October 8, 20205 yr 5 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said: Second year in a row a teenager will make the womens finals Serena is never winning another Major.
October 8, 20205 yr Serena’s one remaining Ace up her sleeve is her men’s tour level serve. I would like to see Swiatek return Serena’s 1st serves for winners in a 6-1 6-0 matchup and see Serena hang ‘em up after that.
October 8, 20205 yr Kenin’s dad is coaching already in her first service game. He’s been fined FOURS times already this tournament and he’s not slowing down.
October 8, 20205 yr Iga is one win away from having more slam titles than her countrywoman Aga Radwanska and she’s still a teen
October 8, 20205 yr 11 minutes ago, ConferenceRoom said: The amount of ground Kenin covers is absurd. Yes it is. And she is such a pitbull. A 11 1/2 minute game to hold her serve. She’s a fighter.
October 8, 20205 yr Kenin! What a fighter. Her dad will happily pay all those illegal coaching fines if Kenin wins on Saturday
October 8, 20205 yr Wow! The Ruso-American is INTENSE!! I feel for any future significant other/spouse that she may have in the future. I see her being a Hope Solo type of domestic partner. 😂 She is something else.
October 8, 20205 yr On NBC they had the post match interview (that The Tennis Channel did not) and Kenin & Swiatek played each other in the French Open Juniors. Kenin said that Swiatek won in a close one. My thinking is that they are both very different than they were whenever the hell that was. (At least 3 years ago, if not more.)
October 8, 20205 yr 6 minutes ago, Napoleon said: On NBC they had the post match interview (that The Tennis Channel did not) and Kenin & Swiatek played each other in the French Open Juniors. Kenin said that Swiatek won in a close one. My thinking is that they are both very different than they were whenever the hell that was. (At least 3 years ago, if not more.) sofia's interview? TC online showed it.
October 8, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, gsoda3 said: sofia's interview? TC online showed it. 1) Was it the on court interview immediately after she won that was conducted by a French lady? 2) Or the one with the press where she is sitting at a mic inside? I was talking about #1, on court. While watching live, TC went to their desk studio inside the stadium for commentary from Steve Weissman & Chanda Rubin and you could occasionally hear the audience applauding in the background, but didn’t show it. I was confused why they wouldn’t show it live, then thought “Maybe they are contractually obligated not to” and started flipping through channels to see if anyone else was carrying the match. Sure enough, NBC Sports has been showing it live as well and the NBC affiliate in the DFW area (channel 5) was showing the match about 45 to 60 minutes delayed.
October 8, 20205 yr 4 minutes ago, Napoleon said: 1) Was it the on court interview immediately after she won that was conducted by a French lady? 2) Or the one with the press where she is sitting at a mic inside? I was talking about #1, on court. While watching live, TC went to their desk studio inside the stadium for commentary from Steve Weissman & Chanda Rubin and you could occasionally hear the audience applauding in the background, but didn’t show it. I was confused why they wouldn’t show it live, then thought “Maybe they are contractually obligated not to” and started flipping through channels to see if anyone else was carrying the match. Sure enough, NBC Sports has been showing it live as well and the NBC affiliate in the DFW area (channel 5) was showing the match about 45 to 60 minutes delayed. yeah it was on court. i only unmuted the tail end of it but they were speaking english.
October 8, 20205 yr Kenin reminds me of a better Cibulkova. Total bulldog fighter. Her dad annoys the fuck out of me though, punishments should escalate from fines to suspension. I’ve got Djokovic in four and Nadal in four tomorrow. Then Djokovic in five in finals
October 8, 20205 yr Tsitsipas is still mentally weak. I’ll take Djoker in 3, Nadal in 5, and then for the finals Nadal in 5. Kenin in 3 for the women’s final
October 8, 20205 yr Tsitsipas is still mentally weak. I’ll take Djoker in 3, Nadal in 5, and then for the finals Nadal in 5. Kenin in 3 for the women’s final I think I got Iga (or whatever her name) in 2. The only match I’ve ever seen of her was today but she looked a lot better than Kenin
October 8, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, HoustonFrog said: Kenin reminds me of a better Cibulkova. Total bulldog fighter. Her dad annoys the fuck out of me though, punishments should escalate from fines to suspension. Rafa would only have 8 to 12 Majors if it weren’t for cheating via coaching (to say nothing of his muscle building regimen). Cheating via coaching has been around forever. Rafa has far and away been the biggest offender the last two decades. Maybe if Kenin goes on a run of 6 of the next 8 majors, something will be done, but I think that the WTA rules have changed and the French Open just hasn’t caught up. But when a guy who learned about the game in order to teach his daughter, I don’t have an issue with it. Until they ban all coaches from attending matches... meh.
