2010 Tennis Thread (Grand Slams, ATP World Tour, Davis Cup)

[lechepicha]

Murray should be fined indeed.

I mean, there's NO WAY you couldn't know you're not going to play with AT LEAST a week before the start of the tournament.

Murray is getting arrogant... hope it doesn't get too damn cocky, Serena-style.

 

[GWhizz]

Murray should be fined indeed.

I mean, there's NO WAY you couldn't know you're not going to play with AT LEAST a week before the start of the tournament.

Murray is getting arrogant... hope it doesn't get too damn cocky, Serena-style.

He clearly made a mistake by telling the organizers so late rather than say as you suggested, a week or maybe 4-5 days in advance. But 8it's only a ATP250 tournament with low ranking points, which i hear you don't drop if you as a player decide to drop out. I think maybe he'll think carefully about commit in advance and dropping out late in future.

He's young and World No.3 so it won't really affect him i think. He should be available for Doha.

Apparently he asked for a doubles wildcard for him and his brother before he dropped out too. Jamie won't be pleased. :tongue:

 

[lechepicha]

He should be available for Doha.

you mean Dubai (next week)

Doha was last month, Davydenko won that one, beating Nadal in the final, saving 3 match points in the 2nd set tiebreak.

by the way, Dubai is gonna be awesome! Federer, Djokovic, Murray, Davydenko, Roddick (damn, he's gonna be there? it would be 3 weeks in a row... he should skip this one), Cilic

my guess in advanced: Federer or Cilic

 

[lechepicha]

good news, titsrock and lungzyn:

Fit again, Nadal confident about tour return

http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=2567415

 

[Lungzyn]

good news, titsrock and lungzyn:

Fit again, Nadal confident about tour return

http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=2567415

Lets hope he can back it up.
Actions speak louder than words :tongue:

 

[lechepicha]

Lets hope he can back it up.
Actions speak louder than words :tongue:

agree.

his goal should be win Montecarlo or Rome, skip Madrid and try to be at least 4th in the rankings, so he can skip a nasty QF.

 

[GWhizz]

you mean Dubai (next week)

Doha was last month, Davydenko won that one, beating Nadal in the final, saving 3 match points in the 2nd set tiebreak.

by the way, Dubai is gonna be awesome! Federer, Djokovic, Murray, Davydenko, Roddick (damn, he's gonna be there? it would be 3 weeks in a row... he should skip this one), Cilic

my guess in advanced: Federer or Cilic

Yeah meant Dubai, tired brain. Murray has a decent, but Fed-ex is favourite.

 

[lechepicha]

in other news...

:eek: Dinner fuels Shakira-Rafael Nadal love-match buzz :eek:

http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/dinner_fuels_love_match_buzz_o64aUuyonInJ8TrLm0DsmI

and

the "Gran David" (Nalbandian) returns!

http://www.tennistalk.com/en/previe...bandian,_Gaudio_highlight_Day_1_night_session

great news! he's an awesome player

 

[lechepicha]

Gilles Simon lost in Marseille's 1st round

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iZX18nlL1I0Gc0YlKT8-Ry4mLFZg

pretty bad news for this kid... injured since november and his return doesn't look good

 

[lechepicha]

Who Had The Most Dominant 12-Month Period: Rafael Nadal Or Roger Federer?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/347068-who-had-the-most-dominant-12-month-period-nadal-or-federer

In Nadal’s unbelievable 12-month period, Roger was in the finals of all four Grand Slams. Nadal? He was in only three, as Roger won the U.S. Open.

In Federer’s period, Roger was also in the finals of all four Grand Slams. Nadal was nowhere to be seen. His best was a semifinal appearance at the U.S. Open.

 

[GregCentauro]

I just came in my pants. Shahar Peer beats Wozniacki in Dubai! woohoo!!! :nanner: :nanner: :nanner:

With Kuznetsova also out, the draw is wide open. I don't see Venus taking it by default now. She has become an enigma. I reckon that the other top players have lost the fear to play against her.
Maybe Nastya Pavlyuchenkova can upset Venus tomorrow. Nastya already played a good week in Paris. She could be the next Russian girl to break into the top 20.

