Forums
Welcome to Live View – Take the tour to learn more
Start Tour
There is currently 1 person viewing this thread.
SamuelMertensBertens
09 Feb 25 21:42
Joined:
Date Joined: 05 Dec 19
| Topic/replies: 54,600 | Blogger: SamuelMertensBertens's blog
Another week of tennis is here. Doha is packed. ATP has some big names in action as well.
Pause Switch to Standard View Tennis Talk 2025: Vol 6 (Doha,...
Show More
Loading...
Report edy February 11, 2025 11:48 PM GMT
https://www.atptour.com/en/news/diego-schwartzman-retirement-my-point

Schwartzman wrote something ahead of his goodbye.
Report SamuelMertensBertens February 12, 2025 12:08 AM GMT

Feb 11, 2025 -- 11:23PM, edy wrote:


The Athletic writes about it being a one-year ban.


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gji6J9QaIAIIBzq?format=jpg&name=small

that was not a nice thing to say.

Report SamuelMertensBertens February 12, 2025 12:13 AM GMT
laying Ryba at 1.16 against Sramkova with all this going on might not be the worst move.

You think she'll get much sleep tonight?
Report SamuelMertensBertens February 12, 2025 12:22 AM GMT
Apparently both Ryba and Vukov have been aware of this ban since Jan 31, so this will not be news to her. But obviously, this becoming public will put the spotlight on her.
Report SamuelMertensBertens February 12, 2025 12:25 AM GMT
the whole Athletic article:
https://x.com/littlegnome16/status/1889455157684957312
Report SamuelMertensBertens February 12, 2025 12:09 PM GMT

Feb 11, 2025 -- 12:12PM, edy wrote:


The US Open officially announced their plans for the mixed doubles changes.https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2025-02-11/2025_us_open_mixed_doubles_championship_takes_the_spotlight.html.


Had a closer look at this now. This is atrocious. Reactions on their twitter page is near 100% negative.

Report SamuelMertensBertens February 12, 2025 12:35 PM GMT
https://x.com/abigailtennis/status/1889647811722944678/photo/1
Sara and Andrea telling it like it is!
Report SamuelMertensBertens February 12, 2025 1:28 PM GMT
https://x.com/christianscourt/status/1889524207081410593

oh, Taylor Fritz is going to get some heat for these comments.
Report SamuelMertensBertens February 12, 2025 1:56 PM GMT
I wonder if edy is gonna jinx Dan Evans to a challenger title this week. Hopefully no broken body parts for opponents this time.
Report SamuelMertensBertens February 12, 2025 3:05 PM GMT
horror TB from Iga.
Report SamuelMertensBertens February 12, 2025 3:11 PM GMT
Iga must be seething that Noskova brings this stuff against her and then spend most of the year losing to randomers.
Report SamuelMertensBertens February 12, 2025 3:21 PM GMT
Iga is also not doing herself any favors with her own muggery.
Report SamuelMertensBertens February 12, 2025 3:34 PM GMT
Noskova not just serve botting and ball bashing. Also gettting lots of points back which is frustrating Iga.
Report SamuelMertensBertens February 12, 2025 3:52 PM GMT
we have a party!
Report Angela Rebecchi February 12, 2025 4:31 PM GMT
Iga POWER !
Report SamuelMertensBertens February 12, 2025 4:35 PM GMT
finally got it done.
Report SamuelMertensBertens February 12, 2025 4:35 PM GMT
and we get Ryba vs Iga tomorrow. Hopefully.
Report SamuelMertensBertens February 12, 2025 4:44 PM GMT
Nishioka withdrew
Report edy February 12, 2025 5:10 PM GMT

Feb 12, 2025 -- 1:56PM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:


I wonder if edy is gonna jinx Dan Evans to a challenger title this week. Hopefully no broken body parts for opponents this time.


No

Report SamuelMertensBertens February 12, 2025 6:00 PM GMT
easy for Ons.
Report wisewords February 12, 2025 6:36 PM GMT

Feb 11, 2025 -- 7:34PM, edy wrote:


https://www.youtube.com/@LenaRybakinaRybakina was inspired by Kasatkina and created her own YouTube channel.


