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[Lone_Prodigy]

WOW

expected him to fold after going down 0-3

Didn't expect that double fault by Nadal.

 

[trixx]

This kid is niiicee.

 

[clemenx]

Seeing a 18yo beat Nadal is a definitive feel old moment for me... I still see Nadal as a teen prodigy lol.

 

[Kensuke]

Amazing match. Shapovalov seemed incredibly clutch for an 18 year old. If he can improve his net game he will be one for the future. The most fun thing to see was Shapovalov and his Nadal-like abundant celebrations. Nadal must have felt old, lol.

Nadal was too passive and just overall kinda bad.

 

[BorkBork]

First Delpo then Nadal, damn this kid is on fire right now

 

[Smellycat]

That was a sensational from Shapovalov. Hopefully he doesn't end up like Kyrgios...

 

[Niraj]

Didn't expect that double fault by Nadal.

No kidding.

 

[Diprosalic]

And Andy gets to be number 1 for another week.
Nadal will overtake him no matter what if Federer skips Cincy.

 

[Niraj]

Cilic is out of Cincinnati too. So both the champion and the runner-up will be out.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Fed was all business today, dispatching Agut 4,4

 

[AoM]

Caught the end of Pliskova/Wozniacki. Really good match.

 

[Niraj]

Caught the end of Pliskova/Wozniacki. Really good match.

I was impressed that Wozniacki actually managed to come back in the third. Seemed like Pliskova was going to roll.

 

[BigJonsson]

Wow, Shapovalov up a break in the 3rd, didn't think he had it in him after the first set


Never mind


Serving for the match now

And hes going to the semis

 

[Niraj]

Crazy run. Really thought he'd be out in two the way he lost the first set.

 

[Kensuke]

This damn kid lol. Amazing run.

 

[Niraj]

Cincinnati draw is out:

Men's projected QFs

Nadal v Tsonga
Thiem v Nishikori

Zverev v Raonic
Fed v Dimitrov

Women's projected QFs

Pliskova v Wozniacki
Muguruza v Kuznetsova

Kerber v Svitolina
Halep v Konta


Haven't looked terribly closely but Nadal could get Muller in the third round, Delpo v Berdych first round, Goffin v Kyrgios first round

 

[Diprosalic]

i just wondered if kids of tennis players ever get into tennis themselves and i was super disappointed to see that Graf/Agassi kid is a baseball pitcher.

 

[perfectchaos007]

i just wondered if kids of tennis players ever get into tennis themselves and i was super disappointed to see that Graf/Agassi kid is a baseball pitcher.

Given Agassi's upbringing he's definitely not going to force his kid to play a sport he doesn't want to

 

[Niraj]

Wonder if Woz will lose her 6th final of the year

 

[LuuKyK]

Wonder if Woz will lose her 6th final of the year

The other two semifinalists are Halep and Svitolina who cant hit her out of the court and are certainly no mental giants, so yeah... Probably not.

 

[Diprosalic]

Given Agassi's upbringing he's definitely not going to force his kid to play a sport he doesn't want to

Makes sense. Never really read up on Agassi.

Timea has the same thing but since she stopped talking to her dad and taking a break her enjoyment came back.

 

[Omzz]

Federer didn't look great but still moves on

 

[John Dunbar]

federer didn't play particularly well, but his tiebreak record for the year continues to be ridiculous.

 

[Diprosalic]

Casually reaching every masters and gs final he paticipated in.

One win away from taking the lead in the race, which means nadal would have to outplay him this fall to reach 1.

 

[BorkBork]

He needs to shave. Then he'll play better.

 

[Diprosalic]

Nah he needs to embrace an old man beard.

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

i just wondered if kids of tennis players ever get into tennis themselves and i was super disappointed to see that Graf/Agassi kid is a baseball pitcher.

If my parents were famous professional athletes I would stay far away from their sport. You'd spend your whole life trying to get out from their shadow, always being compared to them.

