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    There are 17 active WTA GS champions

    18 players!
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    There are 17 active WTA GS champions

    Wondering if our stat gurus can check if this is a new record. #1- Sabalenka (1 GS) #2- Swiatek (4) #3- Gauff (1) #4- Rybakina (1) #6- Voudrosova (1) #13- Krejcikova (1) #14- Kvitova (2) #16- Ostapenko (1) #23- Azarenka (2) #36- Stephens (1) #64- Andreescu (1) #93- Kenin (1) #194- Raducanu (1)...
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    Madison keys in tears after gifting Sabalenka the ticket to the championship match..

    Madison Keys played very well. She demonstrated that she belongs to the tennis' elite. She seems to be fitter than ever, am I correct? Is that perhaps the reason for her recent success? I will be cheering for her and hoping that she find in this loss the motivation that she needs like her...
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    2023 Wimbledon Final: Carlos Alcaraz vs. Novak Djokovic

    Starting to look like a Houdini escape
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    Way-Too-Early 2024 Wimbledon Women's Odds: Swiatek Installed As The Favorite

    Strange odds. Swiatek has tons of problems in grass. She crouches too much. Her shots don’t flow. She’s forcing herself into a posture that doesn’t fit her. I would bet against she winning Wimbledon.
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    2023 Wimbledon SF: Novak Djokovic vs. Jannik Sinner

    Sinner is an unforced error machine today. He’s looking bad. I say max 4 games in each of the 3 sets.
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    2023 Wimbledon Ladies Final - Ons Jabeur vs Marketa Vondrousova

    I think both of them play a beautiful brand of tennis.
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    2023 Wimbledon Ladies Final - Ons Jabeur vs Marketa Vondrousova

    0 in singles, men and women; not sure about doubles, mixed, girls, or boys.
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    2023 Wimbledon Ladies Final - Ons Jabeur vs Marketa Vondrousova

    Ons Jabeur defeated Kvitova (seed 9), Rybakina (3), and Sabalenka (2) in this tournament, arguably the 3 favorites. This is a story that it's worth of a book. It was David vs. Goliath 3 times in a row. I'm very impressed. I will cheer for Ons, for the game, for Tunisia, and for all Northern...
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    Holy molasses at how fast the AO was before 2008

    Dude I thought you were an actual tennis player. You completely got me.
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    Holy molasses at how fast the AO was before 2008

    The point is that GS organizers have sped up and slowed down the surfaces at their will. But never mind. I must be crazy. Waiting for the serve 20 ft behind the baseline would have worked wonders in the 90s and early 2000s. For the record, I’m not a Fed fanatic. None of them really. But I do...
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    Holy molasses at how fast the AO was before 2008

    How silly of an argument. Imagine for a moment that Djokovic arrives with 10 pounds of cocaine. Would be he allowed to play?
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    Holy molasses at how fast the AO was before 2008

    Let me help you understand. There were temporary rules in place to enter most countries in the world. No exceptions. As simple as that. Agree or disagree. Obviously it’s not enough to qualify. No one is above the law. Breaking the law, indicted and convicted, it’s a crime. Djokovic’s attempt to...
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    Holy molasses at how fast the AO was before 2008

    You should be able to find articles like this https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/24591149/us-open-tournament-director-says-courts-were-slowed-year
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    Holy molasses at how fast the AO was before 2008

    Even slight changes in speed changes everything. The skillset required is different. I don’t think we need to explain this. Nadal and Djokovic have been huge beneficiaries of the sport changes. Eh, no, Djokovic was lucky not to get a life ban for trying to cheat his entry to Australia. Djokovic...
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