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JTContinental Break out the Pimm's cups, bring out the strawberries and the cream scones and the clotted cream, for another Championships is upon us! Now naturally, TMQ isn't going to eat or drink any of that vile old rich person food, but we like to have something on offer to the guests--something that says we don't really want you to stay that long. Remember, when you're red, you're dead, and when you're dead, I'm pleased, or chuffed as they might say here.
Best of luck, players!
by JTContinental 161standchilla : Vekic>>Juvan>>Martic>>Boulter>>Alexandrova>>Kvitova>>Pegula>>Sabalenka
3mlm : Martincova
adicecream : Azarenka>>Begu>>Martic>>Krejcikova
aggie rules : Azarenka>>Andreescu>>Bogdan>>Potapova>>Alexandrova>>Kvitova>>Azarenka (double pick)
aidsasis : Kasatkina>>Potapova>>Kenin>>Haddad Maia>>Niemeier
ajay.gov : Vekic>>Keys>>Kasatkina>>Haddad Maia>>Pegula>>Kvitova>>Vondrousova>>No Pick
aleape : Bouzkova>>Begu>>Martic>>Potapova>>Keys>>No Pick
alias47 : Fernandez>>Begu>>Martic>>No Pick
alvinlimtc : Azarenka>>Andreeva>>Martic>>Boulter>>Niemeier
andre8735 : Azarenka>>No Pick
atlpam : Fernandez>>Kalinina>>Parks
bankerb4 : Kasatkina>>Pliskova
bestjax : Dart
bismarck : Stephens>>Brengle>>Kasatkina>>Boulter>>Alexandrova>>Jabeur>>Azarenka
blomgren : Mertens>>Ostapenko>>Kenin>>Pegula>>Badosa
bluecrew : Fernandez>>Ostapenko>>Kasatkina>>Krejcikova
bluereggie : Xinyu Wang>>Juvan>>Martic>>Haddad Maia>>Begu
bouchardboiledeggs : Bencic>>Andreescu>>Azarenka>>Haddad Maia>>Sabalenka>>Jabeur>>Pegula>>Keys
cainims back hand : Vondrousova>>Juvan>>Kasatkina>>Kudermetova
canuckraonic : Fernandez>>Keys>>Martic>>Haddad Maia>>Alexandrova>>Kvitova>>Pegula>>Sabalenka
casperpod : Vondrousova >>Ostapenko>>Azarenka>>Vekic>>Keys>>Alexandrova>>Pegula>>Rybakina
catman : Fernandez>>Juvan>>Azarenka>>Potapova>>Alexandrova>>Kvitova>>Vondrousova>>Keys
cdavid99 : Garcia>>Keys>>Siniakova
chad1 : Vondrousova>>Pliskova
chiara : Teichmann
ckelsall34 : Collins>>No Pick
contactpoint32 : Mertens>>Giorgi
cyborgshoes : Sorribes Tormo>>Juvan>>Martic>>Potapova>>Bencic>>Alexandrova>>Vondrousova>>Rybakina
dave g : Bouzkova>>Potapova>>Martic>>Vekic>>Begu
deelighted2 : Sorribes Tormo>>Andreescu>>Azarenka>>Potapova>>Alexandrova>>Kvitova>>Vondrousova>>Keys
dollymix : Strycova>>Noskova
dowser55 : Bouzkova>>Pera
du pioneers : Mertens>>Pera
ducklynt : McNally
elchie : Collins>>Cornet>>Martic>>Linette>>Begu
elgatoblance : Fernandez>>Kalinina>>Kenin>>No Pick
equipped : Linette>>Alexandrova>>Kasatkina>>Pegula>>Garcia
esquared88 : Mertens>>Keys>>No Pick
fastbackss : Fernandez>>Kalinina>>Martic>>Haddad Maia>>Pegula>>Alexandrova>>Svitolina>>Keys
federer70 : Mertens>>Andreescu>>Kasatkina>>No Pick
federex : Garcia>>Juvan>>Azarenka>>Haddad Maia>>Alexandrova>>Kvitova>>Vondrousova>>Keys
fiercehart2 : Martincova
fifilainez : Mertens>>Cornet>>Azarenka>>Pegula>>Alexandrova>>Keys>>Svitolina>>Kvitova
flowerchild39 : Mertens>>Begu>>Siniakova
franchise : Vekic>>Juvan>>Azarenka>>Haddad Maia>>Alexandrova>>Vondrousova>>Keys
