*Official* Tennis Thread

[Niall]

my prediction is boring, dominant straight sets wins for both nadal and djokovic...

well first part of your bet is up! Khach was game, but not in his league.

Sinner is talented, but obviously benefited from Zverev possibly having the rona last round.

Sofia Kenin is amazing player, but damn her and her father incredibly annoying.

 

[Niall]

Diego v Thiem tomorrow.

 

[Anil]

well first part of your bet is up! Khach was game, but not in his league.

Sinner is talented, but obviously benefited from Zverev possibly having the rona last round.

Sofia Kenin is amazing player, but damn her and her father incredibly annoying.

we can change the name of the player and just re-use the sentence each time one of the "young guns" play these guys...

 

[JOJOXI]

French Open women's doubles investigated

An investigation begins into alleged match-fixing in a French Open women's doubles first-round match, the Paris prosecutor's office confirms.

www.bbc.co.uk

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[Niall]

From what I have heard one of the teams fixed their service game to lose in second set. It's not a rare thing but not heard of it happening in slams in years. Fixing happens in the Eastern European itf events and I know that one of those crappy american events the bookies cover is rife with it.

It's always going to happen if you have a million bookies offering every market possible for these games.

Last year some random lad who never played tennis and didn't even know the rules entered an itf event, and obviously lost 6-0 6-0 but his mates made a few quid on the game betting their chum to be broke etc.

 

[Niall]

Thiem v diego a war, not sure whoever wins this will be in the best condition to play Rafa or sinner.

Also Svitolina

 

[Anil]

thiem gone

 

[Niall]

Thiem is quality but he wants to be a multiple grand slam winner he needs to be winning matches like that, clearly the superior player.

I rate the guy highly and yeah the oldies are still elite, but ultimately one slam at this stage of his career isn't all that.

Diego v Rafa could be fun , they have history ,,,but obviously boy wonder needs to be dealt with by Rafa.

 

[Anil]

Thiem is quality but he wants to be a multiple grand slam winner he needs to be winning matches like that, clearly the superior player.

I rate the guy highly and yeah the oldies are still elite, but ultimately one slam at this stage of his career isn't all that.

Diego v Rafa could be fun , they have history ,,,but obviously boy wonder needs to be dealt with by Rafa.

even that one slam win has a big novak-sized asterisk next to it, do you think he would have won had djokovic not had a brain-fade?

 

[Niall]

You are very harsh, but yeah Novak was winning that slam if he hadn't been such a ****ing idiot.

 

[Niall]

Nadal got it done in the end, first two sets close and well at 2-0 Goodnight Vienna. Sinner should have won set 1 at least.

Anyway we get Diego v Rafa ,,,their last match on clay....

 

[Anil]

Nadal got it done in the end, first two sets close and well at 2-0 Goodnight Vienna. Sinner should have won set 1 at least.

it was a straight sets win man, a comprehensive win...sinner didn't stand a chance...

 

[Anil]

djokovic is playing carreno busta again...

 

[Niall]

And yet again he is in trouble early...

 

[Anil]

what trouble?

 

[Niall]

what trouble?

lost 1st set, broke twice and doesn't look great from a health POV. Something is up.

 

[Anil]

and now serving for the match...

 

[Niall]

Was a good match tbf.

Bookies don't seem to be giving King Diego and Tipsy a chance in the semi finals against the big two, let's see if they are right.

On the ladies tomorrow looking forward to seeing more of Podorska , although Swaitek should end her amazing run.

Kvitova v Kenin.....Heart wants Petra but wallet Kenin.

 

[Anil]

kenin vs swiatek it is...

 

[Anil]

going with a shocking prediction for the men's final...it's gonna be nadal vs djokovic...you heard it here first!