I find Daniil Medvedev pretty attractive

[+ Charlie]

If Medvedev can beat Nadal in the final, I think that a year from now he could be one of the Big Three.

[+ oldNbusted]

I'm pulling for Nadal. Wait, let me rephrase that...

[Jakeenct]

This is probably the only time I will ever be pulling for Nadal just to kick Medvedev's ass. Of all the crowds to mess with he picked one of the toughest. Perhaps it's that Putin mentality (or stupidity).

[Jakeenct]

I think the best looking guy on the ATP tour is Matteo Berrettini.

I've been enjoying his but

 

[Yeahman]

I've been enjoying his but

 

That's a nice pic. He does look pretty handsome. I like dudes with sexy facial hair. But he may be uncut. I prefer cut.

[+ E.T.Bass]

I love Nadal, and so does the crowd.

[RealAvalon]

I love Nadal, and so does the crowd.

Fantastic serve

[+ Gar1eth]

Give him a break, he was exhausted from playing the day before. He was having a bad day. We all have bad days. Yes I am sure he did things he regrets, but we all have. Many players have done much worse, like Serena last year in the finals. She attacks the lines people and acts like a total fool.

 

I once saw in person either an exhibition game or an interview with-well it was so long ago I barely remember it-with a tennis player who was past his time. I was either in high school or college. At first I was thinking it was John McEnroe. But the more I think about it, I think it might have been Jimmy Connors.

 

Whoever it was, I think he admitted to having not always conducted himself the way he should have. On the other hand, he made a point that they aim the microphones right at the players. And so everything they say may sound like they screamed it. He then brought up the point that they don't mike football players they way they do tennis players. Makes you wonder what kind things might be being said on the football field.

 

Gman

[+ WilliamM]

I once saw in person either an exhibition game or an interview with-well it was so long ago I barely remember it-with a tennis player who was past his time. I was either in high school or college. At first I was thinking it was John McEnroe. But the more I think about it, I think it might have been Jimmy Connors.

 

Whoever it was, I think he admitted to having not always conducted himself the way he should have. On the other hand, he made a point that they aim the microphones right at the players. And so everything they say may sound like they screamed it. He then brought up the point that they don't mike football players they way they do tennis players. Makes you wonder what kind things might be being said on the football field.

 

Gman

 

Conners and McEnroe acted out on tennis courts often for years. I enjoyed watching McEnroe play tennis, Connor not so much.

[+ WilliamM]

I love Nadal, and so does the crowd.

 

I love watching Novak Djokovic play. He has the mental toughness to have a winning record against both Fed and Nadal.

[+ WilliamM]

Medvedev has taken Nadal into a fifth set at the US Open.

[+ Charlie]

It's finally over! Nadal wins a stunner, after almost five hours.

[BSR]

I find Medvedev a zero on the attractiveness scale but as they say, sobre el gusto no hay nada escrito (Spanish for "there's no accounting for taste").

 

But I do like that he's shaking up the Big Three. As much as I love Novak Djokovic (I live & die by his results), I find their dominance a bit tiresome. While the NextGen has broken through at the Masters 1000s and the World Tour Finals, the Big Three have had a stranglehold on the Slams for 3 years and counting. Medvedev couldn't quite get it done against Rafa, but he did come awfully close and has the best chance (IMHO) of ending the Big Three's Slam monopoly.

 

Re: Dominik Koepfer, one of the commentators mentioned that he's an absolute beast in the gym. And yeah, wow, does he have the body to show for it.

[+ Gar1eth]

I find Medvedev a zero on the attractiveness scale but as they say, sobre el gusto no hay nada escrito (Spanish for "there's no accounting for taste").

 

Do they say that more than they say,

 

De gustibus non est disputandum

 

 

 

Gman

[+ WilliamM]

I find Medvedev a zero on the attractiveness scale but as they say, sobre el gusto no hay nada escrito (Spanish for "there's no accounting for taste").

 

But I do like that he's shaking up the Big Three. As much as I love Novak Djokovic (I live & die by his results), I find their dominance a bit tiresome. While the NextGen has broken through at the Masters 1000s and the World Tour Finals, the Big Three have had a stranglehold on the Slams for 3 years and counting. Medvedev couldn't quite get it done against Rafa, but he did come awfully close and has the best chance (IMHO) of ending the Big Three's Slam monopoly.

 

Re: Dominik Koepfer, one of the commentators mentioned that he's an absolute beast in the gym. And yeah, wow, does he have the body to show for it.

 

I feel the same way about Novak Djokovic. Not sure why because I have only seen him play once in person.

 

Novak often finds a way to win despite unfriendly crowd, and especially against Nadal and Federer.

[+ Charlie]

Djokovic has never really been a favorite with the fans, because he came along and overshadowed Roger and Rafa's tennis bromance by actually outplaying both of them. I would not be surprised if he ended up passing some of their most cherished records, since he is a few years younger than they are, provided he can stay healthy.

[BSR]

There's a trio of young 6'6" Russians. The first I've ever heard of Medvedev as a sex symbol is this thread. Alexander Zverev (born & raised in Germany, but Russian parents & spoke Russian at home) has plenty of groupies, but he doesn't do it for me either.

 

The tall young Russian who drives me nuckin' futs is Karen Khachanov. (stress on 2nd syllable of his first name, silent "K" in his last name). He's often referred to as the missing Hemworth brother. While he definitely could pass for Chris & Liam's brunette brother, I think Karen is way cuter than his Aussie "brothers."

http://www.tennisnow.com/images/2018/February/Khachanov-2-24-18.aspx

[mike carey]

silent "K" in his last name

To an English speaker it sounds as if the k is silent, but kh is the Latin alphabet rendition of the Cyrillic letter Х which is pronounced something like the ch in the Scots word loch (lake)

[+ FreshFluff]

I’m just tuning in. Looks like our favorite bad boy has learned to behave himself.

[+ WilliamM]

He could very well win now that Novak Djokovic is out/defaulted.