fredx : Svitolina>>Andreescu>>Martic>>Linette>>Korpatsch
g2gaynor : Sorribes Tormo>>Golubic>>Martic>>Garcia>>Alexandrova>>Andreeva>>Vondrousova>>Rybakina
gacritter : Fernandez>>Cornet>>Martic>>Haddad Maia>>Bencic>>Alexandrova>>Vondrousova>>Keys
geehopp :Xinyu Wang>>Pliskova
gerity : Collins>>Giorgi
gernblandston : Stephens>>Andreescu>>Kenin>>Potapova>>Begu
gff0 : Martincova
glarange : Linette>>Giorgi
greengourd : Vondrousova>>Juvan>>Azarenka>>Boulter>>Alexandrova>>Jabeur>>Svitolina>>Keys
gunner : Kontaveit>>Cornet>>Azarenka>>Potapova>>Keys>>Kvitova>>Pegula>>Sabalenka
by JTContinental hawk99 : Collins>>Juvan>>Azarenka>>Potapova>>Alexandrova>>Keys>>Vondrousova>>Andreeva
hoangers : Kasatkina>>Andreescu>>Kenin>>Garcia>>Pegula>>Haddad Maia>>Azarenka
hotchocolate : Bouzkova>>Kalinina>>Azarenka>>Vekic>>Alexandrova>>Haddad Maia>>No Pick
hummingbird : Fernandez>>Andreescu>>Bogdan>>Haddad Maia>>Niemeier
icebuxx : Vekic>>Ostapenko>>No Pick
improbabledream : Xinyu Wang>>Ostapenko>>Mertens
invek : Mertens>>Giorgi
irena2 : Fernandez>>Giorgi
ironmike : Vondrousova>>Juvan>>Azarenka>>Potapova>>Niemeier
janebowles : Bouzkova>>Pliskova
jason11e : Bouzkova>>Kalinina>>Kenin>>No Pick
jatagen : Bouzkova>>Kalinina>>Azarenka>>No Pick
jazzyg : Bouzkova>>Sasnovich>>Siniakova
jeff from tx : Fernandez>>Kalinina>>Azarenka>>Krejcikova
jkfinaz : Podoroska>>Bronzetti
jlhct : Vondrousova>>Begu>>Kenin>>Haddad Maia>>Bencic>>Keys>>Pegula>>Kvitova
joanjettson : Garcia>>Muchova
jtcontinental : Vekic>>Andreeva>>Azarenka>>Haddad Maia>>Jabeur>>Potapova
jumpfroggy : Vondrousova>>Potapova>>Martic>>Haddad Maia>>Alexandrova>>Kvitova>>Azarenka
karlovicfanclub : Xinyu Wang>>Juvan>>Martic>>Potapova>>Alexandrova>>Kvitova>>Svitolina>>Keys
kcgregg : Azarenka>>Potapova>>Martic>>No Pick
keirules : Garcia>>Bronzetti
khethux : Dart
kknudsen : Tsurenko>>Badosa>>Martic>>Haddad Maia>>Keys>>Alexandrova>>Azarenka
ktothem1 : Fernandez>>Andreescu>>Martic>>Potapova>>Alexandrova>>Kvitova>>Azarenka
kzt123 : Fernandez>>Cornet>>Martic>>Haddad Maia>>Bencic>>Kvitova>>No Pick
lauriejo : Stephens>>Keys>>Azarenka>>Potapova>>Niemeier
lbk77 : Azarenka>>Kalinina>>Martic>>Haddad Maia>>Alexandrova>>Jabeur>>Pegula>>Kvitova
leaker : Bouzkova>>Begu>>Martic>>Potapova>>Kalinina
led14pa2 : Martic>>Pliskova
leemur : Bucsa>>Cornet>>Kenin>>Garcia>>No Pick
likembrave : Bouzkova>>Potapova>>Kenin>>Haddad Maia>>Alexandrova>>Kvitova>>Vondrousova>>Keys
lizling : Bouzkova>>Kalinina>>Martic>>Potapova>>No Pick
lokomotiv lemnos : Dart
lrc21 : Dart
lukeorion : Stephens>>Boulter>>Kenin>>Potapova>>Niemeier
manahero : Garcia>>Andreescu>>Kenin>>No Pick
manila smash : Dart
marsny : Collins>>Andreescu>>Kenin>>Potapova>>Niemeier
martini4me : Martincova
mayorghouliani : Tsurenko>>Giorgi
mcbride10s : Bouzkova>>Noskova
meganfernandez : Fernandez>>Cornet>>Azarenka>>Kontaveit
merdon : Merdon : Bencic>>Keys>>Kenin>>Krejcikova
michelle_fenlon : Fernandez>>Keys>>Azarenka>>Haddad Maia>>Alexandrova>>Kvitova>>Bouzkova
mikeprice444 : Vekic>>Giorgi
