PortyJambo Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 23 hours ago, I P Knightley said: Draper walloped Kecmanovic and now has a SF against De Minaur. I wouldn't put it past him to come through that; he seems to be back firing on all cylinders and on a march towards the top 32. Keeping injury-free is a top priority as he has the game to be duking it out with the guys in the top 4. Boulter (coincidentally De Minaur's current squeeze) v Vekic seems fairly evenly matched. And, right on cue, Draper retires injured from his semi-final against De Minaur. Not sure if it's serious, and maybe just precautionary, but he's definitely got the injury jinx. Boulter beats Vekic in straight sets, so is into her semi-final. She must be aiming to get seeded at a Slam soon, as getting close to a high enough ranking, if she can continue her form up to the French/Wimbledon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 (edited) 2 hours ago, PortyJambo said: Boulter beats Vekic in straight sets Thats quite impressive. Disappointed for Jack Edited March 2 by JudyJudyJudy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudi Skacel Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 On 28/02/2024 at 17:05, PortyJambo said: Apparently needs to be in the top 56 to play singles at the Olympics, which he's just outside at the moment. But I think there can only be 2 players per country in the Olympics and, if that's so, I don't think the 3 current British singles players currently ahead of him in the rankings would be happy if he got picked out of sentimentality. Different story of course if he manages to get ahead of them in the rankings (hard to see him doing that from his form so far this year). Nah it can be no more than 4 per country. There is also a special exemption if needed for 2 spaces for past grand slam champions and/olympic champions. So if he wants in he will probably get in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortyJambo Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 3 hours ago, Rudi Skacel said: Nah it can be no more than 4 per country. There is also a special exemption if needed for 2 spaces for past grand slam champions and/olympic champions. So if he wants in he will probably get in. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortyJambo Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Boulter into the final now, against Ukraine's Kostyuk. Not bad week for her, she's provisionally ranked at 35 now, and a win in the final will take her into the top 30. De Minaur won the San Diego Open too...a Boulter win today should result in a few celebratory shags when they both play at Indian Wells next week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortyJambo Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Fantastic win for Boulter, her first WTA500 event, as she beats Kostyuk in 3 sets to win the San Diego Open. Now up to #27 in the world, so could be seeded at the French if she can keep up the form. De Minaur was there for her winning it, flew up after he won the Mexican Open. He obviously couldn't wait for Indian Wells to start the "celebrations"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 2 hours ago, PortyJambo said: Fantastic win for Boulter, her first WTA500 event, as she beats Kostyuk in 3 sets to win the San Diego Open. Now up to #27 in the world, so could be seeded at the French if she can keep up the form. De Minaur was there for her winning it, flew up after he won the Mexican Open. He obviously couldn't wait for Indian Wells to start the "celebrations"... Very good news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Good news @I P Knightley missed her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 34 minutes ago, Jim_Duncan said: Sure, people will still be criticising her, but then again, she's always had her knockers. 😂😂😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 2 hours ago, Jim_Duncan said: Sure, people will still be criticising her, but then again, she's always had her knockers. 'Kin thief!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookie Bear Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 vs Interesting 1st Round draw in Indian Wells... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortyJambo Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 28 minutes ago, Nookie Bear said: vs Interesting 1st Round draw in Indian Wells... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 (edited) 2 hours ago, Nookie Bear said: vs Interesting 1st Round draw in Indian Wells... Well played, the Indy Wells draw team!! Edit: What are they thinking? They've put this on Court 3 at mid-afternoon, local time. Surely Porty and me aren't the only two who'd find that to be the perfect way to relax of an evening? Andy Murray tees up against David Goffin later this evening. Jack Draper's on earlier (about 7pm) and, if he gets through, will have a match against Zverev. Hope both do well. Edited March 6 by I P Knightley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookie Bear Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 1 hour ago, I P Knightley said: Well played, the Indy Wells draw team!! Edit: What are they thinking? They've put this on Court 3 at mid-afternoon, local time. Surely Porty and me aren't the only two who'd find that to be the perfect way to relax of an evening? Andy Murray tees up against David Goffin later this evening. Jack Draper's on earlier (about 7pm) and, if he gets through, will have a match against Zverev. Hope both do well. A Boulter/Giorgio match-up should be primetime centre court. Also the kind of match that will leave well-known blond-chasing deviant Rod Stewart dangerously dehydrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookie Bear Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Boulter getting spanked by Giorgi here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 2 brits down ! Murray on now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homme Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Giorgi is a bit of an enigma. She's obviously gorgeous and her game when she is on it is phenomenal. Almost the full package. Just complete lack of consistency throughout her career. The power she get on her shots is unreal. Murray and Goffin playing like two old men here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Nadal pulls out !! He’s finished . Should retire gracefully . Meanwhile the man is still in the mix ! