by ti-amieTournament: Wimbledon Location: London, Great Britain Dates: 2023.07.03 - 2023.07.16 Tier: Grand Slam Surface: Grass Prize Money: £0 Total Financial Commitment: £0
Entries
Seed* Name Current Ranking Entry Ranking
1 Carlos Alcaraz 1 1
2 Daniil Medvedev 2 2
3 Novak Djokovic 3 3
4 Casper Ruud 4 4
5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 5 5
6 Holger Rune 6 6
7 Andrey Rublev 7 7
8 Jannik Sinner 8 8
9 Taylor Fritz 9 9
10 Felix Auger-Aliassime 10 10
11 Karen Khachanov 11 11
12 Frances Tiafoe 12 12
13 Hubert Hurkacz 13 13
14 Cameron Norrie 14 14
15 Borna Coric 16 16
16 Tommy Paul 17 17
17 Lorenzo Musetti 18 18
18 Alex de Minaur 19 19
19 Matteo Berrettini 20 20
20 Pablo Carreno Busta 21 21
21 Marin Cilic 22 22
22 Roberto Bautista Agut 23 23
23 Daniel Evans 24 24
24 Nick Kyrgios 25 25
25 Jan-Lennard Struff 26 26
26 Alexander Zverev 27 27
27 Francisco Cerundolo 28 28
28 Sebastian Korda 29 29
29 Botic van de Zandschulp 30 30
30 Denis Shapovalov 31 31
31 Yoshihito Nishioka 32 32
32 Grigor Dimitrov 33 33
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 34 34
Ben Shelton 35 35
Miomir Kecmanovic 36 36
Bernabe Zapata Miralles 37 37
Ugo Humbert 38 38
Tallon Griekspoor 39 39
Jiri Lehecka 40 40
Andy Murray 41 41
Maxime Cressy 42 42
Emil Ruusuvuori 43 43
Sebastian Baez 44 44
Lorenzo Sonego 45 45
Tomas Martin Etcheverry 46 46
Adrian Mannarino 47 47
Alexander Bublik 48 48
J.J. Wolf 49 49
Richard Gasquet 50 50
Dusan Lajovic 51 51
Brandon Nakashima 52 52
Mikael Ymer 53 53
Nicolas Jarry 54 54
Gregoire Barrere 55 55
Mackenzie McDonald 56 56
Laslo Djere 57 57
Roberto Carballes Baena 58 58
Yibing Wu 59 59
Jack Draper 60 60
Corentin Moutet 61 61
Aslan Karatsev 62 62
Pedro Cachin 63 63
Yannick Hanfmann 64 64
Benjamin Bonzi 65 65
Albert Ramos-Vinolas 66 66
Max Purcell 67 67
Jason Kubler 68 68
Constant Lestienne 69 69
Zhizhen Zhang 70 70
Jordan Thompson 71 71
Daniel Altmaier 72 72
Marco Cecchinato 73 73
Marcos Giron 74 74
Christopher Eubanks 75 75
Nuno Borges 76 76
Jaume Munar 77 77
Arthur Rinderknech 78 78
Luca Van Assche 79 79
Marton Fucsovics 80 80
Marc-Andrea Huesler 81 81
Alexei Popyrin 82 82
Alex Molcan 83 83
Alexander Shevchenko 84 84
Christopher O'Connell 85 85
Ilya Ivashka 86 86
Quentin Halys 87 87
Stan Wawrinka 88 88
John Isner 89 89
Daniel Elahi Galan 90 90
Dominic Thiem 91 91
Filip Krajinovic 92 92
Diego Schwartzman 93 93
Federico Coria 94 94
Aleksandar Vukic 95 95
Thiago Monteiro 96 96
Juan Pablo Varillas 97 97
Roman Safiullin 98 98
Hugo Dellien 160 73 (PR)
Lloyd Harris 306 47 (PR)
Gael Monfils 386 35 (PR)
Guido Pella 421 75 (PR)
Jiri Vesely 452 94 (PR)
Jeremy Chardy 537 88 (PR)
Milos Raonic - 33 (PR)
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Alternates
Name Current Ranking Entry Ranking
