OT: The Tennis thread

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Old man Nestor and Pops lose to the Columbian cartel doubles team today - Canada still leads the Davis Cup tie 2-1 and can wrap it up with a win in either of the two singles matches tomorrow.

 

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Another game for Milos, another Davis Cup World Group appearance for Canada.

 

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Genie is on a nice run at the Wuhan Open in China, she's through to the semi-finals when she next faces Caroline Wozniacki.

 

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Rematch of the Wimbledon final (Bouchard vs. Kvitova) at the Wuhan Open.

Kvitova, Bouchard play for Wuhan Open title in rematch of lopsided Wimbledon final - Article - TSN

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Rematch of the Wimbledon final (Bouchard vs. Kvitova) at the Wuhan Open.

Kvitova, Bouchard play for Wuhan Open title in rematch of lopsided Wimbledon final - Article - TSN

when is final aired on TSN?

 

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when is final aired on TSN?

Actually, I think Sportsnet One is airing the final and it starts at midnight Pacific time tonight.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Actually, I think Sportsnet One is airing the final and it starts at midnight Pacific time tonight.

SportsNet - Gotcha.

 

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Genie lost to Kvitova on the weekend, but she played a much better match. This week, Vasek is in China and Milos is in Japan.

 

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Milos on to the quarter-finals in Japan after dispatching Jurgen Melzer in straight sets (6-4, 6-3)

 

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Milos reaches the semi-final in Japan by defeating Istomin 7-6 6-3. He played well, but in my opinion was in better form against Melzer. With the win, he passes Ferrer and is in the 8th and final qualification spot for London. Next up is Gilles Simon in the semi-final and if he wins that match, he'll likely face Nishikori in the final.

 

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Tennis update round-up: Milos lost a close match to Nishikori on the weekend, but solidified his chances for the season ending tourney in London.

Also, Genie is now ranked 6th in the women's rankings:

Bouchard becomes first Canadian to reach No. 6 in WTA rankings - Article - TSN

 

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Well, that sucks - Milos retires in his match against Juan Monaco (illness)

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Tennis update round-up: Milos lost a close match to Nishikori on the weekend,

Losing to the better player again eh?

I'm smelling a trend...

 

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Genie cracks the top 5 in the WTA rankings (and then loses to Halep in straight sets at the WTA Finals). This is a round-robin event though, so she's not done.

 

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The silence from the ITF has been pretty deafening,” she told a small group of reporters in Singapore ahead of the start of the WTA Finals on Monday.

“They are the ones who have actually the possibility of doing something as Tarpischev is head of the Russian Tennis Federation, which falls under the ITF and is also Fed Cup captain which falls under the ITF.

“The WTA has done all they can do. They certainly have shown they have Serena’s back and Venus’ back and he might have thought the comment was funny but it was anything but.

“Certainly this kind of bullying comment cannot be tolerated from anyone, but particularly from a high up official in the tennis world.”

Appearing on a chat show, the programme host said to Tarpishchev: “I was at the Olympics, where Maria Sharapova was in the final, playing with one, with one of the....” before the RTF head responded by saying “Williams brothers”.



Martina Navratilova unhappy with ITF silence on Williams slur - The Globe and Mail

 

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So Rafa is missing the season finale in London to have appendectomy surgery. This opens the door for Milos to make the final 8 in London, but he needs to have a good tourney in Paris this week (or hope Goffin can continue his strong play and knock out Ferrer early).

/Also, Vasek and Nenad Zimonjic won the doubles title in Basel. Way to go Pops.

 

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Milos Raonic just beat Roger Federer in straight sets (7-6, 7-5). Not too shabby for a guy who can't move and has no return game.

Edit: 45 winners to 21 unforced errors and the only break of serve registered in the match.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Milos Raonic just beat Roger Federer in straight sets (7-6, 7-5). Not too shabby for a guy who can't move and has no return game.

Edit: 45 winners to 21 unforced errors and the only break of serve registered in the match.

Well shit....

Every dog has his day I guess.

 

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Well shit....

Every dog has his day I guess.

Hank, I don't know about the Isner-like slide, if anything, I think Milos is getting better.

 

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If Nishikori beats Ferrer later today, Milos clinches a spot in the World Tour Finals for the first time. It was a huge match for Milos, and his serve came up big repeatedly.