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookie Bear Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 10 hours ago, Homme said: Giorgi is a bit of an enigma. She's obviously gorgeous and her game when she is on it is phenomenal. Almost the full package. Just complete lack of consistency throughout her career. The power she get on her shots is unreal. Murray and Goffin playing like two old men here. Yeah she is really good but possibly a bit limited overall to cause any real damage later in the tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookie Bear Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Just a shame Halep never got a very late wildcard into this. Can't wait to see her back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 12 minutes ago, Nookie Bear said: Just a shame Halep never got a very late wildcard into this. Can't wait to see her back. Yes be good to see her back . Love her style of play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookie Bear Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 24 minutes ago, Jim_Duncan said: 🤐 ...amongst other things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookie Bear Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 10 minutes ago, Jim_Duncan said: Yeah, in all seriousness... if she is genuinely not guilty of whatever it was she was accused of, that's a shitty thing to happen and hope she gets back to top form. Patrick Mouratoglou is the centre of this - wouldn't trust him one little bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Well, blimey! Roundtwocantdo has sailed through to round two! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortyJambo Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 On 07/03/2024 at 21:18, I P Knightley said: Well, blimey! Roundtwocantdo has sailed through to round two! Her 2nd round opponent retires when 4-0 down in the first set, 2 wins in a row for Raducanu....sort of! Likely to be Sabalenka in the 3rd round, so that'll be that probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckies1874 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 On 09/03/2024 at 19:37, PortyJambo said: Likely to be Sabalenka in the 3rd round, so that'll be that probably. See, tragically, her boyfriend, an ex NHL player, committed suicide in Miami last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 21 minutes ago, Luckies1874 said: See, tragically, her boyfriend, an ex NHL player, committed suicide in Miami last night So sad . You would think he had everything to live for . Just shows you don’t know what people are experiencing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilnunb Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 I see the doper lost on her return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 2 hours ago, neilnunb said: I see the doper lost on her return. Sheesh! You just can't keep her knockers down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilnunb Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 14 minutes ago, I P Knightley said: Sheesh! You just can't keep her knockers down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortyJambo Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Good results for the British players in their first matches in the Miami Open. Draper, Murray, Evans (1st round) and Boulter (2nd round, as she was seeded) all won. Norrie plays his first match, also 2nd round as he's seeded, today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 30 minutes ago, PortyJambo said: Good results for the British players in their first matches in the Miami Open. Draper, Murray, Evans (1st round) and Boulter (2nd round, as she was seeded) all won. Norrie plays his first match, also 2nd round as he's seeded, today. Norrie's recent run of poor form has seen him slide quite quickly down the rankings. If he doesn't start winning a few matches, he'll soon be outside the top 32 and, therefore, less likely to get seedings in the Masters 1000s and Grand Slam events. JD, on the other hand, continues his steady progress towards top 32. He's unlikely to make it at this tournament - there's a bit of a bottleneck above him - but a few more tournies where he makes the R16 and he'll be there by the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilnunb Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 32 minutes ago, Jim_Duncan said: She's innocent. How dare you call her a doper! In fact, her knockers deserve a good tongue thrashing. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/68612597 Quite right, hen. 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortyJambo Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 1 hour ago, I P Knightley said: JD, on the other hand, continues his steady progress towards top 32. He's unlikely to make it at this tournament - there's a bit of a bottleneck above him - but a few more tournies where he makes the R16 and he'll be there by the summer. Yeah, I noticed that. Even a win in the next round is unlikely to move him up the rankings, maybe just the 1 spot if anything. He'd have to go far, probably QF at least, to have a chance at getting to top 32 level after Miami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortyJambo Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Murray and Norrie through to the 3rd round in Miami, and Boulter through to the 4th round. Draper loses after having match points, but was struggling in the heat at the end and was sick on court. Not the first time he's struggled in Miami (or elsewhere) in the heat, you'd think by now he's have sorted the issue out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 1 hour ago, PortyJambo said: Murray and Norrie through to the 3rd round in Miami, and Boulter through to the 4th round. Draper loses after having match points, but was struggling in the heat at the end and was sick on court. Not the first time he's struggled in Miami (or elsewhere) in the heat, you'd think by now he's have sorted the issue out. Well done to Auld Andy! Didn't think that he'd get past Itchy-Very, let alone in straight sets. Seeds getting papped out through his quarter; he has to be hopeful to keep it up. Shame about Draper. As you say, though, he's got a team around him, receives support from the LTA and has Andy Murray to turn to for guidance. The LTA used to help Murray acclimatise for warm weather tournaments by cranking up the heat at the National Tennis Centre (which must have cost a fortune). Murray, himself, has (or had) digs in Miami where he'd spend time to acclimatise and he's put up other Brits there as well. Makes me wonder why JD's not followed suit in one or both regards. Still, he's at a career high ranking and still heading up. Clay court season next; Monte Carlo, Madrid, Rome and a few 250s or 500s to have a pop at before RG. He largely missed last year so, even if he only wins a couple of matches, he'll add to his ranking points tally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortyJambo Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 (edited) 1 hour ago, I P Knightley said: Well done to Auld Andy! Didn't think that he'd get past Itchy-Very, let alone in straight sets. Seeds getting papped out through his quarter; he