1 Alexandre Muller 100 100
2 Soonwoo Kwon 101 101
3 Dominik Koepfer 102 102
4 Borna Gojo 103 103
5 Juan Manuel Cerundolo 104 104
6 Matteo Arnaldi 105 105
7 Cristian Garin 106 106
8 Thanasi Kokkinakis 107 107
9 Hugo Gaston 108 108
10 James Duckworth 109 109
11 Taro Daniel 110 110
12 Radu Albot 111 111
13 Arthur Fils 112 112
14 David Goffin 113 113
15 Aleksandar Kovacevic 114 114
16 Fabian Marozsan 115 115
17 Dominic Stricker 116 116
18 Emilio Gomez 117 117
19 Sebastian Ofner 118 118
20 Otto Virtanen 119 119
Withdrawals
Name Current Ranking Entry Ranking
Rafael Nadal 15 15
by ti-amieTournament: The Championships Location: Wimbledon, Great Britain Dates: July 3 - July 16, 2023 Level: Grand Slam Surface: Grass
I can't find anything on the official Wimbledon site.
by skatingfan THE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023
WILD CARD ANNOUNCEMENTS (Revised 21/06 14:24 hrs)
21/06/2023 - 14:24:04 - WildCardAnnouncements.rpt
QUAD WHEELCHAIR SINGLES
1 Gregory SLADE (GBR)
GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES
1 Liam BROADY (GBR)
2 Jan CHOINSKI (GBR)
3 Arthur FERY (GBR)
4 David GOFFIN (BEL)
5 George LOFFHAGEN (GBR)
6 Ryan PENISTON (GBR)
7 To be announced
8 To be announced
LADIES' SINGLES
1 Katie BOULTER (GBR)
2 Jodie BURRAGE (GBR)
3 Harriet DART (GBR)
4 Elina SVITOLINA (UKR)
5 Katie SWAN (GBR)
6 Heather WATSON (GBR)
7 Venus WILLIAMS (USA)
8 To be announced
GENTLEMEN'S WHEELCHAIR SINGLES
1 Gordon REID (GBR)
LADIES' WHEELCHAIR SINGLES
1 Lucy SHUKER (GBR)
GENTLEMEN'S DOUBLES
1 Liam BROADY (GBR) and Jonny O'MARA (GBR)
2 Julian CASH (GBR) and Luke JOHNSON (GBR)
3 Jacob FEARNLEY (GBR) and Johannus MONDAY (GBR)
4 John ISNER (USA) and Jack SOCK (USA)
5 Toby SAMUEL (GBR) and Connor THOMSON (GBR)
6 To be announced
7 To be announced
LADIES' DOUBLES
1 Emily APPLETON (GBR) and Jodie BURRAGE (GBR)
2 Naiktha BAINS (GBR) and Maia LUMSDEN (GBR)
3 Alicia BARNETT (GBR) and Olivia NICHOLLS (GBR)
4 Freya CHRISTIE (GBR) and Ali COLLINS (GBR)
5 Harriet DART (GBR) and Heather WATSON (GBR)
6 To be announced
7 To be announced
GENTLEMEN'S QUALIFYING SINGLES
1 Charles BROOM (GBR)
2 Billy HARRIS (GBR)
3 Johannus MONDAY (GBR)
4 Mili POLJICAK (CRO)
5 Luca POW (GBR)
6 Toby SAMUEL (GBR)
7 To be announced
8 Wild Card Play-off place
9 Wild Card Play-off place
LADIES' QUALIFYING SINGLES
1 Liv HOVDE (USA)
2 Sonay KARTAL (GBR)
3 Hannah KLUGMAN (GBR)
4 Isabelle LACY (GBR)
5 Mingge XU (GBR)
6 To be announced
7 To be announced
8 Wild Card Play-off place
9 Wild Card Play-off place
by ti-amieKEY DATES FOR WIMBLEDON 2023
26 June: Qualifying begins
30 June: The Draw
01 July – 2 July:
Pre-event Media Conferences
02 July: Order of Play released
03 July: The Championships commences
by ponchi101 04 July: half the SP is wiped out for the men.
