Talk About Tennis 2.0

Parks definitely needs a coach ..playing like a kid.

Women's bakery open tonight as Gauff hands a bagel to Parks in the first set.

I was just coming here to post a bakery joke. One, very surprisingly, by Diane Parry over Andreeva.

Men's side also, including two by Sinner.

Andreeva seems to have awakened from her slumber...

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 3:55 am Parks definitely needs a coach ..playing like a kid.

The Mastodon tennis community agrees with you.

.....Future Wimbledon champion Alycia Parks had a rough day today.

P.S. I do like Alycia. But, after watching her and Sophie Chang blowing so many huge leads and chances to win yesterday's doubles match, and today's crap- Alycia has a lot to fix.

You're watching first-round doubles matches?? (on one the all-time great days of tennis, no less)

martini4me wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 4:41 am You're watching first-round doubles matches?? (on one the all-time great days of tennis, no less)

ESPN+. I often am going from match to match.

ti-amie wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 3:24 am Marozsan gets it back on serve at 4-5. Fritz was serving for the set at 5-3.

....SO, Fritz pulled off the upset today after all.

I just love Parry's serve motion!

Clearly today is not the day of upsets. So far at least.

I love Andreeva's game.

When she gets a little stronger, she will be a real threat at every slam. i agree with Mary Jo Fernandez. She plays more like Hingis than anyone since Hingis. Whether or not she will develop the power to win a huge event remains to be seen.

LOL, Townsend and Melo had a set point in the first set tiebreaker on Taylor's serve- didn't get there (not Taylor's best serving day), they lose the first set. Third set tiebreaker- they go up 6-1. Then, I believe it got back on serve. Townsend and Melo then got to two match points- including a double fault from Glasspool. First match point- good service point from Glasspool. Second- Melo double faults- 9- all. Next point, Melo hits a weak second serve- Kudermetova and Glasspool end up winning the point. Kudermatova serves with a match point. Melo hits a good return, some rallying- then, what should have a put away volley from Melo, he wimps over the net....leading to, I believe, a winning shot from Kudermatova. (I am beyond exhausted- so, don't necessarily trust any of my above match details.)

Mind you, not the best tennis from Taylor, either, from what I saw of the match. But- if Melo had played half-way decent tennis- they would have won. I want to get a step-ladder and slap Melo in the face. UGGGHHHHH!!!!!

jazzyg wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 6:05 am I love Andreeva's game.

When she gets a little stronger, she will be a real threat at every slam. i agree with Mary Jo Fernandez. She plays more like Hingis than anyone since Hingis. Whether or not she will develop the power to win a huge event remains to be seen.

Totally saw the same Hingis vibe from Mirra. Much to admire about her game. BUT, I mean- Parry had a 5-1 lead in the third set!! AND- Mirra also appears to bring a whole bunch of Hingis' brattiness to the table. Her squeaks and squacks and shrieks and genuflections. She makes Ben look staid on the court. OF COURSE, I also get that she's 16, could grow out of all of this, blah blah blah blah.

LOL, I'm just also bizarrely extremely grumpy right now. As I currently am watching the Frech/Zaharova melodrama currently going on- I am just SO!!!! sick and TIRED!!!! of all these LONGGGGG, plot-twisty Greek dramas. First they hit screaming, miraculous winners, followed by the inevitable choking. Could anyone just win a simple match please?!?! I needs me smelling salts!!!!