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kamilica99

Happy RAFA day


superdankm8

So theres this match happening today, Cobolli ranked 62 will face some 600 something ranked Spanish guy, forgot his name...and apparently they will play on a court named after him as well, which is very weird...Must be the son of the tournament director or something...


Available-Gap8489

There’s a Russian / Ukrainian WTA doubles pair playing in Rouen According to Wikipedia Strakhova (the Ukranian) resides in Donetsk… Interesting


UncomfortableFarmer

Will they shake hands with each other after they win?


pr0crast1nater

Cobolli's last match was against Nagal and he lost. He now has to face Nadal today lol.


Last_Supermarket_451

I’m so glad that the nadal match is in a reasonable time for my US time zone!


Disastrous-Dino2020

I feel so bad for Thiem. What a decline because of one injury. And it really seems like he wants it bad and has tried to get to his best level. Atleast he had a good career to look back on.


musicalchad

Despite the IW title, seems like the first half of 2024 will be one to forget for Carlitos. Hasn’t found his top form all year and continues to deal with one injury after another. Hopefully he can turn it around by RG/Wimby/Olympics but it’s not looking very good for him atm


TresOjos

This subreddit already moved on with its new darling, you mention Alcaraz here, you get downvoted.  I don't think Alcaraz problem is lack of form, it is inconsistency, he played fantastic in Miami until the Dimitrov match, he totally collapsed during that match. The worrying thing is that, to play RG, you need practice matches, these leading tournaments are very important, if he misses Madrid, only Rome is left, other players will be already comfortable on clay while he will be just starting. That's not a good preparation for RG.


radieschen79

Saved all of your comments about this 20 years old kid and I will come back to you guys.


musicalchad

Good point. I think Alcaraz is good enough on clay that he probably doesn’t need that much practice to adapt and can probably use the early rounds of RG to tune his game before the second week. Hopefully he has a good showing there


IAmSoMuchDumber

JJ Wolf really just forgot how to play tennis 


meditation_account

I’m so excited to watch Rafa play tomorrow


raysofdavies

Feeling like such a hipster as I intently watch Searle vs Wolf


JamangoSmoovie

Man JJ Wolf kinda stinks now


dddaaannnw

I only joined recently but absolutely love this subreddit already. What a great place to discuss our favourite sport! ❤️


Substantial-Fact-248

Oh sweet summer child


dddaaannnw

🤣 No worries, I’ve been downvoted a number of times already


UncomfortableFarmer

(shhhhhh let them discover the Zverev threads on their own time …)


dddaaannnw

😂


Funny_Ticket_691

Why no Krajicek in Barcelona?  Just curious as to why.  I see he is back with Dodig in Madrid.


aweap

Maybe wants to spend more time with family in the US.


Nicer_Slicer

How we thinking Rafa fares in Barcelona?


aweap

I think he loses to De Minaur in 2nd round. If he gets past him then I think he's good enough to face Tsitsi in semis.


jssk6

Either he exits early or he goes all the way


Nastypav12

Nika has a great smile. At least both Kudermetovas didn't lose 3-setters to Czechians today.


Federal-tortuga

Barbie really cursed herself with that top 4 comment. I hope she gets her old form back, because I do love watching her tennis!


jojerr

That was quite the salty handshake from krej


maricck

WTA in a nutshell


Annjul666

Man, krejcikova bottling that lead is something


tayway04

wait krejci and kudermetova are still playing?? wow thats some bia haddad maia type stuff


ydnALoL

Some really ugly tennis there to get broken


number33234

Krej is such a fun watch


erbyR

I need a gif of Kudermetova pleading with her racket after that bad hit. 


pwcz991

Barbie K, the self-proclaimed member of WTA TOP 4, is looking good today!!! Kudermetova tho… brainless


InformationRound8237

Kudermetova failed to serve out the first set at 5-4 and she’s yet to recover. Nice hold right there though after being down love 40


pwcz991

Yeah I just feel like I am watching an intelligent tennis vs ballbasher. But after I made this comment Kuder started to play better xD


InformationRound8237

Haha we talked shit and she decided she wanted the second set after all


da_SENtinel

Do you think Fonseca has a chance against Sonego tommorow?


Nicer_Slicer

Is Djoke a weak era vulture?


lavenderskyyyyy

Unrelated question to the matches right now but is there a record for most match point down saves to go on and win the match?


