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US Open 2017 |OT| The One Where Everyone's Injured (Or Pregnant)
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John Dunbar
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anderson needs to channel his inner wawrinka. all hope seemed lost in january of 2014, but stan came miraculously through. now the duty has fallen on the mighty shoulders of the south african giant.
perfectchaos007
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RedAssedApe
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Now they are onto pay equality.
I agree.
Let the Japanese be disappointed by Nishikori in person for once😐
The French Open and Wimbledon are actually good tournaments, though.
RedAssedApe
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Sucks for Madison the way she went out but the rapport is nice.
I just wanna watch tennis. What's with the commentators talking so much. And the on court interview with king was cringe. Can't you see the women playing, shuddup!
perfectchaos007
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Phoenix RISING
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Seriously. She was mad AF about Serena approaching and breaking her record.
Depends on if Sloan dominates the Next Great White Hope like Serena did with Sharapova.
Machine Messiah
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I was shocked they were allowed to talk during play. Voices carry extremely easy on these courts, especially when you have primo seats like Emma Stone & King
Indeed. The media was so eager to dump Serena for the vastly inferior Sharapova in 2004/2005.
DriftingSpirit
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Happy for Sloane. That hug was so nice.
RedAssedApe
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They've been doing this the whole tournament. Usually they put a pause on the questions during pts like the commentators. Weird and distracting. The one promoting bill jean king movie was super bad/cringe though.
Jokes aside, you can't be seriously suggesting that this year's French Open weren't better than this trash tournament. The US facilities are better but the level of play was embarrassing. Also the French has the advantage of being on clay.
Phoenix RISING
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RedAssedApe
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Funny moment with the prize money check. Cut and run Madison.
I really hope she stays healthy. Sloane's smart and clean counter tennis has so much potential. That's why I was rooting for Keys. Keys could best anyone and lose to anyone with her style of play. Sloane has more potential in my opinion.
perfectchaos007
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The French was the worst GS 2017 until the US Open came along. It's not America's fault this tournament was bad. I'm just poking fun. We did the same after the French Open.
Seriously though, the German Open needs to happen.
perfectchaos007
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The problem with the French Open is currently the uppity neighborhood its in, essentially bullies the tournament and they get their way. They really need to move that tournament to a place that allows organizers more freedom, so they can get lights on all courts and perhaps at least one roof. Keep it on red clay, of course and move it to another place in France OR move it to Spain
perfectchaos007
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I'm looking forward to the US Open girls singles final tomorrow, which is also an All American Affair.
You have 16 year old Amanda Anisimova who is already ranked #182 in the world. She'll face off against 13 year old Cori Gauff. Keep in mind most of the top girls on the Junior circuit are 17 and 18 years old.
You have 16 year old Amanda Anisimova who is already ranked #182 in the world. She'll face off against 13 year old Cori Gauff. Keep in mind most of the top girls on the Junior circuit are 17 and 18 years old.
Phoenix RISING
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Spain is a good candidate in the name of Nadal, but the FO is the has its own name: Roland Garros. Good luck ever having that major disappear.
I tweeted that my primary concern is that she doesn't lose her way like the WS did and start exploring fashion/other interests and lose a few years to that. Everyone remembers when Serena showed up fat to that Australian open and played her way back into shape, beating everyone. She got serious after that blood clot.
What on earth are you talking about? I often honestly feel like one of the only Americans around who doesn't love Serena. (I loved her when she and Venus first joined the tour, but she completely lost me when she was such a bitch toward Jankovic, Safina and Wozniacki when they were number one.)
As for Sloane, whether America--and the rest of the world, for that matter--embraces or ignores her depends on the next 12 months, I think. If she wins another GS title in the next year or so, people will look at her as "the real deal." If she stinks up the court or otherwise falls short at the slams next year, people probably will look at her as a flash in the pan...
perfectchaos007
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I wasn't going to say anything but earlier this year I thought Serena showed up fat-er to the Australian Open. Turns out she was just 2 months pregnant
perfectchaos007
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I didn't know this, but Sloane is the lowest computer ranked player to win a grand slam since computer rankings were introduced in 1975. So basically, lowest ranked player ever to win a slam title.
I would have guessed Serena @ the AO in 2007 would have been a lower rank but apparently not
DarkJediKnight
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Man, this is the first I'm hearing of Sloane. Tennis aside, this girl is gorgeous!
She's going to make good money from endorsements.
She's going to make good money from endorsements.
Wow that was a very bad match for a final lol. The crowd was dead for an all american encounter, and it lasted like 59 minutes. :x keys was an unforced error machine and Sloane was just pushing everything back.
Sharapova x Halep felt more like a final than this.
Oh well happy for Sloane, she seems like a very sweet girl.
She really is! Her face is to die for.
Sharapova x Halep felt more like a final than this.
Oh well happy for Sloane, she seems like a very sweet girl.
Man, this is the first I'm hearing of Sloane. Tennis aside, this girl is gorgeous!
She's going to make good money from endorsements.
She really is! Her face is to die for.
Kotetsu534
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For raw atheleticism and talent off both wings, she's always been impressive. Her problems were (may still be) all in the mind. There are times when she just spins her serves in over and over, or backs way up behind the baseline for no reason and gets pushed around (a problem a lot of very fast, talented players have, think Monfils, Murray, Gasquet, Halep). There've also been a lot of times when she clearly lacked motivation. When she wants a match though, she's a terror - see her 5-0 record in finals. Losing a year to injury may have been a blessing in disguise.
If she improves by getting comfortable attacking the net and getting more disciplined on return, she could be a dominant player. She has elite defense and offense, which very few of the current top women do.
Keys doesn't seem to me like she's improved a whole lot over the past couple of years. I thought she was a dead cert #1 with her power and serve when she broke out, but she still has periods in matches where she attacks wildly and loses control of her backhand. When she's on she's unplayable, but when she starts to go off, she can go.
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Deleted member 231381
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She was ranked 83. Goran was ranked 125. You mean the lowest computer ranked female player.
the reverse Murray
RedAssedApe
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hingis with another doubles GS
perfectchaos007
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I'm sexist against men
John Dunbar
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oh look, it's time for tennis to die.
John Dunbar
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oh christ, the camera man had to zoom out to get nadal in the picture
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Deleted member 231381
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Who can take a slam final
Sprinkle it with bru
Cover it with forehands and a miracle or two
The Kandyman
Oh, the Kandyman can!
Sprinkle it with bru
Cover it with forehands and a miracle or two
The Kandyman
Oh, the Kandyman can!
Frankfurter
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What a terrible call by the linesman.
John Dunbar
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still on serve, but not looking good for anderson. his only chance is to serve like a god and then win tiebreaks or snatch cheap breaks. at this rate he's going to get broken multiple times as the match goes on.
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