Tennis Thread #2

[Fulham Broadway 17,306]

Australian Open-

Nadal won 1st set Kyrgios coming back 2nd set and doing some wicked apeing of Nadals grunting 

[NikkiCFC 8,303]

1 hour ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Australian Open-

Nadal won 1st set Kyrgios coming back 2nd set and doing some wicked apeing of Nadals grunting 

Great match!

[Fulham Broadway 17,306]

47 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Great match!

It was !  Kyrgios always plays like he against some mates down the park. If he was disciplined could be No1 quite easily

[NikkiCFC 8,303]

Come on Roger! 

[Vesper 30,127]

Andy Murray backs calls to remove Margaret Court's name from tennis arena

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/sep/17/andy-murray-backs-calls-to-remove-margaret-courts-name-from-tennis-arena

Andy Murray thinks the Australian Open should consider removing Margaret Court’s name from the arena at Melbourne Park as he says the multiple grand slam champion’s values are at odds with what tennis stands for.

The 78-year-old Court, who holds the all-time record of 24 major singles titles, has been heavily criticised for voicing her religious-based opposition to same-sex marriage and transgender athletes.

“When you get to the Australian Open you want to concentrate on the tennis. Court’s views detract from that,” Murray, a five-times finalist at Melbourne Park, told Pride Life.

“As far as renaming the venue ... yes, it’s something the sport should consider. I don’t know who makes the final decision on that but I don’t think her values are what tennis stands for.”

Tennis Australia invited Court to Melbourne Park at this year’s tournament to recognise the 50th anniversary of her 1970 calendar grand slam, while saying it disagreed with her “personal views”.

In a low-key ceremony at Rod Laver Arena before a quarter-final match, Court was handed a replica trophy by 11-times grand slam champion Rod Laver following the screening of a short video of her tennis achievements.

Murray, a three-times grand slam champion and former world No 1, said she had received a lukewarm reception from the public. “She has obviously offended and upset a lot of people over the years,” he added. “I think the players certainly have spoken up, which is a positive thing.”

Tennis greats Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe had also called for Court’s name to be stripped from the stadium.

[NikkiCFC 8,303]

VAMOSSS RAFA!!!

[Puliiszola 519]

56 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

VAMOSSS RAFA!!!

VAMOS!!!!

[Vesper 30,127]

13 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

VAMOSSS RAFA!!!

IN ONE OF HIS FINEST FINAL WINS, RAFAEL NADAL DOMINATES NOVAK DJOKOVIC

Rafa handily defeated a discombobulated Nole, 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 to claim his 13th French Open and at long last tie Roger Federer’s record of 20 Grand Slam singles titles.

https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2020/10/one-his-finest-final-wins-rafael-nadal-dominates-novak-djokovic/91373/

[NikkiCFC 8,303]

Thiem and Kyrgios so fun to watch. 

[Vesper 30,127]

British teenager Emma Raducanu extends thrilling Wimbledon debut

Wildcard beats 2019 French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/01/emma-raducanus-talent-and-poise-keep-dream-wimbledon-debut-rolling-on

In the 44 years since Virginia Wade became the most recent British woman to win Wimbledon, there have been many excellent performances from outstanding prospects at the All England Club. Not all of them have gone on to have big careers but in Emma Raducanu, we may just have uncovered the genuine article.

The 18-year-old player’s 6-2, 6-4 victory against the world No 42 Marketa Vondrousova, the Czech who reached the French Open final in 2019, was a display full of poise, Raducanu showing she has the head to match her talent as she reached the third round.

Born in Canada to a Romanian father and Chinese mother, the Raducanu family moved to Britain when she was two. A top junior, she received a wildcard into the main draw this year. Having defeated the world No 150 Vitalia Diatchenko in round one, she took her game to a new level altogether as she beat the left-handed Vondrousova, a win that will move her up more than 100 places from her current ranking of No 338.

An excellent athlete and superb ball-striker, what was perhaps more impressive was that she did not panic when she trailed 3-0 in the second set, storming back for victory, taking in the fans’ roars around Court 12. Her reward is a meeting with Romania’s Sorana Cirstea, who beat Victoria Azarenka in a high-quality three-setter. On the evidence of Raducanu’s first two wins, anything is possible.

 

Edited July 2, 2021 by Vesper

[Vesper 30,127]

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Wimbledon 2021: Emma Raducanu is 'feeling better' after retiring from fourth-round match

https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/57737252

Emma Raducanu says the "whole experience" of her run to the Wimbledon fourth round "caught up" with her but she is "feeling better" after Monday's mid-match retirement.

The 18-year-old Briton said she "started to breathe heavily and felt dizzy" after the first set against Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia.

She described not being able to carry on as "the hardest thing in the world".

"I will cherish everything we have achieved together this week," she said.

Raducanu was trailing 4-6 0-3 to Tomljanovic when she became unwell, leaving the court before it was announced she would not be returning.

Raducanu said on Tuesday she began to feel ill after some "super intense rallies" during the first set.

"I found it hard to regulate my breathing and it made it tough for me to keep my composure and breathing in check" she told Sue Barker on BBC TV.

"At the beginning of the second set was when I was struggling with it the most and I called the trainer.

"I don't know what caused it, I think it was a combination of everything that has gone on behind the scenes and the accumulation of the excitement and the buzz."

 

 

[Fulham Broadway 17,306]

Djoko has this -20th grand slam same as Federer and Rafa

[Jase 43,479]

22 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Djoko has this -20th grand slam same as Federer and Rafa

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[Fulham Broadway 17,306]

1 hour ago, Jas said:

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You love him really

[Jase 43,479]

12 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said:

You love him really

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