mocam57 : Mertens>>Begu>>Martic>>Potapova>>Keys>>Kvitova>>No Pick
motobass : Bencic>>Kalinina>>Martic>>Haddad Maia>>Niemeier
mr_socko : Vondrousova>>Sasnovich>>Parks
mrdarnley : Vekic>>No Pick
mskkkk : Garcia>>Kalinina>>No Pick
mu_royals : Fernandez>>Andreescu>>Martic>>Boulter>>Alexandrova>>Keys>>Vondrousova>>Kvitova
munchin : Bouzkova>>Keys>>Martic>>Haddad Maia>>Vekic
natlee : Mertens>>Keys>>Martic>>Garcia>>Pegula>>Kvitova>>Azarenka
naughtyboiosu : Vondrousova>>Bronzetti>>No Pick
naughtyt : Samsonova
nelslus : Bouzkova>>Pliskova
net raider : Mertens>>Pliskova
new england nitemare : Vekic>>Keys>>Azarenka>>Haddad Maia>>Jabeur>>Alexandrova>>Pegula>>Rybakina
noedee : Martic>>Ostapenko>>Azarenka>>Garcia>>Alexandrova>>Potapova
nyjaney : Collins>>Andreescu>>Siniakova
oliver0001 : Vekic>>No Pick
omegadoom : Fernandez>>Juvan>>Azarenka>>Haddad Maia>>Jabeur>>Alexandrova>>Pegula>>Keys
omess : Kudermetova>>Zhao
oploskoffie : Sorribes Tormo>>Sasnovich>>Bogdan>>Potapova>>Niemeier
owendonovan : Osorio
ozjohn53 : Bencic>>Juvan>>Kenin>>Haddad Maia>>Alexandrova>>Jabeur>>Vondrousova>>Kvitova
patmanmo : Xinyu Wang>>Kalinina>>Azarenka>>Haddad Maia>>Alexandrova>>Kvitova>>Vondrousova>>Keys
patrick : Mertens>>Keys>>Azarenka>>Potapova>>Alexandrova>>Kvitova>>Vondrousova>>Jabeur
paulfmcintyre : Bouzkova>>Potapova>>Azarenka>>No Pick
peterskan : Vondrousova>>No Pick
pharmanimal : Collins>>Giorgi
phatsdawg : Fernandez>>Giorgi
philly10 : Sorribes Tormo>>Bronzetti
ponchi101 : Garcia>>Pliskova
prince49 : Mertens>>Keys>>Martic>>Potapova>>Garcia
princeofmallorca : Collins>>Badosa>>Azarenka>>Garcia>>Kvitova>>No Pick
ptmcmahon : Vondrousova>>Kalinina>>Martic>>Haddad Maia>>Alexandrova>>Kvitova>>Azarenka
by JTContinental rashmi : Bouzkova>>Kalinina>>Kenin>>Potapova>>Niemeier
redward : Strycova>>Cornet>>Martic>>Krejcikova
rktct2b : Martic>>Keys>>Siniakova
ron@tennisreporters : Mertens>>Kalinina>>Martic>>Potapova>>Alexandrova>>Haddad Maia>>Pegula>>Keys
scouser : Dart
seamzten18 : Vekic>>Juvan>>Kenin>>Ostapenko
sh79 : Vekic>>Juvan>>No Pick
shankwinner21 : Martic>>Pliskova>>No Pick
shmrck14 : Fernandez>>Giorgi
skim5150 : Fernandez>>Giorgi
slamdog : Gauff
sluggo-13 : Vondrousova>>Noskova
smc_mom : Garcia>>Pliskova>>No Pick
sokol : Martic>>Keys>>Azarenka>>Potapova>>Jabeur>>Kvitova>>Vondrousova>>Rybakina
soulcandy93 : Fernandez>>Cornet>>Kasatkina>>Krejcikova
spencerlee : Fernandez>>Blinkova>>Azarenka>>Masarova
sportsfan : Vondrousova>>Juvan>>Azarenka>>Haddad Maia>>Alexandrova>>Potapova
stripes : Mertens>>Kalinina>>Kasatkina>>Potapova>>Keys>>Kvitova>>Azarenka
suliso : Strycova>>Pliskova
sw195ae : Osorio
tcard : Tsurenko>>Andreescu>>Azarenka>>Haddad Maia>>Bencic>>Kvitova>>Vondrousova>>Keys
tenedab : Martincova
tennis baller : Vekic>>No Pick
tennisbrp : Svitolina>>Andreescu>>Azarenka>>Haddad Maia>>Niemeier
tennislover1607 : Samsonova
texasniteowl : McNally
togtdyalttai : Bencic>>Keys>>Martic>>Haddad Maia>>Alexandrova>>Kvitova>>Vondrousova>>Jabeur
tolulops : Dart
twinetime : Mertens>>Kalinina>>Azarenka>>Potapova>>Keys>>Alexandrova>>Vondrousova>>Rybakina
