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Re: Tennis Random, Random (On Court)

Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 3:34 am
by ti-amie
Owendonovan wrote: Sun Oct 22, 2023 1:13 am I say bring back practice in empty pools.
:lol:

Re: Tennis Random, Random (On Court)

Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 2:06 pm
by skatingfan
meganfernandez wrote: Sat Oct 21, 2023 8:32 pm Can’t say I approve of making Rafa practice without water.

So Toni toughened Rafa up and someone avoided Rafa hating his guts. So it worked. And now he things the players are too coddled and too soft mentally.

Rafa was just a one in a million player IMO. And well suited to his circumstances.
Maybe Rafa wouldn't have had so many injury issues if learned to listen to his body when he was younger than than ignoring physical issues in the name of mental toughness.

Re: Tennis Random, Random (On Court)

Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 2:31 pm
by mmmm8
Owendonovan wrote: Sun Oct 22, 2023 1:13 am I say bring back practice in empty pools.
With bombs flying over them? Now getting easier to find again!

Re: Tennis Random, Random (On Court)

Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:35 pm
by ti-amie

Re: Tennis Random, Random (On Court)

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:16 pm
by ti-amie

Re: Tennis Random, Random (On Court)

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:29 pm
by ponchi101
Good for Novak. Honor where honor is due.

Re: Tennis Random, Random (On Court)

Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2023 8:20 pm
by ti-amie

Re: Tennis Random, Random (On Court)

Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2023 8:22 pm
by ti-amie

Re: Tennis Random, Random (On Court)

Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2023 1:23 pm
by ponchi101
Maybe they are listening. And it may be only you, Stan (and Taylor).
It seems to me that this is the same as last year's USO ball issue with the women. Badosa complained that they were using the regular ball, and should be using the heavy duty. This year, somebody complained about using the heavy duty.
Can't please everybody.

Re: Tennis Random, Random (On Court)

Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2023 1:49 pm
by meganfernandez
ponchi101 wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 1:23 pm Maybe they are listening. And it may be only you, Stan (and Taylor).
It seems to me that this is the same as last year's USO ball issue with the women. Badosa complained that they were using the regular ball, and should be using the heavy duty. This year, somebody complained about using the heavy duty.
Can't please everybody.
Casper Ruud said he's fine with different balls. He thinks the variety gives different players a chance week to week, like court speed.

I thought it was Iga who complained.

Re: Tennis Random, Random (On Court)

Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2023 2:38 pm
by ashkor87
vondrousova complained too...

Re: Tennis Random, Random (On Court)

Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2023 7:25 pm
by ponchi101
This year. Vondrousova complained about using the HD balls. Can't recall about when was it that Iga complained (and about which ball).

Re: Tennis Random, Random (On Court)

Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 8:51 pm
by ti-amie
I thought we had a thread about tennis equipment and racquets but I couldn't find it.


Re: Tennis Random, Random (On Court)

Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 10:17 pm
by Fastbackss
Not sure how that got published but if I were a player I might be miffed that information made it out

Re: Tennis Random, Random (On Court)

Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 11:26 pm
by ponchi101
ti-amie wrote: Sun Oct 29, 2023 8:51 pm I thought we had a thread about tennis equipment and racquets but I couldn't find it.

We do. If you feel like moving this there:
https://www.talkabouttennis2.com/viewto ... 027#p83027

Interesting data. Gone are the days of Borg (80 Lbs), Pete (80 lbs), Lendl (72.5).
I used to string my racquets at 62. What a fool.