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Editor-in-Chief @CrackedRacquets , Staunch advocate of calling it a "Big Four", Love nothing more than a good ad-side poach. Yes, I podcast
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Monica Seles from Jan ‘90-Feb ‘93
- 216-19 (.919) overall
- 41-match + 36-match win streaks
- 8 Major 🏆 in 11 total played + 3 Year-end 🏆
- 31 Titles/42 Finals in 50 total events
- 62 Top 10 wins
Hadn’t event turned 20 yet. Greatest teenager in pro tennis (sports?) history
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Rafael Nadal is the single most captivating player I’ve seen play live, and it’s not particularly close
Experiencing his energy in person is unlike anything I’ve come across in tennis
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List of Top Ranked ATP players with 100% Approval Ratings amongst fans
1. Berrettini
2. FAA
3. Hurkacz
Seriously challenge anyone to find me a segment of TT that has negative things to say about any of these three guys. Three of the kindest, most courteous players in the game
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Medvedev slowly becoming the best interview in all of men’s tennis
Fantastic combination of intelligence, candidness, and humor in every answer he gives. Very rarely (if ever) offers up a cookie cutter response. Would be a FANTASTIC podcast guest
#AusOpen
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Unsponsored tweet (I swear): If you haven’t heard about VAPTR yet, I promise you will shortly
Anyone who has ever squeegeed a court will see it in action and realize it’s a gift from the Tennis Gods. Never takes more than 10 minutes to dry off the court with a VAPTR. Amazing
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I also asked Kyrgios what it would take to get him to play more frequently
Did not expect the answer that followed. Definitely explains his hesitancy to play a full compliment of tournaments, as well as the burden he feels he carries as a notable personality on tour
#CitiOpen
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Since losing to Coric in New York, Tsitsipas has reached the SFs, SFs, and Finals of the past three slams
He’s 55-18 (.753) overall since August and has checked off every benchmark one looks for early in a young star’s career. Crushing loss today, but he’ll be back
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Must continue to be said: The most supernatural thing about Novak Djokovic is how F’ing perfect his hair stays in every match that he plays
As if his tennis wasn’t impressive enough, the man is always well manicured
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Speaks to the lack of teeth of the ATP governing bodies that Basilashvili has been playing pretty much uninhibited since being FORMALLY charged with physical violence against his ex-wife back in May 2020
Not just alleged assault. HE WAS FORMALLY CHARGED AND FORCED TO PAY BAIL!!
From 5 consecutive losses on Tour…to 5 consecutive wins and a title 😯
Nikoloz Basilashvili wins the 2021 Qatar Open in Doha - upsetting Bautista Agut 7-6 6-2 in the final
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Roger Federer from Jan ‘04-Nov ‘06
- 247-15 (.943) overall
- 8 Major 🏆, 73-4 (.948) at the slams in 12 total Majors played
- 34 titles/39 Finals in 49 total events
- 52 Top 10 victories
Won 3/4 Majors in 2007 as well, but find me a better 3 year-run in ATP history. Ridiculous
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Incredible leadership by Novak, so selfless, trying to leave the tennis world a better place. “
So yeah, I’d say we’re currently living through a very interesting inflection point in professional tennis history
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Here are the 7 WTA Players Age 25 & younger that have already captured a GS Singles Title
Osaka
Ostapenko
Swiatek
Andreescu
Kenin
Raducanu
Rybakina
Next decade of the WTA Tour shaping up to be PRETTTTTY darn fun if you ask me…
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Here’s a quote from one of the players I’ve spoken to about this moment. Does a pretty good job of capturing the general sentiment I’ve received
“The right and only move, atp fucking us for far too long. Only people that are against it are the top top guys. Selfish by them...
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Don’t understand why this Tsitsipas answer is making waves
The wording might’ve been blunt, but Tsitsipas is just offering his honest assessment of what happened today. Should never punish a player for giving his candid thoughts when asked. If anything, more should do the same!!
"He prevailed with the few tools that he has."
Shots fired 😲
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There's such beautiful poetry in Karolina Pliskova dropping out of the Top 10 the week before Wimbledon, FINALLY entering a slam without significant expectations, and then ripping off a run to the final
If she serves this well again, she's got the weapons to beat Barty Saturday
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Is anyone more delightfully honest with the press than Swiatek?!