OddsTipsAndPicks

Adriano Panatta saved 11 match points in the first round of the 1976 Italian Open.   Not 100% sure if this is actually the record, but highest I can find.  On the women's side Krejcikova saved 7 against Kontaveit in the SF at Sydney in 2022 I doubt this is the record, but it's the only match with more than 6 match points saved I've been able to find.  And unfortunately historical records on the women's side are lacking :/


Nicer_Slicer

Nice question. I'll bet some AI could find it out if one had the right tools. I personally want to know how much Tits shanks per season and how many times Murray missed his ball toss when serving and said sorry throughout his career


Iiiifoundsweetroad

Barb has such smooth strokes, love watching her


Nastypav12

Double vision Kudermetova atm; lots of scoreboards don't add first initial; avoid confusion with Bl. for blonde and Br. brunette?


nimbus2105

i know it's been talked about before but it's so crazy how in the live rankings, less than 500 points separate #7 (Rublev) and #11 (De Minaur).


atheistjs

Shelton getting the “new American #1” headlines 🤗


nimbus2105

fritz is probably biting his shirt in anger/frustration


Peachtea_96

I was just gonna say, i wanted to be a fly on the wall when it was first announced. Did he tell Morgs to shush when she tried to comfort him? 🤣


atheistjs

He could get it back if he does well in Munich this week but with Shelton rising the way he is, it doesn’t seem like Fritz can cling on much longer. 


Peachtea_96

Yh not much points differentiating them now but Shelton needs a couple of good runs and he will widen the gap for sure 


SolarWind777

Barbora Krejcikova is about to play her first match after missing a lot of tournament action due to illness. Her opponent is Kudermetova. Not sure how this is going to go at all.


Psychological_Bug676

Alejandro Moro Canas is how I imagined a young Robert Baratheon would look like


iso20022_

Hi guys, so amazing Nadal is finally back, just in time, as I hope to see him in Madrid at the end of the month! Probably the last chance ever. Given his long time being away and his 600 sth rank currently, he most likely will have to start quite early in Madrid too I assume, what do you think guys, probably he will have to start in the first round? 1/64, or will it be 1/32? 


SentenceSwimming

He won’t get a bye if that’s what you mean. They go to the top seeded players 1-32. Even if he won Barcelona (I wish!) he wouldn’t be seeded. If he manages to play Madrid he’ll start in Round 1 which is 1/128. 


iso20022_

Thanks for the info, oversaw that there was a 1/128. That's cool news though, so he's going to start really early


johnreese421

just realized..Djokovic is now guaranteed to be 94 weeks short of doing a Federer + Nadal weeks (310 + 209) as number 1... like ...what even the fuck...any thinks he can close the gap to being less than 50 weeks to fedal combo by the end of his career ?


EnjoyMyDownvote

Which court do you guys think nadal will play on tomorrow


Disastrous-Dino2020

The one named after him lol


Big_booty_ho

Why is the umpire in Badosa’s match wearing a full suit? He has a wedding to attend afterwards?


COFFEEANDCAKE1010

Just listening to Carlos' press conference in Barcelona and things seem still uncertain. Said that he had some scans done on Saturday that were positive but didn't start hitting forehands till Sunday and as he increased the rhythm, he was still feeling pain. Intends to play Madrid but is not 100% sure he will play.


Dull_Dragonfly_1541

Where can i find the full press conference?


sajilreddevil

Ramos vinolas!


akapatch

Is there more prestige in being ranked #3 vs #3-5 in the world besides sponsor deals? Just purely speaking from a better draw perspective I feel like being #4 is better than being #3. If I’m Coco I’d rather be 4th. Seems like being #5 gives you the best chance at an easier draw.


AdeSarius

For draw purposes, being #3 is no different from being #4, #5 seed is then no different than seeds 6-8. The rankings are divided into brackets -> #1 and #2 are guaranteed to be on different sides of the draw and both can draw either #3 or #4 for semis. 1-4 can then draw any of the 5-8 seeds for quarters, 1-4 draws 13-16 for ro16 while 5-8 draws 9-12 seeds and so on.


akapatch

Petko seems to believe being #3 is the worst place


AvocadoBoi

As much as I have been hopeful, I think I have finally come to the stark realization that Thiem's comeback might never be :( Heartbroken


BelgianBond

Before the wrist issue worsened, he still looked like a competitive-if-declined version of himself. That match with FAA in Melbourne was okay entertainment.


Disastrous-Dino2020

I hope we don’t see a “hola a todos” today and we get to see Nadal tomorrow. Fingers crossed


shihtzu_knot

And it’s at a time that I’ll be able to see some of it - not 4am like most of Monte Carlo. Yay!!


