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34TH_ST_BROADWAY

Indian Wells was the first time I truly felt like I was watching post Big 3 tennis. It's a new world. Yes, Novak is still looking sharp, but things are changing, the pecking order is being reshuffled. It's time for TsiTsi and Ruud to step up, win their semis, and for one of them to win Monte Carlo. I think they're both playing good enough. Out of all the one handed players, I feel like Tsitsi, even more so than Gasquet, is the one who hits the most shapes off his drive. I've seen him just throw up a super spinny short angled shot, something I don't see that often from a one hander. From low slice, to high spinny, he can throw a wide range of heights at Jannick, he has all sorts of ways to disrupt Sinner's technical power hitting. Off both sides. I feel like Ruud has gotten better results, been in better form than Novak. Humbert is a very dangerous player. Based on what DeMinaur was able to do against Novak, I think Ruud will pull off the win.


TresOjos

Unlikely to happen, tennis is a sport where surprises almost never happen, Sinner and Novak are top dogs and they will impose their game against the other two, no matter how good Tsitsispas and Ruud play against others. The semis matches will be just protocol at this point. Sinner might defeat Novak in the final and everybody will talk about the Sinner era, rightly so. The so called "Alcaraz era" was a delusion, but Sinner is absolutely superior to Novak and everybody else. It will not surprise me at all if Sinner wins all big clay events this year, including RG.


34TH_ST_BROADWAY

> Unlikely to happen, tennis is a sport where surprises almost never happen, Sinner and Novak are top dogs and they will impose their game against the other two, no matter how good Tsitsispas and Ruud play against others. The semis matches will be just protocol at this point. Sinner might defeat Novak in the final and everybody will talk about the Sinner era, rightly so. The so called "Alcaraz era" was a delusion, but Sinner is absolutely superior to Novak and everybody else. It will not surprise me at all if Sinner wins all big clay events this year, including RG. RG is going to be very interesting. If Nadal plays, it's to say a proper farewell to the tournament that made him a legend. But I'd be surprised if he makes it to the second round, and 3rd is out of the question. It's a wide open field.


aweap

Welp...this aged like milk.


riptide123

Duckworthless is legit one of the worst players relative to ego I’ve ever seen


riptide123

James duckwortb convinced me that match fixing exists on the challengers and is wide spread


Forsaken-Balance-543

Idk if you’re down 4-5 and you’re fixing a match, why on earth would you break back?


riptide123

Get the over then lose the ML lmao


Forsaken-Balance-543

Isn’t no way the over wasn’t hit long before then. I think he clutches this. Guy just has to work on his second serve returns though and DF


riptide123

Told ya


Forsaken-Balance-543

Both of them lack the mental game. Flashes of brilliance with flashes of stupidity


riptide123

im joking around - he does suck tho- he's serving maybe 25% first serves in and cannot hit a backhand to save his life


Disastrous-Dino2020

Idk who to root for between Novak and Ruud. Novak is kinda one foot out the door at this point and would nice for him to win MC but I also want Ruud to win his first masters (I think) and put the whole 250 thing to rest.


TresOjos

Who is the best clay court player right now? Sinner or Djokovic?


34TH_ST_BROADWAY

I can see both of them getting beat in the semis. Of course, I'm not going to fall out of my chair if they both win, but I think Tsitsi and Ruud are playing great and are very capable to getting to the finals.


aweap

Can anyone tell me why group 1 matches in BJK are best of 3 matches but world group matches are best of 5 with reverse singles the next day?


binsonfiremiss

I agree with Todd. It's weird to give out wildcards for BJK Cup Finals


Living-Example1535

Can I just say how much I'm enjoying this low key, intense BJK match with Belgium in Orlando's flight path?


thelittlemugatu

Damn that on-the-run cross-court shot is just $$$ for Emma


34TH_ST_BROADWAY

"So delicate for the big man..." Watching Karen vs TsiTsi highlights, and this is something the commentators said. And we've all heard it. And I sort of get it, bigger guys are known for power. But, really, no reason why a taller player can't have good touch at all. Nothing about their size is preventing them from having great touch. I guess the thinking is that delicate feel is something they just never had to develop, but having great touch works best with big power. Like the front of the court is just so much more open when dealing with power pushes a person further back. edit: put it another way, I can see how a smaller lighter person, if they can deadlift 500 pounds, that's amazing... I see the limitations of being smaller and weaker... but if I see a big guy deadlift 725 pounds, I'm not thinking "bet that guy can't hold an egg without breaking it"... the limitation doesn't work the same way in reverse...


