David Posted July 11, 2022 Posted July 11, 2022 12 hours ago, Loki said: I didn’t watch but did Djokovic do his usual thing of playing like a tired man in the first set, then popping off to the loo and winning the next 2 sets like he’s 21 again? I’m beginning to wonder if the top of tennis is like the top of the cycling world a decade ago - riddled with performance enhancing drugs but just under the radar. If he is popping to the loo to partake in any shenanigans he's got the balls to do it under the nose of the official who is tasked with accompanying any player who leaves the court during matchplay for any reason. If anything it breaks the flow of the opposition, puts them off their game and allows him to regroup. Quote
wordsfromlee Posted July 11, 2022 Posted July 11, 2022 I doubt the official is standing in the cubical with him while he’s taking a dump and doing a key from his stash under his wristband. Quote
David Posted July 11, 2022 Posted July 11, 2022 27 minutes ago, wordsfromlee said: I doubt the official is standing in the cubical with him while he’s taking a dump and doing a key from his stash under his wristband. I heard the only thing he snorts is the tears of the vaccinated. Quote
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted July 11, 2022 Moderators Posted July 11, 2022 Why would he want to risk getting any vaccine in him? Quote
David Posted July 11, 2022 Posted July 11, 2022 3 minutes ago, Chest Rockwell said: Why would he want to risk getting any vaccine in him? The tears are at least three months old. Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted September 15, 2022 Author Members Posted September 15, 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/15/roger-federer-announces-retirement-from-tennis-after-stellar-career The greatest of all time isn't he? Also I have always thought I bet he smells amazing. Quote
Paid Members PunkStep Posted September 15, 2022 Paid Members Posted September 15, 2022 15 minutes ago, SuperBacon said: The greatest of all time isn't he? Absolutely. I appreciate there is an argument for Nadal, but for me Rog is the greatest. At a time when the men's game was still feeling the effects of the big servers (Sampras, Phillippousis, Rusedski, Roddick) along came some truly brilliant tennis players such as Federer and Hewitt. Federer is, for me, the greatest ambassador for the sport in the modern era and one of the greatest sports ambassadors full stop. Genuinely came across as humble and never took his success for granted, you could see how elated he was every time he won a grand slam. It's insane how many grand slams him and Nadal have won whilst being around at the same time. They are, and probably always be for as long as I live, at the very top of the tennis mountain. The other guy doesn't even lace their tennis shoes. Quote
wordsfromlee Posted September 15, 2022 Posted September 15, 2022 Federer is the greatest of all time. Definitely grass court player at least. He went five years undefeated at one point. Quote
Edgehead Posted September 15, 2022 Posted September 15, 2022 Made so many shots look easy, and hardly broke a sweat in some matches. Quote
DavidB6937 Posted September 24, 2022 Posted September 24, 2022 This was just something else. Couldn't ask for a better send off for him. The amount of love and respect was off the charts. Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted June 12, 2023 Author Members Posted June 12, 2023 The Gods of Tennis documentary on the iplayer is absolutely superb. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0fd5qk1/gods-of-tennis The Navratilova episode is one of the best things I've watched recently. She was the best. Quote
Loki Posted June 13, 2023 Posted June 13, 2023 The really greats sportspeople fundamentally change their sport forever. There was women's tennis before Navratilova, and women's tennis after Navratilova, a dramatically different game. Quote
DavidB6937 Posted June 18, 2023 Posted June 18, 2023 Wholesome content alert. I actually can't cope with the last year or so between all this Federer, Nadal and Murray stuff. Proper end of golden era of tennis for me. I never liked Djokovic quite as much. Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted July 3, 2023 Author Members Posted July 3, 2023 Wimbledon starts today then. Very hard to see anyone getting the better of Djokovic on grass, but Medvedev at 20/1 isn't the worst shout in the world. Andy Murray with one last hurrah? Would be great to see wouldn't it? No tantrums from Kyrgios as he has withdrawn hours before the tournament starts with ligament wrist damage. I guess that's what you get for being a wanker Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted July 15, 2023 Author Members Posted July 15, 2023 (edited) Take nothing away from Vondrousova, but that is one of the biggest chokings of all time by Jabeur. She beat herself unfortunately, which is such a shame. Probably because I had a tenner on her* ? You can't have a first save that bad and have so many unforced errors in a final. A dreadful performance from her to be honest. *Edit: each way apparently, so a £35 profit still for a chippy tea. Edited July 15, 2023 by SuperBacon Quote
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