Haha, best thing I've read in years. He'd run his smelly fingers behind both ears, tug his lad on his shorts, pull his jocks out of his crack and be sweating like Jimmy Savile in the camper van but, sure, he looked calm besides that
And all that took way more than the allocated time and pissed off tons of opponents and gained him unfair wins...
Yes, more emotion, but mentally the toughest by everyone's estimation. Always moved on from whatever happened. Sinner doesn't give much, either way. But I wouldn't rewrite things just for that.
Well, note my phrase: "seemingly emotionally impervious to pressure." I agree with what you're saying here, but I think Rafa was less "seemingly..."
What did I tell everyone? Ha, give it a rest, man. You think Sinner doesn't feel pressure just because he doesn't show it?Haha, best thing I've read in years. He'd run his smelly fingers behind both ears, tug his lad on his shorts, pull his jocks out of his crack and be sweating like Jimmy Savile in the camper van but, sure, he looked calm besides that
Jimmy Saville in his camper van!Haha, best thing I've read in years. He'd run his smelly fingers behind both ears, tug his lad on his shorts, pull his jocks out of his crack and be sweating like Jimmy Savile in the camper van but, sure, he looked calm besides that
I don't know if anyone other than @britbox will grasp how awful that description is.Hilarious!
He celebrated in all matches, but showed no pressure in the big ones. But I'll give you that Sinner is mentally tough. I've always like that about him. Calm and well-behaved.
Of course he does but I was replying to you saying Nadal was the same and you could see the pressure a mile off with him. Yeah he was great at saving break points but you could see the toll it took on it him before he served and he took way more than the allowed time to do it. Players who play fair lose break points more often than Nadal did 'cos all the lame umpires used bend the rules for him and others don't get that luxury and get time violations. You could count the number of times Nadal was given a point penalty or time violation in his time on tour on one hand.
Oh, Front. He played slow against everyone. He sped it up when they changed the rules and added the shot clock. Novak gets called a lot for slow play, too. Remember the endless ball bouncing? I know you just can't give Nadal credit for anything, but he was mentally very tough under pressure, and everyone but you knows that. He focused on the point at hand better than everyone, except now maybe Sinner. But you don't like him, either.
100% Novak is slow. Del Potro was a joke too. Give me Kyrgios, Federer or Gulbis speed over that slow drawn out crap anytime. Makes for really strained viewing having to wait so long between points. Toweling off after an ace or when the ball gets hit into the net when you serve is taking the utter piss.Oh, Front. He played slow against everyone. He sped it up when they changed the rules and added the shot clock. Novak gets called a lot for slow play, too. Remember the endless ball bouncing? I know you just can't give Nadal credit for anything, but he was mentally very tough under pressure, and everyone but you knows that. He focused on the point at hand better than everyone, except now maybe Sinner. But you don't like him, either.
We need an eye-roll emoji, just for Fiero doozies like this one.
I agree, though I think he's not going to be able to match the fitness and endurance of Sinner and Alcaraz enough to beat either one in a Slam again. 38 is 38 - even for Novak. He has to beat two greats, age 22 and 23-24 in their primes. He could probably win a Masters if he really wanted to, though, but I also don't know if he'll expend enough energy to do so, in order to try to save himself and/or peak for the Slams. I won't write Novak off until he hangs up his racket, but I think he's done at 24. What a chump.
I don't see him beating the New 2 in a slam either and said as much last year. He needs several things to happen to even reach the final:I agree, though I think he's not going to be able to match the fitness and endurance of Sinner and Alcaraz enough to beat either one in a Slam again. 38 is 38 - even for Novak. He has to beat two greats, age 22 and 23-24 in their primes. He could probably win a Masters if he really wanted to, though, but I also don't know if he'll expend enough energy to do so, in order to try to save himself and/or peak for the Slams. I won't write Novak off until he hangs up his racket, but I think he's done at 24. What a chump.
Yes, that's what I mean that he's got the same problems at Wimbledon. And the difference between the W final in 2023, and the one in 2024 showed the difference in age, and in a young player's maturing game, which is what he's contending with. If he's feeling good, does well at W, I think he'll look forward to the USOpen. But I think he finishes at 24, too.I agree, though I think he's not going to be able to match the fitness and endurance of Sinner and Alcaraz enough to beat either one in a Slam again. 38 is 38 - even for Novak. He has to beat two greats, age 22 and 23-24 in their primes. He could probably win a Masters if he really wanted to, though, but I also don't know if he'll expend enough energy to do so, in order to try to save himself and/or peak for the Slams. I won't write Novak off until he hangs up his racket, but I think he's done at 24. What a chump.
Exactly. If he didn't have to go through Chuck in Oz, he makes the final where he would have seen Jannik
