Tennis Talk 2021: Vol 4 (Adelaide, Singapore, Montpellier, Cordoba)

Zheng owning Danielle now

could this turn into set 1 Danielle, set 2 Zheng, set 3 Danielle ret or Danielle owned hard 6-1ish?

Danielle not the retiring type.

but injury could flare up again if this goes long so latter scenario is possible.

Zheng has been trying to make the points long and physical from the start

Andy Murray playing in a proper tournament tomorrow

not looking great for Dreamy Danielle

Gerasimov no mug. Then Sinner R2.

when Felix owned Andy at the US Open it felt like the real end

Would even say Gerasimov is good odds against Murray. Murray hardly convincing last week. And that was against proper mugs.

LET'S GET LOUD

Even in his prime, Murray needed weeks to play himself into form after a lengthy absence. He was never like Ash Barty or Roger Federer in that sense.
(And these days it's harder for him because he is so injury prone his body won't allow him to play lots of tennis and find form).

Danielle must be so annoyed about Saisai's fighting.

yeah she's grinding Danielle down

TAKE IT DANIELLE! (you'll probably still lose in 3)

yeah, great odds on Saisai here.

Feb 22, 2021 -- 3:11AM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:

Even in his prime, Murray needed weeks to play himself into form after a lengthy absence. He was never like Ash Barty or Roger Federer in that sense.(And these days it's harder for him because he is so injury prone his body won't allow him to play lots of tennis and find form).

is it totally gone or will we sometime in the future see a Murray capable of making a Slam run? it feels like this time has been and gone to me

it's actually interesting to see how this plays out now. Zheng has the gas tank to play for 3 hours usually, but she's not fantastic at tennis. If she can drag Danielle into that battle you've got to really favour her to win. I suppose Danielle could try some clever tactics by playing at 20% for the next set and then putting everything into the 3rd

the danger is she puts everything into this 2nd set, loses it, and therefore is a sitting duck in the 3rd

most likely he is done. can perhaps beat a good player here and there, but don't see him go deep in big tournaments.

the manner in which Felix beat him was difficult to watch. Murray just couldn't produce the athleticism needed to be competitive in the match at all

he probably needs to change the way he plays, shortening the points etc cause playing 5 sets against a mug like Nishioka the round before sure didn't help. But easier said than done when you have played a certain way your whole career. At least Rafa improved his serve and stuff.

well Saisai going 0-3 here isn't the way to get this done.

it's good news. means we get another Danielle match in a few days

against Barty

cool. Danielle can play full villain in that match.

Feb 22, 2021 -- 3:25AM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:

he probably needs to change the way he plays, shortening the points etc cause playing 5 sets against a mug like Nishioka the round before sure didn't help. But easier said than done when you have played a certain way your whole career. At least Rafa improved his serve and stuff.

I hope we're wrong and Murray finds a way back to top 20 sort of level. Feels very unlikely though, as his game style was all about movement

Linejudge: "OUT!"
Danielle with death stare: "Sure about that one?"

LOUD

I would love to see Danielle play a French woman on a packed Lenglen or Chatrier.

same. or a crappy Brit at Wimbledon on centre court. Danielle isn't v good on grass so it would have to be someone lame

it's cool that tennis is back properly now. some good tournaments every week for quite a while

well let's hope that lasts. one outbreak and things could go back on pause. but with so many tournaments there should at least always be something on offer.

I wonder how many of these upcoming tournaments will have fans?

Qatar
Lyon

Dubai
Guadalajara

St. Petersburg
Monterrey

Miami

if there's no fans, even if there's an outbreak they can just carry on anyway?

Danielle marches on!!

I think Bianca is out of Dubai too btw

Last time I heard it was just Doha and Adelaide, but then Stephanie Myles who reports on Canadian tennis and follows it very closely said Dubai as well.

Feb 22, 2021 -- 3:49AM, wisewords wrote:

if there's no fans, even if there's an outbreak they can just carry on anyway?

yeah. when I said outbreak I meant amongst the players like there have been with NBA and NFL. If it's in the city they're they'll just play go on with no fans in most cases, unless it's somewhere super strict like Germany imo.

Feb 22, 2021 -- 3:47AM, wisewords wrote:

I wonder how many of these upcoming tournaments will have fans?QatarLyonDubaiGuadalajaraSt. PetersburgMonterreyMiami

I haven't looked this up, but a guess would be all.

Montpellier later today will give a good indication on Lyon.

wonder if SIG will return today for Tsonga's comeback.

Feb 22, 2021 -- 4:07AM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:

Feb 22, 2021 -- 10:49AM, wisewords wrote:if there's no fans, even if there's an outbreak they can just carry on anyway?yeah. when I said outbreak I meant amongst the players like there have been with NBA and NFL. If it's in the city they're they'll just play go on with no fans in most cases, unless it's somewhere super strict like Germany imo.

I feel this is more likely in some random ATP tournament where someone like Alex Zverev ignores the rules

Feb 22, 2021 -- 4:09AM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:

wonder if SIG will return today for Tsonga's comeback.

doubt it. haven't seen him post here for a long time now

ballkids in Singapore with masks AND face shields. East Asia not messing around.

https://twitter.com/tennis_gifs/status/1363830760705204232

how can I have hated Danielle? she's a treasure.

https://twitter.com/kmtf2020/status/1363561731834998787/photo/1

rankings without frozen points. poor Jen B.

https://twitter.com/rennaestubbs/status/1363633201512505347/photo/1
Serena and Naomi GOATing in the ratings.

