2015 ATP General Tennis News

[Murat Baslamisli]

"Milos Raonic and Nick Kyrgios will both make their debuts at the Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club this summer. They join a strong line-up that includes Nadal, Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka, Marin Cilic and Grigor Dimitrov."

From The Independent

 

[Carol]

Rafa will play in the Stuttgart grass tournament

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/16/us-tennis-stuttgart-nadal-idUSKBN0N71UX20150416

 

[Carol]

Federer first , then Novak and now Rafa, it's about time!

http://youtu.be/os69Sm2LA5E

 

[Fiero425]

"Milos Raonic and Nick Kyrgios will both make their debuts at the Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club this summer. They join a strong line-up that includes Nadal, Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka, Marin Cilic and Grigor Dimitrov."

From The Independent

Does this mean the players are over that "entertainment tax" levied on the tournament winners or was it just dropped? Nadal was not amused and threatened not to play there and actually went to Halle to challenge Federer! Lost early to Kohlschreiber in the 2012 QF and Brown last season IIRC! :angel: :dodgy:

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Rafa will play in the Stuttgart grass tournament

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/16/us-tennis-stuttgart-nadal-idUSKBN0N71UX20150416

This means Rafa wants to find both his feet (one in Stuttgart and other in Queens) on grass before Wimby this year.

 

[herios]

Rafa will play in the Stuttgart grass tournament

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/16/us-tennis-stuttgart-nadal-idUSKBN0N71UX20150416

This means Rafa wants to find both his feet (one in Stuttgart and other in Queens) on grass before Wimby this year.

Overplaying as usual. The next injury will be just around the corner.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Rafa will play in the Stuttgart grass tournament

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/16/us-tennis-stuttgart-nadal-idUSKBN0N71UX20150416

This means Rafa wants to find both his feet (one in Stuttgart and other in Queens) on grass before Wimby this year.

Also, for the first time in forever, it feels like there is a grass court season. :clap

 

[GameSetAndMath]

What a tangled web these people (Fed, Stan, Martina, Timea
and may be Bencic too) weave. uzzled

 

[Kieran]

What a tangled web these people (Fed, Stan, Martina, Timea
and may be Bencic too) weave. uzzled

Martina's a hellcat, I think these guys are wondering if they could keep up with her. But it's a funny one, they're all waiting to see. By the time the games come around they'll all be nearer forty. Maybe they'll enter the over-35s and win gold together there... :laydownlaughing

 

[Fiero425]

Rafa will play in the Stuttgart grass tournament

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/16/us-tennis-stuttgart-nadal-idUSKBN0N71UX20150416

This means Rafa wants to find both his feet (one in Stuttgart and other in Queens) on grass before Wimby this year.

OMG, that's almost desperate! Looking back, I can't remember this much of an over-reaction due to past results at Wimbledon! I guess you could say no other top player has had such a dismal run on grass allowing "no names," qualifiers, wildcards, and never-weres to take them out of Wimbledon so many early rounds! In my day, most players skipped all warm-up or would half-heartedly "try" through a couple rounds, never putting forth a real effort to win the event! Lendl was the first IMO taking out McEnroe and Becker in succession back in '90 after skipping the FO! I still remember hearing Fassbender taking Connors out of Queens in '73! I thought that meant something until I learned top players do that sort of thing ever so often! If it had been a Major, blood would have been left on the grass! :angel: :dodgy:

 

[Kieran]

In my day, most players skipped all warm-up or would half-heartedly "try" through a couple rounds, never putting forth a real effort to win the event! Lendl was the first IMO taking out McEnroe and Becker in succession back in '90 after skipping the FO!

Apart from all those wins by McEnroe, Connors and Becker at Queens Club, right! :s :lolz: :velo:

 

[Fiero425]

In my day, most players skipped all warm-up or would half-heartedly "try" through a couple rounds, never putting forth a real effort to win the event! Lendl was the first IMO taking out McEnroe and Becker in succession back in '90 after skipping the FO!

