Talk About Tennis 2.0

JTContinental wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 3:22 am No one:

Jimmy Arias: From my standpoint, I don't think [Iga Swiatek's] been great for women's tennis, because she wears her hat so low that you can't even see her face or her eyes during a match, so you don't get a connection as much as you could. So, I don't mind her getting angry in some ways, but I want to see her personality.



Perhaps he also thinks she should smile more.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 3:15 pm They have to have a journalism class called "Silence 101". It should be for journalists and talking heads that need to be taught a simple rule: You don't have to talk all the time. Let the match/game carry you.
It is not as if Iga is the only one wearing a cap/visor.

patrick wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 4:58 pm Henin also wore a cap and did quite well.

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 7:24 am Regarding Iga's cap, Roddick wore one, too. Someone should tell him it was bad for American tennis.

skatingfan wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 11:29 pm

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 7:24 am Regarding Iga's cap, Roddick wore one, too. Someone should tell him it was bad for American tennis.

So that's why American men haven't won a Grand Slam title since 2003.

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 7:24 am

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 3:15 pm They have to have a journalism class called "Silence 101". It should be for journalists and talking heads that need to be taught a simple rule: You don't have to talk all the time. Let the match/game carry you.
It is not as if Iga is the only one wearing a cap/visor.

Staying quiet is a classic reporter's trick. Don't rush to fill the dead air - the subject will likely keep talking because dead air is uncomfortable. Usually you want the person to do most of the talking.

Commentating is different, but the best know when to stay mum. I'd guess producers are involved, too.

Regarding Iga's cap, Roddick wore one, too. Someone should tell him it was bad for American tennis.

jazzyg wrote: ↑Sun Aug 13, 2023 6:10 pm As a member of the media (though rarely covering tennis), there's nothing worse than fans ripping our selections as stupid or calculated or something else.

I assume Tignor made those picks because he thinks that is what will happen. I've read all of his selections over the past several years, and for the most part, he is pretty accurate, although predicting what will happen always is difficult. Wertheim has riffed many times on how his picks create more anger and derision among his readers than anything else, almost to the point that he dreads making picks.

Ashkor, you have plenty of tennis knowledge, but like anyone else would be who tries to predict results, you've been incredibly wrong on a ton of your voluminous predictions over the last several months. I'm a little surprised you are questioning the basis for Tignor's given your own experience.