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Re: Olympic Tennis Paris 7/27 - 8/4 2024
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 4:00 pm
by ponchi101
Suliso wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2024 12:38 pm
I suppose a pressure of being an overwhelming favorite turned out to be too much.
She was the overwhelming favorite at RG for the slam and that turned out well (if only Naomi had converted one of those MP's).
We always look at these defeats and start looking at incredible circumstances. We forget the most basic of all rules: NOBODY wins every match every day, on any surface. Martina lost to Conchita on grass, Pete crashed down to Krajicek, Novak lost to Daniil at that USO final, Lendl lost to Cash at the Wimby he should have won.
Sure, this was Iga to lose. And she just simply did.
Having said that:
Re: Olympic Tennis Paris 7/27 - 8/4 2024
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 7:42 pm
by ti-amie
Re: Olympic Tennis Paris 7/27 - 8/4 2024
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 7:42 pm
by ti-amie
Re: Olympic Tennis Paris 7/27 - 8/4 2024
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 7:45 pm
by ti-amie
Re: Olympic Tennis Paris 7/27 - 8/4 2024
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 8:13 pm
by ti-amie
Re: Olympic Tennis Paris 7/27 - 8/4 2024
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 8:16 pm
by ti-amie
Re: Olympic Tennis Paris 7/27 - 8/4 2024
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 8:46 pm
by ponchi101
About Iga.
You show who you really are when you lose. Not when you win.
Any context about the non-handshake with the ump? Any controversial calls during the match?
Re: Olympic Tennis Paris 7/27 - 8/4 2024
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 8:57 pm
by skatingfan
Re: Olympic Tennis Paris 7/27 - 8/4 2024
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2024 12:05 pm
by patrick
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2024 8:46 pm
About Iga.
You show who you really are when you lose. Not when you win.
Any context about the non-handshake with the ump? Any controversial calls during the match?
Same question I was wondering about Swiatek and the chair?
Re: Olympic Tennis Paris 7/27 - 8/4 2024
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2024 2:24 pm
by Fastbackss
Iga comfortably ahead in the bronze medal match. I thought she might come out today in a bad headspace, but doesn't appear to have derailed her.
Re: Olympic Tennis Paris 7/27 - 8/4 2024
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2024 5:23 pm
by jazzyg
She was playing Schmiedlova. Not much of a test.
Re: Olympic Tennis Paris 7/27 - 8/4 2024
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2024 7:13 pm
by jazzyg
Djokovic vs. Alcaraz for the gold medal. Bring it on, although it will be shown on an eight-hour delay on U.S. TV.
I have not been able to watch anything since I don't subscribe to Peacock, but I think Djokovic has a real shot if he believes it. He was as awful as Alcaraz was brilliant in the Wimbledon final, flubbing easy volleys he had not missed in years. Alcaraz might be too good at this point, but I'm not convinced yet. If Djokovic plays with true self belief--something neither Federer nor Nadal (outside of clay) had against him over the past 10 years--it will be interesting to see how Alcaraz reacts. Federer could have beaten Djokovic in the 2015 Wimbledon and U.S. Open finals, but he did not appear to believe he could win during those matches. Depending on how Djokovic's knee is holding up, he could feel the same way on Sunday.
Re: Olympic Tennis Paris 7/27 - 8/4 2024
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2024 7:18 pm
by Fastbackss
Best of 3 certainly helps here.
The way Carlos played today would not help Novak come Sunday. Felix was playing well and only took two games
Re: Olympic Tennis Paris 7/27 - 8/4 2024
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2024 7:23 pm
by mick1303
It does not matter. Novak already achieved the best result in all his tries. BTW he has the most match wins in the Olympics among the tennis players (he already was at the top of the list even before these games started). Obviously in his age and the with the state of his fitness it is unlikely that he will beat Alcaraz. But he did the best he could.
Re: Olympic Tennis Paris 7/27 - 8/4 2024
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2024 8:02 pm
by skatingfan
jazzyg wrote: ↑Fri Aug 02, 2024 7:13 pm
Djokovic vs. Alcaraz for the gold medal. Bring it on, although it will be shown on an eight-hour delay on U.S. TV.
I have not been able to watch anything since I don't subscribe to Peacock, but I think Djokovic has a real shot if he believes it. He was as awful as Alcaraz was brilliant in the Wimbledon final, flubbing easy volleys he had not missed in years. Alcaraz might be too good at this point, but I'm not convinced yet. If Djokovic plays with true self belief--something neither Federer nor Nadal (outside of clay) had against him over the past 10 years--it will be interesting to see how Alcaraz reacts. Federer could have beaten Djokovic in the 2015 Wimbledon and U.S. Open finals, but he did not appear to believe he could win during those matches. Depending on how Djokovic's knee is holding up, he could feel the same way on Sunday.
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