I think Blanch in 2-3 years will be in top 200
More like in top 20.  Nadal will take part in this year's Laver Cup, perhaps this will be his last tournament before finally retiring from tennis completely. What about Roland Garros? I guess RG is the ultimate goal for Rafa this season. If not for RG, Rafa would have retired from tennis already. He just wants to play in Paris so bad for one final time... I posted yesterday that if Rafa doesnt feel like he is going to be competitive at RG he is not going to play! He has already said that this years Madrid is his last one so I guess this is his final year. Well, this definitely IS his final year the only question is whether or not he is going to play RG. Meanwhile, enjoying Rune v Navone. Argentinian surprisingly was up a set (7:5) and 6:5 in the second set 30:15 on his serve (a point away from a match point) but double-faulted and lost that game eventually. Now it's 3rd set and Rune is leading with an early break 3:1. Sooo exciting to watch! |
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They are planning to unban Bitcoin with the only intention to ban it next day. Because "China bans Bitcoin" is the worst disaster which can happen in Bitcoin world.  |
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I think Blanch in 2-3 years will be in top 200
More like in top 20. Nadal will take part in this year's Laver Cup, perhaps this will be his last tournament before finally retiring from tennis completely. What about Roland Garros? I guess RG is the ultimate goal for Rafa this season. If not for RG, Rafa would have retired from tennis already. He just wants to play in Paris so bad for one final time... |
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It certainly will be interesting to see how he competes, also Sinner who has taken a mini
break and should be fresh. He is top seed!
Nadal is playing tomorrow. He has also mentioned that this is his last Madrid tournament
and if he doesnt think he is competitive he wont play at Paris!
Yeah, the 16 yo guy who is going to play Rafa, I know him a bit. Not personally ofc but I have a certain connection to junior tennis as I mentioned before. So that Blanch guy is really good and is definitely capable of defeating Rafa question is if he's mentally ready for this. That is going to be an exciting match. No is the answer serveria! he was like a "deer caught in the headlights", the prospect of facing off against a living legend of the game was too much. There were some nice rallies and great shot making but he just made too many mistakes, and you cant do that against the top guys, no doubt we will hear more of him! Funny how the draw works out sometimes, Nadal faces de Minaur next, a replay of their meeting at Barcelona 2 weeks ago! Another youngster of the game Fonseca won today in 3 sets against Michelsen and plays Norris next, bit of a chance there for him to progress. Yeah, I was a bit disappointed to tell you the truth. I know Blanch is a talented youngster and he is capable of playing at a much higher level but... I guess you're right and it's some lack of confidence, the guy was not ready to oppose the King of clay today... |
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It certainly will be interesting to see how he competes, also Sinner who has taken a mini
break and should be fresh. He is top seed!
Nadal is playing tomorrow. He has also mentioned that this is his last Madrid tournament
and if he doesnt think he is competitive he wont play at Paris!
Yeah, the 16 yo guy who is going to play Rafa, I know him a bit. Not personally ofc but I have a certain connection to junior tennis as I mentioned before. So that Blanch guy is really good and is definitely capable of defeating Rafa question is if he's mentally ready for this. That is going to be an exciting match. |
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The Russian Black Sea Fleet suffered further losses. On Sunday, April 21, in annexed Sevastopol, after a Ukrainian missile attack, the rescue ship “Kommuna” of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, which was moored at berth No. 14 on the northern shore of Sevastopol Bay, caught fire. It is quite possible that it was not the target of the Ukrainian missile, but the real target was the Yamal BDK, which was standing nearby, but due to its smooth trajectory, the missile caught on the high side of the Commune.
This is the oldest ship in the Russian fleet, which managed to take part in two previous world wars. In 1913, the ship was launched and on July 15, 1915, it became part of the Russian Imperial Navy under the name Volkhov. The vessel's displacement is 3100 tons, length - 96 meters, width - 18.57 m, height - 8.40 m, draft - 3.65 m. In February 1918, the Volkhov was captured by German troops in Reval (now Tallinn), and later transferred to socialist Russia. Before and during World War II, the Commune recovered dozens of sunken submarines, ships and vessels in the Baltic Sea. The importance of this vessel was appreciated by Forbes, stating that without the Commune, the remaining submarines of the Black Sea Fleet will have to sail without support. A fire was recorded on it, but the extent of damage is still being determined.
Despite the systematic destruction, Russia continues to retain a large number of Black Sea Fleet ships in occupied Crimea. But these are secondary ships; the most valuable assets are located in Novorossiysk on Russian territory. Large landing ships, support vessels, minesweepers, and everything that the Russian Federation is ready to sacrifice in order to maintain its combat functionality remain in Crimea for repairs.
