OT: The Tennis thread

[jstewismybastardson]

Not a good day for guys named Lorenzo in Bologna. Gabriel Diallo just beat Lorenzo Musetti 7-5 6-4.

every day is a good day for Lorenzo Lamas tho

 

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Fabio Fognini was left off the Italian team and this was his reaction a few days ago...

 

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every day is a good day for Lorenzo Lamas tho
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He's ready for action too, has a blanket at the ready.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Fabio Fognini was left off the Italian team and this was his reaction a few days ago...

When my brother and I went to Indian Wells, we saw him in doubles and my brother told me about all the instances/examples of Fognini being a complete ass. Unlike Lorenzo Lamas, Fognini rubs people the wrong way.

 

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Canada completes the sweep of Italy as Pospisil / Galarneau defeat Bolelli / Arnaldi in dubs.

 

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Vasek was cramping badly in set 3, but he survives over Leo Borg (yes the son on Bjorn) 7-6 5-7 6-2.

 

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Gabriel Diallo beats Elias Ymer 6-4 6-3 and thus Canada wins the tie over Sweden. Quite the 2 days in Bologna for Canada.

 

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has punched their ticket to the Davis Cup finals in Malaga in November as Alexis Galarneau does it again today winning 6-3 7-6

 

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Canada doing a big solid for Italy beating Chile 2-1 in their Davis Cup tie. All Italy needs to do is win their tie versus Sweden on Sunday and they will join Canada in Malaga in November.

 

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Davis Cup draw for the remaining eight teams was conducted earlier today in London. Canada gets Finland which is a favorable draw in my opinion over Australia which was the other team they could have drawn. We'll have to wait and see if Felix and Shapo are available to play in November.

 

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[jstewismybastardson]

Were you going to Laver Cup dash? The glass house practice facility went up so quick across the street.

McEnroe is a great frontman for this ... He was on global bc morning news yesterday with Bjorn Borg and called Jimmy Connors an asshole ... Borg just sat there quietly smirking and then just chimed in with "I agree" lol

 

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Were you going to Laver Cup dash? The glass house practice facility went up so quick across the street.

McEnroe is a great frontman for this ... He was on global bc morning news yesterday with Bjorn Borg and called Jimmy Connors an asshole ... Borg just sat there quietly smirking and then just chimed in with "I agree" lol

My wife and I are going to the first session on Friday afternoon - Tickets are pretty pricey, but I didn't want to miss out on this event with it being so close to home. It's a shame there's no Novak or Alcaraz, but the tennis is still going to be top notch.

 

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Team Europe having some fun...

 

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I can report that the new jumbotron at Rogers Arena is pretty awesome and the tennis I viewed on Friday afternoon was damn good. Team World taking Team Europe to the woodshed, although I have to think it would be a different story if the Europeans had Novak, Carlitos, and Meddy.

 

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How Ruud!!

 

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Nice fall day to hit the courts with the missus...

 

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Kicking off October with a trip up island - First a walk along the beach...

followed by a hit at the courts in Parksville...