The Ernests' Earnest Journey Towards Elitism!
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vive le beau jeu !
Talk Tennis Guru
breathe deeply, feel the good vibes... be po--si--ti--ve !
let's put it this way: it's a streak of 3 straight tournaments where he won a match.
yes, yes, yes ! you're about to say it: a newfound consistency, prefiguring lots of imminent slam titles.
who's that guy he lost to, by the way ?...
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stringertom
Bionic Poster
Ernie must dig deep to improve his poor season...
Thanks for spoiling my dream date and supper.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Is Ernests being elitist and entertaining milfs at Poodles like last year? He needs to discuss vampires again to get back that winning trend!
vive le beau jeu !
Talk Tennis Guru
he's ready for this year:
... QF guaranteed !!!
(good thing with that is that you get rid of both the vampires and the milfs at once !)
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Is Rosol allergic to garlic???he's ready for this year:
... QF guaranteed !!!
(good thing with that is that you get rid of both the vampires and the milfs at once !)
ruerooo
Legend
No, maybe it's that the Gulbis is a vampire.
Is he even in the draw? I didn't see him.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
They play tomorrow.No, maybe it's that the Gulbis is a vampire.
Is he even in the draw? I didn't see him.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
And he has a good chance if he remains earnest to get a two-match winning streak after qualifier PHM upset Chardy. And in Sweden, where he has so many distractions to deal with!Another win for the Gull (with a bagel!) to improve to an outstanding 5-15 W-L in 2015
sdont
Legend
And he has a good chance if he remains earnest to get a two-match winning streak after qualifier PHM upset Chardy. And in Sweden, where he has so many distractions to deal with!
Let's not get ahead of ourselves... 2nd round is already a good result for 2015 Gulbis
I think PHM will be a good test. He used to be a solid player. The fact that he qualified and upset Chardy probably means he's in form.
sdont
Legend
LOL. This made the news on lequipe.fr:
http://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/Actualites/Bastad-ernests-gulbis-5e-victoire-de-l-annee/575905
http://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/Actualites/Bastad-ernests-gulbis-5e-victoire-de-l-annee/575905
stringertom
Bionic Poster
One can always dream!Let's not get ahead of ourselves... 2nd round is already a good result for 2015 Gulbis
I think PHM will be a good test. He used to be a solid player. The fact that he qualified and upset Chardy probably means he's in form.
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Deleted member 740774
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Still a fan of the gull, best looking forehand on tour when Delpo is injured
stringertom
Bionic Poster
I'm worried...Ernests has a day off and Stockholm is just hours away.
Mainad
Bionic Poster
I'm worried...Ernests has a day off and Stockholm is just hours away.
I think the cops will arrest him again if he dares show his face there!
WildVolley
Legend
Well, Ernests loves the Swedish ladies, and as he says, he doesn't ask them about their professions.
It would be nice to see him get more than one win in a row before he falls out of the top 100. Who is coaching him at the moment?
It would be nice to see him get more than one win in a row before he falls out of the top 100. Who is coaching him at the moment?
vive le beau jeu !
Talk Tennis Guru
he surely appeared to be in a hurry to leave the court today !I'm worried...Ernests has a day off and Stockholm is just hours away.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Enqvist...he might be able to steer him towards a proper Swedish hottie or two!
stringertom
Bionic Poster
He's been watching sureshs gif, no?he surely appeared to be in a hurry to leave the court today !
The Poobah wouldn't have given up the two games though!
stringertom
Bionic Poster
It is the Curse of the Spoiled Princess, which has reached epic length. Can The Ernests make it a whole year before it is lifted?Ernie keeping on target of winning no more than 1 match per tourney. Impressive stuff!
WildVolley
Legend
Ernests looks like he's well on his way to making it onto the Futures circuit.
Someone needs to stage an intervention and get him to take some time to rebuild his forehand and start playing serious tennis again.
Someone needs to stage an intervention and get him to take some time to rebuild his forehand and start playing serious tennis again.
Underhand
Legend
Local working girls and casinos must be devastated.
LOL. That only lasted for two weeks. He's back with Bresnik (and Thiem) since Madrid.Enqvist...he might be able to steer him towards a proper Swedish hottie or two!
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Poor Gunther...only a two-week reprieve from the toughest job in tennis.LOL. That only lasted for two weeks. He's back with Bresnik (and Thiem) since Madrid.
