GuerrillaMonsoon Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 On 5/22/2022 at 4:47 AM, Cobra Commander said: A callback to simpler times in Tennis-related entry matters: the incumbent Australian government got voted out today (the margin right now is 72-50-15 with 14 seats uncalled). So check back in a few months for how Novak still won’t be let back into Australia for 2023. The issue will be around his immigration paperwork which he falsely completed. That carries an immediate 3 year ban on entering the country. Given the state has removed vaccine mandates in every other industry, I suspect he'd be otherwise welcome. I'm not convinced Labor have the appetite to let him in, but a lot can happen in 5 months to need a distraction in the press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 I've been a huge Kyrgios fan for years. He's always had this in him. But I can't support him knowing what he's been charged and accused of. It sucks, and tennis has a huge history of sweeping these incidents under the rug (zverev). It also gives the predominantly white racist motherfuckers an opportunity to justify their racist criticisms about him (Cash, McEnroe) when their bullshit has never been about DV. Hopefully Teddy Long gets made the GM of Wimbledon and Norrie or Fritz get a last minute reprieve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 This will be like choosing a side in the Iran/Iraq War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 (edited) No fan of Novax Djokovic or Nick Kyrgios. Battle of the bellends. Who do you hate the least? Crowd reactions will be interesting to hear. Edited July 9, 2022 by The Natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Tennis coverage will never be the same. Sue Barker's the best to ever do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Kyrgios wins the first set 6-4 in only 31 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 (edited) 1-1. Kyrgios needs to win this set. Can't see him doing it in five. Speaking of Nick: This. Edited July 10, 2022 by The Natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 (edited) 7th Wimbledon for Novax in four sets, tying Pete Sampras. Both behind Roger Federer on 8. Djokovic has won 4 Wimbledon titles in a row joining Roger Federer, Pete Sampras and Bjorn Borg. Federer and Borg on 5. Edited July 10, 2022 by The Natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Really do feel Rafael Nadal would have won Wimbledon for the third time and three out of the four Calendar Grand Slam if he hadn't torn his abdominal muscle in the quarter final so he had to withdraw from the semi-final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 @AxB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Moneghetti Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 I don.’r know why, but Facebook has decided I want to see articles about Kyrgios every time I check my feed. I’m not a hardcore final so I now more about Kyrgios than any tennis player, living or dead. Naturally, most of what I’ve learned about Kyrgios is bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Best to ever do it, Sue Barker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Good on Daria Kasatkina. Love is love xxx. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Yes xxx. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 don't even have to have any sort of complex legal drama to keep Novak out like Australia did.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 A bunch of European futbollers are missing the preseason tours because they are not fully vaccinated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 What a great way to take defeat. Respect, Ons Jabeur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Serena Williams has announced this US Open will be the final tournament of her career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 1 hour ago, The Natural said: Today's Wordle answer accurately reflects my thoughts on this matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 But it wasn’t Karma. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Nadal busted up his own nose when his racket bounced up and hit him in the face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madl Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Serena Williams match with Ajla Tomljanovic last night was an absolute war. You could kinda guess the outcome early on. Williams looked slow, rusty, made a lot of unforced errors, but she fought every point. The first set was close, but AT won the tiebreaker and took the set. Williams won the second set, but blew a 3-0/4-1 lead and let Tomljanovic battle back before winning the tiebreaker. First two sets took about 2 1/2 hours. Tomljanovic took a quick 5-1 lead in the third set before winning a longgggg game to take the set and match. Tomljanovic isn’t high in the rankings, so Williams probably should have won. Still, she went out fighting so she probably enhanced her reputation rather than diminished it. No idea of she’s the GOAT. but she’s definitely in the conversation Honestly, I haven’t seen enough of her matches to compare. I watched tennis back in the day and saw a fair bit of Graf, Navratilova, etc. but drifted away from tennis sometime in the 90’s. I find it almost impossible to compare players from different eras anyway. Graff won 22 grand slams to Serena’s 23, but won them all by age 30. Does that give her an edge or should Williams get the advantage for winning so many of her titles after age 30? Dunno. And I don’t know how to begin to compare the competition of the past 20 years to the level of competition in the 80’s and 90’s. Anyway, great match. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stefanie Without Stefanie Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 1 hour ago, madl said: Serena Williams match with Ajla Tomljanovic last night was an absolute war. You could kinda guess the outcome early on. Williams looked slow, rusty, made a lot of unforced errors, but she fought every point. The first set was close, but AT won the tiebreaker and took the set. Williams won the second set, but blew a 3-0/4-1 lead and let Tomljanovic battle back before winning the tiebreaker. First two sets took about 2 1/2 hours. Tomljanovic took a quick 5-1 lead in the third set before winning a longgggg game to take the set and match. Tomljanovic isn’t high in the rankings, so Williams probably should have won. Still, she went out fighting so she probably enhanced her reputation rather than diminished it. No idea of she’s the GOAT. but she’s definitely in the conversation Honestly, I haven’t seen enough of her matches to compare. I watched tennis back in the day and saw a fair bit of Graf, Navratilova, etc. but drifted away from tennis sometime in the 90’s. I find it almost impossible to compare players from different eras anyway. Graff won 22 grand slams to Serena’s 23, but won them all by age 30. Does that give her an edge or should Williams get the advantage for winning so many of her titles after age 30? Dunno. And I don’t know how to begin to compare the competition of the past 20 years to the level of competition in the 80’s and 90’s. Anyway, great match. The match was fantastic. The eighth game in the second set was another one that was a big back and forth, I can't remember if it was 25 points or 27, but it was amazing to watch. Tomljanovic played a great game to rattle Serena and tire her out. Once she started keeping those rallies going in the first few games, it felt like it was going to be a long night for Serena and that it was going to be it for her. Especially towards the end of the second set when Serena just looked toast. I agree that she enhanced her reputation by finishing the second set out and not only playing the third but refusing to lose the last game of the third set until the very end. I screamed when she countered the drop shot to stay alive. Well worth tracking down a replay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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