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It's a shame that Boris Becker has to go to jail. Although he can still appeal the ruling. Being in prison for 2.5 years is quite a long time. Especially if you are used to living in freedom and have had all 5 star hotels in the world. I also don't understand why people in his position get so greedy. He was a multimillionaire, had a dream life as a tennis player and also when he retired. He has also been active as a poker player. When the big money is lurking, it appears to be tempting to have even more money left over and not pay taxes. We also saw similar things happen in football, but that could all be bought off. By the way, Botic van de Zandschulp is playing his first ATP final today.
Live right now Fokina vs Tiafoe
Nice tennis match its like a pleasure See both playing.
Nice tennis match its like a pleasure See both playing.
Again Tiafoe was able to recover a match that seemed irremediably lost.
I have the impression that his "jester" style is always an excellent excuse to win the pubblic graces and make opponents nervous and distracted.
Too bad for Fokina that he completely lost his concentration in the final parts of the match ... he was not able to close the match and results changed from 5-4 to 5-7
Yes I watched the 2nd and 3rd sets, Korda was cruzing to a win in the second set,
4-1. Tiafoe repeated his performance against Fokina. He is a jester, the audience love
it and he gets energy from that.
Let's hope that this is the beginning of Raducanu's return to the top of women's tennis 
I was a little surprised by the news that she changed coaches again, only after a few months:
Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/61226768
I thought that it was discussed before, that's why I didn't post about Raducanu changing coach again for the N time.I was a little surprised by the news that she changed coaches again, only after a few months:
Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/61226768
It tells me in a way about her insecurity in a way.
Does anyone follow this sad story about a once great tennis champion who went bankrupt, broke the law and goes to jail?
A sad ending for the great tennis champion and role model for many young tennis players.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61276378
I'm familiar with Boris Becker as has a great career as well. If I'm not mistaken, he was even hired as coach of Djokovic (correct me if I'm wrong). He has great battles with Ivan Lendl and other great tennis player in that era. So it's sad to see this kind of story about how he turn out to be after his tennis.Does anyone follow this sad story about a once great tennis champion who went bankrupt, broke the law and goes to jail?
A sad ending for the great tennis champion and role model for many young tennis players.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61276378
Ah yes I remember Boris playing too. In the Tennis world this is rare IMO for a former
number 1 top player to be in so much trouble. I would hazard a guess that he possibly
didnt have the right people around him at certain stages.
Let's hope that this is the beginning of Raducanu's return to the top of women's tennis
I was a little surprised by the news that she changed coaches again, only after a few months:
Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/61226768
I thought that it was discussed before, that's why I didn't post about Raducanu changing coach again for the N time.I was a little surprised by the news that she changed coaches again, only after a few months:
Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/61226768
It tells me in a way about her insecurity in a way.
Does anyone follow this sad story about a once great tennis champion who went bankrupt, broke the law and goes to jail?
A sad ending for the great tennis champion and role model for many young tennis players.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61276378
I'm familiar with Boris Becker as has a great career as well. If I'm not mistaken, he was even hired as coach of Djokovic (correct me if I'm wrong). He has great battles with Ivan Lendl and other great tennis player in that era. So it's sad to see this kind of story about how he turn out to be after his tennis. Does anyone follow this sad story about a once great tennis champion who went bankrupt, broke the law and goes to jail?
A sad ending for the great tennis champion and role model for many young tennis players.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61276378
Live right now Fokina vs Tiafoe
Nice tennis match its like a pleasure See both playing.
Nice tennis match its like a pleasure See both playing.
Again Tiafoe was able to recover a match that seemed irremediably lost.
I have the impression that his "jester" style is always an excellent excuse to win the pubblic graces and make opponents nervous and distracted.
Too bad for Fokina that he completely lost his concentration in the final parts of the match ... he was not able to close the match and results changed from 5-4 to 5-7
Let's hope that this is the beginning of Raducanu's return to the top of women's tennis
I was a little surprised by the news that she changed coaches again, only after a few months:
Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/61226768
It tells me in a way about her insecurity in a way.
Does anyone follow this sad story about a once great tennis champion who went bankrupt, broke the law and goes to jail?
A sad ending for the great tennis champion and role model for many young tennis players.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61276378
I was a little surprised by the news that she changed coaches again, only after a few months:
Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/61226768
It tells me in a way about her insecurity in a way.
