matt :)

tennis and basketball fan.
australian sportsmen enthusiast.
テニスをするのが大好き❤️

[🎾 #S1NNER @jumpingbhs]

never forget no matter the outcome of today’s match.

[★ lou ★ @psgvds]

les personnes qui le défendent allez vous faire soigner

[matt :) @mattoevans]

KOSTYUK!!! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[Vansh @vanshv2k]

Felix Auger-Aliassime has now made atleast the QUARTER-FINALS of all 9 Masters and all 4 Majors 🙌

Olympics SFist
YEC SFist
2 1000 Finals
2x U.S. Open SFist
2 Year-End Top 6 finishes (1 Top 5)
6 250s
3 500s
ATP Cup + Davis Cup 🏆🏆in 2022
A win over all the Big 3

Still only 25!

[José Morgado @josemorgado]

36 year old Sorana Cirstea plays another great match to beat Wang Xiyu 6-3, 7-6(4) and reach the QFs at #RolandGarros for the first time in 17 (!) years

At her last RG, she reaches her 3rd GS QF:
Roland Garros 2009 (l to Stosur)
US Open 2023 (l to Muchova)
Roland Garros 2026 (?)

[cel @triplefaults]

First tennis match in history where nobody wins the first 2 sets

[Tetїana 🇺🇦 @TPSpindel]

Not surprised. One russian doing PR for other russians is about as predictable as it gets.
And yes, I know some people will point out he was born in the U.S. Being born somewhere doesn’t automatically erase the values, narratives and worldview you were raised with.
“Keep politics out of sports” sounds nice until you remember russian athletes didn’t get banned because of politics. They got banned because their country started the largest war in Europe since WWII.

[José Morón @jmgmoron]

Jódar explica él mismo lo ocurrido con la recogepelotas.

🗣️ “Cuando acaba el set yo me voy al baño y justo mi padre me quería dar una cosa que es básicamente mi rutina que tomo durante el partido”

🗣️ “Justo cuando me lo va a dar yo le digo que después del toilet break y del descanso de los 5 minutos que tengo. La chica está en el medio y se intenta apartar, se va para atrás y se da con la lona que tapa las pistas”

🗣️ “No he visto el vídeo. Cada uno va a decir lo que quiera. Yo solo digo mi versión que es lo que he vivido. Yo nunca haría nada a un recogepelotas. Sé lo que sufren ahí porque hace mucho calor y aprecio todo lo que hacen por nosotros que al final nos quitan mucho esfuerzo y sé que para ellos es especial estar en la pista, entonces nunca haría eso”

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Oleksandra Oliynykova pulls out her phone mid-press conference at Roland Garros and shows photos of Diana Shnaider playing in the Gazprom tournament, ‘I think it's the same as playing in Nazi Germany in front of Gestapo officers in the tournament organized by a company which built Auschwitz’

"What's serious here is the fact that this match is going to happen. Diana Shnaider is a person who participated in a Gazprom tournament.

If you want to see. This is her in the picture at the Gazprom tournament.

The Gazprom tournament is a company that's financing the war crimes. Playing in a tournament which is financing the camps for kids, I think it's the same as playing in Nazi Germany in front of Gestapo officers in the tournament organized by a company which built Auschwitz. There's no difference to me.

The thing is, everyone is silent about what this person did. She also put likes on the publications of Russian propagandists.

Here are some screenshots. I can send it to you later if you want to this. I'm someone who is suffering just by being at home. My home is being attacked by Gazprom money. They are paying for this, for the drones which are attacking my city.

And tomorrow people will make a show of this. So is it really important who will hit a harder forehand tomorrow or the fact that we're ignoring things like this here."

They face each other next in the 3rd round of Roland Garros.

(via Roland Garros Press)

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Matteo Berrettini had a fantastic interview with Alex Corretja after beating Rinderknech at Roland Garros

Corretja: “Congratulations. I believe for you this is such an important win after everything you’ve been through the last months and years. You just beat a local player, but I’m sure everyone appreciates your effort and your win.”

Mateo: “Thank you very much. Thank you.” 🥹

*Matteo pauses*

Matteo: “I have to talk?”

Corretja: “Of course you’re the one who has to talk” 😭😭😭😭

Matteo: “Ok 😂. Of course I’m really happy. It’s been a journey. Last match actually I played here was on this court in 2021. Many injuries. Many bad moments. I missed this tournament so much. I’m so glad I’m back here. I’m playing really high level tennis. I’m enjoying my time on court. I have an unbelievable team that supports me. I’m happy for this win. But the tournament is not done yet, so we have to… you know” 😂😂😂

Corretja: “Feet on the ground!” ❤️

[matt :) @mattoevans]

nobody tell mensik who he has next

[matt :) @mattoevans]

@josemorgado he literally cant get up what a win

[Ray @Raypeaa]

Eva Lys après l'After de la soirée Lacoste :

[Vansh @vanshv2k]

The wildest thing about Hugo Gaston is that he doesn’t bounce the ball before serving. Genuinely crazy, as someone who has been playing tennis for 15 years.

[José Morgado @josemorgado]

PLAYERS TO COMPLETE THE CAREER SLAM IN THE OPEN ERA (Men's Singles)

Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal
Roger Federer
Andre Agassi
Carlos Alcaraz

[Scott Barclay @BarclayCard18]

Might be one of the best semifinals days at any tournament... ever?! 😭

[matt :) @mattoevans]

i have goosebumps

[matt :) @mattoevans]

musetti stocks 🆙️🆙️🆙️

[Tom (They/Them) 🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦 @JomTones12]

Hate the number of comments like "these poor players being asked about this :(" They're representing essentially a rogue, fascist state- you're going to be questioned about your country murdering its own citizens!! Lots of Americans bristling that THEY are the subject of this now

[Lachlan McKirdy @LMcKirdy7]

Umpire completely ruined a perfectly good first set 🙃

#AusOpen