ATP General Thread 2

[Sallydaisy]

Jannik Sinner has just beaten Novak Djokovic to take the ATP1000 title in Shanghai and ensure he ends the year as #1.

[JAMES4578]

A good win for Sinner and his 7th title this season, Djokovic played well in the first but Jannik stronger in the Breaker and Novak was not really the same force afterwards.

[suttontennis]

and the latest farcical announcement from the world of Grand Slams - the mixed event at the US Open will be held prior to the start of the main event, limited to 16 teams, reduced to needing only 4 games to win a set with no-ad scoring at deuce, and 3rd set being a 10 point MTB. While they are at it, they could perhaps wear fancy dress, and at my club we have those doubles events where after two games you change partner and play with one of the players you played against. Finally, they have a panel of judges who rate the players according to artistic ability, and the two lowest teams have to play each other in a playoff to remain in the competition.

[cazza99]

Surely they could do the pretournament mixed doubles as an exhibition event and still keep the proper one later. It is crackers.

[cazza99]

Diego Schwarzman has retired.