ubermitch : Fernandez>>Juvan>>Azarenka>>Haddad Maia>>Niemeier
udaneri : Stephens>>No Pick
valynn : Fernandez>>Cornet>>Azarenka>>Haddad Maia>>Niemeier
verbalvolleys : Swiatek>>Pliskova
vexchaps : Sorribes Tormo>>Noskova
webswinger88 : Fernandez>>Sabalenka>>No Pick
weefunk : Collins>>Bronzetti
wolfy333 : Vekic>>Keys>>Martic>>Potapova>>No Pick
zephyrstorm03 : Dart
by JTContinental I count 171 Pimm's cups gone, you sickos--many of them may or may not be laced with poison
Day 1's hopeful breakdown
Leylah Fernandez 25
Marie Bouzkova 16
Elise Mertens 16
Donna Vekic 13
Marketa Vondrousova 13
Danielle Collins 9
Harriet Dart 8
Caroline Garcia 8
Victoria Azarenka 6
Sara Sorribes Tormo 6
Belinda Bencic 5
Tereza Martincova 5
Petra Martic 5
Sloane Stephens 5
Xinyu Wang 5
Daria Kasatkina 3
Barbora Strycova 3
Lesia Tsurenko 3
Magda Linette 2
Caty McNally 2
Camila Osorio 2
Liudmila Samsonova 2
Elina Svitolina 2
Cristina Bucsa 1
Coco Gauff 1
Anett Kontaveit 1
Veronika Kudermetova 1
Nadia Podoroska 1
Iga Swiatek 1
Jil Teichmann 1
by JTContinental Remember to make a day 2 pick if your round 1 match was suspended
by naughtyT "To lose one tiebreak, Ms. Samsonova, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two looks like carelessness."
by JTContinental We had 7 no picks for Day 2, leaving us with 145--subject to change as yesterday's results start to roll in
The breakdown
Kaja Juvan 17
Anhelina Kalinina 17
Bianca Andreescu 15
Madison Keys 15
Karolina Pliskova 12
Camille Giorgi 11
Alize Cornet 10
Irina-Camila Begu 7
Alona Ostapenko 6
Anastasia Potapova 6
Lucia Bronzetti 5
Linda Noskova 4
Mirra Andreeva 3
Aliaksandra Sasnovich 3
Paula Badosa 2
Bernarda Pera 2
Ekaterina Alexandrova 1
Anna Blinkova 1
Katie Boulter 1
Madison Brengle 1
Viktorija Golubic 1
Karolina Muchova 1
Aryna Sabalenka 1
Carol Zhao 1
by JTContinental OOP for day 3 just came out and there are Round 2 matches scheduled, so you’ll need to make a pick. I’ll have the Day 3 thread up ASAP
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dave g JTContinental wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 6:55 pm
OOP for day 3 just came out and there are Round 2 matches scheduled, so you’ll need to make a pick. I’ll have the Day 3 thread up ASAP
(at Wimbledon)
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JTContinental dave g wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 7:02 pm
JTContinental wrote: ↑Tue Jul 04, 2023 6:55 pm
OOP for day 3 just came out and there are Round 2 matches scheduled, so you’ll need to make a pick. I’ll have the Day 3 thread up ASAP
This was also my first thought
by JTContinental We had 10 more no picks today, leaving us with 135. Will these matches ever be played? Reply hazy
But here's the breakdown--carnage is very possible
Petra Martic 34
Victoria Azarenka 33
Sofia Kenin 17
Daria Kasatkina 8
Katerina Siniakova 5
Ana Bogdan 3
Alycia Parks 2
Elise Mertens 1
Elina Svitolina 1
by JTContinental Going to start tabulating up the results and hopefully get us current.
