ponchi101 wrote:A new poisonous species to add to Australian Lore: The Deranged/Rabid tennis player. A wild species, usually harmless but very annoying, that spews non-sense about itself. Granted, only two specimens have ever been identified but they are clearly distinct: Bernard Tomic (Delusorious Tomicus) and Nickolas Kyrgios (Molestus Kyrgyocus).
Both are best handled by simply ignoring them and focusing on more pleasant animals, i.e. mostly any other Australian species.
Is Kyrgios really TennisCentel on X? Sorry if this has been discussed elsewhere.
ashkor87 wrote:I have a real blindspot wrt these Chinese players.. Wang Xinyu is really really good but I cant tell the difference between her and the other Wang x, for instance..it is going to cost me in SP i am sure!
I wish I could see them play more to help distinguish.
ti-amie wrote: ↑Mon Jul 07, 2025 8:08 am
Whenever the greatest matches of all time are discussed the women are rarely mentioned. It seems that 2008 was an interesting year for Wimbledon.
I'm probably the only person who hasn't seen this years RG Final. I'm going to have to make time to do so.
I'm going to play devil's advocate here and ask if a match from 1980 can be considered best of all time when tennis has changed so much due to racquet technology and the change in surface quality. I can see it being considered best of it's era but not more than that.
Maybe..but of course I am talking about the impression it made on me then...i haven't seen it later
Oh okay I understand.
“Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the Great Mystery into which we were born.” Albert Einstein
The best match I have seen that no one talks about was Alcaraz-Sinner in the 2022 US Open quarters. Sinner played out of his mind until he reached match point and made me realize how ridiculous I was for doubting his future greatness.
In my opinion, the ball striking was better than Agassi-Sampras 2001, when Agassi played poorly in each of the final 3 tiebreaks, and Federer-Roddick 2009 Wimbledon, when Federer was not sharp. The quality mighf have been the highest I have ever seen until their Roland Garros final.
“Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the Great Mystery into which we were born.” Albert Einstein
“Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the Great Mystery into which we were born.” Albert Einstein
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Carlos Alcaraz gifted Fognini's son, Federico, the shirt from their Wimbledon match
How can you not love this guy ❤
“Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the Great Mystery into which we were born.” Albert Einstein
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