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Re: Australian Open 2020 - LP - 02-03-2020
(02-03-2020, 02:50 AM)townsendcalling date Wrote:These days we tend to ignore the pressure that it applied by opposition players and teams and head straight for the 'C' word.Sometimes they go and have a little nap and return stronger than ever!
They faulter, they lose concentration, they run out of steam, they tighten up, they are outplayed by their opponent........but they don't simply choke.
Maybe Ash needs to have a look at how the big boys do it!
Re: Australian Open 2020 - Gointocarlton - 02-03-2020
(02-03-2020, 02:50 AM)townsendcalling link Wrote:She was beaten by a better player on the day. These days we tend to ignore the pressure that it applied by opposition players and teams and head straight for the 'C' word. They faulter, they lose concentration, they run out of steam, they tighten up, they are outplayed by their opponent........but they don't simply choke.No doubt she was beaten by the better player, she did lost to the eventual winner of the AO. She had her chances though.
Re: Australian Open 2020 - Gointocarlton - 02-03-2020
Imagine if Kyrgios told the crowd to "Shut the f#$% up" or touched a the chair umpire's foot during an AO match. Just saying.
Re: Australian Open 2020 - LP - 02-03-2020
(02-03-2020, 08:38 PM)Gointocarlton date Wrote:Imagine if Kyrgios told the crowd to "Shut the f#$% up" or touched a the chair umpire's foot during an AO match. Just saying.How dare you highlight our hypocrisy! :o ...... ;D
Re: Australian Open 2020 - PaulP - 02-03-2020
I read a comment from someone on line who claims to travel the world watching tennis, and they state that the behaviour of Australian crowds is among the very worst. They said that the behaviour displayed at the AO would never be tolerated at Wimbledon.
Re: Australian Open 2020 - Gointocarlton - 02-03-2020
(02-03-2020, 09:16 PM)PaulP link Wrote:I read a comment from someone on line who claims to travel the world watching tennis, and they state that the behaviour of Australian crowds is among the very worst. They said that the behaviour displayed at the AO would never be tolerated at Wimbledon.I commented to my wife many times during the AO this year that the crowds seemed to yell stuff out just as players were preparing to or about to serve. I'm all for a vocal crowd getting into the game but there is a certain etiquette that goes with games like tennis and golf that must be adhered to. The umpires did SFA to nip this in the bud IMO.
Re: Australian Open 2020 - madbluboy - 02-03-2020
(02-03-2020, 08:38 PM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:Imagine if Kyrgios told the crowd to "Shut the f#$% up"
We don't have to imagine.
Re: Australian Open 2020 - Thryleon - 02-03-2020
(02-03-2020, 09:22 PM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:I commented to my wife many times during the AO this year that the crowds seemed to yell stuff out just as players were preparing to or about to serve. I'm all for a vocal crowd getting into the game but there is a certain etiquette that goes with games like tennis and golf that must be adhered to. The umpires did SFA to nip this in the bud IMO.
That was true all tournament.
Particularly when you combine it with some arbitrary timer in their serving preparation. 30 seconds, started by the chair umpire, whilst the crowd are STILL making noise, and then they wonder why both Rafa nadal, and Novak Djokovic ended up with time violation warnings.
I spent the whole day at the Tennis on day 1. Crowd making lots of noise, and walking around the stadium whenever they felt like it. People are very rude and disrespectful. Very few attempts to quieten the crowd, and only hurrying them up to take their seats right at the end of the process. During this time I watched the courtside "timers". They counted down to 0 frequently whilst the crowd were making noise. Its been common for players hearing noise "restart" their service preparation.
Re: Australian Open 2020 - Jack Burton - 02-04-2020
Why do they need perfect silence to serve? At local tennis they have cars driving past, kids walking dogs and talking to each other, planes flying overhead. Too precious to expect complete silence, you're getting paid millions, just block it out and get on with it
Re: Australian Open 2020 - PaulP - 02-04-2020
(02-04-2020, 09:38 AM)Jack Burton link Wrote:Why do they need perfect silence to serve? At local tennis they have cars driving past, kids walking dogs and talking to each other, planes flying overhead. Too precious to expect complete silence, you're getting paid millions, just block it out and get on with it
I think the stakes are way higher in pro tennis, and the margin for error way less. And i don't think they expect perfect silence.