05 July: half the SP gets wiped out for the women; 70% of the picks for YCWJ actually win.
08 July: At least one UPDATED TOPIC is started.
09 July: The Losers' Lounge is busted by Scotland Yard for over-crowding.
by New England Nitemare
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 23, 2023 8:02 pm
04 July: half the SP is wiped out for the men.
05 July: half the SP gets wiped out for the women; 70% of the picks for YCWJ actually win.
08 July: At least one UPDATED TOPIC is started.
09 July: The Losers' Lounge is busted by Scotland Yard for over-crowding.
That sounds abour right ponchi, hope you are wrong tho......
by JTContinental
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 23, 2023 8:02 pm
04 July: half the SP is wiped out for the men.
05 July: half the SP gets wiped out for the women; 70% of the picks for YCWJ actually win.
08 July: At least one UPDATED TOPIC is started.
09 July: The Losers' Lounge is busted by Scotland Yard for over-crowding.
I'll have to write another novel...
by ti-amie
I found this on r/tennis.
by skatingfan I'm not sure if this got posted to another thread, but this explains why he's not on the seed list.
by ponchi101 And he has been extremely consistent at slams lately. Not a candidate to win, but 4R was very doable.
by Fastbackss So I looked up what the sacrum bone is and am surprised to see as a tennis injury
by ti-amie
Fastbackss wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 2:26 am
So I looked up what the sacrum bone is and am surprised to see as a tennis injury
The sacrum is a shield-shaped bony structure that is located at the base of the lumbar vertebrae and that is connected to the pelvis. The sacrum forms the posterior pelvic wall and strengthens and stabilizes the pelvis.Jun 13, 2021
Sacroiliac joint pain - Overview - Mayo Clinic Orthopedics ...
Potential causes of sacroiliac pain include arthritis, traumatic injury, pregnancy and post-partum, systemic inflammatory conditions, and infection. Other potential contributors include spinal scoliosis, leg length discrepancy, and previous lumbar spine fusion. Sometimes, there is no clear cause for sacroiliac pain.
by meganfernandez
Fastbackss wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 2:26 am
So I looked up what the sacrum bone is and am surprised to see as a tennis injury
Had Novak really kicked his ass in the RG quarterinal, I could understand. But it wasn't a beatdown.
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by ti-amieOn the clock: shorter changeovers at Wimbledon leave players frustrated
Grand slams permit less time between a change of ends due to TV demands and it is a source of unrest in the locker room
Simon Cambers
Sun 2 Jul 2023 16.02 BST
Novak Djokovic argues with the umpire, Damien Dumusois, after being hurried from his seat at the French Open final. Photograph: Thibault Camus/AP
Efficiency will be a watchword at Wimbledon this year, from the speed of the ball kids to the pace at which the ground staff get the covers on the court and – more controversially – the time given for players to rest at the changeovers after every two games.
In an age when TV executives are looking for the sport to be speeded up, in part due to the perceived shorter attention of younger viewers, many players are concerned that they are being unnecessarily hurried, particularly as, by common consent, the sport has become more physical than ever.
Grand slam rules state that players have 90 seconds from the end of the last point before the changeover to the moment they begin the first point afterwards. Until a few years ago – no one quite knows when the rule was changed – it was a 90-second sit-down; now, umpires start a 60-second countdown the moment when the last point before the changeover is completed. They then have 30sec to start the next point.
Since Covid-19, ball boys and girls no longer hand players their towels, so players collect them from boxes by the side of the court and often, by the time they reach their seat, as little as 45 seconds can be left. The confusing thing is that on the regular Tours, played over the best of three sets, players get two minutes in total, thanks to TV, which wants a set time to show more adverts.