5 minutes removed from a victory and she’s already giving out thorough book reviews. Just an absolute gem
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A fun fact: Some ages of players come January 1, 2030
Carlos Alcaraz: 26 yrs old
Iga Swiatek: 28 yrs old
CoCo Gauff: 25 yrs old
Jannik Sinner: 28 yrs old
Emma Raducanu: 27 yrs old
Leylah Fernandez: 27 yrs old
FAA: 29 yrs old
So yeah, the next decade should be a pretty fun ride
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Quite the list of players making their Indian Wells MD debuts this year. Some of the headliners
Men: Ruud, Alcaraz, Brooksby, Garin, Karatsev, Korda, Rune, Norrie
Women: Swiatek, Raducanu, Fernandez, Rybakina, Gauff
What an 18 months it has been…
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Overlooked part of this
@chris_eubanks96
run: Pretty much guarantees we’ll get him as a commentator for the next 25+ years
Look at the resume: ATP Title winner. Slam QFist. Top 35 in the rankings. Also charismatic, intelligent, and downright entertaining. Lock this man in ASAP
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The
@IowaMensTennis
team elected to rock all-red shirts instead of Hawkeye colors today in protest of the schools decision to cut Men’s Tennis
Cannot emphasize enough how much I love this move/support their decision.
#SAVECOLLEGETENNIS
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For those interested: Here's the full transcript from the Rafa presser
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Asked Rafa if he thought today was a step up in the right direction for his game
In particular wanted to know about the pain he was feeling in his foot, as well as how he would assess his own serving performance
#CitiOpen
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"My goal is not to get back into the Top 100...it's to get back into the Top 10"
- Andy Murray to Eli Weinstein on why he's playing this frequently down the home stretch. Has stressed all week that his goal is not just to show up, but to start winning events again. Gotta love it
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How do other tournaments/the tours prevent this sort of situation from happening again?
The simplest answer I can think of: The tours enforce a vaccine mandate. Makes the choice for players clear moving forward + removes any gray areas. Open to any other suggestions though
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Worth repeating: Swiatek is a once in a generation-type talent. Best women’s player I’ve ever seen on the clay already, and she’s ONLY just turned 22 years-old
Sabalenka/Rybakina might be catching up, but every WTA event (particularly on clay) still runs through Swiatek
4 - Iga Swiatek is the youngest player to secure four Women’s Singles Grand Slam titles since Serena Williams (US Open 1999, Roland Garros 2002, Wimbledon 2002 and US Open 2002). Footsteps.
#RolandGarros
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@WTA
@WTA_insider
@rolandgarros
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Most people spend their lives chasing a dream. Got to live one of mine at 26
A MASSIVE thank you to
@MikeCTennis
,
@dancerbrad
,
@TennisONEApp
,
@CrackedRacquets
, and the COUNTLESS others who helped make calling
@NCAATennis
possible for me. As always…
#WATCHCOLLEGETENNIS
!!
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Some context for why I keep referring to Seles as the “Gold Standard” for teenagers on the
@mini_break_pod
As good as Alcaraz, Gauff, Swiatek, and others have been of late in their teenage years, hard to imagine anyone ever beats Seles
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“My fitness is fine. I just need to have a little bit of less pain in my foot”
- Rafael Nadal to
@KelynSoong
following his win over Jack Sock tonight. Not sure if that’s good, but worth noting it’s a pain management issue and not an underlying fitness problem
#CitiOpen
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Fact Check: NOT TRUE!!!!
Riffice was NCAA Champ. Vale an All-American. Bicknell didn’t lose at 4 all year. And good luck playing the 4th year Andrade lower than 3 that season…
Was a legitimate
#5
@JRBlake
!!
