Tennis

[AndyP]

It looks like the umpire has shown his support for Nadal early. Unluckily for him, Kyrgios challenges his overrule.

[Toxic]

C'mon Nic

[Coopers Country]

Balding old man needs to go to yeah yeah
The seven cheers he got should tell him something
I am going to paint something, and watch it dry more exciting than that boring as batshit Nadal *******

[Ferrins]

McEnroe looks like a Muppet doing his on court interviews. That arm out to the side move.

[AndyP]

McEnroe looks like a Muppet doing his on court interviews. That arm out to the side move.

Channel Seven put a lot of money into the commentary box last night with Courier and McEnroe in there.

[Ferrins]

Should be Serina Williams vs Naomi Osaka but no it’s Kenin vs Jabeur. Awww to be a tournament director.

[goughy]

Isn't women's tennis, at least in the top 20 or so, pretty evenly matched ATM?

[Ferrins]

https://www.womenstennisblog.com/201...ons-diversity/

[Ferrins]

In the semi finals for the chicks you have three players that have won grand slams singles titles and one that never will.
Massive gag if Barty falls to Kenin.

[pt73]

Bugger

[Ferrins]

That match deserved to be on court 13 in the 1st round by the quality of it. Compare it to Thiem and Nadal.

[TheNuclearOne]

She will grow from that. There's no one that stands out in the women's game as Goughy basically said. Barty has the ranking but it's only a number at this point. She did well winning two 50/50 matches in the lead up and had a good tourney even if, disappointingly, nerves probably got the better of her today. Great tourney for Kyrgios too. I tip my hat to both of them.

[pt73]

It’s a major grunt / scream fest in the other semi.

In 2008 the actor Peter Ustinov, a wit and a tennis tragic, watched Monica Seles grunting her way to a victory at Wimbledon and with a sniffy hauteur said to a friend: ‘I’d hate to be be in the hotel room next door on her wedding night.’

[Steve57]

In the semi finals for the chicks you have three players that have won grand slams singles titles and one that never will.
Massive gag if Barty falls to Kenin.

Do you know tonight’s Lotto Numbers?

[Ferrins]

Surely someone has a $2 coin to put in the light meter box.😀

[Steve57]

Surely someone has a $2 coin to put in the light meter box.😀

Victorian State Electricity Commission load shedding!
Using less fossil fuel to keep the greenies happy.

[SundayHack]

How are the women players justifying equal pay after watching both of their semis yesterday compared to this tonight?

[Ferrins]

Do you know tonight’s Lotto Numbers?

I was hoping that Kenin would give this Disney quote in her post match interview.

"Oh, I don't know why, but I've always loved the idea of summer, and sun, and all things hot."

[AndyP]

I was already barracking for Thiem, since I'm part Austrian now with all of the travel I do there, but Djokovic is making it easy. He just can't handle the crowd not going for him, and now he has a couple of time violations and loses his shit. Great stuff! He should have copped another violation for tapping the umpire on the foot too. One of those time violations was after a double fault too, so there is no excuse for being slow.

[Ferrins]

Looks like acting like a di🤡🤡head is ok now in Grandslam finals. Novak and Sofia soiled the sport with their on court behaviour.

[Ferrins]

The tours have laid down the following measures based on medical advice from health experts to ensure the health and safety of players, staff, fans and others involved in the tournaments and tours - - Players and mascots will not hold hands when walking out on court
- Ball kids will be provided with gloves to wear on court
- Ball kids will not handle player towels during matches
- Ball kids will not handle player drinks during matches
- Players will be instructed to not distribute used towels, headbands, shirts, sweatbands, etc.
to fans following matches or practice
- Players will not accept pens, tennis balls or other items to hold for autograph signing The measures will be put in place for all WTA events and ATP Tour and ATP

[AndyP]

Why don't they just ban all old people from attending? They are the only ones dying from this virus.

[Ferrins]

The Indian Wells tournament, arguably the biggest outside the four Grand Slams, was due to begin in the States on Wednesday (Thursday AEDT).

It's the first major US sports event to be cancelled because of concern over the virus.

[AndyP]

cancelled because of concern over the virus.

This is the correct wording. I keep reading that it has been cancelled because of coronavirus, but it is really because of the concern/fear of it.

[Ferrins]

Big payday miss for the girls!