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Seconding Afton. Is there a way to save a post? ** -- 22903 07/11/2022 2:51PM Great info... need to re-post this again in... Mayish ;-) Gotta remember -- AftonHoo 07/11/2022 1:26PM Mental toughness is a part of most sports. ** -- HoosQ 07/11/2022 07:21AM Amen. If you don't have it, you won't go far. -- WahooFla 07/12/2022 11:53AM I would argue that not working hard is the very definition of wasting -- 105A 07/12/2022 12:36PM Murray is a terrific person ** -- 98Cav 07/11/2022 05:23AM Indeed he is. ** -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/11/2022 11:34AM The dutchess is smoking hot * ** -- T Room Cav 07/11/2022 11:07AM HRH????? ** -- Zhoo 07/10/2022 1:58PM For sure! Classic beauty. ** -- WahooFla 07/10/2022 2:04PM Thought you might have meant Winslet ** -- Zhoo 07/10/2022 3:06PM I would not have described THAT Kate as skinny. ** -- WahooFla 07/16/2022 11:34PM
More McEnroe commentary on Kyrgios’ sportsmanship please - comedy gold. ** -- Hoos Operator 07/10/2022 12:11PM Some things never change - McEnroe still a big jerk. ** -- camel 07/10/2022 12:40PM Who remembers Jim Piersall? ** -- HoonDog 07/10/2022 11:39AM Of course I do. -- WahooFla 07/10/2022 12:18PM He’s going to blow -- Stimp 07/10/2022 11:11AM I think that we all feel the same anticipation as you do. It could be epic. ** -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/10/2022 11:12AM Shocked that he didn't - and that he was so gracious in his comments ** -- neworleanshoo 07/10/2022 1:28PM It’s all just too much.. -- T Room Cav 07/10/2022 10:59AM I’m late to the party….whom is he yapping at? Random people? Voices in -- WAYoVerraTed 07/10/2022 10:48AM I actually Googled “what is Kyrgios yelling about?” at one point…and it -- MonsterTruck 07/10/2022 5:56PM Yes * ** -- T Room Cav 07/10/2022 11:12AM Himself, the crowd, his girlfriend. All the above ** -- 98Cav 07/10/2022 10:54AM I did catch the exchange with the chair about the “700 drinks” person…ha -- WAYoVerraTed 07/10/2022 11:12AM Too bad Krygios isn't miked up. The free-flowing monologue would probably -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/10/2022 10:59AM If Krygios loses a TB, we might have an epic melt-down. I've been watching -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/10/2022 11:06AM He has one warning * ** -- T Room Cav 07/10/2022 11:11AM OK. So 1 more incident could lead to a penalty. What are the odds? ** -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/10/2022 11:18AM Would be fun to watch * ** -- T Room Cav 07/10/2022 11:26AM Would love to see him go completely off his rocker ** -- sammyrags 07/10/2022 11:04AM I actually think he is mentally not well -- 98Cav 07/10/2022 11:12AM He has acknowledged his mental health issues. The linked article says that -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/10/2022 11:43AM :>) As 1 wit, who was told that Calvin Coolidge had died, said: "How could -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/10/2022 11:10AM I can’t stand her. She got all red-butt the other day -- Stimp 07/10/2022 11:15AM Funniest comment I ever read about Chris Evert -- Clark2 07/09/2022 7:15PM She was HORRIBLE! -- MunichHoo 07/09/2022 4:32PM She's always been a terrible commentator. Think Chris Fowler had to bite -- 105A 07/09/2022 2:16PM She just throws out too many .. -- T Room Cav 07/10/2022 11:07AM Yeah, I loved Chrissy as a player, but have thought her commentary horrible -- Vaguy70 07/09/2022 2:39PM Of the women, I like Mary Joe the best. Have enjoyed Woz recently also -- 105A 07/09/2022 3:06PM Agree and agree. Mary Joe and Cahill are top notch. -- MunichHoo 07/09/2022 4:34PM Yes, failed to mention Mary Joe. One of the best. ** -- Vaguy70 07/09/2022 3:22PM I absolutely agree WRT Mary Joe. -- WahooFla 07/09/2022 3:12PM Watching Chris Evert today, I actually thought she might be removed from -- MunichHoo 07/09/2022 4:38PM She might not be feeling the best (chemotherapy) ** -- Wahooster 07/09/2022 7:37PM I thought about that, but last treatment was two months ago. -- MunichHoo 07/09/2022 7:42PM I hope that she recovers as well. Chemo Brain can take a while (link)... -- Wahooster 07/10/2022 11:59AM And an American girl (Hovde) won the championship. 