Tennis League All Thread

[Kemarit]

Of course, we appreciate women too, Serena and Venus Williams had a great battle with Swiss Miss Martina Hingis and then Maria Sharapova. Those are the times that the women side can rival the mens are far as intensity and the number of fans watching their battle in the court.

Steffi Graf and Monica Seles, who would forget the stabbing incident on her?

And along the line there are a lot of women like Lindsay Davenport, Justin Henin, Kim Clijsters, Jennifer Capriati and Mary Pierce.

Those were the days - my dad was so fond of Steffi Graf. He had a silent crush on her.
He never missed any of her match - during those days we used to have a big fat TV - but we all used to sit in front of that TV and watch together - now everyone has TV in the rooms - life have become so different

Yeah, I think most of us have seen Graf played against the other greats like Monica Seles, they really have a great competition back then. And who wouldn't have a crush on Graf during here prime?

Anyhow, those are the memories, we are all glued together in the screen watching this ladies and mens as well and we are mesmerized on how they really good. Now it's Swiatek that will have to carry it and some other ladies like Jabeur, but we will have to see and she can rise to the ranks and challenge Iga.

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[aoluain]

Of course, we appreciate women too, Serena and Venus Williams had a great battle with Swiss Miss Martina Hingis and then Maria Sharapova. Those are the times that the women side can rival the mens are far as intensity and the number of fans watching their battle in the court.

Steffi Graf and Monica Seles, who would forget the stabbing incident on her?

And along the line there are a lot of women like Lindsay Davenport, Justin Henin, Kim Clijsters, Jennifer Capriati and Mary Pierce.

Those were the days - my dad was so fond of Steffi Graf. He had a silent crush on her.
He never missed any of her match - during those days we used to have a big fat TV - but we all used to sit in front of that TV and watch together - now everyone has TV in the rooms - life have become so different

Yeah, I think most of us have seen Graf played against the other greats like Monica Seles, they really have a great competition back then. And who wouldn't have a crush on Graf during here prime?

Anyhow, those are the memories, we are all glued together in the screen watching this ladies and mens as well and we are mesmerized on how they really good. Now it's Swiatek that will have to carry it and some other ladies like Jabeur, but we will have to see and she can rise to the ranks and challenge Iga.

yes I also remember Graf, Seles, Navratilova and Hingis!

We watch less women's tennis because the competition is poorer, there isn't anyone to challenge
Iga in the Grand Slams and as Trofo says, if her motivation is lacking or if she is on a less favourable
surface maybe she is beatable on the day. I wonder if the men's side will turn into something similar
after Nadal or Djokivic retire with potentially Alcatraz as the single dominant player, who knows?

[Joca97]

Of course, we appreciate women too, Serena and Venus Williams had a great battle with Swiss Miss Martina Hingis and then Maria Sharapova. Those are the times that the women side can rival the mens are far as intensity and the number of fans watching their battle in the court.

Steffi Graf and Monica Seles, who would forget the stabbing incident on her?

And along the line there are a lot of women like Lindsay Davenport, Justin Henin, Kim Clijsters, Jennifer Capriati and Mary Pierce.

Those were the days - my dad was so fond of Steffi Graf. He had a silent crush on her.
He never missed any of her match - during those days we used to have a big fat TV - but we all used to sit in front of that TV and watch together - now everyone has TV in the rooms - life have become so different

Yeah, I think most of us have seen Graf played against the other greats like Monica Seles, they really have a great competition back then. And who wouldn't have a crush on Graf during here prime?

Anyhow, those are the memories, we are all glued together in the screen watching this ladies and mens as well and we are mesmerized on how they really good. Now it's Swiatek that will have to carry it and some other ladies like Jabeur, but we will have to see and she can rise to the ranks and challenge Iga.

yes I also remember Graf, Seles, Navratilova and Hingis!

We watch less women's tennis because the competition is poorer, there isn't anyone to challenge
Iga in the Grand Slams and as Trofo says, if her motivation is lacking or if she is on a less favourable
surface maybe she is beatable on the day. I wonder if the men's side will turn into something similar
after Nadal or Djokivic retire with potentially Alcatraz as the single dominant player, who knows?

Mens tennis is currently much better and we can see the future there,so many good young players even with Alcaraz above everyone currently someone will show up. While women tennis dosent look promising at all . Swiatek looks currently like she will dominated for years to come with no actual competition

[babygun]

Mens tennis is currently much better and we can see the future there,so many good young players even with Alcaraz above everyone currently someone will show up. While women tennis dosent look promising at all . Swiatek looks currently like she will dominated for years to come with no actual competition

Swiatek is currently the best on the women side but I don't think she will be able to dominate the field in a similar way that like Serena Williams did. There are some young and upcoming players (i.e. Raducanu) and on the women side always a lot more surprises happen in grandslams than on the men side.

[Ratash]

Sofia atp competition champion is slowly showing up we will have an exciting semi final tomorrow between sinner and  Rune this will be a real challenge for sinner in this competition Rune has been a really tough opponent this last year and he is slowly gaining experience beating him will be difficult for sinner i expect a three set game tomorrow.