Muahahaha.... this is shameful you realize that? A 1913 ship? 114 years old? I bet it costs less than the rocket which hit it... |
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The Ukrainian Armed Forces have already carried out successful attacks on 14 Russian oil refineries, which led to a reduction in the export of petroleum products by a third. At the same time, some politicians in the United States were indeed dissatisfied with such attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, since as a result, prices for gasoline and diesel fuel rose. But Ukrainian President Zelensky directly stated that he would not listen to this advice and that the terrorist country Russia can only be stopped if it strikes military facilities and other Russian facilities that support the invasion of Ukraine.
Zelensky is of course an actor, but very poor acting by him. You need to realize one thing: there is no Ukraine and no allies. There's US fighting Russia with the hands of Ukrainians. So this theatrical show (can also be called a good cop vs bad cop scenario) is there just to show that US government cares about oil supply and prices. Do they care in fact? Definitely not! Actually, they're happy the prices are going up so they can get more money for their own oil. Zelensky is just a sockpuppet reading out loud stuff received from the US sources. Considering that Russia continues to methodically launch missile and bomb attacks on populated areas of Ukraine, trying to destroy them to the ground, including such a multi-million Ukrainian city as Kharkov, killing civilians every day, it seems that any ban on attacks on military targets on Russian territory with the help of Western weapons has already been removed or will be removed in the near future.
Even now, after years of war, the number of civilians killed in this war (not only by the Russians btw) is lower than in any other recent war. It's at least five times lower than Israel's violent assault on Gaza. And I'm talking only about initial 2-3 weeks of Israeli occupation of Palestine. And don't forget the infamous UN report exposing war crimes of AFU, including placing artillery and MLRS units in residential areas.  Today the US Senate is scheduled to vote on the $60 billion aid bill to Ukraine, which was approved by the House of Representatives on April 20. Biden has already stated that he will sign it as quickly as possible and weapons, including long-range ATACMS shells, will soon arrive in Ukraine. Then it will be possible to clearly see at what depth in Russia military installations will explode under the blows of high-precision Western weapons.
In this regard, the Crimean Bridge, it seems, will soon tire and fall in parts to the bottom of the sea.
Don't worry, Ukraine is not going to receive $60 billion worth of military support. As to the ATACMS missiles, Ukraine already used them (slightly shorter range though) and they don't require too much effort from the Russians to intercept and destroy. Even if Ukraine is going to hit the Crimea bridge, it won't change anything on the battlefield: AFU are losing more villages and towns every day, more territories being captured by Russia without any chance to regain later. |
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So, two finals today I'd advise you to focus on: Ruud v Tsitsipas in Barcelona These guys have just recently met in another final (in Monte-Carlo) where the Greek won the title. Stefanos is on fire now and Ruud's lack of confidence will only amplify his performance. Rybakina v Kostyuk in Stuttgart The girls will decide who is going to take a brand new Porsche home. Rybakina defeated Swiatek in her semi and will be super confident today against the junior Grand Slam champion Kostyuk. My bet will be on Elena. UPDATE: And Rybakina wins the title in Stuttgart! |
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Guys, what is up with Djokovic?
Has he taken up an acting career?
He's complaining of being injured, has a sore this and a sore that, is it gamesmanship to
put off his opponents? Its tiring looking at him TBH.
I'm pretty sure Nole is taking some "special medicine". Have you spotted how aggressive he is: he is yelling at his team, at fans etc. It started about a year ago. Approx. at that time he started drinking some strange looking potions his team give him. I was going to a gym for around 10-12 years and I can say that it's typical for peeps taking anabolic steroids/testosterone to have these anger outbursts. Is Nole on steroids now to compensate for his aging body? |
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Putin's Russia has no escape route. Putin is well aware that if his troops leave Ukraine, it will not only be the end of his more than two decades of rule, it will most likely end with his death. In Russia such mistakes are not forgiven. Unable to turn the war in his favor on the battlefield, Putin is relying on terrorism and intimidation of the Ukrainian population.
Muahaha as a good troll you're trying to present the situation exactly opposite to what happens in reality. In fact, Ukraine is employing the tactic of terrorism and intimidation: MLRS and battle drones are heavily used against civilian targets in Belgorod, Kursk and other Russian cities, including Moscow. I'm not even mentioning the Crocus City Hall tragedy, masterminded by the CIA and Ukrainian intelligence services. As to the inability to turn the war in their favor, let me remind you that the "counter-offensive" of AFU ended with huge losses and no significant gains for Ukraine. Russia is attacking now all along the frontline, Ukraine is losing 1-2 towns and villages DAILY. Since the beginning of the year, AFU have lost more than 80000 troops. Most of the Western equipment had been destroyed. And you still think Ukraine is winning? Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, at an extraordinary meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council on March 28, said that 97 percent of Russian strikes against targets on Ukrainian territory were against civilian infrastructure, and their total yield since the beginning of 2024 exceeded nine kilotons. Already this year, Russia has practically destroyed all large thermal power plants in Ukraine.
