Re: The official Tennis thread

[El Gunner]

Probably Djokovic, still seems very fit and the youngest of them three. But so too Nadal after his injury scares, and so long as he plays, the French Open is a bankable win for him. So properly between them two. Federer has been playing unbelievable in the past 5 years for his age and should be commended for the grand slams he has won during that time, he actually could have won one or two more actually

[silver]

Can someone please stop Djokovic from catching up

[RealGunner]

He will probably have 10 more by the time he retires if not more.

[El Gunner]

lmao Djokovic's career slowly starting to fall apart

First he organises a tournament during peak Corona first wave where a few people including himself ends testing positive

Then he organises a union of which most players don't even want to be a part of,

and now he has been disqualified from the US Open for hitting a ball into the head/neck of a line judge and the worst part is, it wasn't even that bad tbh, the lady absolutely milked it

https://www.essentiallysports.com/atp-tennis-news-she-doesnt-have-to-go-to-the-hospital-novak-djokovic-fails-to-apologise-after-disqualification/

[danyjr]

lmao Djokovic's career slowly starting to fall apart

First he organises a tournament during peak Corona first wave where a few people including himself ends testing positive

Then he organises a union of which most players don't even want to be a part of,

and now he has been disqualified from the US Open for hitting a ball into the head/neck of a line judge and the worst part is, it wasn't even that bad tbh, the lady absolutely milked it

https://www.essentiallysports.com/atp-tennis-news-she-doesnt-have-to-go-to-the-hospital-novak-djokovic-fails-to-apologise-after-disqualification/

Hey it is America. People are looking for reasons to sue you.

Bet she milked a lot of money out of Nole too.

[BarrileteCosmico]

Disgraceful to victim blame here, I'm sure a Nole shot straight to the throat will hurt anyone

[danyjr]

[BarrileteCosmico]

Djokovic is confronted by reporter about how he vents his frustration in 2016 and laughs it off

https://streamable.com/wrpwt6

This was a long time coming

[BarrileteCosmico]

Yeah agreed with this. Very harsh sentence. I think they did it because if they didn't that could open them up for legal liability, but that's just the USO covering their ass.

[El Gunner]

Disgraceful to victim blame here, I'm sure a Nole shot straight to the throat will hurt anyone

sure, the throat is a sensitive area, but it's a tennis ball, come on, you cough it off and take deep breaths.

and if you're really such a baby about it, you take off the rest of the match if your throat is still sore and let someone else replace your line judging duties

[Myesyats]

Justice for Novak lol. That lady must be some wannabe actor

[Vibe]

lmao Djokovic's career slowly starting to fall apart

First he organises a tournament during peak Corona first wave where a few people including himself ends testing positive

Then he organises a union of which most players don't even want to be a part of,

and now he has been disqualified from the US Open for hitting a ball into the head/neck of a line judge and the worst part is, it wasn't even that bad tbh, the lady absolutely milked it

https://www.essentiallysports.com/atp-tennis-news-she-doesnt-have-to-go-to-the-hospital-novak-djokovic-fails-to-apologise-after-disqualification/

Falling apart He only won like 30 matches in a row before the dsq.

I won't debate whether it is the right call or not, but he is on his way to cementing the GOAT status and people just don't want that.

[El Gunner]

that's what i meant, the TENNIS GODS want to protect GOATERER's record and legacy.

[Vibe]

Despite me being Serbian and TENNIS GODS thinking otherwise, I genuinely think Djokovic is already the GOAT and not by tiny margins.

I am certainly no expert on tennis, I trained when I was a kid and followed a bit, only got really interested during the Roger - Rafa rivalry, and obviously later when Djokovic took the world by storm.

If Novak was Canadian or something he would already be cemented. People can deny it but he is just not shaped by the mould in which old rich people imagine a tennis goat should be.

And he just keeps shitting on them. And he will shit on them again after this. Because he's a psychological monster and the strength he carries is astonishing, and IMO, outshines his tennis abilities.

