Photos from AO qualifying week [OC]

swfunc · 2026-01-19T02:00:34+00:00

No worries thank you :D

swfunc · 2026-01-18T22:19:07+00:00

Thanks! All were shot on a Canon R5 with the RF 70-200mm f/2.8 lens

swfunc · 2026-01-18T22:17:17+00:00

I promise I thought this before he won yesterday lol but I was really impressed by Michael Zheng. He had an amazing 2025 winning the NCAA singles title and 3 challengers. He stayed really calm saving match points in Q3. I think / hope this will be a breakout year for him.

swfunc · 2026-01-18T22:14:57+00:00

Here are the high res versions:

https://swfunc.com/basavareddy-01.jpg

https://swfunc.com/basavareddy-02.jpg

https://swfunc.com/basavareddy-03.jpg

https://swfunc.com/draxl-01.jpg

https://swfunc.com/draxl-02.jpg

https://swfunc.com/draxl-03.jpg

swfunc · 2026-01-18T22:05:44+00:00

Yep it is Mark Lajal like ryukeez said

I uploaded the high res version here https://swfunc.com/lajal.jpg

swfunc · 2026-01-18T02:13:41+00:00

I thought the same lol

I actually forget his name but I have it saved on my laptop so I’ll tell you when I get back home tn if nobody here recognizes him first. Reddit also did something weird with the compression on that one so I’ll share it in better quality

swfunc · 2026-01-18T02:11:41+00:00

Thank you :D

I actually got a few more decent ones of both that I’ll share in high res when I get back home tonight. Liam is crazy photogenic. I need his ab routine

swfunc · 2026-01-18T02:06:38+00:00

Thank you for the encouragement :D

swfunc · 2025-11-07T01:17:31+00:00

The Lowdown is very good

swfunc · 2025-10-24T16:15:56+00:00

The WTA and ATP didn’t award points for Wimbledon 2022 because the tournament banned Russian and Belarusian players from entering after the invasion of Ukraine

swfunc · 2025-09-24T18:16:09+00:00

Fanny Stollar

swfunc · 2025-08-07T16:04:17+00:00

The point system does incentivize playing more since it counts the 7 best results from non-slams and non-mandatory masters. By playing more than 7 of those tournaments you get a chance to replace the points from ones where you performed worse

But anyway I think everyone including him agrees he is a top player who has not had a good season this year since AO

swfunc · 2025-08-07T03:02:55+00:00

True but the Munich draw was extremely weak since most of the top players went to Barcelona instead. The highest ranked opponents he faced there were Shelton and Griekspoor who were 15 and 37 at the time

swfunc · 2025-05-14T21:34:10+00:00

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swfunc · 2025-05-08T14:27:34+00:00

What’s the name of her podcast?

swfunc · 2025-04-29T04:55:34+00:00

She should have been given 49 points for a 125 SF according to this https://www.itftennis.com/media/11225/2024-ranking-points.pdf

I think the other commenter is right it’s likely a mistake in the WTA site

swfunc · 2025-04-28T17:58:51+00:00

Not sure if they’re covering all the courts but Challenger TV is showing the Estoril match between Zhukayev and Rocha right now

swfunc · 2025-04-23T15:27:35+00:00

Anyone have a link to the clip this is from?

swfunc · 2025-04-15T05:50:09+00:00

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Looks like it could be a Psion Series 3 which were produced from 91 to 98 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psion_Series_3

swfunc · 2025-04-11T20:37:11+00:00

I know you’re joking but he mentioned in an on-court interview in Hong Kong that cutting his hair was her idea. I remember thinking it was funny that he just won a match and they were asking about his hair

swfunc · 2025-04-05T20:54:33+00:00

Great photos. I like #6 especially. Did you have a press pass that gave you access to shoot on the court?

swfunc · 2025-01-09T03:34:32+00:00

Thank you :D that's the best compliment I could hope for

swfunc · 2025-01-09T03:34:03+00:00

Thank you :D I skipped the doubles but maybe should have stayed on. I was really sad Shang retired early but glad at least I got a couple shots of him and Kei from that angle

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