Ro Sham Bo Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Federer officially retires. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/15/roger-federer-announces-retirement-from-tennis-after-stellar-career 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Sad way to end, I'm sure he would have wanted to finish at Wimbledon.Nobody in my lifetime has made it look easier at their peak, he looked to bemoving around the court with ease most of the time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 There with have it, the beginning of the end of the greatest period of tennis that's ever been. Federer retires. Without his brilliance Nadal and Djokovic would never have reached the height they did. No matter which one of them you think is the GOAT everyone will be in agreement that they are the three greatest players ever. The reason those three were the greatest is that they got to play each other so often, learning to win against Grand Masters meant they had better experience and had seen all the tricks and trades so that even in the twilights of their careers they could and still can see off the best of the rest. Although I never actually rooted for Federer, I wanted him to lose against Nadal and Djokovic, he was just utterly cool and suave even four hours into a five set epic. While there has always been doubts about the legitimacy of Djokovic or Nadal's physicality, you could never say that about Federer. He really was that good. Legend, I feel sorry for anyone else that retired this year in the men's or women's game, as they aren't getting into the Hall of Fame. Serena and Roger have that wrapped up already. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acastus Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Couple of great pics of Federer, Murray, Djokovic and co here in the lead up to the Laver Cup. Shame Nadal wasn't there to complete it. Can you imagine walking along and seeing those legends all together 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Kids day at the Laver Cup - doubles match practice - Nadal and Federer Vs Djokovic and Murray. Imagine seeing that for free? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
true_rover Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Evening session tonight has Andy Murray playing De Minaur, followed by Federer's last game, playing doubles with Nadal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Federer on court now for the last time ever in this Laver Cup circus, playing doubles with Nadal.Murray just lost to De Minaur in the singles but Europe won the two afternoon matches so it’s 2-1 to team europe so far. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Team World with a dominating final day winning all 3 matches to take the win for the first time by 13 to 8. I watched some of it yesterday and the North American guys were just hitting through the Europeans. FAA was toying with Djokovic at times. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 On 16/09/2022 at 19:49, Loki said: While there has always been doubts about the legitimacy of Djokovic 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in Denny Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 1 hour ago, RandomGuy. said: Dearie me... I wonder what fantasy story he'll drum up about this... I showed the clip to Mrs BID who actually swore implying he's a cheating bassa... A quick look down some of the Twatter replies sees the apologists starting to appear.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 That’s a nothing story - that’s just electrolyte powders being mixed. Depending on the players physicality different ones will be prepared before consumption. Andy Murray also has this done particularly when he was cramping in the North American swing. It does look pretty dodgy though. A few extra urine tests on the players would at least give the illusion that the ATP takes it seriously. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Holger Rune became the first person in Masters History to beat five Top 10 players to claim victory. The other person he best was Stan Wawrinka, that’s a well deserved first Masters. It was only the fifth time Novak has lost a final from being a set up. Rune will be top 10 from Monday. Alcaraz has pulled out of the ATP finals, so Rune may be an alternative for that if there is another pull out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 I mean if there was something dodgy going on, do you think he would have the magic drink mixed in full view of officials, a crowd of thousands and dozens cameras?It’s common practice with all the pros to have weird vitamin drinks made up like this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 On 06/11/2022 at 21:29, Lex said: I mean if there was something dodgy going on, do you think he would have the magic drink mixed in full view of officials, a crowd of thousands and dozens cameras? It’s common practice with all the pros to have weird vitamin drinks made up like this. Why do they ask the guy to turn his body and block anyone viewing this completely legal weird vitamin drink being mixed? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 2 hours ago, The Moonster said: Why do they ask the guy to turn his body and block anyone viewing this completely legal weird vitamin drink being mixed? As different mixes give different results. If I know Djokovic needs to take an electrolyte mix to aid cramping 45 minutes in, I’m going to elongate the rallies so he cramps sooner. Even if it was dodgy, they’d all get away with it, due to the lack of testing. By the time WADA has caught up by banning substances the players move on to something else. Unless you forget to read your emails like Sharapova. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Actually Simona Halep was caught very recently so maybe they are testing more often these days. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Loki said: As different mixes give different results. If I know Djokovic needs to take an electrolyte mix to aid cramping 45 minutes in, I’m going to elongate the rallies so he cramps sooner. Even if it was dodgy, they’d all get away with it, due to the lack of testing. By the time WADA has caught up by banning substances the players move on to something else. Unless you forget to read your emails like Sharapova. There's surely better ways to disguise what mix of stuff you're using than you're entire team looking like they are racking out lines of cocaine in alleyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreenElves Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Impressive performance from team GB in the Billie Jean King Cup. Wasn't expecting us to have a chance, but winning both singles matches and the doubles against Spain means we are through to the semi finals. Still don't expect us to win it, but we are doing better than expected 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.