Does anyone follow this sad story about a once great tennis champion who went bankrupt, broke the law and goes to jail?
A sad ending for the great tennis champion and role model for many young tennis players.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61276378
Raducanu today "suffered" on the First set but After was able to make a great second set.
Yes, I watched the whole match - because I'm British, and want Raducanu to win every time.
First set was quite tight, both players doing okay but not great. The whole match really swung on the game where Martincova was a break up, and serving for the set at 5-3. She had two set points, but Raducanu took the game with a break back for 5-4. After that it went to a tie-break which was fairly one-sided.
And after losing the first set in that way, Martincova just collapsed. She looked close to tears through a lot of the second set, and was spraying shots out of the court all over the place... Raducanu just basically had to keep getting the ball back over the net and wait for her opponent to make a wild error... the 6-0 scoreline in that second set was an accurate reflection of how one-sided it was.
Just watched Dalien against Gasquet match, this was my first time watching Dalien and probably my last. Very annoying player without any shots and screaming like a little girl even on easy ground strokes. I had some money on him and after set 1 even I cheered Gasquet to win 
Madrid started for girls today so some good matches there but I did not have time to make any bets.
Madrid started for girls today so some good matches there but I did not have time to make any bets.
I find that the women's matches are generally tougher to predict. The top few players are closer to those below them, there isn't the gulf that we've been used to seeing on the men's side, where Djok/Fed/Nadal sweep all before them. Excepting Swiatek, I suppose, who's close to a guaranteed win, everyone else seems vulnerable. We've had a few top seeds go out already.
The real issue are the lower odds even for player with good statistics... Sometimes you find good matches but odds are very risky .
Raducanu today "suffered" on the First set but After was able to make a great second set.
Live right now Fokina vs Tiafoe
Nice tennis match its like a pleasure See both playing.
Just watched Dalien against Gasquet match, this was my first time watching Dalien and probably my last. Very annoying player without any shots and screaming like a little girl even on easy ground strokes. I had some money on him and after set 1 even I cheered Gasquet to win
Madrid started for girls today so some good matches there but I did not have time to make any bets.
Madrid started for girls today so some good matches there but I did not have time to make any bets.
I find that the women's matches are generally tougher to predict. The top few players are closer to those below them, there isn't the gulf that we've been used to seeing on the men's side, where Djok/Fed/Nadal sweep all before them. Excepting Swiatek, I suppose, who's close to a guaranteed win, everyone else seems vulnerable. We've had a few top seeds go out already.
Women tennis is really hard to predict. We seen that Raducanu won the in qualification then won later the US OPEN and she wasnt a favorite in any of those matches. Their serve is much weaker so a lot of breaks happen not like in Mens tennis where its a little different when its hard and grass courts.
Just watched Dalien against Gasquet match, this was my first time watching Dalien and probably my last. Very annoying player without any shots and screaming like a little girl even on easy ground strokes. I had some money on him and after set 1 even I cheered Gasquet to win
Madrid started for girls today so some good matches there but I did not have time to make any bets.
Madrid started for girls today so some good matches there but I did not have time to make any bets.
I find that the women's matches are generally tougher to predict. The top few players are closer to those below them, there isn't the gulf that we've been used to seeing on the men's side, where Djok/Fed/Nadal sweep all before them. Excepting Swiatek, I suppose, who's close to a guaranteed win, everyone else seems vulnerable. We've had a few top seeds go out already.
Just watched Dalien against Gasquet match, this was my first time watching Dalien and probably my last. Very annoying player without any shots and screaming like a little girl even on easy ground strokes. I had some money on him and after set 1 even I cheered Gasquet to win
Madrid started for girls today so some good matches there but I did not have time to make any bets.
Madrid started for girls today so some good matches there but I did not have time to make any bets.
I find that the women's matches are generally tougher to predict. The top few players are closer to those below them, there isn't the gulf that we've been used to seeing on the men's side, where Djok/Fed/Nadal sweep all before them. Excepting Swiatek, I suppose, who's close to a guaranteed win, everyone else seems vulnerable. We've had a few top seeds go out already.
I haven't watched the match, but the first set has ended with a hard fight whereas the second set completely on the side of Richard Gasquet. Today in the quarter final Richard Gasquet plays against Sebastian Baez. Being an young player this match looks like a win for Sebastian Baez.
