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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Crazy final - neither deserve to lose.
  • ThreadKiller
    ThreadKiller Posts: 8,620
    What an epic game, very happy Alcaraz won. The match seemed to have everything
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited June 9
    And so the grass court season will be underway in earnest tomorrow… next few weeks are always the peak of the summer for me.



    - Jacob Fearnley v Brandon Nakashima in Stuttgart

    - Dan Evans v Mees Rottgering in Hertogenbosch

    - Kasatkina v Kartal
    - Burrage v Anisimova
    - Boulter/Raducanu v Jiang/Wu all at Queen’s Club




    Stuttgart where Draper won his first ATP tour title this time last year but has chosen not to defend it.

    - Stuttgart ATP top seeds: Zverev, Fritz, Shelton, Auger-Aliassime

    - Hertogenbosch ATP top seeds: Medvedev, Humbert, Khachanov, Popyrin

    - Queen’s WTA top seeds: Zheng, Keys, Navarro, Rybakina
  • thickandthin63
    thickandthin63 Posts: 2,950
    Well,on the evidence of this final,all other contenders are pissing in the wind for the next 10 years.We have seen many great finals and rivalries,Borg Macenroe,Laver Rosewall,right up to present day with Roger and his mates slugging it out,this was really on another level,5 and Half hours ,neither giving an inch.If there was a case for declaring a draw this was it.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,833
    Callumcafc said:
    Crazy final - neither deserve to lose.
    not even the druggie? 
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,436
    Anyone know if the Queens tournament is being televised? We're in Portugal at the moment so don't have access to our usual plethora of channels, but could access them on the laptop and connect it to the TV if needs be
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,438
    PrincessFiona said:
    Anyone know if the Queens tournament is being televised? We're in Portugal at the moment so don't have access to our usual plethora of channels, but could access them on the laptop and connect it to the TV if needs be
    Maybe on BBC?
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994
    PrincessFiona said:
    Anyone know if the Queens tournament is being televised? We're in Portugal at the moment so don't have access to our usual plethora of channels, but could access them on the laptop and connect it to the TV if needs be
    https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/articles/2025/tennis-bbc-sport-summer
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,436
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    PrincessFiona said:
    Anyone know if the Queens tournament is being televised? We're in Portugal at the moment so don't have access to our usual plethora of channels, but could access them on the laptop and connect it to the TV if needs be
    https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/articles/2025/tennis-bbc-sport-summer
    Many thanks - very helpful
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    MrOneLung said:
    Callumcafc said:
    Crazy final - neither deserve to lose.
    not even the druggie? 
    Stupid
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  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,833
    Wheresmeticket said:
    MrOneLung said:
    Callumcafc said:
    Crazy final - neither deserve to lose.
    not even the druggie? 
    Stupid
    why so ?

    Plenty of players have said that the ban he got was inadequate


  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Kartal won the first set against Kasatkina 6-1.
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,438
    Good victory for Kartal.

    Fearnley out in three sets in Stuttgart.
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,436
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    Good victory for Kartal.

    Fearnley out in three sets in Stuttgart.
    Nice to see Boulter and Raducanu won their first doubles - looked like they were having fun. It seems Raducanu's team less concerned about managing her game time - they must think she is a bit more robust than in previous years?
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited June 9
    Evans through in three sets in Hertogenbosch. Burrage beaten in three sets by Anisimova.

    Tomorrow:
    Evans v Hijikata in Hertogenbosch

    Watson v Putintseva
    Tomljanovic v Boulter
    Jones v Kessler
    Raducanu v Bucsa
    Burrage/Kartal v Kichenok/Routliffe all at Queen's Club
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    edited June 10
    Wheresmeticket said:
    MrOneLung said:
    Callumcafc said:
    Crazy final - neither deserve to lose.
    not even the druggie? 
    Stupid
    What is "the druggie"? Define the term. He was subjected to a small amount of lotion which he was / may have been unaware of.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994
    MrOneLung said:
    Wheresmeticket said:
    MrOneLung said:
    Callumcafc said:
    Crazy final - neither deserve to lose.
    not even the druggie? 
    Stupid
    why so ?

    Plenty of players have said that the ban he got was inadequate


    A lot of question marks about the convenience of his 'ban' but i don't think you can call him a druggie. Pretty clear that it was a miniscule amount with no performance enhancing benefits.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited June 10
    It was good to see the green, green grass of home tennis again despite the supreme quality  5+ hour final on the clay of Paris.