October 9, 20205 yr Rafa would only have 8 to 12 Majors if it weren’t for cheating via coaching (to say nothing of his muscle building regimen). Cheating via coaching has been around forever. Rafa has far and away been the biggest offender the last two decades. Maybe if Kenin goes on a run of 6 of the next 8 majors, something will be done, but I think that the WTA rules have changed and the French Open just hasn’t caught up. But when a guy who learned about the game in order to teach his daughter, I don’t have an issue with it. Until they ban all coaches from attending matches... meh. Yeah good points. He still annoys me for other reasons. I’ve been a big Kenin fan for about 1.5 years though, was super pumped and shocked when she won AOI have no idea who I’m going to root for in the men’s side after the Big 3 actually move on. They’re all so flawed compared to those guys. Sinner is maybe the cleanest game all around. Shapo should be the next great 10+ GS winner, but he’s horribly coached/won’t listen
October 9, 20205 yr I’m not near a TV for the next two or three hours, but it appears that I will still be able to watch most of the Nadal v. Schwartzman match. According to RolandGarros.com, they are 12 minutes into the match and here’s the score:
October 9, 20205 yr Nadal not messing around today. This is his “how dare you beat me last time” match
October 9, 20205 yr Yeah that was a pretty good beat down. Not a massacre, but never felt like Diego had much of a chance
October 9, 20205 yr 3 hours ago, perfectchaos007 said: Nadal not messing around today. This is his “how dare you beat me last time” match 2 hours ago, HoustonFrog said: Yeah that was a pretty good beat down. Not a massacre, but never felt like Diego had much of a chance ITs crazy that that straight sets beat down still took a smidgen over 3 hours. ALSO: Along the lines of Tsitsipas being weak minded... Check out the break points vs break points won:
October 9, 20205 yr 1 minute ago, perfectchaos007 said: Well well well. Tsitsipas got a break, and it was on set point too. We play 4 Djokovic was serving for the MATCH! Then Tsitsipas broke to go 5-5. Then held and BROKE AGAIN for the set. Is this the beginning of the end for the Serb?
October 9, 20205 yr Sofia Kenin, Stefanos Tsitsipas fined for coaching help at French Open Associated Press October 7, 2020 PARIS -- French Open semifinalists Sofia Kenin and Stefanos Tsitsipas have both been fined $8,500 at the tournament so far for multiple infractions, including receiving coaching help. Both coincidentally were docked the same amounts for the same offenses: $3,000 for coaching in the first round, another $4,000 for coaching in the fourth and an additional $1,500 for unsportsmanlike conduct. Both are coached by their fathers. No coaching help is allowed during matches at Grand Slam tournaments. https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/30064040/sofia-kenin-stefanos-tsitsipas-fined-coaching-help-french-open
October 10, 20205 yr It’s just about game time, bitches!! Tip-off is coming shortly. PS- Iga Swiatek & partner lost their semifinal doubles match in 3 sets, which is comparable to when Ivan Drago gets cut and we see that he can actually bleed and is human.
October 10, 20205 yr Swiatek showing nerves for the first time this tournament. Kenin teed off on a 2nd serve or two and Swiatek is missing forehands.
October 10, 20205 yr Needs a hold here in the second set and keep her foot on the throttle for the rest of the set and match.
October 10, 20205 yr All Iga in the 2nd set. Congrats to her on a great 2 weeks. Edited October 10, 20205 yr by perfectchaos007
October 10, 20205 yr Needs a hold here in the second set and keep her foot on the throttle for the rest of the set and match. Opposite of that. Okay, cool.
October 10, 20205 yr If not already, Swiatek will soon be dating her coach, her sports psychologist, or both. And she will be winning a lot of tournaments along the way. Kenin’s wins were about 40% due to her strokes and about 60% due to sewing doubt in Iga’s mind. Once Iga overcame that doubt, it was over. Don’t know how much better Kenin would have played without the injury, but that little bit more would having helped the sewing doubt category more than making shots that Iga couldn’t return. Mans Iga doesn’t have a racquet contract at the moment... Holy shit will the money pour in over the next three months.
October 11, 20205 yr I am pretty geeked for this final. I think it’s going to be epic because both Nadal and Djokovic have been pushed and are looking in great form coming in. I think it’s Nadal in five though.
October 11, 20205 yr I am pretty geeked for this final. I think it’s going to be epic because both Nadal and Djokovic have been pushed and are looking in great form coming in. I think it’s Nadal in five though.Minutes?
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