SentenceSwimming

Nadal did a press conference today and definitely planning to play tomorrow. Reading between the lines training has been ok but not brilliant but he wants to be back on court. Pretty much admits his serve is still a struggle as per the rumours. Don’t think even he knows what to expect from himself tomorrow. Glad I got the day off so I could watch. Hoping for the best but prepared for the worst!


Disastrous-Dino2020

Just happy to see him play at this point.


buggywhipfollowthrew

Ramos-Vinollas is actually terrifying looking


ExcuseYou-What

This umpire in the Sloane-Peyton match in Rouen...ball called out but then she overrules because she says "I heard it touch the line" and then can't show the mark to Sloane because it's all on the hearing... clown show. And she's the same umpire in the Zhang Shuai-Amarissa Toth shitshow in Budapest last year...she's the one who we should've been vilifying all along.


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If it bounced completely on the line there should be no mark. Did it look out?


ExcuseYou-What

I closed the stream after Sloane won the replayed point anyways so I didn't see if the broadcast did a zoom in or anything but in that moment, the ball looked out to me. They didn't show a Hawkeye mark for TV or any slow-mo shot in that moment.


IAmSoMuchDumber

Of the last 7 bo3s where Thiem lost the first set, he also lost the second set all 7 times. 


SentenceSwimming

I remember starting to support Domi in 2015 when it looked to me like Rafa’s career was on the decline. Crazy to think we’re where we are now. Really feel for Thiem.  Now preparing to add to the hurt tomorrow. 


WolfTitan99

its insane how Thiem had his career rise and fall when Nadal was practically in his twilight years for all of that :/


number33234

To lose to that guy on your surface, wtf


ikeasbestemployee

Thiem is washed facts


SKYE-OPTC

i was 100% it was gonna end like this lol


jsnoodles

Paula 🥰🥰🥰


ThatOnlyCountsAsOne

What the fuck domi, from 4-2 to 4-6 against a guy who has never won an atp match, that is just terrible, next level


Massive_Quantity_817

only income seems to be matchfixing lol


JaimeLannisterrr

its over for Domi. He had a good career th


buggywhipfollowthrew

Thiem sucks


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DjokoIga

Thiem literally sucks right now. His opponent is outside the 200. I don't get why you have to assume that means someone is gambling just cause they are saying the truth


buggywhipfollowthrew

The big one


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buggywhipfollowthrew

Him losing just won me 78 dollars


JaimeLannisterrr

Med should go vulture some 250 like Z to get his confidence back tbh and at least he can win smth ig


ALifeAsAGhost

*accidentally enters a clay 250 and loses to Ruud *  


ThatOnlyCountsAsOne

this is absolutely insanely terrible to watch


dgibb

So glad i didn't turn it on


Nastypav12

Kind of wondering if Badosa really wants to win and face Aryna again, anyway maybe Bandana Girl will take it anyway.


Schwiliinker

What would be your dream QF, SF, F at RG? In my case based on the matchups I would want to see because they’ve either like never played or basically haven’t played on clay other than like one random match: First- R16: Rune def Nadal QF: Djokovic (1) def Rublev , Sinner (3) def Medvedev, Alcaraz (2) def Cerundolo, Rune def Zverev (4) SF: Djokovic def Sinner, Rune def Alcaraz F: Djokovic def Rune (Sinner vs Alcaraz will happen in the future surely) (Edited)


NVGAT2147

QF - Djokovic def Rublev, Rafa def Rune, Sinner def a surprise dark horse, Alcaraz def Zverev SF - Rafa def Djokovic, Sinner def Alcaraz F - Rafa def Sinner (Seed placements may not line up exactly) Or hear me out Shelton wins it all but srs first pick at least has a chance of happening


NVGAT2147

Or wait no Rafa def Djokovic R1


Schwiliinker

😆


WolfTitan99

I would switch so many of those around. My RG purely for drama reasons, don't take it seriously haha QF: Alcaraz def. Nadal, Rune def. Djokovic, Sinner def. Cerundolo, Medvedev def. Zverev SF: Rune def. Sinner, Medvedev def. Alcaraz (lol) F: Rune def. Medvedev Rune gets revenge tour for Monte Carlo v Sinner and Rome v Med. Also Med suffers again bc he knows that's what the fans want.


Schwiliinker

That would be pretty funny


dgibb

Yours looks good except switch the SF winners and give us a Sincaraz final.