Apart from all those wins by McEnroe, Connors and Becker at Queens Club, right! :s :lolz: :velo:

Top players have won it, but it wasn't that important to them; the practice on the grass more so! I guess I could have been more clear about what I meant about warm-up and the level of importance in the big picture! :angel: That was why I featured Lendl in '90 with the title obviously being very important while beating 2 grass court experts in his quest to take Wimbledon! :cover

 

[Kieran]

In my day, most players skipped all warm-up or would half-heartedly "try" through a couple rounds, never putting forth a real effort to win the event! Lendl was the first IMO taking out McEnroe and Becker in succession back in '90 after skipping the FO!

Apart from all those wins by McEnroe, Connors and Becker at Queens Club, right! :s :lolz: :velo:

Top players have won it, but it wasn't that important to them; the practice on the grass more so! I guess I could have been more clear about what I meant about warm-up and the level of importance in the big picture! :angel: That was why I featured Lendl in '90 with the title obviously being very important while beating 2 grass court experts in his quest to take Wimbledon! :cover

Ah okay, so all those "skipped" warm-up tourneys and "half-hearted try through a couple rounds, never putting forth a real effort to win the event(!)" was actually a body of tournament wins and finals by all-time greats - but it "wasn't that important to them." :lolz: :laydownlaughing :lolz:

 

[Fiero425]

Apart from all those wins by McEnroe, Connors and Becker at Queens Club, right! :s :lolz: :velo:

Top players have won it, but it wasn't that important to them; the practice on the grass more so! I guess I could have been more clear about what I meant about warm-up and the level of importance in the big picture! :angel: That was why I featured Lendl in '90 with the title obviously being very important while beating 2 grass court experts in his quest to take Wimbledon! :cover

Ah okay, so all those "skipped" warm-up tourneys and "half-hearted try through a couple rounds, never putting forth a real effort to win the event(!)" was actually a body of tournament wins and finals by all-time greats - but it "wasn't that important to them." :lolz: :laydownlaughing :lolz:

:violins: :sleepy:

 

[mrzz]

Top players have won it, but it wasn't that important to them; the practice on the grass more so! I guess I could have been more clear about what I meant about warm-up and the level of importance in the big picture! :angel: That was why I featured Lendl in '90 with the title obviously being very important while beating 2 grass court experts in his quest to take Wimbledon! :cover

Ah okay, so all those "skipped" warm-up tourneys and "half-hearted try through a couple rounds, never putting forth a real effort to win the event(!)" was actually a body of tournament wins and finals by all-time greats - but it "wasn't that important to them." :lolz: :laydownlaughing :lolz:

:violins: :sleepy:

Kieran, in the above posts you outscored Fiero 8x4 in the emoticons exchange. You are now the NEW emoticon world champion!!!!!!

Please share with us your thoughts on this wonderful achievement!!

 

[Fiero425]

Ah okay, so all those "skipped" warm-up tourneys and "half-hearted try through a couple rounds, never putting forth a real effort to win the event(!)" was actually a body of tournament wins and finals by all-time greats - but it "wasn't that important to them." :lolz: :laydownlaughing :lolz:

:violins: :sleepy:

Kieran, in the above posts you outscored Fiero 8x4 in the emoticons exchange. You are now the NEW emoticon world champion!!!!!!

Please share with us your thoughts on this wonderful achievement!!

Clearly people have "no lives!" uzzled Let's not talk about the post info; let's kvetch about punctuation and emoticons! :cover uzzled :nono :ras:

 

[mrzz]

Clearly people have "no lives!" uzzled Let's not talk about the post info; let's kvetch about punctuation and emoticons! :cover uzzled :nono :ras:

Sorry, Fiero. Never meant to offend you, just to have a bit of fun. IT seems that I am missing the mark a lot lately...

 

[tented]

Clearly people have "no lives!" uzzled Let's not talk about the post info; let's kvetch about punctuation and emoticons! :cover uzzled :nono :ras:

Sorry, Fiero. Never meant to offend you, just to have a bit of fun. IT seems that I am missing the mark a lot lately...

I'll back him up on this -- mrzz meant no harm.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Any chance that Rafa will take a WC at Estoril or maybe another tourney before RG..

 

[Fiero425]

Any chance that Rafa will take a WC at Estoril or maybe another tourney before RG..

It would show desperation, but he's the one that confessed he needs the match play; even if he had to do the South American tour at events that he would normally skip in favor of rest! :angel: