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nikunashi

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#Tennis #Anime #SpeculativeFiction #WeirdFiction

I post about tennis (a lot), anime, books, and other random stuff.

I can post a lot during tennis matches or if I'm following a tournament. If you don't care about tennis, I suggest filtering or temporary muting.

I have zero interest in sports betting. Replies or mentions about that will be ignored, muted, or blocked.

I support trans inclusion in sports and human rights everywhere.

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nikunashi, to Tennis
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Leylah missing that put away 😬

emarktaylor, to Tennis
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3rd set should be an arm wrestle ...

nikunashi,
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@emarktaylor @tennis

It's a good match up. Generally fun rallies and plenty of great shot making, but marred by very inconsistent serving.

nikunashi,
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@emarktaylor @tennis

It's been a pattern. Parry serves a stinker, Leylah mimics, then they go back to playing well.

emarktaylor, to Tennis
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I thought Coco was toast when she was 4-0 down in this set.

Tied at 5 games all.

nikunashi,
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@emarktaylor @tennis

👀

emarktaylor, to Tennis
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Apart from a phase half way through the 2nd set where she forgot how to serve, Xiyu Wang smashes her way to a straight set victory in 1h36m ...

nikunashi,
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@emarktaylor @tennis

Nice. Let's go Lefty!

emarktaylor, to Tennis
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Donna looks relieved as she progresses to meet Katie Boulter in tomorrow's quarter final ...

nikunashi,
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@emarktaylor @tennis

Stakusic made her work very hard in those rallies.

warandpeas, to random
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Doctor Dog

nikunashi,
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@warandpeas Couldn't help thinking of Veterinarian Hospital and that other canine medical professional: Rowlf :D

https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Veterinarian%27s_Hospital

nikunashi, to random
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A couple of neologism (at least in my head) inspired by @pluralistic 's enshitification:

encrapulation (or encrapsulation):

wrapping a product or service inside a layer of AI

enshitfic:

fiction generated by AI, also 'non-fiction' generated by AI, so yeah, basically any written work excreted by AI

MagentaRocks, to Tennis
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Ugh. Both Womens Semi-Final matches will play after 3 am EST.

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nikunashi,
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@MagentaRocks @tennis

What?! Boooo!

l0ve30, to Tennis
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Thank heavens Kyrgios is not commentating on women's matches

nikunashi,
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Good lord. That's grim.

nikunashi, to Tennis
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Leylah tried that Garcia like return position for one game (did not work at all) and it seemed to throw her off for the rest of the set.

nikunashi,
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@emarktaylor @tennis

Still hasn't quite recovered from flushing that 1st set away.

Down a break now and unless Parks' serve goes away again she could be toast.

emarktaylor, to Tennis
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I don't think wearing the Thigh Bandage of Death is going to prevent Siegemund winding up the Aussie crowd in her match vs Storm Hunter

nikunashi,
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It surprises me that we don't see more compression shorts on tour given how many tweaks (and subsequent wraps) to the upper thighs we see.

emarktaylor, to Tennis
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Xiyu has a MTO for a hamstring (I think) - and she's back wearing the Thigh Bandage of Death!!

nikunashi,
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It's very fashionable, seems like every other match has one player sporting it.

MagentaRocks, to Tennis
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Oy, winner of Collins/Kerber match play Iga in the 2nd round.

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nikunashi,
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Looks like probably

Noskova R3
Svitolina R16
Ostapenko (or Vika) QF
Rybakina (or Pegula) SF

Coco is in the bottom half.

nikunashi, to WomensTennis
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Anisimova - Samsonova warming up. No idea where this one is going to go.

emarktaylor, to Tennis
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I've just had to put Barbora on ...

nikunashi,
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Both ankles are pretty tightly wrapped. Having the right one re-done to add padding - maybe a blister issue?

nikunashi,
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@emarktaylor @MagentaRocks @tennis

I have the sound off too 😄 (listening to AO radio of the Sinner match).

Just my observations from the procedures (and my own experience with almost every possible lower limb injuries 😅 )

nikunashi, to WomensTennis
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@tennis Anyone catch why Vondrousova pulled out?

nikunashi,
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@emarktaylor @tennis She's definitely out (and TT in), I just missed the why part of the announcement.

nikunashi,
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@emarktaylor @tennis

Blurb on the WTA site:

"No.3 seed Marketa Vondrousova withdrew ahead of her first-round match citing a hip injury. Taylor Townsend took her place in the draw as a lucky loser. "

nikunashi,
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@emarktaylor @tennis

Hip injury sounds very not great ahead of AO. Hopefully nothing serious.

nikunashi, to WomensTennis
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Stephens might yet survive!

nikunashi,
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@emarktaylor @tennis

Yuan played some extremely intense tennis.

nikunashi,
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@emarktaylor @tennis

Still no excuse for Sloane to have lost though. She's just allergic to Australia.

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