Talk About Tennis 2.0

Oh, that wasn't a smash! That was EXECUTION. Nothing short than guillotining that racquet. Primal, primitive instincts!
That was a cleaver to a chicken's neck. Me like that a lot!!!

I can't help but wonder if any racquet companies have ever put a clause in their contracts with players which states that if they throw, smash - or 'execute' - one of their racquets in a public forum (a televised match and/or a match with spectators), the racquet company then has the right to withdraw $X from the contract.

I mean, really - every racquet smash is essentially the player exclaiming 'This thing is an absolutely useless piece of dung!'... and I don't believe that's the message that the racquet companies wished to express to the public when they signed the contract with the player.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 3:32 pm Oh, that wasn't a smash! That was EXECUTION. Nothing short than guillotining that racquet. Primal, primitive instincts!
That was a cleaver to a chicken's neck. Me like that a lot!!!

If only he had Baghdatis'd the other rackets in his bag.

Deuce wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 4:46 pm ...

I mean, really - every racquet smash is essentially the player exclaiming 'This thing is an absolutely useless piece of dung!'... and I don't believe that's the message that the racquet companies wished to express to the public when they signed the contract with the player.

Not necessarily. Thanks to this piece of performance art, I can tell that to break a HEAD racquet you need a lot of force. Also, the final close-up shows how pretty the cosmetics are.
Were.

Efficiency of motion. I mean to do that shows that you're dsigusted with everything and everyone but I'd like to see a bit more effort.

FYI, don't bother looking that hard for any smash you happen to see in the next 2 weeks. FFT is basically the biggest a-hole out there when it comes to going after anyone who posts a gif so almost no one is risking it. At best, a partner posts a video or you'll find it in highlights, but that's fairly uncommon. Post about it if you see a good one, just don't waste much of your time on a likely fruitless search.

We got a racquet smash! Because ESPN posted it thank goodness, so here is a (first, I think) entry from Coco Gauff.


Video has since been pulled.

Like everything about her, she shows great promise.
I like that it was totally unexpected. She was walking back, not pleased but not terribly upset, and then unleashed it. I approve.

Kellykelly wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 12:32 pm Such a Great Smashing Racquet Contest. i am really excited for next contest.

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Not a smash, but some violent swings from Shelby Rogers and since we haven't had many recently, thought you'd enjoy. Her poor doubles partner backing up to avoid the swings is Petra Martic.

Wow a rare entry from the WTA! She met all of my criteria for an award nomination.

I'm not sure about the damage, but it sure was different.

Mediocre entry from Delbonis, only saved from being pitiful by the impressive bounce imo

And then not long after that, one of the all time greats in this category shows us he's still got it even if there's no racquet in play.