Talk About Tennis 2.0

SINGLES

Ilie Nastase Group: Jannik Sinner (1), Daniil Medvedev (4), Taylor Fritz (5), Alex de Minaur (7)

John Newcombe Group: Alexander Zverev (2), Carlos Alcaraz (3), Casper Ruud (6), Andrey Rublev (8)

DOUBLES
Bob Bryan Group:
Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic (1), Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori (4), Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden (6), Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz (8)

Mike Bryan Group: Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos (2), Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic (3), Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson (5), Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten (7)

There was a Blue Carpet...


(Concerning)

Blast from the past...

Sorry for the repeats. It has to do with the threading of the posts.

Better look at this.

The doubles group names made me laugh

this court is notoriously fast.. I dont expect Alcaraz to do very well.. Zverev has just won on a similarly fast court, Bercy, so he may do well.. I would look for Sinner and Medvedev to qualify from the Nastase group, Alcaraz may make it because his group is weak..? De Minaur is the wild card, may pull an upset to qualify in the Nastase group..Zverev will certainly qualify - he has a great record in WTFs for some reason...

Doubles has become so specialized there is hardly a player there I can recognise...not a good sign, doubles will die out, at this rate

Fastbackss wrote: ↑Fri Nov 08, 2024 12:16 am The doubles group names made me laugh

I can't tell which group is which!

Sunday 10 November, 2024 (Day 1)

Centre Court
Starts at 11:30 am

RR
W. Koolhof/N. Mektic (3) Vs (5) M. Purcell/J. Thompson
Not Before 2:00 pm
RR
D. Medvedev (4) Vs (5) T. Fritz
Not Before 6:00 pm
RR
M. Granollers/H. Zeballos (2) Vs (7) H. Heliovaara/H. Patten
Not Before 8:30 pm
RR
J. Sinner (1) Vs (7) A. de Minaur

Fastbackss wrote: ↑Fri Nov 08, 2024 12:16 am The doubles group names made me laugh

A fun twist to this tournament is if they made the Bob Bryan group play left-handed and the Mike Bryan group right-handed.


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ptmcmahon wrote: ↑Fri Nov 08, 2024 12:13 pm

Fastbackss wrote: ↑Fri Nov 08, 2024 12:16 am The doubles group names made me laugh

I can't tell which group is which!

But I thing that was cool. Name groups after a great doubles team of the past, and split them.
About the Newcombe name: a guy that has been forgotten. And who was a great player.

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 08, 2024 8:22 am Doubles has become so specialized there is hardly a player there I can recognise...not a good sign, doubles will die out, at this rate

Out of 16 players only Jordan Thompson was noticeable in the singles.

Monday 11 November, 2024 (Day 2)

Centre Court
Starts at 11:30 am

RR
M. Arevalo/M. Pavic (1) Vs (8) K. Krawietz/T. Puetz
Not Before 2:00 pm
RR
C. Alcaraz (3) Vs (6) C. Ruud
Not Before 6:00 pm
RR
S. Bolelli/A. Vavassori (4) Vs (6) R. Bopanna/M. Ebden
Not Before 8:30 pm
RR
A. Zverev (2) Vs (8) A. Rublev