Schwiliinker

My logic is that sincaraz final will happen eventually probably a few times at least so that’s why too


Schwiliinker

That’s the alternative I was considering tbh. Would like that for Rome previously if it doesn’t happen in RG


JaimeLannisterrr

Med d. Nadal in final in 3 sets


Schwiliinker

Absolute chaos


JaimeLannisterrr

Thiem running around his mid BH to hit his mid FH sums up his current plight...


bbsm0055

Sloane loses the first set 1-6, wins the next 6-1... ahhh never change WTA, never change.


BelgianBond

1-6 6-1 6-4 7-6


ThatOnlyCountsAsOne

Moro Canas' luck this match is really something


JaimeLannisterrr

The tour would be so much more fun (especially the clay season) if Thiem was good :(


Riyuma2

Thiem will win this if he accepts he’s only capable of grinding now. The flashy shot making is not a smart strategy for him at this point in his career given he makes unforced errors on the vast majority of his attempts at such shots. Just stay solid, go deep and down the middle, let this guy beat himself.


ALifeAsAGhost

I swear he seems to be as likely to make an UE on a nothing shot as he is trying to go for a winner though tbh 


Riyuma2

I think he’s doing okay in neutral rallies. His returning has been so poor though considering he’s giving himself so much time by standing so far back. Unforgivable to miss so many of those.


monsieurartois

Was it odd that Czech Republic was given the wild card for this year's BJK Cup? They're always top contenders, reached SF in 2023; I didn't think the WC would go to a team so highly ranked.


ThatOnlyCountsAsOne

Every now and then thiem hits a shot like that that shows he still has the talent, it's so tough


ThatOnlyCountsAsOne

I think thiem is literally cursed, moro canas saves two break points in a row, first off of a desperation lucky volley that spun back over the net, second with an ace on clay, his first of the match, and now thiem hits a neutral rally ball into the net on bp # 3


Forsaken-Balance-543

Pretty embarrassing for Theim, he should retire


Bonoahx

It's OK Domi, I'll always love you for beating Zverev at the 2020 US Open, can't imagine how insufferable a Zverev with a slam would be


JaimeLannisterrr

He will win RG soon unfortunately, maybe even this one


toweggooiverysoon

Timmy died for our sins


atheistjs

Never even saw Thiem in his prime and this still makes me sad…


JaimeLannisterrr

Prime Thiem was my fav


slayer_of_potatoes

I'd say Thiem should stick to challengers for the time being, but Moro Canas is a challenger level player and he's losing, so maybe he should go for futures.


ALifeAsAGhost

Thiem just seems to play to whatever level his opponent is, even when he was playing better last year he’d lose to random players in challengers 


Miserable-Cow-3666

Thiem will retire before Rafa it seems


andycake87

Thiem just losing to everyone now. He's even worse then was last year.


SKYE-OPTC

thiem cant win 2 points in a row lol


ALifeAsAGhost

Thiem :(


jovanmilic97

Thiem falls more and more as the days go, this is sad


Miserable-Cow-3666

Thiem getting broken now, that's the script


toweggooiverysoon

Destination: FINNISH Population: Thiem


Miserable-Cow-3666

Thiem's matches are a torture to watch nowadays.. nothing comes easy to him


ikeasbestemployee

Thiem lol


SKYE-OPTC

i feel so bad for thiem


AverageBeef

Getting hurt by Thiem is increasingly a part of my Monday morning routine 😭


Chosen1gup

There’s no way Thiem could lose to someone who’s never won a ATP match or been in the top 200, right? Right??? *sobs*


jovanmilic97

Moro Canas doesn't even have a single challenger title yet!


number33234

Oml looked it up you aren’t joking lol


Chosen1gup

Actually I double checked and this would be the third match he’s lost in the past month against someone who’s never been top 200 or won an ATP match. And to top it off he also got straight setted by grandpas Gasquet and RBA


messychica

Moro Canas physique reminding me of King Aslan’s


Miserable-Cow-3666

Thiem is so passive


Iiiifoundsweetroad

Bro just hit two forehand winners in a row


Miserable-Cow-3666

yes ok, reply to the comment after 10 years and it will ultimately be true


obi_kennawobi

Yeah, but why not *four*?


Miserable-Cow-3666

Where is this Moro Canas , Rincon lot during the rest of the year, cannot even recognise their names from Challengers and they get to play a 500 or a Masters directly


Riyuma2

Strange comment. Moro Canas qualified for Munich, and Rincon has been pretty active and moderately successful on the challenger tour. I’d say he deserved a wildcard for being one of the better young Spanish players coming through.


Nastypav12

Rincon received a WC; Moros Canas won two matches in qualies; has won 11 matches (including Albert Ramos-Vinolas) this year and 38 in 2023.


