Bill Lobsalot
Hall of Fame
It was fun to watch whatever their USTA ranking is.
The Championships, Wimbledon 2025 - Men's singles discussion
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Poisoned Slice
Bionic Poster
Charisma.
Bill Lobsalot
Hall of Fame
Let the Shelton fans enjoy their moment.
Winners or Errors
Legend
Who she is is one of the best women’s footballers in the world, Trinity Rodman.
Dane_is_Finnish_OJ
Legend
You’re talking about two of the most boring players on tour who played a bad, boring match. The two other guys are quite entertaining.
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Tennis Fan States63
Guest
Looking forward to Shelton's next match......let's see what you got and who answers the call.
antony
Hall of Fame
wow and her dad IS Dennis Rodman!!!!!!
GRASScaraz
Hall of Fame
Shelton is a funny guy
Djokovic_is_the_best#1
Bionic Poster
Fair play to Ben! He’s looking good!
antony
Hall of Fame
it's the Witsken x Shelton cross
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
What is that Grigor Dimitrov shorts he's wearing, ? i must have that one
Pheasant
G.O.A.T.
Shelton is looking pretty good. He hit a serve at 148 mph during today’s match and he had a 98 mph FH. He hits very big. He should face Sinner in the QF. But I should honestly count the chickens after they hatch. So I will watch the Sinner vs Dimitrov match coming up soon.
I will pick Sinner in 4 over Dimitrov. Sinner is due for a bad set.
I will pick Sinner in 4 over Dimitrov. Sinner is due for a bad set.
NYTennisfan
Hall of Fame
Shelton will give Sinner a bigger test than Dimitrov. He's one of the few players that can give Sinner some trouble with his power and variety but obviously Sinner will be the big favorite.
Larry Duff
G.O.A.T.
Mental midget
Cage Rattler
Rookie
Hoping for a Djokovic -Alcaraz final .. think it could be a lot more interesting than Sinner - Alcaraz. Saw Sinner playing live at Halle and he was very one-dimensional. Not sure if he has a Plan B if one is required.
Badabing888
Hall of Fame
Nice first set from Dimitrov. Let’s see what Sinner is made of.
Kafel69
Professional
his body is telling him "no" at this point. it was diabolical to watch it happen when he was 2 sets up on spaghetti monster, playing really solid. tennis is a brutal sport...
TennisLBC
Professional
I was cursing at the TV, thinking not again.
ALCARAZWON
Professional
Hold back from? He's winning everything and about win his 2nd year-end-#1 before the age of 23
Plus i hate it when Carlos wins in straight sets, because i only like matches that have tension and pressure.
YellowFedBetter
Hall of Fame
I’m very glad that I haven’t been watching this event since Med lost to see what happened today. Just heard about it. There truly is no heart or justice in the game of tennis. I don’t have any more words.
Wimbledon 2025 has been full of surprises from the off.
Even take the men's 4th round matches, if I had said yesterday afternoon that Alcaraz and Novak would lose the first set to Rublev and De minaur and end up in real tough battle to get through, you would gave thought that bit far fetched.
However, if I had followed that up by then telling you that Sinner would ve fighting for his life at 2-0 down in sets and 2-2 in 3rd, you would have probably thought I was demented.
Guess that is why I love sport and particularly tennis, because nothing is eve4 100% certain.
Even take the men's 4th round matches, if I had said yesterday afternoon that Alcaraz and Novak would lose the first set to Rublev and De minaur and end up in real tough battle to get through, you would gave thought that bit far fetched.
However, if I had followed that up by then telling you that Sinner would ve fighting for his life at 2-0 down in sets and 2-2 in 3rd, you would have probably thought I was demented.
Guess that is why I love sport and particularly tennis, because nothing is eve4 100% certain.
nolefam_2024
Bionic Poster
As of now I think the favorites are only 3.
1. Alcaraz - this guy form is irrelevant. He is on 18 match win streak at Wimbledon and 21 match win streak since rome start. That's it.
