2023 Tennis

[BaseballJones]

I mean…. Novak is just so so so so good. There doesn’t seem to be a single weakness in his game. He’s strong, athletic, fit, can hit every shot imaginable and at a high level, serves great and is awesome at serve receive, and is unbelievably mentally tough.

We were for years debating whether Rafa or Federer was the greatest ever but pretty clearly Novak is blowing them both away.

 

[jezza1918]

Eubanks dominated Med in the 2nd 6-1 and then opens up 3rd with another break. I'm starting to get irrationally excited about another upset...

 

[jezza1918]

2 set to 1 lead now.

 

[jezza1918]

Eubanks about to serve 5-6 in the 4th. Med is on a crazy roll on serve this set, think he's only dropped 1 point?

 

[jezza1918]

pretty rough breaker for Eubanks. Onto the 5th we go.

 

[jon abbey]

Followed by an awful service game to start the 5th, broken at love. Come on Eubanks!!

 

[jezza1918]

Followed by an awful service game to start the 5th, broken at love. Come on Eubanks!!

That was ugly. He still has a better chance now than Rublev had up a set against Novak yesterday

 

[jezza1918]

ugh. ballgame.

 

[allstonite]

Man I thought Medvedev was done for. He looked terrible in the 3rd and seemed to be on tilt more concerned with the warning than the game. Credit to him he turned it on and has been on fire ever sense.

 

[shawnrbu]

If Svitolina and Sabalenka play in the finals, how awkward will the postmatch ceremony be?

 

[jon abbey]

Vondrousova was up 6-3, 4-0 on Svitolina but maybe hit a bit of a wall, Svitolina has it back to 4-2 now.

 

[jon abbey]

4-3 now, back on serve.

 

[jezza1918]

4-3 now, back on serve.

brutal service game there...up 15-0 then drops 4 straight with some bad errors.

 

[jon abbey]

Yeah, very anticlimactic end but Vondrousova holds on. The announcers are saying it was a really well-played match, I missed most of it, but the end was ugly both ways.

The winner of this second match will be a big fave in the final, I guess.

 

[Dim13]

Vondrousova played a near flawless match for a set and a half, but definitely won ugly at the end.

 

[shawnrbu]

Sabalenka’s screaming is even more obnoxious under a closed roof.

 

[Dim13]

Sabalenka’s screaming is even more obnoxious under a closed roof.

Seriously. I have to watch her matches on mute.

 

[Dim13]

Jabeur needs to figure out something with her second serve, because that killed her in the tiebreak.

 

[jon abbey]

Yeah that second serve is awful, it's amazing how good she is even with that.

 

[jezza1918]

As the set gets deeper Id take a little off her first serve if I were Jabeur, knowing that it's difficult to hit a 2nd serve with too much authority when the nerves are tight.

 

[jon abbey]

As the set gets deeper Id take a little off her first serve if I were Jabeur, knowing that it's difficult to hit a 2nd serve with too much authority when the nerves are tight.

This is the same thing I was thinking, make sure to get your first one in. She is such a smart player, I was surprised she didn't do this in the breaker.

 

[jon abbey]

Sabalenka breaks to go up 3-2, she is looking just a bit too good for Jabeur today.

 

[jon abbey]

Jabeur needed that point at 3-4, 30-30, she has been hitting behind Sabalenka a lot but sometimes you have to go to open court.

 

[jezza1918]

Boom. 4-4. MAKE YOUR FIRST SERVE ONS

 

[jon abbey]

YES! She gets the break anyway, what jezza said.

 

[jon abbey]

Come on Jabeur.

 

[jon abbey]

She saves a break point but I really think she needs to hit to open court more, Sabalenka is waiting for those shots behind her now.

 

[jon abbey]

Gutty hold though, 5-4 Jabeur. Let's break again and get this to the 3rd!!

 

[Dim13]

What a game. Ons breaks!

 

[jezza1918]

heart is going like 95 bpm right now. Which is weird because I like both players, I just really want to see Ons win

 

[jezza1918]

Coming up with an ace after those first two MPs on her serve is a pretty epic (dare I say...ICONIC) way to win!

 

[Dim13]

Great match! Hoping she can finish the run on Saturday.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

I love her

 

[bosoxsue]

She's the most likable player I can remember in a long time. I hope she leaves with the title.

 

[Dim13]

I mean…. Novak is just so so so so good. There doesn’t seem to be a single weakness in his game. He’s strong, athletic, fit, can hit every shot imaginable and at a high level, serves great and is awesome at serve receive, and is unbelievably mentally tough.

We were for years debating whether Rafa or Federer was the greatest ever but pretty clearly Novak is blowing them both away.

I'm a huge Novak fan, but the two shots that I always hold my breath on are his overhead smashes and his drop shots. For someone so technically perfect, it amazes me how many of those two types of shots he misses.

 

[jon abbey]

I had to pause for a while, but great win for Jabeur!!

 

[jezza1918]

Djokovic broke early and doesnt relent, wins the first 6-3. They just flashed a stat that he's won 105 straight matches in majors after winning the first set. That's flat out insane.

 

[Dim13]

Questionable hindrance call against Djokovic on a grunt. Definitely seemed a bit delayed, but as the announcer said, Sabalenka does it on practically every point with no consequence.

 

[jezza1918]

Questionable hindrance call against Djokovic on a grunt. Definitely seemed a bit delayed, but as the announcer said, Sabalenka does it on practically every point with no consequence.

I think this one stuck out because Sabalenka's grunt starts with her shot and extends way too long, whereas in this specific case Djoker didnt really start his grunt until the ball was well off his racquet and crossing the net. I wish they'd call it on Sabalenka too, but Djoker's definitely seemed more blatant IMO

 

[the1andonly3003]

ESPN commentators discussing taping practices? Wow they still hate BB and the Pats /s

 

[luckiestman]

I had to pause for a while, but great win for Jabeur!!

It was impressive. I like Sabalenka. She plays like somewhere in her life a tennis ball wasn’t nice to her and she is out for revenge on every tennis ball that comes near her. I’ve never seen a player hit where I thought they were trying to hurt the ball before.

 

[mr_smith02]

Wow, nice hold by Sinner there.

 

[Dim13]

Is it me, or does Djoker seem off? I know he’s leading, but he seems almost disengaged to me.

 

[jezza1918]

Is it me, or does Djoker seem off? I know he’s leading, but he seems almost disengaged to me.

I guess I see what you mean, but I think he's kind of letting Sinner dictate things knowing that on the bigger points his defensive mindset is more likely to force an error out of Sinner.

 

[jezza1918]

Great example right there - Sinner gets himself two set points and then makes 3 straight unforced errors before Djokovic holds with a single winner.

 

[Dim13]

Yep, maybe that's his strategy with Sinner. I'm just thinking of the emotion he had throughout the match with Rublev and that's not there so far today.

 

[jezza1918]

Yep, maybe that's his strategy with Sinner. I'm just thinking of the emotion he had throughout the match with Rublev and that's not there so far today.

I think losing the first set to Rublev changed his mindset a bit?

 

[shawnrbu]

Disappointing from Sinner. He had zero belief he could win and played like it.

 

[Helmet Head]

Disappointing from Sinner. He had zero belief he could win and played like it.

Really really bad. So many unforced errors.

 

[InstaFace]

Djokovic mock-wipes a tear away after erasing a break point, saying "cry about it", essentially.

View: https://twitter.com/JairoMo48817380/status/1679883233507393536


He has a great sense of humor, but he uses it to be a dick just so, so often.