Tennis League All Thread

[Koal-84]

The favorites and old masters, Federer, Djokovic have advanced to the next round and Nadal also looks like he is climbing without any effort. He'll definitely whine a little that his backhand needs to be improved, but that's a high level whine.

[Saint-loup]

The favorites and old masters, Federer, Djokovic have advanced to the next round and Nadal also looks like he is climbing without any effort. He'll definitely whine a little that his backhand needs to be improved, but that's a high level whine.

Yes they are all very strong but I don't think all the three will be able to qualify to the quarter finals. At the next round (the 4th round) Roger Federer will certainly meet Matteo Berrettini and odds will be low for an easy victory of Roger Federer. It will be very likely a hard fight for him. For Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal the way to reach the quarter finals will be certainly way more easy.

[Kemarit]

Sinner vs Mager, maybe this could extend to 4 sets? over 33.5 might be a good bet on this match.

Nadal vs Gasquet - another intriguing match, but I have Nadal over 25.5.

I never play over on Nadal matches, he is bully and will play every point like it is super important even if he has 5:0 in the set. I make an exception sometimes when I believe his opponent can outplay him but Gasquet is not in that category.

Barely made it, total score is 26.

Sinner vs Mager in 4 sets as I thought, total score 37.

Barty withdraw from her game, left hip injury, must be very painful as a tennis player, so she has no option.

Good match to watch, Tsitsipas vs Isner - I will go with Tsitsipas here, 3-0. Stepanos hasn't lose a set here and I don't think that Isner will be a tough cookie to crack.

[Yaunfitda]

Weird, when I look at the current score in the ladies side, Barty lost the first set 1-6 against Linette.

So I smell a big upset right now, start of the second set and hope that Barty can come back and take the last 2. Berrettini up by 2 sets already, he might close it out against Coria.

Barty eventually lost very convincingly, 1: 6, 2: 6 which is quite a surprise as she was one of the top favorites for the title.
It seems that in other matches today there were no major surprises and Svitolina, Kenin, Jabeur, Muchova won.
Unlike men's tennis, there are always a lot of surprises in women's tennis and no one has dominated for a long time.

She lost because of her injury, and as she pointed out, she was lucky to even at this stage of the tournament. So the women's side, is open, no Osaka, no Barty. Defending champion Swiatek chances are high although there are still rank players and then some who can pull an upset in this tournament.

Nadal going thru the next round easy again, 3 sets win against Gasquet.

[slaman29]

The favorites and old masters, Federer, Djokovic have advanced to the next round and Nadal also looks like he is climbing without any effort. He'll definitely whine a little that his backhand needs to be improved, but that's a high level whine.

Love this term, high level whine. We have a similar term which translates to "god problem" when we play football and someone scored a goal and he isn't happy because he should have slotted in further into a corner or shouldn't have headed so direct etc:) Looks like all the big guys are through setting up an exciting ending.

[cryptofrka]

I watched Čilić against Federer yesterday, it's always the same. 50 unforced errors once again, his 10th loss in 11 H2H games.
I think Roger would beat him aged 50 by simply appearing.

Federer still plays great tennis, don't get me wrong. But Čilić always gives too much for free to the best players - they don't even have to work hard to beat him. He does it all by himself.

[Strongkored]

I watched Čilić against Federer yesterday, it's always the same. 50 unforced errors once again, his 10th loss in 11 H2H games.
I think Roger would beat him aged 50 by simply appearing.

Federer still plays great tennis, don't get me wrong. But Čilić always gives too much for free to the best players - they don't even have to work hard to beat him. He does it all by himself.

I watched too and thought it would be 5 sets especially when Cilic was able to win the second set and when the third set had to go through a tie break seems Cilic will get that but no. In the 4th set Federer knew what he had to do to finish the match without having to go through the fifth set. Next round Federer will play against D. Koepfer.

[Jating]

I watched Čilić against Federer yesterday, it's always the same. 50 unforced errors once again, his 10th loss in 11 H2H games.
I think Roger would beat him aged 50 by simply appearing.

Federer still plays great tennis, don't get me wrong. But Čilić always gives too much for free to the best players - they don't even have to work hard to beat him. He does it all by himself.