I watched most of his match against Čilić and he had no chance while Čilić was hitting his shots. When unforced errors started happening the match turned. I expect very similar match today. Also have a ML on Baez since he should outlast Gasquet but i think Gasquet will take one set and probably cover the handicap. 
Just watched Dalien against Gasquet match, this was my first time watching Dalien and probably my last. Very annoying player without any shots and screaming like a little girl even on easy ground strokes. I had some money on him and after set 1 even I cheered Gasquet to win
LOL, I'm not familiar with this player, maybe I will check out the highlights of this match and see if for myself,
Madrid started for girls today so some good matches there but I did not have time to make any bets.
I haven't make any bet yet, but I see some upsets already, Pliskova lost to fellow Bouzkova in two sets.
Sabalenka as well to Anisimova in three sets.
Just watched Dalien against Gasquet match, this was my first time watching Dalien and probably my last. Very annoying player without any shots and screaming like a little girl even on easy ground strokes. I had some money on him and after set 1 even I cheered Gasquet to win
Madrid started for girls today so some good matches there but I did not have time to make any bets.
I haven't watched the match, but the first set has ended with a hard fight whereas the second set completely on the side of Richard Gasquet. Today in the quarter final Richard Gasquet plays against Sebastian Baez. Being an young player this match looks like a win for Sebastian Baez. Madrid started for girls today so some good matches there but I did not have time to make any bets.
I feel that Djokovic has let overconfidence sink into him, and he’s forgotten that as an athlete he needs to constantly work on himself and his game, and furthermore he allowed himself to be dragged in this vaccination drama which could have been avoided. Also I feel that he needs to go back to the basics and stop making excuses and work on himself and only return when he’s 100% fit, because I like him when he’s at his best and not like this where he’s just making excuses.
I don't know, that doesn't sound like Djokovic. He is one of the ultimate competitors, I don't think he ever really loses through overconfidence, and he's built his whole career on ruthlessly maintaining his physical form, so I don't think he needs to work on himself. And he's well-used to dealing with pressure and being the centre of attention, he's had that most of his career. The only time I think the pressure may have got to him was the US Open final last year, on the verge of both the calendar slam and (what was then) a record 21st slam in total. But in general, he's well able to cope with it.
But yes, I'd agree that whenever he's in a bad situation, he always starts making excuses or more often, mid-match, feigning injury.
Just watched Dalien against Gasquet match, this was my first time watching Dalien and probably my last. Very annoying player without any shots and screaming like a little girl even on easy ground strokes. I had some money on him and after set 1 even I cheered Gasquet to win
Madrid started for girls today so some good matches there but I did not have time to make any bets.
Madrid started for girls today so some good matches there but I did not have time to make any bets.
If it's an illness that he doesn't want to talk about, and which is sapping his strength even some considerable time after he has recovered, then it sounds very much like Covid. I can imagine that if he caught it, given his well-publicised lack of vaccination and all the chaos around his deportation from Australia, then he would be extremely reluctant to admit he'd caught it. IIRC he did catch Covid quite early on in the pandemic, but of course there is nothing to stop someone catching it twice, especially with the later variants.
The problems earlier in his career that sapped his energy were dietary, weren't they? I think it was the switch to a highly-restrictive and gluten-free diet that transformed him from being a good player into a world-beating superman. I don't think his current issues could relate to that.
Of course the problem could be simply that after all his time off, he's a bit rusty and not fully match-fit... and just doesn't want to admit it.
It seems to me that Djokovic is just making excuses. Everybody would have expected that he would have won but he lost and as you mention, he doesn't has played a lot of matches so he is missing some match rhythm.
He is indeed gluten intolerant but already made the switch to the diet a long time ago.
But the way he lost though and the reasons, according to him is that he didn't have the legs. I think he has his rhythm back because he has reached the finals for this tournament. So it's not about his rhythm, nor his diet. Maybe he was really affected mentally by all the media specially the drama in the Australian Open.
@Kemarit I feel that Djokovic has let overconfidence sink into him, and he’s forgotten that as an athlete he needs to constantly work on himself and his game, and furthermore he allowed himself to be dragged in this vaccination drama which could have been avoided. Also I feel that he needs to go back to the basics and stop making excuses and work on himself and only return when he’s 100% fit, because I like him when he’s at his best and not like this where he’s just making excuses.
Update on the tournament in Munich, Top seed Zverev has been beaten in the Round of 16
by Rune with what seems like an easy enough win 3-6, 2-6.