“It is a bit strange because you obviously have TV changeovers on the Tour,” the British player Dan Evans said this weekend. “I actually asked that at Roland Garros [last month], because I didn’t understand why in a harder match, effectively, you get less time. I can’t remember the answer – not a lot changes. It is a bit strange actually. I guess it’s for TV purposes.”
The issue came to a head in the men’s final at Roland Garros when Novak Djokovic took issue with the umpire, Damien Dumusois, whom he felt was being a little trigger-happy when it came to starting the clock for the changeover. “I’ve not even come to the bench, why are you rushing?” a frustrated Djokovic said. “Wait for us to sit down and then call the score, for God’s sake. Can you call the score when we [sit] down? We’re playing one hour and 10 minutes, one set, best of five, grand slam, on clay and you’re rushing to call the score.”
Ironically, television was partly responsible for the lengthening of matches in the first place. It was only in 1974 that players at Wimbledon were first given chairs to sit on at changeovers. Before then, players stopped by their bags, grabbed a quick drink and walked on. The question is why the changeover breaks are shorter in grand slam tournaments, especially on the men’s side when matches are best of five sets.
“I understand TV and everything, but honestly, we’re the ones who play,” the Russian player Daria Kasatkina said in Paris last month. “I mean, two games can be, like, 10, 15 minutes, crazy rallies playing in the heat, and then you go and you have 45 seconds to sit and to breathe. This is for me not good. [It should be] one minute 30 seconds, like what we are used to. I don’t know why it has to be different … especially for the men, to play five sets. They play longer, and they have less breaks.”
On grass, where the rallies may be shorter, perhaps the players will not worry so much. Umpires do have discretion to start the clock later but they seem to have become even stricter of late.
Marion Bartoli, who won Wimbledon 10 years ago, doesn’t see why the game needs to be speeded up at all. “I don’t understand that idea, to be honest with you,” she said. “It’s another thing to be a TV viewer [but] being inside the stadium is completely different. When you’re inside a stadium, people want the [best] matches to last 10 hours if possible. You are enjoying the drama, you are enjoying the pressure, you are enjoying the electricity and the atmosphere.
“I’m not saying to put three minutes of changeover but … let them take the towel, let them go sit and when they’re both seated, you start the 60 seconds. If one player is obviously on purpose walking massively slowly to their chair, then you give them a warning. At least then they have enough time to gather themselves and then be ready for the next two games.”
by skatingfan This short attention span thing is such a myth. We see again, and again that if it's compelling people will watch, and they will watch for hours.
by ashkor87 They mean short attention span for the ads .
by ti-amie José Morgado
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The Alcaraz/Rune quarter will not play their 2nd round matches tomorrow at #Wimbledon.
So we are getting both Djokovic and Alcaraz on Friday.
Sabalenka and Jabeur’s mini sections of the draw also not playing their R2 matches tomorrow
by ashkor87 Bencic said of Swiatek. Her movement. Nobody in the history of women's tennis has ever moved like her .
I would say Coco is a shade quicker but her footwork on her forehand lets her down so maybe Bencic is right.
by ponchi101 I agree that Swiatek's movement is very, very good.
Now. NOBODY in the history of tennis has moved like her before? Steffi and Martina immediately come to mind. Chrissie's movement was also up there.
Sorry, Belinda. Need to go watch some more video.
by ashkor87 Brave prediction for tomorrow...ALEXANDROVA over Sabalenka..she has a 3-2 h2h and power doesn't seem to rattle her. 60% Alexandrova I would say.
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ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2023 4:23 pm
Brave prediction for tomorrow...ALEXANDROVA over Sabalenka..she has a 3-2 h2h and power doesn't seem to rattle her. 60% Alexandrova I would say.