"There is a term called "Stacking" in college tennis" says James Blake on ESPN during the
#USOpen
semifinal of Ben Shelton playing No. 5 singles for Florida Gators during their 2021 NCAA team title run
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Fortunate enough to have an ESPN+ account + plenty of time to watch full match replays
That said the lack of quality (or even available) 2023 Wimbledon highlights on YouTube is a major disappointment. It’s 2023 and tennis is still doing this. Disappointing to say the least…
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There will be a lot of (justified) celebrations today from those who earned All-American status
However you know who I will be celebrating:
@ZekeClark
. The guy embodies EVERYTHING that college tennis is supposed to be about, and his presence will be thoroughly missed by all
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FWIW: Would be an all-time wasted opportunity if Djokovic doesn’t do this exact pre-match routine against Ruud tomorrow
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Breaking w/
@BenRothenberg
:
@CrackedRacquets
has obtained internal USTA documents revealing the names of 10 players directly impacted by Benoit Paire’s positive test for COVID-19, as well as the newly implemented safety procedures those players must follow
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Since returning to the tour from suspension in August 2020, Haddad Maia has
- Gone a ridiculous 132-38 (.776) overall
- Risen from
#1342
to a new career-high of
#32
in the live rankings
Regardless the level of the event, playing 170 matches in less than two years is ridiculous
FIRST WTA SINGLES TITLE FOR BIA 🏆
🇧🇷 Beatriz Haddad Maia overcomes Riske in three sets to take the trophy in Nottingham!
#RothesayOpen
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Max Cressy won just ONE singles match his freshman spring at
@uclatennis
and did not make the singles lineup at NCAAs
He’s currently one game away from reaching a 7th career
@ATPChallenger
Final, and DANGEROUSLY close to cracking the Top 100. Simply sensational
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Years between 1st and last GS Singles Title
- Serena: 17.5 yrs (‘99 US-‘17 AO)
- Rafa: 17 yrs (‘05 RG-‘22 RG)
- Federer: 14.5 yrs (‘03 Wimby to ‘18 AO)
- Novak: 13.5 yrs (‘08 AO-‘21 Wimby)
- Navratilova: 12 yrs (‘78 Wimby-‘90 Wimby)
To sustain this level for THIS long?! Amazing
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Players born 1996 or later have occupied 24/32 Quarterfinal Spots at this year’s ATP Slam + Masters 1000 Events
At one point does everyone acknowledge that the
#NextGenATP
Era has begun?!
Last Eight Locked IN
🇪🇸 Davidovich Fokina v Fritz 🇺🇸
🇧🇬 Dimitrov v Hurkacz 🇵🇱
🇦🇷 Schwartzman v Tsitsipas 🇬🇷
🇮🇹 Sinner v Zverev 🇩🇪
Who will be the
@ROLEXMCMASTERS
final four?
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Draws are out for the 2021 Olympics. Some notable Women’s Singles 1st round matches:
Barty (1) vs. SST
Bencic (12) vs. Pegula
Fernandez vs. Yastremska (!!!!)
Muguruza (7) vs. Kudermetova
Sakkari (14) vs. Kontaveit (!!!!)
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Really hoping Krejcikova avoids the social media pile-on that so frequently happens after a controversy like this. Anyone who criticizes her CLEARLY didn’t actually see what she was going through
Ditto for Muguruza, as one can easily understand why she was frustrated at the end
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“My level is around 50 in the world, 60 in the world right now…the frustrating thing has been that my tennis has let me down.”
- Andy Murray on how he sees his level of play right now. Thinks it’s more about his tennis, less about any physical issues right now
#WSOpen
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A friendly reminder: This is Daniil Medvedev’s 9th match in 11 days. All but 2 of the matches have been against Top 50 opponents
If you try to extrapolate this result into some sort of foreshadowing of an issue for him at the US Open, I will take you less seriously
#CincyTennis
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Have watched this more times than I’d care to admit publicly…
Quite incredible what items are still made by hand in parts of the world! Certainly not a quick & easy process to make Tennis Balls 🎾
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My question to Andy Murray on the difficulties of balancing the joy of being back on court against his own frustrations at his current level of play
#WSOpen
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Find myself balancing these two thoughts
A) If we get THIS Osaka (who genuinely seems 3% quicker with every match played) during the summer/fall stretch, things get very very fun
B) Is Swiatek even playing the same sport as everyone else?? Laughably exceptional
#rolandgarros
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For all of the commentator criticism TT likes to throw around, think everyone agrees that
@cbfowler
is just exceptional at his job
Never overdoes it + maintains such a solid rhythm from start to finish. Also always brings out the best of whoever’s with him in the booth
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SHOUTOUT TO THE SCHEDULING IN CANADA!!!!
