Tennis

[LloydsLegs]

Seems like an environmental protest.  One protester remaining - this is a guess- seems to still be there and may have secured him or herself to a chair

[MuggsyB]

Seems like an environmental protest.  One protester remaining - this is a guess- seems to still be there and may have secured him or herself to a chair

Sweet Jesus.    A 40+ minute delay because of this!!  Inexcusable. 

[LloydsLegs]

I think the person would have continued to shout, and that’s the problem with play.  Why they can’t cut the person loose (if that’s what it is) I don’t know.

Credit to broadcast so far for not having shown the exact nature of the protest (though I think the announcers have wanted to!)

[MuggsyB]

I think the person would have continued to shout, and that’s the problem with play.  Why they can’t cut the person loose (if that’s what it is) I don’t know.

Credit to broadcast so far for not having shown the exact nature of the protest (though I think the announcers have wanted to!)

Glued his feet to the cement floor.  Are these the same people destroying Van Gogh paintings?

[lawdog77]

Glued his feet to the cement floor.  Are these the same people destroying Van Gogh paintings?

Wonder if the person used FlexSuper Glue. If so, they are not moving. At least according to the infomercial.

[MU82]

How many times before this tournament started did you mention Ben Shelton on Scoop?

In 2021 Ben Shelton won the deciding match to help the University of Florida win the NCAA Title.

In 2022, Ben won the NCAA Singles Title.

He has since reached 2 ATP Challenger Finals, and 2 semifinals.

This week he has won his first ATP 1000 match, and he had his first win over a top 100 player, moving into the World Top 200. And now, he has added a win over the 5th ranked player in the World.

Ben, 19, is the son of former tour player Bryan, who has long been the Women’s coach at Georgia Tech and most recently, the Men’s coach at Florida.

So the answer to my question is: Once. 13 months ago, you cut-and-pasted some facts about Ben Shelton. You didn't predict "immediate" stardom or any other kind of stardom for him.

You simply presented facts, which is cool. I asked if you had mentioned Shelton on Scoop, and indeed you had. So congrats; you got me there.

[MuggsyB]

Keys better not let this set slip away.  This is why I reiterate dropping the hammer when you have the opportunity. 

[MuggsyB]

Ughhh. That absolutely sucked. 

[Plaque Lives Matter!]

Both Gauff and Keys need some close out mental improvement. Both players in the first match were forehand chipping and moonballing in the end.

[MuggsyB]

Time for Keys to slam the fking door. 

[MuggsyB]

There have been crazy amount of unforced errors in both of these matches. 

[Plaque Lives Matter!]

Sabalenka’s grunt is the noise I make every time I hit “post” on scoop

[MuggsyB]

Sabalenka’s grunt is the noise I make every time I hit “post” on scoop

LOL!!!

[Plaque Lives Matter!]

There have been crazy amount of unforced errors in both of these matches.

Part of it is the fatigue and slog of the tournament but I agree. Lot of baffling mental errors too

[21Jumpstreet]

They are just crushing the ball, so powerful

[MuggsyB]

Ya.....this is just crazy.  Especially Sabalenka's forehand flying all over the place. 

[MuggsyB]

They are just crushing the ball, so powerful

They are probably the two biggest hitters for sure.  You would think taking a bit off at times would make sense.  Especially on a basic forehand in the middle of the court or against a 2nd serve. 

[MuggsyB]

Very disappointing.  Keys had plenty of chances.  But give Sabalenka credit for playing a great tiebreaker in the 3rd. 

[Jockey]

Pressure kills.

[Plaque Lives Matter!]

Sabalenka dominated that breaker. Played fearless

[21Jumpstreet]

Sabalenka dominated that breaker. Played fearless

Exactly

[shoothoops]

Sigh. The part I took from info in The Athletic was in the paragraph in which I mentioned The Athletic:

The rest were my observations, which I thought was pretty clear:

And none of that was exactly controversial.

But you go on being outraged, inventing strawmen, and showing the rest of us that you are the world's foremost tennis authority.

I am curious about one thing, though:

How many times before this tournament started did you mention Ben Shelton on Scoop?

No. It wasn't clear. You cut and pasted something and mixed in your own thoughts with it,  to change the meaning of the piece. When you were asked to provide the author or article link you didn't.

The only person upset and outraged is you. This part is called projection.

Next you are desperately seeking the support of the group with tour tribal thinking that got you here in the first place.

I never said I was the world's most tennis authority, you just did but thanks.

[shoothoops]

So the answer to my question is: Once. 13 months ago, you cut-and-pasted some facts about Ben Shelton. You didn't predict "immediate" stardom or any other kind of stardom for him.

You simply presented facts, which is cool. I asked if you had mentioned Shelton on Scoop, and indeed you had. So congrats; you got me there.

I didn't cut and paste a thing. I actually follow tennis. You are projecting again because you copied and pasted something while mixing in your own thoughts.

I do attend tournaments, trainings, events, pro, college, other including this event. And I do know some of these people, yes.

I don't make prediictionscin any sport. I don’t believe in it as a personal rule. I also don't need to make any regarding this topic because my prediction isn't relevant to conclude whether or not a player had a meteoric rise.

I didn't need to post a single thing about Ben Shelton in the past. And as luck would have it, I did anyway.

You thought you were playing gotcha again. And once again it backfired. Maybe sit this ome out. It isn't going well for you.

But I am happy to talk tennis in the tennis thread. And I will in a little bit when I get a chance.

Free Madi Keys.

[MU82]

[LloydsLegs]

Pressure kills.

Pressure is a privilege.