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Ahh that sucks. Really wanted him to do it but unfortunately it does appear to be the impossible task beating them both back to back. Djokovic's serve was phenomenal for the whole Sinner match and for most of that match there, served at 70% both matches which is nuts considering it's maybe the biggest he's ever really served. Only one first serve in that final game and it killed him.

Never gonna write him off but to play that level that he has done in the last two matches and still fall short... Bring Goran back and let's go full servebot for one last push at Wimbledon!
 
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One to watch for the future Toby Samuel, just won back to back Challenger tournaments.
Brian Griffin said:
Raducanu out of Miami

Such a shame

I wish she could find some consistency
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Too much pressure on her, she has the ability to get top 10 but the expectation after us open is stifling her imo.
 
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Brian Griffin said:
Raducanu out of Miami

Such a shame

I wish she could find some consistency
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She does seem to get a lot of illnesses and injuries, and it doesn’t look as though it’s going to change.

I enjoyed watching Indian Wells last week. Fantastic setting, in the desert surrounded by snow capped mountains. If my premium bonds ever came up, that would be the top tournament I would go to outside of a slam.

Got tickets for the WTA event at Queens this June. Looking forward to that.
 
Barista said:
She does seem to get a lot of illnesses and injuries, and it doesn’t look as though it’s going to change.

I enjoyed watching Indian Wells last week. Fantastic setting, in the desert surrounded by snow capped mountains. If my premium bonds ever came up, that would be the top tournament I would go to outside of a slam.

Got tickets for the WTA event at Queens this June. Looking forward to that.
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The Sabalenka/Rybakina final was excellent
 
Barista said:
Nice one. Through the ballot? I didn’t get anything.
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Yeah mate, been entering it for about 5 years and this is the first time I've been successful. Although by the time I opened the e-mail, everything on Centre Court had already gone, and the first week on Court 1 had gone too. Could only do day 11 around Mrs TBM's work.
 
Jannik Sinner currently on course to have the shortest odds of any player to win a Slam since Rafa Nadal at the French Open in 2010 :lol: Only just about clocking in at 1/2 on the exchanges. Alcaraz out, Draper out (and potentially out the top 100 in the next few months), Fritz potentially out (although probably getting the most attention he's ever had in in his life with the media right now!), Djokovic hasn't played on clay so far this year, Zverev lost to Sinner three times already this year without winning a set and no other big name player really in particularly good form. Fils and Jodar the two to watch at the minute but Sinner just breezed past both of them in the past couple of days. Jodar being fifth or sixth favourite after less than half a year on the main tour does kinda indicate the state that men's tennis is in right now.

Away from that and further down the rankings a young British lad Toby Samuel finished college in America in 2024 and has been grinding like crazy since he got over a bad injury. Four or five Future wins, two challenger titles to the end 2025 and another two back to back last month. Up to ~160 in the rankings but all the way up at ~80 in the 2026 live rankings. 84 match wins at Future/Challeneger level since start of 2025, no joke that. Pretty much a lock for a Wimbledon wild card and you'd suspect a few others to go along with it next couple of months. Be cool to see him break top 100 this year hopefully, one to watch this Summer.
 
MarcoG said:
Jannik Sinner currently on course to have the shortest odds of any player to win a Slam since Rafa Nadal at the French Open in 2010 :lol: Only just about clocking in at 1/2 on the exchanges. Alcaraz out, Draper out (and potentially out the top 100 in the next few months), Fritz potentially out (although probably getting the most attention he's ever had in in his life with the media right now!), Djokovic hasn't played on clay so far this year, Zverev lost to Sinner three times already this year without winning a set and no other big name player really in particularly good form. Fils and Jodar the two to watch at the minute but Sinner just breezed past both of them in the past couple of days. Jodar being fifth or sixth favourite after less than half a year on the main tour does kinda indicate the state that men's tennis is in right now.

Away from that and further down the rankings a young British lad Toby Samuel finished college in America in 2024 and has been grinding like crazy since he got over a bad injury. Four or five Future wins, two challenger titles to the end 2025 and another two back to back last month. Up to ~160 in the rankings but all the way up at ~80 in the 2026 live rankings. 84 match wins at Future/Challeneger level since start of 2025, no joke that. Pretty much a lock for a Wimbledon wild card and you'd suspect a few others to go along with it next couple of months. Be cool to see him break top 100 this year hopefully, one to watch this Summer.
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Those odds are properly about right but ridiculous at the same time. He's that much of a favourite he will probably end up going out in the early rounds!!

Mens tennis needs at least a 3rd person to challenge rather than around 6 or 7 constantly on the periphery.
 
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