2025 ATP General News

[MargaretMcAleer]

de Minaur/Michelsen win the 1st set 63 over Team Europe, Rune was broken on his first opening service game, Michelsen plays well on the deuce court

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Great play by Alex de Minaur returning low and getting the error, both de Minaur and Michelsen have paired well together especially at the net
Team World lead 4-3 2nd set, I must say Ruud has been the best player for Team Europe
Team World consolidate the break and leads 5-3 2nd set

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Noak Jannik says ' each point each point' I guess that is a different of saying ' play one point at a time' lol!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Team World defeated Team Europe in the doubles 63 64, both Alex's played well for the first time in the doubles for Team World!
Clean Sweep for Team World today winning all 4 matches, they lead 9-3 at the end of Day 2

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Stefanos Tsitsipas lawyer, Mr Thanasiis Papathanasiou contacted Tennis 24, emphasizing that the 27 yo tennis player, ' did not undergo any surgery' denying the Tennis 24 report published on Friday morning ( 19/9) other tennis sites also posted the news Tsitsipas underwent back surgery ,eg, Tennis 365 and Tennis Infinity.
"Stefanos is fine.He did not have any surgery.He was at the Metropolitan for formal examinations" was Mr Papathanasiou statement
Last Monday 9/15) Tsitsipas underwent an MRI, which showed inflammation in his lower back , while on Wednesday (9/17) he was given a corticosteriod injection into his vertebra.
This resulted in him withdrawing from Beijing. While if all goes well he will attend the ATP Masters 1000 in Shanghai

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Day 3 Laver Cup
Sunday 21st September,
World Team lead 9-3,
3 points for a win on the final days play

Day Session
Alcaraz/Ruud vs Opelka/Michelsen
Mensik v de Minaur

Night Session
Alcaraz vs Cerundolo
Zverev vs Fritz

 

[Moxie]

Very fun doubles match, and Europe prevails over World. @kskate2 I was thinking the same as you last night: Noah isn't really much of a coach. Agassi, however, is great.

Federer looked pretty sad last night when Carlos lost. I thought he would just enjoy the spectacle he helped create, but he seemed genuinely to be rooting for Europe. Who knows? I enjoy this little tournament, but I can't wrap my arms around rooting for Europe or World. I still root for the individual players.

 

[kskate2]

Very fun doubles match, and Europe prevails over World. @kskate2 I was thinking the same as you last night: Noah isn't really much of a coach. Agassi, however, is great.

Federer looked pretty sad last night when Carlos lost. I thought he would just enjoy the spectacle he helped create, but he seemed genuinely to be rooting for Europe. Who knows? I enjoy this little tournament, but I can't wrap my arms around rooting for Europe or World. I still root for the individual players.

He could be a full time coach and I'm sure he's been propositioned. My guess is he likes his home life and doesn't want to be on the road that much.

 

[Moxie]

He could be a full time coach and I'm sure he's been propositioned. My guess is he likes his home life and doesn't want to be on the road that much.

The kids are grown now, so maybe that's why he's been dipping his toe back in a bit more, including with broadcasting. But he really does seem to be enjoying this. Maybe he'll stick with consulting and part-time gigs. Steffi certainly seems to prefer the low-profile. He seems more suited to coaching than broadcasting.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Agassi and Stefi are also very involved in Pickleball in the USA so I can't see Agassi coaching full time

 

[kskate2]

Some reports are saying Chuck has a cold, it was noticed during his presser last night. Now he's on court wearing a breathe right strip. I like this event, but it sucks the life out players.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Also I want to give a huge Shout Out to Alex de Minaur he has been fantastic for Team World in singles and in doubles at the Laver Cup in 2025

 

[Moxie]

Some reports are saying Chuck has a cold, it was noticed during his presser last night. Now he's on court wearing a breathe right strip. I like this event, but it sucks the life out players.

That's one heavy-duty nasal strip!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Carlos tends to get a lot of colds , maybe a immune problem, which can be sorted

 

[Moxie]

Did someone already explain this? What happens if Europe wins the next two matches...doesn't that leave it at a tie? How do they resolve it?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

At least Carlos has turned up for his match against The Dangerous One

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Did someone already explain this? What happens if Europe wins the next two matches...doesn't that leave it at a tie? How do they resolve it?

Can you really see Zverev defeating Fritz

 

[Moxie]

Sick drop shot from Carlos to win the game. Did you see the one he did in the doubles? Opelka, (I think it was,) was inside of the service box, and he drop-shotted him. It was a stunner.

 

[Moxie]

Can you really see Zverev defeating Fritz

Frankly, based on play this weekend, no. But I'm curious, anyway.

I'm also curious to know if anyone here roots Europe or World, or, like me, they still just root for the player?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

If the points are tied at 12=12 a final overtime doubles match is played as a regular set with ad scoring a nd a TB as a decider