Author Topic: Tennis 2020 (Read 11013 times)

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #150 on:** October 11, 2020, 10:35:32 AM »

My thought that Andy Murray might not olay again this year was wrong. He's playing in the 250 points tournament in Cologne, and is due to play Verdasco on Tuesday.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #151 on:** October 11, 2020, 04:57:22 PM »

And brilliant from Nadal. Not Djokovic's best performance but Rather like Djokovic in Australian just too good.

SusanDoris · « **Reply #152 on:** October 11, 2020, 05:53:07 PM »

Quote from: Nearly Sane on October 11, 2020, 04:57:22 PM

And brilliant from Nadal. Not Djokovic's best performance but Rather like Djokovic in Australian just too good.

I'm glad you posted that - saves me having to remember to try and listen later!

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #153 on:** October 14, 2020, 08:39:02 AM »

Both Edmund and Murray knocked out in Cologne.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #154 on:** October 15, 2020, 10:12:28 AM »

Norrie into quarter finals in St Petersburg

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #155 on:** October 17, 2020, 12:19:25 PM »

Konta pulls out of Ostrava event meaning she won't play again this year. Given the restrictions introduced in London and Paris, the Year End Men's Championship and the Paris Masters become even more unlikely

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/54571527

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #156 on:** October 18, 2020, 06:35:57 PM »

Murray still intended to play the second Cologne tournament but pulls out

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/54590774

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #157 on:** October 23, 2020, 06:01:04 PM »

Big win for Evans over Khachanov at the European Open in Antwerp. Moves him up into the provisional top 32 rankings again.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #158 on:** October 29, 2020, 03:59:34 PM »

I noticed that Djokovic is not playing in Paris next week and this explains why. Given the current Covid situation in Paris feels odd that this is going ahead

https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/paris-masters/2020/novak-djokovic-pulls-out-of-paris-masters-with-no-points-to-win_sto7959889/story.shtml

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #159 on:** October 30, 2020, 08:30:06 PM »

Djokovic beaten 6-2 6-1 by Sonego!

SusanDoris · « **Reply #160 on:** October 31, 2020, 06:22:05 AM »

Quote from: Nearly Sane on October 30, 2020, 08:30:06 PM

Djokovic beaten 6-2 6-1 by Sonego!

I don't expect he was too pleased by that! Or is it unfair to think that?!
However, the article linked to in your previous post is interesting.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #161 on:** October 31, 2020, 11:58:09 AM »

Good win for Evans over Dimitrov. Only one send in the semifinals in Vienna and that's Rublev who put out the number 2 seed , Thiem.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #162 on:** October 31, 2020, 04:16:10 PM »

Sonego beats Evans in the semi finals. Rublev progresses after Anderson retired hurt which must be very worrying as this was him looking good returning from injury

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #163 on:** November 04, 2020, 11:46:13 AM »

Evans beaten by Wawrinka.

Anderson played which I was a bit surprised by, won his first match against Djere when Djere pulled out injured during the match, but then Anderson has pulled out in the middle of his next match with Medvedev.

Big win for Humbert over Tsitsipas

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #164 on:** November 04, 2020, 11:32:47 PM »

And Nadal records a landmark win

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/54784769

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #165 on:** November 06, 2020, 08:59:37 AM »

Big win by Wawrinka over Rublev. When the season restarted, Wawrinka looked stale and unlikely to get back to anywhere near his best. Given he's 35 which was once a million and nine in tennis years, unless you were Ken Rosewall or Jimmy Connors, that wouldn't be that surprising. He's now up to a provisional 18 ranking, and if the results work out 1 more win could move him back into the top 16.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #166 on:** November 07, 2020, 09:12:43 PM »

Zverev beats Nadal, and Medvedev beats Raonic to make the final.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #167 on:** November 08, 2020, 10:56:02 PM »

Medvedev wins, and moves into 4th ranked pushing Federer down to 5th. There is a possibility with a set of results that I don't think will happen that Zverev could take 5th spot before the end of the year.

Medvedev has made strides over the end part of the season and it's the Slam title that he is lacking having had 2 Slam finals. Been disappointing return so far for Tsistipas.

Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski slipped from 7th to 9th in the doubles team rankings this week putting them in the 9th spot for the end of year tournament. They are playing this week in an attempt to get back into the 8th and last qualifying position before the qualifiers are finalised. I suspect given the numbers their best chance may be being the alternates and someone pulling out.

If they don't get in that will leave Joe Salisbury as the sole British representative in London

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #168 on:** November 09, 2020, 09:43:54 AM »

Just noticed that Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski are followed on court in Sofia by Johnny O'Mara and Ken Skupski.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #169 on:** November 12, 2020, 08:15:36 PM »

Murray and Skupski into final in Sofia but they need to win the final and have Melzer and Roger-Vasselin lose in the semi final to get guaranteed entry to the year end Championships

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #170 on:** November 13, 2020, 02:17:23 PM »

Melzer and Roger-Vasselin win their semifinal so they qualify for the year end, leaving Murray and Skupski as alternates

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #171 on:** November 15, 2020, 02:32:06 PM »

Strong match to start the Singles at the Men's year end with a repeat of last years final of Thiem v Tsitsipas

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #172 on:** November 15, 2020, 06:37:57 PM »

Thiem wins a high quality match.

Djokovic was awarded the year end No 1 ranking trophy today and became the oldest male player to be ranked no 1 at the end of the year. That beats the record set by Nadal last year.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #173 on:** November 15, 2020, 10:13:26 PM »

Impressive win by Nadal but that was the easiest match.

Win for Joe Salisbury in the doubles

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #174 on:** November 17, 2020, 01:09:05 PM »

Straight sets wins for Djokovic and Medvedev. Strange to think that while Djokovic is going for a 6th year end title, that he has not won it since 2015.

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