Talk About Tennis 2.0

Sunday, June 18, 2023 Day 9

Centre Court Starts At 12:00 Pm

( 1) Veronika Kudermetova VS (4) Ekaterina Alexandrova
Not Before 2:30 Pm / SINGLES FINAL
F
Jordan Thompson VS (6) Tallon Griekspoor

I say playing at home will push Griekspoor to the title. Must be a nice feeling.

ti-amie wrote: ↑Sat Jun 17, 2023 7:32 pm

have only seen them once but Aoyama's instincts of when to poach and when not to, are just astounding.. never seen anything like it.

remember what happened last year?!

how now, friends? Am I an idiot for saying Alexandrova is good? a lot of people here made fun of me !

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 18, 2023 3:36 pm how now, friends? Am I an idiot for saying Alexandrova is good? a lot of people here made fun of me !

No one said Alexandrova is bad - she's in the top 30 in the world - but she's never had a really significant result at any of the bigger tournaments. This win fits the pattern of winning smaller events, and we all know how you feel about lead up tournaments and their predictive value when it comes to majors.

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 18, 2023 3:36 pm how now, friends? Am I an idiot for saying Alexandrova is good? a lot of people here made fun of me !

Ashkor, I will assume you are joking here, but, to be clear, nobody here has made fun of you. We have had a conversation about Alexandrova, in which you have repeatedly backed her up (and you have the complete right to have your favorites) and all we have said is what Skating says above: she is a good player, top 30 and a lot of other accomplishments, but we have a different view of her quality. That's all.
Remember. If you claim she is now a great player, because she won one tournament, then somebody with a more belligerent attitude could, the next time she losses early in any given tournament, turn that table on you and call her an awful player. I would appreciate a more balanced perspective.

And, here I am making fun: if you are so high on her, why didn't you pick her for your Green Acres team? Hey, you chose Giorgi over Alexandrova! If you own the horse, might as well ride it, right?

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 17, 2023 7:26 pm I say playing at home will push Griekspoor to the title. Must be a nice feeling.

And you were correct.