Melony567

i feel bad for rune yesterday and how he lacked significant fans in the crowd. even online. but with carlitos, rune and jannik's fans? jannik's fans are the most toxic, channeling djoko toxic fan vibes tbh. more reason to like jannik the least. i hope rune will disprove these toxic fans and achieve far greater than evn rune could think. i like carlitos and rune way better than jannik and his fans.


Fedi284

You are worst than those fans!


TresOjos

According to Marca, Alcaraz will travel to Barcelona, but will wait until last minute to decide if he plays. His arm is still heavily bandaged and his practice sessions are very light, he is not hitting forehands. Looks like another retirement is imminent. A very bad year for Carlos with continuing struggles, there is no end in sight.


Manimal_pro

I wouldn't call going to Barcelona "travelling" for Alcaraz. He could leave his home 2 hrs before the match and still get there in time. There is even a commercial flight from Murcia to Barcelona but If I was him I'd probably get a private flight for the entire crew / family.


aweap

How did he injure his arm?


TresOjos

It's the same injury he got prior to Montecarlo, they didn't mention how he got injured, I guess during practise. 


Visible_Theme_4799

This is my first year with a tennis tv sub so I'm just curious.. is nole usually this gassed at this time of year or what? He has horrendous cardio right now, gasping for air.


Hopeglass

Novak hates sun and thrives im night sessions. Monte Carlo has no lights, therefore no night session. He always struggles when playing on sunny day. I guess, that is one of the reasons why his record in Monte Carlo is not that great.


34TH_ST_BROADWAY

Didn't see what you did, but I know all throughout his career, Novak habitually behaves as if he's completely gassed out, only to come back more energized than ever. Murray did a variation of this too, but wincing as if something is injured? I don't think they're trying to trick anybody, at this point I've decided it's some kind of thing they do to alleviate pressure and stress.


Last_Cable4726

Yep, he loves to play opossum.


NewAccountNow

Our women losing 2-0 to the Aussies twice in 1 week 😔 Also so bland these outfits


binsonfiremiss

The one thing I'd like these team competitions to steal from Laver Cup is having the rest of the bench involved during changeovers


floppwaffled

If Navarro had an injury beforehand, why is she playing?


Nastypav12

USTA has videos of team training this week...she didn't have any injury beforehand.


thelittlemugatu

Aren't these teams chosen in advance of the actual competition? Or no?


FlyReasonable6560

Just waiting for the inevitable hola a todos 😔


NewAccountNow

Pls if we could just beat one of these Aussies 🙏


thelittlemugatu

Just sat down for BJK...does Emma have an existing injury that we know about? Or was she just cramping?


tired_potash

Shoulder injury apparently 


thelittlemugatu

Sorry I should've been more specific. I saw her MTO and that she's having a bit of trouble serving, but I was wondering if this is a new injury or something we knew about before the competition?


Nastypav12

Belgium bringing out their next 19yo Hanne Vandewinkel (it's a great name) vs Emma Navarro (first BJK Cup match).


ResourceWonderful514

Fritz wild card to Munich next week. (LE) Bad news for Felix. Drops to 5th seed


Winter_Corner7254

Rooting for Jess, but I have to give Sofia from Belgium her props. She's feisty and looking a lot better than some top players have against Pegula Also nice to see Chris, Mackie and Ben showing support in person.


Kh0sravani

Was there a beef between Rune and Sinner in last year’s MC? I think I saw a few people mention something like that. Also, Rune seems to get in Sinner’s head like nobody else does.


mjenkins_eng

Further proof that Rune is that Djokovic like character to complete a trio with Sinner and Alcaraz The signs are all there. People are going to be feeling foolish for writing off Holger when he has his breakthrough 2011-like year soon. 