2. Sinner - after raz this guy moves the best on grass today. His serve is big enough. And forehand +1 great. He is second favorite.
3. Djokovic - he is not the top candidate simply because of age. If a random player plays like him , he would be easily third favorite. Lost just 1 set.
Rest of the 5 players are Shelton , fritz , cobolli, Norrie and Khachanov. They are here to add depth. They don't look to be winning the trophy at all.
1. Alcaraz - this guy form is irrelevant. He is on 18 match win streak at Wimbledon and 21 match win streak since rome start. That's it.
2. Sinner - after raz this guy moves the best on grass today. His serve is big enough. And forehand +1 great. He is second favorite.
3. Djokovic - he is not the top candidate simply because of age. If a random player plays like him , he would be easily third favorite. Lost just 1 set.
Rest of the 5 players are Shelton , fritz , cobolli, Norrie and Khachanov. They are here to add depth. They don't look to be winning the trophy at all.
nolefam_2024
Bionic Poster
Shelton Fritz Khachanov Cobolli and Norrie are not winning the trophy.
Tennis is probably most predictable sport.
Tennis is probably most predictable sport.
nolefam_2024
Bionic Poster
It's right down the middle. I think both are underrated grass players , fritz has very smooth flat backhand but he also moves the worst out of the remaining 8.
NuBas
Legend
My take - KK leads 2-0 head-to-head, but faced lesser competition than Fritz this Wimbledon.
Luckily Fritz got much needed rest from Thompson retiring.
He should edge this out, but never know. My prediction Fritz in 4.
nolefam_2024
Bionic Poster
Nice , did not know about the h2h.
Khachanov despite the lesser competition had more physical route.
Vincent-C
G.O.A.T.
Seems like a good call.
Khachanov’s hideous forehand doesn’t need to besmirch another slam semifinal. Luckily, I think Fritz should handle him.
I’d actually bump Novak up to number two after today. He played his worst match of the tournament but it was still a good sight better than Sinner’s round of 16. I think his experience and variety should give him the edge should those two meet in the semis.
nolefam_2024
Bionic Poster
Yes there is argument. But sinner is moving much faster than Djokovic. I see Djokovic vs sinner as huge problem for Djokovic.
nolefam_2024
Bionic Poster
Look at that movement, not the score which I agree was bad. It's so quick, and so nimble.
Vincent-C
G.O.A.T.
Not sure whose FH is uglier, his or Shelton's. I think probably the latter.
Shelton’s isn’t great, but any of the low-takeback, pronated-wrist “Next Gen” forehands are an eyesore, and somehow Khachanov’s is the worst of that lot.
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7he0utsider
Rookie
No one cares about washed-up Med. I'm glad he lost LOL
socallefty
G.O.A.T.
Wow…Sinner injured his elbow bad enough to get a MRI test tomorrow.
Nitin Agarwal
New User
Did Murray have a point? Was the decision to close the roof in the middle of the Sinner vs Dimitrov match really that bad, and do you think it led to Dimitrov’s injury?
Terry Tibbs
Hall of Fame
Idiotic decision to close the roof when there was at least an hour of good light left. Its supposed to be an outdoor tournament. Close the roof only if it rains or the light has faded too much. Leave the roof open and either the match is over or it goes 2-1 and they can close the roof then.
I would tend to agree, but perhaps they were just worried that if the next set was say heading to tie break and light went, then they might have to close roof at say 5-5 or 6-6 which would not have been ideal.
Terry Tibbs
Hall of Fame
Why? Only takes a few minutes to close it.
Nitin Agarwal
New User
I agree, it really felt unnecessary to close the roof so early. The whole point of Wimbledon is outdoor tennis, and the conditions were still fine. Sometimes these decisions break the players’ focus or even affect their game. Maybe they should trust the players and umpires more with these calls instead of rushing to close the roof.
TennisFan3
Talk Tennis Guru
Sinner will likely drop out of his QF.
Wow! Shelton in the Wimbledon SF to get slaughtered by Novak.
Wow! Shelton in the Wimbledon SF to get slaughtered by Novak.
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