Zverev has really gone off the boil since probably his outburst and loss of self control
at Mexico earlier this year.
Well done to Rune though with what seems like a fantastic performance.
by Rune with what seems like an easy enough win 3-6, 2-6.
Zverev has really gone off the boil since probably his outburst and loss of self control
at Mexico earlier this year.
Well done to Rune though with what seems like a fantastic performance.
If it's an illness that he doesn't want to talk about, and which is sapping his strength even some considerable time after he has recovered, then it sounds very much like Covid. I can imagine that if he caught it, given his well-publicised lack of vaccination and all the chaos around his deportation from Australia, then he would be extremely reluctant to admit he'd caught it. IIRC he did catch Covid quite early on in the pandemic, but of course there is nothing to stop someone catching it twice, especially with the later variants.
The problems earlier in his career that sapped his energy were dietary, weren't they? I think it was the switch to a highly-restrictive and gluten-free diet that transformed him from being a good player into a world-beating superman. I don't think his current issues could relate to that.
Of course the problem could be simply that after all his time off, he's a bit rusty and not fully match-fit... and just doesn't want to admit it.
It seems to me that Djokovic is just making excuses. Everybody would have expected that he would have won but he lost and as you mention, he doesn't has played a lot of matches so he is missing some match rhythm.
He is indeed gluten intolerant but already made the switch to the diet a long time ago.
But the way he lost though and the reasons, according to him is that he didn't have the legs. I think he has his rhythm back because he has reached the finals for this tournament. So it's not about his rhythm, nor his diet. Maybe he was really affected mentally by all the media specially the drama in the Australian Open.
I take all excuses with a pinch of salt now as far as Djokovic is concerned, he hasnt
handled himself in a positive way this year.
As regards other big name players, Nadal and Medvedev - Nadal has said he will "Try" to
play at Madrid and Medvedev is back practicing, you see there is nothing like the pull of
the GS to get the big guns out and about.
handled himself in a positive way this year.
As regards other big name players, Nadal and Medvedev - Nadal has said he will "Try" to
play at Madrid and Medvedev is back practicing, you see there is nothing like the pull of
the GS to get the big guns out and about.
I'd definitely agree that what Djokovic says and does is sometimes very different from the truth, as can be seen with his notorious feigning of injuries whenever he gets into trouble in a big match... followed invariably by a miraculous recovery once he's had a break and time to disrupt his opponent's momentum. Probably the illness is just an excuse, yes.
And for Nadal and Medvedev the stakes are pretty high, they need to be back for the French Open. Nadal because it's his best chance of another slam, and going 22-20 over Djokovic, and knowing that if he doesn't win it, Djokovic is most likely to win and go level 21-21 in slams with him. And Medvedev because as it stands he won't play Wimbledon, and so will lose out on a huge potential haul of ranking points there, so he needs to make the most he can at Roland Garros.
If it's an illness that he doesn't want to talk about, and which is sapping his strength even some considerable time after he has recovered, then it sounds very much like Covid. I can imagine that if he caught it, given his well-publicised lack of vaccination and all the chaos around his deportation from Australia, then he would be extremely reluctant to admit he'd caught it. IIRC he did catch Covid quite early on in the pandemic, but of course there is nothing to stop someone catching it twice, especially with the later variants.
The problems earlier in his career that sapped his energy were dietary, weren't they? I think it was the switch to a highly-restrictive and gluten-free diet that transformed him from being a good player into a world-beating superman. I don't think his current issues could relate to that.
Of course the problem could be simply that after all his time off, he's a bit rusty and not fully match-fit... and just doesn't want to admit it.
It seems to me that Djokovic is just making excuses. Everybody would have expected that he would have won but he lost and as you mention, he doesn't has played a lot of matches so he is missing some match rhythm.
He is indeed gluten intolerant but already made the switch to the diet a long time ago.
I take all excuses with a pinch of salt now as far as Djokovic is concerned, he hasnt
handled himself in a positive way this year.
As regards other big name players, Nadal and Medvedev - Nadal has said he will "Try" to
play at Madrid and Medvedev is back practicing, you see there is nothing like the pull of
the GS to get the big guns out and about.
https://tennishead.net/i-really-want-to-play-rafael-nadal-confirms-return-from-injury-in-time-for-roland-garros/
https://newswep.com/sports/daniil-medvedev-resumed-training-on-the-court-after-surgery/amp/
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