2023 Men's Wimbledon Championships

[atttomole]

Shortman is all over Miro like a rash, two sets lead

Do you mean the Schwartzman?

 

[kskate2]

Tay on serve in the decider 3-2

 

[tented]

 

[Fiero425]

This fist-pumping crap's got to go! Both men and ladies do it; even when murdering some qualifier! It's just not necesary! Sinner needs to quit it!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Matches have been suspended due to bad light

Sinner match is still going on on CC, impressed, solid first match so far 62 62 and up a break in the 3rd set
Edit Sinner serving for the match 5-2
Well done Jannik 62 62 62!

 

[kskate2]

Bean w/ a Pistol Pete hops OH

 

[tented]

Matches have been suspended due to bad light

Taylor must be happy about it.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

AP,

You must be happy your Stan The Man through in straight sets, to round 2 at 38 years young

 

[tented]

This is the easiest Slam I’ve ever seen in terms of the defending champions hopes. It’s barren of opposition. The best players to potentially oppose him are youngsters in development, never a guarantee of trouble. Sinner is one of those youngsters we’re counting on to lift tennis post-Big 3, but he’s still developing and I don’t think his 2 set lead last year indicates anything for his chances this year. It was just one of those things, and Novak sorted him out quite easily in the final three sets…

But to be clear, this isn’t Novak’s fault, in case anyone is thinking that way (not saying you are). He can only play who’s in front of him, based on the randomness of the draw. The pathetic thing is that there’s no one younger than a 36 YEAR OLD who will beat him. The last person who even came close was a 37 year old Federer. But, again, Novak can’t be criticized for this; if anything, the reverse is true: it’s a testament to his longevity and greatness. But it is a criticism of the rest of the field.

 

[Fiero425]

But to be clear, this isn’t Novak’s fault, in case anyone is thinking that way (not saying you are). He can only play who’s in front of him, based on the randomness of the draw. The pathetic thing is that there’s no one younger than a 36 YEAR OLD who will beat him. The last person who even came close was a 37 year old Federer. But, again, Novak can’t be criticized for this; if anything, the reverse is true: it’s a testament to his longevity and greatness. But it is a criticism of the rest of the field.

Heaven knows I've been calling the men's tour weak all these yrs. allowing Nadal to take 14 FO's! Soderling the only 1 outside of Novak to test him!

 

[tented]

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Roger Federer will come to Wimbledon on Tuesday and there will be a special celebration of his achievements on the court
Serena Williams was also invited but, with her pregnancy, decided not to travel

 

[Jelenafan]

Heaven knows I've been calling the men's tour weak all these yrs. allowing Nadal to take 14 FO's! Soderling the only 1 outside of Novak to test him!

You could be right, he might only have 12 or 13 in a stronger era. ; )

 

[tented]

 

[Kieran]

But to be clear, this isn’t Novak’s fault, in case anyone is thinking that way (not saying you are). He can only play who’s in front of him, based on the randomness of the draw. The pathetic thing is that there’s no one younger than a 36 YEAR OLD who will beat him. The last person who even came close was a 37 year old Federer. But, again, Novak can’t be criticized for this; if anything, the reverse is true: it’s a testament to his longevity and greatness. But it is a criticism of the rest of the field.

That’s true, brother. Likewise, when Roger faced a better field than now but some of us knew it was a relatively weak one compared to what we were used to, that wasn’t Roger’s fault. Tennis was just lucky back then it had a young bull named Rafa to stop Roger winning everything, everywhere. In the absence of Rafa especially, since Roger is effectively long gone, the field is incredibly weak. And it’s getting worse.

Since he spiked again in 2018, Novak has won 11 slams - the same number as he won between 2011-2016. The fact that after winning the first two slams of the season it also seems unsurprising that he’ll likely win the CYGS tells us that we know in advance, that the field is clear for him. Good for him! But I’ve often mentioned that I think the dominance of the Big 3 has also had a negative effect on the sport, and I think we’re seeing that…

 

[Jelenafan]

Nobody can step up to the plate.

What does it show that hope of an upset of Novak rests on the shoulders of two twenty year olds?

 

[the AntiPusher]

When he lost both his serving pts., I said "he's in trouble!" He used up all his luck last FALL! We'll never see that trajectory go straight up ever again!

Come on fiero he is only 22 . He has so much talent. Let's give his body time to heal and let's see if he can hit the late reset button for 2023

 

[Kieran]

Taylor must be happy about it.

Hanfbeast prolly has to get in touch with his human side to cope with delays…

 

[Kieran]

Is there anyone surprised that Thiem won the first against Tsitsipas?

 

[Kieran]

Heaven knows I've been calling the men's tour weak all these yrs. allowing Nadal to take 14 FO's! Soderling the only 1 outside of Novak to test him!

I always agree with this, and in fact said it many times that Rafa’s dominance in Paris reflects as much on the field as on him. The Big 3 are either like 100m runners posting 6 seconds for the race, which is questionable, or they’re doing what greats have always done but the field are running the 100m slower than a marathon…