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Followed this match between Medvedev and Shevchenko while it was 1-5 in the first set. And some how he brought it all the back to 4-5 but lost.
Then the second set was all Daniil taking it convincingly. The third and final set was very rocky for the Russian as he went down 4-2 but took it 5-7.
So that makes it 8-0 for Medvedev when it comes to deciding sets to win the match so far this tennis season.
Remember he dropped 4 in a row last year when it took three sets to close it. This is a very bad record to hold of the 2022 season going 8-11.

He did have a Fortnite emote to perform for the crowd in Spain at the end after winning the match.
So he showed them with that Russian ballerina curtsy.

Not easy at all for Medvedev.
He has conceded a couple of break points to Shevchenko, and he was also losing 4-2 (with Shevchenko serving ! ) but in the end he was able to win the third set for 7-5. Nice match, both players have played at high level, for sure Shevchenko has played at a great level today and was able to put the Russian player in trouble in many occasions.
Really disappointing the audience in my opinion. On several occasions in the first set they "booed" the Russian player...

The match between Medvedev and Shevchenko have moved to the third set. Many expected this to be an easy match for Medvedev, but It looks like third set result will be upon the time breaker. Shevchenko won the first set 6-4. Medvedev made a comeback in the second set and won the set 6-1. The match have moved to the deciding set.

First set of Lajovic vs Struff match moved to tie breaker and Lajovic wins 7⁷-6². Possibly the match ends in the 2^nd set.

Now there is another chance for Zverev to show that he is on the right way after his injury, but the problem he now has is called Alcaraz in great shape. Unless Zverev really succeeds in making a comeback to his pre-injury shape, this game is going to be a relatively easy one for Alcaraz. Zverev should consider this a serious chance to test his boundaries once more. It is now 14 weeks post-injury and in my opinion he should at least be able to put up a hard fight, but I also see another disappointment coming for him.

Davidovich Fokina beat Rune in 3 sets. It was a close game and I am delighted for
Fokina. Rune is a controversial player, there was drama again during this match.

Fokina challenged a line call and was in discussion about it with the  supervisor and
Rune appeared to erase the ball mark which sent the home crowd mad, they
continued to be on Rune's case throughout the match.

I'm not a fan of him really, he acts like a spoiled brat.

It's no longer hot news to debate also what he will receive for not being vaccinated, nor is this the first major tournament that will keep him out of action, and pretty sure there will be no more drama like the 2022 Australian Open, and Djokovic already understands his decision not to be vaccinated and that is not because of his irresponsible attitude because everyone has the right to decide what is best for him.

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Holger Rune was knocked out in a 3-set match against Fokina, didn't watch the match as it was already midnight, but judging by this score it was a very tight match and the third set had to go through a tie break also with tight numbers.
Alcaraz, who easily beat Dimitrov, will face Zverev in the next match after Zverev also won easily over his opponent, this will be a difficult match for both player, and if Zverev plays at his best level then Alcaraz will find it very difficult to get past his opponent even though Alcaraz has always been a favorite on clay, especially in front of his own public.

Medvedev will play today and it doesn't look like it will be a difficult match for him yet, looking at the players who are in the same draw as Medvedev it looks like he is in an easier draw than Alcaraz, so the chances of seeing Medvedev in the final will be wide open.

Djokovic's attitude is very irresponsible, he must take seriously and respect the laws of other countries and including his country, when countries say that people must be vaccinated then people must be vaccinated, rules are to be followed, laws are to be fulfilled, he is a professional athlete, he knows that it is forbidden to use drugs in order not to get tired easily, so he does not use drugs because he fears being penalized, so what makes him think that with vaccines he should be an exception? Where have you seen a country change the rule because of it and harm many people? that wouldn't be right, what kind of good example would come if they allowed him to play even without having vaccinated? that would be wrong, all people need to respect the rules even when they don't like it


the world is constantly evolving, and it is natural that in sport they put more technology to facilitate a lot of things, despite that it will be taking people's jobs, and it is necessary to put technology to facilitate people's work, but it is very surprising that they are only thinking to put this in 2025, honestly 2025 is too far away, are they really going to put this? why could 2025 be placed in this same year? for me I have the impression that this subject still needs a lot of discussion and for that reason they won't put it this year or next year, and when that happens then not even in 2025 they won't put it, long things always end badly, they always end with infinite delays

The match between Rune and Fokina in progress. Fokina leads winning first set of the match 7⁷-6¹. The match is in favour of Rune, but the first set have gone into the hands of Fokina. Rune needs to make a comeback and it looks like the match will move to the third set. More interesting waiting for the day, Lajovic vs Struff, Fritz vs Garin. Already Alcaraz and Zverv reached round of 16, gonna play tomorrow.

There is no getting around it, if you dont have a vaccine you are not getting into
the country so that rules out Djokovic. I cant see him at this stage getting a vaccine
in order to play the US Open but his stance on the vaccine has really disrupted his
career over the last 3 years.

I wonder if he will look back in a few years and wonder if he had done things differently
would he have clocked up many more wins, a few more GS's, a lot more prize money
and retaining the number 1 slot for longer?

I managed to find another confirmation of this news, this time on English news (News story shared on Twitter):
https://twitter.com/MusingsMany/status/1652477924719878145

The DailyMail also appears to have confirmed the news that the CDC still requires travelers to America to be vaccinated at least once.
Can anyone find the original article, by Luke Andrews from April 28?
It seems that Djokovic won't be able to enter America unvaccinated after all.