16 year-old from Texas. -- MunichHoo 07/09/2022 7:20PM Most people think Hovde will bypass college. -- Clark2 07/09/2022 7:39PM Zheng is in boys final tomorrow. I think he is headed to Columbia this fall -- MunichHoo 07/09/2022 7:44PM When was Djoker's last Wimbledon Championship? -- WahooFla 07/09/2022 11:48AM Kyrgios one of the few players with a winning record against Djoker -- 105A 07/09/2022 2:07PM Last year. He won in 2018, 2019 & 2021. If he wins tomorrow, he'll have won -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/09/2022 1:22PM 2019 will always haunt me -- 105A 07/09/2022 9:09PM Deleted duplicate...sorry.** -- WahooFla 07/09/2022 11:47AM Danielle & Krawczyk win 2nd set in women's doubles semis vs. #1 seeded team -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/08/2022 2:36PM Sadly they lost 6-3 in the third. Great doubles tournament for Danielle. ** -- Matthooz 07/08/2022 5:05PM Norrie is just the fourth British man to reach the Wimbledon-semi-finals in -- Hoos in da house 07/07/2022 6:41PM And the 3rd male collegian (since 2000) to reach the semis of a major -- 22903 07/08/2022 07:19AM Danielle says 4th (at least) ** -- AftonHoo 07/08/2022 09:15AM Thanks. Corrected ** -- 22903 07/08/2022 09:45AM I am pulling hard for him in the SF and in the finals if he makes it -- 105A 07/07/2022 7:52PM Kyrgios just made an extra $600K+ doing nothing -- North Main Hokie 07/07/2022 5:29PM He will have no excuse now for not showing up ready to go in the final -- 105A 07/07/2022 5:41PM They should let Fritz play in the semis instead. -- Hoos in da house 07/07/2022 5:17PM I don't understand your logic. Fritz had already lost -- WahooFla 07/07/2022 8:39PM Agree but in some ways Nadal -- rives 07/08/2022 09:59AM Should have retired and let Fritz go to SF. He had to take pain killers -- 1969hoo 07/07/2022 2:56PM I know you're a long-time player and fan, so I'm surprised -- WahooFla 07/07/2022 8:46PM Competitors play to win, not quit. Fritz had every opportunity to win. ** -- gfhoo 07/07/2022 4:05PM 1969’s reaction was my initial reaction upon hearing the news, -- BocaHoo91 07/07/2022 7:18PM Agreed, couldn’t beat a guy who needed to WD…no walkover 4 U ** -- CAV itee 07/07/2022 5:07PM For sure. ** -- WahooFla 07/07/2022 4:17PM Sorry...duplicate.** -- WahooFla 07/07/2022 4:17PM Changes in men's rankings post Wimbledon. Djoker down to #7,Fritz up to #13 -- 1969hoo 07/07/2022 10:29AM & Kyrgios likely drops from 40 closer to 50** -- 22903 07/07/2022 11:38AM Kyrgios drops to #45 and Brandon is up to #49. See link for .entire list -- 1969hoo 07/07/2022 2:14PM Danielle is the last Hoo standing. It's been great to cheer on so many -- AftonHoo 07/06/2022 2:46PM Glad she is making a little cash in doubles * ** -- T Room Cav 07/07/2022 07:53AM Here are video highlights from DC's game yesterday -- Hoos in da house 07/07/2022 07:28AM Thanks - they look formidable! Both are 28 - hope they continue to play -- AftonHoo 07/07/2022 09:52AM Zhang is outstanding in doubles -- WahooFla 07/07/2022 8:58PM Fritz really needs to improve at the net if he wants to be an elite player ** -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/06/2022 2:06PM Doesm't go to net very often, so maybe not that important. He took Rafa to -- 1969hoo 07/07/2022 06:59AM Yes, he took Rafa to 5 sets, but Rafa had a significant injury. One can -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/07/2022 5:32PM You do know that Fritz beat Rafa in March, right? ** -- WahooFla 07/07/2022 9:29PM Yes, at Indian Wells. It's 1 thing to win there, but quite another to win -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/07/2022 10:09PM I believe he is WORLD #11. -- WahooFla 07/06/2022 2:17PM Actually, he's not. Thiem, Medvedev and Zverev are ranked ahead of him. -- thePurv 07/06/2022 2:51PM OK, so 14, not 11. Big deal. -- WahooFla 07/07/2022 12:55PM Uh...Thiem is currently ranked outside the top 300 -- Vaguy70 07/06/2022 4:36PM Yes. Fritz is ranked #14. However, the linked rankings are for 2022, not -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/06/2022 9:51PM Actually, he's not. Thiem, Medvedev and Zverev are ranked ahead of him. -- thePurv 07/06/2022 2:51PM And Rublev. ** -- thePurv 07/06/2022 2:51PM By "elite", I meant in the top 5. ** -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/06/2022 