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SMB Tennis thread

Session said:
The good thing about the French is that if your favourites do go out early, there's not long at all to wait until the next slam. Same for Wimbledon I guess.



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That's a good point, I saw this list the other day of the most famous active sports people and there were 6 women tennis players in there, 7 including Murza. That's more than the men (5) and there were only 5 other women on the list. 3 of those you mention were in there and you do get the impression that she could be added in the coming years, but she does need to keep winning.
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That's an interesting list, plenty of footballers in there, but I've said for ages that if you asked random general sports fans to name 10 active tennis players then half of those would be women and that just wouldn't happen in many other mainstream sports. Whether that's an indication of where the men's game has been these past few years or more the star power of those women I'm not sure, but it's definitely one of the few sports where the women are just as credible and the endorsements and prize money potential are enormous if you do well. There are a few other candidates but hopefully they truly emerge before these current legends hang up their boots.

Oh and I've literally not left the house today and likely won't tomorrow either :lol:.
 

The Bridge Lad said:
That's an interesting list, plenty of footballers in there, but I've said for ages that if you asked random general sports fans to name 10 active tennis players then half of those would be women and that just wouldn't happen in many other mainstream sports. Whether that's an indication of where the men's game has been these past few years or more the star power of those women I'm not sure, but it's definitely one of the few sports where the women are just as credible and the endorsements and prize money potential are enormous if you do well. There are a few other candidates but hopefully they truly emerge before these current legends hang up their boots.

Oh and I've literally not left the house today and likely won't tomorrow either :lol:.
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Class :lol:
 
I like how the French Open starts on Sunday and has play on the middle Sunday. Helps scheduling if there is bad weather.
 
Tomorrow's order of play:

Court Philippe-Chatrier
From 10am:
Petra KVITOVA (CZE) [8] v Veronica CEPEDE ROYG (PAR)
Rogerio DUTRA SILVA (BRA) v Novak DJOKOVIC (SRB) [20]
Danielle COLLINS (USA) v
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(DEN) [2]
Rafael NADAL (ESP) [1] v Simone BOLELLI (ITA)

Court Suzanne-Lenglen
Guillermo GARCIA-LOPEZ (ESP) v Stan WAWRINKA (SUI) [23]
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(GER) v Kristina MLADENOVIC (FRA)[29]
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(ITA) v (FRA)[27]
(RUS) [28] v Richel HOGENKAMP (NED)

Court 1
Benoit (FRA) v Roberto CARBALLES BAENA (ESP)
(AUT) [7] v Ilya IVASHKA (BLR)
Laura SIEGEMUND (GER) v Coco VANDEWEGHE (USA)[15]
Barbora KREJCIKOVA (CZE) v Karolina PLISKOVA (CZE) [6]

Court 3
Sofia KENIN (USA) v Naomi OSAKA (JPN) [21]
Roberto BAUTISTA AGUT (ESP) [13] v (UZB)
Diego SCHWARTZMAN (ARG) [11] v Calvin HEMERY (FRA)
Heather WATSON (GBR) v Oceane DODIN (FRA)

Court 4
Caroline DOLEHIDE (USA) v Viktorija GOLUBIC (SUI)
Rebecca PETERSON (SWE) v (TPE)
BASIC (BIH) v Adam PAVLASEK (CZE)

Court 5
Camila GIORGI (ITA) v Grace MIN (USA)
Jiri VESELY (CZE) v Dusan LAJOVIC (SRB)
Jordan THOMPSON (AUS) v Casper RUUD (NOR)

Court 6
Ana KONJUH (CRO) v Carla SUAREZ NAVARRO (ESP) [23]
Peter GOJOWCZYK (GER) v Cameron NORRIE (GBR)
Borna CORIC (CRO) v (GER) [22]
Varvara LEPCHENKO (USA) v Elise MERTENS (BEL) [16]

Court 7
Stefanos TSITSIPAS (GRE) v Carlos TABERNER (ESP)
Frances TIAFOE (USA) v (USA)[12]
Magdalena RYBARIKOVA (SVK) [19] v Luksika KUMKHUM (THA)
Lucie SAFAROVA (CZE) v Jessika PONCHET (FRA)

Court 8
(LAT) v (LUX)[29]
(CYP) v (COL)
Belinda BENCIC (SUI) v Deborah CHIESA (ITA)
Bernarda PERA (USA) v (RUS)

Court 9
Lucky Loser v (AUS)
Daria KASATKINA (RUS) [14] v (EST)
Tatjana MARIA (GER) v Kirsten FLIPKENS (BEL)
Horacio ZEBALLOS (ARG) v Yuichi SUGITA (JPN)

Court 12
Karen KHACHANOV (RUS) v Andreas HAIDER-MAURER (AUT)
Mihaela BUZARNESCU (ROU) [31] v Vania KING (USA)
-VINOLAS (ESP) [31] v (KAZ)
(UKR) v Donna VEKIC (CRO)

