Tennis Discussion Thread

Started by YoungShelby, May 26, 2015, in Sports Add to Reading List

  1. TimmyT
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    @aleeex1923

    https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/41713386/rafael-nadal-retire-tennis-end-season


    the last time he’ll play will be this year in the Davis cup in Malaga from November 19-21
     
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    d---, that is sad :emoji_slight_frown:
     
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    i know what you mean--i'll miss seeing him out on the court

    not sure if you're still playing top spin2k5, but they recently added alexander zverev to the roster.

    i think they were going to add nadal to the roster anyway, but now that he's announced this retirement--i definitely think he'll be added to the game eventually
     
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    Neah, I quit the game after puttin 500 hours into it most I've ever put in one game in my 37 years of existence. Felt like it was too much
     
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    @aleeex1923 here we go, first major of the year
     
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    Hajdeeee Noleeee
     
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    i wanna see alexander zverev breakthrough and win his first major.
     
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    The nostalgia of them good old days of tennis doesn't let me support anyone else, as much as I rooted against Novak back in the day, I want to see him win this, can't wait for the game against Alcaraz later today
     
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    novak moves on. i remember you saying you don't like the new school players, so i figured you wanted novak to win.

    i just want alexander zverev to win because i wanna see someone who hasn't won a major win it
     
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    always thought Zverev belongs in the WTA, he's too mentally weak....but we'll see how it plays out
     
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    speaking of the women's side, Iga hasn't lost one set in this tournament. not only that, but she's dominated all of her opponents. she's been winning like 6-1, 6-2, 6-0, etc

    it'll be interesting to see if she can finally win this major. we all know she rules clay but let's see if she can start winning majors on other surfaces
     
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    d--- haven't watch women tennis in a minute but wow, this Swiatek - Keys game was amazing to see
     
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    it was great to see--especially that third set that went to a tiebreak. i'm happy that keys ended up winning it all because she had never done it before but had come close a couple times in the past.

    after the match was over with novak, alex zverev asked the crowd to please not boo a player due to an injury. some of the crowd was disappointed that they only got to see one set. i'm not surprised novak had to retire because he was banged up going into the match.

    if alex averev can beat sinner, we will have two first time major winners at the aussie open
     
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