John Lambies Doos Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 As for Konta I don't think she's a bottle merchant. She just can't adapt her style to counter act opponents. Her Plan A tennis is really good, but doesn't really have a Plan B. She is a top 50 player that can play top 10 tennis because she is very effective at what she does well.Not sure Loki, she threw a couple of Fantastic opportunities to reach slam finals by choking from promising positions. People called Murray a bottler but he wasnt because he was losing his slam finals against better players, however Konta is losing her opportunities against lesser players. Jury is out but imo, a choking gene may exist. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Apropos of nothing 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 14 hours ago, NewBornBairn said: Apropos of nothing Thanks for that. Features a few of his definitive shots - the hooked forehand down the line on the run is a specialty, and he's got to be one of the best lobbers ever. Who was the lank mutant he just kept lobbing at Wimbledon one year? He was like "I don't care if you're 9 feet tall, I'm going to draw you to the net just for the fun of going over you." And the lob to win the Davis Cup while the home fans were celebrating what looked like a certain point for Goffin was pure Murray. If he never achieves anything again he's left us with buckets of great memories. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Evans and Norrie punted as well. No British involvement in singles in the second week 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Was having a wee think there about who's the greatest male player ever to not win a Slam? Statistics would dictate Marcelo Rios as he was World Number 1 despite never winning one. But I'm going for Dave Nalbandian. The way he hit the ball was superb. It looked great, it sounded great, and his net play and touch was immense. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 1 hour ago, TheScarf said: Was having a wee think there about who's the greatest male player ever to not win a Slam? Statistics would dictate Marcelo Rios as he was World Number 1 despite never winning one. But I'm going for Dave Nalbandian. The way he hit the ball was superb. It looked great, it sounded great, and his net play and touch was immense. Most talented I've seen that didn't win a slam is Mecir. He won the tour finals and the Olympics among 11 major titles and had fantastic hands. But maybe the most unlucky is David Ferrer, who in another era would surely have had at least one French Open. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 1 hour ago, GordonS said: Most talented I've seen that didn't win a slam is Mecir. He won the tour finals and the Olympics among 11 major titles and had fantastic hands. But maybe the most unlucky is David Ferrer, who in another era would surely have had at least one French Open. Ah yes, I've read about Mecir, seemed to always end up playing prime Lendl and getting bodied. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, TheScarf said: Ah yes, I've read about Mecir, seemed to always end up playing prime Lendl and getting bodied. We didn't see him as much as we would have liked because in those days pretty much the only live tennis on British TV was Wimbledon. I was 13 when he made the semis there, he was two sets up against Edberg who came back to beat him. His career was pretty short and I don't think he'd have survived in the more powerful era of Becker, Agassi, Sampras etc. But what a player. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 17 hours ago, GordonS said: Thanks for that. Features a few of his definitive shots - the hooked forehand down the line on the run is a specialty, and he's got to be one of the best lobbers ever. Who was the lank mutant he just kept lobbing at Wimbledon one year? He was like "I don't care if you're 9 feet tall, I'm going to draw you to the net just for the fun of going over you." And the lob to win the Davis Cup while the home fans were celebrating what looked like a certain point for Goffin was pure Murray. If he never achieves anything again he's left us with buckets of great memories. Ivo Karlovic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Djokovic could be defaulted after hitting the line judge in the head with the ball. Decision currently being made courtside. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Ladies and gentlemen we will have a new Slam champion. Djokovic defaulted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Absolute scenes in Novak match. He’s been disqualified after hitting line judge with a ball hit in anger after losing his serve. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Just seen it on twitter. Lovely stuff. Get that up him 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Where is your magic water now? Actually makes the tournament interesting as he would have skated it otherwise 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Brilliant, want Fed to have the most....Right, who is the money on?Theim? Lad who wailt Murray? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 re: the best player never to win a major thing, difficult as would probably have to be an all court player rather than a clay court specialist who was sub-Nadal or a grass-courter in the 1990s 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Tournament is kind of imitating the host 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Having just seen it, I've got to say I've got sympathy for the djoker. He wasn't hitting out in frustration it was just a combination of carelessness and bad luck. Rules are rules but it's harsh imo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Medvedev’s to lose now IMO. He’s probably my favourite player at the moment. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Wasn't watching it but the BBC text comms suggests he'd done it not long beforehand 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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