TENNIS 2022.
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BIANCA et FÉLIX sont toujours debout...lol...they both play today....et pourraient très bien continuer leur route
WOMEN....games to watch today....PEGULA--GIORGI----both are playing their best tennis.......SAKKARI---PLISKOVA---always fun to watch la joueuse grecque.........SABALENKA---GAUFF----the kid is hot.
MEN......KYRGIOS-----SINNER---FÉLIX are on......de même que MONFILS tonight....like to watch him play....very special athlete. ......yep another exciting day.
WOMEN....games to watch today....PEGULA--GIORGI----both are playing their best tennis.......SAKKARI---PLISKOVA---always fun to watch la joueuse grecque.........SABALENKA---GAUFF----the kid is hot.
MEN......KYRGIOS-----SINNER---FÉLIX are on......de même que MONFILS tonight....like to watch him play....very special athlete.
......yep another exciting day.WOW....big big win for COCO over la puissante SABALENKA in 3 sets---more than 3 hrs......COCO has the full package.....l'âge , le perfect fitness, un immense talent....et surtout de la CONSTANCE.....excellent service---rapidité et précision de ses tirs.
Va jouer HALEP in quarters...should b a great one....la jeunesse vs l'expérience...HALEP est toujours redoutable...
, le perfect fitness, un immense talent....et surtout de la CONSTANCE.....excellent service---rapidité et précision de ses tirs.Va jouer HALEP in quarters...should b a great one....la jeunesse vs l'expérience...HALEP est toujours redoutable...
Another major upset...#1 SWIATEK is out.....incredible....same for Queen Camila,,, .....and bye bye BIANCA et SINNER.
Until now FOR ME the 4 big stars.....surprising BRÉSILIENNE HADDAD MAIA----COCO---NICK and FÉLIX.......NICK is in his bubble....will not b easy to stop.....est-ce que FÉLIX peut nous surprendre at home?????
And what about la plantureuse BENCIC.....elle aussi pourrait bien nous surprendre.
Today a great one to watch....GAUFF---HALEP.....enjoy.
.....and bye bye BIANCA et SINNER.Until now FOR ME the 4 big stars.....surprising BRÉSILIENNE HADDAD MAIA----COCO---NICK and FÉLIX
.......NICK is in his bubble....will not b easy to stop.....est-ce que FÉLIX peut nous surprendre at home?????And what about la plantureuse BENCIC.....elle aussi pourrait bien nous surprendre.
Today a great one to watch....GAUFF---HALEP.....enjoy.
WOW....big big deception in MONTRÉAL.....défaite gênante de FÉLIX en 2 petits sets 6-1, 6-2 en à peine 75m....décevant.....seule consolation devrait toujours être #9 next Monday.....quand même.
Résulttat des courses .....IMO les demis et finale féminines risquent fort d'être plus excitantes....
Résulttat des courses .....IMO les demis et finale féminines risquent fort d'être plus excitantes....
MEN----hey boboy.....not what we were expecting/looking for.....HURKACZ---RUUD---CARRENO BUSTA--EVANS........lol.....make your choice ....will go with HURKACZ.
WOMEN....MUCH BETTER....HALEP---PEGULA---PLISKOVA--- SURPRISING HADDAD MAIA......go SIMONA....
....will go with HURKACZ.WOMEN....MUCH BETTER....HALEP---PEGULA---PLISKOVA--- SURPRISING HADDAD MAIA......go SIMONA...
.Guys, I wanted to report that I recently took a trip up to Newport and visited the International Tennis Hall of Fame. It's got a very impressive museum and about 8 grass tennis courts including the Center court.
The museum is a shrine to the history of tennis and inductees into the Hall of Fame. All of the HOF members get plaques with their bios that described their playing style and court demeanor. There is also a TV monitor in the second room playing a continuous loop of acceptance speeches by HOF members. I briefly watched the one by Maria Conchita Alonso.
There are numerous game worn jerseys, racquets and balls. Daniil Medvedev donated the racket he used to win the 2021 US Open, and Emma Radacanu donated her entire outfit. There is also a tennis ball from the longest rally in tennis history, a 14 hour rally encompassing over 25,000 returns, which was played in 2008 in North Haven, CT. The ball is noticeably smaller and looks shaved compared to a regulation ball situated next to it for demonstrative purposes.
Until I visited the museum, I was not aware that the regulation tennis ball was white in color until some time in the 1960s when it was changed to yellow. This was due to the advent of color TV and the desire for viewers of tennis events to be able to see the ball clearly as it was hit back and forth.
I spent almost 2 hours viewing all the exhibits. They have a few exhibits showing the evolution of rackets over time. The ones from the early 20th century have long, thick handles and small racquet heads. The forerunner to the modern racket emerged in the 1930s and it looks somewhat similar to modern rackets.