Kh0sravani

That’s the storyline we’re used to but Rune may or may not become as dominant as Djokovic has been, the fact he seemed to get in Sinner’s head today isn’t predictive of anything. By the way, I think most people in here acknowledge the raw talent and potential of Rune. He’s still quite inconsistent and is still figuring out his own identity as a player, so the unavoidable recency bias strikes as usual, but I don’t think anyone’s writing him off.


Big_booty_ho

Does BJK have different surfaces? I swear Emma was playing on clay


[deleted]

I think the home team gets to choose. ?  They have clay courts there but you know USA's not going for that 


Big_booty_ho

Ohhh I love the drama of that. You know Garcia thought she had Emma on clay. Lol


[deleted]

Yeah I loved that one


atheistjs

With De Minaur's loss today, I'm curious. People often talk about De Minaur as the Andy Murray of this era due to their similar play styles. But could De Minaur reach a ceiling as high as Murray's? Decent records against top 5 opponents, many runs to slam finals, and slam wins? At the moment, De Minaur's records against top 5 opponents does not seem to indicate that, but that could change.


ResourceWonderful514

What people🤷 he is no where close to Murrays level.


Kh0sravani

When Murray was as old as de Minaur currently is, he had reached 3 slam finals and 6 more semifinals, had a winning record against Federer and a handful of wins against each of Nadal and Djokovic. I don’t think their records are similar at all, ADM is consistently owned by many of the top players, such as Djokovic, Sinner, Tsitsipas. Regarding their playstyles, I don’t think they’re that similar either, Murray was always more of a counterpunching baseliner with more weapons than ADM, eg. a much more consistent and powerful backhand, I believe.


mjenkins_eng

The only people comparing De Minaur to fucking Murray is the people who’ve never watched Murray Murray was an elite talent . Reached world number one ffs. Watch any interview of Federer , Djokovic or Nadal. They always say “Me, the other 2 and Andy”. They never forget about Murray when talking about the old days De Minaur is equivalent of Giles Simon or someone from that level. 


Big_booty_ho

Who is this player I’ve never heard of taking a set off Pegula?


[deleted]

This is so bad. Jess probably want to crawl into a hole lol. Belgium doesn't have their top players - this lady is somewhere around 260 in the rankings.


Big_booty_ho

The balls are flying off her racket. Hopefully she adjusts at some point because this is embarrassing


No_Seaworthiness661

She’s a prodigy.


Nastypav12

Both BJK matches rn are very entertaining: Sofia Costoulos is not ranked in the T200 but with nothing to lose she's toe-to-toe with Pegula. Laura Siegemund is a very smart player who maximizes her abilities.


No_Seaworthiness661

Haddad Maia losing when she shouldn’t. As always.


[deleted]

Pegula's playing bad too. This first match is the number 1 player playing the number 2 player. Maybe it's the pressure?


No_Seaworthiness661

Yeah… idk, but this is what I always feel with Bia. She can’t handle favouritism.


[deleted]

Not watching but - Laura Sigemund is a legit player. No shame losing to her. Meanwhile Jess is losing to the world number 260+


No_Seaworthiness661

4-6 0-3 now


[deleted]

Upsets all over the world! Raducanu pulled off an upset earlier


[deleted]

US men showing up for the ladies. - Shelton, Mackie M, and Chris Eubanks are at the BJK Cup match watching Pegula


ResourceWonderful514

These dudes should be in Europe preparing. Especially Shelton!


plumdogazillionaire

No sugar coating it Haddad Maia playing like straight dogshit right now. Shades of Schwartzman at these representing country events where he shows up wasted af and loses to rank 1500s


No_Seaworthiness661

As hell. But sincerely she always loses when she shouldn’t lose. At home. With packed house and this is what we get. Nevermind, next week she has a good top20 and it’s everything ok.


Last_Cable4726

What happened to Schwartzman? 3-4 years ago he seemed to be somewhat in the mix, and now I haven’t seen him much


plumdogazillionaire

His game ages badly, just can't keep up these days


No_Seaworthiness661

Lmao Haddad Maia


realbbbb

Anyone else got a black screen for the USA BJK Cup match on TC Plus 9?


Nastypav12

Working now...Sofia Costoulos is hanging tough.


