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[Strongkored]

I thought FAA will be able to perform better in this final, but it was quite a painful defeat for him, he only won one against Rublev in a couple of meetings so it is very certain that the title will belong to Rublev, and this is the second ATP Master for Rublev.

ATP Roma, two top players will definitely not participate here, Jannik Sinner due to a hip injury, Carlos Alcaraz due to an arm injury, as well as defending champion Daniil Medvedev whose participation is still in doubt but there is no official news about him yet so it can be said that he will try to defend his title.

[aoluain]

After losing the first set Rublev didnt panic, he increased his game play for the second
and third sets and was able to break Felix in each to win the title.

With Sinner and Alcaraz out of Rome there will certainly be a few top seeds who will fancy
their chances even more, maybe Rublev already has his eyes on this title too, that would be
remarkable. Ruud needs a good result in Rome too.

Women start tomorrow I think.

[bitbollo]

Meanwhile he will not play at Roma internazionali, Sinner was present for some autographs and visit a sponsor stand. Of course there was and assault by local supporters, here the full news
(Italian language) https://roma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2024/05/07/news/sinner_foro_italico_autografi_mille_tifosi-422864041/

Very interesting, as part of Sinner-mania, according several sources, many supporters have start to sell their tickets when has been announced his absence...

[Hirose UK]

I thought FAA will be able to perform better in this final, but it was quite a painful defeat for him, he only won one against Rublev in a couple of meetings so it is very certain that the title will belong to Rublev, and this is the second ATP Master for Rublev.

ATP Roma, two top players will definitely not participate here, Jannik Sinner due to a hip injury, Carlos Alcaraz due to an arm injury, as well as defending champion Daniil Medvedev whose participation is still in doubt but there is no official news about him yet so it can be said that he will try to defend his title.

Yes, these two players will not take part in ATP Rome 2024 due to injuries, of course that is very unfortunate thing because the competition in this competition will not be as interesting as before.
It just that I think there are other top tennis players who have big chance of winning the title later and I predict that the competition in the race will belong to Medvedev, Djokovic, Zverev and Rublev.
They are the best players who will participate in the competition for the title this year, but I have doubt whether Medvedev will actually defend the title.

But it would be good if Medvedev can still play well and defend the title later because he will still prove that in this competition he can still be the best.

[aoluain]

I just checked the outright odds for the mens winner and in top spot is Djokovic, no surprise
there at 2.85. Closest to him is Tsitsipas at 10.2!

Rounds of 128 playing today but Rafa plays tomorrow in his round against a Belgian player
I have never heard of, Bergs. Maybe serveria.com has heard of him?

On the womens side its the same, its rounds of 128 playing ATM. It will be interesting to
see how Swiatek and Sabalenka play. Outrights ATM are Swiatek 2.35, Sabalenka 5.70.

[serveria.com]

I just checked the outright odds for the mens winner and in top spot is Djokovic, no surprise
there at 2.85. Closest to him is Tsitsipas at 10.2!

OMG, that's a huge difference between the first and the second position.

Rounds of 128 playing today but Rafa plays tomorrow in his round against a Belgian player
I have never heard of, Bergs. Maybe serveria.com has heard of him?

Not really, I've never heard of him as well. He's not exactly junior, he's 24 yo but only showed up recently, prolly a late bloomer and just appeared on tour. Will keep an eye on him.

On the womens side its the same, its rounds of 128 playing ATM. It will be interesting to
see how Swiatek and Sabalenka play. Outrights ATM are Swiatek 2.35, Sabalenka 5.70.

It's a bit weird as Sabalenka defeated Swiatek in Madrid final.

[aoluain]

Rounds of 128 playing today but Rafa plays tomorrow in his round against a Belgian player
I have never heard of, Bergs. Maybe serveria.com has heard of him?

Not really, I've never heard of him as well. He's not exactly junior, he's 24 yo but only showed up recently, prolly a late bloomer and just appeared on tour. Will keep an eye on him.

Nadal won today eventhough Bergs took the first set off him. Tough second round
draw now for Nadal because he faces Hurkacz ranked 7th seed.

Djokovic plays Moutet who he should beat.

On the WTA side I see that Naomi Osaka had another win today by beating Kostyuk,
now through to the round of 32 to play Kasatkina.

[rdbase]

These Tennis matches begin early since they are in Italy.
Watched the evening rounds with Fognini finally winning his match against Evans.
Fabio will be playing Taylor Fritz in a few hours so he will probably struggle without much rest inbetween matches.
Those matches played late into the night were due to the on and off rain delays in day game at Rome.
Have all the favorites winning in these rounds scheduled to play today with Zverev, Fritz, Ruud and of course Djokovic.

