lichtie23 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Novak out! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 1 hour ago, lichtie23 said: Novak out! That's a huge shock, and Djokovic is unlikely to take it well. He's legacy-building now and that gold is the one thing missing on his record - all 4 slams, all 9 Masters, the ATP finals and the Davis Cup. I think that'll be a bigger frustration for him than missing the golden slam, because he might never get the singles gold now. It might be the one that got away. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Final piece of puzzle has gone for Djokovic. He wonr be happy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Djokovic & Stojanovic have lost the mixed doubles semi-final too, so no gold for him this year. He's probably got one more Olympics in him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 (edited) After giving a sermon on handling pressure in response to a question about Simone Biles, Djokovic loses meekly to Carreno Busta in the bronze medal match, throws a racket into the stand, mortalises another racket against the net post and pulls out of the mixed doubles semi in a big cream puff, denying his partner the chance of a medal. One Davis Cup title 11 years ago and no Olympic finals in four attempts. Clearly Novak doesn't have the bottle for representing his country. Edited August 1, 2021 by GordonS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 And Zverev wins the gold. If this kind of thing is the future of men's singles tennis in the post Big 3/4 era, it doesn't bode well. Djokovic will continue to hoover most of the titles for a while yet because nobody is really ready to replace him. They can only collect the crumbs from his table when his standard slips. It's like early era Federer, but without the beautiful tennis and promise for the future. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Has Djokovic found his head yet or should we be sending out more search parties? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 17 hours ago, Left Back said: Has Djokovic found his head yet or should we be sending out more search parties? Indeed. His behaviour was a disgrace. Classless again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Andy Murray has accepted a wild card into Cincinnati, but looks like he’s not competing in the Canadian Masters starting next week. He shouldn’t need a wild card into the US Open. He currently needs one person to drop out and he gets the next place in the Main Draw. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 (edited) On 04/08/2021 at 10:09, Loki said: Andy Murray has accepted a wild card into Cincinnati, but looks like he’s not competing in the Canadian Masters starting next week. He shouldn’t need a wild card into the US Open. He currently needs one person to drop out and he gets the next place in the Main Draw. That's Murray into the main draw at US Open after Stan Wawrinka withdraws. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/58152883 Edited August 9, 2021 by Distant Doonhamer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 11 hours ago, Distant Doonhamer said: That's Murray into the main draw at US Open after Stan Wawrinka withdraws. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/58152883 Murray and Wawrinka pretty much killed their careers in the French Open semi final in 2017. Wawrinka is one of seven that potentially could have dropped out. Federer likely to pull out as well. Hopefully Murray gets a few matches in Cinci before heading to the US Open. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Got to wonder if we'll see Federer again after the news he's out for several months after knee surgery again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Big Dan Medvedev with another Master title to add to the collection. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 14 hours ago, jaggyness said: Got to wonder if we'll see Federer again after the news he's out for several months after knee surgery again. He's 40 now. The oldest male to win a singles major was Ken Roswell at 37. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Murray beats Gasquet 2-0 in Cincinnati. From the brief highlights it looked like a vintage performance. His signature cross court forehand was on top from. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Yeah I wouldn’t go as far as saying it was a vintage performance. It was certainly a good performance but at times he just went missing. Lots of errors early on to continually put pressure on his own serve, but was pretty aggressive and by the end he was ticking over very well. Will most likely play Wimbledon semi finalist Hurkacz in the next round, albeit he has a hard match against Fokina to navigate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummie Clyde Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Murray beats Gasquet 2-0 in Cincinnati. From the brief highlights it looked like a vintage performance. His signature cross court forehand was on top from.Gasquet must really hate Murray, has he ever beaten him in a match? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Just now, Brummie Clyde said: 2 hours ago, TheScarf said: Murray beats Gasquet 2-0 in Cincinnati. From the brief highlights it looked like a vintage performance. His signature cross court forehand was on top from. Gasquet must really hate Murray, has he ever beaten him in a match? Early doors in both men's careers I think Gasquet beat him a few times. Around this time of year actually, the Cincinnati and Canada Masters before the US Open. Possibly once at the French too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 53 minutes ago, Loki said: Yeah I wouldn’t go as far as saying it was a vintage performance. It was certainly a good performance but at times he just went missing. Lots of errors early on to continually put pressure on his own serve, but was pretty aggressive and by the end he was ticking over very well. Will most likely play Wimbledon semi finalist Hurkacz in the next round, albeit he has a hard match against Fokina to navigate. It definitely looked more composed than some of his recent matches and he was striking he ball very well on the backhand. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, TheScarf said: Early doors in both men's careers I think Gasquet beat him a few times. Around this time of year actually, the Cincinnati and Canada Masters before the US Open. Possibly once at the French too. He famously lost after being two sets up against Murray in the French and also at Wimbledon. Gasquet beat Murray in his first singles match after the resurfacing of his hip. Also in the first two matches of their rivalry at the Masters of Canada and Paris. The Paris loss stopped Murray qualifying for the ATP finals for the first time. He also lost to him in Rome under Lendl. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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