2021 Racquet Smashing Contest
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2021 Racquet Smashing Contest
Kicking off 2021's Contest. Might be harder than it was before (yes, apparently that was possible) because the main Twitter account that posted them hasn't posted anything in 2021. Hopefully that changes soon.
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Re: 2021 Racquet Smashing Contest
Not sure since I don't watch many of her matches, but I think this is a rare entry from Irina-Camelia Begu. Less a good entry and more, whew, you almost had a situation on your hands Irina.
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A solid, classic entry from Fabio. We have seen him do this one before, but it is always clean and properly executed.
I saw it live, the sound of the cracking frame was very satisfying.
Irina: she should have at least received a warning. She was lucky the ballkid was alert and got out of the way.
I like that she back-handed it.
I saw it live, the sound of the cracking frame was very satisfying.
Irina: she should have at least received a warning. She was lucky the ballkid was alert and got out of the way.
I like that she back-handed it.
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I like everything about Begu's except for her no look back hand toss with a ball kid standing there. I guess she forgot about that DQ last year or doesn't know since it happened to an ATP player (I'm sure she knows it happened). She should've been given a warning.
As for Fabio what can I say? Well done as usual.
As for Fabio what can I say? Well done as usual.
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I don't know what needs to happen for the ITF/WTA/ATP to issue a statement along the lines of:
"If, in between points, ANYTHING YOU HAVE HIT, THROWN, TOSSED or DROPPED as much as glances a linesperson, ball-kid, umpire, media person or spectator, you will be DQ in the spot. And fined accordingly".
Like, section 1, paragraph 1, item 1.
(Because we know that some people have been hit by an errant passing shot or (expletive). Anything else, pack that bag, Jack).
"If, in between points, ANYTHING YOU HAVE HIT, THROWN, TOSSED or DROPPED as much as glances a linesperson, ball-kid, umpire, media person or spectator, you will be DQ in the spot. And fined accordingly".
Like, section 1, paragraph 1, item 1.
(Because we know that some people have been hit by an errant passing shot or (expletive). Anything else, pack that bag, Jack).
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Re: 2021 Racquet Smashing Contest
An upset that I might be able to find smashes by WTA players easier than ATP ones this season. We'll see if that changes soon, the other account still hasn't posted, but they did reply to someone asking if they'd be posting again soon, but he was part of that nonsense when they froze or suspended accounts with tennis gifs and appears to be taking some stand against that treatment.
Putintseva with an unsurprising entry. Actually a double entry, the first is a failed bounce essentially, the second got the crack.
Putintseva with an unsurprising entry. Actually a double entry, the first is a failed bounce essentially, the second got the crack.
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Interesting that she spins the racquet after the first smash so the second crack will be on the other side.
Sort of like "How to turn your Babolat into a Yonex". I will give her points for that.
Sort of like "How to turn your Babolat into a Yonex". I will give her points for that.
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Re: 2021 Racquet Smashing Contest
An entry from Novak. Glad nothing popped off and ricocheted. Lessons learned from 2020? Not seeming like many thus far.
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And he is not a dumb guy. What part of "remember September?" doesn't he get?
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I want to point out, not for this contest, but in general, had I not gotten an alert from ESPN about this, I wouldn't have known anything had happened late last night. Searching Kyrgios on Twitter should bring any of this up, but no, it's like they were trying to hide that it happened. It's catching on now I think, but people were watching and posting about that match, and noted Coric's win, without mentioning much else.
So, look at this tweet to see the part that involves the stands, which isn't captured in the video I think, because yes, he did throw his racquet angrily into the stands after smashing it. Thank goodness it was mostly empty. But also, follow the link below the tweet for the complete story, it includes photos, including the damage to the racquet, and video of it happened. Photos at the top, video a bit below that.
For video and photos of the smash:
https://au.sports.yahoo.com/australian- ... 08574.html
So, look at this tweet to see the part that involves the stands, which isn't captured in the video I think, because yes, he did throw his racquet angrily into the stands after smashing it. Thank goodness it was mostly empty. But also, follow the link below the tweet for the complete story, it includes photos, including the damage to the racquet, and video of it happened. Photos at the top, video a bit below that.
For video and photos of the smash:
https://au.sports.yahoo.com/australian- ... 08574.html
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Re: 2021 Racquet Smashing Contest
JazzNU wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 7:19 pm For video and photos of the smash:
https://au.sports.yahoo.com/australian- ... 08574.html
Photo from this story
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Is there any info on how he got this injury? He has been off court for a year, basically.
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Isn't that more of a compression legging than anything else? I see a lot of NBA players using them this year. I could be wrong though.
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Re: 2021 Racquet Smashing Contest
Players who 'don't care' don't smash their racquets.
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