The Tennis Thread

[inactionman]

Not sure he really got the recognition he deserved. Incredible athlete and much misunderstood

How he even came back from his injury is amazing in its own right

He could be a bit prickly but he always stood up to be counted - he was genuinely angry about all the sexist nonsense that the female players have to put up with. It could be a bit misdirected, which is where he got bit of a reputation for being taciturn - he had a pop at a commentator who asked him about being the first to defend a singles olympic title, very pointedly saying Serena had done it first (she hadn't' - she won a singles and three doubles).

[robmatic]

Not sure he really got the recognition he deserved. Incredible athlete and much misunderstood

I like the guy - he is a big sports nerd with a Scottish sense of humour, which people don't get.

I know this is a bullshit hypothetical but he would have won a lot more tournaments if he had been playing in a different era. Imagine him being around in the 90s when Sampras was coasting as world number 1.

[Sandstorm]

Not sure he really got the recognition he deserved. Incredible athlete and much misunderstood

And won majors in the incredibly competitive era of Federer, Nadal and Jockitch.

[Slick]

Not sure he really got the recognition he deserved. Incredible athlete and much misunderstood

I like the guy - he is a big sports nerd with a Scottish sense of humour, which people don't get.

I know this is a bullshit hypothetical but he would have won a lot more tournaments if he had been playing in a different era. Imagine him being around in the 90s when Sampras was coasting as world number 1.

This definitely had an impact, but the funny thing is I think he is less appreciated in Scotland than in England. The fact is we have very few absolutely world class athletes and before I moved back up I kind of assumed he would be front and centre, but actually the reaction to him and his achievements are pretty muted.

[Big D]

Not sure he really got the recognition he deserved. Incredible athlete and much misunderstood

One of Britain's greatest sportspeople.

Will always hold a special place given his ties to one of our darkest days and he's given us many great days.

[Slick]

Ah well, that’s all done.

Feeling surprisingly upset

[Biffer]

Not sure he really got the recognition he deserved. Incredible athlete and much misunderstood

I like the guy - he is a big sports nerd with a Scottish sense of humour, which people don't get.

I know this is a bullshit hypothetical but he would have won a lot more tournaments if he had been playing in a different era. Imagine him being around in the 90s when Sampras was coasting as world number 1.

If it hadn’t been for the hip injury. He would have won many more over the last five years, including a few more majors in all likelihood.

I don’t think the fact he came back and competed after getting his hip replaced is appreciated enough as the astonishing achievement it is.

[Big D]

Ah well, that’s all done.

Feeling surprisingly upset

Me too. Although my mind often wonders to Dunblane when I think of SAM and his brother. Especially sitting watching with my 10 and 8 year olds.

[Slick]

Ah well, that’s all done.

Feeling surprisingly upset

Me too. Although my mind often wonders to Dunblane when I think of SAM and his brother. Especially sitting watching with my 10 and 8 year olds.

Did exactly the same

[Biffer]

Andy Murray

[Sandstorm]

Andy Murray

Klarse

[Calculon]

This deserves to be posted again

[inactionman]

Great result for Jacob Fearnley, beating Nick Kyrgios at the Oz Open.

Sounds like Kyrgios was struggling a bit with injury, but Fearnley beaten a high-ranking hometown favourite at his first Open event. A very, very impressive result.

[Biffer]

Love this getitrightupyou from Danielle Collins

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/arti ... y27nknpz2o

[inactionman]

Love this getitrightupyou from Danielle Collins

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/arti ... y27nknpz2o

She came up through the US college tennis system, which is a hotbed of complete arseholes, gamesmanship and outright shithousery, so this is water of a duck's back. She's a feisty old character in any case.

She could maybe keep quiet about 5-star trips and yachts though, that's a bit tawdry. She only got booed because she was playing an Australian.

[Biffer]

Love this getitrightupyou from Danielle Collins

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/arti ... y27nknpz2o

She came up through the US college tennis system, which is a hotbed of complete arseholes, gamesmanship and outright shithousery, so this is water of a duck's back. She's a feisty old character in any case.

She could maybe keep quiet about 5-star trips and yachts though, that's a bit tawdry. She only got booed because she was playing an Australian.

nah, that's the bit I liked! Aussies crowds will always get after people playing the home team, so getting after them a bit is fair game imo.

Edit - also I forgot rule 1

[Blackmac]

I'm no tennis expert but after watching the first set of the Aus Open final, Andy Murray must be raging that he wasn't born 15 years later.

[Tichtheid]

I'm no tennis expert but after watching the first set of the Aus Open final, Andy Murray must be raging that he wasn't born 15 years later.

Pretty much everyone says that Murray would have won tons in any other era, the fact he won so much in competition with three candidates for GOAT speaks volumes, I think.
He also comes over as a really good guy, he got a lot of dung thrown at him from people who only heard half a quote

[Blackmac]

I'm no tennis expert but after watching the first set of the Aus Open final, Andy Murray must be raging that he wasn't born 15 years later.

Pretty much everyone says that Murray would have won tons in any other era, the fact he won so much in competition with three candidates for GOAT speaks volumes, I think.
He also comes over as a really good guy, he got a lot of dung thrown at him from people who only heard half a quote

I think they will struggle to ever replicate the quality and excitement of that era. It wasn't just 4 great players but they were also consistently producing stunning matches when they faced each other, especially in Grand Slam finals. Todays final, as were a couple I watched last year were just meh.