2021 ATP General News

[Moxie]

Mannarino knocked off Rublev in Kremlin Cup.

 

[Carol]

 

[don_fabio]

Mannarino knocked off Rublev in Kremlin Cup.

Rublev is playing too many tournaments.

 

[Fiero425]

Rublev is playing too many tournaments.

Reminds me of another Russian that couldn't leave tour a week or 2 to rest if he could help it running himself into the ground before his time; Nikolay Davydenko! He looked older than a grandpa before 30 playing week in and week out, getting to #4 and taking a YEC if memory serves! He pushed the Big 4, but success was fleeting! He was an enigma, wrapped in a conundrum! He may have also been investigated for match fixing when gambling was more rampant in the sport!

 

[Kieran]

Reminds me of another Russian that couldn't leave tour a week or 2 to rest if he could help it runing himself into the ground before his time; Nikolay Davydenko! He looked older than a grandpa before 30 playing week in and week out, getting to #4 and taking a YEC if memory serves! He pushed the Big 4, but success was fleeting! He was an enigma, wrapped in a conundrum! He may have also been investigated for match fixing when gambling was more rampant in the sport!

Kafeknikov was like that too, playing too much. People said it was because he was afraid of running out of money…

 

[Fiero425]

Kafeknikov was like that too, playing too much. People said it was because he was afraid of running out of money…

Yevgeny must have gotten over it! After winning 2 majors, retiring and earning over $20M, he became a professional poker player, later a golfer! Never saw it, but he was referenced during tournaments I watched over a decade ago when "Texas Hold 'em" was so popular!

 

[Mile]

Look at at the 3 minutes 46 seconds, it was really funny

But Murray's best video is double with Djokovic.

 

[Moxie]

I don't know if anyone saw Sinner win his final today over Schwartzman, but he is coming along really fine as the Next Best Thing. His serve is getting better and he's moving forward better. At this rate, he is kind of scary. Also, Karatsev beat Cilic in straights for the title in Moscow.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I don't know if anyone saw Sinner win his final today over Schwartzman, but he is coming along really fine as the Next Best Thing. His serve is getting better and he's moving forward better. At this rate, he is kind of scary. Also, Karatsev beat Cilic in straights for the title in Moscow.

Jannik will move to No 11 in the ranking after his latest final won.

 

[Moxie]

Jannij will move to No 11 in the ranking after his latest final won.

He's also within a hair's breath of making the cut for the YEC. I think he will.

 

[Kieran]

Unvaccinated players can play the Australian Open, with a 2 week quarantine;

https://www.tennis.com/news/article...ers-allowed-to-play-australian-open-with-two-

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Unvaccinated players can play the Australian Open, with a 2 week quarantine;

https://www.tennis.com/news/article...ers-allowed-to-play-australian-open-with-two-

According to the health minister for Victoria that is incorrect as they are still working out details,if that can happen.As I live in Australia I will keep the site posted if it comes to fruition.It came from a leaked letter from the WTA.If that does happen,all unvaccinated players will have to quarantine for 2 weeks and live in a 'bubble' like in 2021 and will not have the same benefits for vaccinated players.

 

[Kieran]

I wonder if this happens, how different a restriction it is for people living in Australia? And if it's very different, and much more liberal, would it be popular, because it means all the players can play? Or would it cause people to be angry with their authorities, that the tennis stars are getting special treatment?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I wonder if this happens, how different a restriction it is for people living in Australia? And if it's very different, and much more liberal, would it be popular, because it means all the players can play? Or would it cause people to be angry with their authorities, that the tennis stars are getting special treatment?

People living in Melbourne have been the most 'lock down city' in the world.They are just coming out of a severe lock down with restrictions still in place.Melbourne is the 'sports capitol' of Australia btw and the people there live for their sport.All spectators will have to be double vaccinated to watch sport from now on,with limited capacity in stands.I think the main questions is....if I have to be double vaccinated to watch a sport live? then why doesn't a athlete have to be? which is a fair question,.Dan Andrews the premier of Victoria has already mandated that all professional athletes playing in Melbourne will have to be double vaccinated to play.People are saying this is a 'double standard' and it is not consistent with the current rules.

