AO 2021

[LP]

Can't watch Djokovic play.  His on court persona is horrid, while he is a great tennis player, I'd rather watch a brick wall.  Hopefully Tsipsaris and Thiem can improve and not be the 'Andy Roddick's' of years gone by.

I like watching Tsitsipas, but to me his game style is super-taxing, and as a result he'll struggle when opponents control the court not unlike Hewett would often struggle to close out matches. They are very skilled players but they do not "manage" the court like Djoker or The Fed.

[capcom]

I'm not saying anything about Tomic.

Neither is anyone else

[Gointocarlton]

To me Djoker's poor behaviour is more by design than involuntary like Kyrgios, while Tomic is 100% pure a55hole!

Tomic's problem is simply as dumb as a box of rocks. If he couldn't hit a tennis ball, he'd be either on the dole or flipping burgers at Maccas with kids half his age. His father makes him look like a Rhodes Scholar. I think Djoker has been misunderstood for a long time, his steely determination to be the best and prepare himself as such rubs people up the wrong way I reckon. He is probably less talented than Raffa and Fedexpress, but his is more competitive and prepares perhaps a fraction better (no disrespect to Raffa). Kyrgios is as talented and marketable as they come, I to date he has been poorly managed and immature. I think he is growing up and whilst he aint gonna win 20 or even one grand slam, I think he will grow up to a fine young man who does a lot int he community. For Tomic, a career in porn with his GF beckons.

[Thryleon]

Tomic is just a crap player and thats where it ends.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Tomic's problem is simply as dumb as a box of rocks. If he couldn't hit a tennis ball, he'd be either on the dole or flipping burgers at Maccas with kids half his age. His father makes him look like a Rhodes Scholar. I think Djoker has been misunderstood for a long time, his steely determination to be the best and prepare himself as such rubs people up the wrong way I reckon. He is probably less talented than Raffa and Fedexpress, but his is more competitive and prepares perhaps a fraction better (no disrespect to Raffa). Kyrgios is as talented and marketable as they come, I to date he has been poorly managed and immature. I think he is growing up and whilst he aint gonna win 20 or even one grand slam, I think he will grow up to a fine young man who does a lot int he community. For Tomic, a career in porn with his GF beckons.

I reckon the Djoker is very talented and has more ability than the other two but probably doesnt have the mental edge at times to drive him like the other two.
ie Federer :The two players have faced each other 50 times with Djokovic leading the head-to-head 27–23. Djokovic leads 13–6 in all finals and 11–6 in Grand Slam matches.
ie Nadal: The two have faced each other 56 times with Djokovic leading 29–27. ..

Agree on Kyrgios, plenty of natural talent but not enough mental drive...but his personality has traits that could help him off the court as when you peel back the layers of BS you can see a decent kid underneath.
Agree on Tomic, total Muppet who needs a mental makeover or he will descend into a lifestyle that could lead him into real serious trouble off the court and when his career ends if it hasnt already.

[capcom]

Tomic is just a crap player and thats where it ends.

Bernard Comic.  POS

[ElwoodBlues1]

Genie Bouchard has a new sponsorship with New Balance, obviously tennis ability(think she his ranked about 140 odd) has little to do with marketing and apart from being a nice looking girl she also has 2 zillion instagram followers hanging of her every word and photos which is probably the main reason why she is in demand. As for her tennis career she was just bundled out of a tournament in Lyon in the first round.
Good luck to her but spare a thought for a tennis player with more ability and desire but who doesnt have that celebrity appeal
and easy money to fall back on. ie You are ranked in the top 50 but a player ranked 100 spots above you will probably earn more money for playing less tennis at a lesser level if they have the looks and are media savvy.

[LP]

Genie Bouchard has a new sponsorship with New Balance, obviously tennis ability(think she his ranked about 140 odd) has little to do with marketing and apart from being a nice looking girl she also has 2 zillion instagram followers hanging of her every word and photos which is probably the main reason why she is in demand. As for her tennis career she was just bundled out of a tournament in Lyon in the first round.
Good luck to her but spare a thought for a tennis player with more ability and desire but who doesnt have that celebrity appeal
and easy money to fall back on. ie You are ranked in the top 50 but a player ranked 100 spots above you will probably earn more money for playing less tennis at a lesser level if they have the looks and are media savvy.

Agreed, her appearances are now more about boosting her Instagonad profile, it's disingenuous and disrespectful to the sport.

Maybe she is a nice person, but what she is up to is not much better than Tomic, at least that is what I think.

There are plenty of players that deserve a crack at the tournaments she probably gets a wildcard for, because she rates for the broadcasters!

In my world, a sports based world, the only thing she has influence over is disdain. I'd rather they gave wildcards to The Three Stooges, at least then everyone would know it's a joke!

[Gointocarlton]

Genie Bouchard has a new sponsorship with New Balance, obviously tennis ability(think she his ranked about 140 odd) has little to do with marketing and apart from being a nice looking girl she also has 2 zillion instagram followers hanging of her every word and photos which is probably the main reason why she is in demand. As for her tennis career she was just bundled out of a tournament in Lyon in the first round.
Good luck to her but spare a thought for a tennis player with more ability and desire but who doesnt have that celebrity appeal
and easy money to fall back on. ie You are ranked in the top 50 but a player ranked 100 spots above you will probably earn more money for playing less tennis at a lesser level if they have the looks and are media savvy.

Think Anna Kournikova. Easy on the eye, useless on the tennis court, a marketers dream. Genie is the same, watch NB sales jump after a few posts of her wearing their stuff.

[Thryleon]

Genie can play a bit though.

I reckon when they're young and hungry they do well, and then when they get a bit older they realise they can earn enough have a good lifestyle because no matter how hard they try they just aren't going to outcompete someone like Williams.

I think its just reality that also rans in tennis get bundled out early sometimes because the new breed are hungry and they don't want to put in the work to be mediocre.