cheekyboy Posted July 3, 2019 Posted July 3, 2019 On 03/07/2019 at 12:08 AM, metal beat said: C'mon Keith!! How could you possible go for the druggo steroid boi Rafa. Go Nick - whip Rafa's bucket arssse and send Uncle Tony back to Spain . Expand Shane, I've got no evidence that Rafa is a drug cheat and I do know these players are tested constantly throughout the year. Apart from all that though, Rafa is a class act and a great ambassador for the game and Kygrios is the exact opposite, IMO of course. I may be old fashioned in this regard, but the sooner Kyrgios and Tomic finish their careers and get out of the game, the better....................there is nothing that can be said to condone their behaviour on or off the court. 4 1
Snoopy8 Posted July 3, 2019 Posted July 3, 2019 Very timely to this discussion https://www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis/channel-seven-under-fire-for-missing-the-barty-party-20190702-p523hq.html I was looking forward to watching Barty but went back to the music. It seems that Channel 7 preferred showing the male brat rather than a nice female champion. Oh, she is the No. 1 seed and No. 1 in the world... And AUSSIE! Go figure? 2
metal beat Posted July 3, 2019 Posted July 3, 2019 (edited) excellent press conference from Nick and shows another side of Nick imo. Just listen to some of the idiotic click bait questions from the press and how Nick answers them and puts them into their place. Edited July 3, 2019 by metal beat 1
Snoopy8 Posted July 3, 2019 Posted July 3, 2019 I am giving him far too much air: Quote Kyrgios, 24, insisted after the match he wouldn't change his ways, and said supporters would keep watching him because they wanted to be entertained. Expand i.e. people are attracted to him because they know they will see a car crash. Agree with Rafter here https://www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis/cash-is-kyrgios-the-male-version-of-anna-kournikova-20190703-p523kf.html End of rant, no more post from me about him...
mrbuzzardstubble Posted July 3, 2019 Posted July 3, 2019 On 03/07/2019 at 3:50 AM, Snoopy8 said: I am giving him far too much air: i.e. people are attracted to him because they know they will see a car crash. Agree with Rafter here https://www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis/cash-is-kyrgios-the-male-version-of-anna-kournikova-20190703-p523kf.html End of rant, no more post from me about him... Expand I'd rather watch Anna.
Ooogh Posted July 3, 2019 Posted July 3, 2019 Personally I was amazed when I realised that, “ he who shall not be named” , was playing Super Mario. I hope that he is teaming up with Luigi for the doubles. I don’t think that Mr personality realises that if he continues to loose matches he should win he will find himself playing qualifying matches , image the effort he would put into those, and his career will rapidly come to a grinding halt. I don’t see much of a future on the coaching circuit for him and our other male ray of light who took a straight sets beating last night. 1
GregWormald Posted July 4, 2019 Posted July 4, 2019 (edited) What an absolute joy it is to watch Ash Barty play tennis. No grunts, no squeals, no temper tantrums--and REAL tennis. Go Ash! Edited July 4, 2019 by GregWormald 3
Hazzzy Posted July 5, 2019 Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) On 03/07/2019 at 1:49 AM, metal beat said: excellent press conference from Nick and shows another side of Nick imo. Expand I am no expert but I think Nick would be Bi Polar and would not have a lot of control over what's going on between the ears at times! As for Bernie, he is just milking it for every penny he can get out of the game from zero effort. Edited July 5, 2019 by Hazzzy
Snoopy8 Posted July 5, 2019 Posted July 5, 2019 What do people think of the teen sensation Coco Gauff? She reminds me a lot of the Williams sisters, same arrogant, divine belief that they will be No. 1. I thought that maybe we will be free of that arrogance soon as the William sisters fade away.
LHC Posted July 5, 2019 Posted July 5, 2019 Stayed up and watched the Nadal vs Kyrgios game and it was well worth it. Easily the best game this week. For what it is worth, Nick played like a top ten player, his current ranking is a joke. It is also interesting and instructive to read what Rafa has to say about Nick after the match (https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/lesson-to-be-learned-from-nadal-kyrgios-wimbledon-2019). I still think Nick Kyrgios is the breath of fresh air needed in the men's game; he just need to get his act together. 1
Ooogh Posted July 5, 2019 Posted July 5, 2019 On 05/07/2019 at 11:25 AM, LHC said: Stayed up and watched the Nadal vs Kyrgios game and it was well worth it. Easily the best game this week. For what it is worth, Nick played like a top ten player, his current ranking is a joke. It is also interesting and instructive to read what Rafa has to say about Nick after the match (https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/lesson-to-be-learned-from-nadal-kyrgios-wimbledon-2019). I still think Nick Kyrgios is the breath of fresh air needed in the men's game; he just need to get his act together. Expand I agree LHC. To my mind Kyrgios can be the McEnroe of this generation. He does bring excitement and personality to an increasingly vanilla set of men. I just want anyone outside the top three who seem to have been the only contenders for fifteen years. However, to make a true impact and reach his obvious potential he needs to bring the real deal to every Grand Slam or he will continue to bow out early to lesser players. He is still young and strong as an ox but to have an extended career he will need to reach that fitness level and mental fortitude of elite sportsmen. He will earn enough in the mean time to retire in the lap of luxury but that would be a waste if he doesn’t give it all he is capable of. I hope one day he is remembered like McEnroe, a temperamental genius, and gives us all a good laugh commentating the tennis. It will be interesting to see which way it goes. On a lighter note I see that Hewitt is playing doubles with Super Mario, obviously Luigi must be carrying an injury. 1
wolster Posted July 5, 2019 Author Posted July 5, 2019 On 05/07/2019 at 9:16 AM, Snoopy8 said: What do people think of the teen sensation Coco Gauff? She reminds me a lot of the Williams sisters, same arrogant, divine belief that they will be No. 1. I thought that maybe we will be free of that arrogance soon as the William sisters fade away. Expand Dunno, Snoopy. She is a talent with great belief. I don't see the comparison with Serena yet and there is nothing wrong with Venus as far as attitude is concerned. She is just feeling her age as she slips from the top top ranked players.