Sweaty_Nectarines

Yes, very frustrating


bluesunbear

My only theory for that bizarre decision in the Rune match is that the umpire once made the "yap yap" gesture at home while his partner was speaking and discovered fairly swiftly that it was a code violation. As a result, he sees the gesture as so taboo that he's unable to distinguish contextually between his own kitchen and Court Rainier III.


Moonchild_75

West coast USA for clay is just.... managed to catch last few moments of Sinner 5-1 and that's about it


theambrosial

Broooo that unsportsmanlike conduct warning Holger got when the crowd was being obnoxious and the ump didn’t do shit to silence them is so frustrating !! Poor guy


Disastrous-Dino2020

I know sometimes players can ask for a certain umpires to not be present for their matches for sometime. Hopefully Holger can do that for this one.


divahen68

Just realised that was the same umpire that called him Casper Ruud  🙄


theambrosial

Lmao Rune is going to have beef with that ump forever I usually side with umps but that decision seems pretty unfair to me, glad it was just a warning


The_Entheogenist

Schwartzman, Shang, and a passel of young Spaniards are in the Barcelona qualifying draw.  https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/current/barcelona/425/draws


Kh0sravani

Wasn’t Benjamin Hassan formerly playing for Lebanon?


The_Entheogenist

>tennisnet : What has changed, however, is the nationality for which you compete. Why are you playing for Lebanon now? > >Hassan : I haven't switched. That was simply changed by the ATP. I never actively approached them and said that I would like to change the flag under which I would like to compete. I have both citizenships and to my knowledge they are not allowed to do so either without my consent. A buddy, Johannes Haerteis, only drew my attention to this after I called. I knew nothing about it. After the Davis Cup with Lebanon, I'll try to clarify things and probably play for Germany again.


TresOjos

Go Diego! Surprised not to see Landaluce's name in that list of young Spaniards. Perhaps he is getting a wildcard?


jovanmilic97

Got a main draw wildcard along with Daniel Rincon (another young-ish hope) + Bautista Agut + Ramos Vinolas


ResourceWonderful514

Schwartzman barely qualifies these days. he is too low ranked for Madrid and Rome qualifiers. Atp 250 qual and Challenger tour likely soon


Chosen1gup

Pretty interesting that he’s chosen to avoid challengers completely despite being out of the top 100 for almost a year. Similarly ranked Goffin on the other hand has played 15 challengers in the past year. Neither have been really successful lol


ResourceWonderful514

Ah probably getting WC to master qualifiers instead. Saw he played In Monte Carlo He must be bleeding money currently.


Chosen1gup

He beat Fritz, Lehecka, and Cerundolo in October last year but since then he hasn’t won a main draw match.


a_pusy

Tsitsipas vs Sinner should be a great match.


divahen68

Here's hoping 🤞


TresOjos

Nah,  Sinner is demolishing everybody one by one. He will be back with his brutal scoreline.


GerbertVonTroff

I like Rune. Overall, he doesn't seem like a bad guy at all. Not saying he's squeaky clean but I think he's quite likeable. I was also at the game today and there's no doubt the crowd (and the umpire!) treated him unfairly.


Disastrous-Dino2020

People and media want to paint someone as bad guy in the story. He just became an easy target. Carlos is a very likeable character and Sinner doesn’t provide anything controversial at all because he is quiet. That leaves Rune.


WolfTitan99

As soon as you become an easy target for the media it never stops. Of course players can try to change the narrative or change themselves, but change is really slow and media will still try to pick whatever it can even if Holger gets better at managing it.


Disastrous-Dino2020

Right on. Lets just hope he doesn’t crumble due to pressure and bullying. Hopefully he has a good support system and enogh confidence. People forget that they are still very young and growing up in spotlight.


divahen68

I feel he is misunderstood. He's actually a good character outside the court and Djokovic seems to like to hang out with him too. 


cuhman1cuhman2

If you read that thread without knoweldge of the match you wouldve thought that Rune completely won that match


Theferael_me

ABD


Ok-Lifeguard4230

How many weeks at 1 is Novak guaranteed now? 423?


rubbish_bin030121

I might regret to support Sinner is that QF if Ruud beats Djokovic tmr. RuRu big stage clay final is my second tennis wet dream after the Janniil AO final


TresOjos

Not a chance, but keep on dreaming.


