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.

1992 Sampras, Agassi and Courier (along with Johnny Mac).

So Alcaraz is the first blonde N°1 that we've had since... Hm, I wonder who that is...

[quote]Carlos and Brooks have not publicly commented

Does he even know who she is?

Did Blondie Boobs get spit-roasted by Alcaraz and Sinner??

They're used to alternating sides of the court.

All three seem like they'd be into double-vaginal.

Doesn't pagesix give money to anti-LGBTQ organizations anyway?

I can report with the same journalistic integrity as the NYPost that Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz rubbed dicks together inside this groupie's pussy.

Nicolai Budkov Kjær

She's not even pretty

Is there any evidence either of them has even met this non-entity?

This chick probably had a brief convo with Carlos and esperate to partake in gild digging status with poor Carlitos, her sister doesn't say they re dating but that he is " the man of the hour' meaning no they are not dating

She seems escort adjacent. Like she dates guys if they show treat her well and "treat her well." So they probably did "date."

Its all theater.

For you queens who need to burn some cash… a high-end experience

Here she is boys!

FYI —having sailed on that line, there will be a better line-up announced as “surprise guests” …they like doing that sort of thing

Jack who?

Twinky Brit, Arthur Fery, wins on his Davis Cup debut against Poland.

Ostapenko just lost in Guadalajara. Taylor Townsend should send this clip to her! Starts at 3:41.

Wrong thread 🤷🏻‍♂️

40 year old Stan Wawrinka returning via tweener at 125 Challenegr tournament

A 125? How tragic!

R204 Nico is hot and talented.

It looks like p*rn

The gay club kid look suits him. Perfect look, including the minimal clothes, for a night out dancing.

Nicolai Budkov Kjær

Awkward handshake between Woon and PCB.

you're only young once and if you got it, flaunt it!

Blah, now Alcaraz looks like just another IG influencer. Half of his charm was about his humility and guilelessness. Hard pass.

Is this where we talk about Laver’s Cup?

Thighs!

R224 No-one talks about Laver Cup.

Luka Doncic bought Marina Sharapova's home in Manhattan Beach.

Some shocks in the Davis Cup Finals Qualifiers:

Czechia dump out the USA - Big Foe flopping badly in both his singles matches.

Unfancied Belgium knock out Australia - Demon losing to Collignon being the biggest surprise.

Spain aren't out, but are 2-0 down to Denmark

Team USA is not match for the Czechia team

Glad.Australia lost. Cant stand Demenaur

Legs+

R227 $25 million for the Hill Section, not even on The Strand. That’s a galaxy away from the Manhattan Beach I knew as a kid. The Hill Section was once almost all middle class folks.

Fucking little bitch Rune serving for the match against Pedro Martinez, drops it, and then pulls an MTO.

Like clockwork.

Little detestable maggot.

...and Pedro puts him back in the toy box, and levels up the tie.

[quote] Big Foe flopping badly in both his singles matches

Flopos Foe!

[quote]Luka Doncic bought Marina Sharapova's home in Manhattan Beach.

The house is hideous. It looks like a parking garage with furniture.

Real estate development destroyed a once-great beach community.

Apparently Taylor Townsend made some ignorant comments on social media about food in China (turtle and frog) and what "those people" eat and that it's "crazy." She then did an apology on the toilet in her hotel room (not using the toilet, just sitting on it).

Talk Tennis forum (which is a pretty robust forum) hasn't really said much about it. r/tennis subreddit has gone in hard on her to the point of some folks saying "Ostapenko was right," TT is vile, etc.

I’ll be at Laver Cup this weekend. Anyone else?

R238, is this where we talk about Laver Cup?

What do we think of Jerry Shang, gurls?

I'm thinking he's fuckable.

....

Minging.

The DL Mole Patrol is gonna cream her pants.

I love Carlos ' new look. Very euro trash

Taylor Townsend needs to lose 40 pounds.

The crazy thing is that she already has.

R245 = Patrick McEnroe, never letting it go.

Very sad news that Bjorn Borg has very aggressive prostate cancer.

R247, she is still a fat cow.

Sad news indeed about Bjorn - my all-time favourite player.

As a young gayling that man was responsible for certain confusing 'stirrings' that, at the time, I couldn't quite understand the significance.

Same R250, watching his games I also felt something strange....down there. Way too young to understand it.