Ann will be running it for her no doubt

Report wisewords February 12, 2025 6:36 PM GMT
let's go Diego, win a game at least!
Report wisewords February 12, 2025 6:38 PM GMT

Feb 11, 2025 -- 11:23PM, edy wrote:


The Athletic writes about it being a one-year ban.


does anyone know what he did that was deemed ban-worthy?

Report edy February 12, 2025 6:40 PM GMT
The Athletic shared some details on that. See SaMeBe's link about it for a video of what it says.
Report wisewords February 12, 2025 6:42 PM GMT

Feb 12, 2025 -- 12:08AM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:


Feb 11, 2025 -- 11:23PM, edy wrote:The Athletic writes about it being a one-year ban.https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gji6J9QaIAIIBzq?format=jpg&name=smallthat was not a nice thing to say.


classic Vukov

Report edy February 12, 2025 6:43 PM GMT
I see all the legends of Argentinian tennis like Delbonis are in attendance.
Report edy February 12, 2025 6:44 PM GMT
Easy for Schwartzman already. Only needed that 20 or so point service game to get warmed up.
Report wisewords February 12, 2025 6:44 PM GMT

Feb 12, 2025 -- 12:09PM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:


Feb 11, 2025 -- 12:12PM, edy wrote:The US Open officially announced their plans for the mixed doubles changes.https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2025-02-11/2025_us_open_m... a closer look at this now. This is atrocious. Reactions on their twitter page is near 100% negative.


indeed, much seething from doubles specialists past and present about these developments

Report edy February 12, 2025 6:49 PM GMT
Not easy for Schwartzman anymore.
Report wisewords February 12, 2025 7:08 PM GMT

Feb 12, 2025 -- 6:40PM, edy wrote:


The Athletic shared some details on that. See SaMeBe's link about it for a video of what it says.


thanks

Report wisewords February 12, 2025 7:09 PM GMT
let's go Diego!
Report wisewords February 12, 2025 7:11 PM GMT
Amanda absolutely crushing LAF
Report SamuelMertensBertens February 12, 2025 7:24 PM GMT
and she did that with a bandaged leg.
Report edy February 12, 2025 7:27 PM GMT
The bandage has been her lucky charm all week.
Report edy February 12, 2025 7:31 PM GMT
Well spotted by the umpire that Jarry touched the net there.
Report edy February 12, 2025 9:04 PM GMT
Argie Argie Argie!
Report edy February 12, 2025 9:42 PM GMT
Rinderknech has put up 12 aces and 10 double faults in one set and one game.
Report Angela Rebecchi February 13, 2025 12:22 AM GMT
Cerundolo vs Cerundolo
Report TheCarambaExperience February 13, 2025 1:59 PM GMT
https://x.com/tennis_gifs/status/1889727096785871172
Classic handshake (Dasha K and Subway Jess)
Report TheCarambaExperience February 13, 2025 2:10 PM GMT
will Jess ever remember how to play tennis outside North America?
Report Angela Rebecchi February 13, 2025 2:47 PM GMT
That was quite a strange match. Completely dismantled the last 2 sets !