    Excellent win by Kartal who was the special K against Kasatkina who after a poor 1st set against Sonay that the Brighton woman won 6-1, played better to take the 2nd set 6-3 before the British number 3 who is now in the top 50 had the rub of the green as well as several net cords to win 6-3 in the final set. Another top 20 ranked player defeated as Sonay kept going to the final point.

    Sonay Kartel, who's father owns a couple of Restaurants in Brighton first took her elder Brother to tennis coaching and Sonay followed at 6 years old.

    As it's only the last year that she has raced up the ratings it's difficult to know her ceiling but she said that she wants to be top 30 by December. A cool calm unemotional person compared to many of the highly strung athletic players on the tennis tour.

    Boulter and Raducanu are the famous names and it was great to see them win the doubles together and looking happy without the stress of the individual pursuit of singles(with a big team behind them)

    Also good to see Jodie Burrage deserve her wild card in taking world 15, Anisimova to 3 sets after injury set backs and women's tennis back at Queens after 52 years.
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,436
    soapboxsam said:
    It was good to see the green, green grass of home tennis again despite the supreme quality  5+ hour final on the clay of Paris.

    Excellent win by Kartal who was the special K against Kasatkina who after a poor 1st set against Sonay that the Brighton woman won 6-1, played better to take the 2nd set 6-3 before the British number 3 who is now in the top 50 had the rub of the green as well as several net cords to win 6-3 in the final set. Another top 20 ranked player defeated as Sonay kept going to the final point.

    Sonay Kartel, who's father owns a couple of Restaurants in Brighton first took her elder Brother to tennis coaching and Sonay followed at 6 years old.

    As it's only the last year that she has raced up the ratings it's difficult to know her ceiling but she said that she wants to be top 30 by December. A cool calm unemotional person compared to many of the highly strung athletic players on the tennis tour.

    Boulter and Raducanu are the famous names and it was great to see them win the doubles together and looking happy without the stress of the individual pursuit of singles(with a big team behind them)

    Also good to see Jodie Burrage deserve her wild card in taking world 15, Anisimova to 3 sets after injury set backs and women's tennis back at Queens after 52 years.
    Nice summary of a good day. Good to see Norrie go back up the rankings and Fearnley continuing to make good progress too
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,982
    Boulter 6-6 v Tomljanovic 1st set
    Raducanu on next.
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  • Covered End
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    Boulter takes 1st set 7-6.
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,438
    edited June 10
    Good victory for Heather Watson. Beats Putintseva in straight sets - top 30 player.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,982
    Covered End said:
    Boulter takes 1st set 7-6.
    1 set each.
    2-1 to Boulter in 3rd.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Watson won in straight sets 6-4 6-3.

    Boulter won in 3 sets 7-6 1-6 6-4.

    Raducanu won in straight sets 6-1 6-2.

    Jones lost in straight sets 2-6 4-6.

    Burrage/Kartal lost in straight sets 6-7 6-7.


    Evans should be on court shortly across the channel in the Netherlands.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Evans was postponed until tomorrow.
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,438
    Evans through in three sets - rare victory for him on the main tour. His ranking has plummeted recently.

    Just inside the top 200 after this victory.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Looking forward to see how Kartal performs against Anisimova soon.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Kartal beaten by Anisimova 6-1 6-3.

    Like Burrage/Kartal yesterday, Boulter/Raducanu were also beaten by top seed pair Kichenok/Routliffe in the doubles.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Anisimova, who is in the top 20, played at a higher level than against Burrage and Kartal couldn't reach the standard she set in her 1st round match and the Brit was never in the match after losing her serve in the 1st game of the match.
    A disappointment but Sonay Kartal career is on the rise.

    First on the Andy Murray arena at 12.00:
    Katie Boulter v Diana Shnaider.

    The Russian is 12th rated and Boulter will need to step up on her 3 set win in the 1st round where she struggled to put her opponent away after breaking serve.

    Rybakina v Watson next up with Heather the big underdog followed by last but not lest.
    Raducanu v Sramkova is a great chance for Emma to progress.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited June 12
    Evans beaten in straight sets by Humbert in the Netherlands.

    Boulter leads Shnaider by a set but was broken in the second set. Currently at 0-3 in that second set.

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