I'm kind of neutral on Novak, but hardly surprising he did something stupid which led to an ejection.
I'm kind of neutral on Novak, but hardly surprising he did something stupid which led to an ejection.
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Grape works as a soda. Sort of as a gum. I wonder why it doesn't work as a pie. Grape pie? There's no grape pie. - Larry David
TexasRedsFan (09-06-2020)
I've never liked Joker, but I admit to feeling a little bad for him getting run for a clearly unintentional act. He had a perfect record going this year too.
Something like that could only happen in 2020.
It seems like Novak throws a temper tantrum and does this 1-2 times each match, he just happened to hit someone this time around. It’s wasn’t intentional, but it’s 100% his fault and it’s tough to feel sorry for him.
Huge loss for the US Open though, which was already light on star power without Federer and Nadal... now without Novak the men’s draw is a real snooze.
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M2 (09-07-2020)
Jennifer Brady was really impressive this tournament. She gave Osaka everything she could handle and looked like she absolutely belonged there. Will be interesting to watch her next year.
Grape works as a soda. Sort of as a gum. I wonder why it doesn't work as a pie. Grape pie? There's no grape pie. - Larry David
M2 (09-13-2020)
Dominic Thiem entered the Grand Slam club with a thriller today.
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Since the beginning of 2004, only one American on the men's side has reached the final of a Grand Slam event. Andy Roddick. That's it. Amazing.
I mostly forgot the French Open was happening, but it's hard to not be excited about another Djokovic/Nadal grand slam final (assuming Djoker doesn't choke away the 2 set lead or hit a ball at a linesperson in his current match). We probably do not have too many of these left.
With all if the rain and cold, Rafa's spin advantage is gone.
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Last edited by M2; 10-09-2020 at 04:23 PM.
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This Swiatek person no one had ever heard of before looks pretty incredible. She’s 19 and has steamrolled the field. Coming into the finals, she hasn’t lost a set. And of those 12 sets, she won 5 of them 6-1 and 4 of them 6-2. And it’s not like she’s beating nobodies.
She’s got Kenin totally off her game and is obviously in her head. Kenin is so patient and never tries to overpower anyone, but she’s making uncharacteristic errors trying to get a little more from her shots. Swiatek hits with power, gets to everything, and doesn’t beat herself.
She looks like a force that’s going to be elite for a long time. But Ostapenko won 3 years ago out of nowhere and hasn’t done anything since, so who knows.
Grape works as a soda. Sort of as a gum. I wonder why it doesn't work as a pie. Grape pie? There's no grape pie. - Larry David
Kingspoint (10-10-2020)
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