Iga vs Ryba is a mouth watering match up !
Report Angela Rebecchi February 13, 2025 4:23 PM GMT
Iga through. Funky pre match moves on Ons market.
Report Angela Rebecchi February 13, 2025 5:23 PM GMT
Fonseca down a set !
Report Angela Rebecchi February 13, 2025 5:25 PM GMT
Doha crowd being next level disrespectful
Report Angela Rebecchi February 13, 2025 5:48 PM GMT
Funky pre match moves on Anisimova market too!
Report Angela Rebecchi February 13, 2025 6:10 PM GMT
Lay 1.5x, split 2.0x after a single hold to start the match Laugh
Report TheCarambaExperience February 13, 2025 7:17 PM GMT
Sky so disrespectful to Marta and Amanda. WTA Doha has been their main focus all week but then today ... nah lets show Buenos Aires instead.
Report TheCarambaExperience February 13, 2025 8:13 PM GMT
Argie fans going crazy
Report TheCarambaExperience February 13, 2025 8:16 PM GMT
Diego missed a sitter to break back.
Report TheCarambaExperience February 13, 2025 8:21 PM GMT
Sabatini Love
Report edy February 13, 2025 8:27 PM GMT
And thus a great tennis player bid his final farewell on the court.
Report TheCarambaExperience February 13, 2025 8:36 PM GMT
A dog, two tennis players and a trophy.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GjsbEzIXEAAIbdS?format=jpg&name=small
Report TheCarambaExperience February 13, 2025 9:10 PM GMT
this doesn't tell me anything, but might be fun for the anime fans here.
Diego Barbiani @Diego_Barbiani
·15m
For Swiatek getting Noskova, Rybakina and Ostapenko back-to-back-to-back (and potentially another big flat hitter in the final) may be like a Pokémon League serie going into the final Master who has Mewtwo level 99
Report TheCarambaExperience February 13, 2025 9:27 PM GMT
Irish Superstar Celine Simunyu getting a QWC to Dubai again this year. That was her only appearance at an above over W35 in her past 12 months. Is there some some sort of exchange program between Ireland and UAE or does she have UAE roots?
Report TheCarambaExperience February 13, 2025 9:29 PM GMT
she has climbed from 927 to 892 in this time span though, so yay progress!
Report edy February 13, 2025 10:15 PM GMT
Last year's qualifying wild card was apparently on the behest of Colm McLoughlin, an Irishman who had a storied career at Dubai Duty Free and was still Executive Vice Chairman then (as far as I can see). He has since died. Maybe this year's wild card was handed out in honour of him.
Report Angela Rebecchi February 14, 2025 12:09 AM GMT
2.3 SP
1.6 on serve 1st set Laugh
Report TheCarambaExperience February 14, 2025 12:54 AM GMT
There are so many silly wild cards, so it doesn't make much sense to get upset over a QWC, but this is one of the more random ones.
Report edy February 14, 2025 10:59 AM GMT
Simunyu won her match.
Report TheCarambaExperience February 14, 2025 2:06 PM GMT
Excited
Report TheCarambaExperience February 14, 2025 2:17 PM GMT
1.36 to 1.81 in two games.
Report TheCarambaExperience February 14, 2025 2:19 PM GMT
I have some shocking news
Report TheCarambaExperience February 14, 2025 2:20 PM GMT
Emma Raducanu got a WC to Dubai.
Report TheCarambaExperience February 14, 2025 3:26 PM GMT
will be interesting to see odds next time the play. For this Iga had four losses in a row against Osty and was 1.36
Report TheCarambaExperience February 14, 2025 4:38 PM GMT
Anisimova arguing a ball was about 25 cm out and wasn't called by hawkeye.
Report TheCarambaExperience February 14, 2025 5:59 PM GMT
nosebleed Medvedev
Report TheCarambaExperience February 14, 2025 5:59 PM GMT
Feel like I have seen this before.
Report Angela Rebecchi February 15, 2025 1:30 AM GMT
Zverev price looking mighty short
Report Angela Rebecchi February 15, 2025 1:44 AM GMT
Mr Lumpy what are you doing Excited
Report Blencathra February 15, 2025 10:58 AM GMT
Sinner well rested before the French G/S
Report TheCarambaExperience February 15, 2025 1:23 PM GMT
he even gets to play Rome.
Report edy February 15, 2025 7:08 PM GMT
Ban WADA!
Report TheCarambaExperience February 15, 2025 8:11 PM GMT
signed.
Report Angela Rebecchi February 15, 2025 9:14 PM GMT
Fonseca 1.01 on the ropes !
Report Angela Rebecchi February 15, 2025 9:27 PM GMT
Fonseca called for trainer
Report Angela Rebecchi February 15, 2025 9:30 PM GMT
1.7x to 2.4x Happy
Report TheCarambaExperience February 16, 2025 8:26 AM GMT
Poots 3.6 against Noskova a big price. Yes, Noskova won easily in Doha, but she can be very hit and miss.
Report TheCarambaExperience February 16, 2025 4:35 PM GMT
https://www.threads.net/@sportsinfotennis/post/DGFU0DeJ0fu

