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  1. J

    Davis Cup Drama: Bergs knocks Garin to the ground

    Yep. There was no aggression involved and the hit itself wasn’t that hard. This isn’t some over the top, macho tough guy stance on things. There just wasn’t much too it.
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    Davis Cup Drama: Bergs knocks Garin to the ground

    Garin was as responsible for the collision as Bergs. It makes no sense to insist one player is fully responsible for watching where he’s going but the other player is not. It’s also not true that one player has the right of way as some have suggested here. Honestly, I’ve seen kids take worse...
  3. J

    Instinct 2025 Paint?

    I like the paint. That looks like the Auxetic symbol on the insert, too. Interesting for a supposed second tier racquet.
  4. J

    NikeCourt Zoom Vapor 12

    If you’re going to act like a spoiled 12-year-old, I guess you may as well dress like one, too. He always reminds me of upper class, suburban White kids in the U.S. who go to the mall and buy whatever they think most makes them look like stereotypical “urban” tough guys.
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    Instinct 2025 Paint?

    Has anyone seen the (potentially) new paint job for the 2025 Instinct? I assume the specs are unchanged otherwise so just wondering what it looks like compared to previous models. Thanks.
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    New Technifibre T-Fight 2025

    I know the 305 and occasionally the 315 get most of the T-Fight attention, but I’ve always thought the 300 was a solid, accessible stick for a lot of players that’s pretty easy to steer towards more plow or increased whippiness without getting too heavy. As others have suggested, if they’d put...
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    Cincy Open - No racquets or equipment reps on site

    Yep. Economic development folks in Cincinnati, Louisville, and Indianapolis continuously promote their respective cities with what you just said-- easily accessible, comparatively low cost hubs. The Cincy Open is the only significant tennis event left in the U.S. near the middle of the country...
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    Osaka playing qualies in Cincinnati

    Osaka has struggled since her return with lots of first and second round losses. For better or worse, she’s earned her current, comparatively low ranking even with the aid of wild cards. Ironically, her best results so far this year have been on clay with a good run in Rome. It will be...
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    Cincy Open - No racquets or equipment reps on site

    Some of the players have complained over the years about the suburban location. If they stay in a hotel near the complex, there's not much to do during their down times. That said, some players have always stayed downtown and made the relatively short commute. Charlotte would have been the same...
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    Cincy Open - No racquets or equipment reps on site

    Navarro's "Charlotte" plan was out in the burbs, too, so wouldn't have improved that situation. Chicago would make sense, hence my reference to better, world class cities - a group Charlotte isn't in any more than Cincinnati. Navarro clearly was pitting the cities against each other in a public...
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    Cincinnati 2024 - Southern and Western Open

    There was/is a lot of confusion about seating arrangements and allowed/disallowed fan movement during matches. We received an email announcing the movement changes but didn’t see any information about it at the tournament and heard no announcements. Understanding and enforcement was very uneven...
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    Cincinnati 2024 - Southern and Western Open

    Yes, I’m aware of the Navarro purchase and ensuing bidding war. The corporate logos and non-tennis commercial presence is increasing at a much faster rate now. Great volunteers (and the equipment tent!) along with such easy, close access to players have always been highlights, not corporate...
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    Cincinnati 2024 - Southern and Western Open

    We just returned from a couple days at Cincy, our 13th I think. Per management, Cincinnati will be two full weeks with an expanded field like some of the others Masters 1000s. I’m a bit confused as to why they’re building so many (10) new courts as there will very likely be fewer matches...
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    Cincy Open - No racquets or equipment reps on site

    I’m not from any of those places. Charlotte just isn’t remotely competitive with most other Masters 1000 cities, neither does it have the tournament heritage like Cincinnati.
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    Cincy Open - No racquets or equipment reps on site

    As if anyone is clamoring to be in Charlotte. LOL. I’d take Cincy over Charlotte easily. If Navarro was going to move it, he should’ve picked a better, preferably world class city. Unfortunately, Navarro seems to be pushing the tournament in a more obviously corporatized, nouveau riche kind of...
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    Cincy Open - No racquets or equipment reps on site

    She’s not playing the first match. She’s later in the afternoon, not before 3:00. Also not letting it go. She’s gotten a lot of unearned breaks along the way, including being (over)promoted in Cincy this year.
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    Cincy Open - No racquets or equipment reps on site

    Yep, the Navarro era is definitely here. Three guesses which venture capitalist’s daughter is playing on center court today. It might be the same player who used to consistently get wild cards into dad’s Charleston tournament. The daily email is even promoting her match as the “one to watch”...
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    Cincy Open - No racquets or equipment reps on site

    They weren’t policing seats much at all today, even in the lower levels. They’re also allowing much more movement in the upper levels along the sides of the court during play. The store is still there, same size. It’s just all tournament branded soft goods. It feels like a department store in...
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    Cincy Open - No racquets or equipment reps on site

    Food and drink seems similar, maybe up just a bit. The match schedule seems to be more spread out, less condensed. There are a lot more sponsors this year, logos plastered on everything. Overall, it seems more and more about the upscale “experience” and less about the actual tennis. One plus...
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    Cincy Open - No racquets or equipment reps on site

    Equipment Geek Alert — At the Cincy Open for the umpteenth time. TW’s midwestern competition isn’t on site, nor are any racquets, shoes, manufacturer reps, etc. The merch tent is just straight souvenirs. Major bummer since it was often a chance to see all the new stuff and occasional sneak...
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    Murray to Yonex

    The Tourna already has the finishing tape and is slightly torn at the top. Looks like Andy is flipping and rewrapping to use the backside like the rest of us. He might be a super wealthy Scot but he’s still a Scot.
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    What are the "Rules" for the Warm-Up with Opponent Before a Match?

    Thankfully, I’ve never seen mini tennis as a warm up in tournaments or leagues, either. I agree there’s not enough time and would likely ask to skip it if someone tried.
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    Murray to Yonex

    In this particular response, it seems as though you're fabricating or at least exaggerating to build a strawman. I've not seen anyone in this thread or anywhere else say that "AM woke up one day and walked into a retail store and purchased a bunch of retail frames and 10 lbs of lead tape, and...
  24. J

    Murray to Yonex

    It’s not a matter of being owed anything or being a newbie or being particularly gullible. Correcting or accusing people and then insisting that evidence in support is a secret is boorish behavior.
  25. J

    New Boast tennis racquet-anyone played with it?

    If that’s unstrung weight, it’s Pure Strike Team-ish.
  26. J

    Fritz signs with BOSS

    LOL, entirely accurate point. I guess I still nostalgically, eroneously associate the brand with the more staid Hugo Boss stuff. Plus, the whole frat bro thing annoys the hell out of me. Funny aside: I was taking a break from work and listening to your bit with Tennisnerd when I got the board...
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    Fritz signs with BOSS

    Most of the top U.S. guys still have such a frat boy, bro vibe I’m not sure this is good for Boss.
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    Rublev gets *defaulted* for unsportsmanlike conduct, at *5-6 in the third

    Any player who screams in an official's face like that should be defaulted. Whether they cursed or not isn’t the point. I agree that some “stars” get away with it but the answer is to default them, too, not to allow everyone else to abuse tournament staff. I’m losing respect for players who...
  29. J

    Yonex Roland Garros/Wimbledon 2024 Apparel

    I like the use of traditional Roland Garros colors. I wish more manufacturers would get back to that.
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    Pure Strike 2024

    Is the handle shape still a bit more rectangular on the new Strikes?
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