Talk About Tennis 2.0

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:58 am In the old days,either the ball was clearly out or it was in. Electronics has ruined all that...

You cannot be serious!
In the past, Johnny Mac went berserk over a ball that well, he thought it was in and the chair called it out.
I will not play under these conditions.
Jimmy Connors walked out of a match when umpire Jeremy Shales did not call a ball OUT, that Connors felt was so clearly out he hit a short lob of it and started walking away from the point.
And not just the bad boys. In the 1980 USO Final against Mac, Borg saw the ball land so far out that he did not strike it, he caught it with his hand.
Only for there not to be any call and he lost the point, which was the crucial break in the fifth.

I totally disagree with the removal of line judges; I believe that the best combo is a good line judge AND the electronic backup. But to say that there were no disputes in the past is a bit farfetched.

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:40 am Jabeur lost to Volynets. My friend said, "We'll never see here again" the minute she lost Wimbledon. He might be right.

I agree with your friend. Jabeur look when she lost Wimbledon got more conversation than Vondrousova ,who dodged a "bullet" when Pegula could not close their QF match,

But I liked the simplicity of the rule, because the same rules apply at the club level also...if it is not clearly out, it is in.

ti-amie wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:04 am

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

"Even the announcer is doubting this one"
This is the kind of qualification I get from 2nd and 3rd graders.

saw a bit of Giorgi - Noskova.. strange, edgy match, unconvincing by both.. first time I am seeing Noskova, clearly a good, promising player.. great serve and bif shots.

Gauff came back from 0-4 and 2-5 in the third set vs Burel and won in a tiebreak. Good determination and athleticism.

Yes, but it's not a good sign that she got into this situation in the first place against a fairly average opponent.

It was mental. When she finally won she looked at her box and pointed to her head.

I watched the end of Pegula vs Blinkova. I know Pegula is a bit controversial here but today she had no spark. It seemed as if she was going through the motions and was a bit formulaic.

It'll be interesting to see how she does in Miami.

ti-amie wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:32 pm I watched the end of Pegula vs Blinkova. I know Pegula is a bit controversial here but today she had no spark. It seemed as if she was going through the motions and was a bit formulaic.

It'll be interesting to see how she does in Miami.

She is definitely in a transition period. I hope she finds her motivation and her groove again.

ti-amie wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:32 pm I watched the end of Pegula vs Blinkova. I know Pegula is a bit controversial here but today she had no spark. It seemed as if she was going through the motions and was a bit formulaic.

It'll be interesting to see how she does in Miami.

I a m not, of course, surprised Pegula lost - she needs more help from the court, since she doesnt have the power to blast through it.. what suprises me is that Blinkova beat her, I didnt think Blinkova was any better suited to this court. Miami, she may do better simply because the court is slightly, marginally faster and she is used to the hot, humid conditions - but I would not expect her to actually win Miami, or even go to the semis..in general, whoever wins IW will be a spent force.. this double-header is very tough, physically - which is why only Vika has done it, in recent times..among women.

And Vika just lost to Dolehide.

Sun, 10 March, 2024 (Day 8)

STADIUM 1
Starts at 11:00 am

I. Swiatek (1) Vs L. Noskova (26)
Not Before 1:00 pm
F. Auger-Aliassime (31) Vs (2) C. Alcaraz
Followed By
J. Struff (25) Vs (3) J. Sinner
Not Before 6:00 PM
C. Wozniacki (WC) Vs K. Volynets (WC)
Not Before 8:00 pm
B. Shelton (16) Vs (22) F. Cerundolo

STADIUM 2
Starts at 11:00 am

F. Tiafoe (18) Vs (11) S. Tsitsipas
Not Before 1:00 PM
A. Kalinskaya (21) Vs J. Paolini (13)
Followed By
A. Kerber Vs V. Kudermetova (17)
Not Before 6:00 pm
A. Zverev (6) Vs (27) T. Griekspoor
Not Before 8:00 PM
B. Haddad Maia (12) Vs A. Pavlyuchenkova (22)

STADIUM 3
Starts at 11:00 am

C. Gauff/J. Pegula (5) Vs (WC) S. Kenin/B. Mattek-Sands
Not Before 12:30 pm
M. Keys (18) Vs Y. Putintseva
Followed By
N. Podoroska (LL) Vs A. Potapova (28)
Followed By
A. Rublev (5) Vs (32) J. Lehecka
Followed By
S. Doumbia/F. Reboul (Alt) Vs (3) R. Ram/J. Salisbury

STADIUM 4
Starts at 11:00 am

T. Seyboth Wild (Q) Vs F. Marozsan
Followed By
A. Bublik (20) Vs (10) A. de Minaur
Followed By
S. Johnson/T. Paul (WC) Vs W. Koolhof/N. Mektic
Followed By / After Suitable Rest
K. Krawietz/T. Puetz (7) Vs A. Bublik/A. Mannarino
Followed By
N. Melichar-Martinez/E. Perez (4) Vs TBD

STADIUM 5
Starts at 11:00 am

H. Nys/J. Zielinski Vs S. Bolelli/A. Vavassori
Followed By
U. Humbert/F. Martin Vs (8) J. Murray/M. Venus
Followed By
R. Bopanna/M. Ebden (1) Vs S. Gille/J. Vliegen

STADIUM 6
Starts at 11:00 am

C. Garcia/Y. Xu Vs E. Hozumi/M. Ninomiya
Followed By
M. Gonzalez/A. Molteni (6) Vs (WC) R. Seggerman/P. Trhac
Followed By
H. Chan/G. Olmos Vs A. Muhammad/E. Shibahara
Followed By
S. Hsieh/E. Mertens (1) Vs TBD

Very impressive win for Osaka - I was thinking she cant get past Samsonova.. but she is evidently back to almost full-strength.. watch out everybody! She has more major titles than anyone but Venus (and equal to Iga)
The real difference was in service return - Osaka is simply much better at it than Samsonova

Coco and Osaka are marching towards a clash soon - who thinks Coco will win this one? I dont, for sure..