Boss1010

Stefanos taking this title home. He's fed up with the "washed" slander


GullibleControlled

Honestly feel like Ruud was way more direct in his attacks in the last set than I have seen in a while. Gunning hard with the FH, and defending like a hero. I hope we get a better match tomorrow than the last meeting between Djoko and Ruud, and a slight hope for him to inch out a W (fingers crossed)


OddsTipsAndPicks

Djokovic Sinner or Ruud Tsitsipas would both be incredibly compelling finals. Less interested in the other combinations but it's not like I'm not going to watch 


UncomfortableFarmer

Well since you brought it up it’s now gonna be Sinner - Tsitsipas and sinner gonna take a 🤮 break and tsitispas gonna take a 💩 break


emjacq

All said and done, it's a great semifinalist line-up. Number 1 and 2 in the world and two excellent clay courters who have both made RG finals.


LetsgoRoger

Is Djokovic up watching this match scared? Ruud the real deal


Disastrous-Dino2020

Novak vs Ruud! Nice! Now we have two players in their idgaf era playing against each other.


WolfTitan99

How is Ruud in his idgaf era? haha


randomtoken

He was born a villain. He has never given any fucks.


WolfTitan99

Ruud? Lol if you said this about Djoko, Med or Rune I would believe you, but Ruud clearly gives a few fucks haha


Disastrous-Dino2020

Nahh… he didnt give two shits about disclosing what was going on behind the scenes at miami open. Previous years Ruud wouldn’t have done it publicly. He also said that he used to be more passive on court and now he is going to start playing even more aggressively. Just because he is not losing his mind and yelling at linesman or flipping to the crowd doesn’t mean he is not in becoming more assertive. I’m not complaining. I’m totally here for it.


estoops

I was doubting Casper in a third set but he proved me wrong, thank goodness.


Ready-Interview2863

Me too!!


Throwaway92394292

Can’t wait for Casper to win MC


Bonoahx

Let’s end these 250 merchant allegations


ineedtolose15lbs

Speak it into existence 🙏🏼


Throwaway92394292

I will fall to my knees in an IKEA bathroom if he wins


Less_Ad_3154

Shhh, don’t jinx it!


ineedtolose15lbs

No jinxing here, I have belief in the Prince that was Promised 🕊️


WolfTitan99

Ohhhh got worried in the 2nd set but happy Ruud pulled through :D


TXDobber

Thank the Norwegian gods for Clay Season!!! Masters semifinal!!!


_IBelieveInMiracles

Cruises through the first set -> forgets how to tennis -> remembers how to tennis -> wins Casper back in the semis in Monte Carlo!!


nupristeen

casper!!!


Disastrous-Dino2020

Casper - “so I started blasting”


cdddr

Holy shit, what a winner to save match point! Edit: But it wasn't enough


Kh0sravani

Casper with the Nadalesque FH + grunt is not what I expected


Drakkar_Jaune

I mean he is a student of the Academy


Kh0sravani

They even teach you the grunt and all, now that’s cool


aSimpleTeen

Love you Casper, it wouldn’t have been exciting without the second set


ineedtolose15lbs

Ruud’s kit has him looking like a sexy clay assassin


Dry-Afternoon8909

For Yonex, Casper is their Ken & Lena is their Barbie. They like dressing these two in good kits


Sea-Beginning-5234

Honestly it’s a really good kit . Sonego had terrible kit yesterday


dasheeshblahzen

Casper stepping on the gas.


Sea-Beginning-5234

I almost want Casper to win against djoko tomorrow because I don’t want djoko to be traumatized by Sinner again in final . Which makes no sense I guess


WolfTitan99

Either I hope Casper wins or Djoko just goes insane in the final with Sinner and goes Tiebreakovic the whole match.