They also had some of the infamous "Spaghetti Rackets" invented in 1971 and briefly allowed on tour in the 1970s until being banned in 1978. These racquets were very tightly strung so that massive topspin could be created. After losing to a lesser player in 1977 who was using a Spaghetti Racquet, Ilie Nastase (who is also an inductee into the HOF) vowed he would never again play anyone using the racquet, and demanded the ATP ban the racket. He promptly showed up at his next match with Spaghetti Racquets and won the match. However the ATP did ban the rackets in 1978. More on these racquets here:
www.lovetennisblog.com
In the final room of the tour there is a series of exhibits on the greatest rivalries in tennis, the greatest comebacks in tennis and the great games in tennis, as well as victories with national pride historical significance. They call the Navratilova - Evert rivalry the greatest one I think mainly due to its longevity, but I think in later years that rivalry became one sided in favor of Navratilova.
My only annoyance was that I thought John McEnroe's plaque was somewhat understated. There are lesser players than he in the HOF who have glowing descriptions and I kind of felt that whomever wrote the McEnroe plaque was only giving grudging praise and likely hated him.
The Tennis Hall of Fame is located in downtown Newport and was a short walk from my hotel. It's on Bellevue Avenue across the street from a shopping mall and in an area lined with restaurants and bars. The Newport Art Museum is also close by.
I recommend a trip there for all tennis fans!
The museum is a shrine to the history of tennis and inductees into the Hall of Fame. All of the HOF members get plaques with their bios that described their playing style and court demeanor. There is also a TV monitor in the second room playing a continuous loop of acceptance speeches by HOF members. I briefly watched the one by Maria Conchita Alonso.
There are numerous game worn jerseys, racquets and balls. Daniil Medvedev donated the racket he used to win the 2021 US Open, and Emma Radacanu donated her entire outfit. There is also a tennis ball from the longest rally in tennis history, a 14 hour rally encompassing over 25,000 returns, which was played in 2008 in North Haven, CT. The ball is noticeably smaller and looks shaved compared to a regulation ball situated next to it for demonstrative purposes.
Until I visited the museum, I was not aware that the regulation tennis ball was white in color until some time in the 1960s when it was changed to yellow. This was due to the advent of color TV and the desire for viewers of tennis events to be able to see the ball clearly as it was hit back and forth.
I spent almost 2 hours viewing all the exhibits. They have a few exhibits showing the evolution of rackets over time. The ones from the early 20th century have long, thick handles and small racquet heads. The forerunner to the modern racket emerged in the 1930s and it looks somewhat similar to modern rackets.
They also had some of the infamous "Spaghetti Rackets" invented in 1971 and briefly allowed on tour in the 1970s until being banned in 1978. These racquets were very tightly strung so that massive topspin could be created. After losing to a lesser player in 1977 who was using a Spaghetti Racquet, Ilie Nastase (who is also an inductee into the HOF) vowed he would never again play anyone using the racquet, and demanded the ATP ban the racket. He promptly showed up at his next match with Spaghetti Racquets and won the match. However the ATP did ban the rackets in 1978. More on these racquets here:
The Spaghetti Racket - A Documentary about the infamous racket. - Love Tennis Blog
In the 1970s an earnest young gardener from Bavaria invents a mysterious tennis racket.
www.lovetennisblog.com
In the final room of the tour there is a series of exhibits on the greatest rivalries in tennis, the greatest comebacks in tennis and the great games in tennis, as well as victories with national pride historical significance. They call the Navratilova - Evert rivalry the greatest one I think mainly due to its longevity, but I think in later years that rivalry became one sided in favor of Navratilova.
My only annoyance was that I thought John McEnroe's plaque was somewhat understated. There are lesser players than he in the HOF who have glowing descriptions and I kind of felt that whomever wrote the McEnroe plaque was only giving grudging praise and likely hated him.
The Tennis Hall of Fame is located in downtown Newport and was a short walk from my hotel. It's on Bellevue Avenue across the street from a shopping mall and in an area lined with restaurants and bars. The Newport Art Museum is also close by.
I recommend a trip there for all tennis fans!
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So today in MONTRÉAL HURKACZ --CARRENO BUSTA.....not those we were expecting....lol....go HUBERT.
TORONTO....great to see SIMONA on the move again....vs from nowhere surprising HADDAD MAIA- she defeated SWIATEK-- so very serious challenger.....go SIMONA.
TORONTO....great to see SIMONA on the move again....vs from nowhere surprising HADDAD MAIA- she defeated SWIATEK-- so very serious challenger.....go SIMONA.
