Tennis

[Manwell Pablo]

8 hours ago, HighPeakFox said:

I wonder if the poor guy can walk today.

He’s going to get slain in the next round I imagine but it was some effort.

[spacemunky]

Sorry Andy, can't root for ya today mate!

 

Go Felix!

[spacemunky]

Pospisil with the upset win in the all Canadian matchup with Raonic.

 

Felix takes the first set vs Murray.

[spacemunky]

Straight sets win for Felix over Andy.

[Nalis]

Think it will be a great shame if someone middle of the road player ends up winning 4 or more grand slams in the next 10 years when Murray has only won 3 just because he played in the same era as the three of best players of all time, if not the best.

[Manwell Pablo]

9 hours ago, spacemunky said:

Straight sets win for Felix over Andy.

Had a tenner on the Felix white wash.

 

Murray in no condition to be playing for nearly five hours and taking on a top 32 player two days later in another five setter at the moment.

 

That said Felix made it more comfortable than I thought he would, very impressive performance.

[spacemunky]

Go Shapo!

[kingfox]

Djokovic disqualified from the US Open for hitting a line judge with a ball  

[SouthStandUpperTier]

1 minute ago, kingfox said:

Djokovic disqualified from the US Open for hitting a line judge with a ball  

Good. Can't stand the bloke.

[StanSP]

10 minutes ago, kingfox said:

Djokovic disqualified from the US Open for hitting a line judge with a ball  

intentional!?

[StanSP]

Just seen it. 

Unfortunate for the line-judge. Clearly aiming for the ball-girl!

 

 

[foxes_rule1978]

8 minutes ago, StanSP said:

intentional!?

Didn’t mean to hit her, but he did intentionally hit the ball out of frustration. 

[rachhere]

Crazy crazy stuff from Djokovic.

 

 @spacemunky - I am cheering Felix all the way!

[rachhere]

1 minute ago, foxes_rule1978 said:

Didn’t mean to hit her, but he did intentionally hit the ball out of frustration. 

It was weird though as the first ball he hit back to the ball person he did so gently, and then he suddenly blasted that second ball straight after. Either way, just so irresponsible. 

[AKCJ]

Difficult to tell from that blurry clip but ****ing hell Jack Grealish would be chuffed with that. You'd think he'd landed a 90mph serve on her chin.

[kingfox]

Rules are rules, cheerio Novak 

 

Finally a new Men’s Grand Slam Champion will be crowned, in the luckiest of ways  

[RobHawk]

I'm no tennis expert, and haven't heard of this rule, bit that didn't even look in anger, just knocking to the back of the court. 

 

The French guy who beat Dan Evans the other day was blasting balls around all over the shop.

 

Bit disappointed it was so innocuous tbh 🤣

[rachhere]

4 minutes ago, RobHawk said:

I'm no tennis expert, and haven't heard of this rule, bit that didn't even look in anger, just knocking to the back of the court. 

 

The French guy who beat Dan Evans the other day was blasting balls around all over the shop.

 

Bit disappointed it was so innocuous tbh 🤣

I thought so at first, but when you see it at full speed he really hit the ball so hard. Maybe it wasn't him acting in anger at that point, but it was extremely irresponsible. I don't think he really tried to argue against it either. 

[kingfox]

5 minutes ago, RobHawk said:

I'm no tennis expert, and haven't heard of this rule, bit that didn't even look in anger, just knocking to the back of the court. 

 

The French guy who beat Dan Evans the other day was blasting balls around all over the shop.

 

Bit disappointed it was so innocuous tbh 🤣

Accident or not, you hit a line judge or someone of that nature with a ball, instant disqualification.

 

I forgot the player, but someone hit an umpire right in the eye with a ball a few years back, same result.

[SouthStandUpperTier]

Just now, kingfox said:

Accident or not, you hit a line judge or someone of that nature with a ball, instant disqualification.

 

I forgot the player, but someone hit an umpire right in the eye with a ball a few years back, same result.

Shapovalov in the Davis Cup vs Edmund. Can still see Dan Evans pissing himself laughing.

[rachhere]

2 minutes ago, kingfox said:

Accident or not, you hit a line judge or someone of that nature with a ball, instant disqualification.

 

I forgot the player, but someone hit an umpire right in the eye with a ball a few years back, same result.

Shapovalov against GB in the Davis Cup when he was only just breaking through on tour. I think it caused the umpire permanent damage, but by all accounts he really took responsibility afterwards. 

[RobHawk]

4 minutes ago, kingfox said:

Accident or not, you hit a line judge or someone of that nature with a ball, instant disqualification.

 

I forgot the player, but someone hit an umpire right in the eye with a ball a few years back, same result.

I assume that's when the ball isn't live in play yeah?

[rachhere]

Just now, RobHawk said:

I assume that's when the ball isn't live in play yeah?

Yeah! Otherwise someone like John Isner wouldn't have had a very long career! 

[RobHawk]

1 minute ago, rachhere said:

Yeah! Otherwise someone like John Isner wouldn't have had a very long career! 

That's what I was thinking. Just watched the shapovalov one, fair play he was apologetic immediately and no arguments with the decision.

 

Sounds like Novak tried to negotiate himself outta it and was pretty pissed off, although his initial reaction was to go and apologise.

 

[rachhere]

Just now, RobHawk said:

That's what I was thinking. Just watched the shapovalov one, fair play he was apologetic immediately and no arguments with the decision.

 

Sounds like Novak tried to negotiate himself outta it and was pretty pissed off, although his initial reaction was to go and apologise.

 

I just wince thinking about the Shapovalov one - he hit that ball so hard and it went bang centre into his eye. 

 

Early on in their discussion I thought I heard Novak say 'so I have to be defaulted then' as though he accepted it. The length of the conversation was very strange though.