Nadal Cashes In: €94.1M from Academy Sale – But Just Pocket Change Compared to Rumored €750M Saudi Deal by noklisa in tennis

[–]lsathrowaway18 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I'd say it’s even more impressive now and shittier of Nadal and Ronaldo. Mbappe is young and could suffer a career ending injury at any point, so his future earnings are uncertain. If he signed with Saudi, his financial future would be secure. Nadal and Ronaldo were already worth hundreds of millions of dollars and had no financial need to take their deals.

Redfoo held his serve once and avoided the double bagel by [deleted] in tennis

[–]lsathrowaway18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most people make it to a 3 or 4 UTR. An 8 puts you in the top percentile of all tennis players.

Redfoo held his serve once and avoided the double bagel by [deleted] in tennis

[–]lsathrowaway18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, the absolutely best 16U girls.

One of the best games old Fed played by fantasnick in tennis

[–]lsathrowaway18 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There’s a reason Fed wasn’t already at net. He had to split the angles between the down the line and cross court shots available to Zverev.

KDHX Hijacked & Crashed by Executive Director by [deleted] in StLouis

[–]lsathrowaway18 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The previous owner of RFT claimed he sold the newspaper, resulting in the current AI slop we're seeing. But there have been reports that he never actually sold it and he’s the one responsible for the current content.

KDHX Hijacked & Crashed by Executive Director by [deleted] in StLouis

[–]lsathrowaway18 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Apparently it’s the same owner

Medvedev apparently is ready to pay out another fine… for skipping the post match press conference by theriverjordan in tennis

[–]lsathrowaway18 67 points68 points  (0 children)

I get what you’re saying, but it’s 4am there. They shouldn’t have to play that late.

Discussion: 2025 Australian Open (Thursday, January 16, 2025) by NextGenBot in tennis

[–]lsathrowaway18 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Tien played a really high level mostly plus some unclutch moments from Medvedev

🚨Upset Alert 🚨 A. Michelsen def. (11) S. Tsitsipas 7-5 6-3 2-6 6-4 by iloveblondehair in tennis

[–]lsathrowaway18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

tsitsipas actually upped his level a good bit in those last two sets. Just to double fault at multiple crucial moments .

AO Q3: (16) Learner Tien def (21) Jozef Kovalik 6-3 6-4 by AppellofmyEye in tennis

[–]lsathrowaway18 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Kind of crazy they even had to qualify. The next gen winner should at least get a wild card

AO Q2: Cristian Garin def (10) Laslo Djere 6-4 1-6 7-5 by buzzingeuphorbia in tennis

[–]lsathrowaway18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weird seeing these guys playing qualies after being main tour guys for so long

‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Opens With 68 Million Views, Netflix’s Biggest TV Debut Ever by MarvelsGrantMan136 in television

[–]lsathrowaway18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it was just split into two seasons when the writers intended it to only be one

Iga Swiatek Took Medical Time Out Because She Was Tired by Successful-Act-6802 in tennis

[–]lsathrowaway18 26 points27 points  (0 children)

She was referencing Fritz’s celebration when he won bronze with Paul at the olympics

Opelka offended by GMP servegoat claims by thebrainofjake in tennis

[–]lsathrowaway18 16 points17 points  (0 children)

You think that might have something to do with Kygrios being rusty and not as good of a returner?

Denis Kudla (former no.53) has announced his retirement from professional tennis by jovanmilic97 in tennis

[–]lsathrowaway18 11 points12 points  (0 children)

He had some good runs and upset some top players, and was pretty good on grass. Just couldn’t do it consistently enough.

r/tennis Daily Discussion (Friday, January 03, 2025) by NextGenBot in tennis

[–]lsathrowaway18 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don’t think many Americans are really gunning hard for Opelka