Then explain me this: how is that possible, if Russia is attacking 97% civilian targets, why total civilian losses in Ukraine (after 3 years of war) are at least 5 times as low as civilian losses in Palestine? Last time I checked civilian losses in Ukraine were around 10k while in Gaza they have reached 50k after just a few weeks of fighting (was a while ago, perhaps even more now). Perhaps you could also explain why you are calling power plants in Ukraine civilian targets, but at the same time you're calling oil refineries in Russia "legitimate targets" and "military targets"? What is the difference? At the same time, Russia is looking for all possible ways to reduce the assistance provided to Ukraine by the international community. Therefore, not a single source of military tension can now exist without Russia, including the Hamas attack on Israel in October last year. Politicians bought by Russia are working all over the world like never before. And we must admit that Putin partially achieved his goal. Since October, there has been virtually no US military assistance to Ukraine. But anyway, the terrorist Putin regime will come to an end very soon.
Perhaps you could elaborate on this? How exactly this is going to happen? And they really don't have to try and persuade anyone to stop or reduce assistance because the "international community" is running out of resources they can send to Ukraine without jeopardizing their own defensive capacity. |
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Yes what a great win from Sinner, he dug deep to take the 3rd set although Rune's serve
abandoned him in his last game. Sinner plays Tsitsipas in todays semi final, this is a big
challenge, Tsitsipas has been playing at hos very top level, this is a big change.
My money is on Tsitispas today, he is a better clay player and has good H2H against Sinner, 5:3 in total but 3:1 on clay. Sinner on the other hand is playing in the form of his life and that makes this match 50/50 for me. Then when you see odds @3.7 for Tsitsipas it becomes no no-brainer. Don't think I have seen a more "value" bet in a long time. And Tsitsipas is through to the Monte-Carlo final! It looked like Sinner had a thigh injury in the 3rd set though. I hope he gets well soon! |
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Did anyone see Tsitsipas v Zverev today? absolutely great match, Tsitsipas was fantastic,
its veen a while that he was this good eventhough in the second set he was up 5-0 but
Zverev caught up to bring the second set to a tie break.
Tsitsipas v Zverev encounter is a modern classic already. Tsitsipas managed to win yesterday, despite apparently losing focus and almost losing the match from a set up and 5:0 in second. Today one match in the spotlight in Monte-Carlo: Sinner v Rune. Sinner is a heavy favourite in this one but who knows perhaps the Dane will be able to fight back today. Djokovic v de Minaur and Tsitsipas v Khachanov matchups also look promising. |
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Meanwhile, it turns out Zelensky's best buddy Macron has been buying Russian LNG like there's no tomorrow: France has paid Russia over €600 million this year for liquefied natural gas, new data shows. That’s an EU-leading rise from last year. Such grumbling is percolating across Europe as new data reveals France quietly ramping up gas payments to Russia just as President Emmanuel Macron loudly positions himself as one of Ukraine’s staunchest defenders.
In the first three months of this year, Russian liquified natural gas deliveries to France grew more than to any other country in the EU compared to last year, according to data analyzed by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) think tank for POLITICO. Although the fuel accounted for just five percent of the EU’s gas consumption last year, EU countries paid Moscow more than €8 billion for its exports, according to a new report from CREA out Thursday. France is far from the only culprit. At least nine EU countries continue to buy Russian LNG, the shipping data showed. But Paris led the bloc in both absolute volumes imported in 2024 — 1.5 million tons in total — and the increase in purchases compared to the same period last year. Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/france-talk-tough-ukraine-while-gobble-up-more-russia-gas/ |
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Regarding Kazakhstan, you're right in a way. Kazakhstan, Moldova and Armenia are the latest CIA projects and these countries are actively severing their ties with Russia now. Moldova is rumoured to be annexed by Romania soon, perhaps except two regions: Transnitria and Gagauz. So yeah, things are getting interesting.
Seeing how Ukraine is now bleeding from the “brotherly” embrace of Russia, any adequate neighbors are trying to get rid of their “big brother” and at the same time a very intrusive ally - Russia. This is the usual logic of all normal people. Therefore, referring to some mythical CIA projects in all In cases where Russia does not like some political processes in neighboring states, it is not worth it. You have to be blind not to see this. And I'm not talking about Russia's neighbors only. What about Venezuela? Also Russia's neighbor? Iraq? Syria? All Russia's neighbors? Btw, just to prove I'm right: riots starting in Budapest, Hungary. Coincidence? I don't think so! Victor Orban is well-known for supporting Russia. Remember what happened in Belarus? Latest events in Hungary are a carbon copy of what happened there. Next target Slovakia? Russia would have captured Moldova long ago if Ukraine had not been located territorially between them. Moldova understands this very well. Therefore, it is also logical that Moldova is now looking for allies and defenders. When choosing between Russia and Romania, Moldova, of course, will give preference to civilized Romania over barbaric Russia.
