2017 Grand Slam Tennis Thread

Young Drachma · 01-28-2017, 02:36 AM

Williams v. Williams at another grand slam final.

Nadal v. Federer taking is back in the time machine.

What an Australian Open this year?!?

miami_fan · 01-28-2017, 06:05 AM

All I can say is dominance.

CrescentMoonie · 01-28-2017, 07:33 AM

The Wayback Machine definitely made me pay more attention to the Aussie Open than usual. Was hoping Venus would find a way to win and retire on the spot.

Young Drachma · 01-28-2017, 12:42 PM

WATCH: A wonderful moment as Serena Williams captures her 23rd Grand Slam title and is congratulated by her sister Venus.#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/vegcy1nxBv
— SuperSport (@SuperSportTV) January 28, 2017

I think Serena turned down the engines on this one, tbh. Lots of mistakes I don't think she'd normally make. Venus did comport herself well, but I just think if she wanted to, she'd have beaten her 2 and 1 and been done with it, but she didn't want to embarrass her big sister.

I'm not sure how badly Venus' team wanted it for her, either. It might not have mattered, because Serena is that good, but...would've been nice to see Venus deny Serena 23 and get what was probably going to be her last Grand Slam title.

Though, if she can play this well all year...maybe she has a chance at Roland Garros.

Venus doesn't have the career grand slam, she's never won in Oz or France, so it'd have been nice to see her get this one and have a remote chance at it. But if she has another year in her, perhaps it's still in the distant offing.

Brian Swartz · 01-29-2017, 07:14 AM

Heck of a match between Nadal and Federer, I caught the last set and a half. The fifth was a fine example of most of what has made each of them great. How Roger can pull off some of the shots he does at 35 I'll never comprehend.

Young Drachma · 01-29-2017, 08:24 AM

Shame someone had to lose that Nadal-Fed match.

miami_fan · 06-11-2017, 09:33 AM

Does the tennis world lose their collective minds over Stan Warinka's grunts in the same way they do over Maria Sharapova's grunts?

Brian Swartz · 06-11-2017, 04:00 PM

No, mostly because Stan's aren't nearly as loud or shrieky.

digamma · 07-11-2017, 11:08 AM

This Konta-Halep quarterfinal is really entertaining. Halep makes a great villain and is really good.

Young Drachma · 07-11-2017, 12:32 PM

Belated, but that insane ending in the Nadal loss was crazy. The Isner 70-68 match a few years ago makes me wonder how long they'd really go with a 5th set or at what point they'd finally do something about them going on forever. Has to screw up the draw.

Thomkal · 07-11-2017, 01:09 PM

Konta wins 6-4 in the third. Halep might not have made it out of there alive if she had beaten the first serious English woman threat to win Wimbledon since the 90's/

bhlloy · 07-11-2017, 10:30 PM

Nothing could possibly be scarier than a bunch of middle class English housewives and schoolteachers eating 30 dollar strawberries and sipping lemonade. She must have been terrified, poor thing.

jbergey22 · 07-11-2017, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Young Drachma

Shame someone had to lose that Nadal-Fed match.

Federer is a great role model. Wish all great athletes acted like he does. Nadal is classy as well. Makes it hard to root against any of the top 4 really. Murray has his moments but has come around and acts professional most of the time.

Butter · 07-12-2017, 09:45 AM

Querrey going to beat Murray?

digamma · 07-12-2017, 09:57 AM

First American male semifinalist since Roddick maybe?

Butter · 07-12-2017, 11:49 AM

Yes, 2009. 8 years in any Grand Slam. That's sad. Querrey's road probably ends here, because Murray could barely move in the last set.

Thomkal · 07-12-2017, 12:20 PM

And Djokivic makes three-pulls out mid-game against Berdych with obvious shoulder pain. Federer appears healthy and won first two sets vs Raonic, but in danger of losing third set

Thomkal · 07-12-2017, 12:39 PM

and Federer comes through after being down 6-5 in the third to win the set 7-6 and move on to the semis.

Young Drachma · 07-12-2017, 12:47 PM

huge step for querrey. wonder if he can win the whole thing.

Thomkal · 07-12-2017, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Young Drachma

huge step for querrey. wonder if he can win the whole thing.

Would be nice to see an American male come through-its been awhile.

Young Drachma · 07-13-2017, 03:01 PM

Venus Williams in a Wimbledon final is quite a feat. I think she's got a favorable matchup too with how she's been playing. Would be fantastic to see her get another title after a 9 year drought, especially at her age.

digamma · 07-13-2017, 03:04 PM

It's phenomenal. I hope one day we'll be able to look back and really appreciate how special the Williams sisters have been.

britrock88 · 07-14-2017, 02:20 PM

And a 35-year-old Federer has won 18 sets and lost 0.

Young Drachma · 07-15-2017, 02:13 PM

Muguruza gets her 2nd grand slam this time over Venus. Good for her, women's tennis is really in a strange period right now and it's good for her to show that French Open wasn't a fluke title. And again Venus no slouch getting to a 2nd grand slam final at her age.

Young Drachma · 07-15-2017, 02:19 PM

Dola. this is a crazy stat.

Half of Garbiñe Muguruza's 4 career titles are slams. No open era player has ever won so few titles at the time of their 2nd slam. Madness.
— Tumaini Carayol (@tumcarayol) July 15, 2017

djsatu · 07-16-2017, 11:14 AM

Congrats to Roger on the pretty lopsided win.