Day 4 OOP is not up yet except for the covered courts.
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atlpam Still waiting for both my day 2 and day 3 matches to be played.
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nelslus atlpam wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 9:29 pm
Still waiting for both my day 2 and day 3 matches to be played.
....Want to trade places?
PS: Never mind. You picked Parks. See you soon.
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ponchi101 nelslus wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 9:33 pm
atlpam wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 9:29 pm
Still waiting for both my day 2 and day 3 matches to be played.
....Want to trade places?
PS: Never mind.
You picked Parks. See you soon.
You are lucky we have not outlawed cruelty at this site.
Yikes!
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nelslus ponchi101 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 9:52 pm
nelslus wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 9:33 pm
atlpam wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 9:29 pm
Still waiting for both my day 2 and day 3 matches to be played.
....Want to trade places?
PS: Never mind.
You picked Parks. See you soon.
You are lucky we have not outlawed cruelty at this site.
Yikes!
LOL, albeit, I DO want Parks to win!!
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atlpam nelslus wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 9:33 pm
atlpam wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 9:29 pm
Still waiting for both my day 2 and day 3 matches to be played.
....Want to trade places?
PS: Never mind. You picked Parks. See you soon.
I like to live (or die) dangerously!
by JTContinental We lost another 9 to no picks and had 1 zombie, so we are down to 85, with the number dropping as the results from the earlier rounds sort out. Perhaps today we'll finish with the first round so that I can present the first issue of the long-awaited Wimbledon edition of STANK or DANK.
Note: We seem to be losing a larger-than-usual number of players to no picks in our 2023 edition. TMQ regrets both the hellish flood being unleashed over London and the inefficient scheduling policies of the tournament, including the baffling decision to continue to not start play on the show courts until 1 pm, when two full matches could already be in the books by then. However, as much I would like to control the weather and/or take over the scheduling from stodgy old men who adhere to weird traditions for no apparent reason beyond stubbornness, neither things are unfortunately true. The rain keeps on raining. The order of play release is being pushed out farther and farther each day. Just know that if there are eligible matches to be played, you will be expected to pick from them. I'll do the best I can, but it is ultimately your responsibility to check if your picks are winning, and looking at the schedule when it comes out. Best of luck, and remember to make your picks!
OK, after my breakdown, I present to you another one:
Beatriz Haddad Maia 29
Anastasia Potapova 26
Caroline Garcia 6
Barbora Krejcikova 6
Katie Boulter 5
Jessica Pegula 3
Donna Vekic 3
Magda Linette 2
Anett Kontaveit 1
Veronika Kudermetova 1
Rebecca Masarova 1
Alona Ostapenko 1
by Fastbackss I might just stop picking because I can't beat having 3 correct picks in a span of 4 hours
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tcard Fastbackss wrote: ↑Thu Jul 06, 2023 5:16 pm
I might just stop picking because I can't beat having 3 correct picks in a span of 4 hours
Same as me.
by dave g I don't know how I escaped that one. Just about the only tennis that I have been able to watch was Vekic losing the first set and going down a break. I was surprised to find out that I had not been booted out of the pool.
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nelslus dave g wrote: ↑Thu Jul 06, 2023 5:34 pm
I don't know how I escaped that one. Just about the only tennis that I have been able to watch was Vekic losing the first set and going down a break. I was surprised to find out that I had not been booted out of the pool.
The Sloane Stephens Experience came to your rescue.
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weefunk JTContinental wrote: ↑Thu Jul 06, 2023 10:55 am
Note: We seem to be losing a larger-than-usual number of players to no picks in our 2023 edition. TMQ regrets both the hellish flood being unleashed over London and the inefficient scheduling policies of the tournament, including the baffling decision to continue to not start play on the show courts until 1 pm, when two full matches could already be in the books by then.
