US Open '10: Point by Point Coverage

[antrob]

Sept 2, 2010 17:07:31 GMT skyz said:

Some woman has her shoes off at the Grandstand behind Capra's chair, ewww. I don't get how people can take their shoes off like that at tennis matches. Saw it so often at Cincy this year too.

Andy is such a dick on court.

Bea Capra is playing pretty good right now in the wind. I like her much better than Oudin.

I know about Andy's on-court demeanor but what has Tipsy done off-court to be labeled such?

And it looks like a Sharapova-wozniacki 4th rd unless Bea Capra turns into this tournament's Oudin.

[breezybee]

I know about Andy's on-court demeanor but what has Tipsy done off-court to be labeled such?

If memory serves, he has made some extremely derogatory comments about women and women's tennis in interviews. Very insulting. I was sort of surprised Jankovic didn't take him out with one punch or something afterwards because, you know, I bet she could.

[apocalipstick]

Sept 2, 2010 18:23:14 GMT breezybee said:

If memory serves, he has made some extremely derogatory comments about women and women's tennis in interviews. Very insulting. I was sort of surprised Jankovic didn't take him out with one punch or something afterwards because, you know, I bet she could.

Oh PULEASE, Jankovic never got angry with a man in her life. She's too busy trying to impress them with her glittery eyeshadow but it just draws attention to her creepy forehead.

Hey...I'm super bitchy today. Roddick is still pissing me off. Wertheim wrote a nice piece on SI about how someone needs to call his whiny ass out for his petulant tantrums.

I really loved the On The Scene reports from our posters. It's so much more fun than listening to Corina MarbleMoutheau or any of the other color commentators.

[falafaclese]

Tipsy said the following on the Serbian radio station B92 in 2008:

“99% of male tennis players can’t stand women’s tennis. There’s no other sport with such a big disparity concerning level of play and the money women make. A friend of mine says that a woman who wins a Slam should only earn enough money to pay for her airplane ticket home. Who knows what else I would say if it wasn’t for Ana and Jelena whom I may consider friends. But of course, I appreciate the effort they’re putting into tennis, because I know they practise as hard as I do. [...] The way women think on court cannot be compared to men. Their only strategy is ‘hit the ball where your opponent isn’t.’ Nothing more! No ‘Put more spin on the ball, this is an important point, play to her backhand’. No way! [...] It’s that such kind of tennis works today. Look at the Williams sisters, Sharapova or Ivanovic who hits the ball like a truck on steroids. I get a bit critical when I see how much the women earn and how their opening rounds go. That’s what irritates me the most, I feel like going to WTA HQ and *something* all of them. Look at Federer who is so dominant, he has to work so hard to beat a Starace or an Almagro, he may even lose a set and then look at Sharapova or Ivanovic who lose 3 games in the first 4 rounds. It makes me sick”.

[amarathe]

According to this page, he gave an interview to Playboy and B92 just reprinted it. He says a lot of other offensive things as well. I can't read Serbian, but here's a little sample Google translation:

I am sure only that I never should've been a resident of the United States. Stupid to say that I hate America, but their way of life we generally do not like, and even they as human beings. They are completely affected and among them no protection. Or are extremely rude because they are dissatisfied with the jobs that are working for peanuts, or are so friendly that I have the impression that I could spit in the face of them and that they would have laughed and said, "Thank you."

[breezybee]

or are so friendly that I have the impression that I could spit in the face of them and that they would have laughed and said, "Thank you."

Oops. I think he confused Americans with Canadians there. I jest because I am Canadian. Although technically we would say "I'm sorry", not "thank you".

Apoca - true that about Jankovic but secretly I do think she could take Tipsy.


I see Gasquet took out Davydenko. Don't know how I feel about that. I would have felt bad for whomever lost that match.

[chestylarue]

Yesh...Tipsy sounds like a grade A asshole off the court. I used to like him but that wore off quite a while ago as I found out more about his personality. He has also worn a t-shirt that says "No Fat Chicks." Lovely

Oops. I think he confused Americans with Canadians there. I jest because I am Canadian. Although technically we would say "I'm sorry", not "thank you".

Happy to see that Kei won today. Sounds like conditions were awful for him and Marin....Marin has been losing ground lately so I feel bad for him. But I love watching Kei play and think he is adorable so the happiness outweighs the sadness in this result.

[falafaclese]

Sept 2, 2010 19:38:46 GMT amarathe said:

According to this page, he gave an interview to Playboy and B92 just reprinted it. He says a lot of other offensive things as well. I can't read Serbian, but here's a little sample Google translation:

I am sure only that I never should've been a resident of the United States. Stupid to say that I hate America, but their way of life we generally do not like, and even they as human beings. They are completely affected and among them no protection. Or are extremely rude because they are dissatisfied with the jobs that are working for peanuts, or are so friendly that I have the impression that I could spit in the face of them and that they would have laughed and said, "Thank you."

So we're either really rude, or total doormats. Two opposite extremes with nothing in the middle. Sounds like a really informed and well-thought-out opinion. Asshole.

[mooncreek]

The Cilic/Nishikori match and the Davydenko/Gasquet match were both cases of liking both players and thinking I wouldn't mind either winning but secretly happy the underdog won because both needed to get momentum back in their careers.

That said, what is the deal with Cilic? He's been losing early in the main events (1000's and majors) since the Aussie Open run. This coincides with Goran joining the team and I suspect that's not a coincidence.

[breezybee]

That said, what is the deal with Cilic? He's been losing early in the main events (1000's and majors) since the Aussie Open run. This coincides with Goran joining the team and I suspect that's not a coincidence.

I feel really bad for Cilic. He's so talented and he seems like one of the nicest kids on the tour. Is Goran still with him? I watched Cilic practice in the hopes of seeing him but he wasn't there.

[kfc]

Did anyone else laugh when Blake made the "this is my house!" gesture? Bitch, please.

[falafaclese]

Yeah, I'm just gonna go ahead and pretend that I didn't witness that.

[lizm]

I think Tipsy also made some derogatory comments about gays and lesbians, something about staying away from them in the locker room and stuff about Navratilova.

Vague impression though, not sure it actually happened.

[breezybee]

Did anyone else laugh when Blake made the "this is my house!" gesture? Bitch, please.

Damn I missed it. I did notice though that Blake was wearing what appeared to be size XXXL cclothing on a not XXXL body. The clothes were all puffy and he looked like the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man.

Speaking of clothes - Djoker is wearing his big boy Hot Wheels jammies. The best though is Djoker's father who has a giant Djoker head silk screened on the front of his t-shirt. It's a dorky picture too.

I think Tipsy also made some derogatory comments about gays and lesbians, something about staying away from them in the locker room and stuff about Navratilova.

Now that I don't remember although there was a former female tennis pro that said something like that. I don't remeber who it was.

[lizm]

That I DO remember (forgive me if I'm missing your tact or sarcasm) - Hingis said that Navra was 'half man' or something like that. I was very, very disappointed with her, which is why it stuck in memory.

Petzshner has an entertaining game, I'm enjoying it... changes in pace etc. Djokovic is being engaging today too (for once). I wonder if the big picture on his dad's shirt is being worn tongue-in-cheek. Heh, probably not.. but I can't blame the son when my dad's crazy too.