MADRID OPEN...big big surprise ISNER 7-6-3-6-7-6 vs RUBLEV......ii watched it....very good match....very happy for JOHN....such a warrior and nice guy....will play tomorrow THIEM in quarters.....NADAL will play ZVEREV....good tennis en perspective.
Tennis season 2020-2021
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Yes....GAUFF won her second title in PARMA-vs very beautiful asian WANG in 2 sets.....at only 17 that's the way to go COCO...congrats young girl. 
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Congrats also to SHAPO pour sa finale à Genève...a très bien joué malgré sa défaite....our best Canadian sur le circuit de l'ATP.
.Congrats also to SHAPO pour sa finale à Genève...a très bien joué malgré sa défaite....our best Canadian sur le circuit de l'ATP.
Osaka skips Presser, Citing Her Mental Health:
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Osaka to skip news conferences at French Open
Naomi Osaka announced in an Instagram post that she will sit out news conferences at the French Open, saying she feels her mental health is often disregarded when she partakes in one.
Osaka has been threatened with default if her media silence continues:
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Fined Osaka may face French default for silence
Second-seeded Naomi Osaka has been fined $15,000 and could face more extreme punishment, including default from the French Open, if she continues to avoid speaking to the media.
FÉLIX....hum.... and RUBLEV are already out.....DJOKO--NADAL and always spectacular MONFILS--- le favori des Francais---move to second round....
BARTY---PLISKO---SVITO---GAUFF ...and surprisingly STEPHENS move also.....VENUS lost.....no surprise and it's no more funny to watch her....la route devrait se terminer...
NOTE....KVITOVA whithdraws after a leg injury-- non on the court--- after leaving the press conf. room.....wow.....perhaps OSAKA is right....il n'est pas agréable et même dangereux de tenir des press conf....lollllll
BARTY---PLISKO---SVITO---GAUFF
...and surprisingly STEPHENS move also.....VENUS lost.....no surprise and it's no more funny to watch her....la route devrait se terminer...NOTE....KVITOVA whithdraws after a leg injury-- non on the court--- after leaving the press conf. room.....wow.....perhaps OSAKA is right....il n'est pas agréable et même dangereux de tenir des press conf....lollllll
Similar to the Jonathan Drouin situation, I think. Osaka was a little bit more public in her explanation on why she withdrew. Drouin took the more private approach, likely because it would not be seen as "manly" by teammates/fans/media if he was public about being stressed out and needing time away from the sport. Osaka can be more communicative because she is only playing for herself and is not part of a team. And maybe as well because she is a woman, and not a hockey player.
Serena Williams speaks on Osaka withdrawal:
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This is what she says publicly, but privately she is licking her chops because she knows there is now one less obstacle to major win #24, which she has been hunting for years.
Serena Williams speaks out on Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from the French Open
Serena Williams feels for Naomi Osaka. Hours after Osaka withdrew from the French Open to focus on her mental health, Williams said she can relate to Osaka’s struggles. “The only thing …
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Is SLOANE BACK???...i wish.....big win today in 2 sets vs PLISKO.....so with la défaite de PLISKO....and the withdraws of OSAKA and BARTY....the door is wide open for SERENA....on her way SABALENKA---really on the move--and young talented SWIATEK....really hope SERENA will do it.
hum....GAUFF and SWIATEK are out...so big big surprise in semis.....ZIDANSEK vs PAVLYUCHENKOVA et SAKKARI who is in her bubble --KREJCIKOVA.....oui vous avez bien lu....will fav.another GREEK PLAYER.
SEMIS....always more stable with the boys ..lolll....so NADAL ---DJOKO...WOW.......and TSISTSI---ZVEREV....WOW.....hope to see NADAL---TSITSI...pour la grande finale.
..lolll....so NADAL ---DJOKO...WOW.......and TSISTSI---ZVEREV....WOW.....hope to see NADAL---TSITSI...pour la grande finale.