We'll hold you to it
by ashkor87 Rybakina seems a bit vulnerable against good volleyers, her passing shots arent that great, she doesnt seem to hit them in the right place - BHM could give her a hard time, it she does come to the net (which, actually, I havent seen her do much!).. 45% BHM, 55% Rybakina when they meet..
Jabeur vs Kvitova is an intriguing 50-50 match too.. now they are getting more competitive as we move further into week 2..
by JTContinental
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2023 4:23 pm
Brave prediction for tomorrow...ALEXANDROVA over Sabalenka..she has a 3-2 h2h and power doesn't seem to rattle her. 60% Alexandrova I would say.
If she plays the way she did against Brengle, I will give her a 0% chance.
by ashkor87 Bouzkova -Garcia raises the question: how predictive is head to head record? Haven't done the research, would be very interested to see if someone has..my default position is that head to head should have significant predictive power..tennis is a form game, if A beats B once, very likely she/he will do it again..
which also means BHM has a pretty good chance against Rybakina, defending champion notwithstanding..
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by ti-amie The Tennis Podcast
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Presented without comment, an update from the referees' office:
by ponchi101 Sure. An ankle injury.
Please, just be honest, and say that you will buy your partner a very nice Rolex if you make the final, to thank her for being so comprehending.
by ashkor87 interesting factoid: Svitolina has now defeated 4 grand slam champions in this tournament - Venus, Kenin, Vika and Swiatek! what a feat! I wonder if any non-champion has ever done that before..
She is just a kid...go easy on her, Wimby stuffed shirts!
by ashkor87 The near-grandslam champ, Vondrousova has a pretty good shot at stopping Svitolina...as she did at the Olympics...60-40 in my estimation...
by ponchi101 This Svitolina is different. She seems to be hitting harder.
by meganfernandez
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 12, 2023 8:02 am
The near-grandslam champ, Vondrousova has a pretty good shot at stopping Svitolina...as she did at the Olympics...60-40 in my estimation...
Svitolina will have the crowd. I can't believe one of them will be a Wimbledon finalist. Happy for both. Shoulda been Pegula, though.
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 12, 2023 8:02 am
The near-grandslam champ, Vondrousova has a pretty good shot at stopping Svitolina...as she did at the Olympics...60-40 in my estimation...
Svitolina will have the crowd. I can't believe one of them will be a Wimbledon finalist. Happy for both. Shoulda been Pegula, though.
Well, as I keep saying, Pegula isnt really that good..the first good player she ran into, beat her. As will always happen.. she lost to Coco at Eastbourne, remember...
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 12, 2023 8:02 am
The near-grandslam champ, Vondrousova has a pretty good shot at stopping Svitolina...as she did at the Olympics...60-40 in my estimation...
Svitolina will have the crowd. I can't believe one of them will be a Wimbledon finalist. Happy for both. Shoulda been Pegula, though.
Well, as I keep saying, Pegula isnt really that good..the first good player she ran into, beat her. As will always happen.. she lost to Coco at Eastbourne, remember...
Pegula didn't play well in the warmups, but she was playing amazing versus Vondrousova. I think Pegula is very good - the old eye test - and should have won yesterday.
by jazzyg Pegula definitely played well yesterday. She just didn't close, and Vondrousova is very dangerous.
Nothing is guaranteed, but Pegula should break through to a semifinal either at the U.S. Open or the next Australian Open. She likes hard courts best.
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by ashkor87
jazzyg wrote: ↑Wed Jul 12, 2023 7:27 pm
Pegula definitely played well yesterday. She just didn't close, and Vondrousova is very dangerous.
Nothing is guaranteed, but Pegula should break through to a semifinal either at the U.S. Open or the next Australian Open. She likes hard courts best.
That will depend on the draw..currently P is roughly the 7th or 8th best player on hard courts..certainly #7 can reach the semis but will need luck.
Would you expect her to beat the big 4 (Jabeur included) or Bencic?
by ashkor87 Add Krejcikova and Alexandrova who are better than Pegula...Kasatkina, Keys, Sloane and Samsonova are roughly as good as Pegula...
by ponchi101 Jabeur is now big 4? Aren't we running away too much with that label?