 

[Niraj]

Thrilling women's semi here. At least the Sloane-Woz one was moderately entertaining.

The other two semifinalists are Halep and Svitolina who cant hit her out of the court and are certainly no mental giants, so yeah... Probably not.

Pretty sure Svitolina crushed her in one of those lost finals so wouldn't say it's a given

 

[Omzz]

This match might last a while

 

[That Damn Kid]

This damn kid lol. Amazing run.

Well thank you

Anyone have this racquet? I'm thinking about getting it.

I currently only have 1 racquet, which is a Head Graphene Radical Pro (older model)

 

[Diprosalic]

Shapavalov needs to win another 3 setter if he wants to advance.
Zverev will probably close it out in two though.

 

[Omzz]

Shapo misses really bad

What a horrible game by him

 

[Niraj]

Hope he can break back and take it to a tiebreak at least

edit: had some chances, but oh well. Really good run, made the tournament fun this week.

 

[Diprosalic]

and the shapovalov dream ends.
Veteran Zverev was too much.

 

[Kensuke]

Shapovalov can't be too sad about that loss, but it's a shame about gifting those 2 breaks at the end of both sets and not making one of the numerous break points near the end. Hopefully we see a lot more in the future.

 

[oti]

It's almost scary how good Zverev is already at this point of his career.

 

[squeakywheel]

Sascha has a great chance tomorrow with Fed.
Fed has played pretty average this whole week which is good enough for beating guys not in the top 10.
Fed has never won in Montreal so I'm rooting for him.

 

[Frankfurter]

Zverev is really impressive this year. All he needs to do now is up his game at Gran Slams and just stay on route. He is still so young, got like 10+ years in him.

 

[Diprosalic]

It's almost scary how good Zverev is already at this point of his career.

i wouldn't say scary but he's impressive

Zverev will be 7th next week and he has 9 months to improve. with djoko and wawa out he will probably gain a few ranks.
Nadal at #2 at 19, now that's scary.

 

[Ricker]

Great run for Shapovalov this week,my prediction before the Nadal match,that I made sarcastically,almost came through lol...I think Shapo will be around 70 in the rankings come Monday,a nice jump.His team is asking the USO for a wildcard,I hope he gets in...

Great match from Zverev...the way Federer played this week,if he plays the same today,Zverez will win the Rogers Cup.

 

[LuuKyK]

Maria withdrew from Cinci.

Looks like she will head into the USO without any match preparation. :|

 

[perfectchaos007]

Maria withdrew from Cinci.

Looks like she will head into the USO without any match preparation. :|

Her ranking still isn't high enough to get a direct acceptance. If the US Open doesn't give her a wildcard, she will have to come through qualifying. Hopefully the USOpen won't reward the doper with a wild card

 

[Diprosalic]

Woz managed to lose her 6th straight finals this year.


::

Oti's boy getting roasted tonight.

 

[Ricker]

Woz managed to lose her 6th straight finals this year.


::

Oti's boy getting roasted tonight.

Bageled in the last set no less...Svitolina was great though,her 5th championship this year...not bad.

 

[LuuKyK]

Her ranking still isn't high enough to get a direct acceptance. If the US Open doesn't give her a wildcard, she will have to come through qualifying. Hopefully the USOpen won't reward the doper with a wild card

I doubt she will play quallies. Its all PR talk. She is probably getting a WC.

 

[oti]

Woz managed to lose her 6th straight finals this year.


::

Oti's boy getting roasted tonight.

Nah. Fed's must up his game.

 

[Diprosalic]

I'm rooting for Woz to get number 1 without a tournament win 🤣

 

[Omzz]

Federer ate too many poutines last night

 

[Smellycat]

Federer looks like a deer in headlights smh

He hasn't looked impressive all week. It is like he is in vacation mode.

 

[Sax Russel]

This is what I expected to see based on how each guy's played through the tournament.