It's over ...2 bonnes finales quand même.....BRAVO SIMONA......will b back top 10...#6...where she belongs,.....big credit to HADDAD MAIA.....elle aura été la révélation de ce tournoi....we should see more from her.
BRAVO to CARRENO BUSTA for a VERY surprising win in MONTRÉAL....a joué un fort match.
--note....ces 2 tournois nous ont démontré que la parité est atteinte tant au tennis masculin que féminin....le tennis s'est démocratisé ....il fleurit à travers la planète...du talent partout.....oui ce sport n'a pas fini de nous éblouir.....my 2 cents this morning.
...2 bonnes finales quand même.....BRAVO SIMONA......will b back top 10...#6...where she belongs,.....big credit to HADDAD MAIA.....elle aura été la révélation de ce tournoi....we should see more from her.BRAVO to CARRENO BUSTA for a VERY surprising win in MONTRÉAL....a joué un fort match.
--note....ces 2 tournois nous ont démontré que la parité est atteinte tant au tennis masculin que féminin....le tennis s'est démocratisé ....il fleurit à travers la planète...du talent partout.....oui ce sport n'a pas fini de nous éblouir.....my 2 cents this morning.
CINCINNATI.....oups....NADAL out à sa 1ère présence....bcp de travail devant lui pour le US OPEN,
Round of 16....enfin DENIS et FÉLIX se sont secoués .....both on today SHAPO will play MEDVEDEV and FÉLIX --SINNER.....grosse commande pour les 2 MAIS c'est dans ce genre de matchs qu'ils doivent se faire valoir.
Round of 16....enfin DENIS et FÉLIX se sont secoués
.....both on today SHAPO will play MEDVEDEV and FÉLIX --SINNER.....grosse commande pour les 2 MAIS c'est dans ce genre de matchs qu'ils doivent se faire valoir.Oups SWIATEK out....not easy last 2 tournaments...
Et comme prévisible MEDVEDEV a défait SHAPO...MAIS wow FÉLIX a drôlement bien rebondi vs SINNER....est venu de l'arrière avec une victoire éclatante.....joue en quarts today....et on devrait le retrouver en semi.
Et comme prévisible MEDVEDEV a défait SHAPO...MAIS wow FÉLIX a drôlement bien rebondi vs SINNER....est venu de l'arrière avec une victoire éclatante.....joue en quarts today....et on devrait le retrouver en semi.
Swiatek doesn't like the US Open's tennis balls:
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No. 1 Swiatek rankled by US Open's tennis balls
Reigning world No. 1 Iga Swiatek says the balls used at the US Open are "horrible" and wonders why the final major of the season is the only Grand Slam that still uses different balls for the men and women.
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S'il continue comme ça, il sera dur de battre Dannyl à New York.Oups SWIATEK out....not easy last 2 tournaments...
Et comme prévisible MEDVEDEV a défait SHAPO...MAIS wow FÉLIX a drôlement bien rebondi vs SINNER....est venu de l'arrière avec une victoire éclatante.....joue en quarts today....et on devrait le retrouver en semi.
Oui....il devrait l'emporter ce Dimanche à Cincinnati.....FÉLIX s'est fait sortir en quarts par CORIC ???....classé 152ème MAIS qui joue actuellement comme un top 10... ....un peu plus de constance de la part de Félix ferait la différence....quand même 8ème
au monde......chez les filles.....go CAROLINE GARCIA...est très hot/combattive récemment.....et une fille fort sympathique.
....un peu plus de constance de la part de Félix ferait la différence....quand même 8èmeau monde......chez les filles.....go CAROLINE GARCIA...est très hot/combattive récemment.....et une fille fort sympathique.
Am soooo happy for GARCIA winning CINCINNATI.....plus what a nice girl ......on fire since June...BRAVO
Hum....and what about BORNA CORIC from another galaxy...lol....coming from nowhere....#152....il a défait NADAL--FÉLIX et TSITSIPAS to win....wow...le tournoi de sa vie...enjoy the moment.
......on fire since June...BRAVOHum....and what about BORNA CORIC from another galaxy...lol....coming from nowhere....#152....il a défait NADAL--FÉLIX et TSITSIPAS to win....wow...le tournoi de sa vie...enjoy the moment.
The outstanding young American Ben Shelton has turned pro and received a wild card entry in the US Open. He is 19 years old, the reigning men's singles NCAA champion and is a 6'4" physical specimen with a big lefthanded serve and a two handed backhand return:
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Ben Shelton is poised to be the next big thing in American men's tennis
On Tuesday, Ben Shelton announced he will be going pro, after a promising ATP start that included beating world No. 7 Casper Ruud. As he heads into the US Open main draw, all eyes will be on his next move.
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American man tennis has not been in the front for years now and after Serena retirement it will be the same for women.