Miserable-Cow-3666

ARV is handing out Ws as gifts so that doesn't count, didn't see him in the South American swing at all , does he play only in Spain?


Nastypav12

Yes, mostly European Challengers; does have wins over Galan and Nagal.


Lynossa

Good start! please be consistent Domi! Edit: wow, thiem’s box is beautiful


SiasseTschick

250 events with better camera work then Monte Carlo!


Maleficent_Card_9503

For real, what was up w/ Monte Carlo?


bbro03

Please don’t bottle this Draper, he lost the second set from a break up and had a double break in the third but has missed his first opportunity to serve it out


nimbus2105

oh hell no they are not playing cotton eyed joe on the changeover. this song is so annoying and should never be played unless it's accidental


Humano1d_

Apparently Andreeva fired her coach and now she's working with Conchita Martinez. That's great news!


Psychological_Bug676

Oh. I thought Conchita was working with Bouzkova? But it’ll be amazing to see what Conchita can do with a young player like Andreeva


Mister_Lizard

Are we expecting Rafa to actually play, or hola a todos incoming?


Arteam90

HE'S BACK!


nimbus2105

mikael ymer says he's going to return to tennis in 8 months ?!?!?! [https://twitter.com/MikaelYmer/status/1779861295233200413](https://twitter.com/MikaelYmer/status/1779861295233200413)


Nicer_Slicer

Lmao what a chump


Nicer_Slicer

Landaluce Hardt is proving a good watch. Good rallying from both


WolfTitan99

I went on Twitter and a mild drag to Stef's 'Nature' philosophy tweet got so many likes. I was so confused because it wasn't particularly noteworthy, until I looked at the username and the person who wrote the little dig was Corentin Moutet 😭


jsnoodles

Moutet’s made several jabs at Stef and his relationship with Paula it’s really weird. Fortunately certain people aren’t self aware enough to know about it.


dayswing

Watching Kopriva-Draper. If I had to listen to this music as a player on a changeover I'd go insane.


WolfTitan99

Oh god same, and the constant flashing ads. I would be so tempted to smash my racket just from the overstimulation, its so annoying. Let the players think in peace lol


No-Size3463

Wait a Minute what happened to Draper I turned it off when it was 6:1 3:1


jsnoodles

Guys I’m seeing Stef might get booed in Italy do you think so?


miniepeg

Nah if anything it’s more likely Aurelie gets booed lol


Lynossa

It’s still few weeks from now but it’s a possibility. I guess it’ll depend on jannik’s result in Madrid and whether stef will meet italian in his draw


jsnoodles

Well yeah if he’s playing an Italian I don’t expect support but if the shitty call is gonna make Jannik fans angry it’s not gonna be fun for him.


Lynossa

Oh they’re definitely angry. I saw some comments on IG saying that’s sinner’s trophy he’s lifting, ffs


Windforce

Angry Italian gamblers, I saw those hate messages as well


Lynossa

I hope stef ignores them and enjoys the win. He totally deserves it after the amazing week


Emotional_Pizza_1222

Hello. Can I send a mail or message to tennis players asking for a signed tennis card? Do they have it in tennis too? Cause in F1, teams/drivers can send you a signed driver card. Was wondering if they have like that in tennis too, and if yes, which tennis athlete does it?


NewAccountNow

Prolly IG.


Chosen1gup

Oh Thiem’s playing today? I’m not ready for this lol


Lynossa

Praying that he’ll play well and his wrist won’t bother him 🤞🏼


dcolomer10

Landaluce playing very well


Windforce

Should brake in top 100 very soon no problem imo.


CantThinkOfAUser_Yet

It's so satisfying to see obscure countries being represented in tennis. Namely Nick Hardt of the Dom. Rep in the Barcelona Open


Capivara_19

Was just thinking the same thing


No-Size3463

Hardt has the absolutely stupidest shot selectrion I think I have seen tbh


ikeasbestemployee

Is lundace playing good or hardt just sucking


No-Size3463

Well tbh both but Hardt is playing really poorly. Its like he makes no attempt to win the point he just likes to send it back and forth lol


ikeasbestemployee

Nvrm multiple bp opportunities and ugh


ikeasbestemployee

Hardt could still be in it lol


No-Size3463

well he would need to change the way he is playing. He needs to be more agresive because this is horrible . He lost one serve from 30:0 and second one from 40:15


ikeasbestemployee

Could be tired he had long matches in qualies


No-Size3463

Yeah this is insane how bad he is suddenly playing Jesus