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We've left behind NBC's terrible poo poo garbage coverage of the French Open and returned to the warm bosom of https://www.espn.com/watch/ for https://www.wimbledon.com/ To start the slam season, Novak "Djoker" Djokovic won the Australian Open for the 9th time. At the French Open, he pwned Rafael "King of Clay" Nadal in the semifinals and came from 2-0 sets down to beat Stefanos "Greek God" Tsitsipas to become the only male player in the Open Era to win a double career slam. The first male Open Era calendar year slam (golden slam this year because of the Olympics) is also on; Steffi Graf in 1998 is the most recent person to complete the calendar slam, in 1988, and it was a golden slam. Roger "Swiss Maestro" Federer is seeded 6 and on the opposite side of the draw from Novak. The women's draw is open. Serena Williams is still the favorite since Simona Halep (who beat her in 2019) isn't playing due to a calf injury and Naomi Osaka (who is unproven on grass) withdrew for mental health reasons. Since the last Wimbledon in 2019, there are a number of new big names but we don't have much data for them on grass, so a lot of top seeds could lose in the 1st week. Draws Gentlmen: https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/2021_MS_draw.pdf Ladies: https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/2021_LS_draw.pdf Top 8 Men's betting favorites Novak Djokovic -134 Daniil Medvedev +600 Stefanos Tsitsipas +750 Roger Federer +1100 Matteo Berrettini +1200 Alexander Zverev +2000 Andrey Rublev +4000 Felix Auger Aliassime +5000 Nick Kyrgios +5000 Top 8 Women's betting favorites Ashleigh Barty +600 Serena Williams +650 Aryna Sabalenka +1100 Petra Kvitova +1200 Garbiñe Muguruza +1600 Iga Swiatek +1600 Cori Gauff +2000 Elena Rybakina +2000 Josh Lyman fucked around with this message at 11:21 on Jun 28, 2021 |
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Jun 28, 2021 11:12
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Excited for this! Djokovic has been in incredible form lately, but I would love to see Federer take this slam and then retire in his post-match speech. Very unlikely though, unfortunately. Zverev and Berretini will underperform. If anyone besides Djokovic wins it will be Medvedev or Tsitsipas. On the Ladies side I want Barty to prove she's not a one slam wonder, and I've become a fan of Swiatek over the last 18 months too. Oh and I think Murray makes it to Round 3.
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Jun 28, 2021 13:02
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Hard to see anyone but Novak winning. Apart from an improbable upset occurring there isn't anyone else as good as him on his day. Actually lost a set in the first round though.
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Jun 29, 2021 15:23
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Heard that Serena is skipping the Olympics. Lol. Always a good sign when a big tennis player with very high endurance and amazing results does that.
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Jun 29, 2021 15:29
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I'm enjoying Wimbledon - Slapstick Edition this year. Is someone out there greasing up the grass at night or something?
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Jun 30, 2021 14:23
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Jfc Andy never does it the easy way.
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Jun 30, 2021 22:49
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A bunch of seeds on the gents side just begging to be upset in R3. Tiafoe > Khachanov Fucsovics > Shwartzman Korda > Evans Kyrgios > Auger-Aliassime Norrie > Federer I think FAA and Fed are probably pretty safe. If Murray takes the first set over Shapovalov to get some momentum and the crowd behind him he could nab a miracle 5 set win. Ladies seeds look a lot safer, if I to pick some upsets it would be Linette > Badosa Or maybe Keys > Mertens? They're both seeded though. Many Ladies seeds are already out so there aren't as many crazy upsets on the table.
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Jul 2, 2021 11:37
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We're probably in for a Federer/Medvedev quarterfinal, so that'll be fun. The winner of that'll probably beat Zverev to reach the final, and on the other side of the bracket you'll almost certainly have Djokovic beating Shapovalov in the semifinal, and unless their opponent somehow pulls it off, Djokovic'll probably take the whole tournament.
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Jul 4, 2021 11:55
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Gross. I'm rooting for the kid, Shapovalov.
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Jul 4, 2021 12:30
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I regret to inform you all that once again, Medvedev is loving it e: loving hell. Come on Shapovalov Venomous fucked around with this message at 14:16 on Jul 6, 2021 |
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Jul 6, 2021 13:58
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Let's go Barty 
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Jul 7, 2021 07:04
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I'm taking the day off work if she wins 🍾🦘
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Jul 7, 2021 07:23
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Hurkacz is two sets and two breaks up against Federer. Goddamn. e: there it is. Federer has just been bagelled at Wimbledon for the very first time. Holy poo poo. Venomous fucked around with this message at 18:12 on Jul 7, 2021 |
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Jul 7, 2021 18:05
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Please retire fed don’t drag this out any more. It’s been a good run.
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Jul 7, 2021 18:11
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First bagel for Federer at all since like 08 I'm pretty sure. I don't wanna say just retire but man did he ever look old today. Maybe he just needs more matches but I can't imagine that's better for old legs than more rest.