Make that a third. Borg was my first tennis crush and Connors my first tennis yuck, '77 Wimbledon final. Looking forward to reading his memoir despite a dubious cast of characters listed in the link.

Flavio takes us on a tat tour.

Tennis legend Björn Borg opens up on drug overdoses, cocaine highs and cancer diagnosis in eye-opening memoir

jorn Bjorg's lost decade: Tennis star reveals how he turned to drugs after his sport career, almost died of cardiac arrest and now has cancer

The enigmatic Swede, 69, who won 11 grand slams and five consecutive Wimbledon titles, has kept his life private until now.

He is releasing a bombshell memoir - 'Heartbeats' - which contains extraordinary revelations about his wild partying and 'extremely aggressive' prostate cancer diagnosis.

Borg had an operation last year and is in remission. He describes himself as 'living day by day and year by year' and admits he finds the diagnosis 'difficult psychologically'.

'I spoke to the doctor and he said this is really, really bad,' Borg told BBC Breakfast.

'He said you have these sleeping cancer cells [and] it's going to be a fight in the future.

'Every six months I go and test myself. I did my last test two weeks ago. It's a thing I have to live with.'

In the final chapter of his memoir, which will be released in the UK and USA next week, Borg says the cancer is 'at it's most advanced stage' and is treating is as though he is 'playing a Wimbledon final'.

Borg was a global superstar and the biggest name in tennis until he abruptly quit the sport in his prime aged 25.

'All I could think about was how miserable my life had become', he says about calling time on his career having lost to John McEnroe in the Wimbledon and US Open finals.

From there, his life spiralled out of control. In the book, he says: 'The first time I tried cocaine (the year after retirement in 1982) I got the same kind of rush I used to get from tennis.'

He also describes the moment he collapsed on a bridge in the Netherlands, going into cardiac arrest and requiring resuscitation, also in 1982.

He writes: 'I feel the ground beneath my feet heaving. It's like I'm moving in the air; I can't move forward. We have to cross a bridge, a typical Dutch bridge over a canal where houseboats are swaying.

'At that moment, I sink to the ground. Everything goes black, and the unimaginable happens. I'm dying. I see no bright light or a film of my life passing by; everything is simply gone.

'My heart no longer goes boom boom boom, because now it's standing still. Yet, just before everything goes black, I think: how could it have come to this?'

The evening had begun with a lowkey dinner but soon descended into a lethal cocktail of drink and drugs.

The party was in the midst of an exhibition tournament and Borg said: 'I ran into people I knew from outside the tennis world. One thing led to another. Drugs, alcohol, and pills were added.

'After a very short night, I walked to the tennis park with my father. I said, "I feel so bad, I can't play." He replied that it would be fine. And then, bang, I collapsed.'

Borg reflects that the 'worst shame of it all' was waking up in the hospital bed to see his father beside him.

It was a lost decade for Borg, who also had to have his stomach pumped in 1989 when he couldn't be woken up.

He denies that it was a suicide attempt and simply put it down to being a 'wild night' in Italy.

'Once I had the drugs in my sights, I was at their mercy for the rest of the evening,' he writes. 'I couldn't stop myself.'

Borg managed to stop the drink and drugs with the help of his third wife, Patricia Östfeld and now has a strong relationship with his two sons.

His first son, Robin, was born to Jannike Björling, a Swedish model and Borg's girlfriend during that lost decade.

They were unable to adequately care for him and Borg's parents were granted custody. 'My life was hell. Other people would have taken their own lives,' he writes of that dark time.

By the time his second son, Leo, arrived in 2003, life was more settled. He told Swedish publication AD: 'Leo is based here (Sweden), but he plays tennis and travels a lot. Robin turned 40 this month. He's got his life together really well, is an ice hockey manager, and has two wonderful children. We see each other as much as possible.'

The sporting superstar was recently asked why after so many years of treasured privacy, he has decided to tell all.

He replied that it is important to him 'to have a good beginning and a good ending'.

Flavio's tat tour is one of the hottest things I've seen in a while. That boy is trashy hawt and probably throws a mean, nasty fuck. Thank god we have those locker room nude videos. Furry, lean, uncut, trashy. Love him.

Damm. That pic of Flayvah's torso is HAWT.

Wuud complimenting Flavio’s appearance.

Oliver Muhl. Not a pro tennis player.