 

[Kieran]

People living in Melbourne have been the most 'lock down city' in the world.They are just coming out of a severe lock down with restrictions still in place.Melbourne is the 'sports capitol' of Australia btw and the people there live for their sport.All spectators will have to be double vaccinated to watch sport from now on,with limited capacity in stands.I think the main questions is....if I have to be double vaccinated to watch a sport live? then why doesn't a athlete have to be? which is a fair question,.Dan Andrews the premier of Victoria has already mandated that all professional athletes playing in Melbourne will have to be double vaccinated to play.People are saying this is a 'double standard' and it is not consistent with the current rules.

Absolutely. I’d be furious, much as I love my tennis, being locked down like that, and then players waltzing in to play the tourney…

 

[Moxie]

In St. Petersburg, Seb Korda beat a Croation guy ranked 238 today, called Nino Serdarusic. I'd never seen him at all, but he's got a pretty big serve and a good game. 2 tight sets. Maybe @don_fabio knows of him? (Anyway, as an aside, he's a handsome fella, too.) Elsewhere in Vienna, Murray, Berrettini won their matches, and Alex De Minaur got out of his slump and beat Anderson in straights.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Kooyong Classic announces their decision to cancel the event scheduled for January 2022.
"It has not been possible to make the necessary plans to deliver the best and safest sporting and hospitality experience for our players,spectators,sponsors,broadcasters,members and event staff,due to the great deal of uncertainty over recent months".

ATP Auckland tournament is also already off the calendar for 2022.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

From the Guardian 27/10/2021.

Australian Open: No exemption for unvaccinated tennis players,says Victorian premier Dan Andrews.

We will host the Australian Open in 2022,but the Victorian Government will not apply for exemptions for unvaccinated tennis players travelling from overseas at next year's Australian Open,.the state's premier has said today.

"I want to be very clear with every Victorian,my government won't be applying for an exemption for any unvaccinated player".

"I am not going to ask and require people sitting in the grandstand,people working at the event to be vaccinated while players aren't.

(The premier said he will take the same approach when Formula One returns to Melbourne in April,2022).
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[don_fabio]

In St. Petersburg, Seb Korda beat a Croation guy ranked 238 today, called Nino Serdarusic. I'd never seen him at all, but he's got a pretty big serve and a good game. 2 tight sets. Maybe @don_fabio knows of him? (Anyway, as an aside, he's a handsome fella, too.) Elsewhere in Vienna, Murray, Berrettini won their matches, and Alex De Minaur got out of his slump and beat Anderson in straights.

I don't know much about him. I was surprised to see him play main draw and knew immediately it has to be a WC. He has very stable ranking around 250th in the world. Most of the croatians are handsome, didn't you know that? Excluding Cilic and Karlovic from this conclusion.

I see Murray is wearing down his opponents with some long matches. I really admire his efforts, he looks good to reach top 20 if he stays healthy and play spoiler in slams, possibly even win some bigger tournament as mentioned on one of these threads.

 

[Fiero425]

I don't know much about him. I was surprised to see him play main draw and knew immediately it has to be a WC. He has very stable ranking around 250th in the world. Most of the croatians are handsome, didn't you know that? Excluding Cilic and Karlovic from this conclusion.

I see Murray is wearing down his opponents with some long matches. I really admire his efforts, he looks good to reach top 20 if he stays healthy and play spoiler in slams, possibly even win some bigger tournament as mentioned on one of these threads.

The only person getting worn down with the way Murray plays is Murray himself! He was gassed today trying to play that silly, defensive game against some kid from Spain; Alcaraz! He was a little wild at times, but it was controlled aggression keeping Murray on the run in long, sustained points that had the old man bending over a few times trying to catch his breath! It took a while, but still straight setted 3 & 4 in Erste Bank Open!