Lol, if that is the case then we should beat against him in his next matches.

Federer though still has it, this is not his favourite surface, but I think he could still win more in this tournament until he faces a young and very though clay court specialist.

Fognini and Delbonis, I can't make out of this match, both are good clay court player, might extend to 5 sets if needed. Delbonis is the underdog, @2.55, might be good to bet on him.

[Trofo]

Federer still plays great tennis, don't get me wrong. But Čilić always gives too much for free to the best players - they don't even have to work hard to beat him. He does it all by himself.

That was always the case, for win against Cilic in his prime you had to be able to return his balls maybe 4-5 times and then you get an error. Now it is enough that you return 2-3 balls and the point is yours.

I watched parts of the match and Federer also gave a lot in that match, I am taking handicap on first clay player that plays against him. Have a feeling Nadal, Djoko and Tsitsipas are only players able to fight for the title.

[Jackl87]

The favorites and old masters, Federer, Djokovic have advanced to the next round and Nadal also looks like he is climbing without any effort. He'll definitely whine a little that his backhand needs to be improved, but that's a high level whine.

Federers match vs cilic was the first one after his long break that i saw big parts of and i have to say federer looks pretty good to me. I mean he is almost 40 years old but you can't see that while he is playing. He looked just as good as he did before his break. Tomorrow he is also the favorite in his match vs koepfer even though he has to be careful because koepfer played very well against taylor fritz if federer advances though he is in the round of the last 16 which is already a success for him given the fact that clay is his least favorite surface and his long break.

[casperBGD]

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I watched parts of the match and Federer also gave a lot in that match, I am taking handicap on first clay player that plays against him. Have a feeling Nadal, Djoko and Tsitsipas are only players able to fight for the title.

so you are basically saying that Tsitsipas is one of the finalist and Djokovic and Nadal would have their match for another, it makes sense
of course, Tsitsi has to overturn Isner prior to that, but that is still very possible

Zverev is also playing some good tennis, after losing two sets in the start, he is playing solid matches, and even tough he is not a clay specialist, could make things difficult for Tsitsi and Medvedev, because he does not have real opponent till semi-final at the moment

[notblox1]

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[aoluain]

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I watched parts of the match and Federer also gave a lot in that match, I am taking handicap on first clay player that plays against him. Have a feeling Nadal, Djoko and Tsitsipas are only players able to fight for the title.

so you are basically saying that Tsitsipas is one of the finalist and Djokovic and Nadal would have their match for another, it makes sense
of course, Tsitsi has to overturn Isner prior to that, but that is still very possible

Zverev is also playing some good tennis, after losing two sets in the start, he is playing solid matches, and even tough he is not a clay specialist, could make things difficult for Tsitsi and Medvedev, because he does not have real opponent till semi-final at the moment

Tsitsipas would be favourite to get to the final, I'm watching him against Isner
ATM and Isner has taken the first set from Tsitsipas, both the first set in this match and
also in the tournament. This is a tough one for him against Isners strong serve.

Because of Sportsbet rolling odds during each match I was able to grab a bit better
odds on Tsitsipas while Isner was in a dominant phase.

[Joca97]

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I watched parts of the match and Federer also gave a lot in that match, I am taking handicap on first clay player that plays against him. Have a feeling Nadal, Djoko and Tsitsipas are only players able to fight for the title.

so you are basically saying that Tsitsipas is one of the finalist and Djokovic and Nadal would have their match for another, it makes sense
of course, Tsitsi has to overturn Isner prior to that, but that is still very possible

Zverev is also playing some good tennis, after losing two sets in the start, he is playing solid matches, and even tough he is not a clay specialist, could make things difficult for Tsitsi and Medvedev, because he does not have real opponent till semi-final at the moment

Tsitsipas would be favourite to get to the final, I'm watching him against Isner
ATM and Isner has taken the first set from Tsitsipas, both the first set in this match and
also in the tournament. This is a tough one for him against Isners strong serve.

Because of Sportsbet rolling odds during each match I was able to grab a bit better
odds on Tsitsipas while Isner was in a dominant phase.