R260 what videos are you referring to? I missed them being discussed in the tennis threads if they have been.

Holger Woon and others in San Francisco.

R260, see R253.

There's a vid out there of that day, r218. If I find it again I'll post it. So hot.

It’s the first result in a Google search: shirtless Carlos in shorts /video

Or this

Shapo got married!

That's great, R271! She's getting that thick uncut cock covered in blonde hair on the regular. Good for her.

I attended a Laver Cup practice session yesterday. Probably discussed upthread (?) but tickets are unbelievably expensive. Nose bleed seats (where you need binoculars to see the court let alone the players) start at $200. Halfway down the arena (where you still need binoculars to really see the players) start at $2,000. And the arena (capacity 18,000) is almost completely sold out

Chase is not that large an arena. Hardly like a football stadium

Is Rune uncomfortable in the gay city?

[quote] Shapo got married!

I’s married!

Hopefully Shapovalov will soon retire and we can do away with the beyond tedious "Shapo" references.

Legz and Legz+ on the same bench

No one is looking at them

More Oliver Muhl playing tennis (non pro).

Him again? Do better

Oliver Muhl.

Zzzz

Holger in a tux and with Rod Laver.

Some Laver Cup DL boyfriends.

Are we 100% sure Shapo didn't marry the dog by mistake?

Fuxsake, R285, RFC jumpscare at the very end.

Also, I hadn't noticed it before but Holger's face closely resembles a potato.

@ R285

Fonseca and Ruud look great

[quote] Also, I hadn't noticed it before but Holger's face closely resembles a potato.

Does Martina Hingis’ face also resemble a potato?

Laver Cup participants playing basketball

Mensik looks like Lurch

Poor Michelson. Poor World.

Flayv lost to The Fonz :-(

I’m hard-pressed to care about Laver Cup this year.

It’s like the junior varsity.

Is it like NetGen?

It’s definitely one sided. Team Europe is stacked and Team World is lacking top players, except possibly Taylor.

Europe Team

World Team

Taylor is in the BJK CUP—pay attention!

[quote] Taylor is in the BJK CUP

Fritz?

There’s only one interesting Taylor—from Chicago, not SoCal.

Carlitos wins in doubles!!

It’s doubles match.

Will Taylor Fritz compete in the Virginia Slims of Palm Springs?

The problem with Laver Cup is the rest of the world isn't interested in Team World. American players are almost all so completely dull, no-one gives a fuck about them. Not even Michelsen's own family would tune in to watch it.

So just like the Davis Cup!

Taylor Fritz is registered as a Republican

Luvly Lore

....

Shapo and Mirjam.

Shapo looks great.

The World Team come roaring back after that pair of CuntyEuroFlops: Zverev and Rune, flop hard to Demon and Cerundolo, respectively.

And Taylor Fritz beats Alcaraz - convincingly. Wow!

Fuck Fritz, that MAGAt.

Was a great fun day at Laver Cup - so many upsets by Team World.

Not a shock - but I can’t believe how bratty Legz is in person. He emits enough douchiness to fill an entire 18,000 arena. Almost have to be there to believe it.

Not surprised Alcaraz lost to Fritz. He sucks indoors.

R313 Rune's getting worse, not better. The meltdown he had at Wimbledon about some old guy touching his towel was unreal. He was bitching to the umpire that he felt 'unsafe'. It was actually embarrassing.

During doubles tonight (which they also lost) he hit the ball so hard at Demon’s head -Demon’s racket flew out of his hand with such force he hit himself and bloodied his ear. The match had to be stopped so Demon could be attended to.

Yeah yeah all is fair in doubles but this felt like something else. And Demon knew it.

Flopos Zverev!

F. Zverev

Flopos Woon!

Was Carlos sleep playjng? How the fuck did he let Fritz win?

Get it together Carlos!

The mighty Pao Pao and Team Italia are back in the BJK Cup Finals against USA led by billionaire girls Jpeg and Navarro

Italian team

Shapo’s wife is now calling herself Mirjam Shapovalova on Instagram. Will they soon have a G.E.M.S. Life-type account?

Speaking of flops. Great to see the obnoxious Medvedev flop out to Bu in the QFs in Hangzhou (wherever the fuck, that is...)

Not long until the Russian turd is flushed out the top 20.

It’s the SF of China

New York is really the Hangzhou of America.