And beating Bencic? Sure, why not? It is not as if Bencic has ever been a dominating player on hard courts. Best showing at the USO: SF in 2019, losing to Raducanu. If, seeing as Emma (or if it was Leylah, then her) have panned out to be, beating Bencic at the USO is not a Herculean effort.
by ashkor87 Bencic beat her at Charleston
by ashkor87 Dog chewed balls? Any of the big 4 and Bencic and Alexandrova....that makes her the 7th best ..At best
by ti-amie Wait there's a Big 4 in the WTA?
by skatingfan
ti-amie wrote: ↑Thu Jul 13, 2023 2:17 am
Wait there's a Big 4 in the WTA?
No, not really. It's thing that some people (Krejcikova) are trying to make happen.
by ashkor87
ti-amie wrote: ↑Thu Jul 13, 2023 2:17 am
Wait there's a Big 4 in the WTA?
Jabeur, I think, has tentatively earned consideration of it, by beating Wimbledon Champion Rybakina ( like Ukraine entering NATO?!) , I would call it confirmed if she wins the title..
by ashkor87 Watson says Sabalenka 63% probability, svitolina 55%
Both sound high to me...
by ashkor87 glad to see Sinner recovered from that adductor injury, he is rightfully in the final four..
by ashkor87 Watching Vondroudo vs Svitolina..poor match thus far...I do expect V to win though..her superior serve will make the difference
by meganfernandez
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 13, 2023 1:02 pm
Watching Vondroudo vs Svitolina..poor match thus far...I do expect V to win though..her superior serve will make the difference
Vondoursova is having a magical day. Looking like a typical Svitolina Semi scoreline.
by ashkor87 Svitoljna playing better now but too late? 4-1
by ashkor87 A pathetic, nervy performance by both! Only Svitolina would have lost to Vondrousova today!
by meganfernandez
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 13, 2023 1:55 pm
A pathetic, nervy performance by both! Only Svitolina would have lost to Vondrousova today!
Weird, I didn't watch it closely but I thought everything was working for Vondrousova today. No?
by ashkor87 No, she missed sitters ...
by ashkor87 Happy to see Sania getting a gig for commentary, she did really well..she is a great role model here..
by jazzyg Vondrousova was terrific for a set and a half, with a couple of shots that are candidates for top 10 of the tournament.
She got very tight at the end, befitting her up-and-down form of her entire career, but that's also normal for a player trying to reach a Wimbledon final after never getting past the second round in any other year.
by ashkor87 A pathetic, nervy performance by both! Only Svitolina would have lost to Vondrousova today!
by ashkor87 If we get a tiebreaker now, Jabeur will win it...
I think this was the tweet showing the Gentlemen's Final Four? I wonder what happened? Maybe they reposted it?
And now it shows up? Thanks Elmo.
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by ashkor87 Trivia department: Vondrousova is the first unseeded women's finalist at W in the Open era..and she has great company..the last was BJK in 1963 (she may have been Billie Jean Moffit then)
by patrick She was Moffitt while Court(forgot maiden name) was not married at time of match,
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I think he was the Harry Styles of his generation no?
ti-amie wrote: ↑Fri Jul 14, 2023 8:06 pm
Shakira, Shakira
Makes sense given her new beau Jimmy Butler likes tennis so much
WOW so that is true huh?
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They don't miss a beat do they?
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by ti-amie From earlier in the match.
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by skatingfan My grandfather used to wear a hat just like it - imagine that style coming back.
by JTContinental It's been back for a minute
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JTContinental wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 12:39 am
It's been back for a minute
Kids these days.
by ponchi101 After this Wimbledon.
Starting with 2014 (simply because it is ten years ago), there have been 38 slams played. On the women's side, there have been 21 different winners; the winningest player was Serena (6), then Naomi and Iga (4 each).
On the men's side, there have been 9 slam winners; Novak dominates the list.
