@tennis Fairly predictable outcome of having to play so late and long in his last match. I’m not heartbroken, but it’s actually not fair for competition. #rolandgarros2024#Tennis
@emarktaylor@cfb very weird to see Cal in this list of schools. The ACC (like all of the major conferences) is like a geographical octopus now. Also the part of the season with school symbols that I don’t recognize with the lower tier schools in the OOC part of the schedule.
@Tim_Eagon@emarktaylor@cfb very likely just a temporary conglomerate. The viability of any of the conferences other than SEC and Big 10 is somewhat questionable.
@emarktaylor@tennis not a good bet. I’m surprised how close this came to say the least, but I doubt anyone else is going to be able to do better against Iga.
@fogmount@tennis
I had to stop and watching early in the third, but what I saw was solid but not spectacular Mahac and a Novak who doesn’t seem to have found what he was looking for in going to Geneva. #Tennis
@fogmount@tennis I think if that were the case he would have pulled the plug when he called the trainer after the first set. I don’t see that he advanced his game beyond where he was at in Rome. He could still very well play himself into form in Paris, but hard to see losing to Mahac (who was playing to get into his first tour level final to boot) helps him out. This just has to add to the sense from folks on the tour that they have a real chance against him.
@tennis impressive win by Michelsen over Fritz. He was the better player throughout, but to steady himself and get the break back for the lead after having several match points on his serve showed a lot. He’s got a ton of upside as well with how much more he can develop physically. #Tennis
@tennis Supposedly News!:
Kei Nishikori withdraws from ATP250 Geneva! I easily forget he’s not retired. Such a wonderful player to watch when he was healthy and at his peak. Can’t imagine there is much if any pro tennis left in his body. #Tennis#atptour
@emarktaylor@tennis he clearly was not going to get back to a top level as a professional player. I was there was some analysis explaining how his game was different. It seems perhaps just a slight drop in forehand speed or something. It was hard to see what exactly was different except he seemed not capable of bossing points like he used to and got pushed further and further back.
@emarktaylor@tennis is it really too much? Is it really more than it was? It just seems we’ve gotten used to the same four guys more or less winning everything for twenty years (when they actually weren’t playing fewer events with less frequent changes in balls) that we continue to expect it’s just the same exact guys at the top are supposed to show up every week and win everything. It’s okay if Andrey Rublev or god forbid FAA or Ruud wins a 1000 tournament. Tennis history was full of these types of guys winning some big titles or even an odd Major title. We don’t need to have a four man single elimination tournament every week there is a men’s event. Sorry for the rant, but I’m not really sympathetic to these complaints. #Tennis
@tennis watching Rafa play Lehecka, I’m immediately reminded of his most infamous match in the Spanish capital. I certainly hope Rafa’s pro career doesn’t end on a similar note, though I’m sure there is someone who would love to play the villain a second time. #Tennis#vamosrafa
@tennis Recently heard that Estoril has been bumped off of the ATP calendar for 2025. This is a real shame. I was fortunate to go to Lisbon and attend the Estoril Open in 2023. A great club, very well attended event and a beautiful part of the world. I hope they find a place for it in the 2025 calendar and can put it back at the start of the European clay court swing in 2026. #Tennis#atptourtennis
@tennis watching some of Charleston replays from earlier today and I have to ask if anyone can explain to me why women’s tennis shorts can’t have pockets? Watching Kalinina and Azarenka shove tennis balls under the shorts looks ridiculous. There is a technology that we know works to hold a spare tennis ball for people wearing shorts. #Tennis#wtatennis#Pockets
@tennis Danielle Collin’s so dialed in today 💣💥💣💥💣 Who doesn’t want to see her win this tournament? Pretty sure this would be her biggest title if she were to win. #Tennis#wta
@drahardja it’s Wednesday so I’m thinking of an alternate reality where I walk away from my career and dedicate my life to recording the canon of classical music with plungers, but… why am I wearing dark glasses indoors? And the apron is very confusing. I’m expecting this person to transition to butcher an animal or welding something (though maybe not in short sleeves).
@thejapantimes@tennis this is quite the vindication for Halep. It seems there may have been new evidence in the form of a “private” blood sample. I’ve long been skeptical of CAS as many of their decisions over the years have seemed politically convenient, but if their reasoning holds up, then this is a real blow to the concept of the biological passport and opens up avenues for doping athletes. #tennis
I'll be curious to see how the officials frame this -
Was Andrey defaulted for the alleged profanity in Russian or for screaming [anything] in a line umpire's face? We've been asking the sport to protect officials for a while; it's a big precedent to set.
@emarktaylor@tennis@TheBodyServe i would imagine that there’s good enough audio to hear what he actually said and the lines person would know what they heard him say as well.
@tennis stopped watching the match with Khachanov up a break in the third and Lehechka looking to have some minor physical problems. Really did not see that comeback coming. Khachanov looked so solid and in command. Nice win for Lehechka. #tennis
