The Official Tennis Thread (Vol. 2024 French Open)

champcruthik · Oct 7, 2014

SinnerP said:
I don't know much about it, but thought surgery was the usual option... didn't know antibiotics would work. Still, why is he even risking anything? Seems risky anyway.

Nadal's words: "I'm in Shanghai. I am here to play a tournament. If I don't play, I don't have the chance to win."

Lionheart.

Sinner · Oct 7, 2014

I admire his spirit... but just thinking ahead to the Oz Open!

champcruthik · Oct 7, 2014

SinnerP said:
I admire his spirit... but just thinking ahead to the Oz Open!

Love the tournament, hate the time-difference.

britkicks · Oct 8, 2014

Lots of casualties today

otakuant · Oct 8, 2014

I'd have to guess that a mix of fatigue and injuries are really affecting players at this time of the year.

The only top 10 players remaining are Nole, Fed, Ferrer and Berdych...

aepps20 · Oct 8, 2014

This part of the season is such a mess. All these premier tournaments this late in the season is just a money grab. If I ran tennis I would have the year end at the end of September to give the players a true 3 month off season

Sinner · Oct 9, 2014

We see this year after year and yet they do nothing about it. The ATP will say that if you give the players a longer break, they'll just end up playing exo's for money... at the same time, exos are a lot less physical and intense.

aepps20 · Oct 9, 2014

I think the quality of play would improve and the players would be healthier during the year if they had a true offseason. So many of these younger players would benefit from 3 months of practice time to improve their games and the older players and injury prone players would be able to rest their bodies after a long and grueling season.

Sinner · Oct 9, 2014

I absolutely agree... they've just never been able to agree on something. I guess they need more effort from the players' union or something?

We're only reaching the end of the Asian-swing, but there's still the European Indoors! Then the WTF's!

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thadangerousmind · Oct 10, 2014

Halep cleans up nice.

otakuant · Oct 10, 2014

Federer vs. Djokovic XXXVI at the semis in Shanghai. Should be a great one.

It's gonna be tough trying to stay up until 5 AM PT to watch the match...

firepower · Oct 11, 2014

aepps20 said:
I think the quality of play would improve and the players would be healthier during the year if they had a true offseason. So many of these younger players would benefit from 3 months of practice time to improve their games and the older players and injury prone players would be able to rest their bodies after a long and grueling season.

Spot on, I can't think of any other physically demanding sport that doesn't have an off season or some kind of break.

aepps20 · Oct 11, 2014

Firepower said:
Spot on, I can't think of any other physically demanding sport that doesn't have an off season or some kind of break.

The ATP, WTA and these tournament heads are all scumbags. I still remember when they were trying to force players to play on semi wet courts at the Open a few years back. They only care about money and as long as the players show up, day after day, month after month, event after event, these scumbags will smile and tell the players to quit whining and play.

thadangerousmind · Oct 11, 2014

Federer was in GOD mode today with the win over Joker. Gave him 4 aces in a row.

champcruthik · Oct 11, 2014

thadangerousmind said:
Halep cleans up nice.

Would lick her feet after a three-setter with "Masha" at Roland Garros.

illmaticsoulchild · Oct 12, 2014

Only caught the last couple games of the final, but Federer looked good.

otakuant · Oct 12, 2014

Federer's net play gave him the W. 24/35 net points won.

Congrats to Fed for finally adding Shanghai to his amazing resume at age 33. He moves to world #2 in the rankings and gets back-to-back Masters victories for the first time since winning Paris 2011 and Indian Wells 2012.