[Rabi3]

Mens tennis is currently much better and we can see the future there,so many good young players even with Alcaraz above everyone currently someone will show up. While women tennis dosent look promising at all . Swiatek looks currently like she will dominated for years to come with no actual competition

Swiatek is currently the best on the women side but I don't think she will be able to dominate the field in a similar way that like Serena Williams did. There are some young and upcoming players (i.e. Raducanu) and on the women side always a lot more surprises happen in grandslams than on the men side.

I don't think so too, especially in women's tennis, it's somehow really hard for one or two players to maintain the spot on top of the leader board and dominate most tournaments they participate in, Serena Williams was an exception, I doubt Swiatek can do as good as Serena.

[aoluain]

Sofia atp competition champion is slowly showing up we will have an exciting semi final tomorrow between sinner and  Rune this will be a real challenge for sinner in this competition Rune has been a really tough opponent this last year and he is slowly gaining experience beating him will be difficult for sinner i expect a three set game tomorrow.

early in the season Rune was making a name for himself but later he went off the boil and
Now seems to be very competitive reaching the semi final.
Obviously most people favour Sinner
But I have taken Rune on handicap and Sinner to win. Yea It could be close but I hope for Sinner
To go to the final after a close match.

The other Semi is Musetti v Huesler, I don't know anything about that player at all and the odds
are closer in that match than Sinner v Rune.

[Smack That Ace]

Sofia atp competition champion is slowly showing up we will have an exciting semi final tomorrow between sinner and  Rune this will be a real challenge for sinner in this competition Rune has been a really tough opponent this last year and he is slowly gaining experience beating him will be difficult for sinner i expect a three set game tomorrow.

early in the season Rune was making a name for himself but later he went off the boil and
Now seems to be very competitive reaching the semi final.
Obviously most people favour Sinner
But I have taken Rune on handicap and Sinner to win. Yea It could be close but I hope for Sinner
To go to the final after a close match.

The other Semi is Musetti v Huesler, I don't know anything about that player at all and the odds
are closer in that match than Sinner v Rune.

I believe that Sinner is going to be the favorite going into this match. Rune will have to be careful about his fitness. I think that is the only reason why Sinner is going to be the one to be the favourite in this match. The match is going to start after a short period of time. This is going to be a good match.

Musetti v Huesler is going on right now and even though before the match it felt like Musetti might have the upper hand going into this match, right now Huesler is ahead. 

The link to the live score is given below

https://www.flashscore.com/match/IuoumTg6/#/match-summary/match-summary

[Joca97]

Did anyone watch today Djokovic,he played so easily against Safiulin just dominated him easily in straight sets 2-0(6-1 7-6). I think this will be the easiest tournament won for novak djokovic in his entire history of tennis career. He is playing with all of them so far

[Trofo]

But I have taken Rune on handicap and Sinner to win. Yea It could be close but I hope for Sinner
To go to the final after a close match.

In the end Sinner forfeited when he was loosing 5:2 in third set. Did not watch the match but if he did not injure himself in the point before forfeiting then it was a real dick move. I hate it when players play with some minor discomfort and then decide to forfeit just before the end. He could have just stood there and let Rune serve it out. As I already said, I did not watch it so maybe it was a bad injury and he had no choice, like Zverev earlier in the season, but tennis injuries are usually of the sort that it doesn't really make a difference if you spend few more games on the pitch let alone few points.

[Rabi3]

Did anyone watch today Djokovic,he played so easily against Safiulin just dominated him easily in straight sets 2-0(6-1 7-6). I think this will be the easiest tournament won for novak djokovic in his entire history of tennis career. He is playing with all of them so far

it looks like the easiest one he played, in the final he will be facing Cilic, and with his stats these days he won't be a strong opponent for Djokovic, I don't think Cilic can win a set, it's probably going to be a 2-0 win for Novak.

[Ratash]

Unexpected results in the sofia atp semifinals both sinner and musetti lost and they were the favourite ones, musetti performance was a terrible one he lost 2 0 and was not able to break even one of his opponents serves, and sinner on the otherhand had a good first set and then his performance was going down until that disasterous third set, the final will be between Rune and hueslar which i expect Rune to win.

[Kemarit]

Casper Ruud was upset in the Korea Open by Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka. Ruud who recently become the second seed, will lost that spot next week to Nadal as a result of this lost.

First time since I can remember that the #1 and #2 will be of the same nation, Spain,

And so with that win, Nishioka will either face Mackenzie McDonald or Aleksandar Kovacevic next.

[aoluain]

But I have taken Rune on handicap and Sinner to win. Yea It could be close but I hope for Sinner
To go to the final after a close match.

In the end Sinner forfeited when he was loosing 5:2 in third set. Did not watch the match but if he did not injure himself in the point before forfeiting then it was a real dick move. I hate it when players play with some minor discomfort and then decide to forfeit just before the end. He could have just stood there and let Rune serve it out. As I already said, I did not watch it so maybe it was a bad injury and he had no choice, like Zverev earlier in the season, but tennis injuries are usually of the sort that it doesn't really make a difference if you spend few more games on the pitch let alone few points.

