2022 Grass season preview

[MargaretMcAleer]

Novak Djokovic will play Aussie Alexi Popyrin at the Hulingham event Friday 24th June, at 16.00 local time
Looks like Novak is not playing, I will update Popyrin opponent in due course...Diego Schwartzman will replace Novak Djokovic

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Rafa played his last match at Hurlingham Tournament versus FAA.
FAA won 67(6) 64 3-10.
Rafa said, "It has been a positive few days.I have not played on this surface for 3 years so every day is a chance and an opportunity.I hope to be 100 percent ready for the start of the tournament".

 

[Carol]

Does someone know why Novak has not played today?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Does someone know why Novak has not played today?

Sorry Carol no idea, I was doing the draw, and then someone tweeted me and told me he was not playing

 

[Carol]

Sorry Carol no idea, I was doing the draw, and then someone tweeted me and told me he was not playing

I haven’t read anything about why he decided not play, it seems another mystery…

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I haven’t read anything about why he decided not play, it seems another mystery…

Novak can be a mystery at times lol!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Mallorca Championships, S.Finals results

Tsitsipas d Bonzi 64 64
Bautista Agut d Bellier (Q) 76 (5) 62

Tsitsipas v Bautista Agut will play in the final.It is the first final on grass for Tsitsipas

 

[Front242]

Looking at betting for tomorrow and Bautista Agut with home support might be a good call. I thought he'd beat Medvedev but was too busy with work to put anything down for that. Medvedev's patchy performance on grass despite making two finals, coupled with his poor h2h versus Bautista Agut along with the latter having home crowd support meant an opportunity lost. Hard to tell with Tsitsipas what you're going to get match to match, even more so on grass.

Bautista Agut to win a set is surely a given and a safe enough choice.

 

[Front242]

De Manure's matches are usually 3 setters and today is no different. Had this match against Fritz for over 23.5 games and De Manure is likely going home now. No that's not a typo. He messed up a few bets for me lately so he is Manure from now on.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Results S/finals Eastbourne,

Cressy d Draper 76(5) 67 (2) 63
T.Fritz d A.de Minaur defending champion 61 67 (5) 63

Cressy v T.Fritz in the final at Eastbourne.

 

[Kieran]

Rafa played his last match at Hurlingham Tournament versus FAA.
FAA won 67(6) 64 3-10.
Rafa said, "It has been a positive few days.I have not played on this surface for 3 years so every day is a chance and an opportunity.I hope to be 100 percent ready for the start of the tournament".

I thought he looked very sharp against FAA, if the highlights are anything to go by. He’s found his grass feet early. Hopefully he gets off to a strong start on Tuesday…

 

[Kieran]

I haven’t read anything about why he decided not play, it seems another mystery…

He definitely can be a mystery. Only reasons I can think of is that he might have a slight twinge that he doesn’t want to aggravate, or he’s happy with his play and he prefers now to finish his prep in private…

 

[Front242]

I thought he looked very sharp against FAA, if the highlights are anything to go by. He’s found his grass feet early. Hopefully he gets off to a strong start on Tuesday…

Yeah watched the highlights too and agree he looked very sharp. Not much you can do about being aced but when the ball was in play he was doing well. Interesting camera angle on the highlights too which really showed the speed the ball travels. FAA made a ton of errors and quite lame ones at that but also a lot of aces.

 

[Front242]

Looks back to his usual self RBA: Really Bloody Awful. Clown level stuff so far and not looking like he'll even win a measly set.

 

[Front242]

Tsitsipas is as slow as Nadal, Djokovic, Del Potro and Cilic on serve and should be penalized.

 

[Front242]

Go take a 10 minute shit break and inject some fast acting PEDs and win a set, you clown!

 

[Front242]

I don't like either of them btw, I just want RBA to win a set for my bet. RBA has a seriously punchable face and the way Tsitsipas walks around with his head and nose up the air like some entitled, proud diva makes my blood boil.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Tsitsipas is as slow as Nadal, Djokovic, Del Potro and Cilic on serve and should be penalized

Would you prefer the great tennis that have been produced by those four legendary tennis champions or the quick to serve results of Nick K? Relax and enjoy the tennis because 3 years from now they will all not be playing tennis live anymore.

 

[Front242]

Would you prefer the great tennis that have been produced by those four legendary tennis champions or the quick to serve results of Nick K? Relax and enjoy the tennis because 3 years from now they will all not be playing tennis live anymore.

Well Kyrgios isn't exactly the blueprint for serving as he's very fast but I could do with way faster on average than Nadal, Djokovic, Del Potro when he was playing, Tsitsipas and Cilic. It makes it painful to watch and it's just not fair on the opponent.

 

[Front242]

Finally. Now serve out the set.

Good man!