[Strongkored]

It's bad enough to see defending champion Elena Rybakina having to withdraw from the Italian Open due to illness, and this year she has withdrawn from at least three WTA 1000 tournaments and two of them as defending champion, it seems like she and her team have to be more selective in choosing tournaments because she often get sick and that was the only obstacle she faced.
https://twitter.com/InteBNLdItalia/status/1788868637337477468

Rafael Nadal yesterday managed to win against Belgian Zizou Bergs even though he had to lose the first set, but in the second round his opponent was Hurkacz, this will again be a tough battle for Nadal.

[rdbase]

It's bad enough to see defending champion Elena Rybakina having to withdraw from the Italian Open due to illness, and this year she has withdrawn from at least three WTA 1000 tournaments and two of them as defending champion, it seems like she and her team have to be more selective in choosing tournaments because she often get sick and that was the only obstacle she faced.
https://twitter.com/InteBNLdItalia/status/1788868637337477468

Rafael Nadal yesterday managed to win against Belgian Zizou Bergs even though he had to lose the first set, but in the second round his opponent was Hurkacz, this will again be a tough battle for Nadal.

Was surprised to see Rybakina resulting as a void on all my betslips I had put in earlier today.
Thought it was just a walk over but having her withdraw from the tournament is quite sad to see.

Nadal losing the first set was difficult thing to watch as he is a great tennis player and to see how frustrated he was after losing that set was quite sad to witness.
But legends always find a way to bounce back and he did.
Looking at his ranking I don't know if he can endure Hurkacz as his next opponent since he has been more active in the last couple years than Rafael has been.

[mv1986]

Bye bye Dominic Thiem: he announced that this ATP tour 2024 will be the last of his career. He is 30 years old now and well, he earned around $30 million in prize money and he feels it is the right decision.

He has played some amazing games I think, but his trend was pretty much only negative in the last few years. Unbelievable that his last win on the ATP tour was this amazing match against Zverev in the US Open final. Best ranking ever was 3rd and he can say he won a Grand Slam. Sounds like a successful career to me. Can't compare everyone to Djokovic, Nadal and Federer.

[serveria.com]

It's bad enough to see defending champion Elena Rybakina having to withdraw from the Italian Open due to illness, and this year she has withdrawn from at least three WTA 1000 tournaments and two of them as defending champion, it seems like she and her team have to be more selective in choosing tournaments because she often get sick and that was the only obstacle she faced.

Here I have to point out that WTA players can't choose which Masters series tournaments to play and which ones to skip. All Masters tournaments are mandatory and many star players have been commenting on this topic recently mostly saying that quality of tennis drops significantly because of the tight schedules and several long Masters tournaments in a row.

[aoluain]

Bye bye Dominic Thiem: he announced that this ATP tour 2024 will be the last of his career. He is 30 years old now and well, he earned around $30 million in prize money and he feels it is the right decision.

He has played some amazing games I think, but his trend was pretty much only negative in the last few years. Unbelievable that his last win on the ATP tour was this amazing match against Zverev in the US Open final. Best ranking ever was 3rd and he can say he won a Grand Slam. Sounds like a successful career to me. Can't compare everyone to Djokovic, Nadal and Federer.

I think its the right decision for Dominic. The game has moved on, the younger players
sre hard to beat and older players find it difficult to get far in tournaments after coming
back from injuries. Its best I think to retire on a positive vibe i.e whole still playing, similar
to what Rafa is doing, last week he bade the Madrid tournament farewell as it was his last.

It's bad enough to see defending champion Elena Rybakina having to withdraw from the Italian Open due to illness, and this year she has withdrawn from at least three WTA 1000 tournaments and two of them as defending champion, it seems like she and her team have to be more selective in choosing tournaments because she often get sick and that was the only obstacle she faced.

Here I have to point out that WTA players can't choose which Masters series tournaments to play and which ones to skip. All Masters tournaments are mandatory and many star players have been commenting on this topic recently mostly saying that quality of tennis drops significantly because of the tight schedules and several long Masters tournaments in a row.

That sounds way too bureaucratic and doesnt sound fair at all, is that also the case
for the ATP side or can they choose where to play?


I see Ruud has vacated the Rome tournament early after been beaten by Kecmanovic,
Ruud is not having a good clay court season so far this year, disappointing from him.