I was guessing that this is because of the ticket holders? They were sold tickets to a session at a specific time. The session can't start early because they might not realize it, and miss some matches.... but even that explanation doesn't make a lot of sense, given how backed up the tournament is in this weather.
by ozjohn53 Hi, just looking at the Womens Day 5 pick thread, we are allowed to pick a R64 matchup for a third day?
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ptmcmahon Fastbackss wrote: ↑Thu Jul 06, 2023 5:16 pm
I might just stop picking because I can't beat having 3 correct picks in a span of 4 hours
This will likely go down as our greatest day in SP history because of it
Even funnier I had two of my men's pick win...unfortunately my day 1 pick lost yesterday.
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JTContinental ozjohn53 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 06, 2023 9:16 pm
Hi, just looking at the Womens Day 5 pick thread, we are allowed to pick a R64 matchup for a third day?
Yes, because they were all unscheduled until yesterday's OOP came out
by JTContinental Only 2 no picks today, plus 1 zombie, so I count 72 players remaining for Day 5
The breakdown is decidedly lopsided
Ekaterina Alexandrova 28
Jule Niemeier 13
Madison Keys 6
Belinda Bencic 5
Irina-Camila Begu 4
Ons Jabeur 4
Jessica Pegula 4
Caroline Garcia 2
Paula Badosa 1
Anhelina Kalinina 1
Tamara Korpatsch 1
Petra Kvitova 1
Aryna Sabalenka 1
Donna Vekic 1
by JTContinental Don't look now, bandwagon, but Alexandrova is down a set and a break to...wait for it...Madison Brengle.
by Oploskoffie I don't dare wish for anything at the risk of jinxing my own pick. Though every SP deserves at least one day with, ehm, a little surprise...
by G2gaynor And now 41 more people are worried as their gal is down a break in the third...ehhh boy
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Oploskoffie Now where did I leave my Dalma Galfi voodoo doll...?
by
likembrave Ekaterina squeaked it out!
by G2gaynor Watching the end of that Alexandrova/Brengle match is torture. Alexandrova had 3 match points while Brengle was serving at 4-5. Then Brengle holds and breaks. It took 4 break points with Brengle servicing for the match at 6-5 until Alexandrova finally broke. Then in the super breaker, Alexandrova is up 8-2. Thinking....ok cool, I escaped. no. 4 straight unforced errors with the third point being a another double fault. What a stupid and unnecessary roller coaster watching this low level quality tennis match. Only thing that would have made it worse was if I had money on the line (which I did not).
by patrick 91 UFEs by Alexandrova and survive that debacle. Ouch to the good on that one.
by Suliso Surely she won't be going any further, right?
by ponchi101 You never know. Maybe this was the day in which she played a bad match, but still squeaked it out.
And her opponent if Galfi. That is actually a match that I would say Alexandrova should win.
by JTContinental Navigating the rain has left TMQ with little time for anything else, but I'll finally be back tonight with our first editions of STANK or DANK!
by
ponchi101 Stank or DAMP? This time?
by JTContinental After 2 no picks, 48 players remain, anxiously awaiting their ticket to the Updated Picks & Results thread. (Edited) Middle Sunday will also NOT give your brain will also get a break from making these relentless picks from third round matches while the first round is still going on, because it's apparently not a thing anymore.
The breakdown:
Petra Kvitova 24
Ekaterina Alexandrova 7
Ons Jabeur 5
Madison Keys 5
Beatriz Haddad Maia 3
Anastasia Potapova 3
Mirra Andreeva 1
by patrick There is no Middle Sunday
by JTContinental And now without further ado, it is time for STANK or DANK: Wimbledon '23 First Round edition! There is so much rain that there is DANKness to be found in every corner of the grounds, but did it rub off on your losing choice? Or was it as STANK as a Wimbledon towel left on a court during 3 days of sold rain that then slowly dries and turns crusty? Find out below.
Karolina Pliskova (12 victims) STANK Pliskova's erratic play as of late makes her an unreliable choice even in the early rounds. Also, as TMQ is currently observing Stevanovic (current ranking 310) giving possible 2023 champion Petra Kvitova all kinds of trouble, this pick gets STANKier and STANKier, grand slam debut or not.
