Talk About Tennis 2.0

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2024 11:32 pm I am not able to listen to the conversation well. But it seems to me that Qinwen is simply telling them not to talk while they are playing the point.

That was my impression as well. Leylah-Annie took exception to QZ talking back to her box and the chair told Qinwen to involve her if something happened again.

Qinwen has some attitude though. Never takes a step back.

Which is something to be lauded, not questioned. Your opponent's box is chatting non-stop and you tell them to shut up? I see no issues with that. It is not as if you are out there to make them your friends. They are rooting against you, after all.

I am missing a court so much...

And it was turning out to be such a nice day...

And the variety too.
I think that is a good balance.

ti-amie wrote: ↑Mon Oct 14, 2024 7:52 pm

So, now, at age 29, he decides a Slam is his target.
Because... most other players focus on a 500? The Chichicastenango Open? Winning as many Challengers as you can?
In my book, the one guy that had the tools to challenge R/R/N. And simply didn't want to.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 15, 2024 1:26 am

ti-amie wrote: ↑Mon Oct 14, 2024 7:52 pm

So, now, at age 29, he decides a Slam is his target.
Because... most other players focus on a 500? The Chichicastenango Open? Winning as many Challengers as you can?
In my book, the one guy that had the tools to challenge R/R/N. And simply didn't want to.

Agreed.

To be fair he did/does have mental health issues...

Found this:
Following Sinner’s Shanghai triumph, a journalist on the Sans Filet tennis talk show labelled Sinner “the new Djokovic” and claimed the Italian is “an improved version” because he is “more impactful and more aggressive.”

In response to a clip from the show on X, (Marion) Bartoli laughed in incredulity at the assertion that Sinner is a better version of Djokovic.

“What? Djokovic’s improved version? LOL (followed by a laughing emoji). It’s still incredible, this culture of the moment,” the former world No 7 wrote.
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Thank you, Marion. Let's get together and talk about short term memories.

I really don't know what to say.
OTOH, it is just 6 millionaires having fun and making more money. On the other, it is still S. Arabia.
Again, I have never been offered not even 6MM Colombian pesos ($1500). I would not know what to say if offered $6mm.