Talk About Tennis 2.0

ti-amie wrote: ↑Mon Oct 17, 2022 1:42 am Hindrance?

That's more than 'a little' unsportsmanlike. It's complete BS.
This is the kind of thing you see when two 7 year old kids are playing.
This should never be tolerated.

I can understand the chair umpire perhaps not seeing it as it happens. But if Goodall is commenting on it, it means that it has come to the attention of people in tennis. As such, someone definitely needs to talk to her NOW about this, and tell her that if she does it again, she will be punished.
I just wish that the rules would allow a more severe punishment than losing the point. After telling her not to do it again, I'd like the powers that be to be able to suspend her for a month if she does it again. Because this crap has NO place in the game.

Total hindrance.
Point should have been Vekic's.

Anybody knows what happened with Charleston ATP challenger (2 weeks ago). The results are given only for half of R16. Why was it not finished?

mick1303 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 17, 2022 1:34 pm Anybody knows what happened with Charleston ATP challenger (2 weeks ago). The results are given only for half of R16. Why was it not finished?

The rest of the tournament was cancelled because of hurricane Ian.

https://www.tennis.com/baseline/article ... ricane-ian

ti-amie wrote: ↑Mon Oct 17, 2022 1:42 am Hindrance?

I think so. It's not the first time Iga has flailed her arms like this on defense. She doesn't need to do this to win matches, obviously. It must be a reflex she has learned. Terrible - wish is was called.

Ivanovic has been nominated for the HoF. We can argue about that.



From Wiki:

Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open F (2008)
French Open W (2008)
Wimbledon SF (2007)
US Open QF (2012)

Other tournaments
Tour Finals SF (2007)
Olympic Games 3R (2012)

Sorry. Short memories. If that was a hindrance, Connors would have been defaulted from every match. His shoes never stopped squeaking.
Ana: 1 slam, one final, 25 minutes as world #1... I don't know if those are HOF credentials. But if she gets voted in, won't bother me either.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 7:35 pm Sorry. Short memories. If that was a hindrance, Connors would have been defaulted from every match. His shoes never stopped squeaking.
Ana: 1 slam, one final, 25 minutes as world #1... I don't know if those are HOF credentials. But if she gets voted in, won't bother me either.

Same. Didn't she have two other finals? Lost a French and an Australian, I think. Lost the French they year before she won it, I wanna say. Wertheim said he'd vote for her, citing some other X factors in addition to accomplishments. I have no qualms either way.

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 7:56 pm

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 7:35 pm Sorry. Short memories. If that was a hindrance, Connors would have been defaulted from every match. His shoes never stopped squeaking.
Ana: 1 slam, one final, 25 minutes as world #1... I don't know if those are HOF credentials. But if she gets voted in, won't bother me either.

Same. Didn't she have two other finals? Lost a French and an Australian, I think. Lost the French they year before she won it, I wanna say. Wertheim said he'd vote for her, citing some other X factors in addition to accomplishments. I have no qualms either way.

You are correct. Lost to Henin the 2007 final, won the 2008.

The HOF has been diluted over the past few years with their weak nominations, so why not Ivanovic, I guess

And then, get ready in a few years. Roger, Rafa, Nole, Andy and Stan get in, for sure. And then, who? They did not let anybody else win anything. Maybe Delpo and CIlic, but Tsonga, Ferrer, Berdych, Nishikori, Raonic and Dimitrov are no-go's. They will be lean years.

JTContinental wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 8:17 pm The HOF has been diluted over the past few years with their weak nominations, so why not Ivanovic, I guess

Shoely, you can't be serious.

Don't call me Shirley.. or Shoely?

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 9:33 pm And then, get ready in a few years. Roger, Rafa, Nole, Andy and Stan get in, for sure. And then, who? They did not let anybody else win anything. Maybe Delpo and CIlic, but Tsonga, Ferrer, Berdych, Nishikori, Raonic and Dimitrov are no-go's. They will be lean years.

Serena and Venus, the Bryans, maybe Sloane Stephens

If you go by the women, you will see some more people. Kvitova, Mugu, Kerber, Barty, possibly Azarenka. Wozniacki will get in because of her long stay at #1, Halep will also be considered. It will not be as bleak as the ATP prospect.
Then you will have the years of 10 players with 1 slam. And time to reconsider again.