Camille Giorgi (11 victims) STANK Karma is a bee, and in TMQ's unsolicited opinion Giorgi also feeds at that hive...the tennis gods were bound to levy a heavy punishment on her for cheering winning a point via Venus falling, and TMQ found this match to be incredibly satisfying. Gracheva appears to be enjoying her new French citizenship.
Harriet Dart (8 victims) STANK Parry made the 3rd round here last year, and is the equivalent of two Harriet Darts in size, which made this an uphill battle for her. She does, however, possess an impressive grunt that sounds like a constipated banshee that I bet can be heard for miles. The town council is not amused.
Lucia Bronzetti (5 victims) DANK On paper a good choice since she made a grass court final at a decent tournament (although she was gifted a SF walkover from Swiatek).
Tereza Martincova (5 victims) DANK TMQ will also grant this pick DANK status, as Martincova has been a low seed in slams over the last couple of years and other than her lightning streak run a few years ago, Podoroska is not really known for winning matches.
Linda Noskova (4 victims) DANK It did not happen for the Czech teens at Wimbledon '23. Apparently Galfi is a former junior slam champion, so maybe one to watch?
Caty McNally (2 victims) STANK McNally kind of chokes at the slams, and I think she's coming back from injury. Burrage has had some very good results recently, and was the clear favorite to win this match.
Camila Osorio and Bernarda Pera (2 victims each) STANK Are you unfamiliar with the surface on which Wimbledon is played?
Liudmila Samsonova (2 victims) DANK Samsonova has a better grass court pedigree than Bogdan, but totally lost the plot in both tie breaks (Bogdan rolled her 7-1 in the first one, and she was actually up in the second set and blew it).
Coco Gauff (1 victim) STANK TMQ sends a bitter, bitter STANK your way, as he holds your glib, insidious pick personally responsible for ruining this tournament's enjoyment for him.
Karolina Muchova (1 victims) DANK Muchova is a two time QFist here, but Niemeier is no slouch on grass either, having made the QFs herself just last year. Muchova has been chronically injured; now that she's healthy maybe she'll put together more consistent results.
Jil Teichmann (1 victim) STANK How many times must TMQ declare that the Jil Teichmann-as-winning-pick era is over? At least 3 slams it seems. The Jil Teichmann era is over.
Carol Zhao (1 victim) STANK It is a rare player on the WTA that TMQ has never heard of, but here we are. We had to look up this person, and were surprised to discover that she is a relatively young woman with a "vintage" first name and not a 57-year-old court rat that annoys the rest of the tennis club with her 35 mph slice serve that just sort of lands in the service box and dies there.
Round 1 is in the books! It's raining (again) and I like to keep my public wanting more, so round 2 will have to wait until tomorrow.
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JTContinental patrick wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2023 11:48 am
There is no Middle Sunday
That's right--I forgot they did away with it last year. TMQ regrets the error.
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ponchi101 JTContinental wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2023 12:02 pm
And now without further ado, it is time for
STANK or
DANK: Wimbledon '23 First Round edition! There is so much rain that there is DANKness to be found in every corner of the grounds, but did it rub off on your losing choice? Or was it as STANK as a Wimbledon towel left on a court during 3 days of sold rain that then slowly dries and turns crusty? Find out below.
Karolina Pliskova (12 victims) STANK Pliskova's erratic play as of late makes her an unreliable choice even in the early rounds. Also, as TMQ is currently observing Stevanovic (current ranking 310) giving possible 2023 champion Petra Kvitova all kinds of trouble, this pick gets
STANKier and
STANKier, grand slam debut or not.
...
We knew her days of being reliable are over, but she was here in the final two years ago, and, as you say, Stevanovic's ranking is so low that if you do a general GOOGLE search with the words NOT AVAILABLE,
her profile comes up !
At the very least, we should be upgraded to REEK, not STANK
by JTContinental There is still only a partial schedule for tomorrow, but I will get the Day 7 thread going once it is out.
by JTContinental after 3 no picks and 1 double pick of Azarenka, we are down to 41, with another 4 players' lives hanging in the balance. Those lives have pushed the arrival of the UPDATED PICKS & RESULTS THREAD until those matches are finished.
The breakdown
Market Vondrousova 18
Jessica Pegula 10
Victoria Azarenka 8
Elina Svitolina 4
Marie Bouzkova 1
by JTContinental Submitted for your consideration, it's the Wimbledon '23 Round 2 edition of STANK or DANK! Was your losing pick as STANK as a several hundred year old sponge found in a musty corner of a cell in the Tower of London, or as DANK as that aforementioned corner? Read on and find out!
