The Official Tennis Thread

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

I know there's a lot more bang for your buck with the day session but I've always wanted to attend one of those late night thrillers that ends at 1-2 in the morning with 300 people left in the stands.

Yeah but if it's a dud then it's a big L

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

Forgot to mention I ran into coco she was coming off a practice court and I was heading over there.

 

[OGBobbyJohnson]

Naomi might just retire

 

[GunRanger]

Sabalenka's serve is


Collins has nice legs

 

[Nero Christ]

Tiafoe takes such dumb routes to the ball...most of his errors come from giving up defensive positioning too early/reads shots awfully

 

[UpAndComing]

Tiafoe is getting to Monfils levels

Athletic, but makes idiotic after idiotic mistakes and like to troll instead of getting serious

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

Wake me up when he places well outside of challenger tournaments..nevermind that they were all in the south-eastern US..ones that he didnt even win outright.

Bright side is that he is 17 and was smart enough to not go to college. Ill definitely root for him but Im not dumb enough to fall for any hype of any US players until they actually win something. He is #2 in juniors which is nice..



I really like his slice backhand and squash shot forehand...watched this because of French Open (albeit har-tru is a bit slower)...his serve technique is absolutely horrid and screams out injury to me. Sprayed shots everywhere too. This was in 2013 though...and maybe he responds better on a bigger stage. If he can grow up to 6'3 and fix that terrible serve then he has a chance. I do like his aggression and forehands up top. Also, seems to be a natural in terms of tactics and improvising shots. Good to see him coming to the net too. But even at that age..ive seen, played against and beat better players that didnt pan out to anything.

Me on tiafoe 6 years ago

He finally fixed his serve a bit and added the MPH I was talking about

 

[Nero Christ]

Tiafoe is getting to Monfils levels

Athletic, but makes idiotic after idiotic mistakes and like to troll instead of getting serious

I honestly feel that American male players don't live up to their full potential because there is no one at the top forcing them to live up to a certain standard

these guys ain't getting compared to Sampras/Agassi, even Courier/Roddikk might light a fire

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

I honestly feel that American male players don't live up to their full potential because there is no one at the top forcing them to live up to a certain standard

these guys ain't getting compared to Sampras/Agassi, even Courier/Roddikk might light a fire

Its systemic with the goal of american players to get college scholarships. Very few trying to go pro

Make college free and that would change

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

Yonex is really taking over

So many people.are using their racquets now

 

[Nero Christ]

Tiafoe breaks, I go & brush my teeth and come back and see he's serving to force a tiebreak

& that's after all that showing out after breaking too

Its systemic with the goal of american players to get college scholarships. Very few trying to go pro

Make college free and that would change

all these institutions that have to get paid ending up a detriment to the overall quality of sports

 

[UpAndComing]

I honestly feel that American male players don't live up to their full potential because there is no one at the top forcing them to live up to a certain standard

these guys ain't getting compared to Sampras/Agassi, even Courier/Roddikk might light a fire

You right, there should be a meeting of the minds or something with the Male Tennis legends. It's unacceptable

It also is because the last great Male American Tennis player was Roddikk, and he only won 1 title

American Female Tennis is in better shape because Venus and Serena were shining examples

 

[UpAndComing]

Tiafoe is not a good finisher. And it's infuriating

Dude thinks he can out-athletic every opponent

 

[Regular_P]

Tiafoe is getting to Monfils levels

Athletic, but makes idiotic after idiotic mistakes and like to troll instead of getting serious

Monfils was a top 10-15 player at the same age. Tiafoe is a poor man's Monfils at this point.

 

[UpAndComing]

Monfils was a top 10-15 player at the same age. Tiafoe is a poor man's Monfils at this point.

Yeah of course. But the play style, lack of concentration, up and down energy, and trolling antics make them identical twins