TENNIS 2024

[gaby]

Well...RAFA a un digne successeur....lol...CARLOS a dominé les 2 derniers sets avec souvent des coups magiques....BRAVO jeune homme.....chapeau aussi à ZVEREV pour 2 semaines spectaculaires.......les 2 warriors ont joué un match de 4h19...faut le faire....
Merci to both for un excellent spectacle.

 

[AirBo]

While I didn't see the match, I followed the score. If you say Zverev was bouncing the ball up to 10 times, he was obviously thinking too much and probably choked. Too bad for him but good on Carlos. Congratulations to him! This should only make Sinner more motivated.

As for Zverev and Tsitsipas, I feel they lost their best chance to win one. Carlos and Jannik will only get better.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Coco wins doubles:

Gauff wins 1st career Grand Slam doubles title

Coco Gauff won her first Grand Slam doubles title by teaming with Katerina Siniakova for the French Open trophy.

www.espn.com

 

[EagerBeaver]

I predicted winner of every match from quarterfinals on to end.

 

[AirBo]

As knowledgeable tennis fans, do you follow Gill Gross? By far the best tennis analyst on YouTube.

 

[AirBo]

Here's also an interview with Steve Flink. They do that after each GS.

 

[gaby]

PAYS- BAS...ANDREESCU va participer demain à sa première finale à BOIS-LE-DUC depuis 2022.dans un tournoi WTA/250....pas un grand tournoi MAIS une bonne préparation pour WIMBLEDON....et elle a repris du pic dernièrement..alors GO BIANCA.

 

[gaby]

..and she lost in 3 sets to SAMSONOVA #15....et a eu besoin de traitements....c'est malheureusement l'histoire de sa carrière......LEYLAH a plus de charisme.....MAIS côté talent BIANCA est plus talentueuse...MAIS les blessures s'acharnent et compromettent
sa carrière.

 

[Collector]

Bianca has/had a better chance of being a consistent top 10 player. But since we're on Merb, Leylah > Bianca all day (IMHO).

 

[EagerBeaver]

But since we're on Merb, Leylah > Bianca all day (IMHO).

It's not clear here if you mean in terms of being sexually appealing to those on MERB, although I do believe Gaby has a man-crush on young Leylah. She can look adorable when she wants to, check out the pic below from the Met Gala, which I suspect Serena got her invited to. In terms of your comment on the tennis of the girls I tend to agree on Andreescu, who peaked at #4 in the world (which was now 5 years ago) as opposed to Leylah having peaked at #13. Leylah is younger at age 21 than Andreescu who is 24, and has more time to develop. But I would point out that Andreescu has the better body for pro tennis, while Leylah, if you like a petite body, has the better body for sex. Neither one of them has as much potential as Coco Gauff.

 

[gaby]

HALLE.....FÉLIX abandonne au 2ème set/injury....does not look good at 2weeks/WIMBLEDON......anyway he will not fit the top 10/even top 20 no more.

 

[gaby]

BERLIN....PEGULA won vs KALINSKAYA.....her first win/grass....elle était très émue et belle à voir.....bien content pour elle....a very nice girl.

 

[gaby]

TERRA WORTMANN....and SINNER won in 2 sets vs tenacious HURKACZ....great....will b to watch again at WIMBLEDON.

 

[gaby]

EASTBOURNE...WTA/500...WOW....LEYLAH in final tomorrow......elle a défait facilement KEYS en demi-finale.....faut le faire.....she played very well lately....will play PAOLONI or KASATKINA.....could do it.....GO LEYLAH.

 

[AirBo]

I watched "Twelve Final Days" last night on Prime. The documentary about Roger Federer's last match and retirement. As much as I found the "Break Point" Netflix series totally uninteresting, I really loved this one. A must watch for Fed fans.

 

[gaby]

...and LEYLAH lost 6-3,6-4.....capable de se faufiler et vaincre des joueuses de son niveau......MAIS vs des top 10/20......c'est une autre histoire......à suivre à WIMBLEDON.

 

[EagerBeaver]

...and LEYLAH lost 6-3,6-4.....capable de se faufiler et vaincre des joueuses de son niveau......MAIS vs des top 10/20......c'est une autre histoire......à suivre à WIMBLEDON.

Match stats show it was pretty close- Kasatkina won higher % of 1st serves, and hit more winners:

 

[gaby]

LEYLAH...again and again too often/too many UNFORCED ERRORS from the baseline proved her undoing.....

 

[gaby]

Congrats to FRITZ who becomes first3-time champ of Eastbourne.....and a great kid....BRAVO.

 

[EagerBeaver]

LEYLAH...again and again too often/too many UNFORCED ERRORS from the baseline proved her undoing.....

Yes-

"Fernandez, meanwhile, showed flashes of quality when she came to the net but too often unforced errors during rallies from the baseline proved her undoing.

"It's a beautiful tournament at Eastbourne and I enjoyed my time here. Hopefully we have many more of these finals," Fernandez said.

"My team have pushed me the past couple of months and the hard work is paying off so now we have to keep going, working and never give up."

Eastbourne International: Daria Kasatkina beats Leylah Fernandez 6-3 6-4 to win seventh WTA title

Daria Kasatkina sees off a spirited effort from Leylah Fernandez to win the Eastbourne International in straight sets.

www.bbc.com