D.U.M.S. for Shapo and Mrs. Shapo

^ tiresome

[quote] Speaking of flops. Great to see the obnoxious Medvedev flop out

Flopos Medwed!

^ again, tiresome

R329 Agreed. This shit needs to end. It's neither funny nor clever. I've got a three year old nephew who'd roll his eyes at these ridiculous attempts at humour.

Also when we only refer to players with in-joke nicknames these threads become incomprehensible. It makes these threads no better than the fucking Prancing Ponies or those lunatics talking about those kids from Heartstopper.

And yet the condescending, persnickety hall monitoring is also tiresome. If you don't like a post, just move on.

Muriel!! We need a drop shot, pronto.

Better yet, just block him; it works wonders!

Delicious upset at Laver Cup. Team Europe was supposed to cruise. The arena went ape shit.

Also, is Cerendolo on our radar? He’s not classically handsome but I find him very sexy. And I love how he put Legz in his place yesterday.

Denis Shapovalov - Mirjam Bjorklund makes D.S.M.B., which is close enough to you-know-what and probably the spelling Shapo would use to write it anyway.

Cerundolo has been on the DL radar for a while. He has BDF for days.

LL

Italy beat the U.S. to win the Billie Cup.

Pégula and Navarro both choked.

Is this where we talk about Billie Cup?

No one cares about women's tennis, R338.

This was hilarious. ATP Tinder.

Nice blatant sexism ^^

R341 We are not amused. Emergency pod forthcoming.

Arthur Fils withdraws from his scheduled injury 'comeback' event - the Shanghai Masters - in October.

I knew he'd live to regret his kamikaze heroics at Roland Garros.

I hope Fritz geys a doping test because something smells fishy....

Come back Arthur!

Med is just flopping left and right. 2025 is a wash for him. Poor guy.

Luvly Lore into the final at Chengdu

I find it hard to understand that Taylor Townsend, the victim of some sort of coded racial insult would say such things about food in China.

Damm. We need Fils back ASSAP.

Going through major Fils withdrawals. He's got a serious future behind him, and we'd better not miss it.

Fritz had a couple of good wins so he must be doping?

Can't stand Taylor Fritz

I’m not a fan of Taylor’s either (and especially the porn star-ish gf) but I can’t deny he played his tits off at Laver Cup.

It’s the Chipotle.

MAGA Fritz

Fritz's PP posted a picture on Insta last week of her flipping off Trump Tower with the caption "I've always been a hater" (or something to that effect).

Making it to 86, French Open finalist Niki Pilic is dead to us. I didn't know until now that he led the boycott of Wimbledon in '73, resulting in 13 of the top 16 seeds skipping Wimby and forming the ATP.

Fritz and Paul both look like MAGAts

Lovely Lore goes down to Tabilo - who's been AWOL for the past 12 months - in the Chengdu final.

Table seems to be packing. After he won...what was that in his pants (not tennis balls), he was not serving.

Saw that, r361. And I was very impressed.

Another player who appeared to be filling out his shorts nicely this week was Valentin Royer, yet another new Frenchie in the top 100, who lost in the final in Bumfuckxhou to Bublik. He also has adorably large ears to give something to grip on to.

Royer is also very sexy. Major BDF.

On another note, Lovely Mussetti crying was very sad.

Our Big Gay Joao beats his first top100 player, Emilio Nava, in the Buenos Aires Challenger!

[quote] in the Buenos Aires Challenger!

Is this a 50?

Luvly forlorn Lore :-(

Brown vs brown at R367.

Joao is not doing Asian swing?

When Asian swing over?

Different João

Musetti should have done Laver Cup

Where next Laver Cup?

London O2 Arena

Thanks you, R374.

Big Foe loses yet again... this time to ChokeMeister General, Fucsovics. Piss poor, really.

Tabilo shows having a non-PP girlfriend is clearly good for your game. Taylor and Tommy take note!

The Peppa /Taylor Townsend feud goes on and gets as spicy as a Chongqing Hot Pot!

Ostapenko comments on the announcement that Taylor's withdrawn from the remaining tournaments in China, citing an injury... but following the brouhaha over her comments about a Chinese hotel buffet food.

Poor Lovely Lore.

Dollface pics from Felix's wedding this weekend. They both look stunning... and happy!

