Talk About Tennis 2.0

Oh my. Listen to what Opelka says when he leans in.

Dayum.

Opelka is many things I could criticize, but at least he gets to the point.

Shocked at the caping for Isner and Opelka on Tennis Twitter. "Zverev is trash! How dare he! He better be the president of the United States for me to want to shake his hand and bask in his adoration with serious sexual abuse allegations against him."

There are some good news.
Naomi is saying she is getting the "itch" to come back to play, and soon.
Osaka feels 'itch' to make tennis return 'soon'

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 30, 2021 3:46 pm There are some good news.
Naomi is saying she is getting the "itch" to come back to play, and soon.
Osaka feels 'itch' to make tennis return 'soon'

Oh, good. I really hope tennis isn't ruined for her forever. Hopefully she has rediscovered her love of competing, training, whatever the challenge it that she enjoys. She's lucky she could afford to take a break and reset. Most players can't.

How soon could it be? A tournament before AO, I assume.

Suliso wrote: ↑Thu Sep 30, 2021 4:34 pm How soon could it be? A tournament before AO, I assume.

Maybe something low-profile but there's not much after IW. Linz indoors wouldn't be a bad idea if she really wants to get back on court. She's not going to play the 125 Montevideo Open on clay in mid-November

I find the statement a bit vague but what matters, I believe, is that she is saying she wants to come back. We all know she will get any WC she wants, at any tournament; she is still Naomi. But after all the events in which it looked like she was not happy playing, to hear her say that she has the itch to play again is wonderful news.
Anyway, as Megan says. There are few options out there after IW, although of course there is the YEC. Tough competition but if she goes in there with no expectations, she gets three good rounds of tennis to get back in the groove.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 30, 2021 5:50 pm There are few options out there after IW, although of course there is the YEC. Tough competition but if she goes in there with no expectations, she gets three good rounds of tennis to get back in the groove.

It's unlikely she would qualify for that.

Thanks Elmo! (See tennis players random random)

@Suliso. You are right, so we are back at the SLAM WINNERS DO NOT QUALIFY for the YEC. This year, it seems that only Kerjcikova will make it. I doubt Barty will come out of Australia any time soon.
Again, I am glad that Naomi is talking like this. Isn't there this other small YEC-type tournament that is for lower ranked players? Maybe that can do.

In theory Osaka is still #6, but she doesn't play and will likely be passed this week by either Muguruza or Jabeur or even both. That plus 1000 point IW to come where she's also not playing makes me think that staying in the top 9 (I assume Barty won't play) is less than 50% probability.

I don't know what this woman is talking about. I see the same old site, I did refresh to make sure I got the latest one, it has scores, it has the same things because it is the same site as yesterday's.
I am missing something.