Despite being at different sites, today’s SF matches are scheduled for 1pm, 3pm, 6pm, and 8pm. Might be the slightest of overlaps, but that’s how it’s freaking done. Bravo
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People don’t talk enough about the fact that Badosa and Tsitsipas are dating
Has it even been mentioned anywhere?! Not that I’ve seen….
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So many different reasons to admire
@MikeCTennis
and the job he does
A personal favorite: Mike not only researches the stats, but always takes the time to try and speak with every member of a player’s team. When he offers insight, it ALWAYS carries weight. Simply the best
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Home for the next 10 days. Doesn’t get much better than this....
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2022’s Best Servers (by Hold %) via
@tennisabstract
’s Stats Leaderboard
1. Opelka, 96.4%
2. Isner, 95.2%
3. Ruud, 90.0%
No other ATP player currently sits above 90.0%. Ruud also up to 91.1% with this week’s results (into
@MiamiOpen
SFs). Do we get to call him a Serve🤖?!
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All teams should do this. More fans (especially the tennis playing kids in the crowd) would want to come back. Great move
@HailStateMT
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Without question the best warmup in all of sports:
@OhioStateMTEN
is ready for war
Buckeyes take on
@UVAMensTennis
with a spot in the
@ITA_Tennis
National Indoor Final on the line. Can join myself and
@MikeCTennis
for the call on
@CrackedRacquets
YouTube at 12pm ET. Let’s go!!
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Tried not to take the bait…but anyone reading anything into this “Alcaraz dad films Djokovic practice” storyline is just bored
Literally hundreds of hours of Djokovic playing are publicly available. Maybe even thousands. One additional practice film ain’t gonna change nothin
Carlos Alcaraz accepts that his father did indeed film Novak's practice session. Please see for yourself and make your own opinions about his statement. Lets hear them in the comments.
#WIMBLEDON
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I asked
@mitch_krueger
whether he would still be as angry if the USTA sent a $10,000 check to every player that would’ve had the chance to participate in US Open quailes if they weren’t cancelled.
Think his answer reflects the sentiment of a lot of players out there right now.
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Such a shame there isn’t a corresponding
@nextgenfinals
event for the women. This year’s field would be 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Swiatek
Gauff
Raducanu
Fernandez
BiBi
Osorio Serrano
Li
Kostyuk
Next up: Tauson (trails by 13 pts)
Pretty sure TT could raise the $10 million with a GoFundMe today
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After another dramatic three-set loss in Acapulco, where does Frances Tiafoe go from here?
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Finally got my first look at the ICONIC
@IACourtOfDreams
. Hot damn is it gorgeous
Thoroughly looking forward to this week’s
@Madison_Keys
Court of Dream Action Event
PS: God I love this job….
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Understand people preferring TC broadcast tennis > pickleball, but cannot understand how any tennis fan can watch points like this and not be entertained?!
It’s the perfect cross between ping pong and tennis + allows you to justifiably yell things like “Get out of my kitchen!!“
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Immensely appreciative for the call up to the majors by
@MiketheProducer
and
@TennisChannel
Join me all week on T2 as we tackle the courts that REALLY matter in Hamburg, Gstaad, and Palermo. Also today: the LONG AWAITED in-person meeting with
@Gill_Gross
. Let’s dance!!
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Two things can be true
1) Humbert/Pospisil were IDEAL opponents for this version of Murray, particularly on indoor hard courts. Neither looked to play long rallies, and 1st strike tennis was the name of the game
2) Murray has looked GOOD this week. 1st serve has been lights out
First ATP Tour quarter-final since October 2019 🙌
@andy_murray
moves past Pospisil 6-3, 6-3.
#MoselleOpen
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Less than a year ago, Barbora Krejcikova lost three
@ITFTennis
-level matches in the span of a month
Today she became one of just four active women’s players to have earned at least one singles, doubles, and mixed Grand Slam title in her career. This sport is simply amazing
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Kerber your enthusiasm
netflix subplots suggestions
the ruud, the bad and the ugly
hollywood barty
la vika è bella
joker
coco
reservoir ons
citizen kenin
dial f for federer
anett hall
home alona
denis the menace
tsi tsi land
escape from alcaraz
a-thiem
bublik enemies
rublev in paradise
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Pegula’s reached 7 QFs this season. The locations:
AO
RG
Indian Wells
Miami
Madrid
Toronto
Cincinnati
Definition of a Primetime Performer. Has thoroughly earned her current spot of 3rd in the WTA Points Race this season
24 - Jessica
#Pegula
is the player with the most hard courts wins in WTA-1000 tournaments in the last two seasons (24). Verdict.