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Jul 7, 2021 21:35
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comedy option: Federer starts playing doubles with Murray
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Jul 7, 2021 23:35
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The sad thing is Federer looked like he didn't care in the last set. Real going through the motions stuff, no fight at all. Apart from a number of unforced errors a few of the winners Hurkacz hit would have been reached by a more motivated player, it was quite sad. Unless he finds some new way of inspiring himself he's done. Can't be great watching Djokovic on the road to surpassing his all-time grand slam wins record as well. Flayer fucked around with this message at 10:03 on Jul 8, 2021 |
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Jul 8, 2021 10:01
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Federer will always be the GOAT no matter what "vegan boy" accomplishes (IMHO).
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Jul 8, 2021 11:08
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Knees can take well over a year to heal completely. What could be perceived as lack of effort is probably just playing it safe with his body. I think Federer will continue to improve physically through the end of the year and 2022 will be when he makes his heroic final push in some slams.
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Jul 8, 2021 22:55
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Tacier posted:Knees can take well over a year to heal completely. What could be perceived as lack of effort is probably just playing it safe with his body. I think Federer will continue to improve physically through the end of the year and 2022 will be when he makes his heroic final push in some slams.
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Jul 9, 2021 11:49
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lmao, Berrettini's probably going through to the final in straight sets, seeing as he just bagelled Hurkacz, who just bagelled Federer come on Shapovalov e: welp, spoke too soon. Still, e2: and that's Shapovalov out. Congratulations to Djokovic for his 20th Grand Slam Venomous fucked around with this message at 19:36 on Jul 9, 2021 |
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Jul 9, 2021 14:42
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gently caress i couldn't even find this thread no posts on Ash Barty winning... i remember when tennis was getting dozens of pages, the end of the Fed-Nad era has been a doooooown period.
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Jul 11, 2021 15:57
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Unfortunately, tennis is poo poo these days.
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Jul 11, 2021 18:18
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In my day the bastards retired at age 26 so there was always fresh blood at the top. Also Go Barty
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Jul 11, 2021 22:32
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The Gents final wasn't exactly a memorable one. Djokovic's performance reminded me a bit of late Floyd Mayweather fights - never really needed to hit beast mode and just content to cruise to a decisive victory without needing to dig for a knockout blow. Super happy for Barty's win, but the pressure from Aussie media during the Olympics will be immense since we don't have many other gold medal hopes.
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Jul 12, 2021 03:02
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Berrettini went a break down early in every set, it was a very managed performance by Djokovic. Good on Berrettini managing to win that first set at least. Djokovic has to be a huge favourite at the US Open, who's going to stop him getting to 21? At the current rate he's going to end up in the high 20s, Nadal probably picks up another one or two French Opens and Federer retires. Feels weird that Federer was seemingly the unassailable GOAT for so long and could end up in a fairly distant third in his own generation of players.
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Jul 12, 2021 11:14
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Can't find an actual tennis thread but this us open women's final has been pretty wild. Lots of errors but good
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Sep 11, 2021 22:21
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Yeah, agreed-- it's wild seeing two teenagers come out of virtually nowhere and power through the field to meet in the final. Good match for sure!
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Sep 11, 2021 22:30
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I was looking for a thread too, weird that no one here is talking about this! Thrilling match so far.
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Sep 11, 2021 22:37
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Crazy good game of tennis.
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Sep 11, 2021 22:50
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Sliding your knee on the court so hard and fast that you leave a long mark, poo poo
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Sep 11, 2021 23:07
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The whole open on the women's side has been great, and this was a great finish the men's of course is just novak
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Sep 11, 2021 23:15
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Raducanu is a fantastic player, just really really strong.
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Sep 11, 2021 23:18
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Fernandez seems real pissed about the length of that medical timeout
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Sep 11, 2021 23:21
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I gotta say, I love the sort of blunt "here's $2.5 million, champ". It's kinda refreshing.
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Sep 11, 2021 23:34
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Amazing final. I don't know what Fernandez had to complain about since you can't play with an open wound. I imagine they'll both win multiple slams on this evidence though.
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Sep 11, 2021 23:36
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It has been really entertaining watching the rotating cast of former British number 1s show up on the BBC live feed Can't see Raducanu letting go of that for a long time
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Sep 11, 2021 23:38
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Raducanu is much stronger than Fernandez. Raducanu will go on to win a bunch more slams while Fernandez will be a solid top 20 player. Fantastic final regardless of future predictions, Raducanu was able to clutch out all the big moments at the business end of each set and really never looked in danger. Story of her tournament to be fair, she never even got taken to a tie break let alone lose a set.
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Sep 12, 2021 07:53
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fuckin hype for the djoker - med final, let's GO nole
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Sep 12, 2021 21:03
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nole gonna lose the first set as is customary
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Sep 12, 2021 21:27
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