My question is: is this good for either tour? On the women's side, if you like variety, that is your tour, but no "great" champion is emerging. Iga can be it and seems to be on her way, but so far, she is going the Rafa way: dominant on clay, very good on the other surfaces but not outstanding.
On the men's, Alcaraz has taken the mantle; he is a worthy #1 (although Novak has by no means left the scene, and if he wins the USO, he remains the top player) but there seems to be no contemporary rival for him. And that makes the sport less appealing.
I wonder if Sinner and Rune will step up soon.
Last: who are the ATP players that have been passed and will not reach slam glory?
by patrick Tsitsipas, Dimitrov and Kyrgios for starters.
by skatingfan I don't think it's too late for Tsitsipas - he's almost 25 so he should have about 4 years realistically to win a major. I won't say it's a sure thing, and I think his chances are lower than they were a couple years ago, but he did come within a set just two years ago.
by ponchi101 Tsitsipas, agree his window is not over. Dimitrov will always remain a mystery to me: with that game, how come he never even made a Slam final? Kyrgios, yes, I don't see him coming back to any level of consistent excellence.
Zverev and Thiem seem, to me, to be over. Rublev has been playing the same game now for four years, with no real improvement. The game is too limited.
by nelslus
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 3:59 pm
Tsitsipas, agree his window is not over. Dimitrov will always remain a mystery to me: with that game, how come he never even made a Slam final? Kyrgios, yes, I don't see him coming back to any level of consistent excellence.
Zverev and Thiem seem, to me, to be over. Rublev has been playing the same game now for four years, with no real improvement. The game is too limited.
LOL, HEY, now- Thiem DID win a US Open title!! Give the guy some credit here. (Same for Medvedev. They managed to win their US Open titles while the gettin' was still good.)
Dimitrov is a mystery to you?!?! To me, his making three Slam singles SF's is the true mystery. He never developed any go-to winner shots he could count on. His game was never anywhere near big enough. Fortunately for him, he did win The Tour Consolation Prize (tennis' version of the game shows' one year supply of Rice-A-Roni, The San Francisco treat!!!!) of the ATP/WTA Championships- also bestowed upon the recent Slam Scrubs likes of Zverev, Tsitsipas, Svitolina, Garcia and Radwanska.
by ponchi101 I know about Thiem, but I wonder if he can come back to that USO Champ level. That is the reason I am wondering if he is over.
We will have to disagree on Grigor. I find his strokes to be wonderful, he has enough power on the FH side, the serve is better than average, the movement is damn good. Sure, the stats back you up, as he never won anything big, which is my surprise. So something is/was missing, but I was never able to pin it down. If you claim it was the lack of a definite stroke, I will just.... scratch my head.
by ti-amie I'll just leave this here
by ti-amie It'll be interesting to see the US figures.
by ti-amie Via Wiki here is the full list of winners for 2023 Wimbledon
Champions
Men's singles
Spain Carlos Alcaraz Women's singles
Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová Men's doubles
Netherlands Wesley Koolhof / United Kingdom Neal Skupski Women's doubles
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei / Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová Mixed doubles
Croatia Mate Pavić / Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok Wheelchair men's singles
Japan Tokito Oda Wheelchair women's singles
Netherlands Diede de Groot Wheelchair quad singles
Netherlands Niels Vink Wheelchair men's doubles
United Kingdom Alfie Hewett / United Kingdom Gordon Reid Wheelchair women's doubles
Netherlands Diede de Groot / Netherlands Jiske Griffioen Wheelchair quad doubles
Netherlands Sam Schroder / Netherlands Niels Vink Boys' singles
United Kingdom Henry Searle Girls' singles
United States Clervie Ngounoue Boys' doubles
Czech Republic Jakub Filip / Italy Gabriele Vulpitta Girls' doubles
Czech Republic Alena Kovačková / Czech Republic Laura Samsonová
Boys' 14&U singles
United Kingdom Mark Ceban
Girls' 14&U singles
Serbia Luna Vujović
Gentlemen's invitation doubles
United States Bob Bryan / United States Mike Bryan
Ladies' invitation doubles
Belgium Kim Clijsters / Switzerland Martina Hingis
Mixed invitation doubles
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić / Australia Rennae Stubbs
by ti-amie The 2023 Champions Dinner via wimbledon.com via AELTC Thomas Lovelock, Ben Queenborough, Andrew Baker, Karwai Tang
by ti-amie
I watch enough Asian dramas to know HD makeup when I see it but this looks like no makeup. She could've had them take the shine off of her face though. I know she's an athlete and not a fashionista but this is her introducing herself to the world.