[bitbollo]

The show in Roma must go on... but accident for Djokovic after the match tonight was something unexpected....
https://video.repubblica.it/sport/djokovic-colpito-alla-testa-da-una-borraccia-alla-fine-del-suo-match-degli-internazionali-d-italia/469054/470008?ref=RHRT-BG-P1-S1-T1 (LOUD VOLUME! Use mute....)

He get injured by a "canteen" that by mistake was lost by a fan. well it seems he lost blood and have also nausea due the accident...
However strong performance as usual even against of player that was pretty far from his tennis level.

[Joca97]

The show in Roma must go on... but accident for Djokovic after the match tonight was something unexpected....
https://video.repubblica.it/sport/djokovic-colpito-alla-testa-da-una-borraccia-alla-fine-del-suo-match-degli-internazionali-d-italia/469054/470008?ref=RHRT-BG-P1-S1-T1 (LOUD VOLUME! Use mute....)

He get injured by a "canteen" that by mistake was lost by a fan. well it seems he lost blood and have also nausea due the accident...
However strong performance as usual even against of player that was pretty far from his tennis level.

I dont know what is wrong with people how can you throw stuff at a player dosent matter who it is. Especially something that can hurt him,this guy who threw that should be banned permanetly from ever coming to a tennis match. On the other hand amazing start for Djokovic and shows that he is in good form.

[mv1986]

Bye bye Dominic Thiem: he announced that this ATP tour 2024 will be the last of his career. He is 30 years old now and well, he earned around $30 million in prize money and he feels it is the right decision.

He has played some amazing games I think, but his trend was pretty much only negative in the last few years. Unbelievable that his last win on the ATP tour was this amazing match against Zverev in the US Open final. Best ranking ever was 3rd and he can say he won a Grand Slam. Sounds like a successful career to me. Can't compare everyone to Djokovic, Nadal and Federer.

I think its the right decision for Dominic. The game has moved on, the younger players
sre hard to beat and older players find it difficult to get far in tournaments after coming
back from injuries. Its best I think to retire on a positive vibe i.e whole still playing, similar
to what Rafa is doing, last week he bade the Madrid tournament farewell as it was his last.

I fully agree and he was talking about a wrist injury as far as I remember and that he has plans already for the future. There is no point in wrecking your body and then throw the towel when it is too late. I wanted to say that I didn't understand Murray but I do understand him, because if you are a professional sports man and dedicated your whole life to it because you loved it, it's to stay "I am going to stop here". But Murray, a successful player and multimillionaire who has many years to go in life, gets all these surgeries and still wants to go. He has a hip implant and I think no matter how hard you try, but tennis such a taxing sport. How in the world would he compete with the Sinner and Alcaraz guys?

That's why I think Thiem got the timing right. Still fresh, rich and has plans.

[aoluain]

The show in Roma must go on... but accident for Djokovic after the match tonight was something unexpected....
https://video.repubblica.it/sport/djokovic-colpito-alla-testa-da-una-borraccia-alla-fine-del-suo-match-degli-internazionali-d-italia/469054/470008?ref=RHRT-BG-P1-S1-T1 (LOUD VOLUME! Use mute....)

He get injured by a "canteen" that by mistake was lost by a fan. well it seems he lost blood and have also nausea due the accident...
However strong performance as usual even against of player that was pretty far from his tennis level.

I dont know what is wrong with people how can you throw stuff at a player dosent matter who it is. Especially something that can hurt him,this guy who threw that should be banned permanetly from ever coming to a tennis match. On the other hand amazing start for Djokovic and shows that he is in good form.

Looking at the video from bitbollo I'm taking it that the guy in the green jacket was
the offender and that it was a mistake, a freak accident but costly to Djokovic,
it unfortunate but strangely IMO it could only happen to Djokovic.

Bye bye Dominic Thiem: he announced that this ATP tour 2024 will be the last of his career. He is 30 years old now and well, he earned around $30 million in prize money and he feels it is the right decision.

He has played some amazing games I think, but his trend was pretty much only negative in the last few years. Unbelievable that his last win on the ATP tour was this amazing match against Zverev in the US Open final. Best ranking ever was 3rd and he can say he won a Grand Slam. Sounds like a successful career to me. Can't compare everyone to Djokovic, Nadal and Federer.

I think its the right decision for Dominic. The game has moved on, the younger players
sre hard to beat and older players find it difficult to get far in tournaments after coming
back from injuries. Its best I think to retire on a positive vibe i.e whole still playing, similar
to what Rafa is doing, last week he bade the Madrid tournament farewell as it was his last.