01-28-2017, 06:05 AM	#2
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	All I can say is dominance. __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

01-28-2017, 12:42 PM	#4
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	WATCH: A wonderful moment as Serena Williams captures her 23rd Grand Slam title and is congratulated by her sister Venus.#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/vegcy1nxBv — SuperSport (@SuperSportTV) January 28, 2017 I think Serena turned down the engines on this one, tbh. Lots of mistakes I don't think she'd normally make. Venus did comport herself well, but I just think if she wanted to, she'd have beaten her 2 and 1 and been done with it, but she didn't want to embarrass her big sister. I'm not sure how badly Venus' team wanted it for her, either. It might not have mattered, because Serena is that good, but...would've been nice to see Venus deny Serena 23 and get what was probably going to be her last Grand Slam title. Though, if she can play this well all year...maybe she has a chance at Roland Garros. Venus doesn't have the career grand slam, she's never won in Oz or France, so it'd have been nice to see her get this one and have a remote chance at it. But if she has another year in her, perhaps it's still in the distant offing.

01-29-2017, 08:24 AM	#6
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Shame someone had to lose that Nadal-Fed match. __________________ Current Dynasty:The Zenith of Professional Basketball Careers (FBPB/FBCB) FBCB / FPB3 Mods

06-11-2017, 09:33 AM	#7
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	Does the tennis world lose their collective minds over Stan Warinka's grunts in the same way they do over Maria Sharapova's grunts? __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

07-11-2017, 01:09 PM	#11
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	Konta wins 6-4 in the third. Halep might not have made it out of there alive if she had beaten the first serious English woman threat to win Wimbledon since the 90's/ __________________ Coastal Carolina Baseball-2016 National Champion! 10/17/20-Coastal Football ranked in Top 25 for first time!

01-28-2017, 07:33 AM	#3
CrescentMoonie College Starter Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Earth, the semi-final frontier.	The Wayback Machine definitely made me pay more attention to the Aussie Open than usual. Was hoping Venus would find a way to win and retire on the spot.

01-29-2017, 07:14 AM	#5
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	Heck of a match between Nadal and Federer, I caught the last set and a half. The fifth was a fine example of most of what has made each of them great. How Roger can pull off some of the shots he does at 35 I'll never comprehend.

06-11-2017, 04:00 PM	#8
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	No, mostly because Stan's aren't nearly as loud or shrieky.

07-11-2017, 11:08 AM	#9
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	This Konta-Halep quarterfinal is really entertaining. Halep makes a great villain and is really good.

07-11-2017, 12:32 PM	#10
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Belated, but that insane ending in the Nadal loss was crazy. The Isner 70-68 match a few years ago makes me wonder how long they'd really go with a 5th set or at what point they'd finally do something about them going on forever. Has to screw up the draw.

07-11-2017, 10:30 PM	#12
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	Nothing could possibly be scarier than a bunch of middle class English housewives and schoolteachers eating 30 dollar strawberries and sipping lemonade. She must have been terrified, poor thing.

07-12-2017, 09:45 AM	#14
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Querrey going to beat Murray? __________________ My listening habits

07-12-2017, 09:57 AM	#15
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	First American male semifinalist since Roddick maybe?

07-12-2017, 11:49 AM	#16
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Yes, 2009. 8 years in any Grand Slam. That's sad. Querrey's road probably ends here, because Murray could barely move in the last set. __________________ My listening habits

07-12-2017, 12:20 PM	#17
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	And Djokivic makes three-pulls out mid-game against Berdych with obvious shoulder pain. Federer appears healthy and won first two sets vs Raonic, but in danger of losing third set __________________ Coastal Carolina Baseball-2016 National Champion! 10/17/20-Coastal Football ranked in Top 25 for first time!

07-12-2017, 12:39 PM	#18
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	and Federer comes through after being down 6-5 in the third to win the set 7-6 and move on to the semis. __________________ Coastal Carolina Baseball-2016 National Champion! 10/17/20-Coastal Football ranked in Top 25 for first time!

07-12-2017, 12:47 PM	#19
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	huge step for querrey. wonder if he can win the whole thing.

07-13-2017, 03:01 PM	#21
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Venus Williams in a Wimbledon final is quite a feat. I think she's got a favorable matchup too with how she's been playing. Would be fantastic to see her get another title after a 9 year drought, especially at her age. __________________ Current Dynasty:The Zenith of Professional Basketball Careers (FBPB/FBCB) FBCB / FPB3 Mods

07-13-2017, 03:04 PM	#22
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	It's phenomenal. I hope one day we'll be able to look back and really appreciate how special the Williams sisters have been.

07-14-2017, 02:20 PM	#23
britrock88 Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Madison, WI	And a 35-year-old Federer has won 18 sets and lost 0.

07-15-2017, 02:13 PM	#24
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Muguruza gets her 2nd grand slam this time over Venus. Good for her, women's tennis is really in a strange period right now and it's good for her to show that French Open wasn't a fluke title. And again Venus no slouch getting to a 2nd grand slam final at her age. Last edited by Young Drachma : 07-15-2017 at 02:14 PM.

07-15-2017, 02:19 PM	#25
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Dola. this is a crazy stat. Half of Garbiñe Muguruza's 4 career titles are slams. No open era player has ever won so few titles at the time of their 2nd slam. Madness. — Tumaini Carayol (@tumcarayol) July 15, 2017

07-16-2017, 11:14 AM	#26
djsatu High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Airdrie	Congrats to Roger on the pretty lopsided win.

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