Francis Tiafo is playing shit tennis as usual, losing to extremely low ranked players

Don't feed the troll.... Don't feed the troll.... Don't feed the troll....

[sigh]

Awww FAA looks so handsome and happy. I’m happy for them.

Lore's face says "I want to shiv that fucking panda..."

Shapo ad. Looking good.

My guy Dialo was soo close!! Dammit

Isn't it ironic. FAA and Shapo both got married this past weekend

ADF serves up a winnerpalooza in a 6-1, 6-3 spanking to our comely Camilo... which probably means he'll implode spectacularly in the next round.

Other results today:

Muller dumps out Khachanov, Fritz overcomes Diallo in a tight 3-setter, Machac (Legz+) fops to a Japanese qualifier, and Casper sweeps past Mochizuki after a sluggish start.

R387 = Alanis

R387 it's 'ironic' in Alanis Morisette's world, in the real one it's a 'coincidence'.

R389 same brain!

R390/R391 what a coincidence! We should form doubles team.

Oh no it appears that Carlitos is injured

ruh roh

ankle roll?

Carlos needs to rest

Scary stuff. Hope he's okay

"Isn't it ironic. FAA and Shapo both got married this past weekend."

It's more coincidental than ironic.

It's a nefarious plot.

And then the escalator stopped…

Oh Carlitos we love you get up

wow, Serena looks like drag queen now, her wigs are too fake. Just saw pics of her on nike page.

Why get married in Morocco?

Agreed. Morocco is a dump.

The father of his bride, Nina, was born in Morocco. As you can see from the photos the place where they got married was a total dump.

Adrian in FAFO mood in Beijing. He thumps last week's title winner, Bublik, 6-2, 6-2 - breaking his last 2 service games to love!

Is Carlos playing China Open?

Serena has adopted the Vairst Letty squint

Sorry what is that?

They all look like damn drag queens!

^^^ last pic @ R401

A lot of people are saying that Fake Serena is actually Bob the Drag Queen. .

Serena is the queen of tennis. Jealous much bitches?

I just read that Carlos did not train today. They will decide tomorrow if he continues in Tokyo. If he does not play tomorrow, Bergs advances.

well she ain't Queen of the Baltics, hunty

Woon practicing shirtless.

R415 that’s a very DRY thirst trap LOL. There are hotter teens in Dubuque.

Um... that's fake, right?

[quote]Why get married in Morocco?

uhm, because that was what they wanted to do?

Why isn't Carlos playing China Open?

I hope Carlos is okay.

When did China Open start?

Musetti in a bit of a pickle after insulting the Chinese spectators....

Luvly Lore

Beautiful brown man

What did Musetti say to the Chinese?

The discrepancy between 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the ATP ranking is astounding

Ostapenko lost sone weight

Yes, what did our Lovely Lore say?

[quote] Ostapenko lost sone weight

I ubderstand he was upset at possibility of losing the match but I'm aghast at Lorenzo's behaviour. Thought he was more civil than that.

Here, Musetti's remarks....

But they ARE Chinese, no?

Words can wound!

Challenger wins ATP tournament.

Sorry, runner up. But still great job.

Atmane / Sinner match has taken a turn for the bonkers in the second set - 4 consecutive games where the returner breaks to love. Atmaen's just held to love and leads 4-3.

Atmane is deliciously ugly-sexy. And with those pink socks!

I was just thinking how cute his pink 'chausettes' were!

Exhibit A.

'Les chausettes roses de Terence'

Amanda A is dominating.

^^^^ I really want to see her win a major

Osaka lost. Raducanu playing J pegula next

Fabio Fognini on Ballando con le stelle in Italy. Bitches, you are slippin"

Wow

Crazy match between Coco Gauff and Leylah Fernandez. Leylah has incredible fighting spirit.

Fuck, I forgot to watch Casper's match. Happy he won though.

R432 What he said wasn't even that bad. That homophobe Rune said much worse and people here still worship him.

Alcaraz just won.

I thought Alcaraz injured his ankle?

You thought wrong

Agree - the Coco - Leylah match was really fun. Leylah Annie has really grown on me.

Tough for Musetti. He retired in the third set and was roundly booed by the Chinese. He'd better skip Shanghai.

Is Lovely Lore pulling 'a Taylor Townsend'?

