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re: Tennis 2020 -- The Unofficial Non-GS Thread
Posted on 1/6/20 at 8:31 pm to MidnightVibe
Posted on 1/6/20 at 8:31 pm to MidnightVibe
When is the next wave of Americans going to break into the top ranks?
Feels like every year is going to be the "year"
I really miss late 90s / early 2000s tennis
Feels like every year is going to be the "year"
I really miss late 90s / early 2000s tennis
Posted on 1/7/20 at 1:50 am to SirWinston
I am deeply in love with table tennis. Seriously i love to play TT, when i am playing O forgot to eat also .
Posted on 1/7/20 at 5:20 am to amayasmith
I know you guys aren't awake at 5 am central, but Tsitsipas and Kyrgios are getting their servebot on. Nick just took the 1st in a TB.
This actually happened lol...
@TennisPodcast
It looked like Tsitsipas’ racquet throw after losing the first set clipped his dad on the arm, prompting his mum to yell at him and his dad to retreat from the player bench to safety.
Video
This actually happened lol...
@TennisPodcast
It looked like Tsitsipas’ racquet throw after losing the first set clipped his dad on the arm, prompting his mum to yell at him and his dad to retreat from the player bench to safety.
Video
This post was edited on 1/7/20 at 6:55 am
Posted on 1/7/20 at 9:26 am to Azazello
quote:
Thread by Azazello
When is the next wave of Americans going to break into the top ranks?
Feels like every year is going to be the "year"
I really miss late 90s / early 2000s tennis
No time soon, unfortunately. We had high hopes for the last wave and are left with Fritzy and Tiafoe. The outlook stateside is substantially bearish
Posted on 1/7/20 at 9:29 am to amayasmith
quote:
Thread by amayasmith
I am deeply in love with table tennis. Seriously i love to play TT, when i am playing O forgot to eat also .
I did mad work on the ping pong table at the fraternity house back in the day.
Last time I played was two summers ago when I won the sibling round robin.
Unlike in real
Tennis, my serve in table tennis is a dependable advantage
Posted on 1/7/20 at 11:50 am to MidnightVibe
Are yall ready for our fantasy lineups. This year we have 5 teams. We are only drafting 3 players per team. The remainder of our lineups will be from the field (we can only use the same guy 3 times as a wildcard).
So here are the squads. Who is winning?
1. Rafa, Berretini, De Minaur
2. Joker, Karen K, Stan the Man
3. Fedsmug, Kevin Anderson, Borna Coric
4. Daniil, Alex, Shapovalov
5. Shitsipants, Thiem, Playboy Grigs
So here are the squads. Who is winning?
1. Rafa, Berretini, De Minaur
2. Joker, Karen K, Stan the Man
3. Fedsmug, Kevin Anderson, Borna Coric
4. Daniil, Alex, Shapovalov
5. Shitsipants, Thiem, Playboy Grigs
Posted on 1/7/20 at 5:07 pm to MidnightVibe
Will have to think about it.
I know for sure if I had #3 I would be hating life.
I know for sure if I had #3 I would be hating life.
Posted on 1/7/20 at 6:51 pm to bayoucracka
quote:
Will have to think about it.
I know for sure if I had #3 I would be hating life.
It's #3's first year. He totally fricked himself.
Posted on 1/7/20 at 11:29 pm to MidnightVibe
This Rafa match is interesting. He's clearly not playing his best, but he can't seem to figure out how to attack Nishioka. He's waiting for errors and they're not happening.
ETA: In typical Big 3 fashion he breaks just in time to close it out at 6-4.
ETA: In typical Big 3 fashion he breaks just in time to close it out at 6-4.
This post was edited on 1/8/20 at 12:22 am
Posted on 1/8/20 at 12:54 am to bayoucracka
If anyone wants to explain to me in simple terms how the ATP cup works, I'd appreciate the explanation. I literally know nothing about it, and haven't been following it at all.
I think it's quite ridiculous that tennis now has 3 team events. The powers that be need to get on the same page and figure something out. This is fairly absurd.
