Tennis!

[Bobfoc]

Not a bad start for Norrie. I can't see it continuing.

[The Kraig]

31 minutes ago, Baddar said:

Djokovic-Norrie has just started.

Norrie leads the first set! If he beats Djokovic and then Kyrgios he is immediately my new hero.

Also, if Norrie wins here then we have two Wimbledon finalists from Africa (technically).

[Bobfoc]

Expect to see Djokovic's miraculous form-changing injury timeout soon.

[Baddar]

Norrie will have a bunch of different countries backing him I'd have thought.

Born in South Africa to a Scottish dad and Welsh mum, brought up in New Zealand.

[Bobfoc]

Just now, Baddar said:

Norrie will have a bunch of different countries backing him I'd have thought.

Born in South Africa to a Scottish dad and Welsh mum, brought up in New Zealand.

And went to university in the USA.

[JasonM]

1 minute ago, Baddar said:

Norrie will have a bunch of different countries backing him I'd have thought.

Born in South Africa to a Scottish dad and Welsh mum, brought up in New Zealand.

And the English will claim him, as is tradition

[Colly]

Only if he wins...

[Adam]

Djokovic has stepped up as Norrie's level has fallen off a bit, with predictable consequences.

He's giving it a real good go though.

[The Kraig]

Oh well, I guess that's the men's tournament done for another year.

Jabeur vs Rybakina starts soon (2pm GMT) for the title! Allez Ons!

[Chris2K]

This final is like choosing between being punched in the balls or kicked in the balls.

 

Alternatively, like choosing between being given COVID by an egomaniacal asshole who doesn't believe in medical science, or physically assaulted by a violently unstable personification of toxic masculinity.

[JasonM]

2 hours ago, Chris2K said:

This final is like choosing between being punched in the balls or kicked in the balls.

 

Alternatively, like choosing between being given COVID by an egomaniacal asshole who doesn't believe in medical science, or physically assaulted by a violently unstable personification of toxic masculinity.

This is the experience I have with this. I like neither of these assholes, but am slightly behind Novak because I think a cunt like Kyrgios shouldn't ever have the honour of winning a slam.

Both as a person and as an athlete do I find Kyrgios to be everything I dislike. Novak I utterly despise as a person because of his science denying covid insanity, but can respect as the athlete he is.

It really is a choice between two terrible choices. I don't want my tennis to be like politics.

Anyways, Novak up 2-1, let's see we can avoid a 5th set and forget this final quickly.
 

EDIT: Well that's done, onto the US Open where we at least know Novak won't be welcome. Might become an interest tournament depending on how bad Rafa's abdomen tear is.

[gunnar hendershow]

I'm not sure by the time the US Open rolls around if there won't be some exceptions that allow him to play. I guess the bigger hurdle he has to overcome is it being in NYC than the US itself though.

[METALMAN]

Both finalists were vegan, proving that you can be a full on moron while maintaining a cruelty free diet.

[Bobfoc]

As no ranking points are being awarded at Wimbledon this year, Djokovic, who won the tournament, will fall behind Casper Ruud, who lost in the second round.

[Chris2K]

Djokovic acting like a martyr, saying he had to overcome the mental pain of his Australia deportation, is beyond sickening. He either lied about having COVID on his medical exemption form, or alternatively had COVID and knowingly went to several personal appearances with hundreds of fans. Either way, he deserves absolutely no sympathy.

[Lineker]

Serena Williams is retiring. 

[Bobfoc]

The US Open draw has been made. I just found out that this is the first time in nineteen years that the men's top seed at a Grand Slam has been anyone other than Federer, Nadal, Djokovic or Murray.

[gunnar hendershow]

That's an almost incomprehensible stat as there are very good tennis players who will be in the US Open that weren't born the last time that was the case.

I looked it up - 2004 Australian Open (so almost a perfectly clean 19 years). Roddick was the top seed at that tournament. Federer won, and then became the forever world number 1 (until Nadal finally passed him like 4 1/2 years later).

[Bobfoc]

I never would have believed back then that Roddick would only end up with one Grand Slam. It shows how strong the emerging players at the time became.

[gunnar hendershow]

1 minute ago, Bobfoc said:

I never would have believed back then that Roddick would only end up with one Grand Slam. It shows how strong the emerging players at the time became.

From a US perspective it was basically Sampras & Agassi passing the torch to Roddick who would carry US tennis and world tennis for a decade. And for awhile he was really the 3rd best player in the world but Federer and Nadal just immediately became so much better than him.

And since then the US hasn't sniffed having a top men's player.