EDIT: I find the original source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12025279/CDC-RENEWS-Covid-vaccine-requirement-travelers-coming-US.html

The most important news from the article:

''The US will allow travelers that have received at least one vaccine dose on or after August 16 into the country. The CDC says this is because many who have received a one dose since this date may have received the more-protective bivalent shot.''
''In its update, the CDC said: 'Because some traveler vaccine records might not specify whether recent Moderna or Pfizer doses were bivalent, CDC will consider anybody with record of a single dose of Moderna or Pfizer vaccine issued on or after August 16, 2022, to meet the requirements of the Amended Order to board a plane to the United States.''
''Foreigners can enter the US with one Covid shot received from August, 2022. They can also still enter after receiving at least two Covid vaccinations''

Well, my daughter is a tennis player competing on junior tour atm and I can assure you that officiating is a disaster now! Most of the umpires and line judges are either old or blind and the best thing they can do is take the side of the player who makes the call. I realize that this technology is not coming to the junior tour anytime soon but at least at pro level we need this tech ASAP!

Meanwhile in Madrid, Mirra Andreeva has breezed past Magda Linette in straight sets 6:3, 6:3 and will be facing Sabalenka herself in the next round. The Tigress had defeated Osorio previously 6-4, 7-5 and also progressed into the Round of 16. I won't be betting but I'll also won't be surprised if the Russian teen prodigy wins! Sabalenka conceded too many unforced errors in Madrid so far.

Tried to look it up but can’t find any other news sources confirming this. However, the USA is still strict on the vacci ation as one of the only countries. I travel back and forthwards between the USA and Belgium and when departing from Belgium or another city in Europe to the USA, you always need to show your vaccination pass and it needs to be a booster shot.

So the media and news outlets are still doing this bullshit? I think this is absolutely unacceptable. It has been a very long since the Coronavirus situation and I don't think that is a threat right now. They are just trying to control the movement of people. They just want to be in control. There is no point in a player being restricted to play in a tournament just because he did not want to take the Coronavirus vaccine. I would actually like to know which country is actually suffering from this virus. Is anyone actually dying right now from Coronavirus?

I just came across the shocking news on the local online portal that Djokovic will not be able to compete in the US Open this year after all.
It seems that the American government, despite the different recommendation of the American Congress, has not decided to completely abolish the pandemic measures for the entry of foreigners into the country, but only to soften them.
It appears that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has decided to only update the rules, but not to abolish them entirely.
The CDC has decided that as of August 16, one dose of the bivalent vaccine will be sufficient to enter the US.
This means that Djokovic, who has not been vaccinated, will still not be able to enter the country, despite different announcements recently.
I tried to find confirmation of this news in the English media, but so far without success.

Source: https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/djokovic-saznao-sokantne-vijesti-zbog-odluke-americke-vlade-opet-ne-moze-na-us-open/2459337.aspx

A line judge is far from the risks that AI might bring about in the form of ChatGPT or deep fakes.

A line judge is how it should be in tennis. You can't ask any human being to decide when it comes down to millimeters. Do we want millimeter precise hits by the players? I think so, but what is the accuracy worth when don't have a system in place that can reliably measure it? Tennis has become such a precision sport and it is exactly. what most people like, the players constantly hitting the line. But which referee in the world is able to be right? That's probably even harder than in soccer when you have to judge whether ball touched the line with just a few millimeters of its size.

But the big question is - has a match ever been wrongly decided on a wrong call
by a line judge? I doubt it, especially in the modern era.

TBH I think its nonsense, Its probably about cost saving in the end. The idea of it
speeding up the game is also nonsense, there are other areas they could target
to speed it up, take away the warm up after the coin toss for example.

We have been warned about the implications of introducing AI, its going to
replace peoples jobs, and really, do we actually need it? line judges are fairly accurate.

Will top executive ATP positions be replaced by AI, surely their decisions can be made
by machine? of course that wont happen first, its the lower levels of the ATP organisation
to be affected first.

Yeah, but having to review the decisions all the time changes the rhythm of the game.

I find it a bit boring when they stop all the time for technicalities, it turns the game into something else. A bit like American Football where they stop all the time.

Usage of technology is appreciated, but replacing the technology with human beings is not that good. In my opinion human beings make mistakes and the decision of the player to challenge and get the correct result makes the game interesting. It also shows how high is the player and his concentration. Having technology instead will reduce errors and helps to avoid disappointment in match results, as we were able to see more matches turning in favour of the opponent after a wrong decision from referee.

I am all for technology as well. Although I would say that line judges had not been a problem for a while now anyway due to the usage of the hawk eye in critical decisions. It was quite rare that a mistake was not only made, but also not corrected. It did happen when a player waived a potential challenge, but we have been very close to perfection already. But I think that the game will benefit from full technology sideline judges. There won't be any waiting anymore and to be fair it is also unrealistic to expect from a line judge to always be on point at that speed and precision.

Now I did like the challenge moment when the screen showed up. It was all about excitement and I wonder whether they are still going to display close balls on a screen or whether there will just be a sound and that's it.

I think it is also better to start relying on the technology in sports. And that technology can perfectly detect the deflected or knocked-in if sensors are installed there. It will take some getting used to because we are used to having a number of referees to supervise. Balls are hit at such speeds that it is often impossible for a player to tell whether a ball is in or out, and he must always rely on the referee's judgement. In that respect it will all be a lot fairer. I don't follow tennis very closely, but nowadays you get tennis on television day and night and Live streams are also indispensable. the waiting and countdown has now started to the Paris Open, because that tournament starts in June and we are now in 2 days on the month of May.