Happy Noskova won

Looking forwad to that Navarro/ Siwatek match

[quote]Tough for Musetti. He retired in the third set and was roundly booed by the Chinese.

Well he's still luvly.

Carlos will exact swift revenge on Fritz. Hoping for a double bagel

Carlos was pushed hard by Casper today. I don't think he will have it easy against Fritz.

Don't understand the Fritz animus. The PP animus, I totally understand.

R460, Fritz will never be a great mover, but the Isner-like lumbering is gone, and he seems sharp and focused. He’s a better player than I thought he would be.

My precious Carlos. Love him

R460 Who the hell is PP? I’ve lost track of all the nicknames

I think the main animus against Fritz comes from the fact he’s ranked in the top 5. He’s a solid player who’s made the most of his talents but he just doesn’t have that extra spark to take him to the next level. So seeing him always hanging round the top 5 just seems wrong.

R463, PP is Fritz's influencer girlfriend.

PP is Poison Pussy - it doesn't only apply to Taylor's girlfriend; it also fits Tommy Paul's... and any player who dates influencer/Instagram model types.

The implication is that - like vampires - they drain energy from the player.

Well, Carlos won again. MAGAFritz could not hide his disappointment, although he does not seem like the nicest guy on the tour.

What's up with all the retirements China? Is there a new hot virus cooking over there? Medvedev, Mensik and Musetti have retired (maybe M names are especially vulnerable) and Krejcikova, Badosa, Boisson, Osorio are already out in the women's event, which is only in the Round of 16.

R467 I did warn y’all not to eat the food

And Alcaraz withdraws from Shanghai masters, blames the ankle.

That’s only fair

Yaya CoconPuffs

Monfils announces his retirement

Sinner rolls of Tien.

*over

Il Gingio!

I will miss Gael. No, he's not a GS winner but he was so entertaining and good! Bon chance, Gael.

R476 He was incredible to watch, one of the best showman of the sport.

But he’d hit the most unbelievable shots and then still lose in straight sets.

True, R477 but those unbelievable shots were entertaining as hell. There were some 5 set matches in majors and I loved how he could confound the newer players.

Swiatek just got bageled by Navarro in a 3-setter. Bye, Iga! No nine time win for you!

[quote]Bon chance, Gael.

[i]Bonne[/i], doll. [i]Bonne[/i] chance.

Ruud looking hotter than ever. Damn.

Link(s) please, r481.

Zverev and Cobolli hugging.

Flexing Woon.

Woon/Wuud is deeply unfunny and completely boring. A toddler would sneer at the use.

Maybe/Probably gay French dubs DL Fave, Fabien Reboul, is at it again...

"I will never knowingly wear a shirt on the practice court!"

R486, why do you think he may be gay?

R487

He neither confirmed nor denied that he was coming out, or whether the pics were just to make a statement about acceptance, or were just a 'tease'.

Thank you, r488.

In further Gays In Tennis news: Our (out) Joao Reis Da Silva gets a walkover in his second round match in this week's Challenger in Chile, and will move straight through to meet Federico Gomez - who set many DL hearts a flutter during his first round match at the US Open against Draper - in the quarter finals.

Should he win, Joao will move up to a career high of 201 in the rankings

Throwback Fede Gomez (for those who celebrate)...

"Why People Think Pro Tennis Star Fabien Reboul Just Came Out."

They're using "star" as it's used in "porn star" - anyone in the industry. If it's true, it's great, no doubt, just like the Brazilian guy playing at the challenger level. But these players aren't tennis "stars." It would be nice to have someone highly visible and known to casual fans to come out for max visibility. But that's not on Reboul - good for him.

Battle of the billionaires daughters.

Go Coco Puffs!!!

J. Cerundolo.

Why are the male tennis stars 99 percent straight? General population is only 90 percent.

Another reason to love Jannik. He's a cat lover.

Here is proper link.

How nice to wake up to see wily old fox, Goffin, dump out the ever-obnoxious Shelton!

再见 Zàijiàn Mopsy. And take Daddy with you.

While I'm waiting for Daddy, I'll take Big Foe for company...

Another wiltingly poor performance - he loses 6-7, 6-2, 6-1 to Hanfmann.

Big Foe is trash

But, r501, Yannick Hanfmann is oddly hot.

Legz.

Competing match going on now between Daddy Fritz and Marozsan.

Hanfmann is hearing impaired which is interesting.

