Talk About Tennis 2.0

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sun May 11, 2025 3:39 pm She will always have that Wimby and that Aussie open final.
Yes, you are right. Another player that simply had her big moment and then, could not sustain it. Let's not forget Ons, once a verifiable threat on all surfaces.
But, they should look at Svitolina. Playing some of her best tennis at this "old" age. And they should talk to Connors, who went from 1978 to 1982 with no Slams, then captured 3. The game is cyclical, and they can come back.
Mayyyyyyybe.

Her problem is her toxic coach..none of the others you mentioned had that to deal with! I feel sorry for her but it is her own fault, really...

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sun May 11, 2025 4:40 pm

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sun May 11, 2025 3:39 pm She will always have that Wimby and that Aussie open final.
Yes, you are right. Another player that simply had her big moment and then, could not sustain it. Let's not forget Ons, once a verifiable threat on all surfaces.
But, they should look at Svitolina. Playing some of her best tennis at this "old" age. And they should talk to Connors, who went from 1978 to 1982 with no Slams, then captured 3. The game is cyclical, and they can come back.
Mayyyyyyybe.

Her problem is her toxic coach..none of the others you mentioned had that to deal with! I feel sorry for her but it is her own fault, really...

I'm curious who the "Yes men" are who aren't being honest about Vukov to her.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sun May 11, 2025 2:45 pm Does anybody know what that disagreement at the net between Tsitsipas and Fils was about?

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Fils on what he and Tsitsipas said to each other at the net after their match in Rome “At the end you guys were talking, I’m sure there are no hard feelings.. Arthur: “I like him. He’s a great guy. A great champion. It was a bit tight in the middle of the 2nd set. He went for my body. It’s part of the game. There’s nothing wrong with it. I tried to find a way to fight. I found this kind of excuse to go and to fight. Ok, he told me at the end he wasn’t going for my body. I told him ‘I know it.’ It’s ok. It’s all good. I just needed to find a way to fight.”

ORDER OF PLAY - MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025

Campo Centrale - start 11 a.m.

WTA - Peyton Stearns (USA) vs Naomi Osaka (JPN)

Not Before 12:30 p.m.
WTA - [6] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) vs [17] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)

Not Before 3 p.m.
ATP - [1] Jannik Sinner (ITA) vs [LL] Jesper de Jong (NED)

Not Before 7 p.m.
ATP - [29] Matteo Berrettini (ITA) vs [6] Casper Ruud (NOR)

Not Before 8:30 p.m.
WTA - [1] Aryna Sabalenka vs Marta Kostyuk (UKR)

Grand Stand Arena - start 11 a.m.

ATP - [LL] Hugo Dellien (BOL) vs [7] Alex de Minaur (AUS)
ATP - [20] Jakub Mensik (CZE) vs Fabian Marozsan (HUN)

Not Before 3 p.m.
WTA - [4] Coco Gauff (USA) vs Emma Raducanu (GBR)
ATP - Jaume Munar (ESP) vs [22] Sebastian Korda (USA)

Not Before 6:30 pm.
WTA - Bianca Andreescu (CAN) vs [8] Qinwen Zheng (CHN)

SuperTennis Arena - start 11 a.m.

ATP - [11] Tommy Paul (USA) vs [19] Tomas Machac (CZE)
ATP - Marcos Giron (USA) vs [30] Hubert Hurkacz (POL)
WTA - [16] Elina Svitolina (UKR) vs [29] Danielle Collins (USA)
ATP - [5] Simone Bolelli (ITA) / Andrea Vavassori (ITA) vs [WC] Federico Bondioli (ITA) / Carlo Alberto Caniato (ITA)
ATP - [WC] Mattia Bellucci (ITA) / Filippo Romano (ITA) vs [7] Christian Harrison (USA) / Evan King (USA)

Pietrangeli - start 11:00 a.m.

WTA - [8] Asia Muhammad (USA) / Demi Schuurs (NED) vs Sofia Kenin (USA) / Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR)

Not Before 12:30 p.m.
WTA - [13] Diana Shnaider vs [25] Elise Mertens (BEL)
ATP - [17] Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) vs [Q] Sebastian Ofner (AUT)
WTA - [22] Clara Tauson (DEN) vs [7] Mirra Andreeva
ATP - [8] Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) / Andres Molteni (ARG) vs Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) / Alexei Popyrin (AUS)

Court 14 - start 11 a.m.

ATP - Rafael Matos (BRA) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) vs [Alt] Sander Arends (NED) / Luke Johnson (GBR)
ATP - Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Adam Pavlasek (CZE) vs [6] Nikola Mektic (CRO) / Michael Venus (NZL)
WTA - [1] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Erin Routliffe (NZL) vs Daria Kasatkina (AUS) / Peyton Stearns (USA)

Court 1 - start 11 a.m.

ATP - Joe Salisbury (GBR) / Neal Skupski (GBR) vs Nathaniel Lammons (USA) / Jackson Withrow (USA)
ATP - [1] Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) / Mate Pavic (CRO) vs Julian Cash (GBR) / Lucas Miedler (AUT)
ATP - Jamie Murray (GBR) / Rajeev Ram (USA) vs [Alt] Alexander Erler (AUT) / Constantin Frantzen (GER)
ATP - Andre Goransson (SWE) / Sem Verbeek (NED) vs [Alt] Alex Michelsen (USA) / Learner Tien (USA)

Paolini Vs Ostapenko is the most intriguing here..