I think it's quite ridiculous that tennis now has 3 team events. The powers that be need to get on the same page and figure something out. This is fairly absurd.
Posted on 1/8/20 at 1:00 am to MidnightVibe
quote:
Are yall ready for our fantasy lineups. This year we have 5 teams. We are only drafting 3 players per team. The remainder of our lineups will be from the field (we can only use the same guy 3 times as a wildcard).
So here are the squads. Who is winning?
1. Rafa, Berretini, De Minaur
2. Joker, Karen K, Stan the Man
3. Fedsmug, Kevin Anderson, Borna Coric
4. Daniil, Alex, Shapovalov
5. Shitsipants, Thiem, Playboy Grigs
As an fyi, you can figure out the actual overall order that the players were drafted by going down and up the list, snake style and then left to right with the colums.
So, Rafa 1st pick. Shitsy 5th. Thiem 6th, Berretini 10th, Demon 11th, etc.
Also, there is one error in the above list. team 5's 3rd pick was actually Rublev, not playboy grigs. So, team 5 is shitsy, thiem, and Rublev.
Do we find it interesting that Rafa was taken #1 overall? Or expected?
Is Alexander Zverev still good at tennis? Did he warrant the 7th pick?
Posted on 1/8/20 at 3:02 am to MidnightVibe
quote:
ATP cup
6 groups with 4 teams each
Max 5 players on a team
2 singles, 1 doubles
Round robin in the group stage
6 group winners advance plus the next best two
From there it's just like an 8-team tourney
All played in Australia
Not a whole lot different than Davis Cup.
Oh 3 sets instead of 5, and ranking points can be earned.
This post was edited on 1/8/20 at 3:03 am
Posted on 1/8/20 at 3:38 am to MidnightVibe
quote:
1. Rafa, Berretini, De Minaur
2. Joker, Karen K, Stan the Man
3. Fedsmug, Kevin Anderson, Borna Coric
4. Daniil, Alex, Shapovalov
5. Shitsipants, Thiem, Playboy Grigs
By method of elimination I was trying to figure out your team. Not 3 obviously. #1 is possible but I can't see you taking Berrettini over Shapo. And it's not 2 because Stan is just a bad pick.
From there it's tough because I know you really want to avoid Zverev, but considering what was left at that point, I can see it I guess. Then I look at #5 and it has MV written all over it, but I feel like you would take Felix or another younger player before Grigor. So my guess is 4.
quote:
team 5's 3rd pick was actually Rublev, not playboy grigs. So, team 5 is shitsy, thiem, and Rublev.
God damnit. I typed all of that before reading this. Now I don't know
5 is my final answer.
quote:
Do we find it interesting that Rafa was taken #1 overall? Or expected?
It's 50/50 for me. Novak probably a tad better, but Rafa having that RG almost locked in is big.
quote:
Is Alexander Zverev still good at tennis? Did he warrant the 7th pick?
No and No. I would probably take Shapo or the other Alex in that spot.
Posted on 1/9/20 at 9:48 pm to bayoucracka
Shapo and Joker 5-5 in the 3rd
Posted on 1/9/20 at 9:53 pm to bayoucracka
Tiebreak. I'm drunk, let's party.
Posted on 1/9/20 at 9:57 pm to Bunk Moreland
Ugh. I didn't see the first point and misread that Shapo was up 1-0. Second point was epic, could have gone either way. I thought Shapo hit an incredible stab return to steal a point at 2-0, but it must have floated two inches long. Shapo then DFs and then gets beat on a great pass. Ugh. 5-0.
This post was edited on 1/9/20 at 9:58 pm
Posted on 1/9/20 at 9:59 pm to Bunk Moreland
Interesting time to be drunk, but I’m not hatin.
Damn that TB was a letdown.
Damn that TB was a letdown.
Posted on 1/9/20 at 10:00 pm to bayoucracka
Just too difficult for Shapo to get free points on Nole. Seemed like he could hang in ten shots plus, which I think is enough for him against most everybody else, but not Djokovic.
This post was edited on 1/9/20 at 10:02 pm
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