Federer and Nadal are better tennis players. But Djokovic will beat both. That is why I like him, and also because he has more character and charisma than Rafa and Roger combined.

[BarrileteCosmico]

Lmao, this is not some sort of conspiracy, anyone else would've been sent off on the spot too. The problem here is that USO is ridiculously afraid of getting sued, but the result would've been the same had Rafa/Federer done the same.

Also Nole has a good shot at being the GOAT, but as a person he's a little wack. Between him parroting conspiracy theories and organizing a tournament during COVID my estimation of him has fallen a lot over the past year.

[Vibe]

If you are replying to my post conspiracy wise, I am not talking about the dsq. I don't even know what happened, haven't seen it.

[El Gunner]

Lmao, this is not some sort of conspiracy, anyone else would've been sent off on the spot too. The problem here is that USO is ridiculously afraid of getting sued, but the result would've been the same had Rafa/Federer done the same.

Also Nole has a good shot at being the GOAT, but as a person he's a little wack. Between him parroting conspiracy theories and organizing a tournament during COVID my estimation of him has fallen a lot over the past year.

Federer would have never been defaulted lol he is THE PEOPLE'S CHAMP!

[El Gunner]

also just because someone says something contrary to authority and governmental regulations doesn't mean they're "a little wack" and that you should condemn them, check yourself BC

[Vibe]

Yeah, you wrecked yourself BC

[silver]

There is only one GOAT and his name is Rafael Nadal.

Now he's got the most (equal) grand slams to prove it.

[El Gunner]

not really, but you're allowed to have your opinion i guess

[danyjr]

King of clay yes.

GOAT no.

[The Demon of Carthage]

I don't know about that. Federer is definitely the most talented out of all three. However, if the other two overtakes his GS tally after he retires, then his GOAT status will be in jeopardy.

The GOAT title should be exclusively reserved for the player with the most Grand Slam titles.

[El Gunner]

that's bullshit... do you know how many variables go into winning 1 grand slam, let alone 20?
number of grand slams is just another aspect to add to the discussion imo

[McLewis]

BREAKING: Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open.

She was fined for not going to press conferences for mental health reasons: "I am not a natural public speaker and get huge waves of anxiety before I speak to the world's media." pic.twitter.com/o094ZrP5w2

— AJ+ (@ajplus) May 31, 2021

She withdrew because the French Open fined her $15,000 and threatened to expel her over this statement:

pic.twitter.com/EegFSKnoie

— NaomiOsaka大坂なおみ (@naomiosaka) May 26, 2021

Roland-Garros originally responded with this now deleted tweet:

Imagine @rolandgarros would see it in their infinite wisdom to issue a tweet like this after Naomi Osaka declined an interview.

Now what if in a show of solidarity for their fellow pro, they all understood the assignment, tore it up and left the French Open too? pic.twitter.com/SDNY2uGQGk

— Republic of Anthony (@BissieSmalls) June 1, 2021

They then issued this formal response after the backlashed forced the deletion of that above tweet:

Statement from Grand Slam tournaments regarding Naomi Osaka.#RolandGarros

— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 30, 2021

My take: I don't watch a lot of tennis, but what little I do watch has been on the women's side. I watched Osaka's rise when she almost beat Serena (and all that controversy) and I've seen her handle this fame with so much grace and poise. As an introvert, it's very clear to me that she's uncomfortable with it and that it is very taxing on her energy. It's no surprise her mental health is being affected. So she made the right decision here.

As for Roland-Garros, they fucked this up royally. That deleted tweet is absolutely egregious. It's one thing to hold a player to a contract, which they're within their rights to do. It's quite another to bully them into quitting the tournament by shame-tweeting her like they did here. That was as passive-aggressive as it gets. And now they've lost their top star on the women's side and for what? Meaningless press interviews where the same questions get asked over and over again. I sure hope it was worth it because now no one's happy here.

[BarrileteCosmico]

She did beat serena that time

Power move by Osaka. Tons of respect to her (again).

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