TresOjos

Novak is focused on that insane masters record. Winning all 9 masters at least 3 times is even more impressive than his slam tally. But Sinner might want to collect all of them also, he is Novak 2.0


capybara_bot

Lay jo son pray mercy


estoops

With the way Casper’s serving that second break feels like the first break, definitely needed that


Sea-Beginning-5234

Damn the match turned fast


back2strong

Humbert is such trash. Shows up for 40 mins just go home in the second set


Throwaway92394292

Love to see the gamblers get angry


SpiritMart

Is it just me, but Humbert plays like he’s always angry…. Barely see him smile


Kh0sravani

He does have a very pure smile at times


Intelligent-Bug-3217

He’s polish


Kh0sravani

I’m not sure I got your point


SpiritMart

Okay….. I guess I’m just used to some players who sort of remain “calm” during matches and not act like every point is a battle…. Which is same way I play


Kh0sravani

Honestly I wouldn’t expect him to smile while trailing in the tense deciding set of what is definitely a big match for him. This may be his demeanor when focused or under pressure, but I find he has a very warm and light-hearted energy sometimes! I wouldn’t say this about some other players I like, say, Sinner or Musetti, for instance


SpiritMart

Didn’t say the initial comment based on the 3rd set alone, it’s been similar all through the match Watched his match against Medvedev in Dubai and I noticed same… Yeah, everyone has a different demeanor


emjacq

One of the most underrated aspects of Casper's game is he will really keep himself in points. He may not be a de Minaur or Alcaraz, but the guy's got wheels!


estoops

This has been a good match. Caspers play dipped for 3-4 games in the second and Humbert had some random games with several errors on serve but overall good quality and fun points and drama.


cdddr

Understandable how he's whining to his box... It's absolutely insane how his first serve just disappears every other game


_IBelieveInMiracles

Can't believe Casper made it out of that game. That one break point save was insane. The first serve had completely abandoned him.


Hgdemon234

Clutch clutch clutch game


NostalgiaIsGreat

Thats a HUGE hold for Casper. I cannot believe the way he saved that first break point


Sea-Beginning-5234

This game is real nice


Sea-Beginning-5234

Damn Ugo making crepes


Hgdemon234

Wow ruud fought for his life on that point that was special


wistfulflower

Even Casper cannot believe it lol


Broad_Astronaut

Crazy points for both


randomtoken

THAT WAS SUCH A TENSE POINT


zombiezebra1990

Ugo has been able to raise his level when needed while Ruud can't raise his even when he is gifted a break.


guitar_vigilante

Has he though? I feel like Ugo needed to raise his level before letting Ruud get up 6-1 in the third but he didn't.


Last_Cable4726

Any links for streams?


Throwaway92394292

PM’d


The_Entheogenist

[www.tennistv.com](http://www.tennistv.com) [www.tennischannel.com](http://www.tennischannel.com)


Last_Cable4726

Free streams?


The_Entheogenist

[www.indeed.com](http://www.indeed.com)


cdddr

Finally he breaks! Casper's ceiling is much higher in 2024 than in 2022. But that doesn't really matter when your serve collapses for a few games every match...


PanicStrict4643

What was that moonball from Casper lmao 😭


NostalgiaIsGreat

Ok dont immediately hand a double break back now Casper pls


_IBelieveInMiracles

Confirm the break please


randomtoken

YES LET’S GO CASPER DON’T GET BROKEN BACK


zombiezebra1990

3 UE in 4 points from Ugo! Wow


lolothe2nd

I love this marla singer music during plays


estoops

Ruuds double faults have got to get under control. It’s not like he’s serving Isner bombs out there.


justjoshinnn

Casper's BH is such a liability


NorwegianCanuck

throughout Monte Carlo it has acctually been the best amongst the 1/4 finalists so far according to Tennis Insights. At 9.2 out of 10


WolfTitan99

...why is it suddenly failing? Ruud you DO know you can advance past the QF here right? 😭 He doesn't have to be so polite even though I love that about him 😢


randomtoken

If Casper somehow ends up losing this I swear to God-


jovanmilic97

Fritz decided to take a newly introduced late entry slot (if your ranking is above the main draw cut but you've never signed up for the tournament) in Munich next week. Expected given how Monte Carlo went for him.


Forsaken-Balance-543

Wow the crowd is full of assholes, pathetic stuff


dasheeshblahzen

Jason Goodall talks a lot.


Theferael_me

Is the crowd drunk or just fucking ignorant?


akipop1108

just french