Tennis 2020 Discussion Thread

[Dnl 691]

Maria Sharapova has announced her retirement

[Vic Liu 1,682]

12 minutes ago, Dnl said:

Maria Sharapova has announced her retirement

 

She is a great player, feel sad her career ended up as this way. Personally I would forgive her for the drama doping case.

[Yannakis 362]

[Yannakis 362]

The series of Rafael Nadal’s rituals

 

- Nadal takes a freezing cold shower, 45 minutes before the match.
- He wears both socks at the same height.
- He carries one racket onto the court, and five rackets in his bag.
- Takes off the jacket while jumping, facing the audience.
- He always places his bottles in the same exact position.
- Jumps at the net during the coin toss.
- Runs to the baseline for warmups
- He places his hair behind his ear and fiddles with his shorts or underwear before each serve.
- Crosses the sidelines with his right foot only and avoid stepping on it.
- Nadal uses a towel after every single point.
- He ensures his opponent crosses the net before he does during a changeover.
- He sips his energy drink and then his water, always in the same order.

[NaBUru38 208]

The tournament started today.

 

Finals Qualifier

 

• Croatia vs India
• Hungary vs Belgium
• Colombia vs Argentina
• United States vs Uzbekistan
• Australia vs Brazil
• Italy vs South Korea
• Germany vs Belarus
• Kazakhstan vs Netherlands
• Slovakia vs Czech Republic
• Austria vs Uruguay
• Japan vs Ecuador
• Sweden vs Chile

 

World Group I Play-offs

 

• Ukraine vs Chinese Taipei
• Pakistan vs Slovenia
• Bolivia vs Dominican Republic
• Turkey vs Israel
• Bosnia & Herzegovina vs South Africa
• Mexico vs Finland
• Lebanon vs Thailand
• New Zealand vs Venezuela
• Peru vs Switzerland
• Norway vs Barbados
• Lithuania vs Portugal

[NaBUru38 208]

In the Finals Qualifier, two away teams won: Czech Rpublic over Slovakia, and Ecuador over Japan.

 

In the World Group I Play-offs, three away teams won: Israel over Turkey, Finland over Mexico, and Portugal over Lithuania.

[Wanderer 1,726]

Looks like complete clay season is in danger. Hopefully, everything can settle down in time for Roland Garros... or grass season at least

[Quaker2001 251]

No final decision has been made yet, but...

 

Wimbledon set to be cancelled, claims German tennis chief

[heywoodu 15,135]

Tennis is back in full swing! Belarus Cup and the Armenian Amateur League!

 

[thepharoah 2,405]

 

Bianca Andreescu is simply on fire in quarantine ??