In the bottom half Aga Radwanska looks good with a 6/3; 6/0 win over Pennetta. Kulikova tomorrow shouldn't be too much of an obstacle.

And a winning comeback for Nicole Vaidisova in Memphis after two lost years. For the legs alone, I hope she can establish herself again on the tour.

 

[lechepicha]

Verdasco lose in 1st round of Memphis... he doesn't look so good now, isn't he ?

anyway, IMO he will be ready for the clay season

 

[lechepicha]

2009 ATP Awards announced:

Player Of The Year: who do you think ? Roger, of course

Fans' Favourite: who do you think ? Andy Roddick? nah... Roger, of course

Sportsmanship: who do you think ? Nole ? nah... Roger, of course

Most Improved: John Isner. But in a perfect world, it would have been Roger as well, i mean, his 2008 year was "bad", right? he improved a lot and beat everyone in 2009

Newcomer: Horacio Zeballos

Comeback: Marco Chiudinelli (Roger's best friend in the tour)

Tournament of the Year Shanghai (Masters 1000), Dubai (500), Bastad (250)



is there any doubt of the size of the figure of Roger Federer ? guess not...

50 years from now, i can see myself telling my grandsons... "i saw Roger Federer play... oh, and Michael Jordan as well"

 

[GWhizz]

Keothavong seems in good form, beating the young portuguese scream queen De Brito in straight in Memphis 6-3 6-1. She's reached the 3rd round who she'll play Karolina Sprem.

She's got points to defend after reaching the semis last year so so far so good. looks good to break inside the Top 100 before too long. Let's see if Bally can join her later.

 

[GWhizz]

Keothavong seems in good form, beating the young portuguese scream queen De Brito in straight in Memphis 6-3 6-1. She's reached the 3rd round who she'll play Karolina Sprem.

She's got points to defend after reaching the semis last year so so far so good. looks good to break inside the Top 100 before too long. Let's see if Bally can join her later.

She won in straight sets to set up a clash with Sharapova. Should be a good match I think.

 

[lechepicha]

Federer, Nadal, Sampras, Agassi To 'Hit For Haiti' In Indian Wells

http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/02/Indian-Wells-Hit-For-Haiti.aspx

:thumbsup:

 

[lechepicha]

If someone said after the 2008 Australian Open that Novak Djokovic wouldn't win any of the next eight Grand Slams, you'd have laughed big-time.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/powerranking?season=2010&month=2

that's sooooooo true... he even didn't made a Slam final since his Australian Open title... poor Nole. He's good and all, but not THAT good. Sorry djoker, but that's the way it is.

 

[Lungzyn]

Federer, Nadal, Sampras, Agassi To 'Hit For Haiti' In Indian Wells

http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/02/Indian-Wells-Hit-For-Haiti.aspx

Hopefully it will be as entertaining as last time

If someone said after the 2008 Australian Open that Novak Djokovic wouldn't win any of the next eight Grand Slams, you'd have laughed big-time.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/powerranking?season=2010&month=2

that's sooooooo true... he even didn't made a Slam final since his Australian Open title... poor Nole. He's good and all, but not THAT good. Sorry djoker, but that's the way it is.

He is still young, at least. I mean, he has achieved more than Murray at the same age. Maybe he could still get better before he gets too old :dunno:
He is the youngest player in the open era to have reached the semifinals of all four Grand Slam events. Is that all that can be expected of him?
His results arent showing a lot of good signs at the moment though, plus theres guys like Cilic and JMDP getting better.

 

[MILF Man]

Is Martina Hingis making a comeback? I heard something about her playing again the other day on a sports t.v. show and was very curious to know if this was indeed true?

I've missed her so much! :lovecoupl

 

[GregCentauro]

Hi, MILF Man! Hingis will play on an established exhibition tour in the USA along with other former star players. Kournikova has played there, too. Martina won't make a competitive comeback on the WTA tour, though.


As for current events: Another good week for Shahar with a semifinal appearance in Dubai. Let's hope that Venus will get her ass whooped by either Vika or Aga in the final.

Annie Keothavong takes on Sofia Arvidsson in the Memphis semis. Sounds manageable. I'll sacrifice a lamb for a victory over Sharapova for Petra Kvitova. :lovecoupl