# Tennis 2024 Discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** netflix, tennis\ **Created:** [January 13, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053 "2024-01-13T22:30:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/41 "2024-05-13T03:28:45Z")
> [@Mighty\_Mouse](#): > > …knock from the water bottle… Never saw match and curious what that’s about. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/42 "2024-05-13T04:10:18Z")
I’m not a Djokovic fan, but this shouldn’t happen to anyone: “A concerned Novak Djokovic says he will undergo extra medical tests in relation to being struck by a water bottle after crashing out in the third round of the Italian Open. The Serb had been signing autographs on Friday after his second-round win over Corentin Moutet when a metal bottle fell out of a fan’s backpack and [directly on his head](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/10/dominic-thiem-retire-tennis-boulter-djokovic-italian-open).” [‘Nausea, dizziness, blood’: Djokovic will undergo tests for bottle injury after loss | Novak Djokovic | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/12/novak-djokovic-water-bottle-italian-open-tennis) ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/43 "2024-05-13T05:18:33Z")
Ah thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/44 "2024-05-13T13:27:20Z")
> [@gkster](#): > > “A concerned Novak Djokovic says he will undergo extra medical tests in relation to being struck by a water bottle after crashing out in the third round of the Italian Open. It must have been worse than it looked. It was difficult to determine how high that fall is and how hard it hit him. I think he’ll be fine. Thankful it was just an accident, nothing intentional. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/45 "2024-05-13T17:34:57Z")
Imagine being the owner of the bottle - potentially being responsible for bringing the career of the greatest ever (as this Federer fan has begrudgingly admitted for a while now) to a slightly premature end. I’m not a fan of No-vax but I hope that’s not the case. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/46 "2024-05-27T16:45:35Z")
Nadal loses in _straight_ sets in the **FIRST** round of the French Open. Oh, boy. I think he’s going to have to retire. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/47 "2024-05-27T17:14:36Z")
He drew a very hot opponent, but yes, the trajectory of his performance on clay is not promising. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/48 "2024-05-27T17:58:51Z")
> [@Mighty\_Mouse](#): > > He drew a very hot opponent, but yes, the trajectory of his performance on clay is not promising I hope he keeps going, but properly for selfish reasons. I really love the big 3 and hate to see any of them go. I admit, I was even teary-eyed during Roger’s final match and the ceremony after. [![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2022/09/27/sports/27-federer-qa-nadal/27-federer-qa-nadal-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale) ](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2022/09/27/sports/27-federer-qa-nadal/27-federer-qa-nadal-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale) Edit: I hope Nadal does a proper final match and Roger attends. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/49 "2024-06-04T19:57:57Z")
Novak WDed from French Open. Played a couple long matches and complained about the courts not getting groomed properly or often enough. Jannik Sinner will become the new #1 player on Monday, even if he loses his next match. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/50 "2024-06-04T20:23:45Z")
Coco into the quarter’s. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/51 "2024-06-04T20:33:15Z")
Judging from the legends who were forced to retire and who are approaching retirement, 37 seems to be the median age when the body finally can’t do it anymore. Serena Williams, Roger Federer, now Nadal, and maybe now Djokovic were/are all at that critical age. Nadal is surely done, and knee problems for Djokovic at 37 may very well mean that he’ll never get that 25th major title. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/52 "2024-06-04T23:41:17Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Jannik Sinner will become the new #1 player on Monday, even if he loses his next match. Gosh. Guessing no. 1 will be musical chairs over the next while. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/53 "2024-06-05T01:16:35Z")
Sinner will have a pretty big lead over Alcaraz even if he loses his next match (9525) and Carlos wins (7880) Novak is at 8360 pts. Not sure how serious Novak’s injury is, I am guessing his next tournament is Wimbledon at the earliest. I think Sinner has a great chance to stay at Number 1 until the end of year. ATP Live rankings here, but it’s not updated for Novak’s WD. > **[ATP Live Rankings | PIF ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis | ATP Tour...](https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/singles/live)** > > Official PIF ATP Live Rankings (Singles) showing a list of top players in men's tennis rankings on the ATP Tour, featuring Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and more. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/54 "2024-06-10T00:01:46Z")
Carlos Alcaraz was ‘rock’ solid, beating Sasha Zverev in 5 sets in a very entertaining match. Carlos beat Jannik Sinner in the semis, also in 5 sets. Iga Swaitek won her 3rd straight French Open and has big lead in the WTA rankings over #2 Coco Gauff. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/55 "2024-06-10T01:41:57Z")
There seemed to be a lot of injury and illness in this event. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/56 "2024-07-04T05:41:02Z")
I just looked at the Wimbledon site and found their full draw page easier to navigate than the US Open page: [The Ladies’ Singles Draw - The Championships, Wimbledon - Official Site by IBM](https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/draws/ladies-singles/full) For some matches it also gives “Likelihood to win”, for example Iga Swiatek is 93% likely to beat Petra Martic. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/57 "2024-07-04T11:42:21Z")
Wimbledon - during the tournament, do the groundskeepers do any maintenance on the players’ serving areas? They are getting rather worn down and brown only a few days into the event. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/58 "2024-07-04T14:22:11Z")
From what I recall - no further maintenance other than mowing is done on the courts during the tournament now. Yeah, usually by the end of week one, the service areas get like that, hence there used to be a ‘rest’ on ‘Middle Sunday’ for maintenance, which was dropped two years ago because court officals felt that the current seeding technology had improved enough to allow continuous play for the two weeks. ETA: Heh, judging by how the service areas are already looking, I might not be too convinced of the officials’ assessment. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/59 "2024-07-10T01:32:05Z")
Up and coming American Emma Navarro took it to Coco Gauff in straight sets in second round action. Emma was on fire for most of the match; CG failed to capitalize on key points especially early on. Got a little snipey about her box in the presser, afterwards. Please don’t read that metaphorically. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053/60 "2024-07-12T06:02:43Z")
Watched the Taylor Fritz / Lorenzo Musetti in a see-saw five setter, mainly to watch a one-handed backhander play. There’s only three remaining in the top 50. One of the (several) things I miss about Federer. Interesting men’s semi to see with Medvedev against Alvarez. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2024-discussion/996053.md?page=4)