by ti-amie
Why is his suit jacket open like that though?
by ti-amie This comment drew a lot of ire from Iga fans but I think he has a point.
by ti-amie There were actually other winners there. I had to go to another site and then to IG to find this picture. Hsieh Su-wei is stunningly beautiful.
by JTContinental
ti-amie wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 8:19 pm
This comment drew a lot of ire from Iga fans but I think he has a point.
Meh. I think it’s weird to compare the men to the women.
No, Marketa. Yes, it's a Cinderella story, but you don't have to make a ball gown out of trash bags and borrow your brother's shoes. Unacceptable.
Marketa Vondrousova in Jessica McClintock
If only! I'd take a sexless floral drop waist over this unfinished fashion school project. The designer is - not kidding - Dress 2 Party. It looks a little better when it's not hiked up to show white Dad sneakers. https://www.dress2party.net/collections ... ogen-black
by ashkor87 Djokovic says. ' i haven’t played a player like him ever, to be honest. Roger and Rafa have their own strengths and weaknesses. Carlos is very complete player. Amazing adapting capabilities that I think are a key for longevity and for successful career on all surfaces.”
by ti-amie
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 1:52 am
Djokovic says. ' i haven’t played a player like him ever, to be honest. Roger and Rafa have their own strengths and weaknesses. Carlos is very complete player. Amazing adapting capabilities that I think are a key for longevity and for successful career on all surfaces.”
It's the adapting part that has wowed the tennis world.
by ti-amie BTW Djokovic was fined $8,000 for racquet abuse.
they had it ready. I don't understand the stylized E and D.
It's code for Erectile Dysfunction. Nike is taking their "just do it" campaign a step further by jumping into the booming "stay hard longer" market.
by ponchi101 Please, please, tell me that you are joking.
Because if they are using a man that still has juvenile acne as an image for ED, what's left for us non-functional fogies?
by Owendonovan
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 2:07 pm
Please, please, tell me that you are joking.
Because if they are using a man that still has juvenile acne as an image for ED, what's left for us non-functional fogies?
Yes, of course. The differently fonted E and D is a very strange design choice, looks more like a mistake. I also wouldn't put it past advertisers to use a young man as representative of what their ED drug can do for you.
by ti-amie For some reason the font used for the "e" and "d" is very popular lately. I have no idea why.
by ti-amie TheTennisTalker
@TheTennisTalker
Wimbledon fines
$8000 for 16 year old Mirra Andreeva for an immature racquet bounce on the grass and also a loss of balance
$8000 for 36 year old Novak Djokovic aggressive smashing of a racquet against net post.
by ashkor87
ti-amie wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2023 1:28 am
TheTennisTalker
@TheTennisTalker
Wimbledon fines
$8000 for 16 year old Mirra Andreeva for an immature racquet bounce on the grass and also a loss of balance
$8000 for 36 year old Novak Djokovic aggressive smashing of a racquet against net post.
They really should go easy with a kid.. she didn't hurt anybody...W officials are a bunch of stuffed shirts
But it wasn't a beatdown.
:TheCDN4:
(Same for Medvedev. They managed to win their US Open titles while the gettin' was still good.) 
for an immature racquet bounce on the grass and also a loss of balance
aggressive smashing of a racquet against net post.