happy to see JJ Wolf here
Report Angela Rebecchi February 16, 2025 8:36 PM GMT
Hope Fokina gets the job done here. His talent deserves a title.
Report tobiasr February 16, 2025 8:39 PM GMT
starting to wonder if fonseca could even finish his dinner. couldn't serve out against djere and he's just repeated the trick against cerundolo
Report tobiasr February 16, 2025 8:42 PM GMT
about to blow 0-40 for the chance to serve for it again
Report tobiasr February 16, 2025 8:42 PM GMT
got the break. won't be surprised if he mucks up serving for it again
Report tobiasr February 16, 2025 8:48 PM GMT
jesus
Report tobiasr February 16, 2025 8:48 PM GMT
unbelievable from fonseca
Report tobiasr February 16, 2025 8:50 PM GMT
can't see how he wins the breaker after that. serves for the match twice and broken twice
Report tobiasr February 16, 2025 8:54 PM GMT
wins the breaker. if he carries on like that in matches he's going to be a trading dream
Report Angela Rebecchi February 16, 2025 8:56 PM GMT
Fonseca is a title holder !
Report TheCarambaExperience February 16, 2025 8:56 PM GMT

Feb 16, 2025 -- 8:39PM, tobiasr wrote:


starting to wonder if fonseca could even finish his dinner. couldn't serve out against djere and he's just repeated the trick against cerundolo


Even Rafa does that a lot. Easily happens when you don't have a killer serve. It would be scary if there weren't some weaknesses in Fonseca's game at this stage.

Report TheCarambaExperience February 16, 2025 8:57 PM GMT
Helped him that the crowd was more or less 50/50. Big difference to the 0/100 most non-Argentinians have to deal with when playing in Buenos Aires.
Report TheCarambaExperience February 16, 2025 9:04 PM GMT
Tennis TV @TennisTV
Youngest champions in ATP Tour era (since 1990):
16y 10m 18d - Lleyton Hewitt
17y 9m 21d - Andrei Medvedev
18y 1m 19d - Kei Nishikori
18y 2m 12d - Rafael Nadal
18y 2m 20d - Carlos Alcaraz
18y 5m 7d - Michael Chang
18y 5m 26d - JOAO FONSECA


not bad company to be in.
Report Angela Rebecchi February 16, 2025 9:06 PM GMT
Andrei Medvedev would not have been in my memory bank !
Report TheCarambaExperience February 16, 2025 9:08 PM GMT
Same.
Biggest contribution to tennis was choking that RG final to Agassi, which lead to Andre and Steffi meeting at that winners' ball and the rest is history.
Report Angela Rebecchi February 16, 2025 9:22 PM GMT
I think ADF requested physio end of game I believe, though think it might be a minor taping/blister issue.
Report edy February 16, 2025 9:58 PM GMT

Feb 16, 2025 -- 9:08PM, TheCarambaExperience wrote:


Same.Biggest contribution to tennis was choking that RG final to Agassi, which lead to Andre and Steffi meeting at that winners' ball and the rest is history.


Like them making a kid that will bring baseball glory to Germany.

Report Angela Rebecchi February 16, 2025 10:02 PM GMT
Classic ADF, 1.03 on the ropes !
Report TheCarambaExperience February 16, 2025 10:02 PM GMT
what a mug ADF
Report Angela Rebecchi February 16, 2025 10:04 PM GMT
Someone keeps leaving little gifts for the people with fastest visuals to the match. Seen £5-£10k bets snipered a few times !
Report TheCarambaExperience February 16, 2025 10:09 PM GMT
Laugh
Report TheCarambaExperience February 16, 2025 10:10 PM GMT
Tsitsipas will be proud of him.
Report Angela Rebecchi February 16, 2025 10:11 PM GMT
Incredible turn around ! ADF in deep doo doo

1.02    £4,093.10        £747.80
1.03    £2,598.20        £5,959.92
1.04    £2,482.20        £8,943.64
1.05    £2,338.20        £5,917.81
1.06    £2,300.20        £11,401.03
Post Your Reply
<CTRL+Enter> to submit
Please login to post a reply.

Wonder

Instance ID: 13539
www.betfair.com