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Re: Tennis Random, Random

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2021 6:52 pm
by ti-amie
Eurosport posted the video. I hope you guys can see it.

https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/roland ... tory.shtml

Re: Tennis Random, Random

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2021 7:04 pm
by ti-amie




No one has said he isn't her psychologist so I guess this isn't a joke of some kind?

Re: Tennis Random, Random

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2021 7:54 pm
by Deuce
Regarding Musetti retiring...
While I don't like this kind of thing, and feel it should be strongly discouraged, I will also cut him some slack because he's a young kid and each experience like this is new to him.
Someone should talk with him about this, and tell him why it's wrong - but I don't feel any punishment is warranted at this point.

I'm more disturbed by Federer quitting - because he knows the ropes, and should have more respect for the sport, the fans, and his peers than that. Yes, Federer has given a lot to tennis - but tennis has given just as much - maybe more - to Federer.

Re: Tennis Random, Random

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2021 8:43 pm
by dmforever
Someone should have asked him that if he had been up 4-0 in the 5th, would he have finished? I bet he would have said that he would have, which just means that he pulled the ultimate tank. If Kygrios gets rightfully fined for not putting in 100% effort, surely Musetti should as well.

Also, Becker said that he gave Berrettini the advantage in the quarters because Nole had a 5-set match and Berrettini had the day off. Does anyone else here give Matteo much of a chance? Or is Becker just saying that because of sour grapes? I actually never heard about how or why Nole fired Boris. In the press they both gave the prerequisite answers of respect and mutual admirations blah blah blah. If anyone has the inside scoop, I'm all ears. :)

Kevin

Re: Tennis Random, Random

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2021 9:43 pm
by ponchi101
Musetti took two sets from Novak, with a less mature game than Mateo. Sure, I give him a 30% chance of beating Novak; it would not be earth shattering.
Then again, it is Novak at a slam. It takes dumb errand balls to get him out, or Rafa on clay.

Re: Tennis Random, Random

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 9:15 pm
by ti-amie
ti-amie wrote: Tue Jun 08, 2021 6:52 pm Eurosport posted the video. I hope you guys can see it.

https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/roland ... tory.shtml
I hope some of you could watch the video of Musetti's post match presser because the narrative has changed...


Re: Tennis Random, Random

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 10:22 pm
by dmforever
I've never seen a match where you couldn't see that the player who was cramping was cramping. It's impossible to cramp and not show that externally. I think he meant he was brain cramping. :)

Kevin

Re: Tennis Random, Random

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 12:42 am
by JazzNU
ti-amie wrote: Thu Jun 10, 2021 9:15 pm
I hope some of you could watch the video of Musetti's post match presser because the narrative has changed...


To all of it.



Re: Tennis Random, Random

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 1:04 am
by ponchi101
"In comes the PR guys, sit down with the guilty part, and clearly tell him: you just F. Up. Let us help".

Re: Tennis Random, Random

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 3:20 pm
by dmforever
During the Nole-Matteo match 2 days ago Jim Courier, who is one of the few commentators I actually like, said something that really surprised me. He said that he thought it was likely that both Nole and Rafa would win each major twice. Is that what most experts think? I would be shocked if Nole wins the French again and equally shocked if Rafa wins the AO. What do y'all think?

Kevin

Re: Tennis Random, Random

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 3:28 pm
by Suliso
Possible, but I think rather unlikely, especially for Rafa. For Nole the best chance would be to win today.

Re: Tennis Random, Random

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 3:47 pm
by ponchi101
I think Nole has a second RG sometime soon. Rafa is one year older.
Rafa winning at Melbourne I find harder to see. He has a great track record there, but it is one slam where the new crop may start shining soon. Medvedev specially.

Re: Tennis Random, Random

Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 12:41 am
by ti-amie

Re: Tennis Random, Random

Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 2:08 pm
by ponchi101
Skipping WImbledon will be admitting he no longer has it outside of clay.

Re: Tennis Random, Random

Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 2:20 pm
by Suliso
ponchi101 wrote: Sat Jun 12, 2021 2:08 pm Skipping WImbledon will be admitting he no longer has it outside of clay.
Or preparing for USO, his second best GS surprisingly.