re: Tennis 2019 -- The Unofficial Non-GS Thread

Posted by bayoucracka

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Posted on 4/30/19 at 9:36 pm to MidnightVibe

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I concur on the valuation.

That wasn't really my opinion. I was going off the odds at most other sportsbooks. LINK

I figure at worst he'll make the semis and you can hedge in some fashion.

ETA: Or let it ride since he has a legit chance to win

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Posted by MidnightVibe

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Posted on 5/1/19 at 12:14 am to bayoucracka

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That wasn't really my opinion. I was going off the odds at most other sportsbooks. LINK

I figure at worst he'll make the semis and you can hedge in some fashion.

ETA: Or let it ride since he has a legit chance to win

You don't think that if they played 10 french open's in 10 parallel universes, that he would win more than one of those ten?

Posted by MidnightVibe

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Posted on 5/1/19 at 12:15 am to MidnightVibe

Sebastian Korda continues to pick up some ATP puentos

Posted by MidnightVibe

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Posted on 5/1/19 at 12:17 am to bayoucracka

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I was going off the odds at most other sportsbooks. LINK

I figure at worst he'll make the semis and you can hedge in some fashion

That's certainly an independently dispositive consideration as well.

Posted by bayoucracka

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Posted on 5/1/19 at 2:06 am to MidnightVibe

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You don't think that if they played 10 french open's in 10 parallel universes, that he would win more than one of those ten?

Without question. I would break it down like this:

Rafa 5
Thiem 3
Novak 2

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Posted by bayoucracka

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Posted on 5/1/19 at 2:12 am to MidnightVibe

On the free money scale, how free are we talking here?

https://www.usta.com/en/home/pro/pro-tennis-events/roland-garros-wild-card-challenge.html

Posted by Kingpenm3

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Posted on 5/1/19 at 2:24 pm to bayoucracka

One other little way to make the French...

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2019 ROLAND GARROS WILD CARD CHALLENGE

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One American man and one American woman will earn a singles main-draw wild card into 2019 Roland Garros by winning the Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge. MEN The USTA will award one men’s singles main-draw wild card into 2019 Roland Garros based on performance in any professional outdoor clay (Har-Tru or Red) ATP Challenger Tour-level events and above in the world over a four-week period. The wild card will be awarded to the American player with the highest total of cumulative ATP singles ranking points (both qualifying and main draw) from three of the following tournaments: Week of April 8: Houston ATP Tour 250/Marrakech ATP Tour 250/Barletta ATP Challenger Tour 80/Murcia ATP Challenger Tour 80 Week of April 15: Monte Carlo ATP Tour Masters 1000/Anning ATP Challenger Tour 125/Sarasota ATP Challenger Tour 100/Tunis ATP Challenger Tour 80/San Luis Potosi ATP Challenger Tour 80 Week of April 22: Barcelona ATP Tour 500/Budapest ATP Tour 250/Tallahassee ATP Challenger Tour 80/Francavilla ATP Challenger Tour 80 Week of April 29: Estoril ATP Tour 250/Munich ATP Tour 250/Bordeaux ATP Challenger Tour 110/Savannah ATP Challenger Tour 80/Ostrava ATP Challenger Tour 80

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April 29 update: Whitney Osuigwe stormed to the top of the women's race with her title at the ITF World Tennis Tour W80 event in Charlottesville, Va.. In the men's challenge, Tommy Paul extended his lead with a run to the final of the ATP Challenger 80 event in Tallahassee, Fla.

The spot is pretty much garaunteed to Tommy Paul, who has beaten Sandgren in the last 2 Challenger events. But just for the fun of it, the numbers work out that if Sandgren wins the tournament and Paul doesn't make the semi-finals, then Sandgren gets the spot.

Posted by bayoucracka

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Posted on 5/1/19 at 11:43 pm to Kingpenm3

I’m already not a fan of the advantages given to players who happen to be from 1 of the 4 countries that host slams, so you can guess how I feel about Americans getting wild cards to a different slam that’s not even in the U.S.

I know that might come across as senseless bitching, but I think it’s a fair take. Imagine if you are from Croatia and you’ve been grinding the whole clay season but you miss the cut for RG by a few spots. Then you find out some guy ranked in the 140’s got a wild card ($51K prize money, at least) just for being American.

This post was edited on 5/2/19 at 12:01 am

Posted by bayoucracka

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Posted on 5/1/19 at 11:50 pm to bayoucracka

Came across this odd bunch of veterans ranked between 100 and 110 so I figured I would share.

I’m sure one could make a correlation between bitches and ranking drops for guys like Sock, Berdych, and Deliciano Lopez if one were so inclined. One might be better off including photos to prove said point as well.

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https://tennis.life/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Randall-Kaplan-Victim-Impact-Statement.pdf

https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/tennis/tennis-kingpin-convicted-of-horrific-attack/ar-BBWbX0M

Posted by Kingpenm3

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Posted on 5/2/19 at 9:34 am to bayoucracka

Seems like ole Gimelstob is a bit of a hot head.

Gimelstob's victim's Impact statement:

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q. During that time, I was punched at least 50 times – but when you count it out – 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . the actual number was likely over 100.

r. As the attack continued, I wondered if my skull was going to crack open – or if he would punch the back of my neck – and wondered if I was going to be paralyzed – or if I would die – and if I died would my two-year daughter and wife who were only a few feet away witness me being beat to death.

s. As his fist continued pounding into my head, I became dizzy, and thought I may pass out, and I thought of the San Francisco Giants fan who was beaten after a Dodgers game and was paralyzed for the rest of his life. I thought about a friend from the summer before who was sucker-punched, blacked out, hit his head on a sidewalk without breaking his fall – and DIED.

t. I worried about my three teenage kids, and whether I was going to see them again, and whether I was going to see my family back in Detroit – my mom had just turned 75 – and my grandmother was going to turn 100 in two days.

u. Finally, as I was about to pass out, I heard some commotion and yelling and people screaming at my attacker, and then felt a small struggle. I realized that people had finally stepped in to pull my attacker off of me, who was still saying “I’m going to fricking kill you” while he pointed at me with eyes of a crazed lunatic.

Posted by Kingpenm3

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Posted on 5/2/19 at 9:41 am to bayoucracka

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I know that might come across as senseless bitching, but I think it’s a fair take. Imagine if you are from Croatia and you’ve been grinding the whole clay season but you miss the cut for RG by a few spots. Then you find out some guy ranked in the 140’s got a wild card ($51K prize money, at least) just for being American.

Here's some numbers, Tommy Paul has 13 wins this year including the Sarasota Challenger Tournament Champion, rank 143, and through 4 months of the year his earnings are $40,040! That's tough.

Posted by bayoucracka

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Posted on 5/2/19 at 5:10 pm to Kingpenm3

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Gimelstob

Damn. I’m not up to speed on the case. Has anyone mentioned what set him off?

Posted by Kingpenm3

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Posted on 5/2/19 at 9:53 pm to bayoucracka

It is kind of explained in there that Gimelstob thought that this guy was taking his (soon to be ex) wife's side in the divorce.

Posted by bayoucracka

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Posted on 5/2/19 at 11:14 pm to Kingpenm3

Looks like he stepped down from the ATP Board of Directors today. The social media pitchfork army notches another victory.

Not that they’re necessarily wrong in this case.