Court 14
Lara ARRUABARRENA (ESP) v Timea BABOS (HUN)
Jaume MUNAR (ESP) v (ESP)
Lesia TSURENKO (UKR) v Stefanie VOEGELE (SUI)
Joao SOUSA (POR) v Guido PELLA (ARG)

Court 15
Mandy MINELLA (LUX) v Maria SAKKARI (GRE)
Anastasija SEVASTOVA (LAT)[20] v Mariana DUQUE-MARINO (COL)
Malek JAZIRI (TUN) v (RUS)

Court 16
Marco CECCHINATO (ITA) v Marius COPIL (ROU)
Dalila JAKUPOVIC (SLO) v Georgina GARCIA PEREZ (ESP)
(AUS) v Thomas FABBIANO (ITA)

Court 18
Katerina SINIAKOVA (CZE) v (BLR)
Madison KEYS (USA)[13] v Sachia VICKERY (USA)
Nikoloz BASILASHVILI (GEO) v (FRA)
John ISNER (USA)[9] v Noah RUBIN (USA)

56 matches there, 28 of each, so there must be 40 remaining 1st round matches on Tuesday.
 
It's on both Eurosport channels pretty much all day today so with that and ITV4, you should get to see all the better looking games, or bigger names at least, without the need for the Player.
 
The Bridge Lad said:
It's on both Eurosport channels pretty much all day today so with that and ITV4, you should get to see all the better looking games, or bigger names at least, without the need for the Player.
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It's awful how I don't get a choice they should at least show different on ITV4 to Eurosport
 
The Bridge Lad said:
Tomorrow's order of play:

Court Philippe-Chatrier
From 10am:
Petra KVITOVA (CZE) [8] v Veronica CEPEDE ROYG (PAR)
Rogerio DUTRA SILVA (BRA) v Novak DJOKOVIC (SRB) [20]
Danielle COLLINS (USA) v
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(DEN) [2]
Rafael NADAL (ESP) [1] v Simone BOLELLI (ITA)
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I'm there now, watching Kvitova. Buzzing.

Had tickets for the outside courts but when they put Djokovic and Nadal on together I couldn't resist!
 
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Wawrinka looking like he is going crashing out , injured again by looks of things. Always does well at the French open to.
 
GTG said:
I'm there now, watching Kvitova. Buzzing.

Had tickets for the outside courts but when they put Djokovic and Nadal on together I couldn't resist!
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Nice one mate. I'd like to get there one year as well.

Really good line up on Chatrier today, the one not mentioned is also a good looking match, real banana skin for Wozniacki that, Collins has exploded up the rankings this year after coming through the college system.

Hope Petra can turn this one around but VCR is playing really well and her serve is looking very convincing.
 
The Bridge Lad said:
Nice one mate. I'd like to get there one year as well.

Really good line up on Chatrier today, the one not mentioned is also a good looking match, real banana skin for Wozniacki that, Collins has exploded up the rankings this year after coming through the college system.

Hope Petra can turn this one around but VCR is playing really well and her serve is looking very convincing.
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Azarenka in trouble as well
 
chopsfc007 said:
Azarenka in trouble as well
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Aye, been following the live scores for that one. Azarenka is the only remaining 'name' in that section after Ostapenko, Venus and Konta crashed out yesterday, so if she goes out then there'll be a less familiar name guaranteed to make the QF. I hope Vika turns in around, but I'd like whoever wins that match to make the QFs as at least Siniakova is young and already has a couple of WTA titles, very annoying reactions to point wins though, especially if she is playing one of your favourites :lol:

Norrie made a decent start to his match as well.
 
Norrie 6-1 in just over 20 mins :eek:

MTO for the German as well, looking quite resigned.
 
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Norrie through via retirements. Those on Court 6 will have been a bit short changed so far, they've seen Suarez Navarro winning 6-0 6-1 in no time vs a just returning and more than likely, still not ready, Ana Konjuh and then Norrie 6-1 2-0 vs a visibly injured player. 2 matches complete in just over an hour and a half and pretty much no competition.

Pouille vs Norrie next, very tough, but that's a good tournament points and prize money wise whatever happens for Cam.
 
Anyone know who had a injury break in the Tsitispas v Taberner match? I'm stuck at work and only have limited coverage on my phone.
 
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Azarenka out?
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Aye,

So there'll be one of the following in the QFs:

Siniakova/Kozlova (not quite Ostapenko vs Azarenko)
Makarovs/Strycova - capable players but Strycova was on an 8 game losing streak coming into this and Makarova seemed on the decline and pulled out of a recent tournament injured so was doubts over her fitness
Putintseva/Brady
Wang/Martic

Martic will be favourite I reckon.
 
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