Talk About Tennis 2.0

Which means Djokovic...paraphrasing Lineker, tennis is a simple game..two guys will bash the ball back and forth for three hours, and Djokovic always wins!
For those who may not know..Lineker, a great footballer and coach, said something like ,-'football is a simple game, 22 players will run and kick the ball around for 90 minutes, and the Germans always win'

As for Sinner perhaps the surface is not his absolute favorite, but he has started very well. 6-3, 6-0 against a respectable opponent.

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Down 2-6 1-3 to Francisco Cerúndolo, Shevchenko retires. #tennis

Results from late last night after the rain delay:
Raonic beat lucky loser Sumit Nagal, 63 63;
Stephens beat Sherif, 75 63;
Wild card Patrick Kypson beat qualifier Ethan Quinn, 61 76(1);
Fognini beat Zapata Miralles, 46 62 63.

As I had predicted, Alexandrova is out early. Kerber proved me wrong, she is evidently playing close to her best?

I didn't expect Collins to win but she was flat and played as if she were tired. She needed that day of rest in between and didn't get it due to the rain delay.

Could be her arthritis too

Rybakina withdrew. Yet again. Just in the last year: Stuttgart, French Open, Eastbourne, Cincinnati, Tokyo, Zhenzhou, World Tennis League, Dubai, and now Indian Wells. Nine events in less than 12 months.

Looking forward to Osaka vs Samsonova...Osaka is a great champion, but is she back? At her best, nobody should beat her on this surface, except maybe Swiatek..Samsonova is very powerful, plays well on slow hardcourts..but certainly isn't 'great' like Osaka is ..

What say you? IF it's 99% out it's 100% in.

Sat, 09 March, 2024 (Day 7)

STADIUM 1
Starts at 11:00 am

C. Burel Vs C. Gauff (3)
Not Before 1:00 pm
T. Fritz (12) Vs A. Tabilo
Followed By
N. Djokovic (1) Vs A. Vukic
Not Before 6:00 PM
P. Stearns Vs A. Sabalenka (2)
Not Before 8:00 pm
D. Medvedev (4) Vs R. Carballes Baena

STADIUM 2
Starts at 11:00 am

M. Raonic (PR) Vs (7) H. Rune
Not Before 1:00 PM
J. Pegula (5) Vs A. Blinkova
Followed By
L. Samsonova (14) Vs N. Osaka
Not Before 6:00 pm
T. Paul (17) Vs A. Michelsen
Not Before 8:00 PM
Q. Zheng (8) Vs Y. Yuan

STADIUM 3
Starts at 11:00 am

D. Yastremska (30) Vs E. Raducanu (WC)
Followed By
D. Shnaider Vs M. Sakkari (9)
Followed By
C. Dolehide Vs V. Azarenka (27)
Not Before 6:00 pm
C. Ruud (9) Vs (Q) L. Klein
Followed By
G. Monfils Vs (8) H. Hurkacz

STADIUM 4
Starts at 11:00 am

C. Norrie (28) Vs L. Sonego
Followed By
A. Muller Vs (13) G. Dimitrov
Followed By
F. Fognini (WC) Vs (19) S. Baez
Followed By
E. Svitolina (16) Vs K. Siniakova
Followed By
L. Tsurenko Vs E. Navarro (23)

STADIUM 5
Starts at 11:00 am

P. Kypson (WC) Vs (14) U. Humbert
Not Before 12:00 noon
Z. Zhang Vs (LL) L. Nardi
Followed By
L. Musetti (26) Vs (PR) D. Shapovalov
Followed By
S. Gonzalez/N. Skupski (4) Vs F. Cerundolo/C. Norrie
Followed By / TBF 1/1
T. Fritz/J. Lehecka Vs N. Lammons/J. Withrow

STADIUM 6
Starts at 11:00 am

D. Parry Vs L. Fernandez (29)
Followed By
C. Eubanks/B. Shelton Vs (5) M. Granollers/H. Zeballos
Followed By
R. Safiullin Vs (29) S. Korda
Followed By
K. Khachanov/A. Rublev Vs J. Sinner/L. Sonego
Followed By
G. Dimitrov/D. Evans Vs M. Melo/A. Zverev

STADIUM 7
Starts at 11:00 am

A. Mannarino (21) Vs T. Machac
Followed By
A. Fils Vs (23) A. Davidovich Fokina
Followed By
S. Errani/L. Siegemund Vs (8) L. Kichenok/J. Ostapenko
Followed By
U. Eikeri/H. Guo Vs (OSE) A. Kalinskaya/V. Kudermetova
After Suitable Rest
S. Aoyama/A. Krunic Vs X. Wang/F.Wu

STADIUM 8
Starts at 11:00 am

A. Kalinina (32) Vs L. Bronzetti
Followed By
X. Wang Vs E. Mertens (24)
Followed By
M. Arevalo/M. Pavic Vs N. Jarry/M. Purcell
Followed By
M. Bouzkova/S. Sorribes Tormo Vs (ALT) A. Kalinina/D. Yastremska
Followed By
O. Kalashnikova/A. Parks Vs M. Linette/B. Pera
Followed By
C. Bucsa/A. Panova Vs (2) G. Dabrowski/E. Routliffe

STADIUM 9
Starts at 11:00 am

O. Dodin Vs D. Kasatkina (11)
Followed By
C. Garcia (20) Vs V. Tomova
Followed By
S. Cirstea (19) Vs S. Stephens
Followed By
B. Haddad Maia/T. Townsend (7) Vs (WC) H. Baptiste/C. Ngounoue
Followed By
A. Danilina/S. Zhang Vs M. Kato/A. Sutjiadi

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:13 am Rybakina withdrew. Yet again. Just in the last year: Stuttgart, French Open, Eastbourne, Cincinnati, Tokyo, Zhenzhou, World Tennis League, Dubai, and now Indian Wells. Nine events in less than 12 months.

She is one fragile thing, isn't she!

In the old days,either the ball was clearly out or it was in. Electronics has ruined all that...

Jabeur lost to Volynets. My friend said, "We'll never see here again" the minute she lost Wimbledon. He might be right.

UGGHHHH. Baptiste had match points against a sub-par Keys- and just couldn't take it. Sad.