I was the 1st person here to call Swiatek a bully.

It has nothing ro do with her personality and everything to do with her game. When someone stands up to her, she retreats. It has been a pattern for quite some time. More players are standing up to her now.

Sinner looked good but a bit off-balance sometimes.. I would expect Alcaraz or Zverev to win this title.. the womrn, Ostapenko is the best clay court player left now, I would expect her to win.. Andreeva is slowly rounding into form, should be a good bet for the French..

Only one female past champion still afloat, and 2 males.looks like we will have new italian open champions this time..

to me, Mertens is a 'nothing' player.. I dont see how she can beat Shnaider here (unless Shnaider beats herself,, of course)

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Mon May 12, 2025 12:13 pm to me, Mertens is a 'nothing' player.. I dont see how she can beat Shnaider here (unless Shnaider beats herself,, of course)

C'mon, that is harsh. She is not a "nothing" player. She has been successful in doubles, and has been a top 20 player for a long time. She is just good at everything but has no shots to finish the other player.
She is like a Mardy Fish. Or something a bit below Bencic. I looked her up, and she has 9 singles titles, 21 doubles titles and has been ranked #1 in doubles.
Not "nothing". She has had a very decent career.

Mertens is undoubtedly one of the best doubles players in the world, but she has no weapons to win singles matches against good players, and Shnaider was too good for her, as I predicted.. 'ok, 'nothing player' is a bit harsh but I meant she has no weapons.

Clay is by far Ostapenko's worst surface. Check her career winning percentage.

jazzyg wrote: ↑Mon May 12, 2025 3:06 pm Clay is by far Ostapenko's worst surface. Check her career winning percentage.

but she is French Open champion, also Stuttgart this year!

ORDER OF PLAY - TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025

Campo Centrale - start 11:00

ATP - [23] Karen Khachanov vs [3] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)

Not Before 13:00
WTA - [6] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) vs [13] Diana Shnaider

Not Before 15:00
ATP - [1] Jannik Sinner (ITA) vs [17] Francisco Cerundolo (ARG)

Not Before 19:00
WTA - Peyton Stearns (USA) vs [16] Elina Svitolina (UKR)

Not Before 20:30
ATP - Jaume Munar (ESP) vs [6] Casper Ruud (NOR)

Grand Stand Arena - start 11:00

ATP - [4] Marcel Granollers (ESP) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG) vs [Alt] Sander Arends (NED) / Luke Johnson (GBR)
ATP - Matthew Ebden (AUS) / John Peers (AUS) vs [3] Kevin Krawietz (GER) / Tim Puetz (GER)

Not Before 14:00
ATP - [8] Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) vs [10] Daniil Medvedev

Not Before 17:00
ATP - [13] Arthur Fils (FRA) vs [2] Alexander Zverev (GER)
ATP - [11] Tommy Paul (USA) vs [7] Alex de Minaur (AUS)

SuperTennis Arena - start 11:00

ATP - [5] Jack Draper (GBR) vs Corentin Moutet (FRA)
ATP - [30] Hubert Hurkacz (POL) vs [20] Jakub Mensik (CZE)
ATP - [1] Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) / Mate Pavic (CRO) vs Sander Gille (BEL) / Jan Zielinski (POL)
WTA - Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Giuliana Olmos (MEX) vs [6] Mirra Andreeva / Diana Shnaider

Followed By
ATP - After suitable rest - Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) / Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) vs [2] Harri Heliovaara (FIN) / Henry Patten (GBR)

Pietrangeli - start 11:00

ATP - Joe Salisbury (GBR) / Neal Skupski (GBR) vs Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Adam Pavlasek (CZE)

Not Before 13:00
WTA - Alexandra Eala (PHI) / Coco Gauff (USA) vs Tyra Caterina Grant (ITA) / Lisa Pigato (ITA)

Not Before 12:30 p.m.
WTA - [13] Diana Shnaider vs [25] Elise Mertens (BEL)
ATP - [17] Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) vs [Q] Sebastian Ofner (AUT)
WTA - [22] Clara Tauson (DEN) vs [7] Mirra Andreeva
ATP - [8] Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) / Andres Molteni (ARG) vs Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) / Alexei Popyrin (AUS)

Court 14 - start 11 a.m.

ATP - Rafael Matos (BRA) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) vs [Alt] Sander Arends (NED) / Luke Johnson (GBR)
ATP - Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Adam Pavlasek (CZE) vs [6] Nikola Mektic (CRO) / Michael Venus (NZL)
WTA - [1] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Erin Routliffe (NZL) vs Daria Kasatkina (AUS) / Peyton Stearns (USA)

Court 1 - start 11 a.m.

ATP - Joe Salisbury (GBR) / Neal Skupski (GBR) vs Nathaniel Lammons (USA) / Jackson Withrow (USA)
ATP - [1] Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) / Mate Pavic (CRO) vs Julian Cash (GBR) / Lucas Miedler (AUT)
ATP - Jamie Murray (GBR) / Rajeev Ram (USA) vs [Alt] Alexander Erler (AUT) / Constantin Frantzen (GER)
ATP - Andre Goransson (SWE) / Sem Verbeek (NED) vs [Alt] Alex Michelsen (USA) / Learner Tien (USA)

This was the first set Khachanov won against Alcaraz (0-9 in 4 previous meetings).