Coronavirus - tennis related wef 4th May

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

RE: Coronavirus - tennis related wef 4th May

cya · Intermediate Club Player

JonH comes home wrote:
cya wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
Svitolina has withdrawn from the US Open

twitter.com/ElinaSvitolina/status/1291719380020203520

Which means Gael Monfils isn't going either
Haha, not necessarily, they are not joined at the hip though , are they ?
True, but CD is correct , Gael in fact was not in the original entry list!
https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2020/08/04/us-open-mens-draw-entry-list/

CD is right in general that Gael isn't going. But the reason Gael isn't playing USO is not because of Elina deciding today to withdraw from the event. Gael hadn't even entered initially - so wasn't planning on playing the USO, probably preferred playing the French Open and the clay court events in Europe. Just saying

-- Edited by cya on Friday 7th of August 2020 04:08:01 PM

flamingowings · All-time great

cya wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
cya wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
Svitolina has withdrawn from the US Open

twitter.com/ElinaSvitolina/status/1291719380020203520

Which means Gael Monfils isn't going either
Haha, not necessarily, they are not joined at the hip though , are they ?
True, but CD is correct , Gael in fact was not in the original entry list!
https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2020/08/04/us-open-mens-draw-entry-list/
CD is right in general that Gael isn't going. But the reason Gael isn't playing USO is not because of Elina deciding today to withdraw from the event. Gael hadn't even entered initially - so wasn't planning on playing the USO, probably preferred playing the French Open and the clay court events in Europe. Just saying

-- Edited by cya on Friday 7th of August 2020 04:08:01 PM

Several French players aren't on the list like Monfils, Herbert and Tsonga. Presumably they want to play their home slam and not risk anything.

cya · Intermediate Club Player

flamingowings wrote:
cya wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
cya wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
Svitolina has withdrawn from the US Open

twitter.com/ElinaSvitolina/status/1291719380020203520

Which means Gael Monfils isn't going either
Haha, not necessarily, they are not joined at the hip though , are they ?
True, but CD is correct , Gael in fact was not in the original entry list!
https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2020/08/04/us-open-mens-draw-entry-list/
CD is right in general that Gael isn't going. But the reason Gael isn't playing USO is not because of Elina deciding today to withdraw from the event. Gael hadn't even entered initially - so wasn't planning on playing the USO, probably preferred playing the French Open and the clay court events in Europe. Just saying

-- Edited by cya on Friday 7th of August 2020 04:08:01 PM
Several French players aren't on the list like Monfils, Herbert and Tsonga. Presumably they want to play their home slam and not risk anything.

And I don't blame them, I think it's a good idea. Why risk going to the States when there's an equivalent tournament locally on home soil - and some other events closer to home too.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

cya wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
cya wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
Svitolina has withdrawn from the US Open

twitter.com/ElinaSvitolina/status/1291719380020203520

Which means Gael Monfils isn't going either
Haha, not necessarily, they are not joined at the hip though , are they ?
True, but CD is correct , Gael in fact was not in the original entry list!
https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2020/08/04/us-open-mens-draw-entry-list/
CD is right in general that Gael isn't going. But the reason Gael isn't playing USO is not because of Elina deciding today to withdraw from the event. Gael hadn't even entered initially - so wasn't planning on playing the USO, probably preferred playing the French Open and the clay court events in Europe. Just saying

-- Edited by cya on Friday 7th of August 2020 04:08:01 PM

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JonH comes home · Tennis legend

cya wrote:
flamingowings wrote:
cya wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
cya wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
Svitolina has withdrawn from the US Open

twitter.com/ElinaSvitolina/status/1291719380020203520

Which means Gael Monfils isn't going either
Haha, not necessarily, they are not joined at the hip though , are they ?
True, but CD is correct , Gael in fact was not in the original entry list!
https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2020/08/04/us-open-mens-draw-entry-list/
CD is right in general that Gael isn't going. But the reason Gael isn't playing USO is not because of Elina deciding today to withdraw from the event. Gael hadn't even entered initially - so wasn't planning on playing the USO, probably preferred playing the French Open and the clay court events in Europe. Just saying

-- Edited by cya on Friday 7th of August 2020 04:08:01 PM
Several French players aren't on the list like Monfils, Herbert and Tsonga. Presumably they want to play their home slam and not risk anything.
And I don't blame them, I think it's a good idea. Why risk going to the States when there's an equivalent tournament locally on home soil - and some other events closer to home too.