2:18PM HiWA, you got some high standards ;) ** -- 105A 07/06/2022 3:11PM Yeah, I guess so. I'd love to see Fritz up his game & reach that point. -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/06/2022 3:45PM If players like Nadal and Fed can improve their games, so can Fritz. ** -- 105A 07/07/2022 01:50AM For sure. ** -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/07/2022 5:32PM Gotcha. Thanks. ** -- WahooFla 07/06/2022 2:20PM This is has been a wild fun match, but Fritz has made some awful big errors ** -- neworleanshoo 07/06/2022 2:29PM Yes, Fritz did make some big errors. For one thing, he never followed his -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/06/2022 3:16PM Am I reading these stats correctly? They seem to indicate that Fritz -- WAYoVerraTed 07/06/2022 3:30PM I would say he was drawn in by Nadal's outstanding drop shots. -- WahooFla 07/07/2022 12:58PM I can see that - his percentage at the net was done in by Nadal’s deft -- WAYoVerraTed 07/07/2022 2:01PM Interesting. Yes, you read the stats on "net points won" correctly. Fritz -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/06/2022 3:43PM I don't watch a lot of tennis (obvi)....was Nadal selectively taking games -- WAYoVerraTed 07/06/2022 3:52PM They both did. Yeah, wild match for sure.... ** -- WAYoVerraTed 07/06/2022 2:36PM I am cheering for Fritz. With the dearth of top US men the past 20 years -- Hoos in da house 07/06/2022 1:23PM Absolutely * ** -- T Room Cav 07/06/2022 2:22PM Patrick McEnroe just jinxed it. ** -- graycalhoo 07/06/2022 2:01PM Nadal is not a quitter. He can't hit his serve hard & has only 3 aces vs. 7 -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/06/2022 12:55PM Is Nadal injured? ** -- HoosQ 07/06/2022 2:18PM Yes. Lower abdomen. ** -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/06/2022 2:18PM Wow. Cannot imagine serving with that injury, but it is Rafa so... ** -- HoosQ 07/06/2022 2:20PM BTW, this is not an easy situation for Fritz. He is handling it pretty well ** -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/06/2022 12:58PM Kyrgios wins. If he & Djokovic meet in the finals, I won't be watching. I -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/06/2022 12:45PM Joker would get in psycho's head, would be fun to watch ** -- sammyrags 07/06/2022 3:34PM Kyrgios has the emotional maturity of a 14 year old -- The Lon 07/06/2022 1:49PM I think that you may have slandered 14 year olds. ** -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/06/2022 1:51PM Purely curiosity, but I really don't understand -- WahooFla 07/06/2022 1:22PM I don't dislike him but I almost never pull for him because I've never -- hoomonger 07/07/2022 12:50PM I don't know why so may people dislike Djokovic, but you're right: they do. ** -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/06/2022 1:53PM I like the guy. I like Rafa, Tsisi, and others more but I like him. I do -- HoosQ 07/06/2022 1:42PM I won't go into my opinion about Djokovic over the years. I can simply tell -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/06/2022 1:36PM Many of us have serious questions, though... -- WahooFla 07/06/2022 2:06PM Regardless of the merits of Australia's policy, the visa requirements were -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/06/2022 2:17PM Understand. -- WahooFla 07/06/2022 2:24PM A footnote which is a bit off-subject, but which I find interesting -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/06/2022 3:35PM Why don't you like the Djoker? ** -- Hoos in da house 07/06/2022 1:22PM (See my reply above to WahooFla.) ** -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/06/2022 1:42PM He has the royal asshat genes :) ** -- Zhoo 07/06/2022 1:23PM Yep. Even when the umpire over-ruled the bad call on match point, he nearly -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/06/2022 12:47PM I've reached the point that I don't care -- WahooFla 07/06/2022 1:27PM There aren't many, and I don't remember any, athletes I dislike more -- HoosQ 07/06/2022 1:51PM As you may have seen in the past day or 2, he has been charged with having -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/06/2022 1:40PM Anybody know the payout structure for semis, finals, and -- WahooFla 07/06/2022 12:08PM $169,254 for doubles semi finals, see link. -- Matthooz 07/06/2022 12:21PM That's per TEAM, isn't it? -- WahooFla 07/06/2022 1:38PM Annabelle and (I presume) her younger sister win first round doubles ** -- AftonHoo 07/05/2022 1:50PM Annabelle will play twice on Wednesday -- Clark2 07/05/2022 5:35PM Lost in both matches today; great experience overall ** -- Clark2 07/06/2022 11:29AM Pretty great experience for her - will be excited to see her play in person -- AftonHoo 07/06/2022 04:35AM Yes, Naomi is only 15 and I think is her sister ** -- Clark2 07/05/2022 5:27PM Arrogantly smirking while pretending to display sportsmanship? -- 105A 07/05/2022 1:28PM Now that is a hot take! ** -- MunichHoo 07/05/2022 9:51PM Was just referencing winning after .. -- T Room Cav 07/05/2022 1:54PM Probably the most predictable headline in tennis history. ** -- Hooru66 07/05/2022 3:05PM ...other than Rafa wins Roland Garros ** -- Hooru66 07/05/2022 3:06PM Yes, CNN also had an article about it. After his match with Nakashima, Kyr- -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/05/2022 1:25PM But he shows such impulse and anger control! ** -- MunichHoo 07/05/2022 11:10AM Will hurt those who made points last year more. They did not cut players $$ -- 1969hoo 07/05/2022 07:16AM Like Djokovic who will drop out of the top 5 -- 22903 07/05/2022 2:45PM Yes but can't replace them ** -- 1969hoo 07/05/2022 1:21PM They would lose last year's points regardless. -- WahooFla 07/05/2022 10:06AM But they can't replace them. That the point here. ** -- Clark2 07/05/2022 5:30PM Yeah, I think the original decision banning -- WahooFla 07/04/2022 7:33PM Suspect not awarding points may be to protect themselves legally -- 105A 07/05/2022 02:48AM Good point. ** -- WahooFla 07/05/2022 10:19AM Yep, not a good decision (imho) ** -- AftonHoo 07/04/2022 4:21PM Even the juniors don't get ITF points -- Clark2 07/04/2022 2:07PM Annabelle takes first set (looks like she's got a big serve based on speed) ** -- AftonHoo 07/04/2022 12:55PM LiveStats link -- Clark2 07/04/2022 1:00PM A set apiece 1-1 in 3rd** -- AftonHoo 07/04/2022 1:37PM Back on serve, Annabelle leads 4-3 (back from 1-3) ** -- AftonHoo 07/04/2022 1:52PM 6-3 in the third set for Annabelle ** -- Clark2 07/04/2022 2:06PM Very promising, I'd say. Lost the 2nd set, down a break in the 3rd and -- AftonHoo 07/04/2022 3:31PM Brandon didn't get the email that the match was over. He went down fighting -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/04/2022 11:50AM I only caught the very end. What did Kyrgios do? ** -- 105A 07/04/2022 12:26PM Actually not much by his standards. Pretty well behaved -- MBHoo 07/04/2022 12:41PM That's correct. He was pretty well behaved. However, in the game in which -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/04/2022 1:52PM Didn’t the announcers say he yelled “he’s done” after the second break? -- Vaguy70 07/04/2022 8:32PM Yes, something like that, but I couldn't hear the comment very well. ** -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/05/2022 11:43AM So nothing like Kyrgios - Tsitsipas ** -- 105A 07/04/2022 2:51PM No, nothing at all like that match. -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/04/2022 2:59PM Ugh. Brandon is down 2 breaks, so this match looks to be effectively over. -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/04/2022 11:39AM For sure. McEnroe has just called Brandon "a very game opponent". ** -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/04/2022 11:51AM I would think he’d be encouraged ** -- MBHoo 07/04/2022 11:49AM Just confirms my thinking about how talent Kyrios has wasted through the yr ** -- CAV itee 07/04/2022 11:39AM His biggest challenge has always been between his ears -- WanderingHoo 07/04/2022 1:41PM I'd go so far as to say he's the biggest waste of talent in tennis history -- 105A 07/04/2022 12:25PM Aggassi not then mcenroe??? ** -- Zhoo 07/04/2022 8:14PM Agree with all but that first sentence .. -- T Room Cav 07/04/2022 12:37PM True, he battled some all timers himself.Guess I feel like had he dedicated -- 105A 07/04/2022 1:17PM He’s definitely a tough one to figure out ** -- MBHoo 07/04/2022 11:48AM Agreed. As my family member put it: "Puny results over the years for all -- Hoo in W. Africa 07/04/2022 11:47AM
