Tennis season 2018- 2019

[Bred Sob]

I did not see many matches but Zverev was really impressive today beating Federer. Well, for the most part... If he plays at the same level, he is pretty much unbeatable.

 

[gaby]

Zverev went through a personnal bad period these 2 last years,,,,as he said yesterday it's now over....he is playing his best tennis BUT i will stick with MEDVEDEV for tomorrow....since this summer he is WOW....the best on the court.

 

[Bred Sob]

Well, Zverev's level dropped and Medvedev was much better, no question.

 

[gaby]

Yep.....easy win 6-4, 6-1....Daniil is the hottest player....he picked up his third title in six consecutive finals,,,,,that's wow.......and his attitude is much better.

 

[gaby]

LINTZ OPEN....WOW....COCO GAUFF----15 YEARS OLD---won her first WTA tournament.....defeated OSTAPENKO in 3 sets 6-3,1-6,6-2.....yesterday in semis she won over BERTENS....what an accomplishment...:yo:...and you know what?...she enters the tournament as lucky loser to become the happy winner,,,BRAVO young girl.......cause of her age she can play only a limited number of tournaments..... hope to see her on a regular schedule some day......very very sweet young girl.....parents and entourage were going crazy there....and i understand very well.,,,,unique story.

 

[No_Church_InThe_Wild]

Djokovic and Federer both lost today. Is this the generation change finally coming?

Eventually yes , but nobody would have predicted that the big three would have been so dominant at this stage of their careers . Federer is what 38? And he was 1point away from winning another major,,, if that’s not insane then I don’t know what is . The other two have been nursing injuries their hole careers and are over 30+ . So when it eventually happens I’ll always see it as Father Time overtaking them ,,,because in my mind they where always the much better players than the Next Gen will ever be .

I want to see the NG beat these living legends in a best of five , when it really matters (not these insignificant tournaments at the end of a long tennis season ) .

Because when it mattered the most they have always shown that they wanted it with their whole heart , a lot more than these kids .

 

[No_Church_InThe_Wild]

Yep.....easy win 6-4, 6-1....Daniil is the hottest player....he picked up his third title in six consecutive finals,,,,,that's wow.......and his attitude is much better.

He’s having a monster year . I thought it wouldn’t be sustainable , this pace I mean . That he would tire a bit from playing so many more matches than he’s opponents but he just keeps winning. So more consistent in he’s run than the rest of the NG players.
Amazing job by his coaching team . His “ therapist “ sports psychologist changed his attitude 180 . You could see his talent early on but he was so volatile and he has come a long way indeed.
Kyrgios could have learned a lot from this guy.

Technically gifted with a great tennis IQ . The more the match progresses the stronger he becomes,,, a real problem solver on the court . It’s not many times that you see a player alienate a NY crowd and then win them over , but he did it and in the process won a lot of new fans , myself included.

Looks like a GS winner and a future # 1 ,,, although I don’t think there ever was a world # 1 as tall as him . But he is a fast mover on the court despite his height .

 

[gaby]

STOCKHOLM.....good....SHAPOVALOV reaches his FIRST ATP TOUR final in Sweden.....will play tomorrow FILIP KRAJINOVIC-SERBIA ???? .....No Canadian has won a singles final-ATP since RAONIC in 2016.......go DENIS.....would b great for his confidence.....

 

[gaby]

BRAVO...SHAPO did it 6-4, 6-4......congrats.....:clap2:

 

[gaby]

ANVERS OPEN....MURRAY 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 over WAWRINKA....am happy for him, il revient de loin, will give him a good boost......he loves the game so much....plus a real gentleman.....bravo....

 

[gaby]

ANDREESCU--without playing-- is now ranked # 4.....:yo:

 

[gaby]

VIENNA OPEN.....not a good one for our Canadian....RAONIC and SHAPO are out....ALLIASSIME drops out...he says he injured ankle in practice Tuesday :rapture:...will go with THIEM to win.

 

[gaby]

SWISS INDOORS OPEN....KING ROGER IS STILL THE KING AND AT HOME....easy win in 68 min ve DE MINAUR.....6-2,.6-2......:yo:

VIENNA OPEN.....not that easy for THIEM BUT he did it vs SCHWARTZMAN 3--6, 6-4, 6-3....:yo:

 

[gaby]

One of the best tournament of the year just starts......WTA FINALS---SHENZHEN......with only the 8 top players at work......ANDREESCU is playing HALEP.

 

[gaby]

Hiiiiii.....doen not look good for ANDREESCU and ALLIASSIME......nos 2 jeunes sensations vont de forfait en forfait.....FÉLIX forfait à PARIS et BIANCA forcé à l'abandon à SHENZEN---WTA FINAL--l'un des plus importants tournois de l'année.....blessée au genou après avoir été blessée au dos et tenue à l'écart près de 3 mois pour blessure à l'épaule....évidemment tous deux sont encore en croissance et poussent déjà la machine au max....j'espère qu'ils vont prendre le temps de bien se rétablir pour la prochaine saison MAIS l'avenir s'annonce fragile dans les 2 cas.

 

[Bred Sob]

At least Shapovalov is still alive. Canada's men (and women too) are in a better shape than the U.S.

 

[gaby]

Yep...SHAPO is well alive...he won his first tournament 2 weeks ago in Stochholm and TODAY in Paris he won against ZVEREV in 3 sets 6-2, 5-7,6-2.....tha'ts a great win.....playing much better since in August Mikhail Youzny---former top 8-- joined him as a coach.....et je suis certain que l'arrivée de Félix l'a fouetté et incité à mieux voir à son développement....c'est bien de voir qu'il prend les bons moyens pour réussir....belle maturité.

 

[Bred Sob]

Denis is on fire, really impressive demolishing Monfils today. Youzhny must have taught him some secret knowledge.

 

[gaby]

Yep....6-2, 6-2....in just 59 min.....will play probably NADAL tomorrow.....and good news he will be in the top 20 next Monday.

 

[gaby]

PARIS....WOW BIG SURPRISE.....SHAPO reaches Paris final after NADAL pulls out just before playing......so he will take on DJOKO in the final tomorrow.....not an easy customer....go SHAPO...