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(02-17-2021, 09:01 PM)LP link Wrote:They are coached about when to take them, sports psychologists are part of the entourage, it's a tactic like grunting!
If Ash missed a trick it was taking her own medical time out when momentum swung!
One day the event will degrade into a medical intervention tit-for-tat, the tennis version of a soccer swan dive, I'm predicting this to happen between some European players and the match will be declared a nil all draw!
These are professional athletes, being paid hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars by tax payers, and they secure victory by very very questionable tactics.
Start billing/fining them for medical timeouts, maybe 10% of prize money per incident, don't bill/fine them if they retire hurt from a match. I'll predict the frequency of timeout incidents greatly diminishes because most are disingenuous. Barty stated herself to not use the medical timeout excuse on her behalf. She dropped her bundle and was beaten by a better and more determined player on the day. It happens.
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(02-18-2021, 04:34 AM)LP link Wrote:As much as I love seeing our Ash Barty in the contest and ranked No.1, I have to say I think Naomi Osaka is the world's best at the moment by some margin.
Yes agree.
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Nine for Novak the GOAT.
2012 HAPPENED!!!!!!!
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(02-21-2021, 10:44 AM)madbluboy link Wrote:Nine for Novak the GOAT.
He's certainly in the conversation. There's no clear cut GOAT at the moment IMO. What I personally find disappointing is that there is no player outside the big 3 who looks like an heir apparent. There's a few that have a big win here or there, but none look like they can win multiple slams and be dominant for an extended period.
And Kyrgios should take a leaf out of Djokovic's book. Instead of wasting time telling the world how much you don't like him, start winning some tournaments, because while you gob off, Novak focuses on the important stuff. Although I think it's too late for Kyrgios to change.
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(02-22-2021, 01:00 AM)PaulP link Wrote:He's certainly in the conversation. There's no clear cut GOAT at the moment IMO. What I personally find disappointing is that there is no player outside the big 3 who looks like an heir apparent. There's a few that have a big win here or there, but none look like they can win multiple slams and be dominant for an extended period.
And Kyrgios should take a leaf out of Djokovic's book. Instead of wasting time telling the world how much you don't like him, start winning some tournaments, because while you gob off, Novak focuses on the important stuff. Although I think it's too late for Kyrgios to change. True, early on in his career Novak wasnt like much either and was thought to be a bit of a pratt.
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(02-22-2021, 01:49 AM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:True, early on in his career Novak wasnt like much either and was thought to be a bit of a pratt.
There appear to be plenty who still think Novak's a prat.
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(02-22-2021, 02:20 AM)PaulP date Wrote:There appear to be plenty who still think Novak's a prat. To me Djoker's poor behaviour is more by design than involuntary like Kyrgios, while Tomic is 100% pure a55hole!
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"
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Running a tournament in the middle of a pandemic when everybody else is shut down, and smacking balls at umpires are not acts that are going to win friends.
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?
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(02-22-2021, 02:22 AM)LP link Wrote:To me Djoker's poor behaviour is more by design than involuntary like Kyrgios, while Tomic is 100% pure a55hole!
i don't think either Tomic or Kyrgios have advanced the cause of Australian tennis all that much, although I have to give credit where it's due - watching him against Thiem, I thought Kyrgios gave 100% - he never chucked in the towel, and fought it out to the end. 5 hard fought sets, well done Nick. Having said that, I just don't think he has the discipline, the interest, the mental fortitude or the tennis smarts to take his game to the next level. Those underarm serves and tweener shots have become tiresome and ineffective. It's just a bad look, and indicative of a particular mindset IMO.
I'm not saying anything about Tomic.
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Need to remove nationalism from Tennis. Has Hamilton advanced the cause of British F1?, or Stroll the cause of Canadian F1? Tennis represents the country at Davis/Federation Cup, Olympics and Commonwealth games.
I get that there is an inclination to barrack for someone from your country.
In terms of Kyrgios' underarm serve - they're genius.
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.
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