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 Wimbledon 2018 has started so here's a minimum  OP just so we have something. Men's draw:  Women's draw:  ----------- Federer and Kvitova are generally seen as the favorites. Fed and Nadal both have manageable draws, although they'll potentially have to get through Cilic and Djokovic respectively, who just contested the Queen's Club final last week, in the semis for us to get a 10-year-anniversary repeat of their 2008 match. On the women's side it will be interesting to see how Serena does. I'm also hoping that Osaka, Barty and Sloane go deep, but ultimately that Petra does indeed win. Not comfortable calling her the favorite, though, as she's too unreliable for that and her draw isn't great to be honest. Also apparently Zvonareva is back? Men's final is the same day as the world cup final. 
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Donna did it. Beat Stephens in two. RIP Nike. The goat signs deal with Uniqlo quote:Prior to inking the new deal, Federer had been with Nike for nearly 25 years. Nike was apparently offered a chance to match the Uniqlo offer but declined fancyclown fucked around with this message at 14:42 on Jul 2, 2018 |
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Jul 2, 2018 14:23
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fancyclown posted:Donna did it. Beat Stephens in two. Yeah that was a disappointingly quick exit for Sloane. Oh well. Coric is out so Fed's route to the semis looks even easier now. Although to be honest even though Coric beat him in the Halle final it was always tough to imagine a scenario where he repeats that at Wimbledon. The warm-up tournaments are often misleading when it comes to the top players' form.
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Jul 2, 2018 16:04
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Wawrinka is being taken to the cleaners by Dimitrov. It was to be expected. Murray beat Wawrinka fairly easily last week and thought he wasn't ready so I have no idea what Stan was thinking playing. e: Wawrinka is now winning of course as Dimitrov is chucking in some shocking errors. Sodium Chloride fucked around with this message at 18:17 on Jul 2, 2018 |
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Jul 2, 2018 16:25
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Svitolina does not appear to be having a good time.
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Jul 2, 2018 20:06
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I'm still mad about the late start. This should be the start of week 2.
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Jul 2, 2018 20:14
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Svitolina is somehow doing worse in slams this year than last  PotatoJudge posted:I'm still mad about the late start. This should be the start of week 2. Yeah all the clay tournaments should've moved backward a week instead.
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Jul 2, 2018 21:21
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Deformed Church posted:Svitolina does not appear to be having a good time. I was watching the insane BEL/JPN match on TV and Siniakova on iPad. Siniakova got past crazy Coco in three sets 
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Jul 2, 2018 21:29
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Kind of amazing that Nike let Federer go.
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Jul 3, 2018 08:59
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C’mon P3tra!!!! Don’t go out in the first round.
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Jul 3, 2018 17:17
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Kvitova is a double break down in the third. I'm at least a little glad my stream is showing Ferrer v Khachanov instead so I don't have to see her crash out.  Sasnovich was always a bad draw for round one.
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Jul 3, 2018 17:17
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Glare Seethe posted:Kvitova is a double break down in the third. I'm at least a little glad my stream is showing Ferrer v Khachanov instead so I don't have to see her crash out. I just turned the stream on after watching Sweden advance to the quarters (wooohooo). Down 0-4 now, all my happiness gone 😭
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Jul 3, 2018 17:21
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fancyclown posted:I just turned the stream on after watching Sweden advance to the quarters (wooohooo). Down 0-4 now, all my happiness gone 😭 Bageled, jesus christ. Probably overplayed in the lead-up, she did retire last week at Eastbourne or wherever. What a bummer. Thiem also just retired.
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Jul 3, 2018 17:28
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Bencic up a break vs Garcia. Need a feel good win from Belinda to lessen the blow of Petra going out.
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Jul 3, 2018 17:40
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fancyclown posted:Bencic up a break vs Garcia. Need a feel good win from Belinda to lessen the blow of Petra going out. That one's a win-win as far as I'm concerned, although I'm not sure Garcia can do much damage on grass.
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Jul 3, 2018 17:43
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Man, that Sharapova game. A wet fart of a final point but otherwise that was great. A lot more fun than the bloody england game.