Yes and my two bets suffered from "all bets are off"

I was watching it, Sinner took a real heavy fall in the third set, he slipped backwards and hit
the back of his head, he tried to continue and was trying to keep the points short but had to retire.
Short highlights below, the fall is at 3.55

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AEARHUWIhAM

And Musetti to lose means a very unlikely final!

[Naficopa]

Of course, we appreciate women too, Serena and Venus Williams had a great battle with Swiss Miss Martina Hingis and then Maria Sharapova. Those are the times that the women side can rival the mens are far as intensity and the number of fans watching their battle in the court.

Steffi Graf and Monica Seles, who would forget the stabbing incident on her?

And along the line there are a lot of women like Lindsay Davenport, Justin Henin, Kim Clijsters, Jennifer Capriati and Mary Pierce.

Williams sister did an amazing job in the history of Tennis .. we remember how we used to sit and watch all the matches of Graf and Williams and Seles.
I was young at that time - and after every match I used to stand in-front of mirror thinking I am a big Tennis star who has won the match today.
Hard work pays off but where are all these sports women these days? are they living retired life?

[LittleBitFunny]

Casper Ruud was upset in the Korea Open by Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka. Ruud who recently become the second seed, will lost that spot next week to Nadal as a result of this lost.

First time since I can remember that the #1 and #2 will be of the same nation, Spain,

And so with that win, Nishioka will either face Mackenzie McDonald or Aleksandar Kovacevic next.

Really did not expect Rudd against Nishioka. That was a big upset in my opinion. As of now, Nishioka's next match has not been decided yet.
In the next match, it will be really interesting to see how he performs and how his performance will affect the match. As he is coming off a really big win, he will definitely be confident going into this match. The fact of the matter is that it is very unlikely that he will be able to win the next match in this competition.
It will also be interesting for me to see how Rafael Nadal will perform in this competition as well.

[aoluain]

The final today in the Sofia Open in Bulgaria resulted in a win for Huesler over Rune.
It was 2 sets with a tie break in the second. I haven't seen Huesler playing before this
Tournament but he is quite talented. He is 26 but where has he been up until now?
This is his first ATP title >
https://sofiaopen.bg/one-more-for-the-history-marc-andrea-huesler-won-his-first-atp-title-in-sofia/?lang=en

I didn't bet on this but yea with hindsight a handicap on Rune could have been a
Good one provided he was underdog beforehand.

[bitbollo]

Regarding Watergen Open in Tel Aviv is just over the competiotion and the final match between Djokovic and Marin Cilic... the serbian player won the match in two sets 6-3/ 6-4... without real trouble...
Cilic was the number 2 of the seeds and in any case he achieved a good result reaching the final.

@aoluain
Huesler was able to defeat Musetti that is not an easy player, for sure a player to look in other tournaments

[mm2543363580]

Mens tennis is currently much better and we can see the future there,so many good young players even with Alcaraz above everyone currently someone will show up. While women tennis dosent look promising at all . Swiatek looks currently like she will dominated for years to come with no actual competition

Swiatek is currently the best on the women side but I don't think she will be able to dominate the field in a similar way that like Serena Williams did. There are some young and upcoming players (i.e. Raducanu) and on the women side always a lot more surprises happen in grandslams than on the men side.

I don't think so too, especially in women's tennis, it's somehow really hard for one or two players to maintain the spot on top of the leader board and dominate most tournaments they participate in, Serena Williams was an exception, I doubt Swiatek can do as good as Serena.

Men sports is obviously much better than women - that is true
But some of the women tennis stars have made their name because they came so far. Like only one tennis player Sania Mirza has made her mark in the tennis history.
But then again I agree men's sport is always better

[romero121]

Mens tennis is currently much better and we can see the future there,so many good young players even with Alcaraz above everyone currently someone will show up. While women tennis dosent look promising at all . Swiatek looks currently like she will dominated for years to come with no actual competition

Swiatek is currently the best on the women side but I don't think she will be able to dominate the field in a similar way that like Serena Williams did. There are some young and upcoming players (i.e. Raducanu) and on the women side always a lot more surprises happen in grandslams than on the men side.

I don't think so too, especially in women's tennis, it's somehow really hard for one or two players to maintain the spot on top of the leader board and dominate most tournaments they participate in, Serena Williams was an exception, I doubt Swiatek can do as good as Serena.

Men sports is obviously much better than women - that is true
But some of the women tennis stars have made their name because they came so far. Like only one tennis player Sania Mirza has made her mark in the tennis history.
But then again I agree men's sport is always better

Sania Mirza is the one to bring tennis to limelight in India and throughout her career she is the No.1 Indian Tennis player and during the peak of her career in 2007 she managed to reach 27th World rank and no other women players from India is able to reach it. There are more young players, and we should also think the difference in competence between the year 2007 and 2022.