OT: The Tennis thread

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I saw gallo tweeting about bouchard winning the other day and thought he was doing some nostalgic like “on this day 10 years ago” tweeting

It's funny because it feels like she's been on tour forever, but she still is only 26 years old.

 

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A little drama from the Istanbul tourney earlier today - Genie's opponent on Saturday is the one left hanging.

 

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Well, that's too bad = Heck of a week though.

 

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Dominic Thiem is your US Open champion as he comes back from a two set deficit to beat Zverev. Although it went five sets, it was not a classic.

 

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Genie's terrific week in Istanbul has earned her a wild card into the French Open main draw

 

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I think it's pretty obvious that no Fed, Rafa, Djoker, or Serena in the finals has a big impact on ratings.

 

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Upset alert @jstewismybastardson - Young Italian kid Lorenzo Musetti is on the verge of eliminating Stan Wawrinka at the Italian Open.

 

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Musetti two points away (up 5-1 in the second set tie-breaker).

Edit: Musetti wins 6-0 7-6(2) - First ATP win for the 18 year old is over Stan Wawrinka (wowzers).

 

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Jannik Sinner just ousted Stefanos Tsitsipas from the Italian Open. The Italians are having a fine tourney in Rome.

 

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Results from Italy today:

Denis won (both in singles and doubles)
Milos (lost in singles, currently playing a doubles match with Felix)

However, Sofia Kenin (the 2020 Aussie Open ladies champion) was doubled bagled by Victoria Azarenka. 6-0 6-0 in an hour of play.

 

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@jstewismybastardson - Lorenzo Musetti does it again knocking off Kei Nishikori in Rome just now.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

I think it's pretty obvious that no Fed, Rafa, Djoker, or Serena in the finals has a big impact on ratings.

Everybody wanted to see NFL players protest...

 

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Starting soon on TSN5 will be the Shapo vs. Grigor Dimitrov match - Winner will likely be playing Nadal on Sunday.

 

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Shapo wins 6-2 3-6 6-2 and is into the Italian Open semi-finals. Also, with his win today, he will be ranked in the top 10.

 

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Starting soon on TSN5 will be the Shapo vs. Grigor Dimitrov match - Winner will likely be playing Nadal on Sunday.

Diego Schwartzman just upset Rafa in straight sets thus it will be Shapo vs. Diego on Sunday.

 

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This was the match of 2020, in my opinion. Shapo played great, just failed to serve it out and lost it in the tie-breaker.

 

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