Talk About Tennis 2.0

Long gone days. Connors said it years ago. When he came to the tour, there were only two athletes on the tour: Borg and himself. Although I would disagree (Laver was a monster of an athlete, Stan Smith was an athlete that played tennis, pretty soon Vilas came around), it was not until the forgotten man of tennis, Ivan Lendl, and Navratilova, started getting into the best possible shape ever that we started seeing today's bodies.
Of course, Medvedev is proving all this wrong, but he is still an athlete. His body fat index must be 4%.

Just 10%. Screw them.

ti-amie wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 7:12 pm

Further proof that in China, all commercial entities and natural citizens are free to do as they wish.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 01, 2021 1:49 am Long gone days. Connors said it years ago. When he came to the tour, there were only two athletes on the tour: Borg and himself. Although I would disagree (Laver was a monster of an athlete, Stan Smith was an athlete that played tennis, pretty soon Vilas came around), it was not until the forgotten man of tennis, Ivan Lendl, and Navratilova, started getting into the best possible shape ever that we started seeing today's bodies.
Of course, Medvedev is proving all this wrong, but he is still an athlete. His body fat index must be 4%.

Agree with you about Borg..I remember one of those quirky shows on TV - they had 10 champion athletes competing in 9 events other than their own (don't remember exactly) - on average, you would expect each to win 1 or 2...they are all champion athletes, after all..Borg was one of them, and he won 6 or 7 events!!

Plus, remember his legendary 36 BPM heart rate. I know, I know, I know, different eras, but when Uncle Tony said that Rafa was not the greatest clay court player of all time (Rafa had won his 7th RG at the time) because HE (Tony) remembered Borg, I could only say: "Try to play 5 sets at Roland Garros with a 16 ounce wood racquet".
Sure, Rafa has made that a moot point, but Bjorn was an absolute animal.

For Sabalenka fans

IMG Acquires Mutua Madrid Open Tennis, Acciona Open de España Golf Tournaments
By K.J. Yossma

Endeavor-owned IMG, which produces and distributes sports and entertainment media, has struck a deal with Super Slam Ltd and its affiliates to acquire the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament and the Acciona Open de España golf tournament.

As part of the acquisition, Madrid Trophy Promotion SLU (MTP), which operates the Mutua Madrid Open and Acciona Open de España golf tournament, will become part of IMG. Gerard Tsobanian, MTP’s CEO and tournament director, becomes senior vice president in IMG’s global tennis events division, led by Gabin Forbes, and will continue to oversee the day to day running of the tournaments along with his team.

The Mutua Madrid Open joins tennis tournaments such as the Miami Open and other ATP and WTA events on the IMG roster. In 2019, IMG moved the Miami Open to the 350,000-capacity Hard Rock Stadium (also home to the Miami Dolphins) where it now boasts one of the largest broadcast tennis audiences outside of the Grand Slams and tour finals.

“The Mutua Madrid Open will be a strong addition to our global events portfolio and tennis business, which will now boast two of the three mandatory combined events on both tours,” Sam Zussman, co-president of Media and Events at IMG, said in a statement. “We’re looking forward to leveraging Endeavor’s broader network to further enhance the fan experience and add value across production, media, brand partnerships, retail, and hospitality, just as we’ve done with the Miami Open.”

Subject to ATP / WTA and regulatory approvals, the deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022.

IMG were advised by Latham & Watkins LLP.

https://variety.com/2021/biz/news/img-m ... 235127039/

I wonder what it cost to buy Tiriac out?

TBD? More like a guarantee. It's how IMG operates.

Wonder if Feliciano stays on with this move.

ITF: "We don't want to punish a billion people".
Nope, that is what the Chinese government does. Killing quite a few, too.