Feb 22, 2021 -- 7:24AM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:

https://twitter.com/kmtf2020/status/1363561731834998787/photo/1rankings without frozen points. poor Jen B.

when will the rankings go back to normal?

completely normal hopefully end of March 2022, because that's when they points from Indian Wells 2019 falls off, but hopefully somewhat normal by the end of this year/late January 2022 if all planned events for this year go through.

for those that have missed it:
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hopefully this will not interfere with Laura vs Poots, but good chance it will.

market really hating Stosur these days. 3.75 prematch against Inglis.

Poots playing mind games with Laura.

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Feb 23, 2021 -- 3:39AM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:

Poots playing mind games with Laura.

what was she doing?

did a shoe laces break at 4-4 in 2nd set.

TENNIS star Eugenie Bouchard went Instagram official with her NFL star boyfriend Mason Rudolph on Sunday.

The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback uploaded a picture of the pair on a beach in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and captioned it: "My valentine."

poor John

https://twitter.com/tennis_gifs/status/1364144355955466244
classic Poots

Ed Salmon @fogmount
· 1h No handshake or racket tap after the match. Neither player even went anywhere near the net.

My flag is embarrassing.

market done screwed up on Diez mto. five mins later he's 1.0x

with this camera you can't even tell what is going on with a medical at all. why would you lay someone who is up a break at evs

Tennis Majors@Tennis_Majors
Total prize money at the @MiamiOpen is also down from $16.7 million in 2019 to $3.34 million in 2021

OMG that Gilles Simon point.

Andy in action now

easy for Danielle over the world fake no 1.

Danielle is super feisty

so disappointed in myself, missed almost the entire night of WTA Adelaide

was gonna do a quick nap, ended up sleeping for 6 hrs. of course schedule this week is brutal so my work 22 hrs per day plan was gonna backfire.

should be set for the rest of this week with this 6 hr sleep boast though.

you need to recharge after Aus Open. I've missed alot of this tournament to catch up sleep

noticed some funky results involving Storm Sanders in this tournament

also it was very sad to watch Andy getting owned again by a mug last night

Andy Murray has revealed he could not bring himself to watch the Australian Open and unfollowed other players on social media after being forced to miss the event.

The former world number one was unable to travel to Australia following an untimely bout of coronavirus and, while the rest of the leading names in the sport were doing battle in Melbourne, he was competing at a lower-level Challenger tournament in Italy.

Murray said: “I didn’t watch any because I wanted to be there myself. It was a struggle to be honest. I stopped following all the tennis players I follow on social media and stuff because I just didn’t really want to see it.”

“The younger guys, for me, they’ve not shown that they’re particularly close. Obviously what happened at the US Open, (Dominic) Thiem did what he had to do to win the event, but, if Novak hadn’t put a ball through the line judge’s throat, it would be the same outcome I think.”

“I play in practice with lots of top players and I know how I get on against them. If I was getting smoked when I was practising, I wouldn’t keep going through it. But I know the level I am playing at.

https://twitter.com/popalorena/status/1364489697750364162
Danielle not happy with umpire.

feisty!!! Danielle

Danielle at it again!

Diego Barbiani @Diego_Barbiani
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Danielle Collins said the polish fans are too loud and she can't hear her team, asking if they can change seats

did you do the 2 earlier matches? much carnage in the markets on Sevastova and Rogers?

ret

Feb 25, 2021 -- 3:09AM, wisewords wrote:

did you do the 2 earlier matches? much carnage in the markets on Sevastova and Rogers?

GOAT match.

Feb 25, 2021 -- 3:14AM, wisewords wrote:

ret

but for my wettquotens. on the lucky side for once.

tell me more

about the GOAT match

just lots of cool swings and stuff.

in Jill v Seva? looks crazy from the scoreline

yes

Donna Vekic @DonnaVekic
· 1h
Hi a quick update,I had a small surgery on my right knee yesterday and thanks to Dr.Biedert everything went well Already started my rehab today and look forward to being back on court soon!Thank u everyone for ur messages and support ,especially to my family,team and friends

Luigi Gatto
@LuisGatTWI
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Nadal will not play in Acapulco this year because the event does not have the funds to pay him the appearance fee which is estimated to be between $500,000 and $1 million.

woah, Rafa so greedy.

https://twitter.com/JJlovesTennis/status/1365264987443372039
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@JJlovesTennis
The Qatar Total Open will welcome 10% of the usual spectator capacity.

Crowds will maintain social distancing and get rapid-tested at the gates before entering the venue, no kids will be allowed in.

Luca Fiorino @FiorinoLuca
· 19h
Elena #Vesnina will play in doubles next week after more than two years away from the WTA Tour.

Her partner in Doha will be Laura #Siegemund

Tumaini Carayol @tumcarayol
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Gilles Simon says he is taking a break to preserve himself mentally because "my heart is no longer there to travel and play in these conditions." I wonder if more players will do the same.

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Gilles SIMON @GillesSimon84
· 14m Le cœur n’y étant plus du tout pour voyager et jouer dans ces conditions, je suis malheureusement obligé de faire une pause afin de me préserver mentalement. En espérant que le moral revienne le plus rapidement possible.
Merci à tous les fidèles pour votre soutien. À bientôt