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In his book Portrait in Motion Ashe said (after the first time he played Connors, and lost in five) "he has a sharp court mind, a sort of spatial sixth sense ... he knows ... if I hit such and such a shot from this spot in such and such a way the odds are x that the ball will be returned to such...

You mean if Kyrgios had pushed Nadal all the way and had a close loss he might not have become such a d**khead; too big a win too soon spoiled him?

The Theory and Practice of Gamesmanship or the Art of Winning without Actually Cheating Mildly funny if you like old-fashioned British humor. eg if you can't volley, wear velvet socks . . . The good-looking young athlete, perfectly dressed, is made to feel a fool if his bad shot is returned by a...

That's not an impossibility ... not even close. Roulette 32 reds in a row

It is cool in Melbourne, predicted max 22C. Novak won't be too cross about being scheduled for the day semi.

Maybe because people played mixed doubles.

Ok, I think you are right. Thanks.

I'm not sure but this implies foot fault calls are automated ... https://www.espn.com.au/tennis/story/_/id/30824282/australian-open-courts-feature-live-electronic-line-calls-year

Foot fault calls are also automated I think. The computer must match video of foot position with sound of serve or video of racquet hitting the ball. Maybe the computer could make the serve time clock warning too.

Did you see him make the smash to save match point against Korda on Sunday? He has probably been drilling on it.

Nick will poke his tongue out to indicate where he is serving so Novak can get to it.

Yes, Fed and Nadal are always going to be glad that Medvedev stopped the CYGS.

They are the same looking forward but not looking back. At 30 all there has not been a game point; at deuce there has been at least one.

The ex-goat disagrees with you. Rod Laver ... " I hate to say this now, but Forest Hills, you know, it had very bad grass. The climate, the snow in the wintertime, it was hard on the ground and they could never keep it very level. When it rained, it made it that much worse. " LA Times

Tim says he will be allowed to play Wimbledon. https://metro.co.uk/2022/02/15/novak-djokovic-will-be-able-to-play-at-wimbledon-despite-vaccine-refusal-says-tim-henman-16108740/

Putin will take over Ukraine, take the AO from Australia and its biased fans, hold 2023 ExAO Slem in Kyviv, all competitors will be told ... "Med is winning this one in final v Rublev, boyo, you behave". Any dangerous competitors will be dealt with in the locker room by the lion - Karatsev.

Yeah, we loved Safin AND his players box.

Mature is not good! Everything gets worse and worse. 1970s, Pancho Gonzales and Ken Rosewall. I played at school, hit against the backboard pretending it was Neale Fraser. Connors thrashing 40yo Rosewall at Wimbledon. McEnroe, Lendl, Becker, Edberg, Pat Cash, Wilander, Sampras, Hewitt, Safin...

In the replay on youtube- First set, 2-2 Nadal serving, he goes down 0-30. At 0-30 a Nadal UFE. Plenty of cheering and clapping, nowhere near as much as when Nadal wins a point, but plenty. At 0-40 a Nadal UFE, a shank. Plenty of cheering and clapping, nowhere near as much as when Nadal wins...

Cmon Spencer, get the AO moved to PRC or some place where the crowd will politely clap after all good shots and remain silent at other times. Maybe bring in a dress code for spectators too.

Nadal did a bit of energy management too. In the fifth, Med serving, 40-0, Nadal let the serve go, let Daniil have another ace. Like Jack Kramer's advice in 1950, get a break then no exertion on return games.

Med is a killer!

Haha, come on Spencer, Give it a rest. Australia is not particularly corrupt. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index

Stats show Shapo had more winners than UFE in sets 3 and 4. Set 4 14 winners and 5 UFE. In sets 1, 2, and 5 he had more UFEs than winners. Rafa looked done for in the fourth. He had a rest, court was in full shade, he got the break and from there he used the Sampras playbook and barely tried in...

The government is using the simplest way to send him home. It is 40-15 and Government serve is heading down the tee at 214kph. Djoko's lawyers will have to be very good to win this one.

Arthur didn't give up either, he looked so disappointed at the presentation. His serve ... when he started to miss his first serve I think that is what cost him. But I suppose that was the pressure. He made some great volleys. Thanasi earned it. Beat Isner and Cilic. I hope he gets through a few...

That was good tennis from both.

If that happened President of Serbia would cancel Kekmanovic's citizenship.

Plenty of money