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Jul 3, 2018 21:09
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I don't know what I'll do in these early Slam rounds when Roger retires and I can't see him demolish random journeymen
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Jul 4, 2018 16:12
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Yesterday had the highest number of seeded players go out at 21. Wozniacki is about to get turfed out by a solid Makarova.
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Jul 4, 2018 17:14
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Sodium Chloride posted:Wozniacki is about to get turfed out by a solid Makarova. This is a weird match. And there's your upset for the day. Deformed Church fucked around with this message at 17:44 on Jul 4, 2018 |
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Jul 4, 2018 17:31
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Cilic just lost to Pella so Federer should really cruise to the final now. Raonic or Querrey are probably the biggest obstacles in his half.
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Jul 5, 2018 15:04
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Cilic was two sets up, cruising, Pella got a lucky break in the third with the damp weather, match was suspended... ...Pella had a transformation overnight and Cilic got dumped out.
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Jul 5, 2018 15:05
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Muguruza out, an excellent game. I'm really enjoying the big upsets this time around. Edit: And now Venus too! Deformed Church fucked around with this message at 17:14 on Jul 6, 2018 |
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Jul 5, 2018 21:00
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Deformed Church posted:Edit: And now Venus too! And Pliskova well on her way. That leaves Halep as the only top 10 seed still standing...
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Jul 6, 2018 18:11
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Glare Seethe posted:And Pliskova well on her way. That leaves Halep as the only top 10 seed still standing... Well, let's not speak too soon.
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Jul 6, 2018 19:03
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Did y'all know that Roger Federer is the GOAT
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Jul 6, 2018 19:22
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Deformed Church posted:Well, let's not speak too soon. Hah yeah that was a bit incautious on my part. I'm glad she recovered though.
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Jul 6, 2018 19:23
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CharlieFoxtrot posted:Did y'all know that Roger Federer is the GOAT I've crunched the numbers and this is in fact correct. He's a big, juicy GOAT.
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Jul 6, 2018 22:50
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Wimbledon posted the supposed GOAT match, the 2008 final, on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHsg2M25PzY It's six hours long but I might watch it some time, on a weekend or whatever. It was a year before I started watching tennis so I've never seen it.
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Jul 7, 2018 11:31
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Man the BBC commentators are ripping into Paire hard. And that's that. What a weird match. Deformed Church fucked around with this message at 14:09 on Jul 7, 2018 |
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Jul 7, 2018 13:24
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Halpe went out. It is a surprise on paper but Hsieh Su-Wei can make anyone lose the will to live, it's her superpower.
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Jul 7, 2018 17:05
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I think Novak Djokovic may be a fraud
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Jul 7, 2018 17:57
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Edmund's playing some good stuff at the moment.
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Jul 7, 2018 18:10
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GULBIS!!!!!
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Jul 7, 2018 19:00
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Zverev's love of five set matches is loving everything up for him. Great seeing Gulbis do something positive again. e: Gulbis had played more five setters in a row than Zverev and had to qualify. Sodium Chloride fucked around with this message at 19:31 on Jul 7, 2018 |
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Jul 7, 2018 19:11
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Pliskova is gone as well, that's the entire top 10, what the hell. Maybe its time for yet another Serena slam? The men's is going much more smoothly. Early in the day but Federer is doing his thing just fine. Think he only lost 5 points in the entire set lmao. Deformed Church fucked around with this message at 13:26 on Jul 9, 2018 |
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Jul 9, 2018 13:24
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Camila Giorgi in a slam quarterfinal is kind of wild. I imagine she's going to absolutely implode versus Serena but you never know with her. I'm rooting for Kiki Bertens, Wimbledon champion, at the end of all this.
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Jul 9, 2018 16:50
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Gaël Monfils is one of my favorite players
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Jul 9, 2018 17:30
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Serena struggling here against Giorgi. Down 2-4 in the first set.
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Jul 10, 2018 15:22
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oh good serena won
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Jul 10, 2018 17:35
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