Snoopy8 Posted July 6, 2019 Posted July 6, 2019 Good to see Barty live again. But Channel 7, in VIC & TAS decided to start the telecast on 72 while 7HD showed the post match of an AFL game. Surely they could have chopped that crap. And while I was writing this, heard that NSW & QLD switched to 7HD mid way through the second set. Channel 7 still not respecting tennis fans 1
wolster Posted July 7, 2019 Author Posted July 7, 2019 I know Barty played a qualifier last night but she was still impressive. The bigger tests await her in this tournament. How will she go?
Snoopy8 Posted July 8, 2019 Posted July 8, 2019 Aargh! No more Barty ... Riske, as her name suggests, took plenty of risks with her shots and it paid off. Blasted Barty off the court and a deserved winner.
mrbuzzardstubble Posted July 8, 2019 Posted July 8, 2019 Meanwhile Rafa's going through Sousa like a dose of salts. I think Djokovic is the only thing that's going to stop him hoisting the silverware.
Snoopy8 Posted July 8, 2019 Posted July 8, 2019 On 08/07/2019 at 12:33 PM, mrbuzzardstubble said: Meanwhile Rafa's going through Sousa like a dose of salts. I think Djokovic is the only thing that's going to stop him hoisting the silverware. Expand Federer?
mrbuzzardstubble Posted July 8, 2019 Posted July 8, 2019 On 08/07/2019 at 1:19 PM, Snoopy8 said: Federer? Expand Federer seems to find it increasingly difficult to get over Novak and Rafa. I'd like to see him win it but I wouldn't put money on him doing it. 1
cheekyboy Posted July 8, 2019 Posted July 8, 2019 On 08/07/2019 at 1:39 PM, mrbuzzardstubble said: Federer seems to find it increasingly difficult to get over Novak and Rafa. I'd like to see him win it but I wouldn't put money on him doing it. Expand Yep, and probably more so with Novak than Rafa, Martin. Roger has lost the last three against Novak and even though he lost the last outing against Rafa at Rolan Garros [but who beats Rafa there anyway!] he was 6 - 0 head to head against Rafa going back to 2015 prior to that. It'll be different on grass of course because clay is not Roger's favourite surface, with hard court probably his best surface, but he's pretty handy on the Wimbledon grass too! Cheers, Keith 2
wolster Posted July 8, 2019 Author Posted July 8, 2019 Barty fought to the end but could not find that first serve when she needed it. It would not surprise me to see Riske beat Serena in the quarters. 1
scuzzii Posted July 8, 2019 Posted July 8, 2019 On 08/07/2019 at 10:21 PM, wolster said: Barty fought to the end but could not find that first serve when she needed it. It would not surprise me to see Riske beat Serena in the quarters. Expand can only hope. Lost all respect for Williams. (and not just recently) 3
Snoopy8 Posted July 8, 2019 Posted July 8, 2019 On 08/07/2019 at 10:34 PM, scuzzii said: can only hope. Lost all respect for Williams. (and not just recently) Expand Never had time for her either. I think Serena's worst act was stealing all the limelight and oxygen from Naomi Osaka when she won the US Open. Her arrogance and temper explosions are bad enough on their own, but to take someone's moment away from their maiden tennis major win is unforgivable. 3
scuzzii Posted July 8, 2019 Posted July 8, 2019 yep, agree. That was her statement to the world "im bigger than the game'. Cant stand her. If that situation was reversed, Serena would have also lost it.. 1
GregWormald Posted July 9, 2019 Posted July 9, 2019 On 08/07/2019 at 10:21 PM, wolster said: Barty fought to the end but could not find that first serve when she needed it. It would not surprise me to see Riske beat Serena in the quarters. Expand Riske played a magic game against Barty and (disappointingly) deserved her win. Now if only she could learn to shut up while on-court. I can't comment for Barty but I found the grunts on every shot very distracting. (One of my pet hates.) Strangely enough, sound is important to me. 1
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