Jule Niemeier (13 victims) DANK This match seemed to come down to fitness, as Niemeier quickly faded away in the third set after she didn't win the tiebreak. Your dreams of Wimbledon glory have also quickly faded away.
Barbora Krejcikova (6 victims) DANK Big Four, my @$$ (wait, where have we read that before?)
Katerina Siniakova (5 victims) DANK An unfortunate time for Lesia Tsurenko to decide to finish a match this year, with the added insult of Bigfoura Krejcikova pulling out of the doubles tournament.
Irinia-Camila Begu (4 victims) DANK , he wrote without conviction. Despite being on the tour for almost 50 years, I've never been compelled or privileged to watch her play, and I've already made the "Begu not to pick her" joke, so we'll award you a faint DANK , like when you first open the door to a 13 year old son's bedroom.
Alycia Parks (1 victim) STANK After a fast start to the season, Parks has been content to arrive on court and overhit every ball that comes her way. Since the step up in competition, she looks a little lost out there, and probably needs a coach.
Paula Badosa (1 victim) STANK You broke the poor woman's back again with the weight of your expectations, you cruel, cruel person.
Anhelina Kalinina (1 victim) DANK Thought that was a slam dunk, didn't you? Usually when Andreescu knocks someone out the SP, it happens the opposite way.
Anett Kontaveit (1 victim) STANK A chronically ailing Kontaveit sadly has called it quits after this tournament, but happily took one of you along with her on her way out.
Tamara Korpatsch (1 victim) STANK Short of putting LEAVE US ALONE patches (predominantly white, of course) on their shirts before taking the court, how could it have been more obvious that this match was best left alone? No matter who you picked, they would have lost.
Veronika Kudermetova (1 victim) an unenthusiastic DANK Kudermetova tricked you that she was back in form with her decent grass court season, but now that outlook is hazy for the US Open.
Rebecca Masarova (1 victim) an even less enthusiastic DANK She did win a couple of grass court matches leading up to Wimbledon, but enough to warrant this risk? We don't think so.
Elise Mertens (1 victim) STANK Mertens and Svitolina are veterans headed in different directions, and got those directions mixed up.
Jelena Ostapenko (1 victim) DANK This was a match so close at a time of night (morning!) that is so late (early!) that I've got nothing snarky to say about it.
Round 2 now in the annals of history! Round 3 tomorrow, if the rains hold off long enough to finish it out.
by
ponchi101 JTContinental wrote: ↑Sun Jul 09, 2023 11:26 am
Paula Badosa (1 victim) STANK You broke the poor woman's back again with the weight of your expectations, you cruel, cruel person.
The read was worth the wait
by kknudsen What a great match between Azarenka and Svitolina ... I'm out with my Azarenka pick, but am super thrilled that Svitolina won! Good luck to those remaining!
by JTContinental One more no pick added to the discard pile, leaving us with 30. We'll move to the Updated Thread after this round finishes.
The breakdown
Madison Keys 14
Elena Rybakina 6
Petra Kvitova 4
Aryna Sabalenka 3
Ons Jabeur 2
Mirra Andreeva 1
by G2gaynor Do I root for potentially not having a pick from the bottom quarter and eliminating 14 or 17 people....or wanting keys to win so i can still pick her.....tough decision.
by JTContinental We only have one entry for the Round 3 edition of STANK or DANK and it's a no brainer:
Anastasia Potapova (3 victims) DANK This was TMQ's pick, and since we are never wrong, Potapova was mistaken for losing.
by JTContinental That bandwagon creaked and teetered, but Andreeva was just too young to handle that situation.
by G2gaynor If kvitova and Alexandrova win today... There's a ton of people gonna be in some trouble making picks potentially in the final. Could be interesting!
by ponchi101 Alexandrova already didn't, Kvitiva looks to be on her way out.
So, no debate for pickers yet.
by G2gaynor 25 through day 8 isn't that bad. I think it begins to get interesting tomorrow.
by
JTContinental G2gaynor wrote: ↑Mon Jul 10, 2023 4:40 pm
25 through day 8 isn't that bad. I think it begins to get interesting tomorrow.
It's bad for me
