Tennis 2024 Discussion Thread

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[rafalgorka 1,517]

Hurkacz playing really well against Zverev now. But it is still unclear how this match ends. As Leo Beenhakker once famously said: you can never underestimate your German opponent until he leaves the courts in his limo.😎

Edited January 7 by rafalgorka

[MatiReimundo 347]

Week 1 2024 (01/01 - 07/01)

 

 

Mixed:

- United Cup Perth/Sydney :

🏆 - GERMANY (Alexander Zverev | Angelique Kerber | Laura Siegemund)

2° - POLAND

3° - AUSTRALIA

3° - FRANCE

5° - GREECE

5° - CHINA 

5° - SERBIA

5° - NORWAY

 

Men´s

 

- ATP 250 Hong Kong :

🏆 - Andrey Rublev  

2° - Emil Ruusuvuori  

3° - Juncheng Shang  

3° - Sebastian Ofner  

5° - Arthur Fils   

5° - Pavel Kotov  

5° - Frances Tiafoe  

5° - Roberto Bautista Agut  

 

• Doubles:

🏆 - Marcelo Arevalo  y Mate Pavic

2° - Sander Gille y Joran Vliegen  

 

- ATP 250 Brisbane :

🏆 - Grigor Dimitrov  

2° - Holger Rune  

3° - Jordan Thompson  

3° - Roman Safiullin  

5° - Rinky Hijikata  

5° - James Duckworth  

5° - Rafael Nadal  

5° - Matteo Arnaldi  

 

• Doubles:

🏆 - Lloyd Glasspool   y Jean-Julien Rojer

2° - Kevin Krawietz y Tim Putz   

 

- Challenger 125 Canberra :

🏆 - Dominik Koepfer  

2° - Jakub Mensik  

3° - Gabriel Diallo  

3° - Brandon Nakashima  

5° - David Goffin  

5° - Alexander Ritschard  

5° - Matteo Gigante  

5° - Tristan Schoolkate  

 

- Challenger 100 Noumea :

🏆 - Arthur Cazauz  

2° - Enzo Couacaud 

3° - Harold Mayot 

3° - Gijs Brouwer  

5° - Benoit Paire 

5° - Hugo Gaston 

5° - Jesper de Jong  

5° - Richard Gasquet

 

- Challenger 75 Nonthaburi :

🏆 - Valentin Vacherot  

2° - Lucas Pouille 

3° - Hsu Yu-hsiou  

3° - Hong Seong-chan  

5° - Francesco Passaro  

5° - Gauthier Onclin  

5° - Brandon Holt  

5° - Marat Sharipov  

 

- Challenger 50 Oeiras :

🏆 - Maks Kasnikowski  

2° - Gastao Elias  

3° - Valentin Royer  

3° - Egor Gerasimov  

5° - Joao Sousa  

5° - Jaime Faria  

5° - Tristan Lamasine  

5° - Thai-Son Kwiatkowski  

 

Women´s

 

- WTA 500 Brisbane :

🏆 - Elena Rybakina 

2° - Aryna Sabalenka  

3° - Linda Noskova  

3° - Victoria Azarenka  

5° - Anastasia Potapova  

5° - Daria Kasatkina  

5° - Mirra Andreeva  

5° - Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)

 

• Doubles:

🏆 - Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) y Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)

2° - Greet Minnen  y Heather Watson 

 

- WTA 250 Auckland :

🏆 - Coco Gauff 

2° - Elina Svitolina (UKR)

3° - Emma Navarro 

3° - Wang Xiyu 

5° - Varvara Gracheva 

5° - Marie Bouzkova 

5° - Petra Martic 

5° - Diane Parry 

 

• Doubles:

🏆 - Anna Danilina (KAZ) y Viktoria Hruncakova (SVK)

2° - Marie Bouzkova  y Bethanie Mattek-Sands 

 

- WTA 125 Canberra :

🏆 - Nuria Parrizas 

2° - Harriet Dart 

3° - Clara Tauson 

3° - Katie Volynets 

5° - Oceane Dodin 

5° - Nao Hibino (JPN)

5° - Maya Joint 

5° - Anna Bondar (HUN)

Edited January 7 by MatiReimundo

[Josh 10,504]

WTA/ATP United Cup | Sydney/Perth, Australia

 

1.  Team Germany

2.  Team Poland

3.  Team Australia

3.  Team France

 

Full Results

[Makedonas 2,155]

After 5 years for Tsitsipas, and 2.5 years for Sakkari, both will exit the top 10 on Monday 

 

Sakkari has been losing early in a lot of the big events, and this week she lost to Noskova in Doha after having a match point on return and then serving for the match. Had she won she would still be top 10. However, she will likely return after Dubai because others are losing a lot of points and she isn't.

 

Tsitsipas has not played much lately due to injury, but he seems to be finally healthy again and will playing the Mexican tournaments before Indian Wells and Miami. With basically no points to defend for the next two months, he should be back in the top 10 soon.

 

It's just crazy that it feels like both have been in the top 10 for so long, and now they are both dropping out on the same exact day! But they will be back, I am sure!

[thepharoah 2,405]

 

Arena Sabaĺenka boyfriend has died of a detached blood clot 

[Josh 10,504]

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5TdRulsigN/?igsh=a3Jhb2Y2ajhxeGQ=

 

New doubles format for the WTA/ATP tour has been announced, which will makes it’s debut at the Madrid Open.  I’m sort of convinced this is a delayed April Fools joke or something, because what the f*ck? … really hope this change doesn’t last long 

[MatiReimundo 347]

30 minutes ago, Josh said:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5TdRulsigN/?igsh=a3Jhb2Y2ajhxeGQ=

 

New doubles format for the WTA/ATP tour has been announced, which will makes it’s debut at the Madrid Open.  I’m sort of convinced this is a delayed April Fools joke or something, because what the f*ck? … really hope this change doesn’t last long 

except the Singles Priority thing it could be a good idea

[Monzanator 4,499]

Nobody really watched doubles anymore ergo nobody cares.

[Josh 10,504]

25 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

Nobody really watched doubles anymore ergo nobody cares.

Ouch 

 

As a doubles fan this hurts, but I can’t say that you’re wrong. But I think that’s partially due to the lack of streaming coverage, maybe if it was on TV more people would watch it. 
 

About nobody caring, you do have a point in a sense, but that Instagram post has over 500 comments, most of them are showing support to the doubles players and expressing how ridiculous the rule changes were. 

I’d much rather they remove one of the non-sports (or all of them in exchange for other sports) from TV channels. So far I’ve encountered pickleball, chase tag, and pillow fighting, and each of them were so boring that I fell asleep within ten minutes