@WTA
@WTA_insider
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For those (like me) that become thoroughly compelled by the drama + emotions evoked by the team tennis format of
@DavisCup
, it feels worth noting…
The college tennis world provides this EXACT sort of drama every single weekend. If you aren’t following already, 2024 is your year
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Try never to get absorbed in this sort of ridiculousness, but a Biden/Gates conspiracy theory to prevent Djokovic from winning the US Open is just…remarkable
Just need
@NateSilver538
to tell me how the US Open entry list impacts swing voters in the Midwest and I’ll be all set
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The coolest job in the world
Thank you Kaufmans for the gift!!
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May seem like a random stat, but anytime the phrase “matched Monica Seles” is used, you HAVE my attention!!
Just another one of the many ridiculous benchmarks Swiatek has already matched in her young career
30 - With victory over Coco Gauff in Cancun, Iga Swiatek has matched Monica Seles for the fewest matches taken (44) to achieve 30 wins against opponents ranked in the WTA's top 10 in the past four decades. Dominant.
#WTAFinals
|
@WTA
@WTAFinals
@WTA_insider
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It’s a really stupid thing, but will fully admit that one of my low key favorite parts of Olympic Tennis is seeing how much happier the bronze medalist winner looks at the end than the silver medalist
Tale as old as time
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To recap Djokovic’s 2023
- 55-6 (.902) overall (3rd time he’s eclipsed 90% in a single season)
- 7 Titles/8 Finals in 12 total events played
- 27-1 (.964) at the Majors with 3 Titles plus a Final
- Top 5 in both Hold%/Break%
The question: Is it even a Top 5 Djokovic season?!
"One of the best seasons I've had in my life - no doubt" 🥇
@DjokerNole
on his INCREDIBLE season and capping it off with
#NittoATPFinals
glory 👏
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The list is always subject to debate, but Medvedev/Tsitsipas is certainly a Top 5 ATP Rivalry now right?!
Deciding set to come in today’s ATP Finals matchup
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What an incredible 18-month stretch it's been for Andrey Rublev. After having his career stalled by injuries, he's won 4 ATP titles, reached another GS QF, and now finds himself on the precipice of the Top 10
25-6 overall in 2020, and a legit contender to make the YE Finals
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My Most Improved ATP Player Tiers
The Leap
1. Norrie
2. Ruud
3. Karatsev
4. Ivashka
Youngsters
4. Alcaraz/Brooksby
5. Korda
6. Rune/Nakashima/Musetti
Establish yourself
7. Rinderknech/Martinez/Giron/Kwon/Botic
CH Tour
8. Bonzi/Griekspoor
9. Broady/Lehecka/Bergs/Tirante
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Fritz’s knee surgeon for Coach of the Year?!
Back-to-back semi-finals for
@Taylor_Fritz97
After his strong run at Indian Wells, the American takes down Millman 6-4 6-2 to reach the final four in St Petersburg
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EMMA STAKER, THIRD SET TAKER!!!!
The freshman sends
@OU_WTennis
to their first
@NCAATennis
Semifinal in program history with a 36 63 64 victory at 6. Sooners survive 4-3 over Texas A&M. What a match
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Notable Men’s Singles 1st round matches at the 2021 Olympics
Rublev (5) vs. Nishikori
Karatsev (11) vs. Paul
Hurkacz (7) vs. Fucsovics
FAA (9) vs. Murray
Medvedev (2) vs. Bublik
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No one more deserving of this moment than
@bjkalbas
and the
@UNC_wtennis
program
The Tar Heels are your 2023
@NCAATennis
Champions!!!!
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When Fritz is able to set his feet, he looks like a Top 10 player
Contact point is exceptional on his groundstrokes + he generates depth/pace with ease. Also has sneaky good feel in terms of hitting angles/passing shots. Top 5 service motion as well. Foot speed the last piece
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Meanwhile 17yo Linda Fruhvirtova is currently competing for her first
@WTA
-Level title in Portoroz
Will also make her Top 100 debut next week (becoming one of just five teenagers inside the Top 100). Life must be pretty darn good in the Fruhvirtova house right now
15yo Brenda Fruhvirtova is now on a 25-match win streak, all at the 25K level (titles at Klosters, Danderyd, Mogyorod, Braunschweig, Santa Margherita di Pula).
