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Re: 2021 Racquet Smashing Contest

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ti-amie wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:40 pm And I think we have a winner...

So I can't decide if it's better than Novak's. I think he gets deducted on style points a bit, he's almost falling over and takes more effort it seems. But I like the bounce and that end result is impressive, different but probably comparable to needing the scattered pieces swept up.

I'm torn. But an excellent entry either way.
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Superb. Only thing needed is for him to turn green and later admit he had an extra dose of gamma radiation. So far, best of the year.
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Vasek is kind of an enigma...
Off the court, he's one of the nicest, most thoughtful, most polite people you'll ever meet - the kind of guy you'd want your daughter to marry.
On the court, he is prone to fits like this. I've even seen him blow up during practice.
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ponchi101 wrote: Fri Oct 08, 2021 10:09 pm Superb. Only thing needed is for him to turn green and later admit he had an extra dose of gamma radiation. So far, best of the year.
Why do you like it more than Novak's? Do you like that he's more out of control while he's doing the smash? Is it the result?
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From the video, it seems the smashing was automatic. He did not wait, or hesitate. It was primal, it was guttural, it has some Homo Horribilis nature to it, it simply was Dr Jeckill transforming into Mr. Hyde in a second.
Novak was deliberate. He seemed to be walking towards the net, and to me, the train of thought was:
"Don't do it. Just don't do it. Keep calm, don't do it, stay in control, don't do it (net post is within reach), just don't... F*** IT!!!!!!"
If you favor Novak's, no reason why not. But this one was primitive to the core.
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ponchi101 wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 1:13 am From the video, it seems the smashing was automatic. He did not wait, or hesitate. It was primal, it was guttural, it has some Homo Horribilis nature to it, it simply was Dr Jeckill transforming into Mr. Hyde in a second.
Novak was deliberate. He seemed to be walking towards the net, and to me, the train of thought was:
"Don't do it. Just don't do it. Keep calm, don't do it, stay in control, don't do it (net post is within reach), just don't... F*** IT!!!!!!"
If you favor Novak's, no reason why not. But this one was primitive to the core.
I appreciate the breakdown.

FYI, I'm talking about a different Novak smash, sorry I guess there are enough of them I should be more specific, but I thought we had all been in agreement early on it was his to lose after the one at the Aussie Open.
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Ah! I had forgotten about that one. Yes, that one was superb, specially because he WAS winning.
I gotta think about this.
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Didn't watch the match, so just going off the gif. An entry from Aslan. Nothing remarkable, but shows his strength real well.


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Aslan doesn't have a parody account named "aslans calves" for nothing...
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Ok. Acceptable for this thread, but this is more in the realm of "warm up". Kind of "let me see how strong this racquet really is. Uhm, not that much".
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It looks like the racket breaks right before it hits the ground, as if it's preparing for the collision. The camera is just playing tricks, but what I see is a David Lynchian dimension-bending wrinkle in time. Bravo.

JazzNU wrote: Fri Oct 29, 2021 7:31 pm Didn't watch the match, so just going off the gif. An entry from Aslan. Nothing remarkable, but shows his strength real well.


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Sascha has had some less than remarkable smashes over the years, but today had a great one. I'm hoping someone puts up a video or gif of it at some point today, but if you are watching and can go back or catch a repeat, it's immediately after he drops his serve to go down 1-2 in the 2nd set. Destroyed it.
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JazzNU wrote: Sat Nov 06, 2021 5:19 pm Sascha has had some less than remarkable smashes over the years, but today had a great one. I'm hoping someone puts up a video or gif of it at some point today, but if you are watching and can go back or catch a repeat, it's immediately after he drops his serve to go down 1-2 in the 2nd set. Destroyed it.
This is all that I can find so far.

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Re: 2021 Racquet Smashing Contest

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You can see a the beginning of it in this highlight package. The point starts around the 5:45 mark, the smash around the 6:00 mark.


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