I fully agree and he was talking about a wrist injury as far as I remember and that he has plans already for the future. There is no point in wrecking your body and then throw the towel when it is too late. I wanted to say that I didn't understand Murray but I do understand him, because if you are a professional sports man and dedicated your whole life to it because you loved it, it's to stay "I am going to stop here". But Murray, a successful player and multimillionaire who has many years to go in life, gets all these surgeries and still wants to go. He has a hip implant and I think no matter how hard you try, but tennis such a taxing sport. How in the world would he compete with the Sinner and Alcaraz guys?

That's why I think Thiem got the timing right. Still fresh, rich and has plans.

Murray is an anomaly, he like Thiem is rich, has his own clothing business, he doesnt
need to be playing and wont be beating any top 10 players.

Gasquet is another player in the same scenario, he should also retire after this season
and Fils also is approaching that time although his performances are still decent.

[Strongkored]

-snip-

Here I have to point out that WTA players can't choose which Masters series tournaments to play and which ones to skip. All Masters tournaments are mandatory and many star players have been commenting on this topic recently mostly saying that quality of tennis drops significantly because of the tight schedules and several long Masters tournaments in a row.

well I didn't know about that rule and thanks for the info, I also read about top players who don't like masters tournaments being longer in duration.
Djokovic experienced a strange incident, but he has stated that he is fine and tomorrow he will play against Tabilo.

First upset was Casper Ruud losing to Miomir Kecmanovic, Kecmanovic didn't get a single game in the first set so I thought this would be an easy win for Ruud but he managed to comeback to move on to the next round.

[mv1986]

Bye bye Dominic Thiem: he announced that this ATP tour 2024 will be the last of his career. He is 30 years old now and well, he earned around $30 million in prize money and he feels it is the right decision.

He has played some amazing games I think, but his trend was pretty much only negative in the last few years. Unbelievable that his last win on the ATP tour was this amazing match against Zverev in the US Open final. Best ranking ever was 3rd and he can say he won a Grand Slam. Sounds like a successful career to me. Can't compare everyone to Djokovic, Nadal and Federer.

I think its the right decision for Dominic. The game has moved on, the younger players
sre hard to beat and older players find it difficult to get far in tournaments after coming
back from injuries. Its best I think to retire on a positive vibe i.e whole still playing, similar
to what Rafa is doing, last week he bade the Madrid tournament farewell as it was his last.

I fully agree and he was talking about a wrist injury as far as I remember and that he has plans already for the future. There is no point in wrecking your body and then throw the towel when it is too late. I wanted to say that I didn't understand Murray but I do understand him, because if you are a professional sports man and dedicated your whole life to it because you loved it, it's to stay "I am going to stop here". But Murray, a successful player and multimillionaire who has many years to go in life, gets all these surgeries and still wants to go. He has a hip implant and I think no matter how hard you try, but tennis such a taxing sport. How in the world would he compete with the Sinner and Alcaraz guys?

That's why I think Thiem got the timing right. Still fresh, rich and has plans.

Murray is an anomaly, he like Thiem is rich, has his own clothing business, he doesnt
need to be playing and wont be beating any top 10 players.

Gasquet is another player in the same scenario, he should also retire after this season
and Fils also is approaching that time although his performances are still decent.

Yes but this is purely talking about age. If we talk about age, Federer should have stopped earlier, Nadal should have stopped earlier. I think there are special circumstances that require individual approaches. Federer was competing for more GS titles and won titles at the age of 37 and 38. He also had a certain responsibility towards the sport as a whole and he understood that. Nadal is the same.

Murray has a different story. He has done a lot for the sport and he is a GS winner, there are no unfulfilled dreams. And he is rich of course. Running around with a hip implant, I am not sure that is the right decision when in fact he reached his last semifinal in a GS in 2017. Look at Wikipedia what this guy is doing. He keeps going and could not get past the 3rd round in a GS for 7 years now. I find that weird. I can't imagine he is playing without pain.



Djokovic might be getting back in shape. Nadal got destroyed, but he is going there and at least doing it for the fans. He wants to win, but I think he is realizing that it is ok his time has come, but he didn't want to say goodbye in an Instagram post. Good decision.

[jeremypwr]

Aryna Sabalenka Dominates Dayana Yastremska at Italian Open, Advances to Fourth Round with Determination

- Aryna Sabalenka dominates Italian Open, advancing to fourth round with a 💥victory over Dayana Yastremska!
- Sabalenka breaks Yastremska's serve twice, securing a 4-1 lead and serving for the win! 🎾🔥
- Maria Sakkari serves up a bagel in the second set, securing a sweet victory! 🥯🎾

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https://t.me/ClubhouseSB/18/153992