Now tsitsipas has won the next 2 sets.Second set by breaking Isner and winning before tie break.But the third set won in the tie break with some of bad decisions by Isner.I dont know if he can still comeback t win this match or make it intresting after now going 1 set down.Tsitsipas needs to win this to finish the match before it goes to a deciding set

[AndySt]

The favorites and old masters, Federer, Djokovic have advanced to the next round and Nadal also looks like he is climbing without any effort. He'll definitely whine a little that his backhand needs to be improved, but that's a high level whine.

Federers match vs cilic was the first one after his long break that i saw big parts of and i have to say federer looks pretty good to me. I mean he is almost 40 years old but you can't see that while he is playing. He looked just as good as he did before his break. Tomorrow he is also the favorite in his match vs koepfer even though he has to be careful because koepfer played very well against taylor fritz if federer advances though he is in the round of the last 16 which is already a success for him given the fact that clay is his least favorite surface and his long break.

I don't think Federer will win this tournament and judging by his words, all these wins are a surprise for him. That clay requires a lot of effort for the game, so given the age of Federer, you can only talk about when there will be a departure from the tournament grid. On the other hand, the level of Federer's game inspires great optimism about the results in other Grand Slam tournaments. The most important thing for Federer is not to get involved in five-set matches and try to resolve issues quickly, because that clay and age will play a role, so whoever draws Federer into a five-set match will be able to hit their jackpot in the form of a victory.

[Saint-loup]

I don't think Federer will win this tournament and judging by his words, all these wins are a surprise for him. That clay requires a lot of effort for the game, so given the age of Federer, you can only talk about when there will be a departure from the tournament grid. On the other hand, the level of Federer's game inspires great optimism about the results in other Grand Slam tournaments. The most important thing for Federer is not to get involved in five-set matches and try to resolve issues quickly, because that clay and age will play a role, so whoever draws Federer into a five-set match will be able to hit their jackpot in the form of a victory.

I don't think his age is a handicap for endurance, marathon champions are not young at all on average.
But I agree it will be very difficult for him to reach the final rounds because he will likely meet Matteo Berrettini at the 4th round next week, if he wins against Koepfer tomorrow and if Berrettini wins against Kwon tomorrow on his side. Matteo Berrettini is 9th of the ATP ranking while Federer is currently 8th. So odds for a loss will be high for this match which is expected to be very tight.

[babygun]

Tsitsipas won his match against Isner and will now face Carreno Busta, which could be nice match!
Wasn't able to see much tennis this last couple of days, but nice to see that Federer is still in it. He will most probably not win it, but it is giving hopes for the next grandslams that suit him better.

[mv1986]

Djokovic is dominating hard. He is in good shape. I wish Federer would play a role in this tournament, but he would have to beat both Djokovic and Nadal, that's impossible. What is interesting though would be Djokovic vs. Nadal in the semifinal. If Djokovic really manages to play his very best it is going to be a super clash between the two.

[Daniel91]

There are a lot of surprises in the women's competition at the tournament in Paris.
''Elina Svitolina became the seventh top-10 seed to be knocked out in the French Open's opening week as she fell in the third round to Barbora Krejcikova.''
''The Ukrainian follows Ashleigh Barty, Naomi Osaka, Karolina Pliskova, Aryna Sabalenka, Belinda Bencic and Bianca Andreescu out of Roland Garros.''
What’s going on in the women’s competition this year?
There are really a lot of surprises in this tournament and I wonder if this is finally the right opportunity for Serena to win her record GS?
What do you think?
In the male competition, everything is much more predictable and there are not many surprises.


Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/57369013

[Jating]

Djokovic is dominating hard. He is in good shape. I wish Federer would play a role in this tournament, but he would have to beat both Djokovic and Nadal, that's impossible. What is interesting though would be Djokovic vs. Nadal in the semifinal. If Djokovic really manages to play his very best it is going to be a super clash between the two.

Djokovic and Nadal has the advantage in this surface, Federer will have to play perfection in order to beat the 2 this year in Roland Garros. And I think he is really taking it one game at a game as we all know that he is coming back from a long lay off and injuries.

He is now on the court with Koepfer, expecting him to win and I do hope that he will cover -5.5 in this match as I have a bet on him.