Foe should have skipped the Asian Swing. I guess even first round money is worth it. Plus maybe sponsors want him to. And some of the events are mandatory - at least Shanghai is. But players are usually able to get a medical exemption; or they just pay the fine. He's been dejected and pissy since that 3rd round loss at the USO.

[quote] Competing match

Competitive.

It wasn't competitive for long... Marozsan ran away with that first set: 6-2!

Go Marzipan!

João steamrollers Fede Gomez 6-2, 6-2 in the Chile Challenger. Through to the semi finals and a win away from cracking the top 200!

Daddy Fritz beats Marzipan nonetheless. Zsa Zsa Bergs advances because of Wuud retirement. Munar defeats DL fave Flavio Cobolli, and dwarf Legz+ Machac defeats Monica Bellucci.

[quote]Why are the male tennis stars 99 percent straight?

"Gay self-exclusion" can refer to the psychological phenomenon where gay individuals internalize societal stigma and discrimination, leading to internalized homophobia and a feeling of being unworthy of inclusion or community connection. It can also be a broader term for gay individuals withdrawing from society due to these experiences of social exclusion, such as bullying, family rejection, and lack of support, which can result in loneliness, stress, and even dangerous behaviors like drug abuse and suicide attempts.

[quote]Why are the male tennis stars 99 percent straight?

A consistent expectation of rejection and social discomfort can make gay individuals more likely to withdraw from social situations and fail to assert themselves.

Lets go Coco Puffs!!

Shook.

Zverev: "I will NEVER stop being a punk ass bitch!"

He whines that tournaments are making the surfaces play the same to favour Alcaraz and Sinner. This arrogant, deluded fool will never take responsibility for his limited game and mental fragility in the big matches.

Speaking of punk ass bitches: Tsitsipas withdraws hours before his first match in Shanghai against Borges, leaving Vukic virtually no time to prepare.

R515 it’s true that they’ve slowed down a lot of the faster courts and there’s less variety in speed among the big tournaments, and I’m personally not a fan of that. I want to see variery.

HOWEVER that has nothing to do with Zverev losing to Sinner and Alcaraz, he’d lose to them on any surface at any speed. He can’t even beat Fritz ffs

Totally r516. If anyone should be complaining about the slower courts, it’s Sinner. His game is tailor-made for fast courts.

R516 Also, the evening out of the courts has absolutely nothing to do with favouring Sinner and Alcaraz - who have very different playing styles. It's been going on for at least the past 15 years.

A couple of months ago Zverev was claiming that he hadn't won a slam due to Umpires 'conspiring against him'. He'll clutch at any straw rather than the face the fact that he's just not good enough.

Zverev is so irrelevant I thought he'd retired.

Im speechless after watching that Coco match. Wtf?!?! Coco?

Mpetschi Perricard gets revenge over Fritz for his first round Wimbledon defeat. GMP wins in straight sets... AND NEITHER OF THEM WENT TO A TIE-BREAK.

r515, Zverev is such an ignorant bitch. The “homogenization” of professional tennis surfaces began in the early 2000s, when Wimbledon began the switch to rye grass in order to put an end to the “unbreakable serve” or “one-two tennis rally”. Roland Garros then changed their drainage system and tinkered around with their balls to speed things up a bit, while hard courts became “medium-paced”. All of this in an effort to privilege base-line consistency with the ability to come in to the net aggressively if the player wanted. The trend to “homogenize” has continued since then, but you’ve got to be pretty stupid to think that it’s being done to favor Sinner and Alcaraz. If anything, Sinner and Alcaraz are good enough in all areas of the court so *they* are suitable for the type of tennis Wimbledon and the hard courts decided they wanted in the early 2000s—all-court players capable of either completely dominating a point or holding up to long base-line rallies.

The end results? The old “Ivanišević style” of serve-and-no-return disappeared almost overnight on fast courts, and only the very best players were able to introduce the very rare serve-and-volley. The old South American grinders stopped dominating on clay. And women’s tennis became almost unwatchable, as the game converged to a mindless game of hitting against the backyard shed wall, with few (very exciting) exceptions.

There is no specific strategy against Zverev (psychologically, he is responsible for his own failings—if you’re a cunt, you’re a cunt and there’s nothing more to it than that), nor is there any specific strategy in place to favor Sinner or Alcaraz. They’re just good enough to excel on the courts that have been developed over the past quarter-century. Whether this development is “good” for tennis or not is the real debate.