Agreed.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Wta done for season after french open ?

twitter.com/mikejamessports/status/1291793929973772288

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

96 player draw in Rome?

twitter.com/AnnaK_4ever/status/1290981578382942210

Bagel · Lower Club Player

JonH comes home wrote:
Wta done for season after french open ?

twitter.com/mikejamessports/status/1291793929973772288

There are 4 WTA events still showing as being on after Roland Garros-Seoul, Linz, Moscow and Limoges. Do you think that the implication of this tweet is that no more will be added to the four or that the four will be called off?

indiana · Tennis legend

Bagel wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Wta done for season after french open ?

twitter.com/mikejamessports/status/1291793929973772288
There are 4 WTA events still showing as being on after Roland Garros-Seoul, Linz, Moscow and Limoges. Do you think that the implication of this tweet is that no more will be added to the four or that the four will be called off?

I would more have taken it as they will not be adding to these currently scheduled. Hopefully it will become clearer pretty soon.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Bagel wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Wta done for season after french open ?

twitter.com/mikejamessports/status/1291793929973772288
There are 4 WTA events still showing as being on after Roland Garros-Seoul, Linz, Moscow and Limoges. Do you think that the implication of this tweet is that no more will be added to the four or that the four will be called off?
I would more have taken it as they will not be adding to these currently scheduled. Hopefully it will become clearer pretty soon.

Yes, reading it again your take seems more likely...we will see.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

I dont know how many of you follow some of our tennis journos - I tend to check twitter of Stuart Fraser, Mike Dickson, George Belshaw, Kevin Mitchell, Simon Cambers, Simon Briggs, David Law, and then overseas folks like Jose Morgado, Michal Samulski, Ben Rothenberg, Christopher Clarey, Jon Wertheim...

Anyway, my point was that none of the Brits has really commented on or shown any real interest in the domestic tennis that is going on , UK Pro, British Tour. Yes, they did for the Battle of the Brits but nothing at the level below. Which surprises me a little - there is something interesting happening at that level and worth commenting on or assessing in terms of what it means for the structure of tennis perhaps - but nothing at all.

Morgado has followed a lot of the exhos around Europe and results thereof; Rothernberg comments on WTT, and some of the high profile exhibitions. But I wouldnt expect these guys to comment on the British Tour or UK Pro events - Morgado did comment on Battle of Brits quite often as it happens.

But just a little surprised none of the Brits took any interest ... surely if they are tennis fans and tennis journos they should be looking beyond the top tier ATP/WTA/Slams and think alittle wider and dig a little deeper?

cya · Intermediate Club Player

You raise a valid point , however you may recollect that the UK Pro-Series wasn't well publicized initially. It was all so hush- hush, especially if you compare it to the widely publicized Progress Tour and the two Battle of the Brits (and these events also had the 'big names' linked to it in the initial stages - Emma rad, Andy Murray, Hev etc) . With the Pro-Series, we were basically like scavengers trying to hunt down info here and there - who's playing , who's not, what's the prize money, who's on the entry list etc. It was almost cult-like!

Whilst I am not excusing the omission of the guys you mentioned above, I think that might have been a contributing factor. More-so when you see that the players involved in the Pro-Series e.g Naomi actually think its a good idea that should be built upon. This Classic Week for sure should defo have more coverage.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

The wta tour has added in a couple of events in first week of US Open.

Both are at 125 level, one in Prague and one in Portschach, Austria. Both on clay .
www.wtatennis.com/tournaments

The prize money on both is $1.5m and both are 64 draws. Not sure if the money is correct or a typo.

Someone speculated on a couple of events a week or so back, but this is the first time I've seen them added to the calendar.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
The wta tour has added in a couple of events in first week of US Open.

Both are at 125 level, one in Prague and one in Portschach, Austria. Both on clay .
www.wtatennis.com/tournaments

The prize money on both is $1.5m and both are 64 draws. Not sure if the money is correct or a typo.

Someone speculated on a couple of events a week or so back, but this is the first time I've seen them added to the calendar.

Here is the supporting wta article

https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1751298/wta-125k-series-events-added-to-2020-provisional-calendar

Seems the USTA are putting prizemoney in, designed to support those players whod miss out on qualies or doubles entries for the us open. Presumably many of those are european or want to be back in europe and some joined up thinking going on , at last!

Well done USTA and WTA on this , I think.