MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Im ok with just getting the FO and USO lol.
The key is Rafa NOT practicing himself into the ground in the week off but of course he's going to.
Roland Garros moved to September - not a drill
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Im ok with just getting the FO and USO lol.
The key is Rafa NOT practicing himself into the ground in the week off but of course he's going to.
Nadalgaenger
G.O.A.T.
How is weather relative to May? Could this change the way court plays?
weakera
Talk Tennis Guru
Someone has to win. Why not Rafa? Djokovic and Thiem will be asked to do the same thing.
Breakpointerer
Legend
This is wild, moving from a HC Slam to clay in a span of seven days. At least they won't be getting cancelled though. Gonna be weird watching three slams back to back to back lol.
Yugram
Legend
Now that RG will most likely take place this year, I am actually positive about consequences for Rafa after the dust settles. Who’s the absolute King of comebacks after long breaks?
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
It's good and bad. As a fan it's going to be exciting having 2 huge tournaments so close with barely a week to talk about who won the US Open, but they are also Rafa's 2 best slams and he slays on center court on both..... hard to see him being fit by the time the FO final rolls around.... all depends on the draws.
Now that RG will most likely take place this year, I am actually positive about consequences for Rafa after the dust settles. Who’s the absolute King of comebacks after long breaks?
He better rest now! Lol
weakera
Talk Tennis Guru
Now that RG will most likely take place this year, I am actually positive about consequences for Rafa after the dust settles. Who’s the absolute King of comebacks after long breaks?
It's going to be very tough. Rafa would no doubt prefer to play RG first. If he lays it all on the line in New York who knows if he'll be himself at RG.
Biotic
Hall of Fame
He'll be fine at RG. Unless it's indoor clay.
Sport
G.O.A.T.
Nadal was close to defeat Novak on indoor grass at WB 2018, so imagine on indoor clay. He will be fine with or without roof.
Yugram
Legend
Tough ask, that’s for sure. But who knows what the tour state will be after what, a 4 months break at least? Maybe everyone except Big2 will forget how to play by the time USO starts, lol.
I Am Finnish
Bionic Poster
No way lol
AnOctorokForDinner
G.O.A.T.
Copy har-tru USO with BO3 until QF maybe.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
They better hope Coronavirus is done by July then
D-Lite
Hall of Fame
Surely decisions like this consult all parties - the ITF, ATP, WTA, player council etc?
1 week between the US Open and FO is intense! I suppose not having IW and Miami back to back this year, and missing many other tournaments, it's been deemed that the players will be fresh enough to cope with it as they shouldn't have so many niggles as if they'd just played a full season. They have a long time to get their strength, conditioning, technique etc sorted by then and still hit a lot of balls.
I'm curious as to how Wimbledon and potentially the Olympics will pan out. I suppose no one can truly predict those now, but hopefully they are played. I just can't imagine a season where you have 3 of the year's majors so packed together, plus the potential of the Olympics and then the rest of the season is just the Asian swing/European indoors and year end finals.
weakera
Talk Tennis Guru
It won't be in the UK at this rate. They have been handling it disastrously poorly.
I Am Finnish
Bionic Poster
Slightly warmer than in september
weakera
Talk Tennis Guru
D-Lite
Hall of Fame
Agreed - I'm in the UK. I think Wimbledon is in real danger of not going ahead at this rate. I'm sure all majors are looking at contingency plans and areas in the calendar where they can rearrange tournaments for, but London is the most temperamental major location weather wise, so they really don't have a lot to work with.
I Am Finnish
Bionic Poster
Slightly colder i was closeDoesn't appear so:
2nd Serve Ace
Hall of Fame
USO is so slow now that it's not a bad lead in.
D-Lite
Hall of Fame
Yeah, I was in Lyon in September 2018 (I know it's way further south than Paris), but it was HOT. I'm talking as hot as a summer can get in the UK, so more than good enough weather for slam.
I Am Finnish
Bionic Poster
Even tho I will not celebrate too soon first see and than believe
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
If only WWE was half as smart and would reschedule Mania instead of hosting it in an empty warehouse.
TennisManiac
Hall of Fame
This is so stupid. There would only be two weeks between the US Open and French Open. That's the dumbest thing they could have done. And that's "IF" the virus miraculously disappears by then. I think everyone is just getting way too ahead of themselves anymore. Bottom line is this... NO ONE REALLY KNOWS ANYTHING AT THIS POINT.
Nadalgaenger
G.O.A.T.
Fed to skip FO and play Laver. Team World to consist of Sampras, Roddick, and Laver himself.The Laver Cup is an ATP sanctioned event scheduled from the 25th to 27th of September in Boston, MA that is mostly sold out.
Make no mistake, there is a war going on between the ITF and ATP.
I Am Finnish
Bionic Poster
weakera
Talk Tennis Guru
Calm down bro
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Lol you better go get your alcohol now, the ABC stores will probably even be closed soon
NatF
Bionic Poster
Man these empty Raw and Smackdowns have been hard to watch, imagine Mania without the pops.
weakera
Talk Tennis Guru
The Laver Cup is an ATP sanctioned event scheduled from the 25th to 27th of September in Boston, MA that is mostly sold out.
Make no mistake, there is a war going on between the ITF and ATP.
Anyone fighting on the Laver Cup side of that "war" should check themselves into a mental hospital.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
And this is the best card they have had in years, I was stoked for it. Mania isn't mania in a little closet with no fans.
There's rumors it may be postponed till June in MSG. Hopefully someone talks some sense into Vince bc it will be a tragedy in the Performance Center.
PeoplesChamp
Legend
The sun sets about 2 hours earlier that time of year.
Something else to consider.
Something else to consider.
clout
Hall of Fame
I don’t think the weather fluctuates that greatly year-round in Paris. This isn’t Canada where it can be 20 degrees one day and -20 the next lolThey only have a roof over one court... Is the weather in Paris late September to early October better than it is in May-June?
NatF
Bionic Poster
Edge vs Orton with no fans...please no. Drew as well, no fans will just kill the vibe completely.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
I sincerely hope they aren't that stupid. I would literally rather there not be a Wrestlemania than have it at the PC. The only positive that would possibly come out of it for me is I live 15 mins from the PC so I would try to catch them arriving and leaving lol but seriously... no fans, no Mania.
Biotic
Hall of Fame
I never mentioned Novak.
Nadal's form at Wimbledon 2018 was top notch, adjusted for the surface factor, he may have reached a higher level than at RG2018.
But he was never fond of indoor tennis. That, and the small fact that his form always takes a dip post USO.
NatF
Bionic Poster
Mania is like 90% atmosphere. Imagine the Undertaken doing his entrance in the PC
Breakpointerer
Legend
Fed really isn't going to be missing anything as it turns out.
Phoenix1983
G.O.A.T.
What will Wimbledon do?
Is the expectation that things will just about be OK by the time that is scheduled?
Is the expectation that things will just about be OK by the time that is scheduled?
jackdaw
Rookie
They will put off the delay/cancellation as long as possible, but it just might be ok .... hoping the virus is seasonal ..
weakera
Talk Tennis Guru
With coherent handling of the situation Wimbledon might start on time, but the UK is doing perhaps the worst job of any country with containment so all bets are off.
