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    Darlene Hard passed away (1936-2021)

    As written above, Brough has the better Wimbledon singles record, which was a big deal then. But regarding doubles, Du Pont has 21 womens doubles and 10 mixed doubles major titles, and 37 overall, which is 4th all time., although she never played in Australia and lost a few years during the war...
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    Darlene Hard passed away (1936-2021)

    Darlene and Laver had some coincidents in their respective careers. When Laver was set to win his second Grand Slam 1969 at a damp Forest Hills, he had to wait for his final, because the womens doubles final was played first. The long retired Hard had teamed up more or less for fun with...
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    Darlene Hard passed away (1936-2021)

    For doubles and mixed, one could make a case for Margaret Du Pont, whose career started and peaked however around 1950, but who still was around in 1960.
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    Darlene Hard passed away (1936-2021)

    I found a story by her mixed partner Rocket Laver quite telling about Darlenes mentality and power. When they met to play doubles together, she told the youngster first,, that she, and only she, would take all the overheads.
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    What do you think of M. Bellucci?

    Has someone seen "Malena". Wonderful, Fellini-like film about war-time Sicily and adolescence. With one of the most beautiful women ever on screne. Its a sort of Maria Magdalena story through the eyes of a young guy. Superb pictures and wonderful music by Ennio Morricone.
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    Mattia Bellucci thread

    I like Monica Bellucci more.
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    What If Tennis Forums Existed in the Past?

    Much adoo to write about. Carnival at Forest Hills, which was the title of a tennis book then, describes it correctly. The tennis boom, the hot pants of Gussie and Lea, the new color shirts, swinging London, Caesars Palace, boycotts and bans, tennis champions looking like the King of Cool Steve...
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    Davis Cup Drama: Bergs knocks Garin to the ground

    A tennis player should control himself. People can and should let out emotions, but it should remain civil and with a rest of composure. Otherwise we get scenes like in you tube videos about Moutet, Andreev, Malisse and other really bad behaviour. Some sort of exuberant jubilation is common...
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    Sinner's peak level climbed into the all-time ATP top 10 list!

    Being lefty certainly helped Mac in his serve. Especially the wide out serve into the ad court was unplayable in his prime. Ted Tinling wanted to change the serving order for lefties. Otherwise, Mac had an extraordinary footwork too, his anticipation and movement near or inside the baseline were...
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    Davis Cup Drama: Bergs knocks Garin to the ground

    First tennis win via tko. Mike Tyson would be proud.
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    Davis Cup Drama: Bergs knocks Garin to the ground

    From the clips i have seen, this is a clear disqualification. It could be accidental, but even then, the Belgian should be disqualified. Djokovic was disquailfied at USO for much, much less.
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    Sinner's peak level climbed into the all-time ATP top 10 list!

    I don't know, if the overall level of the tour was so much better, than in the 80s. I think, especially Lendl had tough competition in the mid and late 80s, very tough and divers on different surfaces. People like Becker, Mac, Edberg, Cash on grass and carpet, Wilander, Noah, Leconte, Mecir...
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    Sinner's peak level climbed into the all-time ATP top 10 list!

    The comparison between the big 4 of the 70s and 80s, and the big 3 of the new era, is indeed interesting. I have written that before, that the big stats difference is in the slam numbers, not in overall numbers of tournaments won, nor match win stats, nor ranking numbers. Lendl, Mac, Connors and...
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    Match Stats/Report - Novacek vs Gustafsson, Hamburg final, 1991

    Novacek was a big and strong guy with brutal power on both wings when he could upload , many feared him on clay. I remember a statement by Nikki Pilic i think in Munich around 1993 before a match there, who said, that Thomas Muster was too small, and would have no chance on clay against a big...
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    Djokovic is the Most Emulated player - Changed the Game

    I think, the father of the modern baseline game with focus on hard courts, true bounces and a relatively flat hitting style is Ivan Lendl (imo more than Jimmy Connors, whose low crouching style was difficult to imitate)..
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    What is the worst thing in tennis?

    Betting and match-fixing.
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    Laver's Physical Problems in 1968

    Timnz, this is true. Laver had a minor eye surgery at the begin of the year 1968, and could not play a planned NTL circuit in Australia. This is stated in Joe McCauleys book on Pro Tennis History. He began his season with the NTL in South America in March. Later in the year, during the French...
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    What is the worst thing in tennis?

    Sabalenkas after match antics with her crew. Tennis should not include scenes of a Charles Bukowski novel.. I have nothing against underground and some of the poems of Bukowski were really good. But this "behavior" is childish and rude, maybe good for you tube clicks..
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    Is Sinner Still Boring??

    Better boring than Sabalenka and her crew, who obviously p... on the finalist trophy.
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    At this point Sinner can really become a threat to the GOAT debate

    The whole goat talk is crap and boring. More interesting is his development as a player, technically, mentally and physically. One can compare him a bit to Lendl. Like Lendl, he has fine hard and consistent groundies and a great serve, like Lendl, he is very consistent on a high level over a...
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    At this point Sinner can really become a threat to the GOAT debate

    Sinner is indeed really good. The combination of clean, hard, flat ball striking from both flanks, forehand and backhand plus a magnificent serve, is seldom in tennis history. To my mind come Budge, Connors, who however had a weak serve, Lendl, who lacked confidence in big matches, and prime...
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    What can Sascha Zverev do to conquer Sinner in the AO 2025 Final?

    Zverev can hope, that Sinner somehow gets physical problems, like in his match with Rune, or his match with Med at Wimbledon. Still sometimes he looks a bit frail. But he is mentally very tough and has learnt to overcome some crisis. Zverev is fresh unlike last year going into the final, and has...
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    Did Djokovic deserve the booing?

    I think, he mentally lost the match in the moment, Tiley gave him the day match. I heard an interview with Zverev himself, where he stated that there is a huge difference in court speed and circumstances between day and night matches at the AO. I think, last year the Sinner-Djokovic match was...
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    If Novak didnt injure himself, he would have lost

    Strange joke. Maybe Zverev should deny a post match interview like others did, who are so fast insulted..
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    If Novak didnt injure himself, he would have lost

    Djokovic is already trying to get into Zverevs head and playing mind games. In the post match interview, he said something, like that they had made an agreement, that Zverev lets him win in the slam events. Zverev should remain calm and not distracted.
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    If Novak didnt injure himself, he would have lost

    The problem with these "injuries", which always come when behind, is always the other player, who can well lose his rhythm by the disturbation. It got into Alcaraz head. Certainly it should not, the players should know what to expect. after all those incidents.
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    Is this finally his time? Can the Z man finally cross over the line this AO?

    Zverev has the game to beat Djokovic, big serve, big cross swings. Needs to play aggressive. Much could depend on the time of the match, Zverev has now 2 matches in the day heat, Djokovic has only played night matches or under the roof. Last year, Zverev was exhausted in the semi, now both have...
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    Rino Tommasi died

    Has someone seen the award-winning thriller "LA Confidential" with Russel Crowe and Kim Basinger. In that film, the name Rollo Tommasi was the codeword., to detect the üolice complot. Thew dying Kevin Spacey mumured it to his killer. Maybe the director was a tennis fan.
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