Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Off Topic => Sports Arena => Topic started by: cdbearsfan on January 18, 2026, 11:57:36 AM
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Norris, Fery and Raducanu all thought the first round at the Aussie Open.
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Unsurprisingly Boulter knocked out by the no 10 seed. They seem to have a pretty rubbish schedule at the Aussie Open they're playing 1st round matches on day 3.
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Although day one was Sunday, so they started a day ahead of most Grand Slams. Really think January is too hot to be playing in Australia and this should be in about March. Would move the US Open back to about October if it was up to me, too.
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Norrie has just won his match, now the only Brit left standing in round 3, after defeats for Levy and sadly Raducanu.
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I watched some of Raducanu last night before I went to bed. There is a player in there for sure, but I don't know what is going on with her mentally - so many chances to kill a ball on the forehand and she would just dolly it back or hit a forehand down the middle. When you look at how she played when she won the US Open she was so commanding, it's a different player now. I don't know what to think.
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Another twenty or so coaching changes will sort it, I'm sure.
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Djokovic through to the quarters as his next opponent has had to withdraw with an injury. He was very lucky not to have been disqualified in his last match, when he very nearly hit a ball girl, with a ball he lashed at in fury.
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Having reached the quarters by default, Djokovic makes the semis, after Musetti had to retire injured. Musetti was leading by 2 sets at the time.
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Ffs, is he the New England Patriots of tennis? Jammy twat.
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It's Alcaraz, Sinner, Djokovic and Zverev in the semis, I don't mind, who wins the title, as long as it's Alcaraz.
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Now that's a surprising bunch of semi-finalists.
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Are there any coaches left for Raducanu? I think Steve Bruce is free.
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Are there any coaches left for Raducanu? I think Steve Bruce is free.
She's had more coaches than Meghan Markle has had personal assistants.
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Watching Djokovic and Sinner. Incredible match, the mental strength and determination from Djokovic is amazing. Nearly one thirty in the morning there. Sinner could be on his way out here.
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What a beast of a player Novak is. Unbelievable match.
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2 incredible semis, can the old man win his 25th major?
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You could have guessed he would win if it went to five sets as he has hardly had to play to make the semi-finals, the jammy prick.
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Ahh the jabbed vs anti-jabbing derby
Hopefully Alcaraz smashes him on Sunday
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Superb performance from Elena Rybakina coming from 3 down in the final set to beat Sabalenka.
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Alcaraz comes from behind to win in four in a really exceptional performance.
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Feel like Alcaraz gonna be quite dull and win about thirty Grand Slams. Still, he doesn't seem to be a terrible person like Djokovic or Nadal.
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Why is Nadal terrible? Apart from he looks like a leathery old nan now. I don't know the lore here.
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Ahh the jabbed vs anti-jabbing derby
Are people still getting jabbed in 2026?
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Raducanu and Boulter both through to finals, and Britain beat Norway in a Davis Cup Qualifier.
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Raducanu twatted.
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Boulter wins.
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A superb win for Jack Draper beating Novak Djokovic in 3 sets at Indian Wells, so pleased for him after being out a long time injured.
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Carlos Alcaraz is out of the French Open with a wrist injury.
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Carlos Alcaraz is out of the French Open with a wrist injury.
And now Wimbledon, which is a shame. https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/articles/c87qlqw1nj0o
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This better not mean that bellend wins.
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Sadly Raducanu knocked out in the first round of the French Open, we did have some good news Brit Fran Jones, world no 105, won her first match.
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It's far too hot for tennis. They should swap the dates of the French and Australian Open around.
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Yeah and Wimbledon should be held in January.
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Nah. Would go with French in March, Australian in June, Wimbledon in September and US in November. Wimbledon is the only one that doesn't have problems with excessive heat in its own time-slot, but it will eventually. Playing the Australian Open at the height of summer is insanity, somebody will die.
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WOW Sinner knocked out, beaten by Argentinian Juan Manuel Cerundolo in 5 sets, after he was leading by 2 sets and 5-1 in the third. A certain Mr Djokovic will be happy.
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Off you fuck, Djokovic. 🙂
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Off you fuck, Djokovic. 🙂
That Brazilian lad was incredible. Djokovic was laughing at some of the shots he produced because he had no answer. Fabulous match.
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Only 18 years old a great win. Zverev is the favourite now certainly don't want him winning.
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Forgot about him. Tennis seems to keep producing absolutely horrible male players.
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I see they still have that mad process at the French where the umpire clambers down from their chair and points at the mark in the clay when there's a close call. I will never understand this because they have hawkeye and show that after the umpire has done his pointy thing.
And why do they have line judges when they have hawkeye? I think it's the only slam tournament has has them.
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Hawkeye isn’t as accurate on a clay court due to the amount of dust that kicks up when the ball bounces.
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Hawkeye isn’t as accurate on a clay court due to the amount of dust that kicks up when the ball bounces.
Yes that makes sense I guess.
Another big name out today - Swiatek loses to Kostyuk. Swiatek just fell apart in the second set.
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Ruud vs Fonseca is an incredible match. Fonseca's unleashed a couple forehands that were unreal.
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Sabalenko knocked out, good.
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Sabalenka lost 10 games in a row and said she wanted to quit tennis in her post match interview. Total meltdown.
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All I've gotta say about today's semis is come on Jakub Mensik.
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Yes, although Zverev must be thinking it's now or never
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Pleased the Polish woman prevented an all Russian final
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The Zverev Cobolli final is a fabulous match. Into the fifth set we go.
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Yeah but sadly Coboli had a mare in the final set.
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There seems to be a rule in men's tennis that at least one Grand Slam a year must be won by an absolute twat.
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With a combined aged getting on for 3 figures, the Williams sisters will be in the doubles at Wimbledon.