Talk About Tennis 2.0

If it only was so easy - beat Pegula and you're likely to be a champion. Danilovic and Alexandrova also recently beat Pegula and likely you'll agree that neither will be a big champion.

We don't have doubts, we don't have expectations. I can only speak for myself but, she is obviously quite good but we have to wait and see.
You have been raving about Anisimova these last few weeks. Great, she is good. But remember when she reached the RG semis? Well, it looked like she was ready to become a big threat at slams.
And then, stuff happened.
We were expecting great things from Raducanu. And then, stuff happened. And, I was expecting a bit more from Navarro after her USO run. And she has not delivered on that.
I am only saying we have to give these players some time. If Noskova wins a slam soon, great. She is a very good player. But if she does not, it will be not the first time a very good player could not take that final step.
Remember Nicole Vaidisova?

My only submission is _ calling her a champion AFTER she wins something is reporting, calling her a Champion BEFORE is expertise. I am not interested in reporting.
I thought this forum is for discussion. You may disagree about the capability of any player, but why not say why? Then there could be a discussion.
Ad hominem arguments are all I am hearing here.

We shall make a poll on who wins the next Wimbledon:
a) Noskova
b) Muchova
c) Siniakova
d) Kvitova, returning )

Just to be clear - I am calling Noskova and Andreeva future major champions. Time will tell if that is right.

mick1303 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2025 2:26 pm We shall make a poll on who wins the next Wimbledon:
a) Noskova
b) Muchova
c) Siniakova
d) Kvitova, returning )

I am expecting Sabalenka to win this time. She has come close many times, and this time, she has her serve, and nerves, under control.what do YOU think?

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2025 2:30 pm

mick1303 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2025 2:26 pm We shall make a poll on who wins the next Wimbledon:
a) Noskova
b) Muchova
c) Siniakova
d) Kvitova, returning )

I am expecting Sabalenka to win this time. She has come close many times, and this time, she has her serve, and nerves, under control.what do YOU think?

Apparently my attempt to joke failed...

What is the joke?

Jokes are not supposed to be explained. It defeats the purpose.

Are you trolling me? If so, I know what to do about trolls

What a win for Tauson! Too bad Bencic couldn't do it today...

The results of this tournament are extremely odd

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2025 12:02 pm do people here still doubt that Noskova is a future champion? Just beat Pegula, who is my eternal benchmark - if you can beat her, you are a very very good player indeed.

Yes—I honestly don’t see anything special about Noskova’s game—she’s a standard issue factory model, IMO.

Thursday Order of Play

Center Court
Starts at 5:00 AM

RUS M. Andreeva (12) vs POL I. Swiatek (2)
Followed By
DEN C. Tauson vs CZE L. Noskova
Followed By
KAZ E. Rybakina (6) vs USA S. Kenin
Followed By
CZE K. Muchova (14) vs ROU S. Cirstea

Court 1
Starts at 5:00 AM

RUS A. Panova/HUN F. Stollar vs FRA K. Mladenovic/CHN S. Zhang
Followed By
CZE K. Siniakova/USA T. Townsend (1) vs BRA B. Haddad Maia/GER L. Siegemund
Followed By
USA B. Mattek-Sands/BRA L. Stefani vs TPE S. Hsieh/LAT J. Ostapenko (3)
Followed By
CHN Y. Xu/CHN Z. Yang vs CZE L. Noskova/KAZ Y. Putintseva

mick1303 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2025 2:26 pm We shall make a poll on who wins the next Wimbledon:
a) Noskova
b) Muchova
c) Siniakova
d) Kvitova, returning )

Venus!