Yes, these are exactly thoughts of a US sockpuppet Sandu, not the people of Moldova. But the whole question of the security of states neighboring Russia now rests on Ukraine’s resistance to the onslaught of the Russian horde. Ukraine will survive and the security of states in this region will strengthen.
The streak of difficulties with arms supplies to Ukraine should end in a few months. And then everything will be fine. As soon as Ukraine fights off Russia, it will be able to solve the problem of the Russian enclave of Transnistria very quickly, within a few days. For this purpose, Moldova’s consent to Ukraine’s conduct of the corresponding special operation in Transnistria will be sufficient.
OMG, you crazy Ukrainian troll going full retard and starting to threaten to attack your neighbor states? Luckily, this is not going to happen. By the way, according to OSINT analysts, as of April 5, the situation in the Avdeevsky direction demonstrates catastrophic losses for the Russian army. The visually confirmed number of destroyed equipment of the Russian Armed Forces reached 984 units. This is only the part that was confirmed by video and photos: the actual losses are even higher. During the same period of time, the Ukrainian army lost 152 units of military equipment. This creates a dismal Russian casualty ratio of 6 to 1 in favor of the Ukrainian military. In exchange for the victims of the meat assaults, Russia receives only patches of scorched earth and burnt ruins. At this rate, the Russian army will be erased faster than even border Kharkov can be captured, and the occupiers will definitely not see Kyiv. https://www.dialog.ua/war/292876_1712569630/ampNot going to comment on a propaganda article from a .ua website. |
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In the summer of 2022, Putin unilaterally cut off natural gas supplies to Europe, hoping that shivering Europeans would turn against their leaders during the winter and make it politically unfeasible to continue supporting Ukraine in its fight against invading Russian occupiers.
In 2021, a whopping 83 percent of Russian gas was exported to Europe. Russia's total global exports of 7 million barrels of oil per day and 200 billion cubic meters of piped gas per year account for about half of its federal income. More importantly, Russian commodity exports played a critical role in global supply chains: Europe depended on Russia for 46 percent of its total gas supplies, with comparable levels of dependence on other Russian goods, including metals and fertilizers.
It is now obvious that Russia has finally lost its former economic power in the world market. European leaders have successfully found alternatives to supplying the bloody fuel, while Russia is suffering significant losses. First of all, this is the Gazprom company. It cut gas production last year by about 23% because it lost about 85% of the European Union market. There are only deliveries left to Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and partly to the Czech Republic - this concerns pipeline transport. But this year the contract with Ukraine for the supply of gas from Russia via pipelines through Ukrainian territory ends. Ukraine has already stated several times that it does not intend to extend it, although it will lose approximately $1.2 billion in profit per year for the transit of Russian gas. But Ukraine will not help Russia sponsor a war against itself. But what will happen next is very interesting and I hope Russia will not like it very much.
You are delusional and you don't understand how the global gas trade works. EU can't survive without Russian gas. Period. EU is buying Russian gas via China and India. Or you were stupid enough to believe they are keeping all that gas for themselves? Russia won't need the transit agreement with Ukraine for one simple reason: in 2-3 years max there won't be any Ukraine. |
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ISIS-K is really the one who attacks the Crocus City Hall? i'm not really sure to believe that. all of a sudden those guys are mortal enemies of the West suddenly just lose volts and then attack Russia which is far away from them.
Distance is not a factor in terrorist attacks; besides this particular branch of this terrorist organization operates mainly in Central Asia which is across the southern borders of Russia. So it is not far away. The nationality of the 4 terrorists arrested were Tajik too which shows from where they came from. The fact that they flew in from Turkey is another indication of this terrorist organization being behind this attack (majority of terrorist attacks from Takfiri groups is from terrorists flying in from Turkey!). Last but not least, ISIS-k claimed responsibility for the attack shortly after the attack. Oh, don't be so naďve! We all know ISIS ceased to exist - it was destroyed by the US. Right now it's being used as sort of a brand name for CIA operations. I'm not even sure ISIS existed at all. Chances are it was artificially created by the CIA to justify US attacks on Iran and Afghanistan. |
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Alcaraz picking up an injury just before the Monte Carlo masters is all over the news outlets today. He hasn't withdrawn yet, if I'm not mistaken, but bad news for sure for every Carlitos fan.
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