I see Dominic gets some space, choosing Umag instead of Bastad and into the QFs.
Mainad
Bionic Poster
On the other hand, they might be celebrating. After all, he no longer has an excuse to be anywhere else!
stringertom
Bionic Poster
The Ernests goes to Hooker Harbor in Hamburg and draws Monaco in 1R...perfect conditions to keep his "winning ways" intact.
WildVolley
Legend
What is Gulbis going to do now?
Does he have a chance of qualifying for the US Open? Can he get into any of the US Open series tournaments without playing qualifying?
Does he have a chance of qualifying for the US Open? Can he get into any of the US Open series tournaments without playing qualifying?
torpantennis
Legend
Gulbis will still be ranked within top 100 in the 52 week rankings, so that guarantees him a place in USO. But he's 125 on the 2015 Race, so he'll not get a direct place to AO if the Earnest losses keep on coming!
Just 5 wins in 2015.
Mainad
Bionic Poster
stringertom
Bionic Poster
The Ernests has won 1R qualies vs Rola. Plays Mahut tomorrow for a spot in the main draw.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
The Ernests dead even vs Mahut at 4-4 first set. Both have won 50% of points. Both have lost just five points each on serve.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Asterisk required...not two main draw victories yet.
Gazelle
G.O.A.T.
Gulbis playing qualies now? OUCH. Can someone tell me if he's still sporting that ugly forehand? As long as he does, I refuse to watch him.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Yes, the Gulbinator FH is still truly "resplendent"!
Mainad
Bionic Poster
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Luck of the draw...he gets to face The Dominator in 1R. While the death spiral officially started when he lost to the Spoiled Princess in Russia last fall, the early exit at USO'14 to Dominic was an earlier sign of the troubles to come.
Gazelle
G.O.A.T.
Yes, the Gulbinator FH is still truly "resplendent"!
No wonder he's only won five matches. You'd think it had dawned on him by now.
vive le beau jeu !
Talk Tennis Guru
he has to beat him this time !
Pmasterfunk
Hall of Fame
I was at the Mahut-Gulbis match in yesterday. I saw the end of the first and and the full second set. Although Ernests pretty much threw the first set tiebreak away by being an imbecile, Mahut was being pretty clutch, with very few mistakes from the back of the court.
I also thought he was throwing the second set away at some point, but managed to string a couple decent points together to break late in the set. I kind of understand why he gets frustrated, as he can hit amazing effortless winners and then shank 4 hits in a row. Then he hits another winner, and he's fuming because he doesn't know why he couldn't hit that same shot two points ago when it was so easy, yet people don't understand why he's still not happy. He's just a bit misunderstood, but I feel his pain.
I got your back Ernie.
I missed the third, but my wife stayed and said after getting the early break, he tanked a couple return games. Considering he's been in Montreal for a few days and Thiem probably didn't get in before Saturday, this as good of a chance as he will get to beat his young buddy.
I also thought he was throwing the second set away at some point, but managed to string a couple decent points together to break late in the set. I kind of understand why he gets frustrated, as he can hit amazing effortless winners and then shank 4 hits in a row. Then he hits another winner, and he's fuming because he doesn't know why he couldn't hit that same shot two points ago when it was so easy, yet people don't understand why he's still not happy. He's just a bit misunderstood, but I feel his pain.
I got your back Ernie.
I missed the third, but my wife stayed and said after getting the early break, he tanked a couple return games. Considering he's been in Montreal for a few days and Thiem probably didn't get in before Saturday, this as good of a chance as he will get to beat his young buddy.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
The rain may give Dominic another day to recover and head indoors for some HC practice. The rain may give The Ernests more time to find the best Montreal has to offer in off-court activities. Bad combo!
Pmasterfunk
Hall of Fame
I can already imagine him walking down St-Laurent between Ste-Catherine and René-Lévesque, shish taouk sandwich in hand. Resist Ernie, resist the temptation.The rain may give Dominic another day to recover and head indoors for some HC practice. The rain may give The Ernests more time to find the best Montreal has to offer in off-court activities. Bad combo!
Unless the courts have changed recently, the indoor courts at the tennis center are vastly faster than the outdoor ones. As such, I think Thiem would still be at a disadvantage court-wise.
albatros_forehand
Professional
Jesus that forehand of his has become such a liability. Threw away 2 SP with silly errors