This streak started back in June and she's only dropped two sets along the way (one this week to Sapfo Sakellaridi).
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Jenson MF’N Brooksby does it again, surviving another marathon match to defeat Karatsev 62 36 26 63 63 in NY
Reaches his first R4 at a slam. Advances to 41-9 (.820) overall in 2021. 11-4 at the ATP-Level. 41st in the Points Race. Gets Djokovic next. What’s left to say?!
#USOpen
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Rafael Nadal, age 35, overcomes a two sets to love deficit to win Major
#21
Countless knee injuries. Multi-month layoffs. When push comes to shove, it didn’t end up mattering. With all due respect to the others, that’s what a G.O.A.T performance looks like
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Two weeks at
@TennisChannel
HQ officially in the books
Cannot emphasize enough how grateful I am to
@MiketheProducer
@Brett_Connors
@Gill_Gross
and the entire TC team for tolerating all of my nonsense. Until next time…
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Since Roland Garros ended, 15 (!!!!) different Americans have reached ATP QFs, and 6 different Americans have reached SFs just in the last 3 weeks
There is RIDICULOUS depth in American Men’s Tennis right now, even if there’s no sure thing to win a slam.
#RoaringTwenties
?
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Unofficial Power Rankings of tennis things Tennis Twitter (usually inaccurately) believes they could help improve if given the chance
1. Sabalenka’s serve
2. Brooksby’s serve
3. Tsitsipas’s BH return
4. Zverev’s serve
5. Nick Kyrgios
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There’s an innocence/naïveté to the performances of Brooksby, Fernandez, Alcaraz, and Raducanu that make them such a joy to watch
It’s like no one told them they’re supposed to struggle a bit before having this type of success. Four players that TRULY love of the game
#USOpen
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Currently 10 guys in the ATP Top 75 live rankings with college ties: Norrie, Cerundolo, Eubanks, Shelton, Hanfmann, Wolf, Nakashima, Mackie, Giron, Borges
No longer need to bring up Isner/Anderson/Stevie when making this point: College Tennis delivers pros
Chris Eubanks (
@GT_MTEN
'17) reaches the fourth round of a major for the first time & is up to a career-high of of
#38
in the live rankings, as he beats Christopher O'Connell 76(5) 76(3) 76(2).
Remarkable season continues as he was ranked
#159
at this time last year.
#Wimbledon
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Final
@WTA
Stats Leaderboard Update of the 2022 season (via
@tennisabstract
)
Cliff notes: Swiatek was better at everything than everyone, Bouzkova/Bogdan were this year’s 250/Qualies Superstars, making a bunch of QFs all year REALLY helps in the Tour Finals Race
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Brooksby might just have the best hands on the ATP Tour
If he gets his racquet on the ball, the ball goes where he wants it to go. Regardless of technique, his volleys just work. Also goes after every ball hit his way, and competes as well as anyone out there. The real deal
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Her ball striking will always be the thing that captures one's attention, but genuinely didn't know Osaka had this gear to hit as a mover on clay
If this is who she is moving forward...lots of things are in play!!
#rolandgarros
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She also LED THE FREAKING WTA TOUR in wins during the 2020 season
Slams win headlines and glory. Consistency wins careers. Most under-appreciated player in the women’s game by far
Love this consistency from Elise Mertens...
Via
@WTA
quick hits: "Elise Mertens has reached the R32 in 15-consecutive Slams, dating back to the 2018 Australian Open."
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BREAKING: Players fined a collective $50K in hotel noise complaints through three days of quarantine in Australia
(Source: my imagination)
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Via
@tennisabstract
: Berrettini’s last 52 weeks
Against non-Top 50 players: 22-1 (.957)
Against non-Top 20 players: 37-4 (.902)
Against non-Top 10 players: 43-5 (.896)
Against the Top 10: 1-8 (.125)
Berrettini: Gatekeeper to the Top 10, and the surest thing on the
@atptour
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