Tennis

[nooniebao]

Tsitsipas is in this year’s final. Awaits the winner of Djokovic vs. Paul.

 

[Artemisia]

Oh I'm perched for BOTH finals.

 

[relby]

Okay, Tsitsi-chan, let's do this.

 

[Mike]

I don't like Tsitsipas that much but I'm cheering for him HARD on Sunday.

 

[Pretty Places]

I hope Rybakina wins tomorrow and that she continues to not celebrate. Love that about her.

 

[nooniebao]

 

[Someboy]

Stayed up late into the middle of the night and every ball was compelling from start to finish. It was the best women’s final I’ve seen in years.

 

[Mike]

Stayed up late into the middle of the night and every ball was compelling from start to finish. It was the best women’s final I’ve seen in years.

The only one in recent memory that compares is AO 2019.

Delighted for Aryna, her talent demanded a slam and she finally went out and got it! So much more to come from both women.

 

[Gabeee9292]

Unbeatable! No one would have troubled her today. If she manages to keep this level up we're definitely in for the Aryna reign on the tour.

 

[nooniebao]

 

[Artemisia]

idk how I feel about this. How is acknowledging a player's country this way or with a flag next to their name a tacit endorsement of that country's actions?

 

[relby]

Agreed. It’s weird

 

[nooniebao]

idk how I feel about this. How is acknowledging a player's country this way or with a flag next to their name a tacit endorsement of that country's actions?

Agreed. It’s weird

Oh, I agree. And interestingly, Wimbledon did acknowledge her win by retweeting this tweet:

 

[nooniebao]

 

[Artemisia]

The reigning Wimbledon champ ranked below a bunch of folks who never won a slam or even made a final ok work

 

[Mike]

Tennis crowds who shout out when players are about to serve should genuinely be put to death. I'm making tentative plans to go to the US Open in 2025 and already worrying I'll get deported for decking someone.

The reigning Wimbledon champ ranked below a bunch of folks who never won a slam or even made a final ok work

She'd still be behind Pegula even with Wimbledon points.

 

[Sick Sad World]

Really need Carlos back to start defeating evil again.

 

[Someboy]

The women's draw is a complete mess, but there are still two great viable, "this is what the tour needs" winners left.

This happened, and what's great is they both made the final.

The men's draw is also a complete mess, the likes of which they haven't seen in a long time, and in their case, there's one ideal winner, a couple likable breakthroughs, one perfectly acceptable, and one (very unlikely) big WOW moment left.

Stef was the ideal winner, but to be honest, there's really no shame in losing your first two slam finals to Novak Djokovic. He now joins the ranks of Nadal, Federer, and Murray in having lost multiple majors to Novak, not everybody can say that!

Novak was 'perfectly acceptable' in that he is one of the greatest to ever play, whether people like it or not, and he clearly has no intention of stopping. If people want his slam total stopped below 25, you better start cheering for the likes of Stef and Alcaraz to make big strides quickly.

She'd still be behind Pegula even with Wimbledon points.

Pegula's not the problem with those rankings; she's so consistent, has a 1000 title to her name, and rarely loses before her seeding, a lot of times losing to the eventual champion.

It's the fact that Rybakina is behind the likes of Sakkari, Kasatkina, and Blehncic, which is just ridiculous.

 

[Mike]

Really need Carlos back to start defeating evil again.

I share a birthday with both Alcaraz and Sabalenka, yet another reason for me to root for them.

 

[nooniebao]