Again, Zverev truly is an ignorant narcissist.

French stud with hairy chest.

Nicolai Budkov Kjaer winner of the Challenger-level Vendee Open over Patrick Kypson of the United States.

Sinner retires injured in the third set against Tallon Griekspoor.

Someone needs to step the fuck up or Novaxx is going to win this tournament

Bummed about Sinner. Fuck Novax might win this. Ugh.

Happy for Jugs, though.

Now, Carlos will end number 1 for sure. Sinner has not been looking great lately, health wise.

Sinner had stomach cramping. Think he had the same thing at US Open - which clearly affected him in the finals. He couldn't serve to save his life.

He should shut it down and get ready for next year. Carlitos has the YE 1 all but wrapped up anyway.

Wow Zsa Zsa beat Fran C 6 and 3. That's a good win for him.

Legz over the UGOAT in staights

Sinner is such a quitter

It almost seem like he was faking judging solely by his exaggerated limp on court i front of cameras, followed by less exaggerated limp when cameras were not rolling as he headed down corridors

Also- riddle me this- why is it thay Sinner NEVER wants/ allows medics to nurse him when injured. He just quits and runs to the locker room. What is up with that???? He did it today, did it in Cincinnati too..

Good job Giovanni!

Love the Sinner conspiracy theories. I think you are really really really onto something.

Dreamy Darderi and Lovely Lore having a cute moment after their 3rd round match

(Lore won in 2 close, entertaining sets)

do any of you bitches have a box of p*ssy wipes i can borrow?🙄

Norrie is shirtless rn.

R524 Nicolai looks very Norwegian. Dime a dozen here.

Utterly hilariously bad performance from Zverev. Goes down in flames to Rinderknech straight after his delusional comments from 2 days ago.

I fucking hope he's feeling humiliated.

In happier news: here's Darderi bulging like champ.

Oops. Wrong link!

I wanna be in the middle of a Lore-Luciano sandwich.

Darderi is the fuckboy from heaven..... You know he will mess your life but...it will be worth it.

Omg! Shapo defeated by Jiri.

[quote]Omg! Shapo defeated by Jiri.

Sorry but 'JUST MARRIED', and anyway, I just like being on the tour and living on first round money!

Amanda Anisimova won the China Open.

Brief video of F. Cerundolo shirtless and sweaty. Thanks to tennis.atp.hot on Instagram.

Zizou wins the Battle of The Pretty Boys over Diallo. It was a chokeapalooza in the final tie-breaker!

Zsa Zsa!

Zsa Zsa was always happiest when on her back in front of a crowd.

Sultry Monagasque, Valentin Vacherot, achieved two records today in his win over Griekspoor: the first player from Monaco to make a Masters 1000 QF, and lowest ranked player (204) to make Shanghai QF

[quote]—Eva

SLUT!

Vacherot resembles young Olivier as Max de Winter in Monaco.

Dimples!

It seems Vacherot is Rinderknech's cousin. I haven't been able to work out if they're first cousins or not, but they're close and both played for Texas A&M. Next mystery to be solved, why Vacherot's older brother Benjamin Balleret (his coach) has a different last name.

I just watched the same interview, R554 - according to Wikipedia, Balleret is Vacherot's half-brother, so presumably they have the same mother but different fathers.

Rinderknech is looking very impressive this week. My dark horse to take the title.

Valentin and Arthur are, indeed, first cousins ("cousins germains").

A HUGE Demon dominated Borges in the second of today's QFs

FELIX ON FIRE!

Blazes past Lovely Lore: 6-4, 6-2

Hoping and praying either Felix or Demon can keep up their current level should either reach the final and face Novaxx.

Felix struttin' his stuff...

Medvedev is fucking nuts. That's it. That's the Tweet.

What did he do now, r550?

Just the usual Medvedev match - wildly swinging form - up a set and 3-0, then loses 5 games, gets to a tie-break, gets cramp, loses the tie-break, constantly ranting at his coach, rants at the umpire, gets docked a point, starts ranting that Tien 'never plays this well against anyone else' (he was ranting the same thing about Bonzi at the US Open).

Just Daniil being Daniil.

Thank you, R562.

Luvly even losing

R564 He looks like Enya there.

^^^^ how about here?