General Tennis News

[matt_897]

Not overly surprising...

Looks like Madrid will be canned too

 

[pepsi]

On a lighter note, the new court at Melbourne Park is coming along.

 

[matt_897]

Looks good. Pity tennis won't exist for it to be used.

 

[JamisonRun40]

TBPerfectlyH I don't really care that Krygios isn't going to the US to play tennis. He's not that interest in playing anyway.

 

[danstar]

On a lighter note, the new court at Melbourne Park is coming along.
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Sad, because it probably wont get used

 

[BobbyMorri]

Another title for Schmieds. Won the 10K Zilina title. destroying all her Slovakian opponents in the Peugeot Tennis Tour. Has one more tournament in Presov at the end of August. Hopefully, she stays in Europe and works hard for the French Open. Could do some damage and win a match there.

 

[pepsi]

Getting excited about the tour returning, however it may look. The big titles are up for grabs. I think we are going to see a number of surprise results in the first month or two.

 

[matt_897]

Venus & Serena possibly playing their last WTA match against each other in a tennis club in Kentucky (with full view of a major road) is a thing that's happening tomorrow morning

 

[BobbyMorri]

not long after this

well, Sascha is out of another job then.

 

[JackNah_8]

wow bad ending lol

 

[JamisonRun40]

I wonder if Sasha and Naomi will work together again. He probably should of stuck with Kiki. I am interested to know what he is like as a coach. he must be results driven which is a good thing.

 

[BobbyMorri]

I wonder if Sasha and Naomi will work together again. He probably should of stuck with Kiki. I am interested to know what he is like as a coach. he must be results driven which is a good thing.

well, his last 3 break ups in coaching have been "messy". Cutting Kiki was....interesting. She was always going to voice her opinion about it.

Think he has lost a lot of currency with that and now this. In saying that, I wish the next coach of Yastremska well. She is quite queer

 

[JackNah_8]

'Show some respect': Nick Kyrgios in ugly spat with French Open star

Nick Kyrgios and Karen Khachanov have engaged in an ugly slanging match on social media.

au.sports.yahoo.com

So Nick's career has turned into critising or arguing with players on Twitter lol

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

'Show some respect': Nick Kyrgios in ugly spat with French Open star

Nick Kyrgios and Karen Khachanov have engaged in an ugly slanging match on social media.

au.sports.yahoo.com

So Nick's career has turned into critising or arguing with players on Twitter lol

Lol, that was hilarious! Nick questioning other people's intellect, don't go there Nick!

 

[JackNah_8]

David Goffin: Belgian world number 13 to miss St. Petersburg Open after positive Covid-19 test

David Goffin becomes the latest tennis player to test positive for Covid-19.

au.eurosport.com

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Millman has been elected to the tennis council. Perfect role for him.


"Australian John Millman has been elected to the ATP Player Council.

The 31-year-old from Brisbane was announced as a new member today, alongside British former world No.1 Andy Murray, Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime and France’s Jeremy Chardy.

They replace world No.1 Novak Djokovic, Canadian Vasek Pospisil and Americans John Isner and Sam Querrey who all resigned in August after the formation of a Professional Tennis Players Association."

John Millman elected to ATP Player Council

John Millman will help shape the future of the sport in his new role as an ATP Player Council representative.

www.tennis.com.au

 

[matt_897]

Good news but I'm hoping that's the reason why he lost to Mischa Zverev 6-1, 6-4 because there is no way that should be happening.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Good news but I'm hoping that's the reason why he lost to Mischa Zverev 6-1, 6-4 because there is no way that should be happening.

Yes, I didn't see the match but was also surprised by the result. At least he's got some other strings to his bow for life after tennis.. which may come quickly if he keeps losing matches like that

 

[BobbyMorri]

Thread by @BenRothenberg on Thread Reader App

Thread by @BenRothenberg: OK, so here is the story of Sam Querrey fleeing Russia after testing positive for coronavirus: [thread] 49th-ranked Sam Querrey entered the ATP 500 St. Petersburg, and was slated to face s...…

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This is an interesting read on Sam Querrey. I get why he did it, to protect his family, but perhaps in hindsight, he should have left them in a "safer" country while he played in Russia. ATP tour and government authorities should have clear guidelines to the player regarding a positive test as well.


Nasty, but this hurts the ATP tour in scheduling tournaments with governments assistance, if tennis players keep doing what they want, regardless of any noble reason.

And rumours at Sardinia.

 

[JackNah_8]

Now Fognini has covid19

 

[JackNah_8]

I was surprised to hear Julia Goerges retired

 

[Hamingja]

I was surprised to hear Julia Goerges retire

Would think she could have played on in doubles for a fair while if she wanted to.

 

[BobbyMorri]

Reckon she couldn't be bothered with the whole Covid thing. the tour is a mess atm.

crazy how quickly things can happen. She was Wimbledon semi-finalist in 2018.

 

[BobbyMorri]

Very interesting. The stats do come from the ATP, so I do question how they calculate the mixed events in the masters like Madrid or Indian Wells for example. But it showcases the power of the slams that those 4 tournaments have over 50% of all revenue.

It also says that Tennis is not maximising its tv revenue compared to other sports.

 

[JackNah_8]

Tennis ace’s ex in baby bombshell

Alexander Zverev’s former girlfriend has revealed she’s pregnant to the world number seven, but the pair’s messy split means there could be an ugly custody battle on the cards.

www.perthnow.com.au