’s most celebrated athlete is now being branded an enemy of the state.

Novak Djokovic, once celebrated as the pride of Serbia, is now being branded a “traitor” by media outlets and figures close to President Aleksandar Vucic. His offense: voicing support for student-led protests calling for new elections.

Government-aligned media turn on Djokovic After that, pro-government tabloids such as Informer launched blistering attacks, labeling the 24-time Grand Slam champion a “disgrace,” a “supporter of violence,” and a “false patriot.”

Djokovic, 38, has never directly criticized Vucic or the Serbian government. He denied that his Wimbledon celebration was political, insisting it was simply a playful reference to a favorite song his children enjoy.

Djokovic moves Belgrade Open to Athens Adding fuel to speculation about government pressure, the Djokovic family announced in August that the Belgrade Open, an ATP tournament they have owned the rights to since 2021, would not be held in the Serbian capital this year. Instead, it will take place in Athens.

After one of the recent protests, Vucic held a massive pro-government rally under the slogan “We will not give up Serbia.” Citizens were invited to hand him letters live on television. At one point, the president read a note supposedly written by a child that said, “I love Serbia. I watch the world tennis champion Novak Djokovic.”

But on air, Vucic altered the message to, “I play basketball, I watch the EuroLeague, and I love Nikola Jokic. Long live Serbia!” Critics saw the moment as symbolic of the president’s effort to erase Djokovic from the national narrative.

Beautiful Autumn with Halle Berry and Roger Federer | Switzerland Tourism

They’re cute together.

Sinner is adorable in this older vid.

Linketh stinketh

Works for me.

ndy Murray’s tennis star brother splits with wife after 15 years: ‘Extremely difficult time’

No longer doubles team.

[quote]‘Extremely difficult time’

Hmm....apparently he has already joined dating app Raya

Is the ex wife Scottish/ British?

casper rudd gonna be a daddy soon! Just saw him post on instagram about his growing family

Is Wuud married?

Domicakesw

Thiem energy

Fran Cerundolo cracking up for 1 minute 21 seconds with Tomas Etcheverry before the start of the Davis Cup.

The last time I lost it like that I'd done some very nice 'shrooms.

All the Argentinian players seem to genuinely like each other.

[quote]The last time I lost it like that I'd done some very nice 'shrooms.

They're in the Netherlands for Davis Cup, maybe they went to a 'coffeeshop' for some special brownies ;)

Carlitos booty

one moar

and the front

Hot!

Beautiful brown man.

He's so damn hot

Yummy!

Grace Ann Nader confirmed to E! News that sister Brooks Nader is dating tennis star Carlos Alcaraz.

“The rumors are true,” Grace Ann told the outlet in a recent interview. “Dating is such a loose term. But I do know he’s the man of the hour.”

Carlos and Brooks have not publicly commented on Grace Ann’s remarks.

Beard, r193

Carlos is straight, R194.

Alcaraz 1

Alcaraz 2.