has to be hopeful to keep it up. Shame about Draper. As you say, though, he's got a team around him, receives support from the LTA and has Andy Murray to turn to for guidance. The LTA used to help Murray acclimatise for warm weather tournaments by cranking up the heat at the National Tennis Centre (which must have cost a fortune). Murray, himself, has (or had) digs in Miami where he'd spend time to acclimatise and he's put up other Brits there as well. Makes me wonder why JD's not followed suit in one or both regards. Still, he's at a career high ranking and still heading up. Clay court season next; Monte Carlo, Madrid, Rome and a few 250s or 500s to have a pop at before RG. He largely missed last year so, even if he only wins a couple of matches, he'll add to his ranking points tally. I'm sure I read a few years back, when Draper started playing on the tour, that he spent time in Miami staying with Murray with the aim of acclimatising to the weather and seeing Andy's fitness routine...guess he spent too much of his time there enjoying the South Beach nightlife! I think Boulter is in the same boat re ranking points coming up in the clay court season, doesn't have many points to defend and should be able to creep up a few places even with only a few wins. Reaching the 4th round of Miami has given her a good boost, not so much in places, but she's a bit clear points-wise of the players below her in the low 30's. A seeding at RG, and Wimbledon, seems on the cards. Edited March 24 by PortyJambo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 3 hours ago, PortyJambo said: I'm sure I read a few years back, when Draper started playing on the tour, that he spent time in Miami staying with Murray with the aim of acclimatising to the weather and seeing Andy's fitness routine...guess he spent too much of his time there enjoying the South Beach nightlife! I think Boulter is in the same boat re ranking points coming up in the clay court season, doesn't have many points to defend and should be able to creep up a few places even with only a few wins. Reaching the 4th round of Miami has given her a good boost, not so much in places, but she's a bit clear points-wise of the players below her in the low 30's. A seeding at RG, and Wimbledon, seems on the cards. Liam Broady was a Murray house guest and I think he also put Kyle Edmund up. Broady's was more to give the guy a bed for the night, knowing how financially draining it could be to trudge the world playing in low level tournies. I'm fairly sure it was Keddlers who commented on the intensity of Andy's regimen and acknowledged the need to up his own game if he was to break into the top 10. Probably spent a lot of time chundering for different reasons that I would have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Andy’s match last night was really good . He screamed in agony at one point . Something to do with his foot but carried on . Losing the 3rd set decider. on another point I’ve noticed that a few players keep hoisting their shorts up their thighs , Machau did it against Andy . Usually shows off there big meaty thighs . . Shouldn’t be allowed really as it’s quite off putting. 😎👀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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neilnunb Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Rotten news. 🙁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudi Skacel Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 That sadly, might just be that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckies1874 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Got to think this might be the end for him. I think he was hoping to get to Wimbledon and possibly the Olympics and have those 2 events be his swan song but now looks very unlikely…, https://x.com/bbcsport/status/1772396308541694457?s=46&t=KsabsgMcL3ANTiXL-KF4Vw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 8 hours ago, Luckies1874 said: Got to think this might be the end for him. I think he was hoping to get to Wimbledon and possibly the Olympics and have those 2 events be his swan song but now looks very unlikely…, https://x.com/bbcsport/status/1772396308541694457?s=46&t=KsabsgMcL3ANTiXL-KF4Vw Thinkso I was watchin the match live and It looked. A sore one but he still played on. Must have been on “ flight or fight mode “ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Fair play to him for playing on. As soon as it happened I thought it had just seen the end of his career, but when he carried on after it I assumed it was just a minor injury. He didn't even look to be suffering too badly during the following points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlimOzturk Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Top lad is Murray. Hope he recovers. Seems to just love tennis and even when not at his best gives it his all. Some player in his day and to achieve what he did during the greatest era of tennis is commendable. Probably broke his body doing it however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 4 hours ago, Sooperstar said: Fair play to him for playing on. As soon as it happened I thought it had just seen the end of his career, but when he carried on after it I assumed it was just a minor injury. He didn't even look to be suffering too badly during the following points. Yea same here ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Wow ! Sinner was on stunning form against Med . Incredible shot making . Yea he’s deceptively powerful . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortyJambo Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Not been a post on this topic for a while, but I notice that Raducanu seems to be coming back into some kind of form. Won 2 games in the BJK Cup last week against France indoors on clay to help GB make the finals, and has now followed that up by reaching the QF's of the Stuttgart Open, a WTA500 event that's also played indoors on clay. Plays Swiatek next, so probably won't get any further, but she does seem to be on the right track again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 20 minutes ago, PortyJambo said: Not been a post on this topic for a while, but I notice that Raducanu seems to be coming back into some kind of form. Won 2 games in the BJK Cup last week against France indoors on clay to help GB make the finals, and has now followed that up by reaching the QF's of the Stuttgart Open, a WTA500 event that's also played indoors on clay. Plays Swiatek next, so probably won't get any further, but she does seem to be on the right track